Jim Weiss has been a storyteller for over 25 years and has thus far produced 32 storytelling recordings with enticing titles from classical literature, such as King Arthur and Sherlock Holmes. As a storyteller, Jim's performances have been described as exciting and enchanting. His connection to his audience is magnetic and interactive, proof positive that storytelling today rejuvenates one of the first and most personal forms of entertainment. Adults and children alike leave the performance feeling that they have really met characters from a wide range of classic literature and folk tales. Jim's presentations garner heightened respect for the art of storytelling and the literature itself.
Jim's Greathall line is the recipient of 70 major national awards from The American Library Association, Parents' Choice Foundation, the Parents' Council, The Film Advisory Board, Parents' Guide to Children's Media Award and more.
Craig Anderson aka The Mad Scientist overpowers an audience with his enthusiasm for science, technology and engineering while conducting attention-grabbing experiments, breezily relating scientific facts, inserting humorous anecdotes and explaining why Thomas Alva Edison wasn't really the "dweeb" he appears to have been.
Gary Demar is a graduate of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. He serves as president of American Vision, a Christian educational and publishing company located in Powder Springs, Georgia. He has written seventeen books on topics such as world and American history, education, ethics, government, Christian apologetics, college preparation, and two on Bible prophecy, Last Days of Madness and Is Jesus Coming Soon? Gary is also the editor of The Biblical Worldview, a monthly magazine that addresses contemporary issues from a biblical perspective.
Benjamin Hirsch, an Atlanta architect, vividly remembers witnessing the destruction and burning of his synagogue on Kristallnacht in November of 1938. He recalls hoodlums running in and out of the synagogue with Molotov cocktails (homemade explosive devices). He saw them take the Torah scrolls, and pierce the sacred parchment on the picket fence in front of the building. He and his 14 year-old cousin, Arno, stood across the street, along with more than one hundred other onlookers. Half of the crowd was shocked at what they were witnessing, and some were crying. The other half were cheering as if they were at a soccer game. Later that day, Ben's father was arrested and sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp. His mother recognized the danger they were in and tried to find a way to send her five older children out of Germany until the threat passed.
Ben notes, "We are fortunate to live in a country that extols the principal of freedom for all of its citizens. Freedom is a valuable, but fragile right that is always in danger of being subverted. All of us must be wary of those who would limit our freedoms, yet we should take care not to abuse our freedoms to the point that our actions invite limitations upon them. Freedom must be cherished, respected and defended at all costs."
Brian Wasko has worked with teenagers and homeschooling parents as a high school English teacher, wrestling coach, youth and family life pastor, Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddle leader, summer youth camp speaker, and Christian rapper. He currently directs the homeschool enrichment program for Sovereign Grace Church in Virginia Beach, where he also teaches weekly literature and grammar classes. He is the founder and president of WriteAtHome, an online program offering writing classes to middle and high school aged homeschoolers. Brian has also worked as a freelance writer and editor, and writes the curriculum for WriteAtHome.
Brian’s humorous, informal speaking style is popular with audiences young and old. Through his speaking, Brian is able to communicate his infatuation with words, his passion for learning, and his love for teenagers.
