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Andy Parker has worn numerous hats in life. Professional actor, corporate headhunter, and elected official to name a few. He's also known as a gun-control activist who has appeared countless times in major news outlets, and in 2019 he added “author” to t

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    A message to my faithful listeners!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 3:17


    It's a quick thank you with a cryptic nugget tucked in there!  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    The remarkable journey of Aderson Francois--Part 2

    Play Episode Play 35 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 20:13


    It was difficult to not get really emotional during this interview.  It certainly got me as I listened during the post-production editing.  When you hear Aderson you'll know exactly why.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    The remarkable journey of Aderson Francois--Part 1

    Play Episode Play 35 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 24:55


    How does a kid from Haiti with his only support coming from the guidance of brave parents become a force at one of the most prestigious law schools in the country?  Hear his inspiring story, mixed with humor and humility in the next two episodes.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Death Becomes Her---No, it's not what you think!

    Play Episode Play 25 sec Highlight Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 28:14


    Gail Rubin a certified Thanatologist and self described "Doyenne of Death" tackles the how to's of planning for the ultimate destination with humor, grace and food for thought you'd never think of.  Check out her website after the episode:  http://agoodgoodbye.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    He's Where News Happens

    Play Episode Play 25 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 25:28


    Meet Bill McCarren, the Executive Director of a tabernacle, of hallowed ground--the National Press Club. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    My Friend, the Aussie Warrior

    Play Episode Play 32 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 19:41


    Tessa Sullivan and her husband Brendan can't get back to their home away from home in Stanleytown, VA.  So while she's stuck down under, hear how this brave woman became the face of the #MeToo movement in Australia.Support the show

    Twenty Years Later This Judge Became an Overnight Sensation

    Play Episode Play 23 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 31:34


    It took New York Times best-selling author,  Judge Martin Clark 20 years to become that overnight sensation.  And once he did, he became a prolific writer in the John Grisham mold.  Enjoy the episode with this funny and thoughtful writer, who has become my new favorite author, and check out his body of work here:  http://martinclark.com. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Tribute

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 4:41


    On what would have been her 30th birthday. Support the show

    Test Pilot, Trailblazer, and Brave Soul

    Play Episode Play 41 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 33:19


    Amanda Simpson talks about her career as a test pilot and the challenges she faced as a transgender woman.  Her amazing story, like many of my guests, is pretty badass.Support the show

    "America's Dad"--Senator, Songwriter, and Badass Harmonica Player

    Play Episode Play 21 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 19:11


    When he ran as Hilary Clinton's running mate in 2016, one astute journalist coined the nickname for him-- “America's Dad”-- because of his kind demeanor among other attributes.  Tim Kaine is one of the most decent people I know, a devoted public servant, and now with his music, he's got a fallback in case politics don't work out!  Here's his latest hit:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljl5yTKVwGoSupport the show

    "You're Not Supposed to Be Here"--Oh, yes I am!

    Play Episode Play 44 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 21:35


    Shawn Harper grew up with learning disabilities and in poverty.  And even when he got to the NFL, he was still taunted with "you're not supposed to be here".  He persisted and proved the doubters wrong.  He is now a  motivational speaker coaching business on overcoming disadvantages and succeeding.    Hear his inspirational story and for more great stuff go to www.ShawnHarper.org.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Dan On Your Side--Part 2

    Play Episode Play 36 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 24:18


    He's back with another amazing story of getting an innocent man released from prison following a wrongful murder conviction.   And there's more!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Dan On Your Side-- Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 24:13


    Dan Casey is quite a character who has lived a life with enough eclectic stories to fill many a podcast episode.  He's also an example of how one journalist can do amazing things and change lives.  Here's Part 1.  You'll definitely want to return for Part 2!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Talented and Gracious with a Kind Soul

    Play Episode Play 33 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 35:59


    Some of my progressive friends will go "What!?  You're giving someone at Fox News a forum?"  Yes, I am.  Dana Perino is quite accomplished.  And she's also a kind soul like Alison was.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    The Man Who Makes Change

    Play Episode Play 32 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 28:09


    Michael Jones makes a difference every day.   As Managing Director for Campaigns at Change.org he gets to shepherd projects that really do change lives.  Meet a righteous warrior with amazing stories.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Fighting the Travesties of Social Media

    Play Episode Play 24 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 29:27


    Eric Feinberg was an ad man who found himself in the battle to combat the evils of Google, Facebook, and Instagram.  Hear how my friend and fellow internet warrior helps me fight the good fight.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Final Flight Final Fight- A modern day "Ms. Smith Goes to Washington"

    Play Episode Play 20 sec Highlight Listen Later May 19, 2021 33:04


    Her grandmother was a WASP whose last request was to be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.  Erin Miller talks about her successful grassroots campaign to get a law passed in congress making it happen.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Tales of a WAPO Journalist

    Play Episode Play 29 sec Highlight Listen Later May 12, 2021 32:54


    Washington Post veteran jounalist Laura Vozella talks about her career in the business and what it's like covering politics in Virginia.    Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Boxer/Author/Journalist. And she's a woman. Now that's a combination! (pun intended)

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later May 5, 2021 22:34


    Have you ever known a real boxer?  How about a female boxer?  Meet Alicia Doyle, author of A Fighting Chance.  She's got more to throw at you than just a solid left hook.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Renaissance Ben

    Play Episode Play 51 sec Highlight Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 27:51


    Ben Williams is a gifted writer, storyteller, and pinball wizard.  He captured my voice as the co-author of my book, For Alison, and now provides a voice for the curators at Virginia Museum of Natural History. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Best Story Teller Ever

