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ROCK GARDENS—TURNING ROCKS INTO GARDENS

Scott Zona, PhD, botanist and author of the award-winning book, “A Gardener’s Guide to Botany,” explains how to turn rocks into glorious rock gardens! 

GARDENING QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Mark Weathington, director of the JC Raulston Arboretum, answers some of the top gardening questions

TENNIS ANYONE? –EXPLORING TENNIS ELBOW TREATMENTS-IT IS NOT JUST A “TENNIS” AILMENT

Dr. Johnny T. Nelson, discusses treatment and cutting edge breakthroughs

HOSTAGES: ISRAEL/HAMAS CONFLICT –STORIES (Rape, Torture, Starvation)

Naama Shaked shares stories of the experiences of hostages, those still in captivity, and local efforts to bring them home 

OZEMPIC, WEGOVY, MOUNJARO-DIET & OPRAH’S AHA MOMENT

Diet Drugs—how to get them, costs, insurance, safety, knock-offs, --myth busters—it’s not about diet, exercise, willpower . My interview with Dr. Christopher McGowan - one of the few physicians in the nation who is triple-board-certified in in-ternal medicine, gastroenterology, and obesity medicine, and is a world-renowned leader in endobariatrics  BONUS: alternatives to medicines

ISRAEL/HAMAS WAR- ONE MAN’S JOURNEY BEHIND THE SCENES

Zack Lewis reflects on his mission trip to Israel—bunker bedroom, rocket fire raids, peoples’ stories (11-year-old killed-cookies to ward off Hamas) soldiers’ stories (just doing their job), war’s sights, sounds, smells, etc.

HAIR LOSS RESTORATION FOR WOMEN AND MEN-TLC's new medical show, Bad Hair Day

Dr. Angela Phipps, a Board Certified Medical and Surgical Hair Restoration Surgeon & host of TLC's new medical show, Bad Hair Day, helps men and women find their best possible hair loss solutions.

OPRAH-FORLEO-Failure- NY Resolution/The Myth

Tips on handling failure via Oprah, Marie Forleo, Edison, Kennedy and Leslie Becker-Phelps, Ph.D. Non-Profit Spotlight: Legal Aid of North Carolina

CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT HAND- PAINTING: Tools, techniques, paints, inspiration, kid & adult

The A-Z of Christmas ornament hand-painting direction: Elegant adult/Simple/Children, layering, themes, personal touches, as explained by Heather Eck, Artist extraordinaire .

CHRISTMAS TREES: Type, Freshness, Timing, Bugs/Bird’s Nest, Charlie Brown Trees

Brad Barick of the Back Achers Christmas Tree Farm answers all our, “To Christmas tree, or not to Christmas tree,” questions and shares touching stories from down on the farm. 

Thanksgiving—“NOT!!” Comedy-Back by popular demand

Comedy: What COVID has  taught us “NOT” to be thankful this Thanksgiving and other fun  holiday uncles, jokes,  gross recipes, weird calls to Butterball,  how not to cry when peeling onions and slapstick  traditions such as the Flaming Turkey Toss and Turkey Bowling. Non-profit Spotlight: Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt a Turkey Project. **Oldie but Goodie Repeat-somethings may not apply

FINANCIAL PLANNING—DON’T OUTLIVE YOUR MONEY, PAY FOR COLLEGE, TAX-EFFICIENT MANNERS, ETC.—A FRESH APPROACH- BEHAVIORAL FINANCE

Michael Lewis of Tutor Financial Advisors uses the science of behavioral finance to help clients activate financial success. 

Postpartum doula

VITAMIN IV THERAPY—MYERS’ COCKTAILS, BANANA BAGS: claims of enhancing energy, weight loss, and immune systems, as well as reducing headaches, stress and depression

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and co-owner of Hydrate Medical, Keith Parris, explains Vitamin IV Therapy 

CARY SAFETY – Event plus overall tips for home, work and auto safety

A quick summary of top tips for keeping yourself safe at home, work and in your car. Cary Public Safety Day lets the public engage with Police, Fire, EMS and other agencies from Wake County. Sept.  16, 2023 from 11am-2pm.  

SCHOOL SHOPPING-INFLATION WOES: SALE-SALE-SALE—up to 75-90% OFF- NEW VENTURES IN SHOPPING/BUDGETING

Paycheck goes farther on clothes, shoes, housewares, appliances, furniture, etc. Gail Walker’s Kids Everywear Sale offers help. Chelsea Moravek joins me to give insider tips.

GARDENING: HABITAT GARDENS- safe havens for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife

Dale Batchelor, co-creator of Swiftbrook Gardens, a Native Plant Habitat, recognized by the NC Native Plant Society and certified as a National Wildlife Federation Backyard Habitat, shares biodiversity strategies for designing habitat gardens. Visit my website at www.maryforcary.com

Lazy Daze

Cary NC's annual Lazy Daze extravaganza is coming up quickly. Enjoy this quick preview of the must see activites that fill this 2 day event.

Lazy Daze 2023

Cary NC's annual Lazy Daze extravaganza is coming up quickly. Enjoy this quick preview of the must see activites that fill this 2 day event.

PARENT/GRANDPARENT: COACHING & MENTORING

Lost in a circling abys of mind-boggling decision making, crushing physical strains, and fluctuating everyday extremes? There needs to be balance! There needs to be a roadmap! Enter PARENT/GRANDPARENT COACHING/MENTORING. Pam Diamond, founder of First Daze & Nightzzz, offers solutions.

DEATH DOULAS

Martha Heymann, founder of Together Forward, explains how an End-of-Life Doula can return a sense of the sacred to a process that has become more medicalized and less compassionate. Through meaning-directed life review and insight into the dying process, there can be a difference in how everyone involved experiences the final journey of life.

THYROID/HASHIMOTO'S: Dr. Anshul Gupta’s REVERSING HASHIMOTO'S: A 3-Step Process for Losing Weight, Ending Fatigue, and Reducing Brain Fog

Dr. Anshul  Gupta, who has appeared as a guest on several media outlets, and has also been featured in various publications, such as Reader's Digest, Woman's World, and Yahoo! Lifestyle, explains Hashimoto’s disease and potential treatments.

SOCCER—“THE” SOCCER TOURNAMENT: Ryan Reynolds’s Wrexham, Clint Dempsey, Mia Hamm, Heather O'Reilly, Alecko Eskandarian, Carla Overbeck, Michelle Akers, Cat Whitehill, Lori Lindsay, and more!

“The Soccer Tournament” features an unprecedented, million dollar, winner-take-all prize, and has become the defining world championship for 7v7 soccer, attracting the most competitive male and female soccer players in the world to a highly intense format that follows the World Cup structure, pinning 32 teams against each other in group play before moving into the knockout stages.

ART: QUILT TEXTILE “PAINTINGS”

Roxane Lessa, who has appeared on Quilting Arts TV and written for numerous quilting arts publications, including several books on art quilting, most recently, Art Quilts International, Abstract & Geometric, explains textile paintings. 

Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Festival, Cary, NC—Behind the Scenes-

Nestled under the shady canopy of Bond Park awaits a festival budding with arts and crafts. The annual Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Festival give a true nod to the artistry and creativity that makes up the state of North Carolina.--Denise Dickens, Public Art Supervisor & Curator of Exhibitions and Collections for the Town of Cary, takes us behind the scenes.

THE ART OF FUNDRAISING & American Red Cross

Tips for successful fundraising and info on the American Red Cross with Linda Craft. Redcross.org\encgala

SALE-SALE-SALE—up to 75-90% OFF- NEW VENTURES IN SHOPPING/BUDGETING

Paycheck goes farther on clothes, shoes, housewares, appliances, furniture, etc.  Interview with Gail Walker of Kids EveryWEAR Consignment Sale . ConsignmentMommies.Com 

GEORGE CLOONEY, KATE WINSLET, DAVE CHAPPELLE-Wanna-be a famous actor, comedian, movie executive, Marvel Comics creator, music producer, animator?

 Lune Spark may just help you grab a few skill sets towards the “wanna-be.”

WEIGHT/OBESITY—NEW GUIDELINES

The American Academy of Pediatrics has developed new guidelines on weight/obesity—medications, surgeries, therapies, etc. 

PICKLEBALL—EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Pickleball: What is it? How do you play? Is it expensive? Do you need the cute, little tennis outfit? ETC. Pam Gilbert, pickleball instructor and Senior Pro Tour participant, explains. 

ASTROLOGY-ZODIAC-2023 PREDICTIONS

Professional Astrologer, Jennifer Angel, whose career highlights include being published in the New York’s Daily News, Harper’s BAZAAR, and Huffington Post, as well as hosting a radio talk show and appearing on NBC’s TODAY morning show, and the Bert Newton Show in Sydney, Australia, explains the cosmic influence on our lives—or so it is said. 

SANTA & MRS. CLAUS VISIT—FUN FOR THE YOUNG & THE YOUNG AT HEART

The duo explains: Naughty/Nice App, why there are bells on the sleigh, how they met Rudolph, what happens if there is no chimney—and more on the magic of Christmas-- Giving Back: Wake Med Hospital’s Holiday Toy Drive

SANTA & MRS. CLAUS VISIT—FUN FOR THE YOUNG & THE YOUNG AT HEART

The duo explains: Naughty/Nice App, why there are bells on the sleigh, how they met Rudolph, what happens if there is no chimney—and more on the magic of Christmas-- Giving Back: Wake Med Hospital’s Holiday Toy Drive

HOLIDAY BLUES: A “UNIQUE” WAY TO BEAT THEM

Catherine Aponte, psychologist and author of “A Marriage of Equals,” explores and advises on beating the holiday blues in a way you may not have thought of before. Catherine did graduate work in Clinical Psychology at Duke University, and her husband, also a psychologist, served on the Department of Psychiatry faculty at UNC. 

