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Life After News

Jason Ball

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Fréquence : 1 épisode/5j. Total Éps: 44

What happens when the newsroom lights go out—and life begins again?

Life After News explores the raw, funny, and deeply human stories of journalists who’ve walked away from the adrenaline of breaking news to reinvent themselves in surprising ways. Hosted by former TV news director Jason Ball, the podcast goes behind the headlines to talk with anchors, reporters, producers, and executives about identity, resilience, and what it takes to start over.

From career pivots to personal awakenings, these conversations reveal how the skills learned under deadline pressure translate into entirely new chapters of life. It’s not just about leaving the news—it’s about discovering what comes after.

Whether you’re in media, on the edge of a career change, or just fascinated by reinvention, Life After News is your invitation to listen in, learn, and maybe imagine your own next chapter.

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🎙️ Every Election Year That Changed My Life

mardi 30 décembre 2025 • Durée 15:31

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In the final episode of the year, Jason Ball takes a moment to look back not just at 2025, but at a life shaped by big transitions, many of them coinciding with presidential election years. From high school to his first job in television to becoming a news director, to finally stepping away and building something new, this episode is about evolution, reinvention, and what comes after the headlines.

Jason reflects on launching Life After News and Desert Dispatch, joining the Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation, becoming managing editor of Oasis magazine, and what it’s like to build momentum in a second (or third) act. He also shares updates on several past guests and their own Life After News journeys from creative breakthroughs to retirement, travel, new babies, and new chapters.

Then, Jason is joined by friend and former TV journalist Dorothy Lucey to talk about their newest project, Chasing Faith with Dorothy Lucey, a podcast born out of conversations about faith, purpose, community, and doing good over chasing ratings. Together, they discuss what faith means now, the guests who’ve inspired them most, and why making change where you are matters.

This episode is a year-end check-in, a celebration of growth, and an honest look at what it takes to keep going even when reinvention is uncomfortable.

In This Episode:

How major life changes have aligned with election years
Launching Life After News and Desert Dispatch
Staying connected to journalism after leaving the newsroom
Why most podcasts don’t last and how to fight “pod fade”
Updates on past guests and their Life After News chapters
The origin and mission of Chasing Faith with Dorothy Lucey
Faith, purpose, and choosing impact over metrics
What might be coming next

Links & Mentions:

Subscribe to Desert Dispatch: https://desertdispatch.beehiiv.com/
Follow Desert Dispatch: @DesertDispatchPS
Follow Jason on Instagram: @MrJasonBall
Follow the podcast: @LifeAfterNewsPod

Listener Note

Jason wants to hear from you. What’s working? What isn’t? Who should be on the show next? The best way to reach him is via Instagram DMs.

Let Life After News inspire your next chapter. Because leaving the news doesn’t mean the story’s over—it means a new one’s just beginning.

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🎙️ Lora McLaughlin Peterson returns with LORIFIED: The Cookbook…and other updates

Saison 1 · Épisode 37

mardi 23 décembre 2025 • Durée 41:49

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Life After News has some big updates, and this episode is a perfect example of why. You never really know where this road leads until you look up and realize someone took a local TV segment, turned it into a digital brand, and then turned that into a full-blown cookbook.

Lora McLaughlin Peterson is back, and she’s pulling back the curtain on what it really takes to get a cookbook from idea to your kitchen counter. Spoiler: it’s not “throw some recipes together and send it to a printer.” It’s a year-and-a-half grind, recipe testing, precision measurements, outside editors, photo shoots that feel like movie production, and a full marketing rollout leading to publication.

Plus: another former Life After News guest makes a major announcement. Byron Lane is launching a new project inspired by Carrie Fisher’s iconic advice: take your broken heart and make art.

In this episode

🍳 Lora McLaughlin Peterson: LORIFIED: The Cookbook

Lora shares the wild behind-the-scenes reality of cookbook publishing, including:

How the book deal came together through a network of supportive women in publishing
Why she had to develop a 100-recipe proposal before anyone could even bid
The slow, meticulous pace of publishing compared to the newsroom “right now” mindset
What it’s like having an outside tester recreate your recipes (and ask, “Wait… what is orange fluff supposed to be?”)
Why “measure with your heart” does not fly in a cookbook
The full-on production process: food stylist, set stylist, photographer, studio days, and shooting at her house
Her approach: approachable meals, recognizable ingredients, minimal fuss, and giving people time back

📸 A cookbook where every recipe has a photo

Lora insists on zero guesswork. Every recipe gets a picture, so you know exactly what you’re aiming for.

