GREEN ROOM RADIO

Kimber James, transgender adult film pioneer and AVN award winner, sits down with Green Room Radio hosts Tru, Shane Sparks, and Jen Garcia for a raw, unfiltered conversation about transitioning, dating as a trans woman, and surviving the adult entertainment industry before the era of mainstream acceptance. The Florida-raised performer — who was the first trans woman signed to LA Direct Models and the first to land an AVN centerfold — holds nothing back about gender reassignment surgery, hormone therapy, celebrity encounters, and the realities of building a career when no category existed for her.The conversation covers Kimber James's decision to undergo MTF bottom surgery despite knowing it would end the most lucrative phase of her adult career, her experience on the E! network show Botched with multiple corrective procedures, and the hundreds of thousands of dollars she spent out of pocket before insurance covered any transgender medical procedures. She describes the penile inversion technique used in her vaginoplasty, explains clitoral sensation after surgery, and discusses why she never experienced dysphoria the way many trans people describe it — she simply lived as a girl from childhood and started hormones in high school at a private Episcopalian school in Florida.Dating stories anchor the second half of the episode, including her engagement to a prominent British physician who treated the UK prime minister. That relationship ended after a colleague inadvertently called her "Kimber" at a charity function, exposing her past to their social circle. She reveals that no man has ever declined to continue dating her after learning she is transgender, names Charlie Sheen as one of many celebrities she has been with, and says professional athletes — particularly football players — make up the largest category of her romantic encounters.The panel debates whether men who date trans women should be labeled gay, bisexual, or straight, with Kimber James firmly rejecting the need for labels. She also weighs in on trans women in sports, bathroom policies, and the friction between trans women and biological women amplified by social media. Shane Sparks shares a personal story about walking out of a RuPaul audition early in his career and wishing he could apologize. The episode closes with Kimber James pitching a Bachelorette-style trans dating reality show where contestants learn her history after forming a connection.

Smooth Galaxy, the fire-breathing dancer on the Chris Brown and Usher tour, sits down with Shane Sparks and the Green Room Radio crew to reveal how a birthday party grudge turned into a 45-second solo segment in front of stadium crowds every night. From learning fire breathing in a single day to earning a spot on the tour after a casual basketball game with Chris Brown, the conversation maps an unlikely path from Pacoima street dancer to arena performer.The episode covers Smooth Galaxy's pop locking roots inherited from his father, the mechanics and real dangers of fire breathing on stage, and how Chris Brown personally recruited him after seeing one music video appearance. Smooth Galaxy details the creative freedom Chris Brown gives performers, how pyrotechnics change between open-air and dome stadiums, and what it takes to evolve a live act across 30-plus tour dates without a single note from production.Shane Sparks shares the story of meeting Smooth Galaxy for the first time and breaks down the connection to rising street dancer Oxy. The panel debates whether Chris Brown or Michael Jackson holds the title of most talented performer, weighing choreography resources, era differences, and stage presence. Smooth Galaxy also unveils his comic book universe, Desert Punks, and an ambitious plan for a 600-acre AI-powered theme park called Galaxy's World that would surpass Disneyland in scale.Tour bus sleeping positions, surprise guest appearances from 50 Cent and Nelly, and the viral Usher fan stage controversy all surface in a wide-ranging conversation that captures what life actually looks like behind the scenes of the biggest R&B concert tour running right now.

