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Episode #88 With Jaime Schwarz Had a great conversation with Jaime about so many things, NFT's marketing, digital art, AI, cats and even raising kids a little bit. This short bio just scratches the surface: After growing up surrounded by over 20 struggling artists, performers, and art historians in his family and a decade long career as a creative director in NYC ad agencies, Jaime Schwarz filed t...

In the studio today I have Miles Spencer.   Great conversation. Learned a lot and enjoyed talking about his book - A Line in The Sand, trekking 1100 miles through the middle east, kayaking across the Long Island sound on a bet, doing it for 11 years after for charity, and running with bulls. More about the book: https://a.co/d/4l4MeXb More about Miles: Miles Spencer is an American digital media en...

In the studio today I have James "BLAME" Duhaime professional standup comedian and founder of the Eugene Comedy Crescendo company based in Eugene Oregon. James started his comedy career in 2012. He has since performed in hundreds of comedy shows all over the Pacific Northwest. James is also a movie producer and actor. He produced a video documentary "Coping With Comedy" released in 2015. http://ja...

Today, I am with Bob Coppes, a scientist and retired financier who has studied near-death experiences for decades. I'm ask him what those even are. His latest book on NDEs " Impressions of Near-Death Experiences" (2023 ) contains a wealth of quotes from a variety of NDE experiencers. In 2023, he became a board member of IANDS, the International Association for Near-Death Studies. I watch a lot of...

Episode #84 John Pabon Great and inspiring conversation with John. We talked about saving the Earth! OK, let's face it, it's not the earth that really needs saving, it's all the things that live on Earth. Anyway, he has a much more positive view on the subject than I do, and it was a very refreshing conversation. There was also a bit of controversy, Ooooooh, everyone loves controversy!   In his ow...

Episode #83 Chris White Hello, thanks for checking out the podcast. On this episode I am sitting down with Chris who I have worked with many times but know very little about. We talked about making movies, different jobs on set, memorizing lines, pdnos and all kinds of stuff. A link to some of the work that Chris has done: https://pdnos.ninja/ Music for all episodes by Jon Griffin. My YouTube chan...

Wow that was fantastic! What a great conversation with Taylor Morden , writer director producer and as it turns out neighbor. His documentaries include "The Last Blockbuster", "Ska In The 90s", "Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story", and soon to be released I hope "Getting Lost" a lost documentary. We talked about how he got started making documentaries, how he writes, how he edits, reaching out to cel...

Episode #81 With Ricardo Martinez II: Amazing and personal interview with Ricardo. Learned a lot. Will never think of 911 calls the same again! Thanks for being on the show Ricardo. Ricardo Martinez II is a storyteller, author, and the host and creator of Within the Trenches - True stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them, a podcast based on the experience of being a 9-1-1 dispatcher. He i...

Episode #80 With Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat: Had a wonderful conversation with Dr. Carolle about being a medical intuitive, her books, Louise Hay, eating, praying, loving and much more. More about Dr. Carolle, Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat, MD, is a gifted medical intuitive, spiritual healer, board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist, trained primary care specialist, and burnout prevention coach. Born an...

Episode #79 With Liz Entin: Today on the podcast I talked to Liz Entin. We talked about her book, her podcast, helping companies go to zero waste and a lot more. From her website: Liz began examining if there was evidence of an afterlife and anything paranormal in 2015 following the passing of her father. While she still considers herself skeptical and an atheist, (although she's a cultural Jew),...

Episode #78 With Rob Gutro: Today on the podcast I talk to Rob Gutro, an author, paranormal investigator, and medium with Inspired Ghost Tracking of Maryland. Since he was a teen, Rob has been able to receive messages from ghosts or spirits who have crossed over. As a scientist, he provides scientific explanations about how energy is the baseline for the afterlife and the medium that entities use...

Episode #77 With Blake Gauthier: We chat about how he lost 300 pounds, why he changed his life, a bit about dieting and bodybuilding and living in a cabin in the woods. In January 2018, weighing over 530 pounds Blake dropped dead from a heart attack while walking down the street. When he fell from the heart attack, he also tore his ACL in his left knee and damaged the MCL and LCL. Surgery was requ...

