Oct 27, 202623 min
What makes a novel draw us in, keep us turning pages, and leave us saying, “Wow—I want more”? Author and returning guest Don Helin joins Ray Loewe and Mary Ann Steinhauer to take us behind the stories. His latest novel...
About this Podcast:
With Ray Loewe — The Luckiest Guy in the World Every week, Changing the Rules invites you to imagine — and live — a life designed by you. Host Ray Loewe believes every person is a unique original with talents, passions, and quirks that make them one of a kind. When you embrace your uniqueness, you escape the rules others have imposed — and you gain the freedom to flourish. Our guests are living proof. They come from all walks of life and have each designed lives that look completely different — yet they share one thing in common: pure joy. You’ll feel it in their voices, see it in their choices, and sense it in every story they tell. Some overcame loss, illness, or transitions. Others broke free from limbo — that gray space where you’re neither happy nor unhappy. Through courage and self-discovery, they each found their way back to joy. Their stories won’t tell you how to live your life — they’ll inspire you to design your own. Because their joy may be theirs, but the same joy is waiting for you. Join us each week and become one of The Luckiest People in the World.
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What is Changing the Rules about?
With Ray Loewe, The Luckiest Guy in the World Every week, Changing the Rules invites you to imagine, and live, a life designed by you. Host Ray Loewe believes every person is a unique original with talents, passions, and quirks that make them one of a kind.
What has Changing the Rules covered recently?
Recent episodes include "E265: Behind the Story: How Don Helin Keeps Readers Wanting More" (27 October 2026, 23 minutes), "E264: We Invited ChatGPT to Our Podcast, And Wrote a Story Live!" (20 October 2026, 35 minutes), and "E263: After Thoughts - The Power of Story - Three Ways - Three Podcasts" (13 October 2026, 16 minutes).
How often does Changing the Rules publish?
Changing the Rules publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 24 minutes.
How hard is it to get booked on Changing the Rules?
Booking probability for Changing the Rules is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Changing the Rules requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Changing the Rules's contact route on record: verified email.
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Changing the Rules is a business podcast.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 20, 202635 min
Can ChatGPT turn a handful of random memories into a meaningful personal story? And can that story actually help you live a better life? In this unusual episode of Changing the Rules, Ray Loewe, the Luckiest Guy in the...
- Oct 13, 202616 min
Mining for gold by relistening to three past podcasts. Hosts: Ray and Mary Ann find storytelling gold by revisiting three podcasts -Episode 233. Don Helin — The CREATOR: Don uses fiction to explore real emotions and...
- Oct 6, 202627 min
Doug Heir was 6'4", headed for college, ready to play football—and ready for life. Working as a lifeguard, Doug dove into a swimming pool to save a child. The lifeguard stand slipped. Doug broke his back and became a...
- Sep 22, 202630 min
Ray Loewe and Mary Ann Steinhauer sit down with marketing guru Joe Serpente to discuss an important change in his business—and his life. Joe has transformed his full-service marketing company into a consulting practice...
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Episode #260
E260: Read Alouds, Guest, Lana Edwards Santoro
Sep 15, 202626 minHosts Ray Loewe and Mary Ann Steinhauer talk with guest Lana Edwards Santoro about the power of “Read Alouds.” Most of us remember the pleasure of storytime as children. Lana explains why that experience shouldn’t end...
- Sep 8, 202616 min
Hosts Ray Looewe & Mary Ann Steinhauer revisit three past podcasts and analyze the common thread between them. This week, they look at Sally Pepper, E239, Applied Improve - Shelley O'Donovan, E236 - Julia Adams, E253...
Episode #258
E258: Muhammad Ali - The Encounter
Sep 1, 202616 minHost Ray Loewe has a conversation with Charlie Shaffer about Charlie's boyhood encounter with "The Champ" leading to an invitation to dinner.
Episode #257
E257: The Piano Stories
Aug 25, 202622 minWe had an interesting storytelling session the other day. Our lead storyteller talked about buying a piano at age 12 for a dollar at auction. That mint green piano stayed with her for fifty years. It turned out that...
- Aug 12, 202620 min
After Thoughts is our reflection on some of our past podcasts, pulling out extra meat and substance to help the Luckiest People in the World. This week, Mary Ann and Ray evaluate three past podcasts, all evoking...
- Jul 28, 202623 min
This week, two of our regular guests, John Gardner and Mary Ann Steinhauer, share how, when a story pops into their brain, they can transform it into a shareable idea in fifteen minutes or less. What tools do they use...
Episode #254
E254: Stories & ChatGPT
Jul 21, 202611 minHow does ChatGPT help me write stories? Basically, it helps me get started, stop hesitating, and stop procrastinating. Mary Ann Steinhauer and I discuss how I use ChatGPT as a story coach, how I keep ownership of my...
- Jul 7, 202621 min
Guest: Julia Adams, Clear Ice & Bitters Last week, Julia Adams created a one-of-a-kind cocktail experience for co-host Mary Ann Steinhauer. This week, she turns her attention to Ray Loewe—and the result is entirely...
- Jun 30, 202627 min
Guest: Julia Adams, Clear Ice & Bitters - What if the most memorable part of a party wasn't the food or the music—but the feeling that someone created just for you? In this episode of Changing the Rules, Ray Loewe and...
Episode #251
E251: Taking the Back Seat to History
Jun 23, 202633 minWhat happens when you accept an invitation to experience someone else's passion? In this episode of Changing the Rules, Ray and Sandy Loewe climb into the back seat of a beautifully restored 1911 Stevens-Duryea (a...
Episode #250
E250: How Did We Ever Survive Childhood
Jun 16, 202624 minHost: Ray Loewe - A few weeks ago, I had coffee with some friends. We started talking about the incredibly stupid things we did as kids and how we ever survived childhood. Maybe we were just the "Luckiest Kids in the...
Episode #249
E249: Send in the Clown, Guest, Terry Lieb
Jun 2, 202631 minGuest: Terry Lieb - Host: Ray Loewe - Co-Host: May Ann Steinhauer - A journey from coal mine country through trade school, the circus. From college to finding the life he wanted by exploring the counseling world. All...
- May 26, 202621 min
LaKiesha Tomlin, Engineer, MBA, Company Owner, just returned from a four-week immersion trip to southern France to learn French. LaKiesha credits intentionality and the ability to seize opportunities. If it's important...
Episode #247
E247: The Stories That Define Us - An Interview With Ray Loewe, Host: Jim Rose, Cohost: Mary Ann Steinhauer
May 19, 202634 minWhat started as a simple internet TV experiment became something much bigger. In this special episode of Changing the Rules, host Jim Rose — usually the voice behind the engineering console — turns the microphone on Ray...
- May 13, 202629 min
In this episode of Changing the Rules, hosts Ray Loewe and Mary Ann Steinhauer welcome Rebecca Hoffman, founder of Good Egg Concepts and keynote speaker for the March 2026 Friends Connection Forum. Building on her...
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Dale Power
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LaKiesha Tomlin
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Dan Cooper
chiropractic physician and epigenetics expert, Enterprise Community Partners
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John Gardner
Certified Financial Planner and Certified Investment Advisor, CNC Broach Tools and Manufacture Local
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