The Wizard's Corner Podcast
I delve into topics that bring my guests unique experiences to life plus my own stories in the form of the "Wizard's Words". My interviews focus on health, wellness, as well as more esoteric topics. And I do try to have along the way. In a nutshell, on the road to nirvana? I'm the guy selling the t-shirts...
Lily Nichols, Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator and author of Real Food for Fertility.
Women AND Men need the scienced backed information that Lily Nichols puts forth in her books and in this episode, you'll definietly get a snapshot of what a woman needs to focus on to create a healthy baby.
There are so many things to consider, diet of course, supplimentation, but also having a great support staff after the baby comes. You'll hear about that and so much more in this episode that I am so proud to bring to you.
Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion...
Ellen Victoria & Romell Luckey co-owners of Southern Spreads.
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Time now for another local vendor edition! Ellen Victoria & Romell Luckey are The Owners of Victoria's Kitchen Cooking School, Commissary Kitchen & Event Space - as well as her NEWLY Launched line of Southern Side Dishes & Meals - Southern Spreads.
Ellen Victoria & Romell have 3 beautiful girls (Arianna, Jasmine & Rachel.) Ellen Victoria & Romell started Victoria's Kitchen in 2016 and since then has been able to expand her business
to reach several cities and counties in Virginia - offering Youth Enrichment Culinary Programs that focus on Life Skills in the Kitchen...
Wilma L. Kidd, owner of Lovell's 31 Gourmet Bread pudding, it's bread pudding re-imagined.
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Wilma is a graduate of Tuskegee University with a bachelor’s degree in social work and a master’s in education. She spent most of her working years at Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and retired after serving as Staff Vice President of Privacy and Compliance Education. Her passion for bread pudding stemmed from this delicious dessert served at the Old Country Buffet.
This started her journey to create the most amazing bread pudding in unique flavors, like Maple Sweet Potato and Banana Cream. She founded Lovell’s 31...
Christine Hague, founder and owner of Essentially Chris.
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Time for another local vendor podcast! This episode focuses on Essentially Chris, which started in 2022 back when my oily obsession truly began.
Since then, her passion for all things natural has grown. Every item in Christine’s shop was created or handpicked by her to ensure that her customers get the BEST of the BEST.
Essentially Chris is based in the heart of Midlothian, Virginia with a focus on ALL NATURAL. Christine’s small business is for people like her who have sensitivi...
Megan Donovan, co-owner of Donovan's Honey.
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Donovan Apiaries is a family run apiary that focuses on honey production in Goochland County in Virginia. Donovan's Honey is owned by Megan and Peter Donovan and currently run approximately 275 colonies and produce local, raw and unheated honey and creamed honey.
Peter began beekeeping in 2011 with one hive which quickly multiplied into the hundreds they have now. You can catch Megan at the markets and special events and taking cares of their social media. They live on a farm with their four kids and numerous pets. The outdo...
Pierson Geyer and Juniper Runion of Agriberry Farm.
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It's berry season! Well, depending upon when you're listening to this, you might just be 'berry listening' season. I had the great fortune to sit down with Pierson Geyer and June Runion to talk about another one of our great vendors, Agriberry Farm.
We talk about how the pandemic affected their work force, how Mother Nature never lets you take a day off and the importance of fruit in your diet.
They say apples don’t fall far from their trees, and that is surely true of...
Steven Dalton, owner of Reviresco Coffee.
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How much do you love coffee? If you do, you're going to thoroughly enjoy this conversation that Steven Dalton had about his story and his absolute love affair with coffee. Steven has loved coffee since his first cafe mocha when he was 12 years old.
Through high school and college, he worked for a nationwide coffee company and dreamed of his own coffee shop "one day." After college, Steven pursued his other passions in public safety and education, but opening his own coffee shop was always on his...
Angie Heyming, co-owner of Blue Ridge Bucha.
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One of our local vendors joins me on the podcast this week, Angie Heyming, co-founder of Blue Ridge Bucha, which you can find in many stores along the East Coast.
