Tim and John welcome back Rich Kiamco, an award-winning performance artist and stand up comedian, who when he was last on The Focus Group, was on a quest to create a new comedy show by doing “90 mics in 90 days.” Rich is appearing in The Laugh Tour with Jessica Kirson, hosts Speakeasy Comedy, a monthly comedy show & open mic contest at Star Bar in Jersey City, and also hosts a monthly open mic at Zinc Bar in New York City. We’ll wrap up the show with another installment of Tim’s List.

Labor Day weekend means a last chance to kick back and relax. In hour one of Vintage Focus Group, Rose Arce, Senior Producer of CNN’s “In America” with Soledad O’Brien, talks about the making of “Gary And Tony Have a Baby.” In the second hour, Anthony M. Brown, Esq., who is profiled in the CNN piece and is now a proud father, discusses his long history of fighting for the rights of gay couples and families.

Paul Hagen of Metrosource magazine returns for another installment of Metroscope. He is on a mission for our listeners to put the “culture” back in “pop culture.” Paul comes armed with information on new books, movies, theater and museum shows that you won’t want to miss.

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Leah Kohl joins Tim and John this Saturday to talk about yoga—the business of teaching it. She has a background in dance and also has a certification with Stott Pilates. Students who take her class can expect a challenging workout. How does your passion change when you adopt it as your career? The teaching aspect requires a unique skill set as well. Lots of ground will be covered, and Leah’s experiences should relate to many other fields.

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Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge, owners of Beekman 1802, and stars of “The Fabulous Beekman Boys” on Planet Green, join Tim and John this Saturday. New Yorkers for years, they have moved upstate to try and revive a farm and create a new organic lifestyle brand, Beekman 1802. For them, that turns out to mean wrangling pigs and wrapping 14,000 bars of organic goat milk soap—not a typical day in their previous New York life. But, as they said: “We believe that a farm can be much larger than its fences. If someone told us that we’d trade in New York City for eighty goats, two pigs, a dozen chickens and a narcissistic llama, we would have told them that they were crazy. It turns out that we are.”

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Live from the D.C. studios, Tim and John welcome Megan Closset to the show. Armed with an idea that she wanted to work in the automotive industry, Megan’s journey started with her upbringing in Boulder, Colorado, followed by a degree in Romance Languages from the University of Georgia. Megan took her first post-college job selling Volkswagens, and now has attained her dream job as a VW sales and product trainer. She joins Tim and John to talk about life as a female in the auto industry, and will hopefully put us in the know on some of the new and exciting VW products about to come to market.

Jason Fried, one of the authors of “Rework,” discusses this unique business book, and how it came about. Jason is one of the founders of 37signals, a company praised for it’s web-based business management applications. Later in the show, Tim’s List. Join the conversation at 866-305-6887.

Paul Hagen of Metrosource magazine returns for another installment of Metroscope. He is on a mission for our listeners to put the “culture” back in “pop culture.” Paul comes armed with information on new books, movies, theater and museum shows that you won’t want to miss.

Tim and John will round out the show with banter on business news of the day, and later in the program, we’ll ask our listeners to call and play along with Tim’s List. Join the show and call 866-305-6887.

This week, Tim and John welcome Steve Salee to the show. The discussion will center on the importance of being out at work. Steve is the founder of WildFire Strategies, an organizational development firm that helps leaders and teams perform at their best. His clients include leading organizations in financial services, the arts, human rights, publishing, law, and insurance. He has MSW and MPA degrees from Columbia University, and a BA from Brown, and serves on the Leadership Councils of GLSEN and Out & Equal Workplace Advocates.

With over 2,200 members from coast to coast, Lambda is THE car club to join if you are thinking about getting involved in the old car hobby, but aren’t sure what car to get. Or, if you are a gay or lesbian person who has an old car that you just can’t imagine living without! Bret Scott joins the show from Motor City to talk about the upcoming Grand Invitational (MoTown 2010) being held in Detroit July 28th - 31st.

Tim and John will also cover the unique and interesting business items of the week, and will of course have another installment of Tim’s List to stump our listeners. Join the conversation at 866-305-6887.

Everyone seems to have an idea for a book, movie or TV show. Bringing those ideas to life, however, is the hard part. Author K.M. MacKinnon joins Tim and John to talk about what every writer knows: It’s tough to get into the publishing world. Her first book, “The Book of Our Past Lives” was self-published using the more traditional model—working with a copy editor, cover artist, and printing thousands of copies. Her latest work, “The Lesbian Guide For Straight Men on How To Make Love To A Woman,” is a tongue-in-cheek book of funny rhymes/tips meant to be a conversation starter. It’s also self-published, but using print-on-demand technology. There are pros and cons to both approaches, and either model offers a route to getting your work in the hands of readers. With an English Literature degree from UCLA, and years of experience, our interview with K.M. MacKinnon should not be missed.

The show will end with another edition of Tim’s List, so get ready to join the conversation at 866-305-6887.