Molten Truth Podcast
SEASON 1:
Episode 1: Brian Helig: Preemie in Cancun /Released June 14, 2025: https://youtu.be/csS6Z-4LUMg?si=bro86nl5uBckYlIl For more information visit BrianHeilig.com
Episode 2: Janet Schultz: Creating Opportunity Where Others See Limits: The Woman Changing Hiring Forever / Released June 21, 2025 https://youtu.be/qkKj0L-xdnE?si=5lrjro7TuiFDwaUk / hwww.bluejcleaningfranchise.com
Episode 3: Michael Hingson: 9/11 Survivor, Public Speaker, Author of Thunder Dog / Released June 28, 2025 https://youtu.be/UAjv29VNLTk / https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4435778.Michael_Hingson
Episode 4: Yvonne Caputo: Flying with Dad and sequel Dying with Dad / Released July 5, 2025 https://youtu.be/YlNOINYjudQ / https://cravottamediagroup.com/yvonne-caputo/
Episode 5: Guided by Experience: Doug Lawrence on Healing, Mentoring, and Moving Forward / Released July 12, 2025 https://youtu.be/m-DVAXybol8 / https://talentc.ca/about-us/
Episode 6: Laura Vosika: Music and Blue Bells of Scotland / Released July 19, 2025 https://youtu.be/HKUMMKI3f0M?si=9JF-nZqlFWaPI46Q / https://www.bluebellschronicles.com/
Episode 7: Pat Black-Gould: Ink & Echoes- A Playwright's Lens on Invisible Wounds / Released July 26, 2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1LLrqHegi3o2JtsJWYkIO3?si=ihbIV_AtQdqCc0__6tSMqA / https://www.patblackgould.com/
Episode 8: Haley Mazanec: 3 Strikes Can't Take Me Out / Released August 2, 2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oRNYtxc6tJpoQuQ0vjEOu?si=XTP-Im5aR0W4-7mNrI61QQ / https://haleymazanec.com/
Episode 9: When the Worst Days Make the Best Stories: An Interview with Lynda Williams, author of The Beauty and the Hell of It / Released August 5, 2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GsxEnMEeNV66w9BdG9tJt?si=lEC0cVbFS6Wcoa3oTqbOBA / https://goodreads.com/book/show/221838443
Episode 10: Anne Peshka: Trauma Recycled / Released August 9, 2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/6xx8xuWy0gQp0cBy2sudI3?si=9e8HexZ7S-2mSt1DiQ51UA / https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/228153804-trauma-recycled
Episode 11: Tricia Copeland: Being Me / Released August 12, 2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/0C3vPWv8UBPnRT2dZNt2ew?si=W0_ZNfZSTRG3iUWC2EtMJA / https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32067491-being-me
Episode 12: Renee Moten: From Chronic Knee Pain to Global Solution / Released August 16, 2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/0pQBWZK1ad7yEJy3JCiqQL?si=1qLYKD0JSOWmVL0N7_ZAHw / https://www.healmyknees.com/about-me
Episode 13: Brook Wright / Released August 19, 2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hsILR1NRJLcrFtDlslXA9?si=rEiBRsaFQr6f7HFcURv2qA / https://open.spotify.com/show/21e1DuqCRdRD5pajO9X9PR?si=47ad5365df8a46eb
Episode 14: Sabrina Del Duca: Turn Fear Into Excitement / Released August 23, 2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZrUyFtZNBVaCuqcQ9uJ6y?si=CB3yNZP7Q2aiSgU6gHZwIQ / https://sabrinadelduca.com/
Episode 15: Fueling Frequency: Kayden Gordon on Music, Ambition, and Creative Fire / Released August 26, 2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/68fGyf08q8WqIsGHRLJkSS?si=eSyRgk0RTomz1XUT-lQmVQ / https://www.thekaydengordonshow.com/
Episode 16: Balancing Act: Loretta Lee on Power, Purpose, and Showing Up Whole/ Released August 30, 2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/5zEnw5iZt0j2B0KMnHjyxA?si=a6nK_JI1Q_qu10ZsL2V2Ug / https://loretta-lee.com/
