Mike AKA Dad Rap is a proud Dad hailing from upstate New York. In today's discussion, he and I spend some time talking about Mike's roots and how he decided to make music that resonates with parents and their kids. Find out more about Mike here -

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Today, I'm joined by Abigail Vacca and Keith Berthiaume, Abigail is a huge David Bowie fan. Keith is a musician who plays Beatles and Tom Petty covers, as well as original music. They are co-hosts of the Global Treasures podcast, which covers a different UNESCO world heritage site each episode. They bonded over their love of music spanning from the 1950's to present. Find more about them and their work here -

https://globaltreasures.podbean.com

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Paloma Bartschi and I discussed her emotional connection to music and the concept of animal communication. Paloma shares her personal experiences and insights as an animal communicator, including her belief in conscious telepathy communication and its similarity to language learning. This is a fun and unique discussion.

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Tosh Doherty joins me from Mexico City. We discuss her love of travel, her passion about women’s issues and her new book, These Perfectly Careless Things https://a.co/d/6zzZB6l

Tash also is the creative mind behind Misseducated, a blog and podcast for business and pleasure. Find out more here .. About Tash Doherty

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Gary is a neurosurgeon who has cared for tens of thousands of critically ill patients. He is currently helping to train the next generation of surgeons while writing multiple books on burn out and a novel Death's Pale Flag. We discuss his first album purchased Led Zeppelin II, who picks the music in the operating room and how he wants to learn how to play the bagpipes. We discuss Bruce, the Mary Question and so many other topics. Find out more here https://garyrsimonds.com/

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Adrienne joins me and we discuss a wide range of topics from her parents convincing the local library to increae the number of books she was allowed to borrow, her early love of Paula Adbul's music and all how so much of her writing has been about culutre and gender indentity. She shares stories behind her podcast Most Polular: The Podcast and about her many books including Sing Us a Song, Piano Woman: Female Fans and the music of Tori Amos 

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Jennifer Gasner joins me to discuss her journey as a writer. She was diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxxia early in her life and meeting those challenges it brought through her sense of humor and determination. We also discuss her love of Dave Matthews music.

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Clint Arthur @clintarthur starts our discussion with the story of almost not seeing Bruce Springsteen in MSG because of a stolen concert ticket, but luckily there is a happy ending and a valuable life lesson. Clint has written over 20 books including his Pulitzer Prize nominated Wisdom of Men. In today's episode he shares wonderful insight in his life's journey and how he earned the nickname the Celebrity Entrepreneur. Find out more about Clint by going to his website https://clintarthur.tv

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Sometimes good things happen to good people. Friend of the podcast and super Nils & Amy fan Rachel @rachel_berc shares her experience Sunday night in Columbus!

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Kadin McElwain is an autistic college student in Ohio and is an advocate for autism awareness throughout the state. April is Autism Awareness month and to help promote the month, Kadin joined me to discuss his journey, how he was told that he wouldn't be able to live a normal life as an adult because of his autism. But he was able to prove those who doubted him wrong time and time again. HIs goal now is to help other people with autism get the help they need to thrive.

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