The Abstract Athlete

S13E3 - Chris Marshall

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 3 of season thirteen with artist, hobbyist and United States Army Veteran, Chris Marshall. Together they will discuss Chris' his path and what led him to join the Army .

This episode will discuss his interest in design and what he sees for his creative future.

For information on Chris Marshall please visit:

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For more information on Chris visit:

youtube.com/@chrismarshall8855

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S13E2 - Angela Lewis

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 2 of season thirteen with author, speaker, educator and former professional basketball player, Angela Lewis. Together they will discuss Angela's incredible basketball journey and how she then became an author and speaker.

This episode will discuss her background and what she sees in the future.

For information on Angela Lewis please visit:

angelarlewis.com/

For more information on Angela visit:

slu.edu/universitas/archive/2020/alumni-spotlight-angela-lewis.php

For more information on Angela please visit:

instagram.com/theangelarlewis/?hl=en

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S13E1 - George Mumford

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 1 of season thirteen with performance strategist for some of the greatest of all time like Micheal Jordan, Kobe and Phil Jackson, as well as an author, educator, and speaker, George Mumford. Together they will discuss George's journey to becoming a leader in performance strategy.

This episode will discuss his background and future goals.

For information on George Mumford please visit:

georgemumford.com/

For more information on George visit:

cambridgeinsight.org/teachers/mumford-george/

For more information on George please visit:

instagram.com/george.mumford/?hl=en

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S12E8 - Jeremy Evans

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 8 of season twelve with artist, former NBA player and 2012 NBA Dunk champion and currently still playing professional basketball in Greece, Jeremy Evans. Together they will discuss Jeremy's creative background and what inspires him.

This episode will discuss how his basketball career and how he sees his creative career evolving.

For information on Jeremy Evans please visit:

jeremyevansart.com/

For more information on Jeremy visit:

instagram.com/evansart21/?hl=en

For more information on Jeremy please visit:

x.com/JeremyEvans40/status/1354187269658316800

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S12E7 - Mekka Don

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 7 of season twelve with artist, entrepreneur, author, lawyer and former Ohio State football player Mekka Don. Together they will talk about his incredible story of creativity, entrepreneurial endeavors and sport.

This episode will discuss how his journey to music fame and what is to come.

For information on Mekka Don please visit:

mekkadonenterprises.com/

For more information on Mekka visit:

instagram.com/mekkadonmusic/?hl=en

For more information on Mekka visit:

linkedin.com/in/mekka-don

For information on Ohio State Football visit:

ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/football

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S12 E6 - Billy Daly

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 6 of season twelve with with photographer and United States Navy veteran, Billy Daly. Together they will talk about Billy's military background and service.

This episode will discuss his passion for photography, particularly wildlife photography.

For information on Billy Daly please visit:

subduckmedia.com/

For more information on Billy visit:

instagram.com/billyd_14/?hl=en

For information on United States Navy visit:

navy.com/

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S12E5 - Jaden and Johnathan Mitchell

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 5 of season twelve with a couple of my old students, both are creatives and former track and field athletes and they happen to be brothers, Jaden and Johnathan Mitchell. Together they will talk about their road to becoming artists and athletes.

This episode will discuss how their passion for creativity and what the future holds.

For information on Jaden Mitchell please visit:

jaynocreates.com/

For more information on Johnathan Mitchell visit:

instagram.com/_jmphotographyy/?hl=en

For information on VCU Track and Field visit:

vcuathletics.com/sports/mens-track-and-field

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S12E4 - Nathan Longhurst and Jason Hardrath

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 4 of season twelve with filmmaker, ultra-endurance athlete and paraglider Nathan Longhurst and filmmaker, speaker and ultra-endurance athlete and former guest Jason Hardrath. Together they will talk about their passions and love for outdoors and adrenaline.

This episode will discuss what the future holds and other adventures to come.

For information on Nathan Longhurst please visit:

instagram.com/nathan358/?hl=en

For more information on Nathan visit:

100peaks.nz/about/

For information on Jason Hardrath visit:

jasonhardrath.com/

For more information on Jason visit:

instagram.com/jasonhardrath/?hl=en

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S12E3 - KJ Brent and Kareem Martin

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 3 of season twelve with artist, photographer and former NFL Wide Receiver and former guest KJ Brent and artist, photographer and former NFL Defensive End Kareem Martin. Together they will talk about their football careers and life after football.

This episode will discuss how photography became a part of their lives and their loves of different styles.

For information on KJ Brent please visit:

kjbrent.com/

For more information on KJ visit:

instagram.com/kj_brent/?hl=en

For information on Kareem Martin visit:

visionreem.com/

For more information on Kareem visit:

instagram.com/kjmartin96/

For information on the NFLPAF visit:

https://www.yourpaf.com/

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S12E2 - Taylor Grayson

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 2 of season twelve with artist and 6 time Guiness World Record holder in different basketball shooting skills, Taylor Grayson. Together they will discuss Taylor's passion and commitment to teaching and development.

This episode will discuss his past and how creativity is an important part of his life.

For information on Taylor Grayson please visit:

instagram.com/taylorgrayson33/?hl=en

For more information on Taylor visit:

linkedin.com/in/taylorjgrayson?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

For information on Taylor visit:

x.com/TaylorGrayson33

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S12E1 - Lauren Schad and Andrew Maraniss

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 1 of season twelve with artist and former professional volleyball player Lauren Schad and author and former guest Andrew Maraniss. Together they will discuss both of their histories and paths to success.

This episode will discuss how they met and what both of their futures hold.

For information on Lauren Schad please visit:

instagram.com/laurenschad/?hl=en

For more information on Lauren visit:

fr.linkedin.com/in/lauren-schad-a48385128

For information on Andrew Maraniss visit:

andrewmaraniss.com/

For more information on Andrew please visit:

vucommodores.com/staff/andrew-maraniss/

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S11E10 - Austin Lancaster

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 10 of season eleven with sports photographer and United States Army Veteran, Austin Lancaster. Together they will discuss Austin's love for photography, how he got into photography and how he is carving his own path.

This episode will discuss his early life and how he got into the military

For information on Austin Lancaster please visit:

fullframeimage.com/

For more information on Austin visit:

instagram.com/landofullframe/

For more information on Austin visit:

linkedin.com/in/austin-lancaster-64816172/

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S11E9 - Murphy Jensen

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 9 of season eleven with entrepreneur and co founder of WEconnect Health, mental health advocate, cardiac arrest survivor and former Professional Tennis player and French Open Doubles Champion, Murphy Jensen. Together they will discuss Murphy's childhood and incredible rise to becoming a French Open Doubles Champion with his brother.

This episode will discuss his battles, his survival from a cardiac arrest and all of the great things he is now doing in the world.

For information on Murphy Jensen please visit:

murphyjensen.com/

For more information on Murphy visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_Jensen

For more information on Murphy visit:

instagram.com/murphyjensen/?hl=en

For information on WEConnect Health visit:

weconnecthealth.io/

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S11E8 - Brian Callaghan

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 8 of season eleven with artist, entrepreneur and part owner of the Richmond Flying Squirrels and the Omaha Storm Chasers, Brian Callaghan. Together they will discuss Brian's return to creativity and how creativity and sports was a big part of his youth.

This episode will discuss his business and how he became part owner of the Richmond Flying Squirrels and the Omaha Storm Chasers.

For information on Brian Callaghan please visit:

linkedin.com/in/brian-callaghan-97189973/

For more information on Brian visit:

instagram.com/hokiecal_art/?hl=en

For more information on Brian visit:

ballnine.com/2022/07/04/the-life-of-brian/

For more information on the Richmond Flying Squirrels visit:

milb.com/richmond

For information on the Omaha Storm Chasers visit:

milb.com/omaha

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S11E7 - Nikki and Tony Berti

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 7 of season eleven with founders of the incredible Goodie Two Shoes Foundation, Nikki Berti and Tony Berti (former Offensive Lineman for the San Diego Chargers.) Together they will discuss the origin of Goodie Two Shoes Foundation and where they see it going.

This episode will discuss their histories and how it informs the work they are doing now.

For information on Goodie Two Shoes Foundation please visit:

goodietwoshoes.org/

For more information on Goodie Two Shoes Foundation visit:

instagram.com/gtsflv/?hl=en

For more information on Nikki Berti visit:

roadtripnation.com/leader/nikki-berti

For information on Tony Berti visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Berti

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S11E6 - Elize McKelvey, CJ Baumann and Mike Reynolds

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode six of season eleven with artist and United States Marine Veteran, Elize McKelvey, artist and Active Duty United States Marine CJ Baumann and artist and Active Duty United States Marine, Mike Reynolds. Together they will discuss all of their individual updates as creatives and where they want their creativity to go.

This episode will discuss how art benefits the military and the stories it can tell.

For information on Elize McKelvey please visit:

instagram.com/inkstickart/

For more information on Elize visit:

inkstickart.com/about-me

For more information on CJ Baumann please visit:

instagram.com/cjbaumann_art/

For more information on CJ visit:

cjbaumannstudios.com/

For more information on Mike Reynolds please visit:

instagram.com/forty_mike_mike_art/

For more information on Mike visit:

fortymikemikeart.com/

For information on the United States Marines Combat Art Program visit:

usmcmuseum.com/usmccombatartprogram.html#:~:text=Marine%20Corps%20Combat%20Art%20Program&text=Talented%20active%20duty%20Marines%2C%20Reservists,and%20on%20the%20home%20front.

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S11E5 - Terrence Alexander

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode five of season eleven with artist, entrepreneur and former NFL Defensive bBack, Terrence Alexander. Together they will discuss Terrence's drive and energy for creativity and his entrepreneurial efforts.

This episode will discuss his background as an elite football player and track athlete.

For information on Terrence Alexander please visit:

instagram.com/noxtee11/?hl=en

For more information on Terrence visit:

gostanford.com/sports/football/roster/season/2017/player/terrence-alexander

For more information on Terrence visit:

lsusports.net/sports/fb/roster/player/terrence-alexander/

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S11E4 - Darnell Alford

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode four of season eleven with artist, painter and former NFL Offensive Lineman, Darnell Alford. Together they will discuss Darnell's passion for creating and how he got into being an artist.

This episode will discuss his athletic career and how his art and sport background has been influential in the community.

For information on Darnell Alford please visit:

instagram.com/bigstep.artwork/

For more information on Darnell visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darnell_Alford

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S11E3 - DeShon Hardy

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode three of season eleven with director, producer, writer and former football player, DeShon Hardy. Together they will discuss DeShon's path to becoming an incredibly successful director, producer and writer.

This episode will discuss his history in athletics and how they inform his creativity and directing.

For information on DeShon Hardy please visit:

imdb.com/name/nm5238285/

For more information on DeShon visit:

instagram.com/dhardy99/?hl=en

For more information on DeShon visit:

24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/496791/deshon-hardy-recognized-for-dedication-to-the-field-of-entertainment

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S11E2 - Crystal Waltman

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode two of season eleven with author, speaker, coach and former softball player, Crystal Waltman . Together they will discuss Crystal's tenacity and her journey to writing her book "Quitting to win."

This episode will discuss her love of sports and her history as an elite softball player.

For information on Crystal Waltman please visit:

instagram.com/crystalclearfit/

For more information on Crystal visit:

crystalwaltman.com/

For more information on Crystal visit:

amazon.com/Quitting-Win-Proven-Habits-Yourself/dp/1647462169

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S11E1 - Shawn Stewart

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode one of season eleven with artist, painter and former professional football player, Shawn Stewart. Together they will discuss Shawn's creative journey and how he got into painting.

This episode will discuss his love of football, his athletic background and his future goals.

For information on Shawn Stewart please visit:

instagram.com/the1theycallstu/

For more information on Shawn visit:

okeebajubalogallery.com/shawnstewart

For more information on Shawn visit:

canvasrebel.com/meet-shawn-stewart/

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S10E11 - Keshia Dennis

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eleven of season ten with entrepreneur and mental health and wellness coach, Keshia Dennis. Together they will discuss how Keshia all the incredible work she is doing and how she got involved in her wellness journey.

This episode will discuss her background and where she sees her business The Elephant in the Room going in the future.

For information on Keshia Dennis please visit:

theelephantintheroominc.org

For more information on Keshia visit:

instagram.com/iamkeshiadennis/?hl=en

For more information on Keshia visit:

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S10E10 - Matt Bradford

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode ten of season ten with guitarist, artist and Program Administrator at the mental health service Rock to Recovery, Matt Bradford. Together they will discuss Matt's background, how he became interested in guitar his influences.

This episode will discuss his passion to give back and his work at Rock to Recovery.

For information on Matt Bradford please visit:

mattbradfordmusic.com

For more information on Matt visit:

instagram.com/mattbradfordmusic/?hl=en

For information on Rock to Recovery please visit:

rocktorecovery.org

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S10E9 - Percy King and Otis Winston

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode nine of season ten with artist, entrepreneur, former Ohio State Buckeye and Kansas City Chief, Percy King and actor, producer, director and former Professional basketball player, Ohio State basketball player as well as 2-time All-American high jumper at Ohio State University, Otis Winston. Together they will discuss both of their athletic backgrounds and how impacts them today.

This episode will discuss both of their journeys to their current creative endeavors.

For information on Percy King please visit:

instagram.com/artbypercy/

For more information on Percy please visit:

artbypercy.wordpress.com/

For information on Otis Winston please visit:

instagram.com/otisdwinston/

For more information on Otis visit:

imdb.com/name/nm4749446/

For information on Ohio State Football visit:

ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/football

For information on Ohio State Basketball visit:

ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/mens-basketball

For information on Ohio State Track and Field visit:

ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/mens-track-field

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S10E8 - Randy Johnson

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eight of season ten with photographer, Hall of Fame pitcher, 5-time Cy Young Award Winner and World Series Champion, Randy Johnson. Together they will discuss Randy's love of and how he became interested in photography.

This episode will discuss his current exhibition "Storytelling with Photographs" at the Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts and where he sees his photography journey taking him.

