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Walt Karniski, M.D., is a developmental pediatrician, trained at Boston Children’s Hospital. He was director of the Division of Developmental Pediatrics at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, for fifteen years. He then opened a private practice and for twenty years, evaluated and treated children with ADHD, autism, anxiety, learning disabilities, and other developmental difficulties. Walt is back to discuss the benefits of having ADHD as it compares to the historical evolutionary significance, while addressing society's growth and how these longed for traits of ADHD have now become more of an obstruction. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Bethanee Bemis is a museum specialist with the Division of Political and Military History at the National Museum of American History, where she works to ensure the intellectual and physical care of the division's 150,000+ political history objects. She has been part of the exhibit team for several exhibits at NMAH, including most recently the forthcoming Mirror, Mirror for Us All: Disney Theme Parks and the American Experience. Her fields of interest include the development of national symbols and the evolution of the national narrative. Her current research focuses on the Disney them parks as locations of the formation and negotiation of the American identity. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Gary R. Schoener is a clinical psychologist who has been a staff member of the Walk-In Counseling Center in Minneapolis for 53 years. He served as the center's Executive Director for 37 years. Gary authored a series on the JFK assassination which ran for a week in the Minneapolis Star/Tribune in Feb/March 1967, he co-authored, with Vincent Salandria and Thomas Katen, a series "The Watchman Waketh But In Vain" which was published in Penn Jones' Midlothian Mirror. Gary is back to discuss Bill Boxley and the David Kroman story which was first made aware to me in our first email communication before the first podcast discussion we had. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Michael Rovito is an Associate Professor of Health Sciences at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL and a certified health education specialist. He holds a PhD in Public Health, a MA in Urban Studies from Temple University, and a BA in Geography from Millersville University. Michael is back to discuss male mental health and how its discussion has evolved over the years and how there is still a stigma behind it, from men addressing the need for help and how society reacts to men needing help. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Fred Van Lente is a six-time New York Times bestselling comics writer, novelist and playwright whose work spans mystery/thrillers to historical fiction to superheroes to comedy. Fred is the author of "The Comic Book History of Animation: True Toon Tales of the Most Iconic Characters, Artists and Styles!" telling the story of the triumphs and tragedies of the filmmakers and beloved characters of the past century and a half -- essential for hardcore fans of the medium and noobies alike! It's all here, from Aardman to Zoetrope, Disney to Miyazaki, Hanna-Barbera to Pixar, and everything in-between! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Campbell Moreira is the creator of UAPstudy.com a site that documents UAP sightings and takes a skeptic approach to what these occurrences are. Campbell has been a frequent guest on the show and we never have talked about his involvement in the cannabis industry as a grower in which this episode we discuss his start and experience as a grower of cannabis in Canada. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Daryn Kirscht is an award-winning author, podcaster, entrepreneur, and elementary educator. Daryn is the author of "The Snyderverse Saga: The Culture-Shattering Phenomena Behind Zack Snyder's DC Film Universe" which chronicles the epic behind-the-scenes true story of Snyder's DC Comics films, their revolutionary impact on superhero movies and Hollywood, and the power of the fandom in fighting for creative freedom. After achieving victory following the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement, a new wave is on the rise with #RestoreTheSnyderVerse to adapt the cinematic landscape to the modern world... a "Knightmare" world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Renee Dufault is an American research scientist. A former Food and Drug Administration researcher and whistleblower, who brought media attention to three separate studies that discovered mercury contained within high fructose corn syrup. Dr. Dufault is recognized as a biomedical expert in the area of heavy metal toxicity. She is considered a leading researcher in the area of epigenetics (gene-environment interactions) and has published a number of articles on autism and ADHD. Dr. Dufault joins me once again to discuss the link of diet and ADHD and other lifestyle interactions from environment to contaminants we face on a daily basis having a negative impact on health. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Ron Jacobs is a author of various works dealing with the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s, he also writes for counterpunch magazine about various areas of politics. Ron is back to discuss "The Weather Underground" a far-left Marxist militant organization first active in 1969, founded on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan. Originally known as the Weathermen, the group was organized as a faction of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) national leadership. The FBI described the WUO as a domestic terrorist group with revolutionary positions characterized by Black Power and opposition to the Vietnam War. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Kasper Michaels is a professional Canadian VO artist living in the UK, with over 10yrs experience of creating voices and narrating various programs. Kasper joins me to discuss some of his experiences in the industry of voice over work and how it has evolved in todays present day form, while also looking at the impact of professions where a voice is key such as radio and animation. Through this episode we cover a wide range of material and hear how Kasper got a role as a voice for a character in the hit cartoon Hot Wheels. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Eric Wilson is a senior lecturer of law at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia and author of various books ranging from JFK and deep politics to the eccentric life of Howard Hughes. Eric is back on the show to discuss the law and how government covert operations can act outside what we can fathom, in particular examining controversial issues and basing our judgement on morality and legality. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Kelly Diffie is the creator of "Rusty's Customs" where he takes his artistic talent and recreates or modifies normal products like hot wheels into a custom creation. Kelly also guest lectures at a local school to help promote the concept of critical thinking in times of panic and overconsuming stress. Kelly joins me to discuss some of the trends going on in todays world such as the obsession with the eclipse and how more and more people are obsessed with beauty standards. This episode covers a wide range of subjects and is the typical good conversation when Kelly is on, filled with good laughs and some interesting information. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Jake S. Friedman is an animation historian and author of The Art of Blue Sky Studios and The Disney Afternoon. He has appeared as an expert on TV documentaries and written for Animation Magazine, American History Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Philadelphia Daily News. He worked for ten years as an animation artist on television shows and features, and now works as a mental health specialist, teaching the occasional History of Animation course at NYU or FIT. Jake is the author of "The Disney Revolt: The Great Labor War of Animation's Golden Age" an American story of industry and of the underdog, the golden age of animated cartoons at the world’s most famous studio. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Ben Cort spent a decade inside the drug and alcohol addiction treatment field and is now is a consultant to the industry. Ben is the author of "Weed, Inc.: The Truth About the Pot Lobby, THC, and the Commercial Marijuana Industry" about the THC industry. Ben joins me once again to discuss the commercialization of the THC industry and how the danger should be advanced in the discussion of legalization which considers the potency of these products and how they can impact our lives. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

John Moretta received his Ph.D. in history from Rice University. He is professor of history at Central College, Houston Community College, and teaches at the University of Houston. John joins me again to discuss the counterculture and the hippie movement and how the presidencies of figures like LBJ and Nixon were affected and influenced by the social change of the times. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Mark Duffett is a Associate Professor in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Chester, UK. Mark is the author of "Understanding Fandom: An Introduction to the Study of Media Fan Culture" which explains in the last few decades, shifts in media technology and production have instead made fandom a central mode of consumption. Mark joins me once again to discuss Tom Parker who was the manager for Elvis Presley and how fans have developed different perspectives on who this figure was to the creation and career of Elvis. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Scott M. Deitche is an author specializing in organized crime and the Mafia. He has been featured on History Channel, A&E, Discovery Channel, AHC, C-Span, and Oxygen Network. In addition, he has also appeared on dozens of local and national news shows, as well as over 40 radio programs. Scott is the author of "The Silent Don: The Criminal Underworld of Santo Trafficante Jr." which exposes the life and ruthless times of one of America's most powerful and feared mob bosses. Scott joins me again to discuss more about the Tampa mob scene and the various mob figures in history and how they differ from one another. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Craig Ciccone is a independent historian who is best known for his work on the life and death of Fred Hampton and the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Craig is back to discuss another area of interest, a musician by the name of Robert Palmer an english singer/songwriter who was known for his powerful, soulful voice and sartorial elegance, and his stylistic explorations, combining soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, reggae, and blues. Craig discusses in this episode Robert Palmer's life and musical impact and how odd it is that the documentation in form of books and biopics is non existent. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

William Lunsford is from Texarkana, Arkansas and has been researching and investigating Bigfoot since his first sighting in 1977 at 17 years old. William has been documenting and traveling various states in search for the elusive creatures and has spoken at various conferences about the subject and his research. Through this episode William shares his experiences and perception on the creatures and how the Bigfoot community has grown and changed the way he views Bigfoot since his first interaction in 1977. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Jeffrey Meek is the former Managing Editor of the Hot Springs Village Voice and has been involved in extensive research of the JFK assassination since 1975. Jeff has joined me once again to discuss his interview with Morris Wolff who worked closely in 1963 in the Oval Office with President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy in writing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and getting it passed in the U.S. Senate with John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support