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April 12 2021

Chris Gronkowski – Ex NFL Player / Entrepreneur (Ice Shaker)

Steve Owens podcast Alex Rodriguez, Arod, buffalo, chris gronkowski, dallas cowboys, denver broncos, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur life, everything decorated, everythingdecorated.com, fin friends, finfriends.com, football, gen x joe show, gronk, gronk fitness, Gronk'd, Gronk'd up, gronkowski, growing up gronk, ice shaker, ice shaker bottle, iceshaker, iceshaker.com, indianapolis colts, joe lafferty, mark cuban, nfl, perseverance, rob gronkowski, shark tank

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Chris Gronkowski
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Chris Gronkowski. Chris is the middle of 5 giant humans known as The Gronkowski Brothers. He is also the smallest. In this episode we chat about how being the smallest of the pack helped instill in him a tireless work ethic; and how his natural ‘motor’ stays running as he strives for success in all aspects of his life. We talk about growing up a Gronkowski in Buffalo, and why all of the brothers were drawn to athletics. Chris shares some fun stories about being one of these crazy kids, and we talk about his NFL career; which spanned 3 teams over 4 years. The we discuss his the many businesses he has started and continues to run, his appearance on Shark Tank, and his podcast: Gronk’d Up!
Enjoy.
Follow Chris on social media:
Twit: @ChrisGronkowski & @IceShakerBottle
Insta: @ChrisGronkowski & @IceShaker
FB: Ice Shaker
TikTok: @ChrisGronkowski

April 5 2021

Stephanie Humphrey – Technology & Lifestyle Expert

Steve Owens podcast 60 second tech break, author, Correspondent, digital, digital citizen, digital citizenship, digital footprint, gadget, genx joe, innovation, interview, joe lafferty, lifestyle expert, personal branding, philidelphia, protect your brand, social media, Stephanie Humphrey, tech, tech expert, tech life steph, techlifesteph, technology, technology expert, teildeathdoyoutweet.com, til death do you tweet, woc, writer

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Stephanie Humphrey.
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Stephanie Humphrey. Stephanie is a Technology & Lifestyle Expert who regularly contributes to: ABC News, Strahan, Sara, & Keke, Good Morning America, BlackEnterprise.com, EBONY.com, and tons of other outlets. In this episode we chat about why and how Stephanie came to be an expert in tech, what attracted her to the industry, and some her favorite bits of tech. She shares some “dos & don’ts”, I tell an embarrassing Twitter story,, and finally, Stephanie tells us about her website and her book: DON’T LET YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT KICK YOU IN THE BUTT!
Stephanie helps all of us BECOME BETTER DIGITAL CITIZENS.

Follow Stephanie on social media:
Twit: @TechLifeSteph
Insta: @TechLifeSteph
FB: Stephanie Humphrey
Website: TilDeathDoYouTweet.com

March 29 2021

Vincent Caldoni – Filmmaker (Contactee) / Podcaster (The Shocking Details)

Steve Owens podcast caldoni, caldoni and joe, caldoni international airport, chupacabra, contactee, contactee film, feature film, filmmaker, Indie film, joe swaney, oregon zoo, podcaster, portland, portlandia, prrime, shocking details, the shocking details, thinking sideways, vincent caldoni, zoo

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Vincent Caldoni
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Vincent Caldoni. Vincent is a filmmaker, a podcaster, and an employee at The Oregon Zoo in Portland. In this episode, we chat about growing up in the Pacific Northwest, some stories from working at the zoo, and what sparked his interest in making films. We also discuss his new feature film CONTACTEE, and where you can see it for free. Plus the story of how his podcast, (The Shocking Details) came to be!
Follow Vincent on social media:
Twit: @VCaldoni & @ShockingDetails
FB: Vincent Caldoni & Contactee: A Film By Vincent Caldoni & The Shocking Details Podcast

March 22 2021

Paul Hollis – Former Secret Agency “Analyst” / Author (The Hollow Man series)

Steve Owens podcast agent, amazon best seller, author, best seller, bestseller, cia, endangered earthlings, fbi, hollow man, ibm, indie author, indie book, london bridge, novelist, nsa, Ohio, paul hollis, secret agent, terrorism, the hollow man, the worlds best story, writer

