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Headlined Show, The Sports Doctor October 2, 2019

Jackson Tisdell, Australian Sports Podiatrist -Forster Tuncurry Sports Podiatry, Coach Academy Of Sports Speed Australia (ASSA), returns. Then Dr. Nick Despotidis, New Jersey Optometrist & Author “A Parents Guide to Raising Children with Healthy Vision” joins me. Then, it’s 'The Sports Doctor is In' answering your questions and emails!

Headlined Show, BBS Conscious Wellness Show October 14, 2019

5:00 pm Interview: Janine Regan-Sinclair

Janine Regan-Sinclair, known as ‘The Consciousness Architect’ is a Certified Therapist, Healer & International Speaker. She is an author of 4 books and 35 Self-help Audios. She will be sharing her pioneering insight into healing trauma on the level of mind, body and particularly Spirit; the aspect that she believes to be, the missing piece of the healing puzzle. She will also be sharing information about the Cube of Consciousness and how it manifests our health and our reality. Janine has also successfully been removing disease programs from the DNA and will explain how this is possible during her interview. Janine is a pioneer in her field and her testimonials speak for themselves.

https://www.crystalki.com/

5:35 pm Interview: Michael Priv

MIchael Priv is being interviewed over 6 shows(aprox. every 2 weeks) with different subject being covered in every episode.

Subject of this interview: BEST-SELLER STATUS AND WRITING OVERVIEW

What is your International Best-Seller about?

Give us a brief rundown of your other books.

What are you working on now?

My writing career started in 2008 with the publication of my first novel, Friends of Fred. My first Sci-Fi novel, The Fifth Battalion, an auto-biography, The Golden Fleece, as well as several of my short stories, marked by lighthearted view of life and a spark of spirituality, are available on Amazon.  I have also published a collection of my selected short stories, 

The Roto-Rooter. Recently I have released a psychic healing guidebook, You Are Psychic, The Healer’s Handbook, my attempt to train anyone into a psychic. I have completed the screenplay for The Fifth Battalion and working on the sequel, The Baltizor Conspiracy. 

https://michaelpriv.com/

Headlined Show, Shadow Politics September 29, 2019

This Sunday - DEREK MCGINTY, DC Politics, Statehood and the Legacy of MARK PLOTKIN.  Mark Plotkin and Derek McGinty were political commentators on a Friday public affairs program on WAMU 88.5 FM, the District's public radio station. Few people have done more to advance the cause of DC statehood than Mark - locally and nationally. Our friend Mark passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019. He will be sorely missed. Tune in to discuss the future of DC statehood. We welcome you to call in with your Plotkin stories and tributes! 

Headlined Show, Bridging Wisdom October 1, 2019

Bridging Wisdom with Cathy Cook to interview Turdorbeth on Teusday at 6pm PT on BBS Radio Station 1

Tudorbeth is a hereditary practitioner of the witchcraft. Her knowledge of magic and the Craft stems from her Celtic ancestry. Her origins are the British Isles including England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Many of her recipes, sayings, traditions, and knowledge stem from her ancestors, passed to her from her father. Her great grandmother was a famous tea reader in Ireland while her Welsh great grandmother knew every plant and food within nature. Flora Edwards had many cures and came from a long line of midwives and ‘cunning or wise’ women.

Tudorbeth, is a magic name, has lived and worked around the world including California and Italy. She has a BA Honours degree in Religious Studies from the University of Southampton and a Post Graduate Degree in Education fro Sheffield Hallam University. Currently she has returned to education once more to continue with academia and is studying for her Masters’ Degree in Medieval Studies at the University of Lincoln.

Tudorbeth is also the Principal at the British College of Witchcraft and Wizardry and teaches courses on witchcraft with emphasis on nature and hedge-witchery in particular:

http://thebritishcollegeofwitchcraftandwizardry.org/

Tudorbeth writes for many publications and is a regular contributor to Soul and Spirit magazine and has over 50 books published her latest is:

A Spellbook for All Seasons: Welcome Natural Change with Magical Blessings is published by Eddison Books and is available everywhere in hardback.

