Author, attorney, Jeff Rasley joins me for a discussion of the prosecution of the Jan. 6th insurrectionists and the continued push by the far right to drag America into another civil war. Former president Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block the House select committee on Jan. 6 from obtaining government documents related to the attack and has instructed some of his aides and advisers to stonewall congressional investigators by claiming executive privilege.
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr 30 min
Sheryll Cashin, a law professor, acclaimed author, former White House staffer and law clerk to Thurgood Marshall, has spent nearly three decades grappling with US residential segregation and resulting racial inequality. Her most recent book, White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality (2021) reflects these decades of examination and analysis. It explains American residential caste -- how government over-invests and excludes in affluent white spaces, and...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Susana Stoica has a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering and over 30 years of experience in defining and using advanced technologies. Born with the gift of healing, she worked with doctors to aid in healing people worldwide. After two traumatic brain injuries on the same day, she decided to focus her healing practice on helping people with neural impairments, especially those who have recent and old brain trauma, including strokes. 'Healing with a Loving Heart: Discover the Power of Energy Healing' is ...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 10 min
A New Zealander from birth, Hamish Thomson is a seasoned global leadership executive. In a 30-year career, he has been a successful CEO/Regional President and Global Brand head for Mars Incorporated (UK, Australia and Chicago), a senior marketing and sales lead for Reebok International (England and the Netherlands) and a fresh-faced account executive in the London advertising scene. A board director, leadership author and keynote speaker, start-up adviser and consultant, he currently resides in ...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Anna J. Walner is a mother and a published author. She has always had a passion for writing, spending her life obsessed with literature. As an author, her creativity has grown. She not only reads the stories she loves, but she creates them too. She began this quest for her daughter. The series is written for her, with her in mind. From there, her ideas continued to form and grow. We talk about her YA Uluru Series, (paranormal fiction containing vampires, werewolves) the second book Larougo is ab...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Before coaching Morgana was an academic. She has a top class, interdisciplinary Ph.D from a leading UK university and has spoken at many international conferences on the subject of how we create and interact with our reality, and how we use powerful idea-crafting and belief to change the channel in our field (and in the world). She has worked with hundreds of students to change their perspective of being in the world, and mentored many postgraduates in stepping into their unique path, voice, pas...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Craig Mitchell returns to the podcast to share some big news about his OFF THE CUFF cooking show. Craig's show, Off The Cuff makes its debut on TasteOnTV. We talked about a lot of things including comedy and the culture wars. We also discussed The Big Bad Broadcast, trhe video podcast that Craig ch-hosts with John Ferrentino, Mike Grief and Joe Silke.
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 36 min
Dr. Ajaikumar has been awarded the prestigious E&Y Start-Up Entrepreneur of the Year Award as well as case studies on HCG, and Dr. Ajaikumar has given several talks at Harvard Business School and Babson Business School. He continues to encourage and mentor other doctors and entrepreneurs in their own specialties. Today, under his leadership, cancer care in India has seen a paradigm shift, and cancer care has been redefined as a chronic disease. Being a social entrepreneur and philanthropist, ...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 7 min
There is a great deal of magic involved with comedy and there is a lot of good comedy involved in magic. In the case of John Ferrentino, that statement can be taken literally. The Long Island born and bred comedian has long been one of the most innovative forces on both the comedy and magic scenes for the last decade. Ferrentino, who had been one of the first regular comedians on the pioneering nightly television comedy show, “Comedy Tonight”, was beginning to pile quite an impressive list of ap...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 14 min
The Kennedys in the World: How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade America's Empire Lawrence J. Haas – a former White House communications strategist and award-winning journalist – is Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council, a columnist and author, and a public affairs consultant. He writes widely on foreign and domestic affairs, is quoted often in newspapers and magazines, and appears frequently on TV and radio. His latest book is The Kennedys in the World: How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade ...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 12 min
JP (Jo-Anne) McLean writes urban fantasy and supernatural thrillers which have received honourable mentions from the Whistler Independent Book Awards and the Victoria Writers Society. Reviewers call her books addictive, smart, and fun. Her work includes endorsements from award-winning and best-selling authors, E.E. Holmes, Jennifer Manuel, Elinor Florence, Jennifer Anne Gordon, and Eileen Cook. JP is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. She is a certified...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Aurea retired from the 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault (AASLT), and deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom for four years: two tours with the 101st and two years as a civilian contractor. She received numerous medals and awards, including two Bronze Star Medals for meritorious service in a combat zone. The first Bronze Star was received while she was with Bravo Company, 101st Soldier Support Battalion, serving as a Casualty Liaison Team Leader for AASLT in support of Operati...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Carly Heath (she/they) earned her BA from San Francisco State University and her MFA from Chapman University. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Carly teaches design, art, theater, and writing for various colleges and universities. She spends all her time and most of her money tending to a menagerie of rescued farm animals. The Reckless Kind is her first novel. Set in 1904 Norway, the novel follows a trio of queer teens—two boys and their best friend, Asta—who decide to defy the expecta...
