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ACTOR | MUSICIAN - This week our guest is ROBERT STEFFEN. Nominated for Best Male Vocalist in the 2008 Orange County Music Awards, Robert Steffen's music is intimate, poly-rhythmic and melodically dynamic. A native of Orange, CA. For the past ten years he was part of several award-winning avante garde music and theatre productions in New York. His acting credits include: The Public Theatres' Othello with Liev Schreiber and Keith David, Jim Henson's Obie award winning production of the Kabuki spoof "Benten Kozo"and several NYTW just add water developments. He has also appeared in Independent films including: "Suicide Doors" and Spike Lees' "Bamboozled." Recent film credits include: Commercial "Wine Picks" for the new i-phone app and Nicholas Tolkiens' (grandson of author) feature directorial debut "Anacapa" where he played "Frank" a mystic, sage and healer who masterminds the fate of the islands visitors.

REIKI MASTER | TEACHER | COUNSELOR - This week our guest is CANDY HOUGH. Known for her extraordinary ability to channel messages from the angelic realm, this straight-shooting and grounded healing practitioner is loved and admired by her international clientele for the trans-formative effect that she has on their lives. Through her healing practice Angel Healing House, Candy is a published author, of the inspirational book, "Angels of Faith" and has recorded a beautiful, guided, angel meditation CD, "Letting Go of Concerns and Living in the Now." In her appearances on radio talk shows and TV, her candor, enthusiasm, and passion for life is infectious. By weaving her Diploma of Education with her uncanny ability to channel spiritual knowledge, clients walk away from private sessions and workshops with practical tools and divine insights on how to maximize their potential in all areas of their lives. Having had two near death experiences, Candy helps others to see their lives from a higher perspect

FILM/TV PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - This week our guest is ASHLEY HALL. Ashley is a production coordinator, currently working in Los Angeles, California. She is originally from Richmond, Virginia, and has both domestic and international film credits. Her previous projects include: "Sympathetic Details" directed by Benjamin Busch and starring cast members of HBO's "The Wire" with Ryan Sands, Clarke Peters, John Doman, and Domenick Lomardozzi, and "Kerosene Cowboys" directed by Mario Van Peebles and starring Cam Gigandet, Bill Pullman and Rachael Leigh Cook. In addition to her film projects, she has done production work for "The Golf Channel" and "The John Wooden Pyramid of Success Awards." Ashley is a member of the Hollywood Radio and Television Society, and is also a certified Reiki Master. In her spare time, she enjoys writing, cooking, and volunteering with local animal shelters. She is currently employed by NBC/Universal.

GRAMMY WINNER | SINGER | SONGWRITER - Our guest this week is MATT ALBER. Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, Matt Alber, grew up singing in choirs. Matt learned how to make something beautiful with his friends on stages around the world. Like an athlete, he watched himself get better at something his body and mind were making together and eventually got his degree in music. He moved to California to join the classical men's ensemble "Chanticleer" with whom he recorded two Grammy® Award-winning albums. "Hide Nothing" is Matt's first album of original songs. The record was co-produced with a trusted visionary, Jeff Crerie at "Utmosis" in San Francisco. When he's not touring or recording, Matt also directs a choir of his own in Los Angeles called "Forever Young." The audition is fairly simple -- if you're 60 years or older, sing with heart, and can bring something to the potluck, you're in. Most of the members are gay or lesbian and lead incredible lives which prompted his current project w

STAGE | FILM | CABARET PERFORMER | Our guest this week is ALEXANDRA BILLINGS. She has won multiple awards for her work such as: "After Dark Award for Best Actress in a Comedy," in Charles Busch’s "Vampire Lesbians of Sodom." "After Dark Award for Best Actress" playing Margot Channing in "Applause" for Healthworks Theatre at The Apollo, "New York MAC Hanson Award, for New Cabaret Artist," "After Dark Award for Outstanding Cabaret Artist of the Year," Her character "Shante" at the Baton Show Lounge won her the titles of: "Miss Wisconsin," "Miss New York," "Miss Chicago," "Miss Illinois," and she was the first Chicago performer in the history of the pageants' to win the coveted "Miss Florida"contest. In 2003, Alexandra filmed her first Television Movie for ABC- TV: "Romy and Michelle - In The Beginning." She then made Television history by being the first Transgendered Female to play a Transgendered Female character on Television. Soon after, she was cast as the "Nasty Transsexual with a heart of g

