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Have you heard about a fixed rate mortgage as low as 4.0% or lower? Yup. It’s true. If high mortgage rates are affecting your ability to buy or sell your home, this little-known built in benefit might be your solution. Did you know about 23% of the loans on the market may be assumable at very low interest rates? Catch this episode to find out more!
Breaking News, Day 230 Of The Israel Hamas War, Liz Peek On Another Surprising Reason Joe Biden Should Now Step Aside, Recently Unsealed Documents Reveal That FBI Agents Were Ready To Use “Deadly Force” In The Raid On Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Residence In August 2022
5 Very Independent and Compelling Hours of Experts, And Authors Pursuing The Truth No Matter Where It Leads
9:06-9:29a ET- Liz Peek- Another surprising reason Joe Biden should now step aside. Though Vice President Harris’ approval ratings are still poor, she is arguably more capable now than President Biden. Not exactly a high bar there. Is America really ready for another four years of Biden Harris and Democrat policies featuring Bidenflation, Open Borders, and even higher taxes? The Fox News Contributor and Wall Street Analyst reports.
9:32-9:58a ET- Steve Bonta- Recently unsealed documents reveal that FBI agents were ready to use “deadly force” in the raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in August 2022. Documents say FBI agents were prepared to engage Trump’s Secret Service agents as well as Trump. Considering the FBI’s high degree of corruption and track record of targeting the Deep State’s political enemies, the pressing question is if the raid was really a ploy to kill Trump. With the latest details, the Executive Senior Editor who writes on economics, foreign affairs and American politics for The New American magazine.
10:06-10:29a ET- Dr Jerry Newcombe- Remembering Valley Forge and the Extraordinary Sacrifice of the Men Who Fought in the War for American Independence. The Executive Director of the Providence Forum, an offshoot of the D James Kennedy Ministries takes a historical look at why Memorial Day makes all other holidays possible.
10:32-10:42a ET- Joe Mantegna- The Tony-winning actor and Emmy-Award-winner Gary Sinise with actress Mary McCormack, long-time supporters of veterans’ causes and our troops in active service, once again are coming together for the 35th annual National Memorial Day Concert. Broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, the Concert will air on PBS nationwide Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 8pm ET/7CT.
10:46-10:58a ET- Adam Holz- The Director for Focus on the Family’s PluggedIn.com talks about our culture, family-friendly movies, streaming and DVD’s.
Today, we’re not just breaking down doors; we're breaking the stigmas. The sirens fade, all units are returning to quarters, and the streets are safe again - but what happens to those who just calmed the chaos? This episode cuts through the silence that often shadows frontline personnel, diving directly into the unspoken truths of first responder mental health.
Imagine stepping into a therapist’s office, where unspoken tales of adrenaline and pain swirl like a storm. That’s where we're taking you. Dr. Stacy Raymond and Bonnie Rumilly, LCSW-EMT, seasoned veterans on a mission to improve mental wellness, pull back the curtain on therapy, offering an exclusive glimpse into the clinician’s world where rescuers come to be healed.
They tackle the tough questions head-on. Does therapy signify weakness? How does one handle the financial maze of insurance? What about the choice between virtual or face-to-face counseling sessions? And then, there’s EMDR—Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing—a beacon of hope for many, yet a mystery to some. Our hosts demystify these processes, armed with facts and fueled by their years of experience.
This isn’t just another episode; it’s a call to arms—a call to heal. Whether you're taking the leap towards therapy or simply seeking to understand, join us. Witness the transformation, engage in the dialogue, and perhaps, inspire a change. Let’s embark on this vital journey with Stacy and Bonnie. The road to resilience starts here!
Sheila Thelen, Founder Vestibular Training Products for Athletes & Master figure skating coach returns. Then Dr. Sarah Michaud, Psychologist, Addiction & Co-dependency specialist & author joins me. Then, it’s 'The Sport Doctor Is In' and your questions and emails!
