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A Conversation with ‘Psychedelics Concierge to the Stars,’ Activist and Award Winning Filmmaker, Zappy Zapolin Apr 27, 2022

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Zappy Zapolin is a well-known futurist, psychedelic concierge to the stars, and award-winning filmmaker who is dedicated to the expansion of human consciousness. Playboy Magazine called him “The Man Who Wants to Change the World with Psychedelics.”

As the director behind the acclaimed documentary, The Reality of Truth, Zappy won the Amsterdam Film Festival’s Van Gogh Award for Documentary Directing. The film features Michelle Rodriguez, Deepak Chopra, Ram Dass, Marianne Williamson, Joel Osteen, and other thought leaders and continues to inspire millions of people. Zappy’s latest film, Lamar Odom: Reborn, follows the psychedelic intervention he facilitated for the basketball superstar using the breakthrough treatments of ketamine and ibogaine.Today, Zappy is often called on as a “psychedelic concierge” to help celebrities, thought leaders, and business icons have a conscious transformation. Known as a visionary and futurist, Zappy has been spotting trends for decades such as internet domain names, legal CBD and cannabis, and now the burgeoning psychedelic economy.

As the youngest Vice President in the history of one of Wall Street’s most successful investment banks, Zappy is a frequent commentator on the emerging psychedelic industry and investment opportunities.

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Sex Drugs….. and Rock n’ Roll with Cindy Eckert, the CEO Who Brought 'Female Viagra' to Market Apr 13, 2022

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Cindy Eckert, known for bringing female viagra to market and selling the company for 1 billion dollars, is an American entrepreneur known for founding Sprout Pharmaceuticals.

She subsequently founded The Pink Ceiling which invests in companies founded by, or delivering products for, women. It was so great to sit down with Cindy in person, during SXSW in Austin, TX.

We talked about everything from her childhood to how she made it as an innovative female CEO.

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Tap Into Your Brain with Dr Patrick Porter, Founder of BrainTap Mar 23, 2022

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Patrick K. Porter, PhD is an award-winning author, educator, consultant, entrepreneur, and speaker. With 20 years of experience operating the largest self-help franchise in the world, he has become a highly sought-after expert within the personal improvement industry, having sold over 3 million of his self-help products worldwide. Dr. Porter has been on the cutting edge of brainwave entrainment technology for 32 years. He was a co-developer of the MC2, the first personal light & sound brain training machine, voted “Best New Gadget of the Year” at the 1989 Consumer Electronics Show. And his team was voted the “Best New Health APP” at 2019 Consumer Electronic Show.

His newest brain-training platform, BrainTap is distinctively designed to activate the brain’s neuroplasticity. The BrainTap headset uses light & sound technology in combination with Dr. Porter’s proprietary guided visualization audio-sessions to help people achieve brain fitness, overcome stress, lose weight, stop smoking, manage pain, accelerate learning, enjoy superb sleep and make any number of lifestyle improvements. Additionally, he offers personal improvement providers a turnkey system for helping their clients achieve these same goals, and more. Dr. Porter also is dean of mind-based studies at the International Quantum University of Integrative Medicine (IQUIM).

Previously, he founded Positive Changes, the world’s largest franchise network of lifestyle improvement centers. Dr. Porter’s successes were featured in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, People, Entrepreneur, and INC, as well as ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and the Discovery Channel. Dr. Porter’s entertaining speeches and seminars deliver the real life, nuts ‘n bolts concepts he uses to take his business ventures to a multi-million dollar enterprises. He is the author of the award-winning bestseller, Awaken the Genius, Mind Technology for the 21st Century, which was awarded “Best How-To Book of 1994” by the North American Book Dealers Exchange. Awaken the Genius is translated into four languages and more than 150,000 copies have sold globally. He is also author of Discover the Language of the Mind and Thrive in Overdrive, How to navigate Your Overloaded Lifestyle, among others.

Be BOLD with Stacy Madison, Founder of Stacy’s Pita Chips Mar 09, 2022

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On this episode, we are Staring at the world with Stacy Madison, founder of Stacy’s Pita Chips and Be Bold bars. We discuss her life coming up and as an amazing female entrepreneur.

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Miss Tosh: Burlesque Innovation Feb 16, 2022

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Miss Tosh is a world famous burlesque performer, fashion designer, producer, and visual artist. She joins us to discuss beauty of burlesque, finding herself in art, her very beginnings, creativity and so much more. Visit: http://www.BoDeans.com http://www.MissTosh.com Follow the podcast on: Apple: https://rb.gy/lnef9x Spotify: https://rb.gy/d9mdil YouTube: https://rb.gy/bqqidf Stitcher: https://rb.gy/p9y4w8 Android: https://rb.gy/05jxnj

Steve Vai: Guitar Legend Feb 02, 2022

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On this episode we welcome legendary guitarist, Steve Vai. He was voted the "10th Greatest Guitarist" by Guitar World magazine, and has sold over 15 million records. He joins us to discuss his life and career and his new album, Inviolate.

