Podcast appearances and mentions of james kahn

We are very excited to have back on the show James Kahn, author of the New York Times best-selling Return of the Jedi novelization. Also on his resume - he has resuscitated a dying extraterrestrial (E.T.) and saved many humans as an ER doctor IRL. Kahn's writing career blossomed from writing the novelizations of Goonies, Poltergeist, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, to writing on TV shows Melrose Place, Star Trek: Voyager & a sitcom E/R with actor George Clooney (NOT ER!).    James just released My Jedi Memoir: A Double Life, an autobiography that uses the hero's journey in his Jedi novelization to outline the phases of his own life. It's a fascinating read available now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. We loved reconnecting with James and encourage you to read his book.   THIS WEEK in Star Wars History 5/19 - 5/25   May 19th - 26th Anniversary of The Phantom Menace   May 19th - 20th anniversary of Revenge of the Sith   May 21st - 45th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back   May 25th - 48th Anniversary of A New Hope   May 25th - 42nd Anniversary of Return of the Jedi   May 25th - 7th Anniversary of Solo: A Star Wars Story   SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price quote at www.smallworldvacations.com. Tell them Skywalking Through Neverland sent you.   SUPPORT THE SHOW   Find out how you can become a part of the Skywalking Force and unlock bonus content.   CONTACT US   Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod   Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland   Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook.   If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!   Never Land on Alderaan!

We are very excited to have back on the show James Kahn, author of the New York Times best-selling Return of the Jedi novelization. Also on his resume - he has resuscitated a dying extraterrestrial (E.T.) and saved many humans as an ER doctor IRL. Kahn's writing career blossomed from writing the novelizations of Goonies, Poltergeist, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, to writing on TV shows Melrose Place, Star Trek: Voyager & a sitcom E/R with actor George Clooney (NOT ER!).    James just released My Jedi Memoir: A Double Life, an autobiography that uses the hero's journey in his Jedi novelization to outline the phases of his own life. It's a fascinating read available now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. We loved reconnecting with James and encourage you to read his book.   THIS WEEK in Star Wars History 5/19 - 5/25   May 19th - 26th Anniversary of The Phantom Menace   May 19th - 20th anniversary of Revenge of the Sith   May 21st - 45th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back   May 25th - 48th Anniversary of A New Hope   May 25th - 42nd Anniversary of Return of the Jedi   May 25th - 7th Anniversary of Solo: A Star Wars Story   SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price quote at www.smallworldvacations.com. Tell them Skywalking Through Neverland sent you.   SUPPORT THE SHOW   Find out how you can become a part of the Skywalking Force and unlock bonus content.   CONTACT US   Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod   Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland   Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook.   If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!   Never Land on Alderaan!

Celebrate Star Wars Day by simulating the experience of watching Episode VI with two pals who won't stop talking over the movie! Our Special-Edition-inspired commentary covers everything from the Mighty Boushh to blinking Ewoks to the novelization by James Kahn (not James Caan). An entire LEGION of our best ideas for superfluous revisions awaits you!

This second special compilation episode of Business Buying Strategies features insightful discussions and presentations, including an expert talk by Amelia Sordell on the importance of personal branding for business buyers.  Listeners are also treated to interviews with successful entrepreneurs like Steve and Martin, who share their business acquisition stories and strategies. Special guest John Andrews, an M&A lawyer, provides critical legal advice for buying businesses, and James Kahn discusses his experiences and the financial strategies he employs in business acquisitions.  This episode is packed with practical advice for anyone looking to buy a business without risking their own cash. Key moments 00:00 Introduction to Business Buying Strategies 01:25 Meet Amelia Sordell: Personal Branding Expert 02:22 The Importance of Personal Branding 09:26 Practical Tips for Building Your Personal Brand 10:56 Steve's Journey: From Podcast Listener to Successful Acquisitions 23:54 Remote Work and Recruitment Benefits 24:59 First Steps After Acquiring a Business 25:48 Introducing Martin and His Ambitious Project 27:06 Martin's Journey and Initial Skepticism 28:33 Acquiring and Integrating Accounting Firms 30:54 Structuring Deals and Coaching for Growth 35:03 Legal Insights on Business Acquisitions 44:04 James Kahn's Business Buying Strategies 49:21 Financing Acquisitions Without Betting the Farm 54:27 Case Study: A Zero-Cost Acquisition 57:17 Conclusion and Resources ** Looking for a great acquisition lawyer in the UK? Use mine! ** If you are looking for a lawyer in the UK to help you get the deal over the line, then use my own lawyer, John Andrews. You can phone his office at (0345) 2412494 or email him at johnandrews.deallawyer@jmw.co.uk. Ready to get started? Here's how you can start your business buying journey… Download our free Business Buying Toolkit https://dealmakers.co.uk/business-buying-toolkit Join our Business Acquisition FastTrack programme https://www.dealmakers.co.uk/fast Already bought a business? if you've already bought a business, you should be part of my Inner Circle group where we discuss raising capital, integration management, and exiting. Email Maria on hello@thedealmakersacademy.com for more information.

Have...we already hit peak Star Wars? James Kahn's novelization of Return of the Jedi was so good, Davis and Alex started yelling at each other because of how different they loved it! It's just like Thanksgiving Dinner! Will Jesse save the Macy's Day Parade? Come listen and find out! Support the show, get this week's episode of Inside the Insider, and OTHER GREAT EXCLUSIVE EXTRAS at Patreon.com/SWOCBC

