Aldo Nova

Listen to "Aldo Nova Releases 2 Point O" on Spreaker. A fit, handsome twentysomething in a leopard-print bodysuit exits a helicopter and is followed by armed guards toward some kind of warehouse. Entry is gained via a magical Gibson Les Paul, which, naturally, the young hero uses to fire laser beams at the door. Inside, he meets his band onstage and performs “Fantasy,” among the earliest staples on MTV, and one of the best and most perfect singles in rock history—a flawless balance of pop-metal craftsmanship, studio ingenuity and hard-earned musicianship, flaunting killer guitar leads and trailblazing synth parts. “I don’t know what possessed me to wear a stripper’s leopard-print outfit,” Aldo Nova says today, chuckling. A remarkable record from start to finish, Also Nova can be understood in rock history as both an icon of its era and a profound but still unsung influence on things to come. On October 19, the guitarist, vocalist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer will release his first new album release in over three decades. Titled 2.0 (Megaforce), it’s a collection of supercharged reinventions of six classic songs off his self-titled smash debut, plus one new original, “I’m a Survivor,” initially written for Foreigner singer Lou Gramm. 2.0 stands as a testament to the extraordinary integrity and continuing imagination of an uncompromising artist who would only make his comeback on his terms. “I thought, ‘I’m gonna become visible again when I have something to say, and when I have something that’s good enough that I can present it to my fans,’” Nova says. “Because that’s always been my priority.” The idea for 2.0 was set in motion in late 2016. “When I turned 60, I told myself I was going to turn the page,” Nova says. “I realized I had to shut the book and write a completely new book.” He wanted to celebrate his debut’s 35th anniversary in some fashion, but rather than simply remaster and reissue the album, he thought to “bring the songs into the 22nd century.” He was sober, calm, confident, full of faith and in the best shape of his life. As it turned out, the angst, ego and hunger of his younger days were overrated. A Montreal native, Nova was approached by a 15-year-old Celine Dion to producer her first album, and released Blood on the Bricks on Jon Bon Jovi’s Jambco label in 1991. It stood as the culmination of a long-running friendship and, as any knowledgeable rock fan might argue, a thank-you note of sorts: the rock superstar lifting up the personal hero whose sound provided the blueprint for his own hits. Nova provided guitar, keys and background vocals for the demo of Bon Jovi’s first hit, “Runaway,” and ended up playing with an assemblage of session musicians throughout Bon Jovi’s 1984 self-titled debut. Nova’s imprint is also all over Jon Bon Jovi’s debut solo album, Blaze of Glory—especially the chart-topping title track, on which Nova’s writing and producing went uncredited but were absolutely essential. Blood on the Bricks was released alongside “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” and the landscape changed completely. “Nirvana was amazing,” he says. “Just the way Kurt Cobain could rip his own soul out when he sang.” Over the next three decades, Nova’s journey would take him through great professional highs and painful personal lows, and eventually into self-discovery and spiritual contentment. He decided again to focus on his roles as a writer, producer and session musician, capitalizing on the goodwill he’d generated in the industry to put food on the table for his family. During the ’90s and 2000s, in addition to tracks for popular foreign-language artists, Nova collaborated with Jon Bon Jovi, Faith Hill and Clay Aiken (he co-wrote his hit “This Is the Night”), and did hugely successful work with Celine Dion. In 1997, Nova won a Grammy for Dion’s blockbuster album Falling Into You—“It’s a paperweight,” he laughs; “what I do today is what counts”—and co-produced/co-wrote later Dion singles like the global smash “A New Day Has Come” and “You and I,” the latter chosen as Hillary Clinton’s campaign song in 2008. Canadian music-industry bigwig Paola Simonetto became the love of Nova’s life, as well as his advocate and catalyst. Simonetto continues to inspire and support Nova, though not from this earthly plane. “During the time that I was working on 2.0, my wife was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer,” he explains. “I managed to finish the album right before she passed away on Christmas Day. I still was able to take care of every doctor’s appointment, every chemo treatment. I was cooking and cleaning and at night I worked on my album. “She always had very good ears. She gave me a lot of pointers on what to do with the music and what not to do,” he continues. “She was a big part of why 2.0 sounds as good as it does.” “With 2.0, my goal has already been achieved, as far as I’m concerned,” Nova says. “I wanted to beat the 1.0 to death. The second thing is to reintroduce my music to the old fans, and play to a new generation of fans who just developed an interest. I don’t think that young generation has heard music like this ever before. I’m on top of my game now. I’m ready for it.”

Greg Sargent

Listen to "Greg Sargent Releases An Uncivil War" on Spreaker. In AN UNCIVIL WAR, Sargent sounds an urgent alarm about the deeper roots of our democratic backsliding—and how we can begin to turn things around. Drawing upon years of research and reporting, he exposes the unparalleled sophistication and ambition of GOP tactics, including computer-generated gerrymandering, underhanded voter suppression, and ever-escalating legislative hardball. We are also plagued by other brutal, seemingly intractable problems such as dismal turnout and powerful, built-in temptations to tilt the political playing field with unscrupulous partisan trickery. All of this has been accompanied by foreign-government intervention and an unprecedented level of political disinformation that threatens to undermine the very possibility of shared agreement on facts and poses profound new challenges to the media’s ability to inform the citizenry. Yet the Republican Party is only part of the problem. As Sargent provocatively reveals, Democrats share culpability for helping to accelerate this slide.

Zaxai

Listen to "Zaxai From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. Zaxai, 29, of Brooklyn, N.Y. performed “Come and Get Your Love” by Redbone for his blind audition. His killer range prompted a quick chair turn from Jennifer Hudson. Kelly Clarkson turned as well, only to realize she’d been blocked by Jennifer. Since no one else turned, that meant Zaxai automatically joined Team JHUD. Jennifer complimented him on “a beautiful voice.” His background: He’s a first generation Haitian-American. His family moved from Haiti to give him a better life. His father is a chef and manager. His mom is a nurse. In addition to performing, he works at Radio City Music Hall. In fact, he recalls working as usher during a Kelly Clarkson concert and having her accidentally kick him in the head. As a performer, he sings with a wedding band, in various languages at a Russian restaurant (Baku Palace) and with a Jamaican band. He also got to demonstrate some dance moves for the judges.

Genius Isn't An Art

Listen to "Genius Isn't An Art" on Spreaker. We all bring something to the path. Interestingly enough the majority of us walk away from why you're being called a genius. We're born to be creative. Where we aren't one in the same are the experiences that invited you to turn off that side of your creative process. If you've spent any time watching television or listening to the radio the top key words to motivate a sagging society are "You have a voice. Vote." Hopefully by the millions America will exercise that right. Sadly, that voice will go silent on November 7th. That's who we are. We accept what's been elected and impatiently wait for the next group of Vote For Me signs to appear in the neighborhood. Having a voice isn't a one day event. We get 365 a year. On this podcast I invite you to tear off the corner of the page and look deeper into the story. No matter how much homework you pour into having that voice on election day, there are so many swaying negative ads being aired that when you think you've got it under control something has created doubt. How many people walk into those polling booths to do nothing more than to show up? It doesn't matter what lever we pull we honestly don't have a voice. You do in the days that follow but it's going to require elbow grease. You have to get on the street and start making noise. Attending community meetings and reach for things other than the remote control and last nights sports stats. We live in an age of free form digital platforms. Exercise your voice. Be heard beyond that moment where just showing up at the polls earned you a free sticker.

Sondra Sykes Meek

Listen to "Sondra Sykes Meek Releases Model Marine" on Spreaker. Molly Monroe had her future planned out for her. When she makes an impulsive decision to join the Marine Corps, her boyfriend breaks up with her, her brother bears the burden of guilt, and her mother feels betrayed. The people in Molly's life have always tried to protect her, but she wants to protect herself. As a Combat Camera Marine, Molly observes and records her environment from behind the lens, where image shapes day-to-day life. After she is wounded during a combat deployment, her dreams are frightening, and her memories are a kaleidoscope of scattered and chaotic scenes; a collision of past and present, real and unreal. Snapshots in time. Glimpses of war. Fragments of love: lost and found. This story unfolds through multiple perspectives and as the negatives and positives develop, an image of the Model Marine is sharpened into focus.

