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Champions Keep Playing Until They Get It Right with Brad Jones
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37:20Brad Jones is the creator of the The Cinema Snob and The Bruno Mattei shows, which are popular on You Tube. His love for exploitation films led him to produce several exploitation films: "Midnight Heat", "Cheap", "Freak Out" and "Game Boys". The last three can be found on his website and the trailers for the rest of the movies can be also found the…
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Go Within Every Day and Find The Inner Strength So That The World Will Not Blow Your Candle Out With Andrea Lonelli
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38:28Andrea Leonelli was born and raised in Lakewood, Ohio. She did not have the perfect life at all. Despite of all the obstacles that she faced in her childhood including sexual abuse and then growing up with drug addiction, car accident, and cancer, she managed to build a multi-million dollar enterprise. Now clean and sober for over 30 years, Leonell…
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If What You Have Done Yesterday Still Looks Dig To You, You Haven't Done Much Today with Robyn Drothler
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33:53Robyn Drothler is with Advantage Speech Therapy Services. She is a mobile pediatric speech therapist that goes into the homes and daycares of the kids. She serves the Milton, Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek areas. Your child’s speech development is critical for their communication success. There are a lot of solutions. You may have experienced fru…
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You learn more from failure than from success. Don’t let it stop you. Failure builds character with Brian Elliott.
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34:58Brian Elliott continues to demonstrate his versatile acting prowess, bringing a range of complex characters to life in his latest projects. From gritty film noir to heartfelt family dramas and compelling web series, Elliott's performances captivate audiences and critics alike. For those interested in securing Brian Elliott's talent, please contact:…
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A Person Who Never Made a Mistake Never Tried Anything New with Frankie Pace.
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58:23Frankie Pace is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Pace began his career in a Long Island comedy club called "The White House Inn", working alongside Eddie Murphy, Rob Bartlett, Jackie Martling, Bob Nelson, Bob Woods, Richie Minnervini, Rosie O'Donnell, Jim Myers and Don McHenry Support the show…
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If You Make Your Internal Life a Priority, Then Everything Else You Need On The Outside Will Be Given To You with Jeff Oppenheim
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46:28Jeff Oppenheim (Writer/Director/Producer) is a veteran of theater and film production. His live-theater credits include productions for Lincoln Center, the Film Society, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, and he has worked in partnership with The Acting Company, Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theater, Bay Street Theater and others. Jeff also founded t…
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Do Not Wait Until The Conditions Are Perfect To Begin. Beginning Makes The Conditions Perfect with Brad Jones
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39:44Brad Jones is the creator of the The Cinema Snob and The Bruno Mattei shows, which are popular on You Tube. His love for exploitation films led him to produce several exploitation films: "Midnight Heat", "Cheap", "Freak Out" and "Game Boys". The last three can be found on his website and the trailers for the rest of the movies can be also found the…
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How to Be Successful in Reaching Your Goals with past guests on The Quidditas Factor!