Allison London Brown is the CEO of LUMINELLE 360, a company focused on improving women's health through innovative medical technologies. In this episode, she discusses the challenges of fundraising, particularly for startups and women-led organizations, and the importance of personal mission and storytelling in leading a company and securing financial backing. Allison also emphasizes her commitment to changing diagnostic practices for women's health, particularly uterine biopsies, by developing a device through LUMINELLE 360 that enables physicians to perform these procedures more effectively. Guest links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonlondonbrown/ | https://www.luminelle360.com/  Charity supported: Tunnel to Towers Interested in being a guest on the show or have feedback to share? Email us at podcast@velentium.com.  PRODUCTION CREDITS Host: Lindsey Dinneen Production: Marketing Wise Producer: Velentium   EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Episode 020 - Allison London Brown [00:00:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Hi, I'm Lindsey with Velentium and I'm talking with MedTech industry leaders on how they change lives for a better world. [00:00:10] Diane Bouis: The inventions and technologies are fascinating and so are the people who work with them. [00:00:15] Frank Jaskulke: There was a period of time where I realized, fundamentally, my job was to go hang out with really smart people that are saving lives and then do work that would help them save more lives. [00:00:28] Diane Bouis: I got into the business to save lives and it is incredibly motivating to work with people who are in that same business, saving or improving lives. [00:00:39] Duane Mancini: What better industry than where I get to wake up every day and just save people's lives. [00:00:43] Lindsey Dinneen: These are extraordinary people doing extraordinary work, and this is The Leading Difference. Hello and welcome back to The Leading Difference Podcast. I'm your host, Lindsey, and I am so excited to introduce you to my guest today, Allison London Brown. Allison is the CEO of LUMINELLE 360. She is a visionary leader with a passion for changing the lives of patients, providers, and caregivers and inspiring teams to achieve their full potential. She has experience working with startups, venture backed organizations, global partnerships and corporations, as well as associations, NGOs, and global government agencies. Thank you so much for being here. I'm so excited to talk with you. [00:01:28] Allison London Brown: I'm excited to be here. It's, it's great to meet you, Lindsey, and to talk to your audience, and I look forward to it. [00:01:35] Lindsey Dinneen: Wonderful. Well, I'd love if you wouldn't mind starting off by telling us a little bit about yourself and your background. [00:01:43] Allison London Brown: Yeah, so I am currently the co-founder and CEO of a company called Luminelle. And we in essence are a company that's focused in women's health. And we do that using our insights into what happens for women in diagnosis, especially in the office place. And we have a proprietary visualization system that physicians can use in their office. I wouldn't say it's just my job. It's actually a mission for me. [00:02:17] So a little bit about me. I am a recovering scientist. I started in chemistry and engineering, so I still have a little bit of that, I'm a nerd, whatever, and I was with J&J for a lot of years in GE and some really great, amazing companies and was trained in both the medical device and as well as in the consumer and pharma world. So I've had some really spectacular experiences with tremendous people and great physicians and their patients. And, I've been in the women's health industry for a really long time. [00:02:53] And in the company I'm in now, a few years ago, some physicians came to us and started talking about a problem that they were having and I had to say, I really didn't understand or believe it because I've been, again, been doing this for forever, and they were telling me that the difficulties of something as simple as getting a uterine biopsy. What we started looking into is that the failure rate for uterine biopsies is 50%. And that just seems really unacceptable, right? [00:03:29] And so then the more I dug into it, the more I was learning about uterine cancer and how it's the fastest growing mortality rate. And that African American women, if they're diagnosed with uterine cancer, they have a 90% mortality rate. Hispanics have a six times mortality rate. [00:03:50] So, just doesn't make sense, right? What is going on? And really what I discovered was that the way we do endometrial biopsy is they do it blind. So it's like this little straw that goes in to, to try to take a sample and you're not taking the right spot and you're not taking enough tissue. And so we get these really high failure rates. And the reason I'm saying all this about that is it was shocking to me, A: as a woman and B: as a person who felt like I was extremely knowledgeable and had been doing this for forever. So I was honestly shamed, that I didn't realize that this is such a major but small, a simple problem, right? [00:04:40] So we've shifted all of our efforts really into creating this new device that we are going to launch any minute now which is allowing physicians to do very easy sampling. And I will tell people it's the most meaningful thing I've ever done in my career. And again, had great opportunities to work on major launches, but this is, I feel like is kind of that legacy moment, people talk about that legacy moment and I feel like that's this for me. [00:05:10] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh, I love that. Yeah. You talk so much about it being so important and underrepresented and can't believe that there's this gap, and you know, that seems to be coming out more and more. There's so much more awareness, there's chatter, there's emphasis on women's health. However, there's also, it feels like there's still such a barrier to progress. Yeah, and I was wondering if you could touch on that, because obviously you're at the forefront of this. You are the one who is paving the way, but it is tough. [00:05:45] Allison London Brown: Yeah, so people always ask me this question about, oh, as a CEO, my job is 99% of the time I'm raising money. Right? That's what you do when you're in a startup. You're raising money. You can never have enough money. You're always raising money. And so the question inevitably is talking about all of the statistics about how women founders don't get cash and the VCs don't fund us, and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. [00:06:11] Yes. Okay. So all of that may be true, but I do think that the bigger challenge is not 'cause I'm a woman, but because of the fact that I'm dealing in women's health. And, it's difficult. I've worked in a lot of different male down there care issues, and I have difficulty understanding all of it. And I'm sure that for investors ,who are predominantly male, are also struggling to understand why this is so impactful. I think the other thing is there's been so much legality in the United States around women's health. There's, lawsuits left and right, and so it does make some investors a bit wary. So on a positive side, we are seeing some significant wins when it comes to reimbursement. And so doctors are actually getting paid for their work. I think we're seeing some innovation come. But it's a whole lot too late maybe. I dunno, can I say that? [00:07:15] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, that's fine. . Yeah. But now you have a bit of a unique fundraising experience if I ascertained correctly through some of your posts, and one thing that really stood out to me is there was a comment at one point where you said something to the effect of, if you're not comfortable raising money or asking for money or whatnot, then maybe you need to find a different occupation or different job title. Yeah. Yeah. I love the boldness of that. I was wondering if you could elaborate a little bit on that, because obviously, like you said, that's a huge component of what you have to do. [00:07:54] Allison London Brown: Yeah, I mean, I think. The essence of all that anybody does really is we're all storytellers, right? We should all be telling a story. If you want someone to buy into what you're doing, whether it's to write you a check or to join your team, or to stay on your team, we talk about leadership and loyalty and recruiting and all these things, but in essence, all of those things really go down to, you gotta tell a good story. You gotta believe your story. And I don't mean like making up a story, I mean, you're sharing this common experience with somebody, or you're sharing how you've come to something with somebody. [00:08:28] And so I think the challenge is it's easy for some people to ask for a sale, right? I'm selling you a product, I'm selling you a widget, I'm selling you a contract, whatever that is. But when you are raising funds for your company, you're kind of selling yourself. You are saying to an investor, trust me. Trust my team. Trust that I am going to take care of your money. I'm a good steward of your money and that I will not waste your money. And not only that, but that I will give you a good return. [00:09:09] And I think when I talk to a lot of younger, newer entrepreneurs, the idea of selling yourself in a way and then getting the close on the deal, getting that check right? You gotta close the deal for whatever reason is very troubling for some people. And I mean, that's the whole point, "I'm telling you my story so you can understand why am I doing this, why I know I can be successful, why my team can be successful, and write me a check. Show me the money." [00:09:46] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. And now you have approached it in, well, my perspective, a little bit of a unique way, and that is that you mentioned at one point that you raise a lot of capital through your own networks and through maybe not just Angel Investors or VCs or whatnot, but that you have been able to draw on your own social network, and so I was wondering if you could share a little bit about that process and if it's still an option, what opportunities still exist for people to invest in your company? [00:10:18] Allison London Brown: Well you're welcome to invest, of course I'm always raising money, so, yes, thank you for asking. So the first part of that question, though it's kind of personal and I think people talk about doing like a friends and family round. That's not what I'm talking about here. The way that I have approached our fundraising, done a lot of Angel Funds, we've done a lot of high net worth individuals. We've been very judicious in our spend. We've been very fortunate. I mean, raised very little money, and have four or five, 10Ks, five patents, we're commercial, we've got contracts. [00:10:55] But we are now at that stage that so many startups find themselves in, which is, I hate this word, but it's the "valley of death" where you finally have got everything ready to go and you run outta cash. A lot of us are in that boat. This has been a horrific year for raising money. So I, earlier in the year really tapped into my network. But I raised actually a little bit over a half a million dollars in two weeks, and most of it was from people in my church and their contacts. [00:11:28] Lindsey Dinneen: Wow. [00:11:29] Allison London Brown: So when I talk about it being personal, when we say this is missional, it is missional on a mental, emotional level, but for us it's also on a spiritual level that we really believe in what we're doing and we believe that kind of, for such a time as this, is why we're doing it. There's a reason why this idea came to us at this time with this group of people, with these physicians, with the technology that's available today. And honestly, that's not lost on a lot of people who know me personally, they understand why we are doing what we're doing. We will not quit. we will do whatever it takes to keep us going. And so in terms of fundraising, yes, we are still fundraising. We have a note that's out. We are opening up a seed round in the first quarter. And we have some very big plans for how we are going to launch this product. Not expensive plans, but big plans. Anybody who's interested, you can find me on LinkedIn. I think I'm on the only last name, London Brown. So easy to find. [00:12:46] Lindsey Dinneen: Amazing. Yeah. I love what you said, and you've now said it a couple of times, of being so mission focused. Like this is not just a job to you, it's not just a company to you. This is a life's work and I love that. And I'm wondering if you can speak a little bit to, you've found this purpose, you've found this goal, and this mission to orient around and then how are you able to, like you said, story tell and express that to people who may not have experience or concern? [00:13:21] Allison London Brown: The organ! They, they don't have a uterus! That's OK. [00:13:25] Lindsey Dinneen: Exactly so, so, right, or people who might think, oh well, "I'm healthy, I'm fine." But that doesn't necessarily mean anything. So I just love to hear how do you share that heart and that passion and really help people care and understand like you do. [00:13:39] Allison London Brown: Yeah, I mean, it does depend on the audience and everybody will say that, " it depends," but it does. I mean, you have to know kind of who you're speaking to and what's gonna matter for them, what's gonna get them to a, yes. Typically when I'm meeting with a group of, especially let's just say older gentlemen, it's easier for people to think about, "oh, have you had a colonoscopy?" Right? "Have you had a skin biopsy?" Have you had, all these different things that we kind of take for granted, right? [00:14:08] These wonderful abilities to do diagnoses, and it's all driven by the ability to see. My business development manager, Jamie Harding, she goes on rant all the time about how sight is one of the most critical things in medicine, and yet here we are doing something blind. And, for a typical biopsy, the failure rate is 2%. So I think for a lot of guys they can get their head around, "oh, can you imagine no anesthesia, and the doctor starts just using some probe, and no camera, and it's just like digging around to try to figure if you have a problem." Okay. [00:14:56] Or, you know, it's hard sometimes, but it's like getting a root canal without anesthesia and he's not looking. I mean, it's, there's a lot of different ways could say this, but at the bottom of this, it's like you gotta be able to see, right? So that's not a hard thing, I think for a lot of them to understand. Many times I'll spend more time talking about the technology, or I'll talk about the dollars, the actual economics of the situation versus the problem itself, because that can be, again, it can be a little bit distressing for some audiences. [00:15:30] But, get 'em in the mindset of what if this was happening to you, and then what if this was your mother or your sister or your daughter or your granddaughter, you know? And she goes in, she has this horrific experience. It's extremely painful. And then. You wait a couple weeks and the doctor says, "oh well, either we didn't find anything or we are not really sure because it was Inconclusive." Inconclusive! That is the word that nobody wants to hear, right? [00:16:05] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yes. [00:16:06] Allison London Brown: Inconclusive. What does that mean? You can't tell me what's wrong with me. So yeah. [00:16:13] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, so part of it definitely is sort of putting it into almost like, like you gave some great examples of putting it into terms where it's like, yeah, "can you imagine if you had a root canal where the dentist wasn't looking at you , and you had no anesthesia, what would that feel like?" That's ridiculous , and there's a solution for that. [00:16:35] Allison London Brown: The other one is, I like this one, is a skin biopsy. You go in, you have something on your arm, you can see it, it's on your arm. Everybody can see it. It looks weird. Your wife has said to you, "you need to go get that thing checked. You need to go get that thing looked at," as we would say in the south. You go into your doctor, the doctor sees it, the doctor gets out a tool, then the doctor turns off the light and then tries to find where it was. I mean, it's kind of that same thing. Things you don't do blind. This is like a whole, like if I had a bazillion dollars, I'd be doing commercials about things you don't do blind, right? [00:17:10] Lindsey Dinneen: Yes. Oh, I love that though. . I'm already starting to think of so many great ideas with that particular... [00:17:17] Allison London Brown: Exactly. [00:17:19] Lindsey Dinneen: You know, looking back, let's say years ago, and I recognize this as a little bit of a, a newer venture, although you've been very involved in med tech and science your whole life, did you always have an interest in science and healthcare from an early age? Is this something that you thought you might ever do or was this sort of a, an evolution over time? [00:17:39] Allison London Brown: I can tell you the exact time where I decided this is what I wanted to do. So in high school, I thought I was gonna be a musician. I actually