I've worked hard to remember and learn from my past, and I've also had to grow beyond it. The same is true, I've found, in how history shapes and affects current events; we have to remember the past while not being shackled by it. All of these

Everyone Has A Story Worth Telling

Jun 18th, 2020 48m 16s

Whether in a written story, the annals of history, or in life, the smallest of developments can produce immense consequences. How we respond to them often then tells the story of who we each are. In this episode, I talk with Julia Cannell, the

Thunderstruck

Jun 3rd, 2020 49m 16s

The bullet holes we build from come in all shapes and sizes, from all sorts of sources. In this episode, my great friend Cyra Sadowl stops in to discuss her own life rebuild from the wound of her late husband - and my close friend - Matt's sudd

Grilled!

May 20th, 2020 52m 43s

Now that you've (literally) heard Chapter One of Krelle's Inferno, take a listen as JDK answers questions about the book from Stacy Heller, his friend and a connector-extraordinaire. Learn more about where the book's title and characters origin

Open to Page One - A Reading From Krelle's Inferno

May 6th, 2020 43m 34s

Hey there, all you cool cats and kittens! Grab a snack, a beverage of your choice, get comfy, and settle in to listen to the first chapter of my novel. It's like an old-time radio show, but without the campy studio-manufactured background noise

Based on Real Events. . .If They Went to Hell

Apr 22nd, 2020 29m 55s

Finally! With JDK's personal backstory established, it's time to kick of the podcast season's second half with the history behind his novel, Krelle's Inferno. Rooted in JDK's professional research and knowledge of the Second World War and early

We Are[n't] Our Wounds

Apr 8th, 2020 34m 56s

Join JDK for an intimate and fun conversation with Steven Crozier - musician, writer, and Incredible Human Being - about the roots of creativity and expression, not as products of inherent "genius," but from (and through) the wounds we all have

My Brooklyn Bridge

Mar 25th, 2020 41m 13s

(Mature Content Warning - Lots of Adult Language and Topics. Keep the kiddies away). Join JDK for a wide-ranging conversation with his "smokejumper", Jay Parker, founder of the No More Secrets recovery program. Brooklyn-born Jay tells his own

Voice Lessons

Mar 11th, 2020 39m 19s

A conversation with emotional intelligence and addiction expert Dr. Hilarie Cash, LMHC, Ph.D. Learn how she helped JDK find the inner strength - his "Voice" - to move beyond his past and begin the growth that led to his writing of Krelle's Infe

Fireball Ain't Just a Drink

Feb 21st, 2020 37m 28s

On previous episodes I’ve spent a lot of time speaking about Geren Krelle’s story from my book, Krelle’s Inferno. In this episode, I talk about mine. More specifically, I give you background on the emotional challenges I faced growing up and in

An Accidental Autobiography

Feb 21st, 2020 22m 42s

It’s a truism that author’s write what they know, and Geren Krelle - the main character in my novel – is well known to me after all, I created him. It wasn’t until after the writing process was complete, though, that I came to realize WHY I kne

[re]Building a Life in Real Time

Feb 21st, 2020 26m

In this first episode, I talk about what it means – and what it’s like – to be a “man in the middle.” In the middle of rebuilding and redirecting my life after blowing up my old one spectacularly about a decade ago. Emotional growth has been t

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Prologue - Building From the Bullet Hole

Feb 13th, 2020 14m 15s

Like Krelle’s Inferno, I wanted to share a prologue for Building from the Bullet Hole (it’s the author in me!). This episode is a quick overview of the WHY and WHAT (to expect) during the first season. I’m thrilled that you’re willing to come

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