Podcast Interviews

Natasha Smith: Aspiring Adventurers— from New Zealand and Beyond

Natasha Smith is a well known Fitness and Nutrition identity out of New Zealand and Australia. She is best known as co-founder of Aspiring Adventurers, an online fitness and nutrition platform offering services to clients internationally.

Podcast Interviews

Weathering the Storm with Jon Sadler- Epilepsy Warrior and Advocate, Author

Jon Sadler out of Washington NC- a former engineer instrumental in the creation of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington DC, an avid sailor and epilepsy warrior and advocate turned author- has published inspirational books to help individuals struggling with their own battles by sharing his personal lifelong experiences, his faith and the power of hope. Listen to our inspirational conversation here on Hodge Podge!

Podcast Interviews

Paul Attaway- Author of Blood in the Low Country

Paul Attaway retired from a thirty-year business career in Arizona, and moved across the country to Charleston, South Carolina—back to his Southern roots where he published his debut novel, Blood in the Low Country.

Podcast Interviews

Acclaimed Novelist Bren McClain Talks Southern Fiction

Critically Acclaimed Southern Fiction Novelist Bren McClain joined me on Hodge Podge to talk about her fabulous award-winning debut novel, One Good Mama Bone. She talks about the inspiration behind her novel and offers wonderful advice for aspiring writers as well as her work in progress that has already earned the William Faulkner Novel-In-Progress Award.

Podcast Interviews

The Balanced B- Brittany Moore

Brittany Moore is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, iRest Meditation Teacher, 200 Hour Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher and Nationally Certified School Psychologist. She is the mastermind behind The Balanced B— a virtual studio that offers holistic health coaching- specializing in hormone balancing, stress reduction and self-discovery, as well as group and private yoga classes and more! Listen now!

Podcast Interviews

Chef Asata Reid Helps Parents Raise Healthy Eaters

Chef Asata Reid is teaching parents how to feed their kids through the pages of her debut book and as a health educator with Small Bites Adventure Club!

Podcast Interviews

Stacy Hawks- Dividing Ridge Author and The Writing Wall Podcast Host

Stacy Hawks hails from the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina which inspires her writing. She is the author of Dividing Ridge: the Unsolved Murder of Elva Brannock, Inked in Blue & two poetry collections. Currently, she is working on her second novel due out later this year. In January, she was invited to be the host of Hooked on Books, an author Q&A series for Alleghany Writers.

Children's Book Review, Podcast Interviews

Shermaine Perry-Knights Publishes Book Series to Help a New Generation of Military Kids

Shermaine Perry-Knights has given military families a true gift through the pages of her awesome children’s book series, I Move A Lot and That’s Okay! The book series goes through all of the stages of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS)- a move between one duty station and another. For a child, this can be difficult as you have to pick up and move from your home to a whole new place. Sometimes within the United States and other times, across the world. In her book, she provides relatable, detailed descriptions of this process through sweet stories about military kids experiencing a PCS.

Books, Children's Book Review, Podcast Interviews, travel

Children’s Book Author, Julie Samra, Pulls from World Travel to Create Rich Stories for Young Readers

Julie Samra is the author of an adorable children’s chapter picture book, Kadoo and Ladoo: Mystery of the Missing Necklace. The book’s colorful pages are filled with sweet messages and Indian heritage. The book features two best friends, Kadoo and Ladoo who live in an Indian village and are always searching for excitement. The little detectives discover their aunt’s favorite necklace has gone missing and begin a journey that takes them seeking clues throughout their village.