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Submitted by Douglas Newsom on 19 April 2021

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Guest Occupation: Candidate for Colorado Senate
Guest Biography:

Elect Juli Henry for US Senate

SAVE COLORADO

In recent years, our beautiful state of Colorado partook in some of the most dramatic events in American political history. With these events came challenges, much of which have burdened our lives, the lives of our loved ones, and entire communities.

Politics is difficult for many of us to understand – its nature and complexity leaves us heavily reliant on those in power, as we fidget and hope that they fight for us. And while they tell us over and over again that we are their first priority, we somehow end up suffering the consequences of their actions that are even sometimes a result of their own ignorance and impulsivity.

Juli Henry promises a new way forward for our great state of Colorado, and the United States of America.

I love our state, and the people in it. I have dedicated my entire life to community service, and wish to see everyone – regardless of their political affiliation – treated with equal respect and opportunity. This wish of mine is not uncommon, as I am sure we all wish to see the betterment of every person. But unfortunately we have been divided against each other, forced to pick a side, and ultimately finding ourselves in a constant debate between who is right and who is wrong. The entire nation is a victim of this, and Colorado is no different.

I believed the best way to resolve this issue was to serve my country. It didn’t work. I started my own nonprofit to assist those who needed more help than me. It didn’t work. Politics is nothing more than a game, consisting of players who give us false truths, and balance their self-interests with that of their own. And now, after seeing all the pain that we have suffered, have concluded that the only way for real action is to play their silly game, with the intention of creating a positive change: for my family, my community, and my state.

My name is Juli Henry. I am a Colorado wife, mother, Army veteran, and a Republican. More importantly, I am an American, and I know that nothing will change if we ourselves do not enact the action necessary to improve our community. I never imagined myself having to go to such lengths to fight for my rights and the rights instilled in every American, but if it means providing more people the opportunity for prosperity, I am willing to stake my name and wellbeing to ensure such matters.

I hereby announce my candidacy as the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, and with your support, I promise a new way forward for our great state of Colorado, and the United States of America.

Guest Category: News, Politics & Government
Guest Occupation: Author, Speaker Founder of the Do Tell Movement
Guest Biography:

Dive into the life of Hajah Kandeh with images and videos depicting her day to day life as a mother, author, and survivor.


BIOGRAPHY

At 23, Hajah Kandeh fled the conflict diamond war in her country of birth Sierra Leone, where she had also suffered tremendous violence including female genital mutilation and child abuse.  She attended several boarding schools and won a scholarship to France after placing first in the national exams organized each year for best French language students. She graduated First Class from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone where she majored in Political Science and French literature. While in college, she additionally won a “Best Actress” award for The Revelation, a play she wrote and in which she starred. After college, she worked for BBC as a freelance writer in Sierra Leone.

Arriving in San Francisco she worked in the hospitality department of Saks, until securing her job as a mental health counselor for a non-profit. Hajah actively engages in women’s writing groups and conferences, a particular favorite being “Writing Ourselves Whole,” where women of all backgrounds come together and connect through writing and the telling of their stories. The joys and demands of being a single mother have taught her lessons in patience, perseverance, flexibility, and sacrifice like no other job ever has.

Hajah loves poetry and is fluent in several languages including French, Russian, and Krio. Hajah Kandeh is the author of Daughter of A Thousand Stars,  a memoir of survival that is soon to be published. She has also just Founded Do Tell, an organization which aims to educate and empower children to speak up in a safe space about sexual abuse and other forms of violation so that they can get the help they need to begin the long journey of healing necessary to help them become healthy whole adults capable of living fulfilling and productive lives.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Name
Hajah Kandeh
Tagline
YOU can and you will survive !
Telephone
415-404-0353
Email
Hajahkandeh415@gmail.com
Website
www.hajahkandeh.com
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/hajah.keh
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/hajahkandeh/

The Do Tell Movement is the passion project of Hajah Kandeh. She is about to publish her first book, Daughter of A Thousand Stars previously called Stretched, telling her life story of overcoming a life of conflict and violence, and creating hope. Hajah is on a mission to provide women and children a safe place to “tell” their stories.