Founded in 2010 as Barefoot Bucha and rebranded in 2017, Blue Ridge Bucha has been owned by the Heyming Family since 2020, when they acquired the kombucha company from the original owners.
Everyone in the family is involved in the business, with her husband Hank overseeing operations in Waynesboro and the kids jumping in for in-store demos and festiv...
Amy Hicks co-owner of Amy's Organic Garden, USDA Certified Organic Specialty produce & cut flowers.
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Amy’s Garden has been growing and selling great organic produce and cut flowers since 1995. What began as an ambitious backyard garden quickly blossomed into a full time farming career for husband and wife team Amy Hicks & George Ferguson.
Nowadays, with the help of a dedicated team of seasonal employees they grow an amazingly diverse selection of specialty vegetables, small fruits and cut flowers on their organic farm in historic Charles City county, VA.
The farm has been Certified Organic since 2000. Amy’s Garden sells their...
Janet Aardema and Dan Gagnon, owners of Broadfork Farm, Certified Naturally Grown.
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Mix in 2 biologist, spice it up with 4 kids, be sure to add 2 working acres as needed and that sounds like a recipe for Broadfork Farm.
In this local edition of the podcast, I had the pleasure of having a wonderful converstation with owners Janet and Dan of Broadfork Farm. As they describe it, they're growing 'intensively' on just two acres while harvesting and packing for 200 Farm Shares each week plus a robust farmers’ market stand, an on-site Farm Stand, and two local grocery stores.
Dan Gagnon ha...
Katie & Brad Wynne, co-founders of VegOut Organics.
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There aren’t a lot of skincare product companies that can say that they're Vegan, Plant-based, non-toxic and cruelty free, but VegOut Organics can check off all those boxes.
It was my absolute pleasure to get to talk with Brad and Katie Wynne, co-founders of VegOut Organics, based out of Virginia Beach, Virginia. You'll learn how they met, how they started their company and how they seem to keep their sanity through the trials and tribulations.
BRAD WYNNE: FOUNDER & CEO
Growing up in...
Jim Medeiros, owner of White Oak Meadows.
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Part of the joy of bringing these podcasts to you is that I learn as much as you do, and this episode's guest really opened my eyes to one of the many ways that regenerative farm looks and what it can do to the land.
I know that you will enjoy this conversation and since White Oak Meadows has an 'open door policy' and you're in the Richmond area, I'm sure Jim and his wife Cyrille would love it if you stopped by.
Jim Medeiros and h...
Good Foods Grocery spotlight for March 2024 is the Meat Department featuring Lori Kirkland.
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This month, we spotlight the Meat Department, which is run VERY WELL by Lori Kirkland. Lori is the local meat buyer at Good Foods Grocery. She loves communicating with local farmers in the state of Virginia to get their beef, pork, chicken, turkey, and lamb available for our customers at the store. Lori is the liaison between customer and farmer.
Lori's love for supporting local started when she was in college in central Minnesota at the College of Saint Benedict Saint John's University. In her small co...
Julien Reininger, founder of Jacked! Jackfruit Jerky.
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I had the pleasure of chatting with another one of our local vendors, Julien Reininger. I was surprised to find out during my research and then get confirmation that yes, Julien's product is in 45 stores across the country, with Good Foods Grocery being the first spot that started carrying his product.
Julien is the founder of Jacked! Jackfruit Jerky and he started this project while attending Virginia Commonwealth University. Julien wanted to create a delicious and guilt-free snack that refined plant-based snacking.
The project started...
Niall Duffy, owner of Two & a Half Irishmen.
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We’re going to take a little trip, actually we’re going to follow along with Niall Duffy and his many adventures. In this episode you’ll hear about the Ireland that Niall grew up in and how we had no thoughts of traveling to much less settling down with his wife Jeannie in the United States.
Upon arriving in Richmond, Niall discovered what so many of us have when you travel through or relocate to this part of the world, it’s a pretty neat place. Niall Duf...
Kellie Hughes Jordan, co-owner of Owl Spoon Water Kefir Company.
