Enough is enough.

We’ve seen the heartbreak and the pain of gun violence all too often in our communities and our country, and something must change.

That’s where The Theriac Project comes in.

Daniel N. Marder, Joseph Ivacic, and Dar Dixon, are discussing how this project uses art to bring together concerned citizens for a common cause: to combat gun violence in the United States.

Through carefully considered installations, glass work (in ways never seen before!) exhibitions, public discussions, and more, The Theriac Project will provide people with a meaningful way to learn about the devastating effects of gun violence and to take action toward real change.

Uncovering the devastating impact of gun violence through art is both necessary and urgent—join us in taking a stand against senseless acts of aggression.

Now is the time to stand up for the future generations that deserve safety and justice; now is the time to join together with The Theriac Project!

This is the first episode in a series that will show the behind the scenes work that goes into the creation of an art piece of the scale that is - - The Theriac Project.

In this episode, Dar continues the engaging conversation with Kevin Kelly, the former "Head Maverick" of Wired magazine, who joins as a guest to discuss his new book, "Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier."

They dive into various topics, including Kevin's favorite part of working at Wired, the concept of 1,000 true fans, and the power of gratitude. Kevin shares his insights on creativity, technology, and the role of luck in success. They also discuss Kevin's unique "walk and talk" events and his experiences with writing books.

Join Dar and Kevin for an enlightening and thought-provoking discussion on art, life, and meaningful connections

• In this episode of "The Art of Being Dar", Dar interviews Kevin Kelly, the executive editor of Wired magazine and author of the newly released book, "Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier." You can purchase the book here: Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
• Kevin shares his favorite part of working at Wired and reflects on the unique experiences and opportunities he had during his time there.
• They explore the concept of 1,000 true fans, discussing how creators can build a dedicated fan base and engage directly with their audience in the digital age.
• Kevin emphasizes the role of luck in success and shares his gratitude for the fortunate circumstances he has encountered throughout his life.
• The conversation delves into Kevin's perspective on creativity, technology, and his belief in the power of gratitude.
• They discuss Kevin's "walk and talk" events, where a small group of individuals embarks on a journey of assisted backpacking, engaging in deep conversations along the way.
• Kevin shares insights into his experiences as an author and the impact of technology on the publishing industry.
• The episode concludes with Dar and Kevin expressing their gratitude for the engaging conversation and encouraging listeners to check out Kevin's latest book, "Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier."

Join Dar Dixon and Kevin Kelly for an enlightening conversation on art, creativity, gratitude, and building meaningful connections with fans. Don't miss this thought-provoking episode of "The Art of Being Dar" podcast!

Get Kevin's new book, available now: Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

Learn more about Kevin on his website, here: kk.org

Host: Dar Dixon

Guest: Darek Jackson, Legendary Musician

🎶 Introduction:

Join host Dar Dixon in this mesmerizing episode of "The Art of Being Dar" as he sits down with the legendary Darek Jackson, a true icon in the music industry. Get ready to embark on a fascinating journey through Darek's career and personal life, filled with unforgettable stories, chart-topping hits, and collaborations with industry greats.

🎵 Segment 1: From Cleveland Heights to Tokyo: The Extraordinary Musical Odyssey

Discover the roots of Darek's musical genius as he shares his upbringing in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and his early experiences in the music scene. Learn how influential figures like Al Jarreau, Richard Davis, and Clark Terry played significant roles in shaping his extraordinary journey. From classical music foundations to touring the world, Darek's story will captivate and inspire.

💫 Segment 2: Embracing the Present Moment: Finding Harmony in Life

Delve into Darek's stress-free approach to life as he shares his philosophy of embracing the present moment and responding positively to challenges. Learn how his unique perspective sets him apart and brings harmony to every situation. Explore the impact of his classical music background and the refuge he found in the library during challenging times.

🌟 Segment 3: Unleashing Talent: Organizing Jam Sessions in Tokyo

Discover how Darek continues to make a lasting impact in the music scene from his home in Tokyo, Japan. Gain insights into his passion for nurturing young musicians, organizing jam sessions, and creating platforms for them to showcase their talent. Hear about his experiences collaborating with renowned artists and the magic that happens when musical minds come together.

🔥 Conclusion:

As this extraordinary episode comes to a close, reflect on the incredible journey of Darek Jackson and the artistry and resilience that define his career. Laugh, gain wisdom, and be inspired by the stories, insights, and memorable moments shared by Dar and Darek. Don't miss out on this captivating episode of "The Art of Being Dar" that will leave you yearning for more.

🎧 Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast platform and experience an intimate conversation with a musical legend. Subscribe, share, and join the growing community of music enthusiasts who are inspired by the incredible stories behind the artists.

In this eye-opening and inspiring episode, join us for an incredibly honest and captivating discussion with Timothy Gager, a recovered alcoholic and author of "The Best of Timothy Gager."

We dive deep into the challenges of overcoming addiction, the impact on daily life, and the process of re-discovering oneself after getting clean.

Tim also shares his journey as a writer and how his experiences have shaped his work. Additionally, we touch on the evolving nature of language and the role of politics in shaping societal norms.

This is an episode you won't want to miss, as Timothy's story, perspective, and creative pursuits offer valuable lessons for everyone, regardless of their background or experiences.

Tim's background, journey to sobriety, and the inspiration behind "The Best of Timothy Gager"

• Finding purpose, rebuilding life after addiction, and channeling creativity into writing
• The challenges of learning how to live life post-addiction and the role of writing in healing
• The role of language in recovery, society, and Tim's creative work
• The importance of addressing sensitive issues and evolving societal norms in literature and beyond
• Brief discussion on politics, the need for justice, and the influence on Tim's writing
• Tim's aspiration to be a regular guest on the show and share his experiences
• A closer look at "The Best of Timothy Gager" and the importance of having lively, entertaining guests

Don't miss this insightful and raw conversation that dives into the heart of addiction, recovery, and the journey to rediscover oneself while also exploring the creative world of writing.

Listen to the episode and watch the YouTube video to learn from Timothy's experiences, be inspired by his courage to share his story, and discover his compelling book, "The Best of Timothy Gager."

Timothy's website

PURCHASE: "The Best of Timothy Gager"

He lost his job and when he began to look for a new job, he saw an opportunity. He provided a service whereby he built an online dashboard where recruiters could meet the appropriate job applicants. It was wildly successful, and he could have built a business around that alone.

But that wasn't interesting to Mahmoud. He loved the community building aspect of what he built. He saw that underneath all of the uncertainty in that venture, what people really wanted was to connect.

He saw how much human beings are social animals

And that caught my attention. His spirit, heart, vision, and empathy are infectious.

In a classic artistic pivot, he and his brother have created a new fragrance line called "Areej".

Their motivation was based upon building good feelings and community like he experienced with his first venture, by evoking wonderful emotions through smell.

After talking here with Mahmoud and his brother, I have no doubts that they will succeed

Take a listen... I think you will too!

Mahmod.co

With over 15 years of professional screenwriting experience and 20 screenplay options, he's been hired to write multiple feature films and has sold dozens of spec scripts. He's also been hired to write multiple pilots, including one that was sold to ABC for mid six figures

He's had scripts appear on the Black List and has written and developed projects with such directors as Antoine Fuqua, John Carpenter, Abel Ferrara and Dario Argento as well as Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) and producer Allison Shearmur (Star Wars, The Hunger Games).

His expertise is not only in screenwriting but also in structuring scripts so that they will appeal to buyers, producers, directors and actors.

jamesjagnew.com

He has been featured on Fox News, and has collaborated with Authority Magazine, Thrive Global, Food Network, WW, and Bloomberg. His mission is to offer clients, listeners, and viewers alike tangible takeaways in living a truly healthy, wealthy, and wise lifestyle.

IN THIS EPISODE:

2:15 - Meet Savio P. Clemente

3:15 - Challenging the human experience - Being comfortable in his own body

6:35 - Goa is in the house!

12:10 - How we met

13:57 - "You're a best selling author!"

17:22 - "Something's wrong..."

19:49 - Wi-Fi and Silence - going within

28:49 - His journey into journalism

32:10 - It's not easy, but I do try

38:20 - Coaching is his true love

43:23 - SXSW 2022

50:15 - The Metaverse is going to be a part of everyone's world

59:36 Why NFT's are so important

1:03:30 One of the first truth's in his life

LinkedIn

Medium

Thrive Global

The Human Resolve (his website)

Substack

Here's Anna in her own words:

"Hi! I'm a New York Times bestselling author of eight books and the founder of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing. I've done three TEDx talks, been on Good Morning America, Today Show, The Talk and dozens of other programs and written for the New York Times, Time, Playboy, Vanity Fair and the Huffington Post, among many others. I've also been written about in such publications as Entrepreneur, Martha Stewart magazine and Forbes.

I'm not telling you this to brag. I'm telling you because ALL of these cool-sounding things are a result of being an author

Don't believe me? Read on.

My first novel, Party Girl, is in development as a feature film, I'm the on-air book critic for KATU Portland and my podcast, Entrepreneur Publishing Academy, has been named one of the best publishing podcasts by LA Weekly, Feedburner, Podchaser and Kindlepreneur, among others.

That's why I do what I do. I want to help the world's greatest experts become bestselling authors—and reap the awards that come with it.

Through Legacy Launch Pad, I've overseen numerous books that have become Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestsellers—books which have helped our clients add six figures to their bottom line, sell their book rights to film producers and appear on shows like Today and Good Morning America as well as attract higher-quality clients, land speaking gigs and grow into being the leaders in their field."

IN THIS EPISODE:

2:57 - The most important thing all authors overlook

6:02 - Anna's public admission

9:01 - Her "Inner Circle" has produced 7 books

11:00 - Being aware of her defects makes her stronger

17:08 - How Anna became a publisher

24:49 - Dar breaks the 4th wall

28:38 - Kevin Kelly's "1000 True Fans" inspired Anna

33:41 - Make white collar criminals wait...always

39:58 - I have her answer two "great questions"

43:00 - Her newest book "The Write Method"

45:50 - She's developed her book into a speech, and a government program

51:20 - Anna and I have Resting Bitch Face

LINKS:

Anna David

Legacy Launch Pad Publishing

Her podcast

The risk we take by loving someone who needs more care than they can get from themselves brings us full circle back once again...to where we started. Except this time, with a new understanding: that love - in all its forms - is always worth the risk.

Her story is one of love, hope, and ultimately tragedy. As a mother, she did everything she could to help her son, but in the end, she was forced to accept that there was nothing more she could do.

In the process, she shines a light on the hidden anguish of countless parents who are taking care of children that society tells them to abandon. 

For those parents who have borne witness to overdose, arrests, addiction, treatment, incarceration, and even death, "Keven’s Choice" is a raw and intimate memoir of a mother’s grief that shows it’s possible and necessary to go on, even amidst the unimaginable.

Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Apple Books, or through your favorite bookstore.

IN THIS EPISODE:

3:48 Meet Keven.

6:01 How she found out about his addiction

10:27 She got a crash-course about drugs - from addicts

11:20 7 of her son's friends are now gone... and she knows of over 300 other people dead from overdose, in South Orange County

14:31 Her eye opening experience visiting her son in prison

24:11 You need more than love

25:35 Was this what started the problem for Keven?

29:30 The effects begin to take their toll & Barbara takes a controversial approach

36:01 Her body, her choice

38:35 Keven's older half sister...

43:35 The two messages of her book

Timothy is the Fiction Editor of The Wilderness House Literary Review, and the founding co-editor of The Heat City Literary Review. A graduate of the University of Delaware, Timothy lives in Dedham, Massachusetts with some fish and a rabbit, and he is employed as a social worker. Joe the Salamander, is his third novel.

IN THIS EPISODE:

1:11 How NOT to start an interview!

2:41 Introducing Tim Gager

4:32 The birth of his daughter AND his first book gets accepted by a publisher!

