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Unstoppable MindsetUnstoppable Adaptive Sports Advocate with Michael RosenkrantzOur guest this time, Michael Rosenkrantz grew up in California and had, what he says, was a normal childhood. I would say that Mike grew up as a very curious individual. He went to college at the University of California at Irvine, and then, after receiving his Bachelor’s degree, went East to Boston where he attended graduate schools at Northeastern University and Boston College. He earned Master’s degrees in Sociology and Business.
Michael then traveled around the United States quite a bit working in part for various nonprofit organizations. In 2009 he moved to India where he w...2024-11-151h 04
Redefining DisabilityPickleball for AllMichael Rosenkrantz is the Executive Director of So Cal Adaptive Sports, a Move United member organization. He has coached wheelchair basketball at the collegiate level, serving as an Assistant Coach with the University of Arizona women’s team and is a Level II Certified Archery instructor. We are here today to talk about adaptive pickleball, another sport he coaches.2023-06-2632 min
Expanding Eyes: A Visionary EducationEp. 105: Hamlet, Act 2. Polonius Spies on His Own Son. Hamlet’s Pretended Madness with Ophelia. Fortinbras Averted. Polonius, Then Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern Spy on Hamlet. The Arrival of PlayersEveryone is acting. Polonius instructs his servant to act a part and spy on Laertes. Hamlet pretends to be mad to Ophelia. Polonius bursts into the Court, where Claudius has averted an attack by Fortinbras, and reads a love poem from Hamlet to Ophelia—a very bad poem. Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern, courtiers, attempt to draw Hamlet out. The arrival of the Players. 2023-04-0236 min
The Unmistakable Creative PodcastListener Favorites: Robyn Rosenkrantz and Michael Glover | The Power of Giving Yourself Permission to Do What You LoveRobyn Rosenkrantz & Michael Glover quit their jobs in L.A in 1990 and bought one-way tickets to Europe in pursuit of their dream to make music and travel the world. They are known as Bright Blue Gorilla and together they continue to produce uplifting movies and colorful music. Subscribe for ad-free interviews and bonus episodes https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.
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No Labels, No Limits podcast275 - Equitable Access for EveryBODY with Michael RosenkrantzWe are so glad to have you here for another episode of the No Labels, No Limits podcast where we interview Michael Rosenkrantz, Executive Director of SoCal Adaptive Sports. Michael has extensive management experience and coaches numerous adaptive sports including wheelchair basketball. He has worked for numerous adaptive sports organizations and cofounded two. Michael started on the adaptive sports path in 2009 when he lived in India and then Nepal through 2016.This is where our interview begins today; Michael shares his origin story as he lived in India, journeyed through Nepal, and how those experiences transformed him...2023-01-1950 min
Cinema Chat With David HeathArsenic and Old Lace (With Michael Glover and Robyn Rosenkrantz)Send us a textIn this episode, we talk with filmmakers Michael Glover and Robyn Rosenkrantz about the classic screwball comedy Arsenic and Old Lace. We talk about Cary Grant and everything else that makes this a classic. Be sure to check out Michael and Robyn’s comedy, https://www.brightbluegorilla.com/Thanks for listening! 2021-11-0559 min
Cinema Chat With David Heath36 HusbandsSend us a textIn this episode we talk with Michael Glover and Robyn Rosenkrantz about their independent Kung fu comedy, 36 Husbands. In a separate interview we talk with Roberta Bianchini, one of the stars of the film. https://www.brightbluegorilla.com/Thanks for listening! 2021-10-0559 min
Getting Everyone Moving76. April WolfeApril is the Therapeutic Recreation Specialist for the City of Reno, Nevada and has established a sled hockey and many other adapted programs. 2021-08-0115 min
Getting Everyone Moving75. Kyra and Kendra EdwardsKyra is a multiple sport athlete and has dreams of opening a coffee shop. Her mom Kendra, her dad who passed away five years ago, and her other family members have been huge supports in helping Kyra to thrive.2021-07-2919 min
Getting Everyone Moving74. Bruce FroendtFounder & Executive Dir. of AllPlay Miracle Baseball League. Commissioner of National Wheelchair Softball Association 2021-07-2534 min
Getting Everyone Moving73. Teal and Gemma Thron-GuionTeal Guion was there when the First Tee of the Coachella Valley began in 2008 and is now the Executive Director. Gemma is Teal's daughter who plays adaptive golf and soccer! 2021-07-2222 min
