Twisted Times

David J. Johns is known for his passion, public policy acumen (ac·q·min) and fierce advocacy for youth. Johns was appointed as the first executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans (Initiative) by President Barack H. Obama. In 2017, David Johns began his next life chapter as the executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC)—a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people, including people living with HIV/AIDS. NBJC’s mission is to end racism, homophobia, and LGBTQ bias and stigma.

Tina Alexis Allen is an actress, playwright, author, and philanthropist

The youngest of 13 children in a Catholic family growing up in Chevy Chase,

Maryland, Tina childhood served as a basis for her first book Hiding out. Her unforgettable role as Shurn in WGNS “Outsiders.” She has since been celebrated for her diverse range of roles in theatre, film and television. “Acting coach to the stars,” Susan Batson, (Oprah, Nicole

Kidman, Bradley Cooper) has described Tina as “a true chameleon—capable of playing anything.” For her work in THE BREAK-UP NOTEBOOK, Allen was nominated for a GLAAD award alongside Jane Lynch. Allen is the Co-Founder of Gina Raphaela Jewelry, which merges art, fashion, and social consciousness. The brand uses deconstructed and transformed bullets as a foundation for daring necklaces,rings and bracelets with percentage of all proceeds to be donated directly to non-profit organizations taking a stand for peace.

⚡️Twisted Times Podcast⚡️Continues their support of @Blacklivesmatter // This episode we chose to highlight the @nationalblackjusticecoalition the NBJC is a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people, including people living with HIV/AIDS.

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Aneesh Sheth is a singer, actress, producer, director, writer, and transgender activist. Born in Pune, India and relocating to the United States at an early age.Her network debut as a guest star was on NBC's Thursday night sitcom Outsourced (2011) and has since appeared in Hulu's Difficult People, HBO's High Maintenance and NBC's New Amsterdam. She also had a cameo in IFC's A Kid Like Jake, Netflix’s Marvel series, Jessica Jones. she is also an event host, panelist and committee member with many national organizations. In March 2013, Advocate Magazine honored Aneesh Sheth on their 40 Under 40 List and in January 2020 she became the recipient of the HRC Visibility Award in Cincinnati.

Adam Odsess-Rubin (Artistic Director of the national queer theater in nyc. He is a director, playwright, actor, and teaching artist. At National Queer Theater , Odsess-Rubin directed his play DREAMers (NYU), based on interviews with undocumented LGBTQ youth in Queens, NY, for which he received the title ‘Emerging Playwright’ from Theater for the New City and Pint-Sized Plays at The Eagle NYC. He also wrote and directed Speechless (Theaterlab), a play exploring HIV narratives in 2018, to sold out audiences. He produced the Queer Village Reading Series and Criminal Queerness Festival. Formerly the Education and Community Programs Fellow at the American Conservatory Theater, Adam is now a Masters student at NYU in the Educational Theatre department. In 2017, he was nominated for Bay Area Theater Critics Circle and Theatre Bay Area awards.

⚡️Twisted Times Podcast⚡️We are continuing our support of @Blacklivesmatter

This episode we chose to highlight @nationalqueertheater and @trevorproject who are creating spaces for safety and education both in the black and LGBTQ communities.

Shout out to @sageusa @new_alternatives_nyc and @Pflag// PRIDE Episodes air weekly @ 3PM PST/6PM EST

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Joanna Lohman has been rocking stages and fields all over the globe for two decades. She is a former professional soccer player and member of the United States Women’s National Team. Over her 16 year career, she has built a platform for social impact and became the first player in Washington Spirit history to have her jersey retired. She is a human rights activist, teacher, and serves as a Sport Diplomat, traveling the world and running programs in less developed nations that promote gender equality, conflict resolution, cultural understanding, and economic development. Through her own personal journey, she has helped individuals and groups define their beauty by living an unabashedly authentic life based around deep-rooted acceptance and discovering a comfort in their own skin.

Charity Blackwell is a spoken word artist, host, emcee, and poetry specialist who has spent several years contributing to the arts scene in DC and across national platforms. She is a Trinity University graduate, where she received her B.A and M.A, for Communications. Since her early college days, Charity’s natural stage presence and charm have led her to many hosting opportunities, including events such as the Poetry SLAMS Poetry OUT LOUD National competition, Busboys and Poets, and many more. She has performed her original work on international networks such as BBC News, DC United Audi Field for the game opener, the Woman’s Sports Foundation, Major League Soccer Network, The Lincoln Theater, The Kennedy Center, The Hirshhorn Museum, Dock 5, and numerous stages across Washington D.C. and the east coast // Right now they are supporting @DCscores // This episode we chose to highlight @blackvisionscollective and @trevorproject who are creating spaces for safety and education both in the black and LGBTQ communities. // PRIDE Episodes air weekly @ 3PM PST/6PM EST - Link in Bio - Subscribe Today! @itunes @spotify @google @iheartradio @twistedvalleyfilms // Make sure to follow us on our @youtube channel Twisted Times A Podcast. For weekly Happy Hours.

