Unscripted Turbulence with Raegan Medgie
The most courageous thing you can do is reinvent yourself. This is where those stories live.
The goal of this show is to help you see your own reinvention story clearly, and find the courage to keep writing it.
Raegan Medgie is a multi-Emmy Award-winning journalist turned podcaster. After 20 years in TV News, Raegan realized the industry wasn't going to elevate her. So she elevated herself. What came next was Unscripted Turbulence, a podcast about reinvention, resilience, and the moments that force us to rethink who we are and what we truly want.
This show delivers raw conversations and real storytelling on the full arc of change: the before, the during, the rebuilding, and what life looks like on the other side. Career pivots. Identity shifts. Loss. Faith. Health. Love.
If you are looking for real conversations about starting over, from someone who's actually done it, you are in the right place.
This podcast offers perspective and company for anyone navigating a career pivot, an identity shift, a loss, a faith crisis, a health scare, a breakup, or any moment that forced them to rebuild who they are. Stories that will make you feel seen, heard, and that you can get through it, too.
Because the most courageous stories aren't the ones that go according to plan. They're the ones where someone dared to rewrite them.
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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on Unscripted Turbulence with Raegan Medgie are those of the guests and hosts and do not necessarily reflect the views of any affiliated organizations. This podcast is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only and should not be considered professional, medical, legal, or financial advice. Listeners are encouraged to seek professional guidance for their personal situations.
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Episodes
55 episodes
How to Find Your People When You Feel Like You Don't Belong
Have you ever walked into a room and felt like you didn't belong, until one person made you feel like you did?That's what happened to me at the Webby Awards Creator Weekend this spring, my first major creator event since leaving TV News....
The Friendship I Found During a Hard Chapter of My Career
Have you ever met someone in the middle of your hardest chapter, and they became one of the best parts of your life? That's Smitha Rao. We met when I was still in TV news in NYC, drowning through a story she was handling as my PR contact. She'd...
She Was the Face of Court TV - Then She Got Let Go | Beth Karas
Beth Karas started out as a lawyer in the 80s, then in the early 90s got "discovered" while working a case and became the face of Court TV for the next three decades. If you've ever followed a high-profile crime trial, chances are Beth was the ...
How a Stranger in an Elevator Saved My First Episode
A year ago, I walked out of my very first recording at Gotham Production Studios in Manhattan completely defeated. I stumbled. I stuttered. I had to start over more times than I want to admit. Telling my own story, the one about leaving TV news...
We Made It! Celebrating One Year of Unscripted Turbulence Together
Have you ever thrown a party just to say thank you?Unscripted Turbulence turned ONE on August 1 - one year to the day it launched - and I couldn't let it pass without celebrating with the people who made it happen. So I hosted a livestre...
50 Episodes In: The Dress Rehearsal Before Our Biggest Moment Yet
50 episodes. One year. And we are just getting started. 🎙️Before the biggest moment in Unscripted Turbulence history, we needed a dress rehearsal, and you showed up for it. This episode breaks down our pre-show run-through: what worked, ...
I Burned the Ships | Here's What It Cost Me
"How's the pod?"That question came up at a recent farewell party for a former colleague - and it cracked something open. So it's time to pull back the curtain on the part I've avoided talking about the most: MONEY.How much I paid ...
What They Don't Tell You About Career Changes
Everyone talks about the leap. Nobody talks about the landing.In this solo episode, I share the story of the literal and mental weight I've carried since my career pivot - leaving 20 years in TV news for a life where I'M the office, I'M ...
My 2004 Note Resurfaced at Exactly the Right Moment | Here's What It Meant
Have you ever gotten a sign so loud... you couldn't pretend you didn't hear it?This solo episode starts as a tribute to my Medgie Militia - the listeners and friends who use words as weapons and had my back when a recent critique got und...
Why I Walked Away From My Dream Job | 20 Years in TV News
Why would anyone leave a dream job? The best local news station in the country, 20 years in - why walk away from THAT?If you're not in the business, you're probably still asking why. If you are... you get it.This July I'm going so...
What I Found in My November 2023 Journal
It’s the first episode of summer - and the start of a new solo series on Unscripted Turbulence. This week, it’s just you and me.I kick things off with a shoutout to the Chief Swag Officer for an amazing custom mic wi...
He Lost His Parents Five Months Apart, Then This Happened
Singer, actor, musician, director, and Johnny Cash tribute artist Scott Moreau joins me for a conversation that feels as much as it entertains.We talk about his upbringing in Maine, his love of theater and classic music, and how an adult...
What Becomes Possible When You Finally Let Go
What if decluttering your home could change your life?In this episode, I sit down with professional organizer and minimalist expert Melissa Welch to explore the powerful connection b...
Why I Left TV News | Sam Augeri on Reinvention & Running Toward What's Next
Former News 12 Long Island Chief Meteorologist Sam Augeri joins me to discuss what happens when the career you've built no longer aligns with the life you want.After successful careers in television, both of us found ourselves at a cross...
Breaking Every Rule I Learned in News
This solo episode is me pulling back the curtain on what reinvention actually feels like in real time.I talk about why being told “I miss you on the news” can hit harder than people realize, why I’m saying goodbye to yet another piece of...
When Your Dream Job Becomes Your Worst Nightmare
Jackie Davalos had the career many people dream about — working as a Bloomberg TV and digital reporter after starting out in finance. But behind the success was something so many journalists know intimately: burnout.The pressure, the tox...
How A Comedian Became My Guide
An episode months in the making finally happened.I sit down with comedian and podcaster Amanda Yoa — the very first podcaster I ever met, and someone who helped guide me through the turbulence of creating Unscripted Turbulence. ...
Pandemic Forced Him to Start Over—Here's What Happened
This one is about what happens when life forces you to start over—and you say yes anyway.I sat down with Juan Martinez, an Amazon Delivery Service Partner, whose story is the definition of resilience and reinvention.Born in Colomb...
When It's Time to Choose Something Different
Some friendships don’t just stay with you… they shape your path.In this episode of Unscripted Turbulence, I sit down with Eva Pilgrim—now anchor of Inside Edition and formerly of ABC News, where she co-hosted GMA3
I Left My News Career and Walked Into a War Zone
The day after Becca Solomon walked away from her career in TV news, everything changed.In September 2023, she made the difficult decision to leave a profession she loved. The next day, she flew to Israel to celebrate the High Holidays wi...
Abducted and Shot - What Happened Next Will Stay With You
WARNING: This episode contains graphic content.Before “true crime” became a genre… this was real life.On January 8, 2000, Dan Zapp and a friend were abducted along the Susquehanna River, assaulted, shot, and left for dead.T...
How a Friendship Became a Legacy
This episode is personal.Before Unscripted Turbulence ever had sponsors, it had stories—and one of the people who believed in those stories early on was my friend, Brandon Igdalsky.We go back to my days as a reporter in t...
One Year Later: Do I Miss It?
Exactly one year after signing off from TV news, I’m reflecting on what I’ve learned—and what I can finally see clearly now.In this solo episode, I revisit the past year of building something from scratch, growing through uncertainty, an...
She Chose the Van Life - Here's What Happened Next
What happens when you stop planning… and follow the road?Christina Zelezen joins me from her renovated Airstream in the mountains of Northern California to share the story of how a spontaneous cross-country van trip with her now-husband ...
I Didn't Know My Friend Was Suffering This Long
Raegan sits down with longtime friend Leigh Abraham, who shares his journey through drug addiction, homelessness, and the bipolar diagnosis that finally helped him understand what he had been battling for years.With honesty, humor...