What Language Are You Using

Listen to "What Language Are We Speaking" on Spreaker. The other day a few words jumped out of my writing instrument that caught me off guard. We aren't speaking the same language. You, me, your neighbors and family. We're using our words but the listener and or receiver is relying on their interpretation to paint the photograph. On this podcast I openly admit that I've spent a lifetime doing all I could not to be looked upon as being a Bible Thumper. It's because I'm not qualified! I'm not good enough to wear the team jersey. I can't even be the water boy on the field with the real players. I do take a lot of notes while sitting in a circle of believers. A very good friend always wants me to send those notes to him. He says, "You hear things in the weekly messages then make it simple for me to understand." Interpretation. I feel horrible that he wrote that. I jot down what affects the moment. To grow from it. To heal in ways that books of motivation and empowerment can't touch. What's the language you're speaking? What's keeping you from being your truer leader self? There's something seriously wrong with who we are as a community. It all points back to a lack of communication. What if your voice is one of the lyrics missing from the song that helps heal? What language will you use to share it?

Anthony Atamanuik

Listen to "Anthony Atamanuik Releases American Tantrum" on Spreaker. Riding high on the outrageous and alarming nature of all things Trump, Anthony Atamanuik calls out the presidential hijinks and shenanigans with his comic tome AMERICAN TANTRUM: The Donald J. Trump Presidential Archives (William Morrow, October 23, 2018). Atamanuik, star and creator of Comedy Central's The President Show, offers a peek inside The Donald's presidential pocket library-it's all here: the letters, diaries, Oval Office recordings, Moscow hotel tapes, grand jury testimony, sealed indictments, financial records, subpoenas, dossiers, Michael Cohen recordings, AND SO MUCH MORE! Just when you've thought we've reached the zenith of zany, AMERICAN TANTRUM stacks the 45th President's tomfoolery even higher until it comes crashing down with cold hard facts. Atamanuik's hilarious satire transforms into a candid and sobering look at today's political reality.

John Anderson

Listen to "John Anderson Releases Horn From The Heart" on Spreaker. HORN FROM THE HEART: The Paul Butterfield Story is a feature-length documentary about the life and career of legendary blues musician Paul Butterfield. A white, teen-age harmonica player from Chicago’s south side, Paul learned the blues from the original black masters performing nightly in his own back yard. Muddy Waters was Paul’s mentor and lifelong friend, happy to share his wisdom and expertise with such a gifted young acolyte. The interracial Paul Butterfield Blues Band, featuring the twin guitar sound of Michael Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop, the rhythm section of Sam Lay and Jerome Arnold and the keyboards of Mark Naftalin, added a rock edge to the Chicago blues, bringing an authenticity to its sound that struck a chord with the vast white rock audience and rejuvenated worldwide interest in the blues. The band's first LP, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band released on Elektra Records in 1965, was named “#11 Blues Album of All Time” by Downbeat. The only artist to perform at The Newport Folk Festival in 1965, The Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and Woodstock in 1969, Paul would continue to break new ground in the blues and to stand up for racial equality until his death at age 44 in 1987 of a drug overdose. Through his music and words, along with first-hand accounts of his family, his bandmates and those closest to him, HORN FROM THE HEART: The Paul Butterfield Story tells the complex story of a man many call the greatest harmonica player of all time. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.

Meredith Ochs

Listen to "Meredith Ochs Releases Rock And Roll Woman" on Spreaker. It's time to celebrate the women who rock! In the new book - ROCK-AND-ROLL WOMAN - award-winning radio personality MEREDITH OCHS gives us a fully illustrated tribute to 50 iconic female musicians and bands! It's an insightful look at 50 rock icons who indelibly shook up the music scene! Celebrate the women who rock, with this fully illustrated tribute to 50 iconic female musicians and bands. Award-winning radio personality MEREDITH OCHS takes an insightful look at 50 rock icons who indelibly shook up the music scene, whether solo or in a band. Profiling women from the 1950s to today, and from multiple genres, Ochs tells the dramatic stories behind their journeys to success, their music, and their enduring impact. More than 100 photographs make this a rich volume, and the idols include Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks, Heart, Chrissie Hynde, Patti Smith, Joan Jett and the Runaways, the Go-Go’s, Karen O, Sleater-Kinney, Grace Potter, and more.

Patrique Fortson

Listen to "Patrique Fortson From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. Patrique grew up in the music industry... quite literally. By the time he was six years old, Patrique had signed to a record label and became the youngest gospel recording artist ever. He spent two years touring the United States until the label suddenly went bankrupt. Patrique put music on a long pause as he pursued a career in the insurance industry. The discovery of R&B beyond his gospel roots reignited Patrique's passion for music. He is now ready to fully pursue his dream of being a singer.

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 130

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 130" on Spreaker. We measure a lot of who we are by the changing of seasons. When it's summer that gives us permission to run like children and play out things like never before. Fall and Winter are reminders to drop our old souls off and begin new paths of change and recovery. It all sounds nice but we keep forgetting about your image. On this podcast we talk about how current bosses and decision makers very rarely look at the enormous amount of resumes being sent in. They have computers that make the judgement call. Outside that image there still remains how you are seen or have been seen. Like leaves, does it fall from the core of your endlessly growing tree? Not really. As regular people the decisions made in chapters that have changed don't bring new rays of light to the process of growing. It's hard to take that in because no matter how much we've won or lost there's still that persona who what made it through the rain. Being a Christian, I know the enormous amount of importance it is to be a great student. Not everybody in my circle walks that same vision. Therefore the image of me going all out Christ in the earlier days of being public with my beliefs still haunts the hearts of those that don't want to hang out with a Bible thumper or they feel they can't talk about subjects around me because... well the Christian is present. Winter and Fall are not to be looked upon as a celebration of death and rebirth but rather rest. Being aware of who and what you are and growing together with those that see you as something else. Living in the present allows you to be here in the now. To talk openly about the wedges placed between friendship because the image didn't truly fit. Knowing the person always wins.

Adam Gidwitz

Listen to "Adam Gidwitz From Grim Grimmer Grimmest" on Spreaker. Every episode of Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest features a Grimm fairy tale retold with a fresh and surprising twist. Featuring curious creatures and mischievous foes, each story is punctuated by hilarious commentary from a classroom of kids who question their way through these creepy tales. Starting October 21st, the ten-episode series will roll out one new show each day leading up to Halloween—during which time the series will be free to listeners via the Apple Podcast App. This podcast series is the perfect entertainment alternative to screen time for kids whether listening at home, on the go, in cars, or in classrooms nationwide, and it activates kids’ imaginations and instigates fantastic, fun conversation.

Steve James

Listen to "Steve James From America To Me" on Spreaker. Created by Emmy Award®-winning and Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams), the new documentary series America To Me – premiering on STARZ on August 26 -- follows students, teachers and administrators in suburban Chicago’s Oak Park and River Forest High School, one of the country’s highest performing and diverse public schools. Over the course of a year, students and faculty grapple with decades-long racial and educational inequities — in addition to the challenges that today’s teenagers face. Poignant and funny, epic and intimate, America to Me digs deep into the experiences of a racially diverse student population and sparks candid conversations about our successes and failures in the quest to achieve racial equity and overcome obstacles in our education system. In this part observational character story and part high-school confessional, Steve James captures critical moments within this vibrant high-school ecosystem.

Johnny Mundo

Listen to "Johnny Mundo Breaks Down Lucha Underground" on Spreaker. Johnny Mundo, formerly known as John Morrison in the WWE, began his wrestling career after winning the WWE reality series, Tough Enough. In a short time, he became one of the WWE's most popular stars, known for his parkour moves and high-flying abilities. With tag team partners such as The Miz and Joey Mercury, he was a multiple-time Tag Team Champion, two-time Intercontinental Champion and former ECW World Champion. Now, in Lucha Underground, Johnny Mundo continues to amaze audiences with his high-flying, explosive Lucha Libre moves. And in what may be his greatest in-ring feat, Johnny will marry his real-life love Taya in the center of the ring on the Aug. 29 episode of Lucha Underground. Wedding ceremonies in the wrestling ring have a history of going awry. Will this blissful event be any different? Johnny – hot off the heels of the popular action movie, Boone: The Bounty Hunter, which he co-wrote, produced and starred in – Johnny can discuss his future acting plans, what’s next for his wrestling career and what viewers can expect during this season of Lucha Underground.

