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Meet HOWARD LEVINSON; “I’m a novelist, journalist, whichmeans I write. And I’m familiar with imagination and fuel. And occasionally, Ithink about making things up. Which brings me to my guest today. HowardLevinson. I could drift on my pet cumulus cloud, and I’d be hard-pressed toconjure up Howard’s journey. He lives on a farm in central Missouri. Drivesthree miles on a gravel road from the main road to get to his farmhouse. I toldhim that I look out my back window and see most of my eight million Jerseyneighbors. Howard and I are relative contemporaries. Great bonding. Now hearthis. He’s been a paramedic and in law enforcement for 22 years (a cop, withroles in organized crime and terrorism), disaster response (been to Puerto Ricoafter Maria, and New Orleans after Katrina), a chiropractic physician, novelist(3 uniquely different genres), and an accomplished singer-songwriter who toldme Nashville is magical. Howard Levinson is a gift. Eloquent. Passionate.Spiritual. Introspective. A family man. Grandfather. Filled with endless energyto tell stories, whether as a novelist or songwriter. And in the middle of theinterview, he said that he’d like to spend a day with Hemingway. In my writer’sgroup, we talked about Hemingway yesterday. Synchronicity abounds. Howardabounds.” Calvin

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HOWARD LEVINSON; Singer; Songwriter; Novelist; (Past paramedic,homicide detective, terrorism task force, corporate forensic investigator,first responder): LIVE from Missouri

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdFvniPUzN4

LINKS:  SOCIAL MEDIA

https://www.howardlevinson.net/

https://www.facebook.com/howard.j.levinson.2025/ 

https://www.facebook.com/Howardlevinsonmusic/

YouTube @howardjlevinson @howardlevinson

https://open.spotify.com/artist/14nEhyPfyAesfs0xXa4Y4w

https://howardlevinson1.bandcamp.com/album/on-the-edge

BIO: Howard Levinson is a singer and songwriter of country,rock, and blues songs out of rural Missouri, USA. Songs of songs of brokenhearts, bad habits, fast cars, sinners and saints, love, lust, and pick-uptrucks. He records in Nashville and has songs on most streaming platforms andon internet radio globally.

Howard’s career path includes 40 years in public service. Heserved as a paramedic and spent 22 years in law enforcement with assignments toorganized crime, drug enforcement, and terrorism task forces. He was a memberof a federal and state disaster response team, responding to nearly everynational disaster since 911.  Howardbecame a Chiropractic Physician along the way. Dr. Levinson cared for patientsin private clinics, hospital settings, and a US Army hospital. These variedexperiences in public service offer a palette from which Howard has createdstories and songs that are reflective, contemplative, quirky, sometimes funny,and sometimes visceral

 Howard has writtenthree novels, which are available in Indie Bookstores and on Amazon. They crossdifferent genres from homicide and forensic investigations to the supernatural,from science fiction and spirituality to government intrusion and conspiracy.

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Meet JULIE CRUSE; “Just one word. One word comes to mind asI begin to write. Bravery. This day before Valentine’s Day. Thought back toelementary school. Getting cards from fifth-grade classmates. Those werecarefree days. The past week, researching Julie Cruse and her journey. Inconclusion, her early school days were not filled with fun stuff or chocolatehearts. Either her college years or the pursuit of a PhD. A not-to-be-believedjourney. Julie wrote ‘The Burn List: A Memoir of Abuse from Home to HigherEducation.’ Indeed, her immense bravery in talking about academia. Bravery. Ikeep thinking about that word. Our interview today was replete with herhonesty, dedication, eloquence, and determination. She is also about givingback. Change. Equity. If you get a chance, go to AcademicAbuse.com. Julie’screation. Some concepts from there. Academic Bullying. The Impact of HarmfulAcademic Practices. Intellectual Property Theft. Sexual Harassment.Discrimination. My knee-jerk reaction. Disbelief. Our interview finished. Nomore disbelief. A must-see interview. And you’ll hear my comment about the CroMagnon cave man.” Calvin

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JULIE CRUSE; Whistleblower; Advocate; Educator; Author: TheBurn List: A Memoir of Abuse from Home to Higher Education’; LIVE from NewOrleans

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BIO: Spanning twenty years of discipline-bending ingenuity,Cruse has produced interactive platforms "in out and thru" learning,sciences, health, games, and arts. Her educational innovations have served fourpublic, four ivy league, and two community colleges. An audience engagementexpert, Cruse has consulted for over twenty businesses and such museums asWexner Center for the Arts, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, and the KennedyCenter. She has presented her academic and creative work at 30 events, 400venues, and over a dozen conferences.

