Awkwardly Awesome Podcast w/ Jason Freeman
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Podcast Overview
<p><span><span style="font-weight:400;">Jason Freeman is a professional speaker, author, and podcaster who makes his living using the very same voice and speech impediment that he spent nearly thirty years of his life trying to hide, proving that sometimes our most awkward obstacles can be our most awesome gifts.</span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-weight:400;"> </span> Awkwardly Awesome Podcast is a show founded on the belief that EVERYONE has an important and engaging story to tell. </span></p> <p><span>Sometimes profound, sometimes funny, educational and always motivational. May you, dear listener, use this podcast to relate and better understand, to be inspired and increase productivity in the areas of your life that you wish to improve. </span></p> <p><span>New episodes EVERY Wednesday.</span></p> <p>_______________________________________________</p> <p>**Video broadcast available** on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@imperfectbest" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@imperfectbest</a></p> <p>**Learn more about Jason Freeman** at <a href="https://jasonwfreeman.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">AwkwardlyAwesome.com</a></p> <p><span></span></p>
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2/12/2025
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Recent Episodes
June 24, 2026
Love Substantially: Building Systems of Care with Sarah Meagher.| Ep. 282
“I think for so many people guilt is a paralyzing thing which gives them blinders. At the bottom of it all we are one humanity, all with dignity.” ~ Sarah Meagher Sarah Meagher was 18 years old when she first came face to face with mass scale poverty. She was on a youth group service trip to Mexico, and for Sarah the experience was not only overwhelming, it brought about deep feelings of guilt and shame for the abundance that was part of her daily life back home. Shame is a powerful force. Sarah was aware that she could try and shut out the realities she experienced in Mexico once she was back home and had distance from it. But she didn’t want to. She chose not to. Instead, the experience inspired great purpose within her. She went on to visit the Dominican Republic, Peru, and Guatemala. She worked directly with people experiencing poverty. The experience informed a greater understanding of what it meant to love, “It’s one thing to say you love someone or something, but if there’s no action behind it, it’s not good enough.” Sarah spent a year volunteering as a teaching fellow in the South Bronx, then continued as an elementary art teacher at the same school while earning her Masters of Science in Education. As she recounts in her TEDx talk, the first year was extremely challenging. Leaning into her early experiences, she began to express how much she loved and valued each of her students. A short time into her second year of teaching, everything shifted in a way that allowed her students to feel cared for and successful. While working in the South Bronx, Sarah also met her husband. They had two children and eventually decided to move back to Sarah’s hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This is where Sarah continued some of her most fulfilling work. Together, with a local non-profit, she created and launched a holistic curriculum, an educational framework designed to develop the "whole child" from birth through adolescence by addressing their physical, emotional, social, ethical, and academic needs. None of us will have the honor of solving ALL of the world's problems, but Sarah’s heart-warming story reminds me of the power we ALL have to spread love far and wide, well beyond the limits of what we can imagine. _______________________________________________ **Video broadcast available** on YouTube @imperfectbest **Learn more about Jason Freeman** at AwkwardlyAwesome.com
June 17, 2026
FAN FAVORITE: You Matter Greatly with Tom Clute
We all have challenges, which is why we need people like Tom Clute to remind us that we matter greatly. That what we are doing is worth the effort. That we’re free to choose challenges, to struggle, to be resilient and to try and try again. Tom Clute walks his talk. He’s an honorably discharged, disabled US Air Force Veteran, he has a Master of Social Work (MSW), is an advocate and resource in the mental health community, and I’m continuously inspired by him. Considering this episode is a "Fan Favorite", it would appear I am far from alone. Once again, I’m honored to get to share Tom Clute's gentle wisdom with all of you! _______________________________________________ **Video broadcast available** on YouTube @imperfectbest **Learn more about Jason Freeman** at AwkwardlyAwesome.com
June 10, 2026
The Essential Extra: From Honk! to Mrs. Maisel with Emily Magera | Ep. 281
“I want middle school, high school and college students to feel loved and cared for. That they are more than just the talent they bring to the stage. I want them to feel that they are worth knowing and treasuring.” ~ Emily Magera Emily Magera caught her first big break in third grade. She was cast in “Honk!”, a popular, Olivier Award-winning musical that retells Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale, “The Ugly Duckling”. For a young girl in the small town of Aberdeen, South Dakota–population 30,000–this was a huge honor. By fifth grade, Emily and the rest of the Aberdeen “Honk!” cast found themselves in Japan, part of a world festival for children’s performing arts with the show. While there, she witnessed kids from countries around the world, performing different plays in a variety of languages. From this beautiful experience, she learned a valuable lesson in communication as she noticed how much of a story could be told through action and emotions that transcend language barriers. This transformative and essential experience led Emily to pursue show choir, dance classes, plays and musicals throughout high school and college. Towards the end of her stint at the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota, Emily found herself, a little afraid and uncertain, debating between going to New York City to pursue an acting career and staying in South Dakota, close to family and the life she’d always known. An acquaintance ultimately helped her make up her mind by asking what she feared more, failing in New York City? Or spending the rest of her life wondering “what if” she could have succeeded in the Big Apple? So...Emily took off for NYC and fairly quickly landed the role of core ensemble on the final season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, an Amazon Prime original series inspired by the real-life experiences of trailblazing female comedians in the 1950s and 60s. During the filming of episode after episode, Emily realized that even though she was “technically” an extra, she still had the freedom to devote her heart and creativity fully to the role and to feel like an essential part of the show. After “Mrs. Maisel” wrapped production, life called Emily back home to South Dakota where she could be closer to her aging grandparents and pursue new opportunities. However, Emily missed the obstacles and challenges that were part of her daily life in New York City. She wanted to learn more about how people communicate in a productive way, so she enrolled in a mostly long distance program at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington and obtained a master’s degree in Communications and Leadership studies. As part of finishing her coursework, Emily gave a brilliant and uplifting speech at TEDx Sioux Falls, where I was fortunate to be in the audience. Now, I feel fortunate to have Emily as our next guest, along this part of her journey, so that she can share her essential brilliance with you. _______________________________________________ **Video broadcast available** on YouTube @imperfectbest **Learn more about Jason Freeman** at AwkwardlyAwesome.com
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- What is Awkwardly Awesome Podcast w/ Jason Freeman?
<p><span><span style="font-weight:400;">Jason Freeman is a professional speaker, author, and podcaster who makes his living using the very same voice and speech impediment that he spent nearly thirty years of his life trying to hide, proving that sometimes our most awkward obstacles can be our most awesome gifts.</span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-weight:400;"> </span> Awkwardly Awesome Podcast is a show founded on the belief that EVERYONE has an important and engaging story to tell. </span></p> <p><span>Sometimes profound, sometimes funny, educational and always motivational. May you, dear listener, use this podcast to relate and better understand, to be inspired and increase productivity in the areas of your life that you wish to improve. </span></p> <p><span>New episodes EVERY Wednesday.</span></p> <p>_______________________________________________</p> <p>**Video broadcast available** on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@imperfectbest" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@imperfectbest</a></p> <p>**Learn more about Jason Freeman** at <a href="https://jasonwfreeman.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">AwkwardlyAwesome.com</a></p> <p><span></span></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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