What if you could tell the most powerful stories through film-making and photography? Stories that aren't being told in the mainstream news? Native American documentary filmmaker Simon Balderas is a master of visual storytelling and he joins us on Awakened Nation to share his latest films, The Runner and Buffalo. Brad and Simon cover everything from the abuse Native Americans endured, the story of his grandfather, revisiting his Apache roots, Global Warming and much much more... Wondermouse Stud...
May 16, 2023•54 min•Season 5Ep. 111
Move over Myers-Briggs and DISC behavioral assessments, here comes Enneagram. While studying Myers-Briggs in college, Karl Hebenstreit, PhD accidentally was exposed to the several millennia old system called Enneagram. What is The Enneagram? It is a system of personality typing that describes patterns in how people interpret the world and manage their emotions. The Enneagram describes 9 personality types and maps each of these types on a nine-pointed diagram which helps to illustrate how the typ...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 110
Should we be afraid of Artificial Intelligence AI? Science Fiction author Robert Rivenbark posed that exact same question when he wrote The Cloud. A combination of The Peripheral, Johnny Mnemonic and Blade Runner, The Cloud answers a simple question: if AI and Virtual Reality VR were combined...what kind of world would we be living in? And more sinister, what if those in power controlled this artificial world, programming it to keep the peasant class dumbed down, ignorant and domesticated? Rober...
May 03, 2023•51 min•Season 5Ep. 109
Our Workplace has changed, the Workforce has changed, and the technology has made it easier for people to work remotely...yet leadership is slow to embrace this new paradigm shift. New York Times Bestselling Author and Harvard MBA, Stephen MR Covey joins us on Awakened Nation to share powerful insights that are shaping today's relationship between the C-Suite and front line employees. "Because the new CEO at Hugo Boss placed his trust in his people, instead of wasting time getting to know whom t...
Apr 25, 2023•57 min•Season 5Ep. 108
What if you tried to shoot yourself, not once but three times? When the gun finally went off, the bullet shot through Matt's head with a loud pop. And a voice inside stated loud and clear "you will not die today!" Matt Hogan joins us to share his extraordinary story of despair that led to him putting a gun to his head...and yet he survived. Clearly Matt had a greater mission in life. From shedding self-hatred to radically taking self responsibility for his life, Matt is an alternative life coach...
Apr 18, 2023•59 min•Season 5Ep. 107
Over 70% of our human DNA is lying dormant, as if waiting to be awakened... Founder of Bay Area Meditation, Geraldine Orozco returns to Awakened Nation to explain the worldwide phenomenon that is happening amongst the human race. People are awakening, and healing traumas and diseases at the cellular level by upgrading their DNA. The world's religions are all speaking about he Ascension of Soul, a time when everyone on earth begins to activate their Morphogenetic field. This is a fascinating epis...
Apr 11, 2023•56 min•Season 5Ep. 106
What's it like to work with Clint Eastwood and Christopher Walken in your first feature film? Renée Marino shares with Awakened Nation how she learned to communicate in a big Italian Family, her Broadway career which led to her playing the female lead, Marie Delgado, Frankie Valli's wife in the movie Jersey Boys, to being one of the top communication coaches in the country. This is a fun episode, with lots of laughs, the inside scoop on Renée's audition, and the best compliment one could get fro...
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 105
When Matt Busch saw Star Wars at the age of 4, he decided then and there that he wanted to work alongside George Lucas. Through the years, he followed his idles, worked on his skill level and immersed himself in all things Star Wars related. After going to college for illustration, he traveled to Hollywood and started storyboarding motion picture scenes for movies like The Matrix, Indiana Jones, Lord of The Rings and eventually, becoming an official Star Wars artist... Matt Busch has become an i...
Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 104
What if you could create the life you want, but you'd have to face your shadows and opinions that cause contradictions? Behaviorist Amilya Antonetti does just that; shows businesses and individuals that they CAN create dramatic change through 5 Actionable Steps that ignite the genius within. This is a powerful episode with plenty of clues and strategies...so, bring a pen and piece of paper, so you can design your own genius breakthrough. About Amilya Antonetti: Amilya Antonetti is one of the mos...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 103
Building a business takes planning, clarity, and a passion for helping your clients get ahead. Brad and serial entrepreneur Adam Hommey (the secret weapon behind some of your favorite podcasts), have a great conversation on branding, business creation and of course, William Shatner and his role in Boston Legal. Adam Hommey shares his system to gain authenticity and conversion in any market. This is two friends catching up. About Adam Hommey: Adam Hommey is a speaker, author, trainer, and consult...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 102
What's it like to grow up in a funny Italian family on Long Island? It prepares you for a career in stand up comedy that's for sure. Freelance Comedy Writer for the Greg Gutfeld Show, Lori Palminteri sits down with Brad to discuss opening for Louis C.K, meeting comedy legend Steven Wright, the ups and downs of comedy, meeting Sinbad, and being on the front lines as a woman comedian, and much much more... As Steve Martin once said: "Comedy is Not Pretty," Lori brings the chops of a seasoned profe...
