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Headlined Guests

Guest Occupation: Journalist
Guest Biography:

Mike Whitney is a landscape contractor who veered into journalism following the attacks of September 11. He is a Project Censored award winner who writes on foreign policy, domestic politics and the economy. His articles can found at Counterpunch or the Unz Review. 

Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion

Jeffrey St. Clair (editor), Joshua Frank (editor)

The election of Barack Obama sparked long-dormant tingles of optimism in even the most entrenched political cynics. But the promise of an Obama revolution fizzled out even before his inauguration, as the president-in-waiting stocked his cabinet with corporate hacks, cut secret deals with Wall Street titans and plotted a bloody escalation of the senseless war in Afghanistan. Here is a scathing indictment of the Obama presidency from the best writers on the American Left. Hopeless is a view of Obama's policies from the trenches: the compromises, the backstabbing, the same old imperial ambitions. From Obama's sell-outs to big oil and the nuclear industry to his continuation of savage Bush-era policies in the CIA's global network of secret prisons, this fast-paced chronicle will outrage the politically naive, delight the critical and inspire those looking for an alternative to the dismal politics of lesser evilism. As Emma Goldman famously quipped, "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." Let this book stand as a painful reminder to those who think anything less than social struggle will net tangible gain.

Contributors include: Mike Whitney, Kevin Alexander Gray, Jeremy Scahill, Joe Bageant, Marjorie Cohn, Brian Tokar, Linn Washington, Jr., Ronnie Cummins, Kathy Kelly, Tariq Ali, Ralph Nader, and more.

Guest Category: Education, History, News, Society and Culture
Guest Occupation: Psyhologist, Ppriritual Teacher of Divine feminine
Guest Biography:

Laura Derr is a clinical psychologist with over 30 years of clinical experience, and 30 years of spiritual practice, 20 years in Buddhist mediation community, and 10 years with the new teachings of Jesus. She was ordained in June, 2016 as an Interfaith Minister. Her spiritual path has revealed a strong intuitive awareness, and the conviction that this awareness is available to everyone.

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Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Energy Healing, Medicine, Psychology, Religion, Akashic Records, Meditation
Guest Occupation: Nutritionist, Life Coach, Author, Founder of G.E.M. Technologies
Guest Biography:

Judy Beebe is the visionary founder of G.E.M. Technologies. She has a Ph.D in nutrition and has worked in area of medicine for over 40 years. Judy was looking for a connection between the microcosm and macrocosm and this took her through the world religions and texts. Her studies into the physical body and our spiritual connection to the cosmos have led her to this new energy source. Judy is a great grandmother, a spiritual author and healer.

Guest Category: Literature, Courses & Training, Health & Lifestyle, Nutrition, Paranormal, Philosophy, Spiritual, Access Consciousness, Medium & Channeling
Guest Occupation: Feng Shui expert, Entrepreneur
Guest Biography:

My name is Susanna Utbult and I´m from Sweden. I have studied and practiced Feng Shui for 18 years. I´m a Feng Shui expert, I own and run the Nordic School of Feng Shui where I have taught feng shui to several hundred students since I took over the school in 2010. I love teaching and helping people to create better homes and better lives.

I also design houses for clients who are in the process of building their own home and they just want to get it right (this time). After being a Feng Shui expert for many years I have realized the home is just one side of the coin for creating a better life. The other side of the coin is YOU. It really doesn´t matter if you have a great home according to Feng Shui, if you are in a mess internally. You just have to do the work to get the whole coin to shine the way you deserve. It´s your birthright.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Feng Shui
Guest Occupation: Fung Shui Expert
Guest Biography:

Susanna Utbult is a Feng Shui from Sweden. She has studied and practiced Feng Shui since 1998.

As a feng shui expert,she owns and runs the Nordic School for Feng Shui and has taught several hundred students. Since Susanna took over the school in 2010 she has grown to love teaching and helping people to create better homes and better lives. Susanna also design houses for clients who are in the process of building there own home and they just want to get it right (this time).

After being a Feng Shui expert for many years I have realized the home is just one side of the coin for creating a better life. The other side of the coin is YOU, the customer. It really doesn´t matter if you have a great home according to Feng Shui, if you are in a confused and in a mess internally. You just need to do the work to get the whole coin to shine the way you deserve. This is your birthright. 

Susanna has developed a way to mix Feng Shui with the teachings of Bob Proctor, from Canada. The decluttering of body/mind/spirit is uplifting and brings Light and balance into your home.

Guest Category: Education, Health & Lifestyle, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Musician and brand ambassador of 7percenter
Guest Biography:

STEVIE DUB

Stevie Dub is from Lancaster Wisconsin & for the past few years he’s lived in Los Angeles where he’s hosted numerous shows & events with his manager & CEO of 7percenter, Steve ‘Boss’ Haas.

Stevie Dub is brand ambassador of 7percenter, a movement which stands for the 7% of people in the world who have a goal & a dream who chase after their goals & inspire others along the way. Together Stevie & 7percenter have donated to numerous schools and companies through their partnered, “PathFinder” nonprofit organization.

This year Stevie Dub plans on releasing a mixtape followed by a full length concept album.

