The 'X' Zone Radio/TV Show

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Amirah Hall, known as “The SoulMystic,” an intuitive counselor, spiritual teacher, author and practitioner of what she describes as energy healing. For decades, Amirah has explored metaphysical and spiritual traditions while teaching programs involving intuition, psychic development, meditation and personal transformation. Her X Zone appearance describes her as ha...

Join Rob McConnell for one of the most controversial interviews ever featured on The 'X' Zone Radio Show as he speaks with Malcolm J. Brenner, an American writer, journalist and photographer who became internationally known for his claim that, as a young man in the early 1970s, he developed a sexual relationship with a captive female bottlenose dolphin named Dolly at the now-defunct Floridaland at...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Angelica Eberle Wagner, author, inspirational speaker and personal-development teacher whose work explores achievement, perseverance, personal transformation and what she describes as the Secrets of the Millionaire Mind. Wagner is the author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Excellence: A Relentless Pursuit, first published in 2004, and has also written and spok...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Angela Lusk, a Texas-based psychic who says she has experienced psychic perceptions for much of her life. Angela's appearance is preserved in The 'X' Zone archives as “Psychic in Texas,” and she has discussed clairvoyance, intuition, spirit communication and the challenges faced by people who believe they possess psychic abilities. According to Angela, she did not...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Audrey Klein, an educator, reading specialist and author whose career has focused on helping young people develop the practical academic abilities they need to become more confident and independent learners. At the time of her X Zone appearance, Klein had spent more than 20 years teaching reading, writing, organizational and study skills to students ranging from p...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Amethyst Wyldfyre, a spiritual teacher, author, artist, performer and alternative healing practitioner who has described herself as “The Torch of Transformation.” The 'X' Zone archives identify Wyldfyre as a teacher, healer and psychic, while her professional biographies describe her as an initiated Shamaness in the Inka tradition, spiritual counselor and practiti...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Andy Thomas, one of Britain's best-known writers and lecturers on unexplained mysteries, conspiracy theories, paranormal phenomena, crop circles, history and folklore. Thomas has spent more than three decades researching controversial subjects and presenting them to audiences around the world. His books include Conspiracies, The New Heretics, Strange, and the infl...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Allan Zola Kronzek, magician, educator, sleight-of-hand artist and New York Times bestselling author, for a wonderfully entertaining exploration of magic, illusion, puzzles and the special relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. For more than 25 years, Kronzek has presented innovative programs combining conjuring, science, history and art at schools,...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Ann McTavish for an important conversation about bullying—why it happens, the damage it can cause, and what parents, educators and communities can do when someone is being targeted. Bullying can take many forms, from verbal humiliation and social exclusion to intimidation, physical aggression and, increasingly, harassment through digital communications and social...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Amelía Aeon Karris, author of Synchronicity: Unlock Your Divine Destiny and founding director of Know The Self, which she describes as a Mystery School for Modern Day Living. Karris has worked as a spiritual guide and teacher, focusing on synchronicity, consciousness, personal transformation and what she calls discovering one's “soul mission.” Before moving into s...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Anthony Armstrong, M.Eng., P.Eng., a Canadian engineer, author and researcher whose unusual NJ-12 Biosphere Project asks one of the most sobering questions imaginable: If humanity failed to prevent an all-out nuclear war, could enough people, knowledge, technology, plants and animals be protected to allow civilization to begin again? Armstrong says his interest in...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Anna Dee Olson, author, speaker and former member of an Amish community, for an extraordinarily personal look inside a way of life that remains mysterious to many outsiders. Anna is the author of Growing Up Amish: Insider Secrets from One Woman's Inspirational Journey, in which she recounts the challenges of being raised by Amish parents and ultimately making the...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Barbara Gray, an author, speaker, energy practitioner and researcher who became known as “America’s Energy Expert.” Gray's work focused not on conventional electrical or petroleum energy, but on what practitioners describe as subtle or human energy, energy psychology and complementary wellness practices. The 'X' Zone archives identify her as “America's Self-Procla...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Barbara and Paul Gerhardt, husband-and-wife authors of Choice Matters, for a wide-ranging discussion about some of the most contentious social and political questions facing American society. Their appearance on The 'X' Zone was originally presented under the title “From Abortion Rights to Illegal Immigration,” reflecting a conversation built around personal liber...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Beatrice Marot, a Los Angeles-based psychic, Vedic astrologer, Tarot reader and spiritual advisor who became known for providing readings to people in the entertainment industry. The 'X' Zone archives describe Beatrice as a “Psychic and Tarot Reader to the Stars in Hollywood,” while another archived interview identifies her as a Hollywood spiritual advisor with de...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Bob Wilkinson, documentary filmmaker, director, producer, writer, editor and cinematographer behind Shades of Gray, a feature-length documentary examining the fascinating and controversial life of Gray Barker, one of the most influential—and notorious—figures in the history of American UFO culture. Wilkinson's appearance is preserved in The 'X' Zone archives under...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Barbara Camp, author of On the Seventh Day God Rested: 33 New Lessons from the Old Testament, for a lively and unconventional journey through the Bible. Published in 2007, Camp's book takes 33 familiar Old Testament stories and connects their timeless themes with modern life, blending faith, humour, cultural observation and personal reflection. Her appearance with...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Beatrice Hair, educator, author, entrepreneur, and longtime advocate for students and families, for an important discussion about bullying, education, self-confidence, and helping young people succeed academically and socially. Beatrice was the owner and director of the Salisbury Tutoring Academy and devoted much of her professional life to helping students who we...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Betsy Muller, holistic coach, author, speaker and longtime practitioner and trainer of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), for an exploration of what she calls energy awareness. Betsy is the founder of The Indigo Connection LLC / Create and Connect Brilliantly and combines decades of conventional business experience with holistic approaches to emotional well-being...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Dr. Betty Jean Craige, Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature at the University of Georgia, author, scholar, translator and the human companion of an extraordinary African Grey parrot named Cosmo. Craige is the author of Conversations with Cosmo: At Home with an African Grey Parrot, a fascinating and often hilarious account of life with a bird whose remarkabl...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Bishop Mehran Saam, a senior member of the Raelian Movement, for a fascinating and controversial exploration of one of the world's most unusual modern religious movements. Founded by Claude Vorilhon, known as Raël, the movement teaches that humanity was not created by a supernatural God but by technologically advanced extraterrestrial beings called the Elohim, who...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes the colourful and outspoken Bobby Legend, a man whose extraordinary travels gave him a firsthand look at Afghanistan during the turbulent 1970s. Long before Afghanistan became synonymous in the Western world with the Taliban, terrorism and decades of warfare, Legend travelled there during an era when adventurous Western travellers, students and members of the coun...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Bonnie Vent, internationally known medium, channeler, spiritual researcher and self-described “Spirit Advocate,” for one of the more remarkable interviews in The 'X' Zone archives. Bonnie has more than 20 years of experience investigating paranormal phenomena and says she has received communications from deceased public figures including Michael Jackson, George Ca...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Bradley Lockerman, filmmaker, writer, director and executive producer of the 2009 documentary The John Searl Story. Lockerman created BKL Films and Keepers of the Earth LLC to bring the extraordinary story of British inventor John Roy Robert Searl to the screen. The documentary chronicles Searl's life and his controversial claims surrounding the Searl Effect Gener...

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Brett Carstens, better known through his paranormal work as The Casual Psychic and later The Haunted Medium. Brett says his experiences with the unexplained began during a haunted childhood, leaving him with an open mind toward ghosts, psychic phenomena and the possibility that reality contains far more than we ordinarily perceive. His unusual upbringing eventuall...