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James and Ryan have a great talk about being in the military (Ryan) and taking over this delicious Snack company, Funky Chunky! @funkychunky

Award-winning writer/director Dale Peterson is the writer/director/creator of the exciting new television series In Through the Out Door,” a time travel horror-thriller starring Martin Copping (Call Of Duty), Jesse. C Brown (Halloween Ends), Christina Kilmer (High Holidays) and Garrett M. Brown (Kick-Ass). One of Peterson's notable achievements came in 2016 with the completion of his feature film, Hello, My Name is Frank, starring Garrett M. Brown (Kick-Ass), Rachel DiPillo (Chicago Med), Hayley Kiyoko (Insidious: Chapter 3) and Travis Caldwell (The Magnificent 7) which is an uplifting story about a recluse with severe Tourette Syndrome who is dragged on a road trip with three teenage girls. The film garnered critical acclaim, winning seven awards in six festivals, including Best Dramatic Feature and Best Actor at the Manhattan Film Festival. It also received the prestigious Best Feature honors at the international Tourette Film Festival. Peterson's sensitive and accurate portrayal of a man with Tourette's earned the film an unprecedented endorsement by the Tourette Association of America, further solidifying his impact as a filmmaker. Peterson has dedicated himself to writing screenplays and directing his own films and TV pilots. His documentary I'm Gonna Do It Until The Day I Die won Best of Fest at the Arizona Underground Film Festival and Best Short at the Charlotte and Detroit Film Festivals in 2009. In 2011, his film Hard to Come By earned seven awards at nine festivals, including Best Short at the Manhattan and Palm Beach International Film Festivals, and he received the Best Director award at the Los Angeles ITN Film Festival. In addition to his work in music videos, Dale Peterson has made significant contributions to the world of filmmaking. He produced Bring Your Best, a nationally-acclaimed documentary about homelessness in LA's Skid Row, shedding light on an important social issue. During the '90s, he captured the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in National Geographic: Wolves, a Legend Returns to Yellowstone, and delved into the rich talent of poets and musicians in the LA coffeehouse scene in Halo in My Coffee (executive produced by Steve Martin). Originally from Detroit, Dale started his career in entertainment by producing, writing, directing, shooting, and editing over 100 music videos for Detroit and Los Angeles record labels and bands including The Melvins and Alice in Chains.

James is introducing a new segment to the long running show!

Currently a writer on The Young and the Restless, Susan Banks started with the show and CBS over 30 years ago doing many jobs and getting Emmy nominations! She was also over at TV One! James has an amazing convo with "One of the Most Powerful Women in Cable". And James asks about that character on Days that shares her name.

Anthony Tupasi is one of the stars on JLJ Media. He is featured on several audio dramas, he has songs out and he loves Tea! James Lott Jr gets to know him better!

James Lott Jr has a fascinating chat with Dr Das, who hails from England, about his strict upbringing to sitting in the room opposite some of the most dangerous people. Dr Das is a consultant forensic psychiatrist who works in prisons and criminal courts to assess and rehabilitate mentally ill offenders. He also appears on true crime programs. follow @APsychForSoreMinds and drsohomdas.com

Jared Karol and James Lott Jr talk race and music! jaredkarol.com

Juneteenth (officially Juneteenth National Independence Day) is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Deriving its name from combining June and nineteenth, it is celebrated on the anniversary of the order by Major General Gordon Granger proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865 (two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued).[7] Originating in Galveston, Juneteenth has since been observed annually in various parts of the United States, often broadly celebrating African-American culture. The day was first recognized as a federal holiday in 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law after the efforts of Lula Briggs Galloway, Opal Lee, and others.Early celebrations date back to 1866, at first involving church-centered community gatherings in Texas. They spread across the South and became more commercialized in the 1920s and 1930s, often centering on a food festival. Participants in the Great Migration brought these celebrations to the rest of the country. During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, these celebrations were eclipsed by the nonviolent determination to achieve civil rights, but grew in popularity again in the 1970s with a focus on African American freedom and African-American arts. Beginning with Texas by proclamation in 1938, and by legislation in 1979, every U.S. state and the District of Columbia has formally recognized the holiday in some way. Juneteenth is also celebrated by the Mascogos, descendants of Black Seminoles who escaped from slavery in 1852 and settled in Coahuila, Mexico.

James chats with the charismatic US Presidential Candidate Barak Z!Barak Zilberberg is a self-made entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, husband and father. He is a living example of the American Dream as defined by the founding fathers which is: “every citizen of the United States should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.” Zilberberg’s mantra is: WE THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE, WITH THE PEOPLE. Throughout his life he has embraced diversity and appreciated people of all different races, religions, genders, and socio-economic backgrounds which has made him a visionary and advocate of social equality.