Guest Category: Arts, Performing Arts, Music
Guest Occupation: Director, producer, writer, and ac ve member of the Director’s Guild of America
Guest Biography:

GREG REITMAN

Greg Reitman is an director, producer, writer, and ac ve member of the Director’s Guild of America. Described by Movie Maker Magazine as “one of the top ten filmmakers producing content that impacts our world,” he is the founder of Blue Water Entertainment, Inc., an independent production company.

Greg produced the Sundance Audience Award-winning feature documentary Fuel (“A vital, superbly assembled documentary.” — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times). Fuel played at dozens of film festivals, won numerous awards, was released theatrically and aired on CNBC. It currently streams on Hulu.

Prior to producing Fuel, Greg wrote, produced, and directed the feature documentary Hollywood’s Magical Isle – Catalina (“A charming and nostalgic slice of Americana that beautifully recreates a sense of place.” — Andrea Harrison, American Public Radio). The award-winning documentary was shown at over a dozen film festivals before being shown nationally on PBS.

His latest film is the feature documentary Rooted in Peace (“Reitman’s authenticity is what makes the film worth seeing!” — Herbert Paine, Broadway World). The film, which features interviews with many renowned personalities including David Lynch, Ted Turner, Deepak Chopra and Neil Young, has been screened at numerous film festivals including the Hollywood

Film Festival, Montreal, and Sedona. A theatrical release is currently planned for Fall 2016.

Currently, Blue Water Entertainment has a slate of motion pictures in development including, Shaolin Kid, Zentropy, and The Ventures as well as Stars, Cars & Guitars, a pop culture, satire TV program.

Greg is also an occasional contributor to The Huffington Post and the online talk show, “On The Green Carpet.”

Prior to Blue Water Entertainment, Greg worked in technology as the Global Business Director, Media & Entertainment division for Fortune 500 company LSI Logic, Inc. At LSI, he was responsible for the creation and implementation of the entertainment strategic business plan.

Greg has a BA in History & Film from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a MFA in Film from UCLA in Los Angeles.

Guest Category: Arts, Literature, Society and Culture, Technology, TV & Film
Guest Occupation: Technical Training Manager in Pharmaceuticals
Guest Biography:

Forest is the long time Master of Ceremonies of the now Ozark Mountain UFO Conference in Eureka Springs, AR with many stories to share of his experiences along the way.

Guest Category: Paranormal, UFOs, Technology
Guest Occupation: Artist/Journalist/Activist
Guest Biography:

Abby Martin is an American journalist and presenter of The Empire Files, a weekly investigative news program on teleSUR English and YouTube.  She was formerly the host of Breaking the Set on RT America network, working from the Washington, D.C. bureau. Before hosting her own show, she had worked for two years as a correspondent for RT America.

Martin is also an artist and activist, and helped found the citizen journalism website Media Roots. She serves on the board of directors for the Media Freedom Foundation which manages Project Censored. Martin appeared in the documentary film Project Censored The Movie: Ending the Reign of Junk Food News (2013), and co-directed 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film (2013).

ABOUT MEDIA ROOTS...

The root system of a tree is five times more extensive than the tree itself, and reaches far underground to form a solid base for growth and nourishment. Just as this root system is integral to the survival of the tree, media is integral to the foundation and survival of a democracy.

Media Roots is a citizen journalism project that reports the news from outside of party lines while providing a collaborative forum for conscious citizens, artists and activists to unite.

Abby pioneered the creation of Media Roots to help inform and connect the community. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook.

Guest Category: Arts, News, Politics & Government
Guest Occupation: Evidential Psychic Medium/Spiritual Teacher
Guest Biography:
Tamara Caulder Richardson was born in the foothills of Hickory, North Carolina, with a Cherokee and German-Swedish heritage, and was born with the gift of "the sight", which sees into the other world with clarity that others don't. Early on she realized she “knew things” that others did not and sensed spirit people around her. She just did not understand why at the time and what spirits wanted from her.
 
As a small child, Tamara thought it was common for everyone to astral travel at night, or remote view locations or people, to know future events before they unfolded, or to communicate with disincarnate beings. It was around her teens that Tamara realized she was very unique and different from her family and friends, which did not know the things she naturally knew. Coming from "The South”, these types of spiritual gifts were not really discussed, or encouraged.
 
Growing up she had no one to speak to regarding her natural abilities. Tamara was concerned “if found out” she would be not taken seriously, or made fun of, or worse – feared by people. So on her own personal time, Tamara spent many hours in the school library learning about her abilities and studying books by Dr. Raymond Moody such, "Life After Life" as his co-authored book written with Dannion Brinkley: "Saved by the Light", who was hit by lightening and became highly spiritually aware and clairvoyant. From a teen on, Tamara was intrigued with reading "life after death" inspirational books such as these with the same message, “life goes on” and so does that love connection with people we care about that have crossed over. 
 
However spiritual events changed her life. From age 3 to 24 she also had six near-death experiences (NDE's) that she believes greatly enhanced her spiritual gifts. She has been to heaven and felt the abundant love, saw an angel heal her from a head injury, heard the voice of God, and talked to Jesus in heaven many times. She hid her NDE's till recently, where she is an active participant in International Association of Near Death Studies.

After having a long, successful career as an advertising executive and also a boutique owner, Tamara started to become more attuned to sensing and communicating regularly with crossed over spiritual beings. She tried to put her spiritual gifts in the background since childhood but with the years, and more acceptance of her own self as an adult, the opposite happened – her gifts heightened exponentially. 

Before deciding to turn her life over to serving God and spirit, Tamara had long conversations daily with God for 12 years. Tamara wanted to know how God wanted her to use these gifts and wanted to feel “called to serve God”, and she did indeed. The response she got about using her gift and why God gave it to her was, “to help heal and reunite families with loved ones on earth through heavenly messages of love from loved ones that have crossed over”. 
 
Since then Tamara has given up her advertising career and is a full time professional psychic medium, offering spiritual knowledge in workshops, heard on the radio in the US and UK, giving live public medium demonstrations and private medium / life path readings around the world. 
 
Tamara has developed her natural psychic medium abilities through advanced mediumship classes with TV/stage medium, authors, John Holland, Janet Nohavec, former nun and owner of, The Journey Within, Spiritualist church in NJ and UK’s Lisa Williams and Tony Stockwell - all of which were teachers at the famous medium school, www.arthurfindlaycollege.org in England.
 
As far as Tamara’s spiritual gifts… she is a mental medium, a highly developed clairvoyant where she can see what others look like that had passed over and can see them show her full memories like a filmstrip in her head, all with evidential information that the sitter can validate. 
 
Her remote viewing ability helps her in readings since spirit can take her mentally to places to prove to their loved ones that they are still around and evidence of their presence. Tamara is also clairaudient and clairsentient and therefore can, "hear and sense" deceased people around her during readings. She gets details such as whole scenarios (from past childhood experiences, present or future events - but mainly "in the now and the past" come through on medium readings), time periods, names, ages, clothing styles, phrases, facial expressions, emotions and most importantly, the love from others comes through in her readings.
 
She can also sense illnesses in people, and advise them on better ways to fulfill their purpose and stay healthy. However, she is not medically trained. She acts as a spiritual assistant and only passes information along from Spirit to someone. It is up to each person to get a full medical exam and take responsibility for their health and well-being.
 
As a spiritual teacher she also understands the transition from life to death, which is the passing of the spirit from this material world on this physical plane to the spirit world on the ethereal plane. In either world, we are a spiritual being. In this world we experience life through the perspective from the body we are given. We do not have a "spirit", we ARE a spirit, and we ARE the Soul which lives a life in a body and then moves on to the teaching and learning’s on the other side. We don't lose our basic nature and personality. It is common for spirit to communicate in Tamara’s readings their passion, habits and personal quirks to let their loved ones here on earth know… it is them.
 
Tamara is directed by God, her holy guardian angels and spirit guides. Prayer of humility, love to God and thankfulness is a daily routine for her. Tamara’s loving guides give her positive information and allow her to speak to family and friend spirits bringing detailed messages of hope, love and encouragement.
 
She also has a gift to assist others in their "life path" or soul progression with messages that hit the very core of the soul of that person to help them along on their journey. She understands the huge responsibility it is to give messages from crossed over family members to the living and to assist in someone's soul journey. All messages given are with respect, and said in a loving, gentle, and insightful helpful way to the sitter. Tamara only delivers positive messages to help further that soul to a higher purpose.
Guest Category: Near Death Experiences, Philosophy, Inspirational, Motivational, Access Consciousness, Angel Communication, Medium & Channeling, Clairvoyant & Telepathic, Psychic & Intuitive
Guest Occupation: Cellular Expansion Energy Healer
Guest Biography:

Patti McNulty began her education with four years of intensive training in a combined mental health/addictions and family counseling program. Subsequently, she spent twelve years providing both inpatient and outpatient addiction services to a range of psychiatric hospitals. She was then the primary Employee Assistance Program counselor for JFK and LaGuardia Airports in New York, where employees could receive counseling and addictions treatment on-site.

In 1996, she was awarded a New York State citation for her work with the survivors and employees involved in the Flight 800 plane crash that same year. Her work experience pulled her in the direction of not only further addictions treatment work, but also in trauma work in addicted populations.

In 2005, she became a holistic studies practitioner, completed two graduate programs at the School of Vanati in Pittsburgh, and is presently involved in the extension graduate program.

Patti started working at Serenity Acres Treatment Center in January of 2013, as a licensed Certified Associate Counselor for Alcohol and Drugs (CAC-AD), and provides addictions counseling, family education, and holistic therapy services to her clients. She also runs her own business, Healing Branches, in Severna Park, Md. At Healing Branches, Patti practices Cellular Expansion and Healing Energy Medicine—a form of hands on bodywork that heals through the cells for optimal health and wellness.

Guest Category: Education, Health & Lifestyle, Medicine, Science, Self Help
Guest Occupation: Chiropractor, Educator
Guest Biography:

Dr. David Seaman was the first person to author a scientific paper that specifically hypothesized that diets can be pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory. Since that paper was published in 2002, thousands of papers and numerous books have been published on the topic of diet and inflammation, which is now accepted as mainstream.

