Fresh off being featured on Netflix's "Merpeople" documentary, Capitol Merman splashes by for a reunion over a decade in the making. Before he was known as a Merman, he was the host's competitior on the band field. They've haven't had a conversation until now. Listen as they talk about their competition circuts, experiences, and how mermaiding is not a mental illness but just for fun!

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CarTuber, Comedian, Stylish Rebel Chris stops by to break into his first Podcast experience. He talks about all that makes him to be, and shares his deep insight and past experiences on how he got here!

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Joining me off her internationally viral TikTok is creator Allyssa Ablon. She joins the show talking about all her media literacy hot takes, advocacy, and genuine trust that made the host worry for her safety!

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Joining us fresh off from touring along the Turkish/Syrian border with The Flying Carpet Festival, while coaching and directing a new production of Gisele with the Raven Squid Ballet in Paris is dancer and creator Cynthia Dragoni! Cynthia has performed around the world and trained in Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, New York City, and more. Please check out her amazingly fun and knowledgeable TikTok and website linked below. She has one of the most eloquent thoughts with the smoothest voices out here. She's fun, she's honest, and she has opinions and stories ready for you!

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Website: https://cynthiadragoni.dance/

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Alex made his Broadway debut in the 2009 revival of West Side Story.  Other credits include the first national tour of the 2007 revival of A Chorus Line, the first national tour of Priscilla - Queen of the Desert: The Musical, the 25th Anniversary North American tour of Cats, the 50th Anniversary European tour of West Side Story and the Drama Desk Nominated Off-Broadway revival of Pageant: The Musical. Alex has also been seen in New York and across the nation in productions of Trip of Love, A Chorus Line, The Producers, Oklahoma, La Cage Aux Folles, Little Shop of Horrors, Seussical and Naked Boys Singing.  Film/TV credits include Bros (Universal), Harlem (Amazon Prime), Everything's Trash (Hulu), FBI (CBS) Deadbeat (Hulu) Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (NBC).

Alex has choreographed the world and off-Broadway premieres of ICONS and A Musical About Star Wars, as well as the off-Broadway revivals of The Marvelous Wonderettes and Naked Boys Singing. 

As a creator, Alex wrote, directed, edited and starred in the web-series Annoyingly Fit Neighbor,  which won ther Jury Award at the qFlix Film Festival in 2021. Alex's short horror film Haunted won him a Best Lead Actor Award at the Unbordered International Film Festival and Best Horror Short at the Atlanta Movie Awards, both in 2022.

Website: https://alexringler.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexringler/

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Ann Rose is a California native who left her heart in San Diego, and now resides in Texas after a stint in Florida. Her degree is in Communication from San Diego State University, and her resume runs the gamut from Lifeguard to Business Systems Analyst, but books have always been her passion. Ann is excited to finally merge her love of literature with her past professional experiences as a literary agent with The Tobias Literary Agency after starting her career with Prospect Agency. She looks forward to helping authors build successful, sustainable careers.

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Michael's a personal trainer of 16 years who loves to serve others and gets great fulfillment out of working in both a helping profession and the incredible field of health/fitness. He attained my Masters in Psychology because he feels that he can have a broader impact on more people through health and life coaching beyond the fitness coaching that he currently provides. Nothing makes me feel better than helping others feel better, look better and gain greater perspective on life. Michael's also a wine lover!

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We bring about this awesome Season 2 Finale of the show with once again have the host answer all the questions our guests this season wanted to ask. The cool new feature this time is Episode 48's Guest came to guest host!

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Venessa is a Washington, DC-based writer, illustrator and sequential artist. Her work focuses on magical realism, fantasy, and romance in a culturally diverse world, and has been featured in Discovery Girls Magazine, on Buzzfeed, as well as in board games and activism campaigns for Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, creator of the “La Borinqueña” comic series. She holds a BA and MA in English Literature with concentrations in film from The University of Delaware and The George Washington University.​​

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