Cruse holds master's degrees in Media Arts and Sciences(Arizona State University) and Dance and Technology (The Ohio StateUniversity), where she focused on engaging and sustaining learners throughgamified, arts-based, holistic, and embodied learning. She also designed anddeveloped immersive systems for yoga, cognition, and creative performanceexploring video production, digital audio, motion sensing, and interactiveenvironments.

Distinctions exceed thirty grants and honors for scholarly,artistic, and entrepreneurial excellence, including recognition as OutstandingAlumni in Innovation (Ohio Today, Summer 2009 p19), and "pioneer ofcomputational choreography" in the first ever technology issue by DanceMagazine.

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AcademicAbuse.com

juliecruse.com

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Meet RALPH MILTON BUCK: “Watch this. Introducing RalphMilton Buck. I felt like an eight-year-old walking down the steps on Christmasmorning to get that first glimpse of gifts wrapped by the tree and stockings.Anticipation. Thrill. Wonderment. That’s a perfect description. Ralph justpublished ‘An American Diplomat: How it Happened.’ The State Department clearedthis book for publication. He worked for nine different bureaus of the U.S.Department of State. A Foreign Service Officer for 33 years. Served in eightcountries and two wars and survived at least one revolution.

THIS interview. Ralph was honest, brilliant, positive,eloquent, and thorough. During the pandemic, I watched Ken Burns’ documentary‘The Vietnam War’ three times. I lived in those days. Ralph began his servicein Vietnam in 1967, where he reviewed intelligence reports on the TetOffensive.

 Get the idea of thefascination of this interview?? More words about this interview. To induceviewing. Just words. Canada. Quebec Liberation Front. Paris Peace Agreement.Grenada. President Reagan. American Embassy in Iran, 1979. Saudi Arabia.Communist China in 1980. Panama and Canal Treaties. Bolivia. Columbia. Brazil.NAFTA. Venezuela in 2000. I said to Ralph. These places are current eventstoday, even this morning, as the President met with Colombia’s President. Thewords above aptly capture my emotions during this interview with Ralph.Christmas morning again. What a gift. Ralph is a gift. Our time together is agift.” Calvin

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RALPH MILTON BUCK; Foreign Service Officer, 33 years;Author, ‘An American Diplomat: How it Happened;’ Vietnam; Iran; South America;20th Century Diplomacy; LIVE from Virginia

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BIO:  Author of “AnAmerican Diplomat:  How it Happened”

Mr. Buck was a U.S. foreign service officer for 33years.  He also worked with three otherfederal agencies and for a committee of the U.S. Congress.  He is a graduate of the University of Floridaand holds a master’s degree in economics from Georgetown University

Foreign Service Posts:

South Vietnam, Civil Operations

U.S. Embassy Ottawa, Canada

Intelligence Analyst, INR, Washington

Special Bilateral Affairs, Economic and Business Bureau

Political Officer, U.S. Mission to the OAS

Economic Officer, U.S. Embassy Tehran, Iran

Chief of Economic/Commercial Section, US Liaison Office,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Economic Officer, U.S. Embassy Panama City, Panama

Econ/Commercial Counselor, U.S. Embassy La Paz, Bolivia

Chief of Economic Section, U.S. Consulate General, SaoPaulo, Brazil

Economist and Liaison to the World Bank, Office ofDevelopment Finance, Washington

Pearson Program Fellow with the House Ways and MeansCommittee, U.S. Congress

International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Chiefof South American Division

Political/Economic Counselor, U.S. Embassy Hanoi, Vietnam

Senior Economist, U.S. Export-Import Bank, Washington

After retirement he volunteered to go to Afghanistan in 2005to help the Narcotics Affairs Office, and in 2006-07 he held a position in theAssistance Coordination Office of the European Bureau helping to implement theFreedom Support Act and the SEED Act. Later he worked in the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act officeof the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, where he reviewed and released thousandsof previously classified documents.

He wrote this book because he believes many importantquestions remain unanswered.  