6:57 From Ebook to Print: Tim convinces/demands that his publisher PRINT his next book

10:48 His path to sobriety

12:22 Eight published books on poetry

14:27 Lessons learned during The Shutdown

20:08 How to write 17 books

28:05 Sticking to a schedule & knowing how to live

32:45 His latest book: Joe the Salamander

41:18 Two stories that help shine a light on autism

46:45 Inspiration - How 130 words of a Flash Fiction piece turned into an 80,000 word novel

48:57 Tim's new book - it may not be finished for a decade

59:45 Revival tents, hot coals, snake handlers, Scientology, Hare Krishna's, and Time Share's

1:07:05 Dar's experience with his Norwegian friends and film crew

IN THIS EPISODE:

• What Impact Annex can do for your business
• Google Ad Grants are very tricky!
• His parents influence
• Racially profiled at the age of 3
• Overcoming segregation, special education class, stuttering, and bullying - to attend MIT & Harvard Business School!
• The most important lesson of his life - A GREAT Story!
• The phone call that he'll never forget

LINKS:

Impact Annex

LinkedIn

Reynaldo Santana

He is currently raising funds for his new book Vanishing Asia. The book is a huge, oversized, 1,000-page celebration of old Asia. The campaign runs until May 4, 2021. During this time I am offering discounts for pre-sales purchases. Head over to my Kickstarter site for more details.

IN THIS EPISODE:

1:40 Kevin sees art in everything

2:00 Vanishing Asia and it's evolution

3:30 The center of the culture has moved from books to...

9:51 Didn't we meet in Iran...?

10:29 The beginning of his journey to Asia

11:28 Leaves of Grass and Kevin's call to the editor of National Geographic

13:04 "You don't need to know anybody - just go"

14:28 The exception - Iran

18:50 Kevin's ginger story

20:14 Dar's 'mango' story

25:39 Kevin's idea for the lockdown - *Brilliant*

29:10 Kevin, Woodstock, The Whole Earth Catalog, and Wired Magazine

35:40 Kevin publishes an article in New Age - "The Network Nation" in 1984

42:01 The idea behind Wired Magazine

45:51 His belief system that drives him

47:45 "Do I really believe that - or am I parroting something I heard?"

51:38 The 'secret' to his success

58:38 THE MOST beautiful sign-off, ever

kk.org

Order Vanishing Asia at a discount here

They're all engineers, as well.

2 of them live in the Midwest, and one lives in Sweden... Which may or may not be affecting his overall mood.

They have a podcast called Vaguely Speaking, and they created it to have fun discussing things that matter to them...and some things that don't.

Listen in to find out how we met, why we did this episode, life in India, life in Sweden, life in the Midwest, and...the time they got racially profiled by the cops.

PS - They thought getting pulled over was THE coolest thing ever...

IN THIS EPISODE:

3:11 A moment of silence for Abhi

5:08 Swede's and social distancing

10:40 The definition of their podcast name

17:18 The YouTube star doesn't crossover well to TV or Film

29:34 Freakonomics?

33:00 You're brainwashed too!!

37:01 The definition of a professional actor & Freakonomics? Yes!

48:53 The quality of your life is based upon the quality of your questions

1:02:12 The dynamic of a cult is a form of an abusive relationship

1:10:16 Abhi and Satya get racially profiled by the cops in Tennessee - When they 1st get to the USA

1:11:40 "This is the coolest thing ever!!"

1:24:19 Lessons learned from the police brutality

Spotify​

anchor.fm

YouTube channel

Maintaining a healthy balance between work and family life is important to him so he makes sure to spend time with his family everyday.

IN THIS EPISODE:

3:30 How he became the Sales Samurai

9:33 Demystifying the "Influencer" scam

11:17 John's message for salespeople

13:01 Cold Calling?? Yes. Here's how to do it and have fun.

25:30 The Secret to Success

40:39 John's 1st job...He got up at 4am!

43:12 I put John on the spot & ask him how to approach talent agencies

56:23 The problem with offering a free consultation...This REALLY happened

1:00:51 The only way to truly capture attention

1:03:07 John's podcast

LINKS MENTIONED:

Facebook​

LinkedIn​

All About John

Their music is eclectic and lively, combining the art of vivid storytelling with incredible beats and slick sixteens to keep listeners fixated on every verse. Renowned for their high-energy, interactive live shows, URL has packed countless southeastern venues.

As anyone who has ever experienced an UpRite Lions show will attest, "Walking UpRite" is about more than just the music its about going beyond mere trend. Its about creating a lifestyle, complete with its own language, its own feel and its own identity. The URL sound and charisma have undeniable pull - and absolutely everyone wants in!

IN THIS EPISODE:

1:55 The Stan Henderson connection

7:01 Leaving Greensboro

10:40 The Craigslist ad that led them to a casino show

18:48 The Live Action experience

21:01 Did he just use "plethora"?!

29:34 "I'm gonna set the room on fire"

36:48 A message to parents

43:35 "I HAD to be an artist"

47:50 The UpRite Lions TV show...?!

56:02 Incredible perspective on life and art

1:00:01 Their business acumen is amazing

1:05:42 Stan Henderson set the precedent

1:10:25 You leveled up, Dar

LINKS MENTIONED:

UpRiteLions.com

Instagram

Twitter

Their new single BiC

It was the dawn of the Islamic revolution and Iran’s deeply conflicted relationship with America. Unable to find a lawyer to defend her husband, Max’s wife Shahin represented him before the revolutionary tribunals––becoming the first female lawyer in the Islamic republic.

Thirty-five years later, their son Cyrus embarked on a quest to discover if the charges against his father were true. Had he really been an intelligence operative––or a man in the wrong place at the wrong time?

OFF THE RADAR was the result of his quest and it won Copeland the Chautauqua Prize.

Cyrus enjoys traveling extensively, talking about the art of remembrance, and his own experiences and perceptions of Iran.

He has appeared on TV, NPR, Voice of America and has written about his experiences for The New York Times, the Boston Globe, Slate, and the Huffington Post. A commanding speaker with a bi-cultural understanding of the challenges we face, Copeland is known for his ability to draw aside the curtain and talk about the Iran no one knows.

He is currently at work on a religious travel memoir.

~~~

IN THIS EPISODE:

2:31 The magic in discovering YOUR Story.

5:57 That boundary…between you and that character has to disappear

11:39 It sounds so lovely because it's so lovely...it's beautiful.

19:10 Expand your awareness

23:14 Racism

28:09  I love the story that you're telling...just interesting and unique

31:48 The Camino

37:11 Make room for a little bit of magic

38:59 We have more power than we ever want to acknowledge

50:02 If you're perfect, what are you doing here? You're done. Get lost

53:48 The 150th Anniversary of the Niagara Movement

LINKS MENTIONED:

Iran

Off the Radar: A Father's Secret, a Mother's Heroism, and a Son's Quest

The Chautauqua Prize

The Grand Bazaar - Tehran

Camino de Santiago

Niagara Movement

It was the dawn of the Islamic revolution and Iran’s deeply conflicted relationship with America. Unable to find a lawyer to defend her husband, Max’s wife Shahin represented him before the revolutionary tribunals––becoming the first female lawyer in the Islamic republic.

Thirty-five years later, their son Cyrus embarked on a quest to discover if the charges against his father were true. Had he really been an intelligence operative––or a man in the wrong place at the wrong time?

OFF THE RADAR was the result of his quest and it won Copeland the Chautauqua Prize.

Cyrus enjoys traveling extensively, talking about the art of remembrance, and his own experiences and perceptions of Iran.

He has appeared on TV, NPR, Voice of America and has written about his experiences for The New York Times, the Boston Globe, Slate, and the Huffington Post. A commanding speaker with a bi-cultural understanding of the challenges we face, Copeland is known for his ability to draw aside the curtain and talk about the Iran no one knows.

He is currently at work on a religious travel memoir.

~~~

IN THIS EPISODE:

4:39       The most pro American population in the Middle East,

13:12    Cyrus tells his background

29:10  I consider myself a Muslim

34:40 Chautauqua Book Club Award winner

39:11    Was unthinkable...she was going to represent him

44:55 Just to see the bazaar like that in high definition,

48:16 The purity of the Iranian heart - the culture of hospitality... being able to know what it's like to be in Iran.

1:00:03 The magic in discovering YOUR Story.

~~~

LINKS MENTIONED:

Iran

Off the Radar: A Father's Secret, a Mother's Heroism, and a Son's Quest

The Chautauqua Prize

The Grand Bazaar - Tehran

Camino de Santiago

Niagara Movement

~~~

Jason became the CEO of SUNE Records, and Chris has his own "feel good" sound influenced by rock, reggae, hip hop, soca, jazz, and R&B as Stedic Music.

Jason's SUNE Records boasts a state of the art recording studio, and offers full services for production, music, commercials, etc.

Listen in as these talented musicians share their story with Dar, here on...

The Art of Being Dar - with Dar Dixon

IN THIS EPISODE:

3:45 The evolution of the music

7:08 Why Chris is called Stedic

7:41 SUNE Records

9:55 Discovering the world of jingles

11:09 Started in the Pentecostal church?

16:11 The benefits of the pandemic on their music

20:32 Let's get them booked at The Belly Up Tavern

21:44 The challenges of getting booked in (small town) Lima, Ohio

24:49 How Trinidadian's ended up in Lima

30:41 Tales from the road, the group, and grandpa

43:01 "Verses"

45:17 The tour of SUNE Records Studio

~~~

Stedic

@STEDICANDGROOVE

Stedic Music

SUNE Records

SUNE Records​

After a brief stint as a manufacturing engineer, he followed his dream of becoming a Naval Aviator and served over 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps as an EA-6B Prowler Pilot. 

Now retired and armed with a couple of degrees from the University of Texas at Austin under his belt, he enjoys travel and leisure with his amazing wife, daughter, grandson and their beloved German Shepherds.

Brent can usually be found at the Desert Door distillery making Texas’ finest booze, giving tours or sharing stories and cocktails with guests.

Make no mistake: if Brent isn’t hosting the party, he’s at the party. He’s serious about his food and drink, and plays a mean guitar too.  

IN THIS EPISODE:

2:42 His wife, Karen, starts their non profit organization to support land conservation

6:05 His new venture - Desert Door Distillery - the finest sotol

8:48 He and his partners are all military veterans

11:48 "I always wanted to start a distillery"

17:40 It was illegal to produce sotol up until 1994

19:14 It's ALL about the STORY

26:37 You can't drink all day unless you get an early start

32:05 It's about the supply chain

37:57 Monster Garage with Jesse James

44:11 Dar takes Brent to an audition in Hollywood...

52:11 It gets into the culture

54:27 If we put it in a compelling package...

59:29 This business has been more meaningful than even my Marine Corp career

101:28 The pivot to hand sanitizer during the beginning of the pandemic

106:31 A little respect goes a long way

LINKS MENTIONED:

Desert Door Distillery

After a brief stint as a manufacturing engineer, he followed his dream of becoming a Naval Aviator and served over 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps as an EA-6B Prowler Pilot. 

Now retired and armed with a couple of degrees from the University of Texas at Austin under his belt, he enjoys travel and leisure with his amazing wife, daughter, grandson and their beloved German Shepherds.

Brent can usually be found at the Desert Door distillery making Texas’ finest booze, giving tours or sharing stories and cocktails with guests.

Make no mistake: if Brent isn’t hosting the party, he’s at the party. He’s serious about his food and drink, and plays a mean guitar too.  

IN THIS EPISODE:

2:51 How Brent met my wife AKA The Flight

4:30 Nothing brings us together like Baggage Claim - and near certain death

8:15 Hey Lady!!

10:15 Where's the ejection button?

12:16 We got a maintenance problem in seat 19A...

15:41 A selfish act becomes a selfless act?!

20:25 Here comes the captain...

28:19 The Nickel Diner, The Grill in the Alley & the late owner of the Raiders, Al Davis

34:58 Brent makes his "turn"

38:25 His first job out of college was making breast implants

47:38 Almost failed out of Junior College

49:37 Dar is still in the running to be a Fighter Pilot...?!

53:23 His wife discovers that Brent isn't a good student...at all

57:00 "Me and 2 Peruvian's are in a bunker, taking on massive rocket fire...and my cell phone rings...it was my wife"

Dar is half Iranian/half American white boy...born in Tehran.

Yes, Iran.

He's moved over 80 times.

He escaped the Iranian Revolution with, literally, the clothes on his back.

He even found himself in a cult...

And through every crazy thing that's happened, against insane odds, he's been succeeding in life & in Hollywood, for almost 30 years.

People with boring lives, have boring stories.

Nothing boring, here.

This...is The Art of Being Dar.

It was the dawn of the Islamic revolution and Iran’s deeply conflicted relationship with America. Unable to find a lawyer to defend her husband, Max’s wife Shahin represented him before the revolutionary tribunals––becoming the first female lawyer in the Islamic republic.

Thirty-five years later, their son Cyrus embarked on a quest to discover if the charges against his father were true. Had he really been an intelligence operative––or a man in the wrong place at the wrong time?

OFF THE RADAR was the result of his quest and it won Copeland the Chautauqua Prize.

Cyrus enjoys traveling extensively, talking about the art of remembrance, and his own experiences and perceptions of Iran.

He has appeared on TV, NPR, Voice of America and has written about his experiences for The New York Times, the Boston Globe, Slate, and the Huffington Post. A commanding speaker with a bi-cultural understanding of the challenges we face, Copeland is known for his ability to draw aside the curtain and talk about the Iran no one knows.

He is currently at work on a religious travel memoir.

