Story-Power

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

I am an Austrian-Californian multimedia Artist, educator, author of 5 art-related books, podcaster, coach, creative advisor and former Newport Beach CA arts commissioner. Fluent in German and English.

I’m an outside the box thinker, who is a passionate creativity/awareness researcher that looks for true values of humanity outside of any man-made system. I have discovered a paradox: 95% of worldwide artists are existing around the poverty level, but they love to create so much they are proud to be poor. But without creativity there are no man-made systems, there would be no world as we know it. 

The solution: I discover patterns within Art that foster creative communication and identify art values outside any systems which always raise our human potential.

Michaell  MICHAELLM.com #TheSmartofArt

https://michaellm.com/self-aware-art-education

Contact Michaell on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest

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Patreon

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

Story-Power is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://sagewoman.life/

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Maxwell Ivey grew up in a family of carnival owners. He started losing his vision to retinitis pigmentosa at an early age becoming legally blind by junior high school and totally blind by the time he graduated from college. He did graduate from traditional schools, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, and worked in the family business until his dad’s death forced the closure of their small show. Needing something new he started helping people sell surplus rides. He had to learn so much including how to hand code html, recruit clients, set fees, build an email list, manage social media, and more. People were inspired by his willingness to take on difficult challenges and encouraged him to share more about being a blind entrepreneur. That led to a second site as the blind blogger, with three books out so far and a fourth due any time. He’s promoted himself through podcast interviews appearing on over 200 shows as well as public speaking where he has shared his inspiring story with local organizations and national conferences. He helps other creative entrepreneurs grow their brands through online interviews. He loves to sing, travel, and find new adventures. If you have questions, just ask. 

Max’s Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, his podcast: What’s Your Excuse? See his website for information about his books and speaking engagements. (First book: Leading You Out of the Darkness Into the Light.)

Midwaymarketplace.com, the place to purchase carnival equipment.

wyexcuse.com, podcast website

InVision all-in-one online collaborative whiteboard

“Better Together”, Luke Combs on the album, What You See is What You Get, Amazon Music

“The River”, Garth Brooks

“I Will Always Love You”, written by Dolly Parton, performed by Whitney Houston in the movie, The Bodyguard (1992)

Leap to Shine, “Enabling Quality Education for Underserved Children”

Maura Sweeney, The Ambassador of Happiness

Yoda Quote: “There is no big or small. There only is.”

Dave Jackson: School of Podcasting on Apple podcast

Cochise College, Cochise County, Arizona

Tom Sullivan, musician, actor, writer, music department

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

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This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Max Ivey, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch at my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.

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I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

Saving the World One Story at a Time, Course on Ûdemy

The world is in such chaos right now that sometimes we need to get a perspective on what’s happening. I designed this course on Ûdemy for people who are looking for a way to get a better understanding about what it means to be a human being. Stories are one great way to walk in the shoes of the characters, connect with them emotionally and learn from their mistakes. Then taking what you have learned and use it in the real world. It’s learning in a fun way! If that sounds like something you’d be interested in, I hope to see you in class.

Story-Power is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://sagewoman.life/

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My name is Alanna, I’m from the UK, and have just released my first novel, Abolish the Rose, published with Atmosphere Press. As a lifelong reader, long-time writer, and first-time, indie-published author, it’s been a long journey and a rollercoaster of mistakes and lessons learnt! 

I also love salsa dancing, learning new languages and living in Barcelona, Spain.

Abolish the Rose tells the story of Camille Addison, who is recently retired and struggling to come to terms with the idea that her life has been a waste, or that she should have “achieved” something more with her time, after an unexpected tragedy knocked her off course. The title comes from a quote (or indeed my interpretation thereof) from James Russell Lowell: “The question of common sense is always: ‘what is it good for?’ – a question which would abolish the rose and be answered triumphantly by the cabbage.”

Here are the links to the book on Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Nobel (US), Waterstones, (UK)

Website, http://alannairving.com/, Instagram @Alanna Irving, Twitter, @Alanna_Irving

The Space Between Time, Lucinda Sage-Midgorden

Breasts and Eggs, Mieko Kawakami

The Greatest Evil is War, Chris Hedges

Reddit – Dive into anything List of books that will become classics

The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee

Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë

Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë

Anne Brontë, Author

Jane Austen, Author

Elizabeth Glaskell, Author

Anthony Trollope, Author

Charles Dickens, Author

The Space Between Time 

Lucinda is the author of The Space Between Time, an award finalist in the “Fiction: Fantasy” category of the 2017 Best Book Awards.

