The Dr. Ward Bond Show

She is one of the most famous actresses that has ever graced the silver screen. She continues her career into the 21st century with no signs of slowing down.    In 1961, her single "I Just Don't Understand" charted in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 Charts and her acting debut followed the same year as Bette Davis' daughter in Frank Capra's Pocketful of Miracles. She appeared in the musical, S...

In our 300th episode we talk with Pat Boone, legendary American singer, actor, and television personality who rose to fame in the 1950s, after winning TV’s first national talent contest, with his smooth, wholesome style of music. This was before the days of American Idol and The Voice.  He is known for his starring roles in over a dozen major Hollywood studio films, such as “April Love” and “State...

With us today is James Smith-Williams of the Washington Commanders. He is the Set The Expectation ambassador and founded The Set The Expectation Champions program.    James began his advocacy work with Set The Expectation in 2019 when he was a player at North Carolina State. A devoted supporter of sexual assault survivors, James has organized multiple events and taken every opportunity possible to...

With us today is actor Austin Basis, one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood.    He is currently known as Alvin on the award winning comedy series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”.    Austin is best known as the breakout comedic star on the CW’s People’s Choice Award-winning series, “Beauty and the Beast”, as well as a series regular role on The CW’s “Life Unexpected”. Austin’s acting resume is...

Michael Jann and Michele Jourdan's story is deeply personal: Their 27-year-old son Max's mental breakdown, hospitalization, diagnosis and ongoing recovery, fuel their passion to fight the stigma of mental illness. And as they say “You can’t solve a problem if you can’t talk about it.”    Michael Jann, who is an Emmy-nominated late-night comedy writer and for over 20 years wrote for The Tonight Sho...

How powerful is music when it comes to your mental health? Well, music moves the soul, creates images in our minds and it can calm or energize us. The word ‘soul’ actually refers to our emotions and music is one of the most powerful tools we can use and engage in to help us be more joyful, calm and productive. Even researchers are saying that learning music may have the power to reduce the risk of...

Mac Dorris, who founded The Ride for Mental Health inspired by his son, Eric. Eric struggled with mental health issues as a young man. He was eventually diagnosed with borderline personality disorder among other conditions, and tragically died of an accidental overdose at the age of 21.    Mac, an avid cyclist, created The Ride to honor his son’s life, and to shine a light of hope and caring for o...

Juan Escobedo is a multi-talented award-winning actor, director.   He is also a very talented photographer with his photography being widely praised. The Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs started publishing Mr. Escobedo’s photography in 2012 as part of the City of Los Angeles Heritage Month Celebrations.    One of his most notable works of photography, Trash and Tears, was a series of pho...

Gearing up for the highly anticipated film AIR, actress, writer and producer Gabrielle Bourne stars alongside Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in the duo’s most recent project.   AIR tells the incredible story of ‘Sonny Vaccaro’ and Nike as they pursue basketball rookie Michael Jordan, and creating a partnership that revolutionizes the world of sports and contemporary culture. In the film. Gabrielle Bou...

Karen Abercrombie is an award-winning actress, an award winning storyteller and independent film producer.   Best known for her award-winning portrayal of the spicy, 80-year-old prayer warrior, Miss Clara, in the Kendrick Brothers film, War Room.   But Karen has an impressive body of work under her belt. She has guest starred on such TV shows as “Saved By The Bell”, “The Inspectors”, “Vampire Diar...

Our esteemed guest is actor Jeremy Swift and many of you who are big fans of Downton Abbey where he played Mr. Spratt (Dame Maggie Smith’s butler) and Leslie Higgins in Ted Lasso, well he is here with us tonight!   He has been seen in 'Mary Poppins Returns' directed by Rob Marshall for Disney. Jeremy has also worked with legendary film directors such as Roman Polanski in Oliver Twist, Robert Altma...

Our special guest was riding bulls and roping calves until he was introduced to acting and the world of storytelling through filmmaking.    Through a series of events, Kerry Wallum found himself involved in the movie & music business.    Kerry now has over 100 film projects, including award-winning music videos, under his belt.    Producing, directing and acting, Kerry has a passion to make great...

