PODCASTS

THE SAVVY SCRIBE: How to publish thought provoking content that stands out. Hosted by Janine Kelbach, RNC-OB. Ted and Janine discuss a baker’s dozen of Ted’s most important tips for writing.

 THE BUSINESS CREATORS’ RADIO SHOW: The Power of Storytelling: How Narrative Shapes Impact, Inclusion, and Influence, With Ted Neill. A discussion about the importance of narrative in identity and business as well as a deep dive on where DEI went “wrong” but why we still need the principles behind it.

THE ART OF IMPERFECT ADULTING: The Nonlinear Path: From Public Health to Published Author with Ted Neill. An episode about life and career transitions from journalism, to public health, to writing.

THE SHRINK SHOW: Writing and Recovery With Ted Neill. Jamie Weatherhold and Ted discuss mental health, stigma, and the importance of seeking the healing in our stories.

THE DIFFERENT ABILITY PODCAST: Writing for Change: A Journey of Services, Advocacy and Impact with Ted Neill. Katey and Ted discuss both his fiction series making heroes out of children with disabilities, Mystery Force, as well as his non-fiction memoirs, Two Years of Wonder and Twenty Years of Unraveling.

ADOPTION IS A CHOICE PODCAST: Two Years of Wonder & Twenty Years of Unraveling. Ted speaks with Mikki Shepard about the way care for vulnerable children has changed globally since the 1990s and how this has impacted the lives of adopted children and children in the foster care system. He focuses on the shortcomings of institutional care (orphanages) and his two memoirs detailing his work with children and youth in those systems.

ETERNALLY AMY: Spirituality, Social Justice, Love & Connection: Ted Neill’s Latest Book: My Name is Ted and I’m a Racist. In this interview with host Amy Liz Harrison, a sober mom of eight and longtime 12-step devotee, Ted gets radically honest about his recovery, his mental health struggles, and his decision to write the 600+ page personal reckoning titled: My Name Is Ted and I’m a Racist:  How a Bunch of Sober Alcoholics Gave Me Tools to Confront My Racial Biases

MINDI ON THE MIC PODCAST: Mindi sits down with author and global health veteran Ted Neill for a candid conversation on writing, recovery, and doing hard things with heart. Ted shares how a major depressive episode and hospitalization led him to the 12-step world—and how “emotional sobriety” became the backbone of his life and books.They unpack his provocative series My Name Is Ted and I’m a Racist, applying recovery tools to bias and public discourse, and the real-life investigative journey behind Twenty Years of Unraveling, which ultimately drew in the Washington Post and the FBI. They also explore practical mental health tools like sleep, boundaries, gratitude, and HALT, while highlighting why the opposite of addiction is connection.