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Zane Lamprey has traveled the world to learn about various customs, cultures, and culinary delights. He is a man of many hats; an actor, producer, author, comedian, podcaster, entrepreneur, and conservationist to name a few. We talked about his early life, drinking around the world, and windmills over lighthouses. He will be heading out on a stand-up tour across the country soon. Follow him and his ever-growing list of Adv3ntures at his website. You can also follow him on Twitter and Instagram.

Michelle Christo is an interventionist. Motivated by compassion, empathy, and knowledge, she has committed herself to help others who, either they or a loved one, are battling with addiction. We spoke about addiction, the evolution of drug policy reform, and interventions. We also discussed ideas to improve education and awareness. If you or someone you know is in need of her services, contact Michelle at (609) 558-3409, [email protected], or at A New Way of Life Intervention Services.

Stanley Plotkin is an extremely distinguished scientist and educator who specializes in vaccinology and immunology. His brilliant work is responsible for the creation of vaccines for rubella, rabies, rotavirus, cytomegalovirus. We spoke about his long and prolific career. He elaborated on the importance of vaccines and the process of creating them. Some of his published works can be found at PubMed.

John Giusti is a teacher, wrestling coach, and author. We met a few years back coaching our respective middle school teams in a dual meet. By day he teaches Language Arts, pre-pandemic he coached wrestling for the Lawrence (NJ) Middle School. He decided to write his book, Coaching Middle School Wrestling: 20 Power Moves, as a means to help coaches who are just getting started or to help polish or add some perspective for seasoned coaches. We chatted about how wrestling affected our lives, our roles as coaches and mentors, and the process he went through to write the book.

In this episode, I spoke to Tom Shinn. “Shinn” is the former radio personality from WSPT, a top-rated music station whose audience spans Central New Jersey and the Greater Philadelphia region. We spoke about his time there from starting as a tech to hosting the extremely popular night show, and a host of other hats he wore there. We chatted about his memories of the station, coworkers, and events of the past. We also talked about his family and current methods of passing the time as well as where the future may lead.

Andrew Froening is an independent filmmaker and multi-disciplined artist. We spoke about his creative origins, processes, and a number of his projects. Andrew talked about the importance of collaboration and chemistry among artists is for any medium. Follow him and his various pieces of art at his website: Frovideo, YouTube, Instagram, or Artpal.

Mark Milbrod knows the importance of life insurance. We spoke about the importance of proper insurance planning and how people can change their perspective to see insurance as a risk management tool to mitigate risks and potential burdens on loved ones. We chatted about how COVID has impacted the industry. For more information check out, Lifehappens.org. To contact Mark, he can be reached at (908-770-7367) or at [email protected]

Eric Christiansen is a lot of things, a documentarian is one. He has produced, directed, and written a number of award-winning commercials and documentaries. His documentaries are about healing from the various traumas, born out of his own personal experiences. We chatted about the industry, hope, and Pee-Wee Herman. Check out his up-coming documentary, “unMASKing Hope” set to be released on 9-11-21. You can also follow him on Instagram at @unmaskinghope or check out his work here. You can check out the trailer to “unMasking” here. 

Cassie and Rigel are relationship experts and fellow podcasters. They help people build “extraordinary relationships in an ordinary world.” We talked about what they do and why it’s important. We also spoke about the pillars of a great relationship, and how the core components work for any type of relationship. Visit their website: Touch of Flavor and follow them on FB: A Touch Of Flavor.

Josh Thomas

MMA Coach

Writer & Podcast Host

Josh Thomas is a Mixed Martial Arts coach, former fighter, and a fellow wrestler and podcaster. We spoke about his life, life lessons from wrestling, fighting in a cage, and the community podcasting can bring. You can follow him at the links below for his shows.

IG:

@thetakedownpodcast

@theweeklyforecast

@roshambophotos

https://linktr.ee/Thomasjawwsh

Apple Podcasts:

The Weekly Forecast

The Takedown