Day 216: It’s OK to be bored every once and a while
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “It’s OK to be bored every once in a while. For some people… being bored is a sin, but
“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.
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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 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.” I get into a
Day 004: Fish Out Of Water
[ From the Archives of 365 ] Saved by Francis The Key Guy Take one middle-class Caucasian man, dressed him like a college golfer; put him
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 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
Day 24: If it’s nude, I’ll be there!
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “If it’s nude, I’ll be there!” Unbelievable! I actually found a couple of hours to relax poolside. An unexpected
Day 301: Live Life to the Fullest
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “Stop placing blame. Don’t blame others. You can’t blame society and you can’t blame the government. You have to
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 78: It’s Never Too Late
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “Save your money. Invest it on classic things and your education. Stay away from the trendy, it will only
Day 157: Roberto’s Dream
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “I’d like to see younger people in the government. We need more young people in power. And what I
Day 006: The Book of James
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “Let The Love Come to You” Day 6, almost one week into 365. Only 359 days to go. The
Day 70: Clean, Fluffy, and Good Smelling
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “I want everyone to have a nice-looking, clean, fluffy, good-smelling dog.” The words my husband, Richard, sprang on me
Day 46: Ten Minutes of Photography. Two-hours of Humanity
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “Everything is so fast-paced now, you must have patience with yourself and those around you.” You’re in the passenger
Day 189: The Future of Genius
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “I’d like to see a future where education is more accessible and affordable, and a people who have a
Day 341: Cast Off Mateys! We Have an Ocean to Save!
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “So many talk about making big change, but really, it is the small changes that each one of us
Day 218: We need to show more open hand than fist
[ From the Archives of 365 ] “The most important thing that I want to tell the world is to respect everyone, the planet, and everything.
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 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
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©2026 RICHARD RADSTONE / SIDEWALK GHOSTS
No image or content may be copied, downloaded, or transferred without written permission.