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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Glasgow Phillips, author of The Royal Nonesuch: Or, What Will I Do When I Grow Up? published by Grove Press.

Glasgow Phillips is a film and television writer in Los Angeles. His credits include seasons on South Park, and Father of the Pride, and catastrophic pilots for Comedy Central and MTV.  He wrote and directed the important zombie-western feature film Undead of Alive.  Visit his website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. William Poy Lee, author of The Eighth Promise: An American Son's Tribute to His Toisanese Mother published by Rodale Books.

William Poy Lee was born in the North Beach-Chinatown districts of San Francisco on January 16, 1951 where he lived with one foot in a very traditional Chinatown and one foot in the bohemian arts, music, and politics of North Beach. He received his Bachelors of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley in 1969 and his Juris Doctor from Hastings College of Law, University of California, San Francisco in 1978.

 A lawyer since 1979, he lives in Berkeley, where he writes full-time. The Eighth Promise is his first book. For more on the author, please visit www.TheEighthPromise.com.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Professor Rachel Rubin and Professor Jeffrey Melnick, co-authors of Immigration and American Popular Culture: An Introduction published by New York University Press.

Rachel Rubin is associate professor of American Studies at the University of Massachusetts. She is the author of Jewish Gangsters of Modern Literature.  Visit her web page.

Jeffrey Melnick is associate professor of American Studies at Babson College. He is the author of A Right to Sing the Blues: African Americans, Jews, and American Popular Song and Black-Jewish Relations on Trial: Leo Frank and Jim Conley in the New South.  View his web page. 

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Brene Brown, Ph.D., L.M.S.W., author of  I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame, published by Gotham.

 Brene Brown, Ph.D., L.M.S.W., is an educator, writer, and nationally renowned lecturer, as well as a member of the research faculty at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, where she recently completed a six-year study of shame and its impact on women. She lives in Houston Texas, with her husband and two children. Visit her website.

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Dr. John Riolo, "The Insider" interviews Dr. Elliot Aronson, co-author of Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts written by Dr. Elliot Aronson and Dr. Carol Tavris published by Harcourt.

Elliot Aronson is one of the most distinguished social psychologists in the world. His books include The Social Animal and The Jigsaw Classroom. Chosen by his peers as one of the 100 most influential psychologists of the twentieth century, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is the only psychologist to have won all three of the American Psychological Association's top awards-- for writing, teaching, and research. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.

Visit Dr. Riolo's websites Your Advocate Online and Law and Ethics In Mental Health.

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Dr. John Riolo, "The Insider" interviews Dr. Elliot Aronson, co-author of Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts written by Dr. Elliot Aronson and Dr. Carol Tavris published by Harcourt.

Elliot Aronson is one of the most distinguished social psychologists in the world. His books include The Social Animal and The Jigsaw Classroom. Chosen by his peers as one of the 100 most influential psychologists of the twentieth century, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is the only psychologist to have won all three of the American Psychological Association's top awards-- for writing, teaching, and research. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.

Visit Dr. Riolo's websites Your Advocate Online and Law and Ethics In Mental Health

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. Bob Tarte, author of Enslaved by Ducks: How one man went from head of the household to bottom of the pecking order  published by Algonquin Books.Bob Tarte is a freelance writer who has written for a number of publications, including The Beat magazine, the Boston Globe, The New York Times, the Whole Earth Review, and the Miami New Times. He lives in Lowell, Michigan, with his wife, Linda, and more animals than we can list here. Bob is also the author of Fowl Weather: How thirty-nine animals and one sock monkey took over my life.  Visit his website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. Bob Tarte, author of Fowl Weather: How thirty-nine animals and one sock monkey took over my life published by Algonquin Books.Bob Tarte is a freelance writer who has written for a number of publications, including The Beat magazine, the Boston Globe, The New York Times, the Whole Earth Review, and the Miami New Times. He lives in Lowell, Michigan, with his wife, Linda, and more animals than we can list here. Bob is also the author of Enslaved By Ducks.  Visit his website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Pagan Kennedy, author of The First Man-Made Man: The Story of Two Sex Changes, One Love Affair, and a Twentieth-Century Medical Revolution published by Bloomsbury.Pagan Kennedy has published eight books. Her biography, Black Livingstone was named a New York Times Notable Book. Her novel Spinsters was short listed for the Orange Prize and won the Barnes and Nobles Discover Award. She has written for the New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine, and the Village Voice among others. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.  Visit her website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Pagan Kennedy, author of The First Man-Made Man: The Story of Two Sex Changes, One Love Affair, and a Twentieth-Century Medical Revolution published by Bloomsbury.Pagan Kennedy has published eight books. Her biography, Black Livingstone was named a New York Times Notable Book. Her novel Spinsters was short listed for the Orange Prize and won the Barnes and Nobles Discover Award. She has written for the New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine, and the Village Voice among others. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.  Visit her website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Joanie Farley-Gillispie, Ph.D., co-author of Cyber Rules: What You Really Need to Know About the Internet published by Norton.

