20 episodes
Second-Hand High Sweeney
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- Society & Culture
Welcome to Second-Hand High, where feel-good stories go to thrive. While walking the dog around our apartment, I was hit by a cloud of pot smoke. I wondered... is a contact high real? Spoiler alert: yes. It also made me think of the happy feels we get when we witness someone doing a good deed to make the world better and brighter-- a feel-good high of a different kind. Now, I'm ready to hear about the times other people inspired you, whether it changed you profoundly, or simply left you feeling more optimistic about humankind. The goal is for us to leave each other's lives better than we found them. So sit back, relax, and let's ride the high together!
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Kennedy Sutton's High
Warning: This episode contains mentions of suicide and eating disorders. Please be mindful of your wellbeing while listening, and turn off or skip over parts that may be triggering.Second-Hand High. Episode six. You know the drill. In this installment of the podcast, I had the delight of discussing life's highs and lows with Kennedy Sutton. She's, you guessed it, an esteemed author of high seas pirate romantacy. If you don’t know what that means, you will soon enough. The setting fo...
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Antoine Martin's High
High again! It's your highness and host Sweeney here, and today, I’m talking with Mr. Antoine Martin, a former high school drama classmate of mine. Nowadays, he’s a bona fide physicist, runner-in-training, and, thanks to his partner, an increasingly enthusiastic volunteer for a human services organization that is both his high and his cause. So don’t change that channel (ok, actually, just don’t click out of this episode), and grab a snack, because it’s time to take a deep breath, kick b...
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Bob Millsap's High
Well, high there! Welcome to episode four of, not the first, not the last, but… the SECOND-Hand High season!Joining us is my longtime friend, Bob Millsap. A career chameleon, loving father and husband, and exceptionally talented writer, Bob’s high centers on the lessons in perseverance he learned from his wife Shelly after she sustained a traumatic brain injury from a homemade soda-turned-accidental-bomb. His ‘Because it’s your Cause’ is his personal resilience journey shared in his new book,...
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Terry Bartley's High
Welcome to the third episode of the storied second season of the one, the only… Second-Hand High!This episode is especially exciting, as it marks my first-ever interview with someone I’ve never met before! Terry Bartley is a West Virginia resident, high school teacher, and a newly minted author! His high takes a look at how watching families receive a little Christmas magic has stuck with him years later, while his "Because it’s your Cause" is a reminder that everyone deserves the right to fe...
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Kirsha Fox's High
Get ready for lift off, because in the second episode of season two, we're talking with author of the Deception and Justice series, Kirsha Fox! Her high unsurprisingly deals with the magic of sharing the love of the written word with others through TikTok, while her "Because it’s your Cause" highlights a well-deserving group that literally rocks.So strap in and prepare yourself for a little magic, a bit of mayhem, and the high of a lifetime! Get Kirsha's book pretty much anywhere th...
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Will's High
It’s great to be back after a long, refreshing hiatus, and now I’m ready to kick off season 2! In the premiere episode, I'm joined by Will Grove— a *Pennsylvania native, serious foodie, and my colleague at the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona. His high is a two-for-one, where he recounts how at a Phoenix-based museum, the kind treatment of the employees towards a young child in his care with behavioral struggles made the day. This kiddo then turned around and reminded Will what it means to li...