One Interview One World

Rocky Kuner is a singer/songwriter who sings with the band “YYNOT", a Rush Tribute Band that also creates their own original music. She has her own songs found on Soundcloud. She recently co-wrote a song with her friend Sylvia MacCalla for the singer/performer Eden Espinosa. She studied vocals under Gregg De Castro learning the Seth Riggs – Speech Level Singing Technique, and she now teaches this singing technique to her own vocal students. Listen to the One Interview One World podcast to learn about her background and her life ongoing as a singer and songwriter. Find out more: @rok_lobsta97 https://yynotband.com/ https://soundcloud.com/rocky-kuner https://www.facebook.com/Rocky-Kuner-235329369853091/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng7yZg0Mwvo&feature=youtu.be https://m.facebook.com/RocklinMusicOfficial/ https://twitter.com/rockykuner?lang=en

Heather Paris, owner of A Single Shot Photography, shares about running a photography business. She joined a photography meetup group to learn and enjoy her photography passion for many years, then due to layoffs at work and even with a new baby she took a leap of faith and started her own photography company. Heather touches on lighting, photography techniques, running a business, and coordinating around family life. Check out more at: www.asingleshotphotography.com

Learning about the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, California with Keith Matassa – Director of Zoological and Conservation Programs & Krysta Higuchi – Events and Public Relations Coordinator. PMMC rehabilitates and releases marine mammals and inspires ocean stewardship through research, education, and collaboration. They collaborate with many organizations and universities, such as NOAA, the Coast Guard, Police, Life Guards, UC Davis, UConn, Tufts, Sea World, and more. Check out pacificmmc.org for how to help, volunteer, donate, and learn more. To help with seal sightings use the new Seal Spotter App.

A direct, personal, heartfelt sharing of what it is like to parent and raise a child with Autism, with Tricia Wallace M.D. Tricia Wallace is a wife and mother of three beautiful boys, her youngest being diagnosed on the autism spectrum. She is also a board-certified doctor in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, as well as being a yoga teacher.

Captain James Morgia, a WWII Veteran who is 96 years old, shares about his life. He was awarded the Silver Star for his efforts in the Battle of the Bulge, and he has a master’s degree in Chemistry from NYU. He worked for the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, and he has written books about his life and about ways others can live their lives to the fullest.

Shelby, a second-year veterinary medicine student and blogger, shares about being a vet student and all that entails, from internships, shadowing a veterinarian, and the many life paths that brought her to this point. She talks about her experiences and encourages others to take a risk and step outside of their comfort zones to live their own dreams and achieve happiness. Find her at: travelingdogtor.com, @traveling_dogtor on Instagram.

Nancy Gray, owner of The Sewing Attic and Bamboo Wonders on Etsy, shares with us about the world of sewing, fashion design, and textile chemistry. Instagram: the_sewing_attic_school, https://www.etsy.com/shop/bambooWonders

Learn about the fascinating new Skysource/WEDEW system that is able to draw fresh drinking water from the moisture in the air, created by David Hertz and his company FAIA and the Studio of Environmental Architecture. The Skysource/WEDEW system recently won the grand prize for Water Abundance with XPrize. In this interview, David explains how the WEDEW system works, and how it can be deployed to many areas around the world to supply fresh drinking water from the air. It can be used as an adjunct to current water municipalities, for disaster relief situations, and for people who don’t have access to clean fresh water where they live. Find out more at: skysource.org.

Career paths after retirement, and life lessons learned with Jeanine. She was a teacher, and she ran a daycare business for 32 years while raising her three children. Now, in her sixties, she is ready to pursue new business options for herself, and she feels age should never get in the way of life’s pursuits!

Documentary Photographer, Mayor Otu of Nigeria, shares with us about his life, his work, his country, and the people there. @mayorotu @humansofakwaibom

Lifelong scuba diver & photographer, Mike Bray, shares with us about learning to scuba dive, about the equipment needed, what it is like under the water, the various dive locations (especially Little Cayman Island), the many species of fish encountered, about underwater photography, to protecting marine life and improving the ocean and reef environments.

Hearing impaired friends, Rama & Jeanne, share about living with severe hearing loss. Jeanne lost her hearing at age 8, and Rama was born with genetic hearing loss. They explain what it is like living their lives each day. They talk about the isolation, not understanding parts of a conversation, to Rama recently getting a cochlear implant and the process that goes with that, and so much more. You will come away with a clearer understanding of what a hearing challenged life is like to live.

Nancy, a Denali National Park Bus Driver, shares about the park, the wildlife, and Alaska. She's spent 40 years working in Alaska, and twenty years living there. Denali is the tallest mountain in North America, and Denali NP is over 6 million acres of land abundant in wildlife. It has one road going into and out of it, that is 92 miles long.

Tony Meehleis has been a school psychologist and teacher for over twenty years. He shares his knowledge of working with special needs children (Autism and ADHD), and about the many different options there are for dealing with Autism in this interview. He has written the book, Autism Wellness Resources – Understanding the Causes and The Latest Non-Invasive Treatments. This is a very informative interview and book. Find more information at: www.autismwellnessresources.com.

Learning about bats and their environmental benefits with Corky Quirk from Northern California Bats. This organization helps rescue, rehabilitate, and educate about bats. Corky explains about bats in the wild to even how we can help bats prosper in our own backyards. Find more information at: norcalbats.org

Interview with Dr. Navjot Kaur who is a Naturopathic Doctor with the Tustin Longevity Center in Tustin, California. Dr. Kaur explains how she got into this field of medicine, and how a naturopathic doctor looks at the whole body for healing, instead of just treating a symptom. She goes on to explain how diet, water, nutrient and hormone deficiencies, exercise, to how one thinks can affect our health. Dr. Kaur’s goal is to help people heal through a healthier lifestyle.

This interview is with Franki Olinger who is an Empowerment Coach, Public Speaker, and Author of “The Five V’s.” She helps coach people through life's obstacles and the feeling of victimhood. Her specialty is with recovery coaching. Check out her book, The Five V's, and her website, http://www.spiritualkindergarten.com/franki.html.

The benefits of massage with Justin Steinhouser, Licensed Massage Therapist. Listen to the podcast, and find more information at www.purifymassagecenter.com

Gayane Kulikyan, M.A., is a Spiritual Counselor, who works with people who feel lonely, lost, and like they don't belong anywhere. Gayane is a former refugee who was raised in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia and the U.S. She feels passionate about peace, ending war in our world and cultivating interconnectedness between us. Connect with Gayane at: http://concordinlove.com/

Vietnamese Refugee/Naturalized US Citizen, Susan, shares her story of leaving war torn Vietnam in 1976 secretly with her family to making their way to America. Her story is about how they had to abandon everything in Vietnam to leave via a boat, a refugee camp in Malaysia, and then coming with her family to America and creating a new life here.