Have you ever experienced life shattering events? Yeah, after the last few years, most of us have. In The Space Between Time, Jenna Holden gets slammed by her fiancé walking out, her mother’s untimely death, and losing her job all in one week. But she receives unexpected help when she finds her three-times great-grandmother’s journals and begins the adventure of a lifetime.

The Space Between Time is available in all ebook formats at Smashwords and for Kindle at Amazon, or you can find the ebook at iBooks or Barnes and Noble. If you prefer a physical copy, you can find a print-on-demand version at Amazon. Stay tuned for news when the audiobook version is published.

Lucinda is also the host of Story-Power a podcast where she and her guests discuss their creative endeavors, and/or the stories that have changed their lives. It’s available here on Sage Woman Chronicles and on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcast apps. Please rate and leave a review. It helps people find me.

Patreon

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

PodMatch

If you are a podcaster, or have a message or fantastic product you want to share with the world, I encourage you to check out PodMatch. Use the affiliate link and tell them, Lucinda sent you. Then contact me so we can set up a Story-Power chat.

Story-Power is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://sagewoman.life/

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

Statement:

  Since very young, I knew I wanted to be involved in the arts in some capacity.  From coloring books, (frustrated I could never stay inside the lines) to sidewalk chalk drawings, to play dough, (myGod, play dough!) I would spend hours on end creating; thinking I was great.  At least my mother said I was.

  It wasn’t until much later, I found clay; grown-up play dough.  I was attracted immediately, especially to hand-building.  Unlike wood or stone or plaster, clay is relatively forgiving. Mistakes become stages of evolution.  This is not to say clay doesn’t have its own temperament.  The properties of clay and the fact it’s an organic substance gives it a personality and is therefore subject to its own dispositions.  If the mood ring reads black, it’s best to just back away and find a nice coloring book.

  The subjects I choose and the process of raku-firing are aspects of my work that have evolved over time.  The animals I select have certain distinctions which lend themselves to my style.  Simplicity in design and a touch of personification, brought together with the organic nature of raku brings the creatures to life.

  People ask me, “Do you like animals?”  Initially my response was, “Who doesn’t?”, but after some thought, I realized I do like animals.  But it’s more than that.  Respect…Awe…Fear?  To say you just “like” animals is to trivialize their stature.  I think they deserve more.  All I can do is couple these feelings with the animal’s natural splendor to try to create something great.  At the very least, my mother will think it is. 

  I graduated from Trinity College of Vermont with a BA in Craft/Art Entrepreneurship and now live and work in Southeast Arizona .  

Exhibitions:

Arizona Handmade Gallery: Featured Artist, Flagstaff, AZ   Spring 2018 & 2022

“To Phoenix with Love”, Group Show, The Collective Gallery, Phoenix, AZ   Winter 2015

Niche Award Finalist Exhibit, Group Show,  Washington, DC   Winter 2015

Dia de Los Muertos, Group Show, Central School Project, Bisbee, AZ   Fall 2014

Heather Green Studios Anniversary Show, Group Show, Bisbee, AZ   Fall 2010-14

Alan Potter’s “Found”, Solo Show, Heather Green Studios, Bisbee, AZ   Fall, 2013

Arizona Handmade Gallery: Featured Artist, Flagstaff, AZ   Spring 2012

Alan Potter’s “One Odd Duck”, Solo Show, Panterra Gallery, Bisbee, AZ   Spring 2012

Critters, Group Show, Shelburne Craft School, Shelburne, VT   Spring 2007

Mountain Artist Guild Member Show, Group Show, Prescott, AZ   Winter 2007

Animals in Art, Group Show, Prescott Fine Art Gallery, Prescott, AZ   Fall 2006

Barns & Farms, Group Show, Barnsite Gallery, Kewaunee, WI   Fall 2003

Anomalies, Solo Thesis Show, Trinity College of Vermont, Burlington, VT   Spring 2000

Useless Clay, Group Show, Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, VT   Spring 1998

Published Works:

“Hot From the Fire”: a personal essay on Raku, Mountain Artist Guild Web Newsletter   Summer 2006

500 Clay Animals, Lark Publications, 2006

Alan on Facebook, @thelastpotter on Instagram, Alan’s blog “My Life In Shorts” on WordPress

Wade Walks on Amazon

Friend Request (Podcast) with Justin Lamb Ep. 46 on Story-Power

Moshe Mikanovsky, The Resurrector, Ep. 33 and 37 Story-Power

Dallas, Texas, Deep Ellum Art Festival

Austin, Texas Wonderspaces

Bisbee, Arizona Festival of Arts

Road Scholar Tours (Used to be Elder Hostel)

New Orleans Jazz Festival

Tucson exhibit at La Encantada Mall

Reno Tahoe International Art Festival

Patreon

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

Saving the World One Story at a Time

The world is in such chaos right now that sometimes we need to get a perspective on what’s happening. I designed this course on Ûdemy for people who are looking for a way to get a better understanding about what we’re going through, and what it means to be a human being. Stories are one great way to walk in the shoes of the characters, connect with them emotionally for a short time but not have to live there. Not to mention it’s a pleasant way to learn. I hope to see you in class.