We kick off Pride Month with our first ever back to back episodes, with artists Lily & Cedric. 🌈 FULL BIO’S here : Lily Richards is a Los Angeles based actress, writer, and director. She is the writer, director, and star of the hit web series “Twenty" which has garnered over 60,000 subscribers, 10 million views, a nomination for Best Indie Series at the 2018 Streamy Awards, and mentions in Forbes, The Hollywood Reporter, Pride, Into, and Variety. Recent credits include Frankie in the regional premiere of "A Small Group", the title role in the Myles Yaksich short "Erin", Emma in "Grounded" on Out.tv and "Candance" in Season of Love, the first queer holiday rom-com. She also voices the role of the infamous villain, "The Tattered Woman" in the popular science fiction podcast, The Far Meridian. She is a proud alumni of Emerson College. // Starving Yet Full (S.Y.F., A.K.A. Cédric Gasaïda) owns a tenacious stage presence and bewildering appeal to the masses. He was the lead vocalist in the electronic band Azari & III, responsible for the dance floor hits “Hungry for the Power”, “Manic” and “Reckless With Your Love,” and is now pursuing a solo career, collaborating with suiting production outfits from all corners of the globe such as BLENT and touring his latest releases as a solo vocalist project. Born in Burundi, S.Y.F. divided his early years between Burundi and Rwanda, prior to emigrating to Toronto, Canada at the age of 17 m. Now based out of Moscow the singer-fashion plate quickly became an influential contributor to major cities’ music and fashion scenes, always a step ahead of the latest trends. From his stand-out performances at Barcelona’s Sonar Festival, and the U.K.’s Glastonbury and Lovebox Festivals, to his appearance in the front row at a Dior fashion show in Paris, S.Y.F. has fostered an admirable presence in the modern day entertainment world. // Right now they are supporting Black Lives Matter and Trans United Europe // Episodes for PRIDE air twice a week @ 3PM PST/6PM EST - Link in Bio - Subscribe Today! @itunes @spotify @google @iheartradio @twistedvalleyfilms // Happy Hour Tuesdays with Cece and Ryan on @youtube channel - Twisted Times A Podcast

French-Caribbean juggernaut Adeline (pronounced ad-uh-leen) is a force of nature. Producing and recording as well as singing and playing bass, her sound gives nods to Chaka Khan, Prince & Curtis Mayfield while still forging her own contemporary style. Her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album has garnered praise from Vogue, NPR, Refinery 29, Rolling Stone, The Fader and many others.Live, Adeline dominates the stage with her powerful voice, her funky bass playing and daring personal style. The former front woman for Nu Disco band Escort, Adeline has toured globally and has been featured at numerous festivals including Coachella, Winter Jazz Fest, Afropunk, Funk on the Rocks @ Red ROCKS and more. Adeline's new EP, Intérimes, will be released June 12, including her 3 latest singles, "Middle", "Twilight" and "After Midnight". You can find Adelines music on Spotify and make sure to follow her on IG: @adeline her website: https://www.adelineofficial.com/ // Right now @Adeline is supporting George Floyd and @Blacklivesmatter // This episode Cece & Ryan chose to highlight the @bailproject and they are drinking @risebrewingbrewingco for the promo code you can check out the episode! // Episodes air every Thursday @ 3PM PST/6PM EST - Link in Bio - Subscribe Today! @itunes @spotify @google @iheartradio @twistedvalleyfilms // Make sure to join us for PRIDE EDITION - 🌈 STARTING WED JUNE 10th!! // Happy Hour Tuesdays with Cece and Ryan on @youtube Twisted Times A Podcast

Simona Rozhko is the founder and CEO of evna media, a boutique PR agency specializing in building clean beauty and wellness brands in the media landscape. Simona began her career in fashion PR and ultimately shifted her focus to beauty, health, and wellbeing for the better part of the last decade working for some of the most notable international agencies based in Los Angeles. Born in Ukraine and raised in the U.S., Simona has always had a unique perspective on health and culture seeing through two different lenses at all times. Her mother was a big influence on her consciousness as she always opted for at-home remedies, used teas and herbs for healing, and stayed connected to nature. Today Simona resides in Los Angeles and works with some of the most covetable indie beauty brands on the market from skincare to fragrance and beyond.

