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Dr. Paul Straub has led an extraordinary life. He examines his life and his experiences in his memoir My Odyssey.

Dr. Paul Straub is a Los Angeles-based cosmetic surgeon. But he’s much more than that. He’s a world-traveler, adventurer, raconteur and bon vivant.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin calls Paul, “the epitome of an independent, self-made man.”

Paul’s flown around the world, which puts him in an elite group of only 37 people to do so.

Mark Stevenson examines our future lives by talking to thought leaders in science, technology, nanotechnology and philosophy. He comes away from those discussions as an optimist and writes about it in his latest book An Optimist’s Tour of the Future.

Here is the lineup of guests on BRAINSTORMIN’ with Billy the Brain for Thursday, February 10, 2011. Listen at www.BrainstorminOnline.com or on AM 1400 in Ventura at 10 o’clock am Pacific time.

Julie Ferman takes matchmaking—an old occupation—and brought it into the 21st Century. Increasingly, time-starved people are finding it harder and harder to meet that “special someone.” My guest is Ventura County’s own matchmaker with over 1,400 marriages to her credit. She’s the CEO of Cupid’s Coach. We talk about how to survive Valentine’s Day effortlessly.

Bob Long is a receiver from the Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers. No, not the Super Bowl XLV Packers; the Super Bowl I and II Champions. We talk about what it means to win the Super Bowl. We also talk about Vince Lombardi and what it means to return the Lombardi trophy to Green Bay.

Jimmy Wales takes an old idea—the encyclopedia—that’s been around since the 1700s and brought it into the 21st century. He’s the founder of Wikipedia. We discuss the many ways Wikipedia is superior to the old-fashioned encyclopedia.