Stuart Ross Carlson is an accomplished violinist and composer with a unique story. Although diagnosed with autism at age 3, he earned two Undergraduate Degrees (violin performance and composition) and two Graduate Degrees (viola performance) from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Currently, Stuart is a member of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, performs regularly with the Michigan Philharmonic, and has performed across the US and UK as a soloist and ensemble member. He is a published arranger/composer, plays violins made by the Voller Brothers (1887) and Feng Jiang, and a viola by Grubaugh & Seifert.

For fun, Stuart is also a licensed ham radio operator and enjoys running his “part 15” radio station and listening to popular music.

Portrait of a Landscape: SEASONS was released on October 28, 2022. Carols for Christmas was released on November 11, 2022.

NEW PROJECTS: Stuart is currently finishing recording for his arrangement of “The Last Rose of Summer” and his original instrumental composition “Currents.” There is a planned release of late-June/early-July 2023. These songs are scheduled to appear as part of the KTWU PBS “Portrait of a Landscape” series.

Stuart’s music is available via his website and all major (and many minor) streaming services inc. Spotify (verified artist), iTunes, Apple Music, YouTube Music, YouTube, and many more.

www.stuartcarlson.com / (email) stuartcarlsonmusic.com

Captain O's Nugget of Hope. "Today is is filled with HOPE. Tomorrow is not promised."

Author and advocate for pilots.

Captain Reyné O’Shaughnessy has been a commercial airline pilot for over 34 years for a Fortune 50 company. She has logged over 10,000 hours of total heavy jet flight time. Her aircraft experience includes B727, B757/B767, Airbus 300/310, and notably, thirty-four years ago she was one of the first women B747 qualified.

Captain O’ is a certified health coach accredited by the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy®, the Gold Standard in health coaching. This is the only program designed and delivered in collaboration with the Institute for Functional Medicine® and fully approved by the NSHWC.

The functional medicine model is an individualized, patient-centered, science-based approach that empowers patients and practitioners to work together to address the underlying causes of disease and promote optimal wellness. It requires a detailed understanding of each client’s genetic, biochemical, and lifestyle factors and leverages that data to direct personalized program plans that lead to improved outcomes.

Book available on Amazon: This is Your Captain Speaking; What you should know about your pilot's mental health.

Masterclass: https://p2wcourses.com/course-catalog/

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Petlife.care - There is a way to make sure that your pet is cared for in your will. The DIY Pet Estate Will Kits will give you peace of mind that your family pet will be cared for when you are no longer able. This easy step-by-step instruction will guide you through the simple task of completing the forms necessary to add your furry loved one to your existing will.  $29.99.

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One of R.J. Post’s earliest memories is that of copying newspaper comic strips with his watercolor set and delivering the pictures to doorsteps in his Elyria, Ohio, neighborhood. All of that was before he could even read and write!

​He graduated to delivering actual newspapers — and reading much of them along the way — before he finished elementary school. In high school, he wrote short stories and newspaper articles. He went on to earn an Associate of Arts from Dodge City Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in English from St. Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, KS.

R.J. worked as a reporter, editor, and manager at newspapers in Kansas and Nebraska for 31 years and is proud to say that the printer’s ink still runs through his veins. He now works as a copywriter and digital content creator for a marketing agency.

He has had short stories published on the Saturday Evening Post’s website and in the Nebraska Writers Guild’s “Flashes From the Plains: A Flash Fiction Collection.” “Lion Taming, Dating, and Other Dangerous Endeavors,” a collection of short stories, is his first book. He enjoys used-book shops, vinyl records, marching bands, and dysfunctional love songs. R.J. lives in Grand Island, NE, with his wife, Susan. They have three grown daughters.

His books comprise “Tasmanian Tigers, True Love and Other Elusive Things — 5•10•20 Minutes to Read” and “Lion Taming, Dating, and Other Dangerous

R.J.'s Nugget of Hope: As shared with him by a friend; "Don't worry if your voice (or any talent) is good enough. What God gave you is good enough."

R.J.'s website: https://rjpostauthor.wixsite.com/r-j--post--author

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We love our pets, but have you thought of what will happen to them if you are no longer around to care for them?

It's a tough thing to think about, but something you need to consider.

Robert is the co-founder of LifePet.Care. He was the former Director of Marketing and Communications for Save The Children (CANADA). Having been a human rights activist for a number of years, Greene has now crossed over to help protect animal rights. He thinks fondly of his grandmother's cat "Happy Cat"

Robert's Nugget of Hope to the listeners: "Your pet is a gift from God, enjoy them."

Lifepet.care has a pilot running in Colorado: The pilot project has made national news with the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM360):

Call - 1 (866) 573-1777

LifePet.Care is a pet care administration company that oversees the care of animals at the request of owners as stipulated in their estate plan or will.