Her other books include:

  • The Craft in the City series,

  • A Hedge-Witch’s Autumn To Do List: Crafts, Recipes and Elemental Beings of Fall,

  • The Celtic Hedge-witch: Hedge-witchery for the Modern World,

  • The Hedge-witch’s Book of Recipes,

  • Herbs of Eden

  • A Hedge-witch’s Guide to Supernatural Beings series

And many, many, others.

Tudorbeth also creates videos alongside her work within the Craft under the title of White Witch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3BfkC3kBCA

Her popular video on Youtube – 11 Signs You Are A White Witch continues to be one of the most popular videos regarding witchcraft.

Headlined Show, 911 Free Fall September 27, 2019

Host Andy Steele is joined by writer Craig McKee to discuss CNBC anchor Ron Insana's recent remark on WABC Radio in New York that Building 7 was brought down in a "controlled implosion."  Steele and McKee compare Insana's statement to a similar one made by then-Senator John Kerry at a public event in 2007.  

Threshold To Ascension Radio Guest, NEIL GAUR September 20, 2018
Explorer, Researcher, philosopher, historian, researcher, spoken word artist

My guest, Neil Gaur Neil has acquired knowledge from the multitude of Portal to Ascension events, his past life regressions, meditation, and his own research into the field of awakening. Neil is a philosopher, historian, researcher, and spoken word artist. He presents his research on the ancient wisdom and future science of sound, vibration & frequency; as well as in depth explorations into ancient civilizations, archeological discoveries, space anomalies, shedding light on hidden esoteric wisdom and exploring ways in which we can create unity and peace on Earth. 

Neil Gaur presents his research on ancient wisdom, the future science of sound, vibration and frequency, as well as in depth explorations into ancient civilizations.

I: A message from Neil: How it all started…

I was raised in a Hindu family and I pretty much considered myself an atheist Hindu. I say this because I would do all the rites and rituals that my family told me to, but I never truly believed. I just did what I did because it was expected of me. When I graduated high school in 2000 and went to Cal State Fullerton I began interacting with a variety of different people and exploring a range of music. I began writing poetry that, in turn, became spoken word pieces that I would present at open mics in Orange County. My poetry portrayed a lot of confusion, questions and a spiritual connection to life with an underlying feeling that something is missing or out of place. As a freshman in college I discovered a series of videos from 3 individuals: Nassim Haramein, Jim Self & Jordan Maxwell. I started watching a ton of videos taking me down all sorts of rabbit holes. I found out about the Sumerian Civilization and the ancient Extraterrestrial race known as the Annunaki. This led me to Zachariah Sitchen and Erik von Danken’s work with the Sumerian Scriptures.

II: Transformation

This awareness took me back to the religion I was raised in, Hinduism. I looked at this faith from an entirely new perspective… dissecting all that I could. The information on vibration and connection to quantum physics and the universe that was portrayed in the Sumerian Scriptures were very similar to the Hindu text. The Hindus speak of vibration and frequency and how this connects to meditation and other holistic practices. There were too many coincidences. I then began to realize that a lot of cosmic truths of our existence were hidden within the Hindu scriptures.

My mind was blown. I was reading translations of the Sumerian scriptures that were the exact same stories found throughout other religions in the world. However, these scriptures dated back 1000’s of years before the world bibles spoke of the same stories. I also discovered that these similar stories were talking about a race of Extraterrestrial beings. The Annunaki who came from a planet called Nibiru, which is the 10th planet in our solar system that has an elliptical 3600 year orbit around our Sun. This information lead me to the notion that either the majority of major religions in the world are inherently wrong because they are taken from these texts, or all the world religions are actually talking about Extraterrestrial beings.

This made a lot of sense to me and I went down the rabbit hole of information and awareness. I delved deep into the conspiracies and the corruption. I felt that there was a disconnection in the world and that we as a species are wandering aimlessly allowing ourselves to be manipulated and controlled. I was so angry, feeling that I had been lied to my entire life. That everything I know was wrong; however, I also felt reassured that I had always known something was not right. I stayed in the darkness for a while, a bit scared and very confused. I wanted to do something and help shift the consciousness on the planet.

