Felix Cavaliere

Listen to "Felix Cavaliere From The Rascals" on Spreaker.FELIX CAVALIERE and GENE CORNISH, two legendary founders of The Rascals, are teaming up for the first time in five years for a run of summer and fall tour dates. Commencing July 18 in Stamford, CT, FELIX CAVALIERE AND GENE CORNISH’S RASCALS will stop in Westbury, Alexandria, Anaheim, Saratoga, Cleveland, New York City (October 26 at Town Hall), and Louisville, among other markets. Joining the guys on this new journey will be Hall of Fame drummer, Carmine Appice (Modern Drummer Hall of Fame, 2014, and Classic Drummer Hall of Fame, 2013). See below for full list of dates, with more to be announced. Click here to watch a promo reel. CAVALIERE and CORNISH cite the fans and their love of the group’s timeless songs as reasons for going on tour. “I had an epiphany while performing in Hawaii last year,” says CAVALIERE (singer/songwriter/keys). “It’s not about me–it’s about the fans. It’s about the music. I spoke with Gene and he agreed that we can’t take any of this for granted anymore.” CORNISH, who first worked with CAVALIERE and future Rascals singer, Eddie Brigati, in Joey Dee & The Starlighters in 1964, echoed those feelings. “There’s something magical that happens when we’re on stage together,” shares CORNISH (guitar). “We’re going to celebrate these songs for as long as the fans allow us to and give the fans a chance to see us perform live.” Members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame, Vocal Group Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame, The Rascals are widely considered the best ‘blue-eyed soul’ group to come out of the 1960s and their music, the soundtrack of a generation. The Rascals have 17 Top 20 hits, seven Top 10 hits, and three No. 1 hits, including “Groovin’,” “Good Lovin’,” and “People Got To Be Free,” the latter of which is celebrating the 50 th anniversary of its release this year. “Gene and I both thought there’s no way we can replace our brother Eddie, and Dino expressed that he didn’t want to do it,” CAVALIERE adds. “We both thought of Carmine at the same time.” During his first phone call with CORNISH, the iconic drummer, whose resume includes Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Rod Stewart, Beck Bogert & Appice, Ozzy Osbourne and Pink Floyd, wasted no time saying “I’m in.” “I grew up watching The Rascals on Ed Sullivan, I’m a huge fan,” says Appice. “These songs are the soundtrack to so many peoples’ lives. I’m looking forward to sharing the music with life- long Rascals fans, and to new generations of fans.”

Chuck Liddell

Listen to "Chuck Liddell From The Film Silencer" on Spreaker. Cinedigm has acquired North American distribution rights to Silencer, an action thriller starring Johnny Messner and Danny Trejo and longtime MMA rivals Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell. A September 4 on-demand and VOD release is planned. Timothy Woodward Jr.'s pic centers on a retired hitman (Messner) who must resurrect all of his deadly skills and fight a one-man war against his former employer who has kidnapped his step-daughter. Sean Mick penned the script, which pits Messner's and Ortiz's characters against Trejo's and Liddell's characters. Woodward produced with Lauren de Normandie and Johnny Cleveland via their Status Media & Entertainment along with Terence Sims. Executive producers include Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, Joe Listhaus, Patrick DePeters, Kirk Shaw, Drew Ryce and James Shavick. "Status Media delivers another potent picture - Silencer is an explosive actioner with strong production values, high dramatic stakes and the added bonus of pitting legendary MMA rivals, Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell, against one another," said Yolanda Macias, Cinedigm's EVP Acquisitions. "Timothy and his team are excellent partners, and we are thrilled to be working with them on Silencer." Liddell beat Ortiz twice - in 2004 and 2006 - in two of the most high-profile fights in UFC history.

Michael Lee

Listen to "Michael Lee From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. Michael knew he wanted to perform music from a very young age. Most kids were at home watching cartoons while he was listening to the blues and going to shows. Michael spent his life pursuing the blues, but the rocker lifestyle was proving to be too much and he eventually hit a low point. Michael later met his wife, who helped turn things around for him. The newlyweds do everything together, including jujitsu and kickboxing. Michael thinks his opportunity on "The Voice" is the perfect chance to kick-start their life together.

