HeyJaredPeople Worth Caring About
Most people overlook them. We won’t. On "People Worth Caring About," documentary producer Peter Murphy Lewis—creator of the hit series now streaming on smart TVs across the U.S.—and Jalene Carpenter, the long-term care visionary who helped build it, shine a light on the quiet…
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The Extraordinary Journey of a Four-Time Cancer Survivor (opens the original)
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Keep Going: Alicia Staley on Four-Time Cancer Survivorship, Patient Advocacy, and Building Better Clinical Research Peter Murphy Lewis sits down with Alicia Staley, Chief Patient Officer at Medidata and a four-time cancer survivor, for a conversation about identity, resilience, and why patient experience should shape healthcare technology. Alicia shares how surviving cancer four times changed the way she sees time, work, and purpose, and why she now fully embraces patient advocacy as part of who
From Dirty Jobs to Caregiving: What Unusual Work Taught Peter (opens the original)
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This episode is a personal conversation about how Peter Murphy Lewis’ unusual career path shaped the way he thinks about caregiving. Jalene and Peter discuss listening, observation, emotional resilience, and why hands-on care is one of the hardest and most undervalued kinds of work. We also touch on identity and community through sports mascots and school pride, using Nebraska and Gonzaga as examples of how symbols create connection. Key Topics: In this episode, Peter explains how working more t
How to Find Hidden Storytellers Inside Your Organization (opens the original)
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This conversation looks at why the people with the most meaningful stories are often the ones least comfortable on camera. Peter and Jalene discuss how trust, relatability, and lower production pressure help surface authentic stories from direct care staff, leaders, and quiet contributors inside organizations.They also break down a practical approach to helping people tell their story, from asking better questions to framing everyday work as valuable, human, and worth caring about. Key topics In
The Unexpected Power of Organic Moments in Advocacy Filmmaking (opens the original)
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In this episode, Peter Murphy Lewis and Jalene share behind-the-scenes insights from filming a documentary with frontline caregivers at the Capitol, highlighting the power of storytelling in advocacy and leadership. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to filming with frontline caregivers 00:07 The challenge of directing on the run 00:33 Experiencing the Capitol filming journey 01:20 The group's humility and lack of ego 02:03 Capturing organic, emotional moments 03:07 Unexpected insights during interview
How to Make America Curious About Aging (opens the original)
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In this episode, Peter and Jalene explore innovative ways to raise curiosity about aging and long-term care through engaging content and street experiments. They share practical ideas, testing methods, and creative projects to inspire change and awareness. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Personal Stories about World Cup and Soccer 02:21 Introducing the Project to Raise Curiosity About Aging 03:11 Defining Curiosity and How to Capture Attention 04:01 Goals of the Gerontology Content Project 05:26
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