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33:59The last couple of years has been exciting for The Quidditas Factor! Some episodes enriched our lives while others helped us mentally recover from the traumatic pandemic years we’re all still trying to forget. Several episodes gave great advice on how to make it in the entertainment industry while other episodes helped us improve our relationships …
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You Can Have Whatever You Want If You Believe In Yourself and Keep Your Feet Firmly Planted In The Ground with John D. Hancock
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32:31John D. Hancock is an American stage and film director, producer and writer. He is perhaps best known for his work on Bang the Drum Slowly, Weeds and Prancer. Hancock's theatrical work includes direction of both classic and contemporary plays, from Shakespeare to Saul Bellow. He also directed several films with his wife actress and screenwriter Dor…
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Success Only Comes To Those Who Dare To Attempt with Lynda Reiss
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46:57Lynda Riess entire career has been a 25 year master class in prep, production, finding rapid solutions to last minute requests and most importantly how to remain calm when the crap hits the fan. As a Property Master she was on set behind the camera for years, working with every department, developing character with actors, back story with directors…
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Inspiration Comes From Within Yourself. One Has To Be Positive. When You’re Positive, Good Things Happen with Claudia Myers
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1:01:27Claudia Myers was named one of "10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015." by Independent Magazine. Most recently Claudia wrote and directed Above the Shadows, a supernatural drama starring Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Jim Gaffigan and Megan Fox. The film opened the 2019 Brooklyn Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. Abo…
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Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time with Jim Meskimen
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46:06Jim Meskimen is an accomplished actor, improviser and voice artist whose work is well-known to TV and film audiences. He appeared on the British series Whose Line Is It Anyway? several times, and was a recurring character onThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air for two seasons. He has worked with director Ron Howard on five of his films, including The Paper,…
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Developing a Good Work Ethic is Key. Apply Yourself At Whatever You Do with Keith Coogan
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29:48Keith Coogan was born Keith Eric Mitchell on January 13, 1970 in Palm Springs, California. The grandson of legendary character actor Jackie Coogan, Keith began his acting career doing TV commercials -- his first gig was as a stand-in in a McDonald's TV spot -- as well various TV shows and made-for-TV movies. Coogan did the voice of Young Tod for th…
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Doing What You Feel in Your Heart To Be Right, You'll Be Criticized Anyway With Bennett Yellin
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1:02:06Bennett Yellin is a professional screenwriter, he has honed his skills at crafting a strong story and communicating it with precision and passion. His credits include both the original Dumb and Dumber (1994) as well as its official sequel, Dumb and Dumber To (2014.) Bennett is applying his expertise to the world of themed entertainment. Whether it'…
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If Something Is Important Enough, Even If The Odds Are Stacked Against You, You Should Still Do It with Jeffrey Gurian
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1:14:18Jeffrey Gurian is a “Renaissance Man”, because he’s involved in so many things. He’s a comedy writer, performer, director, author, producer, radio personality, motivational speaker and doctor, and not always in that order. As a comedy writer he’s worked with and written for legends like Rodney Dangerfield, Joan Rivers, George Wallace, Phil Hartman,…
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A Dream is The Creative Vision For Your Life In The Future with Steven Adam Renkovish
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35:07Steven Adam Renkovish resides in Easley, South Carolina. He is the director of the short films, A Beautiful Silence, Fugue, and 401 Rogers. In 2021, his first feature film, The Awakening of Lilith, entered the festival circuit. Garnering much critical acclaim, the film has won several awards, including Best Feature Film and Best Actress. Support th…
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If You Believe It’ll Work Out, You’ll See Opportunities. If You Don’t Believe It’ll Work Out, You’ll See Obstacles with Laura Willoughby
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42:44Laura Willoughby was born on October 9, 1963 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA. She is a producer and casting director, known for 8-Bit Animal Playhouse with Jason Mewes(2013), Aliens vs Scarecrows vs Zombies and Pet Sematary (1989). She was previously married to Harry Lee Glaser and Robert Richard Gross. Support the show…
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Life Isn’t Finding Shelter In The Storm. It’s About Learning To Dance in The Rain with Nick Taber.
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42:58Nick Taber has an obsession with making the entire world healthy. He grew up with cerebral palsy issues and in the late 80s and 90s and a lot of folks counted him out and making him feel that he was limited in what he could do. With help he worked through 99% of the physical and emotional issues over the years. Nick became a certified personal trai…
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Invest In Your Dreams. Grind Now. Shine Later with Ricardo Aviles.
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53:54Ricardo Aviles was born, raised and educated in Puerto Rico who moved the mainland United States in 2008 to serve in the US Army. After his time in the military Ricardo began training Brazilian jiu jitsu under Brian Stuebner and continues to train. He has worked heavily in the interpreting world helping child trafficking survivors with his language…
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Love Your Family, Work Super Hard, Live Your Passion with Jeremy Miller
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59:50Jeremy James Miller is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Ben Seaver on Growing Pains and its two reunion movies. He also was the voice of Linus in Happy New Year, Charlie Brown and Snoopy the Musical. Miller was first cast in a McDonald's commercial and then began to land multiple guest roles in Charles in Charge, Different Strokes,…
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Setting Your Goals High, and Stopping Till You Get There with Marc Sheffler.