Episode 17: Grief with Grit: Chris Mamone / Released September 2, 2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2TrrLHKnPH4s7WENdLCF4R?si=pdNilF5qQ5S0vGM_vhJAMg / https://www.empoweredgriefjourney.com/about
Episode 18: Alternate Empires & Human Engines: Alison McBain Rewrites the Rules / Released September 6, 2025 / https://www.alisonmcbain.com/
Episode 19: From Garden Soil to Global Story: Tong Ge’s Journey to “The House Filler” / Released September 9, 2025 / https://ronsdalepress.com/pages/tong-ge
Episode 20: C.L.E.A.R. and Courageous: Why No is Just the Beginning- Interview with Tanesha Moody / Released September 13, 2025 / https://www.taneshalmoody.com/
Episode 21: Randi-Lee Bowslaugh / Released September 16, 2025 / https://www.rbwriting.ca//
Episode 22 : Shamayne Olivia / Released September 20, 2025 / https://shoesthatfithersoul.com/about/
Episode 23: Tanya Ruckstuhl - Psycotherapist / Released September 23, 2025 / https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-be-human-and-not-an-asshole-tanya-ruckstuhl/1147492892
Episode 24: Ashunta Sheriff - AshuntaBeauty.com / Released September 27, 2025
Episode 25: Tara Harris - FemeFlex.com/ Released September 30, 2025
Episode 26: Wandering Into Wisdom: Travel as a Catalyst for Healing - an interview with Candace MacPhie / Released October 4, 2025 / https://candacemacphie.com/
Episode 27: New Words, New World: Marina’s Migration Memoir - Interview with Marina Raydun / Released October 7, 2025 / https://www.marinaraydun.com/
Episode 28: From Adversity to Art - An Interview with Nina Brooks / Released October 11, 2025 / https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10110482/ https://medium.com/authority-magazine/rising-star-nina-brooks-of-reel-film-media-on-the-five-things-you-need-to-shine-in-the-8302dcea29cd
Episode 29: Food Over Pharma: The Functional Nutrition Revolution with Sharissa Bradley/ Released October 14, 2025 https://sharissabradley.com/
Episode 30: Character Flaws, Real Emotions, and Finding Magic in the Mess - Interview with Jennifer Shaw / Released October 18, 2025 / https://jennifershaw.com/store
Episode 31: Every Battle Writes a Story - Interview with Annmarie SanSevero / Released October 21, 2025 / https://asansevero.com/
SEASON 2 "On Another Note"
Episode 1: Rock Ain’t Dead—It’s Just Gigging on Weekends: Interview with Wayne Olivieri / Release Date November 1 / https://wayneolivieri.com/
Episode 2: Raw Tracks and Real Stories with Kimberly Ward / Release Date November 4 / https://kjwardmusic.com/
Episode 3: Reigniting the Music Within with KC Armstrong / Release Date November 8 / https://kcarmstrong444.com/
Episode 4: Beyond Gatekeepers: Owning Your Story, Your Way with Randee Dawn / Release Date November 11 / https://randeedawn.com/
Episode 5: Rhythms of Renewal: The Power of Music to Transform Lives with Randie O'Neil / Release Date November 15 / https://www.randieoneil.com/
Episode 6: Where Art and Healing Converge - Dr. Wally Bartfay / Release Date November 18 / https://soundcloud.com/wally-bartfay
Episode 7: Riding the Waves of Sound: Andy Smith’s Musical Odyssey / Release Date November 22 / https://www.andysmithmusic.net/home
Episode 8: Mark Anthony: Not the One Married to J.Lo, But Still Making Hits / Release Date November 25 / https://markanthonyartist.com/
Episode 9: Confessions of a Serial Songwriter: Rich Allen Unplugged/ Release Date November 29 / https://richallenmusic.com/#:~:text=Rich%20Allen%20is%20a%202025,of%20the%20soulful%20artist's%20journey.
