Little Big Voices Podcast

Mark Caddell

Most people I meet have a story/voice that compels me - sometimes for a few minutes - sometimes for a lifetime. I'm drawn to the little/big voices who wish to speak - wish to be heard - wish to matter. These stories help me understand myself and my place in the world. Maybe they will light your path and keep you company on your journey as well. - Mark. read less
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E4: Meet Don Strickland - My Road
Nov 14 2023
E4: Meet Don Strickland - My Road
My guest today is Don Strickland. He grew up in small towns and big cities in Texas, and spent the last 40 years in Austin raising a family and growing his career in computer technology for companies such as Schlumberger and Apple. A few years ago, Don made a decision on how to travel one of the hardest and most meaningful roads, a human faces. He invited all who braved it to travel and learn and grow with him. I invite you to lean in and enjoy this journey with Don at the wheel.Portrait by John LangfordVisit us at littlebigvoices.comMessage Mark at mark@littlebigvoices.comFollow Little Big Voices on Facebook and Instagram – thank you!Support the Little Big Voices Community!Don’s Blog: My Road (2005 – 2020)Donisms: Favorite sayings of Don remembered by his friends and family.Don’s Music References:About Walt WilkinsOn Spotify and Apple MusicThe album Plenty on Spotify and Apple MusicBetween Midnight and Day on Spotify and Apple MusicSongs About Texas Music Video and Tribute to Don by Walt Wilkins About Darden SmithOn Spotify and Apple MusicBlessings on Spotify and Apple Music, by Darden Smith Wonderful Tonight on Spotify and Apple Music by Eric Clapton Don Strickland Memorial Playlist on Spotify– these were Don’s favorite musical artists with a few additions from friends and family.Don’s Book References and Complete Show Notes: How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott AdamsMen Explain Things to Me by Rebecca SolnitTalking to Strangers by Malcolm GladwellBooks by Yuval Noah HarariMortality by Christopher HitchensFoundation Series by Isaac AsimovThe Daily Stoic by Ryan HolidayStillness is the Key by Ryan HolidayThe BibleOrwell’s Roses by Rebecca SolnitRecollections of my Non-Existence by Rebecca SolnitHope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca SolnitAnticancer: A New Way of Life by David Servan-SchreiberDon's Obituary by Jan ChapmanOur treasured Don Strickland – husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin, grandad, mentor, and friend – slipped out of a failing body and into the next adventure on Thursday, October 27, 2022. The love of his life, Jo Ann, was by his side, as she was for over 41 years. Don made a brilliant and inspiring 4-year effort to live life to the fullest while coping with the gradually disabling effects of glioblastoma.“Please don’t let this event define your lives in negative ways,” Don wrote 3 years ago. Nothing would please him ...
E3: Meet Don Hale - Rites/Pilgrimages/Journeys.
Aug 23 2021
E3: Meet Don Hale - Rites/Pilgrimages/Journeys.
My guest today is Don Hale. He was a West-Texas boy who headed to college on a music scholarship, majored in theatre, and later studied for his masters in inter-disciplinary technology.  After graduation, Don worked as a movie actor and launched several theatre companies in Los Angeles. He eventually moved back to Texas where he wrote, produced, and directed children’s musicals and created a touring theater company.  He taught language arts, history, and theatre to middle-school and high school students for over 25 years – during which he took hundreds of students on pilgrimages to Assisi, Italy. He is currently a certified Academic Coach - his mission to help students co-create and reach their academic goals. He serves and has for over for over 20 years as the youth director for a church in Austin, Texas, where he guides the youth program, leads youth pilgrimages to the Lama Foundation in New Mexico, and oversees the Youth Rite of Passage program. He just returned from his own 500-mile Camino Santiago pilgrimage walk in Spain. Today, we’ll be visiting with Don on topics he’s very passionate about, including rites of passage, pilgrimages, and the hero/shero journey. Hang tight, y’all - this will be cool – I promise.Show Notes:Contact: Message Don: If you are a parent, teacher or young person, and would like to explore academic coaching, feel free to contact Don at donhale@academicalchemy.org or visit his website, Academic Alchemy.Visit Us at littlebigvoices.comMessage Mark at mark@littlebigvoices.comFollow Little Big Voices on Facebook and Instagram - thank you! Support the Little Big Voices Community!References:Rites of PassageCamino de Santiago Pilgrimage WalkThe Hero's JourneyAdult Rites of Passage:Woman WithinThe Mankind Project ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★