{"id":998,"date":"2025-12-29T18:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T23:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?page_id=998"},"modified":"2026-08-31T20:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T01:25:35","slug":"guest_list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?page_id=998","title":{"rendered":"Guest List"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/and-Popcorn.jpg?resize=358%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85\" style=\"width:264px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/and-Popcorn.jpg?w=358&amp;ssl=1 358w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/and-Popcorn.jpg?resize=238%2C300&amp;ssl=1 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the&nbsp;Pantry area of the <strong>Pizza \u2019n\u2019 Popcorn&nbsp;\u2013 <\/strong>a popcast blog, where the guest list hits like movie night featuring the&nbsp;<em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em>\u2014but instead of hammers and shields they come with slices, snacks, and zero pretentious energy. Where thought leaders, healers, creators, and full-on main characters pull up and put their integrity (and a little pride) on the line. We get to see who or what survives while we dig through an endless bucket of freshly popped kettle corn. Think&nbsp;<em>Hot&nbsp;Slice<\/em>&nbsp;chaos,&nbsp;<em>Late Night&nbsp;&amp; Early Morning<\/em>&nbsp;laughs, and the kind of conversations you\u2019d have at 1 a.m. when the pizza box is empty but the popcorn bowl somehow isn\u2019t and who the hell left pizza grease on the mic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re popcasting up comedy, satire, and the occasional truth bomb, because life\u2019s too short not to laugh at it. Our guests aren\u2019t here to flex r\u00e9sum\u00e9s but maybe embellish their latest&nbsp;<em>Game of Thrones<\/em>&nbsp;late night sequel, we will be rewriting origin stories, villain arcs, and Shakespearean monologues while being refreshingly unfiltered along the way. So grab your snack-sized escape into the ridiculous and the relatable, bring your appetite for nonsense and your sense of humor, and enjoy the show. Extra cheese and sarcasm served hot and ready. Batteries not included.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gwolle-gb\"><div class=\"gwolle-gb-messages-top-container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gwolle-gb-write\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Log in to post an entry<\/h3><form name=\"loginform\" id=\"loginform\" action=\"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-login.php\" method=\"post\"><p class=\"login-username\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"user_login\">Username or Email Address<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" autocomplete=\"username\" class=\"input\" value=\"\" size=\"20\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p><p class=\"login-password\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" autocomplete=\"current-password\" spellcheck=\"false\" class=\"input\" value=\"\" size=\"20\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p><p class=\"login-remember\"><label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label><\/p><p class=\"login-submit\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button button-primary\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F998\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/form><a href=\"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div><div class=\"gwolle-gb-read gwolle-gb-entries-list gwolle-gb-addon\" data-book_id=\"1\" data-page_id=\"1\">\n\t\t<div id=\"gwolle-gb-total\" class=\"gwolle-gb-total\">9 entries.<\/div><!-- Gwolle-GB Entry: Default Template Loaded -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_12 gb-entry-count_1 gwolle-gb-uneven gwolle-gb-first\" id=\"gb-entry_12\" data-entry_id=\"12\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\"><i class=\"gb-moderator\">Camilo Reporto<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\"><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pizzanpopcorn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> Camilo Reporto<\/a>\u00a0 <strong>Shameless Plug:<\/strong> He\u2019s just a regular dude. Except for the part where he backpacked around the world for two years on a budget of lint and shoestrings, he trains in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and once spent 31 DAYS with nothing but water, sounds like he has close ties to Jesus. So between doing his best Anthony Bourdain impression and creating UFC training montages, he lives in Miami seeking out dangerous curves in high heels at 125 MPH. When asked \u2018Do you enjoy confrontation?\u2019 he replied  \u201cNah, I\u2019m good.\u201d Born and raised in Argentina, he moved to Miami as a teenager and grew up as the youngest of three brothers. These days, a perfect week includes good friends, an Argentine asado, and probably enough food to make up for those 31 days, with no pizza or popcorn, mama Mia. We\u2019re talking travel, family, discipline, fighting, fasting, and the stories you collect when you spend two years with a backpack and no real idea what tomorrow looks like, and a handful of Pok\u00e9mon cards as your travel companion. Pull up a chair order some pizza, pop some corn, and come hang with a guy whose version of \u201ctaking a break from food\u201d makes skipping breakfast look downright irresponsible and may cause you to break bad.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"gb-metabox-handle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">...<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Toggle this metabox.