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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Show #33: Recalculating Your Life
When you go down a different road than you planned, either by choice or due to circumstance, what do you have to do? Like the voice on your GPS says: "Recalculating..." How do we do it? Randye, Nicky and Diana share stories and tips.
Books Mentioned
Ben Behind his Voices by Randye Kaye
Dirt, Dirt Go Away by Nicky Tomboulides
Speed Cleaning by Jeff Campbell
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/lifetalkshow/episodes/2014-03-04T09_49_07-08_00
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 #27: Finding Your Path in The New Year
Happy 2014! Our show is not about "resolutions", which can be made and broken, but about going along your path. What choices are you making? Are you mapping out part of your journey for the new year? Do your plans involve happiness? forgiveness? love? success?
We talk with guest Lionel Ketchian, founder of the Happiness Club. It began in Fairfield, Connecticut and now has meetings all over the world.
Lionel Ketchian- Became happy on December 24, 1990. Has been happy since that time and realizes happiness is very important to each of us, and a giant step toward peace in the world. Lionel is the past president of LRK Communications Inc. the author of “Food For Thought”, was a co-host of “Successful Living” a live radio show on air from 1986- 1993. Also, Lionel taught classes on “Happiness”at Sacred Heart University. He has written, for many years, a column at Fairfield Citizen called “ Be Happy Zone” . And was the co-host of “The Happiness Show” on cablevision in CT.
Sign-up for the Happiness newsletter at HappinessClub.com
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/lifetalkshow/episodes/2014-01-13T07_33_06-08_00
Show #24: Clean and Green: Seven Daily Habits that Work
Today the new in word is “ Green” -that label is slapped on just about everything from detergents to floor cleaners. Are they Green Clean?
How can we practice green clean at home? What are the Seven Daily Steps that make it a cinch to manage your home's cleanliness? We interview Nicky about her "Penguin's Best" secrets, and welcome a guest who is in charge of an entire University's cleanliness: Trigona Mililli,Director of Custodial Services & Moves at Sacred Heart University.
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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.
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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 #17: Nothing Lasts Forever. Grief, Loss and Acceptance
We all experience loss - of relationships, jobs, friendships. But when that loss involves the death of a loved one, the process requires special attention.
Our guests are Armen Bacon and Nancy Miller, authors ofGriefland, a book that has offered support, comfort and advice to many who have experienced the unthinkable: the loss of a child.
Then, our wonderful guest - Mara Brosler - from Connecticut Hospice, talks about the process of death and dying - and those are two different things. Enjoy this insightful show.
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Show #5: Critical Thinking
What happens when we teach people "how we think"? The results can be amazing, from elementary school students to seniors. Out guests are Katayoun Kamyab, biomedical scientist and Instrumental Enrichment ( "Brain Gym") teacher; and Dr. David Martin, author of "Thinking Academy" - learn about meta-cognition and how it helps us!
Show #2: Mental Illness, A Family Affair
When mental illness happens, it happens to the whole family. In fact, at any given time, 1 out of 4 families in the US is dealing with major mental illness in one of its members. How to cope? What to do? Why the stigma?
Life Talk Show panel with guest Judy Gardner, President of NAMI Fairfield, CT. We also discuss Randye's book, Ben Behind His Voices
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.