Citizen44 With Mark Arinsberg

Bishop Mayfield was born in Harlem, New York right after WWII where he would experience some of the same intolerance and racism still strong in American culture today. Raised by foster parents and leaving home at fifteen, Bishop would take his inspired experiences of sneaking into the Apollo Theater to fuel his love of music. After meeting Buddy Miles and seeing Jimi Hendrix live a few times, Bishop would seek out his own signature music career that would take him from playing in the clubs of New York to Canada then West to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Monterey where he would find his people at the Monterey Bay Blues Festival. After reestablishing a connection to his former wife, Bishop would finally put down roots and settle in Southern Oregon where he's been for over a decade.

Marla Estes is making her second appearance on the C44 Podcast and this time she's flying solo. Since we last heard from Marla, she's been hard at work educating folks through on either side of the political divide in the ways of emotional intelligence and critical thinking. Her focus has been to empower individuals to be able to see the value in all opinions and look at the information pragmatically versus emotionally. Through demonstrating the value of a dialectic examination, Marla has been able to convince people to take a deeper look and a step back to form educated determinations and value judgements about how they really feel on any given subject through the power of discernment while remaining calm, composed and in control. Her valuable insights and training have helped people enjoy more fulfilling and mutually beneficial relationships while uncovering the true nature of people and allowing them to take a look at themselves. Building Bridgers - Moving Beyond Left & Right - www.buildingbridgers.com

Tora Woloshin has spent her life in pursuit of her singing career and the acceptance of her unrelenting personality. Born in California then raised by her mother in Arizona, Tora would find great difficulty in school as her uniqueness shone through and was not well received by her peers. After making a deal with her mother to get her GED, a full time job and go after her singing career, Tora dropped out of high school and headed down the path of exploring her gift for music. Coming up against great challenges and obstacles, Tora has found pockets of success that lead her to Simon Cowell and the show X-Factor where she would finally get her chance to shine. She has also reconnected with her father late in life and is not living with him in the Bay Area where she is happy and fulfilled. Citizen44 with Mark Arinsberg is a Listener Supported Presentation.

Adey Bell has been an Ashland resident on and off for about twelve years. Raised by a father who believed in the ways of the Christian Scientist church and a mother who stayed more in the realm of intellectualism, both being professional musicians, Adey found herself torn between wanting the ways of her father to save her from illness as a small child and her mothers sensibility to get her the medical attention she needed leaving her in a quest for good health for almost thirty years. After consensually dropping out of high school to pursue a career of cosmetology, Adey began to mold her life as an independent creative person forging her way in the world as only she could do. Adey is now a successful artist, musician, songwriter and spiritual guide amongst other things. To find out more about her Google Oracle 88.

Curtis Smith knew exactly what he wanted to do with his life after his teacher Phil West led Curtis through a control room full of recording gear. Love at first sight. This took Curtis on a path that would lead him from an internship at American records where he folded press releases and ran errands to finally landing the dream gig at Interscope Records where he began to work side-by-side with some of the biggest names in the music business. Curtis has spent his life in service of recording artists the likes of Johnny Cash, Marilyn Manson and No Doubt. In the hay day of the late nineties Curtis helped launch and develop many household named acts while creating his own public relations firm called Maelstrom PR which is still going strong today. I also check in with my dad for the first time since coming to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Long time friend Gary Kout talks about producing projects with the incredibly talented team of Drea Cooper and Zackary Canepari on their latest award winning Netfix Original documentary film project, Fire In Paradise about the devastating wildfire that leveled the town of Paradise in Northern California just over one year ago. Gary talks about how the project came to be and the unexpected results hit home hard with him and made its way to the Ashland, Oregon Film Festival. Gary also talks a bit about the success of a Netflix relationship and how the industry has changed in some ways for the better as far as how many people are now seeing other projects he's worked on like Flint Town.

This is the first show both recorded and aired from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Both Tanya O'Conner and Charlie Hurley have dedicated their lives to the betterment of humankind in a variety of ways including but not limited to education and the healing arts. Through their own self education, hard work and a desire to see the world become a better place fo all especially those who are less fortunate, Tanya and Charlie have taken on the monumental task of giving people a much needed opportunity to live better and feel better about themselves. It was an honor and privilege to have them both on this very special C44 Show. www.celtic-touch.com

Mimi is the youngest guest on the Citizen44 podcast. She candidly shares some of her earliest childhood memories as well as some of her most intimate life challenges around high school and family. Mimi also talks about how she's made conscious choices around the use of telephone technology in a world that typically does not consider the ramifications of digital overload. Mimi is a very sweet and wise young person who seems to be on a path to a bright future. Also on the show is friend and show producer Rich Rees as well as friend and filmmaker Gary Lundgren who gives us the inside scoop on the upcoming national release of his latest feature film Phoenix, Oregon.

This is Allen's second time on the podcast. On this show, Allen shares some valuable insights into what he's discovered over the past seventy one years of being on this planet. It was recently his seventy first birthday and Allen is very candid when talking about how his body is holding up and how he has chosen to take a position of light hearted grace in accepting all that goes along with getting closer to the end. Allen's great laugh reminds us that none of this has to be taken too seriously. With all his previous experience working with mind expanding organizations like EST and his ongoing quest for knowledge and inner peace, Allen reminds us of the importance of self awareness and mindfulness as the tools to a healthy mind, heart and spirit.

