Entries by Michael McClellan

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Kathy Mattea – Dream Chaser

Written By: Michael D. McClellan | West Virginia’s sweetheart may have moved to Nashville way back in 1978, but her love of the Mountain State runs deep, her connection to it unbreakable, the memories of it fueling some of her most personal work. Her life leading up to that point was dotted with prescient moments […]

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Dr. Sam Kojoglanian – Heart & Soul

Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Interventional cardiologists aren’t supposed to be this cool. Dr. Samuel Kojoglanian joins the Zoom call from his office in Southern California, the USC grad overcoming all manner of obstacle to become one of the most respected specialists in his field, his journey from the war-torn Middle East to sunny […]

Garrett Marcantel – “12 Dates of Christmas”

Written By: Michael D. McClellan | In 1965, Maria von Trapp (Julie Andrews) stepped into Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg, Austria and fell in love in The Sound of Music. Fifty-five years later, Garrett Marcantel and two others hope to do the same in 12 Dates of Christmas, streaming now on HBO Max. Marcantel, who is […]

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David Tong – Real Genius

Written By: Michael D. McClellan | David Tong’s office has a view of the courtyard where Sir Isaac Newton once lived, and just beyond that, the location of the famous apple tree that gave birth to Newton’s theory of gravitation. Tong, like Newton, is a fellow of Trinity College, and his gig as theoretical physicist […]