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Paul Hollis
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Paul Hollis. Paul is a former “Undercover Analyst” for an unnamed United States government agency; as well as the author of The Hollow Man Series (winner of The World’s Best Story competition). In this episode, we chat about how he came to work as a secret agent back in the 1970’s. We also talk about some of the missions he ‘analyzed’, and why he decided to write down these exploits and turn them into a novel trilogy. I have read the first of the series and am diving right into the second! Heads up; we never say specifically which agency he worked for and some names have been changed, obviously.
Follow Paul on social media:
Twit: @HollowManSeries
Insta: @TheHollowManSeries
FB: Paul Hollis
FB: The Hollow Man Series
Website: TheHollowManSeries.com

March 15 2021

John Sylvain – Podcaster (Nooner) / Game Creator (You Know It!)

Steve Owens podcast author, bobby blinx, calpoly, card game, creative machine, film professor, improv, john sylvain, nooner, podcaster, sacred fools, seattle, smodco, space, space elevator, sylvain, theater, theater company, theatre, trivia, trivia game, writer, ya author, yale, you know it, you know it the game, young adult

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John Sylvain
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know John Sylvain. John is a podcast host on the Nooner podcast on the Smodcast podcast network; as well as an adjunct film professor at Cal State Poly Tech. John is also the founder of The Sacred Fools theater in Los Angeles, and the creator of You Know It! The Game; my favorite trivia card based game. In this episode we chat about all of these things, plus his time at Yale, and his time in Seattle running a small theater company. There is a giveaway in this episode of his game, so pay attention!
Follow John on social media:
Twit: @Sylvainbbb
FB: John Sylvain
Check out the game at: YouKnowItTheGame.com
Watch the game by searching You Know it The Game on YouTube.
John’s Amazon Author page:
https://www.amazon.com/John-Sylvain/e/B00TUPQ280?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000

March 8 2021

Donald Carpenter – singer / musician (SubmerseD / Blisskrieg)

Steve Owens podcast blisskrieg, blisskrieg band, covid, covid19, days of the new, donald carpenter, donald carpenter music, donald jennifer carpenter, eye empire, guitar, Guitarist, jesse vest, matt taul, music, musician, new music, remedy, rock, Rock and roll, rocknroll, singer, singersongwriter, songwriter, submerseD, super group, tantric, todd whitener, vocalist

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Donald Carpenter
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Donald Carpenter. Donald was previously the lead singer for the rock band SubmerseD, and Eye Empire; and currently fronts the new rock band Blisskrieg. Blisskrieg is comprised of Donald, and the three founding members of Days Of The New and Tantric. (Todd Whitener, Matt Taul, and previous guest Jesse Vest)
In this episode Donald and I chat about how he got into the music business, how his first 2 successful bands got together, why he took a break from the music business, and how this new band came to be. We do briefly discuss some of the pitfalls and downsides of the music business, as well as some behind the scenes stories about how this new album got made during Covid 19. Donald does let me play one of the songs off of Blisskrieg’s new album Remedy (available everywhere), so Thank you Donald!

Follow Donald on social media:
Insta: @DonaldCarpenterMusic
FB: Donald Carpenter (Musician Page)

Follow Blisskrieg on social media:
Twit: @BlisskriegBand
Insta: @BlisskriegBand
FB: Blisskrieg

March 1 2021

David Mittelman – PHD / CEO – Othram (DNA Crime Lab)

Steve Owens podcast 23 and me, carla walker, crime, david mittelman, Disappeared, dna, dna profile, dna solves, dna testing, fbi, genetics, genetics testing, genomics, golden state killer, human genome, human genome project, justice, justice through genomics, law, law enforcement, missing, mittelman, mostly harmless, murder, Murdered, Murderer, othram, othram inc, othram labs, science, scientist, Solved, true crime, truecrime, unsolved, Victim

