Episode 119 – Podcast Cruise Details and Q&A

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Randy Crane

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Podcast Cruise

Today, we have a very special episode. If you’ve been listening for the last few months, you’ve heard me talk a bit about the Stories of the Magic / Skywalking Through Neverland cruise that’s now less than a year away. 359 days from today, September 23, if I’ve counted right.

Well, on episode 134 of Skywalking Through Neverland, I sat down with Richard & Sarah Woloski and we talked all about the cruise, and I’m going to play that portion of their show for you here. We have a lot of great details, fun ideas, and answered questions, so if you’re curious at all about joining us for this cruise, or if you’re curious about Disney cruises in general, you’re going to want to hear this.

This chat is part of a much longer great episode of Skywalking Through Neverland, so I encourage you, after you’ve listened to this and contacted me for more details about the podcast cruise, head over there and listen to the rest of their show. I’ll include a link in the show notes here, of course.

 

Podcasts Spotlighted in this Episode:

 

Cruise Information Request:

 

I want to hear from you, so please email me, leave a comment below, or call the Listener Feedback line at (734) 23-STORY.

If you call in, don’t worry about having to sound perfect. If you ask me to, I’ll edit out any mistakes so you sound as good as you possibly can. You’re even welcome to start your entire story over again and I’ll use the “take” you want! If you want to submit a story anonymously, for whatever reason you may have, email it to me and tell you me you wanted it shared that way. I’ll read it on the podcast, but keep your name private.

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Episode 118 – Kimberly Markey (Disney Runner & Cancer Conqueror), Part 2

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Randy Crane

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Kimberly MarkeyIn this episode we continue our conversation with Kimberly Markey. In part 1, she shared with us about running, her love of Disney, runDisney events, her cancer diagnosis & battle, how all of those tie in to each other, and more!

 

In this episode, Kimberly talks about…

  • Where she is in her cancer battle, and why she doesn’t like the term “cancer survivor”
  • How many Disney races she’s done
  • Her first run with her friend Perfectly Goofy Gail and how many they’ve done together
  • Costumes and Disney races – how she started doing them & some of her favorites
  • Tips for you if you want to start doing runDisney races, or start running in costume
  • What she loves most about Disney
  • If she could have any job working for The Walt Disney Company, what it would be and why
  • What she loves most about what she does with Disney races
  • What she never gets asked that she wishes people would ask her
  • What inspires her
  • Her advice to you for following your dream or overcoming significant obstacles
  • Shameless Plug Time!

 

Find Kimberly:

 

Podcasts Spotlighted in this Episode:

 

Disney Wonder

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Details about the Listeners, Fans, & Friends cruise can be found in my segment of episode 134 of Skywalking Through Neverland. Or email cruise@storiesofthemagic.com!

 

I want to hear from you, so please email me, leave a comment below, or call the Listener Feedback line at (734) 23-STORY.

If you call in, don’t worry about having to sound perfect. If you ask me to, I’ll edit out any mistakes so you sound as good as you possibly can. You’re even welcome to start your entire story over again and I’ll use the “take” you want! If you want to submit a story anonymously, for whatever reason you may have, email it to me and tell you me you wanted it shared that way. I’ll read it on the podcast, but keep your name private.

Thanks for listening!

 

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Episode 117 – Kimberly Markey (Disney Runner & Cancer Conqueror), Part 1

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Randy Crane

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Kimberly Markey & 100 Medals

 

Today we’re going a little out of the ordinary, even for me, but for very good reason. If you’re looking for a story of Disney-love, of inspiration, and of hope, this is the interview for you. Kimberly Markey is one of my Disney running friends, but even if you’re not a runner you need to hear her story—of challenging herself with running, experiencing Disney like she never had before, battling and beating cancer while taking on some of the toughest race challenges I know about, and so much more!

I also have some listener shout outs to Liz, Jill, Sean, and Michelle!

In this episode, Kimberly talks about…

  • What’s making her smile today
  • How & when she became a runner
  • Going from that first race to the 50 or so a year she does now
  • When races become just a collection of medals rather than an achievement
  • How her love of Disney began
  • Running her first Disney race, especially running up Main Street U.S.A. and through Cinderella Castle
  • Her first Goofy Challenge race weekend—the weekend it basically snowed at Walt Disney World
  • The biggest challenge of multiple-day race weekends for her
  • Her cancer diagnosis in 2013
  • The many runs she did during her cancer treatments—you have to hear this to believe it!
  • How running made all the difference during her cancer treatments

 

Find Kimberly:

 

Podcasts Spotlighted in this Episode:

 

Details about the Listeners, Fans, & Friends cruise can be found in the show notes for episode 114, here. Or email cruise@storiesofthemagic.com!

