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Moshe Mikanovsy visits Story~Power again to help us understand the Holiday of Hanukkah.

In product management, Moshe started his career on the engineering side, specifically within the enterprise real-time B2B software space. He fell in love with product management after seeing the gap that existed between what customers wanted and what engineering produced. Moshe enjoys applying his lean iterative approach to develop products that exceed users' expectations.

Being a creative person, Moshe paints and write, and lives to bring from his Hewish heritage into all his creative endeavors.

Living in Toronto, he can't stand the cold winters but loves his Canadian home and the maple trees all over.

My Glorious Brothers Howard Fast

The Story of Hanukkah David A. Adler, Jill Weber (Illustrator)

Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin

The Resurrector Moshe Mikanovski coming December 2021,YouTube trailer

Moshe's Website List of podcasts Moshe has been a guest on

"Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories." ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

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Julee Balko has been a Creative Director, brand builder, and content creator for years – while mothering and lassoing her three crazy daughters in her spare time. But she's always wanted to be a "real" writer – the kind who has a book with her name on it.

"The Things We Keep" is her first novel and a dream come true. Julee has always been drawn to writing about interesting characters and complex relationships. She wanted to create characters that go way beyond your "let's go shopping" kind of mothers. This book was especially written for women and men who are a part of the sandwich generation – those who are trying to take care of their aging parents while balancing parenting, a job, and multiple glasses of wine.

The Things We Keep, Julee Balko

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Julee's Website

The Me List upcoming book by Julee Balko

University of Washington Medical Center

Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center

Names of Julee's stories and essay, "Baggage", "Dying of Laughter", "What We Talk About."

Medium Writer's platform

The Secrets of Body Language (2008) Director James Millar, The History Channel

The People you Meet on Vacation, Emily Henry

Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid

Julee's Social Media outlets, Twitter, Instagram

NetGalley

PodMatch

"Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories." Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

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Funkboy aka Ivan Bodley is bass player and music director to the stars. He has performed with 50 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, has appeared in 12 Broadway shows, and has been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. He can currently be seen on tour with Humble Pie.

Funkboy's debut single "Crab Walk" is available on Color Red Music and features performances by Crispin Cioe (Uptown Horns), Moses Mo (Mother's Finest), Kenny Soule (Dag), James Dower (Sam Moore), and Doug Hinrichs (In the Heights).

His new memoir Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star is also out now.

Ivan has been music director for Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, The Shirelles, The Crystals, The Tokens and has performed with Sting, Elvis Costello, The Temptations, Solomon Burke, Ben E. King, Percy Sledge, Eddie Floyd, Rufus & Carla Thomas, Bo Diddley, Buster Poindexter, Uptown Horns, Paul Rodgers, Wynonna Judd, and David Foster.

Notable appearances include Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Broadway shows: Rock of Ages, Spider-Man, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, SpongeBob, Kinky Boots, Ain't Too Proud, Once on This Island, Fun Home, and The Prom. Performed at the Obama Inaugural Ball featured in the Barry Levinson documentary Poliwood, on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Today, Emeril Live, Imus in the Morning, Charlie Rose, Live with Regis & Kelly, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Istanbul and Israel State Symphony Orchestras.

A magna cum laude graduate of Berklee College of Music, he has traveled to 29 countries and played to audiences of up to 82,000 in settings from duos to 150-member symphony orchestras.

Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Ivan has resided in: New Orleans, Los Angeles, London, Boston, and is now based in New York City. He has a BA in Psychology from Tulane University, where he was Musical Director of college radio station WTUL, New Orleans. He was also a publicist with Epic Records/Sony Music.

More information is available at http://www.funkboy.net.

Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley uses Fender, Moxy, Warrior, and Gretsch basses, Hartke amplification, DR strings, PRA Audio wireless, and Tech 21, Digitech and Line 6 signal processors. Ivan eats only Little Debbie snack cakes.

People, Bands, and Broadway Musicals we discussed

Am I Famous Yet: Memoir of a Working Class Rock Star, Ivan Bodley

Little Anthony and The Imperials

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith

Ivan's Podcast new segments: The Playing for a Living series.

