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Guest: Christina Flach

You can tell a lot about someone by why they started, and Christina Flach's origin story lands right in the heart. She joins me to share how, at just twelve years old, she did her mom’s makeup before a night out while her mom was living with stage four brain cancer, simply to help her look and feel like herself. That intention still drives Christina’s work today, whether she’s prepping a first-time client or polishing a familiar face before the camera rolls.

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Guest: Danni Boatwright

Contestant on Fox's 99 to Beat, Model, Mom, Spokesperson, Podcaster,      Two Time Survivor player and Winner (Season 11)....and so much more. 

A Survivor winner calling herself the “Velvet Steamroller” sounds like a fun tagline until you hear what forged it. I’m joined by Danni Boatwright, champion of Survivor: Guatemala, and we go way past the highlight reel into the grit: pageants and modeling, unexpected resilience, and what it really takes to keep moving when conditions get brutal and your brain starts bargaining with you.

We talk ab...

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Guest: 4 Time SURVIVOR Player - Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick

You can watch someone battle for a million dollars and still miss the hardest part: what they carry when the cameras shut off. We sit down with Survivor icon Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick for a wide-open conversation about resilience, reputation, and the kind of strength that doesn’t come from a challenge win. From the moment she explains why she applied at 24, it’s clear her story is built on work ethic, stubborn grit, and a refusal to stay down. 

We revisit the S...

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This weeks Guest: Chandra Lynn, M.B.A.
Founder, Glow Marketing LLC® and Glow Living®

Certified Transformation Coach | Creator of Root-to-Rise® Personal Growth System | Amazon #1 Bestselling Author | MSN Top 10 Self-Made Women | Praised by Deepak Chopra and Kirkus

https://glowliving.com/rtrbooks/

We connect with Chandra and trace how her early career in music marketing and pioneering internet concert promotion evolves into Root to Rise, a system for personal growth. We talk human needs psychology, emotional resilience, and the boundaries that keep you from burning out...

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June  2026

This weeks Guest - Lindsey K. Weller

You can feel it when someone finally admits the truth: they’re bored, they’re restless, and they can’t do the “safe” path anymore. 

That’s where this conversation with Lindsey Weller starts, and it quickly turns into a real-world playbook for anyone trying to build a creative career without living in LA or New York. 

I’m Michael D. Jones, and Lindsey takes us through her winding road from childhood theater to field hockey, then into TV productio...

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This weeks guest: Rachel Lamont (Winner of SURVIVOR 47)

What does it take to chase a dream for seven years, get sent to Fiji as an alternate, come home without playing, and still return to win it all? We sit down with Survivor 47 champion and Detroit designer Rachel Lamont for a candid, energizing conversation about grit, design thinking, and how to turn fear into fuel when everything is on the line. 

Rachel traces her path from art school and agency work to corporate UX at General Motors, where progress felt f...

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Jan 21, 2026

This weeks Guest - Jacques Paisner

What if a regional film festival could be the most practical break you get all year? We sit down with Jacques Paisner, artistic director and founding member of the Santa Fe International Film Festival, to unpack how smart curation, real funding, and a thriving local scene can move a filmmaker from first short to sustained momentum. From early U.S. premieres to Academy-qualifying shorts, we dig into the mechanics that place great films in the right rooms and create conversations that stick...

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We sit down with Cardum Sage to explore how a pandemic pivot, Ghanaian partnerships, and a wellness practice turned sketches into a runway-bound, gender-fluid fashion brand. 

Joy, craft, and community drive the journey from Oakland pop-ups to Dubai and New York Fashion Week.

• reclaiming the artist name and creative flow

• crafting masks that sparked a design path

• opening a home atelier and reading community demand

• partnering with Ghanaian tailors and adopting the Nkyinkyim symbol

• decolonizing sizing with Femme, Diva, Queen, Goddess

• desi...

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Two TV veterans reconnect over a shared credit on Unsolved Mysteries and open a door into Prince’s studio life most fans never get to see. We sit down with editor and author Duane Tudahl to map how a PA-turned-editor found his way to Sunset Sound’s work orders, transformed them into day-by-day chronicles of the Purple Rain and Parade eras, and eventually became the Prince Estate’s lead researcher and archivist. If you’ve ever wondered how a myth becomes a method, this is your tour of the vault—equal parts tape formats, c...

WOW....Season 2!!! 

This weeks guest: Jeannie O'Neill. She has been a Television Producer, Director and Writer for over 20 years.

