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Crazy Good Turns

Joyful Noise Productions

We tell inspiring stories about people who do amazing things for others.

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148 episodes

  1. Jamil Zaki: Hope for Cynics, Positive Gossip, and Why People Are Better Than We Think 36:49
  2. Lyz Glick Best: Remembering Jeremy Glick and Flight 93 43:57
  3. Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee: 'In COVID's Wake' Takes a Non-Partisan Look at the Pandemic's Origins and Response 46:45
  4. Project D.R.E.W.: Where Veterans Tell Their Stories 46:23
  5. Lindy Wood: Westonwood Ranch Gives Young Adults with Autism a Bridge Over the 'Services Cliff' 52:11
  6. Luke Mickelson of Sleep in Heavenly Peace: The Kids Without Beds 1:00:37
  7. Bill Gurley: Legendary VC Rethinks Career Advice in 'Running Down a Dream' 37:53
  8. Nicole Johnson & Tom Horton: FOXG1 Research Foundation Stares Down The Impossible 53:25
  9. Walter Martin Radio: Learn To Love Music More and Confuse the Algorithms 35:43
  10. Goodwill CEO Steve Preston: Giving Goods – and People – a Second Chance 37:31
  11. Inspired Generosity Awards 2025: The Winners Are… 46:47
  12. Hostage Rescues! Daring Jailbreaks! Bryan Stern of Grey Bull Rescue 55:15
  13. CaringBridge: The Website That Saves Lives 52:55
  14. Brock Holt and Caitlin Fink: How the Jimmy Fund and the Boston Red Sox Hit a Home Run for Fighting Cancer 33:55
  15. Ken's Krew: 'The Perfect Thing' for Neurodiverse Young Adults Needing A Job 41:11
  16. Derek Sivers: Lessons from Making (and Giving Away) a Fortune 54:11
  17. Hal Donaldson: The 'Secret Sauce' Behind Convoy of Hope, One of the World's Biggest Charities 41:29
  18. Drs. Natasha Bray and Douglas Nolan: Fighting the National Doctor Shortage and Creating New Opportunities for Native Americans at the Nation's First-Ever Tribally Affiliated Medical School 42:55
  19. Amy Ard: Motherhood Beyond Bars Helps Incarcerated Moms and Their Innocent Babies 49:17
  20. Allie Amoroso and ROSE Women's Foundation: The Path Out of Poverty 45:27
  21. Tom Bodett, Voice of Motel 6 and Founder of HatchSpace: The Antidote to a Divided World 46:55
  22. Shirley Leung: The Secret to Beating Burnout (From Someone Who's Been There) 31:07
  23. The $55K Giveaway: Supporting Joshua's Heart, Teens4Teens Help, Heart of Mary House Nashville, Pine Ridge Reconciliation Center and more. 52:25
  24. Luther Lockwood and the McColl-Lockwood Lab: A Family's Love Leads to a Medical Breakthrough 22:49
  25. Dan Senor: Bringing Clarity to the Fog of War 39:47
  26. Jenn Drummond, Mom of 7 and World Record Mountaineer 42:15
  27. Justin Miller of Untold: How a College Trip Became a Life-Saving Mission 41:37
  28. Nellie Bowles: The Courage to Engage Controversial Topics with an Open Mind 35:01
  29. 'Coupon Mom' Stephanie Nelson: On Faith, Hard Work and Helping Others 41:31
  30. Seth Godin: Doing What Matters. Quitting What Doesn't, and Creating Possibility for Others 38:53
  31. Travis Ellis & Shepherd's Men: Why We Ran 1,300 Miles (And Won't Stop) 42:05
  32. Walter Kirn, Writer Behind the Hollywood Blockbuster "Up in the Air," has a Crazy Idea to Bring America Together. Could it Work? 48:31
  33. Dan Heath, Best-Selling Author, Shares Lessons from 'Made To Stick' and Explores the Deeper Meaning of Everyday Jobs 35:55
  34. Anne Trubek, Founder of Belt Publishing: Sharing Good Books and Good Ideas, Elevating Voices that Might Otherwise Go Unheard, and Staying Afloat as a Small Press 29:05
  35. The Crazy Good Turns $10,000 Award Finalists: Meet Hearts & Hooves, Just Keep Smiling and Joshua's Place 38:31
  36. Shane Parrish of Farnam Street on Making Better Choices, Positioning Yourself for Success and Discovering Superpowers 50:49
  37. Holly Penalver of Indigo Volunteers: Hearing the Call to Serve Others, Creating a Better Way to Volunteer Abroad 37:07
  38. Kimi Culp: Learning the Generosity of Resilience, Leaving Behind Oprah and Network TV, and Finding Your Personal Mission 32:27
  39. Amy O'Dell of Jacob's Ladder: Turning Obstacles into Joy and Hope for Kids 51:27
  40. Bob Goff: How to Live an Undistracted Life 44:43
  41. Kim Scott: On Radical Candor and Ruinous Empathy 45:05
  42. The Return on Generosity, with Shannon Cassidy 39:55
  43. Ryan Backmann: Helping Those Left Behind By "True Crime" Mysteries 31:25
  44. Nancy Gianni and Adrienne Mulligan: The Magic of GiGi's Playhouse 40:23
  45. Laurie Zaleski of Funny Farm: Lessons from Rescuing 600+ Animals 35:35
  46. Senator Rob Portman On Finding Agreement and Fighting Addiction (With Neil Tilow, CEO of Talbert House) 43:47
  47. Heroes of 2022: Life-Saving Rescues and Other Great Stories 33:13
  48. Bernie Marcus 'Kicks Up Some Dust', Shares Lessons from Five Decades of Philanthropy and Business Leadership 43:01
  49. Jason Feifer: Overcoming Change, Turning Loss Into Gain, and Learning to Recognize Overconfidence 52:47
  50. The $50 Thank You Campaign Returns 20:55