Turning Point with Jay Schadler Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/turning-point-with-jay-schadler Turning Point tells the stories of individual Westporters’ life transitions and how they navigated them. Changes come in all varieties, shapes, and sizes: Some are welcoming and bright, others can be dark and frightening. But one way or the other, your path is changed dramatically and you’re now on a new course. In Turning Point, you’ll hear these remarkable stories — the ones that changed lives, delving into the unique experiences of the remarkable people who compose our remarkable town, offering valuable insights and wisdom derived from their life transitions. Your host for these conversations is longtime journalist, photographer, and artist Jay Schadler. For more than three decades, Jay traveled the world as a correspondent and anchor for ABC News, 20/20, Nightline, Good Morning America, National Geographic TV, and others, and his work has also been featured on Bravo and Discovery. He was honored with an Emmy for Best Investigative Journalism (Network News Magazine) and Best Feature Hour (Network News Magazines), in addition to winning the National Environmental Media Award. 2025 Verso Studios at The Westport Library a616895c-fdc9-5472-bdf7-3b02894ffd27 yes en Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:50:11 -0400 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:50:18 -0400 https://westportlibrary.org/turning-point-podcast-jay-schadler/ https://img.transistorcdn.com/_50mFZKVMGjs-LEgTIaaXyLj1O3vGhfk88eWEPNcJCs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kOTcw/NzI4M2QyYmM0MzE3/MWYxYWJjNDBjYTFj/YjZjYy5wbmc.jpg Turning Point with Jay Schadler https://westportlibrary.org/turning-point-podcast-jay-schadler/ episodic Jay Schadler Turning Point tells the stories of individual Westporters’ life transitions and how they navigated them. Changes come in all varieties, shapes, and sizes: Some are welcoming and bright, others can be dark and frightening. But one way or the other, your path is changed dramatically and you’re now on a new course. In Turning Point, you’ll hear these remarkable stories — the ones that changed lives, delving into the unique experiences of the remarkable people who compose our remarkable town, offering valuable insights and wisdom derived from their life transitions. Your host for these conversations is longtime journalist, photographer, and artist Jay Schadler. For more than three decades, Jay traveled the world as a correspondent and anchor for ABC News, 20/20, Nightline, Good Morning America, National Geographic TV, and others, and his work has also been featured on Bravo and Discovery. He was honored with an Emmy for Best Investigative Journalism (Network News Magazine) and Best Feature Hour (Network News Magazines), in addition to winning the National Environmental Media Award. Turning Point tells the stories of individual Westporters’ life transitions and how they navigated them. storytelling, personal journey, life transformations, career change, grief, death, acceptance, moving forward Jay Schadler jayschadlerart@gmail.com No No Love and Loss, Rinse and Repeat with Stephanie Mastocciolo 5 5 Love and Loss, Rinse and Repeat with Stephanie Mastocciolo full 3c22f94a-819f-4cbe-b36a-9e05183c8932 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3a6befef Jay Schadler Interviews Stephanie Mastocciolo

Stephanie Mastocciolo keeps her turning points simple: love and loss. But nothing about her journey has been simple. From a Caribbean-Haitian childhood to life as a first-generation American, from a career in finance and high fashion to the identity she always wanted most — a mother — her story is a study in deliberate reinvention. In this conversation, she talks about what it costs to become yourself, and what it costs to let go.

Show info: https://westportlibrary.org/turning-point-podcast-jay-schadler/

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Stephanie Mastocciolo keeps her turning points simple: love and loss. But nothing about her journey has been simple. From a Caribbean-Haitian childhood to life as a first-generation American, from a career in finance and high fashion to the identity she always wanted most — a mother — her story is a study in deliberate reinvention. In this conversation, she talks about what it costs to become yourself, and what it costs to let go.

