Season Nine
Exploring “Resilience”
For our ninth season of the podcast, we are exploring stories of resilience and the ways that people can bounce back from hardship and defeat. Our first episode is with Shannon Huffman Polson who was one of the first women to pilot the Apache attack helicopter for the US Army. Episode Two is with former Australian special forces member and international risk management expert Dominic Bowen. In E3, Dr. Fred Luskin shares why forgiveness is a key component to resilience. In E4, Sergey Young talks about how humans are working on solutions to cure the disease of aging. In E5, Navy SEAL and FLTCM David Isom talks about building individual and organizational resilience. In E6, Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers talks about how his never-give-up mentality has served him as an athlete, in business, and in life. Dr. Ann Masten discusses building resilience in children in E7. Ky Furneaux, profiled in E8, is an Australian survivalist who talks about extreme challenges in the wild. Boxing champion Jamal “Shango” James talks about resilience in and out of the ring in E9. In E10, anti-bullying advocate Devin Moore talks about helping other young people stand up to bullies. In E11, Helene Neville discusses how she has overcome life-threatening illnesses with her positive attitude and why she chose to run across every state in America. In the season’s final episode, Dr. Michael Maddaus talks about his path from juvenile delinquent to world-class surgeon and the resilience required to make it in his field.