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MEET MARK ANTHONY “Doing my due diligence as a journalistprior to our interview, reading up on Mark Anthony, from Nashville, I realizedour brief preliminary chat before our formal Zoom interview would never bebrief. And it wasn’t. Mark is a consummate musician and a gift to all of us. Irarely use "gifts" to describe people. Mark started out in NewEngland and graduated from the University of Connecticut, where he minored inmusic. Toured New England, then the Virgin Islands, then discovered new Countrymusic styles in the 80’s and then moved to Nashville in 1987. Mark is engaging,eloquent, and beyond dedicated to music. And brilliant as our interviewunfolded. I loved how he often expressed that even making a few people happywith a song was a reward. That’s depth and passion inculcated into his music asa singer-songwriter. And he starts out with the melody first and finishes withthe lyrics.  I listened to his firstofficial release, ‘Running Away’ (about a broken relationship), several timesbefore writing this; it was magical stuff. I was glued to his words about DanFogelberg as a role model. One of Mark’s favorite movies is ‘Remember theTitans.’ Mine too. Great chemistry. His passion for his music and his group,The Mark Anthony Ensemble, exudes pride and a sense of journey.  And soon enough, the new EP ‘Exodus’ isreleased. A very special title to a very special, gifted musician. Of course, aspecial interview.” Calvin

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MARK ANTHONY; Independent Recording Artist; BMI Singer,Songwriter; Guitarist; Mark Anthony Ensemble; LIVE from Nashville

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BIO: Originally from the NE, Mark Anthony got his start inAcoustic music while attending the University of Connecticut, where hegraduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a Minor in Music. Upongraduation, Mark toured New England for several years, culminating in asix-week Tour of the U.S. Virgin Islands. He returned home to play in severalRock bands until he discovered the new Country styles of the 80’s, moved toNashville in 1987 as an aspiring Country Music Artist and began to focus on hisSongwriting ability.

After raising a Family and having two careers in CorporateAmerica, Mark decided to form an all-original group, The Mark Anthony Ensemble,and designed it as a Live Demo of his own Americana Country-flavored music. In2021, he signed with Iron Gate Records in Nashville as an Independent RecordingArtist and released his first Single, “Running Away”. Since that time, he hasreleased 12 singles on over 80+ music platforms worldwide, with his first6-song EP planned to be out in 2026, entitled “Exodus”.

Mark is a BMI Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist and continues togain notoriety as an Independent Artist in the Greater Nashville area. He hasbeen an

 Actor in FeatureFilms & Commercials, has performed on Discovery Television’s NationalTalent Search, WSMV Channel 4’s “Today in Nashville” Show, interviewed on WZTVFox 17’s “Rock & Review” Show Hosted by Eric Dahl, WTVC Channel 9Chattanooga Hosted by Sierra Waggoner and on several Independent Radio StationPodcasts nationwide. Mark continues to write his own unique style of Americanamusic and perform live shows throughout the Southeast with his Band, the MarkAnthony Ensemble.

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Meet MARY DESCH: “When I was a kid growing up in the 1950sin Newark, NJ, the best thing that could happen was getting a Mickey Mantlebaseball card. Too bad I still don’t have it. Worth a million. What does thishave to do with Mary Desch. One of the best things that could happen in mypodcast journey at Conversations with Calvin We the Species is to interview apsychiatrist for all kinds of reasons, some personal. Now, meet Mary Desch, aformer psychiatrist in Portland, Oregon. Can you imagine her bringing thatwealth of psychiatric expertise to her latest book, ‘Tangled Darkness’? Talkingwith Mary, conflicts, faults, and trauma drift into her bristling descriptionsdestined for her novel. Her amazing experience. I’m a sponge, just absorbingenergies, which show up now in her writing. She’s eloquent, passionate, and sovisibly dedicated to her writing journey. I’ve been on the same journey. That’sa powerful bond. Us authors. The mystery element of her writing dates tochildhood, to her fascination with Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. Morebonding with Mary. We follow the WNBA. This was as delightful and introspectiveinterview as I’ve done. Of course, I cleverly weaved in a few psychoanalyticalpersonal questions. Why not? “Calvin

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MARY DESCH; Former Psychiatrist; Author MM Desch, ‘TangledDarkness;’ LIVE from Portland, Oregon

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BIO: Mary Desch, writing as MM Desch, is a formerpsychiatrist in Portland, Oregon, and a marginalized voice in the LGBTQ+community. She brings a wealth of psychiatric expertise from her extensivecareer to craft-informed psychological thrillers. Her high-stakes crime storiesare infused with an insider's eye for the mind's fault lines and an authenticunderstanding of human motivations, conflicts, and trauma recovery.

