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Guest Occupation: American economist, history in politics, economics, gun rights advocacy
Guest Biography:

John R. Lott Jr. is an American economist with an extensive background and history in politics, economics and gun rights advocacy. His academic and professional career is lengthy and diverse, having worked at and written for a variety of educational institutions and publications across America. He has also authored several works on gun rights and economics covering the free-market theory.

John Lott was born in 1958 in Detroit, Michigan. His academic journey began at UCLA, where he received his Bachelors in Economics in 1980. He went on to obtain both his Masters and Ph.D. in the same field at UCLA in 1982 and 1984, respectively. From there, Lott went on to to work as an Economist and in the law field profession at the University of Maryland, Yale Law School, the University of Stanford, Texas A&M University, UCLA, Rice University and Wharton Business School. Outside of employment at these universities, Lott also worked as Chief Economist at the United States Sentencing Commission, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a senior researcher at the University of Maryland Foundation.

Lott is most famous for his view on gun rights, including the right of gun ownership in The United States and the ability to carry a gun. He has received both praise and criticism for his views, making him a controversial economic and political figure. His most well-known works on gun rights include More Guns, Less Crime and The Bias Against Guns. In these works, Lott argues that the more guns Americans have, the less likely there will be crime. He stands strongly against strict gun restrictions and gun laws, claiming that only gun use used for violence is broadcast on the media, instead of guns used as defense. He believes this misrepresentation of gun use is unfair and a key factor in misinformation in proper gun use in America.

His arguments have landed him several roles as a political commentator. His op-ed pieces have been featured in a number of publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He also contributed regularly to Fox News from 2008-2009, where he published works on such subjects as then-President Barrack Obama’s political and financial decisions, race problems in America, women’s rights, unemployment and the Great Recession of 2008, among other topics.

As of 2020, Lott continues to write political and economic pieces on his online blog. His blog posts continue to cover a range of political and economic topics, including the 2020 Presidential Election, racial protests in America, the Coronavirus pandemic and the change of gun laws in various states. Lott’s posts can also be found on the Crime Prevention Research Center website, which was founded and owned by Lott for several years. Lott hopes that more Americans can understand the use of guns in anti-violence prevention in the new decade.

Guest Category: Literature, History, News, Philosophy, Politics & Government
Guest Occupation: CEO
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John Mallet has personally originated over one billion dollars in mortgage loans over the last two decades. He is increasingly known as America's Mortgage Coach™, because of his unique ability to demystify the complexity of mortgages and empower clients to discover how buying and owning a home can be a positive, trans-formative experience. John is the Founder and President of Main Street Mortgage, located in Westlake Village, California. He received his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and graduate degree (MBA) from the University of Southern California. John and his wife Carol are the parents of three children and reside in Southern California. 

Guest Category: Business, Education, Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Society and Culture
Guest Occupation: Author of Dear Barack
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CLAUDIA CLARK received her Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Public Policy from Michigan State University. At Michigan State, she served as President of the College Democrats and was active in Amnesty International, NOW, and Pro-Choice groups. Clark holds an M.A. in Labor in Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Masters in U.S. History with an emphasis on women’s history from San Jose State University, and a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Michigan with an emphasis in Community Organizing.

Claudia and her husband recently moved from San Jose, CA, to Bavaria, Germany, where she is the national Get out the Vote (GOTV) coordinator for the Democrats Abroad Germany Chapter. In this role Claudia is responsible for helping to secure American Democratic expat voters living in Germany cast their ballots from abroad.

Guest Category: History, Kids & Family, Politics & Government, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Famed former head basketball coach at Auburn, Virginia Tech & East Tennessee
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Roan Mountain, Tennessee native Sonny Smith was a head basketball coach for 22 seasons where he mentored and coached NBA Hall of Fame player Charles Barkley and NBA legend Chuck Person.

Smith served as a basketball head coach for 22 seasons. Best known as the head coach at Auburn from 1978 to 1989, he also coached at East Tennessee State (1976–1978), finishing with a 30-23 record and VCU (1989–1998).

He was hired by Auburn University in 1978. Under Smith’s leadership, Auburn secured its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1984, led by player Charles Barkley. Smith was named SEC Coach of the Year in 1984. In 1985, Smith led Auburn to win the SEC Tournament championship, winning four games in four days for the first time in tournament history. He then coached that team to the Sweet Sixteen of the 1985 NCAA Tournament. Smith would go on to lead Auburn to three more NCAA Tournament appearances. His streak of five straight NCAA Tournament appearances is the longest in Auburn history. Smith was again named SEC Coach of the Year following the 1988 season. To date, he is the only coach in Auburn men’s basketball history to have three consecutive 20-win seasons (1984-1986).

When Smith transferred to VCU, he led the team to win the Colonial Athletic Association regular season and tournament titles in 1996. He was named CAA Coach of the Year at the end of the season.

Smith retired with an overall head coaching record of 339-304. Post-retirement, Smith joined former Alabama coach Wimp Sanderson for a sports talk radio show, “The Sonny and Wimp Show” on WJOX-AM in Birmingham, Alabama. The show ran for more than six years. Smith currently works alongside Andy Burcham, providing color commentary for Auburn men’s basketball games on the Auburn Sports Network radio broadcast.

