This episode provides a few life updates from the host, Eric Spitz. . Remember to never stop exploring. . Films for the Void: filmsforthevoid.com . Follow Juxtaposed Journeys on Social Media for future updates! . Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JuxtaposedJourneys . Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuxJourneysPod . Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juxtaposedjourneys/
This episode covers Amberrose Hammond, who’s a supernatural researcher based in Detroit, Michigan. Amberrose has spent the better part of the past 20 years examining Michigan’s weird and off-beat history. She’s also the author of four books: Ghosts & Legends of Michigan’s West Coast, Wicked Ottawa County, Wicked Grand Rapids and Mysterious Michigan. In addition, she’s a cohost on the Ghostly Talk Podcast, and will be a speaker at the 13th annual Michigan Paranormal Convention in Sault Ste. M...
This episode covers Chancellor Jackson, who’s an author based in Atlanta, Georgia. After playing football for nine years at the high school and collegiate level at Stetson University, and obtaining his Bachelor's Degree in Communication and Media Studies, Chancellor had a hard time finding a job directly after graduation. This struggle opened his mind to new possibilities, and led him down a path of teaching abroad in China. Chancellor ended up having a life-changing experience while out in Chin...
This episode covers Kat Tedsen, who’s a paranormal researcher based in Macomb Township, Michigan. Kat is also the co-author of the Haunted Travels of Michigan series, along with her late sister Bev Rydel. . Beginning as a skeptic, Kat’s sister Bev captured something strange on a photo she took after dinner at The Whitney in Detroit back in 2006. Since that strange experience, Kat’s fascination with the paranormal world only grew, as she’s done over 350 investigations in Michigan, and has travele...
This episode covers Ashlee Dozier, who’s the owner of the Tampa Bay, Florida based fine fragrance company Anuket Luxury Apothecary. The company offers natural alternatives to traditional colognes and perfumes. . After leaving an abusive relationship, Ashlee set out on a four month solo backpacking trip around the world to rediscover herself. One of those stops in that journey was Egypt, where Ashlee visited a perfumery while taking a cruise down the Nile River. There she learned about the histor...
Happy Halloween! This episode brings back Austin Maynard, who’s a paranormal experimentalist based in Bryan, Ohio. Austin is also the founder of the Underground Paranormal Network. Currently, Austin is staying busy coming up with experiments to use on the show Death Walker with Nick Groff, as they’re currently working on Season 4. . The conversation ranges from some of the equipment Austin has been experimenting with lately, to an intense experience he had while investigating Bobby Mackey’s, and...
This episode covers Ann Hince, who’s a spiritual teacher based in Sonora, California that has developed the ability to release physical tension in her body using solely the focus of her mind. What started as an original search for inner peace after experiencing a traumatic event ventured into a journey toward attaining what she calls Insight, or the ability to see within the body. Ann’s book A Pathway to Insight, details the steps she took in order to obtain that feat. . The conversation ranges ...
This episode covers Michaell Magrutsche, who’s a fellow podcaster, and multimedia artist who was born in Vienna, Austria and is currently based in Laguna Beach, California. Michaell is the former Newport Beach California Arts Commissioner, and the author of five art-related books, including Imagination: Micro Paintings and The Smart of Art: A New Art Consciousness To Awaken Our Enthusiasm For Art. . In his latest book, The Smart of Art, Michaell addresses the phenomena that 95% of all artists wo...
This episode covers Walt Blau, who’s a fellow podcaster based in Central New Jersey. Walt is the mind behind the Be Raw Podcast, formerly known as Walt’s Kitchen table. Walt has a passion for meeting people, and hearing about their unfiltered, and raw life experiences. The only topics Walt isn’t willing to talk about on his show are politics and religion. Walt believes that people accomplish amazing things every day, and those are the stories he likes to share. . The conversation ranges from Wal...
This episode covers Chaz Hornburg, who’s an ultramarathon runner based in Lansing, Michigan. Chaz has several 100 mile races under his belt, and on September 9, he’ll be tackling his next 100 mile race at the Woodstock Festival in Gregory, Michigan. Chaz also has a unique goal of running down every street in his hometown of Lansing. . The conversation ranges from Chaz’s history as a runner, to highlights of his running career, preparing for races longer than 26.2 miles, and even some unique pre-...