Guest Category: Arts, Education, Entertainment, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Self Help, Society and Culture, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: singer, stand-up comedienne, author, actor, producer
Guest Biography:
Critics have called Geoffrey Mark a walking encyclopedia of show business history.  Born in Brooklyn, New York, Geoffrey has appeared off-Broadway, in summer stock, and has been a singer, and stand-up comedienne in New York nightclubs, cabarets, and on cruises ships.  Geoffrey currently writes comedy, produces documentaries, and reality TV shows.  He's the host of Geoffrey Mark Plays Ella on Apple Podcasts.
 
Geoffrey's books are the bestselling The Lucy Book, and Ethel Merman:  The Biggest Star of Broadway, and the Family Affair Cookbook.  His newest book is Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald.  Upcoming books include his memoir:  The Devil was Born in Brooklyn and The New Lucy Book.  Geoffrey's books are available on Amazon.com.  Stay in touch with Geoffrey on Facebook.com. 
Guest Category: Arts, Performing Arts, Literature, Business, Comedy, Entertainment, Music, Society and Culture, TV & Film
Guest Occupation: Bob Doyle is known to most as a Law Of Attraction teacher, who has been featured in the movie 'The Secret'.
Guest Biography:

This episode is about understanding how our brain is processing our experience of reality, and how we can see results by creating our lives by design, rather than by default. My guest is Bob Doyle who is best known for his contribution to the film and book “The Secret”, as a law of attraction expert and coach. He has been teaching these principles through programs, live events, podcasts, live streams, coaching, writing, and even virtual reality, since 1998. He is driven by his passion for creative self-expression and his work is heavily focused on helping people decide who they want to be and how they want to express themselves. Recently, Bob’s attention has shifted from the metaphysical aspects of the Law of Attraction or “reality creation” process, to a more grounded and biological look at what controls our experiences, our brain. 

Guest Category: Business, Education, Health & Lifestyle, Physics & Metaphysics, Psychology, Science, Self Help, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: accredited consulting hypnotist, member of The National Hypnotists Guild, graduate of The Ontario Hypnosis Centre
Guest Biography:

This episode is about a true story of extra-terrestrial contact. My guest is Lesley Mitchell-Clarke a Toronto based Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist who specializes in in a number of modalities, including working with individuals who feel that they have had experiences with extra-terrestrial beings. Most of this fascinating work, as well as Metaphysical Therapies such as Past Life and Inter life Regression takes place at Lesley’s Toronto hypnosis clinic, Lightwork Hypnosis. Prior to her work in hypnotherapy, Lesley has also had a busy career as an actor/dancer/vocalist, and for the past twenty plus years, she has also been a top jazz and arts media consultant, with an array of Grammy and JUNO-winning clients as well as major jazz festivals and record labels. Lesley is currently the Director of LMC Media, with offices both in Toronto and Lesley’s hometown of New York City. She is also a busy arts writer, contributing regularly to a variety of publications.

Guest Category: Earth & Space, Health & Lifestyle, Paranormal, Physics & Metaphysics, Psychology, Science, Self Help, Spiritual, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: Connie Zweig, PhD, is a writer, and retired Jungian-oriented psychotherapist. She has been a pioneer in fields of shadow work and meditation practice.
Guest Biography:

This episode is about The Inner Work of Age. My guest is Connie Zweig, Ph.D., who is a retired therapist, and has contributed articles to Esquire magazine and the Los Angeles Times and holds a doctorate in Depth Psychology. Connie is the co-author of Meeting the Shadow and Romancing the Shadow, author of Meeting the Shadow of Spirituality and a novel, A Moth to the Flame: The Life of Sufi Poet Rumi. Her latest book is, The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul, which extends shadow-work into late life and teaches aging as a spiritual practice. Connie has been doing contemplative practices for 50 years. She is a wife and grandmother and was initiated as an Elder by Sage-ing International in 2017. After investing in all these roles, she is practicing the shift from role to soul.

Guest Category: Education, Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Medicine, Physics & Metaphysics, Psychology, Self Help, Society and Culture, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: Chicago Bulls & White Sox team Orthopedic Surgeon
Guest Biography:

Dr. Brian Cole is an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and a
Professor of Orthopaedics, Anatomy and Cell Biology at Rush University Medical Center. Dr.
Cole is Managing Partner of Midwest Orthopaedics and is the Department’s Associate Chairman
and the Section Head of the Cartilage Research and Restoration Center.
He is the Chairman of Surgery at Rush Oak Park Hospital and leads the Rush Orthopedic Master’s
Program. Dr. Cole is the 2020 President of the Arthroscopy Association of North America. Dr.
Cole also holds several other leadership positions in national and international orthopedic societies.
Outside of academia Dr. Cole serves as team physician for the Chicago Bulls, co-team physician
for the Chicago White Sox, and a team physician for the Chicago Red Stars, Chicago Dogs, and DePaul
University.

