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Guest Occupation: Author, Public Speaker, Remote Viewer, and Psychic Investigator
Guest Biography:

JOSEPH McMONEAGLE

Owner/Executive Director of Intuitive Intelligence Applications, Inc.

Joseph McMoneagle has well over 30 years of professional expertise in research and development, in numerous multi-level technical systems, the paranormal, and the social sciences. Experience includes: experimental protocol design, collection and evaluation of statistical information, prototype design and testing, Automatic Data Processing equipment and technology interface, management, and data systems analysis for mainframe, mini-mainframe, and desktop computer systems.

He is currently a full time Research Associate with the Laboratories for Fundamental Research, Cognitive Sciences Laboratory, Palo Alto, California, where he has provided consulting support to research and development in remote viewing for 14 years. As a consultant to both SRI-International and Science Applications International Corporation, Inc., (1984–1995), he’s participated in protocol design, statistical information collection, R&D evaluations, as well as hundreds of remote viewing trials in support of experimental research and active intelligence operations for what is now known as Project STARGATE. He is well versed with developmental theory, methods of application, and current training technologies for remote viewing, as currently applied under strict laboratory controls and oversight.

With a career spanning 34 years, Mr. McMoneagle has provided professional support to the Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, Drug Enforcement Agency, Secret Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Customs, the National Security Council, and most major command within the Department of Defense. Twenty of those years have been within paranormal operations, as viewer No. 001 (372).

McMoneagle has also been responsible for a Military Occupational Specialty at Army Headquarters level, to include control and management of both the manned and unmanned sites, within the Continental United States as well as overseas. He was responsible for all tactical and strategic equipment, including aircraft and vehicles, development of new and current technology, planning, support and maintenance, funding, training, and personnel. He has performed responsibly in international and inter-service negotiations and agreements in support of six national level intelligence agencies. And he has acted as a direct consultant to the Commanding General, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), Washington D.C., as well as the Army Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI), Pentagon.

Other employment has included, Assistant to the Security Officer for a multi-billion dollar overseas intelligence facility, with responsibilities that included physical plant communications, personnel, and technology security; as well as counter-terrorist, counter-intelligence operations. He has served as the Detachment Commander at two remote intelligence-collection sites overseas, providing field intelligence collection, analysis and reporting at theater, region, country, and city levels. He has also served on an Air and Sea Rescue team, in long range reconnaissance, as a quick reaction strike force team leader, and rifleman. He has earned 28 military decorations and numerous awards, to include a Legion of Merit for support to the Nations Intelligence Community.

His publications include:

Book: MIND TREK, Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc., 1993 (revised edition 1997).

Book: THE ULTIMATE TIME MACHINE, Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc. (release date: October 1, 1998).

Journal: J.W. McMoneagle, PERCEPTIONS OF A PARANORMAL SUBJECT, The Journal of Parapsychology, Vol. 61, June 1997.

Article: J.W. McMoneagle, JULES VERNE: WRITER, PSYCHIC, OR REMOTE VIEWER, The Anomalist, No. 5, Summer 1997. (translated) J.W. McMoneagle, Julio Verne: Visionario o Vidente? Ano 4, No 3, January 1998.

Book: THE STARGATE CHRONICLES, Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc. (2002).

Joseph McMoneagle is currently a full member of The Parapsychological Association.

Guest Category: Paranormal, Philosophy, Physics & Metaphysics, Politics & Government, Psychology, Science, Self Help, Spiritual, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: Singer/Songwriter/Musician
Guest Biography:

THE RAY SHASHO SHOW WELCOMES JON ANDERSON

‘YES’ LEGENDARY LEAD SINGER-SONGWRITER -MUSICIAN

AndersonPonty Band Featuring Music Icons Jon Anderson & Jean Luc Ponty To Tour North America Spring 2016

In support of their critically acclaimed CD/DVD release “Better Late Than Never”, the AndersonPonty Band, featuring music icons Jon Anderson and Jean Luc Ponty, will be touring North America in Spring 2016! The band played a series of successful US dates in the Fall of 2015 and are excited to bring their music to the fans once again.

