Swimming Upstream Radio Show

Bil Lewis - What a Guy! Bil has proved a superb story teller but today he tale stories aboutGrowing up. Bil implores Dorothy "to stop talking about yourself and let me talk about you!" Bil of course has a wonderful way of bringing stories to life. From the Peace Corps to the life of James Madison, you'll love him. we all do.

C'mon Bil, tell us a story.

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Speaker, writer, lecturer, and friend who always brings a friend along. He is frequently accompanied by James Madison, and people like that you always wanted to know. Bil Lewis is the kind of guy who spends his life looking for ways to make life better for others and he's funny too. Just see - and hear - for yourself!

If you'd like to reach out to Bil, you can find his website byclicking here or contact him at Bil@LambdaCS.com

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Here comes Sandra Solon, the Crafty Canadian with a half hour of fun - From easy vegetables to Milk Carton figures and how to plan exciting Halloween Decorations. Sandra is glad to share her unique ideas.

You'll want to follow The Crafty Canadian at CraftyCanadianstudios@gmail.com

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Destined To Be a Hamilton! This is the story you didn't know you needed to hear. Author Helena Reynolds tells Dorothy the incredible story of Alexander Hamilton's great-great granddaughter-in-law and Helena Reynolds tells the story in the first person, as Mary Ann Hamilton would have told it herself.

You can find "Destined To Be A Hamilton" by clicking here.

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Here's your chance to meet upstairs Neighbor Amy, treats and fun for the grownups and little ones in your house. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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Bil Lewis is truly a man for all seasons - From his tribute performances where he portrays President James Madison to the classes and seminars he teaches all over the country, Bil is a real modern super hero, one of President Kennedy's first Peace Corps Members. Enjoy meeting Bil Lewis this month and then mark your calendar for next month when Bil Will give you his tips about how to remake your life. No, really.

If you'd like to reach out to Bil, you can find his website at

https://presidentmadison.weebly.com/

or email him at Bil@LambdaCS.com

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Enjoy Community Activist Mary Boston as she suggests ideas for creative living.

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In this second part of the Western Heritage Center interview, we'll continue the conversation with Joella Oldfield - First Lady of the Western Heritage Center.

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In this first part of the Western Heritage Center interview, you'll meet Joella Oldfield - First Lady of the Western Heritage Center. She'll share the exciting story of her father, Fred Oldfield, including how his career started with a bull thistle on the barn wall. And also the incredible story of Fred's part in winning WWII. Then, at this point, the fire alarm goes off. No, Really. Lot's of pictures so you won't want to miss this edition of Swimming Upstream, followed by Part 2.

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Dorothy Wilhelm sits down with Raymond Still to discuss how love languages vary across different generations. From gift giving to acts of service, they explore the numerous commonalities and differences across the generations.

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Join the fun as the Crafty Canadian shares ideas from her trip to Southeast Asia.

You'll want to hear what happens when she and her husband take the Second Class Train, and she shows us how to make planters out of empty plastic bottles.

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Here's the heart stopping story of Lei Wang, the first Asian woman to accomplish the Explorer's Grand Slam, which means climbing the highest mountain of each of the seven continents, seven summits and ski to the North and South Poles.

"It made me who I am today," says this international motivator.

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Dorothy and special guest GinaNTD talk about our legacies - how we are remembered when when we are not in the room. What is your legacy? Why does it matter? Learn how to get the most out of this exciting time of life.

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Dorothy Wilhelm, Karen Schlomer, and Ray Miller Still who is broadcasting from next to the air conditioner. You don't get hard hitting news like this everywhere. Time to enjoy the Happy Birthday, America story. Ray starts the proceeding with the proud story of his young son's ballet debut that brought tears to the young Dad's eyes.

Our panel talks about the American Dream and Ray has a cautionary tale about Roman Togas, Karen offers best 4th of July advice. You don't get hard hitting news like this everywhere.

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BIL LEWIS describes himself as just a guy who is obsessed with doing his best to build a better world. He walks his talk so he became one of the first young people to join the Peace Corps and spending years as a tribute player depicting President James Madison. His advice for today is simple but definite - Be involved! He believes we all have something important to do, Bil is funny and inspiring - you pronounce that "irresistible."

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Don Trosper brings unique insight to his historical stories and books. That's because, in the Olympia, WA area Don Trosper doesn't just write history, he and his family are part of the story, beginning with the first wagon train. Don Trosper is a descendant of the Trosper for whom Trosper Road is named and he is related to one of the founders of historic Tumwater, Washington, Jesse Ferguson (whom residents fondly call "Uncle Jesse." ) Don and his family still reside on the old 1892 homestead property.

Don is the author of many delightful history books including “The Tumwater We Never Knew: For people who love history, but don’t realize it yet.” After retirement he formed a licensed business called “Heritage Builders” and wrote a second Tumwater book of 50 illustrated short stories titled “The Tumwater We Thought We Knew”. For the third book in the series he expanded his scope to cover 100 stories of Southwest Washington titled “This Can’t Be History…or is it?”. He is working on another Tumwater book in 2026.

It's no surprise to learn that this is just the beginning of Don's story. Don plans to continue writing and speaking on local history in his ‘active’ retirement. He can be reached by phone at (360) 789-4858 or by email: dontrosper@outlook.com.

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Our special guest is Sandra Solon, the Crafty Canadian, and although she's still very crafty, she has new ideas and she's sharing them from Kuala Lumpur where she has fallen in love with elephants. She'll share her adventures, but keep your eye out for her silken pajamas.

You'll love her adventures and enjoy sharing them with your friends.

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Renaissance Man Bil Lewis and our new producer Karen Schlomer join host Dorothy Wilhelm to share the most memorable advice they've ever received. Bil says in 1952 it was "Be Responsible" and Elder Millennial Karen says it was "Be Yourself." It's interesting to learn how good advice has changed over the years.

Follow Generation Gap in this spot every month and let us know what you see in Generation gap.

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Bil Lewis earned a Masters Degree in computer science at Indiana University in 1978, working in Integrated Development Environments and bioinformatics at Stanford, Tufts, MIT and Harvard. He has taught at Stanford, Tufts, and MIT with a Sabbatical at L'ecole des Moines DuNanets.

He is a Past District Governor for Toastmaster, an Eagle Scout, a Returned Peace Corps Officer, and an ecstatic graduate of Indiana University.

Bil is talking today about his work in debugging. Omniscient Debugging when the debugger knows everything.

Bil is a frequent guest on Swimming Upstream and we fondly remember his touching interviews with the late Chief Justice Richard Guy of the Washington State Supreme Court . Bil turns his life around every few weeks, so keep watching, it will happen again soon.

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