For information on Randy Johnson please visit:

rj51photos.com

For more information on Randy please visit:

instagram.com/rj51photos/?hl=en

For more information on Randy please visit:

baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/johnson-randy

For more information on Randy please visit:

mlb.com/player/randy-johnson-116615

For information on the the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts visit:

scottsdaleperformingarts.org/

For information on USC Baseball visit:

usctrojans.com/sports/baseball

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S10E7 - Robert McClain

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode seven of season ten with artist, painter and former NFL Defensive Back and returner, Robert McClain. Together they will discuss Robert's incredible path as an athlete and a painter.

This episode will discuss his deep love and interest in the history of art and where he sees his work going.

For information on Robert McClain please visit:

instagram.com/mcclainsart/?hl=en

For more information on Robert please visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McClain

For more information on Robert please visit:

espn.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/66055/panthers-robert-mcclain-makes-nice-profit-from-art-sale-to-cam-newton

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S10E6 - Alex Nyerges

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode six of season ten with a photographer, Director and CEO of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and avid sports fan, Alex Nyerges. Together they will discuss Alex's history as a photographer and how his interests led him to becoming a museum director.

This episode will discuss his love of sports, particularly baseball, and how sports can influence and enrich lives.

For information on Alex Nyerges please visit:

alexnyerges.com

For more information on Alex please visit:

instagram.com/alnyerges/?hl=en

For information on the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts please visit:

vmfa.museum

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S10E5 - NFLPA's Professional Athletes Foundation "Painting with the Pro's" Special Super Bowl edition - Tony Berti, Isaac Keys, Rashod Kent and Ms. Yolanda Brown

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode five of season ten with this special episode and event we collaborated with the NFLPA's Professional Athletes Foundation called Painting with the pros held at West Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas. In order of appearance we have entrepreneur, co-founder of Goodie Two Shoes Foundation and former NFL player, Tony Bertie, actor, creative and former NFL player Isaac Keys, entrepreneur, founder of The Splendid Circle and former NFL player Rashod Kent and Principal of West Preparatory Academy Ms. Yolanda Brown.

This episode will discuss all each individuals creativity and the impact the "Painting with the Pro's has on the students and faculty.

For information on Tony Berti please visit:

instagram.com/gtsflv/?hl=en

For more information on Tony please visit:

goodietwoshoes.org

For information on Isaac Keys please visit:

instagram.com/isaackeys/?hl=en

For more information on Isaac please visit:

imdb.com/name/nm4320791/

For information on Rashod Kent please visit:

instagram.com/the_real_vsklass/?hl=en

For more information on Rashod visit:

thesplendidcircle.com

For information on West Preparatory Academy Las Vegas visit:

westprep.net

For information on the NFLPA visit:

nflpa.com

For information on the NFLPAF visit:

yourpaf.com

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S10E4 - Jay DeMerit and Patrick McLain

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode four of season ten with a creative, entrepreneur and former professional soccer player, Jay DeMerit and actor, producer and former professional soccer player Patrick McLain. Together they will discuss their shared love of creativity, soccer and life.

This episode will discuss goals and updates on their individual lives.

For information on Jay DeMerit please visit:

instagram.com/d6merit/?hl=en

For more information on Jay please visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_DeMerit

For information on Patrick McLain please visit:

instagram.com/patrickmclain24/?hl=en

For more information on Patrick please visit:

imdb.com/name/nm10804584/

For information on the MLS visit:

mlssoccer.com

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S10E3 - Katie Houser & Gabrielle Rivera Valedon

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode three of season ten with artist, former professional volleyball player, Katie Houser and creative, actress and former professional volleyball player, Gabrielle Rivera Valedon. Together they will discuss their similar backgrounds as creatives and former professional volleyball players.

This episode will discuss their life updates and their future goals.

For information on Katie Houser please visit:

instagram.com/houser_art/?hl=en

For information on Katie please visit:

instagram.com/concretecollectivepresents/?hl=en

For information on Gabrielle Rivera Valedon visit:

instagram.com/gabylonglegs/?hl=en

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gabyrivera.myportfolio.com

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S10E2 - Aaron Webb

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode two of season ten with painter and United States Naval Officer, Aaron Webb. Together they will discuss Aaron's passion for painting, his fathers creative influence, to his love of music.

This episode will discuss his background in the military and what he sees for the future.

For information on Aaron Webb please visit:

aaronwebbstudio.com

For information on Aaron please visit:

instagram.com/awebbstudio/

For more information on Aaron visit:

renacharlesgallery.com/aaronwebbbio

For information on the United States Navy please visit:

navy.mil

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S10E1 - Mike O'Leary

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode one of season ten with photographer and United States Air Force Veteran, Mike O'Leary. Together they will discuss Mike's background, how he joined the military and his love of photography.

This episode will discuss his past photography and his vision for future projects.

Fro information on Mike O'Leary please visit:

warriorsailing.org

For more information on Mike please visit:

instagram.com/bigairphotoandfilm/

For more information on Mike visit:

youtube.com/@veteranphotoandfilm

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airforce.com

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S9E10 - Jamie Mittelman

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode ten of season nine with entrepreneur, founder of Flame Bearers, and host of the Flame Bearers Podcast, Jamie Mittelman. Together they will discuss Jamie's background in media and as an athlete.

This episode will discuss her passion and drive and what that led her to found Flame Bearers.

Fro information on Jamie Mittelman please visit:

instagram.com/jamiemittelman/?hl=en

For information on Flame Bearers please visit:

instagram.com/flamebearers/?hl=en

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flamebearers.com

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S9E9 - Greg Conn

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode nine of season nine with photographer and United States Marines Veteran, Greg Conn. Together they will discuss Greg's incredible journey from the military to becoming a photographer.

This episode will discuss his passion for nature and how it is so important to his photography and his families lives.

Fro information on Greg Conn please visit:

gregconnphotography.com

For more information on Greg please visit:

instagram.com/gregconnphotography/?hl=en

For information on Gallery Canyons visit:

gallerycanyons.com

For more information on Gallery Canyons visit:

instagram.com/gallerycanyons/?hl=en

For information on the United States Marines visit:

marines.com

For information on Kyle Friday please visit:

open.spotify.com/artist/2wOILgaPLc9EmU7qmy9hVb

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S9E8 - Bryan Jordan

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eight of season nine with actor, model, entrepreneur and 2-time MLS Cup Champion Bryan Jordan. Together they will discuss Bryan's incredible athletic career and life and becoming a MLS star and 2-time MLS Cup Champion.

This episode will discuss his acting career and his constant curiosity and his drive to learn.

For information on Bryan Jordan please visit:

instagram.com/bj_6/

For more information on Bryan visit:

bryanjordan.com

For information on Bryan visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Jordan

For information on the Los Angeles Galaxy visit:

lagalaxy.com

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osubeavers.com/sports/mens-soccer

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S9E7 - Israel Idonije

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode seven of season nine with artist, illustrator, founder of Athlitacomics, and former 11 year NFL Defensive End, Israel Idonije Together they will discuss Israel's amazing path to becoming an 11 year NFL player.

This episode will discuss the incredible work his equally incredible journey to becoming a creative and starting his own comic and platform Athlitacomics.

For information on Israel Idonije please visit:

instagram.com/iidonije/

For more information on Israel visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/israel_idonije

For information on Athlitacomics visit:

athlitacomics.com

For information on the Chicago Bears visit:

chicagobears.com

Fro information on the University of Manitoba Football visit:

gobisons.ca/sports/football

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S9E6 - Maria Breese-McLain

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode six of season nine with dancer, singer, actress, producer and co-founder and co-owner of 3:33 Creative, Maria Bresse-McLain. Together they will discuss Maria's love of creativity and creative practices and what the future holds for 3:33 Creative.

This episode will discuss her personal history as well as her families incredible creative history.

For information on Maria Breese-McLain please visit:

mariabreese.com

For more information on Maria visit:

instagram.com/mariabreese/?hl=en

For more information on Maria visit:

tvovermind.com/maria-breese/

For more information on Maria please visit:

imdb.com/name/nm4834100/

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S9E5 - Anaia Hoard

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode five of season nine with artist and former Wake Forest University Women's Basketball player, Anaia Hoard. Together they will discuss Anaia's incredible artistic talent and her inspirations.

This episode will discuss the incredible work her basketball career and her families basketball history.

For information on Anaia Hoard please visit:

instagram.com/naiahoard/

For more information on Anaia visit:

archysoprt.co/2022/08/anaia-hoards-artwork-selected-by-the-nba-for-the-creator-series-campaign-has-been-revealed-women-sports/

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godeacs.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/anaia-hoard/5645

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S9E4 - Brian Price

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode four of season nine with creative, coach and former UCLA Bruin and NFL Defensive Tackle, Brian Price Together they will discuss Brian's incredible journey from former NFL player to know coaching.

This episode will discuss the incredible work his past and how his vulnerability and passion influences the young athletes he works with now.

For information on Brian Price please visit:

instagram.com/bpthaking/?hl=en

For more information on Brian visit:

wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Price_(American_football,_born_1989)

For information on UCLA Bruins Football visit:

uclabruins.com/sports/football

For information on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit:

buccaneers.com

For information on Photosynthesizers visit:

music.apple.com/us/search?term=photosynthesizers

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S9E3 - Beth O'Connell

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode three of season nine with former college softball player, former Executive Producer for NBC and Dgital Media, as well as former Interim President for MSNBC, she is the CEO and Executive Producer for O’Connell Media Productions, Beth O’Connell. Together they will discuss Beth's past as a college softball player and how it influenced her career.

This episode will discuss the incredible front seat to history Beth has witnessed as an Executive Producer.

For information on Beth O'Connell please visit:

linkedin.com/in/elizabethoconnell1/

For more information on Beth visit:

instagram.com/bethoconnell107/?hl=en

For more information on MSNBC visit:

msnbc.com

For information on NBC News visit:

nbcnews.com

For information on University of Massachusetts Amherst Softball visit:

umassathletics.com/sports/softball/

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S9E2 - Dennis Wymer

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode two of season nine with artist, educator, coach and wrester, Dennis Wymer.. Together they will discuss Dennis' passion for sports and art and how he relates the two.

This episode will discuss the incredible work he is doing in the classroom and as a coach.

For information on Dennis Wymer please visit:

denniswymerart.com

For more information on Dennis visit:

instagram.com/den_wymer/?hl=en

For more information on Dennis visit:

oak-hill.net/blog/faculty-feature-friday-dennis-wymer/

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S9E1 - Jose Portilla

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode one of season nine with artist and former University of Arizona and NFL Offensive Lineman, as well as the first Mexican born player to play in the Super Bowl, Jose Portilla. Together they will discuss Jose's incredible art journey and his inspiration and passion for painting.

This episode will discuss his life as an NFL lineman, and his life as a coach and educator.

For information on Jose Portilla please visit:

instagram.com/jportillaart/?hl=en

For more information on Jose visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Portilla

For information on the Atlanta Falcons visit:

atlantafalcons.com

For information on the University of Arizona football visit:

arizonawildcats.com/sports/football

For information on University of Arizona arts visit:

art.arizona.edu

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S8E13 - Abby Drach and Hannah Hardenbergh

Mon, 15 May 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode thirteen of season eight with artist, entrepreneur and Nordic skier Abby Drach and former guest and artist and also a Nordic skier herself Hannah Hardenbergh,. Together they will discuss their passion for nordic skiing and a creative practice.

This episode will discuss their own goals and how the relationship between athletic and artistic practices.

For information on Abby Drach please visit:

induraathletic.com

For more information on Abby visit:

instragram.com/induraathletic/?hl=en

For information on Hannah Hardenbergh please visit:

instagram.com/withmountainss?hl=en

For more information on Hannah visit:

hardenbergh.wixsite.com/hannah/about-me

For information on Dartmouth Nordic Skiing visit:

dartmouthsports.com/sports/alpine-skiing

For information on Harvard Nordic Skiing visit:

gocrimson.com/sports/skiing/

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S8E12 - Michael Granville

Mon, 08 May 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twelve of season eight with artist, entrepreneur and former high school and UCLA track star and still National High School record holder in the 800 meter, Michael Granville. Together they will discuss Michael's journey as a world class runner and his incredible passion for his art.

This episode will discuss his entrepreneurial endeavors with Gfit and how it impacts him and his community.

For information on Michael Granville please visit:

instagram.com/michaelgranville2/?hl=en

For more information on Michael visit:

gfit.co

For more information on Michael visit:

gfitwellness.com/the-artist

For information on UCLA Track and Field please visit:

uclabruins.com/sports/track-and-field

For information on High School Track and Field records visit:

nfhs.org/RecordBook/Record-book-result.aspx?CategoryId=1359

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S8E11 - Herman Moore

Mon, 01 May 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eleven of season eight with artist, entrepreneur and former University of Virginia and Detroit Lion wide receiver great, Herman Moore. Together they will discuss Herman's incredible football and athletic career and how art was such a big part of his youth and beyond.

This episode will discuss his vision and entrepreneurial efforts since his retirement and his amazing effect on his community.

For information on Herman Moore please visit:

team84llc.com

For more information on Herman visit:

instragram.com/hermanmoore84/?hl=en

For more information on Herman please visit:

twitter.com/HMAN84

For information on the Detroit Lions visit:

detroitlions.com

For information on University of Virginia football visit:

virginiasports.com/sports/football/

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S8E10 - Gina Molinari

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode ten of season eight with artist, athlete, yoga teacher, retreat leader and alignment coach, Gina Molinari. Together they will discuss Gina's path as an athlete and artist and how she persevered through different struggles.

This episode will discuss her incredible journey to becoming a yoga teacher and retreat leader.

For information on Gina Molinari please visit:

yogigigi.com

For more information on Gina visit:

instragram.com/ginamyoga/?hl=en

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S8E9 - Dr. Doug Gardner

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode nine of season eight with leader in the field of applied sport psychology and founder of Thinksport consulting services, Doug Gardner. Together they will discuss Doug's long history of working in Applied Sport Psychology.

This episode will discuss his history and love of sport and how that inspired his path.

For information on Doug Gardner please visit:

twitter.com/ThinkSport

For more information on Doug visit:

thinksport.com

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S8E8 - James Threalkill

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eight of season eight with artist and painter, diversity and social justice advocate and former Vanderbilt University Wide Receiver, James Threalkill. Together they will discuss James' absolutely amazing life and his artistic journey that has taken him around the world.

This episode will discuss his career from high school to his time at Vanderbilt.

For information on James Threallkill please visit:

instagram.com/jamesthrealkillart/?hl=en

For more information on James visit:

twitter.com/threalart/

For more information on James please visit:

theartscompany.com/james-threalkill

For more information on the James visit:

theeastnashvillian.com/james-threalkill/

For more information on James please visit:

news.vanderbilt.edu/2018/07/19/connections-between-arts-and-sports-focus-of-student-athlete-workshops/

For more information on Vanderbilt University football visit:

vucommodores.com/sports/football

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S8E7 - Bob Taylor

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode seven of season eight with entrepreneur, author, engineer and United States Air Force Veteran, Bob Taylor. Together they will discuss Bob's incredible life journey from college student to the United States Air Force to CEO.

This episode will discuss his new book "From service to success," and his impact on his fellow man.

For more information on Bob Taylor please visit:

patriotpromise.org/

For information on visit:

instagram.com/thepatriotpromise/

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linkedin.com/company/patriot-promise-foundation/

For information on Bob please visit:

twitter.com/promisepatriot1

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youtube.com/@patriotpromisefoundation

For more information on Bob please visit:

reddit.com/user/PatriotPromise

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S8E6 - Whitney Elizabeth Moates

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode six of season eight with artist, athlete, creative and United States Naval Veteran Whitney Elizabeth Moates. Together they will discuss Whitney's incredible life journey, through trauma and success.

This episode will discuss her creative path and her amazing family tree and how they influenced her.

For information on Whitney Elizabeth Moates please visit:

instagram.com/whitneyelizabethmoates/

For more information on Whitney visit:

rallypoint.com/profiles/1175490-aa-whitney-elizabeth-moates

For information on the United States Navy visit:

navy.com

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S8E5 - Saana Koljonen

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode five of season eight with entrepreneur, mental and breathwork coach, former professional volleyball player and former college volleyball coach, Saana Koljonen. Together they will discuss Saana's amazing journey as an entrepreneur and Mental Performance and Breathwork coach and consultant.

This episode will discuss her career as a professional volleyball player and the infection that forced her early retirement.

For information on Saana Koljonen please visit:

instagram.com/mindofsaana

For more information on Saana visit:

https://saanakoljonen.com/

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S8E4 - Daryl Monfils

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode four of season eight with my former student, creative, currently working with IMG representing tennis players and former tennis player himself, Daryl Monifls. . Together they will discuss Daryl's path from tennis player to representing tennis players in their quest for greatness.

This episode will discuss his childhood, how sports is such a big part of his life and how creativity has grown.

For information on Daryl Monfils please visit:

instagram.com/iamdarylmonfils/?hl=en

For more information on Daryl visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Monfils

For information on IMG visit:

img.com

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S8E3 - Garrison Gist

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode three of season eight with artist, track coach and former University of South Carolina football player, Garrison Gist. Together they will discuss Garrison's incredible path as a creative and what the future holds.

This episode will discuss his football career, his extraordinary community work and his work as a track and field coach.

For information on Garrison Gist please visit:

instagram.com/2gzandcountin/?hl=en

For more information on Garrison visit:

talkingwallscharlotte.com/artists/garrison-gist/

For information on the University of South Carolina football visit:

gamecocksonline.com/sports/football/

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S8E2 - Matthew Gutt

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode two of season eight with conservation photographer, wildlife biologist and United States Marine Veteran, Matthew Gutt . Together they will discuss Matthew's incredible journey and love of nature and wildlife photography.

This episode will discuss his early life and how it influenced his path and where he wants to be.

For information on Matthew Gutt please visit:

instagram.com/matthew_gutt_photography/?hl=en

For more information on Matthew visit:

matthewguttphotography.com

For information on Yellowstone National Park visit:

nps.gov/yell/index.html

For information on United States Marines please visit:

marines.com

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S8E1 - Special NFLPAs PAF Smocks and Jocks edition - Jose Portilla, TJ Wright, Kareem Martin and Brian Price

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) episode one of season eight with a big kickoff special episode! We have been enough to have worked with the NFLPA's Professional Athletes Foundation for the last 3 years so this episode is recorded out in phoenix during super week during their incredible smocks and jocks event! Super excited about this podcast today as I got a chance to quickly speak with 4 former NFL players and there creative journeys. Former offensive lineman Jose Portilla, Former Defensive end Kareem Martin, former defensive back TJ Wright and former defensive tackle Brian Price

For information on NFL Professional Athletes Foundation please visit:

yourpaf.com

For more information on the NFLPAF visit:

instagram.com/yourpaf/?hl=en

For more information on NFLPAF visit:

twitter.com/yourPAF

For information on Jose Portilla visit:

instagram.com/jportillaart/?hl=en

For more information on Jose Portilla visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Portilla

For information TJ Wright visit:

instagram.com/tjwright_sports

For more information on TJ Wright visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Wright

For information on Kareem Martin visit:

instagram.com/kjmartin96/?hl=en

For more information on Kareem Martin visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareem_Martin

For information on Brian Price visit:

instagram.com/bpthaking/

For more information on Brian Price visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Price_(American_football_born_1989)

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S7E16 - Milana Bjelogrlic

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode sixteen of season seven with current Master of Arts student, artist, pianist and World Champion Kickboxer in both the WAKO and ECE Enfusion series, Milana Bjelogrlic. Together they will discuss Milana's creative background, including classical piano and her MA thesis focusing on the convergence of Art and the Martial Arts.

This episode will discuss her incredible rise to becoming a World Champion kickboxer and what the future holds.

For information on Milana Bjelogrlic please visit:

instagram.com/milana.bjelogrlic/?hl=en

For more information on Milana visit:

yahoo.com/now/world-kickboxing-champion-milana-bjelogrli-061400752.html

For more information on Milana visit:

backkicks.com/milana-bjelogrlic/

For information on WAKO visit:

wako.sport

For information on ECE Enfusion visit:

enfusionlive.com

For information on Erasmus University Rotterdam visit:

eur.nl/en

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S7E15 - Mike Reynolds

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode fifteen of season seven with Active Duty United States Marine and incredible artist, Mike Reynolds. Together they will discuss Mike's journey from college to becoming a US Marine.

This episode will discuss his return to creativity, his passion for art and how it affects his life.

For information on Mike Reynolds please visit:

fortymikemikeart.com

For more information on Mike visit:

instagram.com/forty_mike_mike_art/?hl=en

For more information on Mike visit:

robesonian.com/news/236251/combat-artist-illustrates-marine-raiders

For information on the United States Marines visit:

marines.com

For information on the United States Marine Combat Art Program visit:

usmcmuseum.com/usmccombatartprogram.html

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S7E14 - Joe Brown

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode fourteen of season seven with United States Army Ranger Veteran, coach, mentor, leadership consultant and former Ohio State and Seattle Seahawk Defensive Tackle, Joe Brown. Together they will discuss Joe's incredible journey from professional athlete to Army Ranger to the injury that changed his life.

This episode will discuss his incredible passion, humility and all of the amazing things he is doing in the world.

For information on Joe Brown please visit:

solutions21.com/brown/

For more information on Joe visit:

twitter.com/jb_buckeye/

For more information on Joe visit:

elevenwarriors.com/2013/05/22351/ohio-state-buckeyes-football-joe-brown-soldier

For information on the United States Army visit:

goarmy.com

For information on the United States Army Rangers visit:

goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/specialty-careers/special-ops/army-rangers.html

For information on Ohio State football visit:

ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/

For information on the Seattle Seahawks visit:

seahawks.com

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S7E13 - Wali Rainer

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode thirteen of season seven with wellness advocate and consultant, mentor, coach and former University of Virginia and NFL Linebacker, Wali Rainer. Together they will discuss Wali's incredible football career and how it influenced his life.

This episode will discuss his impact in the community while coaching, being a mentor and his VAProELITE and I AM programs.

For information on Wali Rainer please visit:

twitter.com/RainerWali

For more information on Wali visit:

instagram.com/vaproelite/?hl=en

For more information on Wali visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wali-Rainer

For information on Trinity High School football visit:

trinityes.org/team-detail?Team=118805&fromld=267245

For more information on University of Virginia football visit:

virginiasports.com/sports/football/

For information on the Cleveland Browns visit:

clevelandbrowns.com

For more information on the University of South Carolina football visit:

gamecocksonline.com/sports/football/

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S7E12 - Jason Kendall

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twelve of season seven with with artist, former athlete and founder of the creative platform, Kendall Projects, Jason Kendall. Together they will discuss Jason's athletic history including playing football at the University South Carolina.

This episode will discuss his incredible creative career and how he navigates his diverse but connected careers as an creative entrepreneur and artist.

For information on Jason Kendall please visit:

kendallprojects.com

For more information on Jason visit:

instagram.com/kendallprojects_studio/

For more information on Beckett visit:

linkedin.com/in/jason-kendall-kendallprojects-llc-08aa8a170/

For more information on Ringling College of Art and Design visit:

ringling.edu

For more information on the University of South Carolina football visit:

gamecocksonline.com/sports/football/

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S7E11 - Blake McFarland

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eleven of season seven with artist, sculptor, all around creative, and former professional baseball pitcher, Blake McFarland. Together they will discuss Blake's baseball career and the injury that caused his early retirement.

This episode will discuss his incredible art and what inspires him, as well as his unique and and innovative ways of working and repurposing old materials.

For information on Blake McFarland please visit:

blakemcfarland.com

For more information on Blake visit:

instagram.com/bmsculptures/?hl=en

For more information on Blake please visit:

nytimes.com/2022/09/18/sports/baseball/blake-mcfarland-artist-sculptor.html

For more information on the Toronto Blue Jays visit:

mlb.com/bluejays

For information on San Jose State University baseball visit:

sjsuspartans.com/sports/baseball

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S7E10 - Beckett Johnson

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode ten of season seven with artist, former athlete, traumatic brain injury survivor, entrepreneur and founder of TBIthrivers, Beckett Johnson. Together they will discuss Beckett's traumatic brain injury, his survival and how it changed his life in more ways then one.

This episode will discuss his passion for helping those who have sustained TBI's and his platform TBIthrivers.

For information on Beckett Johnson please visit:

tbithrivers.com

For more information on Beckett visit:

instagram.com/tbithrivers/

For more information on Beckett visit:

linkedin.com/in/beckett-johnson-ba4611248/

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S7E9 - Jamie Sumner

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode nine of season seven with entrepreneur, creative, coach and former Ohio State Buckeye and NFL offensive lineman, Jamie Sumner. Together they will discuss Jamie's rise from high school to blocking for Heisman Trophy Winner Eddie George at The Ohio State to a short stint in the NFL.

This episode will discuss his deep interest in creativity from drumming to writing to drawing and how and where he interests are heading.

For information on Jamie Sumner:

buckeyerosters.com/player/jamie-sumner

For more information on Jamie visit:

linkedin.com/in/jamiesumner1973/

For more information on Jamie please visit:

instagram.com/jamiesumner1973/?hl=en

For more information on The Ohio State Football visit:

ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/

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S7E8 - Girija Kaimal, Heather Spooner, John Williamson and Chuck Levy

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eight of season seven with University of Florida/Drexel University/ North Florida-South Georgia Veterans Health System Research Team, they are working on the study “Effects of Art Therapy on Symptoms of PTSD After TBI and Indicators of Neurophysiological Response: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study” This study is funded by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, in support of Creative Forces: the National Endowment for the Arts Military Healing Arts Network, Girija Kaimal, Heather Spooner, John Williamson and Chuck Levy. Together they will discuss their study with Creative forces on the effects of art therapy.

This episode will discuss their individual approaches and individual experiences and how this benefits the group.

For information on Creative forces please visit:

arts.gov/initiatives/creatvie-forces

For more information on Creative forces visit:

creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/

For information on Girija Kaimal please visit:

drexel.edu/cnhp/faculty/profiles/KaimalGirija

For more information on Girija Kaimal visit:

drexel.edu/cnhp/research/faculty/KaimalGirija/

For more information on Girija Kaimal visit:

girijakaimal.com

For information on Heather Spooner please visit:

arts.ufl.edu/directory/profile/39245

For information on John Williamson please visit:

chp.phhp.ufl.edu/profile/williamson-john/

For information on Chuck Levy please visit:

banjourneys.com

For more information on Chuck Levy visit:

youtube.com/chucklevy

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S7E7 - Ben Andrews

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode seven of season seven with author, speaker, real estate agent and former distance runner for the University of Oregon, Ben Andrews. Together they will discuss Ben's incredible journey, his perseverance and becoming an author and the person he is today.

This episode will discuss his career as a distance runner at the University of Oregon and how inspires so many today.

For information on Ben Andrews please visit:

benandrews.com

For more information on Ben please visit:

instagram.com/benandrewsor/?hl=en

For information on his book The long run visit:

thelongrunbook.com/talents.html

For information on the University of Oregon Track and Field visit:

goducks.com/sports/track-and-field

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S7E6 - Danny Earls

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode six of season seven with comic book artist, illustrator, former professional soccer player and 2010 MLS cup chompion with the Colorado Rapids, Danny Earls. Together they will discuss Danny's amazing illustrative skills, his comic books, future projects and his dreams of one day drawing Batman.

This episode will discuss his former life as a professional soccer player, his 2010 MLS Championship and how his athletics influenced his creative life.

For information on Danny Earls please visit:

dannyearls16.wixsite.com/dannyearls16?

For more information on Danny please visit:

instagram.com/dannyearls16/?hl=en

For more information on Danny visit:

irlfootball.com/2020/05/04/from-villain-to-superhero-danny-earls-american-dream/

For more information on Danny visit:

wicklownews.net/2019/04/danny-earls-from-mls-cup-champion-to-comic-book-artist/

For more information on Colorado Rapids visit:

coloradorapids.com

For more information on Aston Villa visit:

avfc.co.uk

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S7E5 - Ferrakohn Hall

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode five of season seven with entrepreneur and founder of the clothing brand Still community, wellness advocate and professional basketball player, Ferrakohn Hall. Together they will discuss Ferrakohn's entrepreneurial efforts and his clothing brand, Still community and how the NBA helped him realize this dream.