Billy Brown

Listen to "Billy Brown From Ray Goodman And Brown" on Spreaker. Ray, Goodman & Brown is an American R&B vocal group. The group originated as The Moments, who formed in the mid-1960s and whose greatest successes came in the 1970s with hits including "Love on a Two-Way Street", "Sexy Mama" and "Look at Me (I'm in Love)". In 1979, for contractual reasons they changed their name to Ray, Goodman & Brown and had further hits, including "Special Lady". A lineup of the Moments (featuring original member Mark Greene) also tours currently. The original Moments - The original members of the Moments were Mark Greene, Eric Olfus Sr., Richard Gross (often incorrectly listed as "Richard Horsley") and John Morgan. The Moments formed in Washington, D.C. during the mid-1960s. In 1965, at Washington D.C.'s Howard University, the Mizell Brothers and Freddie Perren (along with schoolmate Toby Jackson) founded Hog Records and signed the harmony group as the Moments. The Moments recorded "Baby I Want You" and "Pray For Me" for Hog. The lineup consisted of Olfus, Gross and Morgan. Mark Greene - Mark Greene joined after the single's release. The group then signed with the newly established Stang Records label, set up by Sylvia Robinson at All Platinum Studios in Englewood, New Jersey with her husband Joe. The group had its first hit almost immediately late in 1968 with "Not On The Outside", which reached #13 on the R&B chart and #57 on the Billboard Hot 100 (with Greene on lead vocal). Robinson then hired a management firm headed by radio stars Frankie Crocker, Herb Hamlett and Eddie O'Jay. The trio began promoting the Moments and booking them for live events in major cities. When Hamlett moved to WCMF in Rochester, New York, he booked the Moments exclusively. Their first Stang album release pictured William "Billy" Brown, Al Goodman and Morgan on the cover, although various members' voices appeared on different tracks recorded between 1968 and 1969. There also appear to be female voices; although never confirmed, it is believed that Sylvia Robinson (herself a professional singer) supplied some of those parts, along with Stang artist Lezli Valentine and studio vocalist Rhetta Young. When members left (or were replaced) it was less costly to re-cut only the lead vocal (which, in the case of the Moments' earliest studio productions, makes it difficult to determine who is backing the lead voice). Before three of the original members of the Moments left All Platinum, they recorded their breakthrough song "Love On A Two Way Street" (which reached #1 on the R&B chart and #3 on the pop chart in the spring of 1970). It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. All Platinum also released a single recorded by Mark Greene entitled "My Confession of Love", with the flip side "I'm So Lost", on the Stang label. The B-side track appeared on the first Moments album (with Billy Brown's replacement lead vocal) in 1969, and was released as a single later that year with moderate chart success. The group also released "My Confession of Love" under the name "Black Satin", with Crocker speaking the lyrics. Brown, Goodman and Morgan - The group quickly scaled down to a trio after one live appearance at the Apollo Theater as a quartet (some sources credit Greene, Gross-aka Richie Horsley and Morgan or sometimes Greene, Horsley and Johnny Moore as the trio lineup). Greene, Olfus and Gross left All Platinum together in 1969, replaced by baritone Goodman and new lead tenor/baritone singer William "Billy" Brown while Morgan stayed on. Gross was incorrectly credited as Richie Horsley on legal documents, liner notes, websites, articles and in books about the Moments. Brown had previously been a member of The Broadways, who had recorded on the MGM label. Goodman (after a couple of performances with The Corvettes and The Vipers) was hired by Joe Robinson as a studio-production creative assistant, singer and songwriter. On records, he played the substitute role of Mickey (in Mickey & Sylvia, of whom Sylvia Robinson was formerly one-half). After three of the four original members of the Moments had left All Platinum, Billy Brown rerecorded a new lead-vocal track of "Love On A Two Way Street". The song had originally been recorded by Stang artist Lezli Valentine, but failed to chart; the Moments' version (produced by Sylvia Robinson) was originally included as a filler cut on their first LP (released in 1969) entitled Not On The Outside...But On The Inside, Strong! Early in 1970 it was remixed, issued as a single and reached the #1 R&B spot for five weeks. The first album also contained a Moments version of another Lezli Valentine song entitled "I Won't Do Anything", with Brown on lead vocals; it became the flip side of the hit single. In 1971 Bert Keyes encouraged Greene, Gross and Olfus to sign with Volt Records, a subsidiary of Stax. Keyes had worked with the group at All Platinum Records as a producer, arranger and session keyboardist in the studio's house band (later leaving the label because of disputes with the Robinsons). The group signed with the Volt/Stax label as The Leaders, recording in New York City. The Leaders had four members: Greene, Gross, Olfus and Donald Spriggs. They were managed by songwriter Myrna March, and Keyes produced several of the songs they recorded for Volt. Ray's arrival - Between the first album's release and the Moments' #1 hit, Morgan was briefly replaced by Sylvia Robinson's brother-in-law Johnny Moore (not to be confused with the Drifters' singer). He appeared with Goodman and Brown on the cover of the group's 1970 second album; however, Moore was absent from a live appearance. Since the Moments were now considered a headline attraction, he was fired; Goodman and Brown worked as a duo until new arrival Harry Ray rounded out the trio. This lineup became Sylvia Robinson's favorite, and the one most heavily promoted by All Platinum. Ray sang lead while Brown recovered from vocal overuse, and was the lead voice on many of the Moments' subsequent hits including the follow-up "If I Didn't Care" (#7 R&B, #44 pop, 1970), "Sexy Mama" (#3 R&B, #17 pop, 1973) and "Look At Me (I'm In Love)" (#1 R&B, #39 pop, 1975). After Brown recovered, they shared lead vocal duties; occasionally Goodman took a turn, and served as spokesman for the group. Their album, entitled A Moment with the Moments, showed Goodman, Brown and Johnny Moore on the cover and was hastily released while Brown was still recovering. The release numbers ran out of sequence in their hurry to support the single "If I Didn't Care" in 1970. This was the first Moments lead vocal for Ray, and the only track on which Ray appeared. Another remix of "Love On A Two Way Street" was included, but the rest of the album consisted of tracks recorded before Brown's illness (mainly B-sides from earlier singles). Moore was gone from the group by the time the album reached the charts. After Brown's voice returned, Stang began releasing singles from the On Top album, with Ray and Brown dividing lead vocals. Ray also recorded a duet with Sylvia Robinson, "Sho Nuff Boogie" (credited as Sylvia and the Moments), in 1973. The Moments were co-credited with labelmates The Whatnauts on their hit "Girls (Part 1)"; it reached #25 on the U.S. R&B charts and became one of their biggest international successes, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart in 1975. Ray and Goodman were strongly involved in writing and producing much of the Moments' material from the mid-1970s, as well as producing and writing for The Whatnauts and All-Platinum's other artists. Ray, Goodman & Brown By 1979, the group had had a total of 27 R&B chart hits and decided to leave Stang, signing with the larger Polydor Records label. A legal dispute arose, barring them from using "The Moments" on their new label, so they renamed the group with their last names: Ray, Goodman & Brown. The first single under their new name, "Special Lady," became one of their biggest hits, reaching #1 on the R&B chart and #5 on the pop chart in early 1980. The B-side featured "Déjà Vu", with lyrics by Bob Natiello and music by Lou Toby. They followed up with more hits, including "Inside Of You" (#14 R&B, 1980). In 1982, following the release of their fourth (and final) Polydor album, Ray left to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Kevin "Ray" Owens, a backing vocalist for Luther Vandross. Ray re-joined Sylvia and Joe Robinson at their new venture (Sugar Hill Records), but after one album and a minor hit, "Sweet Baby," he rejoined Goodman and Brown in 1983 for their comeback on EMI with the ballad "Take It To the Limit" (which put them back on the R&B charts at #8 in 1987). In 1991, Harold "Eban" Brown, former vocalist for The Delfonics, became the lead vocalist for Ray, Goodman & Brown. He stayed for two and a half years before joining The Manhattans and became lead vocalist for The Stylistics in 2000. Ray suffered a fatal stroke in 1992 and was again replaced in the group by Kevin "Ray" Owens. Occasionally solo artist Greg Willis joined Ray, Goodman and Brown in performances (and later on records), but never became a full-time member. Vocalist Wade "Silky" Elliott also did a stint, before signing a solo contract with CBS Records during the 1990s and temporarily joining Blue Magic. With Owens' return, the trio continued to perform and tour as Ray, Goodman & Brown. They released two albums in 2002 and 2003: one with new material, and the other featuring re-workings of soul songs by other male vocal groups. These albums reunited them with former All-Platinum producer George Kerr. In one of their public appearances, they teamed with Gerald Alston to perform The Manhattans' hit "Kiss And Say Goodbye". They sang backup vocals for Alicia Keys song "You Don't Know My Name," which was a #1 soul/R&B song in 2003. As of 2008 Owens, Goodman and Brown continued to record together and tour (sometimes with vocalist Larry "Ice" Winfree), performing hits from both the Moments and Ray, Goodman and Brown. On July 26, 2010 Goodman died at the age of 67. In 2012, Harold "Eban" Brown rejoined remaining original member Billy Brown to re-record The Moments Greatest Hits - Volume 1. It was released in April 2014 on the Universal Music Group label - featuring the vocals of Harold "Eban" Brown and Billy Brown only. As of 2014, Winfree was officially welcomed into the group as the replacement for Goodman, with Owens and Brown, bringing the group back to its regular trio status. The Moments featuring Mark Greene - Mark Greene was called back to join the renamed Ray, Goodman & Brown; however, he declined, claiming that no royalties were ever paid him. His website displays information about the original group: the founding members, and a photograph of the quartet before Robinson reorganized the act. He released a self-produced CD project entitled Love Is More Than Spoken on the FAJR label. There was also a CD release on FAJR entitled Unspoken Moments by the Moments featuring Mark Greene picturing Greene, Johnny Moore and Gross (aka Horsley) on the cover; Greene later acquired the trademark for the Moments name. Now known as "The Moments featuring Mark Greene", he released 'Urban Legacy' in 2000 which featured tracks recorded in 1967 and featuring : Solomon Cunningham, Huitt Cunningham and Loren Brown. This group without Huitt Cunningham were performing and touring with Greene at the beginning of the 21st century.

SandyRedd

Listen to "SandyRedd From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. SandyRedd is inspired by her mom in everything she does. Her single mother was a singer and taught all eight of her children to embrace music. SandyRedd didn't immediately pursue a singing career, as she became a mom herself at a young age. Tragically, SandyRedd's mother lost her battle with lung cancer in 2006. SandyRedd realized that life is short and started to focus on her music as a dedication to her mother. "The Voice" is her big chance to take her career to the next level and show her sons that anything is possible.

Frozen Morning Air

Listen to "Frozen Morning Air" on Spreaker. The coldest part of everyday is usually before sunrise. The earth is constantly taking from the atmosphere and at this moment of change all that was once heated is no more. It takes several minutes for the rising sun to send out rays of radiation to replace what no longer exists. I'll never forget the chill that stuck to my bones when they lowered a good friends casket into the earth. As the man made box began to take up space, the air within the hole shot upward. Simple science! I get it. But being in that moment opened my heart by teaching me to be aware of where we place things or what we replace things with. What was in that moment before we arrived? On this podcast I draw attention to those areas of our life where we take note of inside invisible battles versus what the outside world sees us as. That core is no different than the earth. It's endlessly drawing the atmosphere toward its purpose. Before the sun arrives there are bitter moments of cold. Who gets up in the morning ready to rock their job? Getting regenerated requires the awareness of accountability. What's your daily atmosphere made of? How does it feed the inner core of your dreams and ambitions? Being in the moment is one thing. How you got there is another. Cold taking on the act of needing warmth and or support. Facing your truth.

Sahara Rose Ketabi

Listen to "Sahara Rose Ketabi Releases Eat Feel Fresh" on Spreaker. Packed with practical guidance and beautiful photography, Eat Feel Freshintegrates traditional Ayurvedic wisdom with contemporary nutritional science. It offers a refreshed, plant-based approach to Ayurvedic cuisine. Sahara teaches readers how to customize recipes for their unique mind-body type, or Dosha, so they can make the right food choices for what they need, when they need it. Eat Feel Freshinvites readers to look at food in a whole new way. Learn how changes in season and climate affect digestion and how to adjust diets accordingly. Rather than focusing on calories, readers will focus on food qualities. Rather than focusing on macronutrients, they will focus on tastes. Not only will these recipes address physical imbalances, but also common mental ones we may experience on a daily basis.

Breeda Wool

Listen to "Breeda Wool From Mr Mercedes" on Spreaker. Breeda Wool became the breakout star of Lifetime’s drama series Unreal playing “Faith,” a young woman from Mississippi who competes on a nationally televised dating show called Everlasting. Her character was so popular with the critics and fans, Lifetime created a digital spin off focusing on her character titled The Faith Diaries marking the network’s first-ever scripted digital short series. Wool’s other television credits include a starring role on Amazon’s web series Betas and guest starring roles on some of primetimes biggest series including Vice-Principals (HBO), The Affair(Showtime), Famous in Love (Freeform) and Midnight, Texas (NBC). In the AT&T AUDIENCE Network series Mr. Mercedes, Brenda Wool co-stars as 'Lou Linklatter' who survives Brady’s vicious attack on her, but the road to recovery – both physically and emotionally – is not coming easily. Traumatized by the event, Lou struggles to move on, until Dr. Babineau (Jack Huston) offers her a chance to put her knowledge of Brady to good use. Season 2 takes place a year after Brady Hartsfield’s (Harry Treadaway) thwarted attempt to perpetrate a second mass murder in the community of Bridgton, Ohio. Since the incident, Hartsfield has been hospitalized in a vegetative state. Retired Detective Bill Hodges (Brendan Gleeson) has done his best to move on from his Brady obsession, teaming up with Holly Gibney (Justine Lupe) to open Finders Keepers, a private investigative agency. But when unexplainable occurrences begin to affect hospital staff members attending to Brady, Hodges is haunted by the feeling that Brady is somehow responsible. Mr. Mercedes is executive produced by Stephen King, Jack Bender (Game of Thrones) and David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies).

Lucas Bros

Listen to "Lucas Brothers Beyond Law School" on Spreaker. They look exactly alike. They both attended law school. Dropped it for comedy. Our conversation gets real up close and personal by way of taking a selfie of today's environment and realizing how important of a role comedians have inside this don't you go there way of life. We reach beyond the big city lights and tiny stages and travel and take in the reality of building jokes to mastering perfecting timing. When asked if they'll ever run out of funny the Lucas Brothers calmly looked at each other and said, "There are billions of stories that need to be told. Each of us need to get on the path and start sharing your journey. There's a lot of comedy in all of our lives."

Nina Burleigh

Listen to "Nina Burleigh Releases Golden Handcuffs" on Spreaker. Has any president in the history of the United States had a more fraught relationship with women than Donald Trump? His vulgar behavior speaks for itself: he flagrantly cheated on all three of his wives, brushed off multiple accusations of sexual assault, bought the silence of a porn star and a Playmate, and proclaimed his now-infamous seduction technique: "grab 'em by the pussy." How does he get away with this abhorrent behavior in the era of #MeToo and #TimesUp? And what are the roots of this profound misogyny? GOLDEN HANDCUFFS: The Secret History of Trump's Women (Gallery Books; on-sale October 16, 2018) by Nina Burleigh answers these questions by examining the six most important women in Donald Trump's life-his mother and grandmother, his three wives, and his first-born daughter. The book grew out of a Newsweek cover story in which Burleigh assessed the influence of the Trump wives and daughter Ivanka-in their poses, pageant shows, modeling careers, brands, and businesses-on The Donald, but more broadly on American women. Months later, Burleigh published an article on the Trump's women's preferred shoe-the stiletto pump-which netted her more personal hate mail than she's ever received in her journalistic career. Burleigh also examines the other women in Trump's orbit-his two older sisters; his often-overlooked younger daughter, Tiffany; his female staffers; and those he calls "liars"-the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. Donald Trump's maternal grandmother was a widowed mother of three who took her late husband's nest egg and started the Trump Organization--investing, building, borrowing, and building again, a cycle of debt and creation that became the hallmark of the company. While Donald Trump claims his mother came to New York on a holiday, papers show she listed her occupation as "domestic." Her first job in America was as a maid inside the Carnegie Mansion, working for Andrew Carnegie's widow-an experience that initiated a love of ostentatious wealth, which her son Donald inherited. Burleigh takes an even closer look at Trump's relationships with his wives as well as his daughter, Ivanka: On Ivana: Burleigh details how Ivana went from wife to business woman and how Donald felt it ruined their marriage. Donald repeated that many times over the years, "advising men that putting their wives to work was a bad idea and earning the loathing of feminist America, itself a badge of honor among his political base." Post-Donald, "Ivana embraced the Trump brand and styled herself after Donald's ideal femme-primped, stilettoed, bejeweled, peroxided, bustiered, like a mistress, not a wife. She also styled herself as a mini-Donald, with her yacht, her younger men, and her voracious embraces of capitalism and 'deals.'" On Marla Maples: "Her marriage to Donald lasted exactly three years, four months, and twelve days before she herself was fired." On Melania: "She was a malleable goddess, gorgeous and silent, trained to be looked at, the perfect accessory as Donald sailed into his sixties. She understood the rules, and she played by them. But when he ran for president, and she had to teeter on stage not just to pose in her four-inch Manolo Blahniks, but stand on them and speak, he broke the rules. She did not sign up to become the First Lady of the United States of America." On Ivanka: "The amount and kind of plastic surgery she underwent as a teenager and young woman is a matter of pure speculation, since she denies it. But Donald's very specific, Playboy bunny/porn star ideal of big-boobed and sanitized female beauty, plus the example of her own mother's increasingly dramatic efforts to stave off natural aging, must have left a mark on the young woman's self-image." "Ivanka has worked hard crafting an image of herself as a subtler, calmer version of the man, a female 'entrepreneur' who has learned by careful study how to 'negotiate the best deals' and who dreams as big as the Manhattan skyline. And with her father in the White House, she is his female alter ego, as angered by the slights and as certain of her rectitude and instincts as he is." Burleigh also looks at the women closest to Donald Trump during the campaign and how they helped his presidential run - from Melania who appealed to Christian evangelicals and toxically masculine men fed up with female power, "the Silent Partner, gliding like a Barbie doll that God's hand moved around beside or behind the candidate"-to Ivanka, ".polite, reasonable, groomed, and respectful, and blond-if Trump was such a misogynistic ogre, how could he possibly have spawned a daughter like that, who so obviously loved and supported him.Here was a white woman who worked, like so many women did, and who was a parent, just like us." GOLDEN HANDCUFFS is a revealing, comprehensive, and pro洋ocative exploration of how Trump's upbringing by his mother and grandmother informed his relation毗hips with his wives and daughters, which in turn have shaped his attitudes toward women in general. It is a book much needed in our current political climate, shining a new and shocking light on the current President of the United States.

Tony Harris

Listen to "Tony Harris From Scene Of The Crime On Investigation Discovery" on Spreaker. For more than 30 years, Emmy®-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker, and TV news anchor Tony Harris has reported on senseless and vicious acts of violence. Now, in the weekly newsmagazine series "Scene of the Crime with Tony Harris" - which returns for its second season on Investigation Discovery -- Tony once again ventures deep into small-town America to reveal the deeper stories behind the crimes that shook communities. "Scene of the Crime with Tony Harris" delivers personal accounts from victims, loved ones, and even the culprits themselves as Tony peels back the layers on what motivates some of our nation's most horrific acts of violence. On June 14, Tony Harris can discuss some of the stories covered in the new series, as well as the news of the day and the latest political news stories. Emmy Award®-winner Tony Harris is a news anchor, television correspondent, and filmmaker, who most recently served as an anchor at Al Jazeera America. Previously, Harris anchored CNN Newsroom with Tony Harris for CNN and was a member of the teams that earned CNN George Foster Peabody Awards for coverage of the British petroleum oil spill and Hurricane Katrina, and an Alfred I. duPont Award for coverage of the Southeast Asia tsunami.

Lou Berney

Listen to "Lou Berney Releases November Road" on Spreaker. In NOVEMBER ROAD, New Orleans crime boss Carlos Marcello orchestrates the Kennedy assassination. Several different conspiracy theories are intriguing, but Berney thinks the Marcello theory is the most plausible. Marcello, the most powerful and dangerous mob boss in America at the time, stayed out of the headlines, kept a low profile, and – unlike contemporaries such as Sam Giancana – lived to a ripe old age before he died of natural causes. A sign in his office said: Three can keep a secret if two are dead. A time of turmoil and uncertainty: 2018 or 1963? • In 1963 profound change was beginning to ripple across the country: Civil Rights, women’s rights, international relations and the threat of nuclear war. The Kennedy assassination crystallized for Americans the sense that they faced the unnerving prospect of an unknowable future. • The assassination of the President, and her own reaction to it, motivates Charlotte to leave her husband and head to California. As a woman in 1963, she faced obstacles that women had traditionally faced, but also recognized an opportunity to change her life. Author Lou Berney’s mother found herself in a similar situation at the time, before he was born. He always wondered “what if” she had chosen a different path. • America in post-war ‘50s and early ‘60s has often been depicted as idyllic, peaceful, and prosperous. This was not necessarily the case for significant segments of the population. Theodore, the young African-American man hired by the hitman to drive him, represents how pervasive racial inequality was at the time, and how members of marginalized communities lived under very difficult rules, with very different prospects. • Frank Guidry grows up very poor in rural Louisiana, and like Theodore he’s swept up into a life of crime because he has few good options.Widespread poverty in the 1950s and 1960s was one of America’s dirty secrets, one that was largely ignored by mainstream popular culture. NOVEMBER ROAD has been called “an American classic” and “a deeply American novel.” What about this novel makes is so American? • The story of America is about changing WHERE you are in order to change WHO you are. The Puritans crossed the ocean. The pioneers headed west. NOVEMBER ROAD is a classic American road trip. The characters have to leave behind their pasts and hit the road in order to find a new future. • The journey to a new land, in the American story, has always been filled with not only promise but also real danger. That’s something Berney tried to represent in NOVEMBER ROAD. Opportunity has a price and success (or even survival) is not a foregone conclusion. The novel is set in an iconic period and the theme of change is throughout the novel. But how everything changed, not just the President, but how that one event changed a nation and ordinary people decided to take different roads. As you’ll see in this Publishers Weekly interview, change is a big theme in the novel. Can people really change? What inspires change? And what happens when change is thrust upon someone?

Jon Gries And Daniel Stessen

Listen to "Jon Gries Daniel Stessen From Dream Corp LLC" on Spreaker. DREAM CORP LLC is a workplace comedy series set in a neglected Dream Therapy facility. Each week a new patient is treated and occasionally cured by absent minded dream therapist Dr. Roberts (Jon Gries) and his unremarkable staff. Season 2 welcomes a new staff member, as well as a new character built by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. New patients include Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), Craig Robinson (The Office), Rupert Friend (Homeland), Natalie Morales (Battle of the Sexes), Mo Collins (Fear The Walking Dead), Darrell Hammond (Saturday Night Live), Toby Kebbell (Black Mirror), Maria Bamford (Arrested Development) and Billy Baldwin (The Purge TV Series), among others. DREAM CORP LLC is an original series that combines a live-action workplace reality with a rotoscope animated dream world. It’s created, directed and executive produced by Daniel Stessen. The Emmy-nominated® television and film director, writer, and artist is a native of Syracuse, NY. Jon Gries stars as Dr. Roberts. The veteran actor has appeared in many classic films, including Real Genius, Monster Squad, Running Scared, and the Taken trilogy. He was nominated for a Spirit Award for his portrayal of Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite. His TV credits include regular turns in Lost and The Pretender.Gries directed the film Pickin & Grinnin.

Possibility Is Opportunity

Listen to "Possibility Is Opportunity" on Spreaker. I never travel back into my daily writing to glorify victory but rather study the steps of the wanderer seeking truth, trust and a pinch of faith. In June of 2016 a pleasant thought tumbled from the tip of the writing instrument, "What am I supposed to do with all the lessons I've learned?" We as a nation and a world believe happiness reins upon the paths of business success. Lnkedin is a beautiful platform for companies to brag about how incredible they are to work for. Happy people in bright colorful places. When you look away from posted pictures we're never introduced to the employees that gagged while drinking the juice. The path part. It's everyday. The student or employee carries with them lessons taught to them during the challenges of locating great. What are we supposed to do with them? On this podcast I dive deep into the presence of a bad boss and co-workers that pretty much stink. If every seed of success that lays on the edge of your skin were to bring you the brightest of days how do the oldest trees in the forest survive another windy day? Something or someone had to push that seed deeper into your soil. Those evil leaders that brought you sleepless nights should be thanked. They pushed your limits to clear the way for your truer self to arrive. It's not just going to happen. You have to farm the soil. Bring those seeds to a place of escape. To watch as the first leaf unfolds. Sounds like a Disney love story. Here's what makes it a reality. No matter how hard you work would you recognize success if it tapped you on the shoulder? Too often we base our visions of victory on the numbers other people tell us are happening. What are you doing with the lessons you've learned?

