Book Spectrum
55 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago -We delve into the minds of the writers of new books on an array of topics, both fiction and non-fiction. We talk with seasoned and new authors; longtime writers and those of different professions with an intriguing story to tell. Enjoy the show here on Spreaker, other digital outlets and our website: http://www.bookspectrum.com
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Houdini's Last Handcuffs with Charlie and Cheryl Young
April 27, 2024 16:46 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBHarry Houdini’s magic, career and life were all fascinating. He escaped all kinds of restraints, encasements and situations. Still, there was one thing even the great Houdini could not escape: mortality, which hit him at an early age in 1926. He did, however, say he would try. Houdini reportedly told his wife, Bess, “If there is any way out. I will find it… I will find you and I will make contact with you on the anniversary of my death.” While that never happened, the escape artists’ fascinat...
Dream Me Home: A Mind’s Adventure – In and Out of Consciousness with Laurie Elizabeth Murphy
February 29, 2024 17:55 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBRegistered Nurse and Psychotherapist Laurie Elizabeth Murphy draws from her own experience working in the field to create a uniquely intellectual and entertaining mystery in her new book, Dream Me Home. The idea of one’s real life and dreams intersecting into an interwoven story fascinated me. While I expect twists and curveballs involving the main characters, Laurie Elizabeth Murphy brings the reader into different planes and with this psychological mystery and, dare I say, mind’s adventure....
Grow It Back - A former NASA Scientist's New Hair Loss Treatment
December 22, 2023 17:26 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBAs someone whose hair is thinning, I was intigued when hearing about Laser Phototherapy (LPT), which is eight times more powerful than any drug. That's why I invited former NASA scientist Sayyid Tamim Hamid, LPT's inventor and author of the book Grow it Back, as the first and only book to cover all aspects of laser treatment for hair. Tamim references extensive clinical studies and translates decades of research into easy-to-grasp terms so anyone can appreciate the benefits of this technology...
Jack Warren, Jr's 'Freedom' -- A Deep Dive into the Revolutionary War
November 22, 2023 19:53 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBThe American Revolution did not only lead to the birth of the United States as its own nation, but set the tone for the creation of what would soon become the Free World as many other countries followed suit with roads to their own independence. Sadly, however, political tones controlling the public education system and academia have either failed to teach or purposely minimized the true importance of the Revolutionary War. Historian Jack Warren, Jr. talks with host Chris Cordani on Book Spec...
S4 E4 - Dr Shereen Lim Reveals Why Many of us Have Trouble Breathing: BREATHE, SLEEP, THRIVE
November 04, 2023 13:17 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBDid you know that the way a child breathes will impact every aspect of their development including their sleep quality, learning, behaviour, jaw and facial development, speech, and future health? Dr, Sherren Lim wrote Breathe, Sleep, Thrive to connect the dots to help you identify the important developmental milestones for good airway health development and breathing, the red flags that indicate things are off track, and what can be done about it to help your child not just survive, but thri...
Patrick Asare. The Boy from Boadua: One African’s Journey of Hunger and Sacrifice in Pursuit of a Dream
July 22, 2023 13:09 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBWe talk with people who have overcome great adversity on the show and my guest today has had more than his share. From a remote village in Ghana, following his dreams to look for the life he wanted in America – Patrick Asare documents his trials and trail in the book: “The Boy from Boadua: One African’s Journey of Hunger and Sacrifice in Pursuit of a Dream” Growing up in the jungles of Ghana and now thriving in suburban America, Patrick Asare defied all odds on his journey through life. In ...
S4 E2- Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3-5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967
June 01, 2023 16:33 - 25 minutes - 34.3 MBSeptember 4, 1967, marks a gruesome and terrifying day for U.S. Marine soldiers stationed in Vietnam. Based on 50 interviews with veterans, author Doyle Glass conveys what it was really like on the front lines of Operation Swift in the newest edition of his novel: Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of Mike 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967. This exploration of this operation comes from firsthand experiences and extensive research, culminating in a book that truly shows the impact of w...
S4 E1 - Messed Up Like You with Rick Cullerton
April 07, 2023 16:10 - 26 minutes - 36 MBWe kick off Season 4 of Book Spectrum with Rick Cullerton, who tells the story of how he overcame mental illness, anziety and verbal abuse to become a success in life and prominent vacation hotel owner in his new book Messed Up Like You. Rick discusses his family life, how he learned entrepreneurship, how he hooked up with the wrong crowd, wound up in jail and later finally took over his own life -- losing several pounds, turning his career aronud and becomng the man he truly wanted to be. We...
S3 E12 - Marilyn Monroe as You Never Knew Her with Jay Margolis
January 13, 2023 15:38 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBMany know Marilyn Monroe as the iconic movie star through her on-screen persona. On Book Spectrum's Season 3 finale, we will bring you a look the Hollywood legend as you never knew her, far from the spotlight. Biographer Jay Margolis, author of ‘My Maril, Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Reagan, Hollywood and Me.” tells Marilyn's personal story through the eyes of Terry Karger, whose family were close friends of the sliver screen legend dating back to when she was known as "Norma Jeane" and the young n...
S3 E11 - Psychic Detective Nancy Orlen Weber
December 29, 2022 19:00 - 25 minutes - 34.3 MBHave you ever watched a true crime program where a psychic was recruited to aid investigators with the solving of a crime or perhaps to find a missing person and wondered how they were able to do that? Joining us on Book Spectrum is Nancy Orlen Weber who has worked difficult and high profile cases and wrote about many of them in her book, The Life of a Psychic Detective. During our conversation, Nancy discusses how she got into helping solve crimes and some of her most interesting investigat...
S3 E10- A Natural History of Humanity as Told by an Alien Visitor
December 09, 2022 15:42 - 37 minutes - 50.8 MBMany of us have wondered what an alien civilization might discover about us long after the extinction of humanity as well as what might lead to society’s demise. Author and Modern-Day Philosopher Ishi Nobu explores this from foreign planet scholars’ point of view in his new book, The Story of Humanity: Ecology & Consequence. While exploring mankind’s history through the lens of visiting Anthropologic scholars decades beyond its end, not unlike modern humans of the same profession have done t...
S3 E09- The Devil's Calling: Will Over-Reliance on Tech and AI Wilt Our Humanity?
October 05, 2022 20:28 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MBImagine a world where technology allows for direct interface between the human brain and quantum computers, exponentially increasing the creative abilities of humanity and holding the potential to make war, hunger, poverty, pandemics and other human suffering obsolete. When human capability is enhanced by that much, how does ego resist the temptation toward power and control? What would happen if an ultimate technological power gets into the wrong hands – those who further seek to link minds ...
S3 E08- Dan Shyti Breaks Down the Systematic Gaslighting of Many Americans in His Latest Book
September 17, 2022 11:41 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBIn his timely new book, American Gaslighting: How America is Being Systematically Taught to Hate Itself, author Daniel A. Shyti provides an in-depth analysis of human psychology and historical precedent demonstrating how Americans are being manipulated into hating their own country to serve the ends of political extremists who have propagandized entertainment, education and several other aspects of the culture. Dan breaks this down and discusses how he did his research on this episode of Book...
S3 E07- Mia's Odyssey: After an Abusive Marriage, Mia Odeh Takes Back Her Soul
August 19, 2022 17:53 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBMia Odeh was Imprisoned in an abusive marriage, but how can a woman whose culture emphasizes female submission escape the clutches of her husband? Mia Odeh shares her journey and how she finally re-took control of her live in the revealing new memoir, Mia’s Odyssey: Taking Back My Soul. In the book, Mia revisits her life story, beginning in Palestine at age sixteen, where she was forced into an arranged marriage. After being brought to the United States, Mia realizes that her marriage is no...
S3 E06- Fionne Foxxe Farraday's Sci-Fi Adventure: KAIRN, Mates of the Alliance
July 01, 2022 13:40 - 19 minutes - 26.5 MBDisaster and Destiny Collide in New Sci-Fi Adventure Romance Fionne Foxxe Farraday talks with Chris Cordani on Book Spectrum about her first novel: KAIRN, Mates of the Alliance. It is what she calls a a sci-fi adventure romance which combines an alien invasion, a rescue effort an inter-species love story and a thrilling adventure. Farraday's story brings us sometime in the near future, Earth is reeling from its first contact with a predatory alien species, the Ichori. Daria, a human ICU ...
S3 E05- Bew White Reveals His New Outlook on Life After Recovering From a Near-Fatal Disease
May 25, 2022 16:36 - 21 minutes - 29.4 MBWhat does it mean to live a truly substantial life? How does a visionary entrepreneur repeatedly overcome risk and rejection? Is there more to a life well lived than the sum of a person’s successes and failures? A Summer Classic: The Bew White Story explores these questions and more through the life and eyes of William Bew White III, the founder of Summer Classics, a manufacturer of luxury outdoor furniture. “When you start a small business and grow it, you go through a lot of trials and ...
S3 E04- Jotham Stein's Unique Guide to Negotiating Like a CEO
March 29, 2022 18:52 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBWhat does it mean to negotiate like a CEO? How important are employment agreements? How can you learn to protect yourself and your family if the worst does happen? These are all questions Jotham Stein addresses in his book Negotiate Like a CEO, with the goal of equipping employees, executives and entreprenerus with the tools they need to safeguard themselves. A lively, engaging read, Negotiate Like a CEO outlines how employees, executives, and entrepreneurs have protected themselves in the ...
S3 E03 - A Deep Dive into Putin's Playbook with former DIA Agent Rebekah Koffler
March 01, 2022 16:22 - 38 minutes - 52.2 MBAs the Russian invasion of Ukraine commences and captures worldwide headlines, what people might not know is this is only a small portion of Vladimir Putin's long game. What does he have planned next? What is the bigger picture? How does he plan to go about his ambitious goals? With me on Book Spectrum for this episode is Rebekah Koffler, a Soviet-born former US intelligence officer with the DIA and author of the book, “Putin’s Playbook: Russia’s Secret Plan to Defeat America” As we are seei...
S3 E02 - Men's Health and the 21st Century Man with Dr Judson Brandeis
February 18, 2022 13:31 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MBWe are in an era of increased health-minded awareness and a plethora of books as well as PSAs and news pieces dedicated to wellness for women, children and seniors. Sadly, Dr. Judson Brendeis says while increased information is available, younger and middle-aged men still are not fully invested in their own health. Why is that? Dr. Brandeis not only answers this question, but provides the definitive guide to men's health titled The 21st Century Man. Dr. Brandeis takes a unique approach to thi...
S3 E01 - M K Lever Reveals the Dark Side of College Sports in Surviving the Second Tier
February 03, 2022 18:42 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBWe kick off Season 3 of Book Spectrum with a new author, M. K. Lever, whose new book Surviving the Second Tier depicts a dystopian world with an all-powerful NCAA which consolidated every collegiate sport into one super smackdown league. Lever's knockout debut book weaves major issues and themes throughout a parallel Earth and the main character, "Sis," to display the real world truths that face athletes in the college athletic world as told by someone with experience inside and a track reco...
S2 E20 - Scott Shay Exposes Anti-Jewish Conspiracy Theories Being Taught at US Universities
November 05, 2021 15:39 - 36 minutes - 49.4 MBWhile writing a tribute to his father, a survivor of the Holocaust who educated him on the importance of faith and Jewish values, Scott Shay was disturbed and dismayed to discover the presence of extremist anti-Zionist professors (Far Left and Far Right) on the faculty of his alma mater, Northwestern University. As a student of Jewish thought, history, and current events, who has written extensively on contemporary Jewish issues, he was compelled to take a deep dive into the world of anti-Zio...
S2 E19 - Two-Time Breast Cancer Survivor Erika Weathers Tells Her Story
October 17, 2021 16:18 - 20 minutes - 27.6 MBErika Weathers is a two-time breast cancer survivor, actress, real estate agent, advocate, biker chick and soon to be adding a lot more to that list including first-time author with her new book Free Me 2 Be Me: My Turbulent Journey With Breast Cancer. While Erika reveals her battles with cancer in the book, Free Me 2 Be Me is also a story meant to inspire those going through the same fight while revealing the ups and downs of the author's own life as she looks both back to her early years a...
S2 E18 - Kevin Schewe: Bad Love Medicine
September 26, 2021 11:46 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBFrom Russian spies to Nazi plots, to alien planets, to true love, Kevin L. Schewe is back on Book Spectrum with another action-packed romp in his critically acclaimed Bad Love series that will have you wishing for more. Bad Love Medicine takes readers from the deep-space beauty of Planet Azur back to a WWII Europe riddled with danger and espionage, bringing the Bad Love Gang face-to-face with one of history’s greatest villains—Adolf Hitler himself. In this 4th book of the Bad Love Series, ...
S2 E17 - Phil Granchi's Dystopian Comedy Thriller, Mart of Darkness
August 20, 2021 21:02 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBThere aren't too many Comedy Dystopian Thrillers out there, so naturally we had to put its author, Phil Granchi, on Book Spectrum. In Mart of Darkness, the debut author takes readers (and your audience) to an American which has turned into a weird materialistic dystopia where Ted -- a screenwriter with no marketable skills with little screenwriting talent and a long list of temp jobs -- who finds himself somehow assigned to take down the CEO of Allmart, who is bent on taking over the world...
S2 E16 - Jacquie Abrams: Hush Money, A Story About Someone Who Stood Up to Racism in the Workplace
August 06, 2021 15:11 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBPolitically-charged debates are often passionate, yet at times cloud people’s abilities to agree how and when to right a true wrong. While Crying “wolf,” buzzwords and misinformation have become the norm, they minimized those who are actually suffering or lost in the proverbial cracks. Let’s take the story in “Hush Money,” by my guest Jacqui Abrams, a tale based on a true story of racism in the workplace. Due to many factors – not the least of which is fear of losing job and other people lyin...
S2 E15 - Dr. Sanjay Prasad: Resetting Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic
July 30, 2021 17:59 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBWhat do you do when your doctor recommends surgery to you or to a loved one? Do you question their decision? The answer for the vast majority of Americans is no. Most of us have been trained to trust our physicians completely. After all, they’re the experts. They should know best. In his new book, Resetting Healthcare, our Book Spectrum guest this episode, Dr. Sanjay Prasad examines the lack of transparency in surgical care and offers a solution to the problem: a new, innovative tool called ...
S2 E14 - Mark Lazar's Pathway to Prosperity
July 19, 2021 18:33 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBIs it possible to change one’s financial destiny and legacy? Do get-rich-quick schemes work? Are there proven principles that lead to financial security? Why is good time management important in building wealth? Mark Lazar tackles these questions and more in Pathway to Prosperity: Your Guide to Money and Economics, a comprehensive financial literacy program that takes the mystery out of money. Lazar knows this from personal experience, with a childhood marked by financial stress and uncerta...
S2 E13 - Bevis Longstreth: Chains Across the Hudson River
July 02, 2021 17:29 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBDuring the Revolutionary War, undermanned but with something of a home-field advantage, leaders of the Continental Army concocted a cunning plan to keep the British from advancing up the Hudson River: setting up long metal chains in some locations from end-to-end. While a sound defensive strategy, the chains were not needed. Historian and author Bevis Longstreth, a Hudson Valley resident, imagines a scenario where the British found a way into the Hudson and would face the mega-traps in his ne...
S2 E12 - 100 of the Worst Ideas in History with Mike Smith
June 18, 2021 17:22 - 33 minutes - 45.3 MBThere were some pretty bad ideas throughout history, and not just picking the wrong color for a room or something line that. Writer and Producer Mike Smith has compiled a list of 100 huge ones in his new audiobook, The 100 Worst Ideas in History. Mike - with a lot of humor and several guest voices - tells these stories in the audiobook and will discuss them with you and your audience, hoping we are not doomed to repeat humanity's historically boneheaded moves including: How a confused cha...
S2 E11 -Top Entertainment Lawyer Norman Bacal's Advice for Young Professionals Post-COVID
June 03, 2021 14:36 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MBWhat is the difference between an average career and a successful one? Why are stellar communication skills critically important? What is grit and why does it matter more than innate natural ability? How do some people pull themselves out of poverty and into the ranks of successful entrepreneurs and professionals? Top Entertainment Lawyer Norman Bacal, in his clear and insightful book Take Charge, faces these questions and challenges young professionals to build the skills which can empower ...
S2 E10 - Kenneth James Moore: Pieces of Wood. Exposing WWII Atrocities Against Women
May 14, 2021 20:38 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBIf we do not learn, or know enough about history, perhaps we will repeat mistakes of the past. In an era when history has been oversimplified, much of the important events and lessons are forgotten or completely ignored. Such is the case with the atrocities committed against women by the Imperial Japanese before and during World War II. Kevin James Moore tells the story about the regime's "Comfort Women" in his new novel, Pieces of Wood. Kenneth James Moore was researching the whereabouts of...
S2 E09 - Julie Willis: Conceal Reveal
April 30, 2021 11:28 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBDid you know the U.S. Military's technical and defensive capabilities are not exactly up to the level it should be? Why would that be? Did you also know there are a lot of business opportunities for entrepreneurs to work with the Defense Department? This week on Book Spectrum, Julie Willis, CEO of DEFIANT Communication and author of Conceal Reveal: The Space between Entrepreneurs and the Defense Industry, discusses both aspects of military contracting: the opportunities and where national de...
S2 E08 -Leena Patel and Raising Your Innovation IQ
March 30, 2021 21:41 - 21 minutes - 29.4 MBLeena Patel is an innovator, leader, philosopher, CEO and yoga guru who is also one of the nation's most sought-after speakers. Learning much of her ideals and principles from her grandfather. a direct disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, who mentored her from a young age, Leena offers insights in her new book, Raise Your Innovation IQ, far beyond what a normal business tome would. Drawing from her grandfather's teachings, life lessons and entrepreneurial acumen, the founder of Sandbox2Boardroom and...
S2 E07: Scott Andew, The Rugged Entrepreneur
March 12, 2021 15:53 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MB“Success is yours if you want it to be.” says Scott Andrew, who built more than thirty different national and international businesses in the multi-million-dollar playing field. Now he’s telling you how he did it. In his new book, The Rugged Entrepreneur, What Every Disruptive Business Leader Should Know, Andrew reveals what it takes to achieve your dreams, and shares a wealth of personal stories to motivate and inspire. Having gone from millionaire to broke twice, Andrew draws on his own per...
S2 E06 - Jared Knott: Tiny Blunders, Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever
February 26, 2021 13:40 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBIt’s amazing how one little mistake or decision can change one’s life and, perhaps, history. This week on Book Spectrum, Chris talks with Jared Knott, who compiled a library of destiny-changing little mishaps throughout the centuries in his new book: Tiny Blunders, Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever. Did you know: • An unopened letter saved the American cause in the Revolutionary War? • A badly designed paper ballot changed the outcome of a presidential...
S2 E05 - Kevin Schewe is back with Bad Love Beyond
February 05, 2021 19:21 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBThe Bad Love Gang is back again and so is Dr. Kevin Schewe. The first person featured on Book Spectrum has made well with the COVID lockdowns joins Chris Cordani to talk about his third book in the Bad Love Sci-Fi/Time Travel thriller series: Bad Love Beyond. This new book sees Bubble-But, Pud and the rest of the Bad Love Gang as they add space travel to their repertoire, driving across space and time to help President Gerald Ford deal with Soviet spies. These stories come from the mind of D...
