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How We Got Here

Richard Lui

  • S1E4
  • 1:02:05
  • March 30th 2021

Richard Lui is an anchor and journalist at MSNBC/NBC News. He also produced an Academy Award-qualifying documentary feature film, Sky Blossom, which features the stories of students caring for their loved ones who served in the military. Richard joins How We Got Here to talk about his new book, "Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness." Richard shares his thoughts on today's selfish pandemic and harnessing gratitude to improve our relationships with one another. He reflects on how reporting on hate crimes and other racist acts has affected his feelings of grief and loss. Richard also talks about his experience as a long-distance caregiver through the pandemic.

Visit RichardLui.com to learn how to get your copy of his book, "Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness."

This season of How We Got Here is sponsored by Anthem.

How We Got Here Podcast

Whether we’re in it or bearing witness to it, caregiving impacts everyone and profoundly shapes our purpose and identity. How We Got Here is a podcast that enriches our understanding of what it means to give and receive care by talking to people about the circumstances that introduced them to caregiving and how these experiences changed them.

Meet the Hosts

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Christopher MacLellan
Co-host

Affectionately known as “The Bow Tie Guy” to a vast network of family caregivers, Chris MacLellan is the Founder and CEO of The Whole Care Network™ and the author of “What’s The Deal with Caregiving?” Chris brings his signature soothing style to How We Got Here.

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Christina Best
Co-host

Christina Best is a writer and editor, and she is currently the editor-in-chief of Caregiving.com. Christina is committed to creating opportunities for caregivers and those that support them to connect and share stories and information.

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Bill Odman
Executive Producer

Bill Odman, the “OD” in ODVOX Productions, is a full-time professional podcast producer and voice-over talent living in the American Midwest. Bill brings a varied and successful background spanning more than 35 years in information technology, management, health care, and performance to voiceover and podcast production projects.

Bill is an Executive Producer for and the “voice” of the Whole Care Network (WCN). You can hear his work on such podcasts as “Healing Ties 2.0” (WCN) and “Your Future Self” (WCN), “PodPourri” (The Ehlers Group), and upcoming podcasts from Caregiving.com, as well as the audiobook Gay Rights and the Mormon Church: Intended Actions, Unintended Consequences (available on Audible and iTunes).