III: Breakthrough

In 2006, after 6 years of intense research, I created a Facebook group called “2012 Consciousness, Mind, Evolution and Presence”. I created this group because I was interested in knowing who would join and sharing all this information with my friends. Within a matter of months 100’s of people began joining and within a year we had a few thousand members. In 2007, I had a download in which I was called to change the name of the group to “Consciousness: Evolution and Presence”, and then a few months later to “Cosmic Consciousness: Presence”, until eventually in summer of 2008 I had a dream in which I was told that the name of the organization will be “Portal to Ascension”.

That was the same exact Summer I was laid off as a financial analyst and I met a group of individuals that became my soul family. Summer of 2008 was when Portal to Ascension was born in spirit, in physicality and with direction. Soon after we conducted our first event at a holistic center in Costa Mesa, California called “Ginger’s Garden Wellness Center”. From that moment up until today we have been creating revolutionary events that ultimately lead to two conferences (Cosmic Reunion 2012 and Cosmic Reunion: Fourth Density) in 2012 and then into our state of the art online webinar platform we are currently using.

It has been an amazing ride of self-discovery and adventure creating and evolving with Portal to Ascension. Every time I change direction in life and move away from creating events and putting my energy in Portal to Ascension, I am always lead back to this ‘work’ through synchronicity. I now know more than ever that this is my life mission. To bring together great minds and revolutionaries to inspire and increase awareness all around the world so we may shift our reality to one based on the principles of unity and love; as well as create a platform to show everyone on the planet who they are and what their true potential is.

The Sports Doctor Guest, Tracy Schy September 19, 2018
Founder/CEO of JAL Fitness Consulting

Tracy Schy is a boutique fitness studio owner and consultant of JAL Fitness Consulting , whose main focus is on assisting fitness business owners in the building, growth and maturity of their new or existing studio. Not only does Tracy have 10 + years knowledge and experience in the fitness world. She also has built and owned her own successful studio, and is a former master instructor for Flywheel Sports Chicago. Well versed in designing unique fitness programs, recruiting and training new talent, social media marketing and sales, studio floor operations and helping to build a brands community. She is skilled in the ability to be proactive and solution focused, and has outstanding customer service.

JAL Fitness Consulting offers support in the areas of: brand identification, class formatting, instructor training, niche marketing and sales approach. With over 10+ years experience in the fitness industry, including building her own successful boutique fitness studio. Tracy have the knowledge and expertise to help make any fitness business a success.

Dare To Dream Guest, SPIKE EDWARDS September 19, 2018
Spike Edwards - ️Profitability & Safety Consultant

Spike Edwards is a Best-Selling Author, TEDx Speaker, and host of “Spike's Bulletproof Your Business” podcast.  Internationally acclaimed Safety Culture Expert and Business Maverick, Spike Edwards, shows businesses how to regularly create profits, increase productivity and save lives. After serving in the military Spike Edwards spent 21 years to focus on one challenge: Cracking the Safety Code. The turning point for Spike Edwards was working with a large American company where he was brought in to a scene from the movie Deep Water Horizon, to head the project, design and roll out a safety campaign and 18 months later it was a hugely successful campaign. Today, Spike helps to grow leaders in businesses around the globe. https://spikeedwards.com

Interviewing The Legends Guest, Elias Soriano September 18, 2018
Singer/Songwriter/Musician

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S  O  R  I  A  N  O

LEAD SINGER AND SONGWRITER

FOR ALTERNATIVE METAL/HARD ROCK BAND

N O N P O I N T

The unconquerable spirit of NONPOINT charges up the energy in any environment, from the studio to the stage. The stamina, resilience, diversity, massive power and undeniable authenticity of the enduring Active Rock crew makes them kindred spirits to their audience: fans who call upon the band’s tried-and-true anthems to help conquer adversity in their own lives.



Nonpoint emerged as part of the cultural wave of aggressive-streetwise-metal-mixed-with-melodic-force and unapologetic passion that burst from underground clubs onto Ozzfest and MTV in the “aughts.” But even as radio formats shifted and the window dressing aesthetics changed, the sheer intensity balanced with huge catchiness of Nonpoint bangers like “Bullet with a Name,” “Breaking Skin,” “The Truth” and “That Day” kept them relevant and revered.



“Our fans appreciate the variety in what we do and the difference in how we do it,” notes frontman Elias Soriano. “We write songs that have meat on the bones and stick to your ribs.”



