
Garage Conversations with Char
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Ep 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
Ep 79Inspiring Passion
ReferencesD2iC (Dare To Imagine Church)Taylor Made Opportunities-Corners to ConnectionsHBCU (Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesTNBA-Greater Philadelphia Junior Bowling Page
Ep 78Inspiring Resilience
ReferencesD2iC (Dare To Imagine Church)Sharon Baptist Church2 Corinthians 12:11 (Strength in Weakness)Prayers for Emotional Wholeness: 365 Prayers for Living in Freedom by Stormie OmartianWhy You Do the Things You Do: The Secret to Healthy Relationships by Tim Clinton
Ep 77Inspiring Courage
Maybe you are retired and are thinking about returning to the workforce. This is the podcast for you. It takes courage to get back out there, interact with co-workers from different generations and perhaps a manager who is younger than you. Listen in to be inspired to be courageous and give it a try.
Ep 76Inspiring Tenacity
ReferencesTribune Article: Family Seeks Answers in Senseless MurderThe Inquirer Article: Two Years Later, No Answers For Widow In North Philly SlayingTribune Article: DA Announces Conviction of Four in 2011 MurderThe Inquirer Article: Cold Case Solved After More Than 10 Years Offers Hope to Countless OthersCBS News: 4 Men Convicted of Murder More Than 10 Years After Killing Kevin Drinks In Case Of Mistaken Identity In North PhiladelphiaStill Waiting On Justice Advocates (SWOJA)SWOJA Phone#: 215-798-4948Citizen Crime Commission (Tip Hotline/Crime Fighters)
Ep 75Inspiring Healing
ReferencesInstagram: @finallyunbroken53Enon Tabernacle Baptist ChurchChristian Get Depressed TooYouVersion Bible AppEnduring WordProverbs 31 Ministries
Ep 74Inspiring Couples
ReferencesGifts for Wedding Anniversary by YearDare to Imagine ChurchGreater Shiloh Church
Ep 73Inspiring Humble Boldness & Confidence
ReferencesDare to Imagine ChurchInstagram: @nicole_showellThe Showell Group (TSG)Books by Nicole ShowellPower Up for the God Challenge: The Battle to Receive Your Real ManGod Wants You to Be the Man and So Does SheSermon by Minister Nicole Showell: The Power to Trample the Prowler
Ep 72Book Review: Justice is Coming by Cenk Uygur
ReferencesCenk UygurJustice Is Coming: How Progressives Are Going to Take Over the Country and America Is Going to Love It by Cenk UygurThe Young TurksElizabeth WarrenElectoral CollegeUS Presidents Who Lost the Popular Vote But Won the ElectionCitizens UnitedPopulistProgressiveThe Southern StrategyIndisputable with Dr. Rashad RicheyKaren Hunter's Interview with Cenk Uygur
Ep 71Is the Bible Relevant Today?
ReferencesDare to Imagine ChurchRev. Dr. Tamara Hill-BennettRev. Dr. Tamara-Hill Bennett on Instagram: @2020eyedrSpelman CollegeCorrection: Rev. Dr. Tamara Hill-Bennett optometry degree was obtained at Pennsylvania College of Optometry (Salus University)The Power of Women Affirmation and Prayer: How to Unleash Your Inner SuccessWhen Science Meets Religion: Enemies, Strangers, or Partners? by Ian G. BarbourInherit the WindThe Bible ProjectThe Passion of the ChristThe ChosenWomanist Midrash: Reintroduction to the Womem of the Torah and the Throne by Wilda GafneyEloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittany CooperIntroducing the New Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey by Mark Allan PowellExploring the Bible by Eric D. Barreto & Michael J. ChanThe Prayer of Agur: Ancient Wisdom for Discovering Your Sweet Spot in Life by Jay PayleitnerA History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years by Diarmaid MacCulloch
Ep 70Health Disparities: A Call to Action
ReferencesDare to Imagine ChurchDr. Annette Gadegbeku, MDYouth Health Equity Summit Keynote Speech: Dr. Annette GadegbekuNational Institute of Health (NIH)Center for Disease Control (CDC)Healthy People 2030Journal of Health Equity
Ep 69Being A Blessing
ReferencesDare to Imagine ChurchDare to BlessChoosen 300Philly Community FridgesD2i Impact Videos
Ep 68Under the Sea: A Conversation with Dr. Camille Gaynus
