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Stories from Everywhere is a weekly, unscripted journey into the lives, ideas, and adventures of people from all walks of life. Hosted by award-winning author and journalist Jill L. Ferguson, each episode features candid, heart-centered conversations with guests from around the globe—artists, authors, entrepreneurs, students, elders, innovators, and dreamers—sharing the stories that shaped them. Produced by Let’s Talk About Love SPC, the show celebrates the universal threads that connect us, while honoring the unique voices that make our world endlessly fascinating. Come for the stories, stay for the connection.

Publisher

Let’s Talk About Love SPC

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Mar 2025

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

101 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Episode 75: The Soul of the Machine: Alan Sztaba on Porsches, EVs & the Future of Cars

   What happens when cars become smarter, but perhaps a little less soulful? Porsche Classic-trained technician Alan Sztaba joins Jill L. Ferguson to talk about restoring and building extraordinary Porsches, the future of EVs, disappearing sports cars and convertibles, and why the sound and feel of a great engine still matter. Alan also takes us behind the scenes of a remarkable Safari 911 build, explains how cars have become ”driving computers,” and reveals the rare Porsche he still dreams of getting his hands on. A fascinating conversation about craftsmanship, technology, collector cars and the enduring love of driving.

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Episode 74: Getting My Life Back: Julianne Browne on Invisible Illness, Chronic Pain, and Rediscovering What’s Possible

   For more than 15 years, chronic migraines shaped Julianne Browne’s education, work, relationships, creativity, and ability to make even the simplest plans. Now, after finding a treatment that has dramatically improved her symptoms, Julianne is rediscovering something she once couldn’t count on: possibility. She joins Jill L. Ferguson for an intimate conversation about invisible illness, chronic pain, identity, friendship, returning to school, finding work that fits your life, and the profound joy hidden in ordinary things when you finally begin to get your life back.

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   5 Oct 2026

   Getting My Life Back: Julianne Browne on Invisible Illness, Pain, & Rediscovering What’s Possible

   What happens when pain quietly takes over your life—and then, after years of adjusting, sacrificing, and missing out, you finally begin to get pieces of that life back?Julianne Browne is a writer, gamer, student, aspiring polyglot, animal lover, and self-described “yapper” who can make a new best friend almost anywhere. But for more than 15 years, chronic migraines shaped nearly every part of her life.The illness became so debilitating that Julianne had to leave high school during her senior year. Over the years, migraines interrupted college, made employment difficult, affected friendships and relationships, and even pushed her away from theater—something she deeply loved. At her worst, she spent long stretches largely bedridden, unable to tolerate light or sound and sometimes requiring hospital treatment for the pain.In Episode 74, in this candid and surprisingly joyful conversation with host Jill L. Ferguson, Julianne talks about something people living with invisible illness know intimately: the exhausting uncertainty of never knowing what kind of day you’re going to have. Can you make plans? Can you go to class? Can you work? Can you drive home safely? Can you make dinner? Can you even take a shower? And what happens to your sense of self when the answer is so often, “Maybe”?Julianne also shares the dramatic change she has experienced since beginning Botox treatments for chronic migraine. With her symptoms significantly improved, she has returned to school, started working again, begun making plans with friends, and started imagining a future built around writing, gaming, streaming, and creativity.But perhaps the most moving changes are the smallest ones. Making eggs and toast. Cooking again. Going somewhere without constantly calculating an escape plan. Saying yes to a friend. Waking up and not immediately measuring the day by pain.Julianne and Jill explore invisible illness, identity, friendship, mental and physical health, finding work that fits the life you actually have, and the strange process of rediscovering yourself when the condition that once dominated your identity no longer controls every decision.It’s a conversation about chronic pain, but even more, it’s about possibility. Sometimes getting your life back doesn’t arrive as one enormous, triumphant moment. Sometimes it looks like making yourself eggs and toast.

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