The Human Condition with Lisa Gregory
Lisa Gregory is an experienced journalist who throughout her career has been drawn to human interest stories. She is continually amazed and intrigued by the human condition and why we do the things we do. As a journalist, she has written for a variety of publications and her work has appeared in the Washington Post and U.S. News and World Report, as well as countless other publications, nationally and even internationally. Lisa is taking her experiences as a writer now to her very own podcast, The Human Condition with Lisa Gregory.
Episodes
25 episodes
A Recipe for Kindness
It began as a baking competition between two friends and has now become a national movement of goodwill during a pandemic. Jeremy Uhrich and Scott McKenzie of Pennsylvania donate their homemade cookies to essential workers and others as a show ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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30:14
A Scholar, an Advocate, a Poet
Dr. Cheryl Hopson is a dedicated teacher and a committed advocate for those marginalized by society. But at her very heart she is a poet. Hopson, also a essayist and the author of two books, "Fragile" and "Black Notes," takes her own life...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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20:10
In the Name of Justice - A Baby's Death Gives Birth to a Movement
Justice was only four months old when he was killed by his mother's boyfriend in January 2007. The much-loved baby boy with his deep blue eyes and hearty laugh left behind a devastated family. Despite their overwhelming grief, the family was de...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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46:34
Keeping Up with the Joneses
From the ancient Egyptians to surprisingly even the Amish, we humans are driven by the appearance of having more and doing better than those around us. The middle class of modern day is especially drawn to the idea of keeping up or surpassing t...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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42:43
Death Takes a Holiday
When one thinks of vacations, images of beaches and Disney World come to mind. But there are those who seek a darker path. Dark tourism, as it is called, is a growing industry. It caters to those interested in sites where great calamities, hist...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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32:57
The Allure of the Macabre
Death Metal and Black Metal music, violent video games, graphic horror movies and even infant onesies decorated with skulls. Society is becoming more and more fixated on death as our world becomes ever more unpredictable and chaotic. Jeffrey Po...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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36:55
The People's Collection
They are the firsthand stories of America and our history. The stories of veterans and their sacrifice. And through the Veterans History Project, which is part of the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress, they are being gathered ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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25:33
The Author, the Pandemic and Writing in Real Time
Heather Quinlan was in the midst of working on her book, "Plagues, Pandemics and Viruses" when Covid 19 hit. And the author unexpectedly found herself writing about a pandemic in real time. In her book, she provides a front-row seat for readers...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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39:31
The Other Pandemic
We've been here before. A 100 years ago the world was facing another pandemic - the Spanish flu. James Rada Jr., the author of "October Mourning", a historical fiction novel set during the Spanish flu, offers a unique perspective on the current...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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21:21
Treating Patients and Gathering Evidence
The job is not easy. And, Tracy Yingling, a forensic nurse and coordinator of Carrol Hospital's Forensic Nurse Examiner program in Maryland, will be the first to tell you that the emotional toll is great. But she will also tell you that what sh...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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32:00
Big Band And Beyond
As a little boy, Rocky Birely sat at the feet of his father as he performed. Fast forward to adulthood and Rocky is leading the band that his father began in the early 1960s - the Ray Birely Orchestra - while keeping the spirit of his father an...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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30:43
Ukulele Man
In many ways it is an underappreciated instrument, the ukulele. Yet, in the right hands it can become a magical instrument. Time Seals of Hagerstown, Maryland, learned this firsthand when he was given a ukulele by his wife and children for his ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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25:35
Breaking Bread
Marc Jalbert and his made-from-scratch, wood-fired-oven bread are well-known and well-loved in his Gettysburg, Pennsylvania area community. And even after he decided to retire as a baker Marc wasn't necessarily ready to "give up the apron," as ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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28:33
Love Has No Age
Puppies and kittens are way more popular. So much so that at many shelters they are chosen first to survive. Older dogs and cats, however, are often euthanized to make room for the puppies and kittens. Unless they are lucky enough to find a pla...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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29:41
The Reluctant Frontman
"I wish people could learn to value our individual gifts instead of focusing on our oddities," says Jack Gurecki of his Asperger's syndrome. Diagnosed at four years old, Gurecki has spent his entire life learning to navigate through a world he ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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25:15
Cutting Hair And Offering Hope
He struggled to speak. The homeless man had not spoken or been spoken to for so long he struggled with the hoarseness of his voice as he was coaxed into conversation by the woman who was cutting his hair right there on the streets. At that mome...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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20:40
Suicide And The Ones Left Behind
Suicide is one of the ten leading causes of death in the United States, with suicides increasing 33% from 1999 through 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But what of those left behind? Those who are left to grapp...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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25:50
Funny Guy and a Life's Passion Realized
In many ways Jim Bryan was living the dream. The only problem was that it wasn't his. He was a successful professional making a very good living. But he had become ill. And, at the end of the day it all came down to the fact that he was not fol...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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36:40
Healthy, By Other Means
Americans are spending over $30 billion a year on nontraditional medicine - yoga, meditation, acupuncture - according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During the past three decades, Vickii Engel has had a front row seat to thi...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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28:10
The Blind Side
As a journalist I wrote an article about Chris Nusbaum a few years ago. As is Chris' way with those he meets, we soon became friends and he took me on a journey that has helped me better understand and appreciate the blind community.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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28:00
A Poet, a Journalist and the Place She Calls Home
Jessica Gregg is the editor of Baltimore Style Magazine and Baltimore's Child Magazine and recently the author of a book of poems called "News from this Lonesome City." The poems are inspired in many ways by her experiences as a journalist and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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28:25
Greener Pastures and Second Chances
They come to her tortured, neglected, abandoned and many of them headed for slaughter. Melanie Biemiller is the executive director of the Maryland Horse Rescue and she has spent the last 14 years working to save these majestic beasts, including...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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28:30
It's A Blessing To Be A Blessing
Deirdre Norris created It's A Blessing to be A Blessing out of Hagerstown, MD. Deirdre has made it her life's mission to feed the hungry including the homeless. Those who know her call her Mama Dee, and she has proven herself to be a true advoc...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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28:30
Little Person, Big Dreams
Cheyanne Stonesifer was the first little person to compete in the Miss Maryland USA Pageant. Cheyanne grew up watching the pageant and dreamed of someday competing despite having been born with dwarfism. She recently realized that dream a...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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28:20
How Journalism is Changing in Today's World
In today's world journalism has become a risky business. Newspapers are closing up shop every day in light of the digital age and in many ways it seems the profession is under attack both figuratively and literally. Reporters are being gunned d...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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28:40