The Observable Unknown

In this episode, we welcome a woman whose life’s work has bridged journalism, cinema, and memory. From the anchor desk at BBC World News to the frontlines of conflict, from digitizing the testimonies of Armenian genocide survivors to directing films that confront the darkest truths of our history - Dr. Carla Garapedian has carried voices the world tried to silence back into the light. Her new project, Nemesis 1921, revisits a Weimar-era trial that shaped how we think about law, justice, and accountability - offering not just history retold, but a mirror to our present moment. She is also the filmmaker behind Screamers, a landmark documentary interweaving the testimonies of survivors with the urgent voice of System of a Down, and she continues to lead the search for Auction of Souls (1919), the first cinematic rendering of the Armenian genocide, long thought lost. Carla is not only a filmmaker and journalist - she is a guardian of memory, a steward of stories that demand to be heard. It is an honor to welcome her today.

Fereshteh Forough, founder of CTI (Code To Inspire), discusses her journey, obstacles, and vision for the future.

In this episode, I'll be answering personal questions submitted by listeners and clients through our website, crowscupboard.com

On this episode, we meet Samuel F. Reynolds, president of the International Coalition of Astrology Educators, whose contributions have been honored with the International Society for Astrological Research’s 2022 Community Service Award.

There are people who do not simply work in the world… they bend it, ever so gently, toward growth.  They design experiences that don’t just inform but awaken. They educate, they mold, they transform whatever they hold.  They leave behind no statue, no symphony, no temple of stone—  and yet they build invisible cathedrals in the lives of those they touch. My guest today is one of those people. For nearly two decades, Margie Dillenburg has walked alongside leaders who imagine new futures,  from the heart of social impact to the restless edge of for-profit innovation.  She knows what it means to help something small become something world-changing—  and to carry a full heart into spaces that can sometimes forget they have one. Today, we look past the résumé and into the mystery.  Who is the designer behind the experience?  What moments of doubt, wonder, heartbreak, and transformation made her the guide she is today?  And what is the hidden current—her own private dialogue—that flows beneath all she does?

A person who discovers himself through the process of transformation, not the goal, Todd Bloom broadens our view of what life can be and contrasts that with what it should be.

William Love discusses his role as a Motivational Speaker, Coach, and Education Specialist. His own past as an adoptee plays a significant part in how he connects with people, how he encourages them, and the wounds he heals in himself through service to others.

Dr. Wesley W. Detwiler. Based in Palm Springs, California, Dr. Detwiler is a licensed psychologist and counselor who has dedicated his practice to supporting individuals navigating the labyrinth of addiction, identity, and mental health.

In our Pilot Episode, Alexandra Gersten Vassilaros discusses her Make Meaning Workshop and how she was inspired to create it.