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Steve had the chance to interview John from the band Candiria on his tour bus at Warped Tour. John talks about how he's passionate about the Music Cares program and how they helped him when his music facility was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy and how he gives back to the program now. John opens up about his 10 year struggle with addiction to pain killers and opioids and how he finally made the decision to get help to overcome his addiction. John has a lot of good things to say about getting help when you need it and helping others through your experiences. Take a listen for more. You can find more on our website utalkradio.com and you can follow us on social media @utalkradio.

The Utalk crew is coming to you from our brand new studio! On this episode we have our very own Dr Josh joining us along with special guest Teenwolf star Cody Saintgnue. Cody opens up about his past and how he came from being a street kid with a mother who was addicted to drugs to being on a hit TV show. He shares his story about being in foster care and how he chose to not be a victim from his circumstances.You can find more on our website utalkradio.com and follow us on social media @utalkradio.

Have a seat and take a listen as our very own Dr. Josh and Steve have a conversation about bullying. They talk about the difference between teasing and bullying and the fine line between the two. Dr. Josh gives us advice on how to figure out our relationship with people to know if they are teasing us or actually bullying us. A big role in teasing and bullying is our communication and how we receive what is being said. Someone may be teasing us but we may be really hurt by it. Dr. Josh brings up how our mood, words and relationships play a role in bullying. We also look at bullying from the perspective of the bully and why they are so mean to other people. If you are being bullied or if you are the one doing the bullying we want to help you. Reach out to us on our website utalkradio.com or on social media @utalkradio.

Steve and Kati interview Kristi the founder of Cat Cafe Lounge in Los Angeles California. They talk about how she came up with the idea, why cat adoption is important, socializing your cats, and how you can make a difference for a cat by fostering them. Check out more on the lounge at catcafelounge.org and utalkradio.com. Don't forget to follow us on social media @utalkradio.

Part two of our special edition Thanksgiving podcast from our vault. Steve, Larissa and Kati continue their discussion on National Geographic Channel’s mini-series “Saints and Strangers.” It’s a vivid look at the clash between the Mayflower’s settlers and their struggles in the New World. Separatists were looking for religious freedom while the adventurers wanted riches. Listen to the conversation as well as interviews from the stars of the film captured at the “gold carpet” premiere in Beverly Hills.Go to our website utalkradio.com for more and follow us on social media @utalkradio.

We are mixing things up with a two part special edition Thanksgiving podcast from our vault. Steve, Larissa and Kati talk about their Thanksgiving memories and Holiday food they enjoy.We also have special interviews with the stars of Saints & Strangers an original movie from the National Geographic Channel. This movie digs deep into Plymouth lore, telling the sometimes-harsh, often-uplifting story of 101 men, women, and children who crossed the fearsome Atlantic Ocean to settle into the New World. This movie helps bring the epic true historical story of Thanksgiving to life. You can catch the movie on Hulu, Netflix and National Geographic's Youtube Channel. Pictures of Steve and Larissa interviewing on the "gold carpet" at the Premier of Saints & Strangers can be found on our facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages @utalkradio as well as our website: utalkradio.com

We had a chance to go to several locations on the Vans Warped Tour: The Final Run this year and got to hangout with several of the touring artists. On this weeks mini episode Steve and Kati sat down with Punk influenced street musicians Kaiser Solzie who have an incredible story of how they came to be. We chatted with band members Lenny and James who talked to us about how it feels to be on Warped Tour, their music and what influences them, starting out as a street band and coming out of foster care and navigating life. You can find out more about Kaiser Solzie on their website https://www.kaisersolzie.com/ and on twitter : https://twitter.com/thekaisersolzie and facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaiserSolzieband/. You can check out more from us on our website utalkradio.com and on social media @utalkradio.

Steve and Kati had the chance to go to CatCon for the first time this year. If you don’t know what CatCon is its all things cats! Think Comic Con for cat lovers. At CatCon you'll find everything from board and card games involving cats to clothes with cats on them to cat food to drawings to real kittens you can adopt. We stopped by the Halo Pet food booth and chatted with David about the importance of proper nutrition and healthy poop in your cat and how Halo is giving back and making a difference for cats. Take a listen and find out how you can help feed and take care of shelter cats and make sure the cat in your life stays healthy. You can check out more on our website utalkradio.com and make sure you follow us on social media @utalkradio.

We had a chance to go to several locations on the Vans Warped Tour : The Final Run this year and got to hangout with several of the touring artists. On this weeks mini episode Steve got to interview Elana J who told him this was her first interview ever! Elana's music is a mix of dark electronic pop and rock. They talk about how she got started, her music and what influences her lyrics. Elana has some great things to say about failure, being true to yourself and working together to spread love and make changes in our world. Check out what else she has to say in this weeks mini episode. You can hear Elana's music and find out more about her on her website ElanaJmusic.com and her instagram @elana_j_music. You can find more interviews on our website utalkradio.com and follow us on social media @utalkradio.

We live in a mean culture and are all in the gutter. That’s why we started #goodbye2mean forums. We want to stop meanness and bullying. So much shaming, judging and cyberbullying is leading to suicide and we want to help you stop the meanness to save lives. In this mini episode we talk about the meanness in our culture, why people bully and how to stop it. A few things we discuss are: hurt people hurt people they reflect their feelings on you. We need to start apologizing and forgiving people and we need to react to bullies and meanness with kindness. Listen for the rest of our discussion and go to our website utalkradio.com for more. Don’t forget to share this with a friend who needs to hear it and follow us on social media @utalkradio.

Part two of our exclusive interview with Louis Zamperini’s son Luke. Steve had the opportunity to get the back story to the Oscar nominated 2014 release Unbroken and the second part of the story which was just released September 14 called Unbroken: Path to Redemption. Both are based on the unbelievable true story of Olympian War Hero Louis Zamperini. If you don’t know Louis’s story then you need to watch these films. He survived 7 weeks in a raft in the Pacific, three years in a Japanese prison camp, PTSD, Losing control of his life including self medicating, and so much more. Luke shares more stories about his father that you won’t hear anywhere else. If you see the movie look for Utalk Hosts Steve and Kati who had the opportunity to be in the film. Make sure you go to our website utalkradio.com for more and follow us on social media @utalkradio

Steve had the opportunity to do an exclusive interview with Louis Zamperini's son Luke. They talked about the back story to the Oscar nominated 2014 release Unbroken. It’s an unbelievable true story about Luke’s father Olympian War Hero Louis. The second part of his story comes out on September 14 and is called Unbroken: Path to Redemption. It goes more in depth about what happened after Louis survived 47 days at sea and three years in a Japanese prison camp. It’s a powerful story about dealing with PTSD, life spiraling out of control, and the power of forgiveness. Luke shares stories about his father you won’t hear or see in the films. Take a listen for the unbelievable true story of Louis Zamperini and go watch Unbroken: Path to Redemption when it’s released September 14. Look for Utalk Hosts Steve and Kati who had the opportunity to be in the film. Make sure you go to our website utalkradio.com for more and follow us on social media @utalkradio

We talk about all sorts of topics on Utalk from dancing to more serious issues like Eating disorders. If you or a friend are struggling with an eating disorder reach out to us we want to help you. Leah called us regarding this topic and wanted to know how to help a friend she suspects has an eating disorder. Listen to what the Utalk Crew had to say.You can reach out to us on our website: utalkradio.com or on social media @utalkradio. Remember Utalk is all about you talking to us. We are here for you, don't hesitate to give us a call or send us a note!

Our crew is really into music and movies which means we like to talk about them on our show. Take a listen to hear what movies Steve, Larissa and Kati have watched lately and you'll also catch an interview with Eric "Panda" Hernandez aka Bruno Mars brother and drummer.We want to know what movies you have seen lately and your favorite Bruno Mars song.You can find us on social media @utalkradio, @steverussoofficial, @larissalammusic and @officialkatiann. Follow us to keep up with everything we are doing. You never know what we will post or where we will be live streaming from. Also don't forget to check out our website for more utalkradio.com

Did you know 8 people a day die from distracted driving? Distracted driving is anything from texting to putting on makeup to eating and switching music on your iPod. The Utalk crew has seen some crazy distracted drivers on the road. But the biggest distraction is texting while driving. Is it really worth it? No its not and we want you to say no to texting and driving. Listen to find out how. Don't forget you can find more on our website utalkradio.com and on social media @utalkradio

We talked with Kenny who needed relationship advice. He became smitten with a girl he met in Japan and is trying to have a long distance relationship with her using skype. He is in love with her but thinks she might not feel the same about him. What do 300 High Schoolers, Homeless people and Smiling have in common? Listen to find out the answers.Challenge: what could you and some of your friends do together to make a difference both emotionally and physically for your community.You can keep up with us on our website: utalkradio.com and on social media @utalkradio

Does Larissa have an addiction to television? How many hours a day do people spend media multitasking? Find out the answers and hear our interview with David Zelon (the producer of Soul Surfer, Never Back Down) about his newest film When The Game Stands Tall. Take a listen and remember you can keep up with everything we are doing on our website utalkradio.com and social media @utalkradio

Ever heard of Wrap Rage? Did you know that there is a name for the different shapes of McDonald's Chicken Nuggets? Having trouble with parents respecting you and having boundaries? Take a listen to get answers to all these questions and more.

How do you help a friend who’s obsessed with death? Steve, Larissa and Kati are joined by Utalk’s very own Dr. Josh to answer Kim’s question about her friend. To keep up with the utalk crew check out our website: utalkradio.com and like us on social media @utalkradio.

Kaylee sent us an email from France and is worried about her mom getting hurt again from her boyfriend. The guy dumped her mom the first time and now she’s back for more. Kaylee needs advice on what to do to help her mom.Check out more on our website utalkradio.com and follow us on social media @utalkradio