~~~

IN THIS EPISODE:

4:39       The most pro American population in the Middle East,

13:12     Cyrus tells his background

29:10   I consider myself a Muslim

34:40   Chautauqua Book Club Award winner

39:11     Was unthinkable...she was going to represent him

44:55 Just to see the bazaar like that in high definition,

48:16 The purity of the Iranian heart - the culture of hospitality... being able to know what it's like to be in Iran.

1:00:03  The magic in discovering YOUR Story.

1:08:27  That boundary…between you and that character has to disappear

1:11:14 It sounds so lovely because it's so lovely...it's beautiful.

1:18:40 Expand your awareness.

1:22:06 Just because of the color of her skin

1:27:44 I love the story that you're telling...just interesting and unique

1:30:55   The Camino

1:36:42  Make room for a little bit of magic

1:38:38  We have more power than we ever want to acknowledge.

1:48:59  If you're perfect, what are you doing here? You're done. Get lost.

1:53:33  The 150th Anniversary of the Niagara Movement

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LINKS MENTIONED:

Iran

Off the Radar: A Father's Secret, a Mother's Heroism, and a Son's Quest

The Chautauqua Prize

The Grand Bazaar - Tehran

Camino de Santiago

Niagara Movement

~~~

YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

The Chapter Crew is a groundbreaking hip hop live band based in Las Vegas.

They were both born and raised in Chicago, IL, but did not meet until they crossed paths at UNLV.

The Chapter Crew made a splash on the national scene with their appearance on the Questlove start up, Okayplayer, True Notes Volume #1 album, alongside The Roots, Little Brother, Aceyalone, Jean Grae, Supastition & Nicolay, Dilated Peoples, RJD2 and more.

They are also the founders of the monumental open mic/jam session that is The Black Book Sessions.

The Black Book Sessions happened in a local Las Vegas bar called "Money Plays".

It was the home of The Black Book Sessions for the better part of 4 years.

Having shared the stage with most every notable mainstream and underground hip hop group of their era, they carved out a permanent place in Las Vegas hip hop and enjoyed their time amongst the big boys of the industry as well.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

7:08 There is an infancy of Las Vegas hip hop

10:26 Had to come through KUNV

19:00 In Las Vegas…between '90 and '95 there was no hip hop allowed on the streets

25:20 We always stuck to the fact that man all we got is who we are. That's it.

30:09 We will never be booed again

30:37 We actually got on the rock and roll circuit.

33:32 The first time I ever walked in Money Plays

42:30 The Most Valuable Thing we learned: Promote.

43:39 He's performing like Bruce Lee, you know, like circling people... circling around him

46:07 What is hip hop?

48:04 Couldn’t get gigs…had to send in the White Guy get to get the gigs

48:54 The only black performers that played The Main Rooms of the casino’s

51:33 Questlove is running a contest

53:28 Questlove puts us on the album all of a sudden everybody knows my name.

1:00:12 Los Angeles, The Knitting Factory – The Roots –Time to improvise!!

1:11:08 Okay. You got 30 minutes to open up for The Roots.

1:13:27 How it was named The Black Book Sessions

1:14:57 I can't say enough about, our relationship with Stan Henderson

1:17:56 You really are coming full circle.

1:22:52 There is a lot of sacrifice – Honoring the commitment

1:26:47 The Black Book Sessions was one of the most special things we've ever done

1:30:06 Verbal E speaks from his Heart

1:37:22 Keep showing up, Show up. It works.

1:38:30 Rick Rubin? – "Let me know when you’re available, because I’m interested in working with you" - Dar Dixon

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LINKS MENTIONED:

Hip Hop DX article - THE CHAPTER - US VS THEM

NOISE: The Next Chapter -

The Black Book Sessions

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

Richards became one of the biggest names in modeling in the late 1980s and 1990s. He appeared in hundreds of advertising campaigns and was photographed by Bruce Weber, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, Steven Meisel, Horst, and Albert Watson.

His campaigns include Gianni Versace, Valentino, Gianfranco Ferré, Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Dunhill, Cartier, and Donna Karan.

Eventually, his trips to New York for auditions lead to him a meeting with the Ford Model Agency. Thus began his career as a male model. This career spanned over fifteen years and encompassed over 200 major ads and hundreds of commercials.

He's my friend... and a guy that got involved in a pseudo religious, doomsday cult.

Just like me.

In fact, that's how we met and became friends.

See?

Even in the midst of a shit situation like a cult, a beautiful lifelong friendship can form.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

4:04       How so much verbal and emotional abuse happens in Hollywood

14:55 I think the hardest part of the story is to recognize you've been duped.

26:07 Life is really about shades of gray.

30:53 How do I make these guys think that this is their idea and I get out of Dodge?

34:27 Well, all they're gonna want to know is like sex, drugs and rock and roll.

35:28    The truth is recovery is not sexy.

51:50 Never underestimate the power of denial or the stupidity of mobs

59:41 Our desire to fit in and be social.

1:12:46 Be Of Service - The Key To Peace, Love, Success, Happiness

1:16:23 You may be wrestling with alcohol, drug addiction, sex addiction, domestic violence can hear that the dynamic

1:17:56 We were both hell bent on getting better.

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

Tim has been in the custom home construction business for his 25+ career, restoring and renovating both Residential and Commercial buildings.

Whether it is damage from various pathogens, water, mold, or bacteria, he works with professional industrial hygienists that specialize in laboratory testing and clearance certification.

In this changing landscape, Tim has decided he can help tremendously by stopping the Coronavirus in it's tracks, with The COVID KILLER!!

The COVID KILLER has 3 systems that will destroy the Coronavirus:

1. Professional decontamination with electrostatic equipment.

2. UV-C lighting - medical grade appliances that not only destroy Viruses (COVID-19/Coronavirus) Influenza, Smallpox, Hepatitis, SARS, Ebola, MRSA, Noro HIV, Rotavirus, and many more.

3. Pure Air design that destroys the Viruses in the air.. whether it's in an HVAC unit that you have or a wall unit that is installed. This system constantly destroys Viruses in the air and provides pure air - Free from Viruses, Bacteria, Mold and Spores (VBMS)

UV-C has been used for decades to destroy pathogens. VBMS is utilized in hospital surgical settings, food safety, and it treats our water supply.

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Susan Forster has been actively involved in the real estate industry for over 35 years and focuses on residential & investment properties in San Diego County.

Susan and Tim have collaborated many times before, and this is their newest venture.

Susan has owned and operated real estate brokerages in Orange County, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Pebble Beach, Maui, and San Diego.

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You can learn more about The COVID Killer at - www.pureairdesign.com

Tim: www.rcdcustomhomes.com

Susan Forster: here

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IN THIS EPISODE:

3:48       The COVID KILLER

4:38      " When it's dead, it can't spread!"

12:55    “You know, there's gotta be a fix … instead of this temporary fix… have a permanent fix.”

13:59    It's just it's critical that the country wakes up and understands

16:20    It's not a temporary fix. It's permanent.

17:45    We can fabricate any building… schools, restaurants, auditoriums, movie theaters, gyms, salons.

18:05     Put this on sound stages, studios, networks

20:25 Dr. Clark Henderson outfitted his office

21:03 The portable unit is like Robby the Robot on Grey's Anatomy

24:48   Retrofit older buildings

41:55    If we're dead, there is no economy

45:59   There are products for cars. Car dealers

46:50    Entertainment Tonight, Extra, The Chew: We want to help your studio!!

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

A citizen of Pakistan, Danish lives in Karachi with his wife and 3 year old daughter.

From public trading companies to budding startups, AdmexTech has helped more than 342 businesses in achieving remarkable growth. From top-quality website development to expert PPC management, our team loves to deliver phenomenal success to our clients.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

2:52 The pandemic caused him to lose 90% of his business - caused this new venture

4:13 Our connection: Joseph Rodrigues

5:12 Danish pivots to Google and Facebook ads

6:24 Clients are mostly US, UK, and Canada - and his US clients are the most patient...?!

7:47 Canadians are more impatient

8:42 You need recurring revenue

10:41 The best response is from Google ads

11:31 Danish explains "retargeting"

13:49 The "Bounce Rate" is approximately 3 seconds

14:44 Your website alone, won't create sales

15:48 Your site has to focus on the customers needs - NOT how great your business is

16:59 Danish critiques my website

20:31 He has a team of 30 people that work on your business and it's Google ads

22:43 You don't have any children?!

23:21 He speaks Urdu and I speak Farsi...hilarity ensues

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LINKS MENTIONED:

Joseph Rodrigues

AdmexTech

Karachi, Pakistan

Google Adwords

Bounce Rate

His YouTube channel

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

Former Airman, construction worker, casino employee, English teacher, and current School district administrator, he is known for his wide-ranging perspectives on the extraordinary-ordinary of everyday life.

His work is poetry against all the odds, by any means necessary—an expression of tough lessons & earned revelations sung in the lyric of living.

In this episode we discuss his latest book release "Along These Trails" , published by Zeitgeist Press.

Zeitgeist Press is so proud to release this history of the spirit of Las Vegas in poems and photos (236 pages). It encompass the founding of Las Vegas and Nevada history, inclusive of the perspectives of peoples of color.

It is a landmark achievement drawing a mystical connection to the past, the diversity, the daring, and sacrifice of our forbearer's. It illustrates the trails and pathways they traveled that frame our community and lives today and into the future.

A Special Shout Out to my dear friend, Stan Henderson, for introducing me to Rodney!!

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IN THIS EPISODE:

2:58 Along These Trails

3:41 Quite and impressive career

7:38 re: The Education System - "The System is different than the Teachers."

9:01 What the System perpetuates and replicates

12:36 An introspective look at the Peoples of Nevada

17:52 Guided by the spirits of his ancestors

18:46 The First Storyteller in Rodney's life

20:49 The Ananci

22:49 You rob the Nation and its People's by not telling ALL People's stories

29:48 The inspiration for his book was...

32:58 The Lee Family has served this country, proudly, for decades

35:19 White people didn't establish Nevada

36:51 The Ananci directs Rodney to pay homage to the Native Americans

40:18 ...words the way we communicate with one another, are important to our survival.

41:57 Las Vegas was discovered by a Mexican man, Rafael Rivera and Jacob Dotson - a Black man - They were heroes

50:12 African Americans were involved with the discovery of Nevada, from the beginning

58:56 Education is Service

1:02:39 Rodney won't review the charges against the incarcerated kids - he meets them as they are - human beings

1:10:51 Rather than Truth, seek Peace

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LINKS MENTIONED:

Along These Trails

Equity and Diversity Education Office

Clark County School District

Summit View Youth Correctional Center

Fort Mose

Mustafa Azzemouri aka Esteban the Black

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

She has earned her authority from over 3000 productions and as a

televised lifestyle personality, celebrity image expert and national television producer.

Starley honors her clients and positively influences their success through coaching videos, products, services and events about how to define your personal brand.

You can find Starley at starleymurray.com

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IN THIS EPISODE:

4:08       What she does for her clients

10:17    I got almost 10 years of offers.

16:48    willing to take an F instead of standing up in

17:53    was raised in kind of scary home, you know,

22:53    Bullied at school gives her a new perspective

27:16    The Beast is unleashed

32:24    A Special Forces veteran gives her perspective on pain & PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

38:21    Art is her therapy

43:31    Pivoting during the pandemic

47:05    And I mean, I'm a greedy giver

48:19    The John Walsh/America’s Most Wanted story

54:09    Women that are pregnant - in bikinis...?

57:41    On Set: People are always watching you

59:21    "Celebrity Artist"

59:49   Then I started working with real celebrities

1:02:48 What's your kit feet?

1:10:44 Every day is my dream life. And every day is my dream client. And it didn't just 'happen'

1:11:29 My philanthropy is built into my business

1:15:26 I honestly don't think I don't know if I've ever told most of these stories on

1:22:36  Zig Ziglar – her virtual father figure

1:23:21 Meeting Gen. Colin Powell

1:27:49 This must be what it's like to have a father...

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LINKS MENTIONED:

starleymurray.com

John Walsh

America's Most Wanted

Zig Ziglar

Gen. Colin Powell

Women of Heart Foundation

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

