Sam Maggs

Listen to "Sam Maggs author of Wonder Women" on Spreaker. Sam Maggs chronicles the lives of smart, pioneering women from the past in Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History (Quirk Books; October 4, 2016; $16.99). Maggs, who has an MA in Victorian literature, presents readers with a collection of international bad-as-heck babes who broke barriers as scientists, engineers, mathematicians, adventurers, and inventors (before their male counterparts stole the spotlight and took credit for their work). With Wonder Women, Maggs proves that smart women have always been able to achieve amazing things, even when the odds are stacked against them, including: Women of Science: Otto Hahn won a Nobel Prize for discovering nuclear fission but in fact it was Austrian nuclear physicist Lise Meitner who made the discovery and consequently explained it to Otto! Women of Medicine: As a Hindu woman, Anandibai Joshi overcame religious persecution in order to travel to America to become one of the first female doctors to practice in India. Women of Espionage: Inspired by a novel about a female pirate, Sarah Emma Edmonds cut off her hair and began dressing as a man in order to emancipate herself from the realities of being a nineteenth-century woman. Using her newfound freedom she joined the Union army and became a spy and the only woman admitted to the Grand Army of the Republic. Women of Innovation: Chinese textile pioneer Huang Daopo mustered the bravery to escape an abusive home life and arranged marriage, which gave her the freedom to pursue a career that allowed her to innovate in the textile industry—she invented the cotton gin five centuries before Eli Whitney! Women of Adventure: American aviatrix Bessie Coleman overcame racism to pursue her dream to become the first Black pilot. In addition to spotlighting women from history, Wonder Women contains Q&As with several of today's visionary females, such as STEM Women founder Dr. Buddhini Samarasinghe and disaster researcher Mika McKinnon. These women, both past and present, will inspire and empower readers to overcome barriers and follow their passions.

Laurence Juber

Listen to "Laurence Juber Can't Stop Playing The Beatles" on Spreaker. GRAMMY-winning fingerstyle guitarist Laurence Juber will release LJ Can't Stop Playing The Beatles! (Hologram Recordings), a third collection of his celebrated solo acoustic arrangements of Beatles tunes. Tthe recording showcases Juber’s unique acoustic guitar touch and tone on this collection of Fab favorites.   This new album follows the “fantastic” (Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine) LJ Plays the Beatles (2000), which was voted one of Acoustic Guitar Magazine's all-time Top Ten albums, and LJ Plays the Beatles Vol. 2 (2010), “a keenly pleasurable journey through some of the best music ever created” (Acoustic Guitar).   LJ will be in New York and New Jersey March 3-5 for BeatlesFest: http://www.thefest.com/2017-fests/new-york-metro-march-3-4-5-2017/ New York Metro (March 3-5, 2017) | The Fest for Beatles Fans www.thefest.com Klaus Voormann Musician, Artist: Performed/Recorded with John, Paul, George, & Ringo, Member of Manfred Mann Band. Klaus returns to the New York Metro FEST for the ...   Watch the promo video here: https://vimeo.com/201770337  

And So...

Listen to "And So" on Spreaker. In radio we call them crutches. That go to place in a talking break that sounds more like a time killer then a physical connection with listeners. Radio isn't the only game playing the same. As creative minds and builders there's something you do in your everyday that puts movement through your journey forward. Look at the way we treat people when we believe the conversation is over. We use vocal tones as a crutch. It signals the passerby that we're pretty much done. Grocery store checkout clerks say the same thing over and over again to their customers. It's a crutch! Instead of engaging in brand new conversation they rely on whatever it takes to make the line shorter. I usually choose to break the ice first by asking them questions about the outside world. Then I rely on my own crutches to pull a smile from their company cover. Which is the reason why I love sharing conversations with the nations top comedians. They've mastered the art of connection by way of listening then growing into a small collection of thoughts which leads to the passerby to be eased into something new. Doctors and Dentists are totally addicted to crutches. Mechanics and car salespeople are horrible with crutches. Are you aware of what's making you stale? Me asking questions all the time. A total crutch!

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 62

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 62" on Spreaker. What is your requirement? To wake up in the morning. Brush your teeth. Head to work then return home to spend what little money you made? We all carry forward a personal requirement. Not necessarily a purpose but a requirement. You challenge yourself daily to reach a place of security and or acceptability. You see struggles headed your direction and instantly you require yourself to prepare for the passing season. I ask a lot of questions. Not to be a know it all. I only want to better understand the requirement. And in asking those questions I wonder how I might be serving better. But you have to watch out for moments like this. To make yourself available means you have to meet the requirement. This opens a huge can of worms. Do business leaders truly mean their door is always open? Are you available to help heal beyond just being in the mood for it? It's an incredible feeling to say you are going to help usher in change. But a darker storm grows forward when those you shared it with fell witness to a lack of fruit being produced. What is your requirement?