ReferencesBlack in Marine ScienceBlack in Marine Science YouTube ChannelDr. Camille GaynusNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)The Diversity Project (UCLA)Teens Research and Education in Environmental Science (TREES) via University of PennsylvaniaMoorea (Island of Tahiti)Environmental DNA (eDNA)PADI (Scuba Certification)America Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS)National Association of Black Scuba Divers (NABS)Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS)
Ep 67Table Top Role Playing Games
ReferencesTRPG or TTRPG: Tabletop Role-Playing GameRPG: Role-Playing GameDM: Dungeon MasterGM: Game MasterNPC: Non-Player CharacterCritical RoleDiscordRoll20Possum Creek GamesD&D BeyondBrennan Lee MulliganDimension 20Ginny DiMatthew MercerAdventure AcademyHappy Jacks RPGAabria IyengarYou Tube LinksCritical RoleDimension 20Dungeon DudesGinny DiBrennan Lee Mulligan and Matthew MercerDimension 20 Fantasy HighGame Master Roundtable with Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, and Matthew Mercer
Ep 66Tiny Health Jewels: Making A Change
ReferencesArcadia University Doctorate of Physical TherapySeries 1 Podcast on GCC: Small Change to Better HealthSeries 2 Podcast on GCC: DietsSeries 3 Podcast on GCC: ExerciseSeries 4 Podcast on GCC: Joint HealthSeries 5 Podcast on GCC: Motivate Your Mind
Ep 65Money Matters
ReferencesShawn R. McLeod on LinkedInInstagram & TikTok: @shawnrmcleodShawn R. Mcleod's Financial WebsiteShawn R. McLeod's LYPurpose Website where you can learn more about her books: The Ultimate Guide To Living Your PURPOSE: 7 Steps To Creating The Life You Crave, Called To His Purpose: An Adult Coloring Book For Women - VOL. 1, and Called To His Purpose: An Adult Coloring Book For Women - VOL. 2.LLC (Limited Liability Company)S CorporationC CorporationDr. Myron GoldenRobert Kiyosaki (Author: Rich Dad Poor Dad)John Maxwell (Leadership)Napoleon Hill ( Author: Think and Grow Rich)401KRoth IRAIn Trusted Building A Legacy That Last by David York and Andrew Howell
Ep 64Making An Impact One Child At A Time
ReferencesDare to Imagine ChurchTrumpet of Zion Tabernacle ChurchECE: Early Childhood EducationChildren Books by Talona Coleman: I Am Important and You MatterBook sale locations mentioned in the podcast are located in the Philadelphia, PA area.Email Talona Coleman: [email protected]: @heavensentchildcareHeaven Sent ChildcareKindle Direct Publishing (KDP): Free publishing via AmazonFiverr: Free Lancers for all type of services.Blessed with Words PublishingDaddy And Me by James D. Culmer Jr. can be found on the Blessed with Word Publishing website in the book menu.Videos/Audio Featuring Talona Coleman's Books:Welcome To The Couch With Children's Author Talona ColemanLet's JusTalk with KimI Am Important/ Teaching Children AcceptanceYou Matter/ Teaching Children Self-WorthYou Matter Christian Author Talona R. Coleman
Ep 63Stock Options
ReferencesStock/Investment ClubFidelityRobinhoodTD Ameritrade (Charles Swab)VanguardLLCCryptocurrencyPaper Trading
Ep 62Poetry In Motion
ReferencesDare to Imagine ChurchRapper's DelightYin & Yang Poetry (New Modern Form)Abecedarian PoemsLimericksVillanelleHaikuPoetic FormsPoetic DevicesPoems Shared During Podcast: “Wheel of Fortune Dream Come True,” “Morning Ritual,” “Games People Play,” “WTCB News," and special poem at end of podcastJacynda on Wheel of FortuneClubhouse (Poetry App)Langston HughesMaya AngelouHarlem Renaissance and the Black Arts Movement
Ep 61Noé Feliz: More Than Music
ReferencesNoé FelizDare to Imagine ChurchAlbum: Spiritual MindedAlbum: Favor of GodAlbum: The Live ExperienceZacardi CortezFred HammondLuther VandrossKirk FranklinMary MaryLudwig van BeethovenFrédéric Chopin
Ep 60Char & Shelby: Must Listen
ReferencesGarage Conversations with CharMichelle Obama: The Light PodcastThe Young TurksSimon Majumdar: Eat My GlobeSisters In LawAmanda Schaefer: A Cup of GratitudeWhy Is This Happening?: Chris HayesTrymaine Lee: Into AmericaPat Allen PodcastRachael Maddow Presents: UltraWelcome to Night ValeHeadlong: Missing Richard SimmonsEvery Little ThingThe FeastOverdueMicheaux MIssionHoodrat to HeadwrapBehind BastardsPopular Science: The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekOne Shot
Ep 59Char & Shelby: Must Reads