One of the most eagerly awaited releases of 2015, the AndersonPonty Band’s “Better Late Than Never” features outstanding performances by the group from September 2014 at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado, as well as some innovative production.

Along with some breathtaking new musical compositions, “Better Late Than Never” also showcases rearrangements of classic YES hits like “Owner Of A Lonely Heart”, “Roundabout” and “Wonderous Stories”. The album also includes some of Jean Luc Ponty’s beloved compositions, with Jon’s lyrical vocals and melodies enhancing the music and creating a very special and unique sound such as “Infinite Mirage” a new song incorporating Jean Luc’s classic tune “Mirage”.

YES’s original singer/songwriter for 35 years, Jon Anderson has had a successful solo career, which includes working with such notable music artists as Vangelis, Kitaro, and Milton Nascimento. International violin superstar Jean Luc Ponty is a pioneer and undisputed master of his instrument in the arena of jazz and rock. He is widely regarded as an innovator who has applied his unique visionary spin that has expanded the vocabulary of modern music. Together these two music legends have formed a musical synergy that is unparalleled!

“A breakthrough feeling came as I sang with Jean Luc’s music, to be in a band again is very exciting on many levels, we will play and sing our way around the world and have fun, for music is pleasure, music is all that is.” – Jon Anderson

“Collaborating with Jon who is such a creative singer/songwriter is unlike any project I have done before. I knew that we had plenty of musical affinities to make it work, but the result is way beyond my expectations. It is also a lot of fun to reunite with these excellent musicians who played with me in the past, they really put their heart in this project and with Jon’s creative input we are not just rehashing the past but giving a new life to the music we started developing decades ago.” – Jean Luc Ponty

The AndersonPonty Band also includes Jamie Glaser on guitars (Jean Luc Ponty, Chick Corea, Bryan Adams and Lenny White); Wally Minko on keyboards (Pink, Toni Braxton, Jean Luc Ponty, Tom Jones, Gregg Rolie and Barry Manilow); Keith Jones on bass (Airto, Santana, Kenny Loggins and Jean Luc Ponty); and Rayford Griffin on drums and percussion (Stanley Clarke Band, George Duke, Jean Luc Ponty and Michael Jackson). The band visit the music created by Jon Anderson and Jean Luc Ponty over the years with new arrangements, virtuosic performances and new energy.

Jean Luc Ponty was originally approached by Jon Anderson with the idea of working together as far back as the 1980’s. Now 30 years later the dream has become a reality!

To purchase AndersonPonty Band “Better Late Than Never” visit … CD/DVD: https://www.amazon.com/Better-Late-Than-Never-DVD/dp/B0133G1FM4/183-7130347-2542925

Watch the forthcoming AndersonPonty Band special on PBS. Check your local listings for dates and times.

For more information visit the official AndersonPonty Band website: http://www.andersonpontyband.com/

Jon Anderson on facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TheJonAnderson/

Jean Luc Ponty official website: https://www.ponty.com

AndersonPonty Band tour dates:

Apr 28 – Fox Tucson Theatre – Tucson, AZ 

Apr 30 – The Canyon Theater – Agoura Hills, CA 

May 01 – The Grove of Anaheim – Anaheim, CA   

May 04 – Boulder Theater – Boulder, CO 

May 06 – Majestic Theatre – Dallas, TX 

May 07 – One World Theatre – Austin, TX 

May 10 – Ames Center – Burnsville, MN 

May 11 – The Arcada Theatre – St. Charles, IL 

May 13 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO 

May 14 – Barrymore Theatre – Madison, WI

May 17 – Riviera Theatre – N. Tonawanda, NY 

May 18 – Tarrytown Music Hall – Tarrytown, NY 

May 20 – Cabot Performing Arts Center – Beverly, MA 

May 21 – Calvin Theater – Northampton, MA 

May 23 – The Ridgefield Playhouse – Ridgefield, CT 

May 25 – The Egg – Hart Theatre – Albany, NY 

May 26 – St. Denis Theatre – Montreal, Canada 

May 27 – Palais Montcalm – Quebec, Canada 

Guest Category: Arts, Music
Guest Occupation: Political Historian
Guest Biography:

Nelson Rimensnyder is a noted political historian who served on the District of Columbia committee of Congress for many years. In his own words:

"My platform, simply stated, is that until DC residents have voting members of Congress, they should be exempt from paying United States Federal income taxes. NO VOTE - NO TAX.

