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Untamed Borders Co-Founder – James Willcox Jun 07, 2022

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James Willcox is one of the founders of Untamed Borders, a travel and logistics company that offers bespoke trips and small group adventures to some of the world's most interesting and inaccessible places. Specializing in cultural, trekking, marathon and skiing trips, Untamed Borders offer some of the most unique itineraries in the travel market today. Operating in the Middle East, East Africa and Central Asia, Untamed Borders takes over 250 guests a year to unusual and largely unvisited areas of the world. Travelling in small groups and using local guides, the Untamed Borders mission is to add positive benefit to the countries and communities they visit.

Some of James' more notable achievements include pioneering ski tourism in Afghanistan and Iraq, organizing marathons in Afghanistan and Somaliland (the first mixed gender sporting events in the history of those respective countries) and more recently arranged the logistics for the next Michael Palin travel documentary in Iraq.

On this episode, James shares his one way ticket to 300 years in the future somewhere in the mountains. Plus, to mark our show's 10th anniversary, James shares 10 destinations and travel experiences we should consider, including: The island of Socotra in Yemen, the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, Virunga National Park in the DRC, and participating in the Kurdish new year festival of Nowruz in Akre, Iraq.

James is just one of the engaging personalities featured on the podcast where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they would go if given a one way ticket, no coming back. Their destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind.

Steven's guests have included: Nobel Peace Prize Winner, President Jose Ramos-Horta; Legendary Talk Show Host, Dick Cavett; Law Professor, Alan Dershowitz; Fashion Expert, Tim Gunn; Broadcast Legend, Charles Osgood; International Rescue Committee President & CEO, David Miliband; Former Senator, Joe Lieberman; Playwright, David Henry Hwang; Journalist-Humorist-Actor, Mo Rocca; SkyBridge Capital Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Anthony Scaramucci; Abercrombie & Kent Founder, Geoffrey Kent; Travel Expert, Pauline Frommer, as well as leading photographers, artists, chefs, writers, intellectuals, etc.

Andrea Koppel - Founder & CEO of the College2Career Academy, Ed Tech Start-up Entrepreneur, Career Coach & Podcaster May 24, 2022

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Andrea Koppel is a former award-winning CNN correspondent and is currently an Ed Tech start-up entrepreneur, career coach, and Founder and CEO of the College2Career Academy which helps confused college students find careers they'll love.

In 2021, Andrea was named a Top Job Search Expert to follow on LinkedIn. She also hosts the Apple TOP 100 podcast, Time4Coffee, and is the founder of Time4Coffee LLC, a company with a mission to empower 1 million college students to turn their degrees into careers they'll love. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur and podcaster, Andrea zigged and zagged her way across three different industries.

She started out her professional life as a journalist where she spent 20 years, the last 14 of them with CNN. She then pivoted from journalism into public relations; and eventually moved into the nonprofit world, leading global affairs and policy for Mercy Corps, an international humanitarian and development organization.

Andrea earned her B.A. in political science, Asian studies and Chinese from Middlebury College and never studied any of the industries she ended up pursuing. She is the mother of a high school junior who is currently exploring where he'd like to go to college in the fall of 2023.

On this episode, Andrea shares her one way ticket to the highest level of consciousness she can achieve. She also offers the benefits of meditation, shares her mission of empowering 1 million college students to turn their degrees into careers they'll love and why she tells the young people she coaches why they need to be like mad scientists when it comes to their own professional journey.

Andrea is just one of the engaging personalities featured on the podcast where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they would go if given a one way ticket, no coming back. Their destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind.

Washington University in St. Louis Positive Psychology Professor - Timothy J. Bono May 10, 2022

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Timothy J. Bono, Ph.D. is Associate Dean for Student Affairs and a faculty member in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis where his teaching and research focus on positive psychology and college student development. His work has been featured in a number of national media outlets including NBC News, CNN, Fast Company, and the Associated Press.

Over the last decade, thousands of students have taken his popular courses on the Psychology of Young Adulthood and the Science of Happiness.

He summarizes the research from those courses, along with how his students have put that information into practice in their own lives, in his book, Happiness 101: Simple Secrets to Smart Living & Well-Being.

