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The Mike Wagner Show

Mike Wagner is a 30+ year broadcasting and radio personality interviews famous celebrities, actors, singers, authors, comedians, and interesting people doing amazing things!
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South Bend, IN Author/Professor at Notre Dame Jason A. Springs talks about restorative justice!

South Bend, IN Author/Professor of Religion, Ethics & Peace Studies at Notre Dame Jason A. Springs talks about his latest release “Restorative Justice & Lived Religion” shows how restorative justice having potential to overcome racism embedding in the American justice system culture of retribution & violence using the south side of Chicago as an example! Jason is a professor at The Keough School of Global Affairs at Notre Dame, earned his PhD from Harvard Univ. and explains what is r...

Nov 20, 202459 min

SW France-based singer/songwriter Dick Grisdale of Lazarus Heights w/Pete Feenstra with “Papillon”!

SW France-based singer/songwriter Dick Grisdale of Lazarus Heights w/special guest Pete Feenstra of “Get Ready To Rock” talk about the latest release “Papillon” (“Butterfly”) featuring the title track, “Fall For You”, “Dry Martini”, “Dive”, “The Joker”, “Lazarus Heights” and more! Dick is a charismatic baritone vocalist, prolific guitarist, poetic lyricist who left the UK for France in ’87 and settled in Dordogne, later forming Lazarus Heights sharing his story about how he came to France and fo...

Nov 16, 202447 min

SW France-based singer/songwriter Dick Grisdale of Lazarus Heights w/Pete Feenstra with “Papillon”!

SW France-based singer/songwriter Dick Grisdale of Lazarus Heights w/special guest Pete Feenstra of “Get Ready To Rock” talk about the latest release “Papillon” (“Butterfly”) featuring the title track, “Fall For You”, “Dry Martini”, “Dive”, “The Joker”, “Lazarus Heights” and more! Dick is a charismatic baritone vocalist, prolific guitarist, poetic lyricist who left the UK for France in ’87 and settled in Dordogne, later forming Lazarus Heights sharing his story about how he came to France and fo...

Nov 16, 202432 min

International Billboard powerhouse performer Ashely Paul returns with “The Luv Foundation UK"!

International Billboard powerhouse performer Ashely Paul returns with “The Luv Foundation UK: Reviving 90’s Dance Nostalgia” and a recap of “Summer of Pride” plus the remakes of “Dance U Gotta” & “Dance 4 Your Life”! Ashley is a powerhouse EDM/dance music singer/songwriter who began her career at 6 singing at a mall in North Hollywood and discovered by a theater group later moving to NYC, along with amazing hits including “Bingo Baby”, “Hearts Up”, “Feel Your Fire”, “Come & Get Me”, and ...

Nov 14, 202436 min

International Billboard powerhouse performer Ashely Paul returns with “The Luv Foundation UK"!

International Billboard powerhouse performer Ashely Paul returns with “The Luv Foundation UK: Reviving 90’s Dance Nostalgia” and a recap of “Summer of Pride” plus the remakes of “Dance U Gotta” & “Dance 4 Your Life”! Ashley is a powerhouse EDM/dance music singer/songwriter who began her career at 6 singing at a mall in North Hollywood and discovered by a theater group later moving to NYC, along with amazing hits including “Bingo Baby”, “Hearts Up”, “Feel Your Fire”, “Come & Get Me”, and ...

Nov 14, 202431 min

Dallas-based singer/songwriter Ward Richmond is my very special guest with “Spaciousness” !

Dallas-based singer/songwriter & commercial real estate entrepreneur Ward Richmond talks about his latest release “Spaciousness” featuring the title track, “Truckin’ On”, “Pay For The Bills”, “Boom Boom” , etc. along with his previous release “Highly Meditated” ! Ward began his career releasing music in ’20 under “Highly Meditated” as an introspective of his past, has previously worked with Dallas-based Slick 57 and Boys Named Sue, and his new release is a journey through trials and triumphs...

Nov 14, 202443 min

Dallas-based singer/songwriter Ward Richmond is my very special guest with “Spaciousness” !

Dallas-based singer/songwriter & commercial real estate entrepreneur Ward Richmond talks about his latest release “Spaciousness” featuring the title track, “Truckin’ On”, “Pay For The Bills”, “Boom Boom” , etc. along with his previous release “Highly Meditated” ! Ward began his career releasing music in ’20 under “Highly Meditated” as an introspective of his past, has previously worked with Dallas-based Slick 57 and Boys Named Sue, and his new release is a journey through trials and triumphs...