PodMatch

If you are a podcaster, or have a message or fantastic product you want to share with the world, I encourage you to check out PodMatch. Use the affiliate link and tell them, Lucinda sent you. Then contact me so we can set up a Story-Power chat.

Story-Power is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://sagewoman.life/

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

Vinnie Potestivo is an Emmy® Award-winning Media Advisor who grows personal brands & founder-led companies by scaling content distribution, brand visibility, & media reach.

Vinnie is the Editor-in-chief of I Have A Podcast® and is responsible for discovering and amplifying the voice of independent podcasters worldwide. 

As a network executive at MTV Networks (98-07) he discovered talent and developed new ways to support their goals, pioneering the way brands and business owners could contribute to their public narrative by making them stars and producers of their own television series. Early hits include Punk’d, The Osbournes, TRL, 8th & Ocean, Wild n Out, & The Challenge. Since then, he and his team at VPE.tv have continued to be well-trusted connectors who develop and distribute original content across all media platforms. Especially podcasts! 

You can listen to Vinnie dissect the creative process with some of the stars and creatives who helped launch his career such as Mandy Moore, Danielle Fishel, TJ Lavin and Ananda Lewis (to name a few) on the award-winning “I Have A Podcast” audio experience which is available everywhere you watch and listen to podcasts. 

Personal brands Vinnie has helped elevate through the use of original content include Mandy Moore, Diane von Furstenberg, Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Simpson, Beyoncé Carter, Ashlee Simpson, Carson Daly, Nick Lachey, Sharon Osbourne, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Wilmer Valderrama, The Simmons, Russell Simmons, Nick Cannon, Lindsay Lohan, TJ Lavin, Vanessa Lachey, Benji & Joel Madden, Aly & AJ Michalka, Kelly & Jack Osbourne, Tyrese Gibson, Molly Sims, Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari, Danielle Fishel, Carmen Electra, Sisqo, Dave Holmes, Susie Castillo, Damien Fahey, Quddus, La La Anthony, DJ Clue, Suchin Pak, Gideon Yago, Brianna Keilar, Tracie Strahan, Erika Martin, Sway Calloway, Sean Hannity, Alan Colmes, Matt Pinfield, Tom Green, Ahmet Zappa, Pauly Shore, Jerry Springer, Snoop Dogg, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Morgan Spurlock, Will.i.am, Ebro, Andy Milonakis, Kelis, Aubrey O’Day, Hasan Minhaj, Patti Stanger, Chris March, Danielle Staub, Beth Ostrosky Stern, Audrey Gruss, Dottie Herman, Peter Thomas Roth, Tinsley Mortimer and Leah McSweeney.

Corporate brands VPE has worked closely with include Macy’s, Samsung, Nikon, MLB, Peter Thomas Roth, June Jacobs Spa, Naturally Serious Skin, Kiehl’s, Hope Fragrances, Ciroc, Dow, Lady Foot Locker, AARP, Prudential, and AllState.

Vinnie’s social media: Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, eSpeakers, TikTok, ihaveapodcast.com

Internet Movie Database, IMDb

How to submit your podcast to IMDb, https://www.audiolinked.com/

The Creator Accelerator on LinkedIn, Follow Vinnie for an invite.

Story-Power guest, Tara Watt-Treslove Ep. 40 “Our Bodies are the Least Interesting Thing About Us”

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

“Susan has spent over 35 years encouraging people to connect, develop and trust their intuition to enable them to make confident decisions in line with their true core values. “

But life hasn’t been that simple. 

My life changed dramatically when my 20-year emotionally abusive marriage ended. I had to reconnect and rediscover who I was and what I really wanted. 

How do you make the right decisions in life when, for most of it, other people had made them for you?

There was only one choice to make. I had to trust who I was and the decisions I was going to make. Yes, it wasn’t going to be easy and certainly not simple but it can be done once you learn to trust. 

My strength lies within, as I rely strongly on my intuition to guide me towards my goals in life. I have learnt to trust this power and teach others to do the same through the tools I have developed over my lifetime. It is time to enjoy your journey and start trusting in yourself. 

