Celebrity Interviews

From the producers of Deadliest Catch, Discovery Channel introduces Mud Madness, a new series that follows the increasingly popular sport of Big Tire UTV Mud Racing and the passionate individuals that are behind it. Extreme mud racing is a dangerous, intense, action-filled motorsport that has become serious business. The mud racing circuit attracts racers from all over the country with a top prize of more than half a million dollars. Mud Madness showcases the epic mud courses, the over-the-top custom vehicles, the deep-rooted rivalries, the unique competitors and even the wild party scene behind the sport.

To discuss the new series is champion mud racer Bryce Sparks (@WhiskeyBiz), who reaches millions of people online via his social content. Bryce chats about the appeal (and danger) of extreme mud racing, why it’s been attracting new fans and what viewers can expect from the new show.

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley and Greg Hanna of Celebrity Interviews Live interview Alison Sweeney.

Alison Sweeney is an award-winning multi-faceted talent who boasts an extensive career as a leading actress, sought after producer and content supplier, longstanding TV host and successful author of fiction and nonfiction. She constantly inspires her 1.5+ million social media followers with her balance of career with her focus on family.

Sweeney currently stars in and executive produces “Hannah Swensen Mysteries,” based on the incredibly popular book series from Joanne Fluke; and “Chronicle Mysteries” which she co-created based on her passion for true crime podcasts with serial storytelling, both for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Her previous movies for Hallmark include numerous Hallmark Channel Original Movies including the popular sequel trilogy for “The Wedding Veil."

No stranger to the camera, Sweeney began her acting at age four and at age 16, she joined the cast of “Days of Our Lives.” In addition to her long-running career as Sami Brady, for which she earned an Emmy nomination for Best Lead Actress, Sweeney also hosted numerous live television specials and 13 seasons of “The Biggest Loser," as well as many guest-starring roles on iconic television series and true crime podcasts.

Sweeney’s love for storytelling extends to her writing of books including her popular novels The Star Attraction, Scared Scriptless, and Opportunity Knocks, based on her Hollywood insider’s knowledge and her keen sense of romance and fun. New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult described Sweeney’s book as “Great fun for any reader who secretly sneaks peeks at People magazine in the checkout line at the grocery store, and wonders, What if…?” In addition to her fiction writing, Sweeney previously released two non-fiction books, All the Days of My Life (So Far) and The Mommy Diet.

A true philanthropist, Sweeney serves as an Ambassador for Stand Up 2 Cancer and American Humane Association, and she is a member of the Entertainment Council for Feeding America.

For more information on Sweeney’s latest recipes, equestrian competitions, family activities and personal anecdotes, follow her on Instagram at @AliSweeney.

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" and Kim Sorrelle of The Love Is Podcast interview Dr Beth Willman.

Dr. Beth Willman joined LSST Discovery Alliance on September 7, 2022. She is a leader in the science and management of ground-based astronomy facilities.

Her 20 years of research accomplishments have utilized wide-field survey datasets that are precursors to the Rubin LSST. Her primary scientific focus has been near-field cosmology, the detailed study of the nearby universe to answer questions such as “How has the universe formed and evolved?” and “What is the nature of dark matter?” Willman led the research team that discovered the first ultra-faint dwarf galaxies (Willman 1 and Ursa Major I), now known to be the most numerous type of galaxy in the Universe.

Willman was the Deputy Director of NOIRLab and the Lab’s Project Director for the US Extremely Large Telescope Program. NOIRLab is the preeminent US national center for ground-based, nighttime optical, and infrared astronomy with a ~$100M annual budget supported by ~500 staff members located in Arizona, Hawai’i, and Chile. Rubin Observatory Operations is part of NOIRLab, along with Gemini Observatory, CTIO/KPNO, and the Community Science and Data Center.

She served as Deputy Director of the Rubin Observatory construction project for three years. As Rubin’s Deputy Director, she convened community-based initiatives in support of LSST science and led the development of Rubin’s operations plan. Prior to her management role at Rubin, she chaired an LSST science collaboration and contributed to the original LSST Science Book released in 2009.

Willman earned a BS in Astrophysics from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Washington and has held prize fellowships at the NYU Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics and the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard-Smithsonian. Willman spent seven years as a faculty member and department chair at Haverford College, during which time she earned multiple teaching awards.

Today on The Neil Haley Show Neil "The Media Giant" and co-host Dr Robert Marx interview Jesse McCartney.

Born April 9, 1987 in Ardsley, New York, to Ginger and Scot McCartney, Jesse began his career in theater with a national revival tour of The King and I with Hayley Mills (1997/98), and a notable New York Production of A Christmas Carol (1998) with Roger Daltrey. Jesse got the part of 'Adam Chandler Jr.' on the show All My Children for which he would eventually Emmy nominations in 2001 and 2002. After a brief stint in a children's musical group Sugar Beats, and later in teen boy band Dream Street, Jesse was signed as a solo artist to Hollywood Records.

He released his first full length album on September 28, 2004. His song, "Beautiful Soul" was an instant hit and the album of the same title was certified platinum on February 24, 2005. His Departure album yielded another smash single, "Leavin'," landing him a #1 spot on the charts and was Top 40 Radio's most played song of of the year. His next single "How Do You Sleep" also charted in the top 10 in the following year. His songwriting credits include co-writing the smash "Bleeding Love" for singer Leona Lewis, which was a #1 hit in 34 countries; the only song in over a decade to achieve this status. It also won ASCAP's song of the year and was nominated for a Grammy Award.