Nonpoint has brought their message to the masses on tour with Disturbed, Papa Roach, Stone Sour, 10 Years, and Megadeth, while selling close to 1 million albums in North America. Their juxtaposition of rhythm and melody gets heads bobbing, hands in the air, and crowds singing.



The elite squad of Nonpoint’s contemporaries and peers with both staying power and continued creative progression includes chart-topping, trend-proof survivors like Disturbed, Slipknot, Deftones, and Korn. The Fort Lauderdale-based quintet is undeniably counted among those ranks, to diehard true believers who know what’s up. Case in point: less than 24 months ago, Nonpoint’s “Breaking Skin” was the most-played song on SiriusXM Octane for the entire year.



The Poison Red, the veteran rock band’s driving and ambitious ninth album, offers further testament to what makes Nonpoint such a tough act for other bands to follow on the radio dial, onstage at major festivals like Rock On The Range or Australia’s Soundwave, and in any club blessed with one of the band’s sweaty, crowd moving, exhaustion-proof performances. From their earliest ultra DIY releases, through the trio of major label albums, to their more recent work for the world’s most important indies, the energy and determination remains consistent.



“Generation Idiot” rails against internet tough guys and text-message fairweather friends, emphasizing the power of deeper means of communication and connection, which includes music. It’s one of Nonpoint’s heaviest songs ever. “Divided Conquer Them” imagines what could be achieved with a greater cultural influence on art and quality of life than in the mind-numbing routines of accumulating possessions. “Standing in the Flesh” is a penultimate Nonpoint song, reveling in the transformative, shared experience of band and audience. “El Diablo” rails against the deceivers who promise the world only to deliver pain in business and in life. “My Last Dying Breath” is a fitting closer for The Poison Red, a statement of purpose that all of the sacrifices it’s taken for Nonpoint to make it this far will not be for naught; they are lifers in this music thing.



“I’m trying to empower people and that’s it,” Soriano says with matter-of-fact clarity. “It’s because I’m trying to empower myself. I’m trying to be a better person. I don’t’ want to be a ‘good’ man, I want to be the best man, the best guy that I can be. I want to always get better.”



It’s hard to imagine another band with the courage to tackle Jay-Z’s “99 Problems,” Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” and Pantera’s “Five Minutes Alone” in the first place, let alone pull all of them off like Nonpoint. Those reference points loudly attest to the pure skill and impressive range of Soriano (vocals); the groove-oriented rhythmic pulse of his fellow Floridian cofounder Robb Rivera (drums); the decisive and driving heaviness of longtime band mates Rasheed Thomas (guitar) and Adam Woloszyn (bass); the shredding technicality of B.C. Kochmit (guitar); and how they merge together to create the unique and recognizable Nonpoint sound.



Nonpoint operates with the bottom-heavy groove of Sabbath, the audacious danger of The Crue and GN’R, the theatrical bent of Maiden, the in-your-face brutality of Pantera and the urgent explosiveness of Rage Against The Machine. This is music for the millions of people who connect just as passionately with Metallica’s Black Album as the record of the same name by Jay-Z, the same fans that grew up to start increasingly rock radio leaning bands like Bring Me The Horizon.



“Not everybody wants to go see a shrink and not everybody wants to sit around and wallow,” Soriano observes. “Our music can be therapy. It is what helps someone get through something. I attest all of our success to keeping three things important: the music, the show, and the fans.

Nonpoint released two new songs recently …  "Chaos and Earthquakes" and "Dodge Your Destiny." 

These songs will appear on the band's new album, titled and pronounced "Ten," out August 24 via Spinefarm Records. The album is the tenth studio release of the band's career.

"Ten - I can already tell is going to become a flagship record for us," said singer Elias Soriano. "Watching people's reactions when we play them the new music tells me that we have created something that is going to move crowds and may even redefine us. It's the year of the X." 

Nonpoint recently wrapped their co-headine Kings & Queens Tour with Butcher Babies. The band is currently sorting its next set of tour plans and will spend much of the next year and beyond on the road in support of its last effort. 