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1:04:21Marc Sheffler used to work as a stage actor for off-Broadway theater. His only film role is of the teenage Junior Stillo in the low-budget Last House on the Left (1972). Since then, Sheffler decided to pursue a career into television writing and production rather than acting. His credits include episodes of "Sister, Sister", "Harry and the Henderso…
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There is Something Haunting in The Light of The Moon with Kristina Klebe, Tina Kruse and Joe Zaso.
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20:02Kristina Klebe is an American actress, director, producer and writer who came to prominence for her portrayal of Lynda Van Der Klok in Rob Zombie's Halloween. Her other film roles include Proxy, Neil Marshall's Hellboy, and Two Witches, the last of which she also co-wrote. Tina Krause is an American film actress, producer, director, and model. Tina…
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Being Blessed To Have Been In The Right Place At The Right Time with Sean Young
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42:46Mary Sean Young was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She is the daughter of Lee Guthrie (née Mary Lee Kane), an Emmy-nominated producer, screenwriter, public relations executive, and journalist, and Donald Young, Jr., an Emmy award winning television news producer and journalist. She has Irish, English, and Swiss-German ancestry. She grew up with an o…
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Changing Your Thoughts, Can Also Change Your World with Flynn Hendrix.
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52:23Flynn is a native of Nashville, TN. At a young age he was enthralled with cartoons and acting. Growing up he acquired 8 years of concert, jazz & marching band experience. In 2007, Flynn became an Independent Professional Wrestler & Sports Entertainer, performing in 13 states and working for WWE, including appearing on Pay Per View in 2022. In 2014,…
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Changing The World wIth Ideas and Words with Steven Jay Rubin.
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46:13Steven Jay Rubin is the founder and president of Fast Carrier Pictures, Inc., a Los Angeles-based motion picture and television production company. He made his producing debut for Showtime in 2001 on the baseball comedy classic Bleacher Bums, starring Peter Riegert, Brad Garrett, Wayne Knight and Charles Durning. In 2002, for the Hallmark Channel, …
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Everything you can imagine is real with John Bukowski.
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57:08John Bukowski has been a practicing veterinarian, a public health researcher, and a medical writer. But through it all has been his love of books. Like you, He has always loved to read. And like you his tastes have changed over time from Jules Verne and Tolkien to Hemingway, Steven King, and Michael Crichton. Likewise, his writing has changed from …
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Growing Through Continuous Effort and Struggle with Christen Stovall
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40:14Christen Stovall is an avid reader and lover of fantasy. She began storytelling at a young age but never considered writing until she was an adult. In 2008 Christen married her first love, Dustin. Sadly, just a year and a half later, Dustin ended his life. At 28 Christen was a widow, alone, and struggling to find meaning in her brief time as Dustin…
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Making People Laugh Without Making Them Puke with Bruce Vilance
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42:52Bruce Vilanch is a comedy writer, songwriter and actor. He is a two-time Emmy Award-winner. Vilanch is known for his acting roles in The Ice Pirates and You Don't Mess with the Zohan. However he is probably best known to the public for his four-year stint on Hollywood Square, as a celebrity participant; behind the scenes he was head writer for the …
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Believing In Yourself, and The Rest Will Fall Into Place with Mark Christopher Lawrence
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42:05Mark Christopher Lawrence is best known for his series regular role as Big Mike on the NBC TV series CHUCK. He recently completed production on the hit ADULT SWIM TV show BLACK JESUS and is recurring on The PureFlix Show Malibu Dan The Family Man. He can be seen on the Disney Channel’s original TV movie Life Is Ruff and guest appearances on Lab Rat…
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Surviving Difficult Times and Challenging Adversity with Ciarán Sheehan
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49:48Dublin born Ciarán Sheehan is an acclaimed actor, singer, voice healer whose performances have been said to warm the heart and touch the soul. There is an amazing quality to his voice and his ability to capture an audience is nothing short of remarkable. Ciarán has many professional accomplishments to his credit, most notably playing the role of Th…
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Not Letting What You Cannot Do Interfere with What You Can Do with Keith Ross Nelson
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32:36Keith has been making people laugh in all fifty states—and all over the world—for more than a quarter of a century. He has appeared on Entertainment Tonight and Hulu's Comedy Time. Apart from being a great comedian, Keith Ross is also a director, co-writer and star of Electives. He can be seen on Amazon Prime’s Not for Nothin’ which he co-writes, c…
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Having the Plan, The Road Map and The Courage To Press On with Loren Paul Caplin
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51:54Loren-Paul Caplin has had a varied career in the literary and dramatic arts. His experience in film has involved him in writing and directing History of the World in Eight Minutes, producing Forbiddeb Zone, writing the original story for Lost Angels, and co-writing and co-producing Battle in the Erogenous Zone for Showtime. His plays, "Sunday's Chi…
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Creating My Own Door and Walking Through It with Lou Martini Jr.
