SoCal Voices
How exciting is it to listen to a podcast about the people where you live?
If you call Southern California "home," this award-winning show might pique your interest. Here at SoCal Voices, we take a deep dive into the inspiring stories of folks living here and all the things that interest them. Episodes feature candid conversations about living and thriving in Southern California. Hear interviews that inspire you to take positive actions that enhance your life and community, and help you discover the people and places that make Southern California special.
From high-profile people who lead in their chosen niche to everyday residents who have something meaningful to share, we amplify the voices of people who open up about compelling real-life experiences and accomplishments, and elevate your perspectives and mindset. Find out how to start a positive shift in your own life and what it takes to feel fulfilled. If you don’t know your purpose yet and feel stuck, you'll hear from people with powerful nuggets of wisdom for building a better you.
The host of SoCal Voices is Los Angeles native Angela Ross, a former broadcast journalist and award-winning leader of media, public affairs, marketing communications, and public relations divisions in government and healthcare. Her deep interest in what moves people and love for storytelling inspired her to launch SoCal Voices. As you listen to her insightful conversations with various guests, you also get a glimpse inside Angela’s mind and heart.
Southern California is filled with interesting people, compelling stories and wonderful places. Let this podcast guide your journey to see this region in ways you might not have before. Listen on socalvoices.com or your favorite podcast player.
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SoCal Voices
L.A. County Foster Adoption - A Family, Maybe
Foster adoption in Los Angeles County is, in a word, unpredictable. The process goes smoothly for some but for others it can be difficult, presenting political, legal and personal challenges that test patience and resolve. In his memoir A Family, Maybe: Two Dads, Two Babies, and the Court Cases that Brought Us Together, author Lane Igoudin chronicles the journey he and his husband, Jon, faced as they embarked on the rocky path to adopt two girls as a gay, interracial couple in the early 2000s. In this episode of SoCal Voices, Igoudin shares how the goal to become a family — while ultimately successful — was sometimes marked by pain and powerlessness, and he offers tips to prospective foster adoptive parents on how to successfully navigate a child welfare system that doesn’t always seem to operate in the best interests of the children it is designed to serve.
Resources
A Family, Maybe: Two Dads, Two Babies, and the Court Cases that Brought Us Together
Social media: @laneigoudin
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