5 Things That Changed Your Life
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsEach episode host LOREN KLING sits down with a different guest and asks them to share 5 stories, events, or experiences that had an impact on their life. Paths altered by a person, a place, or a moment in time.
The format of the show is unique in that the guests have already thought about the questions (what are the “5 Things” that changed their lives) and the answers (why those moments are important to them) before they ever sit down to chat.
Previous guests come from a wide range of backgrounds: actors, authors, writers, mentors, teachers, doctors, animal advocates, and business owners.
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Episodes
Season 02 – Episode 11 – Misty Lee
June 29, 2017 07:06 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBDownload episode > Misty Lee is a magician, Séance Medium, Professional Voice Actress, and Writer – known for her saucy brand of sorcery and sophisticated stage illusion. Raised in Detroit, Michigan near notorious 8-mile, Misty became the first-ever female Staff Medium to perform the famed Houdini Séance at Hollywood’s Magic Castle. She’s also the only magician ever admitted into the Institute of Analytic Interviewing, where she underwent training alongside CIA, ATF and Scotland Yard age...
Season 02 - Episode 10 - Vin di Bona
June 16, 2017 07:36 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBVin di Bona is the creator and executive producer of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” which airs in more than 190 countries and, here in the the United States, is ABC’s longest-running primetime entertainment show. He's is a four-time Emmy award-winning producer, eight-time Emmy nominee, and recipient of the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for his work in documentary programming. Vin is a Rhode Island native and graduate of Emerson College and UCLA. On this week's episode o...
Season 02 – Episode 09 – Stacie Aamon Yeldell
June 09, 2017 06:16 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBStacie Aamon Yeldell is a board certified music therapist and vocal psychotherapist who shares musical healing through inspiring songs that awaken the individual power within each and every one of us. She’s also an international recording artist, having written and performed music from New York to world famous Carnival in Brazil. On this week's episode of the "5 Things That Changed Your Life" podcast Stacie discusses... Moving to Brazil, completely out of the blue - a pivotal dream upon...
Season 02 – Episode 08 – Onch Movement
June 01, 2017 07:44 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBDownload episode > Onch Movement is a Los Angeles-based artist and fashion-forward jewelry designer who’s known for creating colorful and unique ‘wearable art’ that’s been worn by celebrities including Kate Moss, Kim Kardashian, and Nicki Minaj. Onch is currently working with YouTube star and singer-songwriter, "That Poppy”, and major brands including Sanrio and “Hello Kitty” and Hasbro, who enlisted Onch to create the very first jewelry collaboration for Mr. Potato Head & My Little Pony....
Season 02 – Episode 07 – Ron West
May 26, 2017 02:20 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBRon West is a writer, director, actor, and occasional producer. He’s been associated with The Second City for over thirty years as a performer, coach, and decision maker who let’s us in on a secret of the world of auditioning and casting. He was a writer on the British version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and has been seen on TV shows like 3rd Rock from the Sun, Seinfeld, Malcolm in the Middle, and Blunt Talk with Patrick Stewart. Ron is an avid baseball fan who throws right and bats both ...
Season 02 – Episode 06 – Courtney Barber
May 19, 2017 00:45 - 58 minutes - 40.6 MBCourtney Barber is an Australian entrepreneur, having founded both Glam Today Magazine and Perfex Laboratories, a beauty and health supplement company based in Los Angeles, California. Courtney is also Miss Nevada International 2016 and a former Miss Australia Galaxy 2011. Among her on-camera work she’ll be appearing in season 3 of HBOs’s series, “Ballers” which comes out in July 2017 and in “Haz” Dulull’s faux-documentary sci-fi thriller, “The Beyond”. Courtney resides between both The Go...
Season 02 - Episode 05 - Steve Harper
May 10, 2017 07:10 - 59 minutes - 41 MBSteve Harper is a television writer, playwright, and creativity coach. Credits include the ABC series, "American Crime", and USA Networks, "Covert Affairs". His web series, “Send Me,” has won multiple awards and garnered an Emmy nom for its lead actress. On this week's episode of the "5 Things That Changed Your Life" podcast Steve discusses... Trading in my electric typewriter for a Mac: During college (and then after) I drank the Apple Computer kool-aid and eventually spent 10 years te...
Season 02 - Episode 04 - Dana Middleton
May 04, 2017 06:17 - 55 minutes - 38 MBFor season 2, episode 4 of the "5 Things That Changed Your Life" podcast Alan and I sit down with children’s author and creative coach, Dana Middleton, where she discusses... Moving to a Farm: When I was 16, my family moved to a farm in North Georgia and it has really shaped who I am as well as influencing what I write about. Went to the Academy Awards: Was producer of Oscar nominated Short Film. Went to Oscars. Experienced the highs and lows of Hollywood. Went to an Energy Clearing sem...
Season 02 – Episode 03 – The Gentle Barn's Ellie Laks and Jay Weiner
April 27, 2017 00:42 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBWe have a special dual guest episode as we're joined for season 2, episode 3 of the "5 Things That Changed Your Life" podcast with wife/husband duo, Ellie Laks and Jay Weiner. Ellie is the founder and Jay the co-founder of the national nonprofit organization, The Gentle Barn. Ellie and Jay discuss: Mr. Olaf and a supermarket's rotisserie Rescuing Scout (Jay's first GB rescue) Finding a goat; The start of Ellie's dream How we think we're saving the animals when they're actually saving ...
Season 02 - Episode 02 - Heidi Rose Robbins
April 19, 2017 07:05 - 47 minutes - 33 MBFor season 2, episode 2 of the "5 Things That Changed Your Life" podcast, I sat down with HEIDI ROSE ROBBINS where she discusses: Declaring “I’m a poet with a map of the heavens in my pocket” - Reclaiming and naming myself an artist/poet and not just/ only an astrologer/teacher. An audition at Age 11 in Fargo North Dakota - facing fear, discovering true devotion and passion, my first experience of artistic community. Meeting Sofia Diaz - my teacher even today - blasted me open- embodime...
Season 02 - Episode 01 - Sam Christensen
April 12, 2017 09:13 - 56 minutes - 39.3 MBDownload episode > On the season 2 premiere of the "5 Things That Changed Your Life" podcast, my guest, SAM CHRISTENSEN discusses: Being told he might make a great VP if he tried hard Getting a unique gift from his grandpa Learning the most valuable lesson from violinist Isaac Stern The end of the TV series M*A*S*H The Actors' Center of Los Angeles and developing "The Sam Christensen Process". Sam is a former casting director for Broadway theatre, feature films, and television, in...
Season 02 - Episode 00 - Hello (Again) World!
April 05, 2017 08:21 - 2 minutes - 3.81 MBDownload episode > Hi, Everybody. I'm Loren Kling, host of the podcast series, 5 Things That Changed Your Life. WELCOME TO SEASON 2 Like the previous season, we're going to bring you 12 guests who will share 5 stories, events, or experiences that had an impact on their lives. Paths altered by a person, a place, or a moment in time. The format of the show is unique in that my guests have already thought about the questions (what are the “5 Things” that changed their lives) as well as the ...
Episode 13 - Recap show w/ season 01 guests
September 28, 2016 07:58 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBRecorded live from Glendale, CA, on Sept. 22, 2016, Loren & Alan invite their guests to join them for a "recap" of the first season. They discuss why they created the podcast, how the format is unique, and reveal how the first season changed THEIR lives. Season 02 is coming soon.
Episode 12 - Kristine Oller
September 21, 2016 08:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBKristine discusses 5 things that changed her life: Being asked to lead mastermind "Power Groups” for The Actor's Network. 5th grade: deciding that everyone could go eff themselves, cause, if she had to, she would be her own best friend 8th grade: purposefully throwing her class (and their grades) under a bus by refusing to do an assignment in history class 9th grade: becoming a professional actor by missing the 9th grade trip to Yosemite. 11th grade: failing trigonometry and discove...
Episode 11 - Dimithri Perera
September 15, 2016 09:19 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBDimithri discusses 5 things that changed his life: Putting your heart and soul into a scripted web series that’s fully written, produced, and shot but now sits on a shelf, only partially completed. When you’re no longer wearing blue body paint and holding a lamp nobody knows who the heck you are. Getting glasses at age 6 made him cool until he moved to a new school. Then, he was just a geek. Beast Boy and Raven. Nick Fury and Black Widow. Matching ugly Christmas sweaters. It’s been 4...
Episode 10 - Tiwana Floyd
September 07, 2016 07:24 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBTiwana discusses 5 things that changed her life: Joining The Agape International Choir… Where Tiwana found her voice and challenged herself to use it powerfully. Getting fired from a job she no longer enjoyed. Recognizing how people view her. Second City… Learning how to improvise taught her a higher standard of listening and to respond truthfully. Being taught to rely on herself and she'd never be disappointed. About Tiwana: Tiwana is a Los Angeles based commercial and televisi...
Episode 09 - Devin Dugan
August 31, 2016 06:23 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBDevin discusses 5 things that changed his life: Getting laid off led to starting his own ‘funny business’ Blaming his grandparents for this life-long obsession How Abbot and Costello led to another life-long obsession He had never tried this until he met his wife Going back to school (BONUS topic) What a co-worker did at an open mic that changed Devin’s life forever About Devin: He's the artistic director of ImprovCity, an award-winning improv troupe based in Irvine, Californi...
