Welcome to Season 4, episode 9.

Today's guest is Evan Kidd, a Director, Filmmaker and Writer.  He speaks about his new film Panda Bear It, how the importance of mental health impacts the movies he makes and the huge amount of work it takes to create a movie.

Evan is a thoughtful and kind guest whose love of both creativity and humanity is very apparent.

Enjoy!

You can find Panda Bear It on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Panda-Bear-Damien-Elliott-Bynum/dp/B08FFJ1SX7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GQHH2UGS8SWG&keywords=panda+bear+it+movie&qid=1646113867&sprefix=panda+bear+it+movie%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-1  

And Evan's twitter page is here: https://mobile.twitter.com/mrevankidd

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 8.

Neelam Patel is a dancer, singer, poet, writer, actor, and entrepreneur.  The title of her new book: Burning it Down and Dancing in the Rubble (found here) says a lot about the beautiful way she thinks and reacts to life.  There is so much wisdom in this woman.

She talks about the creative process in relation to acting, dancing, and writing in addition to how her culture influenced her journey with her artistic self.

Neelam also creates CUSTOM POETRY (tailoredpoetry.com) - that's right, you can have this published author custom write you a poem for your special occasion.

And if you are on Instagram, so is she @dancewithneelam.

Enjoy!

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 7.

Today's guest is Tristan Welch, and according to his website he is:

"... a musician & artist based in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. His focus is creating soundscapes via electric guitar, treated with electronics."

If you are unfamiliar with this type of music, please listen because Tristan gives you a glimpse into the emotional depths and thoughtfulness that he puts into his electronic, experimental music.  It's not just sound - it is so much more.  Just like Tristan is so much more than he may give himself credit for.

You can find his music here: Temporary Preservation | Tristan Welch (bandcamp.com)

Enjoy!

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 5!

John Badger is an Audio Drama Producer and in this episode, he describes what it takes to produce audio dramas and where you can find them.  Hint, it takes a lot of work! Luckily, that work produces fun audio movies that you can listen to at your leisure.

You can find his at: ​Mercury Theatre Podcast.

As a lover of audio dramas, John also spreads the word about other shows he really enjoys, so don't forget to check them out too.

Enjoy!

Welcome!

Katie Barbaro is the special guest this episode. She not only wrote her book she also created the illustrations.  Her book, Fed Up, is about the unhealthy aspect of America's diet culture and she shares her own experiences along with her triumphs in a way that is full of wisdom and humor.

In this interview, Katie speaks candidly about her experience with an eating disorder and how she used therapy, comedy, writing and art to transmute the dark aspects of herself into her book - a product that educates and helps others.  

You can find her, her book and some freebies here: https://katiebarbaro.com/about-me

Enjoy!

Welcome!

This is Season 4, Episode 3 and our lovely guest today is Meghana. She is the founder of LetsCurate, a place where you can find unique, handmade items from all over the world.  In her own words,  "My mission is to showcase independent creators who bring out the "extra" in the ordinary!"

As will be evident to you from this conversation, Meghana loves the artisans she employs and she listens to their needs as artists.  It was so refreshing to hear someone on the business side of things speak about the creative process as Meghana did.  She GETS IT.  

Enjoy!

You can contact Meghana through her website: https://www.letscurate.com/rts/

For all my painters out there, you wouldn't start a painting by dipping your brush into dirty water first.  Well, in a similar light, Chef Dr. Mike is here to remind us that what we put into our mouths shouldn't come from contaminated sources.  

"As America’s only Board-Certified Interventional Cardiologist, Professor of Culinary Medicine, and Professional Chef; Chef Dr. Mike combines culinary talents with his cutting-edge medical expertise and evidence-based insights"

Chef Dr. Mike wants you to know that once you have a good foundation for what type of food to buy, and remember some key points he will share during this interview, you can start using your imagination to create your own dishes that suit your individual palette and overall health.

He is a wealth of information so be prepared to learn some history and science in this jam packed episode.

Make sure to visit his website: https://chefdrmike.com/, there are culinary courses, video, books and a blog you can access there in addition to Chef Dr. Mike's contact information.

Enjoy!

Welcome to Episode 1 of Season 4.

The entertaining and very educated, Howard Berg is the guest of honor today.  He is a speed reader extraordinaire. This is more about him taken directly from his website https://berglearning.com/about/ :

Howard “Speedy” Berg has been recognized for setting the world record for speed reading. He is listed in the 1990 Guinness Book of World Records for reading more than 25,000 words a minute and writing more than 100 words a minute.

Howard is a graduate of S.U.N.Y, Binghamton where he majored in Biology and then completed a four year psychology program in one year. His graduate studies at several New York City colleges, focused on the Psychology of Reading.

Also, Howard is offering a FREE webinar to all veterans. Go here to sign up and spread the word:  https://event.webinarjam.com/register/69/7rp5qcmp

Enjoy!