Only One In The Room

Imagine joining a gang because they had the best cocaine.Actor, Richie Stephens moved from Ireland to San Francisco and became the only white, Irish guy in an all Asian gang.But what would you do if you if the drugs and the booze took over and started to come before everything you loved?  Would you put a gun to your head and end it all?  Or would you call the guy who said, “If ya ever want to get sober, give me a call,” and surrender for the first time in your life?For More On Richie Stephens:Email: grace@pr-machine.com Website: www.richiestephens.com Read: The Gangster's Guide to SobrietyTwitter & Instagram: @richieactorBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine joining a gang because they had the best cocaine.Actor, Richie Stephens moved from Ireland to San Francisco and became the only white, Irish guy in an all Asian gang.But what would you do if you if the drugs and the booze took over and started to come before everything you loved?  Would you put a gun to your head and end it all?  Or would you call the guy who said, “If ya ever want to get sober, give me a call,” and surrender for the first time in your life?For More On Richie Stephens:Email: grace@pr-machine.com Website: www.richiestephens.com Read: The Gangster's Guide to SobrietyTwitter & Instagram: @richieactorBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine having a nine-year-old son who was so violent that you were afraid of him. Acclaimed Korean American writer and author Marie Myung-Ok Lee accepted the diagnosis of autism the doctors gave her son but knew that there was something else going on, something that defied traditional treatment plans and medication. So what would you do if Cannabis was the only thing that seemed to offer your son the relief he needed for his pain? Would you be too afraid to administer it because of what people might say? Or would you give the middle finger to the world and provide your son with the only treatment that really worked? Email: nicole@deweydecimalmedia.com Instagram: @mariemyungokleeTwitter: @MarieMyungOkLeeTikTok: @daily_writing_makes_bookFacebook: @Marie Myung-Ok LeeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine having a nine-year-old son who was so violent that you were afraid of him. Acclaimed Korean American writer and author Marie Myung-Ok Lee accepted the diagnosis of autism the doctors gave her son but knew that there was something else going on, something that defied traditional treatment plans and medication. So what would you do if Cannabis was the only thing that seemed to offer your son the relief he needed for his pain? Would you be too afraid to administer it because of what people might say? Or would you give the middle finger to the world and provide your son with the only treatment that really worked? Email: nicole@deweydecimalmedia.com Instagram: @mariemyungokleeTwitter: @MarieMyungOkLeeTikTok: @daily_writing_makes_bookFacebook: @Marie Myung-Ok LeeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author, activist, and founder and director of Resilience Force, Saket Soni, was in New Orleans working as a community organizer when he got a call from an Indian man who was being held in a labor camp.Saket Soni is a labor organizer and human rights strategist working at the intersection of racial justice, migrant rights, and climate change. He is founder and director of Resilience Force, the voice of the rising workforce rebuilding America after climate disasters.Email: epapenfus@resilienceforce.orgmbartlett@resilienceforce.org sfeinman@resilienceforce.org  lauren@tinkmedia.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saketsoniofficial/ Website: https://resilienceforce.org/ His book: https://www.workman.com/products/the-great-escape/hardback Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author, activist, and founder and director of Resilience Force, Saket Soni, was in New Orleans working as a community organizer when he got a call from an Indian man who was being held in a labor camp.Saket Soni is a labor organizer and human rights strategist working at the intersection of racial justice, migrant rights, and climate change. He is founder and director of Resilience Force, the voice of the rising workforce rebuilding America after climate disasters.For More On Saket Soni:Email: epapenfus@resilienceforce.org mbartlett@resilienceforce.org sfeinman@resilienceforce.org lauren@tinkmedia.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saketsoniofficial/ Website: https://resilienceforce.org/ His book: https://www.workman.com/products/the-great-escape/hardback Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rafael Agustin is a writer on the award-winning The CW show Jane The Virgin and is a past Sundance Institute Episodic Fellow. He currently serves as CEO of the Latino Film Institute, overseeing the Youth Cinema Project, the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF), and LatinX in Animation. In 2018, LA Weekly named Agustin one of the fifty most essential people in Los Angeles. The United Nations also invited him to speak at their 70th Anniversary Celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Additionally, the LA Times declared Agustin a "Power Player" in their inaugural LA Vanguardia class in 2022. He is a Board Member of Mother Jones and the National Film Preservation Board at the Library of Congress. Agustin received his AA from Mt. San Antonio College and his BA and MA from UCLA's School of Theater, Film & Television.Email: rafa1026@gmail.comRafa'sIG: @mrrafaelagustinTiktok : @mrrafaelagustinX : @rafaelagustinLFI WebsiteLALIFF Website, where they will find volunteer opportunitiesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rafael Agustin is a writer on the award-winning The CW show Jane The Virgin and is a past Sundance Institute Episodic Fellow. He currently serves as CEO of the Latino Film Institute, overseeing the Youth Cinema Project, the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF), and LatinX in Animation. In 2018, LA Weekly named Agustin one of the fifty most essential people in Los Angeles. The United Nations also invited him to speak at their 70th Anniversary Celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Additionally, the LA Times declared Agustin a "Power Player" in their inaugural LA Vanguardia class in 2022. He is a Board Member of Mother Jones and the National Film Preservation Board at the Library of Congress. Agustin received his AA from Mt. San Antonio College and his BA and MA from UCLA's School of Theater, Film & Television.For More On Rafael Augistine:Email: rafa1026@gmail.comRafa'sIG: @mrrafaelagustinTiktok: @mrrafaelagustinX: @rafaelagustinLFI WebsiteLALIFF Website, where they will find volunteer opportunitiesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Only One in the Room & R63 Productions is happy to share the brand new audiobook podcast, Jazz Lion’s Den, from accomplished playwright, screenwriter, actor, and stage director, Levy Lee Simon. Lee will be reading excerpts from his debut memoir Odyssey Towards the Light, with added commentary not found in the book, as well as a one-on-one introduction to each episode between Lee and Producer Scott Slaughter.  Levy Lee Simon’s memoir will take you on a journey of a Black man/child in America; from growing up in Harlem USA in the 70s to his college days at HBCUs to his start in professional theatre and on to Broadway, party and drug-filled nights of the roaring 80s, a fall from grace into the darkness of NYC street life, only to find his way back to the light.  The first episode of Jazz Lion’s Den is available here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Abz6JX4jWrKoQIrUrlZXy?si=3da232f5712842f3  And for more on Levy Lee Simon:BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Towards-Light-Book-1/dp/B0CNX82PJRWEBSITE: https://www.levyleesimon.com/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/levyleethejazzlion/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/levy.lee2/LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-lee-simon-0433b05/X: https://x.com/LevyJazzlion05TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@levylee235?lang=enBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren Chan is a size-inclusion activist, having made an impact on the fashion industry over the past decade as a model (JAG), fashion editor (Glamour), and exited plus-size clothing brand founder (Henning, acquired by Universal Standard). In 2023, she became a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit rookie and has since branched into television hosting. Chan identifies as AAPI and LGBTQ+; her pronouns are she/her.   Laura opens the show by talking to Lauren about when she came out as gay and what her adolescence was like. This leads Lauren to talk about being married to a man for 13 years before she realized she was queer. Lauren talks in-depth about her realization and discusses what being a part of the LGBTQ+ community means to her.  Lauren talks a bit about being Canadian but spending most of her time in New York, while still being able to go back to Toronto once a year. Laura then asks Lauren about being a size-inclusion activist and a plus-size model. This leads to a discussion about societies beauty standards and how they change over time.  Before they wrap, Lauren talks about how she first got into modeling, and what that was like while being plus-size. Lauren also talks a little bit about her Chinese and Armenian heritage.  For More On Lauren Chan:Email - lowe@ssmandl.com Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lcchan/?hl=en  Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/laurenchannyc/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@lcchan Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenchannyc/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/only-one-in-the-room--6052418/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices