Day 56: By Chance…or Not
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “I’ll have no house. I’ll have no stability, and will be traveling—meeting crazy people. Routine and all that crap
“Every moment of every day… your story truly does matter to someone else in the world.”
“Every moment of every day… your story truly does matter to someone else in the world.”
The Podcast
We all carry unique histories and unseen experiences that, when acknowledged, can bridge divides and spark connection.
Welcome to Sidewalk Ghosts with Richard Radstone. Short, openhearted stories shaped by real conversations with both familiar names and unexpected voices. A glimpse into personal experiences and vulnerabilities that ask us to listen more carefully, look beyond what we first see and feel, and pause long enough to recognize how much our individual stories and influence matter to this world we share.
The Podcast
We all carry unique histories and unseen experiences that, when acknowledged, can bridge divides and spark connection.
Welcome to Sidewalk Ghosts with Richard Radstone. Short, openhearted stories shaped by real conversations with both familiar names and unexpected voices. A glimpse into personal experiences and vulnerabilities that ask us to listen more carefully, look beyond what we first see and feel, and pause long enough to recognize how much our individual stories and influence matter to this world we share.
Subscribe and listen to “Sidewalk Ghosts” on your favorite podcast app.
What People Are Saying…
Commissions
Photographing people and capturing stories as they really are…
For over thirty-five years, Richard has collaborated with agencies, brands, organizations, studios, individuals, and thousands of people to capture truthful portraits and craft compelling stories.
“Send me anywhere. Ask me to photograph anyone or to document the context of their life, history, or environment.
I know what to look for.”
CAMPAIGNS • EDITORIAL
JOURNALISTIC • DOCUMENTARY
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
SOCIAL • ETHNOGRAPHIC
CULTURAL ASSIGNMENTS
How to more fully love yourself, see others, and navigate this polarized world.
A Book That Affirms Your Unique Value…
Sidewalk Ghosts is an entertaining, thought-provoking, and deeply human invitation to live with greater presence, purpose, and impact. Grown from decades of real-world encounters of interviewing strangers, research, and personal insights, author Richard Radstone offers a set of applicable ideas and engaging stories that invite you to slow down, listen closer, know yourself, and cultivate the best in you while connecting with others.
Speaking & Appearances
KEYNOTE • FIRESIDES
PANELS • LECTURES PRESENTATIONS MEDIA • PODCAST
With his signature storytelling, thought-provoking and often humorous style, Richard Radstone invites audiences to look beyond their own perspective and recognize their profound value.
Through compelling narratives, challenges, and visuals, he explores diversity and human connection. Showing how empathy, whether in agreement, disagreement, or opposition, can strengthen self-worth, build more inclusive communities, and fuel imagination and productivity. His presentations leave audiences seeing the value in others and in themselves while recognizing their power to shape how we connect, communicate, and lead future generations.
INDIVIDUAL WORTH
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
TEAM BUILDING
CULTURAL IMPROVEMENT
CORPORATE • FAITH-BASED INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Speaking and Appearances
KEYNOTE • FIRESIDES • PANELS • LECTURES • PRESENTATIONS • MEDIA • PODCAST
With his signature storytelling, thought-provoking and often humorous style, Richard Radstone invites audiences to look beyond their own perspective and recognize their profound value. Through compelling narratives, challenges, and visuals, he explores diversity and human connection. Showing how empathy, whether in agreement, disagreement, or opposition, can strengthen self-worth, build more inclusive communities, and fuel imagination and productivity. His presentations leave audiences seeing the value in others and in themselves while recognizing their power to shape how we connect, communicate, and lead future generations.
INDIVIDUAL WORTH • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
CORPORATE • FAITH-BASED • EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
TEAM BUILDING • CULTURAL IMPROVEMENT
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Speaking and Appearances
KEYNOTE • FIRESIDES • PANELS
LECTURES • PRESENTATIONS • MEDIA
In his signature storytelling, thought-provoking, esteem-building, and often humorous style, Richard’s presentations and perspectives raise eyes toward positive outcomes regarding diversity, creativity, human engagement, self-worth, and productivity.
INDIVIDUAL WORTH • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
CORPORATE, FAITH-BASED, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
TEAM BUILDING • CULTURAL IMPROVEMENT
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Bettering the world we share… one interaction at a time.
You CAN make a difference!
Sidewalk Ghosts Store
Items that remind you to pause, to more fully love yourself, to live with clarity, and to see past the noise.
See The RadstoneBlog for more photos and stories.
Day 292: What If We Pay More Attention?
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “My agenda is me first… which is probably quite similar to the rest of the human race.” I’ll not
Day 200: Relax, It’s Gonna Work Out
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “So many people today are ‘self-aware,’ but lack the ability for ‘self-reflection’… when the door is unlocked, at least
Day 77: BLACK FRIDAY???
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “We’ve been doing this for six years. It’s our chance to hang out and catch up.” It’s Thursday morning
Day 232: A guide to all the is good
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “There is always a tomorrow. To me, it’s not worth stressing too much.” Every year an American tradition has
Day 158: Nobody is a Stranger
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “Tell me what you know and you will entertain me, but tell me how you feel and you will
Day 106: Life is Like a Buffet
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “Working at Walmart, and with the holidays, I see this every year. People fighting over plastic junk, junk that
Day 003: Alyshia
[ From the Archives of 365 ] What? Who? Ozzie Nelson?! So here I am, casing the neighborhood and feeling strangely like Ozzie going to borrow
Day 256: Hey, I’m a Teenager… I Don’t Know Everything
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “If life were perfect then everything would suck and there would be nothing to learn. We need to find
Day 81: United We Stand
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “Live life to the fullest. It is for living. Don’t be afraid to do things at the spur of
Day 123: To Walk With Them As the Same
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “In high school, my career counselor told me that my tests showed that I had a propensity towards being
Day 142: Just Livevil
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “It’s perfectly sane to go mad in order to understand.” “Lookout! A creepy guy is stalking the neighborhood! Why
Day 101: Gambling the right way
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “I’ve overcome a lot, drinking, hard drugs, the loss of a business (a sports bar), and a failed marriage.”
Day 010: Fifteen Years of Passion
[ From the Archives of 365 ] Whatever You Promote—You Deliver Sunday afternoon, my day for spiritual worship and family time. I’m sure many of us
Day 307: The Farralone Line
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “Live every day like it is your last. Because you never know what is going to happen.” On day
Day 18: How Was Your Day?
[ From the Archives of 365 ] How Was Your Day? Quite a day today. I won’t go into details, but one note to share. I’ve
Day 282: Nice Hat
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “We should never prejudge anyone, not by color, not religion, not by where we come from. Just be good
Day 001: Introducing 365 Strangers / 365 Days
[ From the Archives of 365 ] Slava, 61 – Professional Chauffeur I ask him to share a hobby, after a moment of thought he said
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©2026 RICHARD RADSTONE / SIDEWALK GHOSTS
No image or content may be copied, downloaded, or transferred without written permission.