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 101
What would you do if your NFL Football career came to a sudden and abrupt end? Jackson Crisp joins us on Awakened Nation to share his journey...from being picked for the NY Jets, to a career ending shoulder injury, to working with the NFL Alumni in Las Vegas,...and his humanitarian work fighting against domestic violence and human trafficking. Standing at 6'8", at 400 pounds, Jackson is a big man with an even bigger heart. "I had a chance to give back...and I said to myself, 'I want to do this f...
Feb 28, 2023•52 min•Season 5Ep. 100
Dave Summers shares his life's work: to coax from his clients their unique and empowering story. "My job is to find the story...in the most vulnerable of places." Brad and Dave met at the American Management Association and immediately hit it off. Sharing a love of music, drumming, old style film and AV production for corporate meetings, this is a fun episode as two friends catch up. And Dave shares what made him create his LinkedIn series Dawn Patrol. Enjoy... About Dave Summers: Dave was an ea...
Feb 21, 2023•59 min•Season 5Ep. 99
What if I told you that your health, and your freedom to choose the healing modalities that are right for you, has been hijacked? Dr. Robert Scott Bell of the syndicated Robert Scott Bell Show, sits down with Brad Szollose to discuss the thing that we are not allowed to mention, how the truth is finally coming out on the CDC and NIH websites, along with a discussion on parasites and how Western Medicine ignores them. Many Guests on Robert's radio show are tops in their fields, such as Dr. Peter ...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 98
What is your dream job: Rock Star? Stunt Pilot? Talk Show Host? Jeff Senour is living all these dreams. As the lead singer for CTS: Called to Serve, he tours the world with his band, playing for our wounded veterans, and spouses who have lost a loved one in the service of our country. A devout Christian, Jeff shares with Brad his journey from small town kid, to a pilot who films complex aerial stunt work for some of your favorite Hollywood movies, along with flying for Southwest Airlines for 25 ...
Feb 07, 2023•59 min•Season 5Ep. 97
"We are self-fulfilling prophecies. What we tell our mind and our subconscious mind comes true...our own self image will determine how much money you make, what risk you will take, and how much you are willing to put yourself out there..." If you could change your fate, would you? Lee Milteer sits down with Brad Szollose to talk about her latest book Activate Your Inner Power. Lee talks about growing up in the MidWest, a country girl given big responsibility at an early age, the 5 types of energ...
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 96
After the first year of podcasting, Justin Schenk was about to give up, when a listener from Japan reached out and emailed him, “because of your show, I have decided not to take my own life.” From that moment of only 40 listeners, he decided to keep going. Today Justin’s podcast The Growth Now Movement gets 6000 downloads per episode and is listened to in over 100+ countries. A reluctant entrepreneur, and told he would never success in life, Justin shares life moments, the death of his mother, h...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 95
What does it take to fail multiple times, yet come back better than ever? "This is not something most people want to hear, but you'll learn more from failure than success." Max James shares his secrets to life, business and success. From growing up on a farm, and the life-lessons learned through his father, to rescue pilot in Vietnam—shot down twice and lived to tell about it—to building a billion-dollar company from the ground up. Your will be entertained, inspired, and feel a sense of camarade...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 94
Rob Anspach, owner of Anspach media and author of the wildly popular Rob Versus series sits down with Brad Szollose on Awakened Nation to discuss how he launched his career as an author, how to deal with scammers, the Soup Nazi, what triggers people these days, and much, much more. This is a funny episode. About Rob Anspach: Rob Anspach is a highly sarcastic marketer, podcaster and serial author. His upcoming new book is called “Rob Versus The Entitled: Defeating The Aggressive, Offended, and Ea...
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 93
Have you noticed that young and old alike are starting to get a curved spine? Or their skull is tilted forward on their neck? Well this is the result of looking down at your cell phone all the time. Our modern world is causing neck, spine and other health issues. Aaron Parnell is considered a genius in Reposturing our bodies for better digestion, breathing and overall health. Having worked on the American Olympic Team members as their masseuse and physical therapist, Aaron studied under master m...