had a full scholarship in music and piano, voice and drama and really thought, that was my journey. And I took a chemistry class. I had put it off until my senior year. And fell in love with chemistry. I mean, I always liked math and then, at the time there were all these really interesting things going on around genetics and just so many different breakthroughs in medicine and I just felt like that was my path. So I started studying in chemistry. I started looking at the different careers in chemistry. I knew I didn't really wanna be in the lab, I didn't wanna be like a bench top scientist or anything like that. [00:18:37] But medicine was so intriguing, I kind of thought that I was gonna go be a researcher at like NIH or National Cancer Institute or something like that. Some big, huge impact on the world. And, over time, I just, I found myself feeling more and more drawn to really understanding another form of science, which is understanding, "why do people make the decisions they make and why do they buy the way they buy?" Which, you know, behavioral decision making. And so marketing and sales was very intriguing to me. So I think I've I just leveraged a different part of my brain on the commercial side to really figure out how do you get someone, again, you get somebody to that yes. [00:19:26] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. So very multi-passionate and multi gifted. Do you still do anything with music, voice, or drama, out of curiosity? [00:19:36] Allison London Brown: I don't do drama anymore. I mean, well, ask my friends-- might tell you I'm dramatic all the time. I don't, I dunno that I am, but don't like drama. Let's just that way. I try to avoid drama in my life. Look, I'm very comfortable in front of an audience, and think all that upbringing of being on the stage, and I had the opportunity to sing at the Grand Ole Opry, so it wasn't a foreign concept to be in front of a large audience. I think that's very helpful. I'm in a band at church and I do that kind of stuff, but I don't have time anymore. I, you know, I'm trying to raise money. Right. I don't have time for that. [00:20:12] Lindsey Dinneen: Right. But I love how that performer background may have helped contribute a little bit to your comfort on stage and giving presentation, being in front of people because that would be a very useful skill that, that, would intimidate some other people sometimes if they're suddenly in this role where, oh my gosh, now I have to be the face of the company, which means I have to do Y, and Z. [00:20:34] Allison London Brown: Yeah. Right. Isn't that like the number one fear I think people have is speak in front of a crowd? [00:20:39] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, . So there you go, you already had a little bit of an edge there 'cause you had that comfort, that's amazing. . [00:20:46] Allison London Brown: Yeah, I mean, I think that's helpful, but and I tell people this all the time, again, if you cannot communicate your ideas or your story, then it is gonna be very difficult for anybody to buy in. I may have been a scientist, but again, that training in drama I think helped because a lot of people in science, they have a hard time articulating their ideas at a level that if you're not a PhD, you can't understand it. I am not a PhD. There are many brilliant people around me all the time and I'm like, "can you please dumb it down for me." Like I can't communicate it back to you in a way that makes sense, it's not gonna stick with anybody. [00:21:29] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. And speaking of not having time anymore, you are a board member of multiple other organizations. Can you share a little bit about that? And also, do you get a chance to sleep or... [00:21:43] Allison London Brown: Yeah. Yeah, I've actually had to back off some of my work. I've been involved with CED, which is the Council for Entrepreneurial Development here in Raleigh, for a long time. I guess 10 years. And this year I've had to really back off of that work, even though it's a passion of mine to help other entrepreneurs. I do sit on the board of Clayco Therapeutics. I really believe in what they're doing. They're working on a new biologic for necrotizing enterocolitis, and I know that's a big word, right? Basically it's when babies are low birth weight or premature, we talk a lot about like lung development, right? They can't breathe well or whatever. A lot of times their gut doesn't work, so their stomach doesn't work, and there's not a good diagnosis for it at all. And there's also a really not a great therapy for it. There's not like a drug. Some of these kids end up having multiple surgeries, it can lead to slow development, it can cause, just a myriad of other really horrific things for kids. And so they have a product that we believe is gonna be able to literally reset the gut, and allow the children to be able to feed properly. So I mean, these are like itty bitty little babies, right? So it's, I guess, adjacent to the women's health world, but it's, I just think it's a fascinating area of medicine, which is biologics, using natural substances to heal our bodies. [00:23:15] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. [00:23:16] Allison London Brown: Not synthetic things. And its a great mission, yes, I do get to sleep. [00:23:20] Lindsey Dinneen: Okay, good. [00:23:22] Allison London Brown: I do get to sleep. But I do try to get involved in things that, A) where I think I can add value. I try to get involved in things where I really know make a difference or help the entrepreneur, and it's something I, I believe in. [00:23:34] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Oh, I love that. Yes. And paying it forward is such a wonderful thing. So what are you looking forward to, as the company continues to move forward, either personally, professionally, what are some things that you're looking forward to? [00:23:48] Allison London Brown: I'm looking forward to a vacation I don't, dunnah know if that's a good thing to say, but I'm looking forward a good, a vacation, that would be nice. We did not do a vacation this year 'cause it's just been one of those years. No, so in terms of the company, I have this vision in my head of having a building and having 20-30 people and 10 to 15 sales reps and just this humming, working, hive of people all focused in the same direction, working and aligned on the same outcomes, and just this community of believers that have come together to really make a difference. So I kind of have this idea of that place where we are all together doing something. And I think that could happen for us this year. So I'm extremely excited about that and giving people jobs, right, and giving people an opportunity to join with us in this mission. So that's exciting for me. [00:24:53] Lindsey Dinneen: Absolutely, are there any moments in particular that stand out to you, that really solidified for you, "yes, this is why I'm here doing what I'm doing"? Because of something that happened that just was such a reinforcement of, "yes, I'm in the right place at the right time." [00:25:13] Allison London Brown: Yes, I have. Two things. The first thing is we were doing research around this new biopsy tool and listening to physicians talk about what they're doing today, how they're doing it today, and hearing. doctor, after doctor say, "what I'm doing today is just fine, not good, not great, just fine." And I thought, "you gotta be kidding me." Like, how is that an acceptable answer? And not trying to diss the doctors, please. That's not at all what I'm trying to say. To me that just sounded like they have acquiesced or they don't feel like anybody's gonna pay attention to them or their plight or their concerns. And so why bother? And it felt very defeatist. Again, for people who-- my friends who know me, like, give me a challenge. Like, just go ahead, tell me, "no." let's see where that goes. So that was one thing. [00:26:20] The second thing is much more personal. And in my prayer time, in my devotional time, in my, crying out to God to ask him is "Is this really real? Is this really gonna happen? I'm running outta money." All those fun things that we think about as entrepreneurs, "what am I supposed to do?" kind of at your wit's end and just having this huge sense of, " yes, move forward. Yes, go forward. Yes, I'm here with you. Yes, I'm in it." And I know that sounds kind of kooky, for people who are not maybe into that kind of thing, but a few years ago I would've said, "that's crazy." But I will tell you, it was extremely meaningful event for me and it stays with me. It keeps us going because I just, I believe in us. I have faith that this is what we're supposed to be doing. [00:27:19] Lindsey Dinneen: Thank you for sharing those stories. Those are both very meaningful and it is encouraging because feeling that belief and that reassurance that "yes, you're in the right place, doing the right thing at the right time" is so important because it's not easy. Nothing about what you're doing is easy , so you have come back to that. [00:27:40] Allison London Brown: Yeah, and I feel extremely blessed that I do have that, because I, a lot of my friends are thinking through what is their purpose? What should I be doing? How blah, blah, blah, it's tough when you are seeking for something that's meaningful, right? And I do believe that we've been given that opportunity. [00:28:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh. I love that. I, yeah, absolutely love that. Pivoting just for fun, imagine someone were to offer you a million dollars to teach a masterclass on anything that you want. It can be in your industry, does not have to be. What would you choose to teach and why? [00:28:20] Allison London Brown: Yeah. There's a lot of things I think I would like to teach people. It's something my girlfriends and I have been talking about quite a bit lately, which is, as a woman-- and it's probably not a masterclass, it may be more of discussion group-- but it's, how do you move through those different periods of your life physically, emotionally, mentally, all of those things and still be true to yourself. And I think, I look back on my twenties and my thirties and I think "well, wow, was that really who I was? Did I have to evolve through that to get to where I am?" And if there's a way to impart any knowledge to someone to say, here are some skills you can use, here are ways to leverage your brain or deal with hormonal issues, or deal with the fact that you're having to take care of your family or whatever it is. I feel like we chunk it up a lot. We talk about, oh, mothers in the workplace, or we talk about now the big thing is menopause in the workplace, which I think is hilarious. But it's great that we're talking about all these things, but there's not a kind of path, how do you go from being an 18 year old to a 22 year old, to a 30 year old, to a whatever year old, right? So to me it's really sitting down and thinking through how do you go through each stage of your life. That would be one thing that may sound kooky, but... [00:29:50] Lindsey Dinneen: Nope. I would sign up for that Masterclass. No, I love that. And because that's not something that is really talked about and like you said, each stage is different and it brings its own unique sets of excitement and challenges and considerations and you don't really hear enough people saying, "Hey, here's some things to think about. Here's some things to watch out for." So, yep. I'm on board. [00:30:16] Allison London Brown: Yeah, I have a friend that she's in her thirties and she listens to a group of us talk and she's like, "oh, so this is what I have to look forward to." And I'm like, "oh, yes." [00:30:25] Lindsey Dinneen: Yes. Indeed. Indeed. Yeah. So, what do you wish to be remembered for after you leave this world? [00:30:35] Allison London Brown: Well, besides what we're doing here at Luminelle, I certainly would love to have that as a legacy as something that really impacted how, maybe not just how women were diagnosed, but how physicians started thinking about diagnosis differently. But, I guess I would like to be thought of as somebody who liked to have fun and laugh and brought joy to other people. [00:30:56] Lindsey Dinneen: I love that. I love that answer. That's a wonderful thing, . And then final question, what is one thing that makes you smile every time you see or think about it? [00:31:08] Allison London Brown: I probably should say my husband's face. I get points for being a good wife to say that. And it's true. It's true. It's not-- I'm not making it up. It's true. I'm a sucker for I really am a sucker for the movie "Elf." [00:31:23] Lindsey Dinneen: I love that movie. [00:31:26] Allison London Brown: I have three movies I watch every holiday, " Elf," " Scrooged" with Bill Murray and "Die Hard." And I'm not allowed to get those movies out until after Thanksgiving. [00:31:41] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh, So what works for, what works for our family is my husband and I have a tradition of always on Thanksgiving Eve, so to speak, we break bread to get it ready for stuffing so it can, kind of dry out overnight. And we spend the evening watching "Elf," and that's like the start of our holiday season. It's like a really fun tradition, do you think you could get away with that? [00:32:06] Allison London Brown: I don't know, because I will watch it like 500 times during the holidays. [00:32:12] Lindsey Dinneen: Fair enough. [00:32:13] Allison London Brown: I am a sucker for like --not stupid comedy, so I'm not, I don't like slapstick or anything like that, but I just think "Elf" is such, I mean, it's a great story. It's got great songs. It's got Will Ferrell's hilarious. It's got a great ending. It's kind of that. It's, it, I just, and I love James Kahn. Let's just, okay, sorry, but love me some James Conn. I think he's amazing. [00:32:39] Lindsey Dinneen: That is a fabulous answer. Definitely, that goes to the top of the most unique and that is so fun. I'm so glad you enjoyed that. Oh, my word, Allison, this has been such a fun conversation. I'm really inspired by what you're doing and by your focus on mission and impact and the way that you are working so diligently, even when it's tough and it's gonna be tough to share your story, to bring this to market, to change lives. [00:33:10] And we are so excited to be making a donation on your behalf Today to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which since 9/11 has been helping America's heroes by providing mortgage-free Homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children, and by building specially adapted smart homes for catastrophic injured veterans and first responders. They are also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness and helping America to never forget September 11th, 2001. So, thank you so much for choosing that organization to support. And we just really appreciate your time. [00:33:47] Allison London Brown: Thank you. I really appreciate it. And I hope that if one person hears this one post, one mention can sometimes change a life. And so if you're a woman out there, and if you've had abnormal uterine bleeding. That is your warning sign. And so go get checked. Don't wait. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Go to your physician and do not accept a subpar answer. [00:34:17] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. [00:34:18] Allison London Brown: So I think if I can get, just as important as it is to get physicians doing the right thing is for us to be asking for the right thing and being our own advocate. And write me a check. while y'oure at it, write me a check, I'm not sure I'm actually allowed to say that. There's probably some like SEC violation I just did. But [00:34:40] Lindsey Dinneen: Write the company a check. It's important. [00:34:42] Allison London Brown: Yes. Write the company a check if an accredited investor, please. Yes, no, I'm happy to talk to anybody who would like to know more. [00:34:51] Lindsey Dinneen: I love that. Well, thank you again. I just wish you the most continued success as you work to change lives for a better world and thank you also to everyone who has listened to this episode, and if you're feeling as inspired as I am, I would love if you would share this -episode with a colleague or two, and we will catch you next time. 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As part of our year-long discussion of Return of the Jedi in celebration of its 40th anniversary, we take a detour to discuss how James Kahn's novelization enhances the movie.   Ross Hollebon of the Album Cockpit Podcast returns to Podcast Stardust for the discussion.   In this episode, we discuss: Whether the novel enhances our experience with Return of the Jedi, The Emperor's fear of Luke Skywalker and his power, The inner thoughts of Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and the Emperor during the confrontation in the throne room on the Death Star, How Leia's confrontation with Jabba the Hutt is enhanced, The additional pleas of the Rebels on Endor when trying to convince the Ewoks to help them fight the Empire, Additional details from the assault on the Death Star, Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker's final thoughts before Vader died, and Other details that stood out to us from this novelization. Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