Don't let sickness get you down and destroy your productivity. Dr. Bond discusses the ultimate way to defeat those nasty germs and bugs that attack your immune system. For more info: https://npswsilver.com

The LACS are one of the clear leaders of the country-rap-rock genre with over 1 billion streams on Pandora, over 500 million views on YouTube and and over 400 million streams on Spotify.    One of the band’s most identifiable songs, “Kickin’ Up Mud” was recently certified Gold, and total album sales are approaching 1 million.    Ladies and gentlemen, none of that has come from radio or big publici...

Today, we discuss her new book, “When Women Stood: The Untold History of Females Who Changed Sports and the World”. And this book isn’t just about female sports, it’s also about medical science ignoring the needs of women in general and what you will hear today will be a bit of shock.  Alexandra Allred is a former professional athlete who made sports history when she won the first-ever U.S. women’...

Our guest today is visionary media entrepreneur Joey Canyon. He is the founder and CEO of Canyon Star TV as well as being an award-winning country music singer-songwriter and producer.   After developing expertise in a range of production roles throughout the 80s and 90s, Joey Canyon started his own production services company, working on national commercials, documentaries, TV series, and with NF...

Tonja Rene is an actor turned manager/producer with a passion for film, television and media. She has several television and film credits in supporting and leading roles and new projects in the works as a producer.    Tonja looks forward to projects that require depth and grit. Her background as a performer and visionary goes back to her early childhood where she did modeling as a teen as well as...

Director and writer Eirik Veiten wrote and directed his first acclaimed short FRIENDLY PEOPLE in 2010. He has written and directed 14 short films.    His work includes different genres and stretches from high realism to stylized comedy.    His recent short film NIGHT RIDE was awarded the Audience Award at The Norwegian Short Film Festival and has since won 5 awards at festivals around the world. ...

In a world of 8 billion people, there are those who are named after famous people, in this particular case, what’s it like to grow up with the name of the most famous secret agent in film, James Bond.    Born and raised in Australia on a diet of James Bond films, elaborate thrillers and Errol Morris documentaries. His interest in film grew in high school where he made a run of several short films...

Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is one of his generation's pivotal figures in music and the related arts.    Leader of the Emmet Cohen Trio and creator of the Masters Legacy Series, he is an internationally acclaimed jazz artist, a dedicated educator, and the winner of the 2019 American Pianists Awards.    His artistry has taken him to venues and festivals in over 30 co...

We have Pastor and Chaplain Steve Austin back with us today as talk more about the healing power of God for your body, mind and spirit and today He, and what I mean by He, is the Lord is going to bring healing to your soul.   Steve Austin has been a pastor and Senior Director at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas for over 20 years. He has overseen 24 ministries and 40 adult Bible classes.    Steve...

Chosen as one of the  100 great children's books of the last 100 years  by the New York Public Library. In this award-winning novel for readers in grades 2-5 illustrated by  Jamie Hogan , Naima must find a way to save her mother's golden bangle -- and fix her father's rickshaw. Booklist said this "lively, moving book has surprises that continue to the end," Kirkus promised that "Naima's story will...

What is Bee Propolis? Can it really help treat the the conditions you've heard? Watch today's In The Classroom segment to find out the research and dispel myths from facts.

Rick Allen, is the legendary drummer of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Def Leppard. One of the world's best-selling rock bands having sold more than 100 million records worldwide.   But over the past 13 years, Rick Allen has reached out to teenage cancer patients, children with special needs, at-risk youth in crisis, families of domestic violence and veterans who have served in Vietnam, Dese...

Chris Carlisle is the former Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. His book, Move or Die: Creating a Game-Plan from Stuck to Significance, puts readers on the path to obtaining the life that they have always believed they were destined for. It was also our pick for “Book of the Year” in 2022 and rightly so.    Following the five commitment keys will giv...