Getting Everyone Moving72. Jeremy "Opie" LadeJeremy "Opie" Lade (born January 6, 1981)[1] is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and head coach from Oconto, Wisconsin. He was injured in a car accident at age 8, and attended his first wheelchair sports camp at the age of 13 at UW-Whitewater. He is a two-time Paralympian American Games gold medalist in both 2007 and 2011. In 2002, he won a gold medal at IWBF World Championship and in 2006 won a silver one from the same place. Six years later, he was awarded a bronze medal for his participation at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and is currently employed as a head coach at the University...2021-07-1823 min
Getting Everyone Moving71. Dee HenryDee has dedicated her life to coaching wheelchair tennis. She is a tennis coach at Biola University and has been an inspiration to so many athletes. 2021-07-1622 min
The Unmistakable Creative PodcastRobyn Rosenkrantz and Michael Glover | The Power of Giving Yourself Permission to Do What You LoveRobyn Rosenkrantz & Michael Glover quit their jobs in L.A in 1990 and bought one-way tickets to Europe in pursuit of their dream to make music and travel the world. They are known as Bright Blue Gorilla and together they continue to produce uplifting movies and colorful music.Visit their website to view their work , find out more about their journey or get in touch. | https://www.brightbluegorilla.comListener TribeWe have our own private social network for listeners of the Unmistakable Creative podcast. You can me...2021-07-141h 02
Getting Everyone Moving70. Keith WallaceKeith Wallace is the Executive Director of Lincolnway Special Recreation Association providing adaptive sports in Illinois. Keith has also done adaptive sports missionary work in Nairobi, Kenya.2021-07-1228 min
Getting Everyone Moving69. Jacqui Woods KapinowskiJACQUI WOODS KAPINOWSKI is the President of Shifting Gears United Inc. and the Director, Freedom Team Kayak Program Coach/Mentor jacqui@shiftinggearsunited.org | 732-236-3576 Jacqui is a two time Paralympian for Team USA in the winter and summer games. Nine World Champions in four sports, curling, triathlon, wheelchair racing, and rowing. Jacqui Kapinowski has been an avid runner and athlete most of her life. She has completed 90 marathons, 19 as a runner and 71 in her racing chair and handcycle. In her early twenties, Jacqui was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and then again five years later. This left her with...2021-07-0830 min
Getting Everyone Moving68. Lori AlexanderLori is the author of: A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games. Telling the inspiring human story behind the creation of the Paralympics, this young readers biography artfully combines archival photos, full-color illustrations, and a riveting narrative to honor the life of Ludwig Guttmann, whose work profoundly changed so many lives. Dedicating his life to helping patients labeled “incurables,” Ludwig Guttmann fought for the rights of paraplegics to live a full life. The young doctor believed—and eventually proved—that physical movement is key to healing, a discovery that led him to create the firs...2021-07-0321 min
Getting Everyone Moving67. Meg McCallMeg McCall is also an outdoor enthusiast who loves to hike and partake in any activity associated with water. She spent the first decade of her career in the non-profit sector, with a focus on supporting with people with cognitive and physical disabilities. For the last 15 years, she has worked as a marketing executive for software and technology companies in both the public and private sectors. Meg, who happens to be Jim's daughter, knew a good thing when she first saw his paddle, so in 2012 the two partnered together to distribute it to the public. (The apple...2021-06-3034 min
Getting Everyone Moving66. David DavisDavid Davis-Author of Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans from World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation. 2021-06-2734 min
Getting Everyone Moving65. Elayne OtstotElayne is an aspiring disability advocate in the Dallas/Fort Worth area whose passionate about using multiple platforms and methods to educate people about disability access and inclusion; and health disparities affecting rural, disabled, and other vulnerable or marginalized communities.
Currently, Elayne is the communications and member engagement coordinator for the Alliance for Citizen Directed Supports, and she previously worked as a production/executive assistant for the independent film “Invalid Corps” in charge of out reach, social media tool kits and pitch decks. Recently was given the privilege of participating in Lights, Camera, Access as an arti...2021-06-2417 min
Getting Everyone Moving64. Jason Allen-Getting Everyone MovingJason Allen has been involved with tennis throughout his entire life, starting with his first job as an assistant tennis pro at a country club in the early1990s at the age of 15.
In October 2016, he was hired as manager for wheelchair tennis, a position based at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. In his current role, he oversees wheelchair tennis across the country, managing tournaments, grass-roots initiatives, camps and coaching-development workshops, among other responsibilities.
Allen is also involved with the professional side of wheelchair tennis, as highlighted by his role as team leader...2021-06-2027 min
Getting Everyone Moving63. Rich O'BrienRich O’Brien is an adaptive golf instructor who works with advanced and disabled golfers, using golf as therapy. Rich has over 30 years of experience, but he also has his own harrowing narrative about traumatic brain injury and how golf, amongst other factors, helped him in his healing process.
http://www.bcepilepsy.com/blog/rich-tbi-recovery
https://sportsprosconnect.com/richobrien/
https://www.facebook.com/richobriengolf/2021-06-1728 min
Getting Everyone Moving62. Dave White and Jaime GonzalesDave and Jaime are part of Blind Stokers Club of San Diego2021-06-1433 min
Getting Everyone Moving61. Lisa EllistonLisa is the President of the NWBA Junior Division. She stared a non-profit adaptive sport organization in Mississippi and her son Jonathan is a wheelchair basketball athlete.2021-06-1128 min
Getting Everyone Moving60. Dave ElbertDave is on the Executive Committee of the Juniors Division of the NWBA. His daughter Ruby had a rare form of cancer resulting in paralysis. She is a mover and shaker and plays for the University of Illinois.2021-06-0837 min
Getting Everyone Moving59. Tom VandeverTom is a wheelchair basketball coach in Charlottesville, VA and is the Executive Director of the Independence Resource Center 2021-06-0423 min
Getting Everyone Moving58. Anthony LaraAnthony Lara was introduced to wheelchair sports at the age of 9 years old and hasn’t looked back since. He is a 25 year+ veteran of the ITF Professional Wheelchair Tennis Tour and was a member of the U.S. Paralympic Team that competed at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia. He is active with the West Coast Wheelchair Tennis Association and is an excellent Tennis Instructor, receiving the Angel City Sports Foundation’s Coach of the Year Award in 2017. In addition, he is the founder of the One More Push Foundation.2021-05-3025 min
Getting Everyone Moving57. Emily HoskinsA paraplegic from birth, Hoskins has been involved with wheelchair basketball for much of her life. She was a member of the St. Louis Rolling Rams through high school before attending the University of Illinois, where she was a part of the Fighting Illini squad that won four consecutive national championships. After qualifying for the U.S. Paralympics Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team in 2004, Hoskins was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Athens. In 2008, Hoskins was a starter in the gold medal game against Germany and helped Team USA complete...2021-05-2828 min
Getting Everyone Moving56. Kaitlin TsueKaitlin is a USPTA tennis professional. She is the only fully certified USPTA tennis professional in the world who has had a hemispherectomy. Kaitlin now teaches wheelchair tennis with Head Women's Tennis Coach Dee Henry at Biola University and also is a tennis instructor for Special Olympics.2021-05-2318 min
Getting Everyone Moving55. Harlon MatthewsTennis discovered Harlon Matthews on Cinco de Mayo 2001. A wheelchair basketball player at the time, Matthews had no interest in tennis. “They told me I’d have to hold the racquet but still keep my chair moving. They told me I’d get blisters,” says Matthews. “I told them, ‘No thank you.’”
But when Tennis Day arrived in Athens Ga., Matthews gave tennis a try. And tennis changed his life. “I never felt that in 34 years of my life,” he said. Matthews began as a novice player but kept at it. Now, he is the Therapeutic Recreation Coordinator and tenn...2021-05-2139 min
Hey Human PodcastRobyn Rosenkrantz and Michael Glover: Go Deeper Go FartherE262 Humans Robyn Rosenkrantz & Michael Glover are Bright Blue Gorilla. With their unique brand of music (a little bit story, a little bit comic, a little bit wild and crazy), they’ve traveled all over the world. Most recently, they released their film 36 Husbands, a musical-comedy-kung fu movie. We discuss their jet-set adventures, movies, […]2021-05-2053 minHey Human PodcastRobyn Rosenkrantz and Michael Glover: Go Deeper Go FartherE262 Humans Robyn Rosenkrantz & Michael Glover are Bright Blue Gorilla. With their unique brand of music (a little bit story, a little bit comic, a little bit wild and crazy), they’ve traveled all over the world. Most recently, they released their film 36 Husbands, a musical-comedy-kung fu movie. We discuss their jet-set adventures, movies, […]2021-05-2053 min
Getting Everyone Moving54. David EvjenDavid is the first wheelchair basketball coach at Eastern Washington University. 2021-05-1637 min
Getting Everyone Moving53. Kwok NgKwok Ng currently holds a joint post at the School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland and the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland. He previously worked at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä. Kwok does research in (special) educational interventions, Physical Activity promotion as well as sport psychology. Current projects include the Digilearn intervention at UEF, the Health Ireland Demonstration Project, the WHO Collaborative Cross-national Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, the Finnish School-aged Physical Activity (SPA) study and Winning in the Long Run: To...2021-05-1344 min
Getting Everyone Moving52. Jeff WelgerJeff is the Executive Director of the Welger Foundation. His parents Christa and Saul were pioneers in the world of adaptive sports.2021-05-0937 min
Getting Everyone Moving51. Cruz GutierrezCruz is a wheelchair tennis/bball player and a leader in the world of adaptive sports in New Mexico.2021-05-0630 min
Getting Everyone Moving50. Mia and Adrina (Itty Bitty Beastmode) CastroAdrina, at 12, is a future Paralympic Wheelchair Bball player, along with her older sister Mia they provide online fitness instruction. https://vimeo.com/4541674912021-05-0519 min
Getting Everyone Moving49. Ashley DavisAshley is the Executive Director of the Permobil Foundation, providing needed equipment for people with disability2021-05-0222 min
Getting Everyone Moving48. Jake HerbertJake Herbert is a 29 year old adaptive athlete. He started his adaptive sport career in wheelchair basketball at the age of 19 before moving his focus to powerlifting at the age of 23. He made his first USA National Para-Powerlifting team in 2016 and competed in his first Para-Powerlifting World Championship in 2017 in Mexico City. He also the founder of AdaptivePower Strength & Fitness LLC in Indiana. This is a new business that focuses on giving people that are disable and able-body a way to achieve their fitness goals in a whole new light.