Welcome to the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020, Sonny Smith.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Self Help, Sports & Recreation, Variety
Guest Occupation: Healers, Counselors, Intuitive Readers
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Miracles can happen at any time

offering counselings, readings, and healings so that you can create the future you wish

Anthony Federico & Rieko Fairy Meadows "Ree & Anthony"

Higher Dimensional Contact

Rieko’s abilities blossomed overnight in June 2017 after being called to the forest in Japan. She realized she could talk to trees. At first she talked mainly to nature spirits and then she began receiving messages from her guides. In September 2018 she was called to Mt. Shasta where she met Anthony in Panther Meadows, the most sacred place in Mt. Shasta. In September 2019 she was first contacted by her future self who is a Hybrid. Rieko was told by angelic beings that she has the ability to channel and communicate with any being in any dimension. She came here to turn the planet into a planet flooded with love.

Anthony was born psychic with a strong memory of the other side and other lifetimes. His psychic abilities strongly developed and awakened after going on a camping trip with Ted Mahr in 2018 to Mt. Shasta and meeting Rieko. He channels angels, his Higher Self, aliens, and other higher dimensional beings excited to help fill Earth with love. His psychic abilities focus on the energy of “wisdom.” In his other lives he is an experienced “mystic traveler” who likes to walk between worlds.

Rieko and Anthony work together doing private and group sessions. They view people’s energy and approach the session based on what is most necessary and relevant at the time. They often operate in the subconscious field of the client, offering “reality navigation” so the client can live any future they wish!

For booking: yourdreamsallcametrue.com

Guest Category: Kids & Family, Philosophy, Emotional Health and Freedom, Inspirational, Motivational, Spiritual, Access Consciousness, Shamanism, Psychic & Intuitive
Guest Occupation: Singer and Songwriter
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PETER CHUNG

Singer – Songwriter from the San Francisco Bay Area living in Los Angeles to pursue the music dream: perform original music around the world.

Guest Category: Arts, Entertainment, Music
Guest Occupation: Immigration attorney, Homeland security attorney, writer, inspirational speaker and success coach
Guest Biography:

MEG NOCERO

Sometimes, difficulties and loss can reshape who we are and nudge us into growing. Just like a caterpillar sheds its skin and spins itself a silky chrysalis, what results is a breathtakingly beautiful creature we could never imagine, the butterfly. Meg Nocero’s story is not so different as she depicts her extraordinary transformation in Butterfly Awakens.

As a forty-something Italian-American immigration attorney, Meg moves through unimaginable grief and sadness watching her beloved mother lose her battle to breast cancer. Questioning her life choices and opening herself up to her soul’s calling, Nocero brings readers along on her journey through a dark night of the soul. We experience with her the grieving process, a toxic work environment, and intense stress that results in depression and anxiety, along with a somatic nervous disorder called tinnitus. Meg never gives up and– instead– looks for the help she needs to start to heal and find her light. In the end, like the metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly, her story is a beautiful love letter honoring her mother’s legacy while detailing the awakening of her own.

Among the many stories about breast cancer and grief, none are quite like this one. After resigning from her career as a federal prosecutor due to a toxic administration, she searches for the lighthouse she saw in a vision when her mother died. Embarking on an inspiring spiritual pilgrimage on El Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain to get to the lighthouse at Cap Finisterre, she sets out to wake up and live again. The butterfly connection and stark honesty of her writing offers readers important lessons learned from moving through grief so that each person can shine their light again.

MEG NOCERO is a former Department of Homeland Security attorney. After 19 years of federal government service, she resigned to pursue her dream as a writer, inspirational speaker, a success coach, and attorney for justice.

Nocero is an avid learner who holds a BA in Spanish, with a concentration in Italian from Boston College; an MA in international affairs from the University of Miami; and a JD from St. Thomas University School of Law. She is a member of the Florida Bar, serves on the Wellness Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and holds certifications as a Federal Law Enforcement Training Center instructor, as a Professional Coach from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching, and as an Associate Certified Coach from the International Coaching Federation. She has a Certificate in Happiness Studies through Harvard Professor Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar’s Happiness Studies Academy and a Certificate for the Science of Well-Being from Yale University.

In addition to being named Miz CEO Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019, she appeared on CNN Español with Ismael Cala and hosts her own YouTube channel and a podcast called “Manifesting with Meg: Conversations with Extraordinary People.”

Guest Category: Business, Legal, Health & Lifestyle, Philosophy, Psychology, Emotional Health and Freedom, Personal Development, Self Help, Society and Culture
Guest Occupation: Addiction Recovery Expert and Entrepreneur
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GREGORY SILVA

Gregory Silva was born and raised on a farm in Northern California. After graduating from Sonoma State University, he was employed in the media industry and various international marketing firms. This career path took him all over the world, and at one point he was even living and working in France.

However, in 2012, Gregory’s best friend overdosed and passed away. Looking for answers to the addiction plague, Gregory ended up changing careers in order to help people recover from addiction and live fuller lives. He is now dedicated to educating people suffering from addiction, as well as their loved ones and employers, about the pathways to recovery.

As the Director of Operations for three drug and alcohol treatment centers in Southern California; Living Longer Recovery, Gravity Treatment Centers, and New Spirit Treatment Center, he enjoys the challenges that come with the position and the opportunity to help change the direction of the clients he encounters.

In his spare time, you will find him volunteering and rescuing abandoned pets.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Philosophy, Psychology, Emotional Health and Freedom, Personal Development, Self Help, Society and Culture, Spiritual