Freddy Cruz is a longtime Houston radio personality. He is also an author, philanthropist, lover of new music and old books, and the host of the Book This with Freddy Cruz podcast. Fueled by coffee, laughter, a shared delight in his community, and love for his family, Freddy often marvels at his luck in being able to spend his days filling the buckets of all the things he values most in life
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Debbie Marielle Elzea, J.D, NLC, Sexuality Specialist, Mother, Sensual Explorer, Blissfully Married Woman Debbie Marielle Elzea = Intimacy Specialist, Helping women create loving, sexy relationships with their beloved....and themselves!! Debbie says: I wasn't always a turned-on, sexy and cherished woman; it's been a journey!! Like so many of us, I've grown up in a culture that shames rather than celebrates female sexuality, been assaulted, harassed, and lived a sexless marriage. You are not brok...
Dec 25, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Mr. John Giordano is an expert in the treatment of addiction, mental health, and the founder of The National Institute For Holistic Addiction Studies (NIFHAS). He is the author of “Proven Holistic Treatment For Addiction & Chronic Relapse”, “How To Beat Your Addictions And Live A Quality Life”, and his most recent book is the acclaimed: “The Kid From The South Bronx Who Never Gave Up,” and is the co-author of “Molecular Neurobiology of Addiction Recovery: The 12 Steps Program and Fellowship....
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min
A little-known story of mutiny and murder illustrating the centrality of smuggling and slavery in early American society On the night of June 1, 1743, terror struck the schooner Rising Sun. After completing a routine smuggling voyage where the crew sold enslaved Africans in exchange for chocolate, sugar, and coffee in the Dutch colony of Suriname, the ship traveled eastward along the South American coast. Believing there was an opportunity to steal the lucrative cargo and make a new life for the...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Author Dr. Shelley McIntosh's new memoir, Memoir Of A Black Christian Nationalist: Seeds Of Liberation, describes her early life up in Detroit, where she lived through the 1967 rebellion, saw part of her neighborhood burn to the ground, and the national guard housed in her high school. Searching for a way to stop the injustice and rebuild her world, she joined the Shrine of the Black Madonna. For 28 years, Dr. McIntosh volunteered in a church community that purchased and built numerous training ...
Dec 21, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Desegregation of the New York City Schools: A Story of the Silk Stocking Sisters explores the use of young black and brown children to eliminate segregation in an urban public school to meet the challenges of equal education opportunity in the North during the mid-twentieth century. Author Theresa J. Canada, herself part of the experiment, tells the story of the desegregation of PS 6—an elite New York City public school—through the narratives of seven of the girls who desegregated the school. Wh...
Dec 21, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Redemption? Dave Turner: How Israel Is "Proof" Of God! - Take 2 Dave wants to help as many people as possible make the exciting discovery of how the existence of the Nation of Israel is the fulfillment of incredible Biblical promises. The Mighty Creator promised a man named Abraham, who lived about 4,000 years ago, that He was going to make a great nation from his descendants and give a certain land to him and his descendants FOREVER! Dave presents an infinitely important and exciting truth most...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Dr. Nicole Tetreault is a compassionate neuroscientist, author, meditation teacher, and international speaker on topics of neurodiversity, neurodevelopment, creativity, mental health, and wellness. Her book, Insight into a Bright Mind, explores groundbreaking research examining the experiences of unique, creative, and intense brains through interviews, storytelling, and literary science, while advocating for new directions of human diversity and neurodiversity. Nicole received her Ph.D. from Cal...
Dec 18, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Comedian Derek Sheen was given a lifetime ban from Twitter for a sarcastic remark. No warning, no 3 day or 14 day ban, no due process. Twitter is allowing punks and trolls to ruin the careers of comedians. They are a private company and can make their own rules but the public consumer has some power in this.
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 10 min
A couple of dudes who just can't find the right side of the ocean stop by to try and seduce me into hot tub sex, but I aint having it. Profanity, sexuality, serial killers, comedy. political correctness, cancel culture, Donald Trump. survey, transphobia, lgbtq issues, alcoholism, prostate problems and much more were discussed.