Episode 08 - Mary Forrest
August 24, 2016 09:11 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBMary discusses 5 things that changed her life: Learning to say “Yes, And”. Where Mary, Alan and Loren all met Losing a national championship and realizing that she wasn’t the best at something and no one likes a know-it-all How NOT moving to another country was a positive change in her life. There’s something about Mary…. What exactly happened in a car while listening to Def Leopard’s Hysteria? It was the first year she moved to Los Angeles and a major event led her to starting her...
Episode 07 - Kelly Milam
August 17, 2016 09:27 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBKelly discusses 5 things that changed her life: How music of the 60s and 70s influenced kelly’s life and continues to do so today Being a California girl, moving to a farm in Arkansas in the late 70s. and how she was ostracized by the popular kids because she thought differently Living her life as an empath and learning how to protect herself How she stumbled into animal rescue and made it into something successful Talking to the Animals / Animal Communication About Kelly: Kel...
Episode 06 - Todd Masterson
August 10, 2016 07:20 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBTodd discusses 5 things that changed his life: How he struggles with his age every day Receiving a large inheritance and wasting it Going on strike from the TV series, Fashion Police, and how it was the completely wrong decision Always feeling like he’s being left behind by friends When Todd came out of the closet while studying abroad in London. About Todd: Todd is a comedian, writer, and producer from West Hollywood, CA. Named one of Culture Stocked’s “Gay Comedians To Watch I...
Episode 05 - Liz Femi
August 03, 2016 07:42 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBLiz discusses 5 things that changed her life: Self-inflicted near-sightedness. How she faked vision problems when she was a kid just to get glasses Becoming a teacher instead of a doctor and becoming an actor instead of a teacher Visa lottery. How her family won a green card lottery to come live in the United States Meeting her husband. Sometimes you just need to eat a sandwich before taking over the world A restless artist. Unsure of how to move her career forward yet itching to pe...
Episode 04 - Casey Ruggieri
July 27, 2016 08:33 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBCasey discusses 5 things that changed her life: (1) The Bengal Boys, (2) Get Yourself To New York Baby, (3) Taily Bone and Other Strange Stories, (4) Bury me with Two Cartons When I Die, (5) Los Angeles On A Whim. About Casey: Casey Ruggieri is an actor/writer with credits including Gone Girl, Tales of Halloween, House of Lies, Kroll Show, and a bunch a commercials. She also works with Young Storytellers, a non-profit dedicated to helping children find their creative voice through screenplay...
Episode 03 - Samee Junio
July 20, 2016 16:46 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBSamee discusses 5 things that changed her life: (1) Dating Apps, (2) Moving to California, (3) Letting go of her inhibitions and establishing her own community, (4) Falling "in love" with her best friend in high school, (5) Being introduced to the L.A. comedy scene. Samee Junio (pronounced WHO knee oh) is a live comedy show producer and a podcast audio engineer with her own independent network, Hello, LionFace. Among the shows she's produced: The Mo Show, First Act, Historical Roast, and th...
Episode 02 - Cetine
July 13, 2016 07:08 - 47 minutes - 33.2 MBCetine discusses 5 things that changed her life: (1) The Magical Wizarding World of Harry Potter, (2) She-Ra and toys of the 80s, (3) Coming Out Trans, (4) Video games and TwitchTV, (5) Online Dating. About Cetine: Cetine is an actress, writer, and makeup artist living in Los Angeles. She's worked with just about every major studio in Hollywood both behind-the-scene and more recently, in front of the camera. She's currently working on two feature films, one of which she wrote, several web se...
Episode 01 - Chris Gore
July 06, 2016 08:11 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBChris discusses 5 things that changed his life: (1) Seeing Star Wars for the first time, (2) The women who raised him, (3) The birth of his daughter, (4) The death of his father, (5) The origin of Film Threat magazine. About Chris Gore: You might know Chris from G4's Attack of the Show where he led new movie release segments called DVDuesday which ran for 8 years. He and his daughter, Haley, are the authors of the book, "Celebrities Poop" available on Amazon (hardcopy or kindle or audiob...
Episode 00 - Preview: A brief introduction of the show
July 06, 2016 08:03 - 2 minutes - 1.16 MBDownload episode Welcome to the show. Host Loren Kling and Producer Alan Ng discuss the concept of the show: Each episode Loren and Alan sit down with a special guest and ask them to share 5 stories, events, or experiences that had an impact on their life... A person who helped them decide a path to take. A place that completely transformed the way they think. Perhaps it was inspiration from a family trip or a childhood TV show that helped to make them the person they are today. �