What happened to masculinity? Doctor Orest G. Komarnyckyj takes us through an honest conversation on today's men, and the alarming reduction in sperm count. Dr. Orest helps "Older Guys Create Kick Ass Lives" by helping them return to their vitality. Here are some shocking statistics: Sperm count in men today is 50% of what it was 30 years ago. According to the FDA, 50% of teenage boys have breast tissue...and they claim this to be normal, and yet this didn't exist 100 years ago. If this downward...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 171
Mónica Esgueva joins Brad from Spain, as she shares her latest book: The 7 Levels of Wisdom. Mónica takes us on her personal journey of being misunderstood as a child, while asking "why am I here?" She eventually learned to balance her international business life with her spiritual mission. Mónica shares her time in India and Nepal with Tibetan monks and working directly with the Dalai Lama. This is a fascinating episode on Awakened Nation. ABOUT MÓNICA ESGUEVA: Mónica Esgueva is a celebrated se...
Jul 02, 2024•51 min•Season 8Ep. 170
Aquiles Larrea returns to Awakened Nation to talk about his new book Wise Up With Your Money! How does someone become a Millionaire? There are several paths: Start a business. Buy a Business. Win The Lottery. Inherit it. Or invest. Aquiles shares the investment strategies he's used over he past 30 years to help his clients achieve financial independence. Strategies he learned in the martial arts. You might recognize Aquiles from " Mornings with Maria " with anchor Maria Bartiromo, Coast to Coast...
Jun 25, 2024•51 min•Season 7Ep. 169
Prolific author and renowned podcaster Randall Kenneth Jones returns to Awakened Nation to talk about the celebrities he's interviewed, the loss of Norman Lear, Suzanne Somers and Cindy Williams, and the rebranding of his show Jones.show to "On The Knows." This episode is about risk, creativity and what it takes to be a great podcaster. ABOUT RANDALL KENNETH JONES: Randall Kenneth Jones is an author, keynote speaker, comic actor, communications pro and host of the popular Jones.Show podcast—now ...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 7Ep. 168
Keynote speaker and co-author of Prepare for Impact, Ryan Estis, shares his journey of writing a book with his brother. Years ago, when his career was floundering, Chad Estis reached out to his brother Ryan for some help. Ryan gave him 30 Principles to guide his career. Those 30 Principles along with over 20 years of success stories are now in their wildly successful book, Prepare For Impact. Ryan returns to Awakened Nation to share the Best Cup of Coffee story, as well as his video series on hu...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 167
What if you could use the energy of our sun to heal a person at the cellular level? Tom Paladino joins us on Awakened Nation to share his journey of discovery as he works with the very machinery Nikola Tesla and Galen Hieronymus developed using scalar energy...the energy of our sun. Is it possible that Nikola Tesla, Nobel Prize winner Dr. Royal Rife and Dr. Hulda Clark were correct in their assessment that pathogens could be killed by dialing in the right frequency? There is no more science fict...
Jun 04, 2024•57 min•Season 7Ep. 166
Richard Kaufman had it all figured out. After a medical discharge from the military, he would drive his truck at 100 mph along the The NJ Turnpike, and let his Dodge Ram 1500 hit a concrete pylon, ending his life. But a song on the radio by George Strait, "I Saw God Today," changed the direction of his life. Today Richard has one of the top 10 veteran's support podcasts in the world. Legally blind, Richard shares his journey from his book A Hero's Journey to getting clean and sober, and how his ...
May 28, 2024•43 min•Season 7Ep. 165
Author of The Closers (which has sold way over 15 million copies), Ben Gay III is more than a sales legend, he started his career working at Holiday Magic with legends like Napoleon Hill, Zig Ziglar and Earl Nightingale. Ben takes us on a journey of his teenage years as his father taught him the secret to sales and people management, to overcoming sales resistance, to becoming the youngest president of a MLM organization at the age of 27. If you are a sales professional, or a business owner, thi...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 7Ep. 164
What if your corporate culture pursued higher consciousness in all of their actions? Scott Shute, author of Full Body Yes! and Nicholas Whitaker, host of Needs Improvement Podcast, joined forces to create the Changing Work Collective. This is an enlightening episode of Awakened Nation as Scott and Nicholas share their mindfulness practices, and how they were able to bring these meditative practices into Corporate America. About Scott and Nicholas: Scott Shute Founder of Changing Work, Former Lin...
