What’s Your Story? is where personal truth meets public healing. Through raw, vulnerable conversations with everyday people, J.D. Murgolo helps guests unearth the stories they’ve been carrying, the ones that shaped them, broke them, healed them, or still haven’t let go. It’s not therapy. It’s storytelling alchemy.
Tales from the Deck: Knight of Pentacles: The Art of Steady Progress
In this episode of Tales from the Deck, we sit with the Knight of Pentacles, a card of patience, diligence, and the slow but steady commitment to the path ahead.
Where The Fool is the leap into the unknown, the Knight of Pentacles is the daily step, the faithful tending, the willingness to keep showing up even when progress feels invisible.
This isn’t fortune-telling. It’s about reflection and story — about finding yourself in the quiet rhythm of persistence, in the work that shapes us as much as we shape it.
Tales from the Deck is a twice-monthly bonus series within the What’s Your Story? podcast, as well as essays on Substack. Each card opens a doorway into the narratives we carry and the truths waiting beneath the surface.
In this episode:
* Exploring the Knight of Pentacles as a symbol of devotion and endurance
* The balance between patience and progress
* How slow, steady effort shapes both story and self
The card is on the table. The story is yours to enter.
If this resonates, share it with someone else who might need to be reminded that their softness is not a weakness it’s the start of healing.
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4 Sept 2025
The Coffee Mug Philosopher: The Wisdom in the Pause (Bonus Episode)
There’s a small wisdom tucked inside every pause. Not the ones you schedule, but the ones that find you—when the kettle takes its time, when silence lingers in conversation, when you realize rushing won’t help.
In this bonus episode of The What’s Your Story? podcast (http:nottodaymedia.com/story), we explore what happens when we treat pauses not as inconveniences, but as invitations.
💭 What if wisdom isn’t a lightning bolt, but a quiet space where nothing seems to be happening, and yet everything is?
Mentioned in this episode
* The Coffee Mug Philosopher appears twice a month, both on the podcast and on Substack (https://storypodcast.substack.com).
* For more reflections and full-length conversations, explore the What’s Your Story? (https://storypodcast.substack.com) podcast archive. (https://storypodcast.substack.com)
✨ If this reflection resonated with you, consider taking one extra pause today—and see what it’s been holding for you.
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1 Sept 2025
Tales from the Deck: The Fool — The Leap into the Unknown
In this first episode of Tales from the Deck, we explore The Fool, the card of beginnings, trust, and the leap into the unknown.
Join me as we sit with the archetype of the traveler at the edge of the cliff, carrying nothing but hope and curiosity. This episode is not about fortune-telling, it’s about reflection, story, and the wisdom the cards have to offer us in our own lives.
The Fool invites us to embrace uncertainty, follow intuition, and open ourselves to new possibilities. Whether you’re stepping into a new chapter, facing a decision, or simply curious about tarot, this episode is a gentle invitation to lean into the unknown.
Tales from the Deck will appear twice a month as a bonus series on the (http://nottodaymedia.com/story)What’s Your Story? (http://nottodaymedia.com/story) podcast (http://nottodaymedia.com/story), as well as essays on Substack. (https://storypodcast.substack.com)Each card offers a story, maybe even one that mirrors your own.
Topics covered in this episode:
* The symbolism and meaning of The Fool
* Archetypes and personal reflection
* How tarot can guide storytelling and self-discovery
Listen, reflect, and let the card speak.
If this resonates, share it with someone else who might need to be reminded that their softness is not a weakness it’s the start of healing.
Join the community → fragilemoments.org/community (https://fragilemoments.org/community)
Subscribe for future episodes + articles → storypodcast.substack.com (https://storypodcast.substack.com/)
Say hello on Instagram. (https://www.instagram.com/nottodaymedia)
Comment on this episode HERE (https://storypodcast.substack.com/p/c04907b6-3df2-41bf-92c6-70fcc4b94489)
Come and share your story on the show HERE (http://nottodaymedia.com/story)
We also make The Montessori Dad (http://nottodaymedia.com/) and Come Back To Earth. (http://nottodaymedia.com/)
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