22 years ago he started the Urban Youth Racing School (UYRS) in Philadelphia, thereby giving predominately young, African American children their first glimpse into a sport/world/industry that they knew nothing about.

NASCAR, IHRA, and the like and the cars, speed, look, design, fun of the racing world captured the kids attention & their imagination.

UYRS teaches them the sport, the mechanics, the mathematics, the science, the technology, the engineering, the artistry, etc., and the darndest thing happened along the way...

The kids started seeing and understanding the relationship between the racing world and what they're being taught in school.

Consequently their grades started to improve, the graduation rate from high school improved, college attendance and graduation improved, and these formerly neglected, overlooked, underserved, disenfranchised kids started to bloom...into scientists, pilots, mathematicians, engineers, and the like.

Who would have thought any of that was possible?

Anthony did.

His story is inspiring.

Enjoy this episode!

IN THIS EPISODE:

4:58 The genesis of the birth of UYRS and why it's been so successful

6:16 General Motors has sponsored them for 20 years

7:54 The reason few African American's have been in the racing world

8:39 You gotta see what happened here - check out my YouTube Channel for the video

9:37 Economic oppression excludes the African American and minority driver

11:59 The side effects of learning about racing - improvement in S.T.E.M. - Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics - entire worlds are opened up for the kids

17:48 Increased high school graduation rates and college graduation rates - maybe this goes nationally?

21:20 It takes the right people to run it

24:28 Kyle Larson, the N word, a loss of $8.6M in sponsorships, and a 2 hour, 400 year history about the Black American Experience

32:25 The Associated Press (AP) calls Anthony and asks, "Do you think Kyle Larson is a racist?" & the pushback Anthony gets from his peers

36:09 Why James Brown of CBS, wanted to interview Kyle

41:41 How Anthony got involved with racing

50:54 Anthony's dream...

53:33 NASCAR is going to have E Racing - Electric Cars

58:19 NASCAR is changing

1:00:26 My challenge to banking and financial world - Help Fund UYRS and discover the new geniuses of Black America!!

LINKS MENTIONED:

Urban Youth Racing School

STEM Science Technology Engineering Math

NASCAR

Kyle Larson

Auto Club Speedway (formerly known as California Speedway)

eNASCAR

UYRS Pitch Deck/Brochure

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

On one hand, he's like any other man his age; however, as soon as you begin to speak with him it's apparent that he's unlike anyone you've ever met.

He started out in the Information Technology (IT) field, but his whole life changed drastically after he took an online course.

We met through a mutual contemporary, and as soon as I spoke with him...I knew I wanted to share his mind with all of you.

Here's what Joe had to say about this Episode:

"In this particular conversation, we got piercingly deep into the evolution of the mind from a perspective via the Robert Dilts - Logical Levels of Change Model.

This unique combination unintentionally infused the mystical "mind stuff" into a transformative experience to share... or as Dar referred to it "Psychological LSD."

I trust you'll enjoy this lighthearted odyssey into the mind as you relate the insights revealed, to YOUR goals, dreams, and aspirations, all facilitated masterfully via the Art of Being Dar - with Dar Dixon."

Joseph has dedicated his life to improving himself in all areas of his life.

Fair Warning: You just might find yourself reaching out to see if you can work with him.

You Wouldn't Be The First Person To Do That...

And You Won't Be The Last.

Because like this podcast's tagline: Art is Life & Life is Art - Joe embodies this in full...and in many ways, his Life is the most elegant form of Performance Art.

I Know You're Going To Love This Conversation!!

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

He discusses his recent Emmy nomination for his work on HBO's "Watchmen", his foundation - ERACISM, his recent film work, the future of our country & it’s people, and his legendary career.

His stories are EPIC.

You’ll love this episode!

IN THIS EPISODE:

6:21 Lou talks about his foundation ERACISM

8:32 His wall of awards - Oscar, Emmy's, Golden Globes, People's Choice Awards, NAACP Image Awards...endless awards!

11:31 A Living Legend in more ways than one

14:43 His career started on Broadway, at the tender age of 17

22:37 Let's take responsibility

23:48 Talking about open systems & Nobel Prize winners, and what it means to what's happening today

25:11 Lou talks about all of the incredible contributions Africa and Black people have given The World.

28:06 Lou tells the story of Marilyn Monroe and Lifebuoy Soap & The Actor's Studio

29:38 "And you thought Chinese arithmetic was hard?!"

33:27 "We don't serve Black people" - How Academy Award winner Shirley Booth, righted a horrible racist wrong.

38:30 Lou gets the call from the King of Hollywood - Lou Wasserman - to "come to Hollywood"

42:22 Handcuffed to a tree by the Beverly Hills Police Department because he was a black man driving a brand new convertible...??

49:57 How Lou met Ritchie Havens

52:56 The royalty check for "Lonesome Johnny" came the day he was getting kicked out of his apartment

55:41 Hollywood helped combat the racism that happened to Lou

58:46 Is there anyone Lou doesn't know?!

1:01:14 We talk about his Academy Award winning performance in "An Officer and a Gentleman"

1:08:41 We have to come together as a nation and a people

1:09:37 The ultimate virus that infects our country - We HAVE TO get it out of our system

1:13:35 We talk about our Jamaican ganga experiences

LINKS MENTIONED:

The Beverly Hills Hotel

The Actors Studio

An Officer and a Gentleman

Susan Sarandon and Christopher Reeve presenting Louis Gossett, Jr. with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for his performance in "An Officer and a Gentleman" at the 55th Academy Awards® in 1983.

Roots

Handsome Johnny - the song Lou wrote with Ritchie Havens - Ritchie sang this at the legendary Woodstock Festival

louisgossett.com

Louis Gossett, Jr.

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 31st anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

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Music by Ritchie Havens & Louis Gossett, Jr. - Handsome Johnny - performed live at in Landover, MD on July 4th 1987 (Welcome Home benefit concert for Vietnam vets)

We've known each other since we were 16-17 years old.

We played high school football together, hung out during our college years, and then our lives took their turns...as is wont to happen in every life.

He went into the Air Force and ended up at Ramstein AF Base, in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany.

He played football for the base team, until he turned his focus towards boxing.

He became the heavyweight champion.

When he returned to the USA he settled in Las Vegas, and worked as a bartender (in 2 different establishments), as well as a security guard.

As you'll hear in this episode, a near death experience with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (yes...it was a racial profiling against him) led him to focus solely upon bartending...

He became a part owner of a bar called Money Plays.

Money Plays was a local neighborhood bar & video gambling establishment, situated just down the street from The Palms Casino...literally.

Stan called it "...like Cheers on acid" - lol

Within a couple of years, Stan became the sole owner of Money Plays.

An experiment into the world of Live Music became a lifeline to the area's hip hop artists, and it bore a magical event...

The Black Book Sessions.

It was incredible, and it threatened his bar...because... well, you're just gonna have to listen to find out.

IN THIS EPISODE:

6:02 Yeah, when I went vegan, man,

7:24 Yeah, Stan's tripping now.

9:47 You want me to kiss you on the mouth too? 

10:47 You were always a voice for reason - Stan talking about Dar - lol

13:08 Ah, local bar called Money Plays

16:13 It's like "Cheers" on acid 

20:25 A really interesting story that just has to be heard and it has to be told

21:22 We were... longest running "Open Mic" in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

21:38 The Secret to Money Plays' Success

26:19 Stan, Dar and The Video Poker Story

30:08 The Secret to Winning in Vegas

33:06 The Black Book Sessions

33:52 Questlove & Black Thought of The Roots

38:08 We had The Apollo 'West'/Gong Show thing going on.

43:32 Enjoy the music and the art...find the commonality with your fellow man.

48:03 Saggy Pants and it's origin...

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Ramstein Air Force Base

Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Strip

Money Plays

McChord Air Force Base

The Rio

Questlove

Black Thought

The Roots

Apollo Theater

The Gong Show

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 31st anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

Music by Moshae Beats - New York Mentality

Spotify

Facebook

Apple Music

Airbit

Soundcloud

On one hand, he's like any other man his age; however, as soon as you begin to speak with him it's apparent that he's unlike anyone you've ever met.

He started out in the Information Technology (IT) field, but his whole life changed drastically after he took an online course.

We met through a mutual contemporary, and as soon as I spoke with him...I knew I wanted to share his mind with all of you.

Joseph has dedicated his life to improving himself in all areas of his life...and I think that after you hear Part 1 of our conversation, that you'll DEFINITELY want to hear Part 2 as well...

And then you just might find yourself reaching out to see if you can work with him.

You Wouldn't Be The First Person To Do That...

And You Won't Be The Last.

Because like this podcast's tagline - Art is Life & Life is Art - Joe embodies this in full...and in many ways, his Life is the most elegant form of Performance Art.

I Know You're Going To Love This Conversation!!

In This Episode:

7:28       The reason you experience frustration in your business

08:40    People realize that they have more power than they believe.

09:43    The truth about beliefs

10:00    The Ikigai Model

14:25    Everything’s energy

17:35    “You wanna get even trippier…?!” – The meditation of 2016

19:00    “I am the Dot…you are the Dot…everyone listening to this is in that Dot, right now”

19:29    One of Joe’s Core Philosophies

21:46    Life is more complex and complicated

23:06    Turn Down The Glass…?

24:25    Joe quotes “Think and Grow Rich” – Clear Out - - indecision, doubt and fear

25:33    The Source of Negativity?

26:20    Joe’s getting “weird” … or is he?

27:02    The 3 Things Your Brain Does When You Encounter Something or Someone New

29:04    Why you should work with a coach or mentor

30:35    Detachment From The Outcome

31:11     We really did take the "Intellectual LSD"!!

31:55    Talking ‘bout Creative Flow

36:56    The Flow State & Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

39:01    Business and The Art of Improvisation

40:33    The Gift of a Romantic Relationship

41:57    He’s an EMTJ …?

42:51    How to be an effective communicator

52:03    She’s Always A Woman To Me

LINKS MENTIONED:

Ikigai

David Hawkins

Think and Grow Rich

Mihaly Csikszentmikalyi

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

On one hand, he's like any other man his age; however, as soon as you begin to speak with him it's apparent that he's unlike anyone you've ever met.

He started out in the Information Technology (IT)field, but his whole life changed drastically after he took an online course.

We met through a mutual contemporary, and as soon as I spoke with him...I knew I wanted to share his mind with all of you.

Joseph has dedicated his life to improving himself in all areas of his life...and I think that after you hear Part 1 of our conversation, that you'll DEFINITELY want to hear Part 2 as well...

And then you just might find yourself reaching out to see if you can work with him.

You Wouldn't Be The First Person To Do That...

And You Won't Be The Last.

Because like this podcast's tagline - Art is Life & Life is Art - Joe embodies this in full...and in many ways, his Life is the most elegant form of Performance Art.

I Know You're Going To Love This Conversation!!

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In This Episode:

• 4:46 The Jay Abraham connection

• 6:18 Dropping “psychological LSD” – it’s completely safe

• 07:28    Joe’s ‘backpack’ video on YouTube

• 08:11    You’re talking with ME on YOUR Birthday?!

• 10:45    The Robert Dilts Model – making Visualization happen

• 11:57    Questioning how reality works – it’s quite pragmatic

• 14:08    Where did all the rigidity come from?

• 15:49    Releasing the old to make room for the NEW

• 17:01    “Intellectual LSD” - And that little bit of thinking different

• 20:05    The Logical Levels Change – it all started here for Joseph

• 26:08    Psycho Cybernetics – Maxwell Maltz & self-image

• 28:15    Without this skill, you will deteriorate.

• 31:25    Transferring knowledge to help people

• 33:24    Train yourself daily – develop your Capabilities

• 35:27    The Dilts Model – good for rapid growth, transformation, and evolving as a person.

• 37:47    What is this? Is this reality even how it was before?

• 42:29    It became the new consciousness

• 45:31    The truth about beliefs: It has nothing to do with the truth.

• 49:11    The Roof, The Roof, The Roof Is On Fire  aka  How A Spiritual Awakening Set Off Joe’s Fire Alarm

LINKS IN THIS EPISODE:

Jay Abraham

The "backpack" video

Who is Robert Dilts?

The Dilts Model: Logical Levels of Change

Psycho-Cybernetics (book)

Maxwell Maltz

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

21 years old, a bit of an adrenaline junkie, love to push your limits, have fun, enjoy yourself, and your whole life is ahead of you.

Then one day on vacation at the beach, you're body surfing...and you end up breaking your neck.

Your Entire World Is Turned Upside Down.

What do you do?