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Getting Everyone Moving47. Jim GlatchJim Glatch took over as Edinboro University’s coach for student-athletes with disabilities in 1995. Most noteworthy is his work as the head coach of the wheelchair basketball team. He ranks as one of the leaders both nationally and internationally in coaching wheelchair basketball.
While winning on the basketball court is important, Glatch takes great pride that 70 percent of his student-athletes have graduated. On the court, he led the Fighting Scots to their finest season in 2006-07, reaching the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament championship game. Edinboro would finish second in the country while playing in front of...2021-04-2531 min
Getting Everyone Moving46. Brian BellBrian lost his leg at the age of 10 due to a train accident. After he finished rehabilitation, he wanted to get back to playing his favorite sports: basketball and football. He played middle school football on his prosthetic until it became too strenuous. His mother discovered the Lakeshore Foundation, a U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Site in Birmingham, Alabama, where he fell in love with the wheelchair basketball after a attending sport camps for children with disabilities at the age of 12....Married to Diane Bell and they have five children. Brian enjoys drawing, playing video games, reading...2021-04-2315 min
Getting Everyone Moving45. Chad CohnYou will absolutely love this interview with Wheelchair Rugby Paralympian Chad Cohn. Chad enjoys gardening, cars, shoes, camping and doing anything outside. Paralympic Experience Two-time Paralympian (2012, 2016); Two-time medalist (1 silver, 1 bronze) Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, silver London 2012 Paralympic Games, bronze World Championship Experience Most recent: 2018 – bronze Years of participation: 2010, 2014, 2018 Medals: 3 (1 gold, 2 bronze) Gold – 2010 Bronze - 2014, 20182021-04-2143 min
Getting Everyone Moving44. Shelby BaronBaron was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that has resulted in weakness in her legs. Until the third grade, Shelby walked around school with crutches and sat out of most PE activities. When she was nine years old, Lolly Romano, an adaptive PE specialist with the Department of Education, introduced her to a wheelchair. This allowed her to participate in most sports along with her classmates. She began playing wheelchair basketball with Coach Jeff Sampaga every Thursday as a way to get exercise, and was referred to a Tuesday night wheelchair tennis class. Tennis was frustrating at...2021-04-1824 min
Getting Everyone Moving43. Norris FamilyTheresa and her husband Bruce are the proud parents of Kai who has a number of disabilities but it doesn't stop this vivacious 10 year old from being a Renaissance Man. Kai plays a number of sports, is also a chef and an artist. 2021-04-1632 min
Getting Everyone Moving42. Justin SouthJustin is a former collegiate wheelchair basketball player at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He is now a youth wheelchair basketball coach for GLASA Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association.2021-04-1428 min
Getting Everyone Moving41. Prof. Dennis FrostKalamazoo College-Wen Chao Chen Associate Professor of East Asian Social Sciences. His research focuses on modern Japanese history, with particular emphases on sports, disability, militarization, and urban development. At K, I teach courses on the entire scope of premodern, modern, and contemporary East Asian history with particular focus on China, Japan, and Korea. I also teach First-Year and Sophomore Seminars in the College’s Shared Passages Program, as well as Senior Seminars for the History Department and the East Asian Studies Program.