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42:40ACTING IN FILM AND TELEVISION SINCE 1964. Early Film roles included, "What's so Bad about Feeling Good," Opposite Mary Tyler Moore and "The Godfather," opposite James Caan. After Lou's father's (The Notable Character Actor, Lou Martini) death in early 1971, Lou's mom decided it was best for him to take a break. It wasn't until attending The Univers…
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Finding Out Who You Are, Finding and Living That Truth and Being That Person with Cris Graves
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1:11:08Cris Graves is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who has worked across platforms from film to television to online content. She has worked across the globe as a producer/director, filming in some of the harshest and most remote areas on our planet. Her credits include The Amazing Race, Whale Wars, and Living Undocumented. She is also an award-winning…
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Reflecting Upon Your Present Blessings Not On Your Past Misfortunes with Bill Sorvino
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41:27Bill Sorvino is an award winning actor and is a graduate of William Esper Studio. He is the founder of Golden Door International Film Festival based in his home town of Jersey City, NJ and is also co-founder of Brazen Giant Ensemble with Christian Keiber. Sorvino has directed and produced several films. Support the show…
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Don’t Just Create; Create To Change and Aspire To Inspire with Jeff Lam
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45:55A Hawaii transplant, Jeff moved to Los Angeles in 2000 to pursue acting and has appeared in numerous Features. In 2008 Jeff decided to take a step back from acting, and start to dabble in Casting. Jeff was mentored by numerous Casting Directors including, Sheila manning, Tracy 'Twinkie Byrd and Pam Bouvier. Immediately, Jeff became the Casting Dire…
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Appealing To Our Better Selves, To Become Something More with Ari Taub
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58:32Ari Taub is an American movie director, producer, and editor. Taub was born in New York City. Taub is best known for his movie The Fallen, a 2004 war film about the perspectives of Italian, German, and American soldiers during World War II. Taub's latest movie is '79 Parts, a comedy set in 1979, starring Eric Roberts. Support the show…
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Trying Something Different Today. Don’t Stay Stuck and Doing Better with Johnny Solo
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49:54Johnny Solo is an actor and producer, known for Man on a Ledge, Newlyweds, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas and 79 Parts. Support the showBy Michael J. Arbouet
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Focusing, Hard On Work and Keeping Your Eyes On The Goal with Iliana Guibert
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47:41Iliana Guibert, a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute took a career detour spending her early years in the corporate sector gaining business skills she now applies to her work as an actress and expanding to writing, producing and directing. Guibert proudly sits on the committee and board of …
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Having a Legitimate and Useful Purpose with Robin C. Adams
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53:01Mr. Adams hails from the world of television news and entertainment having worked over the past 40 years as cameraman and producer for CNN, FOX TV, NBCUniversal, NHK Japan, Fuji-TV Japan and ARD German TV. He has also produced and directed documentary and music entertainment projects for CCTV China, NHK Japanese Satellite TV, Sky PerfecTV (Japan), …
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Never Considering the Possibility Of Failure; As Long As You Are Persistent with Erika Smith
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39:30Erika was raised in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. She studied acting at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, comedy at the Upright Citizen's Brigade and the Groundlings in Los Angeles and holds a BFA in Music from Hunter College. She acts and sings in film, television and theater and is a recording artist as well. Erika is mostly famous for h…
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Transforming Insights Into Opportunities with Joey MHz
