John Jacobsen, director and host of The Artist’s Toolbox, discusses the process of making something out of nothing. Later, Wall Street Journal bestselling author Douglas Preston chats about his latest novel, Gideon’s Sword. We’ll also talk with Echook founder Tessa Smith McGovern.   Memorial Day encore broadcast!!

With The Artist’s Toolbox, John Jacobsen reveals the secrets of creative genius by engaging America’s top artists in one-on-one interviews about their personal processes in creating great art. Jacobsen has won numerous awards for his direction on short films, and has worked as a producer on feature films as well. He is president of Thefilmschool, which he co-founded with Tom Skerritt among other filmmakers, and was a Directing Fellow at the American Film Institute.

Douglas Preston co-wrote his latest novel, Gideon’s Sword, with partner Lincoln Child. In this page-turning thriller, we are introduced to Gideon Crew, star of the brand new Preston and Child series. Many of Preston’s original works have been picked up by Hollywood studios, including Relic, which was released as a major motion picture.

Tessa Smith McGovern is an award-winning short story writer and founder of Echook, a site dedicated to downloading short stories on your phone.

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Recognize emotional triggers that may lead you on a path to tragedy with Dr. Walter E. Afield. Later, Roger Dawson reveals the secrets of power problem solving!

Dr. Walter E. Afield is a nationally known medical doctor and psychiatrist with over 50 years experience in treating patients. This experience has helped him develop a system of pre-emptive measures to turn things around before your emotions cause you do to something you may regret later. He looks at emotional triggers, high-risk behaviors, and can help you to recognize potential warning signs. Dr. Afield has been a consultant to both the Justice System and the US Congress, and he is the founder and president of the Neuropsychiatric Institute, as well as one of the original founders of the University of South Florida’s College of Medicine.

Roger Dawson, author of Secrets of Power Problem Solving, has traveled the globe teaching people to negotiate, persuade, and make decisions to help solve their problems and reach their goals. His book reveals proven techniques and sure-fire strategies for solving virtually any problem the world throws at you. Dawson is the best-selling author of over 16 books, and as a full-time speaker for almost 30 years has trained managers and salespeople at top companies throughout the world as well as individuals to attain goals they never thought possible.

Barbara and Shannon Kelley are the mother-daughter team that authored Undecided: How to Ditch the Endless Quest for Perfect and Find the Career – and Life – That’s Right for You!

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Investigating hog manure was hardly the glamorous assignment Nicolette Hahn Niman pictured when she left everything behind to work for Robert F. Kennedy in New York. But Kennedy wouldn’t take no for an answer, and there began Niman’s odyssey into the factory farming industry and her quest for sustainable, healthful meat and dairy options. We’re also joined by top chef, Mark Reinfeld who specializes in healthful foods and vegan cooking for an inspired and peaceful life. Join Vicki today for this special rebroadcast! 

In her new book Righteous Porkchop – Finding a Life and Good Food Beyond Factory Farms, Nicolette Hahn Niman shares an inside view of factory farming and how the animals ‘produced’ in these institutions are treated. She also shares how we can ensure that the food we’re eating is untainted. And how we can reclaim the pleasures of good eating by purchasing from small producers raising animals in a cruelty-free, sustainable manner. Hahn Niman is an environmental activist who has been published in the New York Times and spoken at many conferences including the American Public Health Association and Sierra Club’s Healthy Farms Conference. A former senior attorney with Bobby Kennedy’s Waterkeeper Alliance, she is married to Bill Niman, the founder the Niman Ranch, a collective of traditional farms.

Later, Mark Reinfeld joins us to discuss the best of vegan food. Reinfeld’s been preparing inspired gourmet vegan and live food cuisine for over 15 years. He is the founding chef of the Blossoming Lotus restaurant, winner. He is the recipient of the 2006 Platinum Carrot Award for living foods – a national award given by the Aspen Center for Integral Health to America’s ‘Top Healthy Gourmet Chefs’. His first book, Vegan Fusion World Cuisine has won 9 international awards including ‘Cookbook of the Year’, ‘Best New Cookbook’ and a Gourmand Award for ‘Best Vegetarian Cookbook in the USA’. We’ll discuss his new cookbook, The 30-Minute Vegan, co-authored with his wife, Jennifer Murray.

