D’Angelo Stefani was raised in an abusive home and had many foster care placements. At 11 he was living on the streets and at 28 he robbed a bank. It ended in prison. To say that D’Angelo has been to hell and back would be an understatement and like many authors, he found the process of committing his story truthfully to paper cathartic. His book is called, On My Own: Reflecting On Yesterday is out now. Oh and one more thing, at 13 he did the unthinkable - he took a life.

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Autumn Carolyn is a flight attendant, photographer and world traveller and much of it on her own. She gives us a couple of stories from different parts of her life. First, she tells us how to deal with a serious case of turbulence; especially when there are children on board. And then a story from Autumn's world travels. Imagine going to an Eastern European country and you’re kinda lost. Then you notice you’re being followed. As you continue to trek, you see that there are more nefarious-looking people following you. What do you do?

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Next week- A flight attendant shares her harrowing stories with Brian at 1001!

Wesley Baker is an adventurer, CEO, and founder of an AI company in the UK and he has a thing for UFOs. Wesley has had two UFO/UAP encounters. One he was involved with had multiple witnesses and made the news similar to the Phoenix Lights case. While discussing these two encounters, Wesley and I discuss his views on why these “visitors” are coming to Earth and if so, whether their intentions are honorable or nefarious. One thing we both agree on, if they get a look at what’s happening in our world today, we are doomed. Oh, and even AI might be involved!

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J.L. Hancock spent twenty years in the military in the dark corners of the government intelligence communities. Although he wasn’t directly involved in the story, he was involved in a very uplifting and heartfelt way. Jim tells us of his friend Chris deployed with Seal Team 5 on an operation in Afghanistan. Imagine having to wear a piece of equipment that made you stand out so much that the enemy had orders to kill you first because you were responsible for telling your team where to go. And then things got bad.

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Russ Roberts is a sailor, pilot and author, Captain Roberts says it’s not about adventure. It's about collecting experiences. Russ takes us on a harrowing journey across the Atlantic ocean as he and another pilot ferry two planes to Cologne, Germany to their awaiting buyers. As Murphy’s Law states, if something can go wrong, it probably will. Pictures this: You’re flying alone, it’s dark, you are over the North Atlantic and your engine starts to cough and sputter. You have two choices. Make it to Greenland or ditch in the water. What do you choose?

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Skylar Robertson, worked as a security contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan providing diplomatic security and force protection. He tells us an emotional story of losing a close friend in combat. Losing a buddy in battle takes a toll on individuals. Sometimes the survivors go through a hell they’ve never experienced. Of course, he knew he was in it knee-deep when they saw a picture of himself painted on walls by the enemy. It was like seeing your own wanted poster.

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