Joanie-Farley-Gillispie, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Francisco and Marin Counties, where she works for juvenile justice. She is a Certified National Trainer, APA HIV Office of Prevention and Education (HOPE), and has taught law and ethics for mental health providers. Visit her website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Joanie Farley-Gillispie, Ph.D., co-author of Cyber Rules: What You Really Need to Know About the Internet published by Norton.

Joanie-Farley-Gillispie, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Francisco and Marin Counties, where she works for juvenile justice. She is a Certified National Trainer, APA HIV Office of Prevention and Education (HOPE), and has taught law and ethics for mental health providers. Visit her website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Paul R. Amato, co-author of Alone Together: How Marriage Is Changing written by Paul R. Amato, Alan Booth, David R. Johnson, Stacy J. Rogers published by Harvard University Press.Paul R. Amato is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology,
Demography, Human Development, and Family Studies at Pennsylvania State
University. His research interests include marital quality, the causes and
consequences of divorce, and parent-child relationships over the life course. He
has published over 100 journal articles and book chapters, along with five
books, including (with Alan Booth, David Johnson, and Stacy Rogers) Alone Together: How Marriage in America is
Changing (Harvard University Press, 2007).

He received the Reuben Hill Award from the National Council on Family
Relations for the best-published article on the family in 1993, 1999, and 2001.
He received the Stanley Cohen Distinguished Research Award from the American
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts in 2002, the Distinction in the
Social Sciences Award from Pennsylvania State University in 2003, and a
Distinguished Career Award from the Family Section of the American Sociological
Association in 2006. View his webpage.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Paul R. Amato, co-author of Alone Together: How Marriage Is Changing written by Paul R. Amato, Alan Booth, David R. Johnson, Stacy J. Rogers published by Harvard University Press.Paul R. Amato is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology,
Demography, Human Development, and Family Studies at Pennsylvania State
University. His research interests include marital quality, the causes and
consequences of divorce, and parent-child relationships over the life course. He
has published over 100 journal articles and book chapters, along with five
books, including (with Alan Booth, David Johnson, and Stacy Rogers) Alone Together: How Marriage in America is
Changing (Harvard University Press, 2007).

He received the Reuben Hill Award from the National Council on Family
Relations for the best-published article on the family in 1993, 1999, and 2001.
He received the Stanley Cohen Distinguished Research Award from the American
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts in 2002, the Distinction in the
Social Sciences Award from Pennsylvania State University in 2003, and a
Distinguished Career Award from the Family Section of the American Sociological
Association in 2006. View his webpage.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Professor Charles Barber, author of Songs From The Black Chair: A Memoir of Mental Interiors, published by University of Nebraska Press.

Charles Barber is a lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine. Barber won the 2005 Pushcart Prize for the title essay, Songs From The Black Chair. Excerpts or pieces related to Songs From the Black Chair have appeared in the New York Times, UTNE Reader, Psychotherapy Networker, and on National Public Radio.  Visit his website

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Professor Charles Barber, author of Songs From The Black Chair: A Memoir of Mental Interiors, published by University of Nebraska Press.

Charles Barber is a lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine. Barber won the 2005 Pushcart Prize for the title essay, Songs From The Black Chair. Excerpts or pieces related to Songs From the Black Chair have appeared in the New York Times, UTNE Reader, Psychotherapy Networker, and on National Public Radio.  Visit his website

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Eric Maisel, author of Toxic Criticism: Break the Cycle published by McGraw Hill.

