September 2, 2006

This week Bill Rogers joins us. Bill is the Executive Director of the Washington Regional Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Washington Medical System located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Bill is a devoted family man, active in his community and church but also has a real passion for acting. He is an accomplished stage actor and has performed over 20 roles at the Arts Center of the Ozarks. Bill has played many lead roles, the most recent as Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Other roles include Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird and Felix Unger in The Odd Couple. Bill will discuss how he manages to balance family, career and his passion for acting in his very busy life.

Bongo Boy and Tony return this week and will provide live in studio music.

August 26, 2006

This week, we will be exploring a couple of the ways music can be utilized to help us reconnect with the eternal being that lies within us all. First we will interview vocalist Gerry Dignan, who's been referred to as a mix of John Denver, Andrea Bocelli, Ray Charles and St. Frances of Assisi. http://gerrydignan.com/

Later in the show Amy Barnes joins us to discuss Kirtan, an ancient participatory music experience. Without the work of mentally quieting the mind, kirtan can carry us effortlessly to a place of quiet, to stillness. One of the oldest sacred music traditions of the world, the kirtan call-and-response chanting genre comes to us from India. Using ancient Sanskrit mantras, the kirtan calls upon sacred energies which serve to quiet the mind, remove obstacles, and bring us back to the center of our being.

As usual Bongo Boy and Tony will provide music.

August 19, 2006

This week Dawn will lead a discussion on social artistry. Social Artistry seeks to build an alternative planetary society based on the principles of democracy, sustainable development, human-based needs and values, universal human rights, environmental protection, social justice, equality and the sovereignty and dignity of all peoples worldwide.

We will also dicuss the current Iraq war and the middle east conflict between Israel and Hizbolah.

And Bongo Boy and Tony will keep the musical vibes flowing as usual.

August 12, 2006

This week on Wake Up & Live we have an interview with Larry DeRoussee. L.D. is a Controller for a major glass company headquartered in Memphis TN. He is a former moderate Republican who will be discussing why he feels abandoned by the current Republican party, why he voted for Kerry in 2004, what he sees occurring today, and what options are available to help reverse the current situation and restore America's lost prestige.

In addition, Cecily Friday, host of Left Turn with Cecily Friday http://leftturnwithfriday.blogspot.com/ will join us to discuss another wild and crazy week in the world of politics and world events.

As usual we have live music with Tony and the Bongo Boy.

August 5, 2006

This week Sean Young, the "Sultan of Sleepers", from the Fantasy Sports Hour, http://www.fantasysportshour.com/ will spin some music from 8am- 9am as the Wake Up and Live crew are all out of town playing.