Follow Simona on IG @simonaevna and her company @evnamedia Check out her plugs 🔌 @PLUGS: Support local business @chachamatch in Los Angeles and all of Simona’s beauty brands. Visit her @evnamedia // Follow KLUR on IG @Klur.co // Ryan and Cece are sipping on the delicious Fishers Island Lemonades which were founded by a woman! Check them out @filemonde

⚡️Twisted Times Podcast!⚡️ Episodes air every Thursday 6PM EST - Link in Bio - Subscribe Today! @itunes @spotify @google @twistedvalleyfilms Hosted by Cece King & Ryan Jillian @_ceceking @msryanjillian Follow us on @youtube for “Twisted Sisters - Happy Hour” every Tuesday at 6PM EST https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxWAaVANp-QDHqbcOPDHkgw

Keanna “KJ Rose” Henson is a Grammy Award Winning Artist Development & Performance Specialist who founded “The Rose Effect, LLC", a Global Stage Consultancy that helps creatives, executives, and artists of any discipline while encouraging them to expand beyond their perceived capacity to provide captivating performances on stage, tv/ film, or the boardroom. KJ is affectionately known as the "Talent Whisperer." working with artists like Lil Nas X with the hit “old town road” . She has spent over 15 years in the music industry performing with P. Diddy, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, J Records (for Clive Davis), Sundance TV and IFC. The purpose of KJs work is to help you occupy your space in every room and on every stage. KJ’s signature identifiable force is her “immeasurable energy,” and her goal is to help you identify yours. KJ also recently was featured in Rolling Stone Magazine and has partnered with TikTok’s creative learning fund. @tiktok Check out her plugs 🔌 @PLUGS The Book: The Rose Effect out on Amazon order here: https://www.roseeffect.com/ Nurse shout outs! Along with all the frontline workers!

(Nurse Noel) @nursenoel_

(Marcy Fitzgerald) @meetmarcy

(Latisse Mays-Stovall) @maysstovall

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Sherry is the lead teacher and director of FLY Yoga School on Martha’s Vineyard, a 200 hour YTT Program, and FLY Outreach, a non-profit offering Yoga and Meditation for Addiction Recovery, Pain Management & in Dukes County House of Corrections. She has been teaching since 2002 and has over 3500 hours of training in Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Atma Holistic, Svaroopa, Trauma, Forrest, Philosophy, Somatic Anatomy, Mayan Mysticism, PreNatal and PostNatal yoga. She is a certified Labor Doula with and a certified Recovery Coach. She was the 2017 recipient of Yoga Alliance’s 2017 Advanced Yoga Scholarship, as well as serving on the Teacher Trainers Committee of their Standards Review Project since 2018. She lives on Marthas Vineyard with her greatest teacher, her son Miles Asher, who illuminates her path with sensitivity, humor, and perspective. Visit her website: sherrysidoti.com and her IG: @flyyogasherry - Episodes Air every Thurday at 6PM EST @flyyogasherry Check out her plugs 🔌 @PLUGS The Book: Dear Jack A Love Letter by Barbara Conroy Jackson Scott Conroy and the Documentary HOOKED, stay tuned for the direct link. More information about Barbara and Jack can be found at www.DearJack.Love // Additionally Music from @KaileyPrior Follow IG: @twistedtimesapodcast

Hosts Cece King and Ryan Jillian take a step away from a guest on this episode which was recorded live and can be found on YOUTUBE (link below) to give the listeners a chance to get personal with your new host duo! ⚡️Join Cece & Ryan as they travel back to 2014 when they met at an acting dream workshop in Woodstock, NY and how the meeting turned into a friendship. The two discuss art, acting, love and being on a deserted island. Grab a drink and join us! ⚡️Episodes air for 'Twisted Times' every Thursday eve ‪at 6PM EST‬. Tune in. @itunes @spotify @google @twistedvalleyfilms 🎙YOUTUBE LINK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGfZIkuSlWs&feature=youtu.be

Cat Golden, RN, BSN and Founder of Nurses Inspire Nurses. Cat’s passion is for helping nurses find the confidence they need to create their own schedules, take a chance on their dreams and maintain self-care sparked her movement, Nurses Inspire Nurses. She runs the Nurses Inspire Nurses shop and hosts monthly events and coffee talks, as well as, provides free resources to support nurses no matter their location. She’s shipped thousands of Nurses Inspire Nurses merch out to nurses across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia and built a seven figure business in under two years. She takes nurses through her ninety day mentorship program, the LEAP LAND LIVE Method to help them look inside themselves and uncover what they’re truly passionate about. She believes that if nurse’s embrace their true BEing they will uncover their purpose and be able to live a life they’re obsessed with. You can find Cat on Instagram: @nineliveshealth and her website www.nineliveshealth.com Check out her plugs 🔌 @PLUGS Cat’s Local community, Lean Body Studio, Intelligent Change, The 5 Minute Journal, Untamed by Glenon Doyle Melton @glennondoyle THIS EPISODE FEATURES RYAN JILLIAN AS A GUEST CO-HOST. She can be found on IG: @msryanjillian