May 15, 2024•55 min•Season 7Ep. 163
What if I could tell you the secret to great marketing? James Bond (yes, that's his real name), stops by Awakened Nation to share with Brad the secrets to why one idea sinks while another idea sticks in our brains. James lost one of the most iconic ad campaigns of his career; when two eggs hit the frying pan and a narrator says "This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?" After such a loss, he forced himself to figure out the emotional triggers that drive all iconic products...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 7Ep. 162
Donald Schuler Jr. was given a choice in high school: play football which could potentially earn him an athletic scholarship and a shot at the NFL...or, stick to drama, dancing, singing and acting. To the chagrin of his football coach, Donald chose to do both. Despite being held back from getting a chance to play, he earned a partial scholarship, and appeared in the musical The Color Purple. Today you may recognize him from the QVC Network as the NFL's Guest Host. Donald and Brad have an honest ...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 161
What would you do if you discovered that your 10-year old son had attempted suicide? Coleen Greco shares her journey of denial, getting real and facing her own personal demons, and now, dedicated her life to helping others find their pathway to joy with the S.N.A.P. method. Her story has empowered so many to live in the moment, remove limiting beliefs and discover joy in the smallest of moments. www.coleengreco.com About Coleen Greco: Coleen calls herself a Joyologist and discovered her purpose ...
Apr 23, 2024•59 min•Season 7Ep. 160
Rock Star turned global activist Sacha Stone returns to Awakened Nation to share with us the major shifts taking place on planet earth. From the global awakening, to the Mechanics of Ascension, to his new pet project, The New Earth Farmacy (bringing people back to health through natural healing), Sacha shares with Brad an enlightening conversation on what to expect in the coming years as Humanity awakens. About Sacha Stone: Former rock musician and artist Sacha Stone grew up in Rhodesia-Zimbabwe...
Apr 16, 2024•57 min•Season 7Ep. 159
Dave Sanderson was the last man off of US Airways Flight 1549 when it landed in the Hudson River in NYC in 2009. He dove into he icy cold water that day and almost died as his body succumbed to hypothermia...only to be scooped out of the river by 2 of NYC Firefighters. Now, 15 years later, Dave shares with Awakened Nation his return to swimming the same spot in the Hudson River with a group of Navy Seals, and the memories it stirred up. Dave explains something that no one could have warned him a...
Apr 09, 2024•48 min•Season 7Ep. 158
Regular on The Greg Gutfeld Show, standup comedian Joe Devito sits down with Brad Szollose to talk about the business of comedy, his best gigs and his worst, the next generation of comedians, cancel culture, and dating after 50. About Joe Devito: Whether taking on relationships, his Italian-American family, or current events, Joe DeVito's dead-on timing, unexpected twists and sheer flights of lunacy make him a favorite at clubs and colleges across the USA, and at the top venues in New York City....
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 157
International Man of Mystery Jeremy Slate stops by Awakened Nation to open up about the extraordinary guests on his podcast Create Your Own Life, our monetary system, David and Garreth Icke, and of course, no podcast with Jeremy can go without mention The Roman Empire! This is a fun and fascinating episode with one of today's best influencers, as he shares the secrets to his success, his father's influence and love of baseball, and why Jeremy grows a Victorian Era MOOSE-tash (also known as a mus...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 156
Actress, comedian, writer and producer Sue Costello bares all in this gutsy interview on Awakened Nation. From her Boston roots, being picked on as a kid, to her impressive resume and her own sitcom "Costello," as well as her lawsuit with CBS over intellectual property rights, this gutsy powerhouse is also "wick'd smaut" and pulls no punches. Sue also tells us the secret to extraordinary success when auditioning against type, and how she landed such iconic roles on NYPD Blues and in the films "S...
Mar 19, 2024•46 min•Season 7Ep. 155
If you were under a mind control, would you know it? Jason Christoff joins Brad Szollose on Awakened Nation to share the secrets our government, Hollywood and media use to make the public easier to control, govern, lie to, manipulate, coerce and steal from. Jason discovered these tactics after he gained a fortune and lost it all for no apparent reason. "It doesn't matter of you go into theater A or theater B, it's the same programming." You may think you are not susceptible to mind control, you'...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 154
How do you make better decisions in life and work? Author and corporate trainer Kandis Porter shares the rules of life most of us were never taught. Brad and Kandis discuss the roadmap from her book Good Decisions = Success ...everything from why "collaboration" does NOT WORK, DISC® personality traits, her service in the military, Emotional Intelligence, and what gives her sanctuary. If you're in the Learning & Development space THIS is a fun episode... ABOUT KANDIS PORTER: Kandis Porter is ...