Jan 03, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 92
What would you do if you lost your job and were diagnosed with skin cancer all within one week? You would do what Jim Palmer would do, start your first business. Captain Jim Palmer sits down with Brad Szollose to share his journey of dealing with cancer and job loss, losing the ego in order to survive while trying to feed 4 teenagers, and the faith that brought him to his knees to turn his life around. This is the story of a man of God, brought to the brink of complete loss, to building several ...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 91
How do you turn down the CIA when they ask you to be a spy? Listen in as Susan Harrow takes you on her journey. Public Relations specialist, media trainer, marketing strategist, martial artist, fluent in French, and author of Sell Yourself without Selling Your Soul®, Susan is perhaps the most interesting woman in the world, "In Aikido we learn to integrate mind, body and spirit...but how do you take that from the mat into the real world?" Susan sits down with Brad Szollose to share her strategie...
Dec 17, 2022•55 min•Season 4Ep. 90
When Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of the Chicken Soup For The Soul® series, asked Randall Kenneth Jones to write a fiction book, he thought to himself..."I think I can do this." Randy and I sit down and chat about his latest book, Ruby: Magic Comes From The Heart...how much fun it was to read, and for him to write it, as well as the story being adapted into a Hallmark Christmas Story. This is a fun episode with 2 friends. Watch on YouTube and Rumble. About Randall Kenneth Jones: Randall Kenneth...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 89
Has the American Public Education System Failed Us? The answer is a resounding YES! But it's not that simple. The systems of teaching and advancing students dates back to the 8th, Century AD under King Charlemagne and reinvented by Horace Mann in the 1800s, when our country needed to prepare farm workers for factory work...moving from seasonal work, to punching a time clock. But today, as we use our intellect more and more to get work done, our school system is still preparing our youth for an o...
Dec 02, 2022•58 min•Season 4Ep. 88
How do you catch a child molester? Jocelyn Stewart, Esq. knows first hand what it's like to defend the innocent and catch a pedophile. But how do you do so when there is very little published on the subject? "I wanted to do the work the right way...so I grew my own personal library...I also reached out across Germany to speak with someone who was a recognized expert in the field of child forensic interview techniques...so I drove across Germany to meet the only expert in the field and he gave me...
Nov 26, 2022•50 min•Season 4Ep. 87
Would you have the courage to follow Spirit? Grammy nominated recording artist David Young did just that. Starting out as a rock musician in NYC, he gravitated to the recorder, a.k.a. Renaissance Flute, and became an international recording star bringing uplifting, joyous melodies by using two flutes at the same time. The two flutes together create a tri-harmonic frequency that some say is heaven on earth. "Thousands of people who have had Near Death Experiences or NDEs, have told me that my mus...
Nov 13, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 86
How do you find love when you are a high net worth individual? You call Lisa Concepcion. From learning to bond with her father over The NY Jets, to embracing her feminine side, Lisa shares her divorce, the vulnerability it takes to do the shadow work, and her rules for finding a true partner who wants to marry. "If you want to be married, then you have to act like what you want to attract. That means you don't go out getting drunk at 2:00 in the morning..." Lisa shares her secret to dealing with...
Nov 06, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 4Ep. 85
Ever wonder what happened to the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon? Or SID Syndrome? Naturopathic doctors, Dr. Joel Wallach joins Dr. Randi Shannon on this second part of "You Don't Have to Age" interview. Dr. Wallach shares his work with NASA, proving that the Cystic Fibrosis discovered in monkeys prepared for spaceflight, was NOT genetic, but a nutritional deficiency. Through the years, Dr. Wallach discovered and proved that diseases like Muscular Dystrophy, heart disease, diabetes even ...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 84
Founder of the C-Vine News Network Linda Forsythe returns to Awakened Nation® Season 4 to give us an update on the 911 Military Tribunals taking place at Guantanamo Bay…and it’s not pretty. The only citizen journalist given permission to cover the pretrials, Linda brings us the frustrating stall tactics, the due diligence by defense attorney Cheryl Bormann exposing the incompetence CIA and FBI, how award winning journalist Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times continuously leaves out critical de...
Aug 12, 2022•59 min•Season 4Ep. 83
On June 9, 2022, while in his home with his wife and 6 children, gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley of Michigan found himself in handcuffs—arrested by the FBI for his alleged involvement in the events of January 6th, 2020 in Washington DC. The misdemeanor charges alleges that Mr. Kelley, among other things, that he "knowingly entered and engaged in disorderly conduct in restricted buildings or grounds and engaged in an act of physical violence against a person or property." Fortunately, Ryan wa...
Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 82
