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Gaby Pacheco who calls herself "an undocumented American" is an immigrant rights leader from Miami, Florida. She has been speaking about her lack of papers since high school. As one of the creators of the Florida-based, youth-led group, Students Working for Equal Rights, she began organizing when she realized she was just one of hundreds of undocumented students in her community. In 2010, she and three friends walked 1,500 miles from Miami to Washington, DC, to bring to light the plight of immigrants in this country, and to urge President Obama to stop the separations of families and deportations of DREAM Act-eligible youth. As political director of the national youth group United We Dream, she spearheaded efforts that led President Obama to announce the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Listen to Gaby's story on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds and you decide: GABY PACHECO: UNDOCUMENTED AMERICAN OR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT?

In honor of African-American Music Appreciation Month, Wednesday, June 19, 3 pm ET, The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds celebrates the Godfather of Soul, the one and only James Brown. Joining in the conversation is Deanna Brown Thomas, humanitarian, entrepreneur, radio & TV personality, actress and writer is President of The James Brown Family Children Foundation (JBFCF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created according to the wishes of James Brown. RJ Smith’s THE ONE is the definitive biography of James Brown, not only presenting the first complete portrait of his personal life, but also placing Brown in his proper place in the pantheon of popular culture icons. Nominated for an NAACP award and hailed by Janet Maslin of The New York Times as one of the top books of 2012.  Jason Eamons is the Director of Curatorial Affairs at EMP Museum, which was founded by Microsoft’s co-founder, Paul Allen and opened in June 2000 in a building designed by Frank Gehry. The EMP Museum explores the artists and ideas that fuel popular music and pop culture.Conversation is an art, and Halli Casser-Jayne is the artist of conversation. Tune into The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds, Wednesday, June 19, 3 pm ET.

The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds welcomes two legends of stage and screen, Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna as well as one of the most influential men in the New York theatre, Theodore “Ted” Chapin.     Early in their 47-year marriage, Renee Taylor and Joe Bologna had a huge fight — a fight that ultimately led to a highly autobiographical, two-person show.   “I told him to get out,” Taylor recently said in an interview. “So he started packing. But then I started packing, too. He asked me why and I said, ‘If you ever leave me, I’m going with you.’”   Forty-seven years later Taylor and Bologna have established themselves as one of the major power marriages in entertainment. They both have distinguished careers as actors. Bologna has starred in movies such as “My Favorite Year and is probably best known for TV’s “Married With Children.” Taylor has appeared in “The Producers”  and “Alfie.” She is probably best known as Fran Drescher’s mother, Sylvia Fine, on “The Nanny.”    They have written and directed for the theater. Their first play together, “Lovers and Other Strangers,” was a Broadway hit that became a film, earning them an Oscar nomination. Their relationship is always at the heart of their creativity.   THEODORE S. CHAPIN is President and Executive Director of Rodgers & Hammerstein: An Imagem Company. He is past-Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the American Theatre Wing. He served as a Tony Awards nominator for two seasons, and is currently a member of the Tony Administration Committee.

Wednesday, June 5, 3 pm ET a legend of American comedy, actor, film director, producer and writer and author CARL REINER joins The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Funny Minds for an hour-long in-depth interview.   MR. CARL REINER is best known as a co-star on the legendary television program, “Your Show of Shows,” as the creator and co-star of “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” as The Interviewer of “The 2000 Year Old Man,”as the director of feature films, including “The Jerk,” “All of Me,” “Oh, God!,” and “Where’s Poppa,” as the recipient of twelve Emmy Awards. Mr. Reiner won a Grammy Award with Mel Brooks in 1999 for Best Spoken Word/Comedy Album; for “The Two Thousand Year Old Man” was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1999; received the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize in Comedy in 2001; has a total of 12 Emmy Awards and received an Honorary Doctorate from Georgetown University, Oct. 2012.   Mr. Reiner’s latest memoir, “I Remember Me,” is Carl Reiner at his best: a combination of playful jest and modest humility that has garnered him the love and respect of fans for generations, making Mr. Reiner one of the most revered comedic icons of the past hundred years. 