Eric Maisel, Ph.D., holds a doctorate in counseling psychology and is a licensed family therapist and creativity coach. He is the author of Fearless Creating and numerous other books. He lives in San Francisco. Visit his website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Eric Maisel, author of Toxic Criticism: Break the Cycle published by McGraw Hill.

Eric Maisel, Ph.D., holds a doctorate in counseling psychology and is a licensed family therapist and creativity coach. He is the author of Fearless Creating and numerous other books. He lives in San Francisco. Visit his website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. David Schmid, author of Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture published by the University of Chicago Press.

David Schmid is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the University at Buffalo's English Department, where he teaches courses in British and American fiction, cultural studies, and popular culture. Born and raised in England, he received his B.A. from Oxford University his M.A. from the University of Sussex, and his Ph.D. from the Modern Thought and Literature program at Stanford University.

He has published on a variety of subjects, including celebrity, Dracula, crime fiction, and African-American literature anthologies. He is the author of Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture, published by the University of Chicago Press in 2005, and he is currently working on two book-lengths projects: Mean Streets and More: Space in Crime Fiction and The Scarlet Thread: A History of Homicide in American Popular Culture.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. David Schmid, author of Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture published by the University of Chicago Press.

David Schmid is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the University at Buffalo's English Department, where he teaches courses in British and American fiction, cultural studies, and popular culture. Born and raised in England, he received his B.A. from Oxford University his M.A. from the University of Sussex, and his Ph.D. from the Modern Thought and Literature program at Stanford University.

He has published on a variety of subjects, including celebrity, Dracula, crime fiction, and African-American literature anthologies. He is the author of Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture, published by the University of Chicago Press in 2005, and he is currently working on two book-lengths projects: Mean Streets and More: Space in Crime Fiction and The Scarlet Thread: A History of Homicide in American Popular Culture.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Kristin Henderson, author of While They're at War: The True Story of American Families on the Home Front published by Houghton Mifflin.

Kristin Henderson is an author and a frequent contributor to the Washington Post Magazine (read the latest). Her writing has also appeared in Military Spouse Magazine and various literary journals, and she's the recipient of a Bread Loaf nonfiction fellowship. She regularly lectures on the challenges faced by military families and has appeared on BBC's "Outlook", NPR's "All Things Considered" and "Fresh Air", NBC's "Weekend Today Show", MSNBC, Air America, and C-SPAN. 

 Kristin, a Quaker, is married to a Navy chaplain who served with the Marines in Afghanistan and Iraq. Her latest book, While They're at War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront, is an in-depth portrait of military spouses in wartime. Her critically praised memoir, Driving by Moonlight: A Journey Through Love, War, and Infertility, details her own experience during her husband's deployment to Afghanistan following 9/11, as well as her struggle with infertility. She has participated in the Marine Corps' Key Volunteer family support program and Compass, the Navy's spouse mentoring program.  

Kristin is a member of the National Military Family Association, the National Writers Union, and Military Reporters and Editors.

Visit her website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Kristin Henderson, author of While They're At War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront published by by Houghton Mifflin.Kristin Henderson is an author and a frequent contributor to the Washington Post Magazine (read the latest). Her writing has also appeared in Military Spouse Magazine and various literary journals, and she's the recipient of a Bread Loaf nonfiction fellowship. She regularly lectures on the challenges faced by military families and has appeared on BBC's "Outlook", NPR's "All Things Considered" and "Fresh Air", NBC's "Weekend Today Show", MSNBC, Air America, and C-SPAN. 

 Kristin, a Quaker, is married to a Navy chaplain who served with the Marines in Afghanistan and Iraq. Her latest book, While They're At War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront is an in-depth portrait of military spouses in wartime. Her critically praised memoir, Driving by Moonlight: A Journey Through Love, War, and Infertility, details her own experience during her husband's deployment to Afghanistan following 9/11, as well as her struggle with infertility. She has participated in the Marine Corps' Key Volunteer family support program and Compass, the Navy's spouse mentoring program.  

Kristin is a member of the National Military Family Association, the National Writers Union, and Military Reporters and Editors.

Visit her website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Richard Moss, author of The Mandala of Being: Discovering the Power of Awareness published by New World Library.