 Her work spans all non-scripted genres, including documentary, reality, talk, hidden-camera, award shows, game shows, and commercials. She has directed celebrities, actors, hosts, comics, politicians, and non-professionals.

 Her credits include “House Hunters,” “Last Comic Standing,” “Deal or No Deal,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!,”  “Dirty Jobs”  “Ghost Hunters” and “Unsolved Mysteries.”

 A long-standing member of both the Directors Guild of America and the Producers Guild of America, she has just completed her 57th televisi...

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What if the most important tools for a creative career weren’t luck or followers, but systems that anyone can learn? We sit down with television producer-director-writer Jeannie O’Neill to explore how she turned hustle, relationships, and smart money habits into a sustainable, joyful life in and beyond Hollywood. From early days on Unsolved Mysteries to helming multi-camera shows and ultimately writing Produce Your Life, Jeannie shares candid stories that make the path feel clear, doable, and exciting.

We dive into the myths that stall creative people—like needing a perfec...

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This weeks guest: Christina Reese, a Former firefighter turned Life Coach & Healer whose mission is to make inner work accessible, affordable, and attainable for everyone.

Links: https://www.christinareese.com/about

https://www.instagram.com/christinareese7/

If you want to be considered as a guest, please contact us: michael@silverheartproductions.com

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This weeks guest: Lisa Smedley-Calderon

Lisa Smedley-Calderon, Costume Designer and Fashion Stylist, has built an impressive reputation from styling, creating images for legendary celebrities, to creating characters for commercials, TV series and movies. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, it was her move to California that propelled a whirlwind of working with some of the greatest artists in the entertainment industry. Lisa became known for cultivating styles unique to each clients’ personality while adding a hint of her own quirks. Her acute attention to detail marks her signature touch.

While co...

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This weeks guest: Cara Reinard (Novelist/Screenwriter)

"The publishing deal doesn't come to the best writer in the room, it comes from those who didn't give up!" - Cara

Cara Reinard is a screenwriter and best-selling author of psychological thrillers. Her novels Sweet Water and Into the Sound were Amazon best-sellers and have been sold in multiple countries. Cara's forthcoming book deal with Bookouture (Hachette, UK) will include three more thrillers, one releasing in June of this year and another releasing in November. Cara lives in the...

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This weeks guest: Jenny Umali

Website link: https://purplelighthealingandcoaching.com/home

Jenny Umali, a highly skilled and experienced practitioner of Purple Light Reiki, has dedicated her life to facilitating healing and empowering individuals on their spiritual journeys. Through her expertise, she has witnessed the remarkable impact of Purple Light Reiki on her clients' lives. 

If you want to be considered as a guest, please contact us: michael@silverheartproductions.com

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This weeks guest: JUAN POPE (Actor)

Juan Pope followed his dream of moving from the Midwest to LA to pursue a career as a young actor. After successfully landing numerous on screen roles, his career detoured as an accomplished Voice Talent and ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) specialist.  In front of the camera or as the voice of popular characters, Juan continues to thrive in the industry. Next to conquer, "I still have that dream of being on Broadway."

Past acting credits include: My Name is Earl, A Different World. D...

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This week we have...Cindy Lippert
Retired New Thought-Unity Minister/Actress

Some of her highlights 
●First gig at 8 years old demonstrating Hula Hoops in front of her father's JJ Newberry Dime Store in St. Louis.
●Moved to Gary, Indiana with Grandparents and mother at age 10.
●Got double promoted for her high IQ.
●Graduated high school at 17
●Got married at 18.
●Had her son at 20.
●Single parent at 25
●Married love of her life at 30.
●Senior Executive at 35 in Computer Software 
●Burned out at 40.
●Childhood...

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This week we have...DAN LAURIA

Dan is an acclaimed character actor and former star of the hit show THE WONDER YEARS (playing Jack Arnold), his resume includes working on hit tv shows as The Good Doctor, This is Us, Shameless, The Resident, and countless movies such as Cinnamon, Stakeout, and the upcoming bio-pic REGAN,  and even starring on broadway in the the self titled production of Lombardi.

His most recent venture is his new play which is currently being performed in NYC.

 JUST ANOTHER DAY
In...

