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Welcome friends to The Brittany Wheeler Show! Join Brittany Wheeler as she interviews ordinary people living extraordinary lives. Men and Women whose story will encourage you and remind you the life you long for is just ahead. We are all doing our best with what we have. But sometimes we need to know that there ARE others who have gone where we have, or are fighting the same battles at the same time! You are NOT alone and this podcast will remind you of just that! ~~~~~~~~~~ Our goal here at ...
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About Episode In the silence when all that can be heard is the beeping of breathing machines and medical equipment came the silent whispers of God. Annette Audrey dreamed of a life rich in memories with healthy children and a motherhood that was the exact opposite of what God gave her. The life she was blessed with would begin to have more meaning …
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About Episode The childhood Anthony had would forever frame his future. As the youngest child raised in a blue collar family in Worcester Massachusetts Anthony was not shy of hard work. He wouldn’t know it then but his favorite pastime of watching sitcoms was one of the reasons laughter came so easy to him. At a crossroad moment he found himself fa…
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About Episode Despite fighting against it and even pursuing another career path Mike Ashcraft found himself stepping into pastoral leadership in his 20’s. While his dreams were to build and create as it related to architecture. God would show him that building a church and creating a framework for God to work, was the greatest architectural work he…
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A landmark exhibition spanning the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints marks a milestone in the culture's artistic output and appreciation. The 121-work exhibition, Work and Wonder: 200 Years of Latter-day Saint Art, is curated by Heather Belnap, Ashlee Whitaker Evans, and Brontë Hebdon. They join in this wide-ranging convers…
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About Episode An upcoming wedding amidst a global pandemic gave Mary Haight the perfect opportunity to slow down and evaluate the life she was about to enter into. Saying no to others and saying yes to herself has catapulted her into a season of ultimate discovery. Learning how to love yourself is harder than you think. In today’s episode my dear f…
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About Episode America’s pastime stole the heart of a young boy from Massachusetts. An athletic journey that would place him in rooms with players and coaches who are considered some of the best. A work ethic and determination that surpassed all the doubt, rejection and obstacles that came his way. Mark Shannon found himself playing Division II base…
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The publication of Latter-day Saint Art: A Critical Reader is a landmark event, the first comprehensive critical examination of Mormon Art. In this interview, co-editors Mason Kamana Allred and Amanda Beardsley introduce the chapters with insights into the reasons why each is indispensable. Then, the authors of this 664-page book from Oxford Univer…
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The publication of Latter-day Saint Art: A Critical Reader is a landmark event, the first comprehensive critical examination of Mormon Art. In this interview, co-editors Mason Kamana Allred and Amanda Beardsley introduce the chapters with insights into the reasons why each is indispensable. Then, the authors of this 664-page book from Oxford Univer…
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About Episode What would improve in your life if you saw the glass half full? If you looked at every opportunity as a way to be kind and help people? If every interaction regardless of its origin was met with respect and kindness? Mike Davies is a living example of choosing kindness, love and helping others as the undercurrent for his entire life. …
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A story is not just a story, it is someone’s life experience. Sayantani Dasgupta grew up believing in the magic of her writing. From the very beginning with a magic red pen, she believed she would be a writer who brought the most enchanting stories to the page. Inspired by her grandfather, aunts, uncles and many mentors along the way she is now pay…
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Growing up as a Christian and walking with the Lord, Antwann Harper thought that showing any sign of struggle would dishonor God. He presented himself as whole and would take on the emotional burdens of friends and family. Antwann’s smile and laughter were masking pain he didn’t know he was hiding. A son of an emotionally and verbally abusive alcoh…
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About Episode In her early 20's Meghan King thought that loving her husband was the next step in her life. Meg found out quickly that she needed to evaluate how much she loved herself. She discovered self compassion is fundamental to the most fulfilling marriage and relationships. Shortly after being married both she and her husband embarked on a h…
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The young nonprofit organization, Inspired Arts League, is the focus of this interview with its founder Brittany Scott and executive producer Ellen Wheeler. It’s a fascinating model: invite global artists who are already accomplished to be members and give them as a group, through workshops and collaboration, tools to more effectively tell stories …
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We are all one event, one experience and even one doubter away from living out our dreams. How many of you have been told you can’t do something, and proved them wrong? Sarah Carter spent 11 years in the Navy achieving what very few individuals can. Now as a retired Navy pilot her life has transformed. She is seeking peace not validation, coaching …
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About Episode Recommit to your greatest desires and dreams. Accept that life is all happening for you and not to you. Amongst the endless corn fields of southern Indiana Keesha Starr began dreaming of coaching leaders. Although the dream was clear and pure at 15, the life between now and then has proven treacherous. Yet she joins us and shares how …
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About Episode Impacting an entire community starts with one step; a step in faith. It requires you to see beyond your own comfort and become intrigued by a different way of living. Your life's work does not mean you have to be broke or move to another country. Most often your calling is right in front of you. Jeremy Hardy joins us and educates us o…