Show info: https://westportlibrary.org/turning-point-podcast-jay-schadler/

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Stephanie Mastocciolo keeps her turning points simple: love and loss. But nothing about her journey has been simple. From a Caribbean-Haitian childhood to life as a first-generation American, from a career in finance and high fashion to the identity she always wanted most — a mother — her story is a study in deliberate reinvention. In this conversation, she talks about what it costs to become yourself, and what it costs to let go.

Show info: https://westportlibrary.org/turning-point-podcast-jay-schadler/

]]> storytelling, personal journey, life transformations, career change, grief, death, acceptance, moving forward No The Man Who Wasn't Supposed to Make It: Miggs Burroughs 8 8 The Man Who Wasn't Supposed to Make It: Miggs Burroughs full c2ac78d5-c165-472a-81ae-6f4471318e53 https://share.transistor.fm/s/246e022d Jay Schadler Interviews Miggs Burroughs

By the time Miggs Burroughs became one of Westport's most beloved artists and thinkers, he had already survived a British jail cell at 19 — and a murder plot he didn't see coming. Not everyone who knew him then would have predicted he'd become a luminous creative force and a man of rare philosophical depth. This is the story of how extremity becomes clarity, and how a life shaped by danger can become a life devoted to beauty.

Show info: https://westportlibrary.org/turning-point-podcast-jay-schadler/

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By the time Miggs Burroughs became one of Westport's most beloved artists and thinkers, he had already survived a British jail cell at 19 — and a murder plot he didn't see coming. Not everyone who knew him then would have predicted he'd become a luminous creative force and a man of rare philosophical depth. This is the story of how extremity becomes clarity, and how a life shaped by danger can become a life devoted to beauty.

Show info: https://westportlibrary.org/turning-point-podcast-jay-schadler/

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By the time Miggs Burroughs became one of Westport's most beloved artists and thinkers, he had already survived a British jail cell at 19 — and a murder plot he didn't see coming. Not everyone who knew him then would have predicted he'd become a luminous creative force and a man of rare philosophical depth. This is the story of how extremity becomes clarity, and how a life shaped by danger can become a life devoted to beauty.

Show info: https://westportlibrary.org/turning-point-podcast-jay-schadler/

]]> storytelling, personal journey, life transformations, career change, grief, death, acceptance, moving forward No When the Foundation Cracks, the Light Gets In According to John Roundtree 7 7 When the Foundation Cracks, the Light Gets In According to John Roundtree full 0a704b18-2637-4477-a088-72573869a260 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ce1733d2 Jay Schadler Interviews John Rountree

John Rountree has spent his career designing homes built to harness the sun — structures made to be resilient, efficient, and full of light. But long before he became an architect, he learned something about foundations: they can fail. At 21, a life-threatening illness stripped everything down to the studs. Years later, approaching middle age, a spiritual awakening rebuilt what remained. His story moves along two converging paths — one physical, one transcendent — and arrives somewhere unexpected: at gratitude, purpose, and a life designed, finally, with the light in mind.

Show info: https://westportlibrary.org/turning-point-podcast-jay-schadler/

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John Rountree has spent his career designing homes built to harness the sun — structures made to be resilient, efficient, and full of light. But long before he became an architect, he learned something about foundations: they can fail. At 21, a life-threatening illness stripped everything down to the studs. Years later, approaching middle age, a spiritual awakening rebuilt what remained. His story moves along two converging paths — one physical, one transcendent — and arrives somewhere unexpected: at gratitude, purpose, and a life designed, finally, with the light in mind.

Show info: https://westportlibrary.org/turning-point-podcast-jay-schadler/

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John Rountree has spent his career designing homes built to harness the sun — structures made to be resilient, efficient, and full of light. But long before he became an architect, he learned something about foundations: they can fail. At 21, a life-threatening illness stripped everything down to the studs. Years later, approaching middle age, a spiritual awakening rebuilt what remained. His story moves along two converging paths — one physical, one transcendent — and arrives somewhere unexpected: at gratitude, purpose, and a life designed, finally, with the light in mind.