NONPOINT is ... Elias Soriano (Vocals), Robb Rivera (Drums), Rasheed Thomas (Guitar /Vocals), Adam Woloszyn (Bass), BC Kochmit (Lead Guitar / Vocals)

Preorder the new album by Nonpoint entitled X (Ten)

For more information about NONPOINT visit …

https://twitter.com/nonpoint

Words Women and Wisdom Show Guest, Sharon Carne September 18, 2018
Author Speaker Certified Sound Healer

"I find it endlessly fascinating how what we perceive as a failure turns out to have a purpose beyond our imagination. My journey with music started innocently enough with receiving a guitar under the Christmas tree when I was 16. Fortunately there was a teacher close by who taught guitar who sparked an interest in classical guitar within my heart. My guitar was put on the back burner as I left home for university and teaching public school in a tiny town in Northern Ontario. That's when the challenge started..."
 
Sharon Carne has felt the love of music for most of her life. After falling in love with the Classical guitar in her teens and having earned her Bachelor of Music, and Master of Fine Arts degrees, Sharon joined the faculty of the Conservatory at Mount Royal University in 1988.
 
Sharon is the author of “Listen From the Inside Out”, has produced 8 CDs including “Transmutation, Shed the Negative”, “Woodland Song”, and “Blissful Chimes”, and a series of DVDs.
 
Sharon is regularly invited to speak for corporate and private events – many of them based within the medical community. Such as the Integrative Health Institute at Mount Royal University, Canadian Blood Services, Canadian Mental Health Commission, the Alberta Health Region conference on Chronic Disease Management, the Manitoba Health Region, the National Health Work and Wellness conference in Quebec, numerous staff and teacher conferences, countless radio shows, and many corporate and private events.
Life Changes Show Guest, Joseph Peck September 17, 2018
Steel drum musician

JOSEPH PECK

Joseph Peck is a professional steel drum musician with a degree in music education and a focus on world music. He has a unique set of skills, and a drive to inspire young, creative minds.

Joseph received his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Wichita State University. He performed with Potential Symphony, an award-winning steel band in Trinidad, for the Panorama National Steel Band Competition. He was a founding member of Babylon Saints – a venerable LA-based pop/rock/reggae band, and has performed and recorded throughout the US in genres such ash reggae, acoustic rock, jazz, and fusion.

His career has taken him around the world, working with Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland, Cyndi Lauper, and Ryan Gosling, among others. His work has aired on VH1, CBS, and NBC, including Parks and Recreation. He was also a contributor in Teaching in the Diverse Classroom: Learner-Centered Activities that Work, a book for educators by Tanya Huber-Bowen.

Joseph’s current project – The Joseph Peck Group – is a Caribbean Jazz ensemble that explores traditional rhythms commingled with contemporary interpretations. His latest album as a solo artist is a relaxing and transcendental journey called Free-Flow Steel Pan Meditation.

While directing the Steel Pan Orchestra at Wichita State University, he founded the Adopt-a-Drum Program. Today, with a State of California Music Education K-12 Credential, he is a program facilitator at the Drumming for Your Life Institute, and a teaching artist at The Music Center and the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center K-12 Arts Education Outreach Program.

Twenty years of experience as a steelpan percussionist and music educator have informed his development of the Joseph Peck World Music Program – an innovative, performance-based class which exposes students to the important cultural and historical contributions of music. Students learn the

building blocks of music (melody, harmony, and rhythm) in a supportive,

creative, and interactive environment using percussion instruments such as steel drums (pans), hand drums, shakers, cowbells, and tamboo-bamboo. Students go on to read, write, practice, play, and perform music from around the world, both on an individual level, as well as with an ensemble.

His Caribbean Drum Circle Program is a music enrichment program that he conducts at Libraries and in schools, teaching students to build community and relate with one another in a drum circle format.

In both of Joseph’s programs, students discover the connection between music and math, science, the language arts, and the natural world. Each program culminates in a concert performance.

Life Changes Show Guest, Debra Padmini Bergman September 17, 2018
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

DEBRA (PADMINI) BERGMAN

Experienced Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a demonstrated history of working in the mental health care industry. Specialized in adoption and attachment focused, trauma informed care for the last 8 years. Skilled in long term and fatal illness (5 years), Grief Counseling, Mindfulness (20 years), Crisis Intervention, Family Therapy, and Clinical Supervision. Strong healthcare services professional with many yoga teacher training certificates (Sivananda Hatha, Kundalini and Pre-Natal Yoga), certified in several Evidence Based Practices (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DP), TF-CBT, Managing and Adaptive Practices(MAP)) and a Masters in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. I utilize a relational lens and consider myself an Interpersonal Neurobiological Relational therapist practicing an art form that is fueled by 21st century Science.