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About Episode Seeking self worth is a personal journey. We may not all be afforded the family or community to instill that within us. Crystal Bretton found herself self confident but void of self worth. Growing up with a birth mother and adoptive mother who never felt their own worth and as a result destined Crystal to a life in the adoption system…
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In this interview with Rachel Helps, Wikipedian-in-Residence at the BYU Library, researcher and author Helps explains her work refining, creating, correcting, and researching Wikipedia pages that relate to the unrivaled collection of Mormon Studies volumes at the Harold B Lee Library at Brigham Young University. The conversation includes interestin…
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About Episode Imagine what your life would be like if you pushed past everyone’s doubt or disbelief in your dreams. Who would you be? Who could you impact? Danielle Pearson brings us back to moments when influential people in her life poured out doubt and disbelief in who she could become. Proving God right and others wrong has been a motivation fo…
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About Episode Are you ready to do what it takes to build the career of your dreams? Will you do hard things when no one is watching? Dave Pierce joins me to talk about his career success and his growth over the past decade. We take some time to reminisce as Franklin Pierce University alumni and are reminded of how incredibly blessed we were. Dave n…
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About Episode Learn how you have the power within to rewrite your story. An incredible conversation with Jessica Wolfe whose life should have looked much different. But her refusal to give up and the soulfire within led her to the most enriching self discovery. Understand the power of words and belief in others. The next chapters of your book are r…
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Brett Peterson is Director, Exhibition Media and Interactives at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, which is at the forefront of engaging audiences and making exhibitions memorable by the creation of accompanying original, responsive digital media. In this episode Peterson describes the shifting expectation of visitors regarding te…
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Join me as I interview my friend and fellow Franklin Pierce University alumni Alicia Baldino-Melia. It has been over 12 years since we have seen each other in person but our conversation does not skip a beat. Get ready to be encouraged and enlightened as Alicia shares crossroad moments and life changing decisions that have led her to the life she l…
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About Episode Life was going well, just well. But after a flood in her apartment Lauren Filbert was faced with a choice. Uplifting her life and going home to Wilmington, NC or staying in Raleigh, NC and fixing what was broken. Her choice while hard has led her to the best years of her life. Fulfillment and healing have been gifted to her. Join us a…
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About Episode Lauren Burke spent so much of her life searching for the “perfect” job and fitting into all the wrong places. Over the course of three dozen careers she learned so much about who she is not. All of her dreams and experiences have led her to Wilmington, poised to support and encourage this community. Lauren is now showering the communi…
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Artist Collin Bradford makes video, sound, photography, sculpture, and other media. In this interview, the incoming art department chair at Brigham Young University discusses his work, how art speaks directly to the brain through the senses, and his work as a reflection of concerns about the future. His video installation, A Burning Hope (2021) is …
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About Episode I spent most of my life controlled by my emotions. I was a victim of “I will do it later”. Or “Just one more episode.” It became this really debilitating cycle where I would choose the feeling of not wanting to complete the task over the need to do it. Becoming healthy, going sober and even mastering timeliness were areas of my life I…
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This episode with composer S. Andrew Lloyd celebrates the world premiere of his song cycle, Amaranthine, which was written for and performed by international opera star Rachel Willis-Sørensen at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall, April 9, 2024. The composer discusses how he came to write the prize-winning work and his emotional response to hearing it for…
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About Episode Every interview I have is such a gift. But this interview is so special because I am talking with my cousin and one of the most important people in my life, Nicole Burke. Medical conditions and obstacles of daily living have plagued her life. Spending most of her early childhood at Boston Children’s hospital or other medical facilitie…
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The winner of the 2024 Prize of The Ariel Bybee Endowment at the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts is Mia Black. In this interview, Black introduces herself and her winning project, which will be a collection of American Folk Music aimed at elementary school-age classrooms. The breakthrough idea here is Black's plan to organize the collection using …
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About Episode: It seemed like the world didn’t want Milton Young to thrive. Even his guidance counselor spoke limiting belief over his future. As a first generation American he knew how to work hard, and wasn’t going to settle for anything less than his desire for more. His determination and grit to be what everyone told him he couldn’t led him to …
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Brad Pelo, President and Executive Producer of The Chosen discusses the series' global ambition to provide all episodes in 600 languages. The vast challenges of dubbing and subtitling the series about Jesus while maintaining the writer's unique contemporary dialogue and tone are discussed in this interview alongside the powerful experiences Pelo ha…
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The tale told often is of rejection and defeat. But what if the ending was for your good and for a life much richer than you could imagine? Listen to my conversation with Kalley Niebuhr as we talk about how she went from Hollywood to Wilmywood and from producing TV shows to producing children's books. Her incredible journey and getting "bamboozled"…