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Culture Part 2, with Andrew Zimmern, An Emmy-Winning TV Personality, Producer, Chef, Writer, and Teacher Jan 12, 2022

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It's part two of our episode with Emmy-winning and four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, writer and UN World Food Program Goodwill Ambassador, Andrew Zimmern. Zimmern is regarded as one of the most knowledgeable personalities in the food world. As the creator, executive producer and host of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods franchise, Andrew Zimmern’s Driven by Food and Emmy-winning The Zimmern List, he has devoted his life to exploring and promoting cultural acceptance, tolerance and understanding through food.

In 2020, Andrew returned to television with the MSNBC series What’s Eating America. His latest series, Family Dinner, is currently streaming on Discovery+ and will air on Chip & Joanna Gaines’ forthcoming Magnolia Network in 2022.

A Taste of the Good—and Bad— Life Andrew knew from a young age he wanted a career in food. After attending The Dalton School and Vassar College, he cooked in New York City restaurants for Anne Rosenzweig, Joachim Splichal and Thomas Keller, amongst others. Andrew helped open and run a dozen restaurants, and at the same time was also an addict spiraling out of control. After a year spent living on the streets, an intervention by close friends brought him to the Hazelden Foundation in Minnesota.

In 2020, Andrew was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host. He has won James Beard awards for “TV Food Personality” (2010), “TV Program on Location” (2012), and “Outstanding Personality/Host” (2013 and 2017). In 2021, the annual Taste Awards created a new special achievement award, The Andrew Zimmern Discovery Award, that honors his mission to discover new cultures and flavors. Andrew was one of the inaugural honorees. In 2016, Andrew was named one of “America’s 50 Most Powerful People in Food” by The Daily Meal, one of the “30 Most Influential People in Food” by Adweek and as one of Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business.” In 2017, Andrew won the award for Best Host at the Cynopsis TV Awards. According to Eater, “Zimmern knows more about the foods of the world and the history of modern gastronomy than anyone else in our solar system. He’s a walking, talking food encyclopedia, and a true omnivore.” Andrew has appeared as a contestant on Iron Chef, and as a guest judge on episodes of Chopped, Top Chef Masters, Iron Chef and Top Chef. In 2016, he co-starred as a mentor for Season 2 of Food Network’s All-Star Academy.

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Culture with Andrew Zimmern, An Emmy-Winning TV Personality, Producer, Chef, Writer, and Teacher Jan 05, 2022

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An Emmy-winning and four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, writer and teacher, Andrew Zimmern is regarded as one of the most knowledgeable personalities in the food world. As the creator, executive producer and host of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods franchise, Andrew Zimmern’s Driven by Food and Emmy-winning The Zimmern List, he has devoted his life to exploring and promoting cultural acceptance, tolerance and understanding through food.

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From Space X to Elton John, Pop Artist Kii Arens Discusses His Career and Shocking Cancer Battle Dec 15, 2021

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One of the most credible and influential in Los Angeles - the award winning Kii Arens, is a critical driver in the creation of modern pop culture. A contemporary American pop-artist, graphic designer, photographer, director, and musician.

His personal work has been in art galleries all over the world. Kii credits Saturday mornings in the '70s spent watching Sid & Marty Krofft as some of his main inspirations.

Never formally trained, this St. Paul native grew up with a fascination for album covers, vintage logos, and has created over 500 pieces for artists such as Dolly Parton, The Rolling Stones, Lady Gaga, Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Kacey Musgraves, Bernie Sanders, Beck, DEVO, Diana Ross, Lana Del Rey, The Doors, PIXIES, Glen Campbell, Tame Impala, The Replacements, Hollywood Bowl, Coachella, and Desert Trip, widely considered the most successful festival ever to take place.

His recently directed music video for Elton John was featured prominently on the 2020 Oscars, '(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again' has served well as the visual accompaniment for the heavily nominated and award-winning song. Other videos include DEVO, Queens of The Stone Age, PIXIES, Glen Campbell and more.

Soledad O’Brien Discusses Her HBO Docuseries, 'Black and Missing' Dec 08, 2021

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Soledad O’Brien joins us on Staring at the World to discuss her new HBO docuseries Black and Missing. Soledad O’Brien is an award-winning documentarian, journalist, speaker, author, and philanthropist, who founded Soledad O’Brien Productions, a multi-platform media production company dedicated to telling empowering and authentic stories on a range of social issues.

She anchors and produces the Hearst TV political magazine program "Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien" and is a correspondent for HBO Real Sports. She is also host of the Quake Media podcast “Very Opinionated with Soledad O’Brien. She is a thought leader, with over 1.3 million Twitter followers, who has a national impact through her speeches, numerous documentaries and her presence on the op-ed pages of platforms like the New York Times and Huffington Post. She has anchored shows on CNN, MSNBC, and NBC, and reported for Fox, A&E, Oxygen, Nat Geo, the PBS NewsHour, WebMD, and Al Jazeera America, among others.

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