This idea is not new and has been gaining bipartisan support. In 2009, U. S. Representative Louie Gohmert, Republican of Texas, with ten Republican co-sponsors, introduced the "District of Columbia No Taxation Without Representation Act." That bill was reintroduced in the current Congress last year. The bill concludes, and I quote:

'The Congress finds the following: SEC. 2. In keeping with the early history and democratic traditions of the United States, the principles established in the Constitution, and in conformance with the other territories of the United States which have delegates but no Representative, the residents of the District of Columbia should be exempt from paying United States Federal income taxes.'

The DC Chapter of Log Cabin Republicans has endorsed my candidacy and platform advocating a NO VOTE, NO TAX policy for DC until we are represented in Congress by voting members.

We are the only American citizens who are taxed without our consent. Residents of Puerto Rico and the U. S. territories also are represented by non-voting Delegates in Congress, but they are exempt from paying federal income taxes. If elected Delegate from D.C., I will work to educate Congress and the public on the need to end the injustice of taxation without representation for DC residents. This is a goal that cannot be achieved without support and cooperation from both Republicans and Democrats. It is time to send a bi-partisan delegation to the Congress. Taxation without representation is tyranny!"

His background:

First at the Library of Congress (1970-1975), and then as Director of Research for the U. S. House Committee on the District of Columbia, I compiled the only existing comprehensive archive on the history of the complex D.C. - Federal relationship. This unique treasure barely escaped destruction when the House Committee was abolished. Rescued from the dumpster, it is now stored precariously in my Capitol Hill garage. I hope an appropriate D. C. institution will accept the archive and enable me to catalog these records and documents for eventual publication. The archive would be of particular assistance in resolving the issue of an equitable Federal payment to the D. C. government for revenues denied and services rendered. It is rich in material related to our 200 year struggle to achieve territorial status leading to statehood. The archive would provide an invaluable resource in the struggle to forge a bipartisan agenda for advancing self-government initiatives.

Military Experience:

U. S. Army, 1964-1968 After graduation from the Army Language School in Monterey, CA with proficiency in Spanish, I spent two years stationed in Panama, traveling throughout most of Central and South America working as a translator and gathering information for military intelligence reports used in counterinsurgency operations of both U.S. and allied personnel.

Guest Category: History, Politics & Government, Variety
Guest Occupation: Professor of Psychology, Author of Gratitude Books and Articles
Guest Biography:

Phil Watkins received his B.S. in psychology from the University of Oregon and his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. He has taught in the Psychology Department at Eastern Washington University since 1990. After investigating memory biases in depression, Phil shifted his focus to gratitude and how it impacts well-being. He developed one of the most utilized measures of gratitude (the GRAT), and has been called a “pioneer in gratitude research.” He has remained active in the science of gratitude, and his research now focuses on how gratitude enhances happiness. He has published a number of scientific papers on gratitude, and has also published two books. His first book, Gratitude and the Good Life, is a treatise on the current science of gratitude. More recently he published Positive Psychology 101, which is written for a more general audience on the science of happiness and positive psychology (Springer Publishers, New York). 

Guest Category: Education, Health & Lifestyle, Medicine, Self Help, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: Owner of Chasky Enterprises and Personal Chef
Guest Biography:

Craig Chasky grew up in Long Island, New York, where he loved to cook with his mother and grandmother. When he was six years old, he burned his hand on the electric stove. He jokes he likes the heat in the kitchen and his hand is okay. When Craig became a teenager, he moved to North Carolina where he washed pots and pans at Queens Women’s College for 750. He filled in for an absent chef and was voted in to take over at just 15 years old.