As part of our year-long discussion of Return of the Jedi in celebration of its 40th anniversary, we take a detour to discuss how James Kahn's novelization enhances the movie.

James Kahn This week I bring you my conversation with Dr James Kahn, who is Principle Software Engineer at HAL Systems. HAL is predictive (AI-driven) self-learning climate control for commercial buildings. It delivers occupant comfort, while minimising energy use. HoP 300th  We'd love you fine folks to join us to celebrate our Humans of Purpose 300th episode release. We are partying at The Commons in Cremorne (Melbourne) on Friday 22nd September from 5.30pm. This will involve food, drinks, sponsor and partner treats and great social times with fellow HoP listeners and supporters. You will also enjoy some fine tunes courtesy of the great DJ10PM who will play a signature set for the occasion and you will have a chance to avail yourself of the fine surroundings, hospitality, facilities and people courtesy of The Commons Cremorne, who are proudly supporting this event. Click Here to express your interest in attending, places are limited! First in, first served. We'll open up remaining spots on Eventbrite and LinkedIn soon. Leadership Victoria We are thrilled to be sponsored by Leadership Victoria until August. Leadership Victoria is an innovative, independent social enterprise. Their vision is purposeful leadership for an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable society and they exist to foster leadership that inspires, connects, and transforms. Click here to learn more about the 2024 Williamson Program and get your application in for a major boost in your leadership development journey. Scholarship options available too.  Promotional Partners Our partnerships enable promotional campaigns help to amplify purpose-driven and socially impactful organisations and enable you to reach our engaged local and global audience. We run just a handful of these campaigns per year. Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package. Ready to partner? Just complete this short Partner Enquiry Form and we'll be in touch. Gold Membership Want to get the full Humans of Purpose experience? Join our rock star supporters- Pravati (new), Noel, Kathy, Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben, Misha, Sarah and Geoff. You'll get the following awesome perks in return each and every week: Removal of all three ads per episode Early access to all episodes Full transcripts of all episodes Audio notes for all episodes Brokered intros to all podcast guests Sign Up today to get the optimal Humans of Purpose experience. No ads, just the good stuff! Brand Partners Checkout our Partners Page to learn more about our growing suite of values-aligned partners that will soon offer you our valued listeners great discount opportunities- Welly, healthy smoothies (20% off, direct link) Nurecover, ice baths (20% off, direct link) Bonny, elite doonas (10% off, direct link)  Chief Nutrition, beef bars (10% off, direct link) Neon Treehouse, digital marketing