On this episode, Professor Bono chooses a one way ticket to wellness. Plus, he highlights recent developments in the field of Positive Psychology, emphasizes the importance of social connections, shares why we shouldn't believe everything we think, busts the myth that immediately returning emails increases productivity and much, much more!

This is Professor Bono's second visit to The One Way Ticket Show. He is just one of the engaging personalities featured on the podcast where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they would go if given a one way ticket, no coming back. Their destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind.

Salih Hudayar - Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile Apr 26, 2022

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Salih Hudayar was elected as the Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile on November 11, 2019.

Salih was born to a Uyghur business family in Atush, East Turkistan. He studied International Studies and Politics at the University of Oklahoma, and was a member of the Army National Guard from 2011-2013. He is currently pursuing a Masters in National Security Studies from the American Military University.

On June 4, 2000, Salih fled to the United States with his family where they became political refugees. He grew up in Oklahoma and despite being so young he began to spread awareness about East Turkistan and the situation there. He moved to Washington, DC in the summer of 2017 and founded the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement (ETNAM). Under his leadership, the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement sparked a national awakening across the East Turkistani diaspora and re-ignited the flame of independence. He spearheaded the call for restoring East Turkistan's independence along with calling for the passage of a Uyghur / East Turkistan Policy Act. He reframed the East Turkistan issue as being an issue of territory and independence and not simply human rights and democracy.

He joined the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile at the Special Parliamentary Session in Washington, DC in April 20, 2019 and was subsequently appointed as the Ambassador to the United States & Assistant to the Prime Minister.

Since becoming a member of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile, Salih Hudayar has continued advocating for democracy, political independence, and unity among his people. He has also been active in promoting non-violent resistance to Chinese occupation among the Uyghur and East Turkistani diaspora. His vision is for an independent East Turkistan that is democratic, pluralistic, and peaceful. He envisions that East Turkistan will one day be a shining example of democracy and human rights in not only Central Asia, but also the entire world.

Salih is fluent in Uyghur, Turkish, and English. He is married and currently resides with his wife and two children in Northern Virginia.

On this episode, Salih highlights the genocide being committed against the Uyghur people in East Turkistan by the Chinese government. He also shares the history and beauty of East Turkistan, his one way ticket destination of choice.

Salih is just one of the engaging personalities featured on The One Way Ticket Show, where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they would go if given a one way ticket, no coming back. Their destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind.

Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi – Leading Brain & Alzheimer's Disease Specialist Apr 12, 2022

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Dr. Tanzi is the Vice-Chair of Neurology, Director of the Genetics and Aging Research Unit, Co-Director of the Henry and Allison McCance Center for Brain Health, and Co-Director of the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease at Massachusetts General Hospital. He also serves as the Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Tanzi received his B.S. (microbiology) and B.A. (history) at the University of Rochester in 1980 and his Ph.D. (neurobiology) at Harvard Medical School in 1990.

Dr. Tanzi was a key member of the teams that discovered the first Alzheimer's disease (AD) gene, the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene, and the two other early-onset familial AD genes, presenilin 1 and presenilin 2. As leader of the Cure Alzheimer's Fund Alzheimer's Genome Project, Dr. Tanzi identified several other AD genes, including CD33, the first AD gene shown to regulate neuroinflammation in AD. He also discovered the Wilson's disease gene and several other neurological disease genes.

Dr. Tanzi's team was the first to use human stem cells to create three-dimensional mini human brain organoids of AD, dubbed "Alzheimer's-in-a-Dish". This model was the first to recapitulate all three key AD pathological hallmarks. He and his team have successfully used these organoids to screen for approved drugs and natural products that can stop AD brain pathology. Dr. Tanzi has developed several novel therapies for AD including gamma secretase modulators targeting amyloid pathology (Phase 1 planned 2021) and AMX0035, which was already successful in a clinical trial of ALS and now under priority review for approval at the FDA. Dr. Tanzi also discovered that beta-amyloid plays a functional role in the brain as an anti-microbial peptide, supporting a potential role for infection in the etiology of AD.

Dr. Tanzi serves as Chair of the Cure Alzheimer's Fund Research Leadership Group and on numerous scientific advisory and editorial boards. He has published over 600 research papers and is one of the top 50 most cited neuroscientists in the world. He has received the highest awards in his field, including the Metropolitan Life Foundation Award, Potamkin Prize, Ronald Reagan Award, Oneness in Humanity Award, Silver Innovator Award, the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award, the Brain Research Foundation Award, and the Kary Mullis Award for Medical Research. He has also been named to TIME magazine's list of TIME100 Most Influential People in the World. Dr. Tanzi is also a New York Times bestselling author, who has co-authored the books Decoding Darkness, and bestsellers, Super Brain, Super Genes, and The Healing Self.

Dr. Tanzi joins us to mark The One Way Ticket Show's 10th anniversary for our special series--a "one way ticket to optimal mental, physical and spiritual well-being". On this episode of the program, Dr. Tanzi's conversation with Host Steven Shalowitz includes why today is rapidly becoming the golden age for solving age related brain diseases, lifestyle changes we can make to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's and questions around the brain-consciousness connection.

Dr. Tanzi is just one of the engaging personalities featured on The One Way Ticket Show. During the regular season of the program, Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they would go if given a one way ticket, no coming back. Their destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind.

Medical Clown, Circus Artist & Actor - Nimrod Eisenberg Apr 05, 2022

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Nimrod Eisenberg is a medical clown, circus artist and actor. He is a Creative Consultant for "Dream Doctors", the Israel-based organization that integrates therapeutic medical clowns, or "Dream Doctors", as an integral part of the healthcare staff across Israel.

"Dream Doctors" assist with various medical procedures, increasing patient well-being, and promoting the advocacy of healthcare delivery.

Nimrod studied his craft at Ecole international de théâtre Jacques Lecoq in France and at the Kiklos Teatro in Italy. He has a BA from Haifa University in Israel.

To mark our show's 10th anniversary , we're featuring a special series – a "one way ticket to optimal mental, physical and spiritual well-being". On this episode, Nimrod shares the power of medical clowning and how it gives emotional support during times of trauma. Nimrod and his fellow "Dream Doctors" are now participating in bringing smiles, support and hope to Ukrainian refugees in Moldova and Poland. He joined us on the line (from the Warsaw airport awaiting his flight back to Israel) after completing his work there.

Nimrod is just one of the engaging personalities featured on The One Way Ticket Show, where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they would go if given a one way ticket, no coming back. Their destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind.

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz - Global Social Justice Educator & Activist, Vegan Advocate & Spiritual Leader Mar 29, 2022

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Rabbi Yanklowitz has twice been named one of America's Top Rabbis by Newsweek and has been named by The Forward as one of the 50 most influential Jews and one of The Most Inspiring Rabbis in America. Rabbi Yanklowitz is the author of twenty books on Jewish ethics. His writings have appeared in outlets as diverse as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Guardian, and the Atlantic among many other secular and religious publications. He has served as a speaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and was a Rothschild Fellow in Cambridge, UK.

He is the President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, a global Jewish learning and action center. He is also the President of Shamayim V'Aretz a Jewish Animal Advocacy nonprofit organization that offers programs, campaigns, and educational opportunities to teach the Jewish community about animal advocacy and veganism.

As a global social justice educator, Rabbi Yanklowitz has volunteered, taught, and staffed missions on five continents including in Israel, Ghana, India, France, Thailand, El Salvador, Britain, Senegal, Germany, Switzerland, Ukraine, Argentina, South Africa and Haiti.

Rabbi Yanklowitz received a Masters from Harvard University, a Masters from Yeshiva University, and his Doctorate from Columbia University. He was ordained as a rabbi by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, along with 2 private ordinations in Israel.

He, his wife Shoshana, and their four children live in Scottsdale, Arizona. They are also foster parents.

To mark our show's 10th anniversary, we're featuring a special series – a "one way ticket to optimal mental, physical and spiritual well-being". Rabbi Yanklowitz joins us on this episode to talk about faith, spirituality, empathy, veganism, organ donations, and responding to the war in Ukraine.

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz is just one of the engaging personalities featured on The One Way Ticket Show, where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they would go if given a one way ticket, no coming back. Their destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind.