S2 E04 - Cross Winds: The Business and High-Flying Adventures of SM&A Founder Steven Myers
January 21, 2021 20:18 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBOur guest on this week's Book Spectrum can not really be categorized. Is he a businessman? He did found S-M-and-A, led several companies and is what we call a “serial entrepreneur.” Is he an adventurer? In 1992, at the end of the Cold War, Steven Myers became the first American since Charles Lindbergh in 1931, to pilot an aircraft into the Russian Kamchatka peninsula – to do business. A life-improvement specialist? His dealings in Post-Soviet territories have made lives better for their...
S2 E03 -Meditations to Get Through The COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdowns
December 18, 2020 13:25 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBThe COVID-19 outbreak and government-induced shutdowns have caused mass unemployment, the loss of livelihoods, fear, depression, hopelessness and have separated families. During such times of uncertainty we must take advice, solace and guidance where we can find them. On this episode of Book Spectrum, Rev. Dr. Robert L. Gram (a fellow Hudson Valley resident) discusses a guidebook he created, titled Christ & Covid-19: Meditations for Peace in Times of Turmoil, through the tunnel of these trou...
S2, E02: Art Rios Says, :"Let's Talk"
December 03, 2020 13:19 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBCan you look back at your life and say you have no regrets? Are you bogged down by the meaningless complexities of the world? In his witty and poignant first book: Let’s Talk, lawyer and "Student of Humanity" - as he puts it - Art Rios says it’s never too late to make your life exciting, easier, and exceptional. “When, where, why, and how did life stop being exciting and straightforward?” Rios asks. “We’ve taken on so much stress and worry. All the time. But why? For what?” The book, Let's...
S02 E01 - Fred Litwin Debunks JFK Conspiracy Theories in New Book
November 09, 2020 13:53 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBWhile #conspiracytheories have gone mainstream over the past few years from the Russian Collusion #Hoax to the Sharpie Incident, the Queen Mother of events piled with such speculation is the #JFK Assassination. Fred Litwin, a former JFK Conspiracy Theorist has #debunked all of the several explanations surrounding the murder. He goes further into the investigations with his new book: On The Trail of Delusion: Jim Garrison: The Great Accuser. He looks into the rabbit hole the former prosecut...
S01-E14: Kevin Schewe - Bad Love Tigers, a sequel to Bad Love Strikes
August 13, 2020 18:25 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBKevin Schewe is back with a new Sci-Fi Time Travel Sequel: Bad Love Tigers, his sequel to Bad Love Strikes (which was featured on our first Book Spectrum show). Author (and Oncologist) Dr. Kevin Schewe asks “What if you had the chance to go back in time and talk to President Roosevelt about the atomic bomb? What would you say to him?"Schewe explores this topic and more in his much-anticipated time-travel adventure novel, Bad Love Tigers. After going back in time to rescue people from the N...
S01-E13: Renae Baker, Defeating Scrooge and Christmas in July
July 16, 2020 17:48 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBWe celebrate #Christmas in July with professional Caroler, Spreader of Cheer and Speaker Renae Baker, whose mission is to spread holiday cheer all year. In her book, Defeating Scrooge: How to Harness the Power of Christmas Carols to Revive Your Spirit Any Time of Year, Renae delves into the history of some of our favorite seasonal songs, their meanings and how they are relevant to what is happening today. Renae reveals why the joyous feelings and goodness of the Christmas season can help us a...
S01-E12 - Scott Lorenz on finding the right title for your book
July 02, 2020 12:14 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MBS1, E12: New on #Book Spectrum: #PR and #Publicity Pro Scott Lorenz, who has placed authors in national and international publications as well as #radio and #television stations, talks with host Chris Cordani about his book designed to help writers of their own books: Book Title Generator: A Proven System in Naming Your Book. #Authors work hard writing, proofreading, and re-writing their books several times. Still, the small amount of words on the cover can make a huge difference between a b...