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr 32 min
Michael Overlie has been able to deeply connect with animals since he was a small child. Now, as an author, coach, and happiness guide, he shares what is possible for others. His mission is to help men create a life of purpose through the teachings and love of their dogs. What is calling you? Do you hear it? Your soul is pulling you, drawing you towards your purpose. Are you ready to move? Get unstuck? There are things you have noticed but didn’t realize what they meant. Whispers. A tap on the s...
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Dr. Deane has used his knowledge of systems thinking to “diagnose” and treat what is wrong with our sick healthcare system. His conclusions have been reported in 50 original, peer-reviewed published articles, including the seminal works su ch, “Thinking systems [like healthcare] need systems thinking” and “The Shocking Cost of Turnover in Healthcare.” Because of his expertise in the healthcare system, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez appointed Dr. Deane as “consumer advocate” on the Board of ...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Provenza was born and grew up in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx, New York City, and graduated in 1975 from the Bronx High School of Science. In high school, he started performing stand-up comedy, making his stage debut at age 17 at the original The Improv in Manhattan. He continued performing while attending the University of Pennsylvania, taking a year's leave of absence to study in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. While at RADA, he joined a classical repertory theater gro...
Oct 16, 2021•1 hr 38 min
The Budrows is a 100% Footstompin’ Cigar Box Rock n’ Roll Band that first started in 2008 when Jason Farthing began building Homemade Cigar Box Guitars. He would hang his guitars at art shows as ‘playable art’, but during these shows, people never understood that the guitars were “actually playable”, so he became a one-man band with a cigar box guitar, a kick drum, to show off the bluesy sound of his home-made instruments. Not long after, he and his musical step-daughter, Macarena Rivera, starte...
Oct 16, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Louise Bedford is one of Australia’s most compelling speakers on the sharemarket, as well as being in the markets for over 20 years, she has trained thousands of people to maximise their own trading potential. She is a behavioural finance expert and has degrees in Psychology and Business, and has done the hard yards in the sharemarket, so you can shortcut your way to success by following her methods!
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 8 min
The Bro Nouveau Podcast, the podcast that models healthy communication for men and challenges the conventional definition of what it means to “be a real man”. Thomas Pierce hosts intentional conversations that give men the tools and confidence to discuss the many unacknowledged forces at play in our society. Whether you are a man seeking something greater, or someone looking for tools to support a man in your life, the Bro Nouveau Podcast is a must-listen.
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Sarah Burns, a local historian, and author, has authored several books. She has gained an international reputation as a distinguished researcher in the field of gender and race relations, as well as, developed the very first survey course on Women's History at Bakersfield College. She is now going back to writing books with her new one called, "Cookesville U.S.A." In the book, Cookesville, is a fictional western town whose story, location, and people have been ripped from the pages of history. F...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Henry has performed his stand up and twisted songs on Comedy Central Presents, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and as a regular on the Bob and Tom Show. You may also recognize him as “John the Server Guy” on HBO’s Silicon Valley, or as the star of the cult film “Punching the Clown”. But die hard fans will know him from his youtube cooking series, Henry’s Kitchen, which has garnered millions of views worldwide.