Susan Jane’s Book: Intuitive Flowers Empowering Your Emotional Goals

Susan Jane’s Social Media: Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Podcast: The Voice of Intuition Show

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Patreon

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

Story-Power is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://sagewoman.life/

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Born in Athens, Greece as an Air Force brat, Teri M Brown graduated from UNC Greensboro with a multitude of degrees – majors in Elementary Education and Psychology and minors in Math and Sociology – she just couldn’t settle on one thing! While homeschooling her four children, she began her writing career by focusing on small businesses, writing articles, blog posts, and website content. She published five nonfiction self-help books dealing with real estate and finance, receiving “First Runner Up” in the Eric Hoffman Book Awards for 301 Simple Things You Can Do To Sell Your Home Now, finalist in the USA Best Books Awards for How To Open and Operate a Financially Successful Redesign, Redecorate, and Real Estate Staging Business and for 301 Simple Things You Can Do To Sell Your Home Now, and Honorable Mention in Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Award for Private Mortgage Investing. In 2017, Teri began dabbling in fiction, a lifelong dream. Upon winning the First Annual Anita Bloom Ornoff Award for Inspirational Short Story for a piece about her grandfather, she began writing in earnest, and published Sunflowers Beneath the Snow in January 2022. Teri’s second novel, An Enemy Like Me, is launching in January 2023. Teri is a wife, mother, grandmother, and author who loves word games, reading, bumming on the beach, taking photos, singing in the shower, hunting for bargains, ballroom dancing, playing bridge, and mentoring others – especially youth and women who are having trouble discovering their worth. Learn more at http://www.terimbrown.com.

Teri’s Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok

Teri’s Books:

  Sunflowers Beneath the Snow

  An Enemy Like Me

The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael book 1 A Morbid Taste for Bones, Ellis Peters

Athens, Greece

Bonus Episode Notes

The International Firebird Award on Speak Up Talk Radio

Reedsy

Progress4Tomorrow podcast

“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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This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Teri M. Brown, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch at my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.

Patreon

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

Story-Power is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://sagewoman.life/

Born in Athens, Greece as an Air Force brat, Teri M Brown graduated from UNC Greensboro with a multitude of degrees – majors in Elementary Education and Psychology and minors in Math and Sociology – she just couldn’t settle on one thing! While homeschooling her four children, she began her writing career by focusing on small businesses, writing articles, blog posts, and website content. She published five nonfiction self-help books dealing with real estate and finance, receiving “First Runner Up” in the Eric Hoffman Book Awards for 301 Simple Things You Can Do To Sell Your Home Now, finalist in the USA Best Books Awards for How To Open and Operate a Financially Successful Redesign, Redecorate, and Real Estate Staging Business and for 301 Simple Things You Can Do To Sell Your Home Now, and Honorable Mention in Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Award for Private Mortgage Investing. In 2017, Teri began dabbling in fiction, a lifelong dream. Upon winning the First Annual Anita Bloom Ornoff Award for Inspirational Short Story for a piece about her grandfather, she began writing in earnest, and published Sunflowers Beneath the Snow in January 2022. Teri’s second novel, An Enemy Like Me, is launching in January 2023. Teri is a wife, mother, grandmother, and author who loves word games, reading, bumming on the beach, taking photos, singing in the shower, hunting for bargains, ballroom dancing, playing bridge, and mentoring others – especially youth and women who are having trouble discovering their worth. Learn more at http://www.terimbrown.com.

Teri’s Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok

Teri’s Books:

  Sunflowers Beneath the Snow

  An Enemy Like Me

The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael book 1 A Morbid Taste for Bones, Ellis Peters

Athens, Greece

My Patreon Conversation with Teri about An Enemy Like Me

“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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This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Teri M. Brown, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch at my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.

Patreon

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

Story-Power is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://sagewoman.life/

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Lorrie D. Grant is a storyteller with a message. She is always looking for an adventure and always has a story to tell.  Lorrie decided to capture a few of her life stories a few years ago, simply to save her lessons learned for her two daughters.  This unexpectedly led to creating a blog, which then led to the writing of her first children’s book, “Why is there an Elephant in my Basement?” released in 2017.  The following year she released her second book, “Little White Flies”, and her third book, “I am Beautiful Too”, was released in 2019.  Lorrie has a background in Corporate Business Operations, but is most passionate about making a difference in the lives of others.

Lorrie’s Social Media: Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter

Lorrie’s Podcast: Storytellers with a Message, on Apple Podcasts

Lorrie’s Books: Why is there an Elephant in my Basement?