I am also a very blessed adoptive parent with a special needs child.

John Barbours World Guest, Peter Chowka September 17, 2018
Investigative Journalist, Author and Media Commentator

Peter Chowka is an author, journalist, media analyst and commentator on a wide range of issues including national politics, health care, media and popular culture. He has over four decades of experience reporting for a variety of publications and media. In 2017, Peter wrote over 150 articles for American Thinker and The Hagmann Report.

During the past two years, Peter's articles have also been published at Real Clear Politics, Patrick Buchanan's Web site, Michael Savage dot com, Infowars, the Medline indexed peer review medical journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine and The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients.

On January 4, 2018, Peter was invited to appear on the British Broadcasting Corporation's daily international news program Trending on BBC Arabic to comment on the future of President Trump in light of Michael Wolff's new book Fire and Fury. Video of Peter on the program, in Arabic, can be watched here or on Facebook here.

In 2018, Peter has become a regular guest making frequent appearances on talk show pioneer Barry Farber's nightly program on CRN Digital Talk Radio.

A new playlist at YouTube with links to many of Peter's recent video Skype interviews on The Hagmann Report on a broad range of subjects can be accessed here.

Bio

Peter Barry Chowka is a writer, journalist, medical-political analyst, editor, and photographer.

Since the 1970s he has worked in a variety of media (periodicals, radio, television, documentary films, and online) to report on issues and personalities in the fields of national politics, medical policy, the media, popular culture, the environment, and innovative health options.

Peter majored in English at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He got his start in journalism and media at WGTB, a leading non-commercial FM radio station in the nation’s capital that was affiliated with Georgetown. Peter served as news director, music director, and – for two years – station manager. With his fellow students, Peter helped to transform WGTB into the most popular alternative broadcast outlet in the nation’s capital.

In 1972, Peter covered the first of four campaigns for the Presidency, including the primaries, the national political conventions, and the fall general election. He interviewed most of the candidates and as a credentialed journalist in the nation’s capital, Peter attended several Presidential press conferences and other events at the White House. He also volunteered for the insurgent anti-war nominee of the Democratic Party, Sen. George McGovern, producing radio commercials for the McGovern campaign aimed at young voters as he traveled around the country with the candidate.

Peter’s photographs of the 1972 campaign, titled “The Choice of The Century,” were exhibited at galleries in Washington, D.C. and on Martha’s Vineyard.

Peter also reported on the Presidential primaries in 1976, 1980, and 1992. In particular, he documented all three Presidential campaigns of Gov. Jerry Brown (D-CA), and interviewed Brown a number of times for publication. Jerry Brown cited one of Peter’s articles in a cover story profile of Brown written by Richard Reeves and published in Esquire in February 1978.

 

Later in the 1970s, Peter collaborated closely with pioneering Beat Generation writers Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Pulitzer Prize winner Gary Snyder – exploring their work in a series of published long form interviews, articles, and radio broadcasts, and accompanying Ginsberg on guitar and vocals in a number of high profile public performances. Peter’s 25,000-word interview with Gary Snyder was published in three issues of East West Journal and subsequently served as a core of two of Snyder’s books, The Real Work (New Directions, 1980) and The Gary Snyder Reader (Counterpoint, 1999).

Beginning in 1975, a particular focus of Peter’s journalistic work has been to document the history and evolution of innovative and alternative medicine with an extensive emphasis on the War on Cancer and alternative cancer therapies. His reporting took him to the leading innovative clinical centers around North America. Over the years Peter has interviewed scores of thought leaders in the field, including (more often than any other journalist) two-time Nobel Prize winning scientist, humanitarian, and nutritional therapy proponent Linus Pauling, Ph.D.

Peter broke a number of major stories on cover-ups and abuses of power in the Cancer Establishment and several of his articles were republished in the official hearing transcripts of United States Senate oversight committees.

