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Rebecca Bush, M.A., M.Ed., CALT, LDT, is a nationally recognized dyslexia specialist, Certified Academic Language Therapist, and Licensed Dyslexia Therapist with nearly 20 years of experience in education. As the founder of Lead Changes, she provides individualized intervention, parent coaching, and consulting to help families and schools navigate the road after a dyslexia diagnosis. Rebecca has worked with hundreds of students across the U.S. and internationally, bringing deep expertise and heartfelt empathy to her work. Her mission is to ensure every child with dyslexia receives the instruction and support they deserve, and that parents feel equipped to lead the way. She is the author of Dyslexia & Your Newly Diagnosed Child: Techniques, Tips, and Strategies to Help Your Child Thrive (Penguin Random House, 2025). Rebecca lives in Texas with her family and her horse, Mac.Check out the website here

29 Sep 202539min

Director Steven Bernstein DGA, ASC, WGA wrote and directed the award-winning feature film "Decoding Annie Parker" (U.S. theatrical release Summer 2014) which won Best Actress for Samantha Morton at The Seattle International Film Festival and also won Bernstein The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Award at The Hamptons International Film Festival. Bernstein was also nominated for best screenwriter and best director at the Milan Film Festival. Bernstein was a 2013 nominee for The ASC Award for outstanding achievement in Cinematography for his work on Magic City.steven bernstein website

16 Sep 202558min

Sierra Nutkevitch is a writer/director from Montreal, Canada who creates exciting, ​thoughtful genre stories that blend humor and tension, unlike ​anything you’ve ever seen before. Her specialty is complicated ​women, thrown into impossible situations and growing to contend ​with them. Sierra has several years of experience in development and international production. She graduated from Columbia University's MFA ​Film Program where she received several awards for her work, ​including the Dean's Project Grant and Faculty Honours for her screenplay 'The Golem', which is also the Horror/Thriller Category Winner in the Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest 2024. She is ​currently based in Los Angeles.

4 Aug 202542min

Dylan Coburn is a Hollywood storyboard artist, writer & director. He has an extensive list of well-known projects but most recently has done has done storyboard work for very popular films like "A Minecraft Movie,"  "Equalizer 3," "Predator: Badlands" and 'M3gan 2.0." He is also an author and is currently publishing three short fiction novels - all in the horror space.He started his career in 1995 drawing Disney TV animation. In 2002 he founded Karactaz Animation, building teams of animators and technicians for 2D & 3D animation production. The studio produced over 500 commercials and progressed into long-form projects with Disney, Marvel Animation, Warner Bros, DC Comics, MTV and many others.He just published a new book, Johnny Whisper, about a young boy who receives an evil doll for his 13th birthday that starts to influence him very negatively. It's a fun read with a very important underlying message on the bad influences threatening our children today. The Johnny Whisper movie is currently in development and aims to be in production in 2026, so we may see it on the big screen soon!

21 Juli 20251h 6min

As we mark the fifth anniversary of COVID-19 and the lockdowns that changed our world, we can now look back with perspective on how crisis shapes human behavior—and how little has changed across centuries. Ken Tentarelli’s newest novel, The Blackest Time,  set during the Black Plague in 14th-century Florence, reveals how people confronted fear, loss, and uncertainty in ways that mirror our recent experience.Ken is available for interviews and can address topics such as:Parallels between the Black Plague and modern pandemicsHow an engineer with no background in history became a historical fiction authorThe ways people in 1350s Florence coped with crisis—behaviors we witnessed again during COVIDInspired by real events, The Blackest Time doesn't simply chronicle devastation—it uncovers the resilience that emerges when everything familiar disappears. Ken's research reveals that people in 1350s Florence developed coping mechanisms we'd recognize today, from social distancing to scapegoating to acts of unexpected kindness.For more info, click here

24 Juni 202545min

Thomas E. Patterson’s monumental biography of Huey Long is a profound reevaluation of his life and legacy, recognizing him as an inspirational progressive thinker, populist hero, and radical influence on the New Deal before an assassin’s bullet ended his life in 1935. First as governor and then as U.S. senator, Long transformed the politics of Louisiana by standing for the interests of citizens whom state officials had historically ignored. He eased suffrage restrictions so that more people could vote, and voters endorsed his program of more robust government services and shifting the tax burden to those better able to pay. In the United States Senate, during the darkest days of the Great Depression, he advocated loudly and ceaselessly for the redistribution of wealth, expanding public works, increasing the money supply, insuring bank deposits, paying old-age pensions and veterans’ benefits, delivering a minimum income for families, and funding college and vocational education. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, along with other politicians and pundits, dismissed Long’s proposals as nonsense put forth by a reckless demagogue in search of votes.Despite several biographies, acclaimed novels, and historical studies in the years since Long’s death, his reputation today is mostly caricature: a spellbinding speaker, a dictator, a populist firebrand who was unprincipled and corrupt. Using previously untapped personal papers of Long and his son Russell, other primary sources, recent scholarship, and his experience as a lawyer, Patterson provides a necessary corrective as he analyzes the contours of Long’s career, deconstructs the elements of his success, undercuts several myths related to his time in office, and explains the circumstances that led to his ultimate downfall. The result is the most comprehensive, balanced, and analytical study of the Kingfish to date.Buy the book here

16 Juni 20251h 7min

Schuyler Sprowles began his career in radio as a country music personality and news reporter for numerous stations, ultimately becoming a television news anchor in Dallas, Texas. In time Schuyler moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a tv news correspondent. This ultimately led to a high-profile public affairs career as Communications Director for major Los Angeles public agencies, including City Attorney, District Attorney and the Department of Children and Family Services. Following years in crisis management and speech writing, Schuyler turned to publishing, founding a family-oriented magazine that remains in circulation today. A lifelong Christian, Schuyler admits to walking away from his faith at times, only to discover Jesus waiting in the shadows to guide him back where he belongs. His debut novel is inspired by the Gospels.For more info go here

16 Maj 202558min

Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. Global traveler, adventurer, and storyteller. I’m a writer and photographer, using images and words to remind myself, and others, of the magic this world can offer. From publishing Squeeze Light, and over 10,000 hours in the editors room of various global publications, I’m inspired by the strange quirks of the every day, every place, the gift of observation. buy the book here

12 Maj 20251h