This episode will discuss his incredible rise to being a professional basketball player and his recent championship in the T1 League with the Kaohsiung Aquas.

For information on Ferrakohn Hall please visit:

stillcommunity.com

For more information on Ferrakohn please visit:

instagram.com/ferrakohn/?hl=en

For more information on Ferrakohn visit:

proballers.com/basketball/player/56480/ferrakohn-hall

For more information on Kaohsiung Aquas visit:

basketball.asia-basket.com/team/taiwan/kaohsiung-aquas/66196

For more information on Seton Hall University Basketball visit:

shupirates.com/sports/mens-basketball

For more information on University of Memphis basketball visit:

gotigersgo.com/sports/mens-basketball

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S7E4 - SOUL COLE

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode four of season seven with wellness consultant and former Rutgers and New Orleans Saints Wide receiver, SOUL COLE. Together they will discuss SOUL's incredible vision and his work in wellness and health and how he is changing the world through his work.

This episode will discuss his history as a football player at Rutgers and with the New Orleans Saints.

For information on SOUL COLE please visit:

soulcolethebrand.com

For more information on SOUL please visit:

instagram.com/b_cole16/?hl=en

For more information on SOUL visit:

nfl.com/players/brandon-coleman/

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S7E3 - Katie Graff

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode three of season seven with licensed professional counselor and champion ultra marathon runner, Katie Graff. Together they will discuss Katie's history and how she became a licensed professional counselor.

This episode will discuss how she became interested in ultra marathons on her path to becoming a champion.

For information on Katie Graff please visit:

katiegraff.com

For more information on Katie please visit:

psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/katie-graff-austin-tx/277273

For more information on Katie visit:

roguerunning.com/our-team-1/graff

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S7E2 - Arjan Zazueta

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode two of season seven with strength training and powerlifter and multi media artist Arjan Zazueta. Together they will discuss Arjan's trajectory into strength training and powerlifting and how it has changed his and his wives perspective and life.

This episode will discuss his art practice and his thoughts on how he creates.

For information on Arjan Zazueta please visit:

arjanzazuetacom

For more information on April visit:

instagram.com/arjanzazueta/?hl=en

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S7E1 - April Zilg

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode one of season seven with athlete, paddle racer, author, activist and founder of the athlete agenda, April Zilg. Together they will discuss April's business The Athlete Agenda and what her goals and the future holds.

This episode will discuss April's rise to becoming a champion paddle board athlete.

For information on April Zilg please visit:

aprilzilg.com

For more information on April visit:

instagram.com/aprilzilg/?hl=en

For information on The Athlete Agenda please visit:

members.theathleteagenda.com

For more information on April please visit:

amazon.com/Athlete-Agenda-Live-Each-Like/dp/B0B191YYST/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QZL46NNK4YOH&keywords=april+zilg&qid=1661950278&s=books&sprefix=april+zilg%2Cstripbooks%2C49&sr=1-1&asin=B0B191YYST&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1

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S6E20 - Aberle Rodgers

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twenty of season six with co-founder and vice president of the very important and impactful Morgan's Message, Aberle Rodgers. Together they will discuss Aberle's background and the origin of Morgan's Message.

This episode will discuss the new programs within Morgans Message and what is coming in the future.

For information on Aberle Rodgers please visit:

instagram.com/aberodgers/?hl=en

For information on Morgan's Message visit:

morgansmessage.org

For more information on Morgan's Message please visit:

instagram.com/morgansmessage/?hl=en

For more information on Morgan's message visit:

twitter.com/MorgansMessage

For information on Duke Women's Lacrosse visit:

goduke.com/sports/womens-lacrosse

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S6E19 - Seth Hickerson

Mon, 30 May 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode nineteen of season six with U.S. Navy and U.S. Air force Veteran, owner of 3 college degrees and founder of the cognitive fitness and mental resilience training My Steady Mind, Seth Hickerson. Together they will discuss Seth's athletic past, how he got into two branches military and the incredible backstory of his pursuits.

This episode will discuss his incredible business My Steady Mind and how it serves as a platform for mental health and wellness.

For information on Seth Hickerson please visit:

instagram.com/sethhickerson/?hl=en

For information on My steady mind visit:

mysteadymind.com

For more information on My steady mind please visit:

instagram.com/mysteadyminds/?hl=en

For information on the U.S. Navy visit:

navy.mil

For information on the U.S. Air Force visit:

airforce.com

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S6E18 - Jesse Rieser

Mon, 23 May 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eighteen of season six with internationally recognized and award winning photographer, creative and former athlete Jesse Rieser. Together they will discuss Jesse's athletic background and his resurgent interest in golf.

This episode will discuss his amazing photography, how he sees and thinks, what inspires him an his interest in the "American experience."

For information on Jesse Rieser please visit:

jesserieser.com

For more information on Jesse visit:

instagram.com/jesserieser/?hl=en

For more information on Jesse please visit:

twitter.com/JesseRieser

For more information on Jesse visit:

lensculture.com/jesse-rieser

For information on Arizona State University Photography Department visit:

art.asu.edu/degree-photography?dept=160349&id=1

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S6E17 - Charlie Rugg

Mon, 16 May 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode seventeen of season six with artist, mental health advocate and former professional soccer player Charlie Rugg. Together they will discuss Charlie's soccer career, including his time as a professional in the MLS and Europe. As well as his coaching, mentorship and mental health advocacy.

This episode will discuss his incredible art and his process and ideas.

For information on Charlie Rugg please visit:

cruggart.com

For information on Charlie visit:

instagram.com/chiefcharles27/

For information on LA Galaxy visit:

lagalaxy.com

For information on Boston College Mens Soccer:

bceagles.com/sports/mens-soccer

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S6E16 - Matt and Andrew Magee

Mon, 09 May 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode sixteen of season six with artist, creator, and former chief photo archivist for the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Matt Magee and his brother four-time winner on the PGA tour, former Golf Channel analyst and current BBC Golf contributor Andrew Magee. Together they will discuss Matt and Andrew's childhood and how sports and art played a part in their life journey.

This episode will discuss their bond as brothers and the mutual respect and admiration they have for each others professions.

For information on Matt Magee please visit:

mattmagee.info

For information on Matt visit:

instagram.com/mattmgee1961/?hl=en

For information on Andrew Magee please visit:

pgatour.com/players/player.01723.andrew-magee.html

For more information on Andrew visit:

instagram.com/andrego52/?hl=en

For information on the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation visit:

rauschenbergfoundation.org

For information on the PGA tour visit:

pgatour.com

For information on Richard Levy Gallery visit:

levygallery.com

For information on BBC Golf visit:

bbc.com/sport/golf

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S6E15 - Patsy Lowry

Mon, 02 May 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode fifteen of season six with artist, athlete, designer, creator, personality and all around dynamo, the 81 years young marvel, Patsy Lowry. Together they will discuss Patsy's journey to becoming a champion tennis player.

This episode will discuss her incredible life, her thoughts and what inspires her as a creative and physically active person.

For information on Patsy Lowry please visit:

patsyskylinelowryart.com

For information on Patsy visit:

instagram.com/lowrypatsy/

For more information on Patsy visit:

phoenixmag.com/2013/09/01/patsy-lowry/

For more information on Patsy's book visit:

amazon.com/Art-Patsy-Skyline-Lowry/dp/0927015439

For more information on Trends Magazine visit:

trendspublishing.com

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S6E14 - Matthew Rice

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode fourteen of season six with artist, entrepreneur, founder of Blu Art Foundation, former Penn State and NFL Defensive end, Matthew Rice. Together they will discuss Matthew's incredible football career as well as the brain surgeries that cut his career short and his current battle with cancer.

This episode will discuss his art journey, including his dynamic work, his art foundation and how art is such a important part of his life.

For information on Matthew Rice please visit:

mateoblu.com

For information on Matthew visit:

instagram.com/mateo_blu/?hl=en

For more information on Blu Art Foundation visit:

mateoblu.com/blu-art-foundation

For more information on Penn State Football visit:

gopsusports.com/sports/football

For information on Penn State University Arts please visit:

arts.psu.edu

For information on the NFL visit:

nfl.com

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S6E13 - Jon Laaser

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode thirteen of season six with sports broadcaster, former voice of the Virginia Tech Hokies and entrepreneur and President and Founder of Laaser's Ladybug Society a platform focused on aiding mental health eductions and treatment, Jon Laaser. Together they will discuss Jon's history as a broadcaster, from minor league baseball to Virginia Tech.

This episode will discuss his decision to leave the booth and start Laaser's Ladybug Society and what the future holds for this incredibly important venture.

For information on Jon Laaser please visit:

instagram.com/lazepxp/

For information on Laaser's Ladybug Society visit:

twitter.com/laasersadybugs

For more information on Jon visit:

twitter.com/lazepxp?lang=en

For more information on Virginia Tech Athletics visit:

hokiesports.com

For information on Mental Health please visit:

mentalhealth.gov

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S6E12 - Danielle Rante

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twelve of season six with artist, educator and powerlifter, Danielle Rante. Together they will discuss Danielle's journey into becoming a competitive powerlifter.

This episode will discuss her amazing art practice, as well as her influences and what affects her creative process .

For information on Danielle Rante please visit:

daniellerante.com

For more information on Danielle visit:

instagram.com/danielle_rante/

For more information on Danielle visit:

people.wright.edu/danielle.rante

For more information on Jentel Artist Residency visit:

jentelarts.org

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S6E11 - Don Hasselbeck

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eleven of season six with artist, creative, and former Tight end for the Colorado Buffalos, nine year NFL vet and Super Bowl Champion with the Los Angeles Raiders, Don Hasselbeck. Together they will discuss Don's football and art careers and how where they intersected.

This episode will discuss his incredible paintings and his ideas and thoughts involved in creating such dynamic work.

For information on Don Hasselbeck please visit:

instagram.com/donhasselbeckartist/?hl=en

For more information Don visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Hasselbeck

For information on Colorado Buffaloes Football visit:

cubuffs.com/sports/football

For information on the New England Patriots visit:

patriots.com

For information on Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) visit:

risd.edu

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S6E10 - Brent Fagg

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode ten of season six with artist, entrepreneur and US Navy Veteran, Brent Fagg. Together they will discuss Brent's Naval and entrepreneurial history and his varied interests.

This episode will discuss his journey into becoming a painter and how it has really changed his approach to life.

For information on Brent Fagg please visit:

reddit.com/user/NextToTheCookies

For more information Brent visit:

facebook.com/brent.fagg

For more information on US Navy visit:

navy.mil

For more information on MyEden visit:

myeden-it.

For more information on Gema Touch visit:

gust.com

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S6E9 - Jack McDowell

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode nine of season six with musician, college World Series Champion for the Stanford, 13 yr MLB pitcher 3x All-star and 1993 Cy Young Award Winner Jack McDowell. Together they will discuss Jack's incredible baseball career, including his 1993 Cy Young, and his thoughts on todays game.

This episode will discuss his how he got into music, his bands V.I.E.W. and Stickfigure and some cool stories involving Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam.

For information on Jack McDowell please visit:

baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcdowja01.shtml

For more information Jack visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_McDowell

For more information on Jack visit:

instagram.com/blackjackmcdowell/?hl=en

For more information on Jack's band Stickfigure visit:

whararerecords.com/stickfigure/bio.html

For more information on Stickfigure visit:

discogs.com/artist/5810097-Stickfigure-2

For information on Stanford Baseball visit:

gostanford.com/sports/baseball

For information on the Chicago White Sox visit:

mlb.com/whitesox

For information on Major League Baseball visit:

mlb.com

For information on the Cy Young Award visit:

baseball-reference.com/awards/cya.shtml

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S6E8 - KC Badger

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eight of season six with artist, creator, fly-fisherman and former BMX champion, KC Badger. Together they will discuss KC's journey to becoming a BMX champion and his passion for creativity.

This episode will discuss his love of fly-fishing and his all around connected creative experiences.

For information on KC Badger please visit:

topodesigns.com/blogs/in-the-wild/meet-ambassador-kc-badger

For more information KC visit:

instagram.com/kcbadger/

For more information on KC visit:

linkedin.com/in/kc-badger-89359b4b/

For more information on KC visit:

espn.com/action/bmx/news/story?page=kcbadger

For more information on KC visit:

traveloregon.com/author/kayla-and-kc/

For information on Topodesigns visit:

topodesigns.com

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S6E7 - TJ Wright

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode seven of season six with artist, musician, entrepreneur, inventor, designer and former Ohio University and NFL defensive back, TJ Wright. Together they will discuss TJ's rise to becoming a star football player.

This episode will discuss incredible drive and his many forms of creativity, and his visionary qualities that push him as an entrepreneur.

For information on TJ Wright please visit:

horizonhover.com

For more information TJ visit:

instagram.com/tjwright_art/

For more information on TJ visit:

sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tj-wright-1.html

For information on Ohio University football visit:

ohiobobcats.com/sports/football

For information on the Cincinnati Bengals visit:

bengals.com

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S6E6 - George Schellenger

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode six of season six with 2-time Emmy Award Winning Producer, author, entrepreneur and conservationist George Schellenger. Together they will discuss George's creativity, his incredible work in producing award winning documentaries and his future projects.

This episode will discuss his love of the ocean and space and his important work with conservation and climate climate.

For information on George Schellenger please visit:

statusproductions.com

For more information George visit:

instagram.com/spacesharkearth/?hl=en

For more information on George visit:

twitter.com/spaceshark

For more information on George visit:

vimeo.com/22148242

For books by George Schellenger visit:

amazon.com/George-C.-Schellenger/e/B00JA9JPJE%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

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S6E5 - KJ Brent

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode five of season six with photographer, writer, entrepreneur and former South Caroline, Wake Forest and NFL wide receiver KJ Brent. Together they will discuss KJ's incredible photography, his creative history and his ambition.

This episode will his football career and his athletic background and how football rose to the top of the sports he played.

For information on KJ Brent please visit:

kjbrent.com

For more information Gaby visit:

instagram.com/kj_brent/?hl=en

For information on South Carolina Football visit:

gamecocksonline.com/sports/football

For information on Wake Forest Football visit:

godeacs.com/sports/football

For information on the Las Vegas Raiders visit:

raiders.com

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S6E4 - Gabrielle Rivera Valedon

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode four of season six with entrepreneur, creative director, artist, actor, model, surfer and former professional and Puerto Rican national team Volleyball player Gabrielle Rivera Valedon. Together they will discuss Gaby's incredible childhood, her parents impact and her journey to becoming a professional volleyball player.

This episode will discuss Gaby's creative life, from painting to acting to her entrepreneurial spirit.

For information on Gabrielle Rivera Valedon please visit:

gabyrivera.myportfolio.com

For more information Gaby visit:

instagram.com/gabylonglegs/?hl=en

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S6E3 - Ben Miller and Gary Snyder

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode three of season six with painter, artist and outdoorsman Ben Miller and fine art gallerist and 7 degree black belt in Aikido, Gary Snyder. Together they will discuss Ben's incredible paintings and the physicality of his process. We well also discuss Gary's history and vision as an art dealer and passion for Ben's artistic journey.

This episode will discuss Ben and Gary's connection to the land and conservation as well as there relationships to athletics and creativity.

For information on Ben Miller please visit:

benmillerartist.com

For more information Ben visit:

instagram.com/benmiller_fly_cast_painting/

For information on Gary Snyder please visit:

garysnyderfineart.com

For more information on Gary please visit:

gsfamt.com

For more information on Gary visit:

instagram.com/garysnyderfineart/?hl=en

For information on Montana river conservation please visit:

gallatinrivertaskforce.org

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S6E2 - Ellis Paul

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode two of season six with singer songwriter and former college track star Ellis Paul. Together they will discuss his journey as a high level distance track athlete and his road to Boston College.

This episode will discuss his incredible music career, his inspirations and what the future holds.

For information on Ellis Paul please visit:

ellispaul.com

For more information Ellis visit:

open.spotify.com/artist/6zbmVVtvsmXRGWGgfjlE35

For more information on Ellis please visit:

youtube.com/channel/UCBIEtGzG9yxlkXkZ7iswseA

For more information on Ellis please visit:

npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyld=123782451

For more information on Ellis visit:

instagram.com/ellispaulsongs/?hl=en

For information on Boston College Track and Field visit:

bceagles.com/sports/men-track-and-field

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S6E1 - Jason Hardrath

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode one of season six with adventure runner, world record holding mountaineer, educator, and all around epic human, Jason Hardrath. Together they will discuss his incredible journey to FKT's (Fastest known time) becoming a world record holding mountaineer/adventure runner.

This episode will discuss his past as a distance runner, the auto accident that changed his life and his work as an educator.

For information on Jason Hardrath please visit:

jasonhardrath.com

For more information Jason visit:

pathprojects.com/blogs/news/journey-to-100-with-jason-hardrath

For a trailer to Journey to 100 please visit:

vimeo.com/629345254

For more information on Jason visit:

instagram.com/jasonhardrath/?hl=en

For information FKT's (Fastest known time) please visit:

fastestknowntime.com

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S5E20 - Chris Hetherington, Derek West and special guest Tony Mandarich

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twenty of season five with eleven year NFL veteran fullback, Yale graduate and CEO and founder of Peels, Chris Hetherington. Three year NFL veteran offensive lineman, entrepreneur and Sales rep for Peels, Derek West and special guest our guy incredible photographer, seven yr NFL veteran offensive lineman, and host of One man's ethos the Tony Mandarich Podcast, Tony Mandarich. Together they will discuss their incredible individual football careers and the individual journeys they took after they retired.

This episode will discuss Chris' new innovative CBD business Peels, the science and how this revolutionary product is set to change peoples perceptions. They will also relive some of the glory days they shared on the Indianapolis Colts.

For information on Peels please visit:

peels.com

For information on Chris Hetherington please visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hetherington

For information on Derek West visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_West_(American_football)

For more information on Tony Mandarich visit:

tonymandarich.com

For more information on the Indianapolis Colts visit:

colts.com

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S5E19 - Jenny Schauerte

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode nineteen of season five with Champion downhill skateboarder, creative director and filmmaker, Jenny Schauerte. Together they will discuss her incredible journey to becoming a champion downhill skateboarder and what led her to this pursuit.

This episode will discuss her creative interests, her creative work and her upcoming film titled Woolf women.

For information on Jenny Schauerte please visit:

instagram.com/jennyschauerte/?hl=en

For information on Jenny visit:

redbull.com/se-en/theredbulletin/jenny-schauerte-woolf-women-downhill-skateboarding

For information on Woolf women visit:

woolfwomen.com

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S5E18 - Todd "Parney" Parnell

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eighteen of season five with CEO of the Richmond Flying Squirrels and President of the Montgomery Biscuits, the legend Tod Parney Parnell. Together they will discuss his over 30 year career and his love affair with baseball and how he became such a pillar in the baseball world.

This episode will discuss all of the incredible creative and important work he does in the community.

For information on Parney please visit:

twitter.com/tweetparney?lang=en

For information on the Richmond Flying Squirrels visit:

milb.com/richmond

For information on the Montgomery Biscuits visit:

milb.com/montgomery

For information on Minor league baseball visit:

milb.com

For information on Major league baseball visit:

mlb.com

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S5E17 - Brandon Allen

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode seventeen of season five with with entrepreneur, educator, mental health advocate and former Towson University football player, Brandon Allen. Together they will discuss his college football career and how it influenced his future endeavors including teaching and his entrepreneurial spirit.

This episode will discuss his new clothing brand (The Hood Hippie Love Yourself) and where he sees the brand headed.

For information on Brandon Allen please visit:

thhloveyourself.com

For information on Towson University Football visit:

towsontigers.com/sports/football

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S5E16 - Marcus Smith II

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode sixteen of season five with with with author, mental health advocate and former University of Louisville and NFL Outside Linebacker, Marcus Smith II. Together they will discuss his college and NFL career and his life long struggle with mental health. and how he has become such an incredible mental health advocate.

This episode will discuss his new children's book about his daughter "Bathtime with Rai" his preparation for a second book and what the future holds.

For information on Marcus Smith II please visit:

instagram.com/moneymarc91/?hl=en

For information on Marcus' gym visit:

a3msports.com

For information on Marcus' new children's book visit:

amazon.com/Bathtime-Rai-Marcus-Smith/dp/1953156096

For information on the Seattle Seahawks visit:

seahawks.com

For information on the University of Louisville Football visit:

gocards.com/sports/football

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S5E15 - Brad Thomas

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode fifteen of season five with with guitarist and songwriter for the band Silence and light, US Army Ranger and Delta Force Veteran, as well as being awarded 5 Bronze Stars, Brad Thomas. Together they will discuss his military past and his ambition and how he became part of the elite US Army Rangers and Delta Force .

This episode will discuss his incredible music career, his music influences and loves, his band Silence and light and all of the great things the band is doing to support Veteran and first responder organizations.

For information on Brad Thomas please visit:

instagram.com/bradthomas_official/?hl=en

For more information on the band Silence and light visit:

instagram.com/silence_and_light_official/?hl=en

For more information on Silence and light visit:

silenceandlightmusic.com

For information on Warriors Heart visit:

warriorsheart.com

For information on Marine Raider Foundation visit:

marineraiderfoundation.org

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S5E14 - Ben Harrow

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode fourteen of season five with four year letterman in lacrosse at the United States Military Academy, Green Beret Veteran, he had both legs amputated above the knee from an IED explosion in Afghanistan, he has been awarded 3 Bronze Stars a Purple Heart. He is currently the President at PAMjets, a true survivor and inspiration, Ben Harrow. Together they will discuss his past as an athlete and a military serviceman, as well as his incredible story or survival and determination.

This episode will discuss his current position at PAMJets and his goals for the future.

For information on Ben Harrow please visit:

instagram.com/bharrow37/?hl=en

For more information on Ben and PAMJets visit:

pamjets.com

For more information on the United States Military Academy Lacrosse please visit:

goarmywestpoint.com/sports/mens-lacrosse

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S5E13 - Lisa Bonta Sumii

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twelve of season five with former competitive athlete and Licensed Clinical Social Worker and mental health and sports performance specialist, Lisa Bonta Sumii. Together they will discuss all of the incredible work she is doing with athletes in the field of mental health and sports performance.

This episode will discuss her past as a competitive athlete, how that drives her and what the future holds.

For information on Lisa Bonta Sumii please visit:

ilisabontasumii.com

For more information on Lisa visit:

oaklandrootssc.com

For more information on Lisa please visit:

instagram.com/lisabontasumii/?hl=en

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S5E12 - Patrick McLain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twelve of season five with actor, writer, creator and recently retired 8 year professional soccer goalkeeper, Patrick McLain. Together they will discuss his recent retirement and his beautiful, vulnerable way of articulating his transition from being a professional athlete.

This episode will discuss his life after sports, his return of sorts to a creative journey and all the incredible things that he is doing and has slated for the future.

For information on Patrick McLain please visit:

instagram.com/patrickmclain24/?hl=en

For more information on Patrick visit:

mlssoccer.com/players/patrick-mclain/

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S5E11 - Reggie Walker

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eleven of season five with author, speaker, consultant, abuse survivor and former Kansas State and NFL linebacker, Reggie Walker. Together they will discuss his life journey and his rise to becoming a college and NFL linebacker.

This episode will discuss his new book "The game within the game: Master yourself, win the game." and all of the extraordinary things Reggie is doing to inspire and help people.

For information on Reggie Walker please visit:

instagram.com/rwalk56/?hl=en

For information on Reggie's new best selling book, "The game within the game: Master yourself, win the game." visit:

amazon.com/Game-Within-Master-Yourself-Win/dp/B09CG5RFP3

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S5E10 - Nico Morris

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode ten of season five with artist, creative, former women's college lacrosse player and a former student of mine! Nico Morris. Together they will discuss her amazing journey as a college athlete and how embracing creativity changed her path.

This episode will discuss her her creative visions and projects and her plans for the future.

For information on Nico Morris please visit:

instagram.com/names.nico/?hl=en

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S5E9 - Elize McKelvey

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode nine of season five with United States Marine Veteran, freelance artist and a self described cardio addict, Elize McKelvey. Together they will discuss her incredible story and how she became interested in serving and how she became a Marine.

This episode will discuss her interests as a person, what she sees in her future and what drives her as an artist.

For information on Elize McKelvey please visit:

instagram.com/inkstickart/?hl=en

For more information on Elize please visit:

twitter.com/inkstickart?lang=en

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S5E8 - Will Barker

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eight of season five with former University of Virginia and NFL Offensive lineman, painter and muralist, Will Barker. Together they will discuss is athletic background and his journey to the playing foot at UVA and the NFL.

This episode will discuss his incredible rise as an artist, his amazing paintings and murals as well as his decision to leave football to pursue his creativity.

For information on Will Barker please visit:

willbarkerart.com

For more information on Will please visit:

instagram.com/willbarker.art/?hl=en

For information on the band Honey Blazer visit:

instagram.com/honeyblazerband/?hl=en

For more information on Honey Blazer please visit:

open.spotify.com/artist/6slMDU9rayTx4yueu4zbNS

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S5E7 - Deborah Johnson

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode seven of season five with entrepreneur, co-founder of the football parents association at The Ohio State University, Speaker, author, educator, former spokesperson for Campbell's soup, minister and much more DJ the sports mom, Deborah Johnson. Together they will discuss her entrepreneurial spirit, how she co-founded the football parents association at The Ohio State University and her path to all of her successes.

This episode will discuss her amazing family and how love, sports and creativity are always present .

For information on Deborah Johnson please visit:

instagram.com/djthefootballmom/?hl=en

For more information on Deb please visit:

twitter.com/dj_footballmom?lang=en

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S5E6 - Josh Sloan

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode six of season five with volunteer and outreach coordinator for Sportable, wheelchair rugby player and movie enthusiast Josh Sloan. Together they will discuss all of the amazing work he and Sportable are doing in the world with Adaptive sports.

This episode will discuss his his love of travel and movies and how he inspires others with his work and actions.

For information on Josh Sloan please visit:

sportable.org/about/#openModal4

For more information on Josh please visit:

boomermagazine.com/sportable/

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S5E5 - JB Spisso

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode five of season five with Leadership & Culture Expert, Author, Entrepreneur, Motivation Enthusiast, and Army Ranger, JB Spisso. Together they will discuss his distinguished and incredible military career.

This episode will discuss his move into motivational and leadership roles as well as his recently published book "Warrior Leadership".

For information on JB Spisso please visit:

jbsleaders.com

For more information on JB please visit:

linkedin.com/in/jb-spisso/

For information on JB's book "Warrior Leadership" visit:

amazon.sg/Warrior-Leadership-Success=Leaders-Grounds/dp/1733275800

For information on the US Army Rangers visit:

army.mil/ranger/

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S5E4 - Shea Hillenbrand

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode four of season five with two-time All-Star and seven year MLB vet, real estate entrepreneur, and straight up motivator, Shea Hillenbrand. Together they will discuss his rise to becoming an All-Star Major League Baseball player and his vulnerable and difficult transition out of baseball.

This episode will also discuss his incredible passion, inspiration and want to motivate and help people, asking people the simple but powerful question "what's your zoo?"

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instagram.com/shea_hillenbrand/?hl=en

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linkedin.com/in/shinternational/

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S5E3 - Kasten Spethmann

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode three of season five with former Professional Windsurfer, entrepreneur, mentor and coach Kasten Spethmann. Together they will discuss her amazing athletic trajectory and her windsurfing career as well as her struggles post career.

This episode will also discuss her life as an entrepreneur and love of helping other achieve their goals.

For information on Kasten Spethmann please visit:

kastenspethmann.com

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instagram.com/kastenspethmann/?hl=en

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S5E2 - Jay Richardson

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode two of season five with former National Champion for The Ohio State Buckeyes, NFL vet, podcaster, tv personality and entrepreneur Jay Richardson. Together they will discuss his incredible journey as a football player, how he got into football and his influences.

This episode will discuss his post football career including his tv work and his new project The Champ Program.

For information on Jay Richardson please visit:

instagram.com/jay_richardson99/?hl=en

For more information on Jay please visit:

twitter.com/JayRichardson99

For information on The Champ Program visit:

instagram.com/thechampprogram/

For information on The Ohio State Buckeyes Football:

ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/

For information on WSYX ABC 6 Columbus Ohio visit:

abc6onyourside.com/sports

For information on the Vegas Raiders visit:

raiders.com

For information on Photosynthesizers please visit:

photosynthesizers.bandcamp.com

For more information on Photosynthesizers visit:

open.spotify.com/track/12YJiH7jkdlHaKELoDRxv?si=_062krv3TZak2tk6WMT-hA&dl_branch=1&nd=1

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S5E1 - Diego Bocanegra

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode one of season five with former college soccer star and current Women's Head Soccer Coach at the University of Houston, Diego Bocanegra. Going to talk about Diego's amazing history, his incredible family and his love of sports.

Also going to talk about his coaching career and his goals for the future including his own podcast called BOCA with Diego Bocanegra, you can follow this on his website: diegobocanegra.com

For more information on Diego Bocanegra please visit:

instagram.com/diego13boca/?hl=en

For more information on Diego please visit:

twitter.com/Diego13Boca

For information on University of Houston Women's Soccer visit:

uhcougars.com/sports/womens-soccer

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S4E20 - Mallory Souliotis

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twenty of season four with Bioanalytical Research Associate and Professional Hockey Player and Isobel Cup Champion for the Boston Pride, Mallory Souliotis. Together they will discuss her incredible journey as an athlete growing up, her time at Yale and her life as a Professional Hockey Player, including her most recent championship.

This episode will discuss her science and engineering background and career, and her aspirations and goals.

For information on Mallory Souliotis please visit:

instagram.com/mypalmal14/?hl=en

For more information on Mallory please visit:

eliteprospects.com/player/398981/mallory-souliotis

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S4E19 - Justin Hughes

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode nineteen of season four with incredible artist and former Navy Seal, Justin Hughes. Together they will discuss his journey into becoming an artist, and what the future holds for him and his creative pursuits.

This episode will discuss his military background and what it was like to be a Navy Seal..

For information on Justin Hughes please visit:

instagram.com/justin_hughes_art/?hl=en

For more information on Justin please visit:

facebook.com/JustinHughesArt/

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S4E18 - Julia Gillette

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eighteen of season four with artist, entrepreneur, Stanford graduate and former ranked squash player, Julia Gillette. Together they will discuss her passion for art and creating and how it inspired her to establish her incredible non-for-profit, Art empowerment for life, something that she started in high school .

This episode will discuss her journey as a highly ranked competitive squash player, including her time at Stanford..

For information on Julia Gillette please visit:

instagram.com/julia_gillette_/?hl=en

For more information on Julia visit:

juliagillettefinearts.com

For more information on Art for empowerment for life please visit:

artempowerment-forlife.org

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S4E17 - Steve Fisher

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode seventeen of season four with amazing human former world class snowboarder and 2-time X Games Gold Medalist, entrepreneur and real estate agent, Steve Fisher. Together they will discuss his amazing snowboarding career and how he was really a part of the explosion of extreme sports.

This episode will discuss his post career and how he faced the difficulties most athletes face when their careers come to an end.

For information on Steve Fisher please visit:

instagram.com/stevefishermountainhomes/?hl=en

For more information on Steve please visit:

xgames.com/athletes/3014487/steve-fisher

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S4E16 - Tracy Akers

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode sixteen of season four Tracy Akers, a Creative Director who explores her relationship with life and death. Tracy is an artist who heals through self-expression and realizes the self-love that is necessary to feel and to let go of pain from traumatic past experiences. She is an entrepreneur as well as a model, dancer, actor, and poet who began dreaming through her gift of writing and now brings her words off of the page. More than anything else, she values seeing the creative breakthroughs, inclusivity, and healings of humankind. She offers spiritual services as a shamanic healer and philosopher as well as creative direction and management that are often inspired by her inner wisdom gathered through intense life experiences and lessons. She survived osteosarcoma and lives life as an above-knee amputee after devoting much of her identity to athleticism as a former women’s basketball player at the University of Richmond. Together they will discuss her incredible and traumatic journey about survival and her will and her love for a creative life.

This episode will discuss her her athletic background and how that discipline still feeds her way of making to this day..

For information on Tracy Akers please visit:

instagram.com/withoutatrace8/?hl=en

For more information on Tracy please visit:

youtube.com/channel/UCh7Exwv9YDzos5HUp-117hQ

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S4E15 - Nick Swisher

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode fifteen of season four with musician, Fox Sports baseball announcer, New York Yankee Special Assistant, World Series Champion, All-star, and 12 year MLB vet, Nick Swisher. Together they will discuss his incredible baseball career and all of the amazing things he is doing since his retirement.

This episode will discuss his infectious energy and his goals and aspirations for the future.

For information on Nick Swisher please visit:

instagram.com/yourboyswish/?hl=en

For information on Nick visit:

twitter.com/NickSwisher

For more information on Nick please visit:

baseball-reference.com/players/s/swishni01.shtml

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S4E14 - Hannah Hardenbergh

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode fourteen of season four with artist, former competitive Nordic skier and Harvard graduate, Hannah Hardenbergh. Together they will discuss her her amazing journey with her art and how it is truly flourishing.

This episode will discuss her her competitive Nordic skiing career including her time at Harvard.

For information on Hannah Hardenbergh please visit:

instagram.com/withmountainsinmind/

For more information on Hannah please visit:

withmountainsinmind.com

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S4E13 - C.J. Baumann

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode six of season thirteen with Active Duty Marine and Designated Combat Artist, C.J. Baumann. Together they will discuss his incredible creative journey and how art is such an important part of his life.

This episode will discuss his active military career and what the future holds.

For information on C.J. Baumann please visit:

instagram.com/cjbaumann_art/?hl=en

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S4E12 - Kevin Barnes

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twelve of season four with an incredible artist and former Maryland and NFL Defensive back, Kevin Barnes. Together they will discuss his amazing artwork, how he got into his creative pursuits and what inspires him.

This episode will discuss his incredible football career, including his time at the university of Maryland and in the NFL.

For information on Kevin Barnes please visit:

instagram.com/kvn_kreative

For more information on Kevin visit:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Barnes_(American_football)

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S4E11 - Jonathan Jones

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eleven of season four with author, motivational speaker, host of the Speak Your Success Podcast and former college basketball player, Jonathan Jones. Together they will discuss the incredible work he is doing with student athletes while helping them to develop life skills.

This episode will also discuss his time as a student athlete himself and how that influenced his path.

For information on Jonathan Jones please visit:

jonathanjonesspeaks.com

For more information on Jonathan please visit:

instagram.com/jonathanjonesspeaks/?hl=en

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S4E10 - Andre Collins

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode ten of season four with artist, Executive Director of the NFLPA Professional Athlete Foundation, former All-American and National Champion LB for Penn State, 10 year NFL vet and Super Bowl Champion with the Washington Football Team, Andre Collins. Together they will discuss his amazing paintings, how he reconnected to painting during his NFL days and all of the great work he is doing with the NFLPA Professional Athletes Foundation and how he is inspiring creativity.

This episode will discuss his incredible playing career including his college days at Penn State University and the NFL.

For information on Andre Collins please visit:

instagram.com/andrecollinscafe/?hl=en

For more information on Andre visit:

archive.proplayerinsiders.com/nfl-player-team-news-features/andre-collins-headlines-smocks-and-jocks/

For information on the NFLPA Professional Athletes Foundation visit:

yourpaf.com

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S4E9 - Alan Scherer

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode 9 of season four with an incredible photographer, diagnosed with bipolar disorder and host of Still focus podcast, Alan Scherer. Together they will discuss his life journey and his battles with depression, addiction and bipolar disorder.

This episode will discuss his incredible photographs and how picking up photography and re-engaging exercise truly saved his life.

For information on Alan Scherer please visit:

alanschererphoto.com

For more information on Alan please visit:

instagram.com/alanschererphotographer/?hl=en

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S4E8 - Omari Peterkin

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eight of season four with Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and former Notre Dame, Boston University and professional basketball player, Omari Peterkin. Together they will discuss the incredible work he is doing in the mental health field particularly with athletes .

This episode will discuss his amazing journey of a basketball career including college and his professional career overseas

For information on Omari Peterkin please visit:

talktocoacho.com

For more information on Omari visit:

instagram.com/talktocoacho/?hl=en

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S4E7 - Andy Bernstein and Tony Mandarich

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode seven of season four with Hall of fame and award winning sports and NBA photographer, author and host of Legends of sport podcast, Andrew Bernstien, and our guy, an extraordinary photographer, former Michigan State football and NFL great, and host of One Mans Ethos the Tony Mandarich Podcast, Tony Mandarich. Together they will discuss their individual journeys, some people and poetic moments along the way that shaped both of them and how they both became such fantastic photographers.

This episode will discuss their passions for mental wellness and how their work inspires us.

For information on Andy Bernstein please visit:

adbapi.com

For more information on Andy please visit:

instagram.com/adbphotoinc/?hl=en

For information on Legends of sport podcast visit:

instagram.com/legendsofsport/?hl=en

For information of Tony Mandarich please visit:

tonymandarich.com

For more information on Tony visit:

instagram.com/tonymandarich/?hl=en

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S4E6 - Kristin Cronic

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode six of season four with artist and US Navy Veteran, Kristin Cronic. Together they will discuss her incredible artwork and how it has and continues to evolve, and her current journey to getting her masters degree .

This episode will discuss her US Naval Military past and how she initially chose the Navy over art school because as she says she knew her Navy dream was now or never.

For information on Kristin Cronic please visit:

kristincronicart.com

For more information on Kristin please visit:

instagram.com/kristinraecronic/

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S4E5 - Taj Mihelich

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode five of season four with former World Champion American Freestyle BMX rider, musician, artist and designer, Taj Mihelich. Together they will discuss his creativity including designing bikes and his new book” Back Before They Invented Open Face Helmets” .

This episode will discuss his incredible BMX career and an injury that cut it short

For information on Taj Mihelich visit:

tajmihelich.com

For more information on Taj please visit:

instagram.com/tajlucas/?hl=en

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S4E4 - Aaron Maybin

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode four of our fourth season of podcasts with Aaron Maybin, artist, activist, author, educator, community organizer and former New York Jet, Cincinnati Bengal and All-American Defensive End for Penn State University. Together they will discuss his incredible paintings and all of the meaningful and amazing things he is doing in Baltimore including his teaching and his community work.

This episode will also talk about his legendary football career with Penn State, the New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals.

For information on Aaron Maybin please visit:

aaronmaybin.com

For more information on Aaron visit:

instagram.com/aaronmaybin/?hl=en

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S4E3 - Hope Dyson

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode three of season four with artist and current hammer thrower, shot putter and discus thrower at Tennessee State University, Hope Dyson. Together they will discuss her amazing paintings and her incredible ways she inspires other students around her.

This episode will discuss her incredible rise to being a top ranked hammer thrower, her very real childhood where she was born in war torn Sierra Leone and adopted at 2 yrs old and her studies at Tennessee State University and her plans to change the world.

For more information on Hope Dyson please visit:

instagram.com/diva_got_no_purse/?hl=en

For information on Tennessee State University Athletics visit:

tsutigers.com

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S4E2 - Prince Daniels Jr.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode two of our fourth season of podcasts with Prince Daniels Jr. - high performance mentor, author, entrepreneur and former Baltimore Ravens and record setting Georgia Tech running back. Together they will discuss his journey into meditation, mindfulness and wellness and his great work as a high performance mentor.

This episode will discuss his past as a professional athlete and his drive and his incredible energy.

For information on Prince Daniels Jr. please visit:

princedanielsjr.com

For more information on Prince please visit:

instagram.com/princeadjr/?hl=en

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S4E1 - Mike Henry

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode one of our forth season of podcasts with Mike Henry, actor, voice actor (former voice for the Cleveland show), comedian, director, writer, producer and sports aficionado. Together they will discuss his love of sports and how they influenced him in his childhood and now.

This episode will discuss his path to becoming a comedian, his work on Family guy and his late brother Patricks effect on him and his work.

For information on Mike Henry please visit:

youtube.com/c/mikehenrybro

For more information on Mike Henry visit:

mikehenry.co

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Special Tribute Edition - Bob McDowell

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:30:00 -0400

This episode is a special tribute edition to a friend Bob McDowell who passed away. Bob and I were scheduled to do a podcast over the holidays to discuss his military career and his incredible music ability. We rescheduled as Bob was not feeling well...we never got the chance to have that discussion. Bob was a Navy Veteran, a father, an incredibly gifted and underrated musician with the band The Damnits. Bob was kind, smart, funny and most of all just an incredible human. I will miss our conversations and miss seeing him when I visit Columbus. I think as a tribute the best thing I can do is share his music. I hope you enjoy his incredible talent and take the time to visit itunes, bandcamp and their website. You will be greatly missed brother, RIP Bob McDowell

For more information on Bob and his band The Damnits visit:

thedamnits.com

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S3E20 - Natalie Kalibat

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twenty of our third season of podcasts with Natalie Kalibat, former University of Southern Cal diver and current Sports Anchor for 8 News Richmond. Together they will discuss her incredible athletic history and her drive.

This episode will discuss her amazing work as a sports anchor and her goals.

For information on Natalie please visit:

instagram.com/nataliekalibat_tv/?hl=en

For more information on Natalie visit:

wric.com

For information on USC Swimming and Diving please visit:

usctrojans.com/sports/womens-swimming-and-diving

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S3E19 - Andrew Storck

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twelve of our third season of podcasts with Andrew Storck, artist and maker and US Air Force Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist veteran. Together they will discuss his military career.

This episode will discuss his creative path and how he creates his amazing work.