LifePet.Care offers assessment services for both family pet (s) and animal caregivers to ensure the right fit for your pet when you are no longer there for them.

Mission: Deliver the highest quality administrative care to sustain the health of physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual needs as prescribed for every family pet under our program. We will ensure that the pet caregivers provide access to amenities, activities, and foster relationships that encourage fulfilling and rewarding life experiences for your furry or feathered loved one when you cannot.

Lifepet.care's Vision: To play an important and active role in the delivery of excellent administrative services within North America for family pet care of deceased owners. We will provide this quality care by adhering to LifePet.Care’s Commitment to all our furry and feathered loved ones. Our success will be achieved through service, respect, and creativity.

https://www.dvm360.com/view/new-pet-contingency-plan-for-senior-citizens-launches-in-colorado

https://lifepet.care/about-us

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Living in the moment, Hayden is an artist who loves exploring what lights a person up using creativity and play to promote healing, empowerment, and inspiration in your life.

Her podcast The Curious Creatrix explores the spirit and stories of Creatives. "It's the human connection."

Hayden's Nugget of Hope: "Do you remember those things you did as a little kid? Find a way to reconnect with that."

We chat about all kinds of things on this episode with Hayden. Her dog Merlin the mystery mutt, how being creative led her to trying and accomplishing many different mediums of art from silversmithing to fiber art, how being out in nature fills her soul and when her biggest moment with fear came.

"My biggest dance with fear was when the pandemic hit. My business was gone in a minute. Galleries closed, shows closed..."

Tune in to Hayden's podcast: https://curiouscreatrix.libsyn.com

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Author Robert Wolf, MD shares the story of his parents fleeing their homeland during WWII.

"The disc, my father's story, called out to me. I felt like it summoned me."

BIO

Robert Wolf, MD, grew up as the only child of Ervin and Judit Wolf. The stories of their escape from communist Hungary, and his father's tragic history of escaping the Nazis twice but having his own parents taken to Auschwitz, inspired Robert to document his parents' tales and share those stories with Jewish groups and others throughout the United States. In "Not a Real Enemy" Robert shares his family saga and the forgotten history of the nearly half million

About "Not a Real Enemy: The True Story of a Hungarian Jewish Man's Fight for Freedom"

Robert Wolf, author and speaker released his new book "Not a Real Enemy: The True Story of a Hungarian Jewish Man's Fight for Freedom." The book details the remarkable story of his family's history that follows his Jewish parents and grandparents first living under the Nazis, and then under the communist regime in Hungary. It explores the depths of his family, shares their experiences, and his father Ervin Wolf's quest for freedom.

In 1944, almost half a million Jewish Hungarians are deported to Auschwitz. Among the few surviving Hungarian Jews from this era were young men who, like Ervin Wolf, were conscripted into the brutal Forced Labor Service where they were cut off from the outside world and ordered to endure inhumane brutalities and servitude. Once freed, a new oppression took hold as a communist rule under Stalin turned friends into foes, enveloped the nation in fear and suspicion, and tested everyone's character and strength.

This is the true story of Ervin Wolf and his family as the fascist tide of Eastern Europe takes hold of Hungary. From Wolf's comfortable upper-class life to imprisonment, daring escapes, tragic deaths, cloak-and-dagger adventures, and Ervin's final escape to freedom in the dead of night, "Not a Real Enemy" is a page-turning tale of suspense, tragedy, comedy, and ultimately, triumph. 

"Not a Real Enemy: The True Story of a Hungarian Jewish Man's Fight for Freedom" by author Robert Wolf is available at retailers and online including at Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and Amazon.

Get his book on Amazon: "⁠⁠Not a Real Enemy: The True Story of a Hungarian Jewish Man's Fight for Freedom⁠⁠"

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Life-changing MS diagnosis and moving forward.

“I felt a deterioration of my walking gait and couldn’t feel my feet contacting the ground. My toes would curl up at the touch, “floaters” appeared in my right eye and the bladder was becoming a problem. Weeks of testing resulted in the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis that ended my radio career in 2005.”

Kim's Nugget of Hope: Open your mind to solutions. It's in your DNA to give and work hard. Take the time to find it (solutions).

As a 33-year radio broadcaster, Kim Curry was forced into retirement after a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis at age 50. “Come Get Me Mother.” was a two-year writing education that doubled as therapy. Now living in Loveland, Colorado with his wife and enjoying life, he’s a dedicated foodie who loves to cook, is an International soccer fan, and an MS advocate who makes the rounds at different “Men with Multiple Sclerosis” meetings in Northern Colorado. Writing is his new hobby.