Christine Ferea, the six-time BKFC world champion known as "The Queen of Violence" and "Misfit," sits down with Green Room Radio hosts Tru, Shane Sparks, and Little Raych for an unfiltered bare knuckle boxing interview covering everything from her 20-year Muay Thai foundation to calling out Cris Cyborg and Jessica Eye. The five-time defending flyweight titleholder at 125 pounds breaks down what separates trained combat sports fighters from street brawlers and why bare knuckle fighting demands a completely different skill set than MMA.Ferea reveals the fight camp strategy behind the overhand right that broke her opponent's nose, details how she conditions her hands using Japanese makiwara boards, and explains why boxers carry a higher fighting IQ than most MMA competitors. She addresses Conor McGregor's influence on BKFC fighter pay, shares her frustration with only fighting once per year because opponents refuse to sign, and lays out a plan to raise investor money for a Cris Cyborg superfight despite the massive weight disadvantage.Beyond the ring, Ferea opens up about getting locked up at 18 for violent offenses in Modesto, California, surviving solitary confinement, and how felony charges redirected her entire life toward professional fighting. She credits sound frequency therapy and a custom voice analysis protocol from a physicist for managing severe performance anxiety, drawing parallels to a Mike Tyson walkout mentality she has studied for years.The conversation also touches on her relationship with fiancée and BKFC female matchmaker Jules, her investment in Motion nootropic pouches alongside Steve Will Do It, and why she studies Dana White and Michael Jordan as business role models. Ferea makes clear she has no plans to retire, calling out every fighter in the BKFC women's division while maintaining that bare knuckle is the most entertaining combat sport on the planet.

Stunt Marshall, the Power Slap middleweight ranked number three in the world, sits down with Green Room Radio to break down everything from his 75% first-round knockout rate to the coin toss controversy that determines who slaps first. The pro wrestler turned combat sport sensation explains how a roommate's phone call and a $10,000 offer pulled him out of the kitchen and onto the Power Slap stage, where he sent Dante Smiley into a viral knockout that even Ronda Rousey had to acknowledge.Marshall details the slap technique he refined with help from Savannah Bananas pitchers, the hip rotation that generates his devastating left-handed power, and why his defense failed in his lone loss to middleweight champion Isaiah. The conversation covers Power Slap rules most fans misunderstand — clubbing fouls, flinch penalties, the 30-day medical insurance window, earplugs, baby powder, and drug testing protocols that mirror the UFC's standards.Beyond the ring, Marshall reveals his double life as a "Party Crasher" for the Savannah Bananas, the entertainment baseball team where he glitter-bombs fans and ties their shoes together. A 15-year indie pro wrestling veteran who wrestled at Cody Rhodes' Nightmare Factory, Marshall built the "Hate Hogan" character by blending Kanye West's bravado with the Chappelle's Show Player Haters Ball. That persona — complete with the Fu Manchu mustache and flattop — is what caught producer Sinn Bodhi's attention and launched him from $150 indie matches to Dana White's Power Slap roster.Marshall also opens up about the personal fuel behind his first knockout: learning his dog Chi Chi had been secretly given away by an ex-girlfriend and was dying of cancer the week of his debut fight. The raw emotion of that revelation powered the slap that put Smiley to sleep and changed the trajectory of his career. Now at 3-1 with a title shot within reach, Marshall says doubt exists but never outweighs the drive — a mentality forged by 15 years of bouncing back in professional wrestling.

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling breaks down what it takes to cut from 174 pounds to 135, why he moved up to featherweight, and how he rebuilt his career after a devastating knockout loss to Marlon Moraes. Sterling reveals his pre-fight rituals, his mantra before walking to the cage, and why he would never fight training partner Merab Dvalishvili regardless of the money offered.The conversation covers Sterling's path from Uniondale, New York, where he planned to be a gym teacher, to winning a UFC title by disqualification against Petr Yan — and then proving himself in a rematch that required neck surgery and a titanium plate at C6-C7. Sterling shares his unfiltered take on Jon Jones as the greatest of all time, Sean O'Malley's calculated approach to opponent selection, Jake Paul's impact on UFC fighter pay, and the medical insurance gap that leaves professional fighters exposed between bouts.Sterling also discusses his rum brand Funk Harbor, a clean Jamaican blend aged two to five years with no additives or preservatives, developed through 18 to 24 different tasting profiles. As a fighter with 20 siblings, a newlywed after 13 years with his wife, and a competitor ranked fourth at 145 pounds still chasing the featherweight title, Sterling offers a rare look at the financial realities and personal sacrifices behind UFC championship careers.Hosted at Podcaster Studios in Las Vegas, this episode of Green Room Radio features hosts Tru, Shane Sparks, and Jen Garcia in a wide-ranging conversation that moves from the octagon to the liquor shelf with the same intensity Sterling brings to the cage.