Episode 10: In the Eye of the Storm: Russell Little’s Journey from Hurricane to Hardcover / Release Date December 2 / https://www.russelllittleauthor.com/
Episode 11: Whiskey. Crime Files. Guitar Riffs - Interview with Howard Levinson / Release Date December 6 / https://www.howardlevinson.net/
Episode 12: Bloodlines & Broken Worlds: Inside the Mind of Dark Fiction Author Seth Voorhees / Release Date December 9 / https://sethtvoorhees.com/
Episode 13: Breaking the Cycle: Reparenting Your Inner Child and Reclaiming Your Power / Release Date December 13
Episode 14: Redesigning Elder Care: Dr. Sal’s Kinfriendly Revolution and the Future of Community Health/ Release Date December 16
Episode 15: From Van Halen Riffs to ABBA Hits: Chris Eveland Unplugged/ Release Date December 20 / https://www.sosband.ca/node/110
Episode 16: Highland Fire: Glenda Benevides on Courage-Fueled Art for a Connected World / Release Date December 23 / https://glendabenevides.com/
Episode 17: Rewriting the Myth Without Losing the Magic: An Interview with Zachary Hagen/ Release Date December 27 / https://zacharyhagenwrites.com/
Episode 18: Decluttering Isn’t Cleaning—It’s Healing: Insights from Kate Evans / Release Date January 3 / https://www.soulfulspacecoaching.com/about-kate
Episode 19: From Love to Suspense: Inside Samantha Tschritter’s Expanding Story World / Release Date January 10 / https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00LU10UEE/about?ccs_id=b5d5ef18-b78c-4ba6-b97e-03b4423521f1
Episode 20: Navigating Grief: A Conversation with Doug Lawrence / Release Date January 17 / https://talentc.ca/about-us/
Episode 21: A Poet’s Journey Across Cultures and Words: Exploring Creativity with Trevor Harrison / Release Date January 24 / https://writersunion.ca/member/trevor-harrison / https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/1917695.Trevor_Harrison
Episode 22: Fantasy World Building: Creating Stories Where Belonging Matters / Release Date January 31 / https://jmshawauthor.com/
Episode 23: Stories Beneath the Snow: Finland’s Forgotten 1930's / Release Date February 7 / https://www.liisakovalabookcoach.com/
Episode 24: Writing with Heart (and Paws): Creativity, Community, and Courage / Release Date February 14 / Guest: Holly B. Gutwillinger: https://ramblingsfromthelittleshed.com/
Episode 25: Discipline, Depth, and the Mind: Eric Fisher on Mental Health and Martial Arts / Release Date February 21 / https://www.recoveryartscounselling.com/
Episode 26: Midlife Isn’t a Crisis—It’s a Fitting / Release Date February 28 / https://shoesthatfithersoul.com/
Episode 27: Worlds, Wings, and What Comes After: A Sci-Fi Conversation with Pat Daily / Release Date March 7 / https://thepatdaily.com/books/spark
Episode 28: Adoption, Resilience, and the Stories That Shape Us | Mark Morton on The Molten Truth / Release March 14 / https://www.markmorton.ca/
Episode 29: TBD / Release Date March 21
Episode 30: TBD / Release Date March 28
Interested in being a guest? Let’s talk about it. Pre-Interview: https://calendly.com/zoeymichaelsbooks/30min
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The Molten Truth song links: https://storage.googleapis.com/genmu/audio/202504/448217.mp3
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Just as The Molten Truth song indicates, the goal of The Molten Truth podcast is to showcase people who have been through the fire of adversity and rather than letting events defeat them, shaped themselves into something stronger.
Although I still very much hope to provide a safe space for those who have been scammed to share their stories, as well as their friends/family to share their observations and experiences and professionals to weigh in on how best to help, I have concluded that Voices of the Scammed was too specific a niche to attract the people I hoped to interview.
There are events of our lives, some large, some small and how we choose to be shaped by them is entirely up to us. I have spent much time in recent months thinking about the terminology often used in reference to these events - most specifically in reference to being scammed. People who have been scammed are frequently referred to as victims. I have come to believe that, regardless of the life event, a person is only a victim if they allow those events to leave them defeated, shamed, silenced.
By that definition, the first time I was scammed, I was a victim. I did allow myself to be silent and only about 3 people knew that I had been scammed. The second time, I fought the instinct to remain silent. First, I sought to understand - after creating rules for myself to avoid being in the same situation - how I could possibly been manipulated again. I was angry at myself, angry at the scammer and determined to figure out not only how to recognize the signs of manipulation for myself and how to help others recognize the manipulations.
Based on my in-depth analysis, I wrote a book and thought my work was done. Then when I saw a new picture of the person who scammed me with a new name and failed to get their new profile removed from Facebook, I began visiting groups with other scam survivors and soon realized that well meaning friends and family don’t know how to effectively help loved ones who might be undergoing manipulation from a scammer. I also realized that there is no “safe space” for those who have been scammed and rebuilt their lives to share their stories which is what led me to the decision to launch a podcast.
Although I have decided to broaden my podcast to focus on anyone who has had a life changing experience and chosen to let it empower them to make positive changes for themselves and others, I would still like to include those who have been scammed or professionals who help prevent or recover from scams.
If you or someone you know is interested in being interviewed for the podcast, please ask them to reach out to me and/or to fill out the attached form.
Link to my recent guest appearances:
Tony Lynch https://youtu.be/VJAiurysdpg
Rosabel Zohfeld https://youtu.be/CfVBl81-_2Q?si=o8inIrh0knxiEtrB
Monica Oswiechek Chatting with Highly Sensitive Empaths - episode 16: https://monicaowsichek.com/conversations_hse/
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Additional resources for those who have been scammed or might be in the hands of a scammer right now: