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Bringing Creativity and Strategy Together with April Paige

2026-10-2232:44

Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with April Paige, a North Carolina fine artist and host of Artists Antics with April. April shares how she left art school for a marketing degree and a “real job,” eventually promoting herself out of the fun parts while keeping her art alive as a side hustle for more than 25 years. After three layoffs in six years, she decided to go all in on herself. She walks through her process of working out each painting on practice boards before touching the canvas. She also shares why she sees AI as a useful business tool but not a replacement for handmade art. Tune in to hear more about her upcoming Latin series inspired by her Cuban and Spanish roots, the art rental program she offers realtors, and the one-of-a-kind pieces in her new design store.

Mastering the Meditative Arts with Jeff Patterson

2026-10-0122:03

Today on Adeptus On-Air, host James Walker chats with Jeff Patterson, a meditative arts specialist, author, and the teacher behind The Yielding Warrior. Jeff explains the five paths that draw people to meditation: performance, therapeutic, medical, philosophical, and spiritual. He breaks down the concept of yielding and its three pillars, physical, mental, and emotional, showing how each one helps us respond with less effort in sport, in conversation, and in our own inner conflicts. Tune in to hear more about how professional athletes use meditation to find that extra edge, why a guide matters when online advice is so contradictory, and his upcoming book, The Yielding Athlete.

Life Behind the Stunts with Stuart St. Paul

2026-09-2435:47

Today on Adeptus On-Air host Mike Hoffman chats with Stuart St. Paul, a celebrity stuntman and bestselling author whose credits include Aliens and three James Bond films. Stuart shares how dyslexia pushed him toward sport, and how his athletic skills and love of physics led him into stunt work, which he describes as a form of engineering. He opens up about the 2012 explosion on the set of Strike Back that left him badly burned and eventually needing brain surgery. His therapist encouraged him to give talks on cruise ships so his final memories of the industry would be the good ones. Unable to sit in the sun while healing, he began writing in the ship's lounge, and that first manuscript grew into ten cruise crime novels. Tune in to hear more about working alongside Roger Moore, the job of a senior stunt coordinator, and Doris Visits, the travel YouTube channel Stuart creates with his wife.

Healing Through Horsemanship with Zachary Leyden

2026-09-1724:29

Today on Adeptus On-Air, host James Walker chats with Zachary Leyden, an Army veteran and founder of Ocean View Stables. Zachary shares how returning home after more than a year in Afghanistan and leaving the military left him struggling with his identity and sense of purpose. He explains how hitting a low point led him to a Vietnam veteran who trained mustangs and helped him rediscover his connection with horses. He describes turning that connection into a business, packing people into the backcountry for hunting trips before building a full lesson and trail program with his wife. He talks about growing Ocean View Stables, sharing that Veterans ride for free. Tune in to hear more about why horses make such honest teachers, how Zach thinks about safety when kids start riding, and his new nonprofit, Saved by the Saddle, which aims to bring more veterans and inner-city youth around horses.

Reinventing Television with Larry Namer

2026-09-0334:55

Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Mike Hoffman chats with Larry Namer, co-founder of E! Entertainment Television and founder of LJN Media. Larry shares how a summer job splicing cable lines in Manhattan led him to build one of the first advanced interactive cable systems in Los Angeles. He explains how that experience, paired with a simple idea to give cable television its own entertainment section, became the launchpad for E!. He recalls sneaking a camera crew onto the Academy Awards red carpet after being denied credentials, and how that scrappy moment helped define the network's identity. He reflects on the shows that built E!'s legacy, from Talk Soup to the Kardashians. Tune in to hear more about the network's early hustle, how audience habits are reshaping television, and where Larry believes viewing is headed next.

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