STORY SHARE: Mr. Blazier Made Me Laugh - [WWII Stories] This episode is from the Interview Girl Foundation’s WWII Stories series. Soon the Interview Girl Foundation will be releasing a book called: Chasing Time. This book is a compilation of stories from individuals who lived through WWII. Chasing Time shares the stories of WWII vets from the army, navy, and air force, holocaust survivors, nurses, Pows, liberators of concentration camps, and many others. A millennial (Victoria) asked all of thes...
Jan 27, 2017•14 min
STORY SHARE: A Story From A Concentration Camp During WWII Mr. Walter Driggs served in Europe during World War Two. Mr. Driggs shared with the Interview Girl Foundation the importance of “Getting It Done.” Today’s episode from the Interview Girl Foundation's WWII SERIES is: Mr. Driggs Teaches Us About "Getting It Done." CHECK OUT: 1.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION: http://InterviewGirl.org/ 2.) Interview Girl On YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/MsToriStory 3.) Victoria's New BOOK: http://ww...
Dec 23, 2015•14 min
ADVICE/TIPS SERIES: How To Stay Healthy During The Holidays: Tip 1: Keep the focus on fun, not food. Tip 2: Keep active. Tip 3: Stay creative. Tip 4: Focus on being healthy. Tip 5: Take supplements. Tip 6: Stay positive and have fun. CHECK OUT: 1.) Interview Girl On YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/MsToriStory 2.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION: http://interviewgirl.org/ 3. ) Victoria's New BOOK: http://www.amazon.com/Because-Medicine-Ran-Out-InterviewGirl-com/dp/0692297138/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF...
Dec 17, 2015•6 min
LIFE LESSON SERIES: Continual, Unrelenting Effort Often Produces Dramatic Results To put it very simply: being able to stick with it is often times the trick between those who succeed and those who do not. This is a trait that many people who “we remember in history” have in common. A business friend once asked Edison about the secret to his success. Edison replied, “Genius is hard work, stick-to-itiveness, and common sense.” Along with Thomas Edison - Johannes Kepler, Albert Einstein, Sir Isaac...
Jul 16, 2015•6 min
LIFE LESSON SERIES: The Power Of Habit Those practices that we do over and over determine outcomes in our lives. Reputable individuals that have lived throughout human civilization all made good habits a part of their daily lives. Habits are about repeating a behavior. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle RESOURCES about habits: 1.) BJ Fogg - http://tinyhabits.com/ 2.) The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg - http://www.amazon.com/The-Power-Habi...
Jul 06, 2015•5 min
LIFE LESSON SERIES: Do The Right Thing (A Story From WWII) In 1943, as a nation, the country of Denmark conspired to save the lives of 7,000 Jews during the Holocaust. "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson Check Out : 1.) Interview Girl on YOUTUBE : https://www.youtube.com/user/MsToriStory 2.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION : http://interviewgirl.org/ 3.) Victoria's new BOOK : http://www.amazon.com/Because-Medicine-Ran-Out-Int...
Jun 27, 2015•3 min
VOICES THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS HEARD SERIES: The Story Of A Man Who Spent 25 Years In Prison Mr. Santos spent more than a quarter century in prison. While in prison, he was able to: earn university degrees, publish more than a dozen books, earn a substantial, taxable income, marry his wife and build strong support networks, and ultimately emerge successfully, with dignity. In this episode, you will learn how Mr. Santos changed during his time in prison and how he was able to do all that he did while...
Jun 25, 2015•21 min
LIFE LESSON SERIES: Social Media Is Changing The World This is a continuation of Part One where we learned that technology changes the world and specifically, we focused on the power of Social Media in today’s society. In Part Two, we are going to continue this discussion about social media and technology and look at how the Interview Girl Foundation plans to utilize social media and advanced technology in general in its efforts to achieve its goal to help to play a role in eliminating misery fo...
Jun 05, 2015•12 min
LIFE LESSON SERIES: Social Media Is Changing The World Social media and technology have changed our lives. The internet and technology today make it so that we can reach more people without having to get on a plane and meet each person face to face. Facebook now has 1 billion users. That means that 1 in 7 people on the planet have a Facebook account. From film and media to medicine, Social Media has changed the way that we do business, leveled the playing field, and ultimately altered the way th...
Jun 02, 2015•10 min
WWII STORIES: The Story Of A WWII Veteran Who Was At Iwo Jima Mr. Gallo’s ship left Hawaii on January 21, 1945 for their combat mission. They stopped for short periods on Eniwetok, Kwajaline Islands and Guam. No one was sure where they were headed. There was a lot of speculation. Finally they were told that their destination was Iwo Jima. The captain showed them a map of the island and explained to the men their orders. They were to land on Red Beach 2, which was just below Mt. Suribachi. After ...