In a rare gathering of three of the most celebrated thriller writers of our times, New York Times and international bestselling authors Steve Berry, Andrew Gross and Wiley Cash join The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds, , Wednesday, May 29, 3 pm ET for what promises to be a thrilling conversation.New York Times and international bestseller, thriller writer Andrew Gross was picked from obscurity by author James Patterson co-authoring five number one bestsellers with the celebrated author, including Judge & Jury and Lifeguard. Gross claimed fame on his own with his top selling books 15 Seconds, Eyes Wide Open, The Blue Zone and many more. His latest page turner is the gripping No Way. Gross’ books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages.Steve Berry is the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of eight Cotton Malone adventures, three stand-alone novels, and four short stories. His thrillers have catapulted Berry as a top thriller writer with 15 million books in print, translated into 40 languages and sold in 51 countries. His latest thriller, The King’s Deception, publishes on June 11.A North Carolina native, a region that figures prominently in his fiction, Wiley Cash startled the literary world with his debut novel A Land More Kind Than Home, named a notable book of the year by the New York Times. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, has held residency positions at Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony and teaches in the low-residency MFA program at Southern New Hampshire University.

Wednesday, May 22, 3 pm ET The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds is proud to host detox guru to Gwyneth Paltrow and frequent contributor to the Dr. Oz and Martha Stewart Shows, bestselling author Dr. Alejandro Junger for an hour-long, in-depth conversation.   Fresh off his extraordinary success with his first book CLEAN, Dr. Junger’s new book is CLEAN GUT, in which Dr. Junger presents his groundbreaking program to eliminate minor and major health problems – from extra weight, chronic pain, and allergies to heart disease, inflammation, autoimmune disorders, and depression.   Endorsed by the likes of celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow and designer Donna Karan, Dr. Mark Hyman and Tibet House co-founder Robert Thurman, Dr. Junger promises those who diligently follow his program to put an end to everyday ailments, reverse chronic disease and help his followers to achieve true, long-lasting health.   "My go-to doctor, Alejandro Junger understands health-literally from the inside out! CLEAN GUT is revelatory and rejuvenating," says actress & GOOP founder, Gwyneth Paltrow.      

Wednesday, May 15, 3 pm ET on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds comedy reigns supreme.   Fresh off the dance floor of Dancing with the Stars is actor, comic, singer, dancer Andy Dick; director of the fun, kitch film Freaky Deaky, Charles Matthau and actor, and actor and comedy partner of Andy Dick, Paris Dylan.   In a career that’s been filled with the ups and downs of an overworked sump pump, comic Andy Dick made a huge comeback with his poignant and fun appearance on the current season’s Dancing with the Stars. While he lacked the dancing skills to take home the coveted Mirabelle trophy, he won the hearts of fans.   Director, writer, producer Charlie Matthau carries the show business gene inherited from his father iconic actor Walter Matthau. His latest film, in which Andy Dick has a starring role is Freaky Deaky.   Actor, comic, and fun, fun is Paris Dylan. Appearing at Comedy Clubs nationwide, you can catch Andy Dick and Paris Dylan doing their comedy act, 'a departu

Joining The Halli Casser-Jayne Show Wednesday, May 8, 3 pm ET is bestselling author Robert Edsel; acclaimed historian and author of September Hope, John C. McManus; and author Denise Kiernan.    In SAVING ITALY: The Race to Rescue a Nation’s Treasures from the Nazis, Robert Edsel tells an astonishing account of  American efforts to save Italy's vast store of priceless monuments and art during World War II.  Historian John C. McManus tells a  deeply moving story of uncommon courage in September Hope  his account of World War II’s most ambitious offensive to defeat Nazi Germany before the end of 1944.   In The Girls of Atomic City, The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II, Denise Kiernan rescues a remarkable, forgotten chapter of American history from obscurity.

On The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds author James MacManus. MacManus began his career with The Guardian as a reporter in the London office and went on to become a foreign correspondent. Currently, James MacManus is the managing director of the Times Literary Supplement. His first book, Ocean Devil, was made into a film starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers. His new book is Black Venus, which tells the story of poet Charles Baudelaire and his love affair with Jeanne Duval - the woman he called the Black Venus - the striking Haitian cabaret singer who both inspired and tortured Charles Baudelaire to create poetry that would forever change the world of literature. Set against the heady backdrop of 19th Century Paris in the left Bank cafes and taverns frequented by such giants as Edouard Manet, Honore de Balzac and Alexandre Dumas this is riveting read.

