Only One In The Room

What if, when it came to marriage and raising kids, you felt like the only one who never got the manual?

Clifton Powell, the award-winning actor who’s appeared in over 100 films and countless television shows, lost his mother at age four and was raised by a father who was dealing with his own struggles. But what if one day, a stranger handed you a book that changed the way you saw everything, Would you dismiss the experience as a fluke and keep it moving? Or would you consider the possibility that it might be the guidebook for life that you’d always wanted?

More from Clifton Powell:

If you're in the D.C area: Clifton Powell's Studio East Actor's Labs

Finding Clifton Powell:

Instagram: @itscliftonpowell

Facebook: @cliftonpowellstudioeast

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What do Michael Caine, Robert De Niro and Morgan Freeman all have in common? Besides the fact that they’re seasoned, well-respected actors, they are also all in another category as well; working actors over 75. 

In a 2017 Backstage Magazine article, journalist, Stephanee Forshee wrote, “There’s no age that’s too old when it comes to acting. In fact, those that are able to work later into their lives find themselves in a much smaller pool of talent then when they were younger.” Here with us today we are fortunate to have Ron Thompson, a stage and screen actor whose decades-long career was revived in 2010 by a Facebook fan group.

Ron Thompson on Facebook

IG: @ron_thompson-cargo_

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At this time in our history, our nation is more polarized than it’s ever been. The divide between our political parties, between genders and between races is growing wider and more dangerous by the minute. Here with us today we have 24-year old, Hailey Udobor. Hailey is a Black woman who was adopted by a white family in Sandy Utah. Hailey’s Only One story surprised me, as I expected it to be more about feeling isolated and alone in her family because of her race. But actually her story is much more complex.

Like many of us, Hailey is disturbed by the growing racial unrest that has created a divide in our country. But unlike some Americans, particularly Black Americans, Hailey believes there are good people on both sides.

Instagram: @hai_8deen 

Facebook- Hailey Landeen Udobor 

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Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Pam O'Donnell right after the show.

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Can you picture surviving cancer and feeling like you’ve been given a second chance at life? A chance to really cherish the time you spend with your beloved husband and your two beautiful daughters? 

Pam O’Donnell, wife, mother, cancer survivor and founder of the Catch You Later Foundation, spent the year after her last chemo treatment, giving thanks for the fact that she was alive and she didn’t have to leave her husband wifeless and her children motherless.

But what would you do if one ordinary afternoon, you found out that a distracted driver had taken the lives of both your husband Tim and youngest daughter, Bridget? Would you curl up in a ball and let your grief consume you? Or would you start a foundation and speak to people around the world about the dangers of driving while impaired?

More From Pam O'Donnell:

Visit the website: https://catchyoulater.org

Facebook: @catchyou2later

Finding Pam O'Donnell:

Instagram: @catchyoulaterfoundation

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Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host and producer Scott Slaughter (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest now releasing every Wednesday!

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We couldn’t be happier to celebrate the wedding day of two of our all-time favorite guests, with two of our all-time favorite episodes. First you’ll hear entrepreneur and Real Housewife of Atlanta, Cynthia Bailey, tell the story of how she met the love of her life in episode 24, Cynthia Bailey: The Only Real Housewife Keeping It Classy. 

Then, in episode 40, Mike Hill: The Only One Who Was Afraid To Fall In Love, you’ll hear this best-selling author and television personality tell the story of how Cynthia Bailey stole his heart. Although the year 2020 has a virtual obstacle-course for many of the world’s affianced couples, as the Roman poet Virgil wrote before the start of the first millennium, “Love conquers all things; let us too surrender to love.”

Congratulations, Cynthia and Mike from all of us at The Only One In The Room!

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Dr. Alexandra M. Owensby is running for congress in Kentucky. She believes fervently that the role of a Congressional Representative is to promote the voice and the will of the people through her own. Alexandra will work daily to ensure that Kentuckians and all Americans receive honest, unfiltered, dedicated representation in Congress.

Visit the website: www.amowensby.com

Instagram & Twitter: @amowensby

Facebook: Alexandra Owensby

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Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Robinne Lee right after the show.

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What if your Jamaican born parents immigrated to the United States and expected you to uphold the morals and codes with which they had been raised, but placed you in a diverse environment where many of those rules simply didn’t apply?

Robinne Lee, actress, author, producer, grew up in Westchester County New York and was often the only Jamaican American in the room.

But what would you do if one day you realized that your peers weren’t comfortable unless they could put you in a category; Black or mixed? American or Jamaican? Worldly or naive? Would you try to conform to a standard that puts other people at ease? Or would you defy the stereotypes and live a life unexpected?

More From Robinne Lee:

Read her book The Idea of You

Visit her website: https://www.robinnelee.com

Finding Robinne Lee:

Twitter & Instagram: @robinnelee

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Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host and producer Scott Slaughter (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest now releasing every Wednesday!

*If you know someone who might be feeling like they're the "Only One" be sure to share this or one of our other unique episodes with them. Also be sure to subscribe, comment and review us on iTunes!

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The "troubled teen industry" is a mostly unregulated collection of for-profit programs that claim to rehabilitate out-of-control youth. Between 50,000 and 100,000 adolescents currently spend at least part of the year in these facilities. The hopes are that their enrollment – or confinement, depending on the arrangement or their perspective – can prevent these relatively privileged kids from joining the 48,000 youth caught in the U.S. juvenile justice system.

Some are boot camps or ranches or wilderness therapy programs. Some are military-style academies that focus on sparse surroundings, lots of physical activities and punishments. There are also a variety of residential treatment programs that aim to change deviant behaviors like poor school performance, self-harming, drug abuse, insubordination and more. Today we have 34-year old businessman, Rocky Singh Kandola who spent his high school years in nine different facilities and boot camps across the world. 

Visit: WWASP Survivors website

Learn more about WWASP

Visit the WWASP Survivor Facebook Group

 Check out Rocky Singh Kandola's business Hair Maiden India

Visit his website: rockykandola.com 

Instagram: @rockykandola

Contact Rocky Singh Kandola directly:

 228-596-5678 (cell)

323-449-9196 (showroom) 

email: [email protected]

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