Best theSanctuary Entertainment LLC Podcasts (2025)

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Getting Close UP! S5E2 featuring Kitty 42:34

18d ago42:34

42:34

If you've ever talked to Danielle you know that she has an affinity with two specific creatives...............authors and artists. Welcome to episode 2 of season 5 which introduces us to Kitty, a well known artist here in the Kansas City area, known for collaborative live art sessions at concerts and open mics around town. She introduces us to some…

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Getting Close UP! S5E1 featuring Joshua James Warren 42:05

1M ago42:05

42:05

Season 5, Season 5, Season 5, Season 5, Season 5, Season 5, Season 5 Can you believe we started this talk show 2 years ago, trying to find guest amongst people we know? Now we have a whole community of creatives that we can call upon to tell their unique stories and display their unique gifts. Our first guest of Season 5 is a well known artist in t…

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Getting Close UP! S4E11 featuring Lucas Carpenter 41:08

3M ago41:08

41:08

We've reached the end of season 4, ending with a creative who's walk through life led down the black and white path of Kansas straight to the yellow brick road to Dream Street. Betting on himself, Lucas Carpenter uprooted his comfy, cozy, safe surroundings to follow his dream to be come a film producer; leaving Kansas for the bright lights of NY. L…

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Getting Close UP! S4E10 featuring Michael McQuary 35:40

3M ago35:40

35:40

There is such a negative connotation when referring to someone a two faced, but what about when someone is referred to as the man with one thousand and one faces? Well let's meet him...............welcome to the purple chairs Michael McQuary. Host Danielle Cox and Mr. Michael McQuary go back in time to the days of old Hollywood, the New York Club K…

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Getting Close UP! S4E9 featuring theRapper Panel 1:10:35

4M ago1:10:35

1:10:35

Bugzy Beast, Gnotezz, King Kihei and Antonio J are the special guest who makeup the S4E9 Panel Show. You can only image what it’s like bringing 4 different rappers with different experiences at different places in their career to talk on all the different topics that define who an artist is. Host Danielle Cox and our 4 guest present to you………theRap…

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Getting Close UP! S4E8 featuring Frankie Lynn Shorez 40:12

4M ago40:12

40:12

If you remember the Band Leader panel show from Season 3 (episode 11) then you will surely remember our S4E8 guest, songstress Frankie Lynn Shorez. Host Danielle Cox and Frankie getting into new conversations regarding building a fan base, being an artist and manager, new singles and being the odd woman out in a family of athletes; culminating in t…

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Getting Close UP! S4E7 featuring Delilah Sugarwood 35:36

5M ago35:36

35:36

How do you come up with a name like Delilah Sugarwood, well it involves a bird, a condominium and some great advice from a friend. Tune into this episode and find the answer to the riddle as Host Danielle Cox and Delilah Sugarwood embark on an exciting transformation that helps us understand the magical, colorful world of Delilah Sugarwood! You can…

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Getting Close UP! S4E6 featuring Jansen Wooten 43:49

5M ago43:49

43:49

Batman has his gadgets, Tony Stark has his technology. Who do you get when you combine both with music,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Jansen Wooten. In the wake of Danielle's summer illness guest host Antonio J steps in to introduce us to the newest superhero of sonic compositions, exploring the different instruments (some purchased and some home made) and the …

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Getting Close UP! S4E5 featuring Chef Christina Clark 33:37

5M ago33:37

33:37

Season 4, episode 5 brings a new ingredient to the GCU! recipe. Meet Chef Christina Clark. Her egg rolls, her, dumplings, and oh to taste her fried rice (she made it in the studio during this episode); it's no wonder she is the at the top of the food chain when someone is looking for a personal chef. Danielle and Christina talk about the decisions …

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Getting Close UP! S4E4 featuring Markus Raines 39:47

5M ago39:47

39:47

Have you ever met someone who can do it all? Well let Danielle introduce you to Markus Raines. He's a rapper, he's a singer, he's an actor, he's a producer, he's a writer (shall I go on?). Having all of these talents under his belt, you can only image where this interview goes. Danielle and Markus get deep down into each and every one of these EGOT…

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Getting Close UP! S4E3 featuring Cat Voltron 39:40

6M ago39:40

39:40

Zach, Aaron and Duncan are our special guest. Together their individual musical gifts create an eclectic sound that will take you through a time warp of musical vision. Welcome Cat Voltron! Danielle and the boys explore the origin of how their name was chosen and how it defines their sound and style. They dive into the music and the business behind…

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Getting Close UP! S4E2 featuring Andrea Tribitt 50:00

7M ago50:00

50:00

Today's artist is a phenomenal talent. Andrea Tribitt is a singer a songwriter, an entrepreneur, a motivational speaker, a counselor, a mother, a sister and mentor all wrapped up with a new start on life. Danielle and Andrea talk about her creative nature, her being a part of the grammy award winning gospel group "The Sound of Blackness" and ventur…

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Getting Close UP! S4E1 featuring Luke "Skippy" Harbur 42:54

7M ago42:54

42:54

And we are back!!! Season 4 opens with a unique individual of whom Danielle describes as an "Experience". Welcome Luke "Skippy" Harbur of Music by Skippy. Beatbox professional, singer, songwriter, music producer, theatrical producer and the list goes on and on. Growing up with a rare condition but given a second chance at life to become the showman…

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Getting Close UP! S3E11 featuring Band Leaders (Season 3 Finale) 1:18:17

9M ago1:18:17

1:18:17

Welcome to the end of season 3! We would like to thank you guys for supporting our efforts as we work to give the creative community a voice. Episode 11 is something new that we tried as we gathered several Kansas City creative to talk about what it means to be a Band Leader. Join Host Danielle Cox as she sits down with Jamogi, Joshua James, Rachel…

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Getting Close UP! S3E10 featuring LeShea Wright 36:10

9M ago36:10

36:10

Have you ever wondered what success is? Songstress, actress and bandleader LeShea Wright helps us to understand, it's not about the money, but the ability to do the things you love the most! Danielle and LeShea talk about the early beginnings of being a part of a musical family and finding a way to become an individual powerhouse talent. Check out …

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Getting Close UP! S3E9 featuring Real As Ever 28:37

10M ago28:37

28:37

Episode 9 brings Danielle face to face with one of the most fearless artist, unafraid to share all that he is through his musical poetry. Let's welcome Real As Ever. Whether he is rapping or singing, you can't deny the taking a walk through the journey of his life as you listen to each song. You are surely to find solas in knowing that you aren't t…

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Getting Close UP! S3E8 featuring Misty Island 27:11

10M ago27:11

27:11

All the way from Florida, our guest on episode 8 is a songwriter, producer, singer, and one-man band who goes by the name "Misty Island" Let's meet the man behind the band, Brandon Davis. He and Danielle talk musical influences and how creating a sound that others don't understand has helped him find his tribe, You can also check out the video vers…

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Getting Close UP! S3E7 featuring Michael Drone 32:30

11M ago32:30

32:30

Season 3 Episode 7 features a new creative we've not yet featured on the show. Welcome videographer, businessman and owner of fN Scene Productions; Michael Drone. Danielle and Michael sit down to talk about betting it all on oneself and the tenacity and determination to turn your creativity into a sustaining source of life giving sustenance. You ca…

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Getting Close UP! S3E6 featuring Swoovi 43:51

11M ago43:51

43:51

You are creative............ You are independent................ You walk to the beat of your own drum.................. Ever have trouble describing yourself? Look no further, our guest today falls into the above categories, defining his personality as "Swoovi" Host Danielle Cox and Zack "Swoovi" Hoskins get into the depths of how you can also bec…

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Getting Close UP! S3E5 featuring Brandon Kennedy 35:53

11M ago35:53

35:53

Ever thought about starting your own fashion line? Ever wonder what it takes to make it happen? Check out this episode of Getting Close UP! as host Danielle Cox sits down with CEO and designer of Pacific Coast Supply Clothing, Brandon Kennedy. Brandon shares with you his transformation from dancer, rapper to now a fashion designer You can also chec…

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Getting Close UP! S3E4 featuring Russ Hill 24:45

12M ago24:45

24:45

Welcome to Season 3 Episode 4 as host Danielle Cox explores the home town of President Truman; finding a community based, non-for-profit haven for creatives. Russ Hill is the sound engineer and event coordinator for live events at the Englewood Arts center; where many of the musical guest that have appeared on our show have performed. Check out thi…

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Getting Close UP! S3E3 featuring Delaney 26:47

1y ago26:47

26:47

Getting Close UP! S3E3 finds us exploring another Oprah moment with singer, songwriter Delaney. Mother with mental challenges, growing up with abandonment issues, and being plagued with self-doubt of her own gift; host Danielle Cox and Delaney get into the depths of her psyche to understand where all the emotions come from in her music and lyrics. …

