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On Sunday, Maria and I will speak with Marc Levin, the filmmaker of STOCKTON ON MY MIND. The youngest, and first African-American mayor of Stockton, Michael Tubbs, transformed a community through his love and radical imagination for it. As a 40-year veteran of local and national politics, it's so thrilling for me to see our young people pay some attention to politics and vote. It is even more admirable when they run for public office and win!
Rep. Patrick Neville brings national attention to the Antifa thugs who attacked the pro police rally in Denver over the weekend and exposes Denver Police leadership failure.
And investigative columnist Michael Thau takes a deep dive into the fake panic porn numbers around covid 19.
Denver Police stand by while Antifa thugs storm a law enforcement appreciation rally.
Organizer Ron MacLachlan was injured during the melee and joins Chuck and Julie to talk about what happened.
GOP Congressional candidate Casper Stockham was there as well… as was grassroots attorney Randy Corporon. They also join the show.
Dr Nick DiNubile, Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon, Best Selling Author with history with Philly 76ers & Philly Ballet returns along with Dr. Melissa Balizan, Health & Wellness Pharmacist specialist, Entrepreneur & Coach. Then, it's 'The Sports Doctor's In' with your questions and emails!
Our guest is 2019 National Teacher of the Year Rodney Robinson! School systems nationwide are in the process of deciding whether to open up in the fall and send their students and teachers back to classrooms. On Sunday, Maria and I are going to speak with Rodney to discuss whether it's time to open schools, as the president wants, and how we can teach most effectively during COVID-19. How is the coronavirus affecting the way we teach students and what effect might this pandemic and the Black Lives Matter have on public education? How will education change and what will this mean for America?
Life Catalyst, Award-Winning Author, Inspirational Speaker
Kerri Hummingbird, Soul Guide, is a channel of - and an embodiment of - White Eagle, an ascended master who specializes in rainbow light activation of human DNA. She has served as a social activist, leader, and philanthropist for over three decades. She is the Founder of the Skills Not Pills Movement and Host of Soul Nectar Show.
"After decades of thinking I was inherently flawed and feeling blamed and shamed in my family relationships, I decided to quit weekly psychotherapy, dump the pills, and just be 'bad' if that's what I was. What I discovered when I walked out of my 20 year marriage was a whole new way of living that I call Walking the Beauty Way. Now my 'flaws' have become my gifts in service to others. I took a leap of faith in myself and in Spirit, and continued to do so, and I keep receiving miracles and support every step of the way. "
Ms Hummingbird inspires people to lead their lives wide awake with an authenticity, passion and purpose that positively impacts others. She catalyzes mind-shifts that transform life challenges into gifts of wisdom with her Reinvent Yourself programs for individual and group mentoring. She is the international best-selling author of "The Second Wave: Transcending the Human Drama" and the award-winning best-selling book "Awakening To Me: One Woman’s Journey To Self Love" which describes the early years of her spiritual awakening.
Connect with Kerri at:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kerri.hummingbird.samiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerrihummingbird/
Lead community worker on skid row in downtown Los Angeles for 15 years
CHRISTOPHER MACK
Christopher Mack has been a lead community worker on skid row in downtown Los Angeles for 15 years. He works for Wesley Health Center, one of the largest healthcare systems in the county. The latest project he is proud of is called the Refresh Spot, giving the homeless a place to clean up and get information for services available to them.
CEO of Luvafoodie
Luvafoodie is a brand that connects people who share a passion for food and beverage. In 2014, Michelle Mazzara, CEO of Luvafoodie, decided to follow her dream. She had worked for large consumer brands companies in sales for the previous twenty-five years.
She began by adding candy and started selling caramel with the Luvafoodie brand at select grocery stores. Consumers categories beyond confections. In 2016 she introduced a line of gourmet spices under the Luvafoodie brand. Following the success, she experienced with spices, she added Belgian chocolates and drink mixes to the portfolio.