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David Mittelman
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know David Mittelman. David is a PHD and the CEO of Othram. Othram is a DNA testing lab dedicated to helping law enforcement find the identities of both unknown perpetrators, and un-named victims. In this episode we chat about how he got into the DNA scientist game, and why he started Othram. We also talk about exactly what Othram does, and what goes into their end of helping solve a case. We dive a bit into a couple of the more notable cases that Othram has helped law enforcement solve; including the 46 year old sexual assault and murder of Carla Walker. We end the show explaining exactly what YOU can do to join in the fight to bring names to the nameless with justice through genomics.
Special thanks to my buddy Vincent from Gone Cold (Texas True Crime) Podcast for connecting the two of us.
Follow Othram on social media:
Twit: @OthramTech

See what Othram does: Othram.com

Join in the fight: DNASolves.com

February 22 2021

Jax Hollow – Singer / Songwriter / Guitarist

Steve Owens podcast angela lese, austin, covid, cruise, cruise ship, drift together, Guitarist, jax, jax hollow, lese, michael wagener, music, music city, musician, Nashville, new artist, new music, rock, Rock and roll, rock chick, Rock n roll, say my name, spotify, taylor swift, underdog anthems

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Jax Hollow.
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Jax Hollow. Jax is a singer / songwriter, and face melting guitarist. In this episode we chat about growing up in rural Massachusetts, moving across the country to go to school in Berkley, and then across the country again to live in Nashville. She tells us why she chose Nashville, and what it was like to have the legendary Michael Wagener produce her first studio album (AVAILABLE THIS FRIDAY!). We discuss the album; and Jax lets me play my favorite track from it. Buckle your seatbelts… this is a great ROCK album!
Special THANK YOU to previous guest and friend of the show Angela Lese for making this happen,
Follow Jax on social media:
Twit: @JaxHollowMusic
Insta: @JaxHollow
FB: Jax Hollow
TikTok: @JaxHollow

Buy the album at: JaxHollow.com

February 15 2021

Barry McClain Jr. – Comic Book Artist (Blue Juice / Valiant Comics)

Steve Owens podcast @sundayjeff, anne bonnie, artist, barry McClain jr, blue juice, blue juice comics, comic book, comic book men, comics, covid, Freeze, graphic artist, inker, interview, Kevin smith, mike baron, mike zapcic, Ming chen, nerds, penciler, Q Ball, q-ball, Secret stash, tell em steve dave, tell em stevedave, tesd, tom mumme, valiant comics, Walt flanagan

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Barry McClain Jr.
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Barry McClain Jr. Barry is a comic book artist and graphic designer for several publishers including Blue Juice Comics and Valiant Comics. In this episode we chat about how he first got into comics and who showed him how to start drawing characters. (Its not who you think) Then we get into exactly how he was able to get signed to a publisher and was able to finally quit his day job. We discuss several of his projects including: Q Ball, The Accelerators, and Anne Bonnie. We also talk about how influential all of the guys at Tell ‘Em Steve Dave and the I Sell Comics podcasts, and Jay & Silent Bob’s Secret Stash have been.
Follow Barry on social media:
Insta: @Stay_Broke
FB: Barry McClain (Comic book artist)

February 8 2021

Carole Baskin – Big Cat Rescue / Tiger King

Steve Owens podcast baskin, baskin murder, big cat rescue, big cats, carole baskin, confession, dancing with the stars, docu-series, docuseries, don lewis, don lewis dead, don lewis murder, dwts, florida, howard baskin, joe exotic, lions, Mahomes, missing husband, murder, netflix, nflx, oculus, save the big cats, save the cats, Super bowl, tampa bay, The weeknd, tiger bone tea, tiger king, tigers, Tim brady, true crime

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Carole Baskin
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Carole Baskin. You know Carole from the 2020 Netflix sensation Tiger King. In this episode we chat about what got her onto her Big Cat saving mission, her experience on Dancing With The Stars, her ex-husband Don Lewis, and her husband Howie. We also talk a bit about Tiger King, Joe Exotic, and her foundation Big Cat Rescue; before closing out the show talking about how you can help save endangered Big Cats, and her organization’s new Oculus Virtual Reality game featuring Big Cats. Enjoy!
Follow Carole on social media:
Twit: @Carole_Baskin
TikTok: @CaroleBaskinCat
FB: Big Cat Rescue

Donate to BCR at: BigCatRescue.org/Donate
Reach out to your congressperson at: BigCatAct.com