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In Episode 23, Mike Baker reminds us that our stories matter more than we realize. This episode dives into the quiet impact of truth — how the things we survive, share, and speak out loud can become lifelines for someone else.

My art show went live and the reaction blew up fast. The gallery posted the announcement and the comment sections turned into a storm.

Description: This episode opens the door to my new art show, No Permission Needed, running at The Art Spirit Gallery in downtown Coeur d’Alene. These portraits grew out of real stories — women who’ve carried pain, power, and resilience in silence for far too long.

Veterans Day – Scars in the Light In this special Veterans Day mini episode, Mike reflects on the people who’ve shaped his understanding of service and strength — his dad, both grandfathers, his father-in-law, cousin Bubba, teammates from hockey, and the veterans who serve today at Heritage Health.

🎙️ Still Here, Still Trying – Episode 21: “The Things That Keep Me Sane” What keeps you grounded when the world won’t slow down? For me — it’s motion, creation, rhythm, and the people who still give a damn.

Episode Title: Life Across the Sea (with Cameron Baker) Description:In the first-ever interview on Still Here, Still Trying, Mike sits down with his middle son, Cameron Baker, who’s been living and working in New Zealand. Together they talk about what it means to start over in a new country — the pu

Episode 20: “The Art of Staying Human” Hosted by Mike Baker The noise is everywhere — headlines, outrage, algorithms feeding the chaos. But underneath all that, there’s still something worth protecting.

Episode 19 — The Middle Still Matters Somewhere along the way, noise replaced nuance. Everything became a side to choose, a take to post, a reaction to perform.

What if art wasn’t about what we see—but what we help others see? In this episode, Mike reflects on how empathy opened the door to his creative life.

After a week on the islands celebrating 26 years of marriage, Mike Baker returns home sunburned, grateful, and changed. In this deeply personal episode, he reflects on the quiet moments that inspired his new album Human First — a project born out of compassion, faith, and the belief that kindness st

Episode 16 – You’ve Been Becoming This Whole Time In this episode of Still Here, Still Trying, Mike Baker leans into one of the quiet truths from his book The Optimist’s Way™: that we’ve been becoming all along, even when it feels like we’re stuck or falling behind. Mike begins by reading the full p

Episode 15 – The Quiet Victories When you’re not thriving, but you’re still showing up. In this episode, I talk about optimism — not the shiny kind, but the kind that survives.

🎙️ Episode 14 – The Light Still Comes Back Podcast: Still Here, Still Trying Host: Mike Baker Closing song: “Apologies to the Future” From the book: The Optimist’s Way™ This episode lands a little late. And maybe that’s exactly right.

Episode 13 – Say Yes: The Wild, Risky, Beautiful Things Lucky number 13. Most podcasts don’t even make it this far, but here we are — still here, still trying.

In this episode, Mike reflects on anxiety, the start of school, the Ted Lasso panic attack scene, and a brand-new piece of AI art he created called Even Heroes Feel It. This image is part of a larger series he’s building for a women’s health project later this fall — a collection of powerful visual

Episode 11 – The Beer League Goalie Manifesto Fall hockey is back, and so is the chaos of beer league. The sticks are taped, the skates are sharp (for about ten minutes), and the cooler in the locker room is waiting like it’s the Stanley Cup.

🎙️ Still Here, Still Trying Episode 10 – The Optimist’s Guide to Everyday Disasters Description: Life’s curveballs don’t always come as big tragedies. Most of the time, they show up as everyday disasters: the pizza dough you tried to microwave, the Zoom call you dozed off in, the Silly Putty that l

🎙 Still Here, Still Trying — A Spoken Word Special This is different. No guest.

Episode 9 – The Myth of Getting Over It Some things you don’t “get over.

🎙️ Episode 8 – The Quiet Work No One Sees Still Here, Still Trying This one’s for the things nobody claps for. The invisible labor.