Paul L Williams

Listen to "Paul L Williams Releases The Killing Of Uncle Sam" on Spreaker. America was once a democratic country, but it is now manipulated by a ‘money cabal’ bent on controlling the U.S. in order to safeguard and grow their own immense fortunes. How did a small group of the world’s richest families take over America’s economy for their own ends? The true history of America’s last 200 years is revealed in the new book, THE KILLING OF UNCLE SAM: The Demise of the United States of America, (River Publishing, May 22nd, 2018), which shares the shocking details of how America was taken over by an elitist machine. It started with Cecil Rhodes’s plan in 1877 to bring the U.S. back under the control of the British Empire, and continued with Rhodes joining forces with the powerful Rothchild banking family. Together they used their enormous resources to plunder Africa, which funded their conquest of America. Their plotting continues to today, with such bodies as the U.N., CIA, and more under their direct control.

Jorge Eduardo

Listen to "Jorge Eduardo From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. Jorge grew up in Guadalajara to a Latin Grammy-nominated mariachi father and musical mother. Jorge is no stranger to "The Voice" franchise: He received a four-chair turn on Mexico's "La Voz" and made it to the final four on J Balvin's team. Following this success, Jorge moved to Texas where he performs as a wedding and event singer. Jorge also began teaching himself recording software so he can record his own music independently. He hopes to make "The Voice" (U.S.) his American dream.

Randi Zuckerberg

Listen to "Randi Zuckerberg Releases Pick Three" on Spreaker. It's a dilemma for us all: how to do all our work, hit the gym, see our friends, spend time with our family...and of course sleep! New York Times bestselling author, media guru and entrepreneur - Randi Zuckerberg - says PICK THREE! This according to her new book with the same title. Part self-help, part business book -Randi gives readers permission to be well-lopsided on their quest to being well-balanced ! We can’t have it all every day, and that’s okay! PICK THREE is a much-needed guide to embracing the unbalance and appreciate life’s journey. 1.Work - 2.Sleep - 3.Fitness - 4.Family - 5.Friends....Pick Three! In this motivational handbook - both a business how-to and self-help guide -the New York Times bestselling author of "Dot Complicated" takes on the fallacy of the “well-balanced” life, arguing that the key to success is learning to be well-lopsided. In an increasingly demanding world, we’ve been told that we can do everything—maintain friendships, devote ourselves to work, spend time with family, stay fit, and get enough sleep. We just need to learn to balance it all. But Randi Zuckerberg doesn’t believe in being well-balanced. We simply can’t do it all every day, she contends, and trying to do so only leaves us frustrated and feeling inadequate. Her solution? Just PICK THREE! “As a working mother of two balance is key to maintaining a mentally healthy lifestyle and that is what Pick Three is all about, balance,” says author Randi Zuckerberg. “In our ever-changing world I am always looking for new ways to make my busy lifestyle work for both myself and my family. I am thrilled to share what works for me in hopes I can help a few others find that good balance.” Randi first introduced the concept of PICK THREE in a tweet—called “The Entrepreneur's Dilemma" that went viral. Now in her new book, she expands on her philosophy and inspires others to follow her lead. From entrepreneurs to professionals, busy parents to students, Randi can help everyone learn to reject the unrealistic burden of balance and enjoy success in their own lives—by picking the most important areas to focus on in any given day.

JoJo Siwa

Listen to "JoJo Siwa Getting Ready To Be Slimed" on Spreaker. Nickelodeon star. Social media sensation. New York Times best-selling author. Anti-Bullying Activist. JoJo Siwa's list of accomplishments is all the more impressive considering she's just 15 years old. JoJo will perform at Nickelodeon SlimeFest, the first multi-day music festival for kids and families in the U.S. Taking place in Chicago's Huntington Bank Pavilion on June 9-10, Nickelodeon SlimeFest will also feature performances by Zedd, Liam Payne and Flo Rida, appearances by Nickelodeon stars, immersive one-of-a-kind experiences and plenty of the network's signature green slime. JoJo’s hit song, "Boomerang," is RIAA-certified platinum and the music video has more than 515 million views to date. She recently released a new single, “Every Girl’s a Super Girl,” which is out now, along with her other songs “Hold the Drama” and “Kid in a Candy Store.” JoJo also stars in Nickelodeon's hit series Lip Sync Battle Shorties, hosted by Nick Cannon, which was picked up for a second season. Additionally, she has an overall talent agreement with Nickelodeon, which includes a global line of consumer products featuring her signature bows, accessories, apparel, toys, arts and crafts, cosmetics and more. Despite her success, JoJo's priorities remain at the core of her Nebraskan/mid-western upbringing and grounded family values. An ambassador of anti-bullying, JoJo continues to be a prominent and relatable role model for her fans, sharing her message of celebrating individuality, keeping strong in the face of adversity and never giving up.

Motion Versus Emotion

Listen to "Motion Versus Emotion" on Spreaker. What are your hot button words? Monday? Bills getting paid on time? We all have triggers. We can try and run from their purpose and place but those words have a way of creating emotion. It becomes our fuel. When out of tune with the present places we stand our emotions get away from us and people want nothing to do with the unveiling of the inner child or beast. Grasping onto a different view of the walk is to replace your emotion with physical motion. We can't get to a Friday without movement. You can talk all week about how much you hate your job but unless you use the strength of motion nothings going to change. Beginning your day is a valuable part of your process of personal growth. 5am I'm out that door everyday taking my rescued dog for a walk. Sure it's to keep her heart healthy and to do other expectations but it's more for me. I do my intentions. Every step I tell myself what my intentions for the day are. I give myself direction. I point out where the mindset is growing toward. I also include the intention of not listening to past voices that no longer have a plan or purpose in my present place of now. Look, your boss isn't a jerk and the workload only seems like too much to handle. If you locate the intention of your process without letting emotion become part of the growth there is motion. Moving forward requires change as well as challenge. Build a strong intentions list and everything in front of you will have purpose.

The Lyics From Billy's Forest Chapter 109

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 109" on Spreaker. There are so many subjects attached to this particular moment of thought moving in forward motion. We could spend time talking about intuition and how we choose not to listen. We know of an approaching change in our personal seasons but rely on outside objects and gadgets to keep us free of the weight. It's almost like turning up the car radio to the point of no longer hearing the clanking in the engine section of the car. I often wonder if we spent more time listening and not reacting how much more successful we'd be as professionals and just regular people in normal clothes. My brother Teddy was a brilliant listener. He never went into a circle of people without walking out with a fan base of new friends. I think it's because he allowed others to have a voice. No matter how angry they may have come across or depressed, it was through his art of listening that he was able to help heal. Most of us don't have that kind of time. We're always rushing to the next big event. Then when it comes time to deal with the moment the art of our listening left a lot of gaps in the real story, which means now we have to make it up. One of my personal joys in life is sitting in a room with no sound. Listening to air move allows bird songs from distant trees to take shape in my imagination. I like driving without the radio on. I find tremendous peace sitting inside this recording studio overtaken by sound proofing. There is a place for your imagination everyday. When you stop trying to fill it. Your walk in forward motion begins to locate discovery. Know in your heart before there was Google there was the art of listening.

