The Tiger Gene
The Tiger Gene℠ is a show of celebration: At the sense of wonder and mystery of being alive, taking notice of the moment as a surprise.It’s also a show of remembrance: We forget what we are capable of; individually and collectively. We get depressed. We retreat.We use the term Tiger Gene to refer to that special something inside all of us that enables us to rise up stronger than we or anyone else ever imagined we could. Remembering our Tiger Gene girds our loins when faced with adversity; which of course we all are, every day.So I invite you to join us for sixty minutes of compelling stories in a fun environment that brings together diverse people from all walks of life—to acknowledge our common DNA, affirm our essential Goodness, and empower our noblest aspirations. To pounce on life.
Episodes
14 episodes
Ep. 14: Craig Pollard
Ever wonder what it’d be like to have the burning desire plus talent to play major league baseball—only to have cancer strike you out? Ever wonder what it’d feel like to suffer through years of chemo and radiation, seriously compromised i...
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Episode 14
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52:36
Ep. 13: Hans Florine
Ever think about how different people do different things to relax? Ever wonder what it’d be like to not just climb the super-steep, treacherous granite Nose of El Capitan more than anyone else—well over a hundred times, but do so ...
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Episode 13
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Ep. 12: David Patterson
Ever wonder what it’d be like to grow up the youngest of 20 black kids in rural Kentucky, in a four-to-one white-majority county governed by Jim Crow law; the only one in the family born in a hospital? Then be told that if you worked hard and “...
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Episode 11
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52:39
Ep. 11: Art Gilbreth
Ever wonder what it’d feel like to crash into a violent sea—traveling at 120 mph—during a pitch-black night aboard a big old 4-engines dead or afire prop plane—560 miles from land? Then after regaining consciousness...
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Episode 11
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48:27
Ep. 10: Rusty Frank
Rusty FrankEver wonder what it would be like if your whole professional life relied on full-body physical activity and then an accident broke your neck in five places? If so then you've come to the right place. Our guest today, R...
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Episode 10
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58:47
Ep. 9: Troy Elander
Troy ElanderEven wonder what it would be like to be the doctor to some of the biggest names in Hollywood and the media? If so, you’ve come to the wrong place!Our guest today, Troy Elander does indeed have as patients ...
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Episode 9
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Ep. 8: Maritza Shelley
Ever wonder what it would feel like to be a 16-year old Jewish girl—trying not to get killed by an SS extermination squad bearing down on you from the west and countless Soviet bombs and tank shells raining down on you from the east? Ever wonde...
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Episode 8
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49:41
Ep. 7: Bill Spade
Bill SpadeEver wonder what it would feel like to be blown forty feet through the air by the collapsing North Tower on 9/11? Then buried under twenty feet of rubble, gasping for air, certain you were a goner? Then surviving—only to be tol...
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Episode 7
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43:00
Ep. 6: Kristin Meekhof: Alone - Always and Never
혼자Being abandoned as an infant on the streets of Seoul was the first of two pivotal events to shape Kristin Meekhof’s life and mold her personality. Her effervescence and ability to turn tragedy into positive growth has inspired m...
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Episode 6
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59:09
Ep. 5: Carmen Gentile
Talk about timely: a Taliban RPG hit Carmen in the face while he was embedded with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan; as recounted in Blindsided by the Taliban, a no-holds-barred memoir that alternates between profound tragedy and Larry David's hila...
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Episode 5
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1:01:35
Ep. 4: Wonder Woman Lee Woodruff
Fiercely loyal and protective wife, friend and mother of four; author of three bestselling books; multi-platform journalist; inspired philanthropist who’s helped raise $80+ million to help 11+ million traumatized vets and others in need; incomp...
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Episode 4
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58:02
Ep. 3: Mike Coots, From Shark Food to Shark's Best Friend
Kauai’s Mike Coots is a premier oceanic photographer, passionate shark advocate, effervescent Good Samaritan, and GoPro Hero. He loves nothing better than swimming with sharks—when not surfing beside them with the aid of the prosthetic leg requ...
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Episode 3
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