Episode 7.5: Wingnut Ray
In this bonus episode with NYC photographer Michael DiDonna, David and Michael retell the story of their unlikely meeting of a guy named Wingnut Ray and his wife Beverly deep in the heart of the Australian Outback.
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Episode 7: Michael DiDonna
David talks to NYC based photographer and NOLS alum Michael DiDonna. They discuss his early beginnings on wanting to become an artist, his time on a semester long course through the Australian Outback and how the life lessons in the bush helped his career as an entrepreneur and professional photographer. Plus, Mike divulges the amazing story of his “passion project” and David and Mike even share a few of their favorite NOLS stories.
SHOW NOTES:
Michael DiDonna: michaeldidonna.com
National Outdoor Leadership School: nols.edu/en/
Raphael Mazzucco: raphaelmazzucco.nyc
Yusef Lateef: yuseflateef.com
Episode 6: Josh Shalek
David talks to cartoonist Josh Shalek, author of Falling Rock National Park, about learning his craft through the works of Bill Watterson, Bill Amend, and Gary Larson, how growing up in the southwest became his setting for Falling Rock, and how transitioning from a daily strip helped free him up to the possibility of larger stories. Plus, David checks in with Northampton filmmaker Ali Kasemkhani to talk about his upcoming premiere of his new film “Number Two.”
SHOW NOTES:
Ali Kasemkhani: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013481108159
Number Two: youtube.com/watch?v=1uUexn17l6w
Josh Shalek: joshshalek.com
Bill Watterson: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Watterson
Calvin & Hobbes: calvinandhobbes.com
Bill Amend: foxtrot.com
Gary Larson: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Larson
Episode 4: Mike Roberts
David talks with ANCIENT EI8HT Managing Partner, Mike Roberts about his early days of growing up around Detroit basketball royalty, how his Ivy League basketball career at Cornell University opened a door into the sports industry, and why an entrepreneur’s curiosity can provide significant value to large organizations like the NFL and the NBA.
SHOW NOTES:
Buckminster Fuller: bfi.org
ANCIENT EI8HT: ancientei8ht.com
Cornell University: cornell.edu
NBA: nba.com
NFL: nfl.com
NHL: nhl.com
Premier League: premierleague.com
Baloncesto Superior Nacional Puerto Rico: bsnpr.com
Episode 3: Bernadett Vajda
David talks to New York City based model, image, and stylist consultant Bernadett Vajda. They discuss how a Facebook post about mindset and achieving goals reconnected them, the personal tragedies they both had to overcome, starting a business during the financial crisis, and how helping others is the key to becoming our best selves. David even asks Bernadett for fashion advice.
SHOW NOTES:
Naropa University: naropa.edu
Allen Ginsberg: allenginsberg.org
A Supermarket in California: youtube.com/watch?v=VTnNQhmuQnU
Kaddish (For Naomi Ginsberg): youtube.com/watch?v=jlKilmEx6po
Bernadett Vajda: bernadett.net
John Travolta
Five Men Who Broke My Heart by Susan Shapiro: amazon.com/Five-Men-Who-Broke-Heart/dp/0385337795
Tony Robbins
Komera: komera.org
Bottomless Closet: bottomlessclosetnyc.org
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