Dec 15, 2021•2 hr 2 min
Drew Smith is a country music singer and award winning professional songwriter. He is the owner of Gray Sound Recording LLC, working as a producer and senior mixing engineer and the creator of The Before You Record Course. Born and raised between “Music City” (Nashville, TN) and “The Hit Making Capital of the World” (Muscle Shoals, AL), his career in music was probably inevitable. Drew's work has been recorded in many countries including the US, Canada, Ireland, Germany and Australia (among othe...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Jeff's latest book, A Pickleball Soap Opera: Love, Death, and Pickleball, was just published. Despite its silly name, pickleball is the world’s fastest growing sport. The story is about an imagined international conspiracy that threatens the lives of the members of a pickleball group. While a mysterious murderer stalks the players, an aging athlete learns how to play the game and falls in love (with a woman and pickleball). Mixed into the story are the serious issues of coping with the loss of a...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Bob Heske is a filmmaker, screenwriter, graphic novelist and now podcaster. He started the Afraid of Nothing podcast right before Covid-19 when he figured, "I'm gonna be alone for awhile, so why not have some great conversations with people who would normally not talk to me?". The Afraid of Nothing podcast is a continuation of his award-winning documentary of the same name.
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 32 min
B.K. Greenwood lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and wolfpack of 4 rescue dogs. He loves to travel and has incorporated his experiences into his writing. B.K. enjoys works of fiction and nonfiction, with a heavy emphasis on history, adventure, and classics. His passion for history is on display in his debut novel, The Last Roman: Exile.
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Gary Morgenstein is the critically acclaimed author of The Dark Depths series (A Mound Over Hell, A Fastball for Freedom), a unique dystopian science fiction baseball saga. He has appeared on several podcasts and science fiction roundtables at the popular Fan Boy Nation and Fellowship of Fools. An accomplished playwright, his humorous new play about racial harmony, A Black and White Cookie, is slated for premiere in 2021. He is also the author of the stage dramas Saving Stan, A Tomato Can’t Grow...
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 7 min
The Billie Shepard Presentation Method: Why an Acting Teacher Holds the Key to Greater Influence, Happier Customers, and Better Relationships Billie currently works with major companies, entrepreneurs, and business leaders (mostly senior executives) in the Bay Area, including Facebook. Since COVID-19, her focus has been on teaching business clients how to use the camera more effectively, sharpen vocal clarity, and benefit from virtual meetings. Whether it's getting hired, promoted, or recruited,...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 3 min
ABOUT JEN NASH • As a Connector in Chief, Jen Nash helps people add more meaning to their lives through connection. She is a master facilitator, strategic advisor, keynote speaker, author, and sought-after executive coach, and corporate speaker. • With over twenty years working as a senior consultant for Fortune 100 Pharma, Health, Tech, and Finance giants, Jen Nash now regularly inspires and supports Fortune 500 leaders to deepen their connections in support of all the good things in life: happ...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Robert French is a former software developer, former actor, turned author of the Cal Rogan Mysteries. Born in Oxford, he now lives in Vancouver. He is the author of the Cal Rogan Mysteries. In the Cal Rogan Mysteries. Cal is a heroin-addicted ex-cop. In researching these books, Robert has come to the firm conclusion that all drugs should be both legalized and controlled. Doing so has huge benefits for addicts, society as a whole and for governments. We discuss this and more
Nov 27, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Hungarian-born, Scotland-raised singer-songwriter Hannyta has hit #5 on the iTunes Pop Songs chart in South Africa with "Wildflower." GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, UK, November 8, 2021 -- After releasing several successful cover singles, Hannyta has reached #5 on the iTunes Pop Songs chart in South Africa! The 17-year-old's single, "Wildflower" rounds out a Top 5 including tracks by Adele, Elton John and Ed Sheeran. "Wildflower" is Hannyta's debut original single release. Born Hanna Olah, Hannyta is a 17-y...
Nov 27, 2021•50 min
Become the Peaceful Alpha your dog needs and respects Do you want to be your own dog's whisperer? Consider this. Your body language is never-not-communicating. From an animal's frame of reference (the eternal present moment), every position you make creates a feeling inside them. Most of the time, we accidentally add to their anxiety, stress, frustration, or neuroses. Jesse offers you mindful solutions to age-old problems by teaching you how to address your dog's feelings.
