Garage Conversations with Char
Charlene Brisbane, Shelby Brisbane · Charlene Brisbane
Show overview
Garage Conversations with Char has been publishing since 2020, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 99 episodes. That works out to roughly 120 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 54 min and 1h 27m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 7 months ago. Published by Charlene Brisbane.
From the publisher
The purpose of Garage Conversations with Char are threefold: to inform; engage; and inspire. Many of the episodes of the podcasts were literally recorded in my garage in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. Want to learn more, visit garargeconversationwithchar.com.
Latest Episodes
View all 99 episodesEp 99Char's Reflections
ReferencesLegacy Food Equipment RepairBlessed with Words PublishingBut God... Testimonies of Women Who Are Overcomers and ConquerorsClothed N StrengthWesley Theological SeminaryDare to Imagine Church
Ep 98Char & Shelby Give Back Suggestions
ReferencesYMWIC (Young Men and Women In ChargeYazdanian FundSafe Helps GroupPhilabundanceMannaCovenant HouseDare to BlessMansion at Noble LaneSankofa Community FarmFood DesertsCommunity FridgesThe Wooden Shoe BooksZine5 Call AppGoods Unite UsLibby AppDoctors Against Genocide
Ep 97A Passion for Service
ReferencesDare to Imagine ChurchDare to BlessFocal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)Gift of Life
Ep 96CHILL OUT Prison Inmate Re Establishment Program
ReferencesCHILL OUT Prison Inmate Re Establishment ProgramFacebookWebsite: preparedplaceministeries.orgRomans 8:28Habakkuk 2:2 Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center (PICC)The EXtravagant EXperience - From Prison to Poise, September 12th & 20th, 2025 (CHILL OUT Fashion Show)
Ep 94Giving Back via Financial Literacy
ReferencesInstagram: Purpose_AccomplishedFacebook: Purpose AccomplishedEmail: [email protected]
Ep 95Giving Back Via Life Coaching
ReferencesYou Tube: Vern ExpressionLinkedIn: Lavern OliverFacebook: La-LovingLife OliverLavern Oliver Book: Late to the Game: But Winning
Ep 93Giving Back In the Workplace: Neurodiversity
ReferencesEmeritus Professor Amanda KirbyDisability:INWhat Is Neurodiversity Employment Resources (Neurodiversity)Autism @ Work PlaybookCAI Neurodiverse Solutions (specializing in autism employment)
Ep 92Rahabs Hope
ReferencesRahab's Hope WebsiteRahab's Hope FacebookInstagram: Rahab's_HopeChosen 300
Ep 91Mom Your Business
ReferencesMom Your BusinessCommunity Development Finance InstitutionNot-For-Profit vs NonprofitAll Social Media: Mom Your Business
Ep 90The Blue Elephant Project
ReferencesThe Blue Elephant ProjectInstagram: TBEP.IncPayPal: The Blue Elephant ProjectCashApp: TBEPEmail The Blue Elephant Project: [email protected] The Blue Elephant Project: 215-910-3328Clothed N Strength, IncMen Who Care of Germantown Inc.