LEADERSHIP—HITLER VS. MLK JR—THE CORRECT, IMPACTFUL, ACCOMPLISHED WAY TO LEAD—AND STILL SURVIVE

Ronald Heifetz, co-author of the best-selling Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Change, which serves as the primary go-to book on leadership, explains effective leadership while avoiding its dangers 

LEADERSHIP—THE CORRECT, IMPACTFUL, ACCOMPLISHED WAY TO LEAD—AND STILL SURVIVE

Ronald Heifetz, co-author of the best-selling Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Change, which serves as the primary go-to book on leadership, explains effective leadership while avoiding its dangers 

PURPOSE: NY RESOLOTION (OPRAH/TRACI MITCHELL)

Traci Mitchell, author of “Stirring the Pot,” shares stories of Oprah and other celebrities on uncovering your purpose, falling in love with your life and living bigger.

DEATH WIND PHONES- CEMETERY COMMUNICATION WITH THE DEAD: COMFORT, CLOSURE, PEACE

Robin Simonton, Executive Director of the Historic Oakwood Cemetery, explains how its wind phone, modeled after the phone booth wind phone created by garden designer Itaru Sasaki to help cope with his loss and those of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, is offering comfort to the loved ones of the deceased. 

CAREER: NEW OR REVIVED-HOW TO & TIPS FOR FULFILMENT

Katie Dunn, former Senior Associate Director of Career Coaching (UNC MBA Program), current Director of Career Development at Momentum Learning, and founder of Back to Business, helps people find new, or return to a career they enjoy providing all the ins-and-outs -how-tos. 

BOO!—APPARITIONS, FOOTSTEPS, ORBS

Dr. Katherine Loflin, along with paranormal investigators, explore things that go-bump-in-the-night in the small town of Cary, NC.

BOO!—APPARITIONS, FOOTSTEPS, ORBS

Dr. Katherine Loflin, along with paranormal investigators, explore things that go-bump-in-the-night in the small town of Cary, NC.

SHOULD HAVE--WOULD HAVE--COULD HAVE—DUMP THESE CHAINS AND START LIVING FULFILLED

Life coach Sarah Harper Huntington says stop waiting for that new love, more money, losing weight. Be OK with who you are and start living now!

SHOULD HAVE--WOULD HAVE--COULD HAVE—DUMP THESE CHAINS AND START LIVING FULFILLED

Life coach Sarah Harper Huntington says stop waiting for that new love, more money, losing weight. Be OK with who you are and start living now!

CREDIT SCORES—REV THEM UP

Kathryn Ellywicz, from GreenPath Financial Wellness, discusses debt and credit management education to increase our credit scores.

CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT—PREVENTION

EndCAN’s, Clara Johnson, analyzes the problem and solutions

REPAIR CAFES: FREE: SAVE FAMILY HEIRLOOMS, SAVE MONEY, SAVE THE PLANET (As seen on NBC & NY Times)

Don Fick, the organizer of Repair Café NC, discusses this “international” movement that allows for sharing skills, building social relationships, salvaging treasures, and enhancing community resilience and sustainability by repairing, rather than discarding

REPAIR CAFES: FREE: SAVE FAMILY HEIRLOOMS, SAVE MONEY, SAVE THE PLANET (As seen on NBC & NY Times)

Don Fick, the organizer of Repair Café NC, discusses this “international” movement that allows for sharing skills, building social relationships, salvaging treasures, and enhancing community resilience and sustainability by repairing, rather than discarding

FUNERAL: HOW TO PLAN YOUR OWN FUNERAL-PROVIDE PEACE TO YOUR LOVED ONES

Anthony Martin, Choice Mutual CEO, who frequently authors content for Forbes and Newsweek, and consults for dozens of high-profile websites such as Bankrate, Reuters, Fox Business, C-NBC, ETC., walks us through the journey of planning our own funeral 

FUNERAL: HOW TO PLAN YOUR OWN FUNERAL-PROVIDE PEACE TO YOUR LOVED ONES

Anthony Martin, Choice Mutual CEO, who frequently authors content for Forbes and Newsweek, and consults for dozens of high-profile websites such as Bankrate, Reuters, Fox Business, C-NBC, ETC., walks us through the journey of planning our own funeral 

SCHOOL: MORNING GET-OUT-THE-DOOR CRAZINESS ELIMINATED!

You made it through a school-time pandemic; you’ll make it through this! Expert tips on how to create successful school day mornings. Golden Rule Day, jokes, advice