Peter Samuelson has produced blockbuster films, launched seven life-changing nonprofits, and mentored thousands of young adults—but his latest project might be his most personal yet. In this conversation, Peter joins Wendy to share the story behind his new book Finding Happy: A User’s Guide to Your Life with Lessons from Mine.

Together, they explore: How producing films prepared him to build global charities, why the foster care system needs a total reimagining, what it means to teach kindness and agency to young people, and how happiness isn’t found—it’s built

🎬 Plus: a first in podcast history… Peter and Wendy perform the Revenge of the Nerds nerd laugh. Yes, really.

📖 Finding Happy by Peter Samuelson is available June 10 — in print, e-book, and audiobook (read by Peter himself!).

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What if your best tool in the doctor’s office is the same one you use to shop online?

In this eye-opening episode of Sundays with Wendy, Dr. Kapil Kapoor joins Wendy to explore the modern healthcare landscape—and why patients need to start thinking like empowered consumers. From his Mayo Clinic roots to leading a practice committed to ethical, individualized care, Dr. Kapoor shares powerful stories that reveal the invisible forces shaping medical decisions today.

You’ll hear:

• Why “putting on your Amazon brain” can transform your next doctor visit
• How corporate medicine is changing patient care behind the scenes
• Tools and questions every caregiver and patient should have ready
• How AI, informed consent, and real conversations can lead to better outcomes
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This is a must-listen for anyone navigating the healthcare system—because healing starts with asking the right questions.

🩺 Dr. Kapil Kapoor is a retina specialist, educator, and patient advocate committed to keeping compassion at the center of medicine. Learn more at www.wagnerkapoor.com

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In this episode, Wendy Goldberg sits down with author Tony Stewart to explore the story behind his moving memoir, Carrying the Tiger: Living with Cancer, Dying with Grace, Finding Joy While Grieving.

Tony opens up about the love story that shaped the book, the loss of his wife Lynn, and how writing became both a mirror and a map for his healing.

Together, Wendy and Tony reflect on what it means to hold grief with tenderness, to write from the truth of experience, and to find moments of joy—even in sorrow.

If you’ve ever loved deeply, lost profoundly, or longed for a way to make sense of it all, this conversation is for you.

Learn more about Tony Stewart and his memoir Carrying the Tiger at:

🔗 www.tonystewartauthor.com

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