Mar 05, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 153
What if you could awaken to a deeper relationship with God? Dimitri Moraitis answers that very question - After an extraordinary awakening, he shares his journey of deep transition from learning, to becoming a master teacher, to serve others in their own spiritual growth. "In pursuing the spiritual path, you are both a scientist in the detail and attention you need to succeed and an artist in your creative expression of unfolding your soul’s potential..." As co-founder of The Spiritual Arts Cent...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 152
What do you do when you are diagnosed with Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Amaurosis, and colitis? You turn them into your superpower. John sits down with Brad and shares his unique methods of learning and absorbing information, when at any moment he could go blind for 10 minutes at a time. Artist, Author, Mental & Spiritual Health Mentor, Coach for the Creative Mind, John Morris brings the thunder to Awakened Nation in a heartfelt interview. If you are a creative person, an artist, or performer, this ...
Feb 20, 2024•56 min•Season 7Ep. 151
How can men find their way in a world that rejects traditional male role models as "toxic?" Leadership Development Coach and host of the True Freedom podcast, Bodhi Aldridge joins me on Awakened Nation to help men of all ages get in touch with true masculinity. Author of Visionary Male Leaders, Bodhi has dedicated his life to deeper meaning, helping CEOs, men in their 40, 50s and 60s, get unstuck, to live far more meaningful lives. "Men want to fee freedom, while women want to feel connection......
Feb 13, 2024•53 min•Season 7Ep. 150
Dr. Jeremy Ayres, joins me on Awakened Nation to share his journey of becoming an osteopath after being cured of severe back pain, building his own practice, and exposing the global Medical Industrialized Complex during the lock downs of 2020-2022. "I realized this is what I want to do for the rest of my life." Jeremy shares how emotional trauma can be stuck in us for decades only to surface when we are much older because he body is telling us loud and clear what it needs. This is Part 3 of 3 in...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 7Ep. 149
An NHS Pharmacist in the UK (England), Graham Atkinson was tasked with the unwelcome responsibility of establishing and running a NHS COVID Vaccination Center that served his local population in 2020. He watched as thousands walked through his door believing that they were receiving their ticket to freedom...when there was nothing further from the truth. "I wasn't allowed to say anything to warn them of the possible side effects." No longer capable of withholding information, Graham walked away....
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 7Ep. 148
Do you feel stuck in life? Successful but not moving forward? Author of Claim Your Swagger, Jennifer Mrozek Sukalo joins Brad Szollose on Awakened Nation for a heartfelt interview of sharing the breakdowns and breakthroughs that brought Jennifer to the work she does today. If you suffer from low self esteem, frustration in your career, or slow to no career growth, THIS is the episode for you. Jennifer will show you how to get that spark back in your life. Honest and heartfelt, Jennifer shares he...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 7Ep. 147
When his wife came down with MS, John Gusty set out on a quest to learn the truth about health...a journey that awakened him to the distortion and lies that are pushed to assure that patients become indentured servants to the medical industry here in America. What became even more apparent is this is a global issue. "The first thing we did was eliminate sugars in our diet...especially invisible sugars." John goes onto explain the clues that lead him to the truth, and an even scarier conclusion. ...
Jan 16, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 7Ep. 146
Whistleblower Ilana Rachel Daniels tells her journey starting out as an anthropologist, becoming a health advocate, and eventually the only sane voice during the 2020 pandemic, crying out on the international stage and revealing what was really happening in her native land. This is an Heroic Conversation from one of our top truth seekers in the world. Today she continues to get the truth out through The Jerusalem Report and her new podcast, The Common Denominator. About Ilana Rachel Daniels: Wit...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 145
Martial Artist and Hollywood action star Jeff Speakman joins Brad to share his journey from the cold winters of Chicago as a springboard diver and gymnast, working with legendary martial artists Lou Angel and Ed Parker, adapting Kenpo to grappling, what it was like to work with the legendary Ed Parker on the set of The Perfect Weapon, surviving stage 4 throat cancer, and much much more... Jeff shares his beliefs on America's decline, and preparing the next generation of martial artists. If you a...
Jan 02, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 144
One of the standout stars from The Secret, self-help author James Arthur Ray had it all; fame, a thriving business and a life of travel and wealth. With guest spots on Oprah, Larry King and some of the top media outlets in the world, it seemed as though Ray was on top of the world. It all came crashing down in 2009, during his Spiritual Warrior Retreat outside Sedona, AZ. In a heat endurance test in a sweat lodge exercise James unknowingly and unintentionally pushed his attendees perhaps a bit t...
Dec 29, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 6Ep. 143
After she and her husband Derry returned home from their trip to Nashville, TN, Sheila Anderson didn't like what she saw in her vacation photos. She looked much older in the photos than her actual age, and along with that, she looked frumpy and un-stylish...complete with a fanny pack and white sneakers. From that moment on, Sheila took classes in modeling and image consulting, training with the very best in the business. Today she teaches executives and speakers how to make an impact through the...
Dec 26, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 142