Dan Whalen

Listen to "Dan Whalen Releases Tots" on Spreaker. Americans love tots! In fact, they love them so much they consumed 3.5 billion last year. Restaurants across the country are dishing up all manner of tots, with some going so far as to devote entire sections of their menus to these little balls of heavenly potato magic. Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, it’s no surprise tots have been popular for so long. Now home cooks can take their tot obsession to the next level, with a cookbook devoted entirely to this classic American comfort food:TOTS! 50 Tot-ally Awesome Recipes from Totchos to Sweet Po-tot-o Pie (Workman Publishing; May 2018; $12.95 US) by Dan Whalen, founder of the popular recipe blog The Food in My Beard and creator of over a thousand recipes. His most popular one, a video of a Quesadilla Bun Burger, has been viewed 24 million times! And he’s bringing that same playful, mouthwatering recipe magic to the tot. Filled with 50 irresistible recipes for everything from tot-based snacks and appetizers to main dishes and desserts, Whalen proves there is no limit to what the mighty tot can achieve. Surprising, simple, and delicious recipes include: Every recipe uses frozen commercial tots as its foundation, although Whalen also shows avid cooks how to make their own tots from scratch; he even includes veggie variations, subbing out the traditional potato for ingredients like cauliflower, sweet potatoes, or apples. There’s also an array of recipes for dipping sauces, such as Chipotle Mayo and Horseradish sauce, to class up store-bought tots without too much fuss. It’s TOT-ally awesome.

Jen Miller

Listen to "Jen Miller Releases The Heartache And The Healing" on Spreaker. In the midst of my pain, I scribbled my painful thoughts. God turned it into a passion to inspire spouse's to believe that you have the power to overcome anything with your Creator's help. Marriage by God's design is a sacred covenant, not meant to be broken. Through His grace, there is hope! I want others to learn how to experience the supernatural power God gives! No matter how bad it gets, my husband and I are living proof that God still performs miracles.

Derrick Levasseur

Listen to "Derrick Levasseur From Breaking Homicide On Investigation Discovery" on Spreaker. Over the last ten years, Investigation Discovery received countless calls and emails from viewers seeking help with unsolved homicide cases. The network’s answer to those requests came in the form of the new series Breaking Homicide, which follows former Rhode Island Police Sergeant Derrick Levasseur as he investigates cases from desperate families who are still searching for justice. Throughout the season, Derrick (and forensic psychologist Kris Mohandie) chased down new clues in decades-old crimes, from a serial killer in Honolulu who was never caught to the sadistic murder of a girl from Derrick’s hometown in Rhode Island. In the season finale, Derrick investigates a case in Palmdale, CA, in which a young woman was brutally assaulted while walking to her car. Security guard Ray Jennings was convicted of killing 18-year-old Michelle O’Keefe at a parking lot where he worked, but eleven years later he was declared innocent despite the fact that he knew things only the killer could know. Derrick and his team probe the truths and lies in this tragic crime, providing the O’Keefe family peace and closure. Derrick Levasseur is a decorated police sergeant from Central Falls, Rhode Island. Hired at only twenty years old, he was one of the youngest officers in the department’s history and worked in the Patrol Division, Detective Division and later the Special Investigations Unit as an undercover detective, where he worked with the ATF, DEA, FBI, and US Secret Service. Throughout his career, Derrick received multiple awards, including the Medal of Valor, which is the highest honor a sworn officer can receive. In 2017, he was the recipient of the American Red Cross “Hero Award” after saving seven people from a burning building. Derrick’s newly published first book, The Undercover Edge, reached #1 in New Releases in the first five days.

Finding Now

Listen to "Finding Now" on Spreaker. I write about it a lot. Being present in your present. Mindfully every step is in forward motion then outward. It's not an easy task. I've studied every shape of spirituality to figure out where the path was truly growing from. Then one day the song lyrics from the worship band at Elevation punctured a hole in my heart and vision. Being present in the now is having faith and trust in all things unknowing. Making yourself available to pull in the present without having to redesign the past. Reality gut check here... The stories most of us share about our experiences are bent. I'm learning the hard way that resumes are no different. Indeed sent out a huge email that told job hunters to use better verbs. Suddenly the layout of who what and where looked more like strawberry shortcake rather than pumpkin pie. Understanding the present is knowing if it rains on your parade you aren't running inside. You're allowing the availability of now consume your heart. If you're having a bad day at work allow it to process. Putting yourself in a self described place of safety in your past isn't anything more than stepping back thirty feet. Through awareness we know our intentions and have the ability to keep judgement at a well controlled low level. It doesn't necessarily feel like a glorious moment but if and when you recognize it's discomfort you're able to put yourself in newer situations of recovery. Whereas living off a memory means changing the layout of the story. It happened but you did nothing at the time to correct the direction of the driving winds. It's very difficult to live in the now when the rest of the planet loves tearing up your past. I've become extremely careful as to who sits in my circle. Life isn't Facebook and Instagram. God may have created your family but ultimately you have to live with them. Yeah ok. Same is true about the workplace. You didn't create the product nor the requirement of productivity. But you can be brilliant at your job by handling the unknowing. Prepare yourself for sudden changes without over reacting. Build your platform of success on the process of realization rather than research and false numbers that glorify a past more than represents it. Loosen up your hardened heart and be ready for the now. Take your mask off and enjoy the next ten minutes of you being you.

Tish Haynes Keys

Listen to "Tish Haynes From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. From and current city St. Louis, MO Tish often sang in church where her father was a preacher. At just 14, Tish found out she was pregnant and prematurely gave birth to her daughter, Ashlynn. Tish's parents were key in helping her raise her daughter while she went to college. Twelve years later, Tish gave birth to her son and faced the tragedy of losing both her parents within 18 months of each other. She found support in her husband, Tobias, and his four children. A night of karaoke led to a regular gig at a local bar. Tish quickly established herself as a soul singer in St. Louis. Tish now has her own soul band, but "The Voice" is her chance to see if she has what it takes to make it outside of St. Louis.

Brad Arnold 3 Doors Down

Listen to "Brad Arnold From 3 Doors Down" on Spreaker. It's not everyday that you get to sit down and talk about the several different flavors of southern BBQ and taking in a full weekend of small town antiquing with Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down. Born into the family at number 7 meant a lot of hand me down toys and clothing. How he describes the atmosphere showcases his brilliant attitude and why after 20 years he and the band are still filling venues across the nation. He's completely fascinated with how second generation fans are also attending the shows. He truly is grateful.

Dr Ian Smith

Listen to "Dr Ian Smith Releases The Clean 20" on Spreaker. TV viewers will recognize Dr. Ian Smith as the former host of the Emmy award®-winning daytime talk show, The Doctors, and current co-host and medical contributor of The Rachael Ray Show. He also served as the medical/diet expert for six seasons on VH1's highly-rated Celebrity Fit Club and was the medical correspondent for NBC Nightly News and The Today Show. The author of best-selling books such as Shred: The Revolutionary Diet and Super Shred: The Big Results Diet, Dr. Ian has appeared extensively on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, Dr. Oz, Steve Harvey Show, The Talk, Larry King Live, Anderson Cooper 360, CNN, MSNBC and many more. ​ Today, Dr. Ian introduces the instant best-seller The Clean 20, which lays out the basic concepts behind clean eating - reducing the amount of processed foods, added sugars, and unnecessary additives in the foods we eat, to give our bodies and minds the best fuel possible. The Clean 20 includes a list of 20 foods, packed with phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals, that readers can easily find, prepare, and incorporate into their diets over this 20-day program. Dr. Ian Smith - who created two national health initiatives, the 50 Million Pound Challenge and the Makeover Mile, and served two terms on President Obama's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition - can discuss the Clean 20 foods (which include grains, fats, meat and fish) which boost health, lead to weight loss, and improve mind and body functioning.

Future Speak

Listen to "Future Speak" on Spreaker. It's not how and why I write. It's knowing that I do write. It didn't happen over night. Being a writer is like exercising. You have to bring yourself to the machine everyday or you won't gain access to results. I bet the daily journey was four years deep before I realized what I was writing. I was taking notes. Notes about how to best utilize what's been written. To take a thought beyond the moment it first arrives. Too often we think what's been laid on paper or sent through social media is for the area we presently stand. That's not always the case. Look at how published authors are able to blend in with the world years after their books were purchased. Old newspaper stories still have an imprint on the world we live in. Writing to appease the situation at hand is a great way to word dump but the bigger picture unveils how your future self and others will learn from what's been shared. In May of 2016 I penned out four pages based on two words: shallow shores. I knew at the time that it was way over my head but as that writer I let the energy press forward. To let it speak whatever words that were going to be dropped out only to be picked up two years later. Through your personal notes there's always going to be a future self waiting to collect your experience. Although you may not understand who what where and why in your present, the guy or girl up the road is going to take your writing to a place of learning so they he or she can have the required energy to move through their present places and spaces. This morning I did some huge research on the internal clock based on how it snuggles up to intuition and prediction. What does that inner self see that we don't on the outside? It's never a boring subject. Especially when you go over your notes taken two to ten years before. You realize that internal clock was communicating to the steps your taking in this very moment. Be wise. Study your who what where and whys?