TMS therapy — transcranial magnetic stimulation — has been FDA cleared since 2008, yet most patients struggling with depression, PTSD, OCD, and autism-related conditions have never heard of it. Kelley Jensen, co-founder of Brain Performance Technologies in Las Vegas, discovered the drug-free brain stimulation treatment after her severely autistic son's OCD left him unable to function, and no doctor in the UC system ever mentioned it as an option.Jensen's 26-year-old son went from four classes of psychiatric medications to two at half the dose after completing a six-week MeRT protocol — magnetic eResonance Therapy — a specialized form of TMS that fires neurons and syncs brain wave patterns. The treatment runs five days a week for six to eight weeks at roughly $12,000 out of pocket, though Blue Cross Blue Shield and TRICARE cover it for qualifying depression diagnoses, and the clinic near Nellis Air Force Base treats active duty military personnel recovering from concussions and combat-related PTSD.This episode of Green Room Radio covers the full TMS treatment process from EEG brain mapping to insurance authorization, the conditions it addresses including ADHD, anxiety, smoking cessation, and addiction management, and why the pharmaceutical industry's marketing machine has kept non-invasive brain stimulation in relative obscurity for nearly two decades. Jensen also discusses her podcast Refrigerator Moms, named after the debunked 1940s theory that blamed cold parenting for autism, which now serves as a companion guide for families navigating neurodivergence, off-label treatments, and the challenge of reducing medication dependency.

Joe Vargas built a Las Vegas nightlife empire, launched the world's first CBD dispensary, and accidentally started the viral fake Melania body double conspiracy — all after getting kicked out of every school in Clark County and spending eight years in the Navy with no plan for civilian life. This episode of Green Room Radio traces the full arc of a self-made entrepreneur who turned anger, curiosity, and relentless pattern recognition into a career that spans VIP concierge services, independent journalism, CBD manufacturing, and peptide therapy.Vargas reveals how he packed 3,000 people into a charity event when nobody in Las Vegas knew his name, how Robin Leach personally validated his outsider journalism at kingofnightclubs.com, and how a single stoned observation about a Trump press conference in 2017 landed his tweet on Ellen DeGeneres and Entertainment Tonight. The conversation moves through the hidden economics of atmosphere models, the real reason Privé nightclub shut down, and how walking 230 girls through Planet Hollywood became a legitimate six-figure operation.The discussion shifts into Vargas's transition from nightlife to health and wellness — from BuyLegalMeds.com and Cloud9 Syrup establishing the CBD syrup category to his current venture Madura Health, a LegitScript-certified peptide therapy company manufacturing product domestically while competitors source from China. He addresses the looming CBD legislation deadline that could push the entire industry into the black market by November.Vargas also opens up about raising a five-year-old non-verbal autistic son, the toll that caregiving takes on personal branding and public visibility, and why the entrepreneur who coaches others on getting on camera still refuses to follow his own advice. His observation that out of sight means out of mind in the creator economy carries weight from someone who once generated 40 million impressions on Threads.

TJ Lavin went from riding BMX seven miles through the Las Vegas desert as a teenager to winning the X Games at 20 and hosting MTV's The Challenge for two decades straight. This interview traces every turn — the stolen bikes before his first pro contest, the quesadilla that launched his television career, and the 2010 brain injury that nearly ended everything.The X Games champion and Challenge host details how he won the King of Dirt at 18 on a borrowed bike, caught the attention of sponsors like S&M Bikes and Vans, and dominated BMX dirt jumping through the late 1990s. He also reveals the exact chain of events that connected a swept back porch in 1999 to a phone call from MTV's vice president of talent development five years later — and why he recommended his competitor Cory Nastazio for the hosting job he ultimately received.Lavin describes the premonition he had before his Dew Tour crash, waking up in a coma thinking about how to pay a $2.5 million hospital bill, and the Dana White fundraiser at the Hard Rock that raised $500,000. He explains how he gave leftover funds to injured BMX friends including one paralyzed from the neck down. The conversation also covers his friendship with Carey Hart as roommates, the Dave Mirra connection, learning guitar on a ukulele in Africa during Challenge filming, and why free time has always mattered more to him than money.At 49, Lavin still lives in the same house he built in 1999, trains every morning, and plays open mic nights from Cape Town to Philadelphia. He never drank, never did drugs, and credits the confidence he built on a BMX bike in high school for keeping him grounded through brain injuries, broken limbs, and two decades of reality television.

