Now I've Heard Everything

What happens when you spend four months completely alone, racing non-stop around the planet through the Southern Ocean and around Cape Horn? For Cole Brauer, who at 29 became the first American woman to race solo non-stop around the world, the finish line wasn't the goal. The journey was. In her deeply personal new memoir, **First Light: Sailing Solo But Not Alone**, Cole talks with Bill about why she didn't want the book to end, why the most dangerous seas on earth felt safer than coming home to a media circus, and why you don't have to sail around the world to be proud of yourself. This is not just a sailing story. It's a story about learning to be proud of yourself again — whether that's rounding Cape Horn, making it to a yoga class, or just waking up early enough to watch the sunrise. Cole shares how she battled despair by going back to nature, how she turned her daily playlist into art, how her boat First Light became her confidant, and why everything she does from now on is "bonus" after already living her dream.Get your copy of First Light by Cole BrauerAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.Get your FREE sample chapter of "The Life in Your Memory"Chapters:00:00 Introduction to Cole Brauer and her sailing journey 01:58 The emotional impact of finishing her race and writing the book 04:05 The mental and emotional challenges of returning home 05:52 The importance of saying no and setting boundaries 08:02 Working with nature rather than fighting it 10:12 The skills and intuition needed for solo sailing 12:00 Handling physical and mental challenges during the race 13:50 The role of music and art in coping with solitude 16:06 Advice for overcoming loneliness and mental health struggles 17:59 The significance of small achievements and living in the moment 19:46 What’s next after achieving her dreamGuest InformationCole BrauerWebsiteSocial:YouTube Facebook Instagram TikTok1992 interview with Gloria SteinemFor more intriguing and engaging interviews each week, subscribe now on:Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube

What happens when a Cleveland Clinic internist and mother of three develops chest pain and the diagnosis is just stress? For Dr. Beth Ricanati, the prescription wasn't another pill. It was a bowl of dough. On a friend's Rosh Hashanah suggestion - "Why don't you make challah?" - she spent an afternoon with 6 ingredients. Beeper off, hands in dough for 20 minutes, she finally stopped. And felt better. That one Friday loaf became a ritual, then 100+ workshops, and now her new book The Braided Prescription. Beth joins Bill to explain why challah isn't about challah - it's about ritual vs. routine, "challah diplomacy," and how lifestyle medicine impacts 75-80% of chronic disease. Not a replacement for medicine, but the essential addendum.Get your copy of The Braided Prescription by Dr. Beth Ricanati As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.Chapters:00:00 Introduction to Beth Ricanati and her new book 02:07 Beth's journey from stress to wellness 04:02 The significance of making hala as a ritual 05:49 The connection between bread-making and meditation 08:10 Universal nature of rituals and their impact 10:02 The power of bread as a symbol of connection 11:54 The role of lifestyle medicine and traditional practices 14:02 How Beth's children embrace the ritual 16:01 Creative ways to personalize bread-making 17:55 Closing thoughts and practical tipsGuest InformationDr. Beth RicanatiWebsiteSocial:YouTube Facebook Instagram For more intriguing and engaging interviews each week, subscribe now on:Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube

When her husband died in 1908, 50-year-old Rose Knox inherited America's largest manufacturer of unflavored gelatin. For a respectable woman then, running a national factory was unthinkable, so for six years she ran the Knox Gelatin company invisibly. Rachel Greenfield, a Harvard MBA searching for trailblazers before the "firsts" of the 1960s, found Rose's papers hidden in an attic. But she didn't just find a forgotten CEO, but the inventor of modern influencer marketing, decades before Betty Crocker. It's a story of marketing, reinvention at 50, and the woman who proved you could check the icebox at night and run the boardroom by day.Get your copy of Rose Knox by rachel Greenfield As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.Chapters:02:39 - The Evolving American Consumer 05:35 - Running a Business in Secret 07:29 - Emerging into the Public Eye 10:21 - From Bone-Boiling to Instant Gelatin 13:36 - Knox vs. Jell-O: A Marketing Masterclass 16:26 - Pragmatism Over Politics 18:28 - The Legacy of Rose KnoxGuest Informationrachel GreenfieldWebsiteSocial:Facebook2003 interview with Dexter Scott King1994 interview with Dolly PartonFor more intriguing and engaging interviews each week, subscribe now on:Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube

What does a biotech CEO who has brought eight orphan drugs to market have in common with a bestselling novelist? In this case, they are the same person. Today's guest is Fredric Price, who writes award-winning fiction as David Hirshberg. His newest novel "Crossing the Bronx" completes a trilogy that began with "My Mother's Son" and continued with "Jacobo's Rainbow." Price is living proof that remarkable lives show up everywhere. He’s been a CEO for decades, founded a biotech firm after he thought he had retired, is a book publisher, and only started writing fiction past middle age. In this conversation we talk about why storytelling is the real skill behind both raising millions for a drug and writing a novel, the unforgettable 30-second video he showed the FDA that changed everything, why he uses 1952 and 1955 to talk about 2026, and why he has no desire to write a pharma thriller. This is an episode about second acts, about never actually retiring, and about the idea that the technical details are just the skeleton — story is the muscle, flesh, and eyes.Get your copy of Crossing the Bronx by Fredric PriceAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.Chapters:00:00 Introduction and Guest Background 01:51 Fredric Price's Diverse Career and Passions 05:00 The Skeleton and Flesh of a Good Story 07:41 Using History to Reflect the Present 11:11 Themes of Family and Rivalry in His Novels 13:24 Writing Without Being Handcuffed by History 14:45 Comparison of Satisfaction: Novels vs FDA Approval 16:13 Recognition and Success in Writing and Pharma 17:35 Future Projects and Reinventions 18:47 Closing Remarks and AppreciationGuest InformationFredric PriceWebsite1999 interview with Barry Gibbons For more intriguing and engaging interviews each week, subscribe now on:Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube

In this episode of Now I've Heard Everything, host Bill Thompson interviews Merryl Goldberg (saxophonist, educator, and activist) and Vince Houghton (NSA Intelligence Historian and author) about their remarkable book, Notes of Deception. In 1985, four young American klezmer musicians from Boston traveled into the Soviet Union on tourist visas. Their covert goal: meet with refusniks—dissidents, activists, and marginalized religious minorities denied emigration—and bring their stories, addresses, and urgent petitions back to the Western world. To bypass strict KGB surveillance and prevent retaliation against the dissidents, Goldberg created a brilliant steganographic music cipher. By encoding Cyrillic and English letters directly into sheet music that visually resembled 12-tone modern classical compositions (such as Bartók or Schoenberg), the team successfully smuggled volumes of vital human rights intelligence past Soviet border control right under the noses of the KGB. Get your copy of Notes of Deception by Merryl Goldberg & Vince HoughtonAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.Chapters:00:00 Introduction to the covert musical operation 02:06 What is a refusnik and why they sought to leave the USSR 03:54 The idea of using music as a secret code 06:13 Creating and disguising the cipher in musical notation 07:57 The security and risks of embedding messages in music 10:00 The story of the Phantom Orchestra and their mission 11:55 The role of the KGB and how the cipher was hidden 14:00 The emotional impact and bravery of the musicians 16:00 Post-mission reflections and the fate of refusniks 18:05 The debate over publicity and safety for refusniks 20:07 The influence of family history and activism 21:47 The story of Pavel and the legacy of the mission 24:07 The mysterious Kevin, the KGB officer 26:10 The enduring importance of trust and human connection 28:01 Conclusion and the legacy of covert art in espionageGuest InformationMerryl Goldberg & Vince HoughtonWebsiteSocial:InstagramDr. Vince HoughtonNational cryptologic Museum Social:X 1995 interview with Luba BrezhnevaFor more intriguing and engaging interviews each week, subscribe now on:Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube