Episodios

  • 2021 End of the year recap

    2021 End of the year recap
    Dec 27 2021
    Well, we've reached the end of 2021. Here's how the rest of my year concluded.
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    45 m
  • 2021 Mid-Year Recap

    2021 Mid-Year Recap
    Jun 16 2021
    The podcast is still alive. Just giving you updates on what's been going on since January. Enjoy!
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    30 m
  • 2020 Recap

    2020 Recap
    Dec 28 2020
    Hi, everyone. I'm back. This is it. The end of 2020. And I'm here to share how my year went and what I've experienced and learned. Enjoy, share and Happy New Year.
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    56 m
  • Brian Brandow - The Creative Side to Personal Finance

    Brian Brandow - The Creative Side to Personal Finance
    Nov 2 2020
    Welcome to episode #69. Today we address something that some of us creatives may not want to deal with or talk about. Money and personal finance. I thought this would be helpful considering we all use money. Whether it’s to finance a business, sell your art, get headshots, sell a script. Money is part of our lives. And I felt it was important for you to hear from someone who had massive debt and was able to get debt-free. And know you can too. His name is Brain Brandow. We attended a TV/Video production course in our senior year at Brentwood High School. He would later come back to work as an assistant for that same course. He eventually went to work for Cablevision and actually helped me get a job there as well. Brian started a family and of course, expenses increased. So did the debt. Before long, that debt swelled to $109,000. Brian and his family took action; reading books, changing their spending habits and their lifestyle. And in about 4 years, they were debt-free. From all this, Brian was inspired to create Debt Discipline.com. Here he shares his story, personal finance tips and much more. He also decided to share his story and wisdom at various libraries and schools. Through collaboration, he was able to set up some financial literacy programs in various schools, classes K-12, throughout Long Island. Not only that, his story was featured on Good Morning America. Brian also gives some tips on holiday shopping, since that season is fast approaching. It was great connecting with him again and I know this will be of great value to you. So, enjoy my chat with Brian Brandow.
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    1 h y 7 m
  • Kristen Stafford - Halloween Art Collector and Podcaster

    Kristen Stafford - Halloween Art Collector and Podcaster
    Oct 19 2020
    Welcome to Episode 68. And Halloween continues with a guest who has been one year in the making. We connected just after Halloween, so I wanted to wait to get her on the show until the season was back. And she’s here. Welcome Halloween art collector and podcaster, Kristen Stafford. Kristen has been a “Halloweenist” for as long as she can remember. She celebrates it all-year round. Collecting Halloween art started with the Dept 56 Halloween Village sets and grew from there. She started going to Halloween art shows and became fascinated with original art. Meeting the artists and hearing their stories inspired her to try her hand at podcasting. And The Halloween Art & Travel Podcast was born. Season 1 debuted August 2018. The focus is solely on Halloween art and artists. Kristen also volunteers as a tour guide for a local cemetery and has passion for the history surrounding cemeteries and tombstone art. She has traveled to many notable places that tie into Halloween, such as: Anoka, MN, Sleepy Hollow, Hell, MI, New Orleans and Salem. There’s much more, so enjoy my chat with Kristen Stafford.
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    1 h y 17 m
  • Robert Ottone Returns with a new horror anthology

    Robert Ottone Returns with a new horror anthology
    Oct 5 2020
    Welcome to episode 67. It’s the month of Halloween and time for some guests who love the holiday. Today, we have our first ever returning guest, Robert Ottone. Last year, around this time, he came out with his horror anthology called PEOPLE : A HORROR ANTHOLOGY ABOUT LOVE, LOSS & THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT. Well, this year, just in time for Halloween, he’s released his second anthology called HER INFERNAL NAME AND OTHER NIGHTMARES. In between that time, his publishing company, Spooky House Press, released a collection from a previous guest, Michael Jess Alexander called BOARDED WINDOWS, DEAD LEAVES. He has been keeping busy, to say the least. Now, last year I read the first anthology after our interview. This time, I was able to read this new collection before our conversation. So, we’ll talk a lot more about specific stories that I liked and get some behind the scenes details about their origins and meanings. I was so excited to reconnect with Robert again and it was such a blast. Enjoy my second chat with Robert Ottone.
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    1 h y 22 m
  • Racquel Keller - Multi-Facted Artist

    Racquel Keller - Multi-Facted Artist
    Sep 21 2020
    Welcome to episode 66. Today we have Racquel Keller. Her art is found in many forms, including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography and assemblage. She constructs imagery inspired by her collection of natural specimens and vintage objects, with an eye toward putting these seemingly disparate pieces together to tell a story that captures the feeling of nostalgia these objects evoke. Racquel earned her B.S. in Graphic Design, with a concentration in Fine Arts, from The American University and also holds a Certificate of Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University. After over a decade as a Law Firm Manager, Racquel decided to focus on her first love of making art. Presently, in addition to doing her art, she works as an Art Instructor at the Greenbelt Community Center, the College Park Arts Exchange and for select workshops at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC. She regularly offers classes and workshops in a variety of mediums and subjects. She actively exhibits her work in the DC Metropolitan area and is a current Artist in Residence at The Greenbelt Community Center (Maryland, USA) and was an Artist in Residence at Chateau d'Orquevaux (Orquevaux, France). And if that's not enough, she also hosts the podcast, Pure Fire Creatives, sharing the stories of women in the arts. Many thanks to previous guest, Sam Kimberle for connecting us. Enjoy!
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    1 h y 11 m
  • Steve Belanger - Writer, Actor, Comedian, Podcaster

    Steve Belanger - Writer, Actor, Comedian, Podcaster
    Sep 7 2020
    Welcome to episode 65. Today we have Steve Belanger. He is a writer, actor, comedian and podcaster. It wasn’t until he left his “soul-crushing” as a corporate executive that his creative journey began. This includes writing a memoir entitled My Penthouse Past : Failing My Way Up the Corporate Ladder of an Empire Built on Skin. An award-winning one-man show called It’s About Time. Acting in shows like: Rescue Me, Damages, The Americans and All My Children. Stand up at clubs like Caroline’s. He also co-hosts the podcast Long Island Explained with a previous guest, Chris Roach. Steve had many stories to tell of taking the plunge into show biz. One of my favorites is the time he played golf with William Hurt. He has found a way to expand his creative talents and not limit himself to just one art. And this helped him spend time with his sons and see them grow up. What more could you ask for? This is a memorable and entertaining conversation. Enjoy my chat with Steve Belanger.
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    1 h y 15 m