Episodes

In the realm where creativity takes flight, akaRadioRed welcomes, with pure delight, Three world-changing souls, a vibrant array, She’ll dive into their stories, carpe diem, seize the day! Carol Highsmith, a visual maestro grand, her Gift to the Nation, in every state her camera lens commands, 80,000 images, a photographic embrace, Over 43 years, capturing every space. G. S. Gerry, a Navy veteran's tale, A storyteller with a twist, setting sail, Worlds crafted uniquely unbelievable yet true, Qui...

Get ready for akaRadioRed, her Monday night party show, it's Read My Lips Radio live, You can tune-in on the go. Meet Helen Wright, first female coach of a men’s top rugby team, A champion for women, her story makes us beam. J L Hill, the wordsmith, across the genres he does roam, With RockHill Publishing, he also brings others’ stories home Diane Reynolds, the entrepreneur, with innovations bright, Published her father's humor, glimpsing smiles to make all right. Vincent James, the melody weave...

akaRadioRed welcomes three Hallowe’en-spirited creatives. Meg Hafdahl’s novels are “an intricate tale of betrayal, murder, and smalltown intrigue” (Horror Addicts). She co-hosts the podcast Horror Rewind. Mark Leslie Lefebvre, former Canadian Booksellers Association president, mentors authors and publishers in digital publishing under his Stark Publishing and Stark Reflections brands. Kelly Florence, co-author of six books in The Science of series and producer / co-host of the Horror Rewind podc...

akaRadioRed welcomes three resilient creatives. Sonny Blaze®, a former 4th generation sheep shearer, is an award-winning bespoke jewelry designer, gemologist and the creator of CODA, the first interchangeable jeweled faceplate for in-ear monitors fory top-tier performing artists. Elizabeth Pizzarello, a former university professor who lost her sight at 38, is the author of “Eclipsed: My Journey into Blindness and the Miraculous Surgery That Restored My Sight Decades Later”. She is writing a coll...

akaRadioRed welcomes three bold creatives. Jerry Bennett is a full-time comic book artist, illustrator and art director who has created licensed art for Lucasfilm and Marvel, and storyboards for Mattel and Dreamworks. He has illustrated and produced animated book trailers for Scholastic and Lerner Children’s Books. Nancy Rugart Plummer is a multiple-cancer survivor who, with her son Robert, co-founded Becoming the Best U, a coaching and speaking company to help patients, caregivers, and survivor...

akaRadioRed welcomes three prolific creatives. Veronica Karaman, 8-time best-selling author and high-performance coach for athletes and achievers, is a Women’s US Open golf pro who taught her 85-year-old mother to play golf. Lorri Lockyer is a women’s wellness expert, nutritional biochemist, certified essential oil specialist, published author and competitive bodybuilder. Katie Marie, the author of a young adult fantasy novel and an Eric Hoffer Award finalist horror novella, is researching disab...

akaRadioRed welcomes three on-the-go Creatives. Fern Brady, a former foreign correspondent, is a prolific novelist, children’s book author and poet, as well as a publisher, teacher, and head of the Houston Writers Guild. Linda J. Cronin, who holds degrees in Physiological Psychology and Civil/Environmental Engineering, wrote the children’s book, Positopia World – The Hidden Portal, creates therapeutic games and toys for children, and started the non-profit Help Children Heal. Tonya Comer, author...

akaRadioRed welcomes three non-stop Creatives. Steven Long is the publisher of 12 Willows Press, an environmental book publisher of fiction and nonfiction, crafting literature that grapples with environmental challenges while fostering optimism for a readership ranging from toddlers to seniors. Dr. Julie Burke, after working almost 20 years at the US Patent and Trademark Office as a Patent Examiner, Quality Assurance Specialist and ‘constant thorn in management’s side,’ founded her consulting co...

akaRadioRed welcomes three dedicated Creatives. Cheryl Peyton has authored 12 books, including the thriller Six Minutes to Midnight and a 7-book mystery series a la Agatha Christie. She is a painter and the President of the Authors Guild of Tennessee. Christine Macdonald wrote her memoir, Face Value: From Working The Pole to Baring My Soul, to help young women with self-esteem issues embrace what they consider their flaws. Ann Maria Hester, MD, a board-certified internist, wrote Patient Empowerm...

akaRadioRed welcomes three dedicated Creatives. Mariann Aalda was one of the first African-American daytime soap opera heroines, starring as criminal attorney DiDi Bannister on ABC’s The Edge Of Night. Today, she’s “prosecuting ageism” with her TEDx Talk, ‘Ageism Is A Bully…Stand Up To It!” and as an AARP Age Disruptor. Dr. Danita Johnson is CEO for Edgewater Health and the author of The Women’s Little Purple Book for Leadership and The Unapologetic Woman. She has completed six marathons and is ...

akaRadioRed welcomes three hardworking Creatives. Judi Thietten is an acrylic abstract artist, business owner, USA Pickleball Ambassador and Certified coach, vocalist, organist, pianist, song and lyric writer, and the author of “Grave State of Affairs – From Epitaphs to Belly Laughs.” Charmin Moore is a Registered Nurse and Hero Award winner, the founder of the Global Coaching Institute, author of “Lessons of a Life Coach” and creator of The Abundance Quest online course. Beverly A. Williams is ...

akaRadioRed welcomes three family-centric Creatives. Mark Steven Porro has appeared in television, film, and stage, written screenplays and a short film, and started five non-profits. He is the author of A Cup of Tea on the Commode, a memoir about his mother’s last years. Dana Killion left her career in the apparel industry and reinvented herself as the author of a mystery series featuring a female investigative journalist. She is also an artist who incorporates hidden words into her abstract pa...

