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Travis Ellis joins Crazy Good Turns to talk about his fundraising efforts for the SHARE Military Initiative at Shepherd Center in Atlanta. Those efforts include a 684-mile run from Atlanta to Washington D.C. and then a journey twice as long from Boston back to their home down south. 
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Walter Kirn is the bestselling author of “Up in the Air,” which became a smash hit movie starring George Clooney. Now Kirn is taking a risk on a longshot business that views America as one giant small town.

And that’s just the beginning. In addition to his writing, Kirn is a non-partisan political commentator who appears regularly on TV and in podcasts, including one of my personal favorite shows, “America This Week,” which features Walter alongside investigative journalist Matt Taibbi.

In a society where algorithms decide what we do and don’t see, and which feed us more and more of the same material, Walter is helping people discover new topics and viewpoints. I’m excited that you’ll discover a little more about him through this interview.

You can also connect with Walter on X: https://twitter.com/walterkirn

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Dan and his brother Chip are the authors of several best-selling business books, including one that was highly influential for Frank Blake during his time as CEO of The Home Depot. Dan joins Frank to talk about the legacy of his first big book, "Made to Stick," and his new passion project, a podcast interviewing real people working real jobs that they love. 
We’ll discuss:
The surprising story of how ‘Made to Stick’ came to be  What Dan and Chip do to avoid sibling rivalry and work so well together as co-authors Dan’s approach to identifying whether an idea is good or bad  What strikes fear into his heart as a writer  Dan’s new labor of love, the What It’s Like to Be podcast You can check out Dan’s new podcast at https://www.whatitsliketobe.com/
 

Trubek is an author, publisher and entrepreneur who’s been the driving force being an independent book publisher since 2012. She blogs about her experiences on Substack at notesfromasmallpress.substack.com. 
We’ll discuss: 
Why publishing is “slow motion gambling,” and how she manages to stay afloat How she finds new authors — including one who published her first book at age 70  A tragedy that turned into a Crazy Good Turn  

We asked listeners to tell us about groups and individuals making a difference in their communities. The response was incredible.

We heard so many amazing stories about everyday heroes doing powerful work. It was no easy task, but we eventually narrowed the list for our award down to three organizations: Hearts & Hooves of Chattanooga, Tenn., Just Keep Smiling of Gardendale, Ala., and Joshua’s Place of South Lebanon, Ohio.

In this show you’ll hear heartwarming stories from all three groups. And you’ll find out who received an award. 
 

How to let go of ego and emotion and make the right choice, in seemingly small moments that matter far more than you think.