Kim Curry was a radio broadcaster for 33 years in some of America’s finest cities: Pueblo, Knoxville, San Antonio, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Miami. Curry was a DJ in different time slots and the Program Director of two of America’s legendary stations; KTSA-AM San Antonio and Power 96, Miami.

Curry was a broadcaster in the days when ownership was limited to seven AM and seven FM radio stations before the radio’s corporate takeover. Creative freedom and owner trust led to huge ratings as DJ, consistently scoring the highest ratings in his timeslot. As Program Director, “Kid” Curry led Power 96 to the highest ratings in the station’s history and achieved the most significant cumulative audience in the Southeast United States.

In 2005, Kim Curry was forced into retirement from the radio business after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

You can follow the story of Curry’s career and battle with a chronic disease at KRCurry.com

Check out his books here: Amazon

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Lee's Nugget of Hope: "Get out in nature. Get away from the screens once in a while. We need to appreciate this planet we live on."

Lee shares his writing journey, 30-year media career, and we both wish his cat Max-Fred a very happy 12th birthday!!

BIO

Lee Schneider is the author of screenplays, teleplays, stage plays, short stories, and audio drama podcasts. His thirty-year career in media includes podcast

Lee is also the author of five non-fiction books. Surrender is his first published novel. Surrender takes place in a future where a global machine intelligence manages our climate disaster. While a tech company works to harvest every citizen’s thoughts, a secret band of resisters struggles to keep human thought safe and free.

Lee lives in Santa Monica, CA with his family.

Lee Schneider and Ever Gonzalez are the founders of FutureX.Studio. https://futurex.studio⁠

Science fiction storytelling is often dystopian. This dystopian view is valuable because it helps us see how not to proceed into the future and shows how we have failed. But storytelling focused on imagining social change must also ask what a just future would look like. FutureX.Studio exists to ask how technology can be our ally, and how future visions may be shaped to help us envision gender and racial equality and social and environmental justice.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Surrender-Lee-Schneider/dp/B0BVPMSPBZ/

Mastodon: https://scicomm.xyz/@docuguy

Instagram: https://instagram.com/docuguy

Medium: https://docuguy.medium.com

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/docuguy

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Nugget of Hope: "Remember, building a business and life, isn't all about you."

BIO

TEDx Speaker, #1 Bestselling author of The Six Habits and Life Mastery Coach, Laura DiBenedetto teaches how to create the life of our dreams without sacrificing what we love. Laura is the founder and CEO of the award-winning marketing company, Vision Advertising, located in the greater Boston area.  Laura created, built, and ran the growth-oriented enterprise for 19 years with tremendous success, before retiring from active involvement in 2018 at age 37, passing the reins to her successor. Over the years, Laura personally sold several million dollars in ongoing contracts, was featured on Fox News and other Boston programming several times, was publicly recognized for business accomplishments, and was named a 40 Under Forty winner at only age 23.

Having started her first business at 19, Laura began to search for her next big project in 2012, finally finding it right on the cusp of retirement.  While Laura’s career had been speckled with accomplishments and accolades, when she retired, she was simply burnt out and unhappy.  After years of classes, workshops, books, and more, Laura was confused and wondering why the personal development world had let her down and sought to solve the problem.  She went on a radical journey of self-discovery, research, and testing, determined to find the energy and lasting, fulfilling happiness in all areas of life.

Laura found the answers to the question that plagued her (and so many of us) – six of them, in fact. She is devoted to sharing the universally applicable and deeply liberating truths she discovered, so that others may find their own path out of misery and into lasting, fulfilling happiness and limitless possibility.

# 1 Best Selling Book - The Six Habits - https://www.thesixhabits.com/

Website https://lauradibenedetto.com/

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Nugget of Hope: "When studying the past, we can see human beings as human beings. We haven't changed that much, except now we have access to learning, and if we keep learning, that keeps me hopeful."

Author of How to Live Like a Monk: Medieval Wisdom for Modern Life

BIO

As a writer, podcaster, and professional speaker, Danièle has been making the Middle Ages fun, entertaining, and accessible for over a

The creator and host of The Medieval Podcast, Danièle brings expertise and a sense of humor to the airwaves to dispel common myths

Her writing, videos, and podcast have been used as resources in elementary schools, secondary schools, and universities across

In 2020, Danièle built The Medieval Masterclass for Creators, an online course designed to provide novelists, game developers, and other

Called a “tireless champion promoting medieval studies to both general and academic audiences”, Danièle is the winner of the 2019 Lone

When she’s not reading, writing, or recording, Danièle can be found drinking tea, doing Krav Maga, or sometimes building a backyard

https://www.danielecybulskie.com

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