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Kim Rutledge was appointed Deputy Director of the Office of Legislation and Communications at the California Department of Rehabilitation by California Governor Gavin Newsom in April 2022. In this role, Rutledge oversees all external affairs for the nation's largest vocational rehabilitation and independent living programs, which advance employment and independence for people with disabilities. Pr...

I know this week's guest as @TheBrimTruthReviews from TikTok, and if you don't follow him today is your lucky day! You're welcome!  Matthew Dickey is a Content Creator, podcast host, and music artist who is originally from Rockville, MD in the DC area. Matthew is an only child (just like me), and he feels that being an only child taught him self-reliance (also GenX and the 80s were bananas).  Song...

Chef Katy Turner says people see her life and sometimes believe she has taken some "wrong paths," but she doesn't see it that way. From serving in the military, battling with an eating disorder, overcoming alcohol addiction, becoming a chef, and everything in between, Katy's choices have been intentional. As she says, "I am a person of principle." The song = Porcelain by Moby

Krista Gano has over 25 years in the entertainment industry. She started her career producing and acting in the feature Chicks, Man . She then immersed herself in the business aspect of Hollywood by spending the next five years as an assistant to Dustin Hoffman. Krista eventually moved back to theater, working with Tony Award-winning producers Steven Eich and Randall Arney at the Geffen Playhouse....

It was suggested that I answer a few of my own questions, plus a couple from past guests, so here you go!  Questions by John W. Gibbons and Kathy Nagler. Song = All-American Bitch by Olivia Rodrigo

Known for his Sandwich Story Times, Gay Math series, and constantly calling his husband his "Current Husband," Uly from @ulyandernesto brings on the laughs! Whether it's football commentary or rating baby's outfits, no one's safe from Uly's clueless, chaotic commentary. Not even Jennifer Hudson, who recently had him on her show as a football and dating expert. Also, when he's not running his mouth...

Chad Fifer is a podcaster, musician, writer, and actor. He is the co-host of the fiction podcast Strange Studies of Strange Stories alongside Chris Lackey, with whom he wrote the film The Chosen One as well as the graphic novel Deadbeats . Fifer co-wrote the 2021 science fiction film The Time Capsule and records music with his reunited high school goth band, Pitch Black Manor. Born in Illinois, Fi...

Jeff Johnson is the co-creator, producer, and Co-Host of the A Film By... podcast. Additionally, he leads the lively conversations on the limited series "1986," "1976," and the spoiler-free reviews of "Back to the Box Office." Jeff is a worthy opponent at 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon, citing his days working for Suncoast Motion Picture Co. as "higher learning." His favorite films of all time include "...

I have known Dr. Naomi since we were 8! We also had an amazing Hall and Oates podcast, and she loves cocktails and dancing to Prince.  AND she's a fancy medical grown-up person... Medical anthropologist and public health nurse practitioner in San Francisco. Her areas of expertise include medical anthropology, STS, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, postsocialism, social medicine, and critical public healt...

Anna Przy, the viral role model of boundary-setting and self-acceptance, shares relatable realness for anybody who feels burnt out from a lifetime of hustle culture. Often concluding with her iconic "Keep it up, cutie. I'm so frickin' proud of you," these videos have exploded on TikTok and Instagram, garnering more "likes" than there are cups of coffee at a tech startup (More than 24 million . . ....

Jessica Mickey is a lover of life, a fun seeker, and has the BEST best friend in the whole world. Her passion is helping people which she does by supporting 7000+ team members in her role as Employee Engagement Specialist in New Mexico's only Level 1 Trauma Hospital. Her other passion is being a mom to two amazing grown kids. She also enjoys dancing, hot yoga, and spending time with family and fri...

Shannon Noel is a comedian-singer-songwriter and a Certified Life Coach helping Moms and Young women take their creative ideas from incomplete to COMPLETE! Combining her Master Life Coach training, credentials in Positive Psychology, and love for all things creative, she takes her clients through a deep dive creative process that they say is, "transformative," "fun," and "like having your own priv...