ReferencesThe Jesus BibleMichelle Obama: BecomingBarack Obama: Dreams From My FatherBonnie Garmus: Lessons in ChemistryChristine Pride, Jo Plazza: We Are Not Like ThemIbram X Kendi: How to Be An AntiracistIsabelle Wilkerson: Caste: The Orgins of Our DiscontentAnne Burrell: Cook Like A Rock StarElizabeth Warren: Fighting ChanceSonja Lewis: The BarrennessPriscilla Shirer: Awaken: 90 Days with the God Who SpeaksLalita Tademy: Cane RiverMitch Albom: The Five People You Meet in HeavenGrant Morrison: Batman Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious EarthAlice Walker: The Color PurpleAlice Walker: MeridianCaitlin Doughty: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the CrematoryJeanette McCurdy: I'm Glad My Mother DiedNeil Gailman: CoralineDouglas Adams: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyStephen Graham Jones: The Only Good IndiansNtozake Shange: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is EnufWalter Rodney: How Europe Underdeveloped AfricaAlice Procter: The Whole Picture: The colonial story of the art in our museums... and why we need to talk about itMiles Harvey: The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American MonarchErik Larson: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed AmericaHunter S. Thompson: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Ep 58Health Equity
ReferencesWhat is Health Equity?HBATuskegee ExperimentEyes of HopeWills Eye HospitalEye Health Among Black/African American People
Ep 57Hair Philosophy
ReferencesSandra JenkinsNaturalis HairHealth Advocates In Reach and ResearchDr. Stephen B. ThomasWellness Warrior Barbers & Stylists United for Health
Ep 56Career Transitions
ReferencesGiovan LaneHealthcare Business Women's AssociationAmerican Association of Pharmaceutical ScientistsWomen of Color in PharmaAmerican Chemical Society
Ep 55Singing from the Heart: A Conversation with Khrista White
ReferencesDare to Imagine ChurchPoint Park UniversityStage Play: Broken CrayonsSitting in the Still1 Peter 4:10-11Reckless Love by Cory AshburyHotaru Koi (Ho Firefly) Children's Song, Arr. by Rō OguraWidmung (Sung by Jessye Norman)IL DivoTake Me to the RiverMusical: How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingSeptember by Earth, Wind and FireI'm Every Woman by Whitney HoustonI want to Dance with Somebody by Whitney HoustonA Song for a Dark Girl by Langston HughesKendrick LamarStevie WonderWhitney HoustonLin-Manuel MirandaEditing by reliable_sounds
Ep 54Coaching for Development
ReferencesClothed N StrengthCareer Tips, LLC CoachingContact A.C. Robey: [email protected] Coaching FederationThe Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay StanierHow to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale CarnegiePodcast editing by reliable_sounds
Ep 53Commentary: Thick and Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom
ReferencesThick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan CottomTressie McMillan CottomSerena Williams Issue after birth of her daughter Podcast editing by: reliable_sounds
Ep 52More Tiny Health Jewels: Motivate Your Mind
ReferencesEmail JulesJules on FacebookJules' InstagramThe Perfect Formula: How to Own the Day and Control Your Life by Craig BallantyneCan't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David CogginsTiny Changes Remarkable Results: Atomic Habits (An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones) by James ClearSacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman Editing by reliable_sounds
Ep 51Real Talk with Tamika: Dealing with Trauma
ReferencesDare to Imagine ChurchClothed N StrengthSeason 5 - Episode 3 - Finding Gratitude Clothed with Strength and DignityLakeside Global InstituteLife After Trauma: A Workbook for Healing by Dena RosenbloomCreating Sanctuary Toward the Evolution of Sane Societies by Sandra L BloomHealing Trauma God’s Way by Timothy LaneOfficer Christopher FitzgeraldFootprints In The Sand by Mary Stevenson1 Peter 1:6-8Editing by reliable_sounds
Ep 50Hope and a Future: A Story of Resiliency
ReferencesHope and a Future: A Story of Resiliency by Karima S. HymanJeremiah 29:11Proverbs 29:18Viktor FranklLife Code by Dr. PhilT.D. JakesThe Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal FreedomEditing by reliable_sounds