Dennis most recent book is More Than Medals: A History of the Paralympics and Di...2021-04-1137 min
Getting Everyone Moving40. Jennifer RuddellJen is a 2-time Paralympic gold medalist in wheelchair basketball. She has been in adaptive sport since 2001 as an athlete, coach, classifier, and educator. In 2004, Jen earned a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois where she studied Sports Management with an emphasis in Adaptive Sport. Jen and her family have been in Flagstaff since 2016. Jen is the Director of Parasport Flagstaff. 2021-04-0924 min
Getting Everyone Moving39. Kentaro FukuchiKentaro has been blind since birth but doesn't let anything stop him. He has a full career, working at JICA in Tokyo, plays blind soccer and surfs, started an NGO in Sudan to develop blind soccer.2021-04-0734 min
Getting Everyone Moving38. Padmini ChennapragadaBorn and raised in the South Indian city of Hyderabad, Padmini Chennapragada holds a Master of Science (Adapted Physical Activity, USA) and is a trained Physiotherapist (Hyderabad, INDIA). She has created and leads the AdaptedSportsIndia movement. Started as a social media campaign, today, the initiative is a community driven effort that is encouraging and educating Indians with disabilities to take up sports to improve the quality of their lives.
She currently serves as a Program Director for the Indian Wheelchair Tennis Tour (IWTT). In this role, she helps develop training camps for Indians with physical disabilities to...2021-04-0431 min
Getting Everyone Moving37. Katrina PiparoKatrina works for Top End and is the founder of Adaptive Sports Connections and Resources on Facebook. 2021-04-0213 min
Getting Everyone Moving36. David McCannK. David McCann is the Executive Director of USA Boccia. Prior to taking this position in April 2020, he was the Director of the Office of Recreation and Park Resources, which provided consulting services, and coaching and parent resources to sport organizations in Illinois and throughout the country. He is one of the nation’s leading experts on Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) and sports programming, having been instrumental in the creation of the American Development Model which is used by the US Olympic Committee and numerous National Governing Bodies. Previously he has served as Director of Sport Development and Co...2021-03-3125 min
Getting Everyone Moving35. Steve EverettSteve bring 30 years of sports experience to the USPSA as an elite wheelchair athlete, coach and organizer. He competed worldwide in wheelchair tennis for over 20 years and ended the 1988 season as US Open Champion and the #1 ranked player in the world. Steve coached and helped develop quad rugby programs in Southern California as well as multiple able-body youth sports programs. Steve started playing power soccer in 2011 and is excited about applying his past experiences to help develop the sport. Steve is currently the director of marketing and client development for Evo Sports Training and resides in Lakewood California with...2021-03-2831 min
Getting Everyone Moving34. Samanta BullockSamanta is a wheelchair tennis Paralympian, a model and an entrepreneur through her inclusive fashion line. 2021-03-2631 min
Getting Everyone Moving33. Doug DixonDoug is a wheelchair basketball coach with the Rollin Timberwolves. He started in the field of wheelchair basketball through his son Joe, who played for Missouri.2021-03-2431 min
Getting Everyone Moving32 Dug Jones-Getting Everyone MovingJones, is the Divisional President of the NWBA’s Intercollegiate Division since 2012, enters the Hall of Fame as an individual who served in a variety of roles during his career. His career spanned 20 years, starting in 1982 with the North Florida Renegades. In 1995, Jones won the first of five National Titles as a player. From 2001-2008 he changed gears to coach the Gator
Wheels and the Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks. As a coach, he won four National Titles for the Mavericks (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007).
From an administrative perspective, Jones has been involved in a variety of roles that started as se...2021-03-2134 min
Getting Everyone Moving31. Madhavi Latha-Getting Everyone MovingMadhavi Latha is a para-athletics sportsperson who champions the cause of sports for persons with disabilities. She was the National Para-Swimming Champion (three-time gold medallist), and also the founder of the Wheelchair Basketball Federation of India (WBFI) – India's national wheelchair basketball body. Previously, she has founded the Paralympic Swimming Association of Tamil Nadu in 2011, and Yes We Can Too, an NGO that focuses on inclusivity in sports and the promotion of sports for persons with disabilities.2021-03-1926 min
Getting Everyone Moving30 Mark Bookman-Getting Everyone MovingMark Bookman is a Ph.D. Candidate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania. His research looks at the history and politics of disability in Japanese and global contexts.
