"Everyone sees the world through their own lense and that lense is very valid" says jazz musician Tom Roberts.  Tom Roberts is a world travelled jazz pianist who has played with Leon Redbone, performed on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and has even played at Carnegie Hall.  Tom Roberts shares his experiences with the metaphysical, extra-terrestrial, and so much more.  

To find out more about Tom Roberts:

https://www.tomrobertspiano.com/about

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Nick Unis is the CEO of Unis Footwear, a 3D printing shoe company.  Nick Unis founded his company to find green, ethical means of production.  Unis, a Penn State Altoona graduate, learned about 3D printers and programming during his time at school.  Unis combinded his passion for fashion with his nack for tech to produce his own line of custom shoes.  

Find out more about Nick Unis and buy a pair of Unis Brand shoes here:

https://www.unisfootwear.com/

Zachary Brkovich and Chuckie Cubelic join this episode from a hot tub! The three speakers talk about life, philosophy, theories, their favorite Sheetz snack and so much more.  Zach is a full time student at Pitt University, and a performer with the scholarship-based folk perfomance ensemble the Tamburitzans.  Chuckie is also a full time college student at Duquesne University and is a performer with the Tamburitzans too.

You can find out more about the Tamburitzans and their show bookings from the cite below:

https://www.thetamburitzans.org/

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"Don't be content with your everyday way of life, be open to change '' is how Gordon Courtney, a student at Duquesne University in the Pappert School of Music views the world after his research trip to Ghana, Africa this summer.  Gordon, a student interested in ethnomusicology, traveled to Ghana this summer on a research grant to study the African instrument the "gyil".  Gordon shares his accounts, lessons learned, and so much more about the African country and the surprising way of life they live.

"[The FBI] offered me meetings with first President Carter and then President Reagan" in response to Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Garrow's eye opening research on the FBI's surveillance on Martin Luther King, Jr and the troubling sexual affairs of King's private life. Dave Garrow is a professor, New York Times best selling author, and journalist.  Garrow is well known for his explosive book exposing the FBI's surveillance on MLK, Jr "The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr".

https://www.davidgarrow.com

https://www.amazon.com/David-J.-Garrow/e/B000AP7U94%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

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 "A lot of what jazz is and what even just what producing music in general is is playing" is how music producer Disuko describes writing music.  Disuko is a college student and music producer.  Disuko talks about his new remix "Send off" and offers inspiration and advice to aspiring artists.   Find out more about Disuko here:

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"I don't think you can live in this century unless you have some ideological brain that's thinking about what's going on." says Ivan C. Frank, a Jewish author who travelled to Israel for a number of Kibbutz- socialist or communist Jewish communes. Ivan writes about these experiences, as well as other expeditions to Israel in his newly released memoir "The Israel I Knew" - available now on Amazon. Ivan has dedicated large portions of his life to education, research, and ideology. Join us for an hour of discussion on all things Israeli, Jewish, ideological, and much more.

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https://www.amazon.com/Israel-I-Knew-Memoir-ebook/dp/B0BG6CJ5L7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QY3ROO3Z108A

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This is a teaser for Episode 1 with Jewish author Ivan C. Frank

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