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In this local episode I had the great pleasure of talking with Kellie Hughes Jordan about her journey, what she's passionate about AND about water kefir, which I had no idea was a thing. But it is and it’s delicious and truly nutritious at the same time and let’s face it, there aren’t too many products that can claim that.
We’re so happy to have Owl Spoon Water Kefir Company to be in the Good Foods Grocery family an...
Keith Gurgick, owner of Chaotic Good Tempeh.
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How do you like your tempeh? Turns out, there's more ways to prepare it then just dropping it in the skillet. Which, yes, is my go-to move. Keith fell in love with fermentation and its myriad health benefits while working as a chef at farm-to-table restaurants from New Orleans to Michigan.
In 2019, yes at the beginning of the pandemic, Keith started Chaotic Good Tempeh, using traditional Indonesian fermentations techniques to make chickpea-based tempeh, and using the skills he developed as a chef to make tempeh delicious and ap...
Good Foods Grocery spotlight for February 2024 is the Bulk Department featuring Sam Jones.
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One of the many advantages that Good Foods Grocery offers its customers is the fact that for the most part, the team you saw working hard to give you the best foods, supplements, and other items, is the same team you'll see next year and the year after that.
February 2024 is the month that we put a special spotlight on our Bulk Department, which is run by Same Jones. Sam has worked at Good Foods Grocery for the past 13 years and he still enjoys getting...
Steve & Mary Kennedy, co-founders of Clean Conscience Chocolates.
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In this episode, we stick close to home and highlight one of the many wonderful vendors that you'll find at Good Foods Grocery. I had the wonderful opportunity to chat with Steve and Mary Kennedy, owners of Clean Conscience Chocolates.
Mary is Co-Founder and Chocolatier Steve is Co-Founder and Head of Operations Bios: Mary started her career in high tech sales and after getting tired of corporate life, took the plunge to pursue a dream and became a personal chef for her local community in Fredericksburg...
Dante Ferrigno, creator of the Ferrigno Freedom YT Channel, Lion Diet success story and personal carnivore coach.
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At the time of this recording, Dante was 51 years old. When he turned 48 years old in November of 2020, he was in a bad place physically, mentally, and spiritually.
At 6’1” tall and 285 lbs. He was overweight and had high blood pressure for which he was taking lisinopril, hydrochlorothiazide, and one other medication. He was also on prescription strength Omeprazole for GERD symptoms, testosterone cypionate for low-T, Levocetirizine for severe allergies, and taking a vast number of supplements for better health.
Dante had been trying to eat better by avoiding b...
Dr. William Davis, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wheat Belly and Super Gut.
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One of the many blessings that I have in creating this podcast for you is the many gifted, talented, intelligent guests that I get to talk with. Dr. Davis has been on my radar for MANY years, so it was a complete joy to have him on to discuss our gut health, our medical system and everything health related.
I hope you gain some valuable information from this discussion and as always, feel free to reach out to me via my Instagram and LinkedIn in acc...
Dr. Gordon Crozier best-selling author of Heal Your Cells, Save Your Life
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I first read Dr. Crozier's first book years ago and you'll hear me mention the opening line of the book on this episode. I had never heard of someone contemplating such drastic action to try to alleviate their pain and suffering.
Luckily, Dr. Crozier didn't go that route, and we have his wisdom, expertise, and practice in Florida to be grateful for even considering such an operation. Dr. Crozier is truly someone that took all that pain and fear and transformed it into the next phase of his am...
Neal D. Barnard, MD, FACC.
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It was an absolute honor to be able to talk to the renowned Dr. Neal Barnard, who's latest book, The Power Foods Diet is available now.
We talked about how he began his career, why he chooses a vegan diet, the book itself and although I didn't mention about any tour dates that his band is on, we did talk about that.
Yes, he's been called 'Eddie Van Halen with a medical degree.'
Neal D. Barnard, MD, FACC, is an...