Mark also works as an accessibility consultant. He has collaborated with government agencies and corporate entities in Japan and the United States, as well as the Olympic and Paralympic Committees and the UN, on inclusive education, equitable transportation, environmental design, and disaster risk management projects.2021-03-1721 min
Getting Everyone Moving29. Tommie StormsTommie Storms drives the business operations of the organization. If not for her enterprising nature, American Association of Adaptive Sports (AAASP) prominence in Georgia and national recognition might have come at a much slower pace. She is also a respected speaker in the field of youth disability sports, traveling extensively throughout the United States to raise awareness. Having recruited Storms as a volunteer in Georgia’s first adapted sports programs, Bev Vaughn grew to know of Storms’ executive aptitude. In 1994, Vaughn introduced the idea to Storms of forming AAASP as the organizational vehicle by which the mission of prov...2021-03-1425 min
Getting Everyone Moving28. Ahkeel WhiteheadAhkeel is a Paralympian and the Director of the San Diego State Collegiate Adaptive Sport Program. He was born with a mild form of cerebral palsy which affects the left side of his body. ...He entered Paralympic sport in 2011 after his high school coach connected with a U.S. Paralympics coach. ...He was a bass player during his time in high school where he was also named former defensive player of the year.2021-03-1225 min
Getting Everyone Moving27. Cathy McKay-Getting Everyone MovingCathy is a professor at James Madison University with a focus on Paralympic Sport Days in schools.2021-03-1029 min
Getting Everyone Moving26. Craig McCllelan-Getting Everyone MovingCraig is a founder of Power Hockey in the US. He has used a power chair his entire life. 2021-03-0722 min
Getting Everyone Moving25. Rose Marie HollermannIn 2001, Hollermann and her family were involved in a car accident that took the lives of two of her brothers and caused her to be partially paralyzed from the waist down. As part of her rehabilitation, she was introduced to swimming at the Courage Center in Minneapolis. From there, she tried sled hockey, track and field, archery, cross-country skiing and wheelchair basketball. She discovered her talent and passion for wheelchair basketball. In 2011, she became one of the youngest players on the U.S. women’s wheelchair basketball team at age 15. Since then, she has excelled in her career, playing co...2021-03-0524 min
Getting Everyone Moving24. Josie AslaksonAslakson discovered basketball at the age of 13 at the Courage Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota after seeing the basketball team practice while she was at an archery lesson. The Minnesota native was involved in a car crash at the age of five that caused her to be paralyzed from the waist down. She played basketball at Jordan High School before attending the University of Texas at Arlington where she played for the Lady Movin’ Mavs. She ultimately transferred to New York University to study dramatic writing....Hobbies include writing, film and traveling.2021-03-0320 min
Getting Everyone Moving23. Christine, Kerry and Scott HodgkinsonChristine is a young woman who has not let anything in life stop her. She has participated in a variety of sports with the support of her parents. You will thoroughly enjoy this interview with a young woman who doesn't let anything stop her. 2021-02-2820 min
Getting Everyone Moving22. Ron LykinsRon is the Head Coach of the University of Missouri Men's Wheelchair Basketball team as well as the Head Coach of the USA Men's Team heading to Tokyo in August.2021-02-2637 min
Getting Everyone Moving21. ENGAGE a Nepali NGO is doing great work in the world of adaptive sports-Getting Everyone MovingMy friends at ENGAGE are doing wonderful work in Nepal developing more volunteers while offering people with disabilities an avenue to participate in society.2021-02-2428 min
Getting Everyone Moving20. Prof. Deborah ShapiroDeborah, a professor at Georgia State University is doing some great work in the world of teaching adaptive sport practitioners and students to be inclusive. 2021-02-2127 min
Getting Everyone Moving19. Mark BullockMark Bullock is based in England married to a Brazilian who uses a wheelchair for mobility purposes. Mark has traveled throughout the world, coaching wheelchair tennis and is an incredible advocate for inclusive sports. You will find this interview fascinating! 2021-02-1938 min
Getting Everyone Moving18 Treyvon JenniferBorn with congenital amputation, Jenifer was a successful track athlete in his early years and a top wrestler in high school. He attended Huntingtown High School and joined the wrestling team, competing against able-bodied athletes and finishing third in his weight class at the Maryland state tournament his senior year. He started playing wheelchair basketball in 1992 with team Air Capital in Washington D.C. He was a three-year captain and two-time All-American for the Edinboro men’s wheelchair basketball team and played professional basketball for two years overseas in France. Trey is a member of the USA Men's Wh...2021-02-1724 min