A lifelong mystery enthusiast, Mary's passion for suspenseevolved from a childhood fascination with Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazineto a deep appreciation for detective fiction in college. She is an activemember of Sisters in Crime and Willamette Writers.

Her Portland Murders Series includes Book One, TangledDarkness, which was published on July 15, 2025. Tangled Darkness wasshortlisted for the 2023 Chanticleer Clue Awards and named a Finalist in the2025 Readers' Favorite Book Awards.

The series expands with two novellas in early 2026: If I GoQuiet, the sequel novella to Book One, and Lethal Loyalty, a prequel novella toBook Two. The full-length novels, Play Me Once (Book Two) and Pancake Man (BookThree), will be released in 2026 and 2027, respectively.

When not delving into the intricacies of her next novel,Mary enjoys hiking, Portland food carts, following the WNBA, and long walkswith her wife and their spirited mini schnauzer.

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MMDeschWriter/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/m.m.desch/

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Meet TOBIAS JON: “I’m a lucky guy to start off the New Year.My life was wondrously changed when I watched the 1942 movie classic,Casablanca.’ I love everything about film. And today, I was thrilled tointerview Tobias Jon, near London, England, talking about his debut film,Gifted Pain.’ He’s an actor, director, and former rock radio host. And wetalked and talked. Chemistry, passion, magnetism, eloquence, and insightwrapped around affability and warmth. Tobias was all this and magical, fun, andreplete with endless anecdotes about the process and journey. Gifted Pain(premiered in September in England and gathering great reviews) is the story ofChristopher, a loner struggling with childhood tragedy. Relief comes frommartial arts. The plot thickens. And watch this. Our interview delves into somuch about Tobias. A few thoughts and words. (to entice curiosity) The power ofthe Subconscious Mind. (I loved this drift). Locations for movies and why.Five-year journey. The 1951 movie ‘A Christmas Carol’ starring Alastair Sim. AIand film. Martin Scorsese. Black Magic camera. Method acting. Bruce Lee. HenryWinkler. Enough Said. Check this interview with Tobias. Of course, I asked himback. He’s that special.” Calvin

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TOBIAS JON; Filmmaker, Director, ‘Gifted Pain;’ Actor;Bojman Films; LIVE from Bristol, England

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BIO: Tobias Jon is a British filmmaker, actor, and director.He wrote, directed, and stars in Gifted Pain (2025). His on-screen creditsinclude Panic Button (2011), Heavy Duty (2012), The Fear (2012), and TheAntwerp Dolls (2015). He is the founder of Bojman Films, a production companydedicated to independent, emotional storytelling.

Written and directed by Bristolian Tobias Jon, and drawingon his own personal experiences, Gifted Pain follows Christopher, a lonerstruggling with a childhood tragedy. Seeking refuge, he immerses himself inmartial arts films. A life-changing moment releases unknown abilities, takinghim closer to solving the mystery of his past.

Featuring a cast which includes many local Bristolian actorsand filmmakers, and shot largely in locations across the city includingAvonmouth, Stokes Croft and the famous Johnny Ball Lane, Gifted Pain hasalready been recognized and celebrated by several international film festivals,winning Best Feature Film from Luleå International Film Festival, Best Feature,Best Director and Best Actor from Stockholm Film Festival and recognized as aFinalist at Anatolia International Film Festival.

Now, after five years in the making, the film will premierein the city in which it was created, with an event and screening hosted atBristol’s biggest cinema screen, the Bristol IMAX Mega Screen, on Saturday 6thSeptember. The event will feature a red carpet, live music from localmusicians, the first official screening of the film in the city, a live Q&Awith the cast, followed by an official after-party.

Speaking about the official premiere of Gifted Pain,Director Tobias Jon said:

“After five years in the making, it’s incredibly exciting tofinally be sharing Gifted Pain with the world. We shot in Bristol as it’s myhometown, has great locations and a fantastic group of independent filmmakers,so it means a lot to be hosting the premier here supported the production since 2020.”

