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Grammy Award winner Alan Parsons Alan Parsons is an English audio engineer, songwriter, musician and record producer best known for his work on The Alan Parsons Project. He began his career at the age of 19, where he worked at Abbey Road, assisting in the production of the last two Beatles albums. In 1974 he... The post 77. ALAN PARSONS – Musician, Songwriter, Audio Engineer & Record Producer...

Bob Fabey is an Anglican priest with over 20 years of ministry experience with a variety of organizations. He holds a Master’s Degree in Divinity and a B.A. in History from the University of Montana.  You can find him speaking at retreats, conferences or in churches. He does workshops and keynotes. He has traveled extensively... The post 76. Jesus, Coffee & Jiu Jitsu – Pastor Bob Fabey & h...

How lasting change can happen in an instant is the focus of the new book by James Fell. James is a motivation, health, and fitness writer for the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune. He is the head fitness writer at AskMen.com, and has authored pieces in TIME Magazine, the Guardian, Men’s Health, Women’s... The post 75. How lasting change can happen in an instant – JAMES FELL appeared first...

Is faster than light travel possible? Dr. Erin Macdonald joins us to discuss the current theories–and how they relate to science fiction. She is an astrophysicist, science fiction consultant, aerospace engineer, and host of the online series, “Dr. Erin Explains the Universe”. Her specialty is in general relativity, having worked previously searching for gravitational waves... The post 74. Is Faste...

Douglas Karr has worked in the marketing and technology space now for over two decades, preceded by a decade in the newspaper, direct marketing, and direct mail industries. He’s respected throughout the world as a passionate and relentless marketer who has helped hundreds of companies advance their digital marketing strategies. Doug is the co-host of... The post 73. MarTech Trends for 2019: DOUGLA...

Butch Patrick became known worldwide as the iconic TV character “Eddie Munster”—the wolf boy with pointed ears on “The Munsters”. But he got started way earlier than that. At just 8 years old, he made his acting debut in the film “The Two Bears” in 1961, then he starred in General Hospital and even an... The post 72. Butch Patrick aka “EDDIE MUNSTER” appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podca...

Brian May is a founding member of Queen, a world-renowned guitarist, songwriter, producer and performer, also a Doctor of Astrophysics, 3-D stereoscopic photographic authority and a passionate advocate and campaigner for animal rights. It’s been an exciting year for Brian and 2019 is going to get a great start. Brian is the executive music producer... The post 71. Ultima Thule Part 2 – BRIAN MAY,...

Dr. Alan Stern is the principal investigator of the New Horizons mission, leading NASA’s exploration of the Pluto system and the Kuiper Belt. Today he joins us to discuss New Horizon’s upcoming close approach to Ultima Thule this New Year’s Day. Ultima is an object in the Kuiper Belt about 4 billion miles away, the... The post 70. Ultima Thule Part 1 – Dr. Alan Stern, New Horizons Principle Invest...

In this episode Dr. James Rice, the senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute, discusses Apollo 8—the first manned mission to the Moon, which occurred 50 years ago in December 1968. Dr. Rice talks about what led up to this historic mission, and how close the space race really was with several lesser-known facts about... The post 69. Apollo 8 – 50 Years Later – What really happened during...

Witness the amazing story of America’s Pastor in the new documentary, “Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey” Ken Barun, the Chief of Staff at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, joins us to discuss this new documentary which shares Billy Graham’s life story: from growing up in a small town in NC, to meeting his wife, beginning... The post 68. America’s Pastor Billy Graham: An Extraordinar...

Kevin Sorbo is an actor, producer & director, who received international stardom when he booked the lead role in “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”. Following that success he had the lead role as “Captain Dylan Hunt” in Gene Roddenberry’s “Andromeda”—the first show created by Roddenberry after the original Star Trek series. But more recently Kevin has... The post 67. KEVIN SORBO – Hercules in...

Born in Cheshire, England, Angela moved with her family to Los Angeles, California and started her acting career at the age of 3 playing Paul Newman’s daughter in the movie Somebody Up There Likes Me. At the tender age of four Angela was cast to play Linda Williams for 7 years on the hit television... The post 66. ANGELA CARTWRIGHT: The Original “Penny Robinson” talks Lost in Space, Sound of Music...

Dr. James Rice is the senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Arizona. He is also the geology team leader on the Mars Exploration Rovers Project (which includes Spirit and Opportunity), as well as Co-Investigator on the Athena Science Instruments onboard these rovers. Dr. Rice is joining us today to discuss the recent landing... The post 65. Mars InSight, Mars 2020 Rover Landing Sit...