Politicians, Monuments, Standup Comics? Listen in to hear How the District Has become The Mecca of Comedy – Parrish Smith! If laughter is the best medicine, we all need a new prescription. Filmmaker Parrish Smith and I will talk about his 2023 documentary film about four top comedians — Dave Chappelle, Wanda Sykes, Martin Lawrence and Tommy Davidson — all from DC. Come find out how Washington, DC has inspired some great comedians and creates joy, as well as misery. Tune in and let's laugh!
Home Rule Self-Government established under Common Law in the land known as Canada
A Home Rule Charter for a New Republic
It is time to recommit to meeting the challenge of continuing world service.
UNCOMMON SENSEâ¦
A Strategic Vision for Revitalizing Our Commitment to the American Mission
Dear Meryl Streep: A Wake Up Call from the Land of Terminal Niceness
Full of loose ends and uncertainties, this New Year will not disappoint. Yes there will be many clouds and darkness in the horizon, but there will also be many amazing colors of the rainbow to enjoy and feast upon.
public speaker, author, spiritual director, teacher
Chris Grosso is a public speaker, writer, spiritual director of Tovio by Advocacy Unlimited, teacher with the Worldwide Insight Organization, and author of Indie Spiritualist: A No Bullshit Exploration of Spirituality (Beyond Words/Simon & Schuster) and Everything Mind: What I’ve Learned About Hard Knocks, Spiritual Awakening and the Mind-Blowing Truth of it All (Sounds True). He writes for ORIGIN Magazine, Huffington Post, and Mantra Yoga + Health Magazine, and has spoken and performed at Wanderlust Festival, Celebrate Your Life, Yoga Journal Conference, Sedona World Wisdom Days, Kripalu, and more.
Chris is passionate about his work with people who are in the process of healing or struggling with addictions of all kinds. He speaks and leads groups in detoxes, yoga studios, rehabs, youth centers, 12-step meetings, hospitals, conferences, and festivals worldwide. He is a member of the advisory board for Drugs over Dinner and hosts The Indie Spiritualist Podcast on The Mindpod Network.
Former SWAT Operator, Certified High Performance Coach, Wellness Coordinator and Author
Laura G. Hanson is a former full-time SWAT operator with the Virginia Beach Police Department. After leaving the department Laura wrote a memoir, called Why I Went In, about the many ways trauma impacted her life. She spent many years feeling alone in the depths of her thoughts so she chose to write this book to help others resurface from the depths of their most painful experiences.
She is a Certified High Performance Coach and currently works as a wellness coordinator with Virginia State Police. Laura believes first responders deserve to have a successful career while also having strong relationships and a healthy overall well-being. She’s on a mission to help first responders believe and achieve this reality.
Clinical Sports Pharmacist & Olympic weightlifter.
Optimizing youth to professional athletes in both sport and human performance through education, skills building, in-depth assessments and coaching.
Athletic and team speaking engagements to engage, motivate, and educate athletes to active their optimal performance and health.
Community wellness focusing on overlooked and under appreciate skills of nutrition, sleep, breath, mindset, movement and recovery. Love to teach skills that kids to adult can use to help improve their health or even hopefully prevent development of chronic diseases.
Geek out on hormones and role in the health of both men and women but also in athletic performance, recovery and overall health status.
Chief Researcher and Head of Global Clinical Operations, Aviv Clinics
Dr. Hadanny is a certified neurosurgeon, hyperbaric physician, and Chief Medical Research Officer at the Sagol Center. For the past decade, he has worked alongside Dr Efrati researching neurorehabilitation, neuroplasticity and physiology, publishing more than 25 papers on the effects of HBOT on cognitive and physical performance. Before joining the Sagol Center, Dr. Hadanny was Chief Resident in the Galil Medical Center neurosurgery department. He earned his MD from Tel Aviv University and his Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Machine Learning from Bar Ilan University.
Founder - the T.R.I.G.G.E.R. Project
Tia Bell became familiar with the struggles of at-risk youth early in life as the oldest child of an adolescent mother in Washington, D.C. Overpowered by crime, defeat, and disadvantage, 7 out of 10 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) were lived before the age of 10 years old. By the age of 17, gun violence caused dozens of loved ones pain or silence including her mother, who is a survivor, and her late uncle. In Tia's determination to find significance in life's pain she found peace on the court winning Gatorade Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007 while attending HD Woodson Senior High School she earned her an invitation to serve as a scholastic member of the Wolfpack Women's Basketball Club.