Peter’s numerous articles in a wide variety of print publications have explored the limitations of conventional medicine, a broad range of innovative treatment options, and the mainstreaming of alternative medicine. His photographs have been published by Time-Life Books and in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, and many other publications. Peter has been quoted in news articles published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time magazine, and The Village Voice, among others and his work has been cited in numerous books. Peter has also written several articles for the the peer-reviewed scientific literature.

Over the years, Peter has emerged as one of the most prolific, probing, and respected reporters and commentators in the area of the politics of health care and alternative medicine. His body of work has helped to redefine the role that innovative and alternative therapies play in American life.

Peter has appeared as an expert guest on hundreds of radio and TV talk shows all over North America, many of them at the national network level, including NBC-TV, PBS, the ABC TalkRadio Network, and CBC Television in Canada, and in major film and television documentaries. He has engaged in many broadcast debates with leading medical doctors on the subjects of cancer and AIDS. Along the way Peter has worked with Tom Snyder, Michael Reagan, Geraldo Rivera, Tom Leykis, and George Noory as well as a number of Canadian media luminaries including Pierre Berton, Hana Gartner, and Dr. Morton Shulman. He has also spoken at scores of health and medical conferences around the U.S. and Canada.

Peter is the subject of a chapter in Prof. David J. Hess, Ph.D.’s 1999 book Evaluating Alternative Cancer Therapies: A Guide to the Science and Politics of an Emerging Medical Field, published by Rutgers University Press. In 1999, Peter wrote actress Jane Seymour’s on-camera narration for the award winning thirteen-part PBS series Healthy Living.

Peter was a consultant to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition, co-chaired by Sens. Bob Dole and George McGovern in the 1970s. From 1985-1990, he was an advisor to the U.S. Congress’s Office of Technology Assessment which was investigating a variety of alternative cancer therapies. In 1992 Peter was appointed to two of the first advisory panels of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) new Office of Alternative Medicine including one devoted to alternative medicine databases and electronic information dissemination – anticipating the imminent, widespread adoption of the Internet. His contributions are included in the NIH’s 1994 publication, Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons.

Peter is particularly well known for his investigative reporting into the Hoxsey Therapy. Starting in 1980, Peter’s articles and radio broadcasts about Hoxsey, a prominent example of herbal medicine, helped to establish it as a leading, credible alternative cancer therapy. Peter appears prominently on camera throughout the documentary feature film Hoxsey: How Healing Becomes a Crime, a.k.a. Hoxsey: Quacks Who Cure Cancer?, which was originally inspired by his articles. Peter’s efforts have been instrumental in helping to bring the promising Hoxsey herbal treatment to the attention of the public, mainstream medicine, and policy makers.

Since 1992, Peter has been investigating the political push for “universal health care” which he sees as one of the most serious threats to Americans’ freedom since the time of the Founding Fathers. Recent proposals for single payer government-run medicine, in Peter’s view, pose an increase in the imminent threat level to Americans’ freedom of choice and to the future of alternative, natural health care.

In 2007, the popular political Web site American Thinker began publishing Peter’s articles on medical policy, national politics, and the media. In the years since then, Peter has written a number of articles and blog items about a wide range of subjects for American Thinker. Peter broke several major political stories that went viral and were picked up by the mainstream media. An archive of Peter’s articles for American Thinker may be accessed here.

In 2015, Peter established his latest Web site, thehealers.info, where he will present his articles, interviews, and other primary source material documenting the many healers he has reported on over the years, starting with Nicholas Gonzalez, M.D. (1947-2015). In 2016, a new book about Dr. Gonzalez, The Gonzalez Protocol, includes two chapters written by Peter. The July/August 2016 issue of the peer-reviewed Medline-indexed medical journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine published Peter’s article “Reporting on Dr. Gonzalez for a Quarter Century: A Memoir.” The article can be read here.

Peter’s most recent articles for American Thinker about the cable news wars, the history and future of the Fox News channel, and other topics in the news have received wide attention. This ongoing series can be accessed at Peter’s archived articles page at American Thinker.

In August 2017, Peter established his Twitter account @pchowka. Peter's tweets have been retweeted by Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Charles V. Payne, radio talk show host and New York Times best selling author Mark Levin, and President Donald J. Trump. A mid-2016 bio of Peter with photographs and links to primary sources can be accessed here.

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