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- 🇯🇵JP · Personal Journals#1881K to 10K
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700 to 7K🎙 Weekly cadence·11 episodes·Long inactive - Monthly Reach
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1K to 10K🇯🇵100% - Active Followers
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300 to 3K
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Recent episodes
Ruth Crowe's Story
Feb 27, 2025
1h 31m 34s
Jess Baker's Story
Feb 8, 2025
1h 18m 13s
Rebecca Joos's Story
Dec 19, 2024
1h 24m 12s
Alex Kronemeyer's Story
Nov 6, 2024
1h 27m 42s
Short stories with Strangers
Oct 28, 2024
18m 55s
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| 2/27/25 | Ruth Crowe's Story | Send us Fan Mail This episode was a long time coming and I am so excited we finally got to sit down together! I met Ruth Crowe at her ArtPrize exhibition last fall and immediately was drawn to her vulnerability. Listen in as Ruth gives a very inspiring conversation about taking risks, the importance of community, the significance of the word 'try,' and fighting the battles in our minds on a daily basis. Going from taking 30 years off making art to owning her own gallery, we get an insight to ... | 1h 31m 34s | ||||||
| 2/8/25 | Jess Baker's Story | Send us Fan Mail ** Trigger warning for this episode. This episode contains elements of sexual abuse, self harm, and suicidal ideation. Please take caution when listening** Jess's story... I am speechless. Her story truly embodies the overall theme of this podcast; finding light in the darkness. Starting at the age of 4 she was horribly abused throughout her childhood. Now, she sits before me sharing her story with nothing but warmth and love surrounding her. Join us as she shares her h... | 1h 18m 13s | ||||||
| 12/19/24 | Rebecca Joos's Story | Send us Fan Mail Join us as Rebecca and I get cozy and she shares with us her beautiful story. A 24 year old Spanish teacher in Holland who absolutely has the heart for teaching that anyone would dream of for their child to have. Her care for others is amazing and she helps remind us to be kind humans as we are all facing challenges. Rebecca shares with us her teaching journey, how she finds community, and her experience of growing up Catholic while also being queer. She shares with us ... | 1h 24m 12s | ||||||
| 11/6/24 | Alex Kronemeyer's Story | Send us Fan Mail What a pleasure to have Alex Kronemeyer on the podcast! Alex is such a joy to listen to as he shares with us his beautiful story. We talk about his experience in the military, his desire to serve, the importance and gratitude of chosen family, his faith journey, and how he has overcome many battles in his life. Alex even puts me on the spot at the end! Please listen as he shares his wisdom of being the best version of yourself and overcoming challenges again and again.... | 1h 27m 42s | ||||||
| 10/28/24 | Short stories with Strangers | Send us Fan Mail What a fun treat to take the podcast to the streets! Listen in on this quicker episode as I am joined by a handful of sweet souls who passed by me downtown Holland, Michigan and stayed to chat. On a beautiful fall day, I sat at a table with a sign that said. "What makes life meaningful?" I am so grateful for the wisdom of my guests who share a little bit about what brings them light. | 18m 55s | ||||||
| 10/17/24 | Amanda Perry’s Story | Send us Fan Mail What a lovely episode! I am so happy to share my dear friend Amanda Perry’s story with you all. Amanda has such a beautiful life full of making her dream come true of being a momma. This life she has built came through a series of choices, courage, and self discipline. Listen in as she shares her story about overcoming situations she didn’t expect would come her way. “You can change the projection of your life. You don’t have to stay where you are.” Thank you Amanda for shari... | 1h 05m 23s | ||||||
| 10/10/24 | Andrew Nelson’s Story | Send us Fan Mail We are so honored to have Andrew Nelson on the show to share his story! Andrew is a singer/songwriter, creative of all sorts, and the ‘sound engineer’ as he calls it to the podcast. We get goofy and also deep in this conversation. Listen in as Andrew shares with us up and down journey of religion, mental health, what it really means to love your neighbor, if there are good or bad people, and how he has turned pain into art. We also get the inside scoop of his new album! What ... | 1h 18m 37s | ||||||
| 10/3/24 | Mitch Bakker’s Story | Send us Fan Mail I am so excited to share with you all Mitch Bakker’s story! Listen in, and listen close as we dive into many decades worth of life changes including devistating job loss, the journey of adopting, a very transformative faith journey, writing a beautifully honest book, and leading a prison ministry for the last 7 years. Mitch shares with us a very powerful story that will leave you in awe and yet at peace as we go through his transformation of finding multiple lights in many se... | 1h 43m 46s | ||||||
| 9/26/24 | Nick Doornbos’s Story | Send us Fan Mail We are so happy to have Nick Doornbos on the show! Please join us to hear his inspiring journey about truly finding and owning who he is. Nick inspires us through his adventures of taking on the jump of being a single dad, taking back control of his life, and how moving his body through some crazy marathons has given him community and strength; both inner and outer. You will definitely want to listen to his many words of wisdom in this episode! I can’t wait for you all to hea... | 58m 47s | ||||||
| 9/20/24 |  Brett Hoskins’s story | Send us Fan Mail Enjoy our first interview! Brett Hoskins joins us and shares a very inspiring story of how he has overcome many unpredictable challenges in his short 33 years. He encourages us through his tales of travel, his view on grace, family dynamics, and so much more including learning to let go of control and just breathe. | 1h 33m 25s | ||||||
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| 9/20/24 |  An introduction | Send us Fan Mail Episode 1 contains a brief introduction of the host, Anna Hoskins, as she shares a little about what to expect in Stories with Strangers. | 2m 32s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.