Dominic Monaghan

Listen to "Dominic Monaghan From 100 Code On WGN America" on Spreaker. Dominic Monaghan has starred as the Hobbit ‘Merry' in The Lord of the Rings trilogy; Charlie Pace on the hit series Lost; a quantum physicist in the TV mystery FlashForward; and an electrical-powered mutant known as 'Bolt' in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. On stage, Dominic produced and starred in The Day, where he played the leader of a post apocalyptic group being hunted by zombies. He most recently starred in the drama Waterlily Jaguar and the doomsday thriller Radioflash. Monaghan is also an avid wildlife enthusiast and nature lover who hosted the TV series Wild Thingswith Dominic Monaghan. In the Swedish-American thriller 100 Code, Monaghan is on the hunt for a serial killer who targets young, blonde and blue-eyed women who are found dead in fields of flowers. Created by Oscar® winner Bobby Moresco (Crash, Million Dollar Baby), and picked up by WGN America last year, Monaghan stars as Detective Tommy Conley. Through a deal with the NYPD, Det. Conley is permitted to observe and advise the Stockholm Police Department, as he suspects a connection between a series of murders in New York and a death in Sweden. Upon arrival in Stockholm, he is paired with Mikael Eklund (played by the late actor Michael Nyqvist), a Swedish cop with an aversion to American culture. Both detectives despise each other, but the two are quickly forced to resolve their differences as the mysterious killings continue. With the vicious killer still at large, Conley and Eklund embark on a hunt that leads the duo down a path of no return.

You've Been Here Before

Listen to "You've Been here Before" on Spreaker. We've heard it over and over from some of the highest spiritual people, "We've lived this life before." To most it best explains deja vu. It looks and feels like something you've done but how did the story play out? The chapters we keep remind us of Bill Murray in Groundhog Day. The same challenges, changes, opportunities, defeats and sometimes with different people. I do want to agree with those mighty universal people about living this life before but through the eyes of knowing rather than assuming. Do we think before we think and see before there's sight? That's the dip in the road. Each of us are guilty of making the same mistake again and again. The last time you were easily forgiven, the fall didn't hurt so lets do it again and quite possibly nothing holds you tightly to the center of a round box. I love paging through my daily writing to take note of there being habits or crutches that I've returned to. To study the mindset of a creative person that's taken what he knew then to create what I know now. Knowing that we've lived this life before through our daily efforts should infect and affect the way you grow toward success. The structure of the workplace portrait may have changed but not the person your feet keep carrying forward. Encouraging yourself to jot down daily notes of your goals, wishes, demands, failures and chances taken is a brilliant page from the actuality of your availability. Don't hit the books bringing judgement against your opportunities. Be transparent, "Hey I took a left instead of a right and found my journey stuck on a set of railroad tracks somewhere near a beat up old church and a McDonalds." Instead of your success being locked into a concept. Think before you think and see before there's sight. You've lived this life before. Know it by activating the lessons learned along the way. You can't build a foundation without a hole. The next downpour could easily wash it away.

Sharlee Jeter

Listen to "Sharlee Jeter Releases The Stuff" on Spreaker. "Sampson and Sharlee's message of the power of positivity, hard work, and resilience is one that we need to hear right now." -Chris Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling The Pursuit of Happyness Everyone has difficult moments in life. But everyone also has the Stuff to overcome hardships, to survive and thrive. Learn how to better access and hone the eleven core elements of the Stuff and be inspired by the real-world stories of triumph in this practical book by New York Times bestselling author Dr. Sampson Davis (The Pact, Living and Dying in Brick City) and Sharlee Jeter (Turn 2 Foundation). Everyone has those moments in life when they're truly tested, when they wonder if they have the strength to overcome the challenges before them. We've all heard stories of people who have risen up in the face of the unimaginable. But not everyone believes that they have what it takes to do the same. However, what we need to realize our own potential-to fight for what we want our lives to be-already resides within each of us. You already have the Stuff. Learning how to develop and harness it is the key. Survivors themselves, Dr. Sampson Davis and Sharlee Jeter have created The Stuff Movement, interviewing dozens of people to find the common threads that enabled them to triumph over their challenges. Through the powerful stories of people who overcame cancer, poverty, toxic relationships, racism, violence, career roadblocks, and other obstacles big and small-The Stuff highlights eleven core elements that will help you not only survive but thrive in spite of life's difficulties. These elements are as easy to understand as they are to enact-presented in plain talk, without judgment, and with compassion for the everyday challenges people face. As Dr. Davis and Sharlee share stories of the amazing people who've shown their Stuff, you'll find that unearthing the same Stuff within yourself is a process as rewarding as it is important-and you'll never say you can't do it again. Read the book, and join the conversation at TheStuffMovement.com.

Rod Demery

Listen to "Rod Demery Returns From Murder Chose Me" on Spreaker. Rod Demery's Mother was Murdered When he was Three Years Old; The Case Went Unsolved -- Until He Solved it 35 Years Later Murder has been a part of Rod Demery’s life for as long as he can remember. When he was just 3 years old, his mother was murdered. Then, when Demery was in his twenties, his brother was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Instead of succumbing to the cycle, he resolved to do everything in his power not to repeat the mistakes of the past, and pursued a career in criminal justice. In his 14 years with the violent crimes unit in Shreveport, LA, Demery had a stellar 100% rate in solving the dozens of cases in which he was the lead detective (including the murder of his own mother). Demery’s impressive clearance rate, coupled with his fierce determination and no-holds-barred approach to get a confession, made him a legend in the department – but also an outsider. Friends, family, and love interests all found themselves playing second fiddle to his detective work. But Demery continues to be driven by his one mission in life: to find justice and resolution for the families of murder victims, just like his own. In Investigation Discovery's new series, Murder Chose Me, Rod Demery reflects on his years as a homicide detective and some of the most notorious cases of his career. On Feb. 15, Rod can discuss how murder chose him for the job, his thoughts on race relations, and the interrogation tactics which led him to have a 100% solve rate by way of confession.

Korey Rowe

Listen to "Korey Rowe Releases The Film Mile Marker" on Spreaker. Mile Marker, presented by Prism Pictures in association with Bidslate, follows Korey Rowe, a two-tour veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, as he travels 7,000 miles across the US to interview veterans who are currently struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). As Korey navigates along his journey spanning over five weeks on his own personal road to recovery, he tells the story from the first person perspective, while capturing the beauty and diversity of our nation. In honor of the number 22 and its association with 22 veterans per day committing suicide, Mile Marker will be available on iTunes for presale on May 1st until May 22nd, when the movie will be released. 22% of all gross presale receipts will be donated to the organizations who have partnered with the film to help spread its message. Those organizations include: Hero Grown, MAPS, Weed for Warriors, Vet Cannabis Group, Heart Strings for Heros, Veteran Health Solutions and The Mission Continues. The film investigates new and controversial techniques and methods for treating PTSD, such as marijuana, as well as looking into the lives of veterans in America today. Traveling 7,000 miles across the United States and back, Korey departs from his home in California to check in with his former battle buddies across America, who served with him 15 years ago. Along the way, he interviews psychologists and specialists from the National Center for PTSD in White River Junction, Vermont for a balanced understanding of the underlying symptoms and associated triggers for those with PTSD. Inspired by Korey's former battle buddy Jesse Snider who lost his struggle to PTSD in 2014, Mile Marker demonstrates an authentic portrayal of veterans today in America - their bitter combat to overcome drug addiction, criminal issues, and their personal struggles with PTSD, disclosed by the vets who lived through and survived this growing epidemic. With the goal of exploring the truth of the life of veterans and the ongoing struggle with PTSD, Korey lit every interview, monitored audio, pulled focus, interviewed the subject, edited the entire film and secured distribution on his own - turning down multiple companies offers - ran all equipment maintenance, and drove every mile of the trip without a support staff on a minimal budget and extending timeline. The film has already been awarded Best Documentary and Best Cinematography at the Sunny Side Up Film Festival, Award of Excellence at the IndieFest and more. For more information about Mile Marker, visit milemarkerfilm.com.