<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-permalink\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gwolle_gb_permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?page_id=998&amp;entry_id=12\" title=\"Permanent link to this single entry\">Permalink<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-ajax\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPlease wait...\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_11 gb-entry-count_2 gwolle-gb-even\" id=\"gb-entry_11\" data-entry_id=\"11\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\"><i class=\"gb-moderator\">Apphia Attzs<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\"><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pizzanpopcorn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> Apphia Attzs<\/a>\u00a0 <strong>Shameless Plug:<\/strong> A Communications Architect and Transformation Doula. Yes, you heard that correctly. Communications Architect. Transformation Doula. Which sounds like someone who helps deliver ideas into the world while making sure nobody leaves the room carrying emotional baggage in a tote bag or being taken out with the bathwater.\r\nApphia works with people to get the sh\u2026caca out of the space, and turn those big \u201csomeday\u201d conversations into \u201cwhy aren\u2019t we doing this right now?\u201d action and stop waiting for their personal Marvel origin story to arrive.\r\nAnd here\u2019s where things get interesting. Apphia asks us to take 100% responsibility for living a fulfilled life full of all the pizza and popcorn you can enjoy. No passing the remote to somebody else especially if they\u2019re in their underwear. No waiting for the universe to update the software to version 1.5. No sitting around like the protagonist in a movie waiting for the third act to begin when you just started the first. Now you become part of the plot ask Neo. So grab your pizza, secure your popcorn, and prepare for a conversation what happens when we stop treating our future like a Netflix show we\u2019ll get around to watching eventually.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"gb-metabox-handle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">...<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Toggle this metabox.<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-permalink\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gwolle_gb_permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?page_id=998&amp;entry_id=11\" title=\"Permanent link to this single entry\">Permalink<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-ajax\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPlease wait...\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_10 gb-entry-count_3 gwolle-gb-uneven\" id=\"gb-entry_10\" data-entry_id=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\"><i class=\"gb-moderator\">Nya Wilkins<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\"><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nya.crystal?igsh=amE1OHIxaGlkeWk5&#038;utm_source=qr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> Nya\u2019s Insta<\/a>\u00a0 <strong>Shameless Plug:<\/strong> As a designer and self-described hobbyist who apparently looks at every hobby and says, \u201cYou know what Nya? This should be a business.\u201d Nya embodies the Baskin Robbins philosophy that 31 flavors of ice cream is not enough and before we even get started, we have to address the biggest mystery of the episode: Was she the baby that was almost thrown out with the bathwater? If you know you know, and yes she was born in a bathtub. Yes, a bathtub. Somewhere between a Saturday Night Live cold open and the origin story nobody saw coming like Avengers Doomday, we have the beginning of a life that eventually led her from growing up in the States to making the move back to \u201cthe islands\u201d. If her life were a movie, the title would be Who\u2019s That Girl? which feels appropriate because tonight we\u2019re going to find out.  When she\u2019s not balancing six Korean dramas she has  jewelry on the brain, and when it\u2019s time to relax, she has her own signature beverage situationship involving white wine, cranberry juice, and water, because apparently even the drink needs a plot twist and some lime. But underneath the laughs is a story about identity, home, and what happens when you leave one place behind and return to another with a whole lifetime of experiences in between. So grab your pizza, secure the popcorn preferably buttered, and settle in as we talk about moving to the islands, finding your way back home, turning hobbies into businesses, and the stories you collect along the way like Pok\u00e9mon cards. And if we had one imaginary slice to share with anyone tonight, it would go to her mom, because there\u2019s a story there about returning home to St. Croix that we definitely want to hear.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"gb-metabox-handle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">...<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Toggle this metabox.<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-permalink\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gwolle_gb_permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?page_id=998&amp;entry_id=10\" title=\"Permanent link to this single entry\">Permalink<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-ajax\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPlease wait...