Was It Chance?
di Alan Seales, Heather Vickery & Broadway Podcast Network
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#121 - Jennifer Shoop: Where There's a Will, There's a Writing Way
#121 - Jennifer Shoop: Where There's a Will, There's a Writing Way
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People talk about manifestation as a thing that you can just think into existence. Unfortunately, it’s not that easy. When it comes to making your creative dreams come true, what really matters is putting yourself in a position to thoughtfully and intelligently take advantage of the opportunities presented to you. And sometimes these opportunities show up in very unexpected ways.
We’re Heather Vickery and Alan Seales, two perfect strangers who met by chance and embraced opportunity! Listen in as we chat with other successful people about the risks they took, and continue taking, to put themselves on a path to creative success.
WAS IT CHANCE? The podcast about embracing opportunity and taking intentional risks for your creative life.
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- #121 - Jennifer Shoop: Where There's a Will, There's a Writing Way · 52 min · Episodio 121We sit down with writer Jennifer Shoop, creator of Magpie and author of Small Wonders: A Field Guide to Life’s Quiet Joys, to talk about the winding path that led her to a…
- #120 - Megan Minutillo Weiner: What If the Detour Is the Career? · 58 min · Episodio 120What happens when the career you thought you were supposed to have turns out not to be the career you actually want? Megan Minutillo Weiner is a writer, poet, Broadway producer…
- #119 - Loki Mulholland: History Isn’t Finished, It’s Waiting for You · 1 h 13 min · Episodio 119Loki Mulholland grew up with a civil rights icon Joan Trumpauer Mulholland for a mom, but like most kids, he mostly just knew her as Mom. It wasn’t until he saw her in his…
- #118 - Sarah Marshall: What Happens When You Let Yourself Belong · 55 min · Episodio 118Sarah Marshall has lived a lot of different lives. She served in the U.S. Navy, built a career in engineering and technology leadership, practiced martial arts, traveled the…
- #117 - Diana Colleen: The Book She Never Planned to Write · 1 h 0 min · Episodio 117Diana Colleen found healing, then trusted the story that wouldn't let go. Sometimes the biggest creative risk isn't starting something new. It's believing you're the right…
- #116 - Carmella Lowkis: The Plot Was Always the Plan · 1 h 6 min · Episodio 116Author Carmella Lowkis joins Was It Chance to talk about the intentional path she built toward becoming a published novelist. From working in her childhood library to…
- #115 - Alexandra Beller: Trusting the Dance Before You Know the Steps · 56 min · Episodio 115What if creativity isn't about setting the perfect goal, but about learning to trust yourself in the unknown? In this episode, Heather and Alan sit down with choreographer…
- #114 - David Homan: It’s Not Who You Know. It’s How You Show Up · 1 h 12 min · Episodio 114David Homan believes that relationships are the foundation of every opportunity, and this conversation is a masterclass in what that actually means. David, the CEO of…
- #113 - Tiffany Crum: This Story Might Save Your Life: A Podcast Episode · 1 h 19 min · Episodio 113Author Tiffany Crum joins Alan and Heather to talk about the twenty-year journey behind her breakout debut novel, This Story Might Save Your Life. From growing up on a dairy farm…
- #112 - Kern Carter: Read Between the Grind · 1 h 5 min · Episodio 112This week on Was It Chance?, we sit down with author Kern Carter for a conversation that starts with collective grief, simulations, and angry Brooklyn cab drivers, then unfolds…
- #111 - Chris Dattoli: Betting on Yourself in a Feast or Famine Career · 1 h 3 min · Episodio 111Alan and Heather sit down with New Jersey–based voice actor and coach Chris Dattoli to unpack the winding, risk-filled path that led him from a corporate marketing job he…
- #110 - Katy Scoggin: What Happens When You Document Your Own Divide? · 1 h 22 min · Episodio 110We sit down with documentary filmmaker Katy Scoggin to unpack the decade-long journey behind her deeply personal film Flood. What begins as a curiosity about science, faith, and…
- #109 - Ray Hartjen: When Time Stops Being Unlimited · 1 h 3 min · Episodio 109In this episode, Alan and Heather sit down with Ray Hartjen—a self-described professional storyteller whose career has spanned investment banking, pharma, tech, marketing, and…
- #108 - Merit Kahn: Optimistic Personality Disorder - Turning Life Into Comedy · 1 h 3 min · Episodio 108In this episode of Was It Chance, Alan Seales and Heather Vickery talk with comedian, keynote speaker, and storyteller Merritt Kahn about turning life’s unexpected plot twists…
- #107 - Rich Wright: The Dark Side of Creativity—and the Way Through · 57 min · Episodio 107Content Note: This conversation includes discussion of suicide and severe depression. Please take care of yourself while listening. If you or someone you know is struggling…
- #106 - Troy Horne: Why Midlife Is the Best Time to Chase the Dream · 1 h 7 min · Episodio 106Heather Vickery and Alan Seales sit down with Troy Horne, a multi-hyphenate creative whose career spans music, Broadway, television, entrepreneurship, and authorship. The…
- #105 - Paul Pape: Santa for Nerds, Making the Things That Don’t Exist Yet · 58 min · Episodio 105What if saying “yes” before you know how is the real creative superpower? In this episode of Was It Chance, Heather Vickery and Alan Seales sit down with Paul Pape—creative…
- #104 - 2025 End of Year Reflection · 42 min · Episodio 104In this special year-end wrap-up episode, hosts Heather Vickery and Alan Seales kick 2025 out the door the only way they know how: with candid reflection, sharp banter, and a…
- #103 - Kay A Oliver: Leaving Hollywood Without Leaving Storytelling · 1 h 9 min · Episodio 103Award-winning author and Hollywood veteran Kay A. Oliver joins Was It Chance to unpack a career shaped by creative persistence, hard-earned reinvention, and the courage to walk…
- #102 - John DeDakis: Interviewing Hitchcock, Writing Thrillers, and Facing Failure · 58 min · Episodio 102We sit down with award-winning novelist and former CNN senior copy editor John DeDakis—a storyteller whose life and career have been shaped by remarkable twists of fate. From…
