The Mike Wagner Show

Florida author/practicing attorney Steve Eichenblatt talks abouthis latest release “Pretend They Are Dead: A Father’s Search For The Truth” asa memoir of resilience & reminder of how our fathers play in a pivotal roleof emotional well-being of their children and the ways childhood trauma can beovercome! Steve is a father of five and spent 30+ years advocating for childrenas a pro-bono guardian ad litem and representing first re...

Award-winning critically acclaimed author Robert A. Walker talksabout his releases “Six Moons, Seven Gods” and “Two Crowns, Three Blades” fromThe Legends of Baelon series where an idyllic world is ruled by two benevolentkings! Robert spent 25+ years in government service in numerous managerialpositions in Sunnyvale, CA and the first books opens with an organizationalcrime syndicate “The Guild of Takers” weary of its futile efforts ...

Award-winning critically acclaimed author Robert A. Walker talksabout his releases “Six Moons, Seven Gods” and “Two Crowns, Three Blades” fromThe Legends of Baelon series where an idyllic world is ruled by two benevolentkings! Robert spent 25+ years in government service in numerous managerialpositions in Sunnyvale, CA and the first books opens with an organizationalcrime syndicate “The Guild of Takers” weary of its futile efforts ...

NYC author now living in Seattle Claudia Rowe talks about herlatest release “Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care”about a woman who’d been arrested for murder at 16, lived in & out offoster & adoptive homes at 10, has ran away, been trafficked &assaulted while painting a visceral survival narrative showing how the systemchannels children into locked cells and paves a road to reform by exposing abr...

NYC author now living in Seattle Claudia Rowe talks about herlatest release “Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care”about a woman who’d been arrested for murder at 16, lived in & out offoster & adoptive homes at 10, has ran away, been trafficked &assaulted while painting a visceral survival narrative showing how the systemchannels children into locked cells and paves a road to reform by exposing abr...

Massachusetts author/former MIT Provost/jazz musician andtheoretical linguist Samuel Jay Keyser talks about his latest release “Play ItAgain, Sam: Repetition in the Arts” taking Leonard Bernstein seriouslyexploring the way repetition works in the sister arts of music, poetry andpainting prominent from Homeric Epics, Rainy Day in Paris, Andy Warhol SoupCans to present day works! Samuel also specializes in the trombone, serves as ath...

Massachusetts author/former MIT Provost/jazz musician andtheoretical linguist Samuel Jay Keyser talks about his latest release “Play ItAgain, Sam: Repetition in the Arts” taking Leonard Bernstein seriouslyexploring the way repetition works in the sister arts of music, poetry andpainting prominent from Homeric Epics, Rainy Day in Paris, Andy Warhol SoupCans to present day works! Samuel also specializes in the trombone, serves as ath...

Atlanta author Clint Sabom talks about his debut release “Panic Magic” about a tormented magician living in current times remaining deeply traumatized from childhood sexual abuse but with power to levitate at large venues asking audiences to check for any strings attached and goes into various visions with life-threating magical battles while traveling to other dimensions and more! Clint began his career writing short stories at 7,...

Atlanta author Clint Sabom talks about his debut release “Panic Magic” about a tormented magician living in current times remaining deeply traumatized from childhood sexual abuse but with power to levitate at large venues asking audiences to check for any strings attached and goes into various visions with life-threating magical battles while traveling to other dimensions and more! Clint began his career writing short stories at 7,...

Author/neurologist Robert J. Wolf talks about his newest release“Not A Real Enemy” a true story of one of the most unknown chapters of theHolocaust following the transformation of a young man confronting antisemitism,cruelty, kindness, despair and hope towards freedom where nearly ½ millionHungarian Jews were deported and killed during the holocaust! Robert grew up insuburban Detroit as an only child, attended University of Michiga...

Author/neurologist Robert J. Wolf talks about his newest release“Not A Real Enemy” a true story of one of the most unknown chapters of theHolocaust following the transformation of a young man confronting antisemitism,cruelty, kindness, despair and hope towards freedom where nearly ½ millionHungarian Jews were deported and killed during the holocaust! Robert grew up insuburban Detroit as an only child, attended University of Michiga...

The multi-talented film/stage director, author &world-renowned acting coach Michelle Danner talks about her latest movie “TheItalians” , a quirky dramedy about family, love and tantalizing Italian cookingfeaturing the Vitali family consisting of a fiery matriarch, an oafish husband,their charming son and with his new girlfriend, and a variety of charactersincluding their neighbors, and ex-girlfriend, a priest, and many family m...

The multi-talented film/stage director, author &world-renowned acting coach Michelle Danner talks about her latest movie “TheItalians” , a quirky dramedy about family, love and tantalizing Italian cookingfeaturing the Vitali family consisting of a fiery matriarch, an oafish husband,their charming son and with his new girlfriend, and a variety of charactersincluding their neighbors, and ex-girlfriend, a priest, and many family m...

Author/Hungarian-born highly decorated female chess player inhistory Susan Polgar talks about her latest release “Rebel Queen: The Cold War,Misogyny & The Making of a Grandmaster” as a true story of one of the mostdecorated female chess players in history who took on a sexist establishment,stood up to an authoritarian empire, and rewrote the rules of what women could achieveagainst an oppressive backdrop of Cold War Eastern Eur...

Author/Hungarian-born highly decorated female chess player inhistory Susan Polgar talks about her latest release “Rebel Queen: The Cold War,Misogyny & The Making of a Grandmaster” as a true story of one of the mostdecorated female chess players in history who took on a sexist establishment,stood up to an authoritarian empire, and rewrote the rules of what women could achieveagainst an oppressive backdrop of Cold War Eastern Eur...

Los Angeles multi-talented film/TV producer/writer/script editor Alan Katz talks about his project “The How NOT to Make a Movie” podcast and the founder/CEO of Costard & Touchstone Productions! Alan began his career at 10 writing in school and involved with “The Hall Closet”, “Sage Wellness Within”, “Bordello of Blood”, “Children of the Corn 2”, “Freddy’s Nightmares”, “The Donor: A DNA Horror Story”, etc.,  and began his po...

Los Angeles multi-talented film/TV producer/writer/script editor Alan Katz talks about his project “The How NOT to Make a Movie” podcast and the founder/CEO of Costard & Touchstone Productions! Alan began his career at 10 writing in school and involved with “The Hall Closet”, “Sage Wellness Within”, “Bordello of Blood”, “Children of the Corn 2”, “Freddy’s Nightmares”, “The Donor: A DNA Horror Story”, etc.,  and began his po...

Missouri multi-talented singer/songwriter Howard Levinson talksabout his latest release “What The Hell is Happenin?” along with “On the Edge”,“With You”, “Everybody Wants Something”, “I Wasn’t Always Like This” and more!Howard was born/raised in central Missouri with a background as a paramedic,firefighter, policeman, chiropractor, investigator, cattle rancher with a loyalfollowing on Spotify, YouTube, etc. with his works featured ...

Missouri multi-talented singer/songwriter Howard Levinson talksabout his latest release “What The Hell is Happenin?” along with “On the Edge”,“With You”, “Everybody Wants Something”, “I Wasn’t Always Like This” and more!Howard was born/raised in central Missouri with a background as a paramedic,firefighter, policeman, chiropractor, investigator, cattle rancher with a loyalfollowing on Spotify, YouTube, etc. with his works featured ...