FILM PRODUCTION MANAGER - Our guest this week is DAVID JAPKA. David has been delivering outstanding production management services for 20 years. From legal and marketing insight, to scheduling and production execution, David has continuously worked to provide excellence for established and emerging filmmakers. Well versed in all elements of film production, David provides script breakdowns and budgeting for business plans and then follows through in building integrated and motivated production teams. If you need a project to run smoothly from the start to delivery... talk to David. DISCUSSION TOPICS: What You Need For Your First Film, Legal, Organizational and Fiduciary Responsibilities of the Filmmaker

HIP HOP ARTIST | RAPPER - This week our guest is KELDAMUZIK aka Diva. She is a hip hop artist, rapper from the Bay Area. She has just returned from her latest tour on the Barbados Islands to promote her new album entitled "Diva TV Album" which was met with great praise, critical acclaim and enthusiasm. Keldamuzik is a sassy, classy, edgy, spitzress, prima donna, and rap goddess of "Hip Hop" music. She possesses a vibrant, regal energy. Her vocals and performance will compel you onto the dance floor. She spits fire with powerful lyrics and a vocal delivery that has tonality and colorful expressiveness. With Keldamuzik, you will never experience the typical screaming into a microphone over a distorted bass beat that overpowers the Hip Hop lyrics and the Hip Hop artist.

DIRECTOR | WRITER | EDITOR - This week our guest is BRAD MAYS. He is an award-winning veteran of dozens of stage, television and independent film productions spanning some thirty years. Brad Mays is now, with the completion & release of "The Watermelon" and "Singularity," as well as the production of his new web series "Featherweight," finally coming into his own as a filmmaker. His films include: the award-winning "A Way Back In," "The Bacchae," and "Stage Fright." Notable stage productions include: "The Water Hen," by Stanlislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, "Dragon Slayers," by Stanley Keyes, a multi-media adaptation of "A Clockwork Orange," Euripides' "The Bacchae," Peter Weiss' : "The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the "Marquis de Sade," "Equus," and many others.

ENTREPRENEUR - This week our guest is EYAL FELDMAN. In 2002, Eyal Feldman took his $5,000 investment and set out to create a great personal lubricant. He found his answer in a product he termed "Boy Butter." It became an instant nationwide hit and has steadily gained mainstream appeal, earning the brand coverage in places such as: "Saturday Night Live," "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, "MadTV," Comedy Central's "Daily Show" and "Talk Soup" on E! Eyal Feldman is not just the creator. He is also the face of the product, gracing most of "Boy Butter's" advertisements, commercials and various radio outlets around the globe. Today, "Boy Butter" is still a one-man show and is now sold in retail stores and online retail stores including: "Walgreen’s" and "Amazon.com."

DIRECTOR | WRITER | ACTOR - This week our guest is JOSHUA WEIGEL. Joshua moved to Los Angeles in 1998 with the goal of creating films that would have a positive impact on the world. He worked as an assistant at the WBTV network, which led to an Art Director position on US network promos and national commercials, including several Super Bowl spots. In 2007, Josh began making shorts and co-wrote and directed four award winning films such as "The Butterfly Circus" that went on to win much critical acclaim. Joshua is also an actor. He has booked roles in National commercials, short films and recently appeared in the Samuel Goldwyn theatrical release, "To Save A Life." Joshua continues to pursue a multi-faceted career as an actor and filmmaker and is currently working on the script for the feature length version of "The Butterfly Circus" with his wife and writing partner, Rebekah.

