THE EXPLODING HUMAN with Bob Nickman

ASHTON APPLEWHITE is an author, speaker and major influencer in the field of ageism and age discrimination. We talk about how cultural attitudes about aging influence us in the workplace, advertising, corporate bottom line and our health and well-being. Her book "This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism." is a powerful message about the cost to our culture which ageism presents. She talks about how we can all become aware of our learned biases and beliefs about aging and how we can best adapt and thrive in the place we are all headed.

JACKIE CHANDONNET is the West coast Development Director for Be The Match, a non-profit which pairs bone marrow and blood stem cell donors with patients, saving the lives of those with otherwise incurable blood diseases. We talk about the work being done by BTM, what their ongoing needs are and how YOU can register to participate Jackie discusses the simple process of becoming a donor and talks about how lives are saved and impacted by the individuals who offer their bone marrow and blood stem cells to complete strangers. Her dedication, love and passion for her work are beautifully evident throughout our talk. Please also listen to my interview with Gary Stromberg: Ep. 31, to hear how a bone marrow transplant via Be The Match, saved his life.

BRITTNEY BLISS draws on her training in Tantric sex, psychology, sex education and spiritulality to help people to fulfill their desires and experience more intimacy and pleasure. Through her website brittneybliss.com, she offers couples and individuals of all sexual preferences methods which lead to greater joy and meaning in their lives and relationships.

DAVID WEI talks about his Chinese heritage and Cultural Center in Oakland, Ca., where he is a health practitioner and teacher of Daoist Arts. He spent five years studying in a temple in China where he learned and embraced the deep value in SLOWING DOWN. David speaks with honesty and humor about martial arts, anger, pain and the various cultures through which he has moved.

Musician, pianist, composer and educator DR. MASSIMILIANO FRANI talks about his discoveries in psychophysiological healing through music. Using a unique partnership and collaboration with physicians, scientists, IT pros and astrophysicists; musical protocols have been developed to treat specific issues. These music therapies can be accessed through their company Genote, on the web at genotelab.com. Dr. Frani is passionate and dedicated to sharing his knowledge to help heal suffering through music. It is a musical experience just listening to him speak!

KRIS NEWBY opens up about her struggle with Lyme Disease, a tick borne infection, and her challenge in getting properly diagnosed and treated. As a former researcher at Stanford, she began to study the history of the disease and why the medical community and insurance companies do not want to acknowledge chronic Lyme disease. She learned of government sponsored programs to infect ticks and use them as bio-weapons. It is estimated there are over 500,000 cases of Lyme in the U.S., yet funding for testing, research and treatment is 1% of that for AIDS. Kris' book, BITTEN, is about to made into a documentary about the disease. She was also involved in the documentary, UNDER OUR SKIN, which illuminates the very personal stories of people struggling with Lyme. It is both a disturbing and hopeful conversation.

DAVID HANZEL emerged from a near death experience a changed man -- spirituality, mentally and physically. Leaving behind a life of drug and alcohol abuse he reconnected with his childhood ability to see and experience things others couldn't. He has since made it his life mission to help others connect with the other side and impart information he obtains from the spirits he speaks with. David is straightforward, real and not woo-woo at all. Great dude!

Transcendental Méditation teacher LYNN KAPLAN explains the power of TM to transcend the stress of daily living and experience peaceful serenity and mental clarity to enhance our lives. She talks about her work at THE DAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION wheose mission is to serve communities such as veterans, schools and those in addiction recovery to learn TM techniques as means of stress reduction,healing trauma and increasing the jpy of living.

Best know for his website "HowStuff Works.com, MARSHALL BRAIN talks about some of the perilous conditions on Earth and how we might solve these problems in the future. From the environment to technology and socio-political factors, Marshall discusses Artificial Intelligence, robotics, the colonization of Mars and the melding of humans with machine. The future is already here and Marshall Brain explains it with intelligence, warmth, humor and just the right amount of doom!

KIMBERLY MCGEORGE talks about our psychic and intuitive abilities and opens our minds about the nature of our world. Her work combining technology with frequency healing is eye-opening and remarkable. We talk about cryptozoology, other dimensions and the future of medicine and healing in both new modalites and ethical concerns. She is warm, engaging and as she says, "As normal and out there in the same body as anyone can be.: Enjoy!