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The Kevin McDonald Show- Neale Donald Walsh Author

From the New York Times bestselling author of The New Revelations and Conversations with God comes a galvanizing vision of spirituality unlike anything you've experienced before.... Humanity is about to create a new form of spirituality on earth. Neale Donald Walsch believes that this New Spirituality will allow humans to express their natural impulse toward the Divine without making one another wrong for the way in which they are doing it...and without killing each other in the name of it. In Tomorrow's God, Walsch offers compelling reasons why adopting this new belief system is in the best interests of humankind -- now. Tomorrow's God contains an astonishing prediction, one that comes from an astonishing source: God. Presented as a conversation between God and Walsch, this startling, profound book is offered in two parts: Part One deals with humanity's current conception of God, and the new ideas about the Deity that will characterize God in our not-too-distant future. Part Two examines how these ideals will be put into place -- and how they will impact our lives, and help us to create a newer, better world. Controversial, challenging, and illuminating, Tomorrow's God provides both spiritual and down-to-earth advice on what each of us can do to cope with the current world crises -- and experience God in such a way that ourexperience of one another will be healed at last.

Best of PTR- Suzzane Hansen Hollywood nanny and Jerry Armour our nutritionist

Hilarious and addictive, this chronicle of a small-town girl’s stint as a celebrity nanny reveals what really happens in the diaper trenches of Hollywood.
When Oregon native Suzanne Hansen becomes a live-in nanny to the children of Hollywood über-agent Michael Ovitz, she thinks she’s found the job of her dreams. But Hansen’s behind-the-scenes access soon gets her much more than she bargained for: working twenty-four hours a day, juggling the shifting demands of the Hollywood elite, and struggling to comprehend wealth unimaginable to most Americans, not to mention dealing with the expected tantrums and the unexpected tense–and intense–atmosphere in the house where she lives with her employers.
When the thankless drudgery takes its toll and Hansen finally quits, her boss threatens to blackball her from ever nannying in Hollywood again. Discouraged but determined, Hansen manages to land gigs with Debra Winger and then Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman. Attentive, welcoming parents with a relaxed attitude toward celebrity–looks like Hansen’s fallen into a real-life happy ending. But the round-the-clock workdays continue, rubbing some of the glitter off L.A. living, and Hansen’s not sure how much longer she can pretend to be Mary Poppins. Even bosses who treat her like family can’t help as she struggles to find meaning in her work while living in a town that seems to lack respect for nannies and everyone else who comes in the employee’s entrance–but without whom many showbiz households would grind to a halt.
Peppering her own journey with true stories and high drama experienced by other nannies to the stars, Hansen offers an intriguing, entertaining mix of tales from the cribs of the rich and famous. You’ll Never Nanny in This Town Again is a treat for everyone who is fascinated by the skewed priorities of Tinseltown, for anyone who has wondered how high-wattage supermoms do it all, and for readers who love peeking behind the curtains of celebrity, all of whom will devour this unparalleled–and unabashedly true–account of one girl’s tour of duty as Hollywood’s hired help.

Best of PTR- Jana Harris award winning author

A free wheeling episode that give you a flavor of what the show was really like. and then I interview Jana Harris.
Born in San Francisco, Jana Harris is the author of Manhattan as a Second Language and Other Poems (1982), nominated for the Pulitzer Prize; Oh How Can I Keep on Singing?: Voices of Pioneer Women (2003), finalist for the PEN West Center Award; We Never Speak of It: Idaho-Wyoming Poems, 1889–90 (2003), nominated for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award; and You Haven’t Asked About My Wedding or What I Wore: Poems of Courtship on the American Frontier (2014). She authored the memoir Horses Never Lie About Love (2012) and the mystery novel The Pearl of Ruby City (2015). Harris earned a BS from the University of Oregon and an MA from San Francisco State University.Harris is the winner of a Washington State Governor’s Writers Award, an Andres Berger Award, a Pushcart Prize for poetry, and a Reader’s Choice Award in poetry from Prairie Schooner. She has taught or been a writer-in-residence at the University of Washington, the University of Wyoming, St. Catherine’s College, and Washington State University. In 1995, Harris founded Switched-on Gutenberg, one of the first electronic poetry journals in the English-speaking world. She lives near the Cascade Mountains in Washington, where she raises horses.

Kevin McDonald Presents- Jerin Falkner singer songwriter

This is a very funny episode! There is nothing wrong with the girl next door unless she writes like the devil and sings like a siren. Since 2004, Jerin Falkner has toured the United States, written over sixty songs, released three independent albums, been a featured artist at several colleges, and competed in both East and West Coast songwriter competitions. Most notably, she was the second place winner of Eddie’s Attic Shootout XXVIII in Decatur, GA and was invited to Brooklyn, NY to compete in the Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition in 2008.

The Kevin McDonald Show- Lengendary Coach Frosty Westering

In this powerful show Cliff Lindermann and I interview the great coach and wonderful man, frosty. Forrest "Frosty" Westering (December 5, 1927 – April 12, 2013) was an American football coach.[1] He served as the head coach at Parsons College (1962–1963), Lea College (1966–1971), and Pacific Lutheran University (1972–2003). His career mark of 305–96–7 is a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) record for most coaching wins, and he ranks ninth in wins among all college football coaches. Under Westering, Pacific Lutheran won four national titles (three NAIA titles and one NCAA Division III title). After Westering retired, his son Scott took over as head coach of the Pacific Lutheran football team. He still coaches football at Pacific Lutheran today. Frosty's daughter Sue Westering is a gym teacher at Gig Harbor High School, where she coaches the girls volleyball team. She also serves as an assistant to her brother at PLU.

Kevin McDonald Presents- Rob Schwartz Author

In this episode we talk about our soul, its purpose, what it wants to learn and how we spend our lives fulfilling it's purpose ….or not a thought provoking interview please listen!!

Best of PTR- Eileen Johnson and her mom Talk about Gilda's Club and the celebrity filled CD they created

On Friday June 27, 2003, the double-disc CD "Voices for Gilda" is being released, featuring singer and thyroid cancer survivor Eileen Johnson. Eileen survived a teenage bout with thyroid cancer that nearly endangered her growing singing career, and has come out a singing sensation. Eileen has dedicated a great deal of time to volunteer efforts, joining actor Richard Karn, (Al from television's "Home Improvement") to perform for his "Stardays" cancer fundraisers in Seattle, singing the National Anthem for Seattle Mariners games, and performing for the Seattle "Gilda's Club" cancer benefit in memory of the late Gilda Radner, who died from cancer.
Eileen has two songs on "Voices for Gilda," and her voice joins a host of famous performers including Elton John, Paul Simon, Celine Dion, Tony Bennett, Kenny G, Harry Connick, Jr., Nathan Lane, Randy Travis, Sarah McLachlan, Willie Nelson. The album also features hilarious performances from Steve Martin, Dana Carvey, Billy Crystal, Gilda's husband, comedian Gene Wilder, and Gilda Radner herself.

Best of PTR- In this episode we interview "friendly" the creator of Puppetry of the Penis, very funny