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Getting Close UP! S3E2 featuring Baby Augi 26:22

1y ago26:22

26:22

Getting Close UP! S3E2 brings us face to face with a new artist with an eclectic style and sound. Meet Baby Augi. Growing up with no notion of pursuing music, Baby Augi finds himself at a crossroad that opens his creative inclinations to help others by telling personal stories of his own plight. Host Danielle Cox and Baby Augi take an in-depth look…

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Getting Close UP! S3E1 featuring Psycho Mismatch 35:05

1y ago35:05

35:05

Welcome to Season 3 of Getting Close UP! We start off this season with a very talented cast of talented characters who make up the band Psycho Mismatch. Each member coming from a different musical background, each member plays multiple instruments and each member holding on to a dream to use their talents for the love of using their talents. Host D…

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Getting Close UP! S2E1 featuring Antonio J 26:04

1y ago26:04

26:04

Getting Close UP! Season 2, Episode 1 welcomes Antonio J; rapper, songwriter and producer. Join Danielle as she gets up close and personal with Antonio J; digging deep into motivations, oppositions and the influence family has on the path that has been laid to express self-reflection in rhythm and rhyme.…

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Getting Close UP! S2E2 featuring Tyjuania Gatson 28:37

1y ago28:37

28:37

Getting Close UP! Season 2, Episode 2 welcomes Tyjuania Gatson; owner of Minor Solutions. Danielle and Tyjuania get extremely personal discussing the evolution of a dream. Lemons into lemonade would be a good title for this segment as Tyjuania reveals how past abuse inspired her collection of "Faces Like Me". Just in time for Christmas, once you he…

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Getting Close UP! S2E3 featuring Alan Kneeland 28:16

1y ago28:16

28:16

Getting Close UP! Season 2, Episode 3 welcomes Alan Kneeland; owner of The Combine at 2999 Troost Ave, Kansas City Mo, and the first African American President of The Greater Restaurant Association. Danielle and Alan have an in-depth conversation about having passion that intertwines with a dream that results in establishing. your own business that…

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Getting Close UP! S2E4 featuring Madness & Melody 30:54

1y ago30:54

30:54

Season 2 Episode 4 brings to you a dynamic musical duo; Melinda Edlin and Oliver Hughes make up the group Madness & Melody. Accomplished singers and songwriter in their own right, found themselves on a colliding path of devastation and unfortunate that brought then together to combine their talents and tales that create a unique melody all their ow…

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Getting Close UP! S2E5 featuring B-Rich 33:55

1y ago33:55

33:55

Season 2 Episode 5 introduces us to comedian and promoter Barton Richardson, better known on stage as B-Rich. Traveling across the world, from comedy venues to Def Jam comedy specials, B-Rich shares intimate details about what it takes to be a stand-up comedian; dropping gems of knowledge for any of you out there trying to break into the business. …

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Getting Close UP! S2E6 featuring Jamogi 27:50

1y ago27:50

27:50

Season 2 Episode 6 introduces you to a singer, songwriter, producer and entertainer who's ambition and vision cannot be contained in a musical box. Danielle and Jamogi go memory deep into how, growing up as a church boy, moving from California to Kansas City and a family migrating from Belize to the US, has influenced his musical creations. This ep…

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Getting Close UP! S2E7 featuring Bugzy Beast 34:02

1y ago34:02

34:02

Season 2 Episode 7 introduces you to rapper, storyteller and now..........singer, Bugzy Beast! Join Danielle and Bugzy in this hilarious interview (maybe Bugzy should try comedy to) as they get into the ins and outs of defining someone wanting to embark on a music career vs. just being a rapper. I hope you walk away with a better understanding of t…

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Getting Close UP! S2E8 featuring Steven Hooks Jr. 29:48

1y ago29:48

29:48

As we are quickly approaching the end of Season 2, our Episode 8 allows us to switch up from music to a different type of creative. Steven Hooks Jr. is an entrepreneur, owning. his on Image Consulting, Event Planning, Production Company. Join Danielle and Steven as he allows a glimpse into his world as he delves into his beginnings, challenges, tri…

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Getting Close UP! S2E9 featuring Zee Underscore 28:08