If you're Rob Oliver, you go inside yourself and ask the hard questions...the deep questions...and then...you channel all that energy you have for your life into this new chapter of your life.

Rob's pretty impressive. He's published 3 books, is a public speaker, an advocate for the disabled community, father of triplets, and happily married for the past 25 years...to the woman who was his girlfriend at the time of his accident!!

In This Episode:

• 3:23 - One of the biggest adjustment points of my life

• 4:32 - A gift wrapped in an injury

• 5:29 - "I don't need anything else”

• 6:51 - Purple swim trunks, aqua pocket, a pink patch, and a neon yellow waistband

• 7:44 - "We need to talk"

• 8:32 - The Foundational Moment in his recovery

• 09:48 - The thing that makes the difference in life

• 11:26 - People with disabilities are first and foremost, people.

• 12:02 - "I feel liberated by my wheelchair."

• 13:23 - Kids says the most amazing things.

• 15:10 - It's all in how you frame it.

• 16:10 - The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and The "Light Bulb Moment"

• 17:46 - My motivational speaking is not run on shame

• 18:58 - I'm not Matt Foley "living in a van down by the river"

• 19:15 - A fetish for domain names…?

• 21:22 - Why not start my own publishing company?

• 21:34 - “Rob? Why on earth did you choose Roman numeral 9?”

• 23:12 - Why Rob thinks you should write a book

• 24:44 - $250,000 worth of domain names

• 25:32 - Necessity is the mother of invention

• 26:44 - No matter what your business…THIS is your REAL business

• 27:40 - Doubled the sales in 10 months – doubled it again in half the time.

• 29:55 - The Amazon “Best Seller” con game

• 35:30 - Rob’s promise to his dying friend

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Rob's website - Your Motivational Speaker

90's Swim Trunks were a trip!

Rob on "Virginia This Morning"

Rob on CTVN's "Real Life"

Chris Farley's EPIC skit on SNL - Matt Foley the Motivational Speaker

The Amazon "Best Seller" con job, story

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

And become one of their leaders, you'd probably tell me "Cool Story, Bro".

Then walk away shaking your head at my ridiculous story.

But that was precisely what happened to my guest, Steven Hassan, one of the world's leading experts on cults.

Once he left the group he began to dive into his studies, and eventually became a skilled therapist, author, TEDx speaker, help dozens of people escape dangerous cults, and he'll soon be a Ph.D.

I think the thing I love the most about his story, is that he didn't let this experience define him...but rather, he chose how he would define IT.

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In This Episode:

3:57       Queens College: Where Steven met his cult

8:05       Leading experts in Chinese brainwashing give him surprising news

11:18    Social Psychology exists – it’s used for bad purposes too often

12:09    Moments of vulnerability – perfect time to recruit into a cult

14:52    Steven’s 2 models: Influence Continuum & B.I.T.E. help you identify a destructive cult

19:21   Thousands of cults in America

21:08    Putin and Russia have been grooming Trump since the 80’s

22:02   Steve read The Mueller Report – Russia influenced the Trump campaign

23:01    The Family – New Apostolic Reformation – Trump’s base

25:10    Voting Trump out is critical, but it’s deeper than just him

33:29    Authoritarianism (Trump, Russia) is using 4th Generation Warfare – stir up confusion

37:09    Reciprocity & Patience usually work in talking with indoctrinated people/cultists

37:45    The truth will be able to withstand the scrutiny of investigation

39:22    Dar tells a crazy story from his cult days

41:22    It’s Your Mind, Control It – Increase Your Self Awareness (a great time to suggest Holosync for meditation)

45:09    Dar & Steven both share how to get someone out of a cult, abusive relationship, etc. – It’s Not Hopeless!!

Books by Steven Hassan

Combatting Cult Mind Control

Releasing The Bonds - Empowering People to Think For Themselves

Freedom of Mind - Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Thoughts & Beliefs

The Cult of Trump - A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control

Steven's website - www.freedomofmind.com

The Moonies/The Unification Movement/Unification Church

"The Family" on Netflix

The Fellowship - in real life.

The Mueller Report (redacted)

Psychological Operations

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

being thrust into the National Spotlight - into the heart of the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement... just because you wanted to go to school... and all of this happens to you at the tender age of 15.

That's what happened to Terrence Roberts.

Terry is one of the members of "The Little Rock Nine", and when he and his fellow students tried to enter Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, they were blocked by the National Guard.

And then they were relentlessly harassed and attacked by the white students, on a daily basis.

Sounds unbelievable?

Just look at the state of our country today.

The more things change, the more they stay the same...

In This Episode:

• 3:21       How Terry kept himself grounded

• 3:59       The most revealing thing he learned

• 5:01       How he protected himself, as a child, from all the uncertainty in his life

• 6:00       The poem that had an impact on him

• 7:25       He recites it from memory – letter perfect

• 9:34       “Have you had speech therapy?”

• 11:04    Dar’s reminded of a racist incident his wife suffered the day of this recording

• 13:01    Terry’s counsel’s a freshman at UCLA – “Racism is your reality”

• 14:49    An idealist, altruistic or a realist?

• 19:23    A quote worth reflecting upon – Always leave room for imagination

• 20:19    Imagining the possibility of being wrong, or doing the unthinkable

• 21:11    The 3 Questions Your Brain Asks Every Time It Deals with Something/Someone New

• 22:06    James Allan MacPherson and Crab Cakes - “A Useful Demonstration of the Etiquette Necessary for Survival on the Secondary Roads Trailing Off the Busy Interstates During Times of Lapses in Essential Areas of Civil Responsibility, Late Summer, 1983.”

• 23:48    Are we doing an episode about this short story?!

• 26:26    The opportunity Life offers all of us…

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

"Invictus" - by William Ernest Henley

Understanding your racial biases

Terrence Roberts Consulting

Imagination - The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Cognitive Psychology

Crabcakes: A Memoir - James Alan McPherson

"A Useful Demonstration of the Etiquette Necessary for Survival on the Secondary Roads Trailing Off the Busy Interstates During Times of Lapses in Essential Areas of Civil Responsibility, Late Summer, 1983.”

The Lizard Brain aka The Amygdala

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

"The Right To Vote"

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

being thrust into the National Spotlight - into the heart of the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement... just because you wanted to go to school... and all of this happens to you at the tender age of 15.

That's what happened to Terrence Roberts.

Terry is one of the members of "The Little Rock Nine", and when he and his fellow students tried to enter Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, they were blocked by the National Guard.

And then they were relentlessly harassed and attacked by the white students, on a daily basis.

Sounds unbelievable?

Just look at the state of our country today.

In This Episode:

• 04:20    How Terry has dealt with his frustrations towards “the futility of war”

• 05:01    The government doesn’t like people to hear the Truth

• 05:48    Walter Brueggemann – An Old Testament scholar describes “The Extraction Economy”

• 07:10    “Unless everyone becomes a realist, nothing's ever gonna change”

• 08:17    Free thought is not encouraged

• 08:59    Germ Theory & the Anti Vax stupidity

• 9:36       Adam Smith, capitalism, the Extraction Economy and Circular Reasoning

• 10:02    Public education doesn’t educate – it has young people accept the status quo – it’s roots are in Victorian England

• 12:00    “Progress can only come when we are willing to imagine something different, something new”

• 12:51    “But to imagine a different society? That is so revolutionary” – look at what’s happening today - 2020

• 14:05   “How could all these people have continued to exist given this reality, knowing that it makes no sense?”

• 14:44    “it's everywhere. It's like water in the ocean. There's no getting away from it.”

• 15:10    How knowing your history grounds you – There is magic in knowing where you are

• 16:34    Terry gets a rude awakening to this world, at the age of 15

• 17:16.   Arm yourself with information – get educated

• 18:46    Terry discovers some disturbing information, during his higher education

• 20:30    A direct way into the inner world of people

• 21:20    Some of the questions Terry asked, that almost got him kicked out of his doctoral studies

• 22:00    How Terry started with all his patients

• 23:04    Moral Man. Immoral Society – a book that shook Terry up.

• 23:34    Group-think and the phenomenon of the Cult of Trump

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Walter Brueggemann

The Extraction Economy

Germ Theory of Disease

3 clips of "The Little Rock Nine":

Robert H. Jackson Center

Pepperdine University

Comedy Central's - Drunk History

Moral Man and Immoral Society

About Terrence Roberts

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's their 30th anniversary, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

NLP & Acting...?

You can't write this...wait...I AM writing this...but it's all true.

Veteran British/American actor Rob Locke is making waves on UK television with ITV late night. One of his recent appearances was captured by a Twitter user, that thought Rob was imitating David Brent of "The Office" (UK Version) ... who was of course played to perfection by Ricky Gervais.

By the next morning the clip had more than 500,000 views, finally totalling more than 2.2 Million views as of this episode.

In Part 2 we dive deeper into that phenomenon, and more!

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IN THIS EPISODE:

3:10       Neuro Linguistic Programming – NLP – The “User Manual for the human mind”

4:08     The map is not the territory

4:56       Rob & The Fortune 500 - “What’s so good about you?”

5:44       Don't think of an elephant

6:44       Your brochures are killing your sales

7:43       Thank you for keeping this 100% British.

9:47       2.1 Million views – Rob’s viral video clip

10:54    The difference between British agents & American agents

13:48    Ricky Gervais tweets: Really? Cheeky fucker

14:18   Same chef.

15:03    I was the guy that broke the Internet,

18:22    Be true to yourself

22:02    You can still discriminate against somebody for being overweight?

26:11    Hollywood tv shows vs New York tv shows

26:43    Did they want to go fat?

27:45    Rob’s dream role

29:27    There is not an actor on the planet who is not typecast

30:24    The Pandemic is affecting Hollywood

32:03    Actors have a reference point – we know how to ride the storm out

33:39    A great time to find your ‘voice’ – no matter your career

34:22    Shout Out to David!

35:18    It's an amazing thing to be able to pursue your dream and do what you love

35:43    You have to have a support system

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

NLP

The Map Is Not The Territory

The clip that went viral

Dr. No

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

And those changes can be accelerated with technology found in Holosync?

Here’s the science you need to know:

Because most of your “problems” originate in your brain, Holosync will allow you to:

End many of the negatives in your life:

• Procrastination, and an inability to follow through
• Stress and overwhelm
• Negative behaviors
• Negative thoughts
• Lack of motivation
• Negative feelings
• Anger problems
• Bad decisions
• Low energy
• Depression
• Brain fog
• Anxiety

And…

Develop many desirable (but difficult to cultivate) human qualities that open the door to many new possibilities for success in your life:

• Laser-beam decision-making abilities
• Increased calmness and inner peace
• Dramatic increases in clarity of mind
• Persistence, greater follow-through
• More confidence and motivation
• Greater creativity, good ideas
• Increased intelligence
• Compassion
• Patience

You can easily see why optimizing your brain will change how you think, feel and act…

...right?

So that good things start to happen automatically, even as old, non-resourceful behaviors fall away.

In Part 2, I go deeper into the science behind Holosync, with Marc.

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In This Episode:

• 05:46 The concept of Threshold

• 06:26 Holosync is like endurance training for your Threshold

• 07:41 What is Threshold?

• 09:18 Increase your Threshold for coping with stress, and every area of your life improves - Including achieving your goals

• 10:03 Don't take my word for it. Get out there and see what it's like - the experience of it

• 12:38 Centerpointe is a cut above all the others

• 14:01 Find something that you that you're passionate about

• 16:18 The Recession of 2008 - Bill worked harder than ever before. Centerpointe survived - most didn't

• 17:11 Meditate like a Zen monk at the touch of a button

• 18:20 Cynicism vs. Skepticism

• 19:57 Holosync is based on Systems Theory and Dissipative Structures

• 20:46 You can run from your ‘stuff’, but it’ll keep showing up at the worst time, in the worst ways

• 22:04 In 8 – 12 weeks significant shifts and improvements in how your system functions

• 23:10 You begin to notice that your awareness begins to expand

• 23:51 Awareness creates choice

• 24:25 Remember “The Matrix”?

• 27:18 Greater Awareness is “The Key”

• 30:10 Be a Happier version of whatever and whoever YOU choose to be

• 31:08 The Best of Centerpointe is yet to come

• 33:51 Over 2.2 million people in the past 30 years have used Holosync

