The Mike Wagner Show

Brazilian-born/New Jersey based singer/songwriter The Red Betty (Spectra Music Group) talks about her latest release “Icehouse” featuring “Raise ‘Em Glasses” & “Six Feet Under Love” plus “Blackeyed Susans Way”, “Sinners & Believers”, “2-Bit Sermon”, “House of a Broken Heart”, “The Love I Needed” and her previous release “Couch Fables”! The Red Betty began her amazing career running around...

Author, award-winning scholar & professor at Ohio St. University Joan E. Cashin talks about her latest release “War Stuff” as the first environmental history of the Civil War depicting the staggering cost of war on both sides and how it destroys the idea of civilians watching the Civil War from the sidelines! Joan is also the author/editor of 5 books addressing the little-known “secret war” in...

Nashville-based alternative singer/songwriter originally from Cuyamuca, CA Jesse Daniel Edwards talks about his latest release “Clap Trap Venus” featuring “Hell Called Earth”, “The Fox”, “Only The Whales”, “Wolf in a Wool Coat”, etc. plus his previous releases “Violensia”, “American Dreaming” featuring the top streaming singles “I’m So Happy I Think That I Might Cry” and “Secret of You”! Jesse beg...

Portland-based singer/songwriter/folk artist Avery Hill talks about her latest release “The One Who Remembers” featuring the title track, “The Nest”, “Echo Lullaby”, “Harmonies in the Hallway”, “The Good That I Can Do”, etc. along with her previous release “Dreams & Ghosts: A Family Album” featuring the award-winning single “Hello & Goodbye”! Avery began her amazing career listening to mus...

The multi-talented, award-winning, writer/producer/director growing up in South Korea Lina Suh talks about her latest release “Meeting You, Meeting Me” as her first feature film as writer/director about two women from different walks of life who both desperately need a friend in the moment when they cross paths by chance & form an unlikely friendship! Lina received her MFA from USC in Film Pro...

The amazing SOCAL multi-talented sister duo The Hat Ladies talk about their latest release “You’re A Star” featuring the title track, “Big World”, “When I Go To School”, “I Missed You”, “Songbird”, “Hat Ladies Party Song” and more! The amazing duo of Lisa & Joanie Pimentel (music/school teachers by day, rockers by night) with 20+ years of professional experience also were with No Small Childre...

Author/Professor of Law at Stetson Univ. & nationally recognized expert in election law Ciara Torres-Spelliscy talks about her latest release “Corportatocracy: How To Protect Democracy From Dark Money& Corporate Politicians” offering a chilling expose of how corporations manipulate our political system for profit, how major corporations undermine practices & laws upholding democratic p...

South Bend, IN Author/Professor of Religion, Ethics & Peace Studies at Notre Dame Jason A. Springs talks about his latest release “Restorative Justice & Lived Religion” shows how restorative justice having potential to overcome racism embedding in the American justice system culture of retribution & violence using the south side of Chicago as an example! Jason is a professor at The Keo...

SW France-based singer/songwriter Dick Grisdale of Lazarus Heights w/special guest Pete Feenstra of “Get Ready To Rock” talk about the latest release “Papillon” (“Butterfly”) featuring the title track, “Fall For You”, “Dry Martini”, “Dive”, “The Joker”, “Lazarus Heights” and more! Dick is a charismatic baritone vocalist, prolific guitarist, poetic lyricist who left the UK for France in ’87 and set...

Dallas-based singer/songwriter & commercial real estate entrepreneur Ward Richmond talks about his latest release “Spaciousness” featuring the title track, “Truckin’ On”, “Pay For The Bills”, “Boom Boom” , etc. along with his previous release “Highly Meditated” ! Ward began his career releasing music in ’20 under “Highly Meditated” as an introspective of his past, has previously worked with Da...

International Billboard powerhouse performer Ashely Paul returns with “The Luv Foundation UK: Reviving 90’s Dance Nostalgia” and a recap of “Summer of Pride” plus the remakes of “Dance U Gotta” & “Dance 4 Your Life”! Ashley is a powerhouse EDM/dance music singer/songwriter who began her career at 6 singing at a mall in North Hollywood and discovered by a theater group later moving to NYC, alon...

Philadelphia Christian singer/songwriter Eddy Mann (MTS Records) talks about his latest release “Just Like Jesus” from “Turn Up The Devine” also featuring “The Humble Cottage By The Sea”, “I’m Coming”, “String of Pearls” and more! Eddy is also a worship and musician with 20 albums & multiple chart-topping singles including “The Consequence”, “Hope of the World”, etc., and is notorious for blee...