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Transform your fears into action and start the business of your dreams with Jen Groover. Later, Vicki talks to KaBoom! CEO Darrell Hammond and The Thirteenth Gift author Charlene Costanzo.

Tagged by Success Magazine as a one-woman brand, Jen Groover has taken action by rethinking the unproductive questions in the title of her book, What If? and Why Not?. Jen is a leading entrepreneur and highly sought after lifestyle and business speaker on programs such as CBS’ Early Show, ABC’s Money Matters, and many others.

Darrell Hammond is the CEO and founder of KaBoom!, a world-class nonprofit organization dedicated to providing communities with the tools, resources, and guidance to build kid-designed imaginative and fun playgrounds and play spaces. He shares his uplifting journey in his book KaBoom! How One Man Built a Movement to Save Play.

Charlene Costanzo is an award-winning author whose Twelve Gifts series of books have provided inspiration, healing, and empowerment in every area of life. On a recent assignment in Eastern Europe, Charlene learns of a local legend, and the profound impact it had on her life led to her latest book, The Thirteenth Gift.

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Joe Camp revealed the heart and soul of a dog in creating Benji, now he brings a riveting story which will forever change the way you feel about horses!

With the same passionate spirit that went into his first novel on the subject, The Soul of a Horse, Joe Camp returns with The Soul of a Horse BLOGGED- The Journey Continues. Live each moment with Joe and his wife Kathleen as they experience inspiration and compelling discoveries about their own lives as they move their herd from California to Tennessee… adopting a pregnant wild Mustang along the way. Joe Camp’s writing has made a profound impact on the way horses are trained, kept, and cared for the world over. Camp is perhaps best known for creating the timeless stories of canine superstar Benji.

Later, Vicki discusses the power mother’s can take back this Mother’s Day with gender expert and author of You’re Grounded Forever… But First, Let’s Go Shopping Susan Shapiro Barash.

Finally, social justice activist and Collective Visioning author Linda Stout talks about how groups with differing backgrounds can work together for a just and sustainable future.

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Elevate your performance and propel yourself along the path to growth and permanent change with business coaches Howard Guttman and Jay A. Block!

Whether you are reaching for the stars or just taking your game up a notch, Howard Guttman’s Coach Yourself To Win is for you. With his unique 7-step self-coaching process, Howard has helped elevate the game of hundreds of executives over the last twenty years. He uses down-to-earth language, explaining the what, why, and how of each step, using real-life examples to illustrate his points.

Award-winning executive coach Jay A. Block is the best-selling author of 101 Best Ways to Land a Job in Troubled Times. The book outlines a 5-step process for landing a job at the pay level you deserve, whether there is a recession or not! The Jay Block Companies proven success with his career management techniques are evident as he is a consultant and trainer to the Department of Labor and Workforce Systems.

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Insomnia and MRSA are two alarming medical concerns that can affect anyone. D.T. Max and Maryn McKenna share their expertise on these frightening issues. Encore broadcast from 2010.

Most of us have nights where we toss and turn, but for some, insomnia can be deadly! Vicki talks to D.T. Max about his latest work with National Geographic in The Secrets of Sleep. Harvard graduate D.T. Max has been a book editor, book reviewer, noted essayist, and author. His most recent book is The Family That Couldn’t Sleep: A Medical Mystery.

You might lose a little sleep wondering if anything can be done about MRSA. We do know that it spreads rapidly through hospitals and that it’s extremely drug resistant, but what we DONT know about MRSA may be just as vital. Maryn McKenna sheds some light on this epidemic in her book Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA. She is a contributing writer for the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and was awarded an Ochberg Fellowship from Columbia University’s Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma.