May 31, 2015•16 min
The Story Behind The Interview Girl Foundation: Why Was This Nonprofit Organization Founded? The Interview Girl Foundation is working to provide medication to children who do not have access to medication in this world. After a volunteer trip to Africa, Interview Girl came back to the United States with a new outlook on the world. After this trip, she wanted to know why certain parts of the world were the way that they were. CHECK OUT: 1.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION: http://InterviewGirl.org/...
May 27, 2015•12 min
WWII STORIES SERIES: Story From A Medic In WWII Mr. Paul Smith was a medic in WWII and he answered one of Interview Girl’s WWII questionnaires. He sent to her his handwritten answers to her questions about the war. Mr. Smith told her a story about the day General Patton died in the hospital when he was doing rounds there. CHECK OUT: 1.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION: http://InterviewGirl.org/ 2.) Interview Girl On YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/MsToriStory 3.) Victoria's New BOOK: http://...
May 22, 2015•7 min
Holocaust Survivor Series: Mr. Harel’s Story In early 1944, Mr. Harel’s family, along with all Hungarian Jews in Nagy Banya, the city he was in, were moved to a Jewish ghetto and then to Auschwitz, the extermination camp in Poland. This is where Mr. Harel was separated from his parents. First he was sent to Mauthausen, a concentration camp in Austria, and then to Ebensee another concentration camp. CHECK OUT: 1.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION: http://InterviewGirl.org/ 2.) Interview Girl On YOUT...
May 21, 2015•10 min
LIFE LESSON SERIES: Ask Questions The power of asking questions runs through the contribution that Thomas Clarkson brought to the abolition of the slavery movement. Clarkson was known for his steady and arduous engagement in fighting against the inhumanities of slavery. He managed to change people's mind by giving in-depth explanations of the deplorable living conditions that slaves suffered from on slave ships and plantations. CHECK OUT: 1.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION: http://InterviewGirl.o...
May 18, 2015•11 min
LIFE LESSON SERIES: Time Is Your Most Precious Gift How you spend your time determines how you live your life. Everyone on Earth has 86,400 seconds each day. Muhammad Yunus’ story portrays how time is one’s greatest asset. Yunus’ story exposes how even with the most outstanding idea time is needed in order for an idea to catch on and spread. How are YOU spending your TIME? RESOURCES To Help You Better Manage Your Time: 1.) First Thing Every Morning by Timberlake Lewis: http://www.amazon.com/Firs...
May 13, 2015•6 min
STORY SHARE: The Story Of A Humanitarian Doctor This podcast tells a story about a woman who experienced the Rwandan genocide. This story comes from Dr. James Orbinski. Dr. James Orbinski was a Humanitarian Doctor working in Rwanda during the genocide. “Hope not only meets despair in equal measure, it drowns it.” – Dr. Maskalyk CHECK OUT: 1.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION: http://InterviewGirl.org/ 2.) Interview Girl On YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/MsToriStory 3.) Victoria's New BOOK: h...
Sep 30, 2014•6 min
STORY SHARE: The Story Of Charity Tillemann-Dick Charity Tillemann-Dick’s story is a story of survival. She survived a double lung transplant and after the operations, she still was able to continue to be an operatic soprano. CHECK OUT: 1.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION: http://InterviewGirl.org/ 2.) Interview Girl On YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/MsToriStory 3.) Victoria's New BOOK: http://www.amazon.com/Because-Medicine-Ran-Out-InterviewGirl-com/dp/0692297138/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=...
Sep 25, 2014•15 min
STORY SHARE: The Story Of Victor Frankl In 1945, Victor Frankl was a prisoner at Auschwitz. This podcast will reveal the story of what he did while experiencing such an adversity. CHECK OUT: 1.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION: http://InterviewGirl.org/ 2.) Interview Girl On YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/MsToriStory 3.) Victoria's New BOOK: http://www.amazon.com/Because-Medicine-Ran-Out-InterviewGirl-com/dp/0692297138/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438041469&sr=1-1&keyword...
Sep 23, 2014•4 min
STORY SHARE: The Story Of Maximilliam Kolbe During the Second World War, Maximilliam Kolbe provided shelter to refugees from Greater Poland, including 2,000 Jews whom he hid from Nazi persecution in his friary in Niepokalanów. He was also active as a radio amateur, with Polish call letters SP3RN, vilifying Nazi activities through his reports. On February 17, 1941 he was arrested by the German Gestapo and imprisoned in the Pawiak prison, and on May 25, he was transferred to Auschwitz as prisoner ...
