60 Second Dog Training Tip: About Jumping Up

Popular animal behavior and training expert, Sarah Surritt of Get Pawsitive, shares another 60 second dog training tip with the Celebrating Act 2™ audience. This one is about dealing with excited dogs jumping up on people to greet them. Short and very practical advice!

Reasons NOT to AGE YOUR WINE

The Virtual Gourmet, John Mariani, is always happy to dispel myths about food and wine for our Celebrating Act 2™ viewers. In this episode he addresses the old adage that wines are better with age–especially Reds! You’ll be fascinated by the facts and history and walk away much less intimidated by wines in general. A … Read more

Stunt Casting

John explains the concept of stunt casting in television–to boost ratings for a show–and asks Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco, if Feature Film history has anything comparable. It spurs an interesting conversation about uncredited cameos as well as gratuitous music scenes and even the treatment of minorities in films of the first half of 20th century. … Read more

The Story of Our Generation: Surf Music

Filmmaker Tom Duncan describes the multi-layered appeal of his new feature-length documentary, “Sound Of The Surf” to not only the over-50 crowd who lived the music, but to an international audience of younger viewers who love guitar, surfing and dancing. Also discussed is the difficulty of making such a film and the fundraising efforts to … Read more

A Great Book: The Show Won’t Go On

Art and John interview Author Burt Kearns about the very entertaining and unique book he wrote with his friend Jeff Abraham. In it they tell the story of performers who have actually died during their act…whether on stage, in front of the camera or radio mic or other. Burt explains the premise of the book … Read more

How to Have a Difficult Discussion

There’s two sides to every discussion–even the most difficult ones! Love and Relationship Coach Michele Fabrega, explains to Celebrating Act 2™ how to go about these types of talks so they are productive and not alienating. She tackles both sides of the conversation with practical tips on how to deal with what might otherwise be … Read more

CREPEY SKIN – What You Can Do About It

One of the things we don’t like about getting older is the physical changes so obviously associated with age! Crepey Skin seems to be a common problem –especially with women. In this episode Dr Liz actually addresses some of the physical changes related to crepey skin and offers some good advice to help!  

A Quick Dog Training Hack!

Animal Behavior and Training Expert, Sarah Surritt of Get Pawsitive, shares a quick tip for training your dog…it’s a simple thing she says can help you 3 different ways! No matter your age or the age of your dog, you”ll find this useful!

How Italian Food Conquered the World

Ever notice how Italian cuisine seems to be everywhere–and the most popular! Why is that? Food and Travel writer, John Mariani of the Virtual Gourmet, gives Celebrating Act 2 viewers a critical overview of Italian food wrapped inside a fascinating culinary history lesson. If you love good food (and pizza) you’ll love our expert’s explanation … Read more

Celebrating Autumn

So it’s that time of year when the weather turns a leaves fall–some love it and some hate it. How do you feel about it? Celebrating Act 2™’s Boomer-Philosopher, Bill Jordan thinks its OK but not his favorite! Watch as Art, John and Bill discuss the season and solve the problems of the world.