Talks To-Go

Looking Back, Thinking Ahead | Episode 82

Welcome back to Talks To-Go and Happy New Year! In this episode, Jill and George talk about their "favorites" of 2024, podcast housekeeping notes, guest manifestations for 2025 and so much more. No reservations needed. All TALKS are TO-GO.
 
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A Talk To-Go with Lindsay Berra & Larry Berra | Episode 81

Welcome back to another episode of Talks To-Go! Jill and George talk with our next special guest father/daughter duo, Lindsay Berra and Larry Berra. Lindsay is a University of North Carolina graduate, she’s a freelance sports journalist, the oldest grandchild of New York Yankees great and Hall of Famer, Yogi Berra, and was an executive producer of It Ain't Over, the documentary film chronicling her grandfather’s life and legacy. She currently creates content for former Major League pitcher Tom House’s pitching biomechanics app, Mustard. Larry is the oldest son of Yogi and Carmen Berra. As a high school catcher, he earned first-team New Jersey All-State baseball honors, played four years at Montclair State University, then played in the New York Mets minor league system. He’s a national senior softball star, a Civil War enthusiast and small-business owner.
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A Talk To-Go with Soledad O'Brien | Episode 80

Welcome back to another episode of Talks To-Go! Jill and George talk with our next special guest, Soledad O'Brien. She is an award-winning documentarian, journalist, speaker, author, and philanthropist, and founder of Soledad O’Brien Productions, a media production company dedicated to telling empowering and authentic stories on a range of social issues. She anchors and produces "Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien," a Hearst political magazine program and was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of fame in May 2023. Her dad, Edward E. (Ted) O’Brien grew up in Australia, where he obtained his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, then moved to America where he attended Purdue University for his Master’s degree and Johns Hopkins University for his Ph.D. He was a founding professor in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and was an avid tennis player, sailor, and swimmer, loved riding his motorcycle and volunteered at his local Catholic parish.
This is another "Remembering Dad" episode where we sit down with our guest whose father has passed away to discuss and reminisce about their relationship together.  
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A Talk To-Go with Chloe Melas & George Melas | Episode 79

Welcome back to another episode of Talks To-Go! Jill and George talk with our next special guest father/daughter duo, Chloe Melas and George Melas. Chloe is an entertainment correspondent for NBC News and was previously at CNN. She is also a New York Times bestselling author and lives in New York with her husband and two children. George was born in Athens, Greece and studied Architecture in Paris, France and in the UK.  Now a retiree, he was an executive for architecture, engineering and construction firms for more than 40 years. He lives in Texas and enjoys travel, outdoor activities and learning new skills.
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A Talk To-Go with Guenther Steiner & Greta Steiner | Episode 78

Welcome back to another episode of Talks To-Go! Jill and George talk with our next special guest father/daughter duo, Guenther Steiner and Greta Steiner. Guenther was interested in motorsports ever since he was a kid. After finishing school, he embarked on a career to study cars from the inside out. Upon completion of mandatory national service, he moved to Belgium to work with a competitive race car team and following his tenure with Rally, Nascar and F1, decided to build an F1 team from scratch. Greta is a high school sophomore, loves to play tennis, swims, plays the  piano and, like most teenagers, enjoys hanging out with her friends. She spends summer months and Christmas in Italy visiting family.
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Guenther: @lifeofsteiner
Link to book: Unfiltered: My Incredible Decade in Formula 1
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A Talk To-Go with Doni Belau | Episode 77

Welcome back to another episode of Talks To-Go! Jill and George talk with our next special guest, Doni Belau. She founded the women-only tour company Girls’ Guide to the World in 2009 with a mission to empower women of all ages to explore the world. Her other life experiences have included television production and humanitarian work in South Africa. When not leading trips, she divides her time between France, New Orleans, and a sailboat named Relish – a testament to her adventurous spirit. Her dad, Ted Vrana was 100% Czech, lived his whole life in Nebraska and had a passion for  travel, gardening, politics, and meeting new people. He grew up during the Depression, joined the military, learned to fly and went on to teach enlistees to become pilots for the Marines during WWII. After the war, he became a lawyer and then a judge. Ted Vrana passed away at the age of 99.
This is another "Remembering Dad" episode where we sit down with our guest whose father has passed away to discuss and reminisce about their relationship together.  
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Trick or Treats To-Go | Episode 76

Welcome back to Talks To-Go! Today, is our annual Halloween episode. In this episode, Jill and George talk about their favorite Halloween costumes and candy, the World Series, attending the Kelsea Ballerini concert and so much more. No reservations needed. All TALKS are TO-GO.
 
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Fall Classic | Episode 75

Welcome back to Talks To-Go! In this episode, Jill and George talk about all things World Series, The New York Yankees v. The Los Angeles Dodgers. They get into game and winner predictions, tickets prices, regular season recap, and much more! No reservations needed. All TALKS are TO-GO.
 
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Law & Order TTG | Episode 74

Welcome back to Talks To-Go! In this episode, Jill and George talk about their recent trip to Washington DC where they participated in the Walk to Defeat ALS alongside some of their previous podcast special guests, Brooke and Cliff Eby, working as a tv and movie extra, rapid fire roundup, and so much more. No reservations needed. All TALKS are TO-GO.
 
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A Talk To-Go with Alexi Pappas and John Pappas | Episode 32

Welcome back to another episode of Talks To-Go! Jill and George talk with our next special guest father/daughter duo, Alexi Pappas and John Pappas. Alexi is a Greek-American Olympic athlete, writer, actress, and filmmaker. Her memoir-in-essays, Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas, came out January 2021.  Its adaptation as a children’s book, Bravey, was released, August 22nd. John is a mechanical engineer and has spent his entire career in the electric utility industry. During his leisure time, John works on his golf game, spends time with friends and family, attends San Francisco Giants games and other cultural events such as the symphony.
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Alexi: @alexipappas
Bravey for Young Readers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593562747?tag=kirkus-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1
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