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24:13Joey MHz is the Founder and CEO of MHz Media Group, a production company that has produced numerous projects. Born on Long Island, New York, Joey made his first attempt at directing movies as soon as he was old enough to use a video camera. Enrolling at Briarcliff College, Joey worked for Big Blue Computer Products and soon enough found himself tak…
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Stick To The Basics and Holding On To Your Family and Friends with Maria Capp
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38:23Maria Capp has served the arts community on Long Island, NY and in Los Angeles for over 20 years. Her multi-disciplinary expertise includes work as an award-winning writer, director, producer, entrepreneur, and acting coach. She has served as an advocate, speaker, committee and board member for such organizations as Women In Media, The Millie D'Ago…
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Be courageous. Challenge Orthodoxy. Stand up for what You Believe in with Greg Paul
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1:17:12Greg Paul is a writer, producer, actor and musician with multiple Film, Recording, Television, and Web credits. Currently a founding Producing partner in 2020 with Derek Mackay at No Brainz Productions [us]. They are an American/Canadian/Mexican Film and Television Production and Distribution Company. Greg was a successful Warner/Elektra/Asylum Rec…
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Setting Goals and Turning The Invisible Into The Visible with B.D. Gunnell.
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1:06:12Over the last ten years, Producer BD Gunnell has emerged as a leader in the world of independent feature filmmaking. From humble beginnings on micro-budget indie films, to her professional experience as a Line Producer; BD has developed a well-earned reputation. From completing films with rigorous timelines and severe constraints on budget; BD has …
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Choose a Career You Love, Give It The Best There Is In You and Seize Your Opportunities with Brian Donahue.
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1:14:37In 1986 with the help of Iona's coach Harold Crocker, Donahue got a tryout with the New York Jets NFL Football team. He signed a free agent contract with the New York Jets to play nose tackle. He participated in mini-camp and summer training camp with the Jets. He was released in August 1986. In 1987, Donahue signed a free agent contract with the G…
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Putting An End To Mindwash Religion, Nowhere Politics and Bogus Philosophies With Al Diaz
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33:49Al Diaz is best know for his collaboration with Jean Michel Basquiat on SAMO©, graffiti that appeared in lower Manhattan from 1977 to 1979. SAMO© initially became known because of its wit and sarcastic humor; but became a globally recognized graffito after Basquiat’s rise to fame. A prolific and influential first-generation NYC subway graffiti arti…
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To Boldly Go: Filmmaking, Screenplays, and Books With David Alan Mack
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1:12:15David Mack is the award-winning and The New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-six novels and numerous short works of science-fiction, fantasy, and adventure, including the Star Trek Destiny and Cold Equations trilogies. Mack’s writing credits span television (for episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), film, and comic books. His la…
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More Momo, More Flavor and More Things You Didn't Know About Jeff Orlick
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32:48Jeff Orlick is a resident and social entrepreneur in Jackson Heights, Queens. His events such as the Momo Crawl and Wox & Lox along with his Roosevelt Avenue Midnight Street Food Crawl and Queens Tastes of the World Tours have garnered attention from around the globe, centering on the area’s unmatched ability to share culture through food. You can …
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The Dynamic Duo Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek on Creating and Writing Magic.
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41:36Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek both started writing their first plays at the age of about seven. Lauren fell in love with the magic of movies visiting her dad (visual effects supervisor Joel Hynek) on the set of Predator as a little kid. Elizabeth spent her tween years writing (badly formatted) fan fiction episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generat…
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