Episode #76 On this episode I talk to Daniel Carey author of "Screenwriting Tribe," "Dream Another Dream," "Dream Your World," and "Plant-based Regenerative Nutrition." He is the founder of Screenwriting Tribe script incubation workshop in Los Angeles. We talk about weird Hollywood, script writing, childhood trauma, someone we both know (small world) and much much more. From the author: When the p...

Episode #75  On this episode I talk to award winning author Joe LeValley. We talk about how he started writing his first novel, how he met The Who, some of the many celebrities he has met and going from getting his first book published to the release of his 7th novel! A bit more from his website (https://www.josephlevalley.com/index.html): My career path to becoming an author was unusual, to say t...

Csongor Daniel ( https://www.csongordaniel.com/ ) was one of the first officially recognized bioenergy healers in the former Yugoslavia, trained by the legendary Zdenko Domancic (Documentary: Think about It). While his teacher has healed more than a million people, Csongor has no such ambitions. Instead, he would like to teach a million how to become healers themselves. In the U.S. since 1991, he...

Antonio T. Smith, Jr. had an unexpected beginning when, at the age of 6, he became homeless and had to figure out how to take care of himself while living in a trash can. That is the beginning of Antonio's story, but there is so much more. We talked about giving away a billion dollars, the universe, top secret operations, trying to adjust to life after the army, and so much more I can't even begin...

On this episode I talk to Bob Ginsberg about evidence for an afterlife, grief, mediums, near death experiences, death, consciousness, after death communications and signs and more. Robert Ginsberg is the founder of Forever Family Foundation, author of The Medium Explosion, and currently featured in the Netflix Docuseries Surviving Death. He has been investigating mediumship and other evidence of l...

Episode #71 A medieval swordsman, whaaaaaaaaat? This was an incredible conversation with Dr. Guy Windsor who studies and teaches medieval and renaissance martial arts. This conversation was not long enough! Check out his podcast The Sword Guy: https://swordschool.com/podcast/ From his website: I am a consulting swordsman, teacher, and writer. I research and teach medieval and Renaissance Italian s...

Episode #70 This time up we have Scrufytam! Also known as Bill King. An automobile technician for 14 years, then service manager for 14 years, Bill has been teaching full time for almost 4-1/2 years. He has owned a drone services company since 2014. At one time he owned 8 drones. He has been married for 32 years, has a daughter, 2 grands and another on the way. He started streaming on Twitch in Se...

Episode #69 It's Twotonemurphy!!!! This week I get to talk to someone I have been watching on the Twitch for 11 months or so. He is one of the inspirations for starting my own stream. I ask him: What is Twitch? Do you like turtles? How do you have all that energy? Are you a gamer? Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Where did the wig come from? (No wait, forgot to ask him that.) More from his website:...

Episode #68 On this episode I am proud to have Jim Meacham a lifelong friend, world traveler, cartographer, and until recently head of the Info Graphics lab at the University of Oregon. We talk about Yellowstone, Mongolia, Ungulates, and some of the achievements of his former students. Jim recently retired as executive director and co-founder of the UO's InfoGraphics Lab. He also is a senior resea...

Episode #67 Suzanne Munson joins me on the podcast today to talk about her latest book The Metaphysical Thomas Jefferson. A unique and interesting way of finding out what's in the mind of one of the most well known historic figures. PREMISE: IF YOU COULD TALK WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON, WHAT QUESTIONS WOULD YOU ASK? Eight Jefferson authorities devised questions, thinking they were participating in a "h...

On this episode I have the pleasure of speaking to Jonesy, an actor comedian, writer, and producer known for roles on Gotham, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and the Letterman Show. We talk a bit about comedy, auditioning for stuff, Weird AF news (his podcast), what a self-tape is and a lot more.  Jonesy has performed comedy on both coasts and his stand-up comedy style is a blend of autobiographical sto...

Steven Jenkins on the podcast today. We talk about different ways of learning, a bit about Texas, how he quit piano 5 times and a whole lot more stuff. Bio Steven Jenkins is a self-described "recovering piano student" who helps people with busy schedules learn piano in a unique way that does not require them to take lessons.  After quitting piano lessons five times and spending nearly a decade of...

Episode #64 On this Episode I am so happy to be talking to Ben Sorensen from Australia. This is the kind of conversation I love to have. We just talk. We talk about coming out of Covid, big politics, how Australian government works, US politics, electric vehicles, and all kinds of other things I'm sure I forgot to list. Check out his website and socials below. More about Ben, Voice Artist, Writer,...