The Motivation Show

𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐡𝐧 is a bestselling author with over 2 million books & courses sold, a leading behavorial change expert, a columnist for Oprah.com & Psychology Today & a social media thought leader with 1.5 million fans worldwide including Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Tim Ferris, Jon Stewart, Arianna Huffington & a lot more. She’s known for pioneering self-help for people who wouldn’t be caught dead doing self-help” transforming the genre with bestsellers like 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭. Her newest book out this year is called 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐲 & 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐭…𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭.

𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀. 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 is a Professor of Psychology at Amherst College who speaks regularly for public & corporate audiences on topics such as the science of happiness, the power of emotional intelligence, the art of aging well, & the psychology of courage & inaction. She’s an author of several books including: 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭: 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, & 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲. Her goal in the Positive Shift book is to provide science-based strategies people can use to improve the quality & longevity of their lives.

-How do we find some good in terribly difficult circumstances

On Sept. 11, 2001, 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐨𝐧 was working at the 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 in the Twin Towers when a plane hit his building. Blind from birth, Michael calmly proceeded down 78 flights of steps with his guide dog Roselle. Days later, America fell in love with Mike and Roselle and the remarkable bond that helped them both team up and survive one of the country's darkest days.

𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢 is an actor who starred in one of the most famous TV shows of all time & he is an activist with a deep love for the outdoors& a heart for making a difference. He is best known for his role as Cody Madison on that iconic series 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡. That breakout role launched a decades-long career that spans over 50 film and TV credits, including Witchblade, Beyond the Break, Soul Surfer, Lois & Clark, and more. David lives for the water—surfing, sailing, diving, and climbing every chance he gets. A bit of a daredevil shall we say? It’s a passion he now shares with his daughter, who’s just as adventurous & connected to nature as he is.

Scott Kiner is the son of Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Famer & New York Mets broadcast legend Ralph Kiner.    That would be impressive enough by itself, but speaking of good sports genes, his mother was the National Tennis Champion Nancy Chafee.

Scott's fascinating book One of a Kiner, is a personal memoir of an iconic Sports and Broadcasting family. From 1946 to 1955, Ralph Kiner was baseball's home run king, having led or tied for the National League Home Run crown 7 years in a row! A celebrated athlete and America's most eligible bachelor, he dated Hollywood stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Janet Leigh (Psycho) and captured many headlines.

At the same time, Nancy Chaffee was the glamour girl of tennis, competing on center court at Wimbledon and gracing magazine covers worldwide. When they married in 1951, their love story captivated the nation.

In this exclusive interview with author Scott Kiner, we learn:

-What made him choose this specific book title

-That’s quite a heritage you

- When growing up did Scott's friends treat him differently because he had famous parents

- In the year it took to write this book, what did Scott learn about his father that he didn’t know before he wrote it?

- What was dating Elizabeth Taylor and Janet Leigh like for his father.  

• How did his parents meet?

-Ralph was part of the original broadcasting team for the NY Mets when they started in 1962…he was just 7-years-old…what was that like?

-Why Ralph Kiner did not win MVP Awards despite a strong case for them

-Ralph's home run record which will probably never be broken

• Scott's career in broadcasting

•How Ralph gave Jimmy Kimmel and Carson Daly a leg-up in the broadcasting business and how he hired a young Jimmy Kimmel…

What are the things he wants readers of One of a Kiner to take away from the book?

101 yr old Bea Franklin (at the time of interview on June 4, 2025),

When the Emperor of Japan announced the Japanese surrender ending World War II, on Tuesday Aug 14, 1945, Bea was a student at New York University. When she heard the news that Japan surrendered...8 days after the atomic bomb exploded, she & her classmates took a subway uptown to Times Square where she actually witnessed the iconic 'Kiss' seen around the world.  

In this historic and inspiring interview we discuss:

-What made her decide to go to Times Square that day

-How Bea is the daughter of Jack, one of the four Pep Boys automotive chain founders.

-Her secrets to STILL living a fulfilling life

- Recollections of her late husband's rare World War II photos

-How she has lived in the same Long island house since 1958 with the same Landline phone!

-How she survived and thrived with three different cancers

-What she is most proud of in your life

-What are her biggest regrets

-What makes her happy and brings her the most joy

-What would she recommends the average person do to Be Happier and Live Longer

-Centenarian Bea is also a heterochromatic: has one Blue eye & one Brown eye . . . a trait found in less than 200,000 US humans.

-Bea is a former school librarian,  & was married to Corporal Jerry Franklin for 51 years . . .They met Nov 4, 1945 & married (eloped) Nov 30, 1945

-What the most important "secret" is to overcoming devastating illness or other really bad news

𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐔𝐒 is a clinical psychologist, board certified in clinical sleep disorders who is well known as 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐃𝐫. He is recognized as one of the ten most influential people in sleep & also named the top sleep specialist in California by Readers Digest. He has appeared 40x on the 𝐃𝐫. 𝐎𝐳 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 as well as 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐲 & more. He also served as the Sleep Expert for 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐌𝐃. His latest book is 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩, 𝐄𝐚𝐭, 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞.