Fox 5 Las Vegas morning anchor Jason Feinberg sits down with Green Room Radio for an unfiltered conversation spanning two decades of broadcast television, celebrity encounters at E! Entertainment, and the realities of dating in Las Vegas. The three-time Emmy winner reveals how Ryan Seacrest cost him a full-time job, what really happens inside the Playboy Mansion, and why Steve Martin sent him a handwritten apology letter.Feinberg traces his unlikely path from a radio sales internship at KRQ in Tucson to anchoring four hours of live television every morning, detailing stops across 11 TV markets including Palm Springs, Birmingham, Midland-Odessa, and finally Las Vegas in 2006. His red carpet stories from E! Television include encounters with Sean Connery, Cameron Diaz, Shania Twain, Paul Walker, and Matthew Broderick — some charming, some awkward, all told with the candor of someone who has interviewed more celebrities than he can count.The conversation shifts into the mechanics of modern news reporting, including the two-source verification standard at Fox 5, the station's partnership with TMZ for breaking celebrity news, and whether social media content creators are pressuring traditional newsrooms. Feinberg shares the emotional weight of covering a murder victim's family in Alabama and the uncomfortable position of reporting on a friend's DUI arrest. Shane Sparks, Lil Rach, and Jen Garcia steer the discussion into dating culture, zodiac compatibility, the Vegas social scene, and whether the NFL manipulates outcomes for sportsbooks.Feinberg also addresses artificial intelligence replacing news anchors, the WNBA controversy surrounding Caitlin Clark, and why he believes radio faces extinction before television does. After 20 years at the same station, he remains one of the longest-tenured on-air personalities in Las Vegas local news.

Kuzzo Fly — the Luniz member behind "I Got Five On It" — breaks down how two weeks in a Seattle jail cell at 19 years old turned a street hustler into a rapper, and why he walked away from a 14-year music career to build a BBQ sauce empire from scratch. Tyrone Jones sits down with Green Room Radio hosts Tru, Shane Sparks, and Little Raych for a raw conversation about Bay Area hip-hop, entrepreneurship after rap, and the real economics of performing.The episode traces Kuzzo Fly's full arc: pressing 5,000 CDs in a Dodge Intrepid, selling independent albums hand-to-hand across Texas, performing at 40,000-seat festivals and the Grammys with the Luniz, and then voluntarily retiring in December 2024 because the repetitive grind was killing his spirit. Jones details what rappers actually take home after flights, hotels, haircuts, outfits, and splitting a $5,000 check three ways — a breakdown that exposes why most touring artists earn minimum wage.Jones also tells the full story of winning $25,000 on The Price Is Right with Drew Carey, including wearing a custom shirt of his late grandmother who introduced him to the show, the emotional interview that got him selected, his Plinko strategy for dropping the chip at the base of the N, and how internet commenters exposed his rap career in the Price Is Right comment section and killed his press momentum. The woman who won the showcase had flown a red-eye specifically to win a car because hers was stolen — a moment Jones credits to God and manifestation.The conversation covers Kuzzo Fly's transition to The Sauce by Tyrone Jones, a barbecue sauce made with fresh onion and garlic instead of powdered ingredients, now sold on Amazon and in local stores through hands-on demo days. Jones shares lessons from watching every season of Shark Tank, explains why he refuses to scale into Costco before the brand is ready, and quotes Ice Cube's advice that entrepreneurs should expect five years of zero profit before anything pays off. A spirited debate over Chris Brown versus Michael Jackson dancing and whether Kobe Bryant deserves more respect than LeBron James rounds out the episode.