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Join the Utalk Crew as they interview artist Charles Thurston at WonderCon. His inspiration came from boredom and his time working at Walt Disney World. He is a Papercut (the art of paper designs) artist and makes a lot of Disney designs. He talks to us about how he makes his creations and the different kinds of paper involved in his art. You can find out more about his work at charlesthurston.com...

Utalk host Steve had a chance to interview Actor Ryan Alessi from Nickelodeons All That at Shel Bailey’s Hollywood Burger Live Brunch. Ryan fills us in on the new version of All That and how it’s different from the original. He talks about how he got started in acting and does a few impersonations for us. Listen to the interview for more. Make sure you check out our website utalkradio.com and foll...

Join Utalk Hosts Steve, Larissa and Kati with our Special Co-Host Dr. Josh as we talk about being mad. Not the angry kind of mad but making a difference (m.a.d). On this episode we answer Chris’s question about wanting to do something that matters and making a difference in the world. Dr. Josh brings up the point we can make a difference in the jobs and careers we have. How we treat each other in...

Don’t forget to check out our website utalkradio.com and follow us on social media @utalkradio. Utalk Host Steve met up with NBA Player Keyon Dooling on Hollywood Blvd for a chat. Keyon had a 13 year career in the National Basketball Association and played against big names like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Shaq and Lebron James. Keyon has a new career working as a wellness counselor in the NBA Pl...

Check out our website utalkradio.com for more and don’t forget to follow us on social media @utalkradio. Utalk host Steve Russo had a comedic good time with Gimel Hooper at Sheldon Bailey’s Hollywood Burger Brunch. Gimel tells us that life is his art and that you can choose to be sad over things that happen to you or you can laugh and joke about them. He chooses to laugh at life but he emphasizes...

Make sure you check out our website utalkradio.com and follow us on social media @utalkradio. On this weeks episode Utalk host Steve met up with Johnnie Parker (Former College Basketball Star, Basketball Coach, and Department of Youth Services) at Shel Bailey’s Hollywood Burger Brunch. Johnnie talks about his time working with problem kids and kids with mental challenges. How he uses his talent to...

You can follow us on social media @utalkradio and don't forget to check out our website utalkradio.com. Utalk host Steve Russo had a chance to chat with Actor Bubba Ganter (Nickelodeon's Game Shakers). Bubba opens up about being homeless and having to live in his car for 8 months. He talks about ways you can help those who are homeless and being empathetic towards others. Listen to the interview f...

Kati had a chance to interview the writer of the comic ‘Nutmeg’ James Wright. ‘Nutmeg’ is a teen crime saga about two best friends who fight crime with baking. James tells us it’s a mix of Nancy Drew, Betty and Veronica and Breaking Bad but the main characters are 13 year old girls. You can find it in comic book stores and online. Listen to the episode to hear more. Don't forget to check out our w...

Join Kati as she interviews artist Mike Matola at Wondercon. Mike creates drawings out of scripts and lyrics. He creates movie characters by writing out the movie script in the form of the characters. Mike talks to us about how he came up with this idea, how he stretches himself as an artist and how long one piece takes to create. Take a listen and definitely go look up Mike and check out his uniq...

Steve and Kati interview Rapper Whitney Peyton about her music, Spoken Word, and dealing with anxiety. Whitney talks to us about how she spreads the message of being unapologetically yourself and being real. We have a discussion about one of her songs and the message of it. Which is are your choices making your life better? Whitney shares about her anxiety and how she deals with it and her thought...

Steve had the chance to sit down with Marc Ang the leader of Asian Industry B2B an organization that engages professionals to impact communities. He chatted with Marc about how the organization got started and some events they put on like film screenings. Steve had a chance to attend one of these film screenings of a movie called trafficked which is about human trafficking. Marc and Steve talk abo...

Join Steve, Larissa, Kati and Dr. Josh for a conversation about health and chronic illness. Kati shares her story living with multiple chronic illnesses and gives advice on how to deal with it. Dr. Josh shares advice about advocating for yourself and talks about the phrase “it’s all in your head.” We talk about how when you are suffering with an illness - mental or physical that you need a core su...