For more information on Andrew Storck please visit:

https://www.instagram.com/andrew_sculpts/?hl=en

For more information on the US Air Force visit:

www.airforce.com

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S3E18 - Danielle Dick

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eighteen of our third season of podcasts with Danielle Dick - PHD and Professor of Psychology and Human and Molecular Genetics at Virginia Commonwealth University. Together they will discuss her inspiring work and studies.

This episode will discuss her thoughts on how creativity is beneficial and how we should all do creative things.

For more information on Danielle Dick please visit:

psychology.vcu.edu/people/faculty/dick.html

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S3E17 - Simon Biyong

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode seventeen of our third season of podcasts with Simon Biyong - Painter, former Italian Professional Basketball player and current rising Bellator MMA fighter. Together they will discuss his artistic inspiration and his creative path .

This episode will discuss his athletic past and his goals and aspirations as a Bellator MMA fighter.

For more information on Simon Biyong please visit:

bjpenn.com/mma-news/exclusive-interviews/the-painter-and-the-fighter-the-duality-of-simon-biyong/

allaccessmma.com/2020/10/07/simon-biyong-mmas-newest-rising-star/

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S3E16 - Darcy Hargadon and Christina Maida

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode sixteen of our third season of podcasts with Darcy Hargadon - Violinist, Common Ground, Former Goaltender Women's Soccer Princeton University. Christina Maida - Lead Vocals, Common Ground. Former Goaltender, Women's Field Hockey, Princeton University. Together they will discuss their athletic pasts and their current success with their band Common Ground.

This episode will discuss their goals inspirations and future plans.

For more information on Darcy Hargadon please visit:

goprincetontigers.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/darcy-hargadon/4259

For more information on Christina Maida please visit:

goprincetontigers.com/sports/field-hockey/roster/christina-maida/8794

For more information on the band Common Ground visit:

countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=6906

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit:

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S3E15 - Justin Moore

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twelve of our third season of podcasts with Justin Moore, artist and Stanford University Baseball player. Together they will discuss his football and baseball backgrounds and his love of Boston sports..

This episode will discuss what inspires him as a creative and how he got into drawing. .

For more information on Justin Moore please visit:

twitter.com/justin_moore18?lang=en

For information of Stanford University Athletics visit:

gostanford.com

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit:

https://www.onemansethos.com/

For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit:

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S3E14 - Makayla Binter

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode fourteen of our third season of podcasts with Makayla Binter, artist and former Davidson College Track and field star. Together they will discuss her amazing track and field career at Davidson College.

This episode will discuss how she got into creativity and how her artistic career is flourishing since she graduated.

For more information on Makayla Binter please visit:

instagram.com/mkay_15/?hl=en

For information on Davidson College Women's Track and Field visit:

davidsonwildcats.com/sports/womens-track-and-field-roster/2020-21

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit:

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For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit:

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S3E13 - Bill "The Spaceman" Lee

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode thirteen of our third season of podcasts with Bill "The Spaceman" Lee. Together they will chat about his baseball career and some of his legendary moments on the field.

This episode will also discuss his incredibly amazing life off the field, including movies and songs written about him and his independent run at being the governor of Vermont.

For more information about Bill please visit:

sabr.org/biopro/person/bill-lee-spaceman/

For more information on the new book on Bill, "The Spaceman Chronicles: The life of the Earthling named Bill Lee" by Scott Russell visit:

amazon.com/s?k=bill+lee&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

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For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit:

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S3E12 - Chris Gaines, Tyrone Green and Johnny Williams

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twelve of our third season of podcasts with Chris Gaines - Head Video Coordinator Men's Basketball VCU, Tyrone Green - Head Video Coordinator Men's Basketball LSU, Johnny Williams - Former VCU and current Pro Basketball Player. Together they will discuss all of there current careers and goals.

This episode will discuss creativity and sports and the benefits of both.

For more information on Chris Gaines please visit:

https://www.instagram.com/jordan_24747/?hl=en

For more information on Tyrone Green pleas visit:

https://www.instagram.com/tyg_6/?hl=en

For more information on Johnny Williams please visit:

https://www.instagram.com/johnny.glaze/?hl=en

For information on VCU Basketball please visit:

https://vcuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball

For more information on LSU Basketball please visit:

https://lsusports.net/sports/mens-basketball

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit:

https://www.onemansethos.com/

For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit:

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S3E11 - Michael Goodrich

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eleven of our third season of podcasts with Michael Goodrich, artist, US Army Sergeant Veteran, and Purple Heart Recipient . Together they will discuss his background and his military career, as well as a little college football talk.

This episode will discuss his incredible artwork and what inspires him.

For more information on Michael Goodrich please visit:

https://www.instagram.com/tmgoodrichart/

For information on the US Army visit:

https://www.army.mil/

For more information on the Purple Heart please visit:

https://www.purpleheart.com/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit:

https://www.onemansethos.com/

For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit:

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S3E10 - Joe Barry Carroll

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode ten of our thhird season of podcasts with Joe Barry Carroll, Former Purdue University and NBA (Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets...)Center, painter, investment advisor, author and activist . Together they will discuss his incredible basketball playing career and his life after basketball.

This episode will also talk about his amazing artwork and his inspirations and ideas.

For more information on Joe Barry Carroll please visit:

http://joebarrycarroll.com/

Also you can view his work on instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/joebarrycarroll/?hl=en

For information on the Georgia Innocence Project visit:

https://www.georgiainnocenceproject.org/

For information on Purdue University Athletics:

https://purduesports.com/

For information on the Golden State Warriors visit:

https://www.nba.com/warriors/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit:

https://www.onemansethos.com/

For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit:

https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

S3E9 - Nigel Williams

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode nine of our third season of podcasts with Nigel Williams, artist, entrepreneur and former Virginia Tech and Buffalo Bill Defensive Tackle . Together they will discuss his amazing football playing days with Virginia Tech.

This episode will also chat about his incredible art and his epic entrepreneurial endeavors.

For more information on Nigel Williams please visit:

https://www.instagram.com/ochoooco_vt/?hl=en

For more information on Nigel visit:

https://twitter.com/nwilliamsrva?lang=en

For more information on Nigel visit:

https://richmondbizsense.com/2019/02/02/downtime-richmonds-nigel-williams-tackles=free-agency-finance-career/#djPop

For information on Virginia Tech Athletics visit:

https://hokiesports.com/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com

S3E8 - Dave Kiefer

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eight of our third season of podcasts with Dave Kiefer, former San Diego State Track and Field athlete, award winning writer and storyteller and current Executive Editorial Producer at Stanford University. Together they will discuss his athletic background and his track days at San Diego State.

This episode will discuss his award winning writing career and his passion for storytelling.

For more information on Dave Kiefer please visit:

https://gostanford.com/sports/featured

Also more information on twitter please visit:

https://twitter.com/treesidkiefer?lang=en

For information on Stanford Athletics visit:

https://gostanford.com/

For more information on San Diego State University Athletics visit:

https://goaztecs.com/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S3E7 - Gerald Moore

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode seven of our third season of podcasts with Gerald Moore, entrepreneur, activist, Ohio University and New York Jets Football player. Together they will discuss his background as a creative and an athlete as well as a funny story about how he was discovered as a model.

This episode will talk about him being a serial entrepreneur and all of the great work he is doing.

For more information on Gerald Moore please visit:

https://www.instagram.com/geraldmoorejr/

For information on Columbus creates:

https://www.instagram.com/columbuscreates/

For information on Athletes and Cannabis:

https://www.instagram.com/athletesandcannabis/?hl=en

For more information on Ohio University Athletics:

https://www.ohiobobcats.com/landing/index

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S3E6 - Dean Dickinson

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode six of our third season of podcasts with Dean Dickinson, bmxer, photographer, videographer, entrepreneur, and educator . Together they will discuss his bmxing, particularly pool ridding, and how it influenced him and his path.

This episode will talk about his incredible video and photographic work and his love of music, especially the doors.

For more information on Dean Dickinson please visit:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/28437063@N08/

Also you can view his work at:

https://www.snakebitebmx.com/rooftops-pool-party-photo-gallery-by-dean-dickenson/

For other information on Dean Dickinson short videos visit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqRADllpqZs

For information on music from todays podcast by Kyle Shutt visit :

https://www.instagram.com/kyleshutt/?hl=en

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S3E5 - Malcolm Blacken

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode five of our third season of podcasts with Malcolm Blacken, artist, former Virginia Tech Football player and Senior Director of Player Development for the Washington Football Team. Together they will discuss his path to becoming senior director of player development for the Washington football team.

This episode talk about his unique process for his artwork and how he thrives at being an artist in an athletic environment.

For more information on Malcolm Blacken please visit:

https://www.instagram.com/malcolms_gallery/?hl=en

Also you can view his work at:

https://www.instagram.com/artbymalcolm/?hl=en

For information on Virginia Tech Athletics:

https://hokiesports.com/

For more information on the Washington Football Team visit:

https://www.washingtonfootball.com/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S3E4 - Sam Fischer

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode four of our third season of podcasts with Sam Fischer, Loyola Marymount and team USA softball great Sam Fischer. Together they will discuss her journey to softball greatness.

This episode will discuss her her life, what its like to hit all of the home-runs and her new podcast titled The Unknown Pro.

For more information on Sam Fischer please visit:

https://www.teamusa.org/usa-softball/athletes/Sam-Fischer

Also visit:

https://www.thisisussoftball.com/

For information The Unknown Pro Podcast visit:

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-unknown-pro-sam-fischer-TwODVtzQvRo/

For information on Loyola Marymount University Athletics visit:

https://lmulions.com/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S3E3 - Omari Booker

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 10:30:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode three of our third season of podcasts with Omari Booker, painter, activist and former Belmont University Basketball player. Together they will discuss his life as an artist and his basketball career.

This episode will discuss his struggles with mental health and how creativity is such an important component to his daily life.

For more information on Omari Booker please visit:

http://omaribooker.com/portfolio/

Also you can view his work at:

https://www.instagram.com/omaribooker/?hl=en

For information on University of Belmont Athletics:

https://www.belmontbruins.com/sports/m-baskbl/index

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S3E2 - Alex Lytle

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode two of our third season of podcasts with Alex Lytle, college lacrosse player Director of Creative Design an Brand Strategies for the Panthers Together they will chat about her artwork and the inspiration behind it.

This episode will discuss how she became the Director of creative design for the Panthers and how she weaves her way in her creative worlds

For more information on Alex Lytle please visit:

http://www.alexlytledesign.com/

Also you can view her work at:

https://www.instagram.com/alexlytledesign/?hl=en

For more information on the Florida Panthers visit:

https://www.nhl.com/panther

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S3E1 - Brett Tomko

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 11:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode one of our third season of podcasts with Brett Tomko, former MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodger, New York Yankees and more. Together they will discuss his 15 year baseball career and his art style and career.

This episode will discuss his and his families cool histories regarding a Division II Baseball award named after him and how the Cleveland Cavaliers was named by his dad.

For information on Brett Tomko's art please visit:

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/six-ballplayers-that-were-also-painters-c236695008

For more information on Brett's baseball career visit:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tomkobr01.shtml

For information on Bleavin Dodgers podcast visit:

https://bleav.com/podcast-show/bleav-in-dodgers/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S2E20 - Rick Thorne

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twenty of our second season of podcasts with Rick Thorne, BMX legend and singer for the band Good Guys in Black. Together they will discuss his BMX career including the XGames and his band Good guys in black,.

This episode will discuss how he is one of the few people to both compete and have his band play on Vans Warp tour.

For more information on Rick Thorne please visit:

http://rickthorne.tv

Also you checkout his band Good Guys in Black at:

https://goodguysinblack.com/

To follow Rick on Instagram please visit:

https://www.instagram.com/rickthorne/?hl=en

For information on Vans Warp tour:

https://www.vanswarpedtour.com/

For information on Monster Energy Drink:

https://monsterenergy.com/

For information on NeuroXPF please visit:

https://neuroxpf.com/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S2E19 - Brian Poli-Dixon

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode nineteen of our second season of podcasts with Brian Poli-Dixon, UCLA and NFL (San Diego Chargers) wide receiver. Together they will discuss his path as an artist and interesting story of how he got back into art.

This episode will discuss his football career and his unfortunate injury that cut it short.

For more information on Brian Poli-Dixon please visit:

https://brianpolidixonart.com/

Also you can view his work on instagram at :

https://www.instagram.com/brianpolidixonart/?hl=en

For information on UCLA Football:

https://uclabruins.com/sports/football

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S2E18 - Dr. Gonzalo Bearman

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eighteen of our second season of podcasts with Dr. Gonzalo Bearman, Virginia Commonwealth University Infectious Disease and Hospital Epidemiologist. Together they will discuss his college soccer career, his love of music and drumming, and some of his favorite drummers. .

This episode will discuss living in a Covid world and what we should be doing.

For more information on VCU Health please visit:

https://www.vcuhealth.org/

You can follow his band Vagabond Dandies:

https://www.instagram.com/vagabond_dandies/

For information on Colgate University Soccer visit:

https://gocolgateraiders.com/sports/mens-soccer

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S2E17 - Matt Szczur

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode seventeen of our second season of podcasts with Matt Szczur, Major League Baseball player and Villanova Wildcat Football Legend. Together they will discuss his art and his subject matters, also a collaborative project he just completed with recently retired pro baseball player Micah Johnson.

This episode will discuss his football career and MVP award for National Championship Villanova Wildcats and talk about his baseball career up to now, including his time on the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Championship team

For more information on Matt Szczur's art please visit:

https://mattszczurart.com/

Also you can view his work at:

https://www.instagram.com/superszcz4/?hl=en

For information on Matt Szczur's Foundation please visit:

https://szcztheday.com/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S2E16 - Dr. Robert Winn, Dr. Ron Gartenhaus and co-host Dr. David Cifu

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode sixteen of our second season of podcasts with Dr Robert Winn, Director and Professor in the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Dr Ron Gartenhaus, Associate director for veteran’s health Director, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Cancer Center Professor, Internal Medicine, and our own Dr David Cifu, Professor Senior TBI Specialist, Veterans Health Administration Associate Dean of Innovation and Systems Integration, all at Virginia Commonwealth University. They will talk about what effects a proactive creative approach and positive reinforcement can have on health.

