The Mike Wagner Show

Author & daughter of a Holocaust survivor Julie Brill talks about her latest release “Hidden in Plain Sight” as a deeply personal true story about her father & her family and the experiences in a heartfelt story as an enduring quest to know the struggles of her father surviving the Holocaust as a young Jewish boy in Belgrade where Nazis murdered 90% of the Jewish population without gas cha...

Northern CA Award-winning filmmaker/owner of Anchor Productions Christopher Shawn Shaw returns with “Lifeless: A Musical Zomedy” telling the story through decades after zombie apocalypse wiping out the entirety of human civilization yet one lone zombie’s undead heart groans and croons for something more in the award-winning faith-based musical comedy short film with singing zombies! Chris also tal...

Author, distinguished economist/biotech expert Ken Peters talks about his latest release “The Seed Sanctuary” taking place in 2030 where an innovative super-agri seed offers hope against growing food insecurity drive by climate change where a Mossad agent discovers a hidden conspiracy to destroy the seeds which could spread famine globally! Ken worked 30+ years assisting foreign governments in hea...

Ireland’s emerging singer/songwriter based in Dublin Colm Gavin talks about his latest release “Diggin’ The Idleflower” featuring “What’s it Like in L.A.?”, “Song for Sam”, “Little Rowboat to China”, “Katie Macaroni” and more! Colm began his amazing career at 10 writing music and performing at 14 across Ireland & beyond while sharing the stage with Glen Hansard, ORB, Liam O’Maontai, John Spill...

Connecticut multi-dimensional artist/author Thomas Lane talks about his latest release “The Karma Factor” as a work of visionary fiction exploring boundaries of human conscious against the backdrop of a classic suspense thriller telling the story of NYPD detective James Early haunted by nameless guilt and running from demons trying to end his life but finds himself in a long quest to solve the rid...

Orange County author/principal of Pepper Development Services Michael Pepper talks about his latest release “Royal Edge” telling the true story of a cherished friendship with a Russian Countess and on finding your PATH (find out what it means) and how connections shape our purpose! Michael grew up in Lincolnwood, IL later graduated from Princeton Univ. in ’71 in Architecture/Urban Planning , and b...

UK multi-talented musician with autism Emarvellous Prince talks about his latest release “Good Times” along with “Autism”, “Summertime Ting”, “Grounded Souls”, “Jamboree’ plus his albums “Miles of Mental Soul” and “Verbal Mentality”! Emarvellous began his amazing career growing up listening to hip hop, reggae, soul with his parents from the Caribbean, works as a care worker helping people in the c...

Bay City, MI singer/songwriter Johnny Guest talks about his latest release “Someplace Called Free” featuring the title track, “Happy is a Place” along with his album “Naked and Raving”! Johnny began his amazing career at 6 writing his first song on his Mom’s legal pad plucking out notes on an old guitar missing some strings, travelled across Michigan and Ontario with many bands and as a solo artis...

The award-winning multi-talented Sensei of Swing Eric Diamond gives us an update of his best-selling release “All of Me” featuring the title track, “I’ve Got a New Heartache”, “Bring Me Sunshine” plus a sneak peek into his upcoming 3rd release for 2025! Eric began his amazing career at 15 making the finals of the Jimmy Dean Country Showdown, played locally in Santa Fe and Durango, CO until 21, fro...

Charlottesville multi-talented author Aran Shetterly talks about his latest release “Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre & The Struggle for an American City’s Soul” describing the story of the Greensboro Massacre in ’79 where 5 people were killed, 10 injured including a  prominent city figure in the “Death to the Klan” march where activists, mill workers and locals gathered at the Mornin...

Northern CA award-winning indie-folk singer Rocky Michaels returns with “One People” about people coming together during this critical time in our history! Rocky has 3 studio albums and 34 officially released songs to his credit and began his amazing career at 5 playing piano and honing his songwriting skills in high school, plus gives us an update on “Wishes” (named album of the year in ’24 in th...

Dallas-based saxophonist/flautist Dave Monsch talks about his latest release “Struttin’ At The Winedale” featuring the title track, “Joe Through the Osmosis”, “An Irish Farewell”, “Clip Clop” “Mind Dream” and more! Dave grew up in a musical household in Pittsburgh and introduced to music early in his life with his parents as musicians and educators, began sax lessons with local legend Cy Hays late...

