This week, Jay Jay welcomes special guest & long time friend Michael Corcione on the podcast! Mike Corcione is a rabid music fan who lived his dream of making it in the music industry through a whirlwind rock and roll career beginning in the late 1970s through the 1980s. Tune in to hear Jay Jay & Michael share stories from their beginnings in music - from falling in love with the AM radio, to their personal roads into the music industry & the world of metal. They share stories from their times coming up in the Long Island scene in New York, & how these experiences impact them to this day. Be sure to check out Michael's amazing new tell all book, Tales from the Gutter: and other Rock and Roll Shenanigans , & extensive linktree page which are linked below. Don't miss this conversation, only on The Jay Jay French Connection: Beyond the Music!  

Michael Corcione's Linktree 

Tales from the Gutter 

Produced & Edited by Matthew Mallinger

Dr Stephen Anesi returns for the second episode dedicated to Uveitis, one of the leading causes of blindness among young and working age people in America. As Jay Jay revealed in the last episode this disease is a personal issue as it affects his daughter Samantha. In this episode Samantha and Jessica Ullrich , another young patient share their uveitis journeys , from diagnoses to treatment, as well as how they have been able to create lives for themselves and have kids. Dr Anesi offers additional perspective as it relates to their cases and the importance of early detection and treatment. This episode will be featured during World Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day; A 24 hour YouTube livestream to “Drive” awareness for AI Arthritis diseases. Visit aiarthritis.org and uveitis.org for any information & resources surrounding the disease that you may need.