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I woke up, went off to the gym, then to work, like any other day. I imagine for a lady named Valsa Raju out in Yonkers, New York, her day started in an ordinary way. September 11, 2001 would not be just another day. I recently visited the 9/11 Memorial and it was as moving as you might expect. I met someone there. Someone who, I also imagine, was a lot like me, her name was Valsa Raju, and now I remember her every day.Links The 9/11 Memorial & Museum Submit Your Story Idea!Keep the episodes coming! Donate to the podcast today! Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

When fire strikes, here's what you need to know...My sister, Amy Wagner, lost her family home of nearly 30 years to a fire in the spring of 2020. She's sharing her story of loss, community support, and rebuilding, and how that experience drove her to pay it forward by founding The Wagner Family Fire Fund. The Fire Fund is a non-profit supporting families and individuals who lose their homes to fire.Links  The Wagner Family Fire Fund Fundraiser - August 27, 2020 - The first anniversary of The Wagner Family Fire Fund Fundraiser - October 20, 2020 - The Texas Road House - A portion of sales will be donated when you mention The Wagner Family Fire Fund Legacy Box Submit Your Story Idea!Keep the episodes coming! Donate to the podcast today! Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

I recently visited both The National Baseball Hall of Fame and The Pro Football Hall of Fame. The difference in the feel of them was like going to a family reunion versus a corporate Powerpoint presentation…  I'll tell you why. Links  The National Baseball Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron by Howard Bryant Black Diamonds Podcast The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Submit Your Story Idea!Keep the episodes coming! Donate to the podcast today! Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

I'm past being tired of gun violence. So much that I'm also past being on board with the 2nd Amendment. In this episode I'm laying down facts and data on the most common arguments gun owners make in defense of their guns. But that's not all, I'm also providing what I believe are logical solutions that might allow a gun owner to have a shootin' iron, while controlling a lot of the problems of gun ownership.  Links Murders by Weapon Used Chief Justice Warren Burger's Reading of the 2nd Amendment The Problem with Jon Stewart - Gun Control (Apple TV+) Submit Your Story Idea! Keep the episodes coming! Donate to the podcast today! Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

Keep the episodes coming! Support YDS today: Support on Venmo  l  Support on Paypal  This Episode Sponsored by:  Squarespace – LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing – Constant Contact Mark Wicks grew up in the same neighborhood as the Grimes sisters. As a former investigator, when he started to look at the details of the case, an inconsistency in a person of interest’s account made him dig deeper… and zero in on the prime suspects. Links  Email Mark Davis Cook County Sheriff’s Department – Barbara & Patricia Grimes Cold Case Grimes Sister’s Murders Wikipedia Page Murder Gone Cold by Tamara Shaffer Teen Cleared by Lie Test In Grimes Case - Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 20, 1957 Girls' Mother Tells Faith In New Witness - Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 1 1957 Jail Four Youths In Grimes Quiz - Daily Defender, Feb. 20, 1957 Baker Gives New Grimes Evidence - Daily Defender, Feb. 14, 1957 Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

A journey of nearly 80 years leads Elizabeth, a transgender woman, to finally being comfortable in her skin and welcoming people into her truth.  Links  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline  Transgender Resources  The Trevor Project  Trans Lifeline  Who Is Lia Thomas? Trans Swimmer Breaking College Records Sparks Debate  Amid trans athlete debate, Penn’s Lia Thomas loses to trans Yale swimmer  Stripped of women’s records, transgender powerlifter asks, ‘Where do we draw the line?’  Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

If Muhammad Ali lived in these times, he would be canceled… which would deny us his greatest gift. Canceling people who dissent or drop vile comments and perspectives doesn’t solve anything. Maybe it’s time to cancel cancel-culture.       Links  Gruden’s Emails Were Collateral Damage in Washington Football Inquiry - New York Times, 10.12.21  Jon Gruden emails, explained: Raiders coach resigns following release of damning messages - The Sporting News, 10.17.21  Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, by Thomas Hauser Ali: A Life, by Jonathan Eig Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace – LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing – Constant Contact Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

Once upon a time a kid opened a gallery in her parents’ garage. Her neighborhood supported her by buying her work and encouraging her. Now she’s returning the favor by leading the way to support and foster the arts in her own back yard. Links  Raziah Roushan Website Tualatin Valley Creates (TVC)  TVC ArtPass (launching 9/20/2021)  Nonprofit Association of Oregon  2D4D  2D4D's La Strada dei Pastelli annual chalk art festival  Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Tualatin Valley Creates ArtPass – LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing – Constant Contact Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

I recently re-discovered Strat-O-Matic baseball, after nearly 40 years. The game – and the one played on The Field of Dreams - has reignited my love for baseball. It’s also made me realize that the one constant through all the years really is baseball. Links  Strat-O-Matic Baseball Terence Mann…the one constant, Field of Dreams speech Shoeless Joe by W.P Kinsella The Natural by Bernard Malamud Eight Men Out by Eliot Asinof Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick by Paul Dickson Disco Demolition, 1979 at Comiskey Park Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) – LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing – Constant Contact Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

We have a compulsion… getting more stuff. Now we pay for stuff, and we don’t even care what’s in the box. I’ve got a better idea! Plus, an update on my new dog, Lucy!      Links  George Carlin on Stuff Wisdom Panel Doggie DNA Testing Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) – Instacart Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

When losing a loved one, whether a pet or person, there’s no such thing a closure.     I recently lost my dog, Nub, to cancer. It came quick and wasn’t expected. I’m sharing my thoughts on that experience and working through that grief and loss. But there’s hope and Nub’s example reminded me how to cope with it.      Links  20 Keys to Heal After the Loss of a Pet, Mar. 10, 2018 - Humane Goods Why Losing a Pet Hurts So Much - August 22, 2016 - Ralph Ryback, M.D. - Psychology Today Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) – Constant Contact Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