Dr. Seaman is a Professor of Clinical Sciences in the Chiropractic Medicine program at National University of Health Sciences in Pinellas Park, Fl. He has a BS from Rutgers University in 1982; a Doctor of Chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College in 1986; and a MS in Bio/nutrition from the University of Bridgeport in 1991

While in clinical practice in the late 1980’s, he became aware of the developing research that linked nutrition to the inflammatory process and noticed that appropriate dietary changes could significantly improve various musculoskeletal and visceral conditions. Based on this experience, he began to focus on nutritional approaches for inflammation/pain control and has followed the related scientific literature ever since. This led to the publication of the first book on nutrition for pain and inflammation, which was followed by many articles and book chapters devoted to this topic. His educational efforts resulted in being awarded the 2006 Academician of the Year by the American Chiropractic Association.

Guest Category: Education, Health & Lifestyle, Medicine
Guest Occupation: Singer/Songwriter/Multi-instrumentalist & Record Producer
Guest Biography:

BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD, POCO, LOGGINS & MESSINA

MUSIC LEGEND  

J I M   M E S S I N A

ON THE RAY SHASHO SHOW

Loggins & Messina, Poco, Buffalo Springfield; these are just a few of the monumental musical groups that singer/songwriter/guitarist Jim Messina has been involved with. As an artist his resume speaks for itself, with a string of hits including “Your Mama Don’t Dance,” “Angry Eyes,” “Peace of Mind,” among others. As a producer and engineer he’s done sessions with some of the greatest in rock and pop, such as Kenny Loggins, the Doors, Lee Michaels, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass and the aforementioned Buffalo Springfield (where he also replaced bassist Bruce Palmer for the band’s final album).

The year 2016 finds Messina active and creative as ever, with a new live album In the Groove. “The album was made in anticipation of the fact that I changed booking agents to the Roots Agency,” says Messina. “They did a tremendous amount of research and found that there are a lot of areas I had not been to and where people would like to see me. They wanted to book me in those places.”

Messina knew that a key component to the tour would be a new album. “But an album of new material at this point in time would be difficult,” he says, “when, in fact, most people wanna see me for who I am in terms of what I’ve done over the years and all the bands I’ve been in.” So, in September of 2015 he took his band into the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande, CA and the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, CA for two nights of the singer/songwriter’s retrospective catalog.

As a special guest for the evening, Messina invited longtime collaborator and former Poco steel guitarist Rusty Young to join in on those songs that they made musical history with together. The icing on the cake for Messina was to invite respected audio expert Paul Wolff, of Paul Wolff Designs, to record the shows.

Wolff relates, “I streamed it live with HD video, while mixing front of house, while mixing front row seats, while mixing mono mix for the monitor guy, while mixing side fills, while tracking. We took two nights and mixed for three months and released the USB and vinyl double––Chris Mara of Welcome to 1979 made the vinyl lacquers and the mother stampers––without any record companies, iTunes or CDbaby. We used Indiegogo and are about to do another with PledgeMusic, as we have a friend that runs it.”

As Wolff stated, the album is available in USB format because the inventive and farthinking Messina wanted to take things a step further. “I believe we’re moving into times now where the CD is basically gone,” says Messina. “There will always be people with CD players, but moving forward I did some research. My wife actually told me about this. She handed me this little flash card at a convention we were at. She said it was a hard drive. So I started to play around with it, put some MP3s on it and put it on my computer. I played it in my truck. I thought this might be just the thing that we as an industry might need to focus on.”

Guest Category: Music
Guest Occupation: Greek Songstress and Leonard Cohen Collaborator
Guest Biography:

ATHENA ANDREADIS

Described by the British press as “A rare diamond”, “A voice blessed”, “A singer destined for great things”

“A voice of great emotional resonance”

”Brave and original.” – The Guardian

“A talented rising star” – Billboard Magazine

Athena keeps touching peoples’ hearts with her powerfully emotive voice.

Athena Andreadis is one of those people who live and breathe and think and talk about music and she writes with the same sort of direct focus. During a one hour Channel 5 / Sky Arts documentary made about her in the UK, legendary songwriter Chris Difford (Squeeze) described Athena as someone who, “writes and sings from the heart. She doesn’t need to be packaged by anyone – she is simply and beautifully her.” She has the same sort of clear artistic vision that marks out Ed Sheeran or Adele or John Legend and it’s matched with a fresh, limitless ambition.

Born in London to Greek parents, Athena’s mother would sing her to sleep. Despite all the music around the house, the young Athena was encouraged to study business, so she headed to Bath University but continued performing. After securing a First Class Degree in Business, Athena enrolled at Trinity College, London, where she graduated from with two post-graduate degrees in Classical and Jazz Voice.  Her consistent performing throughout her school years inevitably lead to Athena recording her debut album, Breathe With Me, which drew many excellent reviews, indeed The Guardian commenting that she was “Brave and original. A remarkably fine singer songwriter.” Since then she has headlined and sold out numerous UK tours, played at Glastonbury, had songs covered by other artists and seen her own music synced with TV, commercials and movies. All the while Athena has built a strong and sizeable following with the sort of word of mouth that can only come from connecting directly with the emotional heart of your audience.

She has collaborated, recorded, performed and written songs with several internationally acclaimed and award-winning artists & songwriters including Eric Appapoulay (Natasha Bedingfield, Cat Stevens), Richard Causon (Ryan Adams, Ethan Johns, The Kings of Leon, Rufus Wainwright), Geoff Martyn (Travis), Chaz Jankel (Blockheads), Marti Pellow (Wet Wet Wet), David Saw (Carly Simon, Ben Taylor), Adam Levy (Norah Jones), Mike Rowe (Sheryl Crowe), Ben Trigg (Arctic Monkeys, Razorlight), Darren Berry (La Roux), Chesney Hawkes, Richard Cassell (Plan B), Ethan Allen (Ben Harper), Miles Zuniga (Fastball), Tobias Froberg (Ane Brun, Lisa Ekdahl), Leslie Satcher and Rebecca Martin,  for which Athena also won an award as a songwriter (“You’re Older” for Rebecca Martin’s album Growing Season) for which they won the Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album at the Independent Music Awards (USA).  She has had several cuts on other artists records too, as well as syncs on TV networks like CBS and NBC in the US, and films internationally.

Peeling Apples her second album was produced by Swedes Magnus Frykberg and Tobias Froberg (Ane Brun and Lisa Ekdahl), and co-writers on the record include Richard Causon (Ryan Adams, Ethan Johns, The Kings of Leon, Rufus Wainwright), and Jamie Hartman (Joss Stone, Anastacia) features on a duet. Further to headlining London Bush Hall, her first single, “Finding England” featured on the cover album of Word magazine and was selected for the Visit England campaign to coincide with the London Olympics 2012. Her song ‘Breathe Again’ featured on Concern’s annual TV ad campaign in the UK & Ireland for several consecutive years.

She also released her debut album with SONY in Greece, and her second record with EMI, and in 2014 she released a Greek-language record ‘Giini Aggeli (Earth Angels) co-produced by Giorgos Andreou (Tsaligopoulou, Dalaras, Vitali, Alkinoos Ioannidis) featuring Lina Nikolakopoulou (Haris Alexiou, Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Alkistis Protopsalti) with UNIVERSAL– EMI.

Starbucks picked Athena to be their exclusive artist in 2014-2016 and her albums sold in all stores (Greece & Cyprus) raising money for charity. The co-branding deal is still running successfully to this day.

Classic Greek composer Yiannis Markopoulos chose Athena to sing on his long awaited new record also featuring George Dalaras. Athena also featured singing on the Save The Children TV ad in the UK with her version of ‘Silent Night’ (winter 2014-2015) and the TV commercial campaign coming up in Germany (winter 2016).

In 2015 Athena relocated to Los Angeles and recorded her U.S. album, Ready for the Sun at The Village Studios with producer Ethan Allen (Ben Harper, Sheryl Crowe), and Grammy award winners, Jim Watts (engineer) and David Collins (mastering). Musicians on the record include Deron Johnson (Miles Davis), Jimmy Paxson (Stevie Nicks), Michael Ward (Ben Harper) and Jonathan Flaugher (Ryan Adams), as well as album art direction and design by 3-time Grammy award winner Kevin Reagan (Madonna).

Being in Los Angeles quickly provided Athena a life-changing experience when she was selected as the featured artist on Leonard Cohen’s latest record You Want It Darker, where she sings the chorus on the poignant, poetic track “Traveling Light”; Cohen carries the verses. The track, produced by Cohen’s son Adam Cohen, features mandolins and an overall Greek vibe that connects perfectly with Athena’s rich cultural background.

Athena first got wind of Leonard Cohen’s interest in her when she did an interview with a Greek journalist and the writer told her that when asked who his favorite Greek singer was, the icon mentioned her. While following her career, Adam noticed Athena was living and recording Ready for the Sun in Los Angeles and invited her to participate on the new album. She was a perfect fit for the song.

Fresh off the heels of one of the most inspirational periods of her music career, Athena is ready to release her first US recorded and produced album, Ready for the Sun. The featured tracks, “You Bring Me Luck” and “Stronger” reflect two different sides to Athena as an artist, and the entire album carries the common thread of warmth and positivity that she reveals not just with her music, but with her whole person and her approach to life.

In May 2016 Rolling Stone talked about Athena’s environmental work as ambassador of the Plastic Pollution Coalition (USA) alongside other notable individuals Maroon 5, Jack Johnson, Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt.

She is now also a NARAS (GRAMMYs) voting member of the academy.

Guest Category: Performing Arts, Music
Guest Occupation: psychic shrink, healer, a mid-wife and an emergency worker
Guest Biography:

JOYA DELANEY

Joya has been called a psychic shrink, a mid-wife and an emergency worker in that she literally helps people say goodbye to a painful past and hello to a future of joy, prosperity and peace.

ABOUT JOYA

Joya Delaney has been a healer since 1975 and today conducts workshops focused on wealth, love and personal development, group and private healing sessions, and travels the world as a consultant to stars and politicians.

Using her many spiritual gifts, she helps heal and raise the vibration of people throughout the world. These psychic gifts and artistic abilities began to manifest at the young age of two years old. Recognizing her special talents, her parents had the wisdom to provide her nurturance and guidance to lead her in the right direction. Today Joya feels that early home training and a spiritual base created a strong foundation for the work she does though out the world. Her parents had their own church, which she attended regularly. In addition, Joya has Native American ancestors many of whom she believes were healers.

Joya says, “I used to test my grandparents to see if they would actually live up to what they preached. They never let me down!” Her psychic ability gave her a deeper insight and an understanding of the past that made lessons in history classes and in church difficult to accept. She could see that much of the information that she was being given was not the truth. This started her on a quest for truth in which she learned from priests, healers, and sages that much of the information that people have been taught in indeed misunderstood and misleading. She learned methods of “tracking” back to the past and removing those “lies” from people’s souls – lies we and our ancestors bought that block us from our full potential.

She has become a powerful channel artist/healer and uses her God-given gifts to assist people to understand global and planetary changes and help people go through their personal transformations as easily and effortlessly as possible.

“My first experience with Joya was amazing. I lay on her massage table, receiving a healing session that was unlike any I have ever received. As Joya chanted some mystical words, in the dimly candle lit room, the entire room started to glow with a golden color! I knew it was the presence of Angels. I had no doubt at all. There are no words to describe it… Spacious, ego free, calm, gentle, loving, wise — just Light! I got off that table with the Joya glow, and there’s no high on earth that could compare. By comparison, everything else is hackneyed and frenzied. She has shown me how to attain what seems unobtainable, yet available.”
— Carole Murray

JOYA’S HEALING WORK TAKES HER ALL OVER THE WORLD

She is the Founder and Minister of the Temple of Regeneration in New York City, where she is involved with healing using a variety of modalities (Reiki, Yohti, Okiomi, and other Release work) designed to remove blockages from people’s minds, bodies and spirits.

Has a statue of a Peace Angel in her likeness from melted down guns.

She has composed two CDs – Age of Light and Hanging Out With The Goddess, both of which are infused with subliminal healing energy technology.
Is in the process of writing a new book about her life’s work The Beverly Hills Shaman – Your Soul’s Power and Wealth Revealed (available in the near future).

“In the world of psychics, mediums and seers, it’s all a crap shoot. With Joya, I got lucky! Not only is Joya knowledgeable and experienced, she operates with tremendous integrity. Joya is and has a true gift.” — Nigel Gibbs

“Joya’s work has helped me to and others to understand ourselves more clearly, and why certain events happen in our lives, as well as the world in general, perhaps, importantly. We are taught how to heal destructive issues stemming from past lives, ancestral patterns, or childhoods that still affect our lives. Paramount, and above all, Joya helped me, my daughter and many others to foster a oneness with Divine Creator and to know ourselves as children of God/ Goddess and to have loving relationship with Mother Earth.” — Crystal Huggins

“I fired my therapist after meeting Joya. My life was a mess, she became a nurturing Mother figure to me and guided me to grow into a very confident and happy person. She gives tough love, but she cares and tells the truth. She does clearings that don’t require talking about traumas and dramas. She’s like a psychic shrink, she locates the cause of the problems and blocks, then moves them in one session. She is one of few female Shamans on the planet. She’s the real deal!” — Maria F.

“When I met Joya, I was dying of some mysterious ailment that doctors could not diagnose nor cure. After our first meeting I started on the road to healing and recovery, on ALL levels. The work she has done on my behalf literally saved my life and blessed me beyond measure. Many negative patterns and spiritual issues have been cleared, layer by layer. Each cleansing has transformed me, allowing more light, abundance, joy, peace, and freedom to come into my life, I give thanks for her presence in my life! “ — Balkis Johnson

“Joya has completely changed my life. There are many who practice (psychics, and healers) but none like Joya. She takes pride in her work, and has helped me gain a better knowledge behind all she does Simply put, she’s the Best of the Best! “ — Sora Sylvers

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Alternative Health, Energy Healing, Kids & Family, Philosophy, Psychology, Self Help, Spiritual
Guest Occupation: Author
Guest Biography:

Mark Shaw is a former criminal defense attorney and legal analyst for CNN, ESPN, and USA Today for the Mike Tyson, O.J. Simpson and Kobe Bryant cases, Mark Shaw is an investigative reporter and the author of 20+ books whose latest is "The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What's My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen." More about the book at www.thereporterwhoknewtoomuch.com with Mark's book signing presentation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw4y3bWZWnE.

Mr Shaw, a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the California Bar, has also written "The Poison Patriarch," "Miscarriage of Justice," and "Beneath the Mask of Holiness." He has also penned articles for The New York Daily News, USA Today, Huffington Post and the Aspen Daily News, which he co-founded. More about Mr. Shaw, who lives in the San Francisco area, may be learned at markshawbooks.com and Wikipedia (Mark William Shaw.)

For more than fifty years, the exhaustive 18-month investigation of the JFK assassination by What's My Line? television star, celebrated journalist, and revered investigative reporter Dorothy Kilgallen has been buried due to a cover-up by those threatened with a tell-all book she was writing about the JFK assassination for Random House. When the famed journalist, called by the New York Post, "the most powerful female voice in America," was found dead in her Manhattan apartment in November 1965 of an alleged drug overdose, no investigation occurred despite a staged death scene and suspicions by those closest to her that she had been murdered.

