Locker Room for Growth
Bold. Determined. Inspire. The show is Locker Room for Growth, which is about planting seeds of inspiration. Interviews are with compelling people who have set the tone for living with a positive attitude.
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May 17, 2024 • 35 mins
He was raised in the conservative south, where being gay would surely be shunned both societally and politically. Yet Jay Claypool found his calling here, twice.
Growing up wasn’t easy in Augusta, Georgia but when Claypool discovered drag, it authenticated his identity and led him to find support in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
As his Dixie Crystal persona rocked the Augusta nightclub scene, 9/11 happened. Like many at that time, Claypo...
Growing up wasn’t easy in Augusta, Georgia but when Claypool discovered drag, it authenticated his identity and led him to find support in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
As his Dixie Crystal persona rocked the Augusta nightclub scene, 9/11 happened. Like many at that time, Claypo...
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May 13, 2024 • 32 mins
He’s a master hairstylist and stage artist who has raised millions of dollars for charity. Rod Sickler is known as an innovator in the beauty industry. The owner of Rod Sickler Salon & Spa, Clutch Cuts, and Images by Rod & Co, Sickler has taught some of the best stylists in the industry.
A licensed cosmetologist and barber with an advanced degree from the Vidal Sassoon Institute in London, Sickler trained with Sexy Hair f...
A licensed cosmetologist and barber with an advanced degree from the Vidal Sassoon Institute in London, Sickler trained with Sexy Hair f...
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April 26, 2024 • 46 mins
They may call European football, or soccer, The Beautiful Game, but in America, the sport that owns that title in soul and spirit is baseball. Anyone who has ever attended a game in person, whether it was double A, triple A, or professional – every experience has one thing in common: atmosphere.
Ken Smoller has spent a lifetime capturing the sights and smells of over 2,350 stadiums in 48 states and 24 countries. But it is Chicago ...
Ken Smoller has spent a lifetime capturing the sights and smells of over 2,350 stadiums in 48 states and 24 countries. But it is Chicago ...
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April 18, 2024 • 41 mins
He flew over 3,750 fighter hours with 1,240 arrested landings on multiple aircraft carriers. He completed five tours at the Pentagon. Former Top Gun fighter pilot and Retired Two-Star Admiral Mike Manazir spent 36 years in the United States Navy with 15 overseas deployments. His duties included Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfighting Systems.
Today, Manazir is Vice President of Navy Systems, Government Operations for The Boein...
Today, Manazir is Vice President of Navy Systems, Government Operations for The Boein...
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April 5, 2024 • 48 mins
Transgender and 2SLGBTQIA+ rights have been front and center of political dysfunction for generations. Society’s hypocrisy and hate is blasting in bright pink neon if you look at pop culture and revered characters over the years. Tim Curry in the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire, Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, and several Halloween costumes to name a few.
Savannah Hauk is a non-binary TEDx speaker, author, pod...
Savannah Hauk is a non-binary TEDx speaker, author, pod...
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April 1, 2024 • 30 mins
When looking at his childhood, it’s no surprise that D’Angelo Stefani’s life morphed into a statistic. From living with drug addicted parents in an abusive household, to being shuffled through the foster care system, to being homeless at age 11, drugs and crime are almost inevitable if there are no capable adults in the room to guide you.
It was after he served ten years in prison for a bank robbery that Stefani opted to create a be...
It was after he served ten years in prison for a bank robbery that Stefani opted to create a be...
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March 13, 2024 • 39 mins
It was a global pandemic that the world was unprepared for. Millions died. Many millions more still suffer from long-term effects. At the time, we were shocked by the images, and scared.
One could say the epicenter of Covid-19 was New York City, where the dead overwhelmed the morgues. Who could forget the images of the trucks lined up outside hospitals to stockpile the bodies? Nobody was immune and everyone had a story.
Lorraine Ash ...
