Episodios

  • Sinking, Swimming, and Surviving: How Fenton Reese Found His Way

    Sinking, Swimming, and Surviving: How Fenton Reese Found His Way
    Apr 14 2025
    At nine years old, Fenton Reese nearly drowned in a public pool, an experience that left him with a lifelong fear of water. Years later, in a cruel twist of irony, he found himself on the waves again—this time as a Marine, tasked with boarding enemy ships in the middle of the ocean. It was just one of many moments that tested his resolve.
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  • Riding Life’s Waves: Linda Altman on Survival, Love, and Letting Go

    Riding Life’s Waves: Linda Altman on Survival, Love, and Letting Go
    Mar 30 2025
    After decades of corporate life, Linda Altman had a plan: escape to Thailand, sit in a cave, and find peace. But life, as it often does, had other ideas. A spontaneous change in direction led her to adventure across Southeast Asia, then back to Jacksonville, where a new journey began—one filled with yoga, love, loss, and a fight for survival.
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  • Hands That Heal: Melanye Rodriguez’s Journey from Curiosity to Purpose

    Hands That Heal: Melanye Rodriguez’s Journey from Curiosity to Purpose
    Mar 21 2025
    Melanye Rodriguez never expected to find her calling in the back of an old car with a bottle of scented lotion—but life has a way of leading us exactly where we need to go. A childhood spent outdoors, a knack for working through tension—both physical and emotional—and an openness to curiosity brought her into the world of massage therapy. But when a friend asked her to be her doula, Melanye’s world expanded in ways she never imagined.
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  • Riding Life’s Waves: Madalina Tanase’s Story of Strength and Survival

    Riding Life’s Waves: Madalina Tanase’s Story of Strength and Survival
    Mar 17 2025
    Madalina Tanase thought surfing in Hawaii would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience—until a rogue wave took her under, reminding her that control is often an illusion. Years later, on the cusp of fulfilling her dream of motherhood, another unexpected wave crashed into her life: a breast cancer diagnosis that would change everything.
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  • From Head to Heart: John Chappelear’s Journey to Meaning and Impact

    From Head to Heart: John Chappelear’s Journey to Meaning and Impact
    Mar 10 2025
    As a six-year-old, John Chappelear found freedom skating through the marble halls of the U.S. Capitol—until a police officer caught him, again. As a young man, he built a thriving business, only to have it stripped away in a single day. And as a father, he realized that success on paper meant nothing if he didn’t know how to live from the heart.
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  • Augustus Wolfe Barnes on Addiction, Recovery, and Unexpected Connections

    Augustus Wolfe Barnes on Addiction, Recovery, and Unexpected Connections
    Mar 2 2025
    In this episode of Untold Stories, storyteller Augustus Wolfe Barnes reflects on the waves that have shaped his life—navigating school, experimenting with drugs, and searching for direction.
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  • Hide and Seek: Jaiquan Tyre's Journey of Light and Darkness

    Hide and Seek: Jaiquan Tyre's Journey of Light and Darkness
    Sep 30 2024
    Untold Stories, produced by the Florida Theater and WJCT Public Media, presents a captivating live performance by spoken word artist Jaiquan Tyre. In this episode, Jaiqun takes us on a journey through his childhood in Jacksonville’s Eureka Gardens, blending vivid memories with reflections on imagination, loss, and the resilience born from storytelling.
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  • The Life I Didn’t Plan: Thony Aiuppy's Artistic Journey

    The Life I Didn’t Plan: Thony Aiuppy's Artistic Journey
    Sep 22 2024
    Thony Aiuppy takes us on a deeply personal journey, starting from a chance encounter in an art gallery that sparked a 19-year love story, to his struggles in balancing family, art, and career ambitions.
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