The Ewoks (and Return of the Jedi) turn 40!  Nic and Steve take a deep dive into the RotJ novelization by James Kahn.   This Endorian Life is a Star Wars Podcast from the Radio Meanwhile Network.

Okay, we've got a crackerjack novelization on our hands this week. We invite Goonies superfan Michael Swaim on to discuss James Kahn's robust, liberty-taking novelization. There's more laughs, more adventure, and just in general MORE. Check out Michael's podcast network Small Beans! : https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authorizedpod Instagram: instagram.com/authorizedpod Follow us on letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ https://letterboxd.com/hsblechman/ Next Week on Authorized: Matt Fisher reads 90s spy comedy Sneakers --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/authorizedpod/support

Okay, we've got a crackerjack novelization on our hands this week. We invite Goonies superfan Michael Swaim on to discuss James Kahn's robust, liberty-taking novelization. There's more laughs, more adventure, and just in general MORE. Check out Michael's podcast network Small Beans! : https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authorizedpod Instagram: instagram.com/authorizedpod Follow us on letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ https://letterboxd.com/hsblechman/ Next Week on Authorized: Matt Fisher reads 90s spy comedy Sneakers --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/authorizedpod/support

It is well documented how much more cost effective a Medicare for All system would be in the aggregate. But do you want to know how much money per year a Medicare for All system would personally save you? Listen to Dr. James Kahn, explain the calculator he developed to help you figure that out. Plus, we invite Dr. Fred Hyde and healthcare consultant, Kip Sullivan, back to answer the feedback you sent us on the topic of Medicare (dis)Advantage.Dr. James Kahn is an expert in policy modeling in health care, cost-effectiveness analysis, and evidence-based medicine. He is an Emeritus Professor of Health Policy, Epidemiology, and Global Health at the University of California, San Francisco. He is also past president of the California chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program. He recently launched the Medicare for All Savings Calculator, which compares what individuals or families currently spend to what they would pay under Improved Medicare for All.If you compare 70% of our healthcare spending to total healthcare spending in any other wealthy country around the world, we're already spending more in public money than any other country spends in total. I like to say we're already paying for universal healthcare, we're just not getting it.Dr. James KahnWhy the American people do not wake up and demand that their members of Congress come to their town meetings back home— run by the people, where they talk all about this health care shenanigans— and send their Senators and Representatives back to Washington with instructions to support the kinds of single-payer that was illustrated in H.R.676 two years ago…HR676 is the gold standard, and it should be reintroduced in the next Congress so that people can rally around it.Ralph NaderDr. Fred Hyde is a consultant to hospitals, medical schools and physicians, as well as to unions, community groups and others interested in the health of hospitals, health care facilities and organizations. Dr. Hyde is also the publisher of a daily health policy newsletter called DCMedical News.A problem aside from the extraordinary cost of our medical care system is its complexity. I'm not surprised that your listeners have questions. I have questions, and I've been in the field fifty years. I teach graduate students in hospital operations and healthcare finance, and, trust me, everyone has questions when it comes to their own coverage… Complexity is itself an issue. And we live in a society where there are a good deal of middlemen who undertake to smooth over the complexity of our society, and make a buck doing so.Dr. Fred HydeKip Sullivan is a Health Care Advisor with Health Care for All Minnesota, and has written several hundred articles on health policy. He is an active member of Physicians for a National Health Program, which advocates for universal, comprehensive single-payer national health insurance.It is impossible to give you a dollars and cents comparison of the costs of Medicare Advantage with either Medicare alone or Medicare with supplemental coverage. And the reason it's impossible is: you don't know what you bought from Medicare Advantage until you need it.Kip Sullivan Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom Novelization Discussion #IndianaJones #TempleofDoom #novelizations Novelization by James Kahn. Adapated from the screeplay by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz. Based on a story by George Lucas

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Author, filmmaker, musician James Kahn talks about his new album By the Risin’ of the Sea: Shanties for Our Time. Watch the Videos The post By the Risin' of the Sea first appeared on Elizabeth Appraisals. The post By the Risin’ of the Sea appeared first on Elizabeth Appraisals.