Craig moved back to New York to work with the renowned Glorious Foods Catering. He catered events at The MoMA with Cary Grant as host. As well as Rudolph Nureyev’s 50 th birthday at The MET. He catered The Bicentennial of The Statute of Liberty 1986 with Chef Paul Prudhomme of New Orleans. For 3 years Chef Craig worked at the famous Hermitage Restaurant in New York and catered for patrons such as Jackie Onassis, Salvador Dali, Mick Jagger, Donald Trump, Brooke Shields and Tommy Matola/Sony Music.

After attending Peter Krumps Cooking School and Culinary Institute of America – Chef Craig studied with Chef Bernard Clayton, Jr., Jacque Pepin as well as James Beard.

In 1988 Chef Craig opened up the Underhill Inn in Hillsdale, New York and within four months received four-4 Star reviews.

Local catering in Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida: Digital Village, Schroder-Manatee, Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, Manatee Chamber of Commerce, Boys and Girls Club of Manatee – Carnival Event Michael Saunders Real Estate, Sotheby’s International Real Estate , Keller Williams, Real Magazine, Wine Styles Lakewood Ranch, Crunch, LaFitness, Shapes, Fit2Run-HealthFit, Florida Blue, Banks: Regions, Synovous, HomeBanc, 5/3rd ; Center for Sight, YMCA, Mandala Spa, Muse Salon, Fyzical-SRQ, Hand and Stone, Martin Freeman, As Good As it Gets.

Craig’s success took him to THE FOOD NETWORK, New York Times, New York Magazine Yankee Magazine, Sarasota and Manatee Herald – ABC and NBC TV-NPR Radio.

Today Chef Craig Chasky is empowering others to achieve their dreams by encouraging and guiding, so in turn they can be successful in their field.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Alternative Health, Fitness & Exercise, Nutrition, Psychology, Personal Development, Self Help, Inspirational, Motivational
Guest Occupation: Coach, Speaker, Author and Founder of The Inspirational Woman Project
Guest Biography:

Bri Seeley is a a multi-talented and passionate entrepreneur that accomplishes her mission of inspiring women to BE women through coaching, writing, speaking, hosting events, and more. Women connect with her writing and coaching because of her direct, raw, and vulnerable approach to life.

Bri shares her perspective and experiences with the purpose of inspiring women to live life on their terms. Her conviction to infuse life with truth, passion, and focus inspires the women she works with to feel confident in their decisions and embrace their power to create and embody their remarkable futures now.

Guest Category: Inspirational, Motivational
Guest Occupation: Positive Transformation Catalyst
Guest Biography:

After a life spent experiencing trials by fire while simultaneously navigating choppy waters, she is passionate about helping others navigate their own paths and become the very best version of themselves they can be.  Having been told early in adulthood that as an employee she would make an excellent entrepreneur, Kellie, has started, grown and/or run several small businesses.  Currently, she is a real estate broker and life coach in southeastern Arizona and, as usual, lives with a rather large menagerie of animals and way more gardens and other projects than any truly sane person would attempt to handle.

Guest Category: Personal Development, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: Professor of Educational Leadership at Cambridge College
Guest Biography:
Dr. Jim Horn is Professor of Educational Leadership at Cambridge College, and he has published widely on education issues related to policy, theory, research, and politics. With co-author, Denise Wilburn, he published The Mismeasure of Education in 2013.



Jim Horn began teaching in 1971 in Sandersville, Ga., just one year after school desegregation convinced most of Washington County's white parents to enroll their children in private academies. He has been an educator most of the time since. He has served as K-12 librarian, high school and middle school English teacher, and for the past 18 years, he has taught at Long Island University, LSUS, University of Alabama-Huntsville, Monmouth University, and Cambridge College. He holds a PhD in Social Foundations of Education from the University of Tennessee. He has published and presented widely in both popular and scholarly venues on social justice issues in education, education reform and accountability, and educational theory and learning in relation to complexity.



Jim is the founder of the blog, Schools Matter, and he contributes at Schools Matter: http://www.schoolsmatter.info. He is an intermittent contributor at Common Dreams. Jim splits his time between Cambridge, MA and Nashville, TN, and he is currently Professor in the Educational Leadership Doctoral Program at Cambridge College in Cambridge, MA.



His most recent book is "Work Hard, Be Hard: Journeys through 'No Excuses' Teaching."
Guest Category: Education