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Saturday Morning Magazine with Bruce Ferrell
Hosted by Bruce Ferrell · EN
Saturday Morning Magazine is the best way to start your weekend. It’s an hour that includes the latest world, national, and local news, a full breakdown of the weather forecast, and an update on sports. Additionally, it features longer, informational interviews on a variety of topics.
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Tina Weiss 06/27/2026
1w ago00:06:31Tap to summarizeTina Weiss is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and founder of Hugs & Smiles Children's Foundation. With more than three decades of experience building businesses and serving communities, Tina now shares her message of resilience, self-discovery, and faith through her biographical book "Fear to Faith". Inspired by her extraordinary journey after being robbed twice in three days while traveling alone in Italy, Fear to Faith reminds readers that life's greatest setbacks can become its greatest comebacks. Tina's mission is to help others rediscover their strength, reclaim their confidence, and find purpose through adversity.
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Real Estate Update: Keli Smith 06/20/2026
2w ago00:06:54Tap to summarizeBroker Keli Smith with ERA Live Moore provides an update on the Triangle residential real estate market, with tips for buyers and sellers.
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Pursue Your Passions! Dream Big! Anything Is Possible! Mark Beal 06/13/2026
3w ago00:06:08Tap to summarizeJust in time for graduation season, Rutgers University professor, keynote speaker and author Mark Beal has released his new book, Pursue Your Passions! Dream Big! Anything Is Possible!Intended for anyone of any age pursuing their next dream - new job, internship, side hustle, start-up business, post-retirement career, TEDx Talk, and much more, In a return visit to the magazine Beal shares inspirational stories from his four decades in marketing, teaching and keynote speaking.
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Career Transitions: Michelle Bonner 06/06/2026
Jun 600:06:22Tap to summarizeMichelle Bonner of Fairview Heights, Illinois, is a three-time #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author, executive coach, speaker, consultant, and transformational leader with more than 30 years of experience in leadership development, organizational strategy, workforce culture, and professional growth. A member of the Forbes Coaches Council and CEO of AMM Empowerment, she helps leaders and organizations move from vision to execution through executive coaching, culture transformation, and leadership strategy.
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Andrew Ramer: Tales of an Urban Mystic 05/30/2026
May 3000:07:45Tap to summarizeAndrew Ramer is a visually-impaired visionary mystic who can hear angels and see things that most humans can’t or won’t admit to. Whether you can fully wrap your head around what he purports to know and believe, one thing is irrefutable. He is a talented story-teller of the things many would find sacred about life and our world. His inspirational writings raise questions – and pose answers – for those who are open to seeking. The international best-selling author, 75, based in Oakland, California, has had over 20 books published, including his newest one, Tales of an Urban Mystic.
Transcribe →Summer programs: The Afterschool Alliance 05/30/2026
May 3000:06:19Tap to summarizeA new study says families in North Carolina and across the United States are struggling to afford quality summer programs for children. The Afterschool Alliance gathered feedback from parents nationwide, including in North Carolina. More than half said they do not have access to a structured summer experience for their child, with cost cited as the top barrier. Bruce talked with Jodi Grant, Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance and Gigi Antoni, Vice President, Youth Development, The Wallace Foundation (which supports summer programs).
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Summer Travel Season: SeatCash and FareX 05/30/2026
May 3000:05:10Tap to summarizeChris Amenechi is an airline pricing guru and the founder of SeatCash, a travel data company. FareX is its premier product that solves the proverbial question of the best time to buy an airline ticket. He talked with Bruce about this summer's travel trends.
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Legendary broadcaster and stage and screen producer Julian Schlossberg 05/23/2026
May 2300:07:57Tap to summarizeLegendary broadcaster and stage and screen producer Julian Schlossberg returns to the studio mic in 2024 with two exciting ventures: a new podcast, and the audiobook release of his recent memoir, Try Not to Hold It Against Me: A Producer’s Life.
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J. Leonard Costner: The Legacy Series 05/16/2026
May 1800:05:57Tap to summarizeThe son of a former professional basketball player, J Leonard Costner stands at 6′ 6″. Many thought the New Jersey-born, Europe-raised Costner would follow in his father’s footsteps as a pro. However, injuries derailed his hoop dreams but those were not his only aspirations.Recalling that time, Costner said, “While I was recovering from having my pelvis reconstructed due to a basketball injury, I had a recurring dream every night for a month. I started to jot down what I was seeing, and eventually that turned into my first book, which was published in 2012.”From those nights, the “Legacy” series and universe were born.Costner shared that while books are a different medium compared to studio art, the series evolved to become something like an art gallery, but in book form.
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David Solbach, In The Shadow of The Plague 04/18/2026
Apr 1800:07:46Tap to summarizeDavid Solbach has written several books, including a memoir, poetry, and novels. He says his writing style is inspired by William Faulkner and tempered by Ernest Hemingway. His latest novel, In The Shadow of the Plague, tackles real-life issues, such as the challenges of family, dating and marriage, and the state of the environment. The drama is steeped in meaningful, realistic dialogue. The book is set in the Pacific Northwest, where the author resides now, and takes place as the worst of the pandemic has passed.David Solbach is a retired carpenter and jazz musician tending goats on several acres in Eugene, Oregon rainforest. He grew up a Kansas farm boy, a third-generation son of German immigrants. He has also lived a half-century in San Francisco. He earned a degree in English, with minors in philosophy and music, from Occidental College. Other books by him include several novels: Stonepacker's Gold, So Glad I'm Glad I'm Glad, and First There Was Music: Reflections on a Life, a memoir. He has also published two books of poems, A Hard Zero To Follow, and Painted Toes and Other Mistakes, which can be heard at soundcloud.com/davidsolbach. For more information, see: https://davidsolbachauthor.com/
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