AwareNow™: The Official Podcast for Causes

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  AwareNow w/Allié McGuire in 'Coloring Outside The Chaos' 23.07.2026 13mnt

  When life feels too loud, sometimes the simplest act can create the space we need to breathe. In this deeply personal exploration, Allié McGuire reveals how coloring can quiet an anxious mind, restore a sense of agency and reconnect us with the present moment. More than a childhood pastime, it becomes an invitation to embrace imperfection, choose freely and return to ourselves one color at a time.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazinewww.awarenowmagazine.comWritten & Narrated by: Allié McGuireMusic by: EVOEProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow w/Paul S. Rogers in 'Which Is Your True Author?' 23.07.2026 7mnt

  Every life tells a story, but the events themselves are only part of what appears on the page. This thoughtful reflection explores how perception, expectation, and reality each shape the way we understand our experiences, while reminding us that none must hold the pen alone. Through acceptance, flexibility, and clear-eyed hope, we can move beyond simply reacting to life and become conscious authors of what comes next.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazinewww.awarenowmagazine.comWritten & Narrated by: Paul S. RogersMusic by: Sean MagwireProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow w/Sonja Montiel in 'Legendary Women's Cup' 22.07.2026 9mnt

  For Kaissa Gurvine, soccer has never been simply a game. It has been a lifelong source of joy, identity, belonging, and the inspiration behind the Legendary Women’s Cup, an experience created by women, for women, and designed to keep them connected to the sport at every age. By honoring the women who paved the way while creating space for those still finding their way back to the field, Kaissa is proving that the beautiful game can truly last a lifetime.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazinewww.awarenowmagazine.comWritten by: Sonja MontielNarrated by: Kaissa GurvineMusic by: Ziv MoranProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow w/Duff Archie in 'You Can't Be Sad In A Mexican Restaurant' 22.07.2026 18mnt

  In this deeply personal reflection, Duff Archie traces the twenty-year progression of Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis through the life of his father, Timothy. With humour, tenderness and unflinching honesty, he reveals how a family learned to measure decline not only in clinical stages, but in stairs climbed, trips taken, dinners shared and jokes made along the way. You Can’t Be Sad in a Mexican Restaurant is a story of loss, resilience and the quiet decision to keep going anyway.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazinewww.awarenowmagazine.comWritten & Narrated by: Duff ArchieMusic by: Louis IslandProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow Presents 'ALIGN' w/Damkianna Featuring Sydney Griffith 22.07.2026 23mnt

  The answers to many of humanity’s greatest challenges can be found in the wisdom of Indigenous cultures and the intelligence of the natural world. Sydney Griffith is the Executive Director of Kinship Earth, where she is helping pioneer a new, yet ancient, way of moving resources, one that aligns philanthropy with the principles of living systems through regenerative partnerships and an innovative model called bioregional flow funding. Today, we explore what becomes possible when we organize our economies, our communities and ourselves according to the wisdom of the world.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comSeries: ALIGNHost: DamkiannaGuest: Sydney GriffithMusic by: DamkiannaProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow 'Innerviews' w/Dr. Sue Ojageer in 'The Prescription for Clarity' 22.07.2026 11mnt

  In a world where health advice is everywhere, clarity can be hard to find. As a Doctor of Pharmacy, mother of five, entrepreneur, and trusted media expert, Dr. Sue Ojageer has built her platform around making complicated medical information feel practical, personal, and possible to understand. In this conversation, we explore the power of health literacy, the danger of misinformation, and why asking better questions may be one of the most important steps we can take for ourselves and those we love.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Dr. Sue OjageerHost: Allié McGuireMusic by: Bradbury LaneProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow 'Innerviews' w/Ezra Vancil in 'Staying Awake' 21.07.2026 13mnt