• 35:20 A Special Offer For My Audience

• 38:16 Moments of real clarity – Holosync gives you that

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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Cast Away - Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) monologue..."Who knows what the tide will bring in?"

What Is Holosync?

Bill Harris - Founder of Centerpointe Research Institute & Creator of Holosync

The "Sales Letter" that got me interested

Systems Theory

Dissipative Structures

Ilya Prigogine

Comparative Religion

Swami Vivekananda

Sri Ramakrishna

Order Holosync at a 30% DISCOUNT (The code is DIXON30)

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

(hint: it has a little to do with studying comparative religions)

In this episode I talk with Marc Gilson.

He's the Director of Client Services and Product Development at Centerpointe Research Institute (CRI).

Centerpointe is the sponsor of this podcast.

No... this isn't going to be an 'advertisement' for Centerpointe.

But it is a company that I hold in high regard, that has a proprietary product called Holosync.

And Holosync is a way to meditate, and get all the benefits of meditation, 8 x's faster than with traditional meditation.

Holosync has changed my life for the better in so many ways, that it's hard to explain.

I have never really talked about Holosync or my use of it and I want to share my experiences with you, in hopes of possibly inspiring you too, to enjoy its benefits.

I feel lucky to have them onboard with me during this journey.

Bill Harris was the Founder of Centerpointe, and the creator of Holosync.

Bill died suddenly and unexpectedly in May of 2018.

Marc worked with Bill from almost the very beginning of the company's formation.

Marc has seen the incredible growth, peoples results, he understands how Holosync works:

The creation of “whole-brain thinking,” along with all the improvements in mental clarity, creativity, and focus.

If you’re interested in experiencing more peace, love, success, and happiness?

You owe it to yourself to try Holosync.

In This Episode:

• 03:04    we're not selling tires…so they don't know what kinds of questions to ask

• 04:11    You have to execute your idea - - the universe rewards action.

• 4:45       being clear about your intentions.

• 05:39    Since ’96 – a “kitchen table business”

• 06:45    It was in his family room - The phones were ringing off the hook

• 07:53    Bill was a pioneer of Joint Venture Marketing

• 08:07    Jack Canfield - “Chicken Soup for the Soul”

• 11:29    I'm gonna grow the business

• 12:29    Dr Gerald Oster from Mt. Sinai Medical Center

• 14:37    This is based in reality. This will change your life

• 20:22    Alter brain wave activity just by listening to sound. 

• 23:13    But is it more intense and faster? Yes

• 23:54    The irony of it all

• 27:08    “I already know this shit” - “Then how come you’re suffering so much?”

• 30:24   He's being real, he's being honest

• 31:35    It's really more about trajectories, momentum, rather than a specific path. 

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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Centerpointe's history

Bill Harris

Dr. Gerald Oster - Auditory Beats in the Brain

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is from an interview that I did with a YouTube channel called Film Courage.

Film Courage is on YouTube.

Not only are they cool people, but it's an amazing channel with amazing content. If you have any desires to be in Hollywood and learn more about acting, directing, producing, storytelling, script breakdown, the writing process, even music, you name it.

That's the channel I'd go to.

You’d be well served to go there.

Go over there and check them out.

Subscribe to their channel.

They’re great people.

I love them.

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This is from a clip that I did with them last year in 2019.

I went in there and I thought I was gonna talk about acting, my Hollywood experience, my career, art, the process of character development, you know, all that kind of typical stuff.

And the first question out of the gate turned this entire interview into something that I was not expecting at all.

And actually, I loved.

It was a really “Life is Art & Art is Life” moment, and I'll explain more about that in a subsequent clip.

But in this one here, this is what I found with my own research and my own study, to be the most common trait found in all successful people.

Whether they’re artists, businesspeople, you name it.

And I'm pretty sure it's not what you think it is.

Let's give it a listen.

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE.

To the podcast.

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In This Episode:

• 4:10     Hustling is a Full-Time game

• 4:58       It’s a psychological game, ultimately - Managing your emotions

• 8:07       The most common trait of successful people

• 9:59       You're gonna make mistakes. You're going to.

• 10:40    They’re having the same conversation

• 11:10    Mistakes? Mistakes are a blessing, man

• 11:40    Pain is the greatest teacher there is.

• 12:42    A bullshit narrative.

• 13:43    The impostor syndrome – EVERYONE has it

• 14:21    Eff it… I’m gonna go ahead and do it anyway.

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Share this episode with your friends.

Make sure you subscribe to the podcast.

You don't want to miss out on this.

~ ~ ~

Until next time, remember:

"Art is Life & Life is Art"

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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Film Courage - YouTube

filmcourage.com

Video of this episode HERE

"Think and Grow Rich" - Napoleon Hill

Self Compassion - selfcompassion.org

(with Kristin Neff and Brené Brown)

Julia Cameron (The Artist's Way)

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

Rob and I talk about acting, the acting game, the realities of pursuing an acting career in Hollywood, & how he has become a legend on “Ideal World”.

You gotta love Rob Locke.

In fact, to know him is to love him.

We met on the set of an industrial “commercial” for a defense contractor, almost 8 years ago.

The first thing I noticed was that he was a cut above the other actors.

And…he didn’t take himself too seriously.

He took the work seriously…but not himself.

To me, that’s everything.

The guy’s not full of himself, like most actors are.

I love acting. I love it.

But the one thing that I don’t like about it is dealing with lame, boring, superficial, self-absorbed, insecure, neurotic, actors.

He’s very intelligent, quick witted, and has a natural charm…as you’ll hear in his episodes.

He has an impressive repertoire of characters, voices, and impersonations…much like me.

He’s a kindred spirit.

As we got to know one another better, we noticed that we had many similarities.

One of the most striking was our knowledge of neurolinguistics, influence, persuasion, and sales…and of course, acting, comedy and showmanship.

I’ve never met another actor that shared those interests with me.

He’s never used them for bad purposes, either.

You see, once you learn those topics and then master them, it’s very easy to use them to manipulate people and situations to do… bad things… and to be unscrupulous.

I’ve seen it happen many, many times.

Rob is not “that guy”.

He has integrity.

He’s hilarious.

He’s a good guy.

I think those are the reasons he’s having such a resurgence in his career.

Sometimes your ‘break’ comes from the least likely place… sometimes it’s from something you gave up on years ago.

In This Episode:

7:59          An actor only needs 80 big breaks to make it

9:25       What separates the actors from those that just want to be famous

10:24          Avoiding The Failure Factory

14:09        Mungo Jerry - Mungo Berry Vape Juice

16:30          Rob’s Viral video

18:09      From a dachshund named Smith, to an audience of 2-3 million people

20:38     Is this the real life “David Brent” from The Office?

21:04 Attention Advertisers: You too can reach this Prime Demographic

22:20   Mastery: Makes what he’s doing look undisciplined

22:50   Never change your Art…To thine own self be true

LINKS IN THIS EPISODE:

Scott Sedita Studio

Mungo Jerry Berry Vape Juice

The Viral Video

More Clips of Rob’s Brilliance

And some more

And a little more

To Thine Own Self Be True

Neurolinguistics

Influence and Persuasion

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

For over 25 years, kenmccarthy.com is where the world’s smartest entrepreneurs go when they want to sort fact from fiction in online marketing, discover time-proven direct response strategies and tactics, and see beyond the curve to the next wave of innovation.

He is a Princeton graduate, has spent time working in the financial markets on Wall Street, a Direct Response Marketer, and one of the creators of the Commercialization of the Internet...he had a direct hand in helping to shape the internet that we have today.

In 2002 he started The System Club, to help aspiring entrepreneurs take their business ideas online. His no bs approach, honesty, simplicity, and pragmatism, made it an almost overnight success.

Almost every single person that is successful online, has a direct link with Ken, or is 1 degree of separation from him.

We met in 2018 in Chicago, at his System Seminar Reunion. One of the reasons I've started this podcast is a direct result of that weekend.

In Part 2 of our conversation we discuss:

• 4:26       How a junk book bin changed the course of his life and the internet, forever

• 6:47       How his wife’s cookbook, started his journey into the internet

• 8:05     3 parts of Ken are stimulated… “this is gonna be incredible”

• 8:40       Who the hell is Marc Andreessen?

• 10:10   Lesson: Create it, Support it, and PROMOTE it = Success

• 13:22    Marc’s vision VS. Ken’s vision

• 17:27    Ken’s study of neuroscience at Princeton

• 19:52   Donald J. Trump snorts Adderall & other amphetamines

• 21:02    Nazi Germany and amphetamine abuse – Just like Trump today.

• 24:19   “Think and Grow Rich” – Mastermind Group

• 26:35    The Mastermind is where The Magic happens

• 31:10    The System – don’t risk everything on the first roll of the dice

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

"Mail Order Know How"

Direct Response Marketing

Bettina's books (his wife)

Boardwatch Magazine

Marc Andreessen

Netscape

Rick Boyce

Mark Graham

Hotwired

Jazz on the Tube

Harvey Averne

Donald J. Trump snorts Adderall (speed)

Think and Grow Rich

The System Club

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

For over 25 years, kenmccarthy.com is where the world’s smartest entrepreneurs go when they want to sort fact from fiction in online marketing, discover time-proven direct response strategies and tactics, and see beyond the curve to the next wave of innovation.

He is a Princeton graduate, has spent time working in the financial markets on Wall Street, a Direct Response Marketer, and one of the creators of the Commercialization of the Internet...he had a direct hand in helping to shape the internet that we have today.

In 2002 he started The System Club, to help aspiring entrepreneurs take their business ideas online. His no bs approach, honesty, simplicity, and pragmatism, made it an almost overnight success.

Almost every single person that is successful online, has a direct link with Ken, or is 1 degree of separation from him.

We met in 2018 in Chicago, at his System Seminar Reunion. One of the reasons I've started this podcast is a direct result of that weekend.

Part 1 conversations include:

• 4:43     Leave Room For The Magic

• 8:08       The Wall St. Years

• 9:40       The “Belly of the Beast” = 10 Financial MBA’s

• 11:25    “I can learn anything” with books

• 12:52    No linear path in the real world

• 13:50    We still have the capacity to learn like that

• 18:19    American vs Cuban cultures and Hollywood’s narrative

•  20:32   A sinister, corporate surveillance machine

• 21:43    Ken’s contribution to the Internet as we know it

• 22:45    The original purpose of the Internet

• 25:12   Henry Daiken & 3220 Sacramento Street

• 26:48   Geography Is Destiny – go to where the action is

• 28:01    The meeting that started it all

• 29:27    The Ultimate Metric of the Entire Internet

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Henry Dakin & 3220 Sacramento Street

Henry's Obituary

Wall Street in 1981

Think You're Too Old To Learn New Tricks?

The Amazing Fertility of The Older Mind

Jazz on the Tube - one of Ken's passion's.

A Wise Man Speaks about Ken

Time Magazine (2014) - Ken McCarthy & the Click Through banner

Where we were in 1994

When The Commercial Web Was Born -(Ken's historic talk - 1994)

kenmccarthy.com

The System Club

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

In Part 3 of The Hoyt Richards Experience we go into more detail about the cult, and the most difficult part...the Recovery...Putting his life back together.

• 4:40   You can’t have one without the other

• 6:14     It gets dark, man

• 6:31     David R. Seaman, DC, MS, is an asshole

• 8:32     I don’t give a damn what it takes

• 9:16     The antidote to shame

• 10:51    Hoyt’s financial contribution

• 12:44   It’s no joke

• 13:27    Why he and I are talking about this

• 14:13   It’s a beautiful thing

• 15:49    Do you really wanna be known as Cult Boy?

• 16:49   Hey “Waco” … “Cult babies”

• 18:20    Been talking about it for a while now

• 19:02    These things leave a mark

• 19:38    Art saved my Life

• 21:33   Where did that come from?

• 23:01    Nobody gets out of here alive

• 23:38  Creepy Daddy

• 25:15   Hoyt’s favorite Einstein quote

• 26:48  The Shaman’s saying

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

David R. Seaman (click on the YouTube link)

Brene Brown

Brene Brown's TED Talk

What is $5M worth in 2020?

Art Therapy works

Creativity and Recovery: The Mental Health Benefits of Art Therapy

No One Here Gets Out Alive (a short video I created)

How To Stop Taking Yourself So Seriously

Laughter: The Best Medicine

"Creepy Dad" T-Mobile Commercial

Einstein quote

~~~

YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

Hoyt is a long time friend, an actor, writer, producer, Princeton graduate, the first male Supermodel...and a guy that got involved in a pseudo religious, doomsday cult. In fact, that's how we met and became friends.

See?

Even in the midst of a shit situation like a cult, a beautiful lifelong friendship can form.

In this episode we discuss...

• 3:05       The game changed

• 5:01       Aliens Among Us

• 6:55       How did this happen to you?

• 9:00       How they get their hooks into you

• 10:45    Reciprocity – Robert Cialdini

• 14:05   What they really mean

• 14:38    The crux of brainwashing

• 16:05    A very dangerous mechanism

• 16:55    Anyone at Anytime

• 17:45    Are you in or are you out?

• 18:21    Leaders of The New Age, Baby!

• 19:46    Now you’re seeing the truth

• 21:06    Journey: How the world can be…people can do horrible things to each other

• 22:55    Gotta go through Hell before you get to Heaven

• 23:58    Dude…I think we were in a cult

• 26:07    The fallout from our group

• 27:14    Over 10,000 active cults in America today

• 27:49   Empowered by the experience

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Aliens Among Us

6 Principles of Persuasion

Robert Cialdini

The cult expert - Steven Hassan

Carl Jung

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

Hoyt is a long time friend, an actor, writer, producer, Princeton graduate, the first male Supermodel...and a guy that got involved in a pseudo religious, doomsday cult. In fact, that's how we met and became friends.

See?

Even in the midst of a shit situation like a cult, a beautiful lifelong friendship can form.

In this episode we discuss...

• 5:07       Hoyt talks about his years at Princeton

• 6:25       He gets discovered…?

• 8:08       Fell in his lap

• 9:26       Commercials were his start

• 10:09    I don’t look like those guys

• 10:54    Lighting and camera angles are everything

• 11:34   Ford Models and Bruce Weber

• 12:45   I’ve got a test on Wednesday

• 14:40    You need a little bit of luck

• 16:01   The principle of scarcity

• 17:25    The Fashion Industry goes in cycles

• 18:26   Keeping perspective on his career

• 19:30    The female Supermodels were coming up, too

• 20:44    "Mashed potatoes" & Cindy Crawford

• 22:10    Hoyt starts to notice his “bread & butter”

• 23:23    The Pareto Principle

• 23:58    Where Hoyt’s drive to succeed came from

• 24:36   Nantucket and Frederick von Mierers

• 26:02    Free beer?!

• 26:30    New York City, fabulous friends & Studio 54

• 27:42    The Scotch Tape Bikini

• 28:24    It was a “Start Up”

• 29:35    The Ruth Montgomery connection

• 30:06    From serious journalism to “automatic writing” – 7 Best Sellers

• 31:05    Entering the Weird Zone

• 32:29    The beginning of The New Age Movement

• 33:15    Good amongst the Bad – Shades of Gray

• 35:04    Eternal Values

• 35:26    Ruth consults her “guides” about Freddy

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Nantucket Island

Ford Models

Bruce Weber

Scarcity

Steve Lundquist

Jeff Aquilon

The Original Supermodels

The Pareto Principle

Studio 54

Ruth Montgomery

"Strangers Among Us"

"Aliens Among Us"

~~~

YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

Josh is an actor, writer, producer, and you'll recognize him from Nickelodeon's "All That", where was the only original cast member to remain through all 6 seasons,

You can see him in "Await the Dawn", a new horror film starring Dee Wallace, Bruce Davison, and Josh.

In this episode we talk about...

• 2:40       It’s tough being a child actor

• 4:21       Josh graduated high school…it was different

• 6:08       A lot of pressure to perform and to excel

• 6:49       Didn’t go to the prom?!

• 7:46       What happened after “All That”

• 8:29     The artist formerly known as Dar

• 9:46     Josh reveals his audition attitude back then

• 10:27    Josh gets real

• 11:12    The effect of the Writer’s Strike in 2000 & reality tv

• 12:41    Money doesn’t last forever

• 13:15   Too much freedom, not enough supervision

• 14:37    Two very different places

• 15:15   Grinding away on set…for more work

• 16:01    You are running a business

• 18:02    A most challenging business

• 18:58    Running into each other after 15 years

• 21:45    The Mastermind call

• 22:59    LA gets an unfair label

• 23:55    What the fuck am I doing?

• 24:38    Don’t make it weird, bro

• 25:52   Good friends & buddies on the journey

• 26:40    This isn’t a recruitment call

• 28:41    What Josh is up to these days

• 31:16    Back end points?

• 35:31    Adversity makes you more well rounded

• 36:30    That spark of madness

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

University of Nebraska High School

Writers Guild of America talks fall apart

Hustling for work on set

Think and Grow Rich

Mastermind

NOT - - MLM

Ken McCarthy

Mark Graham

Marc Andreessen

Netscape

Dee Wallace

Bruce Davison

Await The Dawn

Only given a tiny spark of madness

~~~

YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

This is Part 1 of a 2 Part episode.

Josh is an actor, writer, producer, and you'll recognize him from Nickelodeon's "All That", where was the only original cast member to remain through all 6 seasons,

You can see him in "Await the Dawn", a new horror film starring Dee Wallace, Bruce Davidson, and Josh.

In Part 1 we discuss...

• 3:32    A dangerous call

• 4:11     Josh tells how he got started in Hollywood

• 5:00    Jewish gypsies

• 6:51     All great friendships have to end

• 9:28    The Thomas Guide (old skool AF !!)

• 10:28   A full blown adventure

• 11:01   How Josh got on “All That”

• 12:31    “Scooter”

• 14:29   A kids Saturday Night Live

• 15:29   Nationwide search for the cast

• 16:54   Still popular after all these years

• 18:15    Having kids perform & have chemistry?

• 19:42    Opportunity meets Preparation

• 21:16    So much rejection

• 22:53   You gotta need this in your soul

• 24:10    Focus on what you can control

• 25:42    Good to be transparent about acting

• 26:20    Josh discusses his characters

• 29:30    Amazing directors, writers, producers

• 30:15   “Josh enters in a dress…”

• 31:19    Finding their comedic voice

• 32:59   How we met

• 33:52  Trying to not sound bitter at parties

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Thomas Guide

"All That"

Acting Is So Much More Than It Appears

Detective Dan

Walter "The Ear Boy"

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YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

LaTanya & Sam have known my wife for years. LaTanya attended my father in law's (Rev. Dr. Ralph David Abernathy) church, way back in the day...as they say.

She spoke with me while she was still performing 8 shows a week on Broadway, in "To Kill A Mockingbird" - a huge undertaking for any actor.

It wasn't her first time on Broadway, she'd been nominated for a Tony Award in 2014 for her work in "A Raisin in the Sun".

We've been friends for many years, and I was happy to get a chance to talk with her.

• 4:12       This is family

• 5:12       LaTanya and Sam are doing a documentary “Enslaved”

• 6:33       A reading dedicated to the Apollo launch

• 8:16       ABC News – “1969”

• 9:19       “Then you meet Atlanta”

• 11:52    To Kill A Mockingbird – breaking records

• 14:21    Sworn to secrecy

• 15:17    LaTanya & Sam, The Tony Awards, and American Theatre

• 17:23    Art is Life & Life is Art

• 18:55    Perceived superiority

• 19:26    Sam’s 70th Birthday Party – It Was Epic!

• 20:30    Stevie Wonder

• 21:40   Why I love her - LaTanya is so down to earth

• 22:20    Wait!

• 23:23    Only gonna be the famous people that I know

• 24:17    John Singleton

• 25:40   Behind the scenes with “A Raisin in the Sun”

• 26:38    An Exclusive Announcement

• 28:56    Did we talk about anything artistic?

• 29:29    LaTanya discusses how she and Aaron Sorkin crafted her character CALPURNIA

• 30:14   No one ever asked what the African American is actually thinking

• 30:34    The “Magic Negro”

• 31:11    Watching Harper Lee interviews

• 31:54    That word – 500 times a night…

• 33:04    It’s exhausting

• 33:32    We discuss White Privilege 

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

"Enslaved"

"1969 - Season 1 Episode 1 - Moonshot"

Ralph David Abernathy Freeway

To Kill a Mockingbird Breaks 118-Year Broadway Box Office Record

Sam's Birthday Party

John Singleton

Aaron Sorkin & LaTanya discuss "Mockingbird"- NPR (watch the video)

~~~

YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

dardixon.com

"We Shall Overcome" is performed by The Morehouse College Glee Club & directed by Dr. David E. Morrow **

~~~

Who is Juanita Abernathy and why is she more instrumental to the Civil Rights Movement, than even Rosa Parks?

Stop what you're doing.

Listen to these episodes.

Because Juanita Jones Abernathy was an American Hero & A Civil Rights Movement LEGEND.

This is the last interview Juanita Abernathy gave in her life. She was my mother in law, one of the great leaders of the American Civil Rights Movement....

And

The Greatest Human Being I've Ever Known

R.I.P. Mother ... you done good.

You inspired me to be a better man, husband, son, brother, friend, uncle, cousin, and Human Being.

All My Love,

Dar

In This Episode:

• 5:20       Sergeant Abernathy’s entire battalion is wiped out

• 5:43       Reverend (RDA) had doubts?

• 6:24       How can America treat us like this?

• 6:47       Dar is humbled by their courage

• 7:07       America talks about everyone but “herself”

• 7:38       How to lead people

• 8:31       They discuss the plight of the Black American soldier upon their return to the USA, after war

• 10:01    I’m not gonna cross MY heart, and tell a lie…

• 10:13    It’s NOT Liberty & Justice For All

• 10:41    Where is my Liberty and where is my Justice?

• 12:20    The thought in the back of Dar’s mind

• 13:20    Dar asks what people can do TODAY

• 15:06   Saved the best for last

• 16:01    MLK & RDA never made it a theocratic/religious Movement

• 17:22   Jesus Christ wasn’t a white man

• 18:52    Juanita calls Rep. John Lewis’ (D) GA office – Trump can’t read!

• 19:38   Dar discusses Trump’s criminality

• 21:30    Trump owes Putin and the Russian Mafia - - Forever

• 23:30    Discussing Trump’s criminality

• 26:16    Juanita discusses what needs to happen today

SELECTED LINKS IN THIS EPISODE:

The Korean Conflict

Five Truths About Black History

The Racial Implications of the Pledge of Allegiance

Viola Liuzzo

My wife Donzaleigh (Don-za-lay) on NPR: Remembering Rev. Ralph David Abernathy 50 Years After Resurrection City Came Down

Russian Money Helped Save Trump’s Business

The Moscow Project - Investigating Trump’s involvement in Russian attacks on our Democracy

Rep. John Lewis

~~~

YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

"We Shall Overcome" is performed by The Morehouse College Glee Club & directed by Dr. David E. Morrow **

~~~

Who is Juanita Abernathy and why is she more instrumental to the Civil Rights Movement, than even Rosa Parks?