AUTHOR | KEYNOTE SPEAKER - This week our guest is JIM DREAVER. Jim teaches a path to psychological and physical freedom through learning to be authentically present. He states that "As we become more free, everything in our lives: health, creativity, relationships, finances, begin to work much more harmoniously." His other books: "End Your Story. Begin Your Life." Mastering the Practice of Freedom," offers a simple practice for coming back to presence whenever you are experiencing conflict, upset, or suffering. "The Way of Harmony" A practical guide to integrating awakened consciousness into work, relationships, and daily life." and "The Ultimate Cure: The Healing Energy Within You," focuses on accessing the deep spiritual energy that is the source of all healing. His latest book is entitled: "Falling into Light." All of his books can be found on Amazon or his personal website. He also provides workshops and private sessions. You will receive a FREE initial consultation for private sessi

PLAYWRIGHT | FICTION WRITER -James Magruder is a playwright, translator, and fiction writer. His stories have appeared or will appear in The Gettysburg Review, The Harrington Quarterly, Bloom, Subtropics, The Normal School, Mary, and the anthologies Boy Crazy and New Stories from the Midwest. He teaches translation and adaptation at the Yale School of Drama, where he received his doctorate. His produced translations and adaptations of works by Marivaux, Moliere, Lesage, Labiche, Gozzi, and Dickens have been produced on and off Broadway, across the country, and in Japan and Germany. He also teaches dramaturgy at Swarthmore College. His plays have been staged in Baltimore, Atlanta, and New York and published in The Art of the One-Act, Arts & Letters, and Third Coast. His writing has been supported by the Maryland State Arts Council, the New Harmony Project, the MacDowell Colony, where he was named a Thornton Wilder Fellow, the Ucross Foundation, the Blue Mountain Center, and the Jerome Foundation. T

PR CONSULTANT | AUTHOR | FOUNDER - This week our guest is SYLVIA ALLEN. In 2003, Sylvia Allen founded Sylvia's Children. This is a non-profit organization with the mission of feeding, clothing, educating and providing shelter for children in a small village in the African country of Uganda. These children were left orphaned due to losing one or both parents in the AIDS pandemic. Sylvia has constructed a fresh well, dedicated a library stocked with books, built four classroom blocks and a dormitory for house the students and teachers, and installed computers w/ Internet access. She's also brought a nurse and is providing a dentist to cure ailments such as umbilical hernias and syphilis. So far she's been able to sponsor over 200 of the school's orphans, which equates to one-third of the 1,000 students at the school. Sylvia is an accomplished author, speaker, and business owner (for 30+ years), and has won over 50 awards. She's known globally as a sales guru, and her company, Allen Consulting, is

FILM DIRECTOR | WRITER - This week our guest is DAMION DIETZ. Damion is an award-winning writer and film director, and a graduate of the School of Cinematic Arts at USC. Dietz's most recent film, "Going Maverick! The Sarah Palin Movie," is a satirical, feature-length film starring an array of puppets impersonating such notables as: President Obama, Senator John McCain, and of course Palin, voiced by American comedian, writer and radio talk show host Sara Benincasa, whose Sarah Palin "vlogs" became a viral sensation on YouTube and The Huffington Post last year. It was notably featured on Comedy Central and Daily Kos.

RADIO & TV HOST | WRITER - This week our guest is MOTHER LOVE. You may remember her from the extremely popular daytime show called, "Forgive or Forget." She is a published author, veteran of television sitcoms, radio talk and music shows, film actress, advice columnist, motivational speaker and humorist. These days, the multi-talented and “even more fabulous” "Mother Love" is on a mission to inform, educate and enlighten people everywhere on the importance of better managed diabetes. An accomplished author, Mother Love has written her third book "Half the MOTHER Twice the LOVE," published by Atria Books (a div. of Simon & Schuster) 2006, penned two advice-based books: "Forgive or Forget: Never Underestimate the Power of Forgiveness" (HarperCollins 1999) and "Listen Up Girlfriends" (St. Martin's Press 1995).