The Value Of Having Nothing

Listen to "The Value Of Having Nothing" on Spreaker. The value of having nothing. How many people can find true peace in such a gathering? I've been with enough people that have too much that the scent of their greed and lack of respect for others can never be washed out only replaced. Under my breath I wish upon their steps a silent sip of nothingness. Even if it's a day of boredom. I love boredom. It's the only way you have the ability to slow the hands of time. When you break it down boredom it's the act of having nothing. It's an open space of not being connected to anything but the moment. I'm very transparent in my daily writing. Knowing how creative people tend to be introverts is a dangerous place for brilliant thoughts to be planted so I let it all go. I've learned in those writings that kids aren't the only things that say the darnedest things. I believe adult do. We just like to push them under the carpet so others don't catch on to your truer identity. Or there are those that believe so much in the darnedest things that it super serves their purpose to guru their positions of decision. We're all guilty of it. It's the actuality of our ability with too much being lost in the process of growing forward. In April of 2016 I came face to face with the conclusion of what I assumed was a career. In being transparent, there wasn't anger, sadness, loneliness or a feeling of being empty. The writer penned out, "The value of having nothing is the perfect number required to keep reaching forward. In all I do and will do. The gains I make are based on my passion to be a truer more determined Broadcaster." Stop and think for a moment. If you had what you have always dreamed. Would you truly be happy? Would your productivity and desire to build stronger foundations of success still be that wild child that takes chances and creates opportunities? What does it mean to have it all when the next breath you take is being compared to someone who has a dog that showcases their love for them through pictures on Facebook? A former co-creator once said to me, "During my humble days I ___________." I completely tuned out of the conversation. During your humble days? You've got everything except for the physical presence of being humble and or grateful. The value of having nothing. How do you fill your rain barrel that feeds your creative soil?

Francesca Gino

Listen to "Francesca Gino Releases Rebel Talent" on Spreaker. We often think of rebels as troublemakers and contrarians—those among us who complicate seemingly straightforward decisions, create chaos, and disagree with the majority. But while rebels may be harder to manage, they are good for the bottom line: their passion, drive, curiosity, and creativity raise the entire organization to a new level. In personal relationships, rebels form and foster trusted bonds. Rebels, with their unconventional outlooks, change the world for the better. Award-winning Harvard Business School professor and behavioral scientist Francesca Gino believes creative rebellion is essential to bringing joy and meaning to our lives, and in REBEL TALENT, she shows us why the most successful among us are those who break the rules. For more than fifteen years, Gino has been studying rebels at organizations around the world, and she has discovered that rebels—those who practice “positive deviance” at work—share five talents. Novelty compels us to engage with the unfamiliar. Curiosity allows us to ask questions and consider new possibilities in our jobs and relationships. Perspective broadens our point of view, forcing us to think about what we could do, rather than what we’ve simply been trained to do. Rebels with a talent for diversity fight stereotype bias and recognize talent and potential all around them. Authenticity, the final rebel talent, allows us to combat the disconnection and burnout that come with hiding our preferences and true beliefs. Instead of clinging to social norms and falling back on routines and tradition, rebels defy the status quo and are masters of innovation and reinvention. These talents, Gino’s research proves, are the paths to engagement at work and at home. REBEL TALENT provides strategies and examples for cultivating and embracing positive deviance in the workplace and in life, and offers illuminating case studies ranging from the world’s best restaurant to fast-food chains to corporations such as Google and Pixar. Gino encourages all of us to rebel so we can thrive. The future belongs to the rebel—and there’s a rebel in each of us. Whether you want to inspire others to action, build a business, or build more meaningful relationships, REBEL TALENT will show readers how to succeed—by breaking all the rules.

Jerry Schemmel

Listen to "Jerry Schemmel From Godspeed The Race Across America" on Spreaker. The inspiration to overcome breathes life into "GODSPEED" as it chronicles a first-time race team - Jerry Schemmel, noted author, speaker and broadcaster for the Colorado Rockies and Brad Cooper, a eleven-time Ironman triathlete - as they compete 24 hours a day for seven days covering 3,000 miles of deserts, mountains and plains overcoming physical exhaustion, sleep deprivation and extreme mental anguish competing in the world's most difficult cycling race - The Race Across America. Pedaling 168 hours non-stop across 12 states from the Pacific to the Atlantic Oceans, Schemmel and Cooper embark on the journey of a lifetime - a race that would provide an extreme test of physical endurance and dependence on faith, all for the greater purpose and personal calling to raise money for the orphans of Haiti.

Dave Lory

Listen to "Dave Lory Releases From Hallelujah To The Last Goodbye" on Spreaker. For the first time since Jeff Buckley’s tragic death on May 29, 1997, his manager Dave Lory finally talks about what it was like working with one of the most revered and critically celebrated artists in rock and roll history with the release of his book, Jeff Buckley From Hallelujah To The Last Goodbye (Post Hill Press/Simon and Schuster; May 29, 2018; written with Jim Irvin). This summer and fall, Lory will travel to cities across North America and Europe with his open forum offering a behind the scenes look at the book and inside the manager/artist relationship titled: A Q&A With Dave Lory, Jeff Buckley’s Manager and Author, Jeff Buckley From Hallelujah To The Last Goodbye. Lory’s talk will cover the journey of Buckley’s rise to success from the release of his EP Live at Sin-e, his debut album Grace and the subsequent three years including that tragic week when Jeff Buckley disappeared into the murky waters of the Mississippi river and Lory got the call... “Jeff is missing.” The show will consist of three thirty minute segments that will include questions from the audience at the end of each and Lory will be on hand to sign copies of the book at each venue. “I am so excited to meet with Jeff Buckley’s fans worldwide and interact with them about what it was like working with this iconic artist,” Lory exclaims.

Procol Harum

Listen to "Gary Brooker Celebrates 50 Years With Procol Harum" on Spreaker. Esoteric Recordings are proud to announce the release of an official limited edition super deluxe boxed set celebrating fifty years of the legendary Procol Harum : Still There’ll Be More. This eight disc set comprises five CDs and three DVDs, of which the first three discs draw upon the key tracks from Procol Harum’s illustrious career. Disc four features the band’s legendary concert at the Hollywood Bowl on 21 September 1973 (with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Roger Wagner Chorale), whilst disc five features a previously unreleased concert at the Bournemouth Winter Gardens on 17 March 1976. Of the DVD content, (NTSC – Region Free) which features over three and a half hours of footage, mostly previously unreleased, disc six begins with a performance of A Whiter Shade of Pale on the BBC TV show Top of the Pops from December 1967 before moving to the archives of the German Beat Club series. All of the band’s surviving performances for the show are here, including the entire un-broadcast raw video footage of the band’s Beat Club Workshop studio concert from 1971, shorn of the visual gimmickry of the actual broadcast, revealing the pure performance on DVD for the first time. Disc seven features the entire sixty-five minute recording session of a performance for the German Musikladen series in October 1973, most of which was never shown on television. Disc eight features more BBC TV performances, including a rendition of Pandora’s Box from Top of the Pops in September 1975 and the band’s set for theSight and Sound In Concert series in March 1977. This lavish re-mastered set also features a sixty-eight page hard backed book with an essay by Patrick Humphries and a lengthy in depth commentary on the performances featured by respected Procol Harum authority Roland Clare. The book also includes many previously unseen photographs and memorabilia from Gary Brooker’s private collection. Still There’ll Be More also includes a 60cm x 40 cm reproduction poster from a Procol Harum concert (featuring support from Vivian Stanshall) in 1976. Still There’ll Be More is the most elaborate celebration of Procol Harum’s music released to date and this deluxe boxed set is a fine tribute to fifty years of one of Britain’s greatest bands.