  Ezra Vancil has been writing, recording, and performing music since he was a teenager, chasing songs, dreams, love, and the promise of something just out of reach. Along the way, he found attention, record deals, heartbreak, collapse, and a decade lost to alcohol before waking up to a different kind of life. Now, with his latest project, Morning & Midnight, Ezra returns not with music as a means to an end, but as an act of love, presence, and gratitude for being awake.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Ezra VancilHost: Allié McGuireMusic by: Michael ShynesProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow 'Innerviews' w/Malynda Hale in 'What We Inherit' 21.07.2026 14mnt

  Malynda Hale is an actor, filmmaker, singer, podcast host, and advocate whose work lives at the intersection of art, justice, faith, and identity. In the upcoming drama Bull Street, she stars as LouEster Sadie Gibbs, a small-town attorney fighting a courtroom battle where privilege, legacy, and home collide. Beyond the screen, Malynda continues to use every platform she has — from Black Voices Heard to #WeNeedToTalk — to create deeper conversations, amplify Black experiences, and remind us that storytelling itself can be a form of justice.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Malynda HaleHost: Allié McGuireMusic by: Michael ShynesProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow 'Innerviews' w/Alex Grech in 'The Weight of Waiting' 20.07.2026 14mnt

  Awaiting Evaluation explores the uncertainty of waiting for answers and the questions that surface in the silence. Written by Alex Grech in 2017, the play now offers a window into the artist he has become: a multidisciplinary storyteller shaped by creativity, resilience, and purpose.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Alex GrechHost: Allié McGuireMusic by: Ziv MoranProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow 'Innerviews' w/Laura Archer in 'The Places That Hold Us' 19.07.2026 26mnt

  Rural communities are often defined by their resilience, but resilience doesn't happen by accident. It is built through partnerships, shared purpose, and people who choose to invest in the places they call home. As CEO of the Shiawassee Family YMCA and a longtime leader in education and community development, Laura Archer understands what it takes to help rural communities not just survive, but truly thrive.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Laura ArcherHost: Allié McGuireMusic by: Itay KashtiProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow 'Innerviews' w/Jamie Lynn Sigler in 'Living Her Truth' 19.07.2026 14mnt

  Keeping her MS diagnosis private once gave Jamie Lynn Sigler a sense of protection, but eventually, the secrecy became another form of suffering. By sharing her truth, she discovered not only freedom, but an entire community waiting to welcome her. Here, she speaks openly about grace, treatment decisions and learning to let her own voice be the loudest in the room.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Jamie Lynn SiglerHost: Allié McGuireFilmed by: Bill McCulloughMusic by: Michael ShynesProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow w/Paul Rogers in 'Never Met A Great Person With An Easy Past' 26.06.2026 7mnt

  Behind every extraordinary life, there is often a story we do not see. Here we are invited to look beyond success, strength, and composure to consider the struggles that shaped them. This reflection reminds us that hardship does not define a person by breaking them, but by revealing the resilience, wisdom, and compassion they carry forward.Featured in 'The Lived Edition' of AwareNow Magazinewww.awarenowmagazine.comWritten & Narrated by: Paul S. RogersMusic by: Dor Ben LuluProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow w/Dr. Ricardo Araiza in 'The Leader Who Sees What Others Miss' 26.06.2026 6mnt

  Dr. Ricardo Araiza’s story begins with a moment of unexpected recognition in middle school, when teachers saw promise in a student who had often felt overlooked because of language barriers, hearing loss, a speech stutter, and the challenges of moving between two countries. With the support of key educators who helped him see what was possible, Ricardo became the advocate and leader he once needed, building a career rooted in access, equity, and belief in every student’s potential. Today, as Coordinator of English Learner Programs for Palm Springs Unified School District, he uses his lived experience to challenge bias, support multilingual learners, and ensure students are not defined by their zip code, native language, or differences.Featured in 'The Lived Edition' of AwareNow Magazinewww.awarenowmagazine.comNarrated by: Dr. Ricardo AraizaWritten by: Sonja MontielMusic by: Louis IslandProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow w/Duff Archie in 'The Problem That Won't Let Go' 26.06.2026 10mnt