Sina McCullough, PhD, expert in Nutrition, Disease Reversal, Functional Medicine and co-host of the Beyond Labels podcast.
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I've suffered from fatigue in my life but not to the extent that I didn't have the energy to even lift the sheet off of my body while in bed. You'll hear that story from Dr. Sina McCullough and others, as well as how she came back from the brink to eventually heal her body.
That is her core message when you get right down to it, how the body has this amazing ability to heal itself, if you only pay attention, aid it in its process and...
Will Harris, owner of White Oak Pastures and author of A Bold Return to Giving a Damn.
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White Oak Pastures has been in Will's family for 6 generations and so you don't have to do the math, their place is a 158-year-old family farm situated in Bluffton, Georgia. Will Harris has been very blessed to have not only lived out his dream of taking over the family farm, but White Oak Pastures now boasts the fact that it's one of the largest employers in his county.
Will wrote A Bold Return to Giving a Damn and in it you'll live the history of his family and...
Frank Scannapieco, Professor of Oral Biology at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine.
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Frank A. Scannapieco, D.M.D., PhD. joins me in this very candid conversation about the connection between our oral health and our overall health. And yes, there is a connection between our dental hygiene and a host of diseases that they're just beginning to scrape the surface on.
Frank Scannapieco, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Oral Biology, has an international reputation in the field of oral biology. His research interests have included studies of basic mechanisms of dental plaque (biofilm) formation, and implications for health and...
Mary Bryant Shrader, creator of Mary's Nest Cooking School on YT returns!
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It was my honor to have Mary back and this time, since it is Mother's Day 'month', I wanted her to share more stories of her mom.
Sadly, Mary lost her mother suddenly late last year, but she holds her memories in her heart and Mary's laughter, along with her husband Ted and son Ben, have been a source of comfort to her.
You'll find about her recent YT Million Milestone and so much more. Mary Bryant Shrader is the best-selling author of The Modern Pion...
Lillie Kane, Certified Health & Nutrition Life coach, Longevity Researcher, and biohacker.
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It was an absolute pleasure to sit with Lillie and go over her own story of what she had to go through to reach the awareness that what she was doing, wasn't going to work for her in the long run.
Our conversation will take you to Hawaii, to the impact that her grandmother had on her life decision and of course her clients.
Lillie Kane, a Certified Nutrition Health Coach, is dedicated to enhancing wellness through personalized guidance. Her expertise lies in optimizing micr...
Jessica Carew Kraft, author of Why We Need to Be Wild.
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Have you heard of re-wilding? Have you ever had a desire to immerse yourself in nature and tried to conceive of a way to move out closer to nature and create your forever home in the woods? Well then you need to listen to Jessica Carew Kraft’s story.
She is the author of Why We Need to Be Wild: One Woman’s Quest for Ancient Human Answers to 21st-Century Questions (Sourcebooks, 2023). Jessica is an independent journalist trained in anthropology, she has written on health, culture, tech, and e...
Brian Sanders, host of the top 5 nutrition podcast Peak Human and filmmaker behind the documentary Food Lies.
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In my conversation with Brian, we talk about how the passing of both of his parents made him rethink everything that he thought he knew about food and how our systems are set up.
It was this quest if you will, that made him leave his tech job and start to do his own soul searching and researching that eventually lead him to start to work on the documentary Food Lies to try to explain some of the myths as well as educate himself and others along th...
Dr. Temple Grandin, Autism researcher and NY Times best selling author.
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It was a special privilege for me to be able to speak to Dr. Temple Grandin and hear her story, be inspired by her insights and to get a better view of how she and others like her view the world.
I was extremely blessed to be able to ask her what her thoughts were about the career readiness program that our parent company, Commonwealth Autism started earlier this year at Good Foods grocery.
Temple Grandin is a Distinguished Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State...
Sophia Nguyen Eng, author of The Nourishing Asian Kitchen Cookbook.
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So many of us today are finally following their dreams and in many ways, the pandemic had a part in that. It did for Sophia and her family.
