Two stories of Halloween tales that feel vintage '80s have been written exclusively for Listeners of Retro Reads with Sage. The First story, GARBAGE NIGHT is written by Culliver Crantz of Fright Vision Books.  The second story is written by, my mom. She dabbles in storytelling from time to time. It's called THE GAME

Our special guest on the podcast is Marcos J. also known for his handle as that creepy-cool kid.  Marcos celebrates Halloween all year-'round and I would say an expert on the subject.  He performs the role of Gavin in The Game and the Trash Can in Garbage Night.

Happy Haunting.

Thank you to:

Sherill Watts Justo, Cover Art

Jeffrey Mayer,  Sound

Tonia Rahming, Mrs. Purple

Please follow our guests on their Instagram:

@thatcreepycoolkid 

@frightvisionbooks

@circus_of_nightmares

@darkcrownfilms

@tonia1350

My Co-host, DJ Wildstyle, and I discuss Passover, and the pandemic, and the inclusion of Judaism in the mixed-faith and BIPOC communities with Rabbi Naom Raucher. 

The Retro Read today is a poem written in 2000 by Lucille Clifton, it's called "Blessing the Boats"

You can get more information on Passover and reach Rabbi Naom Raucher at www.rabbiraucher.com or @naomraucher on Instagram  

DJ Wildstyle can be reached at @DJWilstyle18 on Instagram or www.djwildstyle.com

You wanna play some games.  We will talk about games that are old school and give some history or cool info on them.  My special guest is my dad. My read is from the opening scene of Tron a 1982 movie written and directed by Steven Lisberger. This movie was nominated for two Oscar Awards. 

Let's talk about games!

Season 2 Episode 2.  Celebrity Chef Simone Bridges is only 15 years old and has a thriving business in catering, baking, cooking and entertainment.  She has created a stream baking box that is sold as a subscription, She has appeared on a Kidprenuer show, Steve Harvey, and is currently the host of a new show called "Operation Awesome" that premieres on March 10 @ 8:00 PM EST/ 5:00 PM PST via BYUTV and available on the @BYUTV app.  

In January Chef Bridges got an invitation to President Biden and Vice President Harris' inauguration. BOSS MOVE THERE.  She also has a program where she gives back called Simone Bridges Inspires, and the mission is to inspire & empower kids to be entrepreneurs & increase STEM/STREAM (science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, and math)  education. 

More information on Chef Simone go to:

www.goddessfoodfactory.com

@sbinspires on Instagram

@goddessfoodjax on Instagram

Our Retro Read is Julia Child's Chocolate Almond Cave recipe that can be found on Oprah.com

It's Season 2 Episode 1 and our very special guest is actor, Paul-Mikel Williams.  We are so happy he agreed to do the podcast.  He is a multi-talented actor that has appeared in film and Tv and a great person too.  I loved this chat so much. Paul is currently starring as Darius, the dinosaur expert, on Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous on Netflix.  Season one and two are now airing so go check it out!   Also, please follow him on Instagram @pmikey3. His career is moving pretty fast so you won't want to miss anything.   My Read in this episode is from the original Jurassic Park book written by Michael Crichton,  it's a monologue by Dr. Ian Malcom.  A fun fact about Dr. Malcolm is Mr. Chricton modeled him after himself. His thoughts, words, and actions are modeling the writer. Ah! Dr. Malcolm, the voice of reason! Instagram: instagram.com/pmikey3 IMDB: https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm7462382/?ref_=instant_nm_1&q=Paul%20Mikel

Welcome to Episode Six.  Our guest is 14-year-old DJ Wildstyle.   She is well known in the Los Angeles area for her spins and is going to talk to us about all things music, how she got her name (Spoiler! Nothing to do with THAT movie). She's been a DJ for half her life. 

Wildstyle reads a poem that is very special to her written by Tupac Shukar called In the Depths of Solitude.   The poem can be found in the book, A Rose that Grew From Concrete, 1999.

If you want more about DJ Wildstyle or looking for live music (yes she does it virtually too) you can get in touch with her here: 

Instagram:  djwildstyle18

mixcloud:  https://m.mixcloud.com/djwildstyle18

Bookings and Bio:    https://djwildstyle.com

Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/dj-wildstyle-pasadena

#girldj #teendj  #youngradio #dj

It's the most wonderful time of the year, the giving season. 

Welcome to episode 5 of Retro Reads with Sage.    Our guest is the marketing director of eTruism, Erika.   eTrusim is an organization that provides a tax-friendly inventory management option for donating companies and takes the excess inventories and makes it available to customers to purchase.  Those purchases are converted into cash to the customer's charity of choice.  Donations are made to causes like hunger, environmental causes, animal welfare, education, disaster relief, and homelessness.  How brilliant! and so needed!  

eTruism is a 501(c)3 non-profit started in 2018 as an extension of a project started by classmates at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. I first heard about eTrusim in Atlanta, GA while at a kids conference over a year ago and couldn't get the concept out of my head.   I thought it would be great to introduce the Retro Reads listener to this amazing organization.

Your Retro Read today is The Giving Tree, a children's picture book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein.  This book is for ages 0 to 100 and the message is perfect for the giving season.

For more about eTrusim or to shop online go to  eTruism.org .  

You can also find them here:  

Instagram and Facebook   @e_trusim  

Twitter e-truism1