Show info: https://westportlibrary.org/turning-point-podcast-jay-schadler/

]]> storytelling, personal journey, life transformations, career change, grief, death, acceptance, moving forward No The Town He (Dan Woog) Wrote Into Existence 6 6 The Town He (Dan Woog) Wrote Into Existence full 195b1c00-9e3e-42ce-8b8c-d49a5d65a9f2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1a4777dc Jay Schadler Interviews Dan Woog

Dan Woog has been covering Westport longer than most of its residents have lived here. His column "Woog World" has run in the Westport News since 1986 — and his blog 06880 has become the town's unofficial public square. But Dan isn't just a chronicler of this community. He's helped shape it — as a journalist, author, soccer coach, and decades-long LGBT activist. In this conversation, he talks about the turning points that made him who he is, and what it means to spend a career telling the stories of the place you call home.

Show info: https://westportlibrary.org/turning-point-podcast-jay-schadler/

]]> Jay Schadler Interviews Dan Woog

Dan Woog has been covering Westport longer than most of its residents have lived here. His column "Woog World" has run in the Westport News since 1986 — and his blog 06880 has become the town's unofficial public square. But Dan isn't just a chronicler of this community. He's helped shape it — as a journalist, author, soccer coach, and decades-long LGBT activist. In this conversation, he talks about the turning points that made him who he is, and what it means to spend a career telling the stories of the place you call home.

Show info: https://westportlibrary.org/turning-point-podcast-jay-schadler/

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Dan Woog has been covering Westport longer than most of its residents have lived here. His column "Woog World" has run in the Westport News since 1986 — and his blog 06880 has become the town's unofficial public square. But Dan isn't just a chronicler of this community. He's helped shape it — as a journalist, author, soccer coach, and decades-long LGBT activist. In this conversation, he talks about the turning points that made him who he is, and what it means to spend a career telling the stories of the place you call home.

Show info: https://westportlibrary.org/turning-point-podcast-jay-schadler/

]]> storytelling, personal journey, life transformations, career change, grief, death, acceptance, moving forward No The Wide, Wide World of Andrew Wilk 5 5 The Wide, Wide World of Andrew Wilk full 994abef1-ff7e-4a60-9932-55eb7a976289 https://share.transistor.fm/s/abb39e63 Jay Schadler Interviews Andrew Wilk

 

For an amazing ride, hitch onto this conversation with the extraordinary Andrew Wilk, a five-time Emmy Award-winning producer and director of Stars in Concert for PBS, Live from Lincoln Center, and the National Geographic Channel. Oh, and you also might just catch him at the podium conducting a major symphony or two. Welcome to one star with a galaxy of talents.

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For an amazing ride, hitch onto this conversation with the extraordinary Andrew Wilk, a five-time Emmy Award-winning producer and director of Stars in Concert for PBS, Live from Lincoln Center, and the National Geographic Channel. Oh, and you also might just catch him at the podium conducting a major symphony or two. Welcome to one star with a galaxy of talents.

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For an amazing ride, hitch onto this conversation with the extraordinary Andrew Wilk, a five-time Emmy Award-winning producer and director of Stars in Concert for PBS, Live from Lincoln Center, and the National Geographic Channel. Oh, and you also might just catch him at the podium conducting a major symphony or two. Welcome to one star with a galaxy of talents.

]]> storytelling, personal journey, life transformations, career change, grief, death, acceptance, moving forward No Creating an Afterglow with Jim Kudzo 4 4 Creating an Afterglow with Jim Kudzo full df521a81-dc90-4a9f-91d8-6210d72cb276 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9a22a7f4 Jay Schadler Interview Jim Kudzo

 

The isolation caused by the Covid pandemic rippled across so many of our lives. But for Kevin Kudzo —a 17-year-old All-American boy — it deepened a depression he was already battling. In 2021, he took his life. Though devastated beyond words, Kevin’s parents turned the tragedy into a propelling legacy by creating “Afterglow,” a program dedicated to helping others struggling with mental health issues.  