Denny Wells

Listen to "Denny Wells Rediscovery Artist Part One" on Spreaker. I've always wanted to start a mulit-layered podcast series on the stories being lived due the physical act of rediscovering your art. When school teachers warned their tiny little creative people to take the term starving artist seriously... whoa most caught on quickly once free from the apron strings of their mother. Art filled or empty. It didn't matter. It was time for a real job. It's not until a few chapters down the road where the artist self begins to pop its head out to see if the coast is clear to get back to bringing the canvas or music forward again. Denny Wells is no different. Not a mid-life crisis but an open door to explore. It usually starts off with a doodle for most and then the next thing you know that edgy attitude of wanting to paint the world becomes the idea of chalk sketches in city parks. Now what?

Creating Tomorrow

Listen to "Creating Tomorrow" on Spreaker. Through the incredible empowerment that Martial Arts invites onto your path, I'm able to face a lot of boulders and mountain tops with a pretty positive attitude. You make yourself available to awareness. When something out of the ordinary appears on the radar you're not so easily entertained by the glass being half empty. A couple of years ago a good friend asked me,"Now that you aren't a part of terrestrial radio what are your expectations?" Without blinking my eyes or planning out a positive thought I replied, "I'm creating tomorrow." That's become my mantra since the day it spilled off the upper lip of my radio face. Today's podcast puts focus on how to create tomorrow by recognizing what's taking place today. Get your mind out of the past. Stop thinking about the victories that led you to brilliant moments in You History. The mantra is extremely honest: Creating tomorrow. It means a lot of alone time. Staying clear of people with opinions. No matter what you're doing at work today treat it like you're in class. You're going to need the experience when the heart finally convinces you to break free and prove to the world your greater gift. Create tomorrow.

Jedediah Bila

Listen to "Jedediah Bila Releases #Do Not Disturb" on Spreaker. Have you ever looked at your email, then texts, then Facebook, then Twitter, then email, then Instagram, then back to texts, then Snapchat, then email again, and now you've spent countless hours staring at your phone? In #DoNotDisturb: How I Ghosted My Cell Phone to Take Back My Life (Harper; on sale October 9th; Hardcover $26.99), television host and commentator Jedediah Bila shares intimate stories chronicling the ups and downs of her tumultuous journey through our tech-polluted world. The story of how she reclaimed a real life in these virtual times by stepping back from the whirlwind of texting, social media, and an endless sea of apps is sure to resonate with readers everywhere. A few years ago, Bila found herself in the grip of Obsessive Compulsive Tech Disorder, a diagnosis she may have made up, but one that we've all felt. From being completely panic-stricken when she left her phone in a taxi, to missing real-life moments on Ferris wheels and boardwalks, to an ex-boyfriend who was living a completely separate dark life in his cell phone, Bila realized her dependency on technology was out of control. The addiction was happening all around her, and what it was doing to people wasn't good. She set out to explore why it was happening and how to regain control of the ballooning tech in our lives. In this timely, entertaining, and inspiring book, Bila questions how our relationships, character, and sanity have suffered from our deep dive into the digital abyss. Exploring the toll that tech addiction took on her life, Bila shares her missteps and mistakes and reveals how she managed to navigate away from an unhealthy, overactive relationship with technology to let her unplugged, real-life moments take charge. Through her trademark no-nonsense and accountability-centered approach, #DoNotDisturb shows even the most tech-dependent among us how to put down the device and focus on the life right in front of us.

David Steinberg

Listen to "David Steinberg Celebrating Robin Williams" on Spreaker. Robin Williams was a generational talent, graced with comedic brilliance, rapid-fire improvisation, and a deep well of warmth and compassion that translated to every role he inhabited. From his breakout role in ABC's Mork & Mindy to his Academy Award®-winning performance in Good Will Hunting, the iconic actor displayed an inimitable artistry that made him beloved by millions. This September, join Time Life, in conjunction with the Trustees of the Robin Williams Trust, in celebrating the incomparable career of the singularly innovative actor with ROBIN WILLIAMS: COMIC GENIUS. Available exclusively at RobinWilliams.com beginning September 25th, this definitive collection of Williams' comedy highlights arrives as interest in his life and career increases in the wake of HBO's critically acclaimed documentary, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind from Emmy® Award-winning director Marina Zenovich and Oscar-winning producer Alex Gibney, and Dave Itzkoff's biography Robin, a New York Times best-seller. Celebrating the actor's memorable 40-year career, from his uproarious turn as loveable alien Mork and his legendary HBO stand-up specials to his numerous appearances on late night, this handsome, 22-disc collection, housed in deluxe packaging includes: * All five HBO stand-up specials together for the very first time, including Off the Wall (1978), An Evening with Robin Williams (1983), An Evening at the MET (1986), Live on Broadway (2002) and Weapons of Self Destruction (2009). * Never-before-released concert specials, including Robin's full MGM Grand Garden stand-up from 2007 and the Montreal stop on his last tour, a conversation on stage between Williams and comedian David Steinberg. * Memorable talk show and late night TV appearances on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Graham Norton Show, Saturday Night Live and more * Rare, never-before-seen clips including early stand-up, raw footage from HBO's promo shoots, a hilarious toast to Richard Pryor by Robin as Mrs. Doubtfire, and more * Brand new interviews with close friends and family including Billy Crystal, Steve Martin, Jay Leno, Eric Idle, David Steinberg, Lewis Black and Zak Williams * 11 hilarious episodes of Mork & Mindy, including the two-part pilot! * James Lipton's Emmy® Award-nominated 90-minute interview with Robin on Inside the Actors Studio, plus deleted scenes * A comprehensive collection of Robin's USO shows around the world * Original and newly created bonus features including behind-the-scenes footage, local highlights from tour stops, promos and more. Featurettes include: The Early Years, San Francisco: Where It All Started, Comic Genius, and TV's Best Guest * Critically acclaimed 2018 HBO documentary, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind from Emmy® Award-winning director Marina Zenovich and Oscar-winning producer Alex Gibney. "Robin Williams: Uncensored", a collectible 24-page, full-color memory book featuring rare, archival photos from award-winning photographer Arthur Grace, reminiscences from friends and colleagues, Robin's personal tour notes and more. Uncensored, electric, intense and unfailingly hilarious, Williams made it his life's work to make people laugh--whether he was holding forth on culture, politics, the human body or drugs--with razor-sharp wit and insight. As his long-time friend Billy Crystal said, "In the 40 odd years he was in front of us, especially on television, he never let you down. He was always funny, he always did something new." And, in unforgettable ways, ROBIN WILLIAMS: COMIC GENIUS reveals and celebrates the wide range of his incredible talents like never before.

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 129

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 129" on Spreaker. Not once but twice the Carolina's were hit by either a hurricane or tropical storm. We barely caught up with the required cleaning before we were interrupted from a different direction. During both cases I paid close attention to the stream located in the center of my forest. For twenty six years I've not trusted the banks of this natural carrier of flow. Every storm makes me feel like a fool because the stream has a way of keeping all things protected. Even during the driest of summer days it finds ways to keep the trees, weeds and birds of prey well protected. We hear a lot about human storms or seasons. People are extremely open with their emotions, "I'm not myself right now. I'm in a storm." What does the shape of your emotional carrier look like? Is it too a stream? Learning how to allow things to move through us is a daily task that requires homework. It's learning how to trust the moment of "Now." Tough cookie when it feels like you've just been hit by a second hurricane. The banks of my forested river are extremely strong because it's been able to dig deep into the soil and prepare itself for future twists and turns. As people we tend to lightly touch the areas we walk because being filled with experience makes a lot of us feel old. Wise in 2018 is how quick you can get an answer on Google. Trusting your flow and where it takes your storms is an added bonus to leading a peace filled walk.

