Dr. Gary Alter, Leader in Transgender Surgery

(Dr. Gary Alter, Beverly Hills)

Everything you ever wanted to know about transgender, sex reassignment or gender confirmation surgery in one hour. Dr. Gary Alter is a Beverly Hills doctor who really is a leading expert in the field who has performed this life changing surgery on the famous and the not-so-famous.

In my hour long chat with Dr. Alter, I found him incredibly open as he walked me through everything from why someone would have transfer surgery, to the nuts and bolts of it all such as penis replacement (no pun intended, it just came up that way -- oh that was ever worse. Sorry) Anyway, the very serious side of what we discussed stems from the military to the religious to bullying. Whether Gay or Straight, believe it or not those are issues too.

When this writer says it was a fascinating conversation, I mean it. Whether you agree with the issues of those who feel they were born in the wrong body or not, it's worth an hour of your time to listen to what he has to say.

He didn't start out to be in this field but at some point he wanted to make a bigger impact on medicine and people's lives and eventually redid his practice and changes began to happen. In the podcast, Interesting People with Bob Brill, we discuss everything from child hood surgery, to every type of sexual surgery imaginable. And there are many.

And we didn't leave out the questions which arise due to religion. His answers may surprise you. With the military being the latest to have to deal with transgender people, and the field growing very quickly, it's an issue which is going away.

Will insurance pay for it, why go to another country to have it done and why are so many of these surgeries done in Thailand? It is a fascinating subject and a fascinating man behind the scenes, who is as conscientious about what he does, as he is skilled.

Join us for the podcast with Dr. Gary Alter. You can find out more about his at www.altermd.com.

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MYTH OR FACT; AUTO REPAIR MECHANIC BRENT SIMMONS

Brent Simmons is a long time mechanic and auto repair expert and he discusses what a mechanic really does in these days of computers vs. the wrench. He debunks the myths and lays out the truth about your vehicle.

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Brent Simmons began working on cars at age 14 and never looked back. He says he was "born to be a mechanic" and he takes his job seriously. So seriously, he takes eight to 10 classes a year in advanced auto repair just to keep up with all the changes in the many different vehicles he works on.
For instance, did you know new cars don't require tune-ups for the first 100,000 miles?! Shocking. The truth about oil, gasoline additives, gas saving tips, tire rotation, you name it. We discuss everything from easy maintenance to major repairs which may bring you to tears. We do it in great detail and so you can easily understand it in this edition of "Interesting People with Bob Brill."

Brent owns Bennett Automotive in Thousand Oaks, Ca…

Steve Miller, the Traffic Ticket Guy

Steve Miller operates GetDismissed, a company which helps you fight your traffic tickets.

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Steve Miller, not the musician as he will automatically point out, is a man everyone either should or will come in contact with at some point in their lives. You see, he is the "go to guy" when you get a traffic ticket. He founded a company called “GetDismissed.”
When we sat down to talk with him for our Podcast; “Interesting People with Bob Brill” we learned first off, he really did want to become a rock star but the name was already taken. Who could compete with the Steve Miller Band? Miller, the traffic guy, loves to joke around about that.
He started all of this when he realized there is a better way to deal with fighting your traffic ticket. And there are many ways to do it, but he teaches there is really only one way and it’s the easy way. For the nuts and bolts you’ll need to listen to the podcast but it’s safe to say you’ll want to investigate it further.
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CHRIS MONTGOMERY BENDER Hollywood Talent Agent/White House Lawyer

Chris Montgomery Bender is the head of Prodigy Talent, a Hollywood Talent Agency and a former White House lawyer.

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Chris Montgomery Bender likes to joke he’s on the third mortgage of his soul. He’s been:

1. White House lawyer
2. Political operative
3. Hollywood talent agent

Those three professions are enough to put anybody down at the bottom of the list of most beloved people. Chris is different though.

In our podcast; “Interesting People with Bob Brill” he talks about his humble beginnings and how he wanted to do something with his life to make an impact. As a teen-ager he began working for a local politician in Colorado. A savvy learner, he took that all the way up the food chain in the state and then to the national stage with a stop in law school in between.

Working in the George W. Bush White House was an experience he cherished and as he tells us “you never forget what it’s like to stand in the Oval Office no matter what your politics.” He got there right after …

Interesting People with Bob Brill

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