An ordained rabbi finds his calling in cannabis. Rabbi James Kahn was responsible for developing Holistic Industries corporate responsibility, a platform built upon 4 central pillars: social equity (repairing damage caused by the War on Drugs), diversity, cannabis education, and community service/philanthropy.  As Executive Director of Liberty Cannabis Cares (LCC), he joins Karson Humiston to explain why his responsibility to integrate the mission of Liberty Cannabis Cares into every aspect of Holistic's business is so important.Produced by PodConx Proud To Work In Cannabis - https://podconx.com/podcasts/proud-to-work-in-cannabisKarson Humiston - https://podconx.com/guests/karson-humistonVangst - https://vangst.com/Rabbi James Kahn - https://podconx.com/guests/james-kahnHolistic Industries - https://www.holisticindustries.com/

What does social equity look like in the cannabis industry? How can companies work to repair damage caused by the war on drugs and address challenges pertaining to diversity, education, community, and sustainability? Rabbi James Kahn is the executive director of Liberty Cannabis Cares. LCC is the social impact and corporate responsibility team at Holistic Industries, which is currently the largest privately-held cannabis company in the United States. He joined the company in 2017 and helped them open their first dispensary, Liberty Cannabis, in Rockville, MD, and then served as their National Director of Community Outreach. We saw him speak at the MJ Unpacked Conference last month, and his presentation was by far the one that left us most inspired. Today, Rabbi James joins the podcast to share the remarkable story of how his family became cannabis advocates, why cannabis is a justice issue in religious communities, and the pillars of social justice that inform the transformative work that he's doing. KEY TAKEAWAYS How Rabbi James's grandfather's MS diagnosis exposed him to medicinal cannabis at an early age, transformed his parents' perception of cannabis, and led him to his current career. The rules surrounding kosher cannabis consumption–and the history of cannabis in religious rituals. What Rabbi James's work looks like in practice–and the importance of raising up communities. The organizations LCC is partnering with to create opportunities and careers for people hurt most by the war on drugs. How Rabbi James is talking to his kids about sex and drugs, why these are two separate conversations, and why he's a fan of an organization called Weed Can Wait. Show Notes For complete show notes, including transcripts, takeaways, and links to all the resources mentioned, visit SoHoExp.com/41 To learn more about the podcast and get access to all episodes, visit: SoHoExp.com/GreenRepeal

The Vigilantes have enlisted the help of Rabbi James Kahn of Liberty Cannabis to explore the many applications of medical cannabis for overall health and wellness. Rabbi Kahn takes the wheel in this exhilarating episode, delving into hot topics like micro-dosing, addiction, marijuana in hospice care, resistance, social justice, opioid use, and the many stereotypes and stigmas surrounding the use of cannabis. From quarantine depression to chronic disease and pain management, marijuana is proving its worth in Healthcare. The world is changing, and medical cannabis is on the rise!

For a particle physicist, the world’s biggest questions — how did the universe originate and what’s beyond it — can only be answered with help from the world’s smallest building blocks. James Kahn, a consultant with German research platform Helmholtz AI and a collaborator on the global Belle II particle physics experiment, uses deep learning to understand the fundamental rules governing particle decay. Kahn spoke with AI Podcast host Noah Kravitz about the specifics of how AI is accelerating particle physics. He also touched on his work at Helmholtz AI. Khan helps researchers in fields spanning medicine to earth sciences apply AI to the problems they’re solving. His wide-ranging career — from particle physicist to computer scientist — shows how AI accelerates every industry. https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2021/05/19/ai-particle-physics/

Hello and welcome back to the CleanTechies podcast. In this episode, I speak with a friend of mine that is largely responsible for introducing me to the CarbonTech space. James is the founder of SkyBaron, working with the University of Michigan's TechLab, an In-Residence Business working on CarbonTech initiatives. Connect with James on LinkedInCheck out the SkyBaron WebsiteJoin the CleanTechies Slack Channel to be involved further in the CleanTech Community Globally.Feel free to follow me on Twitter to ask any questions or suggest any future guests.Support the show

Support the show - Go to Patreon.com/inmygrow and donate $1.00 to help keep the show going.   Check out our new shirts:  Grow Learn Teach https://www.zazzle.com/grow_learn_teach_t_shirt-235038566746718939 Cannabis Co-Conspirator: https://www.zazzle.com/cannabis_co_conspirator_t_shirt-235433996480788305 I continue talking about cannabis and religion with Rabbi James Kahn, the National Director of Community Outreach for Holistic Industries (the parent company behind Liberty Cannabis dispensaries and brands like, Garcia Hand Picked/GHP, Strane, Do Drops and more).  James and his family also own and operate Takoma Wellness Center, DC's largest and oldest medical cannabis dispensary.  You can find him on LinkedIN and Instagram @rabbikahnabis and learn more about his companies at takomawellness.com and holisticindustries.com.     Cash Machine by Anno Domini Beats Tango Bango by E's Jammy Jam Go to inmygrow.com to SUBSCRIBE to the show or find us on the Stitcher app. Email us at inmygrow@gmail.com Find us on Instagram @inmygrow  Click here to go to 101cbd.org and use coupon code IMGS25 to get 25% off of your order   Go to DeltaLeafLabs.com to order your “Plant DNA Sex Testing Kits” Click Here for the Amazon link to help support the show.

Hannah Feldman was a successful lawyer, banker and advisor to Dragons Den's James Kahn before she co-founded the children's activity app Kidadl. We talk about how the skills needed for these varied and demanding jobs helped her to achieve her dream of launching her own business: from spotting a gap in the market, creating a product to fill it, and then reacting quickly to make sure her business was still relevent and plugging that gap in Covid-times. And of course she had a few children - including twins - at the same time, just to keep things interesting!

In this episode, Rachael and Kirsty discuss the following news: - New High Republic info from NYCC - New details on From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back - Kelly Marie Tran says she’s open to the possibility of returning as Rose Tico - Ewan McGregor teases new details of the Obi-Wan series We then move into the main topic, which is an in-depth discussion of James Kahn’s impressive novelisation of Return of the Jedi. We discuss the background to the novelisation, and the various ways in which it enhances and even improves upon the film. We read some of our favourite passages, finding ourselves befuddled by Vader’s weirdly puritanical hang-ups and impressed by the new depth leant to characters such as Luke and Leia. Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork. If you have any questions for us or want to share your own thoughts on Rey, please email us at scavengershoard@gmail.com

This week I talk with doctor, musician, author and more-James Kahn! I also talk about my recent health breakthroughs. James talks about his recent novel he has paired with music and we hear two tracks! https://www.musicemerging.com/podcast https://thatjameskahn.com/ Donate to Music Emerging! https://secure.squarespace.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=5a9dfa2624a6940b3d3ede6e&ss_cid=167e862f-d73e-4065-967a-1040dbc88bf3&ss_cvisit=1595810112851&ss_cvr=3a2055f6-7685-4163-aa31-2c15d6ffd49a%7C1595549735743%7C1595549735743%7C1595810112717%7C2

James Kahn, an ordained rabbi who works as the National Outreach Director for Holistic Industries (one of the largest privately-held cannabis operators in the United States) joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg to talk about the relationship between cannabis and Judaism.If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here!To access shownotes for this episode, click here.

In the last Democratic candidate debate, Biden claimed that single-payer healthcare didn't help Italy fight the coronavirus. Health system expert Dr. James Kahn explains why he was wrong.

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On this episode I take a deep dive into The Goonies novelization featuring lots of extra stuff including a giant squid and LEECHES!