Nov 22, 2021•59 min
Julia Sullivan started working on Bone Necklace more than twenty years ago, after visiting the Big Hole Battlefield in Wisdom, Montana. Julia first became interested in the Nez Perce story because of the great injustice that the tribe suffered. What kept her interested was their conduct during the war. While under attack, the Nez Perce won the respect of a society in which prominent members were unapologetic racists. At the end of the war, Canada offered them political asylum. Julia is a lawyer ...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Dan Sheeks is the newest BiggerPockets Publishing author, with his forthcoming book, First to a Million: A Teenager’s Guide to Achieving Early Financial Freedom. The book introduces teenagers to the strategies, concepts, and the mindset needed to achieve early financial freedom. Dan is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, Colorado. He and his wife have a variety of real estate investments including multifamily, single-family, Ai...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Jeremy Norrie Jeremy is known for documentaries such as "Other Side of the Ring" & "Why We Fight" or other films about strange phenomenon like "Aliens vs Bigfoot" & "I Want to Believe" as well as "Don't Call Me Bigfoot" We make open minded films from a serious perspective about a wide variety of subjects, and these projects all have a common theme of overcoming adversity, empowerment, and recovery. He has lived a wild and crazy rockstar like life and loves to share his unique experiences...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Dr. Donald E. Grant Jr is an equity, diversity, and inclusion practitioner and mental health expert who serves as the Executive Director for his boutique training and consulting firm Mindful Training Solutions. Dr. Grant has a long history of direct mental health service delivery and administrative oversight for foster care systems, child welfare programs, education systems, and homeless mental wellness services. He is an international speaker and workshop facilitator, film and TV consultant, an...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Dr. Prologo is a dual board-certified interventional radiologist and obesity medicine specialist. Dr. Prologo has spent more than twenty years specifically analyzing the phenomenon of diet attrition—why do diets always fail? More importantly, when they do fail, why do we blame the patients for that failure? That journey led Dr. Prologo to perform first in human advanced interventional procedures to manage obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic conditions. It further led to the identification of ...
Nov 13, 2021•1 hr 5 min
As a leading political reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Anne Michaud covered Bill Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign, Anthony Weiner's 2005 mayoral bid and Eliot Spitzer's rise and fall as New York's governor from 2006 to 2008. Few folks have had the front row seat to the spectacular fall from grace of these politicians and the women who endured the cataclysm with them. Which got her wondering--as so many of us have--why did most of these women stick it out--or stay for as long as they did...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Deacon Dawit Muluneh's highly anticipated second book, Hopeless Romantic: The Untold History of Ethiopia is expected to arrive this winter. For the past few months, Ethiopia has been the subject of many headlines in major western media outlets (AP News, NPR, NYT) because of the civil unrest that has exploded in the region. Deacon Muluneh argues this new division amongst groups within Ethiopia can be traced back to a false historical narrative drafted and deployed by war strategist colonizers. Ma...
Nov 10, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Jeff Altman is an American stand-up comedian and actor, who has appeared as a guest on Late Night with David Letterman and Late Show with David Letterman a combined 45 times. Altman mesmerized contemporaries like David Letterman and Jerry Seinfeld, and inspired future comedians like Judd Apatow. Jeff Altman - booking information To witness a performance by Jeff Altman is to realize that there are still a few people in show business who desperately need medication. Out walks a guy who looks like ...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Kristine Levine, star of radio, tv and the silver screen, comedian and minddogTV favorite joins me for a discussion about all that's going on in comedy. We'll probably agree and disagree and agree to disagree and then disagree to agree but it will all be very agreeable. Join us. What is cancel culture all about? Is there a double standard in stars vs road dogs? What are the rules of comedy now? What can you say and do you have to earn the right to say it?
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Anne is a former clinical psychologist who writes entertaining fiction about identity, mental health and social justice.We'll talk about these themes across her three novels and short story collection. As her latest novel, Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home, is inspired by her work in a long-stay psychiatric hospital, We'll also talk about UK asylum history and how her quirky main character is an ambassador for mental health.
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 10 min