The Dr. Ward Bond Show

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The Dr. Ward Bond Show episodes

  • EP 318 - George Michael: The Real Story of a Music Legend from His Manager Simon Napier-Bell

    George Michael rose to fame as a member of the pop duo Wham! with their first two albums reaching #1 with hit singles including “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” and “Last Christmas”. With us today is Simon Napier-Bell, who managed WHAM’s career, helping establish them as a global act and the driving force behind their groundbreaking Beijing concert, the first visit to China by a Western popular music act, which generated worldwide media coverage. THE REAL GEORGE MICHAEL is by far the most definitive feature documentary on George Michael’s amazing life, the film explores the many ups and downs of the Grammy Award winner, considered one of the best-selling musicians of all time with sales of over 120 million records worldwide. The film documentary dives deeper into who George really was – a kind and generous person who ultimately fought many demons while being front and center as one of the most famous musicians of his time. Simon Napier-Bell is a rock manager, author and film-maker. He's managed The Yardbirds, T Rex, Asia, Sinéad O'Connor, Wham, and George Michael just to name a few.

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    #georgemichael #wham #popmusic #recordingartist #arethafranklin #eltonjohn #princessdiana #filmdocumentary #MTV #musicvideos #music #carelesswhisper #biographical #UK

    1 hr 4 min
  • EP 317 - The Benefits of Medicinal Mushrooms with Mark Kaylor
    Today, we talk about medicinal mushrooms, how can you tell if you are buying the real deal and how to tell the difference to the popularity of mushroom coffees. Are they medicinal or just marketing?
     
    one of the foremost experts on medicinal mushrooms, Mark Kaylor. 
     
    He explores in depth, a diverse array of healing practices and traditions from around the world. From a Cherokee reservation to the Amazon rainforest to mountains in China, his studies have lead him to develop a truly holistic practice and approach to health and healing incorporating many traditions, styles, and modalities.
     
    He works to encourage, nourish and bring forth an individual’s innate healing abilities and to encourage individuals towards discovering their own path to radiant health.
     
    He has worked and consulted in the Natural Foods Industry for close to 40 years as a leading holistic health educator, formulator, radio show host/guest, and author. 
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    #wellnessjourney #healthtips #wellnesstips #medicinalmushrooms #mushrooms #maitake #shiitake #reishi #cordyceps #lionsmane #tremella #chaga #mycelium #fruitingbody #holistichealth #brain #immunesupport #nervoussystem #anxiety
    48 min
  • EP 316 - Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback with Spencer Proffer
    Host Ward Bond and music/film producer Spencer Proffer discuss his newest music documentary, Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback. The new feature-length documentary about the making of the television special that revitalized Elvis Presley’s career and influenced music, television, and pop culture for decades to come.
     
    Spencer Proffer is a music and media producer, and cinematic storyteller. His productions and those he has been involved with have garnered Academy, Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony awards and nominations. As a music producer, Spencer Proffer has sold millions of gold and platinum records. 
     
    He has used his skills and career to make a difference in utilizing media to do good for the world while making money. Proffer's accomplishments date back to when he was 26 years old and put Tina Turner into the feature adaptation of The Who's Tommy. He produced and played guitar on her acclaimed Acid Queen solo album.

    Spencer was a Co-Executive Producer on the Academy and Golden Globe winning film, "Gods & Monsters". He worked with Stevie Wonder, co-producing and arranging 3 songs for New Line's live action Pinocchio feature, one track of which garnered a 1997 Grammy nomination. He produced and co-wrote the music for HBO's award winning multi cultural series, Happily Ever After while being a producer and cast album producer/arranger/mixer on the 4 time Tony nominated Broadway show 'It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues" (cast album featuring BB King, Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, Andrae Crouch Choir and Randy Jackson).

    He also served as an Executive Producer on the two time, Primetime Emmy Nominated Special, "Robbie Robertson: Going Home" as well as teamed up with Quincy Jones and Doc McGhee to produced Rockin' The Corps for the U.S. Marine Corps, headlined by Beyonce and KISS.
     
    He has served as a Supervising Music Producer on over 129 films and television programs and produced and executive produced 32 film and broadcast events to date. 
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    #elvis #elvisweek #elvispresley #elvisfans #graceland #elvismovie #elvis68comback #coloneltomparket #stevebinder #spencerproffer #film #filmdocumentary #musicdocumentary #1968 #musicvideo
    24 min
  • EP 315 - Things Eternal with Jazz Guitarist Dan Wilson
    Jazz guitarist Dan Wilson. He spent the majority of his youth within the church community, where his musical path began and something he has never left behind. 
     
    Traces of his major guitar influences – including Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Joe Pass, and George Benson to name a few – can be discerned through his playing, but his musical identity has been shaped by everything from gospel and blues to traditional jazz, hip-hop and horn players like Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson.
     
