Saying Yes is the Hard Part

Cynthia Kirchner on The IntelleXual Podcast

It has been one wild year for me so far. Personally and professionally I have tried to do something I haven’t done in a long time. I am saying “Yes” to me. What does that mean exactly? It means not putting the brakes on my ambitions and my dreams. It means not allowing myself to succumb to my inner fears and doubts.

Happy Valentines Day from the Philippines

Happy Valentines Day to everyone back stateside. We had a great time here in Kalibo. We slept in, I got a pedicure (needed badly due to an ingrown nail) and then we spent the evening at this amazing restaurant near the beach where they catch your dinner in the local river and then cook it up and serve it to you. The fish was amazing! Here are some photos!

Kalibo – Halfway Point of Journey

Driving through the province hasn’t been all that different from driving through the urban areas of Manila. Everywhere you go the suffering of people who survive on next to nothing is very apparent. The shanty towns of Manila give way to the shanties in the fields. But the living conditions are the the same… appalling.

Bizarre Foods

The IntelleXual on the Road is in the Philippines! David and Steve are on the journey of a lifetime as David visits his family in the Philippines for the first time in 30 years and Steve takes his first ever trip outside of the confines of the continental US. In this episode the boys try a bunch of Filipino foods they wouldn’t have tried at home!

Island Time

Lost in a sea of gifts for the balikbayan box.

I’m going with my Mom and with one of my closest friends and co-host of my podcasts Steve Schwartz. He’s nearly 50 years old and has never been outside of the U.S. for anything. Between my Mom being unpredictable because of her battle with liver cirrhosis and Steve’s inexperience in traveling internationally this is going to be one interesting trip.

Fighting the Jitters

Jessica Jerran and David Dawson interview Martha Davis of Martha and the Motels at the Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA on Jan. 15, 2014. Photo by Carla Van Wagoner/The IntelleXual

The IntelleXual was given an opportunity to speak with former American Idol contestant Allison Iraheta, and the legendary Martha Davis of The Motels. I was so excited to have the opportunity to get our first big celebrity interviews for the shows. But I was incredibly anxious about it.