The Robin Smith Show

Zack Be is an award-winning author, obscure songwriter, PhD student, and Couple and Family Therapist trapped in the Washington, DC area gravity well. As a writer, his science fiction work has appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction and Writers of the Future v.36. As a musician, he’s spent 13+ years playing, producing, touring, and otherwise toiling in the DC area music scene. As a therapist, he predominantly works with individuals and couples on issues related to sex and sexuality.

Learn more about him:
https://www.zackbe.com/

Learn more about his work as an author here
https://www.zackbe.com/author

Follow Zack on
IG @bezackbe
Twitter @bezackbe
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Morgan Rock is a seasoned technology professional of 15 years, currently focused on Cloud Automation Development and Infrastructure as Code. He has also worked as a bus driver, mechanic, and summer camp counselor.  Currently he lives in Mount Airy, MD with his wife and three children in their blended family.  He and his family have fallen in love with the equestrian lifestyle since the beginning of the pandemic, and along with their two dogs and cat, now enjoy their ongoing relationship with their two horses.

Learn more about Morgan and the work he does on LinkedIn, FB and on IG @laxin84 

Consider checking out and supporting the following organizations that are important to Morgan:
 
Izaak Walton League (Gaithersburg MD)
https://www.iwla.org/
Maryland horse rescue (Westminster MD)
https://mdhorserescue.net/
Days end farm (Woodbine MD)
https://www.defhr.org/
Forever farm project (Forest Hill MD)
https://forevermaryland.org/
Brookeville Beer Farm (Brookeville MD)
https://www.brookevillebeerfarm.com/

Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund
https://secure.kentucky.gov/formservices/Finance/WKYRelief

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Please consider supporting the Pro Bono Counseling Project
Give the gift of therapy to Marylanders in need. Your support ensures they can continue to make quality mental health care accessible to all. Make a mental health connection -- Give today! Learn more at ProBonoCounseling.org

Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

I ramble about:

• social media and content creator dilemmas
• feature some tunes by upcoming guest, Jimmy Stewart
• complain about not having enough IG followers
• reveal some super secret insiders analytics about you listeners,
• talk about a musician/therapist's perspective on Metallica's Some Kind of Monster (2004)
• and more!

For you local listeners, Jimmy's got a show coming up on Dec 19th, from 5:00pm to 6:30pm at the Thorpewood 2021 Holiday Open House. Details can be found on his website
https://jimmyplaysguitar.com/
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Support the ProBonoCounselingProject

Free therapy in Maryland may be available if you are sad, grieving, stressed or want to make a change in your life. The Pro Bono Counseling Project assists families, couples and individuals. Their mission is to ensure that Marylanders with limited resources requesting mental health care are provided access to volunteer licensed mental health professionals and other necessary supportive services. Visit https://probonocounseling.org/ to donate today.

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Cori Grieb is a bitcoin miner, systems security engineer, audio recording hobbyist, website builder and non-professional entertainer currently based in Catonsville, Maryland. He has worked in the IT industry for over 15 years and holds two major security certifications, the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and Security+.  He most recently worked out of Fort Meade as a Solutions Engineering Team Lead.  Cori has been mining Bitcoin since 2020 and is the founder of BTC Tech Group, LLC.

Check out Cori's blog http://pentagonjobs.online or http://btctechgroup.com. Get in touch [email protected]

Follow Cori on Twitter @BTCTechGroupLL1 and IG @btctechgroupllc
Listen to Cori's tunes on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-393542827

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Former guest, Nate Luongo challenged me to grow a mustache for Movember. Check out this mustache miracle on my IG, and *more importantly*, please give what you can to my Movember fundraising page:
https://movember.com/m/14654248?mc=1

Thanks!

Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle is a licensed clinical psychologist and the president and founder of LiveWell Behavioral Health, a premier counseling center in Melbourne, Florida, where he and his team provide individual and group therapy sessions through in-person and telehealth settings. Mike has spoken at various conferences and seminars across the country on topics related to emotional and spiritual health and wellness. He has authored both professional articles and popular books, including his latest titled, Stress Relief for Life. Dr. Mike’s mission in life is to speak hope into the hopeless and provide help to those who are living with mental illness and substance use disorders.

Check out Live Well Behavioral Health on FB
Follow Dr. Mike
on Twitter @MikeRonsisvalle
on IG @LiveWellBehavioralHealth
on YouTube @LiveWell Behavioral Health
Listen to Dr Mike's LiveWell Podcast
And don't forget to grab your copy of Stress Relief for Life
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Former guest, Nate Luongo challenged me to grow a mustache for Movember. Check out this mustache miracle on my IG, and *more importantly*, please give what you can to my Movember fundraising page:
https://movember.com/m/14654248?mc=1

Thanks!

Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

Garrett is a musician and audio engineer based out of Baltimore, MD. His journey with music and audio started with a drumset and recording to cassette tape on an old karaoke machine in his bedroom. Today he runs his own recording studio (The Watermelon Room), does live sound at venues in the Baltimore area, and is currently playing bass with Peace Loving Death Ray and Tim's Piano Show.

Garrett's Studio
thewatermelonroom.com
Follow Garrett on IG @thewatermelonroom
https://www.instagram.com/thewatermelonroom/
Follow Garrett on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/thewatermelonroom
Peace Loving Death Ray
https://peace-loving-deathray.bandcamp.com/
Meme page
https://www.instagram.com/bandmemes666/
Jesse Gentry's band
https://thegetrightband.com/
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Former guest, Nate Luongo challenged me to grow a mustache for Movember. Check out this mustache miracle on my IG, and *more importantly*, please give what you can to my Movember fundraising page:
https://movember.com/m/14654248?mc=1

Thanks!

Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

Kevin Kennedy is a professional photographer based out of Silver Spring, MD. Kevin opened his studio in 1999. His formal studies include Maryland University College Park and Santa Fe Photographic Workshops as well as apprenticeships under several photographers. He uses a unique approach to portraits by evoking emotion through subjects telling their story in their expressions.  Kevin became acutely aware of facial expressions when half his face became paralyzed. It was diagnosed as Bell’s palsy, during his senior year in college. Minoring in Psychology at UMCP, he applied a few of the theoretical treatments to aid recovery. While he has recovered 95% of facial muscle control, the experience has made him acutely aware of subtle facial expressions in others. He has applied that study to his portrait photography work.  Kevin now works as a full time professional portrait photographer. Much of his work lately has been headshots. He loves working with people to make extra ordinary portraits.

Check out Kevin and his work at:
www.kevinkennedy.com
www.kmkstudios.com
Follow him on IG
@kevinkennedy.official

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Former guest, Nate Luongo challenged me to grow a mustache for Movember. Check out this mustache miracle on my IG, and *more importantly*, please give what you can to my Movember fundraising page:
https://movember.com/m/14654248?mc=1

Thanks!

Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

Today on the show I sit down, in costume, with my guests:

Bianca Stevens
Nicholas Trietsch
Leigh Tyberg
Will McHenry
Jess Schutz
Adam Weinstein
Joe Ramienski

We cover:

• The history of Halloween
• Halloween stories and movies that traumatized children of the 80s and 90s
• Most creative costumes we’ve ever gone as
• The origin story of the Jack-o-lantern (google turnip carving)
• Recommended Halloween movies
• And more...

And don't forget to google "Pluto goes to hell"

Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

I ramble about suicidal squirrels, how Bev the drag queen killed it at the wedding my wife and I went to this weekend, and the reactions to Dave Chappelle's latest stand-up special, The Closer.

And, little did I know, it was a zip-line themed birthday party at Sandy Spring Adventure Park. Happy Birthday to my dear friend, Nick!
https://sandyspringadventurepark.org/

Bev
https://www.dragqueenentertainment.com/bev
(she does a great Winifred Sanderson)
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Thursday October 28th 6PM EST
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Fundraising is still open for this event, please consider making a donation to my page here:
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I ramble about the perils of suburban trail running and what the implications of a hawk dropping it's snack in front of me means for my loved ones. Also, if you're in chronic pain, there's a way you can approach it that will help reduce it. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/10/15/chronic-pain-brain-plasticity/
https://coupleandfamilyclinic.com/what-can-you-accomplish-in-eight-weeks-let-me-know-if-you-change-your-mind/

Some dope tunes are packed into this episode, so don't miss it!
https://parachutemusical.bandcamp.com/track/stranger-things
https://counterfeitmolly.bandcamp.com/track/shepherds-pie
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Support Light the Night
Help bring light to the darkness of cancer and support us by joining Virtual Light the Night.

Thursday October 28th 6PM EST
Zoom Event Link: https://tlls.zoom.us/j/98442705600?pwd=ZmQzcVVyNEpXbFNqWDdiYVdxK3lYdz09

Fundraising is still open for this event, please consider making a donation to my page here:
Donate to my Personal page - https://pages.lls.org/ltn/nca/Montcomd21/rsmith
Donate to my Team page - https://pages.lls.org/ltn/nca/Montcomd21/teamzavadowski

Many thanks to those who have donated already. You're medicine.

Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!