McKenzie Phillips

Listen to "McKenzie Phillips author of Hopeful Healing" on Spreaker. Mackenzie Phillips, actress and author of the courageous New York Times bestselling memoir High on Arrival, has written a new book, Hopeful Healing: Essays on Managing Recovery and Surviving Addiction (Beyond Words/Atria,. Referencing her past struggles as an addict and her current role as a substance abuse counselor, Mackenzie is sharing her experience and insight to help addicts, along with family members and support systems, get the help and motivation they need to reach sobriety. In Hopeful Healing, Phillips shares short essays that include personal stories along with first-step motivations for the addict who is looking to or perhaps struggling to recover. She addresses mindfulness, failure, hope, trust, and acceptance, among many prominent themes in the life of an addict. Each chapter concludes with the “It Works if You Work It” section for reflection and exercises that worked well for her and her clients. Phillips offers encouragement and open honesty from someone who has been right where the addict has been: rock bottom. And for Phillips, it was all while the entire world watched. She knows exactly what addicts are facing in these challenging times, and offers personal and professional stories to help people reach the other, more hopeful side—sobriety. Mackenzie Phillips is best known for her roles in American Graffiti and as rebellious teenager Julie Cooper on the sitcom One Day at a Time. She is also the daughter of John Phillips, lead singer of the ’60s band The Mamas and the Papas. As a troubled teen star, Phillips made several visits to rehab before getting sober. Her struggles with addiction have been well documented in High On Arrival and in the media. Phillips has become Hollywood’s go-to person on substance abuse and a visible and outspoken advocate for addiction awareness and education. “This wonderful book will lovingly hold your hand through anything you need to know about recovery and addiction, or really, just getting through life. This is the Mackenzie I know: smart, funny, warm, she has that great ‘been there, done that’ attitude and just tells it like it is, without judgment. Read this book now. It’s your soft place to fall.” —Valerie Bertinelli, actress and New York Times bestselling author

Ralph Machio

Listen to "Ralph Machio From Lost Cat Corona" on Spreaker. Ralph is best known for his iconic lead role in The Karate Kid (1984) and equally popular sequels; The Karate Kid, Part II (1986) and The Karate Kid, Part III (1989). Ralph began his career appearing in television commercials in the late 1970’s. He landed his first role in film in 1980 in Up the Academy. In the same year Ralph also starred as a regular on the television series Eight is Enough. And, in 1983 he delivered a breakthrough film performance as troubled teenager Johnny Cade in The Outsiders directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Ralph also starred in the blues road movie Crossroads (1986) and he co-starred with Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny (1992). In 2003 he starred as a hit man with a conscience in A Good Night to Die and across from Anthony Hopkins in Hitchcock (2012). Ralph has also appeared as a guest star on numerous television and cable shows including How I Met Your Mother, Pysch, Ugly Betty and Entourage to name just a few. ABOUT LOST CAT CORONA, IN THEATERS FEBRUARY 24th & AVAILABLE ON ITUNES, AMAZON INSTANT, GOOGLE PLAY OR VIMEO ON DEMAND FEBRUARY 28th A play it safe guy must search for his wife's missing cat, bringing him face to face with the colorful, wacky, and sometimes, the more dangerous element of his neighborhood, forcing him to confront his fears and rethink his M.O.

What Have You Heard

Listen to "What Do You Hear" on Spreaker. What do we truly hear? There's so much noise around us. We do things to cover up the noise that was used to cover up the noise. Then when it's time to cut free of the collisions. The one thing we can't do is decide if we like what we are currently sitting in. Are we truly who we are? What if you're the end result of being shaped? Touchy subject. The true percentages don't match the number of opportunities. You can be anything you want. But when you arrive. Are you the same person you were when the seed was first planted. Learning to activate what you hear is a huge brave step. Making known how you are growing is mindfully present in your now. Too often we take the experience and tuck it away. When what we should've been doing is letting it move through us. To increase the influence and or inspiration. I wrote this morning about two things: Feel and Fuel. We spend so much time feeling that we forget to fuel our dreams. But the part I read from today isn't about that subject. It's taken from my daily writing on January 2, 2016. We learn so much from where we once stood. But were you listening? If not... why are you complaining?