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.

Tim and John welcome Stuart Elliott, advertising columnist for The New York Times. Stuart has been reporting on the advertising industry since 1991, and along with his news articles and features, pens the weekly In Advertising newsletter. He has covered the industry for over two decades, and both Tim and John count themselves honored to have appeared discussing their work in some of his articles.

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To celebrate the nation’s birthday, Tim and John relive their recent trip to Las Vegas, where they broadcast from the Liberace Museum on Tropicana Boulevard, and were part of a week-long celebration of Liberace’s birthday in May. The Focus Group sat down with among others, President of the Liberace Foundation Jack Rappaport, Museum Director Tanya Combs, and Lorraine Hunt-Bono, the former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. Every guest tell’s the story of a remarkable man and entertainer. A Special Thanks again to our friends at Passport Magazine for making the trip to Las Vegas possible.

On June 24th, CNN will begin airing a documentary entitled “Gary and Tony Have a Baby,” about a gay couple and their quest to have a child. Anthony M. Brown, Esq., who is profiled in the CNN piece and is now a proud father, has had a long history of fighting for the rights of gay couples and families. He currently works for the law firm of Albert W. Chianese & Associates, heading their Nontraditional Family and Estates Law division serving unmarried individuals, couples and families in Manhattan and on Long Island. He is the Executive Director of The Wedding Party, and the founder of TimeForFamilies.com, a web environment dedicated to assisting gay and lesbian couples create their own families. Join Tim and John for what will surely be a unique and enlightening conversation with Anthony by calling 866-305-6887. And get ready for Tim’s List…

How does a veteran Emmy Award nominated and Cable Ace Award winning talk show producer, who has worked on shows such as “Oprah,” “The View,” “The Joan River’s Show,” “Sally Jessy Raphael,” “Attitudes” and “Ricki Lake” become “the bad boy of quilting?” Mark Lipinski joins Tim and John to talk about a journey that led to being an international quilt teacher and quilt fabric designer and creator.

On Thursday, June 24th, CNN will air “Gary And Tony Have a Baby,” a documentary about a gay couple and their quest to have a child. Rose Arce, Senior Producer of CNN’s “In America” with Soledad O’Brien, will join the show to discuss the making of the film. On top of two Emmys and a shared Pulitzer Prize, she is the past Vice President for Broadcast of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and a winner of the Courage Award from the Gay and Lesbian Anti Violence Project.

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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. John will be checking in periodically from the road while he cycles North to Saratoga Springs, while he participates in Get Your Guts In Gear. 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.

On the heels of the holiday weekend, information on health and wellness, delivered as only Tim and John can. The Focus Group welcomes back integrative nutritionist Dages Keates, who will share insights about how to change or adapt our relationship to the foods we eat. Better eating habits, managed weight control and more energy are the results of her unique program. She will also share observations and thoughts on being in business for herself. Visit deliciousdialogues.com to learn more.

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From the Focus Group vault, just in time for the holiday weekend. Revisit the kick-off of the Satellite Dish with Santino Rice—a contestant from season two of “Project Runway”—who joins the show live from LA to talk about his returning role as a judge for the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. In the second hour, comedian Ben Kissel talks about the difficulties of doing stand-up, the terror of an open mic, and being the only one of three brothers who is not gay.