Now the full thrust of Kilgallen's search for the truth is exposed for the first time. Relying on Kilgallen's toxic columns blasting the "Oswald Alone" theory, her flawed autopsy report and never-before-seen videotaped interviews with Kilgallen's two hairdressers, one who found her body, and Jack Ruby co-counsel Joe Tonahill, who permitted her the only interviews Ruby gave to a reporter at his trial, Mark Shaw’s book presents a true crime “whodunit” murder mystery with multiple suspects abounding including Frank Sinatra, J. Edgar Hoover, Mafia Don Carlos Marcello and a “mystery man” the What’s My Line? star met shortly before she died. While focusing on motive for Dorothy Kilgallen's shocking death, the author presents, through Kilgallen's eyes, the most compelling evidence about the JFK assassination since the House Select Committee on Assassinations investigation in the 1970s.

Most importantly, The Reporter Who Knew Too Much points to one startling verdict: Kilgallen was denied justice following her death. That is, until now.

Guest Category: Education, History, News, Politics & Government, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: Global Alchemist, Whistleblower and Intuitive Astrologist
Guest Biography:

Laura Eisenhower is an internationally acclaimed speaker and is the great-granddaughter of President Dwight David Eisenhower.  She is considered by many to be one of North America's leading researchers on Exopolitics, Alchemy, Metaphysics, and Galactic History. Laura works to free us from the 3-D holographic time-loop and False Archonic systems.

Laura works to free us from the 3-D holographic time-loop and hidden agendas, so we can take our power back.  Feeling a calling regarding her mission since she was a child, she has incredible insight about how to guide us into higher Earth energies.  Her passion is to inspire Unity Consciousness, restore our Avatar blueprint and bring us back to the Pleroma/Zero point field, the totality of our divine powers.

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/laura.magdaleneeisenhower

Guest Category: Paranormal, Physics & Metaphysics, Politics & Government, Society and Culture, Spiritual, Access Consciousness, Clairvoyant & Telepathic, Psychic & Intuitive, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: Lawyer
Guest Biography:

Akeel has been recognized as  a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA), a Lawyer of the Year by the Michigan Lawyers Weekly,  nominated in top 5% of attorneys in the State of Michigan by Law & Politics Super lawyer Magazine for 12 consecutive years, in addition to being nationally recognized by US News & World News Report as a Tier One - Civil Rights lawyer. 
 
Akeel has been involved in several high profile employment discrimination cases, where he has managed to obtain million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients both in federal and state courts.  Akeel, has also filed class action lawsuits challenging the no-fly list, and interrogation procedures at the border.    Akeel has, also, taken his work internationally in filing human rights class action lawsuits on behalf of all of Iraqi detainees, who were tortured in Abu Gharib, and elsewhere by multi-billion dollar companies.
 
Akeel obtained his Bachelors Degree from the University of Michigan in 1987, and graduated from Detroit College of Law in 1996 (which merged with Michigan State University). Now, Akeel specializes in Employment law, Civil Rights, and Personal Injury. Akeel, also, has a CPA, and a Masters in Business Administration from Wayne State University.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations filed suit against the Trump administration on Monday on behalf of 20 people affected by the new restrictions on travel to the U.S. Separately, protests continued around the country as opponents faulted what they called Trump's de facto Muslim ban. The White House rejected any religious dimension to the ban and cited the small number of people it has affected.

Akeel will speak on this tonight.

VISION AND MISSION

CAIR's vision is to be a leading advocate for justice and mutual understanding.

CAIR's mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. 

CORE PRINCIPLES

  1. CAIR supports free enterprise, freedom of religion and freedom of expression.

  2. CAIR is committed to protecting the civil rights of all Americans, regardless of faith.

  3. CAIR supports domestic policies that promote civil rights, diversity and freedom of religion.

  4. CAIR opposes domestic policies that limit civil rights, permit racial, ethnic or religious profiling, infringe on due process, or that prevent Muslims and others from participating fully in American civic life.

  5. CAIR is a natural ally of groups, religious or secular, that advocate justice and human rights in America and around the world.

  6. CAIR supports foreign policies that help create free and equitable trade, encourage human rights and promote representative government based on socio-economic justice.

  7. CAIR believes the active practice of Islam strengthens the social and religious fabric of our nation.

  8. CAIR condemns all acts of violence against civilians by any individual, group or state.

  9. CAIR advocates dialogue between faith communities both in America and worldwide.

  10. CAIR supports equal and complementary rights and responsibilities for men and women.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is a grassroots civil rights and advocacy group. CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties organization, with regional offices nationwide. CAIR's national headquarters are on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.

Since its establishment in 1994, CAIR has worked to promote a positive image of Islam and Muslims in America. Through media relations, government relations, education and advocacy, CAIR puts forth an Islamic perspective to ensure the Muslim voice is represented. In offering this perspective, CAIR seeks to empower the American Muslim community and encourage their participation in political and social activism.

Civil Rights Work
CAIR's civil rights department counsels, mediates and advocates on behalf of Muslims and others who have experienced religious discrimination, defamation or hate crimes. The department works to protect and defend the constitutional rights of American Muslims, thereby supporting the rights of all Americans.