MODEL | WRITER | ACTIVIST - This week our guest is WILL LOSCHIAVO (AKA Will Love). Will is a model, activist, and writer for one of the largest LGBT publications in country, all at the ripe age of twenty-one. Will is a former victim of physical, verbal, and mental abuse from students and teachers alike. However, he has become a living testament that with enough drive, dedication, and determination, anything is possible in overcoming obstacles and carving out a great life for yourself. Will Love can be seen on the cover of the April-May 2010 issue of "Out in Jersey" magazine. In this issue, he co-directed the photo shoot and wrote the cover story featuring some of today’s hottest entertainment acts. No longer allowing his past to control him, Will Love is a regional coordinator for the "Day of Silence" project and has been handpicked as one of the faces to represent the avante garde clothing line "Unique Definition" due to launch in 2011.

CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPHER - This week our guest is JUSTIN MONROE. Justin works in LA and NY with a group of known stylists and art directors, and is also known in the international fashion industry. His vision is what captivated noted celebrity clients such as: Janice Dickinson, Perez Hilton, Amanda Lepore, as well as a diverse array of editorial clients like: "Flaunt Magazine," "Zink Magazine," "Cru Magazine," "Dayzed and Confused Magazine," "London Gay Times," "DNA" and many more. Justin has shot hundred's of covers for magazines across the globe and has been featured on Season 2 and 4 of the show entitled, "The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency." He works notably for many advertising clients that include: Magic Castle, Ruffskin, Giovanni, Sebastian International, Romanoff, The Diamond Company, Glaza, Gasoline Glamour, Skin Graft, and Sterone Underwear. Through his conceptual work he is considered the "Bad Boy of Photography."

BUSINESS MARKETING EXPERT - This week our guest is MATTHEW SKALLERUD. Matthew is President of Pink Banana Media. This company helps businesses reach gays & lesbians on the Internet, using traditional means such as: banner ads, e-mail, blogs, YouTube, Facebook and more. Matthew began his career in the GLBT marketplace in the mid-90s when there weren't too many companies that catered to the GLBT community. Matthew has become a trailblazer and a true trend-setter in this field. He has been featured in many articles and websites such as "Gay.com," "PlanetOut.com" and in the Marketplace section of the Wall Street Journal.

SINGER | SONGWRITER - This week our guest is ARI GOLD. Award-Winning Independent Recording Artist Ari Gold has been seen and heard on: VH-1, MTV Europe, Radio 1, IFC, HBO Zone, Here! TV, BBC, FOX News, WOR, Sirius, XM, NPR and was the first independent artist to debut at #1 on MTV Network's LOGO. He has received critical acclaim from "People" magazine, "Billboard" and "HITS" as well as appeared as a style icon in "VIBE," "W" and "V." Ari has performed with Cyndi Lauper, RuPaul, Martha Wash and Chaka Khan. In his native NYC, Ari has sold out shows and headlined at Lincoln Center. With 3 critically acclaimed albums, coffee table book and remix CD released in over 25 countries, the press has coined Ari an international sex symbol.

COMEDIENNE | VOICE-OVER ARTIST | PROFESSIONAL FIGURE SKATER - This week our guest is DEVEN GREEN. Deven is the creator/voice of the "Welcome To My..Comedy Parodies" series and is "America's Best Christian" as character "Betty Bowers." Deven started out as a professional figure skater whose triple-gold medal status is memorialized in her hometown located in the remote, isolated, boreal tundra of Northern Canada. She was called in by Disney to recreate the figure skating portions in the feature films "Blades of Glory" and "Ice Princess." Her sizable comic talents landed her in Toronto where she perfected her comedic sensibilities at "Second City" which helped her land national commercials and movie roles. Deven has performed over 3,000 live comedy shows in Canada, U.S., Europe and the Middle East. She performs regularly at top clubs and theatres in Los Angeles. Some of her awards include: Most Popular Female Personality 2009 NOMINEE- WeHo Awards Most Humorous YouTube Video 2009 - San Francisco Fi