S01-E11 - "King of Satire" Preston Coleman: The Lost Gospel of Donald
June 18, 2020 20:24 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBThis week on Book Spectrum: During a time of political vitriol and comedians who are trying to pass themselves off as political pundits, what happened to the good old American tradition of light-heartedly making fun of our political leaders on both sides? Every president has mannerisms and idiosyncrasies which are ripe for some jocular ribbing, so let's all lighten up a bit. Enter Satirist Dr. Preston Coleman, who has lampooned pols from all over the spectrum, who joins Book Spectrum to talk...
S01-E10 - Kate Wiswell's Full Frontal Nerdity; release your inner nerd
June 04, 2020 12:29 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBAuthor Kate Wiswell tells us how important it is to embrace your inner nerd in her new book, Full Frontal Nerdity. Wiswell is a Nerd-of-all-Trades: Educated at Harvard and an alumnus of the Second City. Kate tells her story through complex mathematics, comedy and her adventures in navigating social situations. Kate's life story and the way she tells it can encourage all of us to proudly display our inner geekiness. #FullFrontalNerdity Kate's website: https://ffnerdityblog.wordpress.com/ Buy...
S01-E09 - Rick Pribell on how alike we all are despite our faiths and creeds
May 22, 2020 18:39 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MBRick Pribell writes about his spiritual journey in Imagine God. While his story centers around recovery from a major health issue, Pribell reveals the lessons he has learned about people of all faiths in his travels. While religion has been the subject of arguments, celebration and wars through centuries, Rick Pribell asks why it matters how someone worships but that we all have things in common: emotions, basic human needs, desires, we all want to protect our families, to contriute to socie...
S01-E08 - Dr Richard Ruhling: Health, Happiness & Destiny Come From Wise Choices
May 07, 2020 17:44 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBThis week on #Book Spectrum, we talk health with Holistic Health Dr. Richard Ruhling, a physician who took public health to serve in Africa but ended up teaching at Loma Linda University where he discovered proper eating can reverse most diseases. He is the author of Health, Happiness & Destiny Come From Wise Choices. Dr. Ruhling talks about one of the leading killers of Americans: prescription drugs, the pharmaceutical industry’s desire to keep consistent clients over finding cures and how t...
S01-E07 - Carroll Baker of Classic Films: Who Killed Big Al?
April 16, 2020 12:58 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBThis week on #Book Spectrum: star of the silver screen Carroll Baker talks with host Chris Cordani about her new mystery thriller, “Who Killed Big Al?” Known best for starring roles in the classic movies “Baby Doll,” “How the West Was Won,” “The Carpetbaggers” and “Something Wild” among many others, this is Ms. Baker’s fourth book. During our conversation, we meet the characters who assemble on the fictional Escape Island off the Canadian coast, including the sharp-dressing but rather uncout...
S01-E06 -Jamie DeNovo: I-M Possible Muscle For the Mind
April 02, 2020 12:25 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBJamie DeNovo, a successful businesswoman and visionary who came back from a nightmare traumatic event which threatened to destroy her company, family and life tells her story. When all seemed lost, Jamie learned how to use the power of #neuroscience and Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland to physically adjust her brain to set her mind to get take her life back and become successful once again. Collaborating with one of the world’s top neuroscientists, Dr. Bryan Kolb, Jamie wrote I.M.Possible ...
S01-E05 -Richard Krauland: Does Science Prove the Existence of God?
March 12, 2020 20:43 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBCan Science prove the existence of God? In this new book Enlightened in the 21st Century, author Richard Krauland brings together his science and mathematics background to prove the existence of God and dispel certain scientific and political theories. Krauland, a Professor of Mathematics at Pennsylvania University, takes the approach from his years as financial analyst, bank CEO, North American bridge champion analyzing the parts and coming up with the whole picture. Initially, Richard's w...