Government Affairs
CAIR's government affairs department conducts and organizes lobbying efforts on issues related to Islam and Muslims. The department monitors legislation and government activities and responds on behalf of the American Muslim community. CAIR representatives have testified before Congress and have sponsored a number of activities designed to bring Muslim concerns to Capitol Hill.

Media Relations
CAIR's communications department works with local and national media to ensure an accurate portrayal of Islam and Muslims is presented to the American public. CAIR monitors local, national and international media, in part to challenge negative stereotypes, but also to applaud and encourage positive representations of Islam and Muslims. Over the years, CAIR has become a respected and credible source for journalists and other media professionals.

Action Alerts
In an effort to empower the American Muslim community, CAIR issues action alerts as a means of generating a grassroots response to critical political, social and media-related issues. These alerts have produced overwhelming results and have made a significant impact in bringing about change. CAIR also offers an email list designed to be a source of information and news for the American Muslim community. Subscribers to the CAIR e-mail lists receive news releases and other materials dealing with American Muslim positions on issues of importance.

Research
CAIR's research team conducts empirical research studies on subjects relevant to the American Muslim community, including gathering and analyzing data for the annual civil rights report. The North American Muslim Resource Guide: Muslim Community Life in the United States and Canada (Routledge) is a product of the research department.

Internships
CAIR offers internships to students or other interested individuals who wish to gain experience in media relations, political activism or civil rights work.

CAIR Publications
CAIR offers a variety of publications that address the needs and rights of American Muslims. These publications include guides for employers, educators, healthcare providers, correctional facilities, and law enforcement officials. CAIR also produces practical handbooks and resource materials for the Muslim community.

Education: Conferences, Seminars and Workshops
CAIR organizes regular conferences and training seminars for government and law enforcement agencies, media professionals and the academic community. These events are designed to present easily accessible and accurate information about Islam and Muslims. CAIR provides diversity training workshops to employers, educators, and organizations as a proactive approach that highlights relevant Islamic practices and offers suggestions for religious accommodation. CAIR also provides training for the Muslim community and activists in areas such as media relations, public speaking, lobbying, and civil rights.

Voter Registration
In order to increase Muslim participation in the political arena, CAIR and its chapters regularly sponsor voter registration drives across the country. To register to vote, visit our website.

Outreach and Interfaith Relations
Each year, groups representing people of all faiths visit CAIR offices to learn more about Islam and Muslims in America. Through these visits, as well as other interfaith initiatives, CAIR strives to educate others about Islam while building strong relationships with other faith communities.

Guest Category: Education, History, News, Politics & Government, Religion, Society and Culture
Guest Occupation: Author and Waiter
Guest Biography:

Since the bartending course back in 1979 I have held various positions in Food and Beverage Operations. Bar Manager, Head Waiter, Assistant Food and Beverage Manager, Sommelier, Maitre'd and most recently the past few years am a bartending teacher at a local college.

My experience has found me on such shows as the Doc Zone, being interviewed by CNN, and local television shows both to promote the bartending course and my new book all about my travels during which I basically lived out of a suitcase. It is called "You Only Live Once" because I believe you have to try in life to do what you want to do and not let anything hold you back. The younger you do it the better. Now is the time!

Presently I am 57 years old, happily married for 20 years with 2 boys. I can thank the bartending course for all that I have right now.

How taking a bartending course got me out of dead end jobs to traveling for the next 17 years. I went from working in nightclubs and discotheques in the early 80's to traveling and working in Europe for a few years. After that moving up the ladder to Maitre'd on a luxury cruise ship in the mid 90's. I even wrote a book about my experiences up front and personal detailing how I did it.

My philosophy has always been to look out for good opportunities and to take advantage of what you know and love doing to live an extraordinary life. Never let fear or mistakes stand in your way. Also I will talk on what I would do today if I was in the same spot and taking a bartending course as I did back in 1979.

You only live once!

Guest Category: Arts, Business, Education, Health & Lifestyle, Psychology, Self Help, Travel & Leisure, TV & Film, Variety
Guest Occupation: Professional Optimist
Guest Biography:

Michael Levy is a world leader on the philosophy of truth and wisdom. His 14 inspirational books have never been marketed for Levy feels authentic works will eventually find their place in humanity by word of mouth. His lack of education makes his philosophy unique in a modern world, where everything is analyzed and sophisticated by experts until all true meaning drains away. His works do not follow any past or present philosophers.
 
Many experts may use erroneous intellectual reasoning and faulty egotistical logic to explain answers that cannot be lived by natural people. At this point in time, schools and universities teach people to read and write to a good standard. However, they do not teach wisdom to the students, on how to apply their learning for the benefit of all humanity, not just for a select few.
 
Michael is an international radio host, a mystical poet, business and finance philosopher and wellness/healthy living speaker on cruise ships, radio, TV and seminars. Psychiatry . His works can be found on numerous websites throughout the world.
 
He currently writes for Seekingalpha.com a leading financial website and possitivehealth.com the UK’s leading alternative heath magazine
 
Michael Levy - Professional Optimist

Guest Category: Arts, Literature, Business, Health & Lifestyle, Philosophy, Psychology, Mental Health, Personal Development, Motivational