You'll hear how the idea behind the cookbook came about, how she's sharing that knowledge with her daughters and others and how the past can be capture and retold through delicious recipes.
Sophia Nguyen Eng is a first-generation Vietnamese-American who left a successful career in growth marketing in Silicon Valley to start a five-acre permaculture farm in the App...
Nina Teicholz, investigative journalist and NY Times best author of The Big Fat Surprise.
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Nina and I discuss her book, which was released a decade ago and continues to impact the citizen scientist in all of us. Nina talks about how she started out writing an article about trans fats and how that segued into the book.
It took years to research and eventually be published but ultimately, The Big Fat Surprise stilL stands as the go-to manual for anyone that is concerned and focusing on their health.
Nina Teicholz, a science journalist, is author of the New York Times...
Barbara O'Neill, Naturopathic Doctor.
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It was an absolute honor to be able to spend this time talking about Barbara’s journey, and why she chose this path and how she started on this journey in the first place.
The interesting thing about this entire conversation is that throughout it and throughout her life, she sees the beauty in the body’s ability to heal itself if we only listen. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed created it for you.
Barbara O'Neill was born in 1953 in Ing...
Dr. Michael Greger, NY Times best selling author of How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier.
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Internationally renowned physician and nutritionist, founder of NutritionFacts.org, and New York Times bestselling author of the How Not to Die series Dr. Michael Greger joins me to discuss the evidence-based science to slowing the effects of aging in his newest book, HOW NOT TO AGE: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older, featuring accessible research and actionable steps to help preserve the body functions that keep you feeling and looking youthful.
You’ll hear Dr. Gregor mention at...
Sally K. Norton, MPH, best selling author of Toxic Superfoods, Oxalate consultant, educator, and healthy agriculture advocate.
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Have you ever heard of oxalate in food? I hadn't until recently when Rebekah Heishman mentioned it and then two days later when I was interviewing Dr. Bill Schindler, he mentioned it as well. So of course, I had to go searching for the oxalate expert.
And I found her! Sally K. Norton, MPH holds a nutrition degree from Cornell University and a master’s degree in public health. Her path to becoming a leading expert on dietary oxalate includes a prior career working at major medical sch...
Joel Salatin, the Lunatic Farmer returns.
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Joel returns and talks about his many travels but his own personal journey as well. You'll hear about the farm itself and you'll also get a snapshot into who Polyface approaches things and get a few tips along the way about compost, chickens of course and more.
We were blessed to have Joel with us again and right after his trip to South America and the stories he tells about that most recent trip are fascinating. But then again, personally, all of Joel's stories are to...
Katie Krejci, "The Homesteading RD".
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Katie Krejci and I discuss her and her husband’s journey to become self-sufficient and how now her passion has become a thriving internet business that's helping people around the world with their vision of homesteading.
Katie brings her experience as a dietitian and a homesteader together as "The Homesteading RD" where she helps others become more self-sufficient, cook from scratch, and simplify their lives. She lives on a 240-acre homestead in the north woods of Minnesota with her husband where they have a large garden, raise thei...
Dean Sluyter, meditation teacher and award-winning author.
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You will find out how Dean blows up one of my questions BUT it finally clears the air about the 'monkey mind' that's often referred to in meditation. He puts me in my place but therein lies the lesson.
Award-winning author Dean Sluyter has taught natural meditation since 1970. He gives talks, workshops, and retreats throughout the United States and beyond, from Ivy League colleges to maximum-security prisons. His media appearances have included National Public Radio, Oprah & Friends Radio, Coast to Coast AM, The New York Times...
Dr. Bill Schindler, author, chef and co-founder of the Modern Stone Age Kitchen and director of Eastern Shore Food Lab.
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I had this thought occur to me recently that if someone asked me which interview was my favorite, I don't know if I could choose because to me, ALL of these conversations are amazing and a joy to bring to you.
My conversation with Dr. Bill Schindler was one of those rare ones where I was filled with so many more questions to ask, but I was also watching the clock. But in the almost hour that we spent together, I hope that you gain some k...
