Micaela Blei

1 month ago | audible.com | Mel Robbins |David Goggins |Sun Tzu |Micaela Blei

In the summer of 1995, at the largest Boy Scout camp in Ohio, a night of sexual violence ended with one counselor dead and another hospitalized. The death was ruled "accidental." It wouldn't be the last death associated with Seven Ranges Reservation. James Renner, too, was a counselor at Seven Ranges that year. He was always sure there must be more to the story of Mike Klingler's death, because Renner also knew firsthand that the 900-acre camp was not the safe getaway it was portrayed to be.

2 months ago | audible.com | Micaela Blei |Trevor Noah |Michael Lewis |Lori Gottlieb

Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn’t commit—and became a notorious tabloid story in the process. Though she was exonerated, it’s taken more than a decade for her to reclaim her identity and truly feel free.

Nov 6, 2024 | psyche.co | Micaela Blei

What to do The process of telling a personal story can be broken down into a few main activities: choosing it, shaping it, sharing it, and reflecting on it. Let’s look at each of these, along with some quick exercises. If you already have a story in mind that you’re hoping to tell, great! Feel free to skip the first two steps below, though reading them might inspire you to think of other stories that you’d like to share.

Mar 22, 2024 | thisamericanlife.org | Ira Glass |Michael Harriot |Aviva DeKornfeld |Micaela Blei

Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. BEEPED VERSION. Host Ira Glass bikes around Manhattan with Gersh Kuntzman, in search of illegal license plates. (11 minutes) Writer Michael Harriot reexamines the DIY criminal justice system his mom invented to deal with his bad behavior as a child.

Jan 23, 2024 | audible.com | Mel Robbins |David Goggins |Sun Tzu |Micaela Blei

TOC: How to Remember Names Better Too Smart for Your Own Good? How to Write Every Day, FOREVER How to Get Rid of a Nasal Voice Why Do Authors Use Tension in a Story? Why Study History As An Adult? Michelangelo Phenomenon: How Humans Sculpt Humans What is A Cult and How Cults Brainwash New Media and its Role in Society: Negative or Positive?