I’m talking with a former Catholic nun, my aunt, Reneta Webb, about her own story and the source of faith in a messy world. Organized religions are empty corporate entities. For most of my life I’ve not had any faith in them. My aunt, a former nun, and I talk about that. We also talk about her journey, going into the convent at 13, then leaving the sisterhood after 29 years. And most importantly what the source of our faith is, and it’s not in a building, sect, or anything like that.    Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Instacart  -  LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing -  Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) – Constant Contact Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about where we live, and I’ll bet you’re wondering about this place too. I’ve always been patriotic, which is why I’ve been doing a lot of wondering about our country over, well, the last couple decades, and specifically the last few years. I just don’t know about us anymore… is it time to turn over the keys? And, oh yeah, where the hell has humor gone? Links  Ep. 44 – How People Buy Into Batshit Crazy Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Instacart  -  LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing -  Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) – Constant Contact Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

Sensei Miwako Sakabayashi helps young minds blossom by teaching the abacus.In1992, an immigrant comes to America from Japan. She could read and write, but not really speak the language. So, what happens next? In 2000 she launches a Japanese Abacus school of course. Today Sensei Miwako Sakabayashi has made a huge impact in the lives of hundreds of students… it just adds up.   Links  JAMS – The Japanese Abacus Math School JAMS Facebook Page Watch a 7 Year old beating the calculator - JAMS Students in Action Eatin’ wit’ a Regular Guy – Ep. 15 - Japanese Curry Chicken with Sensei Miwako Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Instacart  -  Constant Contact -  Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Hugo Coffee (Enter SAVEDOGS at checkout for 10% off your order!)  Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

Detective Jim Sherlock chases down a 40-plus-year-old cold case  In January 2021 the book, Murder in Canaryville was released. It’s the story of the murder of teenager John Hughes in the spring of 1976. The murder was covered up by Chicago Police, politicians, and judges. I’m talking with Detective Jim Sherlock who’s investigated the cold case for years, about how it happened and where it goes from here. Links  Murder in Canaryville – The True Story Behind a Cold Case and a Chicago Cover Up John R. Hughes Memorial Open Chicago FBI Field Office (CE6) Chicago Police Department (Cold Case Unit) Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Instacart  -  LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing -  Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Hugo Coffee (Enter SAVEDOGS at checkout for 10% off your order!) Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

A reformed attorney prosecutes a crusade for better coffee and finding forever homes for dogs   Claudia McMullen was burned out… on New York, on being a lawyer, on burnt coffee and on dogs not being able to find forever homes. So what’s a girl to do? She moved to Utah and started Hugo Coffee. Now she’s making great coffee and helping to support dog and animal rescue charities. Links  Hugo Coffee Fluffy Cow Coffee Nuzzles & Co. Animal Rescue Best Friends Animal Society Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Instacart  -  LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing  -  Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Hugo Coffee (Enter SAVEDOGS at checkout for 10% off your order!) Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

Digital media and social networks are programming us exactly how we want to be programmed... You know that person who goes on about crazy conspiracies and fake news? They probably think you’re as crazy as you think they are. And worse, it leads us to cancel each other out, regardless of the bonds we might have. How does it happen? The truth is, we’re all allowing digital media and social networks to program us exactly how we want to be programmed… and it’s widening the divide.  Links  Information Overload Helps Fake News Spread, and Social Media Knows It The Social Dilemma - Netflix Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Instacart  -  Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) - Hugo Coffee (Enter SAVEDOGS at checkout for 10% off your order!) Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

It’s at the root of almost everything we count on... There’s a word that most Americans consider dirtier than all others. We’re either on one side of it or another. And even those who are on its side are terrified to drop it. As usual, the word has a whole lot more nuance to it. And nuance isn’t what Americans want these days. Let’s explore, shall we?  Links  A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears), by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Instacart  -  Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

There’s plenty of ugliness to find in a team’s name if you look hard enough and want to see it. This week I’m sharing my own thoughts on the sports team renaming controversy, starting with the Redskins. To my reading of history, there are plenty of team names, that when you dig into them, are out of bounds when it comes to political correctness. So there’s that and my ideas on new team names.  Links  New poll finds 9 in 10 Native Americans aren’t offended by Redskins name (article requires subscription) - May 2016  Debate on Racism Renews Calls for Redskins to Change Name - University of Michigan - June 2020  Unpacking the Mascot Debate: Native American Identification Predicts Opposition to Native Mascots - University of Michigan - February 2020 Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Constant Contact  -  LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing  Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

Dr. Katherine Ramsland Unpacks Serial Killer Dennis Rader By all accounts, Dennis Rader was an ordinary guy in the neighborhood. He could be the person living across the street from any of us. Yet over a 30 year span he left a trail of murder victims, where he used his trademark of binding, torturing and killing them by strangulation. Dr. Katherine Ramsland talks about how his mind worked and what drove him to commit such horrible crimes. Links  Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer How to Catch a Killer: Hunting and Capturing the World's Most Notorious Serial Killers The Psychology of Death Investigations: Behavioral Analysis for Psychological Autopsy and Criminal Profiling The Mind of a Murderer: Privileged Access to the Demons That Drive Extreme Violence Shadow Boxing - A blog that probes the mind's dark secrets Submit Your Story Idea!  This Episode Sponsored by: Constant Contact  -  LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing  -  Squarespace (SAVE 10% on your first website subscription when you enter PARTNER10 at checkout!) Support You Don't Say via Venmo or PayPal. Follow us! | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin