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Headlined Show, Life Changes Show December 29, 2024

Life Changes Show with Filippo Voltaggio and cohost Mark Laisure, with Executive Producer Dorothy

Featuring Interview Guest, Chef Charles Webb, Voted #1 Private Chef in Chicago, Entrepreneur, World Traveler, Producer, and Host of #ChefonTour; and Performance Guest, Rama Duke, EDM and Rock Artist, Singer / Songwriter, on The Life Changes Show, Episode 822

Interview Guest CHARLES WEBB; and Performance Guest: RAMA DUKE

Headlined Show, Breaking the Silence January 12, 2025

This week's Special Guest Dave Pelzer will be returning for another great program. Dave is the author of nine inspirational books. His books have been on the New York Best Sellers lists for over 13 years combined. "A Child Called it" alone has been on the New York Times bestsellers list for over 6 years. Dave is the first author to have four #1 International Best Sellers and to have four book simultaneously on the New York Times Best Sellers List. Dave have received personal commendations from four U.S. Presidents as well as many other awards. You Do NOT want to miss this informative and eye opening program!

Headlined Show, The Sports Doctor January 15, 2025

Dr. Ben Pearl, Arlington Podiatric Physician & Host of Podcast & YouTube Fit Foot U returns along with Mary Leonard, Owner & President NYC’s US Athletic Training Center & former dancer. Then, it’s 'The Sports Doctor Is In' with some Dr. Bob wisdom and your questions and emails!

Headlined Show, The Awakening Wave Show January 11, 2025

The Awakening Wave Show is joined by special guest, "The Mountain Man"

Headlined Show, Raising Expectations January 6, 2025

We are looking forward to having our close friend Frank Roberson back with us to begin our 2025 season!
Frank is a Counter Intelligence Threat Specialist and directs his own Black Rhino Protection Agency. 
He is a former District Director at United States House of Representatives. He has been on Fox, CBS and other media discussing the dangers that we are facing in our nation today- specifically beginning with the assasination attempts on our President elect Donald Trump! 
“Facing Danger” today in our Nation will be what we discuss. Also President Trumps Inauguration and world implications today!
Frank and his wife Christie are people of Faith and a special part of our Raising Expectations family! It will be a great show…See you then friends.

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Pastor Joe Schofield
Dr. Paul Paul Hall
Stef Stefanie Shaw Thayer
Dr. Craig Craig Tank Thayer
Pastor Ron Ron Greer

Big Sky City Lights CD : Wake Me When We Get There Songs : Wake Me, Your Name Americana, Folk, Indie, Music
Anna Richter CD : Hey - single Songs : Hey Music, Singer/Songwriter
Alex Harry CD : Lost - single Songs : Lost Music, Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Alberta and The Dead Eyes CD : mmmmm Songs : Accidents, mmmmm, Nobody's, Soft Lights Alternative, Blues, Folk, Grunge, Indie, Music, Rock
Zach Winters CD : Other Side - single Songs : Other Side Folk, Music, Religious
Life Changes Show Guest, Mike Berman January 13, 2025
Folk Rock, Singer, Songwriter, Performer

Mike Berman writes and performs original songs rooted in the folk and California folk rock traditions.

Mike’s album Ghosts, arriving in April, 2025, contains eight original tracks addressing themes such as growing up amidst gun violence, lost relationships, the dangers of looking back, and the redemption and mercy that love and music can bring to your soul. Produced by Ed Tree and with performances by Mike and outstanding Los Angeles musicians, Ghosts is a sonically and thematically rich addition to Mike’s musical library. Performances in California and in the Northeast (including the Cape May Singer-Songwriter Festival) are coming in 2025.

Mike’s first album Where I’m From, released in January 2023, received excellent reviews and was featured on dozens of folk radio programs across the USA and beyond. He has performed concerts and showcases at venues across Southern California, such as The Coffee Gallery, The Lost Chord, Jeweled Universe, the A-Frame, Universal Bar & Grill, Mission Tile Music, The Harp Inn, Cabin Creek Crystals, Stardust Concerts, the Cambria Center for the Arts, and many other venues, both solo and with his three-piece combo TIMBR. He has appeared at legendary venues McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Los Angeles, the Towne Crier in New York, and Club Passim in Boston. He’s also been a regular performer at on-line showcases including Bruce Swan’s Music My Mother Wouldn’t Like, Jan Seides “Any Sunday Songwriters” series, and his own Social Distance Café. He recently was awarded “Best Performance” at the Songwriters at Play competition in Solvang, California.

Where I’m From was in the top thirty on the NACC charts in January 2023. Produced by Ed Tree, the album featured performances from top musicians including pedal steel legend Jay Dee Maness, 2-time Grammy nominee Guy Davis, and LA blues diva Teresa James. Dave Franklin of Dancing About Architecture wrote that “Where I’m From is a great album… the sound of a modern-day James Taylor… country cool for the modern age.” Legendary songwriter Steve Gillette commented that Mike’s songs “uphold the tradition and are evidence that the California sound is in good hands.” Songwriter Rob Waller, founder of “I See Hawks in LA”, says that “Mike’s songs carry a depth and humanity that stick with you.”

Mike is a veteran musician, having performed in the 80’s with the Hudson River Sloop Singers (associated with Pete Seeger) as well as in his duo The Rusty Lock String Band, including festival gigs at the New Jersey Folk Festival and the Raritan River Festival. After a long layoff to raise a family and build a career as a university administrator and information technology expert, he has dived head-first in songwriting in the last few years. His songwriting his developed through workshops and master classes with the likes of Richard Thompson, Tom Paxton, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, Guy Davis, Ellis Paul, Laurie McAllister, Gretchen Peters, Michael McNevin, and many other accomplished songwriters and performers

Raising Expectations Guest, Janet Price January 27, 2025
GSRW President, Political Candidate, Activist

It is my honor to serve as Golden State Republican Women President.  This year promises to be transformative to Republican women in California and we are excited to start the groundwork!

These last two years have seen unexpected changes in California and in our country which have led to a decline in our culture and traditional way of life.  We are now committed to blunt the attacks on our republic and to restore in our state the values of faith, family and freedom we have long cherished.

In contrast to the current progressive culture which continues to divide Americans, creating  a growing sense of malaise and discontent, GSRW offers hope for a brighter tomorrow… and that tomorrow begins today!

There has never been a time when our message has been more needed nor more welcomed!  California is looking for strong leadership and direction that will guide us back to the personal freedoms and opportunities that once made our state golden.

As divided as Californians appear to be, there is much more that unites us.  Our citizens want secure borders, quality education, safe streets, a return to law and order, free and fair elections, respect for our military, police and first responders, and the freedom to practice our faith openly without fear. Republicans highly value the dignity of the individual and of all human life.

Our basic tenets bind us together and have weathered the test of time throughout our country’s history.  Yet as world history goes, we are still a young nation.  We have relied on our Constitution and foundational documents which have kept us strong and free for over two centuries.

There are those whose primary aim, however, is to destroy our government, our laws and our very way of life.  Our inaction makes them bolder and more dangerous than ever! That is why there is no greater urgency than at this time to unite with one goal and one voice.  We must motivate, educate and activate.

We in Golden State Republican Women welcome women of all ages, all ethnicities, and all stripes of Republican values and we ask you to join us in this fight.  Unity is our strength and together we must and we WILL win!!  A win for California is a win for the United States of America.

More About Golden State Republican Women

In 2023 a group of 47 politically active Republican women in California saw the need for a new statewide Republican women’s group in the state.  Our group wanted to participate in politics by pulling together thousands of women in the state of California who share our same values, are interested in and excited by conservative politics, have a positive mental attitude, and the ability to be kind to one another.

At this pivotal time in California history it is vitally important that all Republican women have a voice and a platform to work with the California Republican Party to effect critical changes that will restore our state to its values of faith, family and freedom.

On August 2nd and 3rd, after many planning meetings on Zoom, and after naming our organization the Golden State Republican Women, we met in person to gel together our desire to found a strong Republican women’s statewide organization.  Lead by President Janet Price, 1st VP Gretchen Cox, and other hard-working women, the Golden State Republican Women pored over ideas, wrote a set of Bylaws, voted on a logo, and met in sub-committees to discuss and plan the foundations of our alliance.

Golden State Republican Women (GSRW) applied for a charter at the California GOP, and was accepted to apply.  There was a floor vote on October 1, 2023 at the CAGOP Convention in Anaheim and GSRW obtained our charter on that date!

We further plan to:

Bring dozens of independent Republican women’s clubs together as a unifying organization and support our wonderful, hard-working Republican officials and candidates in California.
GSRW will provide the opportunity to engage with, support, and influence Republican legislators, representatives, political experts and other local, state, and national leaders.
GSRW will conduct leadership training events.
GSRW will continue to provide regular legislative updates on bills, vital statewide information, a quarterly newsletter, and an informative website.
And Golden State Republican Women will work hard to attract young, Republican women,  as well as women of all ages and ethnicities in California to our organization.

The 18 Founding Clubs of Golden State Republican Women and Their Regional Locations

REGION 2 – Thank you to Regional Director Tabitha Gomez
Chico Evening Republican Women 
Sacramento Republican Women

REGION 4 – Thank you to Regional Director Barbara Hallmeyer
Clovis Fresno Republican Women
Kings County Republican Women
Merced County Republican Women

REGION 5 – Thank you to Regional Director and 3rd VP Nancy Wofford
Conejo Valley Republican Women 
Westlake Village Republican Women
Simi Valley / Moorpark Republican Women
Thousand Oaks Republican Women

REGION 6 – Thank you to Regional Director and Parliamentarian Pro Tem Valerie Evans
East San Gabriel Valley Republican Women
Valley Unity Republican Women

REGION 7 –  Thank you to Regional Directors Val Emick and Gale Hunt
San Bernardino Republican Women
San Gorgonio Pass Republican Women

REGION 8
Capistrano Valley Republican Women
Fullerton Republican Women
La Habra Republican Women

We wish to thank each of these Founding Clubs, because they have been the “wind beneath our wings”.  These ladies have been the most supportive, active, willing to help, and exceedingly kind “Republican Women” as can be possible!  Thank you so much!

We also wish to thank our Planning Committee members, without whom we would not have been able to take up such a monumental task.  Thank you, Ladies!  We’re going to bring conservative values back into state leadership in California!  Now let’s go get ’em!  

Chuck and Julie Show Guest, Mark Pfoff January 27, 2025
Former El Paso County Sheriff investigator, owner of Rocky Mountain Computer Forensics

Mark Pfoff

INFORMATION / BIOGRAPHY taken from: http://markpfoff.com/

 

Consultant

Mark Pfoff is owner of Rocky Mountain Computer Forensics which provides consulting for civil and criminal cases throughout the United States.  He has worked on projects from New York to Alaska. RMCF uses specialized software to examine computers, cell phones and cell phone records.

Mark is a court qualified expert in computer forensics, cell phone forensics, and cell phone technology. He is also an expert in police procedures and investigations; to include interviewing and interrogation techniques, proper digital evidence collection, and methods to obtain best digital evidence.

RMCF's mission statement:

"Provide forensic examinations of digital evidence using best practices; provide accurate and detailed reports of our findings; and provide expert courtroom testimony"

http://rmcomputerforensics.com/



Cattle Rancher

Mark has a herd of Black and Red Angus cattle in Eastern Colorado.  His cattle graze in open pastures during the summer and are fed a combination of hay and grain during the winter. His herd expands every spring with the addition of calves. Mark's herd has grown to over 50 with more calves on the way.

http://markpfoff.com/cattle-rancher/



School Board Member

Mark was the longest serving school board member for Lewis-Palmer School District 38 since term limits were enacted.  He was elected three times serving 12 years. He served twice as President and held every position during his tenure.  Lewis-Palmer is a high-achieving school district with one of the highest on-time graduation rates in the state of Colorado.

During his tenure the school district maintained a balanced budget, increased reserves, and was ranked as one of the top ten school districts in Colorado.

He completed his fourth and final term in December of 2019.

The Sports Doctor Guest, Joel Franco January 29, 2025
Owner at Chesapeake Films, Director/Producer of “ Youth Sports in America-A documentary film- What’s behind a $15 Billion Industry”

Joel Franco tells compelling stories with an elegant voice, a crisp Italian sensibility and beautiful pictures. Franco’s experience, vision and intensity bring leadership, heart, and an eye for detail to his films. His understanding of the human condition and his passion for authenticity combine to create artistic, highly commercial works that draw the audience in and make them feel. Franco’s genuine desire to protect the integrity of each story and to bring out the best in the actors and crew have made him a trusted source for getting the job done. Colleagues trust his refreshing character and understand that he is a man of commitment and does what he says he will do, when he says he will do it.



Joel Franco was born in Italy and came to the United States in his late teens where he quickly immersed himself in American culture and film. According to Franco, “I have always admired American films. The American school of acting has a long history of producing great actors and I wanted to be a part of the world of film–a place where captivating stories are unveiled. The creation of film plays into my strengths: I love that magic is the result of the creative process. There must be passion to nurture the momentum of the story. And one must have intense focus to get the job done.” 



Influenced by American filmmaker Sidney Lumet for his vigorous storytelling and Italian director Robert Rossellini for his social realism, Franco is dedicated to staying true to the story in a fast paced, realistic and refined style. 



In 2006, Franco partnered with Solidaris LLC to found Chesapeake Films, LLC. Chesapeake Films has option agreements to produce several feature films and plans to produce two features per year in-house and to collaborate with established film companies for additional opportunities.



Joel Franco is a graduate of University of Maryland/Baltimore, a graduate of the USC-Universal Producing and Directing Program, and holds an M.F.A. in film production from the School of Film and Television at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

joelfranco@youthsports-themovie.com

The Sports Doctor Guest, Dominick Fedele January 29, 2025
CEO of Mastermind Cognitive Training enhancing brain optimization

CEO at Brain Balance Achievement Centers

Dominick Fedele has extensive operational and executive experience leading widely disbursed multi-site businesses in education management and consumer services. Prior to joining Brain Balance, Mr. Fedele most recently served as Executive Vice President of Operations and Group President at Education Corporation of America (ECA), where he led operations at the corporate, regional, and field levels. He managed a revenue portfolio of over $400m across multiple brands and program offerings covering 62 campus locations. He was Sr. Vice President of Operations at Kaplan Higher Education Corporation (KHEC) and played a key role in the sale and subsequent integration of KHEC into ECA.

Prophecy in the Spotlight with Evangelist Dan Goodwin and Dr. Charles Hiltibidal
Prophecy In The Spotlight, February 10, 2025 Daniel Chapter 6, The Journey To Apostasy
Getting To Know Your Bible with Dr. Billy Lambert
Getting To Know Your Bible, February 10, 2025 Ep1304, Just Give Me The Bible
Blessed2teach with Rick Rene
Blessed2Teach, February 10, 2025 DOGE Story, OVERRIDE INSIDE THE REVOLUTION, REWIRING AMERICAN POWER
As You Wish Talk Radio with James Gilliland
As You Wish Talk Radio, February 8, 2025 Dark vs Light, Liberations of Humanity and the Earth, Two Forces in this World
Lets Find Out with Elizabeth Joyce
Lets Find Out, February 9, 2025 The Full Moon in Leo and What 2025 Holds - A teaching show