In 2011, Tia received her Bachelor’s of Science in Sport Management from NC State University. Following multiple acute knee injuries which ended her basketball career, Tia was afforded the opportunity to become the first in her family to complete high school, college and now pursue a Master’s degree. It was during this difficult shift that she discovered herself and her calling to serve and support the young.
Tia has gained meaningful experience in undergraduate admissions, college access, school counseling, coaching, and gun violence prevention. As the Founder of FOuR, LLC and The T.R.I.G.G.E.R. Project, today she lives to prevent gun violence through the intersection of positive youth development, public health, cultural responsiveness. In this light, youth are positioned to create and design solutions of holistic healing for the youth, from the youth and
STOP the spread of the disease of gun violence.
Reiki Master, psychic surgeon, spiritual healer
My guest Gail Thackray is a 6-generation Reiki Master who has travelled extensively working with spiritual healers and psychic surgeons around the world. Gail is an exceptional medium with tremendous connection to spirit. She helps people realign their energies for better health, love, finances and to live their soul-purpose. Gail can see people’s past-lives, tap into their body energetically and often gives messages from spirit. Gail is in-tune with crystals and stones, working on people’s energy fields and using crystal healing to protect and enhance the aura. Gail is the author of Usui & Tibetan Reiki Manuals, 30 Days to Prosperity, and several other books on spiritual healing and psychic mediumship development.
lawyer for the entertainment industry
Law Offices of Hal ‘Corky’ Kessler
3150 North Lake Shore Drive Suite 21A
Chicago, IL 60657
Corky Kessler is a “one stop shop” lawyer for the entertainment industry. More than just a legal advisor, he works with clients to help get their films made. In 2017 and 2019, Corky was named top entertainment lawyer in the United States. He has successfully worked with governors and US congressmen in several states to implement new laws and federal tax incentives for investment in qualifying film and television projects, which led to Section 181 and Section 199 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Corky was instrumental in working to extend Section 181 for filmmakers, set to expire December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2025. He has also been actively involved in the application of Section 168 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which was signed into law December 2017 and became active January 2018. Section 168 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act outlined the new incentives for film, television, and theater for five years. He has authored a reference book covering such federal and state tax incentives.
Corky is active in establishing and advising various film funds and film funding sources in North America and is expanding internationally. In October 2012, Corky signed a Memorandum of Understanding with private investors from China for a $200 million co-production deal with the US.
Corky has represented several authors and negotiated publishing deal with several major publishers, including Random House and Doubleday. He has assembled and built winning teams for more than 30 entertainment and other business ventures. Corky has developed, packaged, and executive produced over 20 feature films including The Sum of Us starring Russell Crowe, which won the Australian Academy Award for Best Film, Human Capital starring Marisa Tomei and Liev Schreiber, and Certifiably Jonathan starring Jonathan Winters, Robin Williams, Howie Mandel, Rob Reiner, Jim Carey, Sarah Silverman, and others. His IMDb is located at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004652/
Corky Kessler is admitted to practice in Illinois, US District Court for the Northern District, Member of the Trial Bar of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Member of the American Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association.
Speaking engagements, panel discussions and seminars throughout North America and China include:
2023 – Working for filmojy.com and ARWO Studios. .
2014 – 2020: Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT: Speaking engagements; moderated panel discussions on women’s issues in film.
2015 – 2020: Cannes Film Festival, France: Moderated six industry panels livestreamed worldwide.
2013 – 2016: Toronto Film Festival, Canada: Moderated six industry panels livestreamed worldwide.
April 2019: Honored with the Producer Choice Award for Lifetime Achievement as Best Entertainment Attorney and Executive Producer
April 2015: Speaker on panel at China US Summit, Los Angeles, CA.
September 2014: Toronto Film Festival, Canada: Legal Finance; moderated panel discussion filmed and livestreamed worldwide.