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Everyday we face crossroads that require us to make a decision. Some could be a simple "whats for dinner?" decision. While others could be which partner do I choose? Or do I leave everything I have ever known? The crossroad of "choosing your hard" takes practice, falling flat on your face and making the wrong choice more than you make the right one…
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Many arts audiences go to performances and exhibitions without thinking much about the institutional leadership that makes these events possible. In this episode, Richard Bushman, chairman of the board of the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts and Mykal Urbina, the Center's executive director, announce a chairman-elect, Stanley Hainsworth. The trio t…
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About Episode We are the sum of our choices. At 21, Alexis Perry found herself in jail and at a life changing cross road. Does she keep doing what she is doing and end up back in jail or worse? Or does she find help to become the better version of herself. On fire for God and leaving a legacy Alexis is here to tell her story of redemption and a rel…
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Looking to make lasting changes in certain areas of your life? Longing to stick with a goal? Join Brittany as she dives deeper into The New Year Sustainable You Process. Looking for more help and or guidance, DM or email tbws@localmotivecollaborative.com! So many reasons why goals won't work- set yourself up for success by trying them on first Have…
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From 2014-2022 I spent New Years Days creating goals based on 24 hours of reflection. But each of these years all I achieved was burnout and disappointment. I only took a day to decide what goals “fit” for that year. Rather than “trying on” goals that would fit because I was willing to create sustainable change. After listening to a successful entr…
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As an influencer with over 11.5 thousand followers Amanda Hoffman of Wilmingtonmom is seen as a local celebrity. Bringing a "family friendly" lens to the Lower Cape Fear area. While the community knows of her as this public figure, I am elated to welcome you into a conversation to get to know the human and ray of sunshine behind the instagram handl…
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In preparation for the 2024 Prize of The Ariel Bybee Endowment at the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts that will sponsor a new music program, singer and music education Jamie Peterson and intellectual property attorney Patrick Perkins discuss with passion the urgency for more music education in public schools. With the deadline for submissions fast…
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Living in fear of God and battling depression and suicide James was living in complete darkness. Saying yes to a youth group would be the catalyst that brought him to understanding unconditional love and the light that lives within God's children. Love always wins, and James’ is a testament to this. Join us and hear just how James has overcome obst…
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250 Downloads!!! I could not imagine we would be this far with ONLY 8 episodes uploaded! Thank you all so much for listening, sharing and receiving from the BWS! I am excited for the consistent growth and following that is continuing to move throughout the podcast world. More and more episodes to come that will help you and help others you know! I …
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This show-and-tell episode features Erin Eastmond and Glen Nelson discussing holiday gift ideas by LDS creatives that are featured in the Center's Christmas Gift Guide. They include children's books, music, art, religious books, scholarly works, food, poetry, family activities, and a few items offered as benefit art works for the Center. Erin and G…
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Katie Tate is an incredibly kind, driven and motivated woman who has spent her career serving the community. During our time together you will hear how she has chosen to serve and make a difference in not just her career but in how she raises her daughters. You will always find Katie with a smile and a joyful personality, both of which take practic…
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Join Samm and I as we talk about business, choosing your hard and being kind! During this episode you will get the chance to hear how life is a series of choices and it doesn't always end up the way you believe it will, but it can be EVEN BETTER! Samm Sawyer is a visionary and has found herself helping small businesses grow their vision through dig…
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In this episode, the Center celebrates with composer Steven L. Ricks the upcoming premiere of his multimedia chamber opera, Baucis and Philemon (BAH-sis and Phi-LEE-mon), which was commissioned by the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts in 2019. The story comes from Ovid's Metamorphosis. It is a fable about a couple who ask the gods to be turned into …
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Robert Raleigh and Andrew Hall, the two editors of the book, The Path and the Gate: Mormon Short Fiction, gather to talk about the process of creating a new collection of fiction in this panel discussion that also includes Jennifer Quist, one of the book's authors and the fiction editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. The chat includes ob…
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Join us as we talk about Julian's journey of dreaming, doing the work and listening to God's call. This conversation will inspire you and encourage you to do what it takes to live a fulfilling life. Sometimes the plan you have for yourself is not the ultimate plan, but learning how to grow through it and adapt leads you closer to who you are mean't…
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Three authors from the new collection, The Path and the Gate: Mormon Short Fiction, gather to talk about their stories, lives, and works in this lively panel discussion. The authors are Todd Robert Peterson, Ryan McIlvain, and Heidi Naylor. All three authors are also university teachers, and a question about responses to each other's stories turns …
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Join us as we talk about plants, and the life that God has called him too. Lucas McLawhorn is the owner of Well-Fed Ed a plant based Vegan food truck in Wilmington, NC. All of his past and experiences have led him to this episode and the journey he is taking nourishing the community. "Never look back unless you're going that way!" A beautiful messa…
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