Unexpectedly, in August 2016, Michelle was diagnosed with heart disease having an 80 % blockage in her left anterior descending artery, LAD. She had been misdiagnosed with costochondritis for 10 months even though she had complained of chest pain, shortness of breath, had a family history of heart disease and a cholesterol reading of 330. Unfortunately, during recovery, after placement of the stent, Michelle suffered a heart attack. “This changed my life and my perspective of what I really wanted to do with the brand and my vision of the company, “Michelle stated. Because of living with heart disease, in January 2017, Luvafoodie launched a salt free spice line and a new Happy Heart Dark Chocolate Belgian Bar.
Michelle is a Brand Ambassador for the Twin Cities American Heart Association Go Red Women Ad Campaign in Minnesota. She shares her story in order to build awareness about heart disease among women. She states, “My mission is to help increase awareness of the prevalence of heart disease and stroke among women in order to inspire other women to take charge of their own health. Heart disease is the #1 killer of women causing 1 in 3 deaths. My mission is to make a difference in peoples’ lives and help prevent heart disease.”
At the end of June, Michelle launched a new line of spice blends created for dogs and cats. The new spice blends for dogs and cats was inspired by Michelle’s aging dog Lucy. Michelle wanted to boost Lucy’s nutrition and help her feel better. The specific herbs used in the Dog and Cat Lovers spice blends are to help boost a cat or dog’s nutrition as a supplement to their dog and cat food.
Luvafoodie products can be found in local Twin Cities grocery stores and on Luvafoodie.com and Amazon.com. Luvafoodie Salt Free Recipe Cookbook is available in Kindle and hard copy on Amazon.com.
Michelle goal is to continue to expand Luvafoodie spice distribution across the country. Our goal at Luvafoodie is to create clean eating good for your products. Our mission statement is Eat Clean, Be Well & Stay Well.
Mediumship and Psychic Readings, Psychic Investigator, Psychic Detective, Former Police Detective
Frank St. James is well known for his work with many local police and investigative authorities. He appeared on The Psychic Detectives, as well as the Bio Show on A&E Cable, and is also a top radio personality. He was once a detective, has worked with the FBI, and the answers he gives are usually spot on! Frank is very popular at the New Jersey Psychic Fairs and books out quickly.
Puppeteer
Hobey Ford’s Golden Rod Puppets
Winner of puppetry's highest honor, the UNIMA Citation of Excellence, and recipient of three Jim Henson Foundation grants, Hobey Ford is known for excellence in puppetry performance and craft.
Hobey's intricate shadow puppetry work and creation of the original rod puppets, the "Foamies", have earned him a place on stages across the world. Hobey's performances incorporate a variety of puppetry styles including Bunraku, rod, marionettes, "Foamies", and shadow puppetry. Hobey adapts folk tales from various cultures for many of his performances, always adding a special "Golden Rod" twist. He uses his own voice to create characters and sound effects, tell stories, and sing.
Hobey utilizes his artistic study at The State University of New York at Purchase and the University of North Carolina at Asheville to design and construct all of his Golden Rod Puppets and the beautiful sets that surround them. Hobey also draws on his early experiences growing up in coastal Connecticut or living in a Nevada Native American community in writing the scripts for some of his performances such as "Whale Walker" and "Turtle Island Tales".
Hobey is considered both an innovator in puppetry craft and a master storyteller. He has created both the "Foamies" and the clever hand puppet known as "Peepers". The "Foamies" are large animal puppets carved from blocks of foam. After studying each animal's characteristic movements, Hobey designs various control mechanisms to make the puppets themselves move in a life-like manner. The "Foamies" are presented using both stage and house performance space.
Hobey tours a variety of shows for educational performances and family concerts including: World Tales – puppetry techniques and stories from around the world; Animalia – the beautiful story of the animal world, ecology, metamorphosis, and animals who are endangered; Turtle Island Tales – Native American stories with moving scenery and exquisite shadow puppetry.
