🎙 BAG OF COAL

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All season long, we’ve been standing at the door.

Hearing the knock.
Asking the question.
Wondering who or what is waiting on the other side.

Sometimes it’s opportunity.
Sometimes it’s pain.
Sometimes it’s a story you never saw coming.

And sometimes… it’s a place you’ve never been before.

This is the season finale of the Who’s There season. The final knock. The final door.

👣 GUEST INTRODUCTION

For the first time in the history of Other People’s Shoes, we’re opening the door to West Virginia.

When I first started this podcast, I had a goal: sit down with someone from every state in the United States. One story at a time. One pair of shoes at a time.

Now, after years of conversations… we’re down to just one state left.

But before we get there… this door had to open.

And behind it is Vanessa Hankins.

Vanessa is the host of Tri-State Time Machine, a storytelling podcast that uncovers the history, mystery, and unforgettable people of West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky one era at a time.

But this conversation isn’t just about where she’s from…
…it’s about what she’s walked through.

This episode is called A Bag of Coal.

Because coal, under pressure, doesn’t stay coal.

It becomes something entirely different.

And Vanessa’s story is full of those moments the kind that feel heavy, overlooked, maybe even discarded at first… but over time, turn into something strong, something valuable… something that shines.

As we close this season, maybe the question isn’t just who’s there?

Maybe it’s… what has been there all along… waiting to be transformed?

💡 EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

Opening with a familiar song that feels like coming home

The first-ever visit to West Virginia in show history

The original 50-state goal and being just one story away

What pressure reveals about who we really are

Why some of life’s heaviest moments carry hidden value

The power of storytelling to connect past, present, and purpose

Seeing your own “bag of coal” in a new way

🔗 CONNECT WITH VANESSA HANKINS

🎧 Podcast: Tri-State Time Machine
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