# LIZ’S COFFEE CONNECTION Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786.md RSS feed: https://feed.podbean.com/TheCapitolCoffeeConnection/feed.xml Official site: https://TheCapitolCoffeeConnection.podbean.com Author: Liz Hirsh Naftali Episodes: 98 ## Resource Tired of all the bad news? Liz’s Coffee Connection is a weekly podcast hosted by Liz Hirsh Naftali, featuring real conversations over coffee with thoughtful voices from all walks of life. Each episode explores stories of heart, humanity, and hope—reminding us what’s still good in the world. Part healing balm, part caffeine pick-me-up for the soul, this podcast invites you to stop doom scrolling, start joy scrolling, and remember that we have far more that connects us than divides us. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786.md ## Episodes - [Lamar Alexander: Purpose, Public Service, and the Power of Getting Things Done | S3E18](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/lamar-alexander-purpose-public-service-and-the-power-of-getting-things-done-s3e18) — 2026-05-19T12:00:00+00:00 - [Dr. Asif Mahmood: Compassion, Faith, and Finding Common Humanity | S3E17](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/dr-asif-mahmood-compassion-faith-and-finding-common-humanity-s3e17) — 2026-05-12T12:00:00+00:00 - [Yael Alexander: 584 Days of Hope, A Mother's Unbreakable Spirit I S3E16](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/yael-alexander-584-days-of-hope-a-mother-s-unbreakable-spirit-i-s3e16) — 2026-05-05T12:00:00+00:00 - [Hunter Biden: Art, Addiction, and the Choice to Live I S3E15](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/hunter-biden-art-addiction-and-the-choice-to-live-i-s3e15) — 2026-04-28T12:00:00+00:00 - [Jared Solomon & Jesse Topper: Friendship, Faith, and Finding Common Ground Across Difference I S3E14](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/jared-solomon-jesse-topper-friendship-faith-and-finding-common-ground-across-difference-i-s3e14) — 2026-04-21T12:00:00+00:00 - [Holocaust Survivor Herta Amir: Memory, Survival, and the Courage to Speak I S3E13](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/holocaust-survivor-herta-amir-memory-survival-and-the-courage-to-speak-i-s3e13) — 2026-04-14T12:00:00+00:00 - [Mayor Karen Goh: Faith, Service, and the Sound of Something Better I S3E12](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/mayor-karen-goh-faith-service-and-the-sound-of-something-better-i-s3e12) — 2026-04-07T12:00:00+00:00 - [Pastor Ryan Warren: Faith, Dance, and the Power of Loving the “Other” I S3E11](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/pastor-ryan-warren-faith-dance-and-the-power-of-loving-the-other-i-s3e11) — 2026-03-31T12:00:00+00:00 - [Willie Brown: Service, Listening, and the Power of Showing Up for Others I S3E10](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/willie-brown-service-listening-and-the-power-of-showing-up-for-others-i-s3e10) — 2026-03-24T12:00:00+00:00 - [Aliza Sokolow: Food Is How We Care for Ourselves—and Each Other I S3E9](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/aliza-sokolow-food-is-how-we-care-for-ourselves-and-each-other-i-s3e9) — 2026-03-17T12:00:00+00:00 - [Ambassador Ryan Crocker: Diplomacy, Danger, and the Discipline of Listening I S3E8](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/ambassador-ryan-crocker-diplomacy-danger-and-the-discipline-of-listening-i-s3e8) — 2026-03-10T12:00:00+00:00 - [Rabbi Sharon Brous: Seeing One Another in a Time of Division S3E7](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/rabbi-sharon-brous-seeing-one-another-in-a-time-of-division-s3e7) — 2026-03-03T13:00:00+00:00 - [Rep. Gabe Amo: Teamwork, Service, and the Joy of Public Life S3E6](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/rep-gabe-amo-teamwork-service-and-the-joy-of-public-life-s3e6) — 2026-02-24T13:00:00+00:00 - [Rahm Emanuel: Family, Failure & Fixing America’s Schools I S3E5](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/rahm-emanuel-family-failure-fixing-america-s-schools-i-s3e5) — 2026-02-17T13:00:00+00:00 - [James Talarico: Love Thy Neighbor, Servant Leadership, and Joy in the Storm I S3E4](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/james-talarico-love-thy-neighbor-servant-leadership-and-joy-in-the-storm-i-s3e4) — 2026-02-10T13:00:00+00:00 - [Haley Stevens on Michigan Grit, Manufacturing, Farming & the Future S3E3](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/haley-stevens-on-michigan-grit-manufacturing-farming-the-future-s3e3) — 2026-02-03T13:00:00+00:00 - [Barry Goldwater Jr.: When Disagreement Didn’t Mean Disrespect S3E2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/barry-goldwater-jr-when-disagreement-didn-t-mean-disrespect-s3e2) — 2026-01-27T13:00:00+00:00 - [Mandana Dayani: From Fleeing Iran to Living the American Dream S3E1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/mandana-dayani-from-fleeing-iran-to-living-the-american-dream-s3e1) — 2026-01-21T13:00:00+00:00 - [Liz's Coffee Connection: New Year, New Conversations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/liz-s-coffee-connection-new-year-new-conversations) — 2026-01-21T08:00:00+00:00 - [Opal Vadhan S2E29](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/opal-vadhan-s2e29) — 2025-12-17T13:00:00+00:00 - [Joni Ernst S2E28](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/joni-ernst-s2e28) — 2025-12-10T13:00:00+00:00 - [Gov Kevin Stitt S2E27](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/gov-kevin-stitt-s2e27) — 2025-12-03T13:00:00+00:00 - [Brad Schneider S2E26](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/brad-schneider-s2e26) — 2025-11-19T13:00:00+00:00 - [Kay Sides S2E25](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/kay-sides-s2e25) — 2025-11-12T13:00:00+00:00 - [Randy Fine S2E24](https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/randy-fine-s2e24) — 2025-11-05T13:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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