Only One In The Room

Four years ago she moved from Los Angeles to McDonough Georgia literally in search of greener pastures, for her family, her horses and her other animals. Kelly Rose, Senate candidate, wife, mother, post-production producer and freelance producer, was excited to build a new life for her family, embracing small town values and becoming part of a tight knit community. But what would you do if after b...

Producer and writer Tony Spatafora has a wicked sense of humor and a heart of gold. Known for Socket, Dish it Out!, and The Lees of Los Angeles. Tony Spatafora is The Only Fifty Year-Old Gay Father In The Room. Instagram: @tonyspats Be sure not to miss our weekly full episodes on Tuesdays and Scott Talks now released on Wednesdays by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts.  Join o...

Imagine packing up your family for a Thanksgiving trip to Mauritius, Africa and deciding to stay and make it your home? Today’s guest, Lucia Brawley and her husband did just that, joining a number of Americans who are moving to The Motherland. Lucia is a co-founder and the Chief Creative Officer of AMP Global Technologies and executive producer of the two-time Interactive Emmy finalist, "Take Back...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Ever Gonzalez right after the show. Don't miss our new Now Normal series releasing every Thursday. Be sure to join our Facebook Group for the most up-to-date info on guests, episodes and more. You can also DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website...

What if, after crossing the US border with your mother, you joined the Mormon church and began to reject the clichés associated with immigrants, deciding that handouts were not for you and with hard work, anything was possible for anyone. Ever Gonzalez, podcaster, and founder of Outlier HQ media and events company, found that his morals and principals were better aligned with more traditional valu...

In May of this year, TMZ reported on a new trend sweeping the California, Salon speakeasies. Folks in the hair biz started secretly taking clients despite the states Stay At Home Order. Stylists see their regular customers for their normal appointments, all while keeping the appearance that the shop is closed, just like a speakeasy during prohibition. Other barbers and stylists began secretly maki...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Simone Reyes right after the show. Don't miss our new Now Normal series releasing every Thursday. Be sure to join our Facebook Group for the most up-to-date info on guests, episodes and more. You can also DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website a...

Food is the way we connect in our society. You can’t celebrate a holiday or a birth, mourn a loved one or make a business deal without communing over a meal - and for many a meal is incomplete without meat or dairy. Simone Reyes, author, avid animal rights activist, vegan, animal rescuer, music and TV executive and country music artist, knew that going vegan while working at Def Jam Records in the...

When Black and brown girls don’t see black ballerinas in the world’s most prestigious troupes, they don’t know that dancing is something that’s possible for them. A career in professional ballet is already a long shot for MOST girls, but the odds are even more stacked against Black girls who rarely, if ever, see prima ballerinas of color succeed. So when my dear friend Riva Lombardi told us about...

Friday March 13, 2020 - That was the date of my last in-person workout at my gym, Arena Fitness Training Center in Encino. On March 17, the world as we knew it went into freefall, and all gyms, not just mine, would shut their doors in accordance with Governor Newsom’s orders - some of them for good. By mid May, there was a light at the end of the tunnel, if we continued to flatten the curve, gyms,...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Antonio Harvey right after the show. Don't miss our new Now Normal series releasing every Thursday. If you'd like to ask a question on the Dear Laura segment or of an upcoming guest on Now Normal be sure to join our Facebook Group. You can also DM us on Instagram @theonlyon...

What if your whole life you saw other black men going to jail and doing hard time for selling marijauna, while their white counterparts got off with a warning or a slap on the wrist? Antonio Harvey, former NBA player and commentator and currently CEO of Legends Brand, found an investment opportunity that he just couldn’t pass up and became one of Portland Oregon’s ONLY legal black cannabis produce...

Desiree Powell is a single mom to two incredible sons, one with special needs. She is a full-time student, an essential worker and now has the dubious distinction of having tested positive for COVID-19, not one, not two, but three times. Instagram @ClassicCreole  Blog- www.lyfyplaylove.wordpress.com  Venmo: @ClassicCreole Be sure not to miss our weekly full episodes on Tuesdays and Scott Talks now...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Amy Bond right after the show. Don't miss our new Now Normal series releasing every Thursday. If you'd like to ask a question on the Dear Laura segment or of an upcoming guest on Now Normal be sure to join our Facebook Group. You can also DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneinthe...

What if you fell in love with your best friend, got married and proceeded to live a life that was the envy of everyone you knew? What if your friends always said things like, “I wish I had a relationship like yours!” Or “where can I meet someone like YOUR Keith?” Amy Bond, author, family law and immigration attorney and proud owner of San Francisco and Oakland Pole & Dance, had a revelation in Jan...

Jason is an art teacher in the San Fernando Valley, freelance graphic artist and has done storyboards for independent movies. Currently, Williams has taken his Storytime camp activity to YouTube as the host of The Storytime Show, a children's entertainment program that utilizes stories from comic book spins to African folklore and displays more diversity in storytelling.   Watch Story Time J  Chec...

Scottie and I were watching the news the other night and saw today’s guest being interviewed about installing an outdoor, community refrigerator in Long Beach, California, where he’s lived all of his life. I was so moved and inspired by his words and the idea of a refrigerator, stocked with fresh produce for anyone who wanted or needed it, that I DM’d him before the spot ended and asked him to be...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Traci Kearney right after the show. Don't miss our new Now Normal series releasing every Thursday. If you'd like to ask a question on the Dear Laura segment or of an upcoming guest on Now Normal be sure to join our Facebook Group. You can also DM us on Instagram @theonlyone...

This is Traci and Christopher’s love story. They met, they fell in love, got married, and created a thriving business and a beautiful family, one daughter and two sons. SHE was happier than she had ever been in her entire life and his only desire was to keep her that way. Traci Kearney, mother, wife, owner and operator of Doggie Goddess Daycare in Los Angeles, loved the life she had built with Chr...

The Only One In The Room hosts, Scott and Laura discuss this week's surge in COVID-19 cases and how it is impacting them, their families, and the world around them. Resources Referenced: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-28/gavin-newsom-orders-bars-closed-in-7-california-counties-due-to-coronavirus-spread https://www.fourfortyfourcatering.com/ https://www.arenafitness.com/ Be sure n...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Mark Chambers right after the show. Don't miss our new Now Normal series releasing every Thursday. If you'd like to ask a question on the Dear Laura segment or of an upcoming guest on Now Normal be sure to join our Facebook Group. You can also DM us on Instagram @theonlyone...

He always dreamed of becoming a parent - so when he met the love of his life, they got started right away, adopting three adorable, black children as soon as they could - siblings with the same biological parents.   Mark Chambers, Gay athlete, Founder of the National Gay Basketball Association and partner of 34-years to his husband Stephen, was an at-home dad for years, making his kids lunches, co...

To mark the occasion of our one-year anniversary this past April, we asked YOU, our listeners, to submit your fabulous Only One stories with the objective of having that winner come on the show and share their story. We thought we might get four or five submissions, and had no idea how many of you would submit your stories for consideration. Can I just say that we were completely blown away by the...

If somehow you missed 19-year old, Valyn Lyric Turner’s phenomenal spoken word poem, Bleeding Red White and Blue, please stay tuned at the end of this episode to have your mind blown. It will not only give you context as to why we rushed to get her on the show, her words and the way she delivers them will change your life. I have so many things to say about the power of this performance and how it...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Tracy McMillan right after the show. Don't miss our new Now Normal series releasing every Thursday. If you'd like to ask a question on the Dear Laura segment or of an upcoming guest on Now Normal be sure to join our Facebook Group. You can also DM us on Instagram @theonlyon...