Getting Everyone Moving17. Taylor LipsettFor more than a decade, Taylor Lipsett has lived all things sled hockey. Lipsett has been on the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team since 2003. He has two Paralympic medals under his belt, having earned gold at the Vancouver Games in 2010 and bronze in Torino in 2006. In addition to competing for Team USA, Lipsett has played with several club teams including the Dallas Ice Hawks (2002-06 and 2008-10), the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) Blackhawks (2006-08), Minnesota Northern (2010-11) and the Dallas Stars (2011-13). In 2012, he helped the Stars to the USA Hockey Sled Classic Division A Championship, presented...2021-02-1428 min
Getting Everyone Moving16. Andrew SkinnerAndrew Skinner is the Founder/Director of the Triumph Foundation and is someone to really listen to. He is a wise person who lives life using a wheelchair for mobility. You will thoroughly enjoy this interview.2021-02-1229 min
Getting Everyone Moving15. Ali QaziAli has overcome two accidents during his life and uses a wheelchair for mobility. Ali is a board member of Palms to Pines Parasports. He is a college student and has an incredible future ahead of him.2021-02-1032 min
Getting Everyone Moving14. Paul BowesPaul Bowes is a professional wheelchair basketball coach in Canada, Germany and other parts of the world. You will thoroughly enjoy this interview from a person with a good heart.2021-02-0729 min
Getting Everyone Moving13. Eddie RamirezEddie is a board member of Palms to Pines Parasports, a wheelchair bball athlete, a homeowner, married, two children, working full-time for IEHP leads a pretty "normal" life. You'll want to get to know Eddie.2021-02-0425 min
Getting Everyone Moving12. Doug GarnerDoug Garner is the Coach of the University of Texas Movin Mavs, one of the few collegiate adaptive athletic programs in the US. Doug has done a lot in promoting adaptive sports. 2021-01-3122 min
Getting Everyone Moving11. Jason HotchkissFrom overcoming family tragedy Jason Hotchkiss has persevered and helped his family and his son Noah to overcome. . Jason is the development director for Tribal Adaptive2021-01-2824 min
Getting Everyone Moving10. Mike GodseyMike is a coach of the Charlotte Rollin' Hornets, https://www.facebook.com/rollinhornets/ and Treasurer of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA). Mike speaks from his heart in talking about how he got started in adaptive sports and where it has taken his family.2021-01-2433 min
Getting Everyone Moving9. Josh PateJosh is a professor at James Madison University. He was born with cerebral palsy but hasn't let that stop him from leading a full life. Josh participates in a variety of adaptive sports.2021-01-2126 min
Getting Everyone Moving8. Andrea Woodson-SmithAndrea Woodson-Smith was an elite college basketball athlete hoping to play in both the WNBA and the Olympics. But arthritis in both of her hips put her on a different path where she ended up being part of the 2004 and 2012 US Paralympic teams in wheelchair basketball. Andrea is a professor at North Carolina Central University in Durham and is starting a graduate program in adaptive sports!2021-01-1733 min
Getting Everyone Moving7. Jess MarktJess Markt is Director of the International Committee of the Red Cross Adaptive sports program. Jess became injured when he was 19 but has not let this stop him from literally conquering the world, bringing wheelchair basketball everywhere.2021-01-1431 min
Getting Everyone Moving6. Amy BurnettAmy Burnett is an incredible athlete, having played wheelchair bball, tennis, cycling and now badminton. Amy is an extremely positive person and will make you feel good as she talks about her life. 2021-01-1132 min
Getting Everyone Moving5.Yuta SaitoYuta Saito is Japanese, having spent a year in the US at the University of Arizona, University of Texas-Arlington and Lakeshore Foundation in Alabama. He is involved with Hokkaido Adaptive Sports which is one of the few NGO's working in this field in Japan. 2021-01-0718 min
Getting Everyone Moving4. Pete HughesPete is a person who has never let his physical disability stop him. From traveling around the world coaching, playing wheelchair basketball, founding a non-profit, Wheelchair Athletes Worldwide and now serving as Director of Adaptive Sports for the University of Arizona, Pete is a true role model.2021-01-0227 min
Getting Everyone Moving3. Jenn PoistJenn is a gold medal Paralympian, pharmacist, coach, Chairperson for the National Wheelchair Bball Association Women's Division and all around amazing person. 2020-12-2925 min
Getting Everyone Moving2. Wes HallWes Hall is a real Tar Heel, a person who has not let the fact that he has a prothesis stop him from doing anything. Wes is an amazing kayaker and just all around iron man.2020-12-2928 min
Getting Everyone Moving1. Will RogersWill Rogers is on the board of Palms to Pines Parasports. He is almost completely blind, has a prosthetic and is a true athlete participating in cycling, archery, meditation and boccia, but also many other sports.2020-12-2912 min
Respect The ProcessFilmmakers/Musicians Bright Blue Gorilla.Bright Blue Gorilla is Robyn Rosenkrantz and Michael Glover. The quit their jobs in 1990, took their guitars to Europe and never looked back. This is the feel good duo we need right now. Check them out and enjoy this chat. They have a new film called "36 Husbands" out that's a madcap homemade romp. Check it out. The Filmmaker Diversity Award sends a filmmaker to my Bootcamp for free. Click here for more info. Sponsored by Oso Delicious. Commercial Directing Masterclass has helped over 500 filmmakers globally and has received 100% 5 star reviews. DM me if it can...2020-12-1121 min