In addition to starring in Keith, which won five international film festival awards, McCartney's film credits include the Tribeca Film Festival's darling Beware The Gonzo (opposite Ezra Miller) and Oren Peli's Chernobyl Diaries. McCartney has voiced numerous animated characters for films, video games, and television series including all of the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, Horton Hears a Who, Kingdom Hearts, and Cartoon Network's Young Justice. McCartney played lead role of 'Bradin Westerly' in the TV series Summerland, which ran for two years on The WB (now The CW). He also landed the lead in the pilot Locke and Key for Fox, based on Joe Hill's graphic novels of the same name. Other major TV credits include Fear The Walking Dead, Major Crimes, Greek, Law & Order SVU, and CSI: Las Vegas as well as a lengthy stint in the cast of Army Wives as 'Private Tim Truman.'

Jesse currently resides in Los Angeles.

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley interviews John Ondrasik.

Grammy® nominated singer-songwriter John Ondrasik, otherwise known as FIVE FOR FIGHTING, would like to talk about the “Music Matters Challenge” that just launched on March 26 and will run through April 30, which is a national online music challenge that will help raise awareness and dedicate resources for music programs in the nation’s underserved schools. Two grand prizes will be awarded – one for an individual ($10,000 in cash and the opportunity to select a music teacher to receive a three year salary); and one for school entries (a $25,000 school grant). John created the challenge with Cayley Tullman of the Tullman Family Office, after the Grammy nominated singer/songwriter, Tullman, and a group of eight students participated in weekly after-school workshops to compose an original song, “Let Music Fill My World,” which expressed why music mattered in their lives. The students wrote all of the verses in the song themselves, and had the opportunity to professionally record their song and create a music video with the help of seasoned industry music producers. As a part of this effort, the Tullman Family Office fully funded a full-time music teacher for the students at Chicago’s Farragut Career Academy, which propelled the idea to create the “Music Matters Challenge.” Listen to “Let Music Fill My World” HERE.

FIVE FOR FIGHTING is currently on a U.S. tour showcasing worldwide hit songs from John’s Platinum-selling career, backed by a string quartet. The 18-city tour hits theaters and performing arts centers nationwide and goes through April 26 in San Juan Capistrano, California, with performances in Minneapolis, MN; St. Louis, MO; Milwaukee, WI; Chicago (Evanson), IL; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; Olympia, WA, and many more. On tour, Ondrasik will perform his mega-hits such as "Superman (It's Not Easy)", "100 YEARS", "The Riddle", "Chances", and many more. To purchase tickets, visitwww.fiveforfighting.com.

Today on The Love Is Podcast, Kim Sorrelle and Neil "The Media Giant" Haley of The Neil Haley Show interview Ashley Bratcher.

Ashley Bratcher (UNPLANNED 2019, VINDICATION 2019-2021, GAME CHANGER 2022) was born and raised in a small town in eastern North Carolina and began her acting career on the stage at age 16. She later attended Campbell University, where she graduated with honors, then she briefly worked as a middle-school teacher before she found success as a working actress. Ashley plays Victoria in Finding Faith releasing on Great American Pure Flix on March 29, 2024.

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley interviews Justin Willman.

Justin Willman is a magician, comedian, producer, and television personality. He is the creator and star of Magic for Humans on Netflix. He has made regular appearances on The Tonight Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Conan.

A Critic’s Choice Award nominee, Willman is best known for hosting and exec producing the Netflix series Magic for Humans — showcasing a diverse array of tricks, from mind-bending mentalism to classic sleight of hand — which has thus far aired three seasons. As he debuted the most recent season of the show in 2020, amidst Covid’s spread across the globe, he also took to the internet with Magic for Humans @ Home, a ticketed virtual Zoom show, which amassed an audience of over 500,000 people from around the world watching from the comfort of their homes.

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley interviews Jay Wasley.

Jay Wasley is a producer, director, cinematographer, and audio engineer, that has

worked professionally in production since 2001, but has been creating

films, music, and art since childhood. His professional career has

brought him all over the world working on dozens of feature films, major

network television shows, national commercials, and many other projects He

is best known for his work on The Travel Channel's hit show Ghost Adventures, which he joined the crew in season 4 as their sound mixer, eventually evolving into an on camera Audio Visual Tech/Investigator cast member as well as one of the cinematographers. Jay is also a owner of the production company Simple Equations Media LLC a full. service production company and studio based in Las Vegas, NV.

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley interview Maks Chmerkoskiy.

Maksim "Maks" Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy is a Ukrainian Latin Ballroom

dance champion, choreographer, Broadway performer, and actor. He is

widely known as one of the professional dancers on the American

television series Dancing with the Stars, on which he first appeared in

season two. In 14 appearances on the show, Chmerkovskiy made it to the

final round four times, with two runner-up and two third place

finishes.On May 20, 2014, Chmerkovskiy, paired with Olympic ice dancer Meryl Davis, won his first Dancing with the Stars title.

Following his win with Davis, Maksim announced his retirement from the show.

Maksim owns four dance studios in greater New York City. The three

studios - Dance With Me USA - are social dance studios located in

Ridgefield, New Jersey, and Long Island, New York, as well as the Soho

neighborhood of Manhattan. He recently opened another studio in

Stamford, Connecticut. He is also the founder of the Rising Stars Dance

Academy in NYC.

Maksim appeared on the TV Land sitcom "The Exes" in July 2012. He also

appeared on the ABC soap General Hospital in March 2013 playing the

role of handyman Anton Ivanov, who danced with Kelly Monaco's character

Sam Morgan during the Nurses' Ball.

In July 2013 Maksim made his second stint on the Broadway production of

"Forever Tango. He first appeared on Broadway in the ballroom fusion

production "Burn The Floor" in 2009 - 2010.

Jesse is an American actor known for his roles in Netflix's Cobra Kai, WWII drama On the Wings of Eagles, alongside Joseph Fiennes, and D-Day: Battle of Omaha, alongside Weston Cage Coppola.