{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchanging-the-rules.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fray-jim-rose-5AaHwQXb","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"E247: The Stories That Define Us - An Interview With Ray Loewe, Host: Jim Rose, Cohost: Mary Ann Steinhauer","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/038a465a-0c33-4d5b-b374-6f92e7017a9f/359fd80d-3c4c-4114-8305-fd2175a1705f/changing-the-rules-c1-stacked-white-3000x3000.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"What started as a simple internet TV experiment became something much bigger.\n\nIn this special episode of Changing the Rules, host Jim Rose — usually the voice behind the engineering console — turns the microphone on Ray Loewe, founder of Changing the Rules, Life Under the Willow Tree, and The Friends Connection Forum.\n\nRay shares the unexpected evolution of these projects: from early internet television, to pandemic-driven podcasting, to a growing movement centered on storytelling, connection, and legacy.\n\nAlong with co-host Mary Ann Steinhauer, the conversation explores how podcasts have become more than just interviews. They became a way for people to truly know one another — neighbors becoming friends through stories instead of small talk.\n\nThe episode dives into:\n\nThe birth and evolution of Changing the Rules\nHow Life Under the Willow Tree created deeper community connections\nWhy storytelling helps combat isolation and build relationships\nThe emergence of storytelling dinners, coffee conversations, and live events\nHow “The Luckiest People in the World” are beginning to build their life stories through a collection of short, meaningful moments\n\nAt the center of it all is a simple but powerful idea:\n\nA life isn’t defined by a résumé.\nIt’s revealed through stories.\n\nAnd sometimes it only takes a handful of stories to understand who someone really is."}