Diane Macedo - ABC News Anchor & Correspondent and "The Sleep Fix" Author Mar 22, 2022

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Diane Macedo is currently an anchor and correspondent for ABC News, appearing on Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, World News Now, and America This Morning, as well as breaking news reports.

She's also an anchor for ABC News Live, where she hosts ABC News Live Update, The Breakdown, and covers breaking news and special events.

Diane is also the author of "The Sleep Fix: Practical, Proven, and Surprising Solutions for Insomnia, Snoring, Shift Work and More".

An alum of Boston College, she lives in New York City with her family.

To mark our show's 10th anniversary , we're featuring a special series – a "one way ticket to optimal mental, physical and spiritual well-being". Diane joins us on this episode to talk about the fascinating findings in her book "The Sleep Fix".

Diane is just one of the engaging personalities featured on The One Way Ticket Show, where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they would go if given a one way ticket, no coming back. Their destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind.

Glenn Gissler – Award-Winning Interior Designer Mar 15, 2022

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Glenn Gissler Design is an award-winning, and widely published Manhattan-based design firm established in 1987.

Trained as an architect at the Rhode Island School of Design who brings a multidimensional outlook to interiors, Glenn has far reaching interests in 20th century art, fashion, literature, sociology, architectural and social history, and a general interest in objects as cultural artifacts.

With a focus on fine residential projects, Glenn joins architectural concepts with thoughtful applications of lighting, fabric and distinctive furnishings and is committed to providing beautiful and extremely livable environments in which his clients are inspired to fully express themselves.

He has worked with young professionals, couples, families, empty-nesters and created exciting pied-a-terre residences in New York City, the Metropolitan area, Long Island, Westchester County, Chicago, Massachusetts and Florida.

His work is stylistically diverse and is regularly seen in magazines and books, LUXE, New York Space, Antiques & Fine Art, ASPIRE, Elle Décor, House Beautiful, Town & Country, House & Garden, HC&G, NYC&G, CTC&G, Interior Design, New York Times Sunday Magazine, and Interior Design Master Class by Carl Delatorre.

As a member of the Board of Directors - RISD Museum (Rhode Island School of Design) for nearly 10 years he donated many design, as well as fine and decorative art objects to assist the Museum in expanding its current encyclopedic holdings of 100,000 objects.

To mark our show's 10th anniversary , we're featuring a special series – a "one way ticket to optimal mental, physical and spiritual well-being". Since one's space impacts one's well-being, Glenn joins us on this episode to share "10 Steps to Creating Your Own Personal Space".

Glenn is just one of the engaging personalities featured on The One Way Ticket Show, where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they would go if given a one way ticket, no coming back. Their destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind.

Mark Mallardi - Founder & CEO, "Things Have Changed" - Alternative Cancer Treatment Advocacy Mar 10, 2022

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Mark Mallardi was an executive for nearly 40 years in Sales, Marketing and General Management across the Natural/Organic Products, Consumer Goods, Entertainment and Education industries. Innovation, strategic perspective and a commitment to consultative excellence were always at the forefront of Mark's approach to building long-term business relationships.

Mark's life took a dramatic and sudden turn in 2021, when he was diagnosed with cancer, and shortly thereafter, his wife of ten years was also diagnosed with cancer and passed away within weeks of her own diagnosis.

Having had long experience within his family with the devastating effects of conventional treatments, Mark set out in pursuit of alternative cancer treatments. His "cancer journey" has produced troubling revelations, profound learnings, significant personal growth, and the discovery of alternative, whole body, non-toxic cancer treatments available outside the U.S. that are literally saving his life. His story is one of Inspiration and Hope.

To mark our show's 10th anniversary in March 2022, we're issuing a "one way ticket to optimal mental, physical and spiritual well-being" all month long. Each of our 10 guests this month talks to that based on their area of expertise.

On this episode, Mark shares his journey in seeking alternative cancer treatments outside of the United States and his advocacy in educating that those treatments exist.

Mark is just one of the engaging personalities featured on The One Way Ticket Show, where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they would go if given a one way ticket, no coming back. Their destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind.

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