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 108

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 108" on Spreaker. I'm going to point blank ask the question, "Who do you super serve? Yourself? Your God? Your Boss? Sadly I think all three are somewhere in the Top 10 but nowhere near where they should be. Getting a grip on the chapters we are participating with requires the courage to take note of where you presently stand. I'm blessed daily with the opportunity to talk to the biggest names in music, movies, television and books. I've yet to meet the creative person that didn't look into the mirror and lay claim to being where they truly want to be. How do you get there? What's that one thing the majority of us are missing that keeps us from pile driving their current structure of business and harnessing a new age of reaching out? It goes back to whom you are super serving. If everything being accomplished is in your identity expect to crash. You can't do a great idea alone. Selfishness on the workplace front isn't for ego driven mentalities but rather for teams of achievers that have lived in experience by way of knowing the expectation. Knowing who you serve is a brilliant step toward understanding who's receiving what you serve. During my 39 years of Broadcasting I've never believed my job was to work for a particular company. I was there to serve listeners. Not every boss got into that idea. Especially when I moved into the world of commercial production. I prayed about it a lot. Only to hear in my heart that I'm still serving listeners. Clients can't survive without them. Through advertising we better people's lives with products that make it easier and more secure. Serving the client while super serving the listener develops a great relationship with the community. The only thing we've left out is are you super serving your God? When we show up at church we think we are. Many of us feel horribly guilty when the volunteers are kicking tail and we were at home watching the NBA playoffs. Being up front and personal with people you don't know might not be your pair of shoes. Why sweat it? Your personal approach to how you super serve is determined by your decisions not the acts of others. You are being called to be somewhere everyday. Making sure you get there is the curse. The guilt trip sets in when achievement lets down the self and the boss. It's a tough question and subject because the reality our current bite truly has nothing to do with any of these three. Look around you. The super serving we seem to be landing on every chance available is the internet. Without your thoughts, pictures and desire to Google it wouldn't and couldn't be. You are giving the monster all the air it needs to be alive while controlling every step you take. The cold hard fact. By super serving the internet everything from your boss, to yourself to God suffers. Can you win that game? I'm not sure it's possible. People try and have a great time bragging about their efforts. In the they're back on the internet again. Awareness is the key factor. Know where you are at all times. Suddenly you sound like you're Mom and Dad. You know what? I'm OK with that. When you over exert your efforts on the one thing you super serve and it doesn't fit within the physical acts of what you need to survive. Ground yourself. Take away your phone and take down the door leading to your bedroom. If you're going to act like a spoiled kid then you need to see the end results of bad decisions.

Gabriel And The Apocalypse

Listen to "Lindy From Gabriel And The Apolcalypse Announce New Tour And Video" on Spreaker. To wrap up the 18-month long tour and promotional campaign for The Ghost Parade album, Gabriel and the Apocalypse release a music video for "Behind the Sun." The video closes the chapter on this highly acclaimed and commercially successful album, as the band plans on entering the studio to record a brand new studio album for 2019 in the near future. To also celebrate the end of the album cycle, the band will hit the road with Mushroomhead in late April. The audience is used to seeing Gabriel and the Apocalypse operate on level 10. Their high-energy stage show electrifies audiences, as do their edgy, thought-provoking music videos, like "Beauty Under Glass" and "Thrill of the Kill." The new video "Behind the Sun" is a complete 180 from what we are used to seeing from the band. The video showcases the other side of the group and proves they aren't a one-trick pony by any means. Using a cold and snow covered setting, the band takes on a somber side and direction to give the audience an amazing journey. "Behind the Sun" represents the closing of a chapter to The Ghost Parade, not only for the record but on a personal level. "I opened myself up so much for that record," says vocalist Lindy Gabriel. "I was in such a raw emotional state and, through it all, I believe I became a stronger person with a thicker skin. My mind is a clean slate now and I am ready and excited to dive into the new record." Look for Gabriel and the Apocalypse on tour across the US. For the latest information

Nadene Joy

Listen to "Nadene Joy Releases Uncover Your Purpose" on Spreaker. An inspiring Life and Career Coach may have the answers your audience has been seeking. In Nadene Joy’s new book, UNCOVER YOUR PURPOSE: HEAL AND SHARE YOUR GIFTS WITH THE WORLD, she highlights some common mistakes people make which limit their happiness. She offers aid in the form of simple step-by-step methods to help listeners on the right path. Joy shares insight and advice on the following topics: · Helping your child find their calling · How to overcome negative habits that undermine your success · How to discover your authentic self · Detoxing your life and letting go of baggage · How one’s beliefs can pave the way for career development · How to transform your gifts into living a purposeful life Joy made a drastic life change back in 2008. She fell ill and left her career in geology. After doctors could not find any remedy, Nadene looked inside herself to begin her journey in finding her authentic core values and her true passion. She started a Feng Shui consulting business and later became a life coach in order to share her story and inspire others.

Wilkes

Listen to "Wilkes From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. In high school Wilkes joined a pop/rock band, High Flight Society, and toured with them for 12 years. In 2010, country artist and Wilkes' former classmate, Sam Hunt, asked High Flight Society to accompany him on tour. That same year, Wilke's daughter, Linley Jane, was born, but after a while the strain of having a family and being on the road led Wilkes to leave. Currently, Wilkes writes country music for a Nashville publisher while taking care of his wife, Chelsey, who suffers from lupus. Wilkes writes country songs but wants to get back to his pop/rock roots.

Pregnant Pause

Listen to "The Pregnant Pause" on Spreaker. Pop music nor Hip Hop feel they need it. Whereas Rush Limbaugh and nationally recognized comedians do. The pregnant pause is a valuable tool. Powerful in the way that it clearly invites listeners to build a better relationship with the message maker. If the content has been planned out and executed properly it creates an engaging moment of wanting to listen. It sounds old fashioned to speak in tones and volumes that aren't as smooth as an Auto Bell team washing and drying your car. The reason why people utter Um or Aaaa is because they feel a personal need to keep the conversation growing by never giving the listener a place to step onto the stage. We aren't trained to be listeners anymore. Its the One Up Generation. Keeping up with the Jones means nothing when what you've lived or experienced was brought to life weeks before the one holding the conversation. Even in prayer we can't shut up. I'm in the forest every morning listening to the elements of all things. If I'm talking the message is missed. That bright red cardinal or deer that sort of made you smile on the way into a new day was trying to speak to you but the radio was too loud. Your heart was flooded with what you didn't do over the weekend and your dreams of being successful will be shot down again by a boss who's more interested in their endless trips out of town then truly taking care of the people that gift them with the finances to be free. Challenge yourself this moment forward to stop talking. Say nothing in your moments of growth. Hear the calling. Activate the requirement. Henry Bogan on WBT used to tell me, "Stop trying to keep your job. Your focus should always be on the next one. Learn everything here. If all you think about is the stress and expectations of this current job you are failing your future self." Create a pregnant pause in the way you speak. Don't force listeners to pay attention. It begins with an invitation of thoughts slowly delivered in the way we truly listen which should be one word at a time not LMNOP. Those are five individual letters that get locked up into one word while saying the alphabet. Not to be crude but you're missing out on a lot of success when you talk too much. Your army of supporters need leadership not complainers. Patiently delivering the message builds the legs that will be strong when someone else's ship is sinking.

