DK PROJECT | EP171 –

Lidia Porto, a Colombian descent movie and tv actress, visits DK Project to talk about her working in the movie industry, movies that she took part in, having a significant role, and having to love her job as a whole. Porto started taking an interest in becoming an actress and working in television in the late 80s. She
appeared in multiple tv shows and movies such as Get shorty (tv adaptation of the movie), Curb your enthusiasm, Shameless, Queenpins, and more! She has worked with famous actors like Ray Romano and Jason Bateman as well.
Lidia and Darren will talk about the life of an actress, how her journey started, and where it is headed. They also talked about how she loves her job as an actress and changed her life forever. They have also talked about the people Lidia has
worked with and how she learned from them. There's also an ongoing show called Home economics.

TIMESTAMPS:
1:00 Lidia Porto talks about her roles in various movie and television
projects
14:00 Lidia's journey in her career
17:00 Lidia's previous jobs in Houston
23:07 Current projects of Lidia
33:21 Lidia's upcoming projects
55:09 new upcoming movie: Acquaintance
1:00:17 Home economics show

Lidia Porto's Words of Wisdom / Quotations:
"Take those opportunities when they come; live in the moment."

Connect with Lidia Porto
Twitter: @LaLidiaPorto
Instagram: @lalidiaporto
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DK PROJECT | EP170 –

Have you experienced traveling and after a while, your suitcase got lost? It sounds dense but Darren did! However, that’s not the only topic Darren and Kristen will be sharing with you today. Darren eyes for a twist in The DK Project – in the next episodes, we’ll be interviewing the wives instead of superstars.

Also, did you know the famed David Goggins’ trying to break the world record for most pull ups for the day? He needs more than 4000 pull ups in 24 hours to beat the record. That’s insane! Catch up with Darren and Kristen for more interesting stories including the tech guy in the soccer game, Darren’s day out on 88° Sunday, and another sour beer chronicle.

1:39 – Local rock star at a neighborhood

9:25 – Fighting old man’s sugar

12:39 – Winding down to the end of the season

19:22 – Have you had a sour beer?

23:15 – Waiting at my door when I get home

23:51 – Listened to David Goggins book

27:17 – D’s got a homecoming for the football team

28:50 – Chuggin’ with a police

31:12 – I sold my little fishing boat to a kid!

34:14 – D’s dried jerky chips

36:52 – Out on 88° Sunday?

Words of Wisdom / Quotations:

 “Yes, I have to. I have to be able to have a job, to move out, to get my apartment, to get out of the country.” - Kristen

Keep in touch!

That's it. That's the end. That's a wrap. That's a wrap for today's episode. Don't forget to subscribe and tell all your friends. If you'd like to reach out you can use the studio line at 612-504-6500 or by email the dkrojectpodcast@gmail.com and of course, there's always social media as The DK project podcast. Thanks for tuning in.

Howard Bloom joins The DK Project to talk about his time as Michael Jackson's publicist during 1980s. Although Bloom grew up to be an aristocratic scientist who knew nothing about popular music, he became a journalist in the world of music and in 1976 founded one of the biggest publisher companies in the music industry in the 1970s and 1980s. He has been instrumental in building or sustaining more than 100 careers, including Prince, Bob Marley, Jöhn, ZZ Top, Bette Midler, Billy Joel, and, of course, Michael Jackson.

Howard and Darren will be discussing his fascinating and extraordinary musical journey, how he came to work with the Jackson family and how he deepens the philosophies of Howard about what made him so magical. They also talked about Howard's new book and its many great stories of Einstein, Michael Jackson, and Me: a soul search in the power pits of Rock and Roll are all going on.

TIME STAMPS:

1:41 Background/ History of Mr. Howard Bloom

19:08 – Howard’s musical Journey

24:00 – Howard founded East Coast public service relations department for ABCs.

25:00- Howard founded a PR Company - Working with the Legends

25:50- Howard’s experience working with Michael Jackson

59:25 –The New Book: Einstein, Michael Jackson & me

1:11:00 - The Grand Unified Theory of Howard Bloom Movie

Howard Bloom’s Words of Wisdom / Quotations:

“I didn't care about money. What I cared about was the quest, the quest for knowledge, the quest to find this dark underbelly.”

Connect with Howard Bloom

Website: howardbloom.net

Email: howldbloom@aol.com.

Keep in touch!

That's it. That's the end. That's a wrap. That's a wrap for today's episode. Don't forget to subscribe and tell all your friends. If you'd like to reach out you can use the studio line at 612-504-6500 or by email the dkrojectpodcast@gmail.com and of course, there's always social media as the DK project podcast. Thanks for tuning in.

Podcast Overview:

Do you ever experience someone’s fart and either smell like ketchup or onions? I know it sounds disgusting but hey It’s normal.

