Episodes

She was called “Fat Mary.” Growing up in a Catholic orphanage high in Tanzania’s Usambara Mountains, Mary faced hunger, beatings, rejection, and the crushing reality of being a mixed race child who felt unwanted by both the Black and White communities around her. The nuns constantly reminded her she was a “child of sin,” but Mary refused to let her circumstances define her future. Determined to escape the orphanage and build a better life, she poured herself into her education, believing that...

What if the body isn’t broken… but trying to heal? In this episode of Mission Unstoppable, Frankie Picasso sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Knight to challenge everything we think we know about autism, healing, and the body’s natural intelligence. Dr. Knight doesn’t claim to “treat” autism. Instead, he works with families to support the body’s ability to regulate, repair, and function at its highest potential. Because what if the body already knows what to do… and we’ve just been getting in the way...

Today’s episode is part of Podcasthon, a global movement uniting podcasters to use their voices for good. Frankie Picasso brings together six powerful women, each championing a cause that is changing lives. From mental health and cancer research to women’s dignity, education, and the fight against human trafficking, this conversation is a reminder of what’s possible when purpose meets action. Featured causes include Frankie Picasso-Rural to Action-transforming lives in rural communities by e...

In this episode of Mission Unstoppable, Frankie Picasso sat down with Patty Farmer for a bold, high-energy conversation about leadership, endurance, and what it really means to take up space without apology.Honest, funny, and unscripted, this episode is a powerful reminder that showing up fully is not about being liked — it’s about being real.

Mission Unstoppable host Frankie Picasso will go anywhere to get a great interview. This episode takes us on a journey that’s literally out of this world. Producer Margo McHugh, co-founder of Floating Lava Studios, joins us to talk about her latest film, Spirit of Christmas Station — a story that’s already making history before it even premieres. Margo, along with her business and life partner Mathew Montgomery, has spent over a decade creating stories for screens big and small, with projects ...

Mission Unstoppable host Frankie Picasso welcomes guest Cornelia Kennedy Suskind, Mother to Owen Suskind who shares her life and experiences raising both her sons, Walter and Owen, the latter who was diagnosed with Regressive Autism. The Suskind family are all featured in the award winning documentary, Life Animated, a film directed by Award Winning Director Roger Ross Williams. The film is a coming of age story about a young man ( Owen) who lost his ability to speak as a child and retreated int...

Mission Unstoppable Host, Frankie Picasso speaks with Filmmaker, Director, author and MOTHER, Nicole Conn, about her 12 x award winning documentary, 'little man', the true story about the emergency birth of her micro preemie son, Nicholas, born at 25 weeks-weighing 1 pound to a surrogate mom who was about to stroke out. When everyone was telling her to let him go, her head and heart said NO. Nicole and Nicholas's courageous journey became ‘little man’—a raw, heart-wrenching, award-winning docum...

🔥 Ever feel like you don’t belong… even when you’ve earned your seat at the table? You’re NOT alone — and you’re definitely not broken. 💡 This week on #MissionUnstoppable, Frankie Picasso sits down with Jen Coken — Executive Leadership Coach, Speaker & Best-Selling Author — to reveal how to turn imposter syndrome into your SUPERPOWER! 🚀✨ From being a pioneer in the STEM field to coaching powerhouse women worldwide, Jen shares the strategies from her best-selling book, “Make Imposter Syndrome Y...

Frankie Picasso and her guest, Dr. Smith, a renowned expert in child and adolescent development and the author of Before Their Crimes: What We’re Misunderstanding About Childhood Trauma, Youth Crime, and the Path to Healing, joins Frankie for an eye-opening conversation about Children who commit heinous crimes and how they arrive at that juncture in their lives. Were they born bad? Are their parents or lack of, at fault? Do we owe our children ( by our I mean society) an apology for letting them...

Mission Unstoppable host Frankie Picasso interviews mountaineer, adventurer and motivational speaker Nigel Vardy, who 25 years after losing his fingers, toes and nose and more, revisits Mount Denali, ( McKinely at the time) where he almost died with 2 others members of his team. Frostbitten is the documentary they filmed on the anniversary visit and it will soon be in theaters near you. Nigel went on to climb 7 mountains, sea kayak and do anything those who love nature and extreme athleticism ...

Mission Unstoppable Host Frankie Picasso welcomes Debra De Liso, writer, producer, director and chief bottle washer for Small Town, the Indie Movie that she will be starting to film come August 2024. Ella Godinez the marketing director joined us as well and let us know how YOU out there, can be a part of this amazing film to be. Tune in to find out how you can get your name in the credits of this film. Small town needs another 8,000. USD to come into being. If you want to contribute and be an An...

Mission Unstoppable Host Frankie Picasso interviews award Lisa Braxton, an African American award winning author of The Talking Drum and her latest book, Dancing through the Raindrops-A Daughter’s Memoir of Love and Loss! Frankie and Lisa take a walk through the memory's and life of Lisa , her parents and the grief she felt when both parents died of cancer within 2 years of one another, while Lisa herself was just diagnosed with the same. Lisa Braxton is the author of the novel, The Talking Dru...

