Mike Bridenstine is an experienced writer, producer, and a booker with a strong comedy background and an excellent eye for talent. As a stand-up her performed as a New Face at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, as well as on Comedy Central and NBC. He produced and hosted “Hunk with Mike Bridenstine,” a weekly panel show with over 220 episodes. He’s also produced multiple live stand-up comedy shows in Los Angeles. Mike wrote a book about the history of the Chicago alt-comedy scene and has a book to be released on the stand-up comedy scene in Kansas City.

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The bandage was *wound* around the *wound*.

The farm was used to *produce produce*. The dump was so full that it had to *refuse* more *refuse*. We must *polish* the *Polish* furniture. He could *lead* if he would get the *lead* out. A *bass* was painted on the head of the *bass* drum. When shot at, the *dove dove * into the bushes. I did not *object* to the *object*. The insurance was *invalid* for the *invalid*. The buck *does* funny things when the *does* are present. Upon seeing the *tear* in the painting I shed a *tear*. I had to *subject* the *subject* to a series of tests.

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    Durk Pearson and his wife, Sandy Shaw are the scientists behind the high-quality supplements Michelle and Geg Pryor sell at Life Priority.

    Both Durk and Sandy are known as independent experts in anti-aging research and brain biochemistry since 1968. They have been pioneers in the life extension field. The publication of their runaway-bestseller Life Extension, A Practical Scientific Approach in 1982 was a benchmark in the history of nutritional science and created a whole new biomedical paradigm. Among other best sellers, Durk & Sandy are the authors of Freedom of Informed Choice: FDA Versus Nutrient Supplements, a book that discusses constitutional and scientific issues relating to the FDA’s regulation of the dissemination of scientific information.

Durk graduated from MIT in 1965 with a triple major in Physics, Biology, and Psychology, and a triple minor in electrical engineering, computer science, and chemistry. Durk has patents in the areas of oil shale recovery, laser, holography, and functional food.  He worked on all the manned aerospace programs from Gemini to the Shuttle and won numerous awards, including an award from the International Society for Testing and Failure Analysis (a professional organization), for his penetrating quality control and safety analyses.  He wrote much of the original safety manual for the Materials Processing Laboratory on the Shuttle.

Sandy Shaw received her B.S. degree in chemistry from U.C.L.A. in 1966 with a double major in chemistry and zoology and a minor in mathematics.  She has a patent on a functional food product.  Her work in the food industry has included supervision of quality control of all food production at a major canned food company.  In the late 1960s, she designed and implemented the first computerized quality control system to be used at the company, doing all the computer programming herself.

Durk J. Pearson died October 26, 2024.  Sandy Shaw died in 2021

For Durk and Sandy’s supplements and to listen to the interviews YJHTL did with Durk go to - Lifepriority.com 

    Rabbi Michael Zedek explains the true meaning of Chanukah. It has nothing to do with an 8-day miracle of the oil burning. He also explains it’s on the 25-day of the Jewish month of Kislev and how the Jewish calendar coincides with the lunar movement of the moon. Rabbi Zedek also gives us the history as well significance of Chanukah. This a fun, interesting and lively podcast as it always is with Michael Zedek.

Taking Miracles Seriously – a journey to Everyday Spirituality by Michael Zedek

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You Just Have To Love – the meaning of Life by David Naster

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Dancer, Liz Kelley shares with the YJHTL family how her life changed when she went with Bob Hope to Vietnam with his USO tour. She was deeply moved by the pain and suffering she witnessed from the soldier’s experience. Especially when they came home and were ridiculed and ignored. Liz’s mission is to give a ‘Welcome Home’ hug and thank you to every Vietnam veteran. Her public presentation is amazing. Feel free to contact Liz for her “Welcome Home” Presentation at: [email protected]

Max Floyd was a radio DJ for over 50 years. He is one of the few Radio DJ's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Max's knowledge of music is informative as it is impressive. He shares his experience in the Army on a 100,000 watt station that was heard all over Europe. Max also shares how he always thought of listener first and how he could pick a hit. I asked him if radio stations actually took pay-offs from record companies to play their music. He answers that in this podcast. 

Dave Wilson is finest of the finest – when it comes to live a good and Godly life. This podcast shares his spirit and essence as he brings out the Santa Claus is all of us. Please share this podcast with family and friends to keep the Christmas spirit going every day.

The picture is Mr. & Mrs. Claus – alias Dave and his wife.

Checkout Dave’s website:   santaspitstop.net

Gary began his professional career at the age of 16 as a singer/dancer/percussionist working with R&B acts in the K.C. area. During the next 30 years, Gary continued to work professionally, sometimes as a vocalist, but more often as a percussionist, backing some of the greatest names in Jazz and Entertainment. Working with the likes of Hank Crawford for 8 years, Eddie Cano (One of the fathers of Latin Jazz) for 4 years, and the award winning quartet Yoboso for 5 years whose CD "Off The Menu" Won 6 awards at the New Mexico Music Awards including Best Vocal Performance. Some greats Gary has performed with include Grover Washington Jr., Sonny Stitt, Percy Mayfield, Sammy Davis Jr., Ester Phillips, Herbie Mann, Les McCann, David "Fat Head" Newman, and many others.

You host, David Naster tells some very funny holiday stories to do nothoing more than a give you a smile, a chuckle or a snort. Enjoy and share to keep thet Holiday Cheer going.

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Todd Donoho is an American radio and television sportscaster  who was the host the post-game show for Missouri Tigers basketball.  He led sports news reporting in the 1990s for Los Angeles television station KABC after working for stations across the country and later became a sports news anchor for Fox Sports West.

    Todd portrayed himself in the movie Blue Chips.  During his time in between work for KABC and FSN West, he also assisted with research for a best-selling book-CD project of great calls in sports broadcasting history, "And the Crowd Goes Wild." Donoho has also written two children's books, "Hello, Truman!" and "Hello, Truman! Show Me Missouri", in addition to "MizzouRah!

    Beginning in early 1988, Todd was also a regular guest on local radio station KLOS’s weekday morning drive time show, The Mark and Brian Show.