Nov 14, 202431 min

Philadelphia Christian singer/songwriter Eddy Mann (MTS Records) is my very special guest!

Philadelphia Christian singer/songwriter Eddy Mann (MTS Records) talks about his latest release “Just Like Jesus” from “Turn Up The Devine” also featuring “The Humble Cottage By The Sea”, “I’m Coming”, “String of Pearls” and more! Eddy is also a worship and musician with 20 albums & multiple chart-topping singles including “The Consequence”, “Hope of the World”, etc., and is notorious for bleeding cultural & spiritual influences into a deeply moving experience while offering hope, compas...

Nov 13, 20241 hr 3 min

Philadelphia Christian singer/songwriter Eddy Mann (MTS Records) is my very special guest!

Philadelphia Christian singer/songwriter Eddy Mann (MTS Records) talks about his latest release “Just Like Jesus” from “Turn Up The Devine” also featuring “The Humble Cottage By The Sea”, “I’m Coming”, “String of Pearls” and more! Eddy is also a worship and musician with 20 albums & multiple chart-topping singles including “The Consequence”, “Hope of the World”, etc., and is notorious for bleeding cultural & spiritual influences into a deeply moving experience while offering hope, compas...

Nov 13, 202450 min

The multi-talented extraordinaire April Brucker is back with a very special guest talking Christmas!

The multi-talented extraordinaire April Brucker is back with “Merry Christmas, I’m So Glad I Didn’t Marry You”! April is a Las Vegas actress, comedienne, ventriloquist, reality TV personality accompanied by a very special guest to talk about the latest release, along with others including “Don’t Read My Lips”, “The Art of T-Juggling”, “BurlesQ”, “April Unwrapped”, “April In Vegas”, plus find out what’s coming up in April’s world and who is really asking the questions! Check out the latest releas...

Nov 01, 202428 min

The multi-talented extraordinaire April Brucker is back with a very special guest talking Christmas!

The multi-talented extraordinaire April Brucker is back with “Merry Christmas, I’m So Glad I Didn’t Marry You”! April is a Las Vegas actress, comedienne, ventriloquist, reality TV personality accompanied by a very special guest to talk about the latest release, along with others including “Don’t Read My Lips”, “The Art of T-Juggling”, “BurlesQ”, “April Unwrapped”, “April In Vegas”, plus find out what’s coming up in April’s world and who is really asking the questions! Check out the latest releas...

Nov 01, 202433 min

Seattle award-winning composer/producer Ed Hartman returns with “The Scalpel” !

Seattle award-winning composer/producer Ed Hartman returns with “The Scalpel” about a mad scientist transforming into a monstrous killer by injecting serum into his thyroid gland creating havoc at a medical institute! Originally done by 19-year-old budding filmmaker Richard Lyford using his own equipment as part of 7 of 9 films, Ed talked about how discovering fragments of the film was restored, re-edited and musically enhanced in ’24 bringing attention to the pioneer of independent filmmaking R...

Oct 31, 202451 min

Seattle award-winning composer/producer Ed Hartman returns with “The Scalpel” !

Seattle award-winning composer/producer Ed Hartman returns with “The Scalpel” about a mad scientist transforming into a monstrous killer by injecting serum into his thyroid gland creating havoc at a medical institute! Originally done by 19-year-old budding filmmaker Richard Lyford using his own equipment as part of 7 of 9 films, Ed talked about how discovering fragments of the film was restored, re-edited and musically enhanced in ’24 bringing attention to the pioneer of independent filmmaking R...

Oct 31, 202456 min

Greenville, SC based Contemporary Christian pop singer Danielle Marie is my very special guest!

Greenville, SC based multi-talented Contemporary Christian pop singer/songwriter Danielle Marie talks about her latest release “Love’s Got You Now” featuring the title track, “Goodbye Fairytale”, “Hold On To His Love”, “Hope You’re Watching” and more! Danielle began her career singing, writing, playing piano with years in dance at Univ. of South Florida, opened for 9-time Grammy nominee/3x GMA Dove Award winner Matt Maher who wrote/co-written 6 #1 radio singles, made the 2nd round of American Id...

Oct 30, 202431 min

Greenville, SC based Contemporary Christian pop singer Danielle Marie is my very special guest!