Honors awarded to Dr. Cole range from the “Best Doctors in America” since 2004 and “Top
Doctor” in Chicagoland since 2003. In 2006, he was featured on the cover of Chicago Magazine
as “Chicago’s Top Doctor.” In 2009, he was selected as NBA Team Physician of the Year and
Orthopedics This Week has named Dr. Cole as one of the top 20 sports medicine, knee and shoulder
specialists repeatedly over the last 5 years as selected by his peers. Dr. Cole’s patients describe his
practice as compassionate, available and willing to offer novel solutions to avoid surgery whenever
possible. Testimonials to the surgical care that Dr. Cole’s team provides are frequently featured
and shared.

Dr. Cole’s research interests include Cartilage Restoration, therapeutic biologics and regenerative
medicine, and minimally invasive surgical techniques for the treatment of the knee, elbow, and
shoulder. He has published more than 1,000 articles and 8 textbooks on orthopedic surgery and
sports medicine, has lectured nationally and internationally on more than 2,000 occasions and has
appeared as an expert on several TV documentaries.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Medicine, Self Help, Sports & Recreation, Variety
Guest Occupation: Long-time Chicago Bulls Announcer, Co-Host of popular ESPN radio’s “Sports Medicine Weekly”
Guest Biography:

Steve Kashul is a 35 plus year veteran of on-air professional television and radio. He served 24 seasons as the Pre-Game, Halftime, and Post-Game TV and Radio Host of the Chicago Bulls.

Kashul is also co-owner of Channel Fore, Inc. which produces “The Golf Scene” TV Show on NBC Sports Chicago, of which he serves as the principal host. He is also host of “Sports Medicine Weekly”, a weekly one hour radio show that aired for ten years on ESPN 1000 Chicago and 670 The Score – WSCR-AM in Chicago and now heard on podcasts nationally. In addition he is an Executive Broker/Agent with Esser Hayes Insurance Group/Assured Partners in Naperville.

Honors and awards include two Emmy Awards for his work as host of Chicago Bulls Basketball on SportsChannel (1991-1997) and winner of a Telly Award in 2006 for his work as host on “The Golf Scene” television show. Telly Awards are recognized worldwide for excellence in broadcast television. He is also a member of the Chicago 16” Softball Hall of Fame, being inducted in the Media Wing in January of 2009.

His work has also appeared on a national scale, having served as the lead announcer and lead voice of the Senior PGA Tour for CNBC, as well as live events on Golf Channel.

Kashul has also served as the play by play voice for the Celebrity Golf Association’s Professional Golf Tour, Big Ten Women’s Volleyball, Illinois High School Association sporting events, Men’s Professional 16” Softball, and was a reporter and host for ten years for the Notre Dame Football Coaches Show as well as host of “The Spirit of Sports”, a show focusing on Special Olympics in Illinois.

Steve has also been a feature writer/columnist for the Chicago District Golfer Magazine, and is a former sports writer for the Chicago Sun-Times, covering High School athletics.

He has also served on numerous committees including those representing The March of Dimes, LaRabida Children’s Hospital, Midtown Educational Foundation, Illinois Special Olympics, Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce, Easterseals, and the Greater Chicago Club Managers Association.

Steve is a graduate of DePaul University in Chicago where he majored in Communications, was born and raised in Park Ridge, Illinois, and currently resides with his wife Cindy and sons Cory and Troy in Naperville, Illinois.

Guest Category: Entertainment, Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Speaker, Mastermind Group Coach, Consultant, Educator, Talk Show Host
Guest Biography:

Jeanie Holzbacher

Lebanon

OH

USA

Occupation

Speaker, Mastermind Group Coach, Consultant, Educator, Talk Show Host

After over 20 years of seeing the same patterns in lost time and money in business after business, Jeanie is a passionate igniter of conversations that count. She knows great ideas communicated with powerful influence gain quick buy-in. Combining this effective communication with streamlined processes saves businesses time and money.

Her strategy utilizes a fun, no nonsense (Harvard-meets-the-Hood) approach to teach communication techniques that transform individuals, leaders, and teams. They are then equipped to minimize emotional drama, resolve conflict quickly, and streamline processes to create consistent, predictable results. This custom approach to training is delivered through speaking, Mastermind Group Coaching, Workshops, and online courses.