Sep 23, 2014•2 min
STORY SHARE: The Story Of Sunitha Krishnan Sunitha Krishnan is one of the women leading a movement against sex traffickers in our world today. In this podcast, you will hear her remarkable story. CHECK OUT: 1.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION: http://InterviewGirl.org/ 2.) Interview Girl On YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/MsToriStory 3.) Victoria's New BOOK: http://www.amazon.com/Because-Medicine-Ran-Out-InterviewGirl-com/dp/0692297138/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438041469&sr...
Sep 19, 2014•6 min
LIFE LESSON SERIES: The Story Of Dr. Paul Farmer Today’s story is about a man named Dr. Paul Farmer. This man is inspiring. Paul Farmer is UN's Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti and Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard. He is also Professor of Anthropology at Harvard Medical School, chief of Social Medicine and Inequalities at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, and founding director of Partners In Health. Among Dr. Farmer's numerous awards and honors is the John D. and Catherin...
Sep 17, 2014•11 min
STORY SHARE: The Story Of Veronica Khosa Veronica Khosa was raised in South Africa and she created a program to help her fellow citizens. Veronica Khosa’s organization, Tateni Home Care Services, offers counseling and support services to infected and affected persons and provides home-based care that is affordable, accessible, equitable, and efficient. Tateni Home Care enhances the collective capacity of the community to provide care and support, and it enables ancillary healthcare providers to ...
Sep 06, 2014•7 min
LIFE LESSON SERIES: Perfect Is The Enemy Of Good Perfect is the enemy of good is an aphorism or proverb meaning that insisting on perfection often results in no improvement at all. The phrase is commonly attributed to Voltaire whose moral poem, La Bégueule, starts, “Dans ses écrits, un sàge Italien, Dit que le mieux est l'ennemi du bien” (In his writings, a wise Italian says that the best is the enemy of the good). Aristotle, Confucius and other classical philosophers all warned against extremis...
Jun 10, 2014•3 min
LIFE LESSON SERIES: The Power of a STORY Stories have been around since the beginning of time. Today's podcast episode discusses the "power" within stories. CHECK OUT: 1.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION: http://InterviewGirl.org/ 2.) Interview Girl On YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/MsToriStory 3.) Victoria's New BOOK: http://www.amazon.com/Because-Medicine-Ran-Out-InterviewGirl-com/dp/0692297138/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438041469&sr=1-1&keywords=because+the+medicine+...
Feb 13, 2014•7 min
LIFE LESSON SERIES: Overcoming Failure In today's podcast, we discuss how sometimes you need to fail before you can succeed. CHECK OUT: 1.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION: http://InterviewGirl.org/ 2.) Interview Girl On YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/MsToriStory 3.) Victoria's New BOOK: http://www.amazon.com/Because-Medicine-Ran-Out-InterviewGirl-com/dp/0692297138/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438041469&sr=1-1&keywords=because+the+medicine+ran+out 4.) DOCUMENTARY Film Abo...
Jan 25, 2014•7 min
LIFE LESSON SERIES: Where Do Ideas Come From Ideas happen when a combination of things come together for an individual. In Making Ideas Happen, Scott Belsky argues, “Ideas don’t happen because they are great – or by accident. The misconception that great ideas inevitably lead to success has prevailed for too long.” In The Idea Hunter, Bill Fischer and Andy Boynton establish that if you believe that ideas are everywhere, then you’ll start finding them in droves. Enjoy today's podcast episode as w...
Jan 13, 2014•5 min
LIFE LESSON SERIES: Hard Work Pays Off In today's podcast, we discuss a lesson that is tried and true: Hard Work Pays Off. CHECK OUT: 1.) The Interview Girl FOUNDATION: http://InterviewGirl.org/ 2.) Interview Girl On YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/MsToriStory 3.) Victoria's New BOOK: http://www.amazon.com/Because-Medicine-Ran-Out-InterviewGirl-com/dp/0692297138/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438041469&sr=1-1&keywords=because+the+medicine+ran+out 4.) DOCUMENTARY Film About...
Aug 30, 2013•4 min
LIFE LESSON SERIES: Write It Down In today’s podcast, the importance of writing is shared through the stories about illustrious individuals from the History of Human Civilization. As you listen, you will glean how Mark Twain, John D. Rockefeller, Atul Gawande, and George Walton Lucas all realized the importance of writing things down in their lives. RESOURCES: 1.) The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande: http://www.amazon.com/The-Checklist-Manifesto-Things-Right/dp/03124...
Jul 09, 2013•8 min
