People We Love

Today's guest is veteran actor, comedian, and viral uber driver Ina Romeo. Born and raised in Detroit, MI, she’s a tough woman who’s dealt with a lot of tragedy in her life. But along with her Catholic faith and her friends, her mom and dad also of course had a huge influence on Ina and have always shown her a lot of love. Ina may describe herself as a prissy feminine girl, but she is someone who is not to be messed with. This is quite the raw interview and I hope you guys enjoy it.

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Today’s guest is comedian and fellow podcaster, Kristy Brannon. Kristy is a cohost of the fun, conspiracy theory, cryptozoology-centric That's Weird Podcast. And as you can see by the title, one of Kristy’s comedy heroes and podcasting heroes is the always raw, always honest Marc Maron... So lets talk weird stuff, Mr. Maron, comedy, and podcasting...

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My guest today is author, filmmaker, producer, actor, and speaker, Gregor Collins (I'm sure he’s done even more than that as well!). Gregor tells me all about the creative journey he's been on, really for his entire life. And we do talk about the time he worked on a Girls Gone Wild tour. YES, that Girls Gone Wild. But we also chat about his very, very special relationship with Holocaust survivor, Maria Altmann. Gregor wrote an amazing book about her, called The Accidental Caregiver: How I Met, Loved and Lost Legendary Holocaust Refugee Maria Altmann.  These days, Gregor is working on a newer project, called HUMANS IN MY PHONE, an ongoing microdocumentary series about creativity, featuring the eclectic blend of creative friends Gregor has over the years. Gregor is a creative, funny, and interesting man. So sit back enjoy this one.

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Today's guest can best be described as a music producer, a DJ, and a beatmaker. But more than that he is just a creative dude and an artist. And that's how he likes to see himself, as someone who can't be labeled. This young man's name is Sean Will. Originally from Newark, NJ, now doing his thing out here in Los Angeles, Sean has been a DJ and has been making music since he was single digits years old. Now some moms are known as "soccer moms"... But Sean's mother, Monique… I’d call her um, a "DJ Mom." Throughout his pre-teen and teen years, Sean was something of prodigy in the NY/NY/Philly area, and right there driving him, his crew, and his gear to professional to gig after gig, was his mom. But more than just schlepping him all over the Northeast, she instilled a laid back, level-headed style in Sean that is very evident. Enjoy.

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Today's guest is Jay P. Brown, who is a Comedian, Actor, Athlete, Thunder God, Funny Ninja, Fit Stoner, and a Bionic Ape. This is what it says on his website and social media. Originally from Toronto, Canada Jay P. tells me all about life in the Toronto comedy scene and in the LA comedy scene as well. You'll hear us discuss some of Jay P's favorite comedians, including of course Patton Oswalt, who finally does enter the conversation at the 23-24 minute mark or whatever. This conversation takes many tangents. But they’re fun tangents, and funny tangents. So enjoy the ride.

In this episode, you'll hear an AMAZING conversation with a man named Cesar Zuniga. Cesar, a former gang member who was WRONGFULLY convicted of murder, spent 25 YEARS in prison. During the interview, he tells me all about how he came to the realization that even though he was innocent of what he was accused of, prison was exactly where he needed to be at the time. Without self help therapy, and without his family, it's doubtful Cesar would be the man he is today -- a man who actually goes back to the prisons to visit others to help them turn their lives around. Truly inspiring stuff.

Today's guest is Sam Saboura. Sam is best known from his work as an camera stylist and host for the ABC hit TV series Extreme Makeover. He has appeared as the fashion and style expert on entertainment, news, and on all sorts of red carpets and award shows. Furthermore Sam has been a personal shopper and stylist for many celebrities and stars, such as Jennifer Aniston and Sarah Jessica Parker. But Sam’s here to talk about someone very special to him, his mother, Ilham "Ellie" O'Neill, who was/is quite the fashionista herself, and a huge influence throughout Sam's life. A strong, bold, confident person herself, it's easy to see where Sam gets it from.

Today I will be speaking with India Pearl, who calls herself "The Nantucket Housewife"... She is a comedian, writer, and actress. Due to her unhealthy obsession with Jim Carrey (her words), she started performing at a very young age. She's done theater, voices, commercials, films... you name it. She's performed all over the country, which includes opening for comedian Doug Stanhope. So yes, India has just always loved Jim Carrey. But does she really want to marry Jim Carrey, or be him? We sort it all out on today's show!

Today's guest on the show is my friend, the much accomplished entrepreneur, Karen Happel, founder of the superstar marketing and social media company, Genuine Content. In a fun, honest, and raw interview, we talk her life, career, and very much about her amazing friend, Hofstra University professor Dr. Peter Gershon -- a man who's touched the lives of so many students over the years and has always been there for Karen since she’s known him. Enjoy!

Igor Packer, better known as "Justin Credible" is a poet originally from Ukraine, and is also someone who speaks FOUR LANGUAGES. Confined to a wheelchair his whole life (aka his BMW / Ballistic Manual Weapon), he luckily found Los Angeles to be significantly more BMW-accessible. But way back when, when Justin Credible was new to the United States and his English was a little shakier, his friend, an Iranian immigrant, Mandana Shirandami (who's since sadly passed), gave Mr. Credible an ultimatum. Paraphrasing what she told him: "Improve your English and start writing in it, or I ain't gonna be your friend no more..." Point is, she inspired the guy to up his game, and these days Justin Credible has written thousands of poems in various languages, including in English, which he performs live and puts out regularly on his YouTube channel, "Justin Credible Poetry." And he performs a poem for us today as well!