akaRadioRed welcomes three on-the-go Creatives. Carol Tanzi, ASID, aka Goddess of Garbage, is celebrating 50 years working and owning a San Francisco Bay interior design business with an emphasis on recycling, reusing, repurposing. Jerry Morton, a retired school psychologist, is the author of Reluctant Lieutenant: From Basic to OCS in the Sixties and host of the podcast, Finding My Way: A Memoir by Jerry Morton. Cristina M. Ramirez, founder of TriathlonMami, Inc. and DashStrom Coaching for child...

akaRadioRed welcomes four innovative Creatives. Kalee Boisvert is the author of MoneyWise Mabel’s Bursting Bank, a children’s financial literacy picture book, and non-fiction Make Money Your Thing: Ditch the Shame and Design Your Dream Life to empower women’s financial lives. Kez Wickham St George is an author and artist who has published 14 novels internationally, including the Scribe Chronicles trilogy and three children’s books. She mentors and promotes the work of authors and artists across ...

akaRadioRed welcomes four innovative Creatives. Kalee Boisvert is the author of MoneyWise Mabel's Bursting Bank, a children's financial literacy picture book, and non-fiction Make Money Your Thing: Ditch the Shame and Design Your Dream Life to empower women's financial lives. Kez Wickham St George is an author and artist who has published 14 novels internationally, including the Scribe Chronicles trilogy and three children's books. She mentors and promotes the work of authors and artists across ...

akaRadioRed welcomes three non-stop Creatives. Keith Saltojanes, Founder of Improv-LA creative training center, has taught improv techniques worldwide and holds a Guinness World Record for the Longest Improv Show. He is a Story Specialist at Dreamworks Animation and Creative Specialist at Netflix. Christine Milkovic Krauss is a brunch enthusiast, soap maker and the author of Long and Short Reviews’ 2022 Book of the Year, “Teddy Loses His Ears”, the debut of her true-life adventure series educati...

akaRadioRed welcomes three Type-A Creatives. Brenda Prater Sellers, serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and trade magazine Man of the Year, wrote “You Slept Where? Calamities of a Clumsy Businesswoman,” chronicling her life from farmer's daughter to president of a global manufacturing company and beyond. Ron Tank, author of The Moses of Wall Street and creator of the Bulletproof Investor and Triple Tank System, turned $40,000 into $2.2+ million in 18 months as a stock market investor. Dr. Mark A...

akaRadioRed welcomes three challenge-driven Creatives. Pamela Jane Nye, Owner and CEO of the non-profit Neuroscience Nursing, Limited, and Operation Scrubs, Inc., teaches at the UCLA School of Nursing’s Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist program and collaborates with the American Nurses Association Enterprise Innovation program. Chuck Foster, a former LA cop, TV and radio broadcaster, and the founder of TFP Entertainment, has 3+ decades of talent representation and unique special eve...

akaRadioRed welcomes three highly educated Creatives. Dr. Mark A. Hicks, the author of Learning Love, is a ghostwriter, life coach, counselor, minister, professional house-sitter / pet-sitter, and has earned four college degrees. Dr. Thandi Myeni is a board-certified ophthalmologist MD with a Master’s in Public Health, and an Army major, coach for female physicians with burn-out, and charity marathoner. Dr. Cara Barker, the author of Nightlight: My Soul Calling, Body Listening, Heart Speaking, i...

akaRadioRed welcomes three innovative Creatives. Gene Pranger, creator of The Do Something Wonderful Protocol and the original Interactive Teller Machine (ITM) video banking platform, holds 30+ US patents, trademarks and copyrights. International flight attendant Tania Anderson's memoir, On Butterflies' Wings, chronicles her global adventures living in 7 countries. At 70, she still flies to Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Maria Mantoudakis is the author of Tsunami to Greatness, founder of...

akaRadioRed welcomes three dedicated Creatives. Dr. Cynthia Colón is the author of Be Committed. Get Admitted!: 7 Steps to College Admission Success, founder of College Essay Bootcamp and host of Destination YOUniversity podcast. Delia Chiaramonte, MD is the founder of the Integrative Palliative Institute, host of The Integrative Palliative Podcast, and author of the upcoming A Family’s Guide to Navigating Serious Illness. Alicia Moore, author of Crushing it in College: Your 7-Step Guide to an A...

akaRadioRed welcomes three innovative Creatives. Gene Pranger, creator of The Do Something Wonderful Protocol and the original Interactive Teller Machine (ITM) video banking platform, holds 30+ US patents, trademarks and copyrights. International flight attendant Tania Anderson’s memoir, On Butterflies’ Wings, chronicles her global adventures living in 7 countries. At 70, she still flies to Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Maria Mantoudakis is the author of Tsunami to Greatness, founder of...

akaRadioRed welcomes four diverse Creatives. Peggy McColl, a manifestation expert, has written 21 fiction and non-fiction books, translated into 37 languages, including the Savy Wisdom series. Pitz Quattrone is a world-traveled Didgeridoo Adventurer, the world’s oldest musical instrument. Pitz performs, teaches, builds, and composes music for the Didge. Rebecca Cuevas, Founder and CEO of Learn and Get Smarter, Inc., is the author of Course Design Formula: How to Teach Anything to Anyone Online. ...

akaRadioRed welcomes four active Creatives. Szifra (Shifra) Birke is a personal and professional connector, Executive Leadership Coach, co-author, and tandem biker. Sara Ting is president and founder of World Unity Inc., a TEDx Speaker, author, Principal of Sara Ting and Associates, former freelance TV reporter and poet-in-residence. Jay Livingston, the co-author with Szifra Birke of In Tandem: Pedaling Through Midlife on a Bicycle Built for Two, is a business author, coach, dog behaviorist, and...