Benedict is a director and assistant director with a large page full of credits on the Internet Movie Database. He grew up in the Bavarian region of Germany, lives in Munich, and works all over the world.
Read MoreBorn into a musical family in Montana, Colleen was raised on country music. With a degree in musical theater, she moved to New York City and formed the band Sweetgrass. They performed regularly and released a CD called Primal. After Sweetgrass, she continued as a solo artist and has released three EPs: The One Who Listens, In The Clouds, and the most recent Cowgirl Royalty .
Read MoreTheresa's commercial photography business, Terri Diamond, is one of the most successful businesses of its kind. Theresa started photography thanks to a teacher's suggestion and has been creating amazing photographs ever since.
Read MoreProfessor Ruben teaches criminal law, professional responsibility, and a seminar on the Second Amendment. His scholarly work has been published in the California Law Review, Duke Law Journal, Georgetown Law Journal, Iowa Law Review, and Yale Law Journal Forum. He's provided legal commentary for ABC News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNN, The Atlantic, NPR, and CBS Radio.
Prof. Ruben was a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice and an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law, worked as a criminal defense attorney, and served as a law clerk for the Honorable Julio M. Fuentes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
He received his J.D. from NYU School of Law, where he was an Articles Editor for the NYU Law Review, and his B.A. from Dartmouth College, where he graduated magna cum laude.
Read MoreScott has been a carwash attendant, a legislative staffer for three State Senators, and now a published author. Scott writes gritty literary fiction about maddeningly dysfunctional humans. Though primarily a novelist, he has had his short fiction and poetry featured in many publications.
Read MoreWendy grew up in Rochester, went to the illustrious RIT, then went to the big city and never looked back. She's worked for several major corporations and business entities. We also talk about the magic of diversity in New York City.
Read MoreSathya is the creator, writer, and director of the award-winning web series, "Doggy Style", and many other projects. His journey started in Sri Lanka and is currently in New York City. This multi-hyphenate is even building an electric car!
Read MoreRebecca has worked literally all over the world as a chef, but she didn't realize that was her calling until she was in college cooking for everyone. She now has her own personal chef business based in Brooklyn.
Read MoreCarolee started acting and singing and stumbled into becoming one of the most requested and heard voiceover talents in the United States. She shares the winding road of her creative life and even gives helpful hints for aspiring voiceover artists.
Read MoreUSA Today, Gothamist, Humans of New York, and Gawker, Morgan Gliedman’s high-profile arrest for explosives possession captivated the press. How did a Park Avenue doctor’s daughter end up hooked on heroin, handcuffed in her West Village apartment at nine months pregnant?
Read MoreUrsula comes from a family of musicians and performers. She moves seamlessly between these roles and talks about the joy in all of them.
Read MoreSamantha is a disabled veteran, professional dog trainer, skydiver and author. She speaks several languages, has been a model, worked in national security, and says she's an introvert but is a great conversationalist.
Read MoreJoshua is a Naval Academy graduate, Marine combat veteran, helicopter pilot, car collector, beekeeper, and storyteller. A former client, you can find his previous series, the Shifter Chronicles, wherever digital books are sold.
Read MoreHank Phillippi Ryan is the USA Today bestselling author of 13 thrillers, winning the most prestigious awards in the genre: five Agathas, four Anthonys, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award. She is also on-air investigative reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV, with 37 EMMYs and dozens more journalism honors.
Hank is a founder of MWA University and The Back Room; and National Sisters in Crime past president. Visit Hank online at HankPhillippiRyan.com, on Twitter @HankPRyan, on Instagram @hankpryan and Facebook at HankPhillippiRyanAuthor.
Read MoreJoe Newberry is a Missouri native and North Carolina transplant who has played music most of his life. His powerful and innovative banjo playing, as well as his songwriting, guitar skills, fiddling, and singing delights audiences around the world. Find him on Twitter at @joenewberry. http://joenewberry.me/wordpress/
Read MoreClaire Bethke is an award-winning artist, designer and writer. She studied fashion, costume history and English literature at University of Washington and the Fashion Institute of Technology. She has worked in fashion design, costume for television, product design, fine art and home styling.
Read MoreSandy has been a friend of mine for a long time and I had no idea the magnitude of her work as a film editor. She's worked all over the world on film and TV projects. She's worked with amazing people and accomplished great things. Usually living in Munich, in this episode she spoke to me from Berlin while working on her latest project. Her work is listed at her IMDB page.
Read MoreAaron is an international touring and recording artist. He has performed solo and chamber music in Europe, Russia, Taiwan, and across the United States including El Palacio de Linares in Madrid, Spain, Sheremetev Palace in Russia, and Palazzo del Te & Ducale in Mantova, Italy. A gifted performer and speaker, he is sought for his deft programming of new and standard repertoire, while connecting with audiences with a Bernstein-esque ease. In 2019 Aaron received a medal from the Société Académique Arts-Sciences-Lettres of Paris, France for his trailblazing work in music, and in 2020 was Musician in Residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity.
Read MoreTrained in journalism and project management, Faith used her skills to publish several self-help books including, The Real Book on How to Cook: Secrets Mother Never Told You, which won 'Best Cook Book' at the 2013 African American Literary Awards. Ms. Knight’s books have been featured on NBC Washington, Good Morning Atlanta, WHUR radio, and the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Faith has writen several children's books as she follows in the footsteps of her cousin, legendary children's author Virginia Hamilton. Faith is a former Web producer for MSNBC.com and the Discovery Channel.
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