The Silver Linings Handbook
Join Jayson Blair for this podcast of interesting conversations with interesting people. In these conversations that inspire, Jayson interviews newspapers, experts, creators and regular people on pressing issues of the day and interesting insights. Jayson is a former reporter whose work has been published in The New York Times, the Boston Globe, The Washington Post, the Washington Times and other publications. He is a frequent guest on television, radio and other podcasts, where he discusses motivation, psychology, mental health and the media. His areas of focus include true crime, society and culture, mental health, leadership, the arts and underrepresented communities. At The Times, Jayson was responsible for a fabrication and plagiarism scandal that led to his resignation. Those events led to his own mental health journey, a rebirth as a mental health coach and business owner and this podcast.
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True Crime Bonus - The Disappearance of Christina White and the Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer, Part 2 of 4
Christina White was missing for four years before the first big clues emerged into her disappearance that would raise questions about whether there was a serial killer operating in the Lewis-Clark Valley and beyond. In this episode, with Allison Dickson of Vintage Villains, we explore Christina's disappearance, a 1963
"To lose thee is to lose myself," John Milton wrote in Paradise Lost. But what happens when you lose both? Alma Thomas lost her teenage son to a sudden heart attack at the age of 18 and then a few years later lost herself to a stroke. Alma, an author, was given a 1 percent chance of survival by doctors. She survived an
"To lose thee is to lose myself," John Milton wrote in Paradise Lost. But what happens when you lose both? Alma Thomas lost her teenage son to a sudden heart attack at the age of 18 and then a few years later lost herself to a stroke. Alma, an author, was given a 1 percent chance of survival by doctors. She survived an
True Crime Bonus - The Disappearance of Christina White and the Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer, Part 1 of 4
How does a 12-year-old girl disappear from her best friend's house on the day of the local fair? Who could be responsible her going missing? Why was her homework found miles away on the farm where that same best friend kept her horse? And how did the case of Christina White's disappearance become the lynchpin to discov
True Crime Bonus - The Disappearance of Christina White and the Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer, Part 1
How does a 12-year-old girl disappear from her best friend's house on the day of the local fair? Who could be responsible her going missing? Why was her homework found miles away on the farm where that same best friend kept her horse? And how did the case of Christina White's disappearance become the lynchpin to discov
Actor Alec Baldwin was on trial for involuntary manslaughter in July. Then, he wasn't. We are joined by Erlinda Ocampo Johnson, the special prosecutor who resigned from the case out of concerns about the prosecution withholding vital information from the defense. We discuss the case, Erlinda's decision, the special obl