Stop what you're doing.

Listen to these episodes.

Because Juanita Jones Abernathy was an American Hero & A Civil Rights Movement LEGEND.

~~~~~~~~~~

This is Part 1 of a 2 Part episode -

The Juanita Abernathy Experience.

This is the last interview Juanita Abernathy gave in her life. She was my mother in law, one of the great leaders of the American Civil Rights Movement....

And

The Greatest Human Being I've Ever Known

R.I.P. Mother ... you done good.

You inspired me to be a better man, husband, son, brother, friend, uncle, cousin, and Human Being.

All My Love,

Dar

In This Episode:

• 7:42       Juanita talks about the Selma to Montgomery march

• 8:54       The KKK bombed her home

• 11:04    Her story moves Dar to tears

• 11:32   Still fighting the Good Fight

• 11:40    Viola Liuzzo came to help black folks get the voting polls

• 13:39    The racists were having a fit

• 14:15    Juanita talks about lynching parties

• 15:00   Discussing the lynching of a young black man in Atlanta, 2016

• 16:25    Cry “Holy”

• 17:08    The more things change, the more they stay the same

• 18:03    Don’t get too comfortable

• 19:02    Dar discusses the effects of the 2016 election on his wife

• 19:33   We can’t stop speaking out

• 21:06    Juanita meets Viola Liuzzo’s children

• 22:03    Racism has always been a part of America

• 23:23   Juanita talks about Rosa Park’s arrest & The Montgomery Bus Boycott

• 25:06   From the buses to station wagons

• 26:28    The power of nonviolent protest

• 28:43    Why she renounced the Pledge of Allegiance

• 29:30    What her husband had to say about it

• 30:32   She overheard her mother say this prayer every night

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Juanita Abernathy - National Park Services

Juanita Abernathy - Wikipedia page

Selma to Montgomery March

Picture of her house after the bombing (scroll to the bottom of the article)

Viola Liuzzo

Donzaleigh Abernathy (Don-za-lay) - my wife's book "Partners to History"

"And The Walls Came Tumbling Down" - RDA - my father in laws autobiography

Rosa Parks

Montgomery Bus Boycott

~~~

YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.



Born in Tehran.

Yes, Iran.

He's moved over 80 times.

He escaped the Iranian Revolution with literally the clothes on his back, and we're not lying... He even found himself in a cult.

Through every crazy thing that's happened against insane odds...

He's been succeeding in life and in Hollywood for almost 30 years.

People with boring lives have boring stories.

Nothing boring here.

This is - The Art of Being Dar

~~

This is Part 3 of a 3 Part episode titled "My Story", that I did with Marc Gilson of Centerpointe Research Institute (CRI), the sponsor of this podcast.

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

(Just click on the link to receive your copy!!)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

~~~

In this last part we wrap things up, and I share what's on the horizon...

• 3:44 If it’s gonna happen, it’s on me
• 4:03 I can not stand to feel this bad anymore
• 5:47 The map is not the territory
• 6:31 It is what It is
• 8:15 Dar explains what he likes about Centerpointe
• 9:25 Oh God, I’m making him feel weird about this
• 10:33 We discuss Bill Moyers interview of Joseph Campbell – “The Power of Myth”
• 10:56 Marc explains why he likes My Story
• 12:50 There is no separation between you and what you’re experiencing
• 13:18 Dar is on Centerpointe’s Panel of Experts
• 14:43 An audition is just a lottery ticket…I still gotta dance for my supper
• 15:30 All I can do is Serve the most people…if I can do that, I’m doing pretty good.
• 16:01 Dar discusses “The Dark Night of The Soul”
• 17:02 Play - Full Out
• 17:40 Dar tells a story about his first interaction with Bill…via email
• 20:02 He’s right…Self Honesty
• 22:25 Dar salutes Bill, in Farsi
• 23:09 How my podcast got started
• 23:54 Auditioning, the casting process, and…my game plan
• 26:22 How Dar learned to feel better
• 28:53 Keep perspective
• 30:55 Words of wisdom from Marc’s grandfather
• 31:20 People and their stories…Made the difference for Marc
• 34:32 The most ironic thing of all
• 36:34 A crowd pleaser & A money maker
• 37:28 How to find my podcast The Art of Being Dar
• 38:09 My mother in law’s last interview – The Juanita Abernathy Experience
• 39:02 Looking for a Saint
• 41:11 Dar’s favorite Ralph David Abernathy quote

Selected Links From The Episode:

"15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

Centerpointe

The Map Is Not the Territory

Bill Moyers - Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth

Dar's Centerpointe Expert's Page

Dark Night of the Soul

Downtown Women's Center

Southern California Ceasefire Committee

2nd Call

Positive Results Corporation

Phenomenal Angels

Juanita Jones Abernathy

Rev. Dr. Ralph David Abernathy

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Coretta Scott King

~~~

Centerpointe Research Institute - CRI - centerpointe.com is the sponsor for The Art of Being Dar - with Dar Dixon, and I'm excited to be working with them.

I've meditated with their flagship product, Holosync, for over a decade. I can't recommend Holosync or Centerpointe, enough.

They're great people, a great company, and they've got great products.

Click HERE for your free copy of "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

dardixon.com

Born in Tehran.

Yes, Iran.

He's moved over 80 times.

He escaped the Iranian Revolution with literally the clothes on his back, and we're not lying... He even found himself in a cult.

Through every crazy thing that's happened against insane odds...

He's been succeeding in life and in Hollywood for almost 30 years.

People with boring lives have boring stories.

Nothing boring here.

This is - The Art of Being Dar.

~~

This is Part 2 of a 3 Part episode titled "My Story", that I did with Marc Gilson of Centerpointe Research Institute (CRI), the sponsor of this podcast.

~~~

YOUR FREE GIFT!!

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

“15 Minute Rescue & Renew” will help you:

• Collect your emotions
• Reset your entire day
• Set a new pattern…

…for handling stressful situations in the future.

​​Now you can totally reset your day in 15 minutes or less!

​15 Minute Rescue & Renew uses powerful Holosync technology (embedded beneath a soothing musical track with gentle ocean sounds) to alter brainwave states, bringing your brain down to…

​…a calm and tranquil “theta” state (feelings of deep relaxation and contentment).

​In addition, 15 Minute Rescue & Renew begins with a brief audible guide followed by powerful affirmations––recorded in Centerpointe’s proprietary Autofonix™ encoding technology…

…composed exclusively for this amazing soundtrack.

(Just click HERE to receive your copy)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

In this section of the conversation we dive a little deeper into My Story...

• 2:52 You're dealing with a sociopath, borderline psychopath, here.
• 4:10 Full commitment
• 4:51 It’s fabulous
• 5:59 A “Walk-in”
• 6:49 Is that not a fantastic line of BS, or what?!
• 7:28 The Social Register & Frederick von Mierers
• 7:54 Where the rubber meets the road
• 8:56 So easy to be mislead
• 9:34 Marc has a unique perspective – studied comparative religion
• 10:23 Skeptical not Cynical
• 11:19 Kicked out of a cult?!
• 11:58 Freddie’s Dead
• 12:33 In a cult, your life’s not your own
• 12:52 There’s Hell to pay
• 13:26 Never have this chance again
• 13:57 I was miserable
• 14:30 Meeting Tony Robbins and his family
• 14:51 Always wanted to be an actor
• 15:35 Got my Screen Actors Guild card on my first audition
• 16:41 Found freedom through my art
• 17:37 Joy and Freedom
• 18:12 You’re gonna pay me to do this?!
• 19:07 Dar discusses the stats on “working actors”
• 20:09 I just don’t quit, man – resilient
• 21:01 Bill was resilient…an emotional martial artist
• 21:51 Me & “Johnny Supermodel” work it out
• 22:16 Dude…I think we were in a cult.
• 23:08 If you can’t laugh at yourself…call me…I’ll laugh at you
• 23:39 The Crazy 8 loop
• 25:12 How Dar survived
• 26:16 Bill and I share something
• 27:12 If anything, man you undersold it
• 25:29 Instructions don’t apply to me
• 28:50 Bill was the king of rule benders
• 30:20 Is there like a CA... Cults Anonymous?
• 31:00 OMG…I’m on my own
• 32:31 Keep it in perspective
• 34:36 Putting my life back together 

Selected Links From The Episode:

"15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

Centerpointe Research Institute

Walk-in

Social Register

Comparative Religion

Skeptical NOT Cynical

Tony Robbins

SAG-AFTRA

Americans For The Arts

National Endowment for the Arts

Hoyt Richards - First male supermodel

Cult Expert - Steve Hassan

Centerpointe Research Institute - CRI - centerpointe.com is the sponsor for The Art of Being Dar - with Dar Dixon, and I'm excited to be working with them.

I've meditated with their flagship product, Holosync, for over a decade. I can't recommend Holosync or Centerpointe, enough.

They're great people, a great company, and they've got great products.

Click HERE for your free copy of "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

dardixon.com

Dar is half Iranian, half American white boy.

Born in Tehran.

Yes, Iran.

He's moved over 80 times.

He escaped the Iranian Revolution with literally the clothes on his back, and we're not lying... He even found himself in a cult.

Through every crazy thing that's happened against insane odds...

He's been succeeding in life and in Hollywood for almost 30 years.

People with boring lives have boring stories.

Nothing boring here.

This is - The Art of Being Dar

~~

Centerpointe Research Institute creates neuro-audio tools like Holosync, and online personal development programs to help you become your happiest, healthiest You.

It's Centerpointe's 30th anniversary this year, and they're celebrating by giving away one of their most popular soundtracks.

It's called "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

(Just click on the link to receive your copy!!)

This is exclusive to the listeners of The Art of Being Dar.

This is an interview that I did with Marc Gilson, Director of Client Services for CRI.

One day not too long ago, I was talking with Marc and MaryEllen Tribby - CEO of CRI - and we decided to have Marc do an interview with me.

I jumped at the idea because I didn't want to just do a "monologue" of My Life Story into a microphone...ugh!

It was almost a 2 hour interview, so I decided to break it up into 3 parts.

In this part of it we discuss:

• 4:21 Don't make it weird, bro

• 5:00 How my parents met

• 5:56 There were Chinese & Iranians in Utah, in the 1950’s?

• 7:58 On the same day?!

• 8:55 The town I consider “home…where I grew up”

• 10:55 The move to Iran

• 11:31 Shiraz is our new home

• 12:32 Boarding School?

• 13:07 Life as we know it, is changed forever

• 14:05 Are we going to Disneyland, or what?

• 14:39 My father is gonna get killed

• 15:27 That’s definitely not normal, right?

• 15:45 Half Great Satan – Half Axis of Evil

• 17:08 We look like white boys, but have distinctly Iranian names

• 18:06 Little League Baseball and The Good ‘Ol Boy

• 19:06 A Dar Is Born

• 19:45 Things start getting racist, bigoted, prejudiced, and… homophobic?

• 21:13 My nature is…

• 22:17 Sometimes it gets to that

• 22:48 I have not talked about this before publicly

• 25:55 These guys are gonna kill me

• 28:51 How to clear a room

• 30:27 Traumatic Brain Injury and Division One Football

• 31:09 I’m going to Southern California!

• 31:46 Hare Krishna’s and vegetarianism

• 32:37 Who is this jagoff?

• 33:20 Self-medicating

• 34:45 100% a sociopath

• 37:01 I was a “mark”

To Be Continued in Part 2...

Selected Links From The Episode

"15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

Centerpointe Research Institute

My Expert Page at Centerpointe

Website

Logan, UT

Where Dad met Mom

Elopement Happened Here

My "Hometown"

Where A Dar Was Born

Shiraz, Iran

Division I Football

San Diego

Hare Krishna's

A "mark"

~~~

Centerpointe Research Institute - CRI - centerpointe.com is the sponsor for The Art of Being Dar - with Dar Dixon, and I'm excited to be working with them.

I've meditated with their flagship product, Holosync, for over a decade. I can't recommend Holosync or Centerpointe, enough.

They're great people, a great company, and they've got great products.

Click HERE for your free copy of "15 Minute Rescue and Renew"

dardixon.com