Richard Moss, MD, is an internationally respected teacher, visionary thinker, and author of five seminal books on transformation, self-healing, and from the importance of living consciously. For thirty years he has guided people from diverse backgrounds and disciplines in the use of the power of awareness to realize their intrinsic wholeness and reclaim the wisdom of their true selves.  He teaches a practical philosophy of consciousness that models how to integrate spiritual practice and psychological self-inquiry into a concrete and fundamental transformation of people's lives. Richard lives in Ojai, California, with his wife, Ariel.  Visit his website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Richard Moss, author of The Mandala of Being: Discovering the Power of Awareness published by New World Library.

Richard Moss, MD, is an internationally respected teacher, visionary thinker, and author of five seminal books on transformation, self-healing, and from the importance of living consciously. For thirty years he has guided people from diverse backgrounds and disciplines in the use of the power of awareness to realize their intrinsic wholeness and reclaim the wisdom of their true selves.  He teaches a practical philosophy of consciousness that models how to integrate spiritual practice and psychological self-inquiry into a concrete and fundamental transformation of people's lives. Richard lives in Ojai, California, with his wife, Ariel.  Visit his website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Claire Fontaine, co-author of Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back written by Claire Fontaine and Mia Fontaine published by Harper Collins.

Claire Fontaine is an author and screenwriter who has worked with numerous award-winning producers and directors. She continues to write and leads writing workshops.  Visit her website  and blog.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Claire Fontaine, co-author of Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back written by Claire Fontaine and Mia Fontaine published by Harper Collins.

Claire Fontaine is an author and screenwriter who has worked with numerous award-winning producers and directors. She continues to write and leads writing workshops.  Visit her website  and blog.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting, author of Pimps Up, Ho's Down: Hip Hop's Hold on Young Black Women published by New York University Press.

Sharpley-Whiting is Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies and French at Vanderbilt University where she also directs the Program in African American and Diaspora Studies and serves as Director of the W.T.Bandy Center for Baudelaire and Modern French Studies. A graduate of Brown University (1994), she is the 2006 winner of the Horace Mann Medal, an award given annually to a Brown Graduate School alumnus or alumna who has made significant contributions in his or her field inside or outside of academia. She is the first humanities professor to receive this distinction. 

She lectures widely throughout the U.S., Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean Basin, and Africa. The author of four books, Frantz Fanon: Conflicts and Feminisms (1998), Black Venus: Sexualized Savages, Primal Fears and Primitive Narratives (1999), Negritude Women (2002), she has also co-edited three volumes, including Fanon: A Critical Reader (1995), Spoils of War: Women of Color, Cultures, and Revolutions (1996), and The Black Feminist Reader (2000). She is currently on tour with Rap Sessions: Community Dialogues on Hip-Hop. This yearÃïïs dialogue is on Gender and Hip-Hop: Does Hip-Hop Hate Women?  She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting, author of Pimps Up, Ho's Down: Hip Hop's Hold on Young Black Women published by New York University Press.

Sharpley-Whiting is Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies and French at Vanderbilt University where she also directs the Program in African American and Diaspora Studies and serves as Director of the W.T.Bandy Center for Baudelaire and Modern French Studies. A graduate of Brown University (1994), she is the 2006 winner of the Horace Mann Medal, an award given annually to a Brown Graduate School alumnus or alumna who has made significant contributions in his or her field inside or outside of academia. She is the first humanities professor to receive this distinction. 

She lectures widely throughout the U.S., Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean Basin, and Africa. The author of four books, Frantz Fanon: Conflicts and Feminisms (1998), Black Venus: Sexualized Savages, Primal Fears and Primitive Narratives (1999), Negritude Women (2002), she has also co-edited three volumes, including Fanon: A Critical Reader (1995), Spoils of War: Women of Color, Cultures, and Revolutions (1996), and The Black Feminist Reader (2000). She is currently on tour with Rap Sessions: Community Dialogues on Hip-Hop. This years dialogue is on Gender and Hip-Hop: Does Hip-Hop Hate Women?  She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Maia Szalavitz, author of Help At Any Cost: How the Troubled Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids published by Riverhead.

Maia Szalavitz is a journalist who covers health, science and public policy. She is co-author, with Dr. Jo