Joyously Free!
LGBTQ+, Church, Religion, Spirituality
Joyously Free!: Jacques Kepner – Radio Personality Extraordinaire
In this episode of Joyously Free!, host Joanie Lindenmeyer talks with veteran broadcaster Jacques Kepner, cohost of the Doc & Jacques radio variety show on KCIW, about the transformative power of community radio. Jacques shares his broadcasting journey, explaining...
Joyously Free!: Claiming the Spotlight – Teri McGregor’s Theater Journey
In this episode of Joyously Free!, host Joanie Lindenmeyer welcomes Teri McGregor, who shares her inspiring journey from a shy, overweight child to a confident actor, director, and costume designer in community theater. After moving to Brookings in 2004, she found her...
Joyously Free!: Part 2 with Miranda Plagge – Expand Your World by Connecting Community with Tourism
Joyously Free! host Joanie Lindenmeyer welcomes back to the show Miranda Plagge, Economic Development Administrator for Curry County. In this episode they continue their discussion of Plagge’s work supporting local businesses, including marketing and permitting...
Joyously Free!: Family Genealogy and Sacred Scripture
This episode of Joanie Lindenmeyer's Joyously Free! show features Beverly Barnes, author and genealogist, discussing her book Ribs Off an Old Tree. Barnes explores her 18,700-name family tree, tracing connections to biblical figures, royalty, and a Mayflower ancestor....
Joyously Free!: How Our Housing Authority Impacts Generations
Joyously Free! host Joanie Lindenmeyer talks with Matt Vorderstrasse, Executive Director of the North Bend City Coos-Curry Housing Authorities, about building a coordinated affordable-housing continuum on Oregon’s South Coast. He explains the SPARC (Service Providers...
Joyously Free!: A Beautiful Life as a Gay Married Man
Joyously Free! host Joni Lindenmeyer talks with Brian Green, a gay barber newly settled in Brookings with his husband Aaron. Brian recounts growing up in South Carolina, studying ministry and vocal performance, singing as a missionary, and later pivoting from property...
Joyously Free!: Curry County Tourism, Part 1
Joyously Free! host Joanie Lindenmeyer talks with Miranda Plagge, Curry County Economic Development Administrator, about promoting “Oregon’s Wild Rivers Coast” and supporting local businesses as a hands-on connector for resources, marketing, and licensing. They...
Joyously Free!: The Laramie Project Theater Performance
Joyously Free! host Joanie Lindenmeyer welcomes Kat Liddell, executive director of Threepenny Theater Company, to discuss their upcoming production of The Laramie Project, a documentary-style play drawn from interviews after the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard. Liddell...
Joyously Free!: Community LOVE! Freedom For ALL! Ashland Oregon Pride 2026
In this episode of Joyously Free!, host Joanie Lindenmeyer talks with Jolie Balocca, president of Southern Oregon Pride, about her upbringing in Ashland, her inclusive worldview, and her leadership of the nonprofit. Balocca highlights the three-day Pride Festival...
Joyously Free!: Joyously Free! with Dr. D!
In this episode of Joyously Free! Joanie Lindenmeyer interviews Ken Podesta-Daniels (“Dr. D”), owner of Dr. D Auto Care and drummer for the Spence Brothers Blues Band, about building an auto-repair career based on integrity and fair treatment of customers and...
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