Color Red Music

Epic Records

Cyndi Lauper, American singer, songwriter, actress, activist

Gregg Allman, American singer, songwriter, member of the Allman Brothers Band, is now a solo artist

Sade, British singer, songwriter, actress

Cheap Trick, American rock band

Alice Cooper, American singer, songwriter, actor

Stanley Clarke – Jazz Bass player

Tulane University

Shirley Alston Reeves of The Shirelles

The Tokens, A doo-wop style vocal group known for "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

The Crystals, Popular 60s girl group

Sam Moore from Sam and Dave, A Soul and R&B duo

Rock of Ages Broadway Musical

Escape to Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffet Musical

Spider-Man, The Musical

Donna Summer The Musical

The Portland Musical Company, Portland, Oregon

San Francisco Opera

Jay and The Americans, Jay Black of The Americans dies at age 82

Ain't Too Proud, The Temptations Musical

Motown Records, a music label founded by Berry Gordy in 1959

Martha Reeves and The Vandellas

James Jamerson, American bass player

The Beatles, need no introduction

Documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002) about The Funk Brothers, Included with Prime Video

Marvin Gaye, American singer, songwriter who helped shape Motown

Aretha Franklin, American singer, songwriter

Jennifer Hudson – The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize 2010, Tina Faye

Sir Paul McCartney, Needs no introduction, but former Beatle, British singer, songwriter

Harrison Ford, American actor

Links to all of Ivan's social media, books and music – funkboy.net

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Sam Thiara is a professional who has created a personal journey as a storyteller, writer, workshop facilitator, problem solver, educator, and entrepreneur. His goal is to engage individuals in their personal and professional development and was recognized by the Governor General of Canada for his work with the hundreds of individuals he has mentored and the thousands he has engaged. Added to this are the 45+ non-profits that he has worked with over the years.

Presently, Sam is the Founder and Chief Motivating Officer at Ignite the Dream Coaching and Consulting, a platform that engages his audience to define their path. A key element is transformational practices where he is an expert in youth career coaching and supports teams and organizations in corporate alignment. He co-founded a youth career platform that has gone nationwide.

He is a lecturer at the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University where he blends academic and professional experiences into a rich environment that captivates his audience. Finally, he is an accomplished and sought after speaker and has two TEDx talks to his name and speaks at conferences, seminars and workshops about 30–35 times a year. Added to his speaking is the book he recently wrote called, Lost and Found: Seeking the Past and Finding Myself. It focuses on his journey to India to find his ancestral roots with little else than a faded photograph and determination. The book is also about realizing one's cultural identity because many struggle with understanding who they are.

Sam's signature tagline is, "Everyone's life is an autobiography, make yours worth reading."

Lost and Found: Seeking the Past, Finding Myself, Sam Thiara

Personal Storytelling: Discovering the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Sam's Website You can access Sam's TED talks, his blog, book and more through Sam's Website.

Beth Hanson and Ceci Lewis, Story~Power Episode 24: "Every Life is a Library"

Gemma Germán, Story~Power Episode 26: "Finding Your Niche"

Sam's acronyms discussed in the episode:

Carpe, Curiosity, Appreciation, Reflection, Perspective, Experience, Care, Collaboration, Adaptability, Resilience, and Empathy.

"Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories." ~Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

In product management, Moshe started his career on the engineering side, specifically within the enterprise real-time B2B software space. He fell in love with product management after seeing the gap that existed between what customers wanted and what engineering produced. Moshe enjoys applying his lean iterative approach to develop products that exceed users' expectations. Being a creative person, Moshe paints and write, and lives to bring from his Jewish heritage into all his creative endeavors. Living in Toronto, he can't stand the cold winters but loves his Canadian home and the maple trees all over.

Moshe's upcoming book The Resurrector YouTube trailer

Moshe's interview on Impact Maker

Moshe's Website (list of podcasts Moshe has been a guest on)

New Degree Press, hybrid publisher

Stephen King books Moshe recommends: Misery, Rose Madder, The Dark Tower, 11/22/63

NaNoWriMo Write a novel in November

Creator Institute at Georgetown University, Washington D.C. program at New Degree Press

Agatha Christie, famous mystery author

Pauline Gedge, author of, Child of the Morning: A Novel (Rediscovered Classics, with Michelle Moran), The Twelfth Transforming (Rediscovered Classics), and more

Steven Saylor, author of Roma: The Novel of Ancient Rome Book 1, Empire: The Novel of Imperial Rome, Book 2, Dominos: A Novel of the Roman Empire, Book 3

Ellis Peters, Cadfael series

Nora Roberts, romance and mystery author as J. D. Robb

"Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories." ~Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

Jonathan and his wife Eva make Nature Narratives together because every time they look at nature, they are always amazed. With Jonathan's writing and audio background as a songwriter and composer and Eva's teaching expertise as an elementary school teacher, they craft each episode of Nature Narratives to tell an amazing story about a natural phenomenon. The episodes educate, entertain, and inspire wonder.

