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Honored as the American Writing Awards Male Hosted Podcast of the Year for 2026.Why should you listen to this podcast?Because "Stories from Real Life" reminds us we’re not alone.In every episode, expert interviewer Melvin E.
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Ep. 221 - Sass Schaeffer: Who Are You Now? (opens the original)
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What happens when the life you’ve spent years building suddenly no longer fits the person you’ve become? For identity coach Sass Schaeffer , that question isn’t theoretical. Her own journey through major professional and personal upheaval forced her to confront something deeper than how to rebuild her circumstances: she had to reconsider who she was. In this episode of Stories from Real Life , Sass joins Melvin E. Edwards for an intimate conversation about identity, loss, reinvention, and the st
Ep. 220 - Patrick W. Naughton, Jr.: Saving Baker Battery (opens the original)
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What would you do if you opened an old binder at an estate sale and realized you were holding a piece of World War II history? Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and military historian Patrick W. Naughton Jr. knew almost immediately that he had found something extraordinary. Inside the worn binder was a history created by the soldiers of Baker Battery, 881st Field Artillery Battalion, 69th Infantry Division—typed recollections, original sketches, poems, rosters, jokes and firsthand observation
Ep. 219 - Andre Robertson: Before the Pinstripes: How Andre Robertson Changed Texas Baseball (opens the original)
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Andre Robertson on Texas, the Yankees, and the accident that changed everything Former Major League shortstop Andre Robertson joins Melvin E. Edwards to trace a career that moves from Orange, Texas to the University of Texas, the New York Yankees, and the 1981 World Series. He also reflects on the racial barriers he faced, the coaches and teammates who shaped him, and the car accident that reshaped his playing career and life. We discuss: How Andre fell in love with baseball as a kid in Orange,
Ep. 218 - Margaret Eastman Smith: Faith, Family and Freedom (opens the original)
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Margaret Eastman Smith grew up inside Moral Re-Armament (MRA), the international movement that emerged from the Oxford Group and sought to transform society through personal moral and spiritual change. For Margaret, however, MRA wasn’t simply a movement. It was family. In this episode of Stories from Real Life , Margaret joins host Melvin E. Edwards to discuss her memoir, A Spectacular Inheritance: A Memoir of Letting Go , and the extraordinary journey of discovering an identity outside the tigh
Ep. 217 - Dr. Michael Brandt: The Future of Facial Plastic Surgery (opens the original)
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How do medicine, artistry, and psychology come together to transform lives? In this episode, award-winning journalist Melvin E. Edwards sits down with internationally recognized facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Michael Brandt for a thoughtful conversation about confidence, identity, aging, innovation, and the responsibility that comes with changing someone’s appearance. Dr. Brandt discusses his journey into facial plastic surgery, the ethics behind cosmetic procedures, advances in n
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