🎙️ Lisa Guerrero: Walking Away, Speaking Up, and Becoming a Warrior 💥🎙️

Saison 1 · Épisode 28

mardi 21 octobre 2025 • Durée 45:01

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Guest: Lisa Guerrero (investigative journalist, author of Warrior)
Host: Jason Ball
Link: 👉 lisaguerrero.com

Episode vibe: Courage, accountability, and what it really takes to speak truth to power.

Content note: This episode includes discussion of pregnancy loss and workplace trauma.

What we cover

Why Lisa chose to leave Inside Edition after 18 years and what that says about a crisis in establishment media 🗞️
How reclaiming her voice became the turning point that powered award-winning investigations 🔎
The traumatic year on Monday Night Football and the moment she decided to do the job her way 🏈
Accountability journalism: confronting scam artists, televangelists, and powerful institutions face-to-face 🎥
Warrior: the story behind the name, her mother’s legacy, and how bravery can be trained 💪
From sports to investigations: earning credibility in locker rooms and on national TV 🏟️
Surviving the Palisades fire, rebuilding, and what real community recovery will require 🔥
Mosaic art as therapy and metaphor. Making something beautiful from broken pieces 🎨
What’s next: adapting Warrior for TV and why storytelling about journalism matters now more than ever 📺

Guest links

🌐 Website: lisaguerrero.com
📖 Book: Warrior (mentioned in-show)

Quotes

“You can’t write a book about bravery and then not live it.”
“Make something beautiful out of broken pieces.”

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🎙️ From Early Web Producer to Change-Maker: Olsen Ebright on How You Can Make a Difference 💻🗞️🏘️

Saison 1 · Épisode 27

mardi 14 octobre 2025 • Durée 41:37

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What happens when a millennial “big J” journalist who helped build TV news on the internet trades breaking news for neighborhood impact? In this episode, Olsen Ebright (KTLA/KNBC/CBS) joins Jason to unpack the birth of digital news, the social-media rollercoaster, sane push-alert strategy, and why hyper-local politics might be your most powerful lever for change.

👉 Listen & subscribe now to hear practical, no-nonsense lessons for journalists, creators, and civic nerds alike. ⭐️ Please rate/review and share!

🔥 Top Takeaways

Origins of TV news online: From Internet Broadcasting Systems to re-writing scripts into web-first stories ✍️
Algorithm vs. integrity: How to grow audience without “losing the shop” to platforms 📈🧭
Push alerts with purpose: Only buzz pockets when the news truly escalates 📳
Career pivots: Consulting wins, CBS product lessons, and why an MBA mindset helps 🧮
Real local power: Inside Los Feliz Neighborhood Council—how micro-grants & impact statements move a big city 🚦
Sanity for digital teams: Managing the “viral hit” dopamine cycle without burning out 🧠

🎙️ About Olsen Ebright

Digital news leader across KNTV/KNBC/KTLA/CBS, consultant (Newsworthy), and Los Feliz Neighborhood Council VP/Admin & Rules Chair. Known for audience growth without sacrificing standards.

💡 Quotes

“Don’t lose yourself to the algorithm. Use it—don’t let it use you.”
“If you’re going to interrupt someone’s pocket, make sure it’s worth it.”
“Hyper-local is where you can actually move the needle.”

If you got value from this episode, follow/subscribe on your favorite podcast app, leave a 5-star review, and share with a friend who’s navigating life after news (or thinking about getting involved in local government). 🙌

🔜 Next Week: Lisa Guerrero, former Inside Edition chief investigative correspondent, joins to reveal her new mission and why it matters now. You won’t want to miss it. 🔍✨ Subscribe so it lands in your feed!

🎙️ From Reporting to Working with Reese Witherspoon: Simone Boyce’s Life After News

Saison 1 · Épisode 26

mardi 7 octobre 2025 • Durée 28:57

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This week, Jason sits down with Simone Boyce, former KTLA reporter, MTV News & Access Hollywood host, and the very first anchor of NBC News Signal (now NBC News Now). From those early experimental days of streaming news to hosting The Bright Side for Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Simone has lived many chapters of life in and after news. And now? She’s eyeing a future in political comedy. 🎭✨

Simone opens up about:

🌎 Breaking into 30 Rock and building something new at NBC
💡 Why experimenting in news mattered (even when execs didn’t always “get it”)
👩‍👧 How motherhood changed her career trajectory during the pandemic
🎧 Building The Bright Side and interviewing icons like Reese Witherspoon, Halle Berry, and Matthew McConaughey
😂 Why comedy might be her next big reinvention

Plus, Simone shares what’s ahead—including hosting a live conversation with Chrissy Teigen at Shine Away 2025 (Oct 11–12 at Universal Studios, CA). 🎟️ Tickets here

🔗 Links & Resources

Simone’s podcast The Bright Side
Shine Away 2025 tickets: shineaway.hello-sunshine.co

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If you love these conversations about reinvention:
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⭐ Leave us a rating & review (it helps more people find us!)
📲 Share this episode with a friend who needs some inspiration

👀 Coming Up Next

On the next episode, Jason talks with his good friend Olson Ebright about making a difference in your neighborhood through hyper-local politics and grassroots change. 🌱🏡 Don’t miss it!