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The isolation caused by the Covid pandemic rippled across so many of our lives. But for Kevin Kudzo —a 17-year-old All-American boy — it deepened a depression he was already battling. In 2021, he took his life. Though devastated beyond words, Kevin’s parents turned the tragedy into a propelling legacy by creating “Afterglow,” a program dedicated to helping others struggling with mental health issues.  

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The isolation caused by the Covid pandemic rippled across so many of our lives. But for Kevin Kudzo —a 17-year-old All-American boy — it deepened a depression he was already battling. In 2021, he took his life. Though devastated beyond words, Kevin’s parents turned the tragedy into a propelling legacy by creating “Afterglow,” a program dedicated to helping others struggling with mental health issues.  

]]> storytelling, personal journey, life transformations, career change, grief, death, acceptance, moving forward No Transplanting a Life with Gerardo Lambert 3 3 Transplanting a Life with Gerardo Lambert full 0588d683-b339-4e3f-8e47-19de7f271b62 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c6eafff8 Jay Schadler Interviews Gerardo Lambert

 

Gerardo Lambert has traveled a twisting path from fitness guru and body builder to heart attack victim and back again. His trail leads through a three-month coma and his awakening with a new heart and an old lesson in humility and purpose.  

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Gerardo Lambert has traveled a twisting path from fitness guru and body builder to heart attack victim and back again. His trail leads through a three-month coma and his awakening with a new heart and an old lesson in humility and purpose.  

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Gerardo Lambert has traveled a twisting path from fitness guru and body builder to heart attack victim and back again. His trail leads through a three-month coma and his awakening with a new heart and an old lesson in humility and purpose.  

]]> heart transplant, medical, body builder No The Grief of Loss and the Gift of Love with Jenny & Anthony Capalbo 2 2 The Grief of Loss and the Gift of Love with Jenny & Anthony Capalbo full 4e309f36-8472-4e86-80f3-29fb97454568 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aee2232d Jay Schadler Interview Jenny and Anthony Capalbo

 

When 18-year-old Charlie suddenly took ill while playing in a hockey tournament with his younger brother, little did anyone know that a cruel diagnosis and the deepest act of love were about to become the cornerstones of the Capalbo’s family story.

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When 18-year-old Charlie suddenly took ill while playing in a hockey tournament with his younger brother, little did anyone know that a cruel diagnosis and the deepest act of love were about to become the cornerstones of the Capalbo’s family story.

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When 18-year-old Charlie suddenly took ill while playing in a hockey tournament with his younger brother, little did anyone know that a cruel diagnosis and the deepest act of love were about to become the cornerstones of the Capalbo’s family story.

]]> storytelling, personal journey, life transformations, career change, grief, death, acceptance, moving forward No Yesterday is Gone with Doug and Patti Brill 1 1 Yesterday is Gone with Doug and Patti Brill full 129e2195-e48b-4f87-90b2-c9c4370b9c93 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dbf797fa Jay Schadler interviews Doug and Patti Brill

 

Imagine what your world would be like if you had no memory. Doug Brill doesn’t have to imagine it…he lives it. Nearly a quarter century ago, a rare brain virus stole his memory…forever. For Doug, the past does not exist. With his wife Patti at his side, we explore what it means to live a life where all of youryesterdays have simply vanished.    

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Imagine what your world would be like if you had no memory. Doug Brill doesn’t have to imagine it…he lives it. Nearly a quarter century ago, a rare brain virus stole his memory…forever. For Doug, the past does not exist. With his wife Patti at his side, we explore what it means to live a life where all of youryesterdays have simply vanished.    

]]> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:46:29 -0400 Jay Schadler Jay Schadler 2086 Jay Schadler interviews Doug and Patti Brill

 

Imagine what your world would be like if you had no memory. Doug Brill doesn’t have to imagine it…he lives it. Nearly a quarter century ago, a rare brain virus stole his memory…forever. For Doug, the past does not exist. With his wife Patti at his side, we explore what it means to live a life where all of youryesterdays have simply vanished.    

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