April 28, 2014: Featured speaker at the China US Summit at the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel.
October 13-20, 2012: Professionals Abroad, Beijing, China: Led a small delegation of entertainment industry professionals to meet with members of the Chinese entertainment industry, including funding
sources, production and distribution companies, casting directors, producers, screenwriters, talent agents and members of government film departments.
April 2011: Beijing International Film Festival, China: Invited by the Chinese government to be a participant in multiple film panels throughout the festival.
Theatrical Plays:
The Nerd, Hauptman, Jump for Joy, The Good Times are Killing Me, Driving Miss Daisy, Shirley
Valentine, I’m Not Rappaport, Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, Steel Magnolias, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Hoops.
Executive Producer and/or Attorney - Feature Films:
Certifiably Jonathan: Jonathan Winters, Robin Williams, Howie Mandel, Sara Silverman, Tim Conway, Rob Reiner; The Sum of Us: Russell Crowe, Jack Thompson; Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Co.; Australian Academy Award Finding North: Wendy McKenna, John Benjamin Hickey; Screenplay by Kim Powers; Distributed by Cowboy Booking Wild Things: Directed by John McNaughton, written by Stephen Peters; w/ Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell Legend of Bloody Mary: Screenplay by Joseph Domingo; currently in distribution phase.
Teary Sockets: screenplay by Scott Anderson; currently in distribution phase
Burning Bodhi: Kaley Cuoco, Sandra Pieterse, Virginia Madsen Return to Zero: Minnie Driver, Paul Adelstein, Alfred Molina Natural Selection: screenplay by Robbie Pickering
Osso Bucco: Mike Starr, Illeana Douglas, Christian Stolte
Greater: written by Brian Reindl, life story of Arkansas football player Brandon Burlswoth
Broker Hill: written/directed by Dagen Merrill; distributed by Porchlight Entertainment, starring Luke Arnold, Alexa Vega, and Timothy Hutton
Heart Strings: screenplay by FireFly Film & Video, co-producers Firefly and Jim Pasternak
Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire: screenplay by Yancy Butler & Victoria Maurette; produced by Nick Celozzi
The Best of All Worlds: producer Marshall Bear
We Know Not What We Do: producers Aaron Taylor and Elizabeth Baker
Films Currently in Development and Pre-Production:
Stray Hearts: Screenwriter Keri Roebuck Fitzgerald, revisions by Jenny Wingfield, co-producers Dorothea Petrie, William S. Gilmore and Shari Rhodes
Bronzeville: produced by Think Differently Company
A Gringo Walks into a Cantina: Screenwriter/Co-producer Jeff KeheWanted: producer Linda Bridgen
Angels in the Sky: producer Mike Flint, a feature film about Israel’s first Air Force
Miles and Me: biopic on Miles Davis, producer Rudy Langlais
Bob Marley: biopic, producer Rudy Langlais Captain Blood (remake); producer Rudy Langlais Shades of Grace: producer Jennifer Tadlock
MegaBall$: producer Marc Baron (screenplay) and Joe Cirillo
The Allotment: screenwriter Robert Peele Paradise Village: producer Glenn Withrow Collusion: producer Glenn Withrow
Kid Combat: producer Chris Helwink Cubicle: producer Robert Menzies The Thaw: producer Glenm Withrow
Jupiter 2023: producers William Indich and Susan Indich
Crackin’ Greenbridge: producer Alan Jay Spector
Rose Is Not a Flower: producer Patti Price Apart But A Part: screenwriter Jay Cohen Queue: screenwriter Jessica Wilson
Fire Lake: screenwriter Alan Jay Spector
American actor, horse wrangler, armorer, writer, assistant director
John Marrs is an American actor currently based in Tucson, Arizona. His rugged looks and ability to handle guns and horses have led to many roles in western movies. This multi-talented former lawman and soldier started out in films as a technical advisor and firearms instructor. It wasn't long before he found his way in front of the camera. Besides acting, he enjoys working on other aspect of film making. He has credits as horse wrangler, armorer, writer and assistant director, to name a few.
