The Commute Nikki Medoro

On this Episode of The Commute, Nikki Medoro talks with Silicon Valley tech guy Chris Messina.  But this isn't a tech story. It's a love story.  And the person Messina is trying to fall in love with is himself.  Find out how a trip to Burning Man helped Messina discover a truth about himself and how that ultimately destroyed his marriage.

Imagine taking a path for so long to reach a goal.  It could be in your career, a relationship or something else.  But then all of a sudden, you no longer want to be on that path.  The goal you have been working towards is something you no longer want.  Would you be able to say goodbye to all you have done to get to this point - in hopes that the unknown future will be better for you?

In this episode of The Commute, Nikki Medoro talks with former Pando Daily/GigaOm/ReCode tech reporter Carmel DeAmicis.  HER path took her from the Middle East to Columbia Journalism School and then to Silicon Valley.  And when she finally got there, she decided to give it all up.  Could you do the same in your life?  Is the POSSIBILITY of happiness worth changing course?

In this season of The Commute, it's all about happiness and positivity...and the path people take to get there.  In this  episode, Nikki Medoro talks with someone who hit rock-bottom in life until a BOOK helped her view life differently. Also listen for a preview of what stories are coming up.

You're on the inside - safe and sound.  On the outside, is a child running away from a killer.  What do you do? Do you open the door? In this Pothole Episode of The Commute, Nikki Medoro explores this situation that is often found in horror movies.  But this time, it's happening to all of us - in real life.

How The World Turns: Diary and Confessions of a Mom Living in a How-To World.  In this episode, Nikki Medoro gives a hilarious take on how living in this "how-to" and "simple steps" world can drive people nuts!

Understanding each other can be so hard. But why is it so hard to put ourselves in someone else's shoes and realize that there can be more to a situation that what you initially see?

On this episode of The Commute, Nikki Medoro talks to the mother of an autistic child who is outraged by a Sunnyvale neighborhood that wants to brand an autistic child a public nuisance. Find out how she is able to understand BOTH sides of argument.