On this episode the boys have a special guest with them to help discuss the upcoming college prospects that are soon to be drafted

As 2018 closes, Ken takes one last look back at the Return of the Jedi novel with a focus on the redemption of Darth Vader. What did author James Kahn's words in 1983 teach us about the manner in which Vader achieved redemption? What happened after he was redeemed? And how can this possibly inform the big question surrounding the redemption of Kylo Ren. Let's dive in on #SpotlightStarWars From the minds of Ken Napzok (The Napzok Files) and Joseph Scrimshaw (comedian, writer, host of the Obsessed podcast), and Jennifer Landa (actress, host, crafter, contributor to starwars.com) comes the ForceCenter Podcast Feed. Here you will find a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating everything about Star Wars. Spotlight Star Wars is a monologue from one Star Wars fan to many. Listen on Podomatic, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio. Twitter - @ForceCenterPod and @KenNapzok #SpotlightStarWars to join the conversation. Visit our Patreon page! www.patreon.com/forcecenter Visit our Website! www.forcecenterpod.podomatic.net Purchase ForceCenter merchandise at www.teepublic.com/forcecenter Subscribe on YouTube www.youtube.com/c/forcecenter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/forcecenter/message

Sid’s Something Else Ep67 - James Kahn Return Of The Jedi Novelist On Landing Job (10 08 ’18) by Todd Hancock

This month is the 35th anniversary of Return of the Jedi!  Plus, we are getting a new Star Wars movie!

On this episode I am continuing my look at the original Indiana Jones trilogy of novelizations with Temple of Doom.

Lees is joined by writer, director, novelist, musician and Geekedfest 2015 guest, James Kahn.  After a chance opportunity James went on to write the novelizations for Poltergeist, Return Of The Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom and The Goonies. He later served as a producer on Star Trek; Voyager and Melrose Place. He's now set to begin work on Wrongside Bob, a film he wrote and his directorial debut. He shares some great stories from his fascinating career that include him pitching his novel to Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Plus a cameo in a film that all nerds love, and have seen more times than we can count. Phone Home! @thatjameskahn @legendpodcast wrongsidebob.com geekedfest.com  August 6th and 7th 2016

James Kahn, Ronnie Cox, and Christine Fry, creators of the new film Wrongside Bob, talk about their latest independent film project and their plans for crowdfunding. James was an earlier guest on the show where we discussed his career in writing and passion for folk music. Now, he's assembled a veteran team to channel these passions into bringing this new film to life. Wrongside Bob successfully completed round one of funding with its Indiegogo campaign today (11/18/15). Learn more about the project and its extremely rare film memorabilia rewards at .

Eric A. Stillwell. Every fan has dreamed of working on Star Trek. Few have made that a reality. Eric A. Stillwell is one of those few. In the sixth season finale of Commentary: Trek Stars, John and Mike are joined by Eric to look at his career working in Star Trek. We discuss how he got a job as a production assistant on The Next Generation, the work he did as a script coordinator on the series, and how that led him co-writing one the best episodes of the franchise, Yesterday's Enterprise. In this episode, We are also joined by Voyager writer/producer James Kahn, who gives us glimpse at his new movie, Wrongside Bob. Running Time: 1 hour 38 minutes 23 seconds HostsJohn Mills and Mike Schindler GuestsEric A. StillwellJames Kahn Editor and ProducerMike Schindler Executive ProducersCharlynn Schmiedt, Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, and C Bryan Jones Associate ProducerBecome one! Support Trek.fm and Commentary: Trek Stars at the $25/month level or plus! Visit http://patreon.com/trekfm http://patreon.com/trekfm Production ManagerRichard Marquez Content ManagerWill Nguyen ChaptersEric Stillwell (00:01:36)The Writing Process (00:17:07)Yesterday's Enterprise (00:42:57)Prime Factors (00:59:03)James Kahn & Wrongside Bob (01:13:32)Wrap-up (01:25:51) Send us your feedback!Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network!Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

We joined in the mob of people at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, CA for the official unveiling of THE FORCE AWAKENS Trailer and we HAD to join in the world-wide discussion with fans who attended. Plus, we analyze the all-important and amazing music! (9:23) Then we invited Joe Tavano and Chris Salton of Brews And Blasters on to talk STAR WARS REBELS: THE LOST COMMANDERS. (44:13) Continuing with our Halloween theme this month, Russell Flores gives us some insight into THE TOWER OF TERROR. What lies beneath the hotel facade? What are some hidden gems and hidden Mickeys? The author of SEEN, UNSEEN DISNEYLAND sets us straight. (1:44:16) STAR WARS MUSICAL will have a sequel! George Shaw, the writer and composer, is back to tell us about the crowd-funding RocketHub campaign for his next project - "The Empire's New Groove" based on THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. (1:29:17) Also on this episode: Things We Want To Share Dan Berry's “Tarkin Mash!" (39:33) James Kahn's WRONGSIDE BOB Indiegogo campaign (40:56) Skywalker Shout-Outs (1:25:45) Skywalker of the Week (1:25:45) WHERE WE WILL BE (IN REAL LIFE) 11/14/15: Avengers Half Marathon Weekend Meet-Up at Downtown Disney. Anaheim, CA Event Details 11/16/15: Season Of The Force - Waiting In Line For Hyperspace Mountain Meet-Up. Anaheim, CA 12/30/15: Let's watch THE FORCE AWAKENS together at Downtown Disney in Anaheim! Event Details 1/16/16: Star Wars Half Marathon Birthday Meet-Up at Downtown Disney! Anaheim, CA Event Details 4/14-4/17/2016: Star Wars Half Marathon Meet-up at Walt Disney World! SUPPORT THE SHOW Skywalking Through Neverland T-Shirts at TeePublic! Check them out HERE. Shopping HerUniverse? Click here! Need something from Amazon.com? Click here. CONTACT US tweet! tweet! @SkywalkingPod Follow us on Meerkat and join in on interactive live-streaming of events. Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook. If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!

We joined in the mob of people at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, CA for the official unveiling of THE FORCE AWAKENS Trailer and we HAD to join in the world-wide discussion with fans who attended. Plus, we analyze the all-important and amazing music! (9:23) Then we invited Joe Tavano and Chris Salton of Brews And Blasters on to talk STAR WARS REBELS: THE LOST COMMANDERS. (44:13) Continuing with our Halloween theme this month, Russell Flores gives us some insight into THE TOWER OF TERROR. What lies beneath the hotel facade? What are some hidden gems and hidden Mickeys? The author of SEEN, UNSEEN DISNEYLAND sets us straight. (1:44:16) STAR WARS MUSICAL will have a sequel! George Shaw, the writer and composer, is back to tell us about the crowd-funding RocketHub campaign for his next project - "The Empire's New Groove" based on THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. (1:29:17) Also on this episode: Things We Want To Share Dan Berry’s “Tarkin Mash!" (39:33) James Kahn’s WRONGSIDE BOB Indiegogo campaign (40:56) Skywalker Shout-Outs (1:25:45) Skywalker of the Week (1:25:45) WHERE WE WILL BE (IN REAL LIFE) 11/14/15: Avengers Half Marathon Weekend Meet-Up at Downtown Disney. Anaheim, CA Event Details 11/16/15: Season Of The Force - Waiting In Line For Hyperspace Mountain Meet-Up. Anaheim, CA 12/30/15: Let's watch THE FORCE AWAKENS together at Downtown Disney in Anaheim! Event Details 1/16/16: Star Wars Half Marathon Birthday Meet-Up at Downtown Disney! Anaheim, CA Event Details 4/14-4/17/2016: Star Wars Half Marathon Meet-up at Walt Disney World! SUPPORT THE SHOW Skywalking Through Neverland T-Shirts at TeePublic! Check them out HERE. Shopping HerUniverse? Click here! Need something from Amazon.com? Click here. CONTACT US tweet! tweet! @SkywalkingPod Follow us on Meerkat and join in on interactive live-streaming of events. Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook. If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!