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Today, Vicki chats with Luanne Rice about her latest novel, The Silver Boat. Later, she welcomes Dolen Perkins-Valdez to discuss her first full length novel, Wench.  But first Vicki speaks with Croix Sather regarding his inspirational journey from a life-threatening injury as a child to running 100 marathons in 100 days!

Croix Sather’s story is one of inspiration and miracle.  As a teen, he was a superstar swimmer, seemingly destined for greatness in the sport, when a drunk driver hit him head on.  The diagnosing neurosurgeon told his parents he would be a vegetable for life if he survives the night.  He survived the ordeal, but became a troublemaker, slipping by and greatly underacheiving.  Fast forward to today, and Croix is a four time ironman triathelete, who is currently running 100 marathons in 100 days, all after giving a seminar each morning.  Learn more in his book Dream Big Act Big.

Luanne Rice makes her return to Viking with The Silver Boat, a novel that is at once heart-warming and heart-wrenching. Three far-flung sisters return home to say their final goodbyes to the beloved family beach house, and what they discover sends them on a memorable trip to their ancestral homeland. NY Times Bestseller Rice has earned a devoted following around the world… her 28 novels have been translated into 24 languages.

Dolen Perkins-Valdez is a graduate of Harvard whose essays and fiction have appeared in several national publications. Wench is her first novel.

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Geneen Roth rises from the ashes of financial disaster in Lost and Found: Unexpected Revelations About Food and Money.

Later, is the next cultural revolution in the air? Being childfree could be the best thing you can do for the environment, according to Lisa Hymas, senior editor and co-founder of GRIST.org.

We will also hear from health care expert Dave Rousett regarding Hyaluronic acid supplements and what they can do for you.

Lost and Found: Unexpected Revelations About Food and Money is the follow up to Geneen Roth’s bestseller Women Food and God which reigned on the New York Times Bestseller list for 35 weeks and earned Roth two appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Her new book shows how she and her readers can break free from old patterns and chart a new life course based on principles that reflect our true values in these financially-challenged times. She also demonstrates how it can be helpful to see our money issues as a parallel to our behavior with diets and food.

Lisa Hymas is bucking the system! Despite the disapproval of societal norms, and even environmentally conscious individuals, Lisa continues on her quest to enlighten the public on being childfree and how it can improve your life and the world around you. She points to pollution and overcrowding on a planetary level as two of the major reasons that the GINK (green inclination, no kids) are a small, but growing movement of people who are both environmentally conscious and childfree by choice.

Dave Rousett has worked in the health care field for over 34 years, and has co-authored two books on hyaluronic acid and it’s benefits, the latest being The Hyaluronic Acid Miracle: Instant Facelift, Anti-Aging, Rejuvenation.

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Do you want to be bulletproof at work, secure in your relationship, and content in your own skin? In her new book You Say More Than You Think, Janine Driver explains her 7-day plan and 7-second solutions to turning your body language into an advantage in any situation!
About this time of year, motivation starts dwindling for many of us. So how do we keep the momentum going? How do we push through the winter blues and keep inspired? Who better to answer those questions than the ever effervescent, Joyce Chapman — Live Your Dream coach, author, speaker, and performance improvement expert! Have a question for Joyce? Contact us using the Contact Page and we’ll answer it on the show.

Sassy and energetic, Janine Driver, aka “The Lyin’ Tamer”, is the body language contributer to NBC’s Today Show and CEO of The Body Language Institute. In her new book You Say More Than You Think, she debunks many major myths that other body language experts swear are fact, as well as revealing methods that other experts refuse to share with the public. Get the truth on how to use body language to your advantage!

Our resident Dream Coach Joyce Chapman joins us today as well to help get you motivated during these last days of winter that just seem to drag on! She answers listener questions live, so if the dog days of winter are dragging you down, use the Contact Page with Subject = Question for Dream Coach, and let Joyce give you the boost you need!

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