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Larry Rodkin joins Mike for a wide ranging episode on Improv.  We talk about October 28th's "Improv - 2022" and what might be in in.  You will find the show has great audio quality and may be funny in spots.

We talked about the Improv scholarships that the Improvisational Theater Club gave out to performing arts graduating seniors from The Villages High School.

Villages Vitality Listeners, I've got some good news for you. In season 8 most new episodes will released as both audio & video versions. Videos on Apple Podcasts, Busssprout.com and YouTube. If you're listening via our Buzzsprout feed, you can ask questions via the Fan Mail button or leave me comments as a text or in our new feature, you can send it as a voicemail. If you'd like a response, make sure you leave your name, email address and cell phone number.

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In this show I give listeners a quick rundown on what will be in my Podcasting 101 course at The Villages Enrichment Academy.

I have created more than 300 podcasts with well over 90,000 listens or downloads since 2012.  This new course at the Enrichment acedemy is open to both Villagers and non-Villagers.

You will learn the foundational skills that will help students to become good podcaster faster and prevent unneeded expenses.

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In this Early Release, special election show, I spoke with John Temple, about what Sumter County needs and how he will attempt to move the county forward.

John is the former head to the Sumter County Republican Party, Wildwood Elementary School Principal and a lifelong Sumter resident and Republican.  He has a long list of endorsements and a strong positive attitude.

During the show you will learn how he thinks about issues and problems.

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John Shewchuk and I talk about tornado preparedness and the tornado that come thru The Villages in 2007.  You will learn why you need a Weather Alert radio and helmut in your safe room.

Learning how to prepare is important.  We also learned about The Villages superior response and rebuilding effect.

Villages Vitality Listeners, I've got some good news for you. In season 8 most new episodes will released as both audio & video versions. Videos on Apple Podcasts, Busssprout.com and YouTube. If you're listening via our Buzzsprout feed, you can ask questions via the Fan Mail button or leave me comments as a text or in our new feature, you can send it as a voicemail. If you'd like a response, make sure you leave your name, email address and cell phone number.

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 Jack O'Brien shares with us some of the things he did to sell 500 copies of his book in the first few months after publication. 

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Author Jack O'Brien talks to me about how he went about writting a novel about people in The Villages, FL.  The book is a set of positive stories that everyone should read. 

Jack also talks about the process he used to self publish his book that has sold 500 copies in the first few months.

Jack started his working years in radio and retired as the owner of an ad agency that specialized in architectural products. The agency was based in Pittsburgh, where Jack and his wife, Pam, lived for twenty years.

Jack started writing his book about fictional villagers in late 2020 and published it in December of 2021.  The book is The Roundabout Way, and it’s for sale on Amazon and at Barnes and Nobel and All Booked Up in The Villages where it continues to be the number one work of fiction by a local author.

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In today’s show I interview Dr. Linda Succi, the Leader of All About Theater, a Villages Lifestyle club.  Linda share her background and qualifications to run a theater club.

We hear about the her past products and upcoming and future shows here in The Villages.

Linda won the title of Ms Florida Senior America and her is bringing the pageant to The Villages in April 2023.

If you like to hear back stories this episode is for you.

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 oday we talk about how does Photography become art and in the Bonus Episode we will continue on on how to turn Photography into Art and then create revenue streams. 

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Commissioner Don Wiley talks about the election coming up in August.  He tells us why he thinks he is most qualified to server another 2 years.

Don talks about property taxes and the new Fire District on the ballot.

This is an extremely interesting show, thus I did not cut anything out and the show runs about 35 minutes.

A great listen.

Villages Vitality Listeners, I've got some good news for you. In season 8 most new episodes will released as both audio & video versions. Videos on Apple Podcasts, Busssprout.com and YouTube. If you're listening via our Buzzsprout feed, you can ask questions via the Fan Mail button or leave me comments as a text or in our new feature, you can send it as a voicemail. If you'd like a response, make sure you leave your name, email address and cell phone number.

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In this show, our guest Christine Sigel talks about her experiences in the Improvisational Theater Club of the Villages. 

She talks about her background and experiences.

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