Amy Vasterling Ep. 31 – "Stop Wondering, KNOW"

Jonathan's podcast – Nature Narratives

Maria Montessori – Montessori Education Theory

Jon Paul Byram Album on Band Camp, Spotify

Eva Byram's Etsy Shop – Growing Up Montessori

The Great Stories – Montessori Curriculum

Jonathan's Patreon community – naturenarrativespodcast.com/Join the Adventure

Anne Bogel's podcast – What Should I Read Next @ ModernMrsDarcy.com

"Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories." ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

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Amy is a status quo challenger who's been intuitively reading energy since she saw a yogi floating outside her classroom window at age 7. She's a public speaker, writer, and founder of the Wisdom Gathering, an event for the deep thinkers, the secretly sensitive, and those seeking to gain inspiration and clarity through self-discovery and intuition.

In Amy's Own Words

I speak frequently about Intuition, The Highly Sensitive personality-type or how the future looks. I bring all of this to a very human level and shy away from typical spiritual thinking sharing my unique way of seeing things. My ideas are conceived via watching patterns in my clients and our world. For over 20 years I've been tracking these patterns (complexity science) to bring a core message about the importance of following one's own knowing.

Lastly, I am a fun and energetic person and speaker. I was critiqued by the 2007 National Speaker Association President Mark Leblanc in 2019. His response to my speech snippet was "I want to sit in the front row. You are by nature a magnetizing speaker. You're going to go all the way in speaking, Amy!"

PodMatch

Amy's Wisdom Gathering Website

Amy's Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram pages

Christine Caine, minister, musician, song writer, and author

Abraham – Hicks Law of Attraction Publications

The No Pants Project, Mike Shreeve, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube

Seneca Falls Convention – July 1848

The Space Between Time, Lucinda Sage-Midgorden

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Teacher, dad and talker. I tend to over analyze children's media and I'm absolutely fascinated, excited and a little scared for where the next generation of story tellers are taking us.

Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, Movies various directors and screenwriters, those mentioned, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Toy Story (1995) John Lasseter, Director, Original story John Lasseter, Pete Doctor, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft, Directors, Joss Whedon, screenwriter and three others

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Scarlett Wing

The Little Mermaid (1989) Ron Clements and John Musker, Directors, Story by Hans Christian Anderson, John Musker, Ron Clements, Screenwriters and 4 additional contributors

Superman, DC Comics June 1938, Original Creators, Jerry Siegel, and Joe Shuster, Later, Wayne Boring, (1978) Richard Donner, Director, Mario Puzo, and 4 other Screenwriters

Mickey Mouse, Created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, 1928

Wonder Woman DC Comics, October 21, 1941, Created by William Moulton Marston and H. G. Peter

Dracula, Bram Stoker published 1897, multiple play and movie adaptations

West Side Story (1961) Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins, Directors, Ernest Lehman, Screenwriter, based on Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare

Ben Hur (1959) Novel, General Lew Wallace, William Wyler, Director, Karl Tunberg and 4 other Screenwriters

Superman Bus Light Superman Birthright, (Korean Edition) Mark Wade

Man of Steel (2013) Zack Snyder, Director, David S. Goyer, Screenwriter

Scott Hamilton Story~Power guest, Episode 20

Batman DC Comics (March 30, 1939), Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger

Steven Universe TV series (2013 – 2020) Ian Jones-Quartey and 6 other Directors, Rebecca Sugar, Creator and Writer

Steven Universes TV series (2019 – 2020) Kat Morris and Alonso Ramirez Ramos, Directors, Lamar Abrams, Writer

Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare

"Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories." ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

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Stacy Bennett is a late-blooming author, currently living in the suburban wilds of New Jersey. Mixing her love of nature, psychology and contradictions, her stories tend toward interior conflicts blended with generous world-building. A classic author trope in many ways – cat lover, coffee drinker, and tending to talk too much to people who can't readily be seen – Stacy also prefers cozy get-togethers to parties, grilled cheese to filet mignon, B-movies to classics, pickup trucks to sporty coupes and jeans to dresses anytime.

Stacy Bennett's Links

Quest of the Dreamwalker, Stacy Bennett (2016)

Johnny Quest, Animated TV series (1964 – 65)

Scholastic Book Fair

Stacy's books in progress

Mask of Innocence

The Goddess Stone

City of Flowers

Tales of the Archer, Stacy Bennett, Kindle Unlimited (2017) Audible book released (2020)

Son of Anubis, Stacy Bennett (2016)

A-Z Blog Challenge

Call of the Huntress, Stacy Bennett (2021)

The Hound of Barakan, Upcoming third book of the Corthan Legacy Series, Stacy Bennett

Blue Harvest Creatives

Ashley Fontainne

Katie Jennings

A.D. Trosper, (Audra)

The Raven Daughter series

Dragon's Call Series

Bound Series

The Space Between Time, Lucinda Sage-Midgorden

The Dragon's Gold, Debrah Strait

Findaway Voices, Audiobook production and promotion

Movies and Musicals mentioned

Laura, (1944) Otto Preminger, Director, Novel, Vera Caspary, Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, Elizabeth Reinhardt, Ring Lardner Jr. Screenplay

Dear Evan Hanson, Music and Lyrics, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Book Steven Levenson, (2015) Arena Stage, Washington, D.C.