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Stephanie Grey is the author of ZRT: Division Tennessee, A Witchly Influence, and The Immortal Prudence Blackwood. Writing has always been her passion, and she enjoys exploring different genres. Stephanie is a graduate of East Tennessee State University, and she holds a degree in journalism. When she’s not writing, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, visiting museums, reading, and playing with her cat. One day she may even turn into a crazy cat lady because nothing in...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Rolf Sattler, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of McGill University in Montreal, where he carried out research in plant morphology on the development and evolution of plant form. He published nearly a hundred research papers and several books, including the triple award- winning Organogenesis of Flowers and Biophilosophy. Consequently, he received many awards and honours. At McGill University he taught courses in plant biology, general biology, the philosophy and history of biology, biology and the hu...
Oct 07, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Donna Conrad is an award-winning author, journalist, activist, and teacher. Her core values revolve around the concept of individual empowerment, a sustaining ideal running through the books she writes. Her writing interests are varied and include articles for fine-art periodicals, memoir/narrative non-fiction, as well as historical, flash, and paranormal fiction. She is a regular presenter at writers' conferences. Her first published book, House of the Moon: Surviving the Sixties , has received...
Oct 07, 2021•1 hr 29 min
“Clay Zombies”, the first feature length film from Grove City director Jake Jolley, premiered in true throwback horror fashion at 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 2 at the Grandview Theater and Drafthouse. Jolley, called the live-action and stop-motion animation hybrid an “ode to the silly and heartfelt thrillers” of cinematic yore.
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Originally from Alaska (Chugiak-Eagle River), David Towner is an American Entrepreneur, Comedian, Writer and Filmmaker. Prior to pursuing his business and entertainment ventures, he served as a US Army Paratrooper with missions in Somalia, Haiti and Cuba. Towner is most known for his quirky feature film, Our Scripted Life, which was released in 2020 and was downloaded half a million times in the first three months after being released. The film was the public introduction to Towner's character R...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Steve North, the premiere comedy coach in Hollywood for more than thirty years, has coached thousands of comedy hopefuls and heads up two of the longest running standup workshops in the Los Angeles area. His new best-selling book, “How to Kill in Comedy,” is , well, killing. He has appeared as Steve North the Comedy Coach on national television shows, voted #1 Comedy Coach at comedy festivals across the United States, in Judy Carter’s Comedy Career in a Box DVD set, and he stars in the DVD Secre...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Growing up with an active and vivid imagination, Dennis began writing stories at the age of 8. As an adult, he has lived and traveled around the world and encountered many cultures through different life experiences. He has honed his life experiences to create exciting fiction and fantasy novels for children and adults, as well as 10 self-help books, documentaries, videos, and a wide range of other media experiences. He is inspired by his dreams, imagination, and personal experiences to create f...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Dr. Rachel Wellner is a Board-certified general surgeon, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a breast oncology surgeon with training from the Society of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Wellner earned her Master's in Public Health from Columbia University. Now, in addition to her MD and surgical training her most recent start-up, Caelum Diagnostic Solutions, Inc., aims to identify cancer edges intraoperatively. Dr. Wellner has added the role of author to her duties. “Doctoroo & The Case ...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Bob Yari has produced over 40 huge Hollywood films, some Oscar winners like Crash and The Illusionist. He has also worked on popular projects like Grandpa with Robert Deniro, The Painted Veil with Naomi Watts, and the hot series "Yellowstone," starring Kevin Costner, which just started airing it's 5th season. Yari grew up in poor Iran, and has experienced two very different cultures. Now, after years in the Hollywood elite, he has drawn from his experiences growing up, and penned his first book,...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 2 min
