Eclectic Company

Sean "Shiz Lansky" Lassiter is a loving father,  a creative talent, a musician who worked with DMX, the Ruff Ryders and other New York and Philly Hip Hop stars. Sean is also a sought after Philadelphia based professional photographer since 2010.Most artists dream of personal and professional success, and Sean has done it in two very different creative fields. He takes us through how he got into the Philadelphia and New York Hip Hop scenes, the importance of understanding your own goals, the importance of putting the work in and being available, his transition out of the music business and rediscovering his love of the camera and so much more.You can find his photography at seanlassiter.com and I suggest you check out his work there.  It is so good and we discuss a specific portrait later in the episode it may be helpful to see it while we're discussing it.You can also find his artist page at shizlansky.com and also on Spotify and Apple Music and Instagram under the artist name of Shiz Lansky.

International Burlesque Star • Rock n' Roller • Jewess • One Woman Riot • Nutritional Therapist • Wellness Coach • Podcast Host  Gregg and Tim spent an evening with Minnie discussing her artistic career, what inspires her, expressions of her faith, her love of the band the Replacements and more.  She was such a fun person to spend time with and I'm sure you'll agree once you listen.Minnie's theatrical, inventive, and flirtatious striptease has been dazzling audiences across the globe since 2004. Minnie is a multiple-time New York Burlesque Festival Golden Pastie Award Winner and has been voted one of the Top 40 International Burlesque Industry Figures for years. Ms. Tonka is a sought after burlesque performer and instructor and has Headlined multiple festivals including the Montreal, Stockholm, Dallas, Florida, Iowa, Vienna and Helsinki Burlesque Festivals, to name a few. Minnie tours the world and has shared her lusty hilarity with packed houses in Australia, Italy, Finland, England, Sweden, Germany, and across North America.Check out her podcast Positively Anti-Inflammatory at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/positively-anti-inflammatory/id1547032543

Dan, Paul, and Justin are the Montreal based trio VennaCava and they are making some incredibly good music. These guys are in their mid 20's and have a love of rock, metal and hardcore punk from the 90s and early 2000's. They fuse elements of all those genres into their own sound and are creating some of the the best metal we've heard in years. They open up about the battle to stay true to their creative vision , dealing with the Covid lockdown, and hopes for what their future tour will bring…I know you'll enjoy getting to know these guys as much as we did…And at the end of the show we preview their latests release, as above, so below  

Stone's story begins at her birth. Yawn, right? Because “ordinary” people are born every single day, but Stone is no ordinary person. Stone's mother, a direct descendent of Pocahontas, gave birth on International Ninja Day (cue epic into music).Stone is a warrior.This is her birthright.A speaker, author, teacher & host, Stone is no stranger to captivating audiences around the globe with her eloquence, charm, and captivating intelligent commentary on everything from Science to the Supernatural.Don't be surprised if you catch a glimpse of Stone at a chic and trendy whos-who cocktail party surrounded by celebrities hanging on her every word, in a coffeeshop contently sipping ice-coffee on a hot Arizona Sunday afternoon shooting the breeze with the locals or keynote speaking at a conference or book launch.

Today Gregg and I are talking to the author David Crow, writer of the memoir a Pale Faced Lie.  This book caught Gregg's eye in the bookstore and once he opened it he couldn't put it down.  Gregg shared it with me and we knew we had to speak with him.  David Crow is the author of the award-winning memoirThe Pale-Faced Lie, a brutal story about family, survival, and the healing power of forgiveness. David spent his early years on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona and New Mexico. Through grit, resilience, and a thirst for learning, he managed to escape his abusive childhood, graduate from college, and build a successful lobbying firm in Washington, DC.Throughout the years, he has mentored over 200 college interns, performed pro bono service for the charitable organization Save the Children, and participated in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. An advocate for women, he is donating a percentage of his royalties from The Pale-Faced Lie to the Barrett House, a homeless shelter for women in Albuquerque. David and his wife, Patty, live in the suburbs of DC.You can visit David's web page at: https://www.davidcrowauthor.com/

Little Scream is the stage name of American-born, Montreal-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumental musician and artist, Laurel Sprengelmeyer. Gregg and Tim spent time talking with Laurel in February 2021 on a number of subjects including the impact of Covid on her work, the true story behind one of her songs, her love of visual media, and more.