Dion Dimucci has been a Rock 'N' Roll pioneer since the late 1950's with his iconic band Dion and the Belmonts. They scored hit after hit including The Wanderer, Runaround Sue, A Teenager in Love and Abraham, Martin and John making them Rock 'N' Roll royalty. Dion co-wrote a stunningly gorgeous coffee table sized book with his pal Adam Jablin called Dion The Rock 'N' Roll Philosopher: Conversations on Life, Recovery, Faith and Music. There are one-of-a-kind photos in the book with music legends Pail Simon, Eric Clapton, Tony Bennett, Bruce Springsteen, Clive Davis, Lou Reed and more.

We discuss:

1. How did you come up with the name Dion and the Belmonts?

2. How was it like growing up in Da Bronx being part of the gang the Fordham baldies?

Thanks to you guys I have this beautiful coffee table sized book beautifying…my coffee table. Adam 3. How did Dion and Adam get hooked up with each other & what inspired the co-creation of this book?

4. What Dion feels are the reasons for his early success.

5. What gave him the self-confidence that he was a great singer & the ability to sing to millions of people?

6. As with many Rock Legends, Dion seemingly had it all from an outsider’s perspective. The hit songs, the fame, the adulation, screaming girls, the power & money…did he feel he had it all and why does he think he turned to a debilitating addiction and what helped him to overcome it?

7. Paul Simon in the books Forward said they don’t see each other often but their phone conversations can go on for an hour & usually drift into the spiritual. What does he mean by that?

8. Was there an Aha moment where all of a sudden he found God? How did his spirituality emerge and sustain over all these years?

9. Eric Clapton in the book’s prologue says Dion has an essential ingredient: SOUL…buckets of it. How did this soul start & evolve?

10. In 2020 hindsight, what would Dion change if he had to do it all over again?

10. When did Dion first start wearing the berets he is iconically known for and why do you like that signature look?

11.On Feb. 2, 1959 at the Winter Dance Party, there were 4 groups on the bill. Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Big Bopper, Richie Valens & Dion & The Belmonts. The plane didn’t make it home and some like Don Maclean called it "The Day the Music Died." What did those guys mean to Dion and why wasn't he on that fatal plane?

Dr. Robin Hills is a highly esteemed business psychologist and the director of Ei4Change - awarded "International Impact Company of the Year," by Dotcom Magazine in 2024. He is the author of The Authority Guide to Emotional Resilience in Business.

Robin has taught and empowered more than 500,000 individuals across 195+ countries, with the most comprehensive and detailed courses around the topic of emotional intelligence.

He was awarded “Best Transformative Emotional Intelligence Coach” - of the Year 2024, by The CIO Times, and “Men Leaders to Look Up To” by Passion Vista magazine. Early 2024, Robin was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Advanced Studies in Psychology in recognition of his contribution to emotional intelligence training.

He also has over 200,000+ avid followers who are always hungry for quality content!

Some of the topics Robin covers include:

Emmy Award winning comedy writers and performers Carol Leifer (writer for Saturday Night Live, Hacks, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Modern Family, The Larry Sanders Show, Seinfeld, and...10 Academy Awards shows!) and Rick Mitchell (writer and producer for Ellen Degeneres and TMZ) are the co-authors of How to Write a Funny Speech...for a Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every Other Event You Didn't Want to Go to in the First Place.

The foreword is written by Carol Burnett...so just imagine how funny this book is.

They teach you how to write and give a flawlessly funny speech for any occasion so you can look awesome, make some people laugh, and get it over with. They have the best tips and tricks up their sleeves like advice for making tasteful jokes that charm your audience and flatter the socks off your honoree.

We discuss:

-How did the two of them get to know each other and collaborate

-How hard is it to break in as a comedy writer?

-How did the idea for this book originate and how

did they arrive at the long and unique book title?   

-How many iterations of a comedy sketch do you typically

go through before they feel they have reached the holy grail for that skit.

-Carols favorite comedy skits she is most proud of?

-Do they have any stage fright or jitters and how

do they handle it and advise the rest of to?

-Did they ever struggle in the business?

-How long should a speech be and what are some of the signs that someone’s special occasion speech is just too darn long?

-What you should never do in your special occasion speech

-The #1 mistake people make right out of the gate at a special event speech and

how should a great speech start

-A writing trick you can do when you first start writing a speech but

are not really in a gung ho mood to write

-What should the meat of the speech consist of? (stories)

-What are some of the reasons you should feel good after the speech?