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Spirit Talk Show - Bedtime Stories for Grown Ups

Spirit Talk Show is a storytelling podcast built on genuine human connection. Each episode features meaningful conversations, live cold readings, and shared creativity with remarkable guests.Stories unfold naturally—sometimes eerie, sometimes funny, sometimes deeply moving—through personal memories, original works, and AI-assisted storytelling. Every episode honors real voices, lived experiences, and the power of being fully present.Spirit Talk Show is a space where stories are shared, voices are

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47:52

S6-EP7: Publishing Myths, Persistence, and the Quiet...

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2026/02/18

What if success as a writer isn’t measured in bestseller lists—but in persistence, purpose, and showing up anyway? In this deeply grounding episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle is joined by Terry Whalin—editor, author, acquisitions professional, and publishing mentor whose decades-long career has helped thousands of writers navigate the often confusing, myth-filled world of publishing. With more than 60 books written, contributions to over 50 magazines, and years spent

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S6-EP8: Advancing Others with Dom Brightmon, the...

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2026/02/18

What does it mean to leave something behind that truly lasts?In this deeply uplifting episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle and producer Howie welcome author, speaker, and podcaster Dom Brightmon, a self-described Positive Thought Catalyst whose life’s work centers on one powerful idea: advance others so they can advance themselves. From becoming the youngest Area Director in Toastmasters at just 23, to writing bestselling books like Going North and Stay the Course, to

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48:52

S6-EP6: Fantasy, Trauma, and Storytelling as Survival...

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2026/02/11

Some stories entertain.Others quietly keep us alive. In this powerful and deeply human episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle is joined by Richard Spiegel, a prolific fantasy and dark speculative fiction author whose work lives at the intersection of imagination, trauma, love, and resilience. Richard is the author of five published novels—with many more already written—and the creator of expansive story worlds including the Wolves and Ravens trilogy and the ongoing

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S6-EP5: Tiny Worlds, Borrowed Light, and the Stories...

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2026/02/04

What happens when you stop chasing spectacle—and start chasing truth?In this richly layered episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle sits down with Sacramento filmmaker, actor, musician, and creative instigator Sean Kilcoyne for an evening that drifts effortlessly between laughter, philosophy, memory, and imagination. Sean is the kind of storyteller who builds entire worlds from small rooms: public-access studios, festival-bound short films, late-night scripts, and borrowed

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00:11:50

S6-EP4.5: A Special Engagement Planet Man – Episode...

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2026/02/01

Dantro and Pat risk everything as they slip into Marston’s palace through a hidden tunnel, searching desperately for Billy and Jane before it’s too late. Deep behind enemy lines, every step brings new danger. Meanwhile, across the galaxy, the League of Planets prepares for open war against Marston, setting the stage for a conflict that could determine the fate of multiple worlds. Tension rises on all fronts in this suspenseful chapter of The Planet Man.

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00:55:04

S6-EP4: Jonathan Hutton: Unflappable – Soaring Beyond...

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2026/01/28

In this moving episode of Spirit Talk Show – Bedtime Stories for Grown Ups, Doyle sits down with writer, paraglider pilot, and rare cancer survivor Jonathan Hutton, author of Unflappable: Soaring Beyond Diagnosis.Jonathan’s journey begins with an unassuming runny nose that turned out to be a rare, incurable head and neck cancer. What followed was a 16-year odyssey through surgeries, treatments, loss, and rediscovery. Yet, amid the pain and rebuilding, Jonathan found new meaning—in the air. As a

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00:12:51

S6-EP3.5: A Special Engagement Planet Man – Episode...

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2026/01/25

The war escalates beyond Earth as Dantro takes the fight into space itself. With Martian forces pressing their advantage, the Planet Man and his allies engage in a high-stakes confrontation among the stars. As ships collide and strategies are tested, courage and ingenuity become Earth’s last defense. Victory is uncertain, danger is everywhere, and the future of two worlds hangs in the balance in this pulse-pounding chapter of The Planet Man.

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00:47:55

S6-EP3: Riding the Waves of Reality: A Life Lived...

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2026/01/21

Author, adventurer, and lifelong dreamer Alison Gieschen—known as the nautical novelist—shares her remarkable story of courage, creativity, and reinvention.After three decades running an equestrian program, Alison and her husband sold everything to pursue a dream many only imagine: circumnavigating the globe on a 43-foot sailboat. Their voyage has taken them through 46 countries, across the Panama Canal, and into the heart of what it means to live freely and fully.From terrifying storms and

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00:12:57

S6-EP2.5: A Special Engagement Planet Man – Episode...

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2026/01/18

The threat becomes reality. As Mars launches its long-anticipated assault, Earth faces destruction from the skies and beyond. With defenses failing and panic spreading, Dantro races against time to counter Marston’s plan and protect the planet he has sworn to defend. Loyalties are tested, sacrifices loom, and the true cost of interplanetary war comes into focus as The Planet Man pushes the story into full-scale conflict.

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S6-EP2: Hush No More: The Truth Michael D. Selig Says...

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2026/01/14

We launch the new year with a guest whose life reads like a classified dossier—and whose message may define the decade ahead. Michael D. Selig, former Marine Corps aviator turned bestselling author of Hush, steps into the Spirit Talk Show studio to reveal what he believes is humanity’s most important, most suppressed truth: we are not alone, we have never been alone, and the world is racing toward an event that will change everything.Selig’s novel may be fiction, but the research behind it—military

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01:01:07

S6-EP1: The Queen of the Treasure Coast — Shelita...