Mission Unstoppable Host interviews author Audrey Birnbaum, daughter of American Spy Jack Schwerenz whose desperate escape from Nazi Germany is filled with heart-stopping last-minute rescues, near-death encounters, and survival against untold odds. Its a coming of age book, an immigrant story, a raw look at anti-semitism and a daughters loving tribute to a father.

Mission Unstoppable Host Frankie Picasso starts January 2024 off right with Feng Shui Master, Marie Diamond. Marie has just written a new book titled, Feng Shui Your Life: A Beginner’s Guide to Using Your Home to Attract the Life of Your Dreams where readers can discover the wisdom she has assembled in her Diamond Feng Shui method. This encompasses not only the ancient Chinese art of arranging your environment to enhance your favorable prospects, but also Energy Mastery, the Law of Attraction a...

Join Mission Unstoppable host Frankie Picasso as she interviews guest Jordan Mathews, a man who really does deserve the title of Unstoppable. Despite the odds, or maybe because of them, Jordan has never let anything change his focus or eye on the prize regardless of whether it seems impossible or not. Barely 20 years old, Jordan raised 600 million dollars in capital for a Movie deal he was starring in. At 29, married, with one child and another on the way, Jordan lost everything and decided to g...

There was a time when Eddie Tuduri wanted to be famous, and while he may not be a household name to you, I guarantee you have heard him on countless recordings or seen him sitting on his throne behind some of the 'whose who' of rock n roll history. Eddie has been a career musician, a sideman and session drummer for the better part of 60 years! He's played with Del Shannon, Dobie Gray, Ricky Nelson and the stone canyon band, Dr. John, Ike Turner, “Boxer,” Ronnie Hawkins, The Down Child Blues Ban...

Mia Odeh, was a child bride given into marriage by her family despite her unwillingness to wed a stranger. At 16 years of age she was flown thousands of miles away from Palestine to Arizona by a stranger. Trapped , beat, raped her like it was his religion, Mias future lookedclike an endless repeat of horror. How did she get out? Stay tuned and stay close…. bleak. Her one happiness came with each child, but so did the beatings. This is a story of resilience, heart and a mothers love that will end...

Talk about being Unstoppable! The Unstoppable Frankie Picasso, host of Mission Unstoppable interviewed Swapna Abraham recently about her first book, titled ‘ She Played in the Dark’ , which tells the story of how she came to write over a thousand songs in 1000 Days to become a world record holder in 4 categories. With respect to the above, the following record attempts have been certified as successful by the Golden Book of World Records that clearly understood the output and methodology assoc...

Mission Unstoppable host Frankie Picasso and Movie Critic Brent Marchant have a conversation with CURED Filmmakers, Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer. Cured is a brilliant documentary that brings to life, a largely unknown chapter in the history of the struggle for LGBTQ equality: the campaign that led the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to remove homosexuality from its manual of mental illnesses.

Frankie Picasso host of Mission Unstoppable interviews Jacquie Abram, author of Hush Money- How One Woman Proved Systemic Racism in her Workplace and Kept her Job ! If you want to know what it feels like to be the victim of systemic racism, this book will allow you to walk 10,000 miles in the shoes of Ebony, a woman who was targeted in the workplace through acts of covert racism, and finally fought back and won against her oppressor.

, Mission Unstoppable Host Frankie Picasso interviews Dr. Daniel Monti who is the founding director and CEO of the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health and founding chair of the Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at the Thomas Jefferson University Medical College in Philadelphia. about his latest book Brain Weaver and all things Brain related so you can have a healthy brain for a lifetime..Best News-It's Never too late to start!!!

Frankie Picasso host of Mission Unstoppable interviews Cooks Who Feed founder, Seema Sanghavi whose organization address's food waste and food scarcity. Cooks who Feed sell Aprons, hand made in India for a fair wage and each apron sold feeds 100 meals.

Frankie Picasso host of Mission Unstoppable Radio and Brent Marchant, the Good Radio Network, Movie Critic interviewed the amazing team of Marcia Ross- Producer and Jeff Kaufman, Director of the documentary film, Nasrin, filmed secretly in Iran, using undercover camera crew to film lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, who is currently imprisoned in Evin Prison for defending a Women's right not to wear a Hijab in public. She has routinely defended, woman and children, LBGTQ, politica...

Mission Unstoppable Host Frankie Picasso and TGRN Movie Critic, Brent Marchant, interview Mary Guillermin, the widow of the late Director John Guillermin, who made over 34 films, including King Kong, Towering Inferno, Blue Max, and his favorite Rapture. Mary co-authored a book, titled John Guillermin, The Man, The Myth and the Movies, a project of love which describes his films, their life together and why this incredibly talented man is relatively obscure to movie goers and why!