Ian is a daddy to two older teen boys, married 25 years to his beautiful Belgian bride, now living in coastal Connecticut. A self-described movie addict, casual explorer, and survivor of two open heart surgeries (leaving him now part cow...moo), Ian finds employment working as an actor in TV and film (yay, the strike is over!). Ian was fortunate to make friends with MK when our first kids were bor...

Andrew spent his life hopping from one special interest to the next; his obsession with fitness driving him to lose 100 lbs and joining the endurance racing community, his passions for movies leading him to waste elective courses in college studying films, or his fascination with space travel garnering him the coveted "Right Stuff" award from adult space camp. But it wasn't until he took a special...

Sarah Auerswald is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for helping people (mostly Moms) have more fun and live their best lives. She is the Publisher of, among other websites, MomsLA.com , the go-to site for parents in Los Angeles. She came to LA for a career in the film industry, which led to great adventures, including meeting her husband, with whom she's raised two sons (now adults). When she'...

How's this? Kathy began her career after being told again and again that her ultra-dry voice could make anything sound funny. Early on, she was billed as the female Ben Stein. But she has expanded her repertoire well beyond dry. Kathy is an accomplished improviser and standup comedian and has lent her unique talents to cartoons, TV shows, commercials, and even a ride at Disneyland.   Kathy, not co...

Yvonne is a freelance journalist and social media manager based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in the LA Times , The Arrow - a site for GenX dads, Next Avenue - a PBS site for people over 50 and KCE T. She is also a Contributing Editor to Picturing Mexican America, a project that works to uncover the whitewashed history of Mexican Los Angeles. Yvonne is originally from Tucson and started he...

When not teaching middle school English and history, which she's done for 28 years, Liz Ganem is busy writing, cooking, reading, or trying to find a misplaced item in her house. Her piece, "Nothing to Be Scared Of" appeared in the So to Speak journal and is a part of a memoir she has been wrestling with for 17 years. She lives in Los Angeles with her hilarious and loving husband and son. Liz relis...

John W. Gibbons is a father, husband, entrepreneur, and media tech executive. Married for 16 years to a successful executive coach, John has three sons in elementary, middle, and high school. John's career has focused on creating products that empower creators and customers to thrive on growing digital platforms. He currently serves as CEO of Libsyn, the leading all-in-one podcast platform for cre...

Jessica Pennington does voice-overs. She has voiced kids, teens, adults, computers, virtual assistants, witches, elves, Amazons, Asgardians, and lots and lots and lots of zombies. Jessica's work can be heard in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , DC League of SuperPets , Scoop! , UglyDolls , The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part , The Star , Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast ,  Ho...

After more than a decade of pioneering the tech-business economy in both North America and Europe for companies like Amazon, IMDb, and Fox Interactive Media, Sarah Gibbons became hungry for a different kind of fulfillment. As a new mother and highly successful corporate executive, she moved from London back to the US to complete her Master's in Spiritual Psychology. Not long after obtaining her Ma...

Jeanette grew up in small town Missouri in the '70s and '80s. She went to the University of Missouri-Columbia and has a political science degree and a philosophy degree. For some reason she just could not make herself go to law school, which was her plan, so instead, she auditioned and somehow got into the prestigious, California Institute of the Arts and got her MFA and acting where she still dis...

Today we talk to Nato Green, "the country's only semifunctional hybrid of standup comedian and union organizer." También es un poco famoso. Un poco.  Song: Tightrope by Janelle Monáe

Erika is a digital content creator with a passion for film, fiction, and all things pop culture. As a millennial, mom, woman of color, and self-proclaimed film geek, she aims to create space in her online communities for fellow nerds from all different backgrounds to feel seen and comfortable being their most authentic selves. Erika is on Instagram as Erika Enchanted and you MUST follow her for a...

Chris Lackey is the co-host of two shows! The Strange Studies of Strange Stories Podcast (formerly the Legendary HPLovecraft Literary Podcast) and Rachel Watches Star Trek. Originally from Illinois, he now lives in Yorkshire England, Via Los Angeles.  Chris (I call him Johnny) is a long-time friend and all-around superstar of a human. I could talk to him all day, every day, if given the opportunit...