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Jim Rushton’s love of media started in high school and flourished while working at, and ultimately running, WHCL. He turned that love into a career that went from radio to professional sports. In this episode Jim shares insight into the business side of sports and how it teaches you to watch a different game.

Get tickets to Gabe Mollica’s one-hour comedy show, Solo: A Show About Friendship

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Tom Vilsack grew up a Democrat  in a family of Republicans. The skills learned then have served him well throughout his 35 years in politics. This week he shares how he got his start in public service, how lessons learned at Hamilton have served him thorough out his career and what’s different the second time around serving as the Secretary of Agriculture.

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David Chanatry has long had a love of long form storytelling. This week he shares how that love fueled a career in journalism and how along with a love of Utica, it drove him to help create the documentary film Utica: The Last Refuge.

Learn more about the film Utica: The Last Refuge 

Learn more about David’s show, The Ivory Tower on WCNY

Read about Marge Pettey’s retirement from Hamilton

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Photographer Helen Morse says the pandemic drained her creative desire to make images. But it awakened her desire to write. This week she joins the show to give insight into her art and why now was the right time to write her memoir, The Difficult Girl. She shares some details into the heartbreaking stories in the book and how they have helped her connect with people on a different level than she’s used to.

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Learn more about Helen and her art at https://www.helenmorse.com/

Register to attend Hamilton’s virtual event, “Author Talk with Helen Morse K’76”

Listen to Jazz Backstory, the new podcast from Monk Rowe.

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As a high school  student in Germany, Peter Muggleworth fell in love with TV & Movies. Hear how he went from Hamilton College to a wide ranging career that has seen him involved with many aspects of entertainment. He shares how he’s played a collection of villains as an actor, worked long hours as a member of production crews and how an NFL coach questioned his physical fitness.

Watch The Wag Movie, produced, written & directed by Peter Muggleworth

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Ryan Serhant moved to New York City after college determined to be successful. This week he shares how he found that success but not in the way he originally planned.  Hear how he went from actor to real estate agent to launching a successful real estate company.

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Order your copy of Wally Bressler’s new book Tragic Hero

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As Jessica built a successful career in  biotech, she never imagined her father’s interest in wine would lead her down an entirely new career path. This week she shares the story of how Et Fille came to be, how her early career prepared her for winemaking even if she didn’t know it and she gives Dave a lesson in the business of wine.

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Kamila Shamsie came to Hamilton from Pakistan with a dream of becoming a published author. This week she’s shares how that dream became a reality and how, as she gets ready to publish her eighth novel, her process helps her build on her incredible success.

Preorder Kamila’s forthcoming novel Best of Friends .

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For many in the Hamilton community this week's guest is known as Justinio on the Radio, the voice of WHCL in the early 2000's. Justin Ginsberg took that voice and used it--along with a lot of guts and hard work--to build a successful business. This week we hear how Justin built OnHold.com into one of the top on hold messaging and music services in the country. He shares how he went from one client in Clinton, NY to well over 10,000 clients across the country and what it took to get there.

Visit OnHold.com to learn more about Justin's business.

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As the world focuses on Ukraine, we talk to a man who had a front row seat to the country’s history. John Hewko was in the Ukrainian parliament the night they declared independence in 1991 and helped craft the post-Soviet constitution. This week he shares his story, his role in helping shape Ukrainian history and his thoughts on the current war.

Dave also shares an update from former guest Matt Zeller about what’s going on in Afghanistan and the recent on the ground report from the Association of Wartime Allies.

Learn more about John’s organization Rotary International

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