AwareNow™: The Official Podcast for Causes

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  AwareNow w/Jack McGuire in 'Humanity' 28.08.2026 4dk

  At a time when so much seems designed to remind us of our differences, Jack McGuire asks us to remember what came first: our humanity. In this reflection, he explores humanity not simply as something we are, but as a choice we make through compassion, awareness and action. Because perhaps the future of our shared human story depends less on what divides us and more on what we choose to do for one another.Featured in 'The Humanity Edition' of AwareNow Magazinewww.awarenowmagazine.comWritten & Narrated by: Jack McGuireMusic by: OkayaProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow w/Sonja Montiel in 'Rigor & Humanity' w/Wilson Lee 27.08.2026 9dk

  For much of Wilson Lee’s life, hard work was more than a value. It was a measure of what it meant to do things right. But across 24 years in education, Wilson has learned that the strongest leadership does not ask us to choose between excellence and humanity, but to make room for both.Featured in 'The Unhidden Edition' of AwareNow Magazinewww.awarenowmagazine.comWritten by: Sonja MontielNarrated by: Wilson LeeMusic by: OkayaProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow w/Duff Archie in 'Thoughts On The Evening Of' 27.08.2026 8dk

  What we see of someone is rarely the whole of them. In a note his father never meant for anyone to read, Duff Archie discovered a side of living with MS that existed beneath the humor, resilience, and carefully protected strength. Thoughts on the Evening of... is a deeply personal reflection on identity, isolation, and the parts of ourselves that can disappear quietly, even while the people we love are standing right beside us.Featured in 'The Humanity Edition' of AwareNow Magazinewww.awarenowmagazine.comWritten & Narrated by: Duff ArchieMusic by: OkayaProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow 'Innerviews' w/Marge Wakefield in 'The Shadow's Name' 27.08.2026 31dk

  Marge Wakefield grew up in Lake Linden, Michigan, a small town in the Upper Peninsula, where she came to know herself as a “Yooper” and, from a very young age, came to know something else she called “the shadow.” At nineteen, while studying piano in Philadelphia, she was hospitalized for the first time and saw the word “schizophrenia” written on her chart. What might have frightened someone else brought Marge a sense of hope, because for the first time, what she had carried had a name, and if it had a name, she believed something could be done.Featured in 'The Humanity Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Marge WakefieldHost: Allié McGuireMusic by: OkayaProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow 'Innerviews' w/Brian Wallace in 'The Strength After' 26.08.2026 16dk

  Long before multiple sclerosis entered his life, Brian Wallace knew what it meant to fight for every inch—on the football field at the University of Michigan, where he played on four Big Ten championship teams and made three Rose Bowl appearances. Then, at just 27 years old, the opponent changed: Brian was diagnosed with MS, beginning a fight that has lasted nearly three decades and ultimately inspired MS Michigan Man 64, where he now creates honest conversations about chronic illness, mental health, community, and what it really takes to keep going. But somewhere between the athlete he was and the advocate he has become is perhaps the more interesting story—the story of a man learning that strength isn't always about pushing harder; sometimes it's about becoming someone new.Featured in 'The Humanity Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Brian WallaceHost: Allié McGuireMusic by: Paper PlanesProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow 'Innerviews' w/Krystal Duran in 'What Still Grows' 25.08.2026 10dk

  Sometimes the things we care for have a way of caring for us right back. For Krystal Duran, the creative force behind Plants with Krystal, nurturing plants became more than a passion—it became a place to hold grief, rediscover purpose, and connect with thousands of people navigating their own seasons of change. With her debut book, More Than Just A Plant, Krystal explores what happens when plant care becomes self-care, growth becomes healing, and something as simple as a leaf reminds us that life can continue after loss.Featured in 'The Humanity Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Krystal DuranHost: Allié McGuireMusic by: Paper PlanesProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow 'Innerviews' w/Bruno Serato in 'Serving Hope' 24.08.2026 22dk

  Sir Bruno Serato is an internationally recognized chef, humanitarian, and founder of Caterina’s Club. His life changed forever when his mother looked at a hungry child and said, “If he’s hungry, feed him pasta.” Those few words became the foundation of a mission that has fed millions of children, housed hundreds of families, and reminded the world that compassion is often measured one person at a time.Featured in 'The Humanity Edition' of AwareNow Magazine: www.awarenowmagazine.comGuest: Sir Bruno SeratoHost: Allié McGuireMusic by: Ziv MoranProduced by: AwareNow Media
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  AwareNow w/Allié McGuire in 'Coloring Outside The Chaos' 23.07.2026 13dk

  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 7dk

  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 9dk

  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 18dk

  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 23dk

  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 11dk

  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 13dk

  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 14dk

  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 14dk

  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 26dk

  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 14dk

  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 7dk

  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 6dk

  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