Episodes

  • Ready, Set Gobble. When Strangers Around the Table Make Thanksgiving Even More Meaningful.

    Ready, Set Gobble. When Strangers Around the Table Make Thanksgiving Even More Meaningful.
    Nov 8 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a couple of fun Thanksgiving stories for you as we head toward the winter holiday season. We have a new book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas, that has lots of Thanksgiving stories in it, plus a few about Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, and then of course the vast majority about Christmas. But I was struck by how many great stories we got about Thanksgiving this year, way more than usual. Thanksgiving is traditionally a family event, but it does lend itself even more than Christmas does to inviting non-family members. And that’s what we’re talking about today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • When Good Things Happen to Good People

    When Good Things Happen to Good People
    Nov 6 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today I want to talk about a couple of very cool stories from our latest book about miracles. In one story, a woman prays for her drinking problem to disappear and through a very strange circumstance she is cured. And in another, a 9/11 wish comes true from across the Atlantic Ocean. I love sharing these stories, and the other 99 in our new book, because they just go to show that miracles are happening around us all the time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • Men Devalued My Work on Wall Street Over and Over Again

    Men Devalued My Work on Wall Street Over and Over Again
    Nov 4 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. I know things have improved but it still seems like women have to be better than men to get the same credit. And our bonuses, or appreciation for our work, don’t seem equal either. We’ve made progress but there’s more to be accomplished. Today I’m going to share with you a piece I wrote for a publication on Medium called The Narrative Arc. It’s called Men Devalued My Work on Wall Street Over and Over Again and you need to listen to the very end to hear the punch line of this story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • Messages from Heaven

    Messages from Heaven
    Nov 1 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels and the Miraculous. Miracles, divine intervention, amazing coincidences—these unexplainable, unexpected surprises really wow us when we read about them at Chicken Soup for the Soul, so we always have a great time making one of these collections. And today I’m going to share two stories about messages from heaven that I’m pretty sure will amaze you, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • The Miracle of a Loved One’s Goodbye

    The Miracle of a Loved One’s Goodbye
    Oct 30 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels and the Miraculous. You don’t have to be religious to be amazed by these stories. They’re just about awe-inspiring things that happened to our writers, stories that will wow you. Today we’re going to talk about miracles that happen on the way out, when someone you love is dying or has just died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • The Most Amazing Coincidences

    The Most Amazing Coincidences
    Oct 28 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I’m going to share a couple of stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels and the Miraculous. These true stories of angels and miracles will strengthen your faith and remind you that good things do happen to good people! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • Miracle? Premonition? How Did This Happen?

    Miracle? Premonition? How Did This Happen?
    Oct 25 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today I want to talk about premonitions and dreams and how sometimes people have the weirdest ability to sense that something is going to happen, whether it’s a sense of foreboding or a vision or a dream. I never believed that this stuff mattered until I spent all these years reading our stories and seeing this stuff in action. So today I’m sharing two stories with you, one about a father having a premonition that may very well have saved his daughter’s life, and the other about a woman who had a whole conversation with her boyfriend in her bedroom the night that he died, not realizing that he was actually still thousands of miles away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Grumpy Stranger? Angry Colleague? Don’t Take It Personally! It’s not about you.

    Grumpy Stranger? Angry Colleague? Don’t Take It Personally! It’s not about you.
    Oct 23 2024
    Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I’m going to share with you one of my most popular pieces on Medium. If you don’t know what Medium is, it’s a place where writers can get their short pieces published, either by themselves, or in someone else’s publication. I started getting published on Medium in April, mostly in two publications which feature interesting stories and great writing. This story appeared in a publication called The Narrative Arc, and it’s called Grumpy Stranger? Angry Colleague? Don’t Take It Personally! It’s not about you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    12 mins