Episodes

  • Liam Mayclem

    Liam Mayclem
    May 16 2024
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. This podcast is all about highlighting the good in people and what individuals are doing to make an impact in this world. On today’s episode, Larry chats with the Foodie Chap and brilliant Auctioneer – Liam Mayclem. For this episode, Larry joins Liam in his San Francisco home where he shares stories of his challenging but happy upbringing in England and Ireland. Liam details all the interesting twists and turns his life journey has taken him on and how he is now blessed to be a “vessel for generous hearts”. Larry and Liam continue the conversation highlighting how a great auctioneer can be an essential element to a successful charity. Liam tells Larry he only aligns himself with charities he would personally contribute to. They wrap up the chat talking about Good Tidings and its upcoming 30th Anniversary. Liam has acted as Auctioneer at all GT fundraisers for the last several years. We are looking forward to many more events where Liam helps GT make a tremendous impact!
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    34 mins
  • Dave Flemming

    Dave Flemming
    Apr 5 2024
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. This podcast is all about highlighting the good in people and what individuals are doing to make an impact in this world. On today’s episode, Larry chats with his friend, Good Tidings Board Member, and Emmy Winning broadcaster for the San Francisco Giants – Dave Flemming. The conversation begins with Dave sharing how growing up near Washington DC influenced his life early on. College brought him west to attend Stanford University with no intention of becoming a professional sports broadcaster. Once the English Major started broadcasting Stanford University games, he caught the broadcasting bug and never looked back. Dave highlights his quick rise to broadcasting Major League Baseball games for the San Francisco Giants. The podcast then turns to discuss the missions of both the Giants Community Fund and the Good Tidings Foundation and how these two great charities have partnered together for the past 25 years. This episode will surely get you in the spirit for the Giants’ Home Opener!
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    46 mins
  • Jason Mraz V2

    Jason Mraz V2
    Mar 1 2024
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. This podcast is all about highlighting the good in people and what individuals are doing to make an impact in this world. On today’s episode, Larry chats with his friend, Grammy award winning singer-songwriter and Official Spokesperson of the Good Tidings Foundation, Jason Mraz. The interview takes place in Jason’s home studio located at his cleverly named property, The Mranch, where he explains what takes place on his 18 acres in Oceanside, CA. From there, Jason and Larry quickly dive into a recent benefit concert that Jason hosted highlighting eight children’s charities in San Diego County. Each of these diverse organizations performed one of Jason’s songs at the event entitled, “Kaleidoscope”, in front of thousands of guests. The conversation flows around the desire to help more under-represented and under-resourced youth. The Good Tidings Foundation and the Jason Mraz Foundation have partnered to create two amazing artistic spaces at the San Diego Young Artist Music Academy and A.R.T.S. in National City. In the coming year, GT and Jason will once again partner on an artistic makeover for another deserving charity.
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    31 mins
  • Tyson Ross

    Tyson Ross
    Nov 28 2023
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. This podcast is all about highlighting the good in people and what individuals are doing to make an impact in this world all for the benefit of others, while aiming to inspire a community of givers! On today’s episode, Larry interviews Former Major Leaguer Tyson Ross. Tyson describes his storybook upbringing in Oakland and how he stayed local to play baseball from High School to College to the Big Leagues. He goes on to elaborate on his post playing passion of providing baseball opportunities to the kids of Oakland and beyond with his non-profit – Loyal To My Soil. This new venture provides free camps, equipment and funding to the under resourced youth in the East Bay. Tyson goes onto to add how he hopes to influence the game of baseball in the future.
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    14 mins
  • Mark Hartmann

    Mark Hartmann
    Sep 29 2023
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. This podcast is all about highlighting the good in people and what individuals are doing to make an impact in this world all for the benefit of others, while aiming to inspire a community of givers! On today’s episode, Larry interviews the Founder of The Aloha Award – Mark Hartmann. The conversation starts out with Mark sharing his unique upbringing in the Panama Canal Zone and how the ocean created a lifelong calling. A successful career in finance was followed by a teaching stint at Stanford Business School which led to an opportunity to work for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Mark was then faced with a life altering medical diagnosis which reminded him of his love for the ocean and all the good that comes from it. His goal was to honor all the charitable people doing good in and around the ocean as well as providing financial capital that is much needed in this industry. Thus, The Aloha Award was born.
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    30 mins
  • Alyssa Nakken

    Alyssa Nakken
    Aug 22 2023
    This episode of the Good Tidings Podcast, finds host Larry Harper, sitting in the dugout of Oracle Park just prior to a Giants game interviewing the first female coach in MLB history – Alyssa Nakken. The conversation starts out with Alyssa sharing her love of softball and baseball while growing up in the Northern California town of Woodland. Alyssa shares with Larry how her opportunity came to be with the Giants. Coach Nakken discusses her passion for helping women thrive in a male dominated sport and how the Giants have provided that access. Earlier this year, she succeeded Buster Posey as the Commissioner for the Junior Giants – the flagship program for the Giants Community Fund. Alyssa is a firm believer, that so many life skills can be learned on a baseball field where 30,000 kids can play for free thanks to this program. Good Tidings is the official partner of the San Francisco Giants in building the fields for Junior Giants.
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    19 mins
  • Chris Bischof

    Chris Bischof
    Jul 11 2023
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. On today’s episode, Larry interviews Founder of Eastside College Preparatory, Chris Bischof. Larry and Chris start off by discussing Chris’ lifelong passion for education. While an undergrad student at Stanford, he felt drawn to the East Palo Alto community. He first started his outreach there by running an afterschool program called Shoot for the Stars. This passion increased and led Chris to founding Eastside College Preparatory. What first started with 9 students on a park bench has grown into an over 5-acre campus with state-of-the-art school facilities, resources, and on-campus dorms for students. Larry and Chris end the conversation by reflecting on a decade’s long partnership between the Good Tidings Foundation and Eastside Prep and how they plan to continue partnering in the future.
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    23 mins
  • Steve Garvey

    Steve Garvey
    Jun 15 2023
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. On today’s episode, Larry interviews Humanitarian and Dodger Legend – Steve Garvey. The conversation begins with Steve reminiscing on his impressive baseball career where he holds some records that will likely never be broken, and how from day one as a youngster, he was destined to be a Dodger. Steve now spends all of his time helping numerous charities through his role as the Los Angeles Dodgers Community Ambassador. And the interview winds up with Larry and Steve talking about working together on the recently opened LeRoy Neiman Art Studio in Los Angeles.
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    28 mins