Definitely, that’s not going to be our topic for today.  Darren and Kristen have a Covid scare although are doing good, both healthy and CoVid free.

So, in this episode of The DK Project Podcast, I share the recent book I read by David Gogins. As written, David’s perception of childhood was a nightmare - poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse which haunted his days and nights.

Also, make sure to catch up with my stories about McDonald’s, short vacation in Dallas, road trip experience in the west, sour beer updates, and in between!

Time Stamps: 

[2:15] What a long weekend for Darren and Kristen

[2:56] How Darren multitask in reading books

[3:07] Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Gogins

[7:08] Darren’s short but sweet vacation in Dallas

[7:51] How I meet the 17 McDonalds branches owner

[8:44] What it takes to go to Hamburger University?

[13:21] Did Darren really work in McDonald’s? How was his experience?

[14:14] What is the McBroken App?

[18:18] Back to my Dallas experience story

[21:44] Roadtrip to the west in Denver and the Steakhouse food resto

[27:00] A man with 4 wives and 40 kids!  

[29:55] Going back to Phoenix and the storage things we had

[31:00] Trying out sushi and relaxing in the hotel

[31:38] Find out the reason why Darren needed to rebook flights from 11 pm to 11 am 

[34:17] What I do our spring plan to better hassle and inconvenience

[36:15] ‘My Sour Beer Story’

[42:15] How to share sour beer stories and photos with Darren and Kristen

Quotations

“This is the last time, so if you don’t pass, you can’t come back. Mind over matter. Push your mind to the edge because you can’t break your mind, you’re not gonna do it.” - Darren

“There are great, different kinds of beer..” - Kristen

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Podcast Overview:

Do you know want to know how Lisa Foiles landed with voice acting projects to transitioning to becoming a kid’s story writer?

In this episode of The DK Project Podcast, Kristen and I get the chance to hang with one and only Lisa Foiles. Let’s find out how she started her journey with everything she does. Yes! She does multiple things at once!

And another, YES! We’ll get to know more about Lisa Renee Foiles Cloninger as an American actress, host, video game journalist, model, and author, who first came to prominence as a cast member of the Nickelodeon series ‘All That.’

Time Stamps: 

[0:26] Who is Lisa Foiles

[1:94] Let’s talk about Olympics and badminton

[2:18] Difference living in Portland from Las Vegas

[3:00] Why did I move from Los Angles to Las Vegas

[4:40] How my UFC hosting gigs work

[9:23] What it feels to be included in the ‘Saturday Night Live’ show, as you’re one of its biggest fans during your childhood and it’s a dream come true for you

[12:09] Learning the new norm for Nickelodeon

[13:19] How I become the lead voice for Xbox

[16:27] What is the biggest challenge in voiceover acting 

[17:35] How I land as the official voice for MGM Resorts International

[20:10] The story of my favorite ‘Stuff of Legends - Minecraft’ on YouTube

[22:40] What is it like doing some playtests

[26:18] Working for an Irish comedy film

[29:18] Lisa’s natural talent of dancing for 20 years

[33:25] Learning how to play guitar with that obsessive personality

[34:20] Why I recommended JustinGuitar YouTube for beginners

[36:36] What is it like to do homeschooling and how my mother motivated me

[39:03] Organ playing vs Acapela singing of national anthems in front of more than 40,000 people

[41:25] What to expect from Lisa Foiles

[41:44] Writing kids fantasy novels: e.g “Ash Ridley and the Phoenix”

Quotations

“In this COVID, new normal you know… we just kinda take what we can get and every tape that comes along and a chance to audition... we just try to do our best.” - - Lisa Foiles

“If you can get over with the pain, work for it.” - Lisa Foiles

“No one is too old to learn the guitar.” - Lisa Foiles

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• The Hair Studio: Call 952-368-0900 or visit them at 500 North Pine Street, Chaska, Minnesota
• Get in touch with Lisa Foiles: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
• Ash Ridley and the Phoenix by Lisa Foiles
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Podcast Overview:

What is the best thing that you could do in his time of pandemic? How to take extra precautions nowadays? On the other hand, do you wanna know where Kristen is? Which part of the world does she live in right now? What’s that thing that made me think of the reason she’s single? 

So, in this episode of The DK Project Podcast, Kristen and I get so much to talk about almost everything! From her moving to Ohio, so definitely

If you know more about our stories and lots of stuff you won’t wanna miss this episode! Don’t forget to think of your crazy beer names too! Also, I shared CoVid situation updates and how essential or not essential masks are in certain places. Plus, the top 3 social media news as what people are going crazy online. 

Time Stamps: 

[0:20]  Who is Miss Ohio?