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 24:26


    Fair warning.  After you hear Professor Elliot Engel on this episode, you'll be downloading his lectures.   Forget what you had to suffer through in school--You'll be laugh-out-loud entertained and will never have the same opinion of the likes of Dickens, Shakespeare, Poe, or his 100+ subjects ever again.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    An author, filmmaker, and speaker sharing extraordinary stories about extraordinary people

    Play Episode Play 37 sec Highlight Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 26:38


    JOSHUA M. GREENE is a popular lecturer on Holocaust history and the spiritual quest, and a brilliant, entertaining communicator. A former instructor at Hofstra and Fordham Universities, Greene is the recipient of numerous awards for his historical biographies and documentary films.  And he's even got a great story about jamming with George Harrison.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    The Hollywood Publicist Extraordinaire

    Play Episode Play 42 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 26:37


    Michael Levine has represented 58 Academy Award winners, 34 Grammy Award winners, and 43 New York Times best-sellers,] including Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, and George Carlin.   His work has included non paid media counsel to former presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.   It's been an interesting journey.   Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Nine Productions, 180+ Characters, and One Man Who Does It All

    Play Episode Play 27 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 25:41


    Acclaimed actor and playwright Mike Wiley has spent the last decade fulfilling his mission to bring educational theatre to young audiences and communities across the country. In the early days of his career, Wiley found few theatrical resources to shine a light on key events and figures in African-American history. To bring these stories to life, he started his own production company, and singlehandedly brought all his characters to life.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Charleston's Greatest Showmen Part 2

    Play Episode Play 35 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 33:42


    I continue with Brad & Jenny as they talk about their journey from Broadway to Charleston.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Charleston's Greatest Showmen Part 1

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 33:35


    I catch up with my old pal Brad Moranz and his wife Jenny on what the road was like from being a  Broadway triple threat to creating Charleston's greatest show.  There are some great tales along the way!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Yes Virginia, there's some great wine in southern Virginia and you're making it!

    Play Episode Play 44 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 18:27


    Hamlet Vineyards—A Virginia vineyard by Virginia natives with an old Virginia farmhouse and a farmhand named “Virginia”.  In this episode, we'll talk to that "farmhand" about her brainchild.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Alfredo Huerta's Journey to the American Dream

    Play Episode Play 24 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 22:53


    Alfredo Huerta is an American success story.  He was brought to this country as a child and faced one calamity after another.  Now he is the embodiment of the American dream.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    This is The Way

    Play Episode Play 34 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 24:14


    He's the Mandalorian of the whitewater universe.  Travis Overstreet II is a badass that knows running a river or creek can be exhilarating and therapeutic.  And he can show you--The Way.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Upspeak--The New Pandemic

    Play Episode Play 21 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 18:48


    No, it's not deadly like Covid, but it is degrading the English language.  I'm joined by Professor Ryan Parkhurst in an attempt to understand the consequences of always sounding like you're asking a question.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    He Skipped the Firehouse and Went Straight to the Whorehouse

    Play Episode Play 52 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 34:22


    How do you sustain a career as an actor?  You've got to be good, resourceful, and sometimes have bit of the luck of the Irish.  My friend Joe Hart talks about his serendipitous journey as an actor.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    This Award Winning Journalist is Going to the Dogs!

    Play Episode Play 24 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 24:23


    You've seen her as national correspondent reporting from the White House, the Pentagon, and Capital Hill for ABC and NBC, and more recently with WUSA9 in Washington DC.  Andrea McCarren was an award winning journalist for over 20 years.  And now she's gone to the dogs—in a good way.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Scooter Winks

    Play Episode Play 33 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 22:41


    I didn't believe they existed before Alison's death.  Then I believed.  This is a tale of those "uncoincidental coincidences" that many of us have experienced.  You can't make this stuff up.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    The Band that Inspired the Eagles and Created a Music Genre.

    Play Episode Play 25 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 37:13


    Before the Eagles became household names, there was a band called Poco.  I talk to its founder Rusty Young who inspired a whole new genre of music—country rock.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    The Man Behind the Stories on CBS Sunday Morning

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 26:13


    How do those great stories get to CBS Sunday Morning every week?  Award winning producer, Jay Kernis gives you the backstory on what it takes to air a segment.  Support the show

    Better Call Ward!

    Play Episode Play 18 sec Highlight Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 28:44


    The only thing he's got in common with the Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman character is that he's a very clever attorney.  A former member of the Virginia House of Delegates for almost 20 years, Ward Armstrong is more like one of the witty country lawyers straight out of a John Grisham novel. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Hand Jobs---No, It's Not What You're Thinking!

    Play Episode Play 28 sec Highlight Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 23:14


    Yes, at first glance, I'd have thought the same thing.  My guest, Brenna McDonough, has appeared in movies, television, commercials, and print ads.  She also has some of the hardest working hands in show business.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    Tales of a Covid Case Investigator

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 21:15


    Being a Covid case investigator was like the proverbial box of chocolates--you never knew what you were going to get on any given day.   It could be heartbreaking, and believe it or not-- hilarious, and everything in between.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    "Grandma"--The Parody That Became a Christmas Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 32:34


    He may not be a household name, but his song sure it.  It's a blast having a conversation with my old friend Randy Brooks as we talk about our shared history and how Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer came to be.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

    SOB'ing My Way Through Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 13:22


    As you find your greater purpose in life, sometimes you've got to be a son-of-a-bitch.  As they say, it's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46786373)

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