\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_9 gb-entry-count_4 gwolle-gb-even\" id=\"gb-entry_9\" data-entry_id=\"9\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\"><i class=\"gb-moderator\">Jesse Osborn<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\"><strong>Website:<\/strong><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Sailing Out of Hell<\/a>\r\n<strong>Shameless Plug:<\/strong> Shameless Plug: In this episode, our guest Jesse Osborne joins us for a conversation that plays out like Rocky if the fight were entirely internal, or Cast Away without Wilson but with way more emotional baggage and zero studio notes, sorry CliffsNotes. Jesse walks us through a life that goes from trying to belong, to wearing the Blue Bloods uniform and doing the job, to being spun through the media blender faster than a Law &amp; Order cold open, or was that Saturday Night Live, either way it came complete with public opinion, lawsuits, divorce, and headlines that hit harder than a Netflix true-crime trailer auto-playing at 2 a.m. while you sleep. At his lowest moment \u2014 standing in a closet like a deleted scene from Breaking Bad \u2014 he nearly checks out of the Matrix, until the thought of his kids snaps him back faster than someone yelling \u201cPIZZA\u2019S HERE\u201d during an existential crisis. What follows is less Eat Pray Love and more The Martian with fewer supplies: surviving one day at a time, forgiving people who definitely didn\u2019t earn it, and learning to stay when walking away feels easier than surviving a Walking Dead season without snacks. It\u2019s heavy, it\u2019s human, but we keep it lighter than a Marvel origin story, picture Iron Man\u2014 so grab a slice, pass the popcorn, and settle in, because by the end you\u2019ll realize that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is stick around for the next episode, even when the writers have clearly gone Rogue One.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"gb-metabox-handle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">...<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Toggle this metabox.<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-permalink\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gwolle_gb_permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?page_id=998&amp;entry_id=9\" title=\"Permanent link to this single entry\">Permalink<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-ajax\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPlease wait...\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_8 gb-entry-count_5 gwolle-gb-uneven\" id=\"gb-entry_8\" data-entry_id=\"8\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\"><i class=\"gb-moderator\">Isabel Zhang<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\"><strong>Website: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/academentor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Academentor<\/a> <strong>Shameless Plug:<\/strong> Isabel is basically running the Inside Out cinematic universe in real life. They\u2019re on a mission to help families heal, grow, and level up\u2014think generational glow-ups, no reboot required. From teaching kids emotional intelligence and real-world leadership (yes, the kind that works off TikTok) to supporting expecting moms and conscious parents through their MaternaWellness practice, this guest blends neuroscience, coaching, mediation, and holistic wellness like the ultimate crossover episode. Bottom line: they help kids lead themselves, parents break old patterns, and families build homes that feel more Saturday morning vibes and less season finale meltdown. You\u2019re gonna want to listen to this one.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"gb-metabox-handle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">...<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Toggle this metabox.<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-permalink\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gwolle_gb_permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?page_id=998&amp;entry_id=8\" title=\"Permanent link to this single entry\">Permalink<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-ajax\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPlease wait...\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_6 gb-entry-count_6 gwolle-gb-even\" id=\"gb-entry_6\" data-entry_id=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\"><i class=\"gb-moderator\">Star the Poet<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\"><strong>Social Media:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/StarThePoet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> Star the Poet<\/a>  \r\n<strong>Shameless Plug:<\/strong> Ladies and gentlemen, popcorn lovers and poetry snappers tune in and listen to Star \u2014 a young writer and spoken word poet who started writing before most of us figured out how to fold a fitted sheet. She grew up as a Caribbean-American kid scribbling poems about life, identity, and whatever else a young genius writes about when everybody else is busy trying to beat Level 3 of Mario Kart.Then high school hit, and instead of doing what most teens do \u2014 you know, pretending homework doesn\u2019t exist \u2014 she joined community networks with other young POC bucks and started tapping into her Canadian community. (Yes\u2026 she\u2019s basically Avengers-Assemble, but make it poetic.) By listening, observing, and actually talking to people \u2014 something we adults forget to do \u2014 Star realized her superpower: using her words to show the world through our eyes, our dreams, our struggles, and our joy. And she\u2019s not just about \u201cpretty poems.\u201d Oh no \u2014 Star is powered by empowerment, action, and enough community love to make a Disney movie jealous. Her mission? To help turn the dreams of the people into something real\u2026 something bright\u2026 something shining \u2014 kind of like the stars that light up the night sky, but with way better metaphors. So buckle up. Grab your popcorn. Because today, we\u2019re talking to a young poet who isn\u2019t just writing about the world \u2014 she\u2019s helping re-write it.