Malibu’s amazing 5-woman all-girl group The Lake Sirens talk about the latest release “David Bowie” as a tribute to the late iconic rock star along with “Hard” and Blue Star Night”! The Lake Sirens consist of Sande Alessi who appeared on “Seinfield” and runs an extras casting company in L.A.; Shannon Ggem who is an interior designer spanning two decades, Gina Marcione who’s Dad was a TV director a...

Author/political scientist from Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln Kevin B. Smith talks about his latest release “The Jailer’s Reckoning: How Mass Incarceration is Damaging America” explaining why the US has become the biggest jailer in the world and how it was accelerated by various partisan & socio-demographic trends that shaped the political environment include different styles of incarceration (inc...

Back by popular demand! A two-hour special with Georgia author/pastor/singer Dr. Joye Pugh is back with her latest release “Beast Mark-End of Days (Breaching the Penal Gland)” scientifically proving Bible prophecy being fulfilled in the present generation, revealing how advanced AI technology will be used globally to control mankind’s penal gland (the seat of our souls) and exposes how DNA is the...

Dallas-based jazz musician/baritone saxophonist Mike Morrison talks about his latest release “Missed The Boat” featuring the title track, “Impermanence”, “Ferguson’s Saga”, “Tacocat” and more! Mike began his career rooted in the jazz tradition holding a Bachelor’s/Masters in Music Performance emphasizing in Jazz Studies from UT-Arlington & served as a Graduate Teaching Asst. teaching jazz theo...

Vermont author/former federal Washington prosecutor Jonathan Lash talks about his latest release (debut novel at 73) “What Death Revealed” spanning two disparate worlds within one city diving deeply in the divide between DC and the neglected districts where a young DA stumbles upon evidence of corruption toed to a $6B metro project working with a black police sergeant with a complicated justice an...

SW Florida President of Centennial Pharmacy Services Lindsay Dymowski Constantino talks about her role of the leading medication-at-home pharmacy and how a Trump win will affect healthcare! Lindsay is also the co-founder/principal of The Centennial Group- a pharmacy management company supporting community pharmacies & health systems with 15 years experience, also discusses price transparency,...

Cambridge, MA author with 20+ years’ experience working in international development Emiliana Vegas talks about her latest release “Let’s Change the World: How to Work Within International Development Organizations to Make a Difference” providing a practical & encouraging guide for everyone (regardless of age) who wants to make a positive change through their professional life in schools, comm...

The multi-talented vocalist/guitarist Hank Wedel based in Cork City, Ireland talks about his latest release “What Happens in Cork” featuring “Sleep Out on the Beach”, “The Time We Share”, “We Are the Rakes of Mallow”, “Poe Park 2am” and “Alright! Dynamite! Spiro!” along with his previous release “Living in the Land of Love”! Hank was born in Dayton, OH, raised in NYC and Mallow Co. in Cork, Irelan...

Philadelphia experienced speaker, author & educator Fred Moskowitz talks about his latest release “The Little Green Book of Note Investing-A Practical Guide for Getting Started with Investing in Mortgage Notes” as a guide on how to get started investing in an asset class backed by collateral instead of a lender and becoming a bank! You’ll learn what is a note, how they work, what’s their funct...

Connecticut author & a known authority in holistic health & former CBS radio “Shock Jock” Dr. Kevin Reese talks about his releases “Peace Over Pain” and “Medical Monopoly” and why the health care system is in chaos! Dr. Reese became chronically ill and on heart monitors at 28, transformed himself through natural healing and meditation, opened Peace Over Pain clinic in ’21 as one of the fir...

Animal communicator, healing expert & founder of The Gentle Barn Ellie Laks is back with “Cow Hug Therapy” as a colorful & compelling narrative of the healing mavens of the barnyard through the years and their stories of being rescued from trauma and treated with love and respect! Ellie serves as an animal matchmaker & saving, rehabbing, and caring for animals beginning at 6, solving b...

Award-winning singer/songwriter Rooster Blackspur talks about her latest release “Nashville (The Cinderella Sessions)” featuring “Hard Road’, “I Saw You”, “Kicking Up Dust”, etc., along with her previous albums “Brand New Start”, “Reimagining October” and her singles “Great Big Mama Sunshine”, “Child of the Wild”, “Big Dipper”, “711 Lucky Street” and more! Rooster began her career singing in Alask...

NYC author/esteemed illustrator/storyteller Eric Drooker talks about his latest release “Naked City” about three bohemians (a painter, street dancer, aspiring musician) struggling to answer the question “is it possible for an artist to survive in the 21st century?” during their journey through New York City! Eric began his career slapping his image on the streets as a teenager and has countless pi...