Here is the trailer for the film: GIFTED PAIN | OfficialTrailer 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9aF5lcnBWQ

Website: www.bojmafilms.com

Instagram: @bojmanfilms

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Meet TARA-JEAN McDONALD BONANO; I start this blurb off as anold sonnet. Let me count the ways that I’m beyond thrilled to interviewTara-Jean. How about she completely and wondrously changed the direction of mylife. We paved new directions in journalism here in Jersey. Endless adventuresin reporting. Recorded voices from a 1750 grave. Homelessness. Heavyweightchampion wrestlers. Abandoned psychiatric hospital. Centenarian women. Séance.Tara-Jean had a word coined about her. Ebullient. Her energy, passion,determination, talent, brilliance, and vision. I am who I am because she wasthere. And such a thrill to see her take Dining Out Jersey Shore Edition to newheights. I never grasped how a chef infuses love into their food preparation.You can tell if there is a chef in the back. Food is a culture. Tara-Jeanexplains that. Who knew? And her talent is also infused into Dining Out JerseyRadio Show. Her dreams are alive and well. And her powerful emotional words onmotherhood. Such compassion. And her marriage to Joe Bonanno. Listening to herwas purely uplifting. Yes, our memories. Yes, Tara-Jean is a Jersey Shore gift.And I savored this very special interview.” Calvin

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TARA-JEAN McDONALD BONANNO; Publisher, ‘Dining Out JerseyShore’; Journalist; Broadcaster; Radio Host; Author; Producer; LIVE fromFreehold NJ

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BIO: TaraJean is a versatile journalist who has producednumerous segments for NJDiscover. Experienced in Production and Postproductionof TV Commercials, Live News Coverage, TV Entertainment Segments, and LiveTheatrical Events. She studied Communications, specializing in Marketing, atFordham University in New York City, but her passion for creativity andexpression led her beyond a Bachelor of Arts degree, where she also studiedTheatre and Performance at both Fordham and Roundabout Theatre. Her incandescentspirit ultimately led her to the stage and television in Metropolitan New Yorkas an aspiring actress. Along the way, with a few blinks of an eye, TaraJeanwas married and raising three young daughters. Next, TaraJean harnessed thatspirited energy, becoming editor of Our Town, a Monmouth County newspaper, andappearing as a TV host for local Channel 77. The next perfect fit for TaraJeanwas to channel her unlimited energy in central Jersey, working with NJ Discoveras TV Host, Reporter, Writer, and Producer. She consistently brought a specialwarmth, caring, insight, and humanity to her stories, and her reputationflourished with on-site reporting about Hurricane Sandy, homelessness and TentCity, pervasive hunger in New Jersey, and Jersey’s iconic music and film scene.She is the epicenter of what’s happening around the county and state. Almostevolutionary, TaraJean went on to co-host NJ Discover LIVE radio and cable TVand still manages time (quintessential juggler) to be Reporter, SpokesModel,Copywriter, Producer, Journalist, and now Editor and Lead Writer for Dining OutJersey Magazine. She is now the Publisher of Dining Out Jersey Shore Magazine.

LINKS: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarajean-mcdonald-tv/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaraJeanMcDonald

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Meet SCOTT MARTIN; “I knew some of Scott Martin’s backgroundfrom my research. Sometimes you have pre-conceived notions and expectations.Scott lost his arms and legs to a flesh-eating disease. He was a verysuccessful soccer player and coach. He’s back to coaching and wrote a memoir,‘Play from Your Heart: A Journey Through Loss, Resilience and the BeautifulGame.’ Scott is gracious, warm, effusive, and eloquent. And brilliant. Andwondrously human. We bonded. We share adoption in our lives. I have a son. Scotthas five children. Scott’s life journey is a movie to be made. This was aprecious and powerful interview. I like to insert words. Ethiopia. Romania.Amputee. World Cup soccer. The movie Hoosiers. Depression and a brick wall.Malpractice. Enough said. Scott Martin will make your day. He made mine.”  Calvin

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SCOTT MARTIN; Soccer Coach; Educator; Advocate forDisability Community; Author, Play from Your Heart’ (memoir); LIVE fromWisconsin

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BIO: Scott Martin is an award-winning soccer coach,educator, and advocate for the disability community. Holding an advancednational coaching license, he has spent over 30 years coaching at the selectyouth, high school, and college levels, earning Coach of the Year honors fourtimes and leading multiple teams to state championships. His expertise hasconnected him with top coaches in the U.S. and internationally.

Beyond the field, Martin is a dedicated educator inWisconsin and the host of the Life’s a Road Trip podcast, where he highlightsstories of resilience and disability advocacy. After surviving alife-threatening illness that led to the loss of his hands and feet, he becamea powerful voice for amputee abilities and prosthetic advancements. Hiscontributions to research at the University of Washington and Johns HopkinsUniversity have helped shape innovations in the field.

