The Life Talk Show
Conversations to Enrich and Empower Your Life
The Life Talk Show Podcast/Blog archive. Shows aired 2013-2022. No longer in production, but feel free to check out these timeless and empowering episodes!
Randye Kaye, Nicky Tomboulides, Diana Hall
Sharing Ideas for Meaning, Joy, and Success
Randye Kaye, host: Radio Personality, Voice Talent, Stage Actress, Acclaimed Author/Speaker
Nicky Tomboulides, co-host/producer, Housekeeping Consultant, Entrepreneur, Author,Teacher, Penguins Best
Diana Hall, co-host/producer, veteran middle school teacher and proud owner of Interiors by Diana
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Your Hosts:
Randye Kaye
Randye Kaye is an actress, broadcaster and singer, with credits that include 20 years as a Connecticut radio personality, theatre/film/TV/ voice-over actress. She is also the author of Happier Made Simple: Choose Your Words, Change Your Life and Ben Behind His Voices: One Family’s Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope, and a keynote speaker.
Nicky Tomboulides
Nicky Tomboulides is the owner of Penguin’s Best, LLC. She earned her MBA in Marketing from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. Nicky’s first Children’s book, It is a Green Clean World, is available on Amazon.
She also teaches Life Skill classes to many organizations on How to Keep it Green Clean at Home.
Diana Hall
Diana Hall is the founder of Interiors by Diana. Diana worked in the fashion and retail industries in New York and California for many years as a fashion coordinator, buyer and manager, then successfully earned a Master’s of Art Degree from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. After years of teaching middle school, Diana is now creating her “Gracious Interiors” full-time, and teaches design at the college level..
and – the occasional male voice chimes in!
Jim Masters occasionally joins our host panel with not only his most-welcome male perspective, but also a wealth of experience including a number of commercial television & radio outlets, as well as PBS nationally & locally, production & entertainment companies, internet sites and talent agencies.
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Breathe - for a Better Sleep and Life! -S2, Show #3
Breathing. Seems simple, right? Yet you may be doing it all wrong…and suffering the consequences. Guests Tara Clancy and Jennifer Rodrigues, specialists on mindfulness and breathing, will teach secrets to better sleep, greater health, and more mindful life
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/lifetalkshow/episodes/2019-06-17T08_24_21-07_00
Show #37: Blue Zones, Lessons in Longevity
Who lives the longest, and how do they do it? Our guest is Dr. Michele Suhie- is the medical laboratory scientist and coordinator of the Geriatric Health and Wellness Program at Sacred Heart University. Dr. Suhie teaches courses at SHU in aging, health and disease.
Show #31: Peter Yarrow on the Healing Power of Music
Today's special guest is one of America’s music legends – Peter Yarrow of the beloved trio Peter, Paul & Mary. We talk with Peter how the power of music can bring about both healing and social change.
Show #20: Siblings: Friends for Life?
Brothers, sisters...they shape our lives forever, whether we like it or not. We talk about rivalry, birth order, step-families, and how things can change - or maybe not - once we are adults. Guests are Trevor Crow, author of "Forging Healthy Connections", and Dr. Kevin Leman, author of the classic "Birth Order Book" and more.
PLAYER:
or LINK to Podomatic: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/lifetalkshow/episodes/2013-10-24T18_22_39-07_00
Guests:
Dr. Kevin Leman-
Dr. Kevin Leman, an internationally renowned psychologist and New York Times Bestselling Author of more than 30 books, including the classic Birth Order Book. He provides easy techniques, helpful tips and clear insight that will change the way you look at and resolve the parenting, marriage and relationship issues in your life.
Dr. Leman fills us in on the power of birth order for siblings, and talks about his latest book, Parenting Your Powerful Child.
Trevor Crow- is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a certification in Emotionally Focused Therapy. Watch for her upcoming book, Forging Healthy Connections: How Relationships Fight Illness, Aging and Depression.
Show #19: Art: Express Yourself, Change Your Life
How do you express yourself? For our guests, ART is the medium - but it's their stories that will inspire you the most. Urban Art, Graffiti Art, a new method called Pastac, Nature, Black and White vs. Color....but you'll also hear how our guests' lives were changed forever by their artistic expression - and how they are helping others.