This episode will discuss the importance of creativity as a method, a proactive method for wellness.

For more information on VCU Health please visit:

https://www.vcuhealth.org/

For more info on VCU Massey Cancer Center:

https://www.massey.vcu.edu/

For information on Virginia Commonwealth University visit:

https://www.vcu.edu/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S2E15 - Katie Houser

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 12:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode fifteen of our second season of podcasts with Katie Houser, University of Georgia and professional Volleyball player. Together they will discuss her path as a volleyball player and her budding art career.

This episode will discuss her transfer from Notre Dame and how she got into art.

For more information on Katie Houser please visit:

https://www.katiehouserdesigns.com/

Also you can view her work at:

https://instragram.com/houser_art/

For information on University of Georgia Athletics:

https://georgiadogs.com/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S2E14- Shawn Thornton

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode fourteen of our second season of podcasts with Shawn Thornton, 2-time NHL Stanley Cup winner (Anaheim Ducks and Boston Bruins) and current Senior VP of the Florida Panthers. Together they will discuss his path to becoming the Senior VP of the Florida Panthers and his amazing perseverance that led to a twenty year hockey career.

This episode will discuss his incredible foundation and some cool hockey stories in particular what he did with the Cup on his day.

For more information on the Florida Panthers, please go to:

https://www.nhl.com/panthers

For more information on the Shawn Foundation please visit:

https://www.thorntonfoundation.org/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com

S2E13- Justin Sell

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 18:00:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode thirteen of our second season of podcasts with Justin Sell, Director of Athletics at South Dakota State University. Together they will discuss their longtime friendship in sports, working with premier college athletes, and dealing with sports in a post-Covid world.

This episode will discuss the impact of sports on society, how South Dakota State is helping student athletes grow, and how sports is changing in the post-Covid world we will live in.

For more information on sports at South Dakota State University, please go to:

https://gojacks.com/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S2E12- Richard Sullivan

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 17:30:00 -0400

Join The Professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for our twelfth episode of season 2 along with Richard Sullivan, former MLB Pitcher with the Atlanta Braves and a world class painter & illustrator.

Richard Sullivan has channeled his passion and energy for sports into a career as a world class watercolor painter and illustrator. His work is featured in a recent TOPPS baseball card set as well as exhibitions nationwide. The Abstract Athlete features his work in our traveling exhibitions and can be seen at arenas and ballparks nationwide.

In this week's podcast Ron & Richard discuss life as an athlete & Artist. They share stories of being a young athlete with a passion for art. Richard shares his perspective on how athletes and artists share similar skills. This is a great conversation about daily creative practice and how everyone can explore creating art as part of their daily life.

To see more of Richard Sullivan's artwork check out his website at:

https://www.richardsullivanillustration.com/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete head over to:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com

S2E11 - The Werth Family

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 20:00:00 -0400

Join The Professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for our eleventh episode of season 2. Joining him for this special Father's Day episode is the Werth family, a unique family of world class athletes, professional baseball players, US Olympians, elite college athletes, and world class artists!

This podcast episode features Hillary Werth, one of our exhibition artists and former athlete with Team USA bobsledding and a UCLA Heptathlete. Along with Hillary is her sister Hannah Werth, volleyball player at the University of Nebraska, and their parents Kim Werth, former Olympic track athlete, and her husband Dennis Werth, former New York Yankee and Kansas City Royal catcher.

In this week's podcast Ron & The Werth family discuss life as a sports family, including 3 generations of pro baseball players with Kim's father and brother , as well as her husband Dennis and her son, Jayson Werth. They have some great stories to tell and it's about more than being an athlete. They are creative, engaging folks and they love to explore creating art as part of their daily life.

To see more of Hillary Werth's artwork check out her Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/hillarywerthart/?hl=en

For more information on The Abstract Athlete head over to:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com

S2E10 - Alicia Dietz

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:00:00 -0400

Join The Professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for our tenth episode of season 2. Joining him is Alicia Dietz, a former Blackhawk helicopter pilot in the US Army and now professional artist and maker based out of Richmond, VA.. She is a graduate of Ohio University and Virginia Commonwealth University and has channeled her diverse background as a veteran, journalism, and art major to become one of Richmond's finest artists and woodworker. She is using her experience in the US Army, to give a lasting voice to fallen soldiers, and is using her fearlessness to try new materials and designs in both her art and furniture designs.

In this week's podcast Ron & Alicia will discuss her life, her military background and training and how this intertwines with her work as a professional artist. Alicia Dietz' work is shown in our traveling exhibitions and we are proud to work with such a great artist and military veteran.

To see more of Alicia's work check out her Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/aliciadietzstudios/?hl=en

For more information on The Abstract Athlete head over to:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com

S2E9 - Jaraz Jenkins

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:00:00 -0400

Join The Professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for our ninth episode of season 2. Joining him is Jaraz Jenkins, an artist and musician based in Richmond, VA and graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University. Jaraz has channeled the struggles he has faced in life to become one of Richmond's hottest up and coming artists. He is using his voice and his talent to mentor youth, help seniors, while he find his style and feel as a professional artist.

In this week's podcast Ron & Jaraz will discuss Jaraz's life, the hardship growing up in an under-served community, the family tragedies, and how this all combined to make him the artist he is today. Jaraz is a strong willed, dedicated artist, and together with The Abstract Athlete and Subterracon Films, we will be telling the story of his life in a short form documentary film.

To help support this film about the power of art, you can make a tax deductible donation at:

https://www.subterracon.com/jaraz-jenkins.html

To see more of Jaraz' work check out his website:

https://jarazart.com/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete head over to:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com

S2E8 - Kyle Turley

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 18:00:00 -0400

Join The Professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for our eighth episode of season 2. Joining him is Kyle Turley, former all-pro NFL offensive lineman for the New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams, & Kansas City Chiefs. Kyle has channeled his hard work and dedication as an athlete into a career as a musician, artist, & CBD/Cannabis entrepreneur. His leading CBD company is called NeuroXPF, and he is an advocate for using CBD and cannabis as an alternative to pharmaceutical pain killers.

In this week's podcast Ron & Kyle will discuss Kyle's life as an elite athlete, his time at San Diego State, and his journey through the NFL and onto his post sports life as an artist and musician. Kyle has channeled his energy and passion to create to overcome traumatic brain and other sports injuries as well as overcoming an addiction to pain killers.

He is a real advocate for player health and a pioneer in the cannabis sports pain movement. You can check out his CBD products and learn more about his company at:

https://www.neuroxpf.com/

For more information on The Abstract Athlete head over to:

https://www.theabstractathlete.com/

S2E7 - Tom Ryan

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 17:15:00 -0400

Join The Professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) and special guest host, Dr. Ron Gharbo, leading specialist in Heart Rate Variability and the first walk on all-american wrestler The Ohio State University for our seventh episode of season 2. Joining them is Tom Ryan, former championship wrestler at the University of Iowa, and current national championship wrestling head coach at The Ohio State University. Tom has recently released his new book "Chosen Suffering" a story of lessons lived, stories of success, perseverance, and the sacrifice it takes to reach elite championship levels as an athlete.

Today's podcast will discuss Tom's life as an elite wrestler, the tragedies he has overcome, and the his passion for coaching and elite sports performance. Tom has channeled his energy and faith to overcome life lessons, including the loss of his child, the death of one of his wrestlers to suicide to building a national championship wrestling team at The Ohio State University. They discuss his path in wrestling from walking on at The University of Iowa under Coach Gable, to his journey as the premier wrestling coach in the country at The Ohio State University.

Launching in a few weeks, is Dr. Gharbo's new podcast, The Abstract Doctors, featuring Dr.G and Dr. David Cifu, two of the world's leading specialists in the mind-body connection, HRV, and it's practical application in daily health and wellness.

Pickup a copy of Tom Ryan's new book at:

www.chosensuffering.com

S2E6 - Kristen Holmes

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:00:00 -0400

Join The Professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for our sixth episode of season 2 with Kristen Holmes, former Team USA field hockey player, national championship field hockey head coach at Princeton University, and the Vice President of Performance at Whoop.

Today's podcast will discuss Kristen's life beyond sports and coaching and how that guides her passion for sports performance and wellness at Whoop. Whoop is emerging as the leader in wearable health and wellness tracking, and specialize in tracking your heart rate variability score. They discuss her playing and coaching career and how that inspires her work today. Learn about Whoop and how you can work on improving your health by tracking your HRV score on a daily basis.

Check out Kristen's work and everything happening at Whoop at: www.whoop.com.

S2E5 - Tony Mandarich

Fri, 22 May 2020 17:00:00 -0400

Join The Professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for our fifth episode of season 2 with Tony Mandarich, former professional football player, first round draft pick with the Green Bay Packers & Indianapolis Colts, and currently a world class photographer & digital artist.

Today's podcast will discuss Tony's life beyond sports and his passion for photography and the arts. Inspired by a photoshoot for the cover of Sports Illustrated, Tony has channeled his dedication and passion after football to a career as a world class commercial photographer. They discuss his inspiring work, his process, and how sports and art are similar in process and passion.

You can see Tony's work in our traveling exhibitions and stay up to date on his current projects and photography at:

https://www.tonymandarich.com

S2E4 - Jay DeMerit

Fri, 15 May 2020 16:00:00 -0400

Join The Professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for our fourth episode of season 2 with Jay DeMerit, former professional soccer player and captain of the US Men’s National Team, Watford FC of the Premier League, and the Vancouver Whitecaps of the MLS. Jay along with his wife Canadian Olympic gold medallist Ashleigh McIvor established the Rise & Shine Foundation in 2016.

Today's podcast will discuss Jay's hard working and unlikely rise to soccer's greatest heights as well as his creative background as an industrial designer. They will be discussing how Jay worked from the 12th level of the premier league to the highest level and how he is working hard today to help kids become leaders in their own unique way with The Rise and Shine Foundation.

Please check out The Rise and Shine Foundation and stay up to date on their upcoming digital platform and the and all of the camps and programs they offer at:

https://www.riseandshinefoundation.com

S2E3 - Justin Nelson

Fri, 08 May 2020 14:00:00 -0400

Join The Professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for our third episode of season 2 with Justin Nelson of Above & Beyond Hockey Development out of Chicago, IL. Today's podcast will discuss his background as a hockey player and his transition to coaching and player development for hockey players of all levels. They will be discussing ways to keep kids engaged and training in today's crazy COVID world.

This episode will also discuss how Justin came to start Above & Beyond, his work with the Chicago Blackhawks training camps, and how sports & life have changed over the years.

Please check out Above & Beyond Hockey Development and all of the camps and programs they offer at:

https://www.aboveandbeyondhockey.com

S2E2 - Maurice "Barcodez" Jackson

Fri, 01 May 2020 06:00:00 -0400

Join The Professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for our second episode of season 2 with Maurice "Barcodez" Jackson of the band, Photosynthesizers hailing from Richmond, VA. Today's podcast will discuss the origins of this great band, their approach to making music, and how musicians are coping in today's crazy COVID world.

This episode will also discuss the unique musical stylings of the Photosynthesizers, their new album - Apollogy, Maurice's musical influences, and how sports and music can both relate and intersect.

Please check out their new album, Apollogy available on I-tunes, Bandcamp, and other popular music sites. Support your local bands and help them go national!

S2E1 - Ed McLaughlin

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:52:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) to kickoff our second season of podcasts with Ed McLaughlin, Vice President and Director of Athletics at Virginia Commonwealth University to discuss sports, creativity, and dealing with sports in a post-Covid world.

This episode will discuss the impact of sports on society as well as the benefits of creative art exercise with student athletes, and how sports is changing in the post-Covid world we will live in.

We have been working with VCU over the last few years exploring the benefits of daily creative practice with students, athletes, and military veterans.

S1E5 - Andrew Maraniss

Sat, 01 Feb 2020 06:15:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) along with New York Times Best Selling Author, Andrew Maraniss to discuss his life as a writer and his latest best selling book, Games of Deception, about the debut of basketball at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany.

This episode will discuss Andrew's life growing up in a family of writers as well as his life's journey in the world of sports including his current position as 'Writer In Residence' in the athletic department at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

This episode will venture deep into the impact of sports and especially the story told in Games of Deception. It's a remarkable true story of the birth of Olympic basketball at the 1936 Summer Games in Hitler's Germany.

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S1E4 - Dr. Ron Gharbo

Sat, 18 Jan 2020 02:45:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) along with recurring guest, Dr. Ron Gharbo to discuss the mind and body connection and how it can help us in our daily lives.

This episode will discuss Dr. Ron's wrestling career and his pioneering work researching the mind body connection and specifically the role of heart rate variability.

We are working with Dr. Gharbo over the last few months exploring the benefits of HRV exercises coupled with creative practice with students, athletes, and military veterans.

S1E3 - Joe Olney - US ARMY

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 11:45:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) along with special guest, Joe Olney (US Army Combat Sargeant) to discuss his life in the military and his current trajectory in the world of art.

This episode will discuss Joe's path to being a professional artist including his time as a combat engineer serving in Iraq.

We have been working with Joe Olney over the last few years to inspire other military veterans to create as exercise for the mind.

S1E2 - Percy King

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:56:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) along with special guest, Percy King from The Ohio State University & the Kansas City Chiefs to discuss his life in football and his current trajectory in the world of art.

This episode will discuss art, sports, music, and life after football. Percy's artwork can be seen in our traveling exhibitions and on display in the Columbus Museum of Art.

We have been working with Percy King over the last few years to inspire student athletes to create as exercise for the mind. He participates and leads workshops on being an athlete and artist, as a creative way to address mental wellness.

S1E1 - Dr. David X. Cifu

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:45:00 -0400

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for our debut podcast with recurring guest, Dr. David Cifu to discuss how the brain powers our bodies along with creative ways to help you exercise the mind.

This episode will discuss brain health, physical health, creativity, and even in a story about Jaromir Jagr.

We have been working with Dr. Cifu over the last few years exploring the benefits of daily creative practice with students, athletes, and military veterans.