5 Great Questions
This is a podcast of great questions. Have you noticed that you don't get asked really interesting questions? What time will you be home? Is Lucy's sniffle serious? Did you know your father fell again? Can you resend me that meme? These questions are necessary, but they're not interesting. I started a book a few years ago, collecting some of the best answers, but I put it down and never finished. I realized recently that the joy of people's answers was in hearing them, so here we are. Each week I'll ask my guest a great question, maybe two, and you'll hear their answer. Some may be short, some long, but they'll be honest. They'll be real. Real Topeka real. As you're listening you may have a good answer yourself and want to be on the show. If that happens you can contact me at alden5@spreaker.com For now, let's get started.
Episodes
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Episode 7 | Erin Friday
Erin Friday is a Northern California mom, lawyer, and advocate for children and teens to be allowed to grow up happy in their own bodies.
Erin and I crossed paths at the Orange County premiere of the film 'Dysconnected' - a film on detransitioners I shot with longtime collaborator Don Johnson.
Erin and her daughter's full story can be heard on Prager U at:
https://www.prageru.com/v...
Episode 6 | Sasha Stone
Born in Southern California towards the end of the hippy era, Sasha had a bit of a cliched life growing up in Topanga Canyon in the 1970's. Free sex, free drugs, and a single mother with a revolving door of boyfriends,
Sasha found her salvation in movies, eventually leading to a self-started career begun in the early days of the internet, with the popular Academy Award prediction...
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My guest on episode 4 is a former roommate, but only for three months some 18 years ago. And yet somehow that short stint at a NorCal bachelor pad was part of a pivotal season for Jeff Dunkin of Bellingham, WA.
Jeff's story is likely relatable for many early 20-somethings, especially those who left college prematurel...
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Sari Lamela
Welcome to The 5 Great Questions podcast, where I ask people interesting questions, and you get to hear their answers.
My guest on episode three is longtime friend Sari Lamela, a powerhouse entreprenuer and promoter who left Hollywood to become a happily married woman in Northern Virginia.
In episode three Sari answers the question:
"Tell me about a loss you've grieved, other than a death."
A tough bu...
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Christopher Sell
Welcome to The 5 Great Questions podcast, where I ask people interesting questions, and you get to hear their answers.
My guest on episode two is longtime friend and former lost teenage soul Christopher Sell. Chris is a middle school teacher in middle California and is a multi-talented storyteller specializing in thoughtful acoustic songs and the occasional screenplay. Chris is happily married w...
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Donald J. Johnson
Welcome to The 5 Great Questions podcast, where I ask people interesting questions, and you get to hear their answers.
My first guest on my first episode is longtime friend and film collaborator Donald J. Johnson. Don is an author and filmmaker and devoted family road tripper, and has a great answer to the question "How did you meet your spouse without a cell phone."
I introduce the podcast and...
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