1y ago28:08

28:08

Talented, Original, Innovative, Unafraid, Unique, Uninhibited, Self-Aware are just a few words to describe our S2E9 guest; Zee Underscore. Growing up in a musical family, going to a performance arts school and finding her voice while pursuing a career some might think of as contradictory to her creative nature, this independent creative sits down w…

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Getting Close UP! S2E10 featuring Jo Blaq 36:01

1y ago36:01

36:01

We've come to the last show in season 2. Episode 10 features grammy nominated singer, songwriter, producer and now educator........Jo Blaq. With a plethora of industry experience; producing artist like Arianna Grande, Jill Scott and Justin Bieber (just to name a few), Danielle and Jo come together to talk his return to settle in his home town of Ka…

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Getting Close UP! S1E2 featuring theSanctuary 46:33

1y ago46:33

46:33

Getting Close UP! Season 1, Episode 2 welcomes theSanctuary, a gospel recording artist. Host Danielle Cox takes us on a journey of musical beginnings, influences, up and downs, to the culmination of their last single and music video released on Memorial Day 2023, "In My Victory" (of which you can find on this channel.) Check out this episode as Dan…

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Getting Close UP! S1E3 featuring Jarvis Rhone 40:39

1y ago40:39

40:39

Getting Close UP! Season 1, Episode 3 welcomes Jarvis Rhone; founder and inventor of U-Keys, a keyboard overlay to add pizazz to your look on stage or as an educational tool for the seeing and the deaf. Host Danielle Cox takes us on a journey of musical beginnings, staring his own business and the journey into expanding the unknown gifts of those h…

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Getting Close UP! S1E4 featuring Lawanda Spears 25:48

1y ago25:48

25:48

Getting Close UP! Season 1, Episode 4 welcomes LaWanza Spear the author of "Southern Stories: The Family Secret". Pinned under the pseudonym "Albe Charles", her story of a family and the highs and lows they go through is so relatable, you will find yourself thinking through memories from your only family's secrets. Host Danielle Cox is enamored wit…

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Getting Close UP! S1E5 featuring Telepharo Howard 50:13

1y ago50:13

50:13

Getting Close UP! Season 1, Episode 5 welcomes Telepharo; a rapper, singer, song writer and barber. Check out this episode as Danielle and Telepharo talk about his turbulent past and a praying Grandmother. See how both have influenced his 30 + years journey to releasing his first project of deep feeling and inspirational relationship beliefs. Deliv…

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Getting Close UP! S1E6 featuring Ryan Hamilton 28:43

1y ago28:43

28:43

Getting Close UP! Season 1, Episode 6 welcomes Ryan C. Hamilton; a photographer, music blogger, and documentarian. Check out this episode as Danielle and Ryan discuss the road to finding your passion and the sacrifice, the confidence, the struggles, the commitment, and the determination it takes to live there. Out of his love of music Ryan co-found…

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Getting Close UP! S1E8 featuring Mike Murphy 33:36

1y ago33:36

33:36

Getting Close UP! Season 1, Episode 8 welcomes Mike Murphy; singer, songwriter, and lead vocalist for the band Sunny Side Down. Tune in to this episode as Danielle and Mike dig deep into the emotional abyss from where the melodies and words are birth.By theSanctuary Entertainment

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Getting Close UP! S1E9 featuring MeShall Shumate 39:39

1y ago39:39

39:39

Getting Close UP! Season 1, Episode 9 welcomes MeShall Shumate; award winning filmmaker, photographer and CEO of Shu Productions. If you've watched the GCU! Game Time with MeShall Shumate, you can just image what this interview is like. Between the laughs and during the fun Danielle and MeShall talk about the early years of being behind the camera,…

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Getting Close UP! S1E10 featuring Sean Tyler 32:33

1y ago32:33

32:33

Getting Close UP! Season 1, Episode 10 welcomes Sean Tyler; Direction of Communications and Artist Management at Strange Music, Radio Personality, Content Creator, Singer, etc.....etc.....etc. We thought Sean would be the perfect guest for our season 1 finale. Being an intricate component of the #1 independent record company "Strange Music", his kn…

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Getting Close UP! S1E1 featuring Diallo French 50:13

1y ago50:13

50:13

Getting Close UP! Season 1, Episode 1 welcomes Diallo Javonne French, a music photographer and filmmaker. Host Danielle Cox and Diallo talks musical beginnings and the journey to becoming a writer, director and filmmaker. His most recent film "Kansas City Dreaming" is a documentary about the rich musical heritage birth from generations of gifted ar…

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