S3 EP38 Risks and Rewards of Pivoting Our Talents, Featuring Deena Von Yokes, Self Made Extraordinaire

Ok All you 10-ers this week we are tackling the biggest sports phenomenon on the planet... PICKLEBALL.  It’s all the rage with us midlifers and has become a huge social beacon for us all.  Who better to discuss dinking, lobbing and the dreaded “kitchen” than Julie Johnson, 2021 number one female player on the APP tour and top ranked senior player in the world. 

Both of Julie’s children play professionally and her son is the current reigning National Singles Champion and her 17 year old daughter is a top 10 female player. Simply put, the Johnson’s are called “The First Family of Pickleball”, and continue to build their brand in America’s fastest growing sport. This family affair is a beautiful chapter in their story that no one saw coming, but  all of the Johnson’s are embracing.

Laurie and Michelle will discuss all facets of the sport and what’s to come.  Let’s Go!

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Ok all you 10-ers, we are bringing another groundbreaker into Studio 50.  This week Laurie and Michelle will sit down with Hall of Fame Sportscaster, Linda Cohn.  

Linda has served as a SportsCenter anchor since joining ESPN in 1992.  She is ESPN’s longest-tenured SportsCenter anchor and in early 2016 was recognized for anchoring her 5,000th SportsCenter, the most of any anchor in ESPN history. In 2017, she was inducted into the National Sports Media Association (NSMA) Hall of Fame.

In 2008, Cohn authored her autobiography – Cohn-Head: A No-Holds-Barred Account of Breaking into the Boys’ Club. The book details her hard-fought rise to the top of the sportscasting world and her life inside the ESPN empire.

This interview is an inspirational story for women who dare to be fearless and jump into the arena and unchartered waters.  Let’s Go.

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Ok all you 10-ers!  We are delivering a topic into Studio 50 that many of us are obsessed with:  TRUE CRIME.  Whether we lean into docuseries, binge streaming shows or podcasts, over 1/3 of mainstream audiences are consuming true crime.

We are bringing two of the best to chop it up with Michelle and Laurie.  Co-Hosts of the award winning, hit true crime podcast "Small Town Dicks," Yeardley Smith and Detective Dan.  Small Town Dicks is a podcast about the big time crime that's happening in Small Town USA. It's gritty, eye opening and sure to get you down the rabbit hole.

Yeardley Smith is also an Emmy Award winning actress, novelist and playwright who has appeared on television, film and Broadway.  She has been the voice of Lisa Simpson on Fox's hit television show "The Simpsons" since 1987.

Detective Dan is a seasoned, retired police detective who has investigated violent crimes.  Together they will get under the hood in the world of true crime

Let's GO!

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Ok all you 10-ers, today we bring you an unforgettable story of survival, courage and processing loss and grief.  This week’s guest is Ruth Wariner.  Ruth is an internationally renowned speaker and author of The Sound of Gravel, an instant New York Times bestseller, which People Magazine called “heartbreaking, haunting, yet ultimately uplifting.”

Ruth is the thirty-ninth of her father’s forty-two children, and she details her tumultuous childhood, as well as coming of age in a polygamist family in rural Mexico. Ruth escaped to the U.S. with her youngest siblings in 1987, putting herself through college and graduate school while raising her three younger sisters.  We hope that Ruth’s accounts and ultimately advice, bring to light that even in the darkest hours we can prevail.  

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Ok all you “ten-ers,”  Laurie and Michelle are bringing you a guest and story that exudes the message of resiliency, courage and the importance of supporting and paving the way for other women.

This episode’s guest is Kristin Baker. Kristin is a retired Army Colonel, former Military Intelligence Commander and the first female Commander of Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point.  

Kristin has spent over 30 years breaking ground for other women, and it hasn’t been easy.  We will discuss her time at West Point, and the challenges, lessons and scrutiny she faced with that controversial appointment. 

We will have honest dialog about what it meant to embark on a lengthy career in a predominately male environment, battling stereotypes and balancing family commitments.   

Let’s go!

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Ok all you 10-ers, we are bringing in a little piece of greatness into Studio 50!  She is 2 time Emmy Award Winner, 8 time Gracie Award Winner, 9 consecutive NYT Best Selling Author and the financial expert who not only carried her own hit show, but has been a fixture alongside the Oprah Winfrey, Anderson Cooper, Stephen Colbert and Brian Williams shows.  If you haven’t guessed her yet, it’s none other than Suze Orman. 

Suze has been called “a force in the world of personal finance” and a “one-woman financial advice power house” by USA today, and undeniably America’s most recognized expert on personal finance.  Named one of “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” by Forbes, Suze will sit down with Michelle and Laurie to discuss what us midlife women need to know to empower and educate ourselves, in order to make the best short and long term decisions on our personal finances.  

From tax strategies, to retirement accounts, property ownership and even facilitating financial independence in our children, Suze starts the conversation and considerations to enable us to further explore and educate ourselves on all things money.  Get out your notebooks for this.  Let’s GO!

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Ok all you “Ten-ers,”  Laurie and Michelle are bringing you a topic that EVERYONE is talking about— the growing issues with border control, illegal immigration and the overwhelming impacts from the influx of undocumented migrants. Immigration issues have been stated as the number one issue in America, and who better to chop it up with the ladies in Studio 50 than someone who has planted herself on the frontlines for the past year.  Cue in Southwest NewsNation correspondent Ali Bradley.

Ali has been working in television news since 2010 and was primarily an anchor until she went independent as a journalist in 2021. For the last year, Ali could be found covering the U.S. Southern Border, working alongside her carefully cultivated sources to bring light to the issues impacting so many right now.

Ali’s desire to get answers to her questions led her to walk with a caravan of nearly 6,000 people for two weeks in southern Mexico. Ali has also covered the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, homelessness in Seattle, and the Afghanistan evacuation and Operation Allies.  

We’re adding to and weighing in on the conversation we all are having.  Let’s go!

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It's midlife mayhem and we are talking about it.  We bring guests Bridgett Garrett and Colleen Rosenblum hosts of the hit podcast "Hot Flashes & Cool Topics" to chop up some key conversation points on the midlife and menopausal lane.  From mood swings (aka "seeing red") and hormones to parenting adult kids and empty nesting to preparing for health hurdles, we sling our thoughts into the arena for discussion.  Aging is a privilege and we talk about why, and how our next chapters are filled with some amazing moments and experiences.

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In this episode, we talk preparing for and making the most of the empty nester phase of life with Donna Korren, Founder of Empty Quester.  

Donna is a Tedx speaker, motivational coach and brand consultant for the 50+ demographic.  Her “What’s Next?” Workshop teaches women how to create a next chapter that they absolutely love after their kids fly the nest.  Donna recently joined TikTok @emptyquester and is steadily growing a following there, confirming her belief that women over 40 are seeking advice on how to create a bold next chapter after raising kids. 

In our discussion, Donna shares 5 takeaways for overcoming doubt and tapping into our power to create the most fulfilling second and third chapters of life.

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What has happened to our democracy, and why does it seem nothing gets done?  In this episode we bring on US Senate candidate and Democrat Juan Dominguez and Author and Republican pundit Kira Davis to chop it up from both sides of the aisle.  We talk about all issues on the political landscape, to include the shrinking middle class, the haves and have nots, taxation, failing policies and the progressive movement.  It's a respectful mashup and exchange of ideals and points of view.  We have a little fun at the end with iconic presidential quotes to test the hosts' knowledge. 

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