Greenville, SC based multi-talented Contemporary Christian pop singer/songwriter Danielle Marie talks about her latest release “Love’s Got You Now” featuring the title track, “Goodbye Fairytale”, “Hold On To His Love”, “Hope You’re Watching” and more! Danielle began her career singing, writing, playing piano with years in dance at Univ. of South Florida, opened for 9-time Grammy nominee/3x GMA Dove Award winner Matt Maher who wrote/co-written 6 #1 radio singles, made the 2nd round of American Id...

Oct 30, 202439 min

Legendary singer/original founding member of The Mystics George Galfo is my very special guest!

Legendary singer/original founding member of The Mystics George Galfo talks about the 65th anniversary of the ’59 megahit “Hushabye” and the story behind the song and more! George has been at the helm for 22+ years and inducted into the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame in ’05 & nominated into the Brooklyn HOF Legends & Legacies, the group began as the Overtons later becoming The Mystics and have backed up numerous acts including Judy Allen, Rusty Lane, and Connie Francis plus their previous releases...

Oct 30, 202432 min

Legendary singer/original founding member of The Mystics George Galfo is my very special guest!

Legendary singer/original founding member of The Mystics George Galfo talks about the 65th anniversary of the ’59 megahit “Hushabye” and the story behind the song and more! George has been at the helm for 22+ years and inducted into the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame in ’05 & nominated into the Brooklyn HOF Legends & Legacies, the group began as the Overtons later becoming The Mystics and have backed up numerous acts including Judy Allen, Rusty Lane, and Connie Francis plus their previous releases...

Oct 30, 202448 min

The multi-talented award-winning actor growing up in East German Annika Pampel is my special guest!

The multi-talented/multi-award-winning actor growing up in East Germany Annika Pampel talks about her latest book “Death of a Nightingale” along with her upcoming feature film “Odium” to be releases in ’25! Annika is an author, screenwriter, director, model & actor winning multiple awards growing up in East Germany; began her career studying theater history & directing finishing up her B.A. in Bavaria later receiving her Fulbright scholarship in the U.S. and named one of the 25 Writers t...

Oct 29, 202425 min

The multi-talented award-winning actor growing up in East German Annika Pampel is my special guest!

The multi-talented/multi-award-winning actor growing up in East Germany Annika Pampel talks about her latest book “Death of a Nightingale” along with her upcoming feature film “Odium” to be releases in ’25! Annika is an author, screenwriter, director, model & actor winning multiple awards growing up in East Germany; began her career studying theater history & directing finishing up her B.A. in Bavaria later receiving her Fulbright scholarship in the U.S. and named one of the 25 Writers t...

Oct 29, 202434 min

British award-winning visionary/director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas is my very special guest!

British award-winning visionary/director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas talks about her latest release “CtrI AI Delete” as an action comedy about a gang of vintage gamers tasked with saving the world from a rogue AI as chaos erupts in a global tech meltdown described as InBetweeners meets Wargames! Elizabeth is co-founder/resident director of Mother & Daughter Entertainment and founder of the mind-teaching practice Medicine with Words with a diverse portfolio resonating across multiple platforms als...

Oct 29, 202431 min

British award-winning visionary/director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas is my very special guest!

British award-winning visionary/director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas talks about her latest release “CtrI AI Delete” as an action comedy about a gang of vintage gamers tasked with saving the world from a rogue AI as chaos erupts in a global tech meltdown described as InBetweeners meets Wargames! Elizabeth is co-founder/resident director of Mother & Daughter Entertainment and founder of the mind-teaching practice Medicine with Words with a diverse portfolio resonating across multiple platforms als...

Oct 29, 202440 min

Chicago-based singer/songwriter/award-winning DIY solo music artist Sarantos is my special guest!

Chicago-based singer/songwriter Sarantos (MTS Records) is also a nerd & retired superhero with a story to tell talks about his latest back-to-back releases “I’m Sorry This is the Life I Gave You” and “I Hate to See You Happy”, plus his albums/books “Not Where I Wanna Be”, “Close Your Eyes”, “Rock the Vibe” and more! Sarantos is also a multi-award-winning DIY solo music artist, multi-instrumentalist, book author, comic book fanatic, radio show host (Songwriter’s Show), poet & part-time sp...

Oct 26, 202450 min

Chicago-based singer/songwriter/award-winning DIY solo music artist Sarantos is my special guest!

