Swan Dive

About Swan Dive

Swan Dive Podcast celebrates people who pivoted to chase their dreams: artists, entrepreneurs, musical legends like George Clinton, Olympic gold medalists, Africa’s first black female neurosurgeon, journalists, formerly incarcerated persons and every day people from all walks of life ... share what drove them to find the courage to chase their dream. Hosts and lifelong friends, Stuart Sheldon and Ron Rothberg, launched Swan Dive in 2020 as Ron prepared for his own swan dive. After an illustrious 25-year media sales career he returned to his passion - content creation. Stu leapt from Wall Street to the arts three decades ago and never looked back. They approach each guest's dive through these distinct lenses, aiming to reveal something precious and inspiring. Follow now on Apple Podcasts ... or wherever you listen to podcasts. Share your Swan Dive story with us and we may feature you. Find us @stuart_sheldon and ronrothberg@comcast.net.

Publisher

Ron Rothberg and Stu Sheldon

Category

business · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Mar 2020

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 112 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ashaari Pope - "Music is My GPS" - From Paint Store to R&B Star

   Host [Host Name] interviews R&B artist Ashaari Pope about her journey from a paint store to becoming a South Florida artist to watch in 2024.

2. 

   4 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Josh T Franco - Dance in Museums - Multi-Talented West Texas Artist Becomes US Latinx Art Forum Director

   Host [Host Name] interviews artist and US Latinx Art Forum Director Josh T. Franco about integrating dance into museum spaces and his unique artistic journey.

3. 

   16 Jun 2026

   John Medina - "The Cure Complex" - Formerly Addicted & Incarcerated, Now Working to Rehabilitate the Prison System

   John Medina's short film, The Cure Complex, explores the epidemic of drug addiction in prison and the systemic failures that perpetuate Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in the prison system. "Recovery is an industry, and industries need customers. Rehabs don't succeed when people move on, they succeed when people stay," says Medina, whose own journey through addiction and incarceration motivated him to be an agent of change. His film highlights the importance of addressing the root causes of subs...

Inside a recent episode

Ashaari Pope - "Music is My GPS" - From Paint Store to R&B Star

Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You have your capabilities become proven with time. Yeah. Validation. Things that you thought you could do or hoped you can do. Once you've started doing them and you've done them repeatedly and now you start doing them more and more rapidly. expertly, then you start to be like, okay, I'm good at this. […]

Who has been a guest on Swan Dive

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ashaari Pope
• Josh T Franco
• Asha Elias

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

43 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

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

Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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