  After losing his father to MS, Duff Archie found himself unable to let go of an idea that began as a quiet thought: connecting the MS community to the freedom, challenge, and connection of sailing. What started as grief, memory, and a fascination with sailing content evolved into Expedition MS, a global sailing-and-storytelling nonprofit designed to create real experiences for people living with MS and other progressive conditions. At its heart, the article is about solving the problem that won’t let you go, and building something that helps fewer people feel alone.Featured in 'The Lived Edition' of AwareNow Magazinewww.awarenowmagazine.comWritten & Narrated by: Duff ArchieMusic by: Paper PlanesProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow Presents 'ALIGN' w/Damkianna Featuring Seth Blaustein 26.06.2026 20mnt

  What if changing the world wasn’t the responsibility of a handful of billionaires? What if it belonged to all of us? For years, Seth Blaustein has been exploring a simple but powerful question: How do we make meaningful impact accessible to everyone? As a filmmaker, futurist, entrepreneur, and storyteller, he has helped inspire millions of people to take action for causes that matter. But Seth believes the future of philanthropy isn’t about a few people giving a lot. It’s about millions of people giving a little.Today, as the Founder and CEO of Dollar Donation Club, Seth is building a new model for collective impact, one that transforms everyday generosity into extraordinary change. It is a vision where anyone can be a philanthropist, and where together, we become the world’s first collective super-philanthropist.Featured in 'The Lived Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comSeries: ALIGNHost: DamkiannaGuest: Seth Blaustein Music by: DamkiannaProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow 'Innerviews' w/Matt Knaggs & Colin Goodman in 'Miles Of Meaning' 25.06.2026 27mnt

  Matt Knaggs and Colin Goodman are friends divided by an ocean, but united by cause. Both live with multiple sclerosis. Both know the fear, uncertainty, fatigue, and fight that can come with diagnosis. And both have chosen to meet MS not by standing still, but by moving forward, one mile at a time. Together, they are preparing to run across Ireland from Mizen Head to Malin Head in pursuit of a Guinness World Record, raising awareness and funds for MS along the way. This is more than an ultra-marathon. This is a message in motion. This is what it looks like when friendship becomes fuel, purpose becomes pace, and hope learns how to run.Featured in 'The Lived Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Matt Knaggs & Colin GoodmanHost: Allié McGuireMusic by: Paper PlanesProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow 'Innerviews' w/Gail Freedman in 'The Human Cost' 25.06.2026 26mnt

  In the film No One Cares About Crazy People, director Gail Freedman invites us to look directly at the crisis of severe mental illness in America, not through statistics alone, but through the deeply human stories of those living inside it. Inspired by Ron Powers’ acclaimed book of the same name, the film confronts stigma, silence, and the systems that have failed too many families for too long. With honesty, urgency, and humanity, this documentary asks us not only to witness what has been overlooked, but to care enough to change it.Featured in 'The Lived Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Gail FreedmanHost: Allié McGuireMusic by: Louis IslandProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow 'Innerviews' w/Curtiss Cook in 'More Than A Role' 24.06.2026 34mnt

  We see the characters. We remember the scenes. But we rarely stop to consider the life that shaped the man bringing them to life. In this intimate conversation, Curtiss Cook reflects on the years that tested him, the family that grounded him, and the purpose that carried him from survival to something more.Featured in 'The Lived Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Curtiss CookHost: Allié McGuireMusic by: Michael ShynesProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow w/Paul Rogers in 'Uncharted Lands' 22.05.2026 8mnt

  Featured in 'The Seen Edition' of AwareNow Magazinewww.awarenowmagazine.comWritten & Narrated by: Paul S. RogersMusic by: Ziv MoranProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow w/Mark DeCarlo in 'Happiness Works' 21.05.2026 7mnt

  Featured in 'The Seen Edition' of AwareNow Magazinewww.awarenowmagazine.comStory by: Sonja Montiel Narrated by: Mark DeCarloMusic by: Ziv MoranProduced by: AwareNow Media