Ep 89Career Giving Back
ReferencesKristin JemisonNavigating Nonlinear Careers: Embracing Your Unique Path to SuccessHow to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don't Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up by Emily WapnickStrategize to Win: The New Way to Start Out, Step Up, or Start Over in Your Career by Carla A. HarrisTed Talk: “Start with why” by Simon SinekTed Talk: “5 Steps to Building a Personal Brand You Feel Good About” by Marco SalazarSoul Powered Career Coaching (Maureen Mofaul)
Ep 88Teddy High Equity Health and Wealth Collective (THEHAWC)
ReferencesThe Health and Wealth Collective (THEHAWC)• General Inquiries: [email protected]• Founder Contact: [email protected]• Website: www.thehawc.org• Donations: PayPal Donation Link• Instagram: @the.hawcKNH Enterprises (Personal Business & Umbrella for Other Ventures)• Email: [email protected]• Website: www.KNHenterprises.com• Linktree (All Key Links): KNH Enterprises Linktree• Instagram: @knhenterprisesArtemis Factor (Partner Business & Consulting Firm)• Business Email: [email protected]• Website: www.artemisfactor.com• LinkedIn: Artemis FactorPersonal Contacts & Social Profiles• Personal Email: [email protected]• Instagram: @abundantlykat• LinkedIn: Katrina N. HighWomen of Color in Pharma
Ep 87The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Organ Donation
ReferencesDare to Imagine ChurchDonate Life PA: Theresa Alexander2023 Philadelphia Go Red for Women Faces of Heart Honoree6ABC: Theresa AlexanderOrgan Donor StatisticsUnited Network of Organ SharingGift of LifeRegister as an organ donor via the Health App on your iPhone
Ep 86Clothed N Strength Inc
ReferencesClothed N Strength IncRomans 10:8-9March 30,2025. Trauma 2 Triumph: A Healing JourneyCommon Ground Management
Ep 85Pamoza International
ReferencesPamoza InternationalMalawi AfricaGod's Glory Unlimited International
Ep 84Inspiring Jawns
ReferencesMatthew 22:36The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of the Teachings of Jesus and How They Have Been Corrupted by Obery M. Hendricks JrGrace JonesSankofa Community FarmHenry Got CropsBlack ForagerTeaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do about It by Eric JensenPoverty, by America by Matthew DesmondEvicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew DesmondJohn WesleyJean-Michel BasquiatDonnell WritesCrutches and SpiceDandy WellingtonSlaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity by Monica L. MillerHill House VintageDoechiiTyler The CreatorNonameKendrick LamarHickel, Jason and Sullivan, Dylan, “How much growth is required to achieve good lives for all? Insights from needs-based analysis.”, World Development Perspectives; Volume 35, September 2024, 100612Nedelciu, Claudiu Eduard and Telesca, Jennifer E. and Hinton, Jennifer and Oostdijk, Maartje and gkini, christina and Klimasauskaite, Aiste and Ragnarsdottir, Kristin Vala and Kopainsky, Birgit and Thapa, Kaustubh and Larsen, Håkon and Spittler, Nathalie, How Growthism Made Deep-Sea Mining Possible. Available at SSRN
Ep 83Inspiring Family Dynamics
Despite the challenges of everyday life one thing that endures is family. Listen in on this “kitchen table” discussion with my mother, her brothers and sister as they share about their experiences growing up in a working class family of a mother, father and six children in Philadelphia in 1950s, 60s and 70s. Where the difference between the youngest and oldest is 9 years you will hear the family dynamic at that time, positive and negative, what it was like during that time from coal to heat the house and even needing to heat hot water, how it molded them into who they are today and the impact it made on how they raised their children. There is truly learnings in the struggle that leads to success.
Ep 82Inspiring Travel
ReferencesD2iC (Dare To Imagine Church)Dr. Charlene GlenniSAW2030 Vision for Saudi ArabiaPhiladelphia Enterprise CenterPhiladelphia Chamber of CommerceCommunity College of Philadelphia Entrepreneur ProgramMcKinsey Report: Diversity Matter Even More: The Case for Holistic ImpactYour Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy by Patrick Bet-DavisThe Opportunity Analysis Canvas by James V. GreenThe Lean Startup by Davis Ries
Ep 81Inspiring Gratitude
ReferencesAmanda Schaefer's WebsitePodcast: A Cup of GratitudeInstagram: @acupof_gratitudeFacebook: A Cup of Gratitude by Amanda SchaeferAmanda Schaefer Books:Crumbled: A Place for Broken PeopleDaily InstarationLife Changing Stories: A Devotional Collection Revealing God's Faithfulness and Transforming PowerCanvas Rebel Magazine Online Article: Meet Amanda Schaefer, June 2025
Ep 80Inspiring Friendship
ReferencesD2iC (Dare To Imagine Church)Clothed N StrengthTamika's Podcasts on Garage Conversation with CharEpisode 30: Real Talk with TamikaEpisode 38: Declutter Your Space, Mind and HeartEpisode 51: Real Talk with Tamika: Dealing with Trauma