Dylan Jones

Listen to "Dylan Jones Dylan Jones Releases David Bowie The Oral History" on Spreaker. A chronicle of one of the most fascinating lives of our time, Dylan Jones's magisterial biography of David Bowie provides the definitive account of a legendary artist's remarkable journey. This groundbreaking oral history of pop's greatest chameleon draws from hundreds of interviews with friends, rivals, lovers, and collaborators, some of whom have never before spoken about their relationship with Bowie. Now available in paperback-with a new introduction by Jones and an afterword featuring a rare, candid interview with Bowie's cousin Kristina Amadeus debunking myths of mental illness in Bowie's family-Jones's DAVID BOWIE: The Oral History (THREE RIVERS PRESS; ON SALE SEPTEMBER 11, 2018; $18.00; 978-0-451-49784-0) weaves a hypnotic spell as it unfolds a remarkable rise to stardom and an unparalleled artistic path. When David Bowie died in January 2016, social media channels flooded with images of Ziggy Stardust and national newspapers cleared their front pages to cover his life and death. Broadcasts dedicated time, and every celebrity and fan with an iPhone and a Bowie story shared memories and admiration. Headlines blared, tribute concerts were organized, and Bowie's colorful life was mourned. But the titillating reportage and accounts that followed suggested a more complicated legacy than was perhaps understood, barely scratching the surface of a life that had yet to be done justice in print. Jones, editor of British GQ and author of When Ziggy Played Guitar: David Bowie and Four Minutes That Shook the World, has now delivered the definitive David Bowie biography. The first major collection and most comprehensive publication since his death, DAVID BOWIE: The Oral History is composed from over 180 conversations with those closest to the star. No Bowie bio has ever been this raw or intimate, or reached deeper into Bowie's vast web of connections in search of the man behind the persona. Containing contributions from those who knew him in all walks of life-from Bowie's landlady to Bono-this tour of a fascinating existence is guaranteed to thrill those just coming to Bowie's story while offering something new to even the most die-hard aficionados. Firsthand accounts draw readers behind closed doors and into studios, private conversations, and bedrooms shared with Bowie. Jones documents accounts from people like John Lennon, Peter Frampton, Tommy Hilfiger, Paul McCartney, Mick Ronson, Boy George, Lou Reed, Luther Vandross, Iggy Pop, Moby, Courtney Love, Kate Moss, Martin Scorsese, and many more. Included are testimonies from: . George Underwood, on Bowie's first US tour: "The audiences on the Ziggy tour of the US just couldn't believe their eyes. Every night was a sensation. . . . We went most places by Amtrak, which is a great way to see the country. He was high rolling on that tour. Every night was a party. . . . It was a rock and roll circus. . . . In the US he was treated as a star." . Ava Cherry, on recording in Philadelphia: "David was one of the first white artists they'd recorded in Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia. David was immediately accepted by the black community. . . . I heard there were some players who didn't want to be on the record because David was white, but I don't believe that. . . . We went in there and just played away. . . . He also did a show at the Tower Theater in Philly, and that was a huge thing for the city. That's where he recorded David Live. It was great singing with Luther Vandross, as he was such a great singer, such an accomplished arranger, and our voices melded together like magic and butter." . Kristina Amadeus, on growing up comfortably: "I don't remember him being worried about being lower middle class. His father was from a very affluent family. . . . He went to a good public school and inherited money when he came of age. . . . But David did, like Jagger, adopt an almost Cockney accent for a while because it was trendy." . Angie Bowie, on marriage: "Our marriage was a partnership to accomplish making David a worldwide star." . Harry Maslin, on drugs: "He was doing a lot of drugs at that time. As he said himself, he was very much dependent on cocaine at the time. And at times, it was difficult to deal with it. Not that he lost his charm or his ability to be gracious or polite, but being so out there on another planet sometimes, it was a job to bring him back down. It was also my job to keep up with him, so I'm in a very precarious situation here; I've got to do a little cocaine just to stay up with him." . Tony Parsons, on career and fame: "I always thought he was an artist who wanted to be a star, and a star who wanted to be an artist. He was genuinely passionate about his craft and what he did, but also he wanted to be famous." . Tracey Emin, on art: "He absolutely loved art, and I think he would have preferred to have been an artist, than a musician. I used to say to him, 'You are an artist-everything you do is art.' But he thought visual art was different, on another level. I think if he had had a choice, it would have been visual art. But he didn't have a choice; he was too good a musician to be able to choose. . . . The surprising thing about him was how unaffected he was. . . . He was very silly, and very slapstick and very open. . . . He appeared to be completely unaffected by his fame. From a personal point of view, it's quite funny. He made me feel so equal in his company." Jones's narrative of collective voices is a tour de force that illustrates Bowie as an intuitive artist and a social creature who was equally comfortable partying with John Lennon as he was dining with Frank Sinatra. DAVID BOWIE: The Oral History chases Bowie from Brixton to Bromley to Beckenham, with statements from those who spent time with him in Haddon Hall, those who knew his family, and those who helped him on his way to stardom. Using his years of extensive research, Jones draws commentary from many who have rarely spoken publicly about Bowie, including Kristina Amadeus (Bowie's cousin), Tracey Emin, Ricky Gervais, Baz Luhrmann, and Harry Maslin, who produced Station to Station and has never publicly spoken about Bowie before. Following Bowie's youth in the English suburbs to London, New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, and beyond, Jones's masterful interviews not only capture the essence of Bowie as an artist and public figure, but they also illuminate his debauched years in Los Angeles in the mid-'70s, explore the many artists and moviemakers he spent time with in the '80s and '90s, and examine the complex relationship he had with his schizophrenic half-brother during a period when it was thought by most that he had lost contact with him. The Bowie that emerges is by turns charming and cold, a man who could seduce with his remarkable creativity and yet also leave people behind just as easily as he shed his characters. Marshaling never-before-seen material from Bowie himself, drawn from interviews conducted by Jones over the course of three decades, DAVID BOWIE: The Oral History is an epic tome with first-person narratives peppered throughout, allowing readers to hear from Bowie, directly: . on self-expression: "I don't think I would have had the strength of mind at the time to want to go out and just sing my songs straight off. For me, it was always about developing an interesting character." . on fashion: "Dressing is performance, simple as that. People have always thought I was obsessed with fashion and it's just not true. I'm fascinated by it, and I use it when I need to use it." . on his mistakes: "I made an awful lot of mistakes, and I did some good things as well. But I can't think in terms of editing it. It's just a bunch of stuff I did, and that's me. That's what I've done, all the goonisms as well as the nice bits." . on being a public persona: "My past doesn't belong to anyone but me, although I am obviously respectful of people's relationship with it." . on death: "I just know that death is inevitable. I don't really have much in terms of artistic ambitions for the future, I'm quite happy working on what I'm doing at present. . . . I place a touching importance on each day having been worthwhile." DAVID BOWIE: The Oral History is an insightful and, at times, deliciously gossipy depiction of one of the most fascinating artists of our time. Jones shapes an intimate, engrossing portrait that weaves together diverse tales of Bowie's remarkable rise to stardom and sheds light on his unparalleled artistic path, transforming our understanding of the mystical David Bowie.

Ron Livingston

Listen to "Ron Livingston From Loudermilk Season 2" on Spreaker. Ron Livingston is known for his varied television & movie roles. From his portrayal of "Capt. Lewis Nixon" in the miniseries Band of Brothers to a memorable turn as “Jack Berger” on HBO’s Sex and the City, and notable roles in the films Swingers, Adaptation, Office Space, The Cooler, and The Conjuring. He currently co-stars in ABC’s A Million Little Things, and recently appeared in Jason Reitman’s Tully, the crime thriller Shimmer Lake, and the film Lucky, with David Lynch. Livingston recently wrapped production on the independent films Holly Slept Over, The Long Dumb Road, and The Man Who Killed Hitler and then The Bigfoot. Loudermilk is AT&T AUDIENCE Network's scripted half-hour comedy series from Peter Farrelly. Livingston portrays Sam Loudermilk, a recovering alcoholic and substance abuse counselor with a bad attitude who manages to piss off everyone. Although his drinking is under control, he discovers that when your life is a complete mess, getting clean is the easy part.

Vikki Tobart

Listen to "Vikki Tobak Releases Contact High" on Spreaker. CONTACT HIGH: A Visual History of Hip-Hop (Clarkson Potter; October 16, 2018) by Vikki Tobak and with a foreword by Questlove is an inside look at the work of hip-hop photographers told through their contact sheets. Featuring rare never nefore seen outtakes from over 100 photo shoots with interviews and essays from industry legends, this book takes us on a chronological journey from old-school to alternative hip-hop, and from analog to digital photography. Would you be interested in an interview with Vikki Tobak? She is available for interviews Monday, October 15 through Friday, November 16, 2018. Tobak has curated a visual anthology of the most important rap and hip-hop artists. From the last shoots of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls just weeks before their deaths, to Al Pereira’s shoot of Queen Latifah on the set of “Fly Girl,” to Jerome Albertini’s shoot of all the members of Wu-Tang Clan, CONTACT HIGH features rare photos of iconic artists, some of which have never been shared by the photographers before including images of Kanye West, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, NAS, N.W.A.and more. VIKKI TOBAK is a journalist whose writing has appeared in The Fader, Complex, Mass Appeal, Paper, i-D, the Detroit News, Vibe, and many others. She is a former producer and columnist for CBS MarketWatch, CNN, Bloomberg News, TechTV, and other leading media organizations. Vikki is also the founding curator of FotoDC’s film program and served as the art commissioner/curator for the Palo Alto Public Art Commission in Silicon Valley. She has lectured about music photography at American University, VOLTA New York, Photoville, the Library of Congress, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.

