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August 17, 202636 min
Radio Dispatch: Well, That Was A Disaster - Aug 17 2026
A drive home through severe Midwest weather turns into something much bigger than expected. A dispatch about situational awareness, disaster preparedness, and what happens when disaster suddenly gets very literal.
July 25, 202625 min
Radio Dispatch: Taking The Fence Down - Jul 24 2026
A hot evening, an old fence, and an unexpected reminder that some of the best connections happen when we make a little more room for each other.
July 1, 202614 min
Radio Dispatch: The Flags We Carry - Jul 01 2026
What are the flags we carry — and which ones are worth climbing for? A reflection on purpose, identity, and the people willing to risk everything to make themselves and others visible.
June 8, 202620 min
Radio Dispatch: Proof of Life - Jun 07 2026
After a long day at a local Pride event, a conversation about community sparked a reflection on connection, leadership, and the people who keep showing up in our lives. In this episode, I explore the idea of "what we owe each other," the continuity that exists even as people, organizations, and relationships change, and why slowing down might be the key to appreciating the moments that matter most. Sometimes proof of life isn't found in grand achievements. Sometimes it's a familiar face, an unexpected conversation, a shared meal, or the simple realization that you're part of something bigger than yourself.
May 27, 202624 min
Radio Dispatch: What We Tend - May 26 2026
An arts-and-crafts-time spiral about sticky notes, overwhelm, nervous systems, and accidentally creating a real-life Victory Garden. In this Radio Dispatch, Alex reflects on psychological safety, ADHD, physical rituals, and why tiny visible acts of care can matter so much when life starts moving too fast. Maybe growth doesn’t always look dramatic. Maybe sometimes it looks like small signs that something in us is still willing to sprout.
May 10, 202634 min
Radio Dispatch: What Remains - May 10 2026
A rearranged living room sparked a bigger realization: continuity and consistency are not the same thing. In this Radio Dispatch, Alex reflects on why change can feel so emotionally disorienting, how we build internal maps around people, places, and identity, and why consistency — not sameness — is often what helps us through transition. Maybe safety isn’t that nothing changes. Maybe safety is discovering what remains when things do.
March 28, 202613 min
Radio Dispatch: Remember - Mar 28 2026
A reflection on memory, protest, and what it means to show up. From the Women’s March to today’s No Kings March—this is about not forgetting, and choosing your place in the moment.
March 15, 202622 min
Radio Dispatch: So The World Doesnt Change You - Mar 15 2026
When the world feels heavy, it’s easy to react, stay silent, or drift away from the things that matter most to us. In this Radio Dispatch, Alex explores what values really mean through personal stories about integrity, mistakes, and speaking up. Sometimes the goal isn’t changing the world overnight — it’s making sure the world doesn’t change you.
February 19, 202614 min
Radio Dispatch: Through Is Not Smooth - Feb 18 2026
We’re living inside history — and it doesn’t feel smooth. Corporate timelines keep moving. LinkedIn sounds polished. Meanwhile, parts of the world are unstable in very real ways. When threat becomes ambient, overwhelm might not be weakness. It might be attunement. “Through” isn’t poetic. It’s heavy. But it’s still the way.
February 3, 202637 min
Radio Dispatch: Between Avoidance and Automation - Feb 02 2026
This dispatch sits in the space between rejecting AI outright and using it without reflection — tracing how curiosity, work, ADHD, therapy, and lived experience reshaped my relationship with it over time. It’s about structure instead of shortcuts, disagreement without apology, and using tools in ways that keep us grounded in ourselves and in real human connection. Not replacing. Not avoiding. Just thinking with — in real time.
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