    Dan’s career took him on an exploratory journey into foundations laid down by the guitar/organ tradition, eventually leading to an invitation to perform with jazz great Joey DeFranchesco’s trio quartet, with which Dan Wilson went on to earn a GRAMMY Award nomination with and for DeFranchesco’s Project Freedom album.
     
    Dan Wilson’s fourth album as a leader, Things Eternal, He takes stock of the lessons learned from each of those rich sources, ensuring that their legacy lives on through him even as some of them pass on. 
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    #jazzmusic #gospelmusic #church #bluesmusix #guitar #guitarist #wesmontgomery #joepass #gerogebenson #joeydefranchesco #music #recordingartist
    52 min
  • EP 314 - American Homecoming: Renovating Veterans Homes with Jack Maxwell
    Jack is here today to talk about a brand new TV series that focuses on the challenges our veterans who have been injured in combat. The new series is American Homecoming. 
     
    Actor Jack Maxwell, who hosted Booze Traveler on the Travel Channel. He has made guest star TV appearances on Lost, 24, House, Without a Trace, Beverly Hills 90210, General Hospital, All My Children and many others. 
     
    He has shared the stage with Al Pacino, Jessica Chastain and Dianne Wiest in Salome, and has appeared in several other theatrical productions. 
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    #veterans #tvshow #tvseries #hgtv #homerenovation #renovation #home #house #disability #disabilities
    27 min
  • EP 312 - Shanna Ferrigno Discusses Hormones, Cortisol & Ozempic
    Shauna Ferrigno has been a health and fitness educator for over a decade has helped balance thousands of people’s health as a lifestyle coach. Traveling throughout the world, Shauna motivates her audiences everywhere she goes to take on the challenge of healthy living. 
     
    She is the daughter of the famed bodybuilder and actor, Lou Ferrigno, they created a very successful company known as Ferrigno FIT. 
     
    Shauna’s journey of being an overweight kid to becoming a fitness and lifestyle coach, she accumulated a lot of stories and experiences from clients to help them overcome their struggles with diet and exercise. After reflecting on these topics (as well as her own from childhood) Shauna was inspired and motivated to write The Reset Plan: Lose the Secrets, Lose the Excuses, Lose the Weight. 
     
    Today, we are discussing your hormones and cortisol, and get you back on the road to feeling great!
     
    #nutrition #hormonalhealth #cortisol #weightloss #behavioralcoach #liftstylecoach #healthcoach #womenshormones #eathealthy
    38 min
  • EP 311 - Actress Tracy Melchior Discusses MTHFR Gene & How It Affects Those Who Have It Differently
    Several years ago, Tracy was forced to focus solely on her health when she was faced with a debilitating condition with mysterious symptoms.  Now she shares her experience to help others avoid what she went through. The MTHFR gene can be controlled by proper nutrition, but the approach is different for each person. 
     
    Tracy Melchior has had one of the most successful soap opera careers with roles on Aaron Spelling's Sunset Beach, One Life to Live and the global phenomenon The Bold and the Beautiful. Her feature film Do You Believe with Mira Sorvino which was #1 in DVD sales on Amazon and a top 10 in National Box Office for 3 weeks.  
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    #mthfr #mthfrgene #nutrition #wellness #actress #soapopera #healthyliving #movie #film #motherhood
    1 hr 6 min
  • EP 310 - Cal Thomas: Legendary Journalist Uncensored
    Cal Thomas is a journalist by the truest sense of the word, he’s a pundit, author, TV & radio commentator and one of the most widely syndicated columnists in America. 
     
    He marks over 50 years as a journalist. He is the bestselling author of numerous books and every single one of them are worth your time to read. 
     
    Mr. Thomas is a wide-ranging social commentator, not a "beltway insider," who supports traditional conservative values and the American "can-do spirit.”
     
    Cal Thomas takes the reader on a “road trip” through over fifty years of journalism and American life, serving as a “watchman” on culture and politics, and seeking to conform it to a standard that never changes in his new book, A Watchman in the Night.
     
    As the Bible tells us to become a watchman on the wall, Cal Thomas fills that biblical term to a tee. 
    #author #journalist #commentator #writer #history #inspiration
    52 min
  • EP 309 - Kelly Lang’s “I Think It’s Jesus” - Can You See the Signs?
    Kelly Lang is a singer/songwriter and grew up in country music. Her father, Velton Lang, was the longtime road manager for superstar Conway Twitty. Her career in music has always been moving upward.
     
    As a songwriter, Kelly has a stellar career with her songs being recorded by artists such as Ricky Skaggs, Lorrie Morgan, The Oak Ridge Boys, Crystal Gayle, George Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis, and her husband TG Sheppard, just to name a few.
     
    She has also performed/recorded duets with iconic artists, Sir Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, Dame Olivia Newton-John, and Lee Greenwood.
     
    Kelly Lang is also an author of the best selling book “I’m Not Going Anywhere”.
     
    She is here today to talk about her new single, I Think It’s Jesus. 
     
    #Jesus #god #inspiration #godmoments #jesusmoments #miracles #faith #countrymusic #newrelease #newmusic
    25 min

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