The Best Ever You ShowEpisode 526: 36 Husbands - Robyn Rosenkrantz & Michael GloverBright Blue Gorilla is Robyn Rosenkrantz and Michael Glover, world-traveling musicians & filmmakers from Los Angeles. Bright Blue Gorilla was born in 1990, when Robyn & Michael quit their L.A. jobs, sold everything they had (except their guitars), and bought one-way tickets to Amsterdam. (It was the cheapest ticket - $199 one-way!) BBG played in streets, cafes, concert halls, and worked their way up the artistic ladder. They began recording & distributing CDs, and touring worldwide. In 2005 they began writing-directing-producing feature films. How does all this add up? BBG has made 7 feature films, 14 CDs and over 4000 live performances! Bright Blue Gorilla is now celebrating 30 ye...2020-10-221h 00
A League of Her OwnTwo Incredibly Able Men Whose Disabilities Can Inspire Us AllHear from extraordinary playmakers like Palms to Pines Parasports' Michael Rosenkrantz, amputee Will Rogers and paraplegic Jerry Alcorn. Each shares his inspire journey of the priceless benefits enjoyed through parasports and what able bodied people can learn from adaptive sports. Fact: Approximately 22,444,000 people are living with physical disabilities in the U.S., yet only 25.6% are physically active. Join Coach Cristina in her transformative chat with these exceptional men, whose definition of “outsiders” will surprise you! Want to learn more about this football season? Sign-up for Coach Cristina's football and other sports "training camps" complete with easy playbooks. You might surp...2020-10-1634 min
Mid-Riff001 / Rachel Blumberg on Drums, Armor, and ButterHilary talks to Rachel Blumberg about the *ahem* unique aesthetic of her first drum kit, transitioning from gear head denial to loving gear, band gender breakdowns, the woes and whoas of gear-carrying, and why buying gear should be like butter.RACHEL'S BIORachel Blumberg has been bringing her musical feel to bands and solo artists for a good part of the last two decades through her primary instrument, THE DRUMS, as well as percussion, keyboards, voice, and the occasional stringed instrument. She has recorded, toured and performed with many widely acclaimed artists such as Mirah, Ta...2020-01-2855 min
Intercross: The PodcastThe Transformative Power of Sports with Michael RosenkrantzDecember 3rd is the International Day of People with Disabilities. Celebrated globally since 1992, this year’s theme is "The Future is Accessible," meaning that we must all, together, look towards a future where the barriers which stand in people’s way no longer exist. According to the World Bank, one billion people, or 15% of the world's population, experience some form of disability, and disability prevalence is higher for developing countries. One-fifth of the estimated global total, or between 110 million and 190 million people, experience significant disabilities. In this episode of the podcast, we have Michael Rosenkrantz, Program Director of the Dese...2019-12-0330 min
January Jones Sharing Senior SuccessJanuary Jones-The Bright Blue GorillaMeet: The Bright Blue Gorilla with Robyn Rosenkrantz and Michael Glover visiting with January from Berlin. We spent the Summer shooting our 6th feature film, Mr. Rudolpho’s Jubilee, our most complex and highest quality film yet! We filmed in Berlin and Italy with almost 300 people from 30 different countries, all coming together to create something beautiful and uplifting, another labor of love! It’s a romantic comedy in English, German and Italian. www.brightbluegorilla.comThis show is broadcast live on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http...2015-11-0549 minJanuary Jones Sharing Senior SuccessJanuary Jones with Bright Blue GorillaRobyn Rosenkrantz and Michael Glover are Bright Blue Gorilla: Filmmakers and Musicians from Los Angeles. This husband-wife duo has been traveling the world since 1990 doing concerts and making independent feature films. Their latest feature film is Go with Le Flo, a German-French romantic comedy shot in Berlin. Cast and crew are from 20 different countries. Bright Blue Gorilla just got back from Beijing Film Festival. Go with Le Flo is now on pay-per-view on 36 million TV sets across the USA This show is broadcast live on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio...2015-02-0249 minJanuary Jones Sharing Senior SuccessJanuary Jones with Bright Blue GorillaRobyn Rosenkrantz and Michael Glover are Bright Blue Gorilla: Filmmakers and Musicians from Los Angeles. This husband-wife duo has been traveling the world since 1990 doing concerts and making independent feature films. Writer-Diretor Michael Glover and Producer Robyn Rosenkrantz met at a music club on the Sunset Strip and soon after quit their L.A. jobs, sold everything they had (except their guitars), bought one-way tickets to Europe and never looked back. Their latest feature film is Go with Le Flo, a German-French romantic comedy shot in Berlin. Cast and crew are from 20 different countries. Bright Blue Gorilla has...2014-07-2650 min