Wednesday, May 1, 3 pm ET on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds there’s something for everyone when joining The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, is controversial and highly-respected archeologist Dr. Steven Collins. In his new book, Discovering the City of Sodom, Collins' presents the true account of the frustrating search and exciting excavation of the city the Bible calls Sodom, the Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project in Jordan, which challenges the assumptions of academics around the world as to the location of the Biblical site of Sodom.  Also on the show author Susan Beilby Magee and the distinguished artist Kalman Aron. They will talk about their book Into The Light, a dazzling story of the alchemy of the soul. Magee was only six years old when she sat for a pastel portrait for an unknown immigrant artist. Fifty years later that same artist, 89-year old Kalman Aron asked her to write his story, that of a Latvian born prodigy who survived four years of World War II in slave labor and concentration camps and became the portraitist to the stars and one of America’s finest artists. Talia Carner is formerly the publisher of Savvy Woman magazine and a lecturer at international women’s economic forums. An award-winning author of three novels and numerous stories, essays and articles, she is a committed supporter of global human rights. Carner has spearheaded ground-breaking projects centered on female plight and women’s activism. Jerusalem Maiden (HarperCollins), her latest work, explores the place of women in extremely religious societies who dare to dream. The novel has won the Forward National Literature Award in the “historical fiction” category and features the unique character of Haredi Esther Kaminsky, a rare, unforgettable heroine. 

Wednesday, April 24, 3 pm ET on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds Halli welcomes the author of The Slow Fix, Carl Honoré; Dr. Victoria Sweet the author of the transcendent book on health care, God’s Hotel, and one of the leading experts on spirituality and psychology and the author of Your Ultimate Life Plan, Dr. Jennifer Howard. Carl Honoré is the award-winning journalist and author whose revolutionary first book, In Praise of Slowness, was an international bestseller.  A highly sought after lecturer who speaks around the world on slow living and the Slow Movement, his new book is The Slow Fix, Solve Problems, Work Smarter, and Live Better! His work has appeared in The Economist, the Guardian and Time magazine. Victoria Sweet has been a physician at San Francisco’s Laguna Honda Hospital for more than twenty years. In her magnificent book, God’s Hotel, A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine she invites readers into the enthralling world of a most unusual hospital that may well be the last of its kind – one which holds invaluable lessons for today’s patients, doctors and the entire health care system. The author of the award-winning Your Ultimate Life Plan, Dr. Jennifer Howard is a recognized thought leader on psychology and spirituality. She teaches the art of conscious living – being more awake, aware, and alive in every moment. Inspiring, insightful, and dedicated to helping people make lasting changes in their lives, Dr. Howard is equally at home sharing ancient spiritual wisdom, the latest scientific understanding, and proven and practical life changing techniques. She is the creator and host of the popular radio show, A Conscious Life, a Huffington Post blogger, and appeared in a multitude of national television shows.

Women Who Have Led Intriguing Lives is the subject of The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds, Wednesday, April 17, 3 pm ET when Halli welcomes three fascinating women of substance: Lizz Winstead, Lila Garrett and Cynthia Helms. Lizz Winstead is one of the giants of  American comedy, a woman who has had an enormous influence on today's popular culture. She dreamed up a new satirical genre on television when she created The Daily Show  in 1996. She was a co-founder of the Air America radio network, and gave Rachel Maddow her first national audience. The woman is amazing, as is her book Lizz Free or Die, the paperback edition out May 7th. From wartime England to Nixon’s America and beyond, Cynthia Helms was witness to some of the seminal moments of our time. She had a front row seat as the wife of Richard M. Helms, the director of intelligence for the United States. Her supporting cast: Nancy and Ronald Reagan, Sandra Day O’Conner, Kay Graham, Pamela Harriman the Shah of Iran, Paul McCartney, her life story chronicled in her candid new memoir, An Intriguing Life. Lila Garrett,  Emmy award-winning writer, director, and producer has lent her prodigious talents to television since her tenure as an interviewer on the early 1960s Johnny Carson–hosted game show Who Do You Trust?. In the years that followed, she has written for such programs as Bewitched, All in the Family, Maude, Get Smart, Diff’rent Strokes, and The Nanny, My Favorite Martian, The Courtship of Eddie’s Father. Barbra Streisand’s political firebrand Katie in the classic film The Way We Were was inspired by the politically-minded Garrett currently the host of the radio program Connect the Dots for the Pacifica Network. Tune in to The Halli Casser-Jayne Show for Talk Radio for Fine Minds.  

