From Sparks to Light - Inspiring Stories for Challenging Times

About From Sparks to Light - Inspiring Stories for Challenging Times

From Sparks to Light is the podcast about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. These are the stories of people who are giving back in different ways. Learn what inspires them and what they learned along the way. We hope their stories inspire you to find your spark and encourage you to shine your own precious light in the world.

Publisher

Suzanne Maggio

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Jan 2022

Latest episode

24 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

107 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Apr 2025

   Small Potato Activism - Laura Doty

   “We create safety by numbers. The more of us there are, the safer we make everyone.” - Laura Doty I met Laura Doty in 2017 after catastrophic fires leveled much of the county where we both live. We’d shown up to assist the survivors of the fire, people who were now living at the local fairgrounds, uncertain if their house would still be standing when the flames were finally extinguished. For far too many, the answer was no. Over the years we’ve become friends who share a passion for en...

2. 

   17 Apr 2025

   Grassroots Grocery - Dan Zauderer

   “I get a call, … I’m waiting outside on the street corner. … A pickup truck shows up, with a fridge on it. Two guys get out and drop this fridge on the street. And that’s literally the way it started. These two anonymous guys, who drop this fridge on the street. … And there’s this guy named Ruben. And he’s the gatekeeper of the block —making sure everyone’s on good behavior and nobody messes up the block and he says to me, ‘What is this?’ And I say ‘Its a community fridge’. ‘A fridge for the ...

3. 

   10 Apr 2025

   Join or Die - John Crowley

   “If we’re not in community with other people, it’s much easier to throw rocks at each other.” - John Crowley, Aqus Community Foundation. Perhaps you’ve had the opportunity to travel to England or Ireland and experienced it first hand. You step inside a darkly lit room, hard wood paneling defines the space. You step up to the bar, littered with glasses, beer taps and warm bodies waiting to be served. The walls are filled with dozens of yellowing photographs, framed football kits and requisite ...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

78

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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