This episode covers Kierra Lanice, who’s a Pro Makeup Artist based in Lansing, Michigan specializing in beauty, editorial and red carpet makeup artistry. Kierra’s work can be found in magazines such as Vogue Online, and red carpets for The Grammys and the BET Awards. Kierra was even the Key Makeup Artist for the Michigan based film Block Party. . While Kierra has an immense passion for being a makeup artist, and has been interested in it since childhood, she defines makeup as her platform for he...
This episode covers Daniel Sih, who’s an award-winning productivity author and speaker based in Tasmania, Australia. Daniel is also the co-founder of the productivity consulting group Spacemakers. . His latest book, Spacemaker: How to Unplug, Unwind and Think Clearly in the Digital Age, won the Australian Business Book Awards in 2021 for Best Personal Development Book. As the title infers, the book aims to help readers live a happier, healthier and more productive life by making a habit out of u...
This episode covers Mike Marriott, who’s the Founder/Owner/Director of Opportunity Arts. Opportunity Arts is a company that provides administrative and promotional needs for individual artists and understaffed arts organizations. After spending its first three and a half years in the greater New York City area, Opportunity Arts is now headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, and has remained there for the past five years. . With nearly two decades of experience in arts administration, management, mar...
This episode covers Fiona Valentine, who’s an artist based in Melbourne, Australia, and the mind behind The Confident Artist and The Profitable Artist Method. . While Fiona has been an artist for practically her entire life, she put her creative pursuits on hold while raising her first child in a mud house in Africa without water and electricity, as these pursuits felt too self-indulgent. After recovering her creativity and recognizing the importance of these artistic endeavors, Fiona has since ...
This episode covers Dan Mirvish, who created his first feature film Omaha that he submitted as his thesis while attending film school in California at USC. . After Omaha was not accepted at the Sundance Film Festival, Dan became the co-founder of the Slamdance Film Festival in 1995, which takes place in Park City, Utah. Slamdance has showcased early short films and debut features from directors such as Bong Joon Ho, Ari Aster and Christopher Nolan. Dan is also the author of The Cheerful Subversi...
This episode covers Christopher Pellegrini, who became captivated with the idea of brewing from a simple school assignment researching the prohibition era. That captivation turned into brewing at home, working for Otter Creek in Vermont, becoming the youngest commercial brewer in the United States, and eventually becoming a shochu and awamori expert in Japan. Since those humble beginnings, Christopher launched Honkaku Spirits in March of 2020 with the mission of bringing Japanese spirits to Amer...
This episode covers Jeff Belanger, who’s an author of over a dozen books, fellow podcaster being the co-host of New England Legends, adventurer, and researcher for the Travel Channel series Ghost Adventures. . At his core, Jeff is a storyteller. Between his series New England Legends on PBS and Amazon Prime, and his latest book The Call of Kilimanjaro: Finding Hope Above the Clouds, Jeff has no shortage of stories and culminating experiences, whether they’re his own, or a glimpse into the folklo...
This episode covers Travis King, who had a fairly normal upbringing growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and then decided to venture to South America after obtaining his Master’s Degree at 28. Four years and four continents later, Travis had a wide mix of experiences that became part of his book: Not that Anyone Asked: A Travel Memoir about Sex, Drugs, Love, and Finding Purpose. . In addition to the memoir, Travis stays busy writing blog posts, working on land development projects where he curren...
This episode covers Fred Joyal, who’s the co-founder of 1-800-DENTIST along with Gary Saint Denis, which started back in 1986. Fred’s also the author of three books; two of which are in the dental industry, and his latest book Superbold: From Under-Confident to Charismatic in 90 Days gives readers a systematic way to increase their boldness and confidence. . Fred will even be having a highly interactive two day Superbold Workshop on June 24 and 25 that will work on some of the exercises and prin...
This episode covers Brian Barrish, who’s a Media Manager for the Australian Football League. Brian first became interested in Australain Football (Footy) back in 1995 while channel surfing. Since then, his interest in the sport has built him a resume that includes providing commentary and analysis for Stateside Footy TV, Girls Play Footy, and the Footy Gospel Podcast. . Brian even played a total of 61 games over seven seasons with his local USAFL club: The Philadelphia Hawks. In addition to bein...