One could say the epicenter of Covid-19 was New York City, where the dead overwhelmed the morgues. Who could forget the images of the trucks lined up outside hospitals to stockpile the bodies? Nobody was immune and everyone had a story.
Lorraine Ash ...
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March 7, 2024 • 33 mins
Dan Henk defines the term warrior. You could say that his chosen genre of dark sci-fi horror defines his life. If dark science fiction looks unflinchingly at things that make us uncomfortable without a sugarcoat, then that would amply describe the plot twists that this artist and writer have experienced.
Like an HBO drama series, Henk has seen his fair share of villains. Experiencing homelessness and societal rejection are one thing...
Like an HBO drama series, Henk has seen his fair share of villains. Experiencing homelessness and societal rejection are one thing...
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Have you ever been in a funk where life has gotten stale, and you’re unsure of the direction you want to take. Or maybe you were laid off from a long-term corporate job and are having a hard time finding a decent paying non-service industry job that isn’t physically taxing. Maybe you’ve had enough of a toxic workplace but don’t know how to move on. Do you need to reinvent yourself?
Having the nice job and doing everything right does...
Having the nice job and doing everything right does...
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February 25, 2024 • 40 mins
Are you happy? Well, there is a scientific measurement that can confirm how happy you really are.
There are statistics to show that happiness practices in the workplace increase productivity, innovation, lower sick leave, and reduce turnover.
Dr Alphonsus Obayuwana was a medical student in 1979 when he was awarded a national research grant and SmithKline Medical Perspective Fellowship. The task at hand was to develop an instrument fo...
There are statistics to show that happiness practices in the workplace increase productivity, innovation, lower sick leave, and reduce turnover.
Dr Alphonsus Obayuwana was a medical student in 1979 when he was awarded a national research grant and SmithKline Medical Perspective Fellowship. The task at hand was to develop an instrument fo...
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February 18, 2024 • 39 mins
Anna Storm represents every young girl who was ever picked on in school and bullied by her peers. She shows them it is possible to find acceptance, to gain confidence in yourself, and prove to everyone that you can live your best life and slay.
Storm learned to develop her confidence through performing and music. Since leaving her hometown, she has never looked back.
She is an Emmy Award winning popstar and social media influencer. T...
Storm learned to develop her confidence through performing and music. Since leaving her hometown, she has never looked back.
She is an Emmy Award winning popstar and social media influencer. T...
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February 15, 2024 • 52 mins
Those of you who grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada may remember him as Allan Cabral. Allan Blitz has since been pumping out great rock tunes.
Blitz is a Brazilian-Canadian 2SLGBTQI+ singer-songwriter based in Toronto. He previously worked for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and today is a photographer and digital content creator for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
His latest song, Alien, is a Pride hard rock anthem for the 2SLGBTQ...
Blitz is a Brazilian-Canadian 2SLGBTQI+ singer-songwriter based in Toronto. He previously worked for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and today is a photographer and digital content creator for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
His latest song, Alien, is a Pride hard rock anthem for the 2SLGBTQ...
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February 4, 2024 • 58 mins
Under the musical imprint of G'sta, Sean Self is a rapper, producer, and record-label owner whose journey includes loss, survival, and Hurricane Katrina.
Self is the owner and CEO of SoStimulus Entertainment and Productions. He has collaborated with influential producers and harnessed their energy to infuse his own art with renewed creativity. His contributions helped reestablish New Orleans on the hip-hop map by introducing the nex...
Self is the owner and CEO of SoStimulus Entertainment and Productions. He has collaborated with influential producers and harnessed their energy to infuse his own art with renewed creativity. His contributions helped reestablish New Orleans on the hip-hop map by introducing the nex...
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January 17, 2024 • 48 mins
Sonia Satra is a soap opera star, award-winning mind-body coach, and motivational speaker. She knows first-hand about the ups and downs in both entertainment and entrepreneurship.
You might have seen her as Lucy Cooper Spaulding on the longest running daytime soap, the Guiding Light. She also portrayed Psycho Nurse Barbara on One Life to Live.
The founder of Moticise, Satra helps people find their purpose and create a blueprint to fo...
You might have seen her as Lucy Cooper Spaulding on the longest running daytime soap, the Guiding Light. She also portrayed Psycho Nurse Barbara on One Life to Live.
The founder of Moticise, Satra helps people find their purpose and create a blueprint to fo...
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January 11, 2024 • 51 mins
You may not know Tom Fletcher as a household name, but you have seen his work. In single-handedly transforming the way we watch sports; he is the man behind the unique camera angles you see in every sports broadcast because of his genius at using robotic cameras.
Here are a few:
Above the rim and behind the backboard in basketball
Behind-the-net and inside the net in hockey
Center ice speed shot for hockey
Center scoreboard camera in ho...
Here are a few:
Above the rim and behind the backboard in basketball
Behind-the-net and inside the net in hockey
Center ice speed shot for hockey
Center scoreboard camera in ho...
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January 6, 2024 • 33 mins
She's a long time Washington State lawmaker with her name on too many bills to mention.
Senator Karen Keiser represents Washington’s 33rd Legislative District, which includes Seattle and Kent. She has championed working families, improving economic security for women, worked on reforming Washington’s healthcare system, helped pass paid family and medical leave, and so much more.
A former broadcast journalist, Senator Keiser saw an op...
Senator Karen Keiser represents Washington’s 33rd Legislative District, which includes Seattle and Kent. She has championed working families, improving economic security for women, worked on reforming Washington’s healthcare system, helped pass paid family and medical leave, and so much more.
A former broadcast journalist, Senator Keiser saw an op...
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December 16, 2023 • 33 mins
It’s sadly all too common to hear homophobic and racist slurs inside every hockey dressing room across all levels. Former professional hockey player Brock McGillis knows this all too well. He came out as gay in 2016 after his retirement, and since then has been on a mission to fight homophobia in hockey.
McGillis provides inclusivity training for organizations while also encouraging and educating hockey influencers to humanize the 2...
McGillis provides inclusivity training for organizations while also encouraging and educating hockey influencers to humanize the 2...
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November 16, 2023 • 39 mins
Two leading Black Sox Scandal scholars Jacob Pomrenke and Dr. David Fletcher edited a new release called: Joe Jackson, Plaintiff, v Chicago American League Ball Club, Defendant: The Never-Seen-Before Trial Transcript.
It is the full testimony from Shoeless Joe Jackson’s 1924 courtroom trial against the Chicago White Sox and team owner Charles Comiskey when he sued for breach of contract after the baseball fixing trial.
In 1919, the C...
It is the full testimony from Shoeless Joe Jackson’s 1924 courtroom trial against the Chicago White Sox and team owner Charles Comiskey when he sued for breach of contract after the baseball fixing trial.
In 1919, the C...
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November 10, 2023 • 44 mins
Celebrity culture goes as far back as ancient Greece where live theater was all the rave. During times of struggle, entertainment is an escape that allows us to disappear from the realities of life, if only for just a short while.
Samita Nandy is a filmmaker, actor, author, and broadcast journalist with a doctorate in celebrity culture from the Department of Media at Curtin University in Australia. She is the director of the Centre ...
Samita Nandy is a filmmaker, actor, author, and broadcast journalist with a doctorate in celebrity culture from the Department of Media at Curtin University in Australia. She is the director of the Centre ...
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October 26, 2023 • 31 mins
Csongor Daniel is one of the first officially recognized bioenergy healers and the author of four books, including Bioenergy Healing – Simple Techniques for Reducing Pain and Restoring Health through Energetic Healing. Among those who have sung his praises, one reader said it’s the best healing book they’ve ever bought.
He defines human energy from the quantum physical point of view. His practical applications help others to manipul...
He defines human energy from the quantum physical point of view. His practical applications help others to manipul...
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