David Watson

The David Watson Podcast #209 Life lessons for children and how to tell them in a story

Madelyn Simon can only be described as an original go getter.

In 2020 when the world was locked down, Madelyn started to think about the stories she once told, and inspired by her own life and art, she put ideas to paper and through her art teacher, pictures filled the words on the page and Poppy came to life. Seven books later we have a wonderful series which helps children understand the world around them, how to find courage and how to find kindness, and the most important of all, how to love yourself enough to have boundaries.

Madelyn Simon
https://www.madelynsimon.com

The David Watson Podcast #208 Words Children Can Learn

Katherine Davis Gibbon has written has written her own unique books to help children learn words is a way only the visual mind can understand.

Words children can learn, and the way they can learn is an amazing process where the word is a character a thoughtful process which brings a word into a 3D concept, a person, an analogy, a metaphor, so much more than a one dimensional space.

This process of illustration not only helps a child remember the word, but they can play with the word which helps understand it's meaning.

Katherine Davis Gibbon
https://www.riverletpress.com

 

The David Watson Podcast #207 When your searching for somewhere to belong

Annie Fox is an author of books for children and teens.

Annie loves making art, baking, gardening, photography, hiking in the San Francisco Bay Area, traveling, and, most of all, being with her husband David and her family, including Gracie the Dog.

The Little Things That Kill: A Teen Friendship Afterlife Apology Tour was her debut novel and Leeta Simtar: A Life on Two Planets is her latest.

Every author has a journey.

Mine began in childhood with the gift of a diary and the discovery that magic happens when one puts pen to paper.

The magic of whole worlds conjured out of nothing, populated by characters real enough to command their own destiny.

My love of stories and my need to create them led to the publication of my first book People Are Like Lollipops.

That simple picture book for young children, written while I was still a college student, celebrated diversity.

Many years and thirteen books later, I’m still motivated by the tremendous power of stories to help young readers develop empathy, compassion and resilience.

Through my public events for kids, teens, parents, I continue the joyful work of empowering young people through increased self-awareness and emotional intelligence skill-building.

Annie Fox
https://anniefox.com/

The David Watson Podcast #206 How I plan the perfect murders

Kit Karson is an author who sends some of her day, day dreaming the perfect way to murder someone and it's all part of good research. When you write murder mysteries, you spend a lot of time thinking about how to plan a murder, what motivates a killer, and how do they get caught.

We dive into the writing process and how Kit discovers her characters, the writing process and how she doesn't know herself who the killer is.

Kit Karson
www.kitkarson.com

The David Watson Podcast #205 Sutherland Springs Church shooting and the man who shot Devin Kelley

On November 5, 2017, Devin Kelley shot and killed 26 people and wounded 22 others at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, United States. Kelley was subsequently shot and wounded, then killed himself.

It is the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history and the deadliest at an American place of worship, surpassing the Charleston church shooting of 2015.

Kelley was then confronted by and traded fire with Stephen Willeford, a local resident and former firearms instructor who was armed with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.

Willeford had taken cover behind a truck across the street from the church and shot Kelley twice, once in the leg and once in the upper left torso under his tactical gear.

From that day onwards Stephen became the Barefoot Defender, and on this episode he tells me why.

Stephen Willieford
https://thebarefootdefender.now.site/home

The David Watson Podcast #204 The Lord is my Shepherd. My Shepherd is a Nuclear Physicist

George Zavershinsky is the author of Atomic Shepherd is a former nuclear physicist and now priest who has found the connection between himself, and something greater than all of us.

Through science he understands the physical world and through theology he understand the human purpose.

George worked as a nuclear physicist and later found God and found a new purpose in his life.

www.georgezavershinskiy.com

 

The David Watson Podcast #203 Baseball, the beach, girls and a clarinet

David Singer is an internationally acclaimed musician whose performances include the White House for President Jimmy Carter and later for President Bill Clinton.

He was a guest artist for many seasons with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society and performed chamber music concerts with Yehudi Menuhin, Yo-Yo Ma, Rudolf Serkin and members of the Guarneri and Emerson String Quartets.

David Singer is an Emeritus co-Principal Clarinetist of the multi-Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. His performances have been seen on the BBC and heard on Sirius XM.

In this episode I ask how a young man fell in love with baseball, the beach, girls and a clarinet. On this journey I discover a rich life, all of which is laid out in his book from From Cab Driver to Carnegie Hall.

David Singer https://singerclarinet.com/book/buy-t...

The David Watson Podcast #202 What the cosmetic companies don't tell you!

Today I spoke with Dr Callaghan, who has worked around the world from Cardiff to Paris, helping the ingredient suppliers to cosmetics companies understand the law, the application of the law and consumer rights.

Dr Callaghan knows what right and wrong and knows what the cosmetic companies don't tell you.

Do you know the dangers of buying from farmers markets?

Do you know the regulations around organic foundation?

Do you know why cheap isn't best?

Dr Theresa Callaghan

https://ccintl.eu/

The David Watson Podcast #201 How to help your teenager overcome anxiety and become confident.

THE LIFE GUIDE FOR TEENS is all about empowerment.

This one-of-a-kind self-help book is designed to help teen readers take ownership of their own wellness, problem-solving, and growth.

Renowned pediatrician and Psychology Today contributor Dr. Anbar has helped thousands of teens through mental and physical health challenges—not by solving their problems for them, but by helping them tap into their inner wisdom, strength, and resilience.

In clear, empowering terms, THE LIFE GUIDE FOR TEENS takes a deep dive into issues that concern today’s teens.

It explores common health concerns, psychological issues, relationship challenges, and also pathways to success and happiness. Readers will learn how to ease anxiety, manage pain, prioritize sleep and diet, communicate effectively with teachers and parents, safely explore romantic relationships, excel at academics or sports, process grief, take on new responsibilities, and much more.

Each chapter shares multiple tools teens can choose from to immediately put into action.

Dr Anbar https://centerpointhypnosis.com/dr-anbar

The David Watson Podcast #200 The agony of writing has so much pleasure

Alex R Johnson is a film make, producer, Writer, Father, Husband, you get the idea.

Most of all he's a passionate man who loves to write, create, to tell stories and today we talk about the agony of writing and why it has so much pleasure.

The book is set in 1990's and the main character is a private investigator in Mayor Rudy Giuliani's New York, and what a time to be in New York, all the energy and excitement, that is unless you're a Private Investigator.

Alex R Johnson
www.brooklynmotto.com/