Pat Benincasa
@patbenincasa4art.bsky.social
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Artist, podcaster and video maker who truly believes: It's never a question of if, its always a matter of how."
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🎙️ In rural Queensland, Rachel Finch builds trust one horse at a time.
At just twenty-something, she runs YP Performance Horses—trading speed for softness and pressure for partnership.
🐎 Grounded & Gutsy: Rachel Finch on Life with Horses — now live!https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/episodes/17992174
Who kept the lights burning when storms raged & men were lost at sea? More often than we realize, it was women lighthouse keepers—forgotten in the records, but essential to history. Shauna MacDonald uncovers their stories. www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
In 2001, NAMI MN was running on duct tape, few staff & big hopes. Now it’s a statewide leader/ national model under the leadership of Sue Abderholden.
Sue talks about words that wound, policies that heal, and how real change happens—one conversation at a time. www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
🎶 What happens when hospice stories step into the spotlight—and sing?
✨Ben Kintisch brings us Life Review: The Hospice Musical—turning private goodbyes into public courage, and showing how theater can carry truths beyond words. www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
When the world goes hard, softness isn’t weakness—it’s strategy. This 3+ minute video with sound- is about what happens when you answer cruelty… with a seat at the table. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft8M...
Plot twist: Gen Z- first to grow up with smartphones 24/7—is starting to unplug. 🎙️ On Fill To Capacity, writer Olivia Telecky shares why she turned her iPhone into a “dumb phone” & what that says about a generation tired of doomscrolling + craving simplicity. www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
🐾 Alyssa Golob, Exec. Dir. of Helping Paws, shares how service dogs bring freedom, dignity & connection—one wagging tail at a time. From puppy training to life-changing matches, these dogs open doors —literally & figuratively. 🐶💛https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/episodes/17631898
Thrilled to share that my Industrial America Paintings are now featured in the online exhibit “Artists of Industry, Grit & War” at the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor (Steel Museum). A tribute to the labor, loss, and legacy that built a nation. yhcil.org/general-2
What happens when a veteran’s truth becomes art? Marine vet Robert LeHeup shares how Bullets and Bandaids turns lived experience into powerful story, connection, and healing. These stories don’t stay on the wall or the page—they stay with you. www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
⚡️☕️📱✍️ The high-voltage impact of the ordinary—in this oh-so-quick episode (under 3 minutes!)
Small acts. Big charge.
One strike can split the dark. 🎧 Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
While headlines scream doom/chaos, something else is happening—quietly, boldly. This episode is a dispatch from the other world. The one where people are building, healing, and creating right through the madness. www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
What if your work didn’t fully reveal itself for 50 years?
Luthier Nina Poots builds violins that don’t just sing—they evolve. From Dutch roots to the Scottish Highlands, she’s crafting legacy, not just sound. Wood, wonder, and the quiet magic of becoming. www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
Joel Sosinsky & Andi Sosin talk about 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire—146 immigrant workers, locked exits, no escape—and the memorial they helped create. Its not just history. It’s about who we choose to remember—and who we’re still willing to fight for. www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
When was the last time you really saw the stars—not just flickers, but the Milky Way blazing above? Caroline “Siffy” Torkildson spent a lifetime chasing eclipses and defending the night sky. We talk light pollution, dark sky parks, and and the urgency of wonder. www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
She left a marriage, packed her Kia, and drove into the unknown. Born blind in one eye, Brittany Colt sees the world differently—and her photography shows it!
From the Ansel Adams Gallery to landscapes & portraits in the wild, her work captures transformation. www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
🔥 What kind of person runs toward the fire?
Kristianne Schultz: firefighter, acupuncturist, healer.
From childhood pain to fierce compassion, she shows why true healing begins within.

🎧 Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
What if the justice system got it wrong—and you lost 25 years? Attorney Chris Renz tells how forensic genealogy & determination helped free Robert “Bobby” Bintz. A story of truth, failure, and the fight for justice. www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
⚖️ When truth stands alone, it still stands—just ask Joan of Arc. 🛡️⚜️ www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
Who cares for the caregiver? Mandy Barr—Pres. Carter’s great-niece & of the Rosalynn Carter Inst. talks about emotional heart of caregiving.With lived experience & fierce compassion, she shares a rare, behind-the-scenes portrait of Rosalynn Carter.Care is strength. www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
Many parents are quietly unraveling yet holding everything together.Dr Kate Gawlik talks about parental burnout,loneliness & how to feel whole again. She’s not just studying this—she’s lived it & now she’s helping others find their way back. https:/www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/episodes/16907538
What do Bugs Bunny, a book of Italian love poems, and a burned diploma have in common?
Me. And my grandpa,Papaco.
One-armed grit, dyslexia, wartime fear, & art that won’t quit.
It starts with cartoons.
Ends with: "We came from somewhere." www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
🚧 Cities are drowning in pavement—trapping heat, polluting water & cutting us off from nature. Enter Depave, tearing up concrete & bringing green spaces back to life! In this episode, Katherine Rose shares how breaking pavement is a radical act of change. www.buzzsprout.com/2228761/epis...
WOMEN AT THE WHEEL: FLORENCE LAWRENCE 🚦

Hollywood’s first movie star (300 films) AND inventor who in 1914 designed the first turn signal arm & electric windshield wiper—but never patented them. She died in poverty, yet her impact still moves the world.
🎥: www.patbenincasa-art.com/women-at-the...