The Bill Alexander Show
by Bill Alexander
The Bill Alexander Show - Empowering Minds, One Conversation At A Time.
Podcast episodes
Season 3
S3 E8 Guest: Savannah Hauk
On this episode of the Bill Alexander Show, Bill talks with Savannah Hauk. Savannah is a life-long crossdresser who began experimenting with feminine clothing at the age of 6-years-old, I grew up with the inherent understanding I was different than the other kids in the neighborhood. I grew up without the ability to easily find information about who I might be. It was only after moving to New York City in 1996 that Savannah was fully accepted, discovered and developed. Becoming more involved in the local CD community on Long Island allowed me to flourish before a move to the Bible-belt of Upstate of South Carolina broadened my involvement with the greater LGBTQ+ community and created the need for more visibility and advocacy.I have written two non-fiction books, one focused on crossdressers and their significant ones (“Living with Crossdressing: Defining a New Normal”) and the other focused on a Crossdresser’s personal development (“Living with Crossdressing: Discovering your True Identity”).I also speak at transgender and LGBTQ+ conferences, such as the Keystone Transgender Conference in Harrisburg, PA and NewYorkComingOut Transgender Conference in Manhattan, NY.
S3 E7 Guest comedian Geri Jewel
On this episode of the Bill Alexander Show, Bill talks with Geri Jewell. Geri is best known as Cousin Geri on the NBC sitcom, The Facts of Life. She was the first person with a disability to have a regular role on a prime-time series. She began her career doing stand-up comedy at the Comedy Store in 1978. In 1980 she performed at the 2nd Annual Media Access Awards, where she was introduced to Norman Lear by producer, Fern Field. After her groundbreaking role on Facts she has appeared on such shows as The Great Space Coaster, the Emmy award-winning movie Two of a Kind, Sesame Street, 21 Jump Street, The Young and the Restless, Strong Medicine, and the HBO hit series, Deadwood, which she also received Emmy consideration for. She also co-starred in the independent film "Night of the White Pants" and was featured on the FOX series, Alcatraz. When Geri is not working in television, she is a highly sought after motivational speaker and trainer in the areas of diversity, disability, and GLBT issues. Her training has taken her to such companies as Hewlett Packard, Master Foods, Johnson Wax, AT&T, Amgen, Mass Mutual, and Raytheon. She has also trained such government agencies as The C.I.A., The U.S. Treasury Department, Defense Intelligence Agency, and the U.S. Army. She is famous for her uncanny ability to captivate the hearts of her audiences by using humor to facilitate attitudinal change. Geri brings to her presentations her personal experiences in life, which in turn allow people to gain insight into the prospect of seeing disability in a totally different light, creating hope where there is none, and joy where there is pain. She has never forgotten her roots in comedy. She has appeared on many of cable comedy shows, including Evening at the Improv on A&E, and Stand Up Spotlight on VHI. She has opened for Paul Anka, Robert Goulet, and Judy Collins. She has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, E! Hollywood True Story, and ABCs 20/20, and A&E’s Biography. All in all, Geri enjoys a thriving career. She has been the recipient of many awards, including the 1992 Founders Award, the 2005 Independent Living Legacy Award, and the 2006 Victory Award. Her NEW autobiography, I’m Walking as Straight as I Can received the 2012 Gold Award by the Independent Publishers. She also received the 2013 Golden Halo Award, and the 2013 UCP Life Without Limits Award.
S3 E6 Guest: author William Keck
On this episode of The Bill Alexander Show, Bill talks with William Keck about his book "When You Step Upon A Star". When You Step Upon A Star: Cringeworthy Confessions of a Tabloid Bad Boy is a humorous, yet brutally honest-tell-all from a reformed National Enquirer bad boy who exposed celebrities' private lives while harboring deeply personal secrets of his own. Discover what inspired author WILLIAM KECK to infiltrate the off-limits realms of the Hollywood icons he grew up idolizing, and the invaluable life lessons learned along the way that ultimately guided him to protect and befriend the celebrities he'd once wronged. Filled with original celebrity-penned essays and over 150 photographs illustrating the author's decades of celebrity exposés and encounters.
S3 E5 Guests: authors Andrea Balis & Elizabeth Levy
On this episode Bill talks with Andrea Balis & Elizabeth Levy about their book Witch Hunt. https://www.amazon.com/Witch-Hunt-Cold-McCarthyScare/dp/1250246814. A cutting-edge look into a pivotal moment in US history: McCarthy's infamous "witch hunt" for communists during the 1950's Red Scare. At the cusp of the Cold War, Americans were so afraid of communists living among them that they began to hunt them like witches. As Senator Joe McCarthy took up this mantle to hunt down “communists” in the US, citizens grew terrified of being accused, so they turned on each other - pointing fingers at neighbors, friends, and even family. Told through a unique and inviting screenplay-format, brought to life with dozens of illustrations by Tim Foley, and comprised almost entirely of quotes derived from primary sources, Witch Hunt recounts the political craze that gripped America during the Red Scare when McCarthyism forced people to go to extraordinary lengths to keep themselves and their families safe from persecution against their own government.
