A Juicy Pear Podcast starring Wendy
My show takes a fun look at life through the eyes of mom‘s, dad's, divorcees, married, or single, whatever your status may be, I'm so glad you’ve landed here. I enjoy talking to people who have overcome obstacles, and I also love chatting with creative types. If you like to laugh and have fun, as well as be inspired, you’ve come to the right place. I've had a wide variety of guests on the show, to include: musicians, celebrities, authors, actors, artists, entrepreneurs, ghost hunters, UFO Experiencers, Bigfoot enthusiasts, psychics, and others. If you've had an unusual experience, please reach out, I may have you on the show.
Recent Episodes
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Aug. 18, 2026
Episode 144 - Paranormal Investigator Lee Hatfield
In this episode, I sit down with paranormal investigator Lee Hatfield to talk about the unexplained, the eerie, and what it's really like investigating paranormal activity. Lee shares stories from his personal experiences in the Royal Air Force, and as a firefighter and paramedic. He shares his perspective on the things that can't always be easily explained. If you enjoy ghost stories, strange encounters, and the world of the supernatural, this episode is for you. If your feeling lead, you can
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April 27, 2026
Episode 143 - Campfire Tales - 1968
Something was already wrong in the sleepy, Northern town of Neelsville...before anyone else dared to see it. In this episode of, Campfire Tales, we step into the shadowed past---1968---through the eyes of Mavis, a woman who senses the darkness creeping in long before the rest of the town catches on. What she knows... What she feels...might already be too late to stop. Settle in as I read a chilling excerpt from, The Choice---where the past and present begin to blur, and nothing is quite what
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April 6, 2026
Episode 142 - He Came Back..But Different - Campfire Tales: The Choice
He wasn't supposed to see him again. In this Episode of Campfire Tales, a familiar face returns-but something isn't right. Art meets a person from his past...and what he experiences is something very unsettling. Because sometimes, what comes back isn't who you remember. If someone you loved came back...but felt off...would you trust them? In this second episode of Campfire Tales, there is a haunting reunion that blurs the line between memory, and something much darker. ...
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March 2, 2026
Episode 141 - Whispers in the Northwoods: Introducing, The Choice
In this atmospheric first (solo) episode, Michigan author Wendy M. Kok invites you into the quiet pines of the Northwoods. Where love, secrets, and something darker lingers just beneath the surface. After sharing a little about her writing journey and the stories that came before Wendy reads a little teaser from her Northwoods Romantic Thriller, The Choice. Here she introduces us to Dandelion Mary, a mother standing at the edge of something she can't quite name. What would you do if something
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Feb. 9, 2026
Episode 140 - Retired LAPD & Uber Driver, Raymond Foster
Raymond E. Foster—retired LAPD lieutenant turned Uber driver. Over 10,000 rides, he swapped a badge for a steering wheel and uncovered the raw, funny, and heartbreaking stories of Los Angeles after midnight. His new book, Chasing the Surge: Ten Thousand Rides into the American Night, just dropped—a raw, darkly comic ride through LA’s midnight streets. It’s a memoir where heartbreaks, reinventions, and late-night weirdness collide—gritty, hilarious, and deeply human, one ride at a time. Here's
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April 14, 2025
Episode 139 - Engineer & Host of the Chronicles of the Unexplained Podcast, Judith Trahan
I chat with Judith Trahan, an Industrial Engineer that works for a biotechnology company in Austin Tx. She has a family with two sons, and they've had many unexplained experiences in her family. She has been interested in the subject of ghosts, haunted places, life after death, UFO, etc.. since she was a teenager. She would often sit and listen to her grandmother tell different stories of unexplained events that occurred in their family. Her podcast, Chronicles of the Unexplained dives into th
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May 1, 2023
Holy Hot Mess
This story is too funny not to share, even if it's at my own expense. So, I'll tell you where I'm at. I'm in this low kind of place, despite the fact that it's a Friday--and the weekend is looming large in front of me. And I do have so many things…
March 5, 2023
Spring & Possibilities
There is just something about this time of year that feels so open and ready to the sweet possibility of something new. Or maybe I'm just tired of living the same old regurgitated, endless days of grey and looking at sidewalks covered in splattered …
Dec. 29, 2022
Year in Review
So it feels fitting right now to reflect on all the comings and goings of A Juicy Pear Podcast, and also to take a peek into my writing life! I would like to say thank you to all the guests that have come on the show so far. I've learned so much fro…