Join Steve, Larissa and Kati with our special guest Dr. Josh for a conversation about technology and relationships. Technology can help bring people together but it can also ruin relationships. Along the same lines is cyber bullying. We got a message from Collin who needs help dealing with bullying and feeling inadequate. We ask the question why is cyber bullying so much easier than face to face b...

Join the Utalk Crew along with our honorary co-host Dr. Josh in a conversation regarding school shootings and safety at school. This is something that unfortunately happens too frequently and has become a major issue that needs to be addressed. Dr. Josh talks about the effects the San Bernardino shooting 3 years ago had on him and how it’s changed him. The Utalk Crew talks about fear, what fear me...

Join Steve, Larissa, Kati and our very own Dr. Josh for a conversation about Italian food, veggies and pain. Everyone experiences pain - physical and psychological so how do we deal with it? Dr Josh talks to us about getting to the root of the pain and finding good coping skills to help us deal with the pain. Even if we don’t know what the cause of our pain is; we can learn to deal with it in a he...

Join Steve, Larissa and Kati coming to you from the AT&T Shape event on the Warner Brothers lot. They have a discussion about video games and our health. You can become so addicted that video games can kill you or hurt your health. Video game addiction is a real problem and we have to practice self control when it comes to our time playing these games. You get so into the game that hours pass by a...

Steve and our very own Dr. Josh have a conversation about Suicide. Suicide is one of the top leading causes of death it’s ahead of homicide and car accidents. The issue of suicide varies from area to area. Dr Josh talks to us about the importance of the language we use surrounding suicide and how important having coping skills we can turn to are. He talks about how big hope is in suicidal thoughts...

We had a chance to interview Daria at CatCon who is the creator of the Catsu the Cat comics. Daria is from Estonia and her inspiration comes from her fat cat. She had a booth at CatCon and was telling us her best sellers are the cat phone cases. She had many funny stories about her cat and decided to start writing a comic based on her life as a cat parent, that’s how Catsu the Cat came about. Dari...

Steve had the chance to sit down with one of the founders of the organization Can You Hear Me (CYHM) to get more information about the organization and what they do. CYHM was founded out of tragedy but used that tragedy to do good. Ashley started the organization with her mom after she tragically lost her cousin to suicide. Ashley and her family wanted to use their pain and what they went through...

Steve and Kati got to hangout with 150 adorable Cats and Kittens who are looking for a permanent home at the Adoption Village at CatCon. We talked to Julie from the Humane Society who gave us the details about what they do and how the adoption process works. She gave us some tips on how to be a responsible pet owner. Her top advice is to make sure you cats or any pet know they are part of the fami...

Steve had the chance to interview John from the band Candiria on his tour bus at Warped Tour. John talks about how he's passionate about the Music Cares program and how they helped him when his music facility was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy and how he gives back to the program now. John opens up about his 10 year struggle with addiction to pain killers and opioids and how he finally made the deci...

The Utalk crew is coming to you from our brand new studio! On this episode we have our very own Dr Josh joining us along with special guest Teenwolf star Cody Saintgnue. Cody opens up about his past and how he came from being a street kid with a mother who was addicted to drugs to being on a hit TV show. He shares his story about being in foster care and how he chose to not be a victim from his ci...

Have a seat and take a listen as our very own Dr. Josh and Steve have a conversation about bullying. They talk about the difference between teasing and bullying and the fine line between the two. Dr. Josh gives us advice on how to figure out our relationship with people to know if they are teasing us or actually bullying us. A big role in teasing and bullying is our communication and how we receiv...

Steve and Kati interview Kristi the founder of Cat Cafe Lounge in Los Angeles California. They talk about how she came up with the idea, why cat adoption is important, socializing your cats, and how you can make a difference for a cat by fostering them. Check out more on the lounge at catcafelounge.org and utalkradio.com. Don't forget to follow us on social media @utalkradio. Become a supporter of...

Part two of our special edition Thanksgiving podcast from our vault. Steve, Larissa and Kati continue their discussion on National Geographic Channel’s mini-series “Saints and Strangers.” It’s a vivid look at the clash between the Mayflower’s settlers and their struggles in the New World. Separatists were looking for religious freedom while the adventurers wanted riches. Listen to the conversation...