Because of a proven track record, she is frequently sought after by peers and business owners to speak or consult on special projects in healthcare, transformative teamwork, and leadership education.

https://www.johncmaxwellgroup.com/jeanieholzbacher

https://www.facebook.com/jeanie.holzbacher

https://twitter.com/jeanielnc

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanieholzbacher/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59nnp5ZTRdEMM0UwN70_2A

Empowering Leadership Today

The John C Maxwell Group

Instagram

Guest Category: Business, Management, Education, Courses & Training, Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Philosophy, Psychology, Self Help
Guest Occupation: Orthopedics, Surgeon
Guest Biography:

Dr. Lee Merritt = The Medical Rebel
Dr. Lee Merritt began her medical career at the age of four, carrying her father’s “black bag” on house calls, along the back roads of Iowa. In 1980 she graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York, where she was elected to life membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Merritt completed an Orthopedic Surgery Residency in the United States Navy and served 9 years as a Navy physician and surgeon before returning to Rochester, where she was the only woman to be appointed as the Louis A. Goldstein Fellow of Spinal Surgery.

Dr. Merritt has been in the private practice of Orthopedic and Spinal Surgery since 1995, has served on the Board of the Arizona Medical Association, and is past president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. She has had a long interest in wellness and fitness, and has been Fellowship Certified by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.

At age 63 she won a female bodybuilding championship in Physique class—with a lot of help from her friends and patience of her family. As a lifelong advocate of free market, patient-centered medicine Dr. Merritt had the opportunity to appear on the John Stossel show to speak against Obamacare. More recently she has appeared on numerous radio programs discussing Covid-19, the futility of mask mandates, and other lies and omissions from the medical “technocrats”.

Her recent speech at Doctors for Disaster Preparedness on “Sars-CoV2 and the Rise of Medical Technocracy” has been widely viewed on YouTube, and forwarded on by Dr. Mercola—one of her medical heroes. She is married and the proud mother of two sons, one of whom carries on the four generation medical tradition as a General Surgeon, and the other with a real job as an Electrical Engineer. In her spare time, Dr. Merritt raises chickens, gardens and enjoys a rural Midwest lifestyle.

Guest Category: Education, Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Medicine, Psychology, Science, Self Help, Spiritual, Technology
Guest Occupation: Author, Speaker, Intuitive, Chakra Life Coach, Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy (DCH), Certified Spiritual Counselor (CSC), Reiki Master, International Hypnosis Federation Certified Instructor (CHI)
Guest Biography:

Dr. Carolyn White
From Olympia, Washington
https://www.carolynwhitephd.com/

Dr. Carolyn White has a Ph.D. in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)

Carolyn White PhD—Author, Speaker and Intuitive Chakra Life Coach—is a  Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy (DCH), a Certified Spiritual Counselor (CSC), Reiki Master and an International Hypnosis Federation Certified Instructor (CHI).

Her passion for learning about our Human Energy System and the Mind/Body/Spirit connection has spanned over four decades, during which time she sought out mentors who were wise and pure of heart. In 2007, Carolyn capped her life’s achievements with a doctoral program and thesis awarding her a PhD in Esoteric Studies from American Pacific University. She is a certified Reflexologist, a Level IIII ACT Color Therapist and a Certified Aura Video Station Consultant. Carolyn’s love of painting motivated her to extensively study color at Emily Carr College.

Her years in the computing and software industry with husband Gerry honed her problem solving, communicating and teaching skills.  ​

Over the years, Carolyn has applied her studies and experience to help others discover their innate beauty and inner wisdom. Her classes evolved into several books so she could share these wisdom teachings to a broader audience.   

Besides writing, speaking and chakra coaching, Carolyn volunteers for both the Emoto Peace Project America, serving on the board of directors and the Elks, serving as the newsletter publisher.  She loves to create - from graphic design, websites, sewing, knitting to restoring vintage trailers. Carolyn performs with her guitarist husband  Gerry, singing and playing the bass guitar.  

Chakra Coach
As a Certified Aura Video Station Consultant, Dr.  Carolyn has worked with many clients to help them understand the current state of their Human Energy System - the Aura and Chakras.

Her unique background and experience marries the biofeedback technology of the Aura & Chakra Imaging System with her intuitive and interpretive insight. This provides you with an in-depth analysis of your Aura and Chakras.