Steven Raichlen

Listen to "Steven Raichlem Releases Project Fire" on Spreaker. After thirty books, seven TV series, two decades of Barbecue University classes, 60 countries and 6 continents traveled, one might wonder what else Steven Raichlen could possibly say about grilling. Turns out, it’s a lot. Never before have home cooks used a wider range of grilling techniques, nor had access to a more diverse array of flavors and ingredients. The once ubiquitous briquette has given way to specialty charcoals from as far away as Paraguay and Japan while tongs and grill brushes are now joined by sophisticated digital thermometers and high-tech rotisseries. Even the grill itself has changed–from kamados to pellet grills, plancha grills to hybrid wood burners—the options are dizzying. In his latest, PROJECT FIRE: Cutting-Edge Techniques and Sizzling Recipes from the Caveman Porterhouse to Salt Slab Brownie S’mores [Workman; MAY 2018; $22.95], Steven provides an indispensable guide to this ever-evolving world of live-fire barbecue, delivering both a complete step-by-step handbook to mastering the essential techniques—including how to caveman grill (directly in the embers) and make a smoker pouch—and a hunger-inducing collection of over 100 innovative recipes for grilling every kind of food, from beef tomahawks to sangria, starters to desserts. Grilling is the world’s oldest and most universal cooking method, using the power of fire to unlock bold, irresistible flavors.

Facing Fire

Listen to "Scott Artis From Facing Fire" on Spreaker. Facing Fire is a hard rock band from Southern Ohio. Collectively, the members have been in multiple bands and played countless shows. They officially formed as Facing Fire in late 2016 when vocalist Scott Artis, guitarist Tony Phillips, and bass player Josh Quillen began writing material together. “We quickly knew we were on the right track as the music began to pour out of us,” Artis says. Soon they had written enough to complete an EP and headed into the studio in early 2017. After much anticipation, they released their first single, “Dying Inside,” on May 5, 2017. On Tour Monthly describes the track as “a straight-up and in-your-face sound that has been received with open arms by all that have heard it.” The band released a music video to go along with the single. After so much success with the first single, the band headed back to Nashville to put the finishing touches on their EP in early 2017. "Facing Fire has been the chance of a lifetime. I finally get to make the kind of music I've always wanted. When all the pieces come together like this and there's that chemistry there, it's an amazing experience as an artist. You can't help but want to work even harder and do even more. We just want to explore where the music takes us and we really hope the listeners will be as involved in the experience as we are," says Phillips. The band then rounded out their lineup by adding Samuel Gibson on drums and began crafting their live show. After receiving several offers from various labels, the band finally settled on a deal with Pavement Entertainment in July of 2017. "We have been fans for a long time of many of the bands on this label and we knew it would be a good fit to propel our music to the next level," said Artis. The EP is coming out through Pavement Entertainment on February 16, 2018. The bad is excited to bring their heavy-hitting music to life. Look for Facing Fire with their high energy live performance in a city near you!

Where Is Your Wisdom

Listen to "Where Is Our Wisdom" on Spreaker. I can still hear my father's voice questioning each teenage decisions,"What were you thinking? Where is your wisdom?" Being the black sheep of the family or middle child didn't gift my path with special permissions, I broke away from family traditions to locate newer areas of what my father was speaking of. I was in search of wisdom! He just didn't recognize it as such. Today, the vast arrival of so many new laws and legalization of plants, gambling and other things. I feel like my father "Where is our wisdom?" No really! What happens to it after we've learned from it and lived off it? We have to de-frag our computers why not the human thought process? During a lecture the other day a guest pointed out the importance of endlessly showing films about WWII on The History Channel. He clearly pointed out how we forget way too easily only to be reminded of hazards when it's too late. I'm so guilty of that! I know the water on the stove is hot and I still put my finger in it. Life in rewind while moving in forward motion seems like a waste of time. But how do you get past the idea that what you're going to be taught today will fall short in the years ahead. You have to practice wisdom everyday. You have to teach as much as take in. You are required to participate with the craftsmanship of wisdom by building upon its amplitude of existence. Too much work right? If you could locate that cavern where all your wisdom is stored would you be able to recognize it? Or would it be like an old radio station studio still featuring CD players, cart machines and bulk erasers with a power cord that stretches over a two track reel to reel recorder? None of that equipment is used today. It's in the way of modern technology. Reaching goals and destinations require less work. Is that how you treat your wisdom as well?

Dr Traci Stein

Listen to "Dr Traci Stein Releases The Everything Guide To Integrative Pain Management" on Spreaker. More than 100 million Americans suffer from a chronic pain condition – as many as 1.5 billion people worldwide, and countless others struggle with feeling anxious, unhappy, and stuck in unhealthy patterns – but one psychologist and integrative medicine expert believes people can take control of their well-being by using natural techniques to craft a balanced health plan. “So many people can live a happier, fuller life, but they need to become aware of the tools out there to help them feel better physically, spiritually and emotionally,” said Traci Stein, PhD, MPH, a New York-based licensed clinical psychologist in private practice and an adjunct professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Stein, who penned the award-winning book from Adams Media, The Everything Guide to Integrative Pain Management, has a prescription for not only pain management, but an empowering approach to achieving maximum well-being. Dr. Stein is a health psychologist who is certified in clinical hypnosis, a PsychologyToday.com expert on integrative medicine, an adjunct professor at both Teachers College, Columbia University, and at the Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Columbia, the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) topic expert at GoodTherapy.org, and the former director of Integrative Medicine in the Department of Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center. She has developed eleven affirming self-hypnosis and meditation audio programs on topics that include developing a healthy body image, self-esteem improvement, mindfulness meditation, how to create positive change, conquering procrastination, and more. Her newest audio programs, “Guided Imagery for Developing Your Intuition,” and “Guided Meditation for Letting Go of Unhealthy Relationships” will be released in mid-December 2017. Her approach is collaborative and multidisciplinary, emphasizing out-of-the-box thinking. She also emphasizes that patients usually have the best outcomes when they understand that both health and illness are multifaceted, and thus, benefit from a multi-pronged approach. “Think of each area of one’s life, and each healing tool, as spokes on a wheel. Each spoke contributes support in a unique way,” says Dr. Stein. “When one or more spokes are weaker, or out of balance, it is much harder to feel and be well.” Dr. Stein also has studied intuitive development for nearly two decades and can discuss how to help people tap into their own intuitive guidance to make better decisions and enhance feelings of spiritual connectedness and personal meaning. “Most people have an aspect of themselves that is far wiser, and infinitely more self-compassionate, than they realize. We can access this inner sage more readily via regular meditation, prayer, or guided imagery. Our intuitive guidance can help us know when we are on the right track regarding relationships, career paths, and can help us make better personal health choices. Paying attention to one’s intuition can also help therapists be more attuned and helpful to their patients.

Where Is Your Here?

Listen to "Where Is Your Here" on Spreaker. If you were to take three sheets of blank paper and pour out your thoughts, how long would it take to speak the language of the person you'll be two years from your Here? We'd spend too much time trying to be a teacher and or a perfectionist that believes writing anything down is nothing more than a wasted paper trail. On this post May 17, 2018, I reach back twenty five months. To be alive in the moment. To be mindfully aware of the present, the actuality of accountability has been speaking to your growing path the entire way. In April of 2016 my writing self put a lot of focus on Where Is Your Here? Seriously, where are you right now? Living off the success of a boss that needed you to make their life better? Ouch! That's meant to be a negative but rather an inspiration for you to use the skills of that leader and become your own force of nature. I learned a long time ago in radio to pay close attention to everything a program direction and consultant shares. The messages are meant for long term growth. Are you activating any of the messages and or lessons your present boss is sharing? Not only does it make you a better team player but as the company grows forward your experiences become valuable to the entire process and not what you think is your Here. I knew where I was physically and mentally in April of 2016 and I was prepared for what was about to happen in the next few weeks. The writer spoke of being Here while keeping focus on where Here was going to lead the dreams, ambitions, challenges and changes. By being present Here, it took the pressure off being There. Your job is the best education on the planet. Being Here prepares you for tomorrows uncontrollable outcomes.

