Tom Shanahan called in to AM Ocala Live on January 16, 2019 to speak to us about his book "Spiritual Adrenaline." Shanahan is a personal trainer and sports nutritionist and his book outlines a program to strengthen recovery from a variety of trappings. Spiritual Adrenaline imparts the importance of a holistic approach to fitness, good eating habits, and connection to a personal higher power.

Dr. Alexandre Muns Rubiol shared some of the thoughts that he writes about in his book "Globalism Versus Nativism" in which he, and makes the point that economic interdependence, the acceleration of technological progress and displacement of workers by machines and robots are creating a divide between those with the degrees and skills to thrive in the digital era and those who lack them and feel displaced in the 21st century labor pool.

Heather Dixon Wallwork called in to AM Ocala Live to speak to us about her new book titled, "The Enchanted Sonata." We got to know about Heather's work as an illustrator, storyteller, composer, and animator. On her website (www.story-monster.com), Heather writes, "I've been a story artist for Disney and a writer for HarperCollins, but drawing Mary Poppins is my favorite thing of all."

On October 10, 2012, Vaughn Roberts and Gary Murphy joined us in the studio to speak about Vaughn's amazing effort to play taps, on his valve trombone, at every U.S. Veterans' cemetery. They call the campaign "Taps For Troops." Vaughn traveled all over the world to accomplish his goal. In this interview Gary Murphy surprised Vaughn by reading a poem he had written.

Singer/Songwriter and Musician John Viola spent some time with us in the studios to talk about his music and his life.

Singer and Songwriter Stephen Lopez joined us on AM Ocala Live on December 14, 2018 to share his talents, his life, and a few Christmas songs.

Singer and Songwriter John McLaughlin joined us in the studio to share his music and his memories with us. John is one of the founding members of the band Sugar Bear.

Marion County (Florida) Sheriff Billy Woods joined us in the studio on February 24, 2017. In addition to commenting on things that were in the news at that time, we also spoke about the plight of law enforcement professionals in general. We spoke about the commitment it takes, the support from the community, the training, the comradery, and the rewards of working in law enforcement.

Lani Hall Alpert was our guest on October 9, 2013 to speak to us about her book "Emotional Memoirs and Short Stories." In the interview she spoke to us about her amazing career as lead singer with Sergio Mendez and Brazil 66 and her other singing credits including singing the theme song to the James Bond movie "Never Say Never Again." Lani also spoke to us about her bout with Epstein Barr Syndrome caused by breast implants.

Author Leanna Renee Hieber was on AM Ocala Live on Monday, December 3, 2018 to speak about her book "The Spectral City." In addition to being an accomplished author, Leanna is a tour guide in New York City specializing in Ghost Tours. While "The Spectral City" is a work of fiction it includes historical information from 1899.