Team Powdered Donut™ takes Gary’s tradition in memory of his late wife, Maureen, and makes it about all of us. “One Story. One Moment. One Donut at a Time.”
Who Is Chef Steve McHugh? With over 30 years of experience in the culinary industry, and author of the cookbook Cured, Chef Steve McHugh currently serves as a Chef Consultant […]
As I get deeper into Season 2 of the Team Powdered Donut™ podcast series, I can’t help but reflect about the gift of people. The people I have met along […]
What is Live From Stage 4? “Live from Stage 4” is a bold, hopeful podcast where people living with metastatic breast cancer, clinicians, and researchers take center stage. They share […]
Today’s episode is with Keith Bellizzi, author of “Falling Forward: The New Science of Resilience and Personal Transformation.” Keith is a tenured professor at the University of Connecticut, as well […]
For nearly three decades, Mo has been at the forefront of creating and advocating peer groups and building communities. He has worked with over 20,000 CEOs and entrepreneurs in 30+ […]
Originally Aired 3/21/2024 on Leave It Better Podcast When Gary Thompson lost his wife Maureen to metastatic breast cancer almost 10 years ago, his kids (15, 13, and 10 1/2 […]
This is a special Valentine’s Day episode of the Team Powdered Donut™ podcast. For those that have listened to the podcast since Season One, you know that we typically drop […]
In honor of #WorldCancerDay today, Team Powdered Donut’s weekly podcast is featuring a compilation of highlights from Season 1. We had an incredible slate of guests from across the cancer […]
Today marks the 9th anniversary of Bill Keegan’s passing from cancer on January 27, 2017. This episode of the Team Powdered Donut™ podcast is a special one. Rather than an […]
Some episodes are more personal than others. Today’s guest is Dr. Leon Platanias, Director, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University. Northwestern happens to be my alma mater, […]
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Upcoming Episodes
- Season 2 (2026) - Great Season So Far & More Ahead
- 3/17/26 - Henry Bienen, Interim President, Northwestern University
- 3/24/26 - Steve McHugh, Chef @ Cured, Author, six-time James Beard Award finalist
- 3/31/26 - Janice Kruger 2-time NCAA Division II AVCA National Coach of the Year, Hall of Fame Player, Side-Out Ambassador
- TBA - Meredith Cooper, Co-Founder @ Wonders & Worries
- TBA - Ruby Dice, American Singer-Songwriter
- TBA - Dennis Slamon, UCLA & Founder of Herceptin
The podcast is now “on the air” ahead of Team Powdered Donut™ heading out on the road via Airstream® to visit all 73 NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers (National Cancer Institute) and other meaningful locations along the way. We are so pleased by the response to our incredible guests.
At every stop on the “love crusade,” powdered donuts will be shared and stories will be collected – echoing the spirit of StoryCorps® – with a mobile podcast studio in the Airstream in which Gary will travel. From patients to those who love them, from oncologists to their healthcare teams, stories will be captured and shared along the way.