Vinny Esposito

Listen to "Vinnie Esposito From The Garage To The Super Bowl" on Spreaker. How much has the digital age affected and infected the way quality is delivered? Vinny Esposito knows the journey hasn't come easy but he's taken his trail from the garage to the Super Bowl. One of the most creative business minds in the South East, Vinny continues to build upon a vision of true leadership. His new book features eight explosive chapters on how to utilize your personal strength to reach not out of the box but to drop the walls and put yourself beyond city limits. For some the pay off for hard work and dedication is money. Not in Vinny's heart, the payoff for him is getting more involved and deeper into the vibration of the community. I've known Vinny for many year, totally respecting his drive and the perfection of his image. Then I saw something in that picture that through me onto his Facebook page to ask if he was going to be running for public office. His words, his story, his visibility was changing right before our eyes and I needed to know who, what, where, why, how and when? His answers will shock you because he's that transparent. More importantly he's that humble. From the LAproductions.us studio we are Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!!

Reaching Beyond Lost And Confused

Listen to "Reaching Beyond Lost And Confused" on Spreaker. So much energy is being pulled into you every time there's a click on the clock. Sadly we're holding the energy back like the Hoover Dam. Lost and confused is a collection of sources that have nothing in common and your mind body and soul are doing all they can to understand the vibration of who it is you want to be in the moment. I love sitting back to watch someone that's just downed a Monster or Red Bull. All of that man made energy flowing through those veins and the imagination feels like it's going to implode. Some find focus and return to the jobs with an incredible jolt of I can do this. Lately I've noticed those who consume the beverages are spending more time talking and less of their minutes on physical productivity. Coffee drinkers know of this moment. It serves as an invitation to create a community and take in that light edged buzz feeling. Only to be overburdened by the feeling of being lost and confused in about an hour. We all have those blind moments where the path suddenly sinks into the soil. It's like, "Um what was I supposed to be doing?" Mine happens to be at 430 in the morning. Waking up to write in my daily pages is a chore! I use the pages as a tool to remove lost and confused. As a radio guy who once did mornings. If listeners knew of the horrid voices that run through our skulls while in the shower at 230 AM you'd never listen again. Getting past those moment of lost and confused need only one direction. Find the positive in all things negative. Rather than complain about it being a Wednesday with two more days left in the work week, put your mind at easy knowing that you've had three incredible days of business success that have lifted the lives of those who receive your product. You don't have a job! You have a connection to a community of dreamers, well wishers and strong minded individuals that love to feel incredible. No matter what your position is... The end result is a customer or client that has been touched by your art of self. Lost and confused? Quit hording the energy moving through you and release it for others to become a part of.

Joe Pera

Listen to "Joe Pera Talks With You On Adult Swim" on Spreaker. He’s Now a Breakfast Food Specialist, Just in Time for Your Morning Interview with Him. The Funnyman Heads to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula For Adult Swim’s All-New Original Series Joe Pera Talks With You. Created by and starring Joe Pera,Joe Pera Talks With Youfollows a teacher (Pera) in Michigan's Upper Peninsula as he explores subject matters such as pancakes, blueberries, eggs, toast, sausage, bacon, English muffins, coffee, orange juice, maple syrup, waffles, cornbread, and strawberries. Joe Pera most recently performed his stand up onLate Night With Seth Meyersto rave reviews. His animated specialJoe Pera Talks You To Sleepcan be seen on Adult Swim, which he executive produced, wrote and voiced. Joe has created, directed and produced digital content through his production company Chestnut Walnut Unlimited. He performs stand- up comedy in venues around the country and on television.

Marty Krofft

Listen to "Marty Krofft Receives Lifetime Of Achievement Award" on Spreaker. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today proudly announced that Sid and Marty Krofft, two legendary television producers, and Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes, stars of television, film and stage and will be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards this year during the Daytime Emmy® Awards. The Krofft Brothers will be celebrated at the 45th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards which will take place on Friday, April 27th, 2018, while Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes will be celebrated on Sunday, April 29th, 2018 at the 45th Daytime Emmy® Awards. Both presentations will take place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Southern California. "I've been star-struck by the dynamic duo of Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes for decades," said David Michaels, SVP, Daytime Emmy Awards, NATAS. "The scope of their work across the television, film and stage landscape is amazing. Their continuing roles of almost 50 years on Days of Our Lives, where they also met and married, is a Daytime story like no other! Sid and Marty Krofft, our Daytime Creative Arts honorees, are masters of children's television programming and have been part of my family viewing since the creation of H.R. Pufnstuf, Sigmund & the Sea Monsters and Land Of The Lost. Their terrific variety programs such as The Donny and Marie Series on ABC and Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters have only solidified the breadth of their talent across the television spectrum." The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards and The Daytime Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. during the 2017 calendar year. The 45th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards and The Daytime Emmy Awards is a presentation of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Yangaroo, Inc. is the official provider of the Digital Media Distribution System Awards Management Solution ("DMDS") for the submission, judging and voting of all programs in the 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. United Airlines is the official airline of the Daytime Emmy Awards and The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 107

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 107" on Spreaker. How often do you sit and watch the growing path of a single raindrop? It's almost an impossibility when there's distance. To take note of such an incredible journey you have to be willing to get wet. To stand in the storm. To become part of the environment of a willingness to want to participate with something beyond your human touch. A single drop of water falls thousands of feet to hopefully be caught by the limbs and leaves of a love filled and giving tree. Once they meet the raindrop has a decision to make. Does it become part of the tree's rooting system? Does it reach outward and participate with a community of other raindrops? Maybe it's on a mission to locate an ocean? Discovery Channel needs to cover that story sometime. One drop falling into the forest in Yellowstone National Park and it travels thousands of miles down the Yellowstone River to the Missouri then into the Mississippi before leaping into the Gulf Of Mexico. The elements around us say so much about our temperament. How we approach things is based off what we've learned want to learn or have participated with even if its momentary. Unlocking yourself from being all corporate or career driven changes the paths we are given. I love talking with first time parents. They had no clue what to expect and yet that little raindrop has an entire future to help bring to life. Look around you more often. The motivational messages that enlighten and empower aren't always at Barnes and Noble. Lift your head up and catch a glimpse of nature in forward motion.

Watching Trees Grow

Listen to "Watching Trees Grow" on Spreaker. Native American spiritual studies have taught me that the greatest storytellers on the planet are trees and rocks. Rarely does the human sit by each and just listen to the wind as it passes beside a moment of study. I'm quick to admit that where there's a place to put down thought is a growing area of opportunity but are you willing to do nothing more than listen? That's why so many aren't inspired by or willing to participate with meditation. The mind has to stop planning out and or trying to dictate the journey moving forward. In 1997 I took on the mission of trying to replenish the forest that surrounds my house in south Charlotte, North Carolina. We put 1,700 six inch seedlings in the soil knowing that maybe one in 40 would make it to a year. Twenty one years later the calling to watch a tree grow has made me extremely aware of what a forest moves through not just daily but into each fast paced season of change. I have a white pine that scrapes the sky at 30 feet into the air. Another chose to grow robust and stretch it's limbs outward. Watching a tree grow mindfully teaches the human spirit to expect storms and how to repair after the limbs have been replaced by broken dreams and promises. A tree never gives up. It does all it can to provide shade, shelter and strength. It gives so much to the spirit of the human and then one day someone comes along and chops it down. Wow... Not in my forest. I've been known to be extremely vocal about preserving their rightful place and space. The roaming deer cause me to chuckle. They hide behind these one time six inch seedlings. They look around the trunks of these trees to see what the human is doing. Hawks fly low and owls hoot all day long. Watching a tree grow does more for the spirit of your soul than anyone can plant by way of a career. Sometimes you've got to become part of the atmosphere.

