Griddlecakes Radio

Everyone thought that her quest was impossible. Ella Shake proved them wrong. Listen to her story: The Miracle of the Coral Sea”

I found three, 125-year-old job offer letters from the Bausch and Lomb Optical Company--all addressed to a Robert Werth. I had many questions. Why three letters? Why were two of them typed and one of them hand-written? And most importantly, did Robert accept the position? If you’d like to know the answers to these and other questions, sit back and listen to a story that I call: �

Have you ever become the villain of a story where you should have been the hero? If so, you'll appreciate this remix of Griddlesode 13: Sometimes Life Isn’t Fair.

It took decades to check this bucket-item off my list, but I finally got to visit Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. It's a story that I call: "Wait. What? No!"

Have you ever started something enthusiastically, only to realize about halfway through that it might not be a good idea? Well, I had such an experience a couple months ago as I started telling a story to Magic Johnson. It’s a story that I call, Do you believe in Magic?

I use storytelling to both immortalize the high points in my life, and to help me process the low points. Today’s story falls into the latter category–to help me process a random event that just doesn’t make sense. It’s a story that I call: "Primary Care."

It all starts with a buyer and a seller. One person has something to sell that another is interested in buying. But how does that transaction happen? How do sellers and buyers arrive at a mutual price? One answer can be found in a new movement that’s changing the way we price creative works. What is this new movement? Well, sit back and listen to a story that I call: "Value i

Belief is a necessity of the human condition. Without it, we wouldn't be able to do anything.

When no one is paying, everyone pays.

From the first time I saw a tape recorder--a portable, reel-to-reel version that my grandfather sent to the family as a 1970's Christmas present--I was hooked.