Recognized for his advocacy, Martin serves as a GlobalAdvisor for Billion Strong, a worldwide disability organization. His journeyhas been featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Positive, and heis the author of Play from Your Heart (Library Tales Publishing), a memoir thatchronicles his remarkable path of perseverance, reinvention, and the unwaveringspirit that has guided him forward.

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MEET AMY PEASE: “I’ve been around the proverbial block. Alot. As a journalist for the past 15 years, even more around the block. Scoresof fascinating people on journeys. Then there’s Amy Pease. Powerful energyparticles are transmitted and received. Amy is an energy of resilience,surviving manipulation and abuse as a child, adoption, early motherhood,determination to learn, heal, and teach. Her ebullience, wit, and depth aremagnetic. What a life journey. And I got to go introspective and interview her today.She’s eloquent and created Passion from Pain. A life coach, podcaster, andmother of an autistic child, she started as a waitress and eventually became anexecutive and business owner. Grounded in Rock and Heavy Metal for inspiration-that’s her hat. You listen to Amy, and you’re enriched and empowered. Enoughsaid. Amy Pease is a very special interview.” Calvin

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AMY PEASE; Host of ‘Passion from Pain’, The Podcast; Keynote& Guest Speaker; Coach & Author; LIVE from Oregon

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BIO: Amy has one hell of a story to tell! A story of how shedefied and escaped her manipulative and mentally abusive adopted family as asingle mother of a son diagnosed with Autism and rose up past it all to retirefrom the grind at the age of 44 to pursue her passion to help others overcomethemselves after manipulation, toxicity and mental abuse.

Now, after almost 2 decades of research, studyingmanipulation, toxicity, dark psychology, ancient warfare strategies, humanbehaviors, depression, anxiety, healing traumatic wounds and her own personalhealing journey, Amy brings her experiences, her strength and courage to helpothers discover themselves after leaving a traumatic situation behind with ano-nonsense approach that cuts through the noise and fluffy words and getsright to the heart of healing. In her unique, and at

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LINKS: YOUTUBE link: www.youtube.com/@PassionfromPain

Passion From Pain, The Podcast is also available on 33Podcast platforms, including:

Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/passion-from-pain/id1808787564

Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7o4wxLEcZwuqpshd3zO2qu

Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/passion-from-pain--6594412

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CONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN WE THE SPECIES hosted by CalvinSchwartz

Meet JOE BONANNO. “Talk about patiently waiting to do aninterview.  On top of my growing list.Joe Bonanno. His signature sound of the Jersey Shore. Four decades ofirrepressible music and energy. I knew all about Joe when I started myjournalism career 15 years ago. A year into who, what, why, I’m working the RedCarpet at the First Annual Big Man’s Birthday Bash (Clarence Clemons) in AsburyPark with my co-reporter, Tara-Jean McDonald, and my son. On top of my list tointerview. Joe Bonanno. And the rest is pure history. I waited this long timefor another opportunity. I’m thrilled beyond. Joe is the essence of JerseyShore music. And funny, his wife Tara-Jean is that essence of food, restaurantreporting/publishing at the Jersey shore. (Tara-Jean is next week). I’ve knownJoe, and when I see him perform, three words resonate. Soul. Fire. Stage. Hisband, The Godsons of Soul, is Jersey unique. His band is a family. We talkedabout that. There is high energy and emotion in every show. I asked about earlymusic foundations. He was eight, was dropped off at Seton Hall University, andsaw The Four Seasons. A lifelong love of music. Joe is the embodiment of Jerseymusic, that fierce, soulful and gritty sound. And I found out that Joe was areally good basketball player. If I only knew that fifteen years ago, One onOne. Tonight was magical for me.” Calvin

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JOE BONNANO: The Godsons of Soul Through the Years; JerseyShore Icon; NJ Music History; Live from NJ

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BIO:  Joe Bonanno isan American musician best known as the leader and frontman of JoBonanno &The Godsons of Soul. He's a prominent figure in the Jersey rock and soul scene.

The band has roots in the New Jersey shore music scene.Joe's musical influences include Elvis, Roy Orbison, James Brown, WilsonPickett, and Bruce Springsteen, and he describes their musical style as verysoulful, energetic, and intense. He has performed live with Bruce Springsteen.

The band has had an extensive performance history, playingat major venues and for charitable causes to shore clubs, and have also playedfor charities such as the New Jersey Special Olympics and Light of Day

The band continues to be active in the New Jersey musicscene, paying tribute to the Asbury Park music tradition that helped shape theJersey Shore sound.

LINKS:  http://www.jobonanno.com/

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