Player:
or LINK to Podomatic: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/lifetalkshow/episodes/2013-10-24T18_10_04-07_00
Our Guests:
Jahmane- his career as an Artist began in the form of “Grafitti”, or “Urban Art” and has evolved into a wide spectrum of mediums including works on canvas, photography, clothing design, mural painting, screen printing and graphic design.Through years of training and life experiences as an “Artist of the People”, Jahmane has developed a unique style that combines social awareness, spirituality, mythology and abstract language in way that intrigues all who view his work. His work has been internationally displayed and locally through exhibitions such as Westport Center for the Arts.
ArtofJahmane.com
Frieda Howling- Her numerous solo shows include ones held in Munich and Berlin, Germany. Her work graces many private collections in the US and abroad."Nature is the primary focus of my work," says Frieda, "the awesome forces of nature... The artist has the privilege to translate nature’s forms into various moods which will affect the inner and spiritual emotions of the viewer".
FriedaHowling.com
Brendan Loughlin- is Guilford’s artistic Johnny Appleseed. Along the streets, on shop doors and gates and fences bordering the green, he has planted landscapes that sprout everywhere- great ripples of color.In the book LOUGHLIN written by Jo Montgomery you find a remarkable true story of an extraordinary man, and his ability to rise above abandonment, abuse and poverty to find refuge and peace expressing himself through his art!
BrendanLoughlin.com
Show #15: Living Your Magic Life
Nana’s Book
Want your dreams to come true? This simple formula points the way to living your magic life. We talk, laugh and share with Nana Danso, award-winning speaker, author of Real Magic: Breaking Through the Illusion of Success
Nana is also an award winning speaker - with, of course, magic included! Check out his websitewww.nanadanso.com
After the show, Nana amazed us with some sleight-of hand, too (see picture below)
Nana, Randye, Diana, Nicky, and Milford Edwards (our producer at WDJZ)
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The formula spells MAGIC, of course -
Post-show magic!
Nana amazes Nicky
Motivation
Aspirations
Gifts
Inspiration
Confidence
Listen to the show to find out how it frames the details that will inspire you to your magic life.
Show #12: Books that Changed Our Lives
"Reading brings us unknown friends.” — Honoré de Balzac
Fiction, non-fiction....philosophy, self-help...what books have changed your life? Randye, Nicky and Diana share a few in this special "just us" segment.
The books we discussed (we brought so many more!)
The panel's favorite books:
Randye-
Randye’s Books
The Stand- Stephen King
Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living - Roger Housden
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People- Stephen R. Covey
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day - Judith Viorst
Nicky-
The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Four Agreements- Miguel Ruiz
The Color of Water- James McBride
The Prophet- Khalil Gibran
You Can Heal Your Life- Louise Hay
The Dance of Anger- Harriet G. Lerner
The Seat of The Soul- Gary Zukav
The Lord is my Shepherd- Psalm 23
Diana -
The Power of Now- Ekhart Tolle
Eat This Not That-David Zinczenko
Bridges of Madison County- Robert J. Walker
The Five Languages of Love- Gary Chapman
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/lifetalkshow/episodes/2013-08-12T14_09_00-07_00
Show #8: The Commonality of Faith
Interfaith Hug
If all faiths share the idea of "love one another", why do we get bogged down in whose idea about faith is "right"? We explore what faiths have in common with Dr. Brian Stiltner, Chairperson and Associate Professor of Department of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies at Sacred Heart University.
PS - You may also want to check out a related article in the Connecticut Post. On Sunday, July 28, 2013 nearly 100 Jews, Christians and Muslims gathered on McLevy Green in downtown Bridgeport for an interfaith celebration and meal in observance of Ramadan.
Show # 7: The Power of Purpose
Champions! Mentor and Mentee
Leo Rosten said, "The purpose of life is not to be happy; but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all." Randye, Nicky and Diana talk about the power of purpose, with special guests Tina Banas of Family Reentry Champions and Daee McKnight, Re-Entry Coordinator helping those released from prison to find ways to make their life matter now.
Show #1: The Value of Human Connection
This show aired on May 25, 2013. It was our first in-studio show, and we were thrilled to have as our guest author and illustrator Michele Hofbauer, veteran teacher and author of Couldn't We Make a Difference?
We spoke about how, in this increasingly virtual world, we need (more than ever) to find ways to connect in person - and to value that face-to-face energy.