#LifeAfterNews #Podcast #SimoneBoyce #Reinvention #TheBrightSide #HelloSunshine #ShineAway2025 #ChrissyTeigen #ReeseWitherspoon #Comedy #CareerPivot

🎙️ Christina McLarty Arquette on Jumping from Entertainment Reporter to Indie Producer (and Reviving Bozo) 🎬🤹‍♀️🐄

Saison 1 · Épisode 25

mardi 30 septembre 2025 • Durée 52:37

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Christina McLarty Arquette walked away from on-air entertainment reporting to build a prolific producing career across documentaries and scripted features. In this episode, we dig into how she finished her first doc Survivor’s Guide to Prison, produced the cult-favorite You Cannot Kill David Arquette, brought film productions to Arkansas (including Jason's hometown), and why she and David Arquette are reimagining…Bozo the Clown.

Episode Highlights

Career Reboot with Purpose: Burnout from daily news pushed Christina to produce impact-driven documentaries—while still using her newsroom instincts for fast writing, structure, and getting to the point.
Finish the Film: Create real deadlines (festival submissions like Sundance, SXSW), back-plan delivery, and treat your doc like a job with milestones.
Producer = “Whatever It Takes”: Indie producing spans financing, budgeting, crew hiring, interviews, music & footage licensing, legal, festival strategy, and distribution. Expect to learn on the fly—and phone a friend when you hit a wall.
Post Is Where Budgets Break: Budget for color, mix, graphics, QC, and deliverables (the unsexy but essential tech specs buyers require). Keep finishing funds in reserve.
Arkansas Advantage: Incentives + local talent + accessible locations = real value. Community support matters—from city halls to small businesses.
Bozo’s Second Act: Beyond nostalgia, the work is about brand rehabilitation and storytelling that introduces Bozo to new audiences—without the “scary clown” baggage.
Life After LA: Nashville offers family life, creative community, and space to build projects—plus a cause-driven lens on local issues.

Practical Takeaways for Documentary Makers 🎒

Set immovable deadlines (festival calendars are perfect external pressure).
Outline deliverables early so you’re not blindsided post-sale.
Leverage newsroom skills: write fast, structure tight, fact-check always.

Breaking Barriers, Finding Radical Joy & Redefining Storytelling with May Lee

Saison 1 · Épisode 24

mardi 23 septembre 2025 • Durée 45:31

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In this episode of Life After News, Jason Ball sits down with international journalist May Lee. May is a former CNN and ABC News correspondent, anchor, talk show host, professor, and now co-host of the hit podcast Shoes Off Inside.

✨ May shares her remarkable journey:

From small-market local news to becoming CNN’s “disaster queen” covering global crises 🌍
Breaking into Japanese media as one of the first Asian American journalists on NHK 🇯🇵
Reporting through earthquakes, attacks, and cultural upheavals while living abroad
Pivoting into activism during the pandemic and raising her voice against anti-Asian hate ✊
Creating Shoes Off Inside with fellow trailblazers Kelly Hu and Tamlyn Tomita 💬
Embracing radical joy and the Korean concept of Han as powerful forces in life and storytelling 💜

This intimate, powerful conversation explores identity, resilience, cultural pride, and how journalism shapes—and is shaped by—the people who live it.

📌 Connect & Listen

🔗 Listen to May’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shoes-off-inside-with-mkt/id1497399536

🔗 Learn more at lotusmediahouse.com
📺 Subscribe to Life After News on YouTube
⭐ Don’t forget to rate & review the podcast—it helps us grow!

📲 Join the Conversation

#LifeAfterNews #MayLee #ShoesOffInside #RadicalJoy #AsianAmericanVoices #JournalismMatters #PodcastLife #Storytelling

👉 CTA: Hit play, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who needs a dose of inspiration, resilience, and joy.

🎙️ How You Go from Journalism to PR: Lessons from Josh Rubenstein 🎙️➡️🛡️

Saison 1 · Épisode 23

mardi 16 septembre 2025 • Durée 35:33

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🎙️ This episode doubles as your playbook. You’ve told stories on deadline; now you’re thinking about owning the story for an organization. Here’s how to make the jump from newsroom to PR on purpose, not in panic.