Chicago-based singer/songwriter Sarantos (MTS Records) is also a nerd & retired superhero with a story to tell talks about his latest back-to-back releases “I’m Sorry This is the Life I Gave You” and “I Hate to See You Happy”, plus his albums/books “Not Where I Wanna Be”, “Close Your Eyes”, “Rock the Vibe” and more! Sarantos is also a multi-award-winning DIY solo music artist, multi-instrumentalist, book author, comic book fanatic, radio show host (Songwriter’s Show), poet & part-time sp...

Oct 26, 202436 min

Nashville’s multi-talented singer/songwriter Matt Oakley is my special guest with “Soldier’s Son"!

Nashville’s multi-talented singer/songwriter Matt Oakley talks about his latest release “Soldier’s Son” plus “Can’t Take the Dogs”, “Single This Summer”, “Richest Man I Know”, “Away With Words”, “Dive Bar”, “The Whisky Does” and more! Matt was born into a military family while his Dad was a DJ in the military in Germany, spent the first few years moving up & down the East Coast before going to S. Carolina to make music, also played at The Blue Moon Stage at Carolina Country Music Festival, p...

Oct 25, 202429 min

Nashville’s multi-talented singer/songwriter Matt Oakley is my special guest with “Soldier’s Son"!

Nashville’s multi-talented singer/songwriter Matt Oakley talks about his latest release “Soldier’s Son” plus “Can’t Take the Dogs”, “Single This Summer”, “Richest Man I Know”, “Away With Words”, “Dive Bar”, “The Whisky Does” and more! Matt was born into a military family while his Dad was a DJ in the military in Germany, spent the first few years moving up & down the East Coast before going to S. Carolina to make music, also played at The Blue Moon Stage at Carolina Country Music Festival, p...

Oct 25, 202420 min

Lifelong singer/songwriter & classically-trained guitarist Bernice Marsala is my very special guest!

Lifelong singer/songwriter & classically-trained guitarist Bernice Marsala talks about her latest release “Irrelevant” along with her album “Burgundy” including the title track, plus “Lights Out”, “What Happens Now”, “Pull Me Under”, “Don’t Miss You at All” and the debut release of “Save Me”! Bernice began her journey born/raised in Sycamore, IL studied music & audio production in college graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s in Music Business, and moved to Nashville to further he...

Oct 24, 202418 min

Lifelong singer/songwriter & classically-trained guitarist Bernice Marsala is my very special guest!

Lifelong singer/songwriter & classically-trained guitarist Bernice Marsala talks about her latest release “Irrelevant” along with her album “Burgundy” including the title track, plus “Lights Out”, “What Happens Now”, “Pull Me Under”, “Don’t Miss You at All” and the debut release of “Save Me”! Bernice began her journey born/raised in Sycamore, IL studied music & audio production in college graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s in Music Business, and moved to Nashville to further he...

Oct 24, 202426 min

Author/retired health professional Dr. Layla Salek talks about her latest release “Chaos In Color” !

Author/retired health professional Dr. Layla Salek talks about her latest release “Chaos In Color” as a captivating story of Layla’s journey from childhood to adulthood with a mother suffering from untreated bipolar disorder as each chapter paints a vivid yet heartbreaking picture of abuse, trauma, and neglect she experienced growing up and dealing with a broken mental health system while experiencing colors of her own family! Layla is a retired health professional of 20+ years in private practi...

Oct 23, 202441 min

Author/retired health professional Dr. Layla Salek talks about her latest release “Chaos In Color” !

Author/retired health professional Dr. Layla Salek talks about her latest release “Chaos In Color” as a captivating story of Layla’s journey from childhood to adulthood with a mother suffering from untreated bipolar disorder as each chapter paints a vivid yet heartbreaking picture of abuse, trauma, and neglect she experienced growing up and dealing with a broken mental health system while experiencing colors of her own family! Layla is a retired health professional of 20+ years in private practi...

Oct 23, 202433 min

New Orleans multi-talented Ruben Bertrands (Spectra Music Group) is my very special guest!

New Orleans multi-talented Ruben Bertrands (Spectra Music Group) talks about his latest release “The Other Side of the Coin” featuring “Big Wave” and “Going Down Slow” plus his albums “Blues Messenger”, “After Hours”, and “Leuven Blues”! Ruben began his amazing career playing harmonica on the streets of Brussels at 21, a decade later playing honkytonk from the beaches of Spain to the French Quarter of New Orleans and on Belgium’s oldest indie radio station! Also founded non-profit “Leuven Live” ...

Oct 22, 202424 min
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