  Little White Flies

  I am Beautiful Too

  Upcoming books, Dragon Breath, Little Arnie the Firefly

Story-Power Ep. 46, Justin Lamb, “Every Person’s Story is Interesting”

The Space Between Time, Lucinda Sage-Midgorden

“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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This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Lorrie Grant, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch at my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.

Patreon

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

Story-Power is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://sagewoman.life/

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Hi there!

My name is Phil Strangolagalli. I am the author of “Jesus Loves Movies” an independently published book that uses movies to help people out in life. I’ve had the honor of my book being in over 500+ Barnes and Noble stores, Target, Walmart, and independent book stores all throughout the U.S. 

Jesus Loves Movies has been recognized by Tim Tebow, Rick Warren, T.D. Jakes, and Joshua Dubois. I’ve received emails, letters, and DMs from people saying how my book has impacted them. 

I went through a rough time in my life and movies were a place of comfort for me from a lot of the trauma I went through. It really is a story of how I overcame trauma and learned to cope. It was never supposed to be a book—but it became one. 

I hope to be a person that encourages and provides hope to people who are in rough times. That using a creative outlet can help people work through complex emotions. 

Phil’s Social Media: Website, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter

Phil’s Book, Jesus Loves Movies Available in paperback, Kindle, and Audible

The Count of Monte Cristo, (2002) Director, Kevin Reynolds, Based on the book by Alexandre Dumas père, Screenplay, Jay Wolpert

Twitch Live-streaming service featuring live-stream for gamers, sports competitions, music broadcasts, creative content, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.

The Thin Man (1934) Director, W.S. Van Duke, Novel, Danshiell Hammett, Screenplay, Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich

Knives Out (2019) Director and Writer, Ryan Johnson

The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, by Don Zolidis

Is He Dead? by Mark Twain based on his short story, the play was published in 2003, adapted by David Ives

The Knight of the Burning Pestle, by Francis Beaumont, first performed at the Blackfriars Theatre, London, England in 1607

The Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences

Day of the Dead, (1985) Director and Writer, George A. Romero

Shaun of the Dead, (2004) Director, Edgar Wright, Writers, Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright

The Babadook (2014) Director and Writer, Jennifer Kent

Get Out (2017) Director and Writer, Jordan Peele

A Quiet Place, A Quiet Place part II, Director, John Krasinski, Screenplay by Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, John Krasinski

Schindler’s List (1993) Director, Steven Spielberg, Book, Thomas Keneally, Screenplay, Steven Zaillian

Them! (1954) Director, Gordon Douglas, Screenplay, Ted Sherdeman, Russell Hughes, Story by George Worthing Yates

Godzilla (1954) Director, Ishirō Honda, Novel, Shigeru Kayama, Writers, Takeo Murata, Ishirō Honda

Jurassic World (2015) Director, Colin Trevorrow, based on characters created by Michael Crichton, Screenplay by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly

Jurassic Park (1993) Director, Steven Spielberg, Novel and Screenplay, Michael Crichton, Screenplay also by David Kopek

Foundation TV series, (2021 – ) Novels by Isaac Asimov, Created by Josh Friedman, David S. Goyer, multiple directors and writers

Ambulance (2022) Director, Michael Bay, based on the film “Ambulances” written by Laurits Munch-Petersen and Lars Andreas Pedersen, Screenplay, Chris Fedak

Dune (1984) Director, David Lynch, Novel, Frank Herbert, Screenplay, David Lynch

Dune (2021) Director, Denis Villeneuve, Screenplay, Jon Spats, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth

Coda (2021) Director and Screenplay, Sian Heder, Other screenplay credits, Victoria Bedos, Stanislas Carré de Malberg, Éric Lartigau, Thomas Bidegain

Ted Lasso, (2020 – ) TV series, Developed by Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Bill Lawrence, Jason Sudekis, Phoebe Walsh, Brett Goldstein, multiple directors and writers

The Marvel Cinematic Universe, Producer, Kevin Feige

Moon Knight (2022) Directors, Mohamed Diab, Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, Creator, Doug Moench, Don Perlin, multiple writers,

Morbius (2022) Director, Daniel Espinosa, Screenplay, Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless

Masterpiece Theatre, on PBS

Bridgerton, TV series, (2020 – ) multiple directors, Books, Julia Quinn, Created and written by Chris Van Dusen, multiple other writers

Sanditon TV series (2019 – ) PBS Masterpiece, Created by Andrew Davies, based on an unfinished novel by Jane Austen, Directors, Charles Sturridge, Olly Blackburn, Lisa Clarke, Ethosheia Hylton, Written by Andrew Davies, and multiple others

“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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This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Phil Strangolagalli, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.

Patreon

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

Story-Power is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://sagewoman.life/