Bloch & Stefano, Part 2: Psycho (Novel). Everyone thinks of Psycho as a film by Alfred Hitchcock. But in fact, the story originated as a novel by future Star Trek writer, Robert Bloch. The book tells the story of a man who runs a secluded motel, and his relationship with his very controlling, and sometimes murderous, mother. In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars, Mike is joined by Grace Moore from Women at Warp to look at Bloch's novel. We discuss point of view, character motivations, and connections between the novel and Bloch's Trek work. We also take a look at James Kahn's upcoming feature film, Wrongside Bob. Running Time: 49 minutes 19 seconds HostsMike Schindler GuestGrace Moore Editor and ProducerMike Schindler Executive ProducersCharlynn Schmiedt, Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, and C Bryan Jones Associate ProducerBecome one! Support Trek.fm and Commentary: Trek Stars at the $25/month level or plus! Visit http://patreon.com/trekfm http://patreon.com/trekfm Production ManagerRichard Marquez Content ManagerWill Nguyen ChaptersThe Novel (00:02:40)Comparisons to Trek (00:22:15)Wrap-up (00:35:37) Send us your feedback!Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network!Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Creative Career Changes Conquer the White Whale with James Kahn Please welcome to the podcast James Kahn, author of the novelizations for The Goonies, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Poltergeist, and Return of the Jedi, writer/producer for television series Star Trek: Voyager and Melrose Place, as well as his new crowdfunded independent film project, Wrongside Bob. James discusses with us in his words what it takes to conquer the white whale and reinvent yourself with creative career changes shifting between emergency room medicine and creative writing. 80s film, 80s movies, crowdfunding independent film, crowdfunding movies, indie film, James Kahn, James Kahn interview, James Kahn podcast, Melrose Place, movie novelizations, novelizations, Poltergeist, producer, Return of the Jedi, Return of the Jedi novel, Star Trek Voyager, Temple of Doom novelization, The Goonies novelization, writer, Wrongside Bob

Author James Kahn has a full resume from helping to save E.T.'s life, creating original music and writing the best-selling novelization of RETURN OF THE JEDI. We are so excited to welcome him to the show and listen to his fantastic career in storytelling. Star Wars Weekends #1 Recap! John Fowler is back to tell us all about his time, and whether or not he saw Han Solo. NEW segment - we take a look into the history of Walt Disney's Tomorrowland from the 1950's. Rebel Spy and Ghost Host Dave Skale is back with this new series and each week we will look at another decade of Tomorrowland leading up to the NEW Disney film of the same name. Also on this episode: Lightspeed To Main Street: Disneyland's Diamond Anniversary Prep Skywalker Shout-Outs Skywalker Of The Week And remember…NeverLand On Alderaan! Skywalking Through Neverland T-Shirts ON SALE at TeePublic! Check them out HERE. Shopping AWESOME new Star Wars on HerUniverse? Click here! Contact us: tweet! tweet! @SkywalkingPod Follow us on Meerkat and join in on interactive live-streaming of events. Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube

Author James Kahn has a full resume from helping to save E.T.'s life, creating original music and writing the best-selling novelization of RETURN OF THE JEDI. We are so excited to welcome him to the show and listen to his fantastic career in storytelling. Star Wars Weekends #1 Recap! John Fowler is back to tell us all about his time, and whether or not he saw Han Solo. NEW segment - we take a look into the history of Walt Disney’s Tomorrowland from the 1950’s. Rebel Spy and Ghost Host Dave Skale is back with this new series and each week we will look at another decade of Tomorrowland leading up to the NEW Disney film of the same name. Also on this episode: Lightspeed To Main Street: Disneyland's Diamond Anniversary Prep Skywalker Shout-Outs Skywalker Of The Week And remember…NeverLand On Alderaan! Skywalking Through Neverland T-Shirts ON SALE at TeePublic! Check them out HERE. Shopping AWESOME new Star Wars on HerUniverse? Click here! Contact us: tweet! tweet! @SkywalkingPod Follow us on Meerkat and join in on interactive live-streaming of events. Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook. Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube

James Kahn.   In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars, John and Mike are joined by their very special guest, Star Trek: Voyager writer/producer James Kahn. We discuss Kahn's work on Voyager episodes such as "Critical Care" and "Lineage", as well as his Next Generation episode, "The Masterpiece Society". We also discuss Kahn's non-Trek work, including books such as The New World Trilogy, novelizations of films like Poltergeist and Return of the Jedi, and television shows, including Melrose Place and All My Children. We also find out about his upcoming film, Wrongside Bob.   Running Time: 55 minutes 54 seconds   Hosts John Mills and Mike Schindler   Guest James Kahn   Editor and Producer Mike Schindler   Production Manager Richard Marquez   Content Coordinator Will Nguyen   Associate Producer Become one! Support Trek.fm and Commentary: Trek Stars at the $25/month level or plus! Visit http://patreon.com/trekfm http://patreon.com/trekfm   Chapters Breaking In (00:01:48) The New World Trilogy (00:07:13) Novelizations (00:13:08) Star Trek (00:24:12) The Writers' Room (00:34:34) Wrongside Bob (00:42:14) Wrap-up (00:45:57)   Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm  Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm  Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm  Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact  Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm   Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Sejam todos muito bem-vindos ao JPC Cast número catorze (quatorze). No podcast de hoje, Marcelo Zaniolo (@celo_zaniolo), Diego Lokow (@Lokow) e Marcieli “Celi” Zucchi (@_zucchi) julgam os livros “Os Goonis”, um filme de Steven Spielberg escrito por James Kahn, e “Os Assassinos do Cartão-Postal”, de James Patterson. Tempo de Duração: 37 minutos. Livros Julgados pela Capa [Diego] Os Goonies – Darkside Books [Marcelo] Os Assassinos do Cartão-Postal – Editora Arqueiro Compre os Livros Comentados no Episódio de Hoje Links da Saraiva Compre o livro “Os Goonies” Compre o livro “Os Assassinos do Cartão-Postal” Links do Submarino Compre o livro “Os Goonies” Compre o livro “Os Assassinos do Cartão-Postal” Links da Livraria Cultura Compre o livro “Os Goonies” Compre o livro “Os Assassinos do Cartão-Postal” Resultado da Promoção do LivroCast 043 – O Vingador Vencedor no Facebook – Rita Chirito Vencedor no Twitter – Luiz Ricardo Episódios Comentados no Programa LivroCast 039 – A Culpa é das Estrelas LivroCast 043 – O Vingador JPC Cast 013 – Ex-heróis e Corporate Zombies Links Comentados no Programa Perfil da Celi no Twitter Relicário Musical, Blog da Celi Resenha [Filme] – A Culpa é das Estrelas Site oficial do Corporate Zombies Manual Prático do Canalha Sentimental, blog do Jardel Os Inúteis, podcast do Felipe Papo di Minero, podcast do Bruno Assís Pausa Para um Café, site da Anna Killer Foxes, outro site da Anna LiterárioCast, podcast da Anna Milkshake Sem Gelo, podcast do Bruno Lombardi Críticas, Sugestões e Dúvidas E-mail: livrocast@lokotopia.com.br Twitter: @Lokotopia Twitter: @LivroCast Lokotopia no Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lokotopia LivroCast no Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/livrocast Outros Links: LivroCast no ITunes Feed do LivroCast Informações Sobre o Episódio Aperte o play no topo da página para ouvir o LivroCast ou clique com o botão direito em download e escolha a opção “Salvar Destino Como” para baixá-lo em seu computador. O post JPC Cast 014 – Os Goonies e Os Assassinos do Cartão-Postal apareceu primeiro em LivroCast. O post JPC Cast 014 – Os Goonies e Os Assassinos do Cartão-Postal apareceu primeiro em LivroCast.