What you’ll learn 🧭

How to plan your pivot years before you need it
The real difference between reporting news and making news
How to operate inside big orgs where buy-in beats speed
Crisis rules: why the story always changes and how you communicate that
The mindset shift to truth-telling within legal limits (no spin)

Step-by-step game plan ✅

Pick a mission you can sell on your hardest day.
If you can’t defend it tired, stressed, or under fire… keep looking.
Stack credentials that widen your lane.
Add a degree/certificate outside journalism (e.g., Public Administration, Policy, Health Comms). It signals range.
Build reps in public service before you switch.
Join advisory boards, volunteer with public safety, healthcare, or education. Show receipts, not just interest.
Learn the legal/ethical rails.
In PR you are accountable to the org, the public, the media, and the law. Know what you can’t say and why.
Design your 24/7 boundaries.
Crisis can be round-the-clock. Protect your health and family rhythm; choose roles and teams that honor that.
Teach what you know.
Guest lecture or adjunct. Teaching sharpens your message discipline and grows your network.

Call to action 👉

If you’re mapping your own pivot, follow the show, rate & review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, and share this episode with one colleague who needs a nudge.

#LifeAfterNews #JournalistToPR #CareerPivot #CrisisComms #BrandReputation #PublicService #MediaCareers #TruthTelling #GetTheCake 🎧

🎙️ Bonus Episode: Technology for Your Life After News

Saison 1

jeudi 11 septembre 2025 • Durée 12:48

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Feeling stuck in a career rut or ready for a new chapter? This bonus episode of Life After News is for you! 🎙️✨This week I’m sharing a special bonus conversation with my friend Rich DeMuro—tech reporter, host of Rich on Tech, and all-around gadget guy. ⚡

We dive into how off-the-shelf tech like AI, Canva, and Riverside.fm makes it possible for anyone to create their own podcast 🎧 and newsletter 📰 without a big newsroom behind them.

From my leap out of TV news to running a Palm Springs hotel 🌴 to building Life After News and Desert Dispatch, Rich and I explore the challenges (and rewards) of reinvention. 💡

👉 What you’ll hear in this episode:

How I went from news director to hotel owner to podcaster.
The exact tools I use to produce Life After News on my own.
Why embracing AI isn’t just smart—it’s necessary.
The realities of monetizing a newsletter (and why journalists shouldn’t shy away from it).
Why reinvention is scary—but worth it. ✨

🔗 Follow Rich: https://richontech.tv/

📺Catch him on KTLA + his weekly KFI show.
🌵 Check out my Palm Springs newsletter: https://desertdispatch.beehiiv.com/
📲 Follow along on Instagram: @DesertDispatchPS

🙌 Join the conversation

Subscribe to Life After News wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
Share this episode with someone who’s ready to reinvent their career 🔄
Leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating + review—it really helps spread the word!
All episodes on https://lifeafternews.com/

“Do you want to be Princess Leia’s assistant?” Byron Lane’s Life After News 🎙️✨

Saison 1 · Épisode 22

mardi 9 septembre 2025 • Durée 43:48

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Author/playwright/former TV newsie Byron Lane talks origin stories, on-air anxiety, assisting Carrie Fisher, chasing the Northern Lights, indie films, best-selling novels, big love, and bigger reinventions. This one’s honest, funny, and full of heart. 💛

What you’ll hear

🚨 “I’m still just telling stories.” Why the news muscle never leaves
🏕️ Boy Scout tour → WWL legend. Byron’s “pharmacist moment”
⏰ Overnights + 8am classes. Grit that built a storyteller
😬 The cost of ‘live.’ On-air nerves, pressure, and knocking on doors at 2am
📡 Live shot disasters. Speakers blasting, trucks failing—lessons anyway
⭐ Pivot to Princess Leia. How Carrie Fisher changed everything
🌌 “Take your broken heart and make art.” Northern Lights with Carrie
🎬 Herpes Boy → Octavia Spencer + JVN cameo. News rules that power scripts
💍 Proposal in the acknowledgments. Yes, really—book as ring
🎭 Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist. Why the play still has another life
🌈 Big Gay Wedding. A mom’s “coming out,” Polite Society Ranch, and small-town love
🌴 Palm Springs life. Community, creativity, and signed books at Best Bookstore

Pull quotes

“It’s not just before all that—I still feel like I’m just telling stories.”
“Take your broken heart and make art.” —Carrie Fisher
“News taught me to find the headline of a scene.”
“I proposed to Steven… in the acknowledgments.”

About Byron 📚

Author of A Star Is Bored and Big Gay Wedding
Playwright of Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist
Former local TV reporter/producer/writer; past assistant to Carrie Fisher
Partner to author Steven Rowley (The Guncle, The Celebrants)

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