I want to hear from you, so please email me, leave a comment below, or call the Listener Feedback line at (734) 23-STORY.

If you call in, don’t worry about having to sound perfect. If you ask me to, I’ll edit out any mistakes so you sound as good as you possibly can. You’re even welcome to start your entire story over again and I’ll use the “take” you want! If you want to submit a story anonymously, for whatever reason you may have, email it to me and tell you me you wanted it shared that way. I’ll read it on the podcast, but keep your name private.

Thanks for listening!

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Episode 116 – Lou Mongello (WDW Radio & WDW Trivia Books)

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Randy Crane

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Lou MongelloWe have an early morning interview with the host of WDW Radio and the creator of several books, audio tours, Lou Mongello. This was going to be a 1-hour interview, but thanks to the seemingly inevitable Skype issues, we only had about half of that time. Of course, this just means I’ll have to have Lou back on! It was 6:00 in the morning for me when we started and everyone else in the house was asleep, so if I sound a little subdued, it’s because I was trying not to wake a sleeping 16-month-old. If you’re a parent, you know that’s the paramount rule of life!

In this episode, Lou talks about…

  • What’s making him smile today
  • How he became interested in Disney
  • How his books & WDW Radio came to be—the condensed version
  • His greatest fear as he transitioned from his “traditional” job to doing his Disney stuff full-time, and his “what if” moment
  • The fear that you need to have as an entrepreneur
  • How he’s built the WDW Radio community
  • Talking to listeners as individuals
  • Figuring out your “why”
  • Creating initial connections and caring at scale
  • Why he’s created the specific products he has
  • When the term “WDW Radio” came to be and why he chose it
  • A little about the Dream Team Project
  • A shout out to the Be Our Guest Podcast and their recent 12-hour live show raising money for Give Kids the World
  • If he could have any job working for the Walt Disney Company, what it would be and why
  • His advice to you for following your dreams
  • Shameless Plug Time

 

Find Lou:

 

Podcasts Spotlighted in this Episode:

 

Details about the Listeners, Fans, & Friends cruise can be found in the show notes for episode 114, here.

I want to hear from you, so please email me, leave a comment below, or call the Listener Feedback line at (734) 23-STORY.

If you call in, don’t worry about having to sound perfect. If you ask me to, I’ll edit out any mistakes so you sound as good as you possibly can. You’re even welcome to start your entire story over again and I’ll use the “take” you want! If you want to submit a story anonymously, for whatever reason you may have, email it to me and tell you me you wanted it shared that way. I’ll read it on the podcast, but keep your name private.

Thanks for listening!

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Episode 115 – Rudy Novotny (runDisney Announcer), Part 2

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Randy Crane

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Rudy NovotnyWe conclude a 2-part interview with runDisney Sports Host Rudy Novotny. In part 1, Rudy shared with us about his history in running, some of his tips for runners, the cool story of how he started doing race announcing and later started doing that for runDisney, some “behind the scenes” of what it’s like to announce the runDisney races, and more!

Now, in this episode, Rudy talks about…

  • A couple bizarre reasons for race delays he’s experienced
  • How they manage their energy on stage when there is a delay or a lot of starting waves
  • What a race announcer or sports host does—what their purpose is
  • What he loves most about the runDisney races
  • Some of the runDisney runner costumes that stand out to him
  • What he loves most about race announcing for non-runDisney races
  • Special memories from finish lines
  • Tips for first-time runners, runDisney and otherwise
  • What he never gets asked that he wishes people would ask him
  • How he feel about people not “bothering” him at events
  • Getting mistaken for Jeff Galloway
  • If he could have any job working for the Walt Disney Company, what it would be and why—he actually has two
  • How Bill Rogers and runDisney helped him out personally a few years ago
  • What inspires him
  • His advice to you for following your dreams
  • Shameless Plug Time

 

Find Rudy:

 

Podcasts Spotlighted in this Episode:

 

Details about the Listeners, Fans, & Friends cruise can be found in the show notes for episode 114, here.

 

I want to hear from you, so please email me, leave a comment below, or call the Listener Feedback line at (734) 23-STORY.

If you call in, don’t worry about having to sound perfect. If you ask me to, I’ll edit out any mistakes so you sound as good as you possibly can. You’re even welcome to start your entire story over again and I’ll use the “take” you want! If you want to submit a story anonymously, for whatever reason you may have, email it to me and tell you me you wanted it shared that way. I’ll read it on the podcast, but keep your name private.

Thanks for listening!

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