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"gb-metabox-handle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">...<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Toggle this metabox.<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-permalink\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gwolle_gb_permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?page_id=998&amp;entry_id=6\" title=\"Permanent link to this single entry\">Permalink<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-ajax\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPlease wait...\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_5 gb-entry-count_7 gwolle-gb-uneven\" id=\"gb-entry_5\" data-entry_id=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\"><i class=\"gb-moderator\">Alicia Samuel<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\"><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/leadenticity.com\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Leadenticity<\/a>  <strong>Shameless Plug:<\/strong> When Emily in Paris meets The Matrix, and a luxury real estate portfolio all merge into one you end up with Optimus Prime Estate or one very productive human. Alicia is the founder of Melioration and Leadenticity, two brands living at the crossroads of elevated design, high-end real estate, and AI-powered marketing systems that actually work\u2014without the burnout spiral ask Morpheus. She helps founders and property owners build businesses and experiences that perform like a well-oiled Tesla: sleek, smart, and gas free. I hope batteries are included here.\r\nAs a full-on digital nomad, Alicia designs, builds, and scales from anywhere in the world, casually proving that freedom, sophistication, and operational excellence can coexist proving you can run global systems with one hand on a laptop and a bowl of popcorn in the other. From luxury short-term rental design to automated lead gen and globally scalable brand systems, she\u2019s all about doing big things\u2014intentionally, intelligently, and with style. Basically, if your business needs a glow-up and a backend that doesn\u2019t collapse, she\u2019s your girl. Think less hustle culture, more \u201cLet\u2019s order another pizza, let the systems take care of themselves.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"gb-metabox-handle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">...<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Toggle this metabox.<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-permalink\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gwolle_gb_permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?page_id=998&amp;entry_id=5\" title=\"Permanent link to this single entry\">Permalink<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-ajax\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPlease wait...\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_4 gb-entry-count_8 gwolle-gb-even\" id=\"gb-entry_4\" data-entry_id=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\"><i class=\"gb-moderator\">Todde Bliss<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\"><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwbink.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Moments With Bliss Ink<\/a>  <strong>Shameless Plug:<\/strong> We sit down with Mr. Todde Bliss, whose real-life story feels like the Lion Queen King, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and a \u201cwait\u2026this actually happened?\u201d moment all rolled into one\u2014best enjoyed with pizza nearby or better yet some popcorn within reach. Todde shares his journey from being an orphan at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eQy-GJgljAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Seoul Sanitarium Orphanage<\/a>, the life-changing love he received from Mrs. Grace Rue, and a little-known chapter of history where African Americans became white, long before the Michael Jakson song, stepped up in a major way to adopt Korean orphans after the Korean War. And just when you think the credits are about to roll, the story pulls a full Hollywood twist with a reunion with his birth mother some 50 plus years later \u2014cue the emotional music, dim the lights and reach for your best popcorn. It\u2019s heartfelt, hopeful, and proof that sometimes the most powerful stories aren\u2019t fiction\u2026 they\u2019re just waiting to be told. Remember Simba had to start his journey somewhere, so enjoy this episode that starts like a powerful documentary and somehow still makes room for movie-night vibes.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"gb-metabox-handle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">...<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Toggle this metabox.<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-permalink\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gwolle_gb_permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?page_id=998&amp;entry_id=4\" title=\"Permanent link to this single entry\">Permalink<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-metabox-line gb-metabox-line-ajax\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPlease wait...\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry gb-entry_3 gb-entry-count_9 gwolle-gb-uneven\" id=\"gb-entry_3\" data-entry_id=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gb-author-name\"><i class=\"gb-moderator\">Kayla Martin<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gb-entry-content\"><strong>Shameless Plug:<\/strong> A proud mom of three, she grew up in Arizona and now runs things in Highland Park, Michigan, where she\u2019s basically the community\u2019s unofficial showrunner \u2014 think Oprah meets Olivia Pope, but with better playlists and fewer binders. 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