This episode covers Sara Deacon, who’s a Black Belt Martial Arts Instructor based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition, Sara is an artist, host of the podcast Martial Arts & Crafts, and Life Balance Coach who uses the lessons she learned on the mat to teach her clients about wisdom, discipline and leadership. . The conversation ranges from what got Sara into martial arts to begin with, to the important life lessons learned through practicing martial arts, and all of her creative outlets that...
This episode covers Jeff Seckendorf, who’s the founder of United Team Diving (UTD) Scuba Diving, which is a successful global scuba training and certification agency. Jeff also started Coach Me Strong as a result of the pandemic, which is an exercise coaching company for people with Parkinson’s disease, other neurological diseases, or even people who are just getting a little older in age. Jeff has a powerful documentary titled “It Seems Like Magic, But it’s Science,” where a group of 10 individ...
This episode covers Linda King, who’s an author, travel writer and blogger based in Melbourne, Australia. In addition, Linda is the founder of The Smart Travelista, which is a platform aimed at helping fellow travel lovers save money on their adventures. Linda is also the author of The Smart Travelista’s Guide, which is a four part book series available on Amazon. . Linda uses her background as a travel agent and banker, combined with her resume of visiting over 30 countries to help other eager ...
This episode covers Shlomo Freund, who’s been living as a location independent entrepreneur for over 15 years. Shlomo is the founder of Free Financial Self, which is a business that combines his love for traveling and investments in order to help remote workers from around the world organize their finances and create a roadmap in order to reach their goals. This roadmap is customized depending on the goals of each client, but is aimed at financial independence in order to spend more time with fr...
This Valentine’s Day bonus episode covers Kathryn Halberg, who’s a contemporary romance author based in Dayton, Ohio. Kathryn is the mind behind the Eller Series, releasing ‘Animal Attraction’ back in June, with the sequel ‘Hidden Agenda’ being released tomorrow, February 15. . The conversation ranges from what inspired Kathryn to write romance fiction to begin with, to her creative process with writing and character development, along with her eclectic sources of inspiration, and how she’s able...
This episode covers vocalist Brian Butcher and drummer Daniel Matson from The Home Team. The Home Team is a four-piece band based in Seattle, Washington who are currently signed to Revival Recordings. While their 2018 album ‘Better Off’ can be categorized as traditional pop-punk, the group released ‘Slow Bloom’ back in October that drew from a wide variety of influences to create a unique sound that’s hard to cleanly place within a genre. . Beginning this Thursday, February 10 through Sunday, Ma...
This episode covers Robert Riopel, who’s an international best-selling author, app designer, entrepreneur and fellow podcast host based in Alberta, Canada. . The conversation ranges from the inspiration behind his book Success Left a Clue, to how he went from being $150,000 in debt to financially free by 32, with some other practical life hacks thrown in there. . Robert’s website: https://robertriopel.com/book1 . Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRobertRiopel . Twitter: https://twitter.com/R...
This episode covers Sami Thomas, who has a passion for Lolita fashion. Lolita is an alternative style that started in Japan that’s heavily inspired by Victorian, Edwardian and Rococo clothing of fashions past as a way to rebel against expectations of young women in Japan. . It’s important to note that Lolita fashion has no connection with the Vladimir Nabokov novel, or any films of the same name. Searching EGL, which stands for Elegant Gothic and Lolita, may yield better results if you’re lookin...
This episode covers Paul Casey, who’s the mind behind Growing Forward Services. GFS is an organization that focuses on helping both corporate and individual clients change their habits and mindset in order to be more productive, while staying true to core values and giving attention to the things that matter most in life. . Paul has written four books that include The Static Cling Principle (on habits and mindsets), Maximizing Every Minute (on time management), Leading the Team You’ve Always Wan...
This episode covers Rey Hosler, who’s a graphite and charcoal artist based in Lansing, Michigan. Rey creates a variety of pieces that include still life, perspective and anatomy, but has a special interest in drawing faces, so portraits make up a healthy amount of Rey’s portfolio. . The conversation ranges from what got Rey interested in drawing to begin with, to influences, favorite equipment to use, and even some very interesting stories surrounding face studies. . Rey’s Instagram: @rey.lefey5...