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2026/01/07

This is not just the start of a new season — it’s one of our longest, most powerful, and most beloved episodes yet. We are honored to launch Season 6 of Spirit Talk Show with a true icon: Shelita Taylor, the Queen of the Treasure Coast. A dazzling drag performer, activist, and storyteller, Shelita’s journey from small-town Florida to the heart of Sacramento is as riveting as it is inspiring.In this special season opener, Shelita opens up about:Her early awakenings and the “second coming out” of

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00:15:38

S5-EP27.5: A Special Engagement Planet Man – Episode...

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2026/01/04

In this thrilling installment of The Planet Man, the stakes skyrocket as Dantro and Pat find themselves prisoners of Marston, the ruthless ruler of Mars. With Earth’s fate hanging in the balance, the intrepid Planet Man must confront betrayal and danger head-on—especially when Slats appears to switch sides. As alliances shift and peril mounts, the battle to defend Earth and resist Martian domination begins in earnest.

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S5-EP27: Finale - Marked by the Unknown with Scott Wells

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2025/12/31

In the chilling and unforgettable Spirit Talk Show Season 5 finale, Doyle welcomes bestselling thriller and horror author Scott Wells, whose breakout novel Marked by Ouija has captivated readers around the world. Wells—an award-winning screenwriter, immersive event architect, and survivor of his own real-life haunting—joins Doyle for a deeply personal and eerie conversation that blurs the line between truth and fiction.Together, they unpack the terrifying true story that inspired Marked by Ouija: a

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00:13:28

S5-EP26.5: A Special Engagement Planet Man – Episode...

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2025/12/25

Special Engagement by Spirit Talk ShowWith the crew of Earth’s first Moon rocket now safely aboard Dantro’s interstellar craft, the journey to Planeria Rex—capital of all planets—begins in earnest. The humans, still stunned from their near-fatal lunar mission, discover that their rescue is only the beginning of a much larger destiny.But the voyage is suddenly interrupted.A vast swarm of meteors erupts across their course, hammering the ship with deadly precision. Dantro realizes instantly that this

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00:59:17

S5-EP26: Steve Gallegos: Unshackled – The Power to...

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2025/12/24

For this Christmas Eve episode of Spirit Talk Show – Bedtime Stories for Grown Ups, Doyle welcomes the radiant and inspiring Steve Gallegos — a man whose life reads like a movie, and whose message will stir your soul.Known as America’s Ambassador of Success, Steve’s journey spans from a childhood in Chile to the United States Marine Corps, the courtroom, the stage, and beyond. He’s been a police officer, trial lawyer, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and TEDx speaker — but his true calling is

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00:12:35

S5-EP25.5: Special Release: Planet Man – Episode 2: :...

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2025/12/18

Special Presentation by Spirit Talk ShowEarth’s first rocket ship hurtles through space on its historic voyage to the Moon — until catastrophe strikes. Systems fail. Trajectory falters. And the crew faces the terrifying truth that their mission, and their lives, may never return home.At the final moment, a mysterious ship appears. Onboard is Dantro — The Planet Man, a guardian of interplanetary peace who intervenes just as the doomed lunar craft spirals toward destruction. His daring rescue sparks

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S5-EP25: Radical Compassion: Ann Russo on Healing...

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2025/12/17

In this deeply moving episode of Spirit Talk Show – Bedtime Stories for Grownups, Doyle sits down with Ann Russo, founder of AMR Therapy, feminist therapist, educator, and visionary leader in inclusive mental health care.From her early curiosity about faith and identity to the creation of the groundbreaking Religious Trauma Treatment Model (RTTM), Ann shares a journey rooted in empathy, courage, and radical honesty. Together, they explore the intersections of spirituality, queerness, and healing—how

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00:18:39

S5-EP24.5: Special Release: Planet Man – Episode 1 -...

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2025/12/11

This exclusive special release is part of the Spirit Talk Show – Bedtime Stories for Grownups archive series, featuring a fully acted and sound-designed revival of The Planet Man, lovingly recorded by Doyle more than a decade ago. In this limited-run sci-fi event, listeners will hear Doyle step into several character roles, bringing new life, personality, and dimension to this classic 1950s radio adventure.Originally produced in New York and syndicated in the early 1950s, The Planet Man followed

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00:49:02

S5-EP24: Law, Literature, and the Power of...

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2025/12/10

In this episode of Spirit Talk Show – Bedtime Stories for Grown Ups, Doyle sits down with Michael Stockham — Cornell Law graduate, veteran litigator, and bestselling author of Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer and the Jake Fox thriller series. For over two decades, Stockham has commanded the courtroom by day and the page by night, transforming real-life legal battles into stories that pulse with humanity, tension, and moral complexity.Together, Doyle and Michael explore the delicate balance

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S5-EP23: Tim Reuben — Tequila: A Global Saga of...

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2025/12/03

In this gripping episode of Spirit Talk Show, Doyle welcomes Tim Reuben — Harvard-trained attorney, seasoned trial strategist, and author of the explosive international thriller Tequila: A Story of Success, Love, and Violence.Tim spent decades inside real courtroom battles, navigating the razor-sharp world of high-stakes litigation. Now, he channels that lifetime of experience into a sweeping novel that spans generations and crosses continents — from the agave fields of Mexico to Manhattan

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