Joe Grushecky

Listen to "Joe Grushecky and the House Rockers raw" on Spreaker. If it’s worthy rock n’ roll that you’re after, the latest release from Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers, ‘More Yesterdays Than Tomorrows,’ will most certainly meet your requirements. “‘More Yesterdays Than Tomorrows’ is our first studio recording since 2009’s ‘East Carson Street’,” the band leader, Joe Grushecky explains. “The last few years have been marked by loss and turmoil. This record has me facing down the past while looking to embrace the future as a man who has definitely seen more yesterdays than tomorrows. That does not mean we are ready to go quietly into the night. Rather, we are starting fresh with a new hard earned perspective and a new line-up. The Houserockers are more than ever, ready to rock.” Joining Grushecky on the album is guitarist Danny Gochnour, bassist Jeff Garrison, and drummer Joffo Simmons, as well as a certain person that Grushecky has known for years. “My son, Johnny, who was born a Houserocker, steps into a new role as producer along with our soundman, Brian Coleman, and long-time producer, Rick Witkowski. Together, they have fashioned a sound that is both fresh and familiar.” There are certain tracks on the album that standout for the singer/songwriter. “‘More Yesterdays Than Tomorrows’ asks us to come together and help each other. It ties our past to our future and asks us to do our best in the here and now. It’s about waking up every day realizing your days are numbered, but indeed it is a brand new day. The Houserockers are the driving force behind the song proving we have no plans on slowing down anytime soon.” “‘That’s What Makes Us Great,’ ‘Burn Us Down,’ and ‘Hell To Pay’ are my state of the disunion address. As I was writing these songs, I asked myself, ‘How close are we to losing what we hold dear?’ Especially the song, ‘That’s What Makes Us Great’, which was the first single from the album, we collaborated with my good friend, Bruce Springsteen, to make one heck of a rocker. And ‘One Beautiful Night’ is my tribute to the Brill Building and all of those old great Drifters records. I wanted the listener to feel like they were strolling down the Boardwalk on a hot summer night. And with ‘Work in Progress,’ I just want to get a little better everyday. “Hope I die before I get old.” No way. On this record, we put all those years learning our craft into the songs.” It's surprising that "Joe Grushecky" is not a better-known name amongst the rock n' roll community. After all, he has worked with the crème de la crème of the rock business over the years: Mick Ronson and Ian Hunter are listed as producers of his 1980 release ‘Have A Good Time but Get Out Alive!’ (Steven Van Zandt was unlisted as a co-producer), Steve Cropper produced his 1981 set ‘Blood on the Bricks,’ and Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen!) produced Joe's 1995 album ‘American Babylon,’ and toured with Grushecky as his guitarist that same year (Bruce and Joe have continued to perform and co-write together). Hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and serving as the leader of the Iron City Houserockers, Grushecky and company created a buzz with ‘Have A Good Time but Get Out Alive!,’ which Rolling Stone called a "new American classic." And despite never scoring that all-important breakthrough hit, Grushecky has certainly built a following, which continues to this day - as evidenced by the arrival of ‘More Yesterdays Than Tomorrows.’ As the man himself states, “This record is an essential for all fans of Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers, and everyone else who just loves rock n’ roll.”

Jennifer Palmieri

Listen to "Jennifer Palmieri Releases Dear Madam President" on Spreaker. As a country, we haven't wrapped our heads around what it should look like for a woman to be in the job of President. Our only models are men. This, of course, was seen during Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and no one knows this better than Jennifer Palmieri. As she makes clear in DEAR MADAM PRESIDENT, Palmieri believes Clinton’s candidacy revealed how, despite all the gains women have made, we still struggle to envision a woman as president. While wildly disappointed by the outcome of the election, Palmieri optimistically argues in the book that the Clinton candidacy and all she experienced on the campaign trail—confusion, admiration, hate, love, acceptance, rejection—can now open the country up to reimagining women in leadership roles. That is what Palmieri takes on in this book--redefining expectations for women hoping to make a difference and challenging a man’s version of how a woman leader should act, talk, and dress. DEAR MADAM PRESIDENT will turn the results of the 2016 election into something incredibly empowering for future female leaders and independent thinkers everywhere. Whether you are running for office, just starting after college, climbing the corporate ladder, or endeavoring to assert yourself in virtually any situation, DEAR MADAM PRESIDENT will inspire and embolden you to attain your goals on your own terms.

Jon Huertas

Listen to "Jon Huertas From Altered Perception" on Spreaker. Jon Huertas plays Miguel on the NBC drama "This Is Us." An actor of the stage and screen, Huertas is well known for his multiple-award-winning performance as Detective Javier Esposito on the ABC hit television series "Castle," as well as his portrayal of Sergeant Antonio "Poke" Espera on HBO's Emmy Award-winning miniseries "Generation Kill." Huertas won the 2012 NCLR ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama, as well as a 2012 Prism Award for Performance in a Drama Episode - both for his work on "Castle." In recent years, Huertas has moved behind the camera to direct the short films "The Box" and "Lone," in which he also starred and wrote the screenplays. He produced the short film "After School Special" and is producing several documentaries, including "Ricky," "American Dreamers," "The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story" and "The Prison Phoenix Trust." His voice work includes the character of Alberto in "Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2" and the "Halo" videogame series for Microsoft's Xbox. ABOUT ALTERED PERCEPTION, OPENING IN THEATERS AND ON VOD & DIGITAL ON MAY 4TH When the government attempts to produce a designer drug aimed at correcting the false perceptions that people develop during trauma and stress, the implications are deadly. Advertised as a cure for socio-political tensions, four couples volunteer, but end up with far more than they bargained for as their past and present are examined while taking variations of the new drug. However, this causes them to doubt their own memory, perceptions - and even their own sanity in this thriller in the vein of Disturbing Behavior and The Faculty

Distance Versus Relationship

Listen to "Distance Versus Relationship" on Spreaker. The title alone puts shivers down my spine. In an age of social networking and instant access of being accepted, there's still that invisible line that exists in the center of distance and relationship. You can be the smartest person in class and never utilize the importance of building a relationship with the knowledge shared. Workplaces endlessly put into play new ideas and plans to gain in the weight of building a stronger relationship with current and future clients. Do employees gravitate to the knowledge or just see it as being part of the job? I learned so much being a member of the iHeart Media production team. The tools they developed created a lasting imprint on strengthening the development of relationship. How important is it to you to know how to use those tools in an everyday place and world? In asking that question am I creating distance in our relationship? That's how easy it is to begin a newer path of discovery without recovery. I learned that very quickly when I became more public with my relationship with God. The friend list completely fell apart. Distance was put into something I had never thought possible. I'm still the same person! Not to many of those who once stood by,"He uses the God word." This isn't a blog based on the acceptance or disconnection from religion but rather a journey through how we can't keep our hands off the meters of distance. We like to keep people an arm distance away. Unless we need something. That conversation in the South usually begins with a compliment then here it comes, the request or command. Distance versus relationship. Does the heart truly grow fonder? Can someone you love be so close to your heart that you feel smothered? Remove the layers from that thought and truly call it what it is...distance. Knowing is having the awareness but hardly if ever does someone want to activate a more peaceful conclusion. We tend to put our entire investment in starting over. It's less drama. Which makes me wonder about the relationship between Lennon and McCartney. When you hear Paul talking about John in 2018 his love for the songwriter performer is extremely strong. There was a moment of distance and the world paid for it. Instead of stopping in your everyday world with real experiences and challenges why not forgive first then attempt to understand. Remove the distance.