Episodes

  • The Fatherhood Empowerment Network

    The Fatherhood Empowerment Network
    Jun 16 2026
    This Father's Day, let's talk about the dads we don't talk about enough—the single fathers raising their kids on their own. Since their founding in 2024, the Fatherhood Empowerment Network has served over 1,000 families by meeting single fathers exactly where they are. Host Pam Escobar talks with founder Rufus Lockhart, and Damond Slade, a father who’s finding support through the network.
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    31 mins
  • Girls On The Run Greater Charlotte

    Girls On The Run Greater Charlotte
    Jun 2 2026
    Have you ever run a 5K? If you have, you know that feeling…crossing the finish line and realizing you just did something you weren't sure you could do. Imagine having that breakthrough moment when you're just a kid. A young girl. When the world is already sending you confusing, contradictory messages about who you should be. Girls on the Run is teaching girls that running toward a goal, literally, can build the confidence to run toward anything. Host Pam Escobar talks with GOTR founder Molly Barker, along with Board Member Kelly Buchanan and Executive Director Raychelle Robinson.
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    35 mins
  • KinderMourn

    KinderMourn
    Apr 28 2026
    KinderMourn exists to help parents and kids learn to carry the weight of grief. Through their counseling and support groups, they offer hope when it feels impossible to find, and they walk alongside families as they figure out how to keep living when loss has changed everything. Host Pamela Escobar talks with KinderMourn Executive Director Kaela O’Donnell and community relations director Staci Brown.
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    26 mins
  • Brave Step

    Brave Step
    Apr 21 2026
    “We are more than what someone did to us.” That single sentence captures what so many sexual abuse and assault survivors struggle to believe: That trauma doesn’t define them and that healing is possible. Host Pamela Escobar talks with Brave Step's founder, Crystal Emerick, and volunteer Ly Semidey, two women who are creating spaces where survivors aren't just heard, but empowered to reclaim their stories and build the lives they deserve.
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    29 mins
  • Catawba Riverkeeper

    Catawba Riverkeeper
    Apr 14 2026
    Just in time for Earth Day, 2026, host Pamela Escobar talks with the Catawba Riverkeeper's Chief Scientist Brandon Jones, about the river's role in Charlotte's ecosystem and our daily lives, and the importance of keeping it clean.
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    26 mins
  • Dress for Success

    Dress for Success
    Mar 31 2026
    Dress for Success Charlotte is best known for setting women up with professional clothes for interviews and jobs. But they’ve always known that success takes more than a suit. Today, the majority of Dress for Success’ work actually focuses on career development. More women are coming to them for help choosing career paths, building financial skills, and learning to navigate the working world while managing everything else life throws at them. Host Pamela Escobar is joined by Dr. Emily Wheeler, the executive director of Dress for Success Charlotte… and Kenea Clarkel, who’s living proof of what happens when women receive the full support they deserve.
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    27 mins
  • Charlotte Angels

    Charlotte Angels
    Mar 17 2026
    More than half of foster families quit within their first year. When foster families burn out, children get moved again. And again. And again. The average foster child cycles through seven different homes before finding a forever family. Charlotte Angels recognizes that foster families are the lifeline for vulnerable children… but only if those families feel equipped and connected. In this episode, host Pamela Escobar is joined by Charlotte Angels co-executive chairs Nicole Hanks and Camille Maara… friends for over 25 years who embody the very mission they're building.
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    38 mins
  • Camp Blue Skies

    Camp Blue Skies
    Feb 24 2026
    Camp Blue Skies Since 2009, Camp Blue Skies has been offering week-long overnight camps specifically for adults 21 and older with developmental disabilities, life-enriching experiences that provide the recreation, connection, and life skills that become so much harder to access after theirt 21st birthday. In this episode, host Pamela Escobar is joined by Richard Sesler, who was inspired by his son to create Camp Blue Skies…and his good friend, Woody, whose stepson was one of those first campers.
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    37 mins