Benjamin Onyango

Listen to "Benjamin Onyango From Beautifully Broken" on Spreaker. A refugee’s escape, a prisoner’s promise, and a daughter’s painful secret converge in Beautifully Broken, an inspiring true story of hope. As three fathers fight to save their families, their lives become intertwined in an unlikely journey across the globe, where they learn the healing power of forgiveness and reconciliation. Filmed on location in Port Alfred, South Africa, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the ensemble cast includes Scott William Winters (Lethal Weapon series, Good Will Hunting), Benjamin Onyango (God’s Not Dead, Inception), Emily Hahn (Toy Story 3, Fresh Off The Boat) and Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Expendables). The film also features title song “Beautifully Broken” performed by three artists, each lending their voice to a unique version of the song, which incorporates all three musical stylings — Dove Award-winning pop singer Plumb, Grammy Award®-winning country artist John Berry, and Grammy Award®-winning gospel artist CeCe Winans.

Trusting Faith

Listen to "Trusting Faith" on Spreaker. Laying it all out on the line is a trusting shape of having faith. I feel this way _____. In being so open does it cause closure or the inability to find faith in a newer reason to grow forward? Spending a few moments on Facebook and Twitter serves as an invitation to carry a dark cloud to what we assume is a healthy forest only to learn its a desert floor. On this podcast I look into three pages of writing that are clearly what I call Hidden Speak. They don't come out and say what they mean. They poetically attempt to charm the moment. We're all guilty of this! We choose our words and not always wisely. Southerner's and New Yorker's aren't the only people with accents. Your thoughts wiggle their way into your morning sunrises and play a huge role in how you're going to step outward and beyond. Do you trust yourself enough to drop the mood swing and exchange it for a positive approach to being in a better place? Once there, is it Hidden Speak? Through choice, a better mindset mended the broken spokes but the moment you pop on the computer or sit in the car with no radio playing those feelings brought to the surface of the morning rising return except now they're stronger. Trusting faith means you've got to let it go for good. I daily write to get it out. If it's still clinging to the bottom of my shoe I continue writing. The reason why I use Hidden Speak isn't to keep truth from the air. I utilize the energy. Negative is heavy and strong. Being creative with that negative energy vibrates the reins of the monster dragging us and turns the chosen words into an expression of better understanding. With a clearer mind the attitude begins a path of being aware of where we once stood and is able to understand every side of the situation. It offers the heart a break so it can properly and mindfully deal with the moments that hit us at 100 mph.

Mark Bego

Listen to "Mark Bego Releases Aretha Franklyn The Queen Of Soul" on Spreaker. A frank examination of Aretha Franklin, who we just lost mere weeks ago, Mark Bego's definitive biography traces her career accomplishments from her beginnings as a twelve-year-old member of a church choir in the early 1950s, to recording her first album at the age of fourteen and signing a major recording contract at eighteen, right up through her headline-grabbing 2010 health scare. Originally positioned to become a gospel star in her father's Detroit church, Aretha had a privileged urban upbringing-stars such as Mahalia Jackson, Dinah Washington, and Sam Cooke regularly visited her father, Rev. C. L. Franklin. It wasn't long before she was creating a string of hits, from "Respect" to "Freeway of Love," and becoming one of the most beloved singers of the twentieth century. This New York Times bestselling author's detailed research includes in-person interviews with record producers Jerry Wexler, Clyde Otis, and Clive Davis, Aretha's first husband, several of her singing star contemporaries, and a rare one-on-one session with Aretha herself. Every album, every accolade, and every heart-breaking personal drama is examined with clarity and neutrality, allowing Franklin's colorful story to unfold on its own. With two teenage pregnancies and an abusive first marriage, drinking problems, battles with her weight, the murder of her father, and tabloid wars, Aretha's life has been a roller coaster. This freshly updated and expanded biography will give readers a clear understanding of what made Aretha Franklin the "Queen of Soul."

John Lydon

Listen to "John Lydon Johnny Rotten Releases The Public Image Is Rotten" on Spreaker. After the breakup of the Sex Pistols, John Lydon / John Rotten, formed Public Image Ltd (PiL)- his groundbreaking band which has lived on nearly 15 times as long as his first one. He kept the band alive ever since, through personnel and stylistic changes, fighting to constantly reinvent new ways of approaching music, while adhering to radical ideals of artistic integrity. John Lydon has not only redefined music, but also the true meaning of originality. Former and current bandmates, as well as fellow icons like Flea, Ad-Rock and Thurston Moore, add testimony to electrifying archival footage (including stills and audio from the infamous Ritz Show). With his trademark acerbic wit and unpredictable candor, Lydon offers a behind-the-scenes look at one of music's most influential and controversial careers.

Angela Duckworth

Listen to "Angela Duckworth Releases GRIT" on Spreaker. In GRIT, Angela Duckworth explores the science of why some people succeed and others fail, and why talent alone doesn’t guarantee success. She shows us that perseverance and passion matter at least as much as talent and intelligence. And rather than urge us to work harder for the sake of working harder, she posits that true success comes when we commit ourselves to endeavors that bring joy and purpose. From the campus of West Point to classrooms in San Francisco, from the National Spelling Bee stage to the practice facility of the NFL champion Seattle Seahawks, Angelatakes readers across the country to illuminate our fascination with achievement and spotlight those who are living gritty lives. Angela is, herself, an example of how being gritty can help you succeed. As a child, her father told her repeatedly: “You’re no genius.” In third grade, she didn’t test high enough for the gifted and talented program. Yet, she’s been the recipient of the MacArthur “genius” grant because of the unique insights yielded by her trailblazing research. And today she’s a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania with degrees from Harvard, Oxford, and the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to advising the White House and the World Bank, Angela recently co-founded the Character Lab, where her mission is to advance the science and practice of character development in children. We all know gritty people, but GRIT teaches us how to cultivate grit in ourselves and others. While presenting the science and stories that illuminate that process, GRIT offers an inspiring message that is uniquely sewn into our country’s fabric.

Chris Chopper Hopper

Listen to "Chris Chopper Hopper Head of North American Esports" on Spreaker. The 2018 League of Legends World Championship is in South Korea with 24 teams from the 14 professional leagues from around the world competing. It began in Seoul on October 1st. The finals to take place at Incheon Munhak stadium on November 3rd. Last year, 57.6 million unique viewers watched the 2017 League of Legends World Championship from a packed Beijing National Stadium in China. League of Legends is the most-played PC game in the world, with over 100 million monthly active players and draws players and fans from across the globe. League of Legends Esports (LoL Esports) is a premiere global sport with 14 professional leagues worldwide. The regional leagues are overseen and operated by Riot Games.

Could And Can Be

Listen to "Could And Can Be" on Spreaker. A light enough question to weigh down your present moment. What do you keep setting aside that's disguised to look like anything but the tool required for you to reach the reality of your moment? It's not easy trying to lead a simple life. There are too many options. Which is why it's not a difficult choice to keep putting things on the list of things you'll get back to. Suddenly 2010 becomes 2018 and that burning question in your heart is "Why do I see myself as a failure?" We've all ridden that train! Through awareness we are blind. We know where we should be or could be but we can't locate the tools to mold it into place. Why? On this podcast I talk about how as a kid I always dreamed of being that radio jock in Los Angeles. I thought I was doing great at 23. Then I stopped in Carolina. To this day I don't know why it ground to a halt. It's as if I dropped something and 33 years later I'm still searching for an object on the forested floor. Most people aren't realizing their dreams because the process to keep the journey alive is a challenge that can't be changed. I still do radio! It's just not in LA. You still do ______! It's just not _____. Being a daily writer helps me find space to seek but in the end I've only collected more wonder. Reaching outward for that tool that opens the door to your long sought after ambition. The truth of the reality? Your calling might not have been what you dreamed.