[3:37]  How is it to live in Peterburg in Ohio

[4:26] The best beer story of my life

[7:49] Receiving birthday spam messages

[9:37] Which is better: acoustic guitar or electric guitar

[11:05] How I got my guitar

[15:37] CoVid update situation! Is wearing a mask a need? P

[19:51] Social Media News #1: “A woman tries to set her boyfriend on fire after he doesn't celebrate her getting hired.”

[20:40] Social Media News #2: “A man in China almost dies after inserting a live eel into his rectum to cure constipation.”

[21:44] Social Media News 3: “Alabama man arrested for attacking his neighbor with a shovel after the neighbor allegedly told him that bush light tastes like water.”

[23:59] What is Kim by the Fifth Hammer?

[24:12] How I started in podcasting, audio set up, and others

[27:24] Outer Banks Season 3 review

[28:26] How to sound like having an Afro-American accent

[29:22] One memorable snowmobile trip

[30:12] Stay tuned for my Mr. Trump character like for a story

[34:04] Bill Clinton’s book about the presidency

[34:58] Bought a new car! 

[35:49] Transitioning from city living to the countryside

[36:11] My Amazon purchases!

[36:55] How to take extra precautions especially with girls

[38:30] Safety first and college preparations! The longest 24 hours of my life ever!

[39:48] Why you should check out my interview with Adam Wylie

Quotations

“..why this comedian I follow he got vaccinated and he got the COVID virus. And he's like, it's just it's like a common cold if you have the vaccination.” 

“People are really wet jobs. I'm telling you it's like it's insane. How many people more people have lost their mind lately?”

“..who in the neighborhood is suffering from cancer, you're healed! You're healed! “

“But you know, then it really because when I first started in the business, I'm like, I'll do anything. You know, if it's democratic, Republican, whoever, I'll do anything. I don't care, as long as the check floats. Well, now I'm getting into this.”

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• The Hair Studio: Call 952-368-0900 or visit them at 500 North Pine Street, Chaska, Minnesota
• Wiser Insurance Agency: Call 952-472-3660
• YouTube channel: The DK Project Podcast
• Get in touch with Darren: 612-504-6500/ darren@thedkprojectpodcast.com
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Episode 166: Interview with Adam Wylie

The man with a hundred roles, Adam Wylie!

Podcast Overview:

What does it take to be like Adam Wylie? How did he land almost a hundred roles? Is Adam’s life magic?

Well, Adam Wylie is an American actor, magician, and currently well-known to be one of the best voice-actors of today. Do you wanna know what his life was before all this happens?

So, in this episode of The DK Project Podcast, I interviewed Adam Whylie about his television and film works, his broadway experience, how he started to jump in on his current voice-over work, his TikTok tips and ideas for magicians, and everything in between.

Time Stamps:

[1:45] Who is Adam Wylie?
[2:25] The first-ever Idaho Potato commercial
[2:39] Kindergarten Cop Story
[4:09] How Adam’s acting skills started
[6:15] Adam’s education background to his Broadway debut
[7:40] Meet the man who can do almost anything!
[8:21] Which is right: voice acting or voice over?
[9:03] Adam’s breakthrough in voice acting
[11:15] Why voiceover is the tightest group Adam has seen in his life?
[12:20] What it takes to be talented at doing voice acting?
[13:15] How did Adam learn to do magic tricks
[14:11] The learning curves of social media
[17:08] Why TikTok is considered to be the biggest platform now?
[19:45] Getting to know how Magic Castle looks like
[22:32] The different levels of being a magician
[23:34] What is Adam’s definite spot in magic?
[24:03] Why magic is a storyline for Adam?
[28:14] Meet some of the best pals of Adam in the industry
[29:46] TikTok ideas for magicians
[32:50] Stay connected with Adam Wylie and his ongoing projects to watch out for
[36:13] The full deck of cards game
[41:52] What is it like living in a life of magic for Adam?

Quotations:

“I was destined to be a performer no matter what.” - Adam Wylie

“Do you know how to act? That’s step one. Well, I thought it was just doing the voice well. It’s voice acting. So, we need to work on both right? We have to be talented at both. You got to be a talented actor at doing voices.” - Adam Wylie

“..it was really a crazy learning curve for social media because it is not the same in person. You have to do more visual, sometimes very gimmicky stuff for people to actually watch the video.” - Adam Wylie

“So, if any of you out there are producers and you’re looking for content that is scripted, that’s amazing and hysterically funny. Hit me up!” - Adam Wylie

“When I do magic, I don’t think as like a magician I think like an actor.” - Adam Wylie

“You know, a lot of people hire magicians and I gotta say, what you pay for is what you get. And you don’t really notice it until you see somebody of a different level, right?” - Adam Wylie

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• Get connected with Adam Wylie:  @thisisadamwylie
• YouTube channel: The DK Project Podcast
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• https://www.thedkprojectpodcast.com/ 

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Darren