Episode 31: Award-winning Performer/Producer/Writer/Band Leader Grerg Purnhagen

Since studying vocal performance at NYU and Mannes College of Music, Greg has toured in several productions with Philip Glass, and performed in pieces created by avant-garde luminaries Meredith Monk and Anthony Braxton.

His show, "BABALU-CY! The Art of Desi Arnaz" debuted at Metropolitan Room in 2007, won a Backstage Bistro Award in 2008 and went on to an Off-Broadway run at the Actor’s Temple in New York’s Theater District. A presentation of the show at Hofstra University’s Monroe Center Theater in 2010 brought him to the attention of the team that took over the Xavier Cugat Orchestra after Cugat retired. One thing led to another and Greg went from portraying the great Cuban American bandleader to becoming an actual bandleader himself, adopting his birth father’s family name in the process. And he grew up blocks from Eric Ruben!

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Episode 29: Award-Winning Showbiz Journalist Kim Masters

Kim Masters covered the legal profession and politics before becoming an expert on the entertainment industry. She is an editor at large with the Hollywood Reporter and hosts a show on public radio's KCRW called The Business. She was instrumental in covering Harvey Weinstein and the #metoo movement. Ms. Masters has served as a correspondent for NPR, contributing editor at Vanity Fair, and has written for Time, Esquire, and The Washington Post.

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Episode 21: Actress/Writer/Producer Jenna Beressi

A California native, Jenna came to New York to study acting at the world class program offered at NYU. She spent time in London thanks to be selected for the exclusive program at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Now she's acting, writing, and producing. We talk about what all of that is like while negotiating a day job and being a young woman living in New York City.

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Episode 17: Pharma Attorney, Erica Olson

Attorney Erica Olson started out with a Biology Degree from Notre Dame. After seeing that wasn't enough to get her a science related job, she went to Law School at Columbia University. She ultimately merged her interests by becoming a scientific intellectual property attorney. Her grandmother was a doctor, her mother a lawyer who finished top of her class. She knew she could do whatever she set her mind to, but still ran into difficulties. Hers is a fun and educational story.

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Episode 16: Author and Hotelier, Jamie Schler

Jamie was born and raised in the American South. After getting her degree from the University of Pennsylvania, she lived in New York City and then moved to France where she lives today. She's studied psychology, art, and now runs a hotel, makes jam, and writes cook books. Hers is a fascinating journey.

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Episode 15: Literary Agent, Juliet Mushens

Juliet Mushens, a graduate of Cambridge University, worked in a publishing house before making her way into a thriving agenting career. Additionally, she's funny, married to a writer, and mum to two brilliant and emotional cats. We chat about publishing, American television, and so much more.

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Episode 10: Pastor Joe Basile

Joe Basile dropped out of high school and became a rap artist. After he gave his life to Christ, he shifted to rapping about Jesus, and eventually became a pastor. Pastor Joe is best known for his work on the History Channel's documentary, The Jesus Strand: A Search For DNA. The first book in his new science fiction series, The Infinity Chronicles, is available. He believes science and the Bible can be friends.

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