Since 2005, Carolyn has been privileged to do many consultations using the Aura & Chakra Imaging System. For her clients, seeing the representative size, shape, and color of their chakras is an empowering experience—one that enables you to discover your “inner-wisdom.” With Carolyn’s sharing and guidance, these aura and chakra images show how your emotions and thoughts change your inner state for living at a higher vibration.

Based on your unique Aura and Chakra Imaging session, Dr. Carolyn coaches you with tried and proven techniques that help you clear and balance your chakras.  She shares with you what she "sees" in your aura and chakras and helps you understand how you can be pro-active to transform your life.

For additional information on an Aura & Chakra Imaging session, please visit https://chakracoach.me/

The Calendar lists the day and location of fairs and events where Aura & Chakra photos are offered.

For a private consultation, please contact Dr. Carolyn.

http://www.facebook.com/ChakraCoach/
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https://parler.com/profile/Chakracoach/posts

 

Guest Category: Entertainment, Health & Lifestyle, Alternative Health, Kids & Family, News, Politics & Government, Self Help, Spiritual, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: LEADER of TM Worldwide, and of Vedic Knowledge
Guest Biography:

This episode is with a TM Leader, medical doctor, neuroscientist, and international scholar with mastery in both modern science and timeless Vedic wisdom. My guest is Dr. Tony Nader, a medical doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD in neuroscience), and a globally recognized Vedic scholar. As a scientist and scholar with mastery in both modern science and the ancient Vedic tradition, he was chosen by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to be his successor and is the head of the nonprofit international Transcendental Meditation® organizations in over 100 countries. Dr. Nader guides the TM® programs and their practical applications in education, health, business, defense, agriculture, and other fields.

Guest Category: Education, Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Medicine, Physics & Metaphysics, Psychology, Self Help, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: Veterans Employment and Training Services Director at Veterans Florida
Guest Biography:

Jeremy Sinnemaki is the Veterans Employment and Training Services Director at Veterans Florida, where he leads the statewide Veterans Florida career, entrepreneurship, agriculture and SkillBridge programs. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity brought Jeremy to Tallahassee where he served as an Economist before coming to Veterans Florida. Jeremy retired from the United States Air Force and served worldwide at a variety of assignments as an Avionics Craftsman, Air Force Recruiter, and Resource Manager. Following his military career, Jeremy was a civil servant for NASA as a Management and Program Analyst at the Kennedy Space Center. After his federal service, he opened several businesses including XiTiD Corp and Life Without Limits, LLC and later having graduated the Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program, went on to open the SolRisa Inn in Cocoa, Florida. Jeremy also serves on the Executive Committee with the Emerald Coast chapter of the Association of the United States Army. He and his wife are in the process of starting a new farm, event center and wedding venue.

Veterans Florida is a non-profit created by the State of Florida to help military veterans transition to civilian life and to promote Florida’s status as the nation’s most veteran-friendly state. Veterans Florida provides powerful tools for veterans to take advantage of the benefits of living and working in the Sunshine State.

Website:  https://www.veteransflorida.org/

Through our Career Services Program, we connect veterans with employers who are eager to hire veterans for jobs that put their particular military skills to use. We also assist veterans in creating a winning resume and preparing for job interviews. Employers receive veteran recruiting assistance and may apply for our Workforce Training Grant.

The Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program provides all the knowledge needed to successfully launch and operate a business. As soon as their business is up and running we keep them connected with mentors and resources.

Veterans Florida’s mission can be summed up in our theme – Your Pursuit. Our Power. – because we recognize military veterans are incredibly focused and will succeed in achieving their personal and professional goals when they take advantage of our tools and resources.

 

Jeremy Sinnemaki

Veterans Employment and Training Services (VETS) Director

Office: (850) 296-7553

Email: sinnemaki@veteransflorida.org

Guest Category: Business, Education, Health & Lifestyle, Military, Politics & Government, Self Help
Guest Occupation: Medical Futurist, Businessperson, Public Health Expert & National Media Commentator
Guest Biography:

Dr. Dan O’Brien, MD/MBA, PhD is a physician, public health expert and business-savvy consultant. He is a trusted advisor to both established and emerging companies. His unique perspectives and solutions are based on his training as a doctor, businessperson and public health expert. Business leaders look to Dr. Dan as a “next generation” health and business expert and make critical decisions based on his insights and perspectives.