On Wednesday, April 10, 3 pm ET, The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds will introduce you to The Mulligan Family on a radio show you won’t soon forget. September 2012, Jenny Mulligan, 50, mother of five was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer. What happened thereafter is not at all what one might expect. A family whose spirituality is at the very core of who they are came together in a way from which we can all learn. Death is a part of life, but a terminal diagnosis is something only some of us face. What you will learn from The Mulligan Family is that a sentence of death is not an end but merely a beginning. And it is very much a family affair with the real head of that family, Gd. Guests for the hour include Jenny Mulligan; her husband Ray Mulligan; their oldest son, Charlie, 24; Pastor Nick Swann; Jenny’s physician Dr. Dan Haggstrom and Jenny’s sister Maria Parker, holder of four UMCA world endurance cycling records who is leading the family’s grassroots campaign to raise $1 million for brain cancer research, 3000 Miles to a Cure, Race Across America. Tune into The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds, Wednesday, April 10, 3 pm ET for an hour of riveting radio and a powerful lesson in hope, courage, faith and love. 

Former Israeli Ambassador (Retired) Yoram Ettinger, Dr. Martin Sherman, Ruthie Blum and Michael Freund, a rare gathering of Israel’s most influential voices headline a special 90-minute forum. Billed as Talk Radio for Fine Minds, The Halli Casser-Jayne Show’s discussion, Israelis on Israel airs on The BlogTalkRadio Online Network and is available to international listeners. Ambassador (Retired) Yoram Ettinger is an insider on US-Israel relations, Mideast politics and overseas investments in Israel's high tech. He is a consultant to members of the Israeli Cabinet and Knesset, and regularly briefs US legislators and their staff.  Dr. Martin Sherman served for seven years in operational capacities in the Israeli Defense establishment. He was a ministerial adviser to Yitzhak Shamir's government and lectured for 20 years at Tel Aviv University. He writes and lectures on political, diplomatic and security issues. Dr. Sherman is currently involved in establishing The Israel Institute of Strategic Studies, an independent policy center. Michael Freund served as Deputy Communications Director in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office under Binyamin Netanyahu during his first term. He is the Founder and Chairman of Shavei Israel (www.shavei.org), a Jerusalem-based group that reaches out and assists "lost Jews" seeking to return to the Jewish people. Freund is a correspondent and syndicated columnist for the Jerusalem Post and authors the blog on Middle East affairs, Fundamentally Freund. Ruthie Blum, an American-Israeli journalist, columnist and former features editor of the Jerusalem Post,  She is the author of To Hell in a Handbasket: Carter, Obama, and the 'Arab Spring.' She writes for Israel Hayom.

Tune in to The Halli Casser-Jayne Show when Halli interviews author Marione Ingram on A Quarter After Three (QA-3), her new overtime feature to her regular Wednesday, 3 p.m. ET live show.   Marione Ingram grew up in Nazi Germany during World War II, the daughter of a Jewish mother and non-Jewish fahter. As well as the Holocaust, which claimed the lives of several close family members in 1941, she experienced the firestorm bombing of Hamburg in 1943, the deadliest aerial assault the world had ever seen. Her harrowing tale under the cruel hand of Hitler's regime is told in her gut-wrenching book, The Hands of War, A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust.      This is an interview you won't soon forget. Listen to Marione Ingram and be sure to listen to our regular broadcast, Wednesday, April 3, 3 pm ET: Israelis on Israel, a fascinating and enlightening conversation that you won't want to miss.   The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, A Quarter After Three, QA-3, Overtime on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show.