The multi-talented extraordinaire April Brucker is back with “Merry Christmas, I’m So Glad I Didn’t Marry You”! April is a Las Vegas actress, comedienne, ventriloquist, reality TV personality accompanied by a very special guest to talk about the latest release, along with others including “Don’t Read My Lips”, “The Art of T-Juggling”, “BurlesQ”, “April Unwrapped”, “April In Vegas”, plus find out w...

Seattle award-winning composer/producer Ed Hartman returns with “The Scalpel” about a mad scientist transforming into a monstrous killer by injecting serum into his thyroid gland creating havoc at a medical institute! Originally done by 19-year-old budding filmmaker Richard Lyford using his own equipment as part of 7 of 9 films, Ed talked about how discovering fragments of the film was restored, r...

Greenville, SC based multi-talented Contemporary Christian pop singer/songwriter Danielle Marie talks about her latest release “Love’s Got You Now” featuring the title track, “Goodbye Fairytale”, “Hold On To His Love”, “Hope You’re Watching” and more! Danielle began her career singing, writing, playing piano with years in dance at Univ. of South Florida, opened for 9-time Grammy nominee/3x GMA Dov...

Legendary singer/original founding member of The Mystics George Galfo talks about the 65th anniversary of the ’59 megahit “Hushabye” and the story behind the song and more! George has been at the helm for 22+ years and inducted into the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame in ’05 & nominated into the Brooklyn HOF Legends & Legacies, the group began as the Overtons later becoming The Mystics and have backe...

The multi-talented/multi-award-winning actor growing up in East Germany Annika Pampel talks about her latest book “Death of a Nightingale” along with her upcoming feature film “Odium” to be releases in ’25! Annika is an author, screenwriter, director, model & actor winning multiple awards growing up in East Germany; began her career studying theater history & directing finishing up her B.A...

British award-winning visionary/director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas talks about her latest release “CtrI AI Delete” as an action comedy about a gang of vintage gamers tasked with saving the world from a rogue AI as chaos erupts in a global tech meltdown described as InBetweeners meets Wargames! Elizabeth is co-founder/resident director of Mother & Daughter Entertainment and founder of the mind-tea...

Chicago-based singer/songwriter Sarantos (MTS Records) is also a nerd & retired superhero with a story to tell talks about his latest back-to-back releases “I’m Sorry This is the Life I Gave You” and “I Hate to See You Happy”, plus his albums/books “Not Where I Wanna Be”, “Close Your Eyes”, “Rock the Vibe” and more! Sarantos is also a multi-award-winning DIY solo music artist, multi-instrument...

Nashville’s multi-talented singer/songwriter Matt Oakley talks about his latest release “Soldier’s Son” plus “Can’t Take the Dogs”, “Single This Summer”, “Richest Man I Know”, “Away With Words”, “Dive Bar”, “The Whisky Does” and more! Matt was born into a military family while his Dad was a DJ in the military in Germany, spent the first few years moving up & down the East Coast before going to...

Lifelong singer/songwriter & classically-trained guitarist Bernice Marsala talks about her latest release “Irrelevant” along with her album “Burgundy” including the title track, plus “Lights Out”, “What Happens Now”, “Pull Me Under”, “Don’t Miss You at All” and the debut release of “Save Me”! Bernice began her journey born/raised in Sycamore, IL studied music & audio production in college...

Author/retired health professional Dr. Layla Salek talks about her latest release “Chaos In Color” as a captivating story of Layla’s journey from childhood to adulthood with a mother suffering from untreated bipolar disorder as each chapter paints a vivid yet heartbreaking picture of abuse, trauma, and neglect she experienced growing up and dealing with a broken mental health system while experien...

New Orleans multi-talented Ruben Bertrands (Spectra Music Group) talks about his latest release “The Other Side of the Coin” featuring “Big Wave” and “Going Down Slow” plus his albums “Blues Messenger”, “After Hours”, and “Leuven Blues”! Ruben began his amazing career playing harmonica on the streets of Brussels at 21, a decade later playing honkytonk from the beaches of Spain to the French Quarte...

Melbourne’s multi-talented singer/songwriter Miguel Rios talks about his latest release “Innocent Man” along with his albums “Slaughterhouse Road” and “Running Blue”! Miguel grew up in a far North Queensland alternative community and a talented story-telling songwriter, has appeared in numerous festivals with a dedicated following on YouTube, Spotify and many social media platforms, plus shares th...

Vancouver, WA author Ed Sorensen talks about his latest release “The Unusual Life of Paulie Zahn” telling the story of a former Army specialist with distinguished awards meeting with a captivating woman during her vacation going on a roller coaster of events that changed her life forever blending humor, humanity, and the paranormal in a compelling narrative! Ed began his amazing career at 75 writi...