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Send us Fan Mail Tom Ohmer is one of the classiest people in Hollywood. He has a decades long career and isn't slowing down anytime soon. His first gig was on the original Dynasty tv series, and maybe most notably had a nice long run on the tv show Monk (one my parents love). He's also been on one of my favorite tv shows of all times - Criminal Minds. With around 90 or so credits, his ca...

Send us Fan Mail We pick right up where we left off!  During what was a heavy cocaine addiction, Karina shares the night she almost died alone in her bathroom and what she envisioned. It's a night that changed her life forever. A couple weeks later she asked Jesus to save her, and it took some time for her to realize and understand all that she went through that night. That's only the fi...

Send us Fan Mail Karina has amassed quite the following on social media with hundreds of thousands of followers. We went out on a very thin limb to invite her on as a guest. She responded and after a few messages back and forth, here we are. We're glad she did and excited to share her story with all of you. They say you when you meet someone, that you never know where you are meeting them in...

Send us Fan Mail We had a great time catching up and we fit quite a bit of the many stories along Steve's journey into this episode.  As you'll hear, "he's a legend in his own shower" and not one to take too many leisure trips because he's constantly traveling for work, doing what he not only loves but believes is his calling.  He recalls how a "stupid" move...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is one of my true friends, Tom Coverly. As you’ll hear in the podcast intro, I didn’t know what we were going to talk about but I knew it was going to be good. Imagine in the other room you overhear the most casual and open conversation, filled with laughter and a mix of light and heavy moments,  On the lighter side, we both grew up in the South Jersey/Philly area (i...

Send us Fan Mail Today! We welcome my longest friend, someone who has not only become a brother on earth, but even better, one who is a brother in Christ. He's a movie buff so in the words of Dom Toretto, he's "mi familia". Kev didn't stop by to promote anything other than his story. God has blessed so many people in life with knowing Kev and after listening you'll kn...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ann-Marie Murrell stepped out from behind the scenes to stop by and discuss her book - Walking Each Other Home: A Cargiver’s Journey of Grace, written about the 5+ years she spent caring for her mom and dad while they simultaneously  battled Alzheimer’s.  Ann-Marie did all of that while battling her own disease, Multiple Sclerosis. Then in 2024 Ann-Marie was diagn...

Send us Fan Mail Every now and then I want to take an episode to shine light on people in my life who I am grateful to know or to have known. This first one sadly, is the latter and it's about one of my closest friends and someone I consider a brother - Guy Ikpah. He was someone that didn't need an introduction. He had a gift of attracting people to him no matter where he went. I wish he...

Send us Fan Mail We had so much to talk about with Jeanette that I needed a little more time with my friend. In this episode, we dive deeper into Jeanette's story.  If it was a book, I'd buy it! Ibn Battuta said "Traveling -- it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller." Jeanette has been given the gift of storytelling long before any of her travels. Her story m...

Send us Fan Mail Jeanette Jolley - an award-winning TV producer and creative force behind shows like Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin . With over 26 years in the industry, she’s shaped stories for CBS, TLC, FOX, Discovery, and more, while also leading national campaigns for top brands like Chevrolet, Hilton, and La-Z-Boy. (full bio below) Jeanette and I have been fri...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever randomly reached out to someone whom you didn't know yet they were gracious enough to respond? Then 8 years of silence by you and out of the blue you reach out to them once more and yet again they are gracious to respond. Well, that's a quick recap of how our conversation with our friend Sandy Pagnotti came to be.  Sandy has been President/CEO of the Ronald...

Send us Fan Mail My dear friend Laura Orrico stops by! A SAG-AFTRA TV and Film Actress and the Founder/President of Laura Orrico Public Relations, LLC.   Laura shares some really tough moments she has been through in her life, including the loss of her late great husband - Ryan Cosgrove - who we lost to brain cancer ten years ago yesterday. Laura takes us through her life before Ryan, her life wit...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Podcast World! Thank you for stopping by to check us out.  If we put everything here in the description then there wouldn't be many surprises. What we will tell you is that there will be laughter, tears, emotions and everything in between! We are excited to go on this journey and look forward to sharing these incredible stories. Take a few minutes to listen!