Casey Dreier is the Chief Advocate & Senior Space Policy Adviser at The Planetary Society, the world’s largest independent space outreach organization. In this interview we discuss season 2 of National Geographic’s Mars TV series, as well as The Planetary Society’s Lightsail 2 project and the United States Space Force. As Chief Advocate & Senior... The post 64. The Planetary Society’s CASE...

Erin Dooley is an award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker. She has produced two feature films, numerous short films, two comedy web series, a collaborative web series, and one feature documentary. Erin is with us today to discuss her film, “A Way to Forgiveness”. This film documents how Erin embarked on a 550-mile pilgrimage across northern Spain... The post 63. A WAY TO FORGIVENESS – Erin Dooley...

Skul is a YouTuber who creates video game content from some of Nintendo’s best-known current games. During this interview Skul discusses the incredible success of the Nintendo Switch gaming console, as well as its most popular games. For more information, visit https://www.youtube.com/skulshurtugaltcg Shop our merch at https://www.onlinecoffeebreakcom/shop Support us at https://www.patreon.com/onl...

Rainbows are gorgeous! But there are better times and places to look to increase your chances of seeing them. In this episode we go onsite at the historic Cincinnati Observatory with John Ventre, where he discusses the beauty & causes of phenomena such as rainbows, halos and sun dogs. For more information, visit https://www.cincinnatiobservatory.org Shop... The post 61. Rainbows, Halos & o...

Mr. Speed was voted “the Best KISS Tribute Band in the World” in the 2012 KISS OFF competition by guitarist Tommy Thayer himself. Rich Kosak, “The Starchild” member for Mr. Speed, joins us to discuss how the rock band KISS inspired them and how they’ve risen to an amazing success of their own since their... The post 60. Mr. Speed – The World’s Best KISS Tribute Band appeared first on 15 Minutes Wi...

Comedian & magician Jonathan Burns has performed magic acts, shows and stunts around the globe, and has appeared on Penn & Teller’s Fool Us, The Jay Leno Show, The Late Show with David Letterman & The Late Late Show with James Corden. For more information, visit http://www.flexiblecomedy.com Shop our merch at https://www.onlinecoffeebreakcom/shop Support us at https://www.patreon.com/o...

80 years ago, Orson Welles caused a panic with his broadcast of “War of the Worlds”. This broadcast, on Sunday evening, October 30, 1938, was realistic enough that some listeners actually thought the Earth was under attack by Martians.  Erika Dowell, the associate director and curator of modern books and manuscripts at Indiana University’s Lilly... The post 58. MARS INVASION: 80th Anniversary of O...

Take your Halloween costume to the next level! Costume & makeup artist Jess West got her big start just a few years back with an amazing original Chewbacca costume for GenCon. She specializes in transformation costumes, combining elements to create unusual and eye-catching works. Her custom costume business, based out of Indianapolis, has flourished and... The post 57. HALLOWEEN EDITION: Costu...

Mary Robinette Kowal is a writer, professional puppeteer and an incredible narrator. She is also cast member of the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses and a three-time Hugo Award winner. Mary Robinette is with us today to discuss the Lady Astronaut novels, an amazing science fiction series that takes us on an alternate timeline after a... The post 56. Lady Astronaut Sci-Fi Series Writer – Mary...

Plumb is a songwriter, recording artist, performer & author. She’s sold more than 500,000 albums and over two million singles worldwide. Her new album, Beautifully Broken, includes the title track for the recently released film of the same name. She also just released her book called FIGHT FOR HER: Even If You Have to Fight... The post 55. Plumb – Christian Songwriter, artist, performer &...

Dr. James R. Hansen is the writer of the book “First Man: The life of Neil A. Armstrong”. He was Neil Armstrong’s one & only authorized biographer, obtaining 55 hours of audio recordings and 800 emails during his interviews with Neil (plus a few rounds of golf along the way). First Man has been adapted... The post 54. FIRST MAN: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong – Official Biographer Dr. James R....

David Cunningham is an international filmmaker known for striking visuals, authentic performances and dynamic subject matter. For more than two decades, David has directed big budget Studio films (Fox, Disney, ABC), experimental and pioneering independent features, as well as hard-hitting documentaries filmed in over 50 countries. David joins us today to discuss his latest film,... The post 53. Ru...