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This week we have...RICHARD LIPPERT
Actor, Stunt Driver, Retired Navy Pilot

In addition to a long, successful career as a C-suite level business executive and management consultant, Richard is also a retired U. S. Navy (Aviation) officer, an aviator, a business writer, a former competitive surfer, a national champion formula 2000 race car driver and a stunt driver/instructor. He left a corporate career to pursue his life-long interest in film where he has become a successful SAG-AFTRA actor, voice over artist, award winning producer and writer. He has performed...

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This weeks guest is RAINN WILSON, actor, author, director, comedian, podcaster, producer, writer, and director best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the hit sitcom The Office, for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Last year Rainn and I worked together on the upcoming movie Code 3. In today's episode we chat about Rainn's new book "Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution", The Office, future projects, meeting Logic, and what's currently on his playlist.

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IN THE MOMENT Podcast with Michael D. Jones is an opportunity to get to know an eclectic array of individuals, ranging from filmmakers, authors, performing artists, philanthropists, musicians, fitness coaches, painters, self-help motivators, influencers and more.These impromptu discussions span the highs and lows of their careers, shedding light on real life struggles and how they've manifested adversity into success. 

This week we have...BARNEY BURMAN 

Academy Award winner, Barney Burman was hooked on movies from an early age. A lifelong cineaste and third-generation monster maker, Barney was quite li...

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N THE MOMENT Podcast with Michael D. Jones is an opportunity to get to know an eclectic array of individuals, ranging from filmmakers, authors, performing artists, philanthropists, musicians, fitness coaches, painters, self-help motivators, influencers and more.These impromptu discussions span the highs and lows of their careers, shedding light on real life struggles and how they've manifested adversity into success.

This week we have...DANIEL CIURLIZZA
Composer & Music Producer

Daniel Ciurlizza (pronounced “Chur-Leet-Zuh”) is an American-Chinese-Peruvian composer and song producer in the San Francisco East Bay Area. He runs...

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IN THE MOMENT with Michael D. Jones is an opportunity to get to know an eclectic array of individuals, ranging from filmmakers, authors, performing artists, philanthropists, musicians, fitness coaches, painters, self-help motivators, influencers and more.These impromptu discussions span the highs and lows of their careers, shedding light on real life struggles and how they've manifested adversity into success.

This weeks guest is ED HORWITZ, a multi Emmy nominated Producer and Winner who is currently the Head of Production and Co-Executive Producer of the daytime talk show, “The Talk”. Previous work incl...

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IN THE MOMENT with Michael D. Jones is an opportunity to get to know an eclectic array of individuals, ranging from filmmakers, authors, performing artists, philanthropists, musicians, fitness coaches, painters, self-help motivators, influencers and more.These impromptu discussions span the highs and lows of their careers, shedding light on real life struggles and how they've manifested adversity into success. 

This week we have Nandy McClean.....

NANDY MCCLEAN HAS BEEN A WORKING PROFESSIONAL IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOR OVER 2 DECADES. SHE HAS WORKED ALONGSIDE AND DIRECTED AND HIRED BY TOP I...

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In this episode we chat with Elle Martini, she is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and established commercial producer. Her work explores themes of loss and transformation and how we must go deep into the underbelly of our struggle to find new life.

Her debut short narrative film, PERSON, PLACE OR THING, screened at Marfa, Ashland and Bend film festivals among others, winning awards for Best Actress at Hollyshorts and Best Short at Ace Film Festival in NYC and POWFest in Oregon. Described as “Dostoevsky meets Taxi Driver” and establishing “a down and dirty...

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IN THE MOMENT with Michael D. Jones is an opportunity to get to know an eclectic array of individuals, ranging from filmmakers, authors, performing artists, philanthropists, musicians, fitness coaches, painters, self-help motivators, influencers and more.These impromptu discussions span the highs and lows of their careers, shedding light on real life struggles and how they've manifested adversity into success.

In this episode meet, Dan Hooker, an active Producer, Production Manager and Inventor. Dan was born in Chicago and grew up in Wilmette (home to the only Ba’Hai temple in North Am...

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IN THE MOMENT with Michael D. Jones is an opportunity to get to know an eclectic array of individuals – filmmakers, authors, philanthropists, musicians, fitness coaches, painters, self-help motivators, and positive influencers.  These impromptu discussions span the highs and lows of their careers, shedding light on real life struggles and how they've manifested adversity into success. This week we have Mark Jackson, an entrepreneur from Oakland, CA who, during COVID, was down to his last dollar. Over the last two years, he's turned an idea into a thriving, profitable business that helps people navigate the...