Hobey’s production Migration is a sequel to the popular Animalia. Migration is the story of Beatriz, a young girl who travels with her family from their home in Mexico to work the harvest in Maine. The story of Beatriz’ journey is juxtaposed with the stories of other animals that migrate: Monarch Butterflies, polar bears, the Godwit bird and the Sperm Whale. These extremely realistic puppets are performed behind a thin circular theatrical scrim onto which is projected Hobey’s original artwork. The puppets appear to be performing within the video projections on a hypnotic dance between the puppeteer, puppets and original artistic scenery.
Hobey’s latest production, Sea Song, is about a city boy, addicted to video games is sent to at a remote beach house with his grandmother far from any internet. There the boy discovers the wonder of sea turtles and nature.
In conjunction with The Kennedy Center's Partnership In Education program, Hobey provides teacher workshops in puppetry across the country: "Telling Folktales With Shadow Puppetry", “The Magic of Peepers Puppets: Exploring Writing Through Puppetry” and "From Larvae to Butterfly: Metamorphosis Through Puppetry".
Author, Speaker, Extra Terrestrial Contact, Abductee
Sherry Wilde was born & raised in southwestern Wisconsin and continues to spend the majority of her time there. In 1987 her community experienced a UFO flap that was considered one of the most active in the world. Over the next 18-24 months, Sherry was forced to accept her involvement in a phenomenon that was totally unknown to her.
Sherry spent the next several years of her life trying to exonerate the experiences from her mind and did her best to return to a normal life, but when heavy contact started again in late 2009, after several years of relative peace, she could no longer ignore it.
Inexplicably, she found herself writing a book about the encounters as her memory opened up to the past events and the teachings these beings had imparted to her. Overcoming her fear and learning the truth of her involvement with these ultra-dimensional beings became her life goal.
Following the publication of her book The Forgotten Promise in late 2012, Sherry was poisoned and fell seriously ill, forcing her to curtail all speaking engagements for several years. Recently a documentary was filmed about her life and a major film project is also in the works. You can find out more, and access her blog posts on her website.
Australian Performance Podiatrist & Coach for Academy of Sport Speed Australia
Jackson Tisdell (B. Pod, M. APodA, SMA, ASCA)
Jackson graduated with a Bachelor of Podiatry in 2017 and has been exclusively in the field of musculoskeletal and sports podiatry at Forster Tuncurry Sports Podiatry ever since. As a junior athlete he succumbed to numerous lower limb injuries, and uses his personal experiences to fuel his passion for injury prevention and rehabilitation.
Jackson has extensive experience working with junior and senior athletes at all stages of the injury process- from acute on field management, treatment in the clinic, and further into rehabilitation and improving sports performance.
Jackson is an advocate for a pro-active approach to injury, and aims to bridge the gap between the clinical setting and the return to sport/exercise. He believes that a thorough biomechanical assessment and individually tailored rehab program is the key to achieving the best results.
He is also passionate about raising awareness and the standard of podiatrists as the lower limb specialists, regularly taking on podiatry students and presenting at events/seminars, as well as being active on various social media platforms.
New Jersey Optometrist & Author
About Nicholas Despotidis, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Dr. Despotidis and his wife Teresa have two sons, Nicholas and Gregory. It was his children’s need for eyeglasses at very young ages that sparked his passion to investigate and address the growing number of children requiring eyeglasses. He is a pioneer in the use of corneal reshaping contact lenses, which are used to slow down or prevent deterioration in the eyesight of children and young adults. He’s the lead author of the book, “My Children Are Nearsighted Too.” (www.MyChildrenAreNearsightedToo.com) Dr. Despotidis graduated with honors from The State College of Optometry in New York and later completed a residency in Vision Therapy/Pediatric Vision. He has published papers in optometric journals and is a frequent lecturer. Among his many honors is the distinguished Barnes-Hind Award for Excellence in Contact Lens Fitting. Dr. Despotidis is a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO), Orthokeratology Academy of America (FOAA) and is a Board Certified Fellow in Vision Therapy (FCOVD) with the College of Optometrists in Vision Development.