Brigadoon, (1954) Vincente Minnelli, Director, Alan Jay Lerner, Screenplay, based on his stage play

My Fair Lady, (1964) George Cukor, Director, Alan J. Lerner Screenplay, based on his musical play, which was based on the stage play by George Bernard Shaw

Fiddler on the Roof, (1971) Norman Jewison, Story by Sholom Aleichem, Arnold Perl, adapted from Sholom Aleichem stories, Joseph Stein, Stageplay and Screenplay

Kiss Me Kate, (1953) George Sidney, Director, Based on "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare, Dorothy Kingsley, Screenplay

Wicked, Novel, Gregory Maguire, Premier, 2003 at the Curran Theatre, San Francisco, Joe Mantello, Stage Director, Wayne Cilento, Choreography, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman

Rent, Music, Lyrics, and Book, Jonathan Larson, Based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La Bohème, (1996), New York Theatre Workshop, New York City

Mamma Mia, Music and Lyrics, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Book by Catherine Johnson, Songs by ABBA, (1999) Prince Edward Theatre, London

Kinky Boots, Based on the British Film by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth, Music and Lyrics, Cyndi Lauper, Book, Harvey Fierstein, (2012) Bank of America Theatre, Chicago

Sweeney Todd, Music and Lyrics, Stephen Sondheim, Book Hugh Wheeler based on the Sweeney Todd character from the Penny Dreadful book series (1979), Broadway

Hamilton, Music, Lyrics, Book, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Based on Alexander Hamilton, Ron Chernow, (2015), The Public Theater, New York City

Patrick Rhone Episode 23 Story~Power, "Technology, Talents, Trees, and Seeing What's Not There"

Shadow and Bone, (2021) TV series, Mairzee Almas, Lee Toland Krieger, Dan Liu, Jeremy Webb, Directors, Novels, Leigh Bardugo, Leigh Bardugo, Eric Heisserer, and 6 other Teleplay writers

Six of Crows, Leigh Bardugo

Strange the Dreamer and Muse of Nightmares, Laini Taylor

Ember in the Ashes, Sabaa Tahir

The Faded Sun Trilogy, C. J. Cherryh

His Dark Materials Series, Philip Pullman

Gemma German Episode 26 Story~Power, "Finding Your Niche"

Anime

Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

"Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories." ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

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Writer, mother, ruler of the world inside her head…mostly. A.D. Trosper lives on the plains of Kansas, out where there are more cows than people and the sunsets are amazing. She adores her flock of spoiled laying hens, her dogs, and the cat that owns her. She loves to game, mainly on her computer but sometimes console as well. She is convinced that coffee and chocolate are both food groups, that dragons should be real, and there is always space in a story for magic and love.

Raven Daughter Series, Unveiled, Betrayed, Chosen, A.D. Trosper

Bound by Time, Bound by Legend, A.D. Trosper

Dragon's Call Series, A New Beginning: Dragon's Call Prequel, Embers at Galdrilene, Tears of War, Ashes and Spirits, A.D. Trosper

The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West, Mary Stanton

The Black Stallion, Walter Farley, Movie, (1979) Carroll Ballard, Director, Melissa Mathison, Jeanne Rosenberg, William D. Wittliff, Screen Writers

Black Beauty: With the Classic Illustrated, Anna Sewell

Dungeons and Dragons Game

Legend (1985) Ridley Scott, Director, William Hjortsberg, Screen Writer

Willow (1988) Ron Howard, Director, George Lucas, Story, Bob Dolman, Screen Writer

Dragonslayer (1981) Matthew Robbins, Director, Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, Screen Writers

A.D. Trosper Website, Amazon, Facebook

Stacy Bennett, Author, Amazon, Facebook Instagram, (stacybennettauthor)

Quest of the Dreamwalker, Son of Anubus, Tales of the Archer, Call of the Huntress, Stacy Bennett

The Space Between Time, Lucinda Sage-Midgorden

Six of Crows, Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows book 2), Shadow and Bone, Books by Leigh Bardugo TV show (2021) Mairzee Almas, Lee Toland Krieger, Dan Liu, Directors, Leigh Bardugo, Eric Heisserer, Vanya Asher, and 5 other Screen Writers

The Circle of Ceridwen Series, Octavia Randolph

Great Alone, Kristin Hannah

"Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories." ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

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