On November 30th, 2019 my dear, sweet Mother, Margaret ( Maggie, Micki ) Ruth Arinsberg ( Waxman ) passed away at the age of eighty from cancer. C44 Show#80 is a Tribute to my Mother who was on the C44 Show more than anyone else. I hope you all enjoy this special tribute as much as I enjoyed creating it. Mom and I had a lot of laughs when she participated in the making of my podcast. It was a fantastic way for us to stay connected and have fun together. With my dad too, of course. February 22, 1939 - November 30, 2019. I love you mom. Love, Mark

As a twenty one year veteran police officer with the Ashland Police Department, Bon Stewart has seen his fair share of why we need to start paying close attention to people who are suffering on the streets with mental illness and begin to rehabilitate versus incarceration. A father of two young men, Bon has taught them both the art of self protection and the protection of others as well as how to live in grace with kindness. Bon is not only a model police officer, he is a model citizen of his community who goes to local businesses and organizations to teach them how to respond to the potential of a shooter. On November 30th, my dear, sweet Mother, Margaret (Maggie, Micki) Ruth Arinsberg at the age of eighty passed away from cancer. R.I.P Mom

Growing up in poverty, successful entrepreneur Bart Rupert decided that school was important enough to do as well as he could academically in order to get ahead and never again look in the face of poverty. Using the tools he acquired through creating companies starting at just eleven years old, Bart developed a keen sense of what it takes to be successful at anything one puts their mind to. Bart has been generous enough to share his success stories with us in order to offer the opportunity for others to enjoy a successful and happy life doing the things we love versus what we think we have to do to make it in this world.  This show is sponsored by Spartans Alliance. www.spoartansalliance.com

Dear friend and beloved Ashland musician, Gene Burnett shares how one can better serve themselves through the necessary practices of balance and applied pressure. Not growing up with a strong male role model, Gene slowly discovered that having no pressure in his life left him fighting against the natural laws of nature only to find out later in life that having the right amount of pressure exposed his weaknesses thus allowing him to become stronger. Gene's Tai Chi practice and teachings have allowed others to find the necessary balance needed in life for a healthy mind body and spirit. Gene has prolifically and generously produced a lot of original music for the taking which can be found at geneburnett.com.

Cristiana Cole and I met in 2004 on the Nevada desert at our first Burningman. An indescribable experience shared to say the least. Christiana hails from Mexico City where she learned to love the rich culture and how to be in a big family. Her road to adulthood was paved with challenges ranging from being misunderstood for her mindful ways of vegan activism to turning to the punk music scene in search of her true identity. Married now for over two decades and a mother to two boys, Cristiana still rocks the drums professionally, paints and enjoys a variety of other creative interests as well as recently submitting herself for the cover of Maxim Magazine. Also, I check in with my mother who decided to take another call while we were talking, the latest from my sister Rachel about her non-profit The Power Of A Shower and a chat with my daughter Zoë who is away at her first week of college at Oregon Stet University in Corvallis, Oregon.

Austin Vancampen shares how he's taken life by the horns and lived it his outside-the-box way while raising twin boys with non-traditional methods thus developing two very unique and highly successful young men who are experiencing life on levels most never achieve in a life time at only twenty three years old. Austin's philosophies on life are cause for pause and reflection as he breaks down how we must take advantage of the system of capitalism we have in place and leverage it for the betterment of all mankind. Gary Lundgren checks in after returning from his ten week national movie tour with PHOENIX, OREGON The Movie.

Hailing from San Francisco, Dan O'Connor received theatrical training which would later provide him with the necessary foundation for success as an improvisational actor, director and teacher. Dan has spent years developing his LA based acting company IMPRO Theatre as a training ground to assist actors in becoming better actors and improv artists as well as leveraging those communication tools to empower individuals and companies to take advantage of improvisation as an exciting and engaging way to explore and improve the human condition. Check out his book Life Unscripted.

Daniel Austin Sperry is a classically trained cellist living here in Ashland, Oregon who selflessly plays almost every day (weather permitting) right here in Lithia Park at no cost to patrons and appreciators. He's been providing this incredible gift to our community for the last ten years. Even in the face of challenges from both the Ashland Parks Department and local police, Daniel persevered and has become a beloved and culturally significant part of Ashland's unique and wonderful presence here in the Rogue Valley. I think you will enjoy his story. I certainly did.

From humble beginnings, the son of a railroad man quickly realizes that he was meant to play guitar. After listening to his uncle play in the family kitchen and his mothers two part harmony instruction in the car on the way to work, Rick would have the necessary foundation to put his own band The McCoys together and immediately find success with the hit song Hang On Sloopy. Rick has played with everyone from Johnny and Edgar Winter to Ringo Star. At seventy one years old, Rick still rocks as hard as anyone else.

Burleigh Drummond was the drummer and founding member of the popular 70's rock band Ambrosia. Burleigh is very candid with his stories about being the child of a father in the military, his love for his mother, becoming interested in percussion and landing the dream gig with Ambrosia shortly before meeting his wife Mary. Dylan Zmed talks about the road to developing The Everly Brothers Experience and the historical and musically aesthetic reasons why he and his brother Zach put their hearts into their internationally successful tribute band.

Jesse Borrego is a beloved veteran actor and very cool guy who is currently co-starring in Gary Lundgren's latest feature motion picture Phoenix, Oregon (now playing at selected theaters). Jesse talks about his love of working with Gary and Anne Lundgren on Phoenix, Oregon the movie and also shares some of his cultural and professional life experiences. Also, friend, actor and Phoenix, Oregon the movie Producer Luis Rodriguez gives us his experience working on the movie and talks about their upcoming movie tour that starts on June 13th.