Organizations face complex issues as they navigate both the healthcare system and business challenges. Dr. Dan brings cutting edge experience in research, academic teaching, scientific writing, new product launch, medical presentations and clinical work. What makes Dr. Dan different is his ability to evaluate critical issues and devise solutions using both a medical and business mindset. Executives are able to leverage his multi-dimensional expertise to make the right choices, solve problems quickly and deliver the best outcomes.

Dr. Dan guides organizations in developing core business strategies, market access, creating roadmaps to raise capital and navigate FDA approval processes, and conducting scientific research. Leveraging new technologies — including AI, genetic engineering and virtual monitoring — gets particular focus. With Dr. Dan’s guidance, business leaders increase speed to market, avoid unnecessary and costly delays and establish marketplace advantage.

A skilled national media commentator, Dr. Dan’s relaxed communication style reflects his no-nonsense, straight-talking Midwestern upbringing.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Medicine, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Daniel Sheehan is a Harvard College, Harvard Law School and Harvard Divinity School–trained Constitutional Litigation and Appellate Attorney.
Guest Biography:

This episode is about Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the UFO Phenomenon. My guest is Attorney Danny Sheehan who is the legal representative in the fight with the Pentagon to quicken UFO Disclosure and the ET question of Contact. Daniel P. Sheehan is a 1967 Harvard College-trained American Government & American Foreign Policy Scholar; a 1970 Harvard Law School-trained Constitutional Trial and Appellate Attorney; and an expert in the field of Comparative Social Ethics & Alternative Human Worldviews. Over the past 50 years, as a trial attorney, public speaker, and university educator, Daniel has helped to expose injustice, protect fundamental human rights, and elucidate a compelling vision for the future for our human family. In no field has his work been more appreciated than in the vastly important field of. He is serving as legal counsel for DOD Special Agent Luis Elizondo.

Guest Category: Business, Earth & Space, History, Military, News, Paranormal, Politics & Government, Technology, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: Corporate Management
Guest Biography:

Luke Powell is a 1999 Watkins Award Honoree.  He was a 4.0 GPA,  5Star Academic All-American QB from Smyrna High School in Tennessee.  He attended and graduated from Stanford University where he was a First Team All-American as a kick returner and one of the school's all time best.  Luke had an opportunity to play for the Arizona Cardinals and San Diego Chargers prior to entering the coaching and administrative ranks in high school and college.  He is now a successful Corporate Sales Exec waiting to jump back into the world of collegiate sports as an Athletic Director at a Power5 School.  

Guest Category: Education, Sports & Recreation, Professional, High School, College
Guest Occupation: Photographer, Film Maker & Social Justice Activist
Guest Biography:

Phil Portlock retired from Metro, where for 29 years he was a photographer chronicling such things as the construction of the transit system.

Phil hadn’t had his first camera very long when he went to the  Washington National Cathedral to see the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver a sermon titled “Remaining Awake During a Great Revolution” on March 31, 1968.

After King's assassination, Phil saw parts of his hometown aflame and walked through DC taking pictures. And then got into his car and drove to the National Arboretum. Seeking peace — and seeding it — became part of Phil’s life.

He became active with the Poor People’s Campaign and a student of the civil rights movement and the legislation that resulted from it: the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  Voting is the way citizens — Black and White, young and old, native-born and immigrant — make their voices heard.

In 2013 the Supreme Court considered the case of Shelby County v. Holder, which sought to strike down parts of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. For 29 days, Phil and his wife, Pat Sloan, held a vigil outside the court, urging the justices to leave the protections in place. On June 25, 2013, the court declared that Sections 4(b) and 5 of the act were unconstitutional, relaxing federal oversight of jurisdictions with a history of voter suppression. It would be harder to vote, but even more important, Phil and Pat decided.

Phil Portlock and his wife Pat Sloan put together a documentary on how Black Americans gained the vote after the Civil War, saw it threatened by Jim Crow laws and violent voter intimidation and protected by the 1965 act, only to see it threatened anew.

Phil delivered “Voting Rights: The Struggle to Be Counted” in libraries, churches and on campuses. When the coronavirus pandemic struck, he started offering his voter education seminar online. Phil and Pat spent every Sunday evening since early August 2020 remotely offering a whirlwind history of African American voting rights in the United States — and the recent threats to it.

Guest Category: History, Kids & Family, Politics & Government, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Mindset Mentor and Clarity Coach, Founder of Storytime Yoga
Guest Biography:

Welcoming: Melissa Ross, BA, CMCP, RYT200, RCYT
Mindset Mentor and Clarity Coach
"How to Embrace the Mess and Forget the Stress"

With 20 years experience in the field of yoga and mindfulness, Melissa is a leading authority on healing and growth. As a leader and the founder of Breathe With Me Yoga, Melissa has influenced thousands of kids to connect with their mind, body and spirit through breathing, relaxation and mindfulness. As a speaker, coach, and author, and the founder of Rise2Wellness Inc., she uses her own experience with postpartum depression and anxiety to work with a wide range of individuals inspiring and empowering them to navigate – and overcome – stress, anxiety and depression. As a founding partner of the League of Giants, Melissa is on a mission to change 100 million lives.

After helping her son navigate anxiety at an early age and spending time in the classroom with so many children, it became Melissa’s biggest passion to help children and their parents navigate their way through anxiety, bullying and positivity. Melissa has helped countless families to find strategies that work. It has also become her passion to help all women step into their purpose and power. Melissa is the host of Story Time Yoga (for children 5-9 years and families 2-9 years) on the Roku, Apple and Amazon “In the Limelight” channel (https://www.bingenetworks.tv/channel/in-the-limellght-14192), Mat Chat (where she discusses wellness topics from her yoga mat), and the Wake Up With Giants show on Kat Country Radio (www.thedonpearsestudios.com). She is an international best-selling author, an award-winning speaker and entrepreneur, a 200-hour RYT, a 95-hour RCYT, and a proud mother of two.

Her story...

"Buried. As I ran from my home leaving behind my baby girl and my 2-year-old, the tears streamed down my face. I got into my car and drove into the night, not knowing where I was going. Anywhere, in the quiet car was enough. I knocked on a friend’s door not knowing how I got there or why, and when I entered her home I was acutely aware of her own children, the same age as mine, sleeping not far away. I apologized for intruding and as I fell into a chair, buried, was the only word that came to me. Not buried beneath piles of dirt per se, but having fallen into that deep dark place. Unable to climb from the bottomless hole, alone, cold and dark. As I cried sitting in her living room, not even her presence took away the feelings of despair and loneliness that I felt. I didn’t know how to climb out of the hole. It would be another year before I discovered that ‘buried’ was a gift, an opportunity to grow..."

There is so much more to share with the deeper learnings in this story of rising from tragedy to triumph!

More about Melissa here:
https://linktr.ee/melissaross

Guest Category: Business, Education, Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Psychology, Self Help, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: Filmmakers
Guest Biography:

This episode is about a disaster, how a community pulled together and the film that was made about resiliency. My guests are Charmaine Hammond and the screenwriter/filmmaker Michael Mankowski of the movie Back Home Again – A Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo Story, which is a new animated short film promoting conversation and awareness for mental health. Here’s a premiere of a new clip that gets to the Heart of the story. Back Home Again is available to stream everywhere in Fall 2021. The Canadian red cross, the Canadian mental health association, and Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo economic development & tourism join forces to bring to life back home again, an animated short film with an all-star voice cast, that aims to build mental health awareness and spark conversations in communities across Canada and around the world.

Guest Category: Arts, Earth & Space, Entertainment, Kids & Family, News, Pets and Animals, Psychology, Self Help, Society and Culture
Guest Occupation: Stephen Bassett is a political activist, Disclosure advocate, and the executive director of Paradigm Research Group
Guest Biography:

This episode is about Close Encounter News on UFOs, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, Extraterrestrial Life, and Space. My guest Stephen Bassett who is a political activist, Disclosure advocate, and the executive director of Paradigm Research Group, founded in 1996 to end the government-imposed embargo on the truth behind extraterrestrial-related phenomena. Stephen has spoken to audiences around the world about the implications of "Disclosure" — the formal confirmation by heads of state of an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race. He has given more than 1200 radio and television interviews on the political implications of UAP/ET phenomena. PRG's advocacy work has been extensively covered by major national and international media.  In 2013, PRG conducted a "Citizen Hearing on Disclosure" at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. In 2014, PRG launched a two-year political initiative that injected the ET issue into the 2016 presidential campaign. PRG recently launched the new exopolitical podcast DisclosureWire.

Guest Category: Earth & Space, Military, News, Paranormal, Physics & Metaphysics, Politics & Government, Science, Technology, Theory & Conspiracy