Gunnar Nelson From Nelson

Listen to "Gunner Nelson Unveils The Christmas With The Nelson's Tour" on Spreaker. Christmas with the Nelsons tells the story of three family Christmases in the lives of America’s First Family of Entertainment, the Nelsons! Fresh off securing two Top 10 Billboard Christmas singles (“This Christmas”) in the last three years, Matthew and Gunnar bring their award winning talent to the stage. This heart-warming multi-media live concert stars the third generation of No. 1 Nelson family hitmakers, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. A genuine blend of Everly Brothers-style harmonies and Smothers Brothers-style comedy, multi-platinum recording artists Matthew and Gunnar have been thrilling sellout audiences worldwide for the past decade with their Ricky Nelson Remembered show…and they’ve got a new gift for you to open. Not merely a rock concert with a few holiday songs thrown in, Christmas with the Nelsons delivers Christmas classics the Nelson family way. Interweaving quick humor, soaring sibling vocals, and state-of-the-art big screen video, Matthew and Gunnar’s completely new show will take you on a sleigh ride through time. From the “Holly Jolly” 50s when their father, Ricky, was a little boy intent on duct-taping antlers to the family cat…to the 70s’ when “Santa Claus Came to Town” delivering Schwinns for the twins in the era before bike helmets…to “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” today with the newest generation of Nelson family kids, who prove that yes, they did in fact turn out to be just like their parents after all… This is the Christmas show all ages of girls and boys have been waiting for. The entire Nelson family invites you to celebrate, Christmas with the Nelsons!

God Needs Community

Listen to "God Needs Community" on Spreaker. If not daily but weekly someone or ourselves will blurt out, "I've got nothing!" I find this interesting. Once such a shout out reaches my ears I reply, "How many voices do you have in your head and heart?" They look back in shock. How dare I confuse their moment of nothingness with something that's completely overcrowded and out of control. Learning how to utilize those voices is how you move yourself beyond the mountain and dry desert floor. On this podcast I talk openly about how I put God and the universe way ahead of all things in my head and heart. That doesn't guarantee the voices go away. It only makes me aware of newer and better ways to listen to why they're strong enough to have a presence. I'm not convinced anything is negative until we personally label it as such.

Clive Standen

Listen to "Clive Standen From Vikings On The History Channel" on Spreaker. Standen portrays “Rollo” in HISTORY’s critically acclaimed hit drama series Vikings, a family saga that tells the remarkable tales of the lives and epic adventures of the raiders and explorers of the Dark Ages. Season five returns on Wednesday, November 28 at 9PM ET/PT with the arrival of a legendary Viking, the famous Duke Rollo, who causes further upheaval in a Kattegat still reeling from Ivar the Boneless becoming its King. A fierce fighter who was often overshadowed by his brother Ragnar, Rollo is impulsive, wild, care-free and compulsive. Vikings also stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers (“The Tudors”) as “Bishop Heahmund” along with series regulars Katheryn Winnick (“Lagertha”), Gustaf Skarsgård (“Floki”), Alexander Ludwig (“Bjorn”) and Alex Høgh Andersen (“Ivar the Boneless”). Clive Standen most recently starred in the series Taken, based on the popular film franchise of the same name. He can also be seen in a supporting role in the film Everest opposite Josh Brolin and Jake Gyllenhaal and in a leading role opposite Matt Smith and Stanley Tucci in the feature Patient Zero. Earlier this year, Standen wrapped production on the independent feature Vault starring opposite Theo Rossi and Samira Wiley and will soon be seen in what has been described as a show-stealing role in Russell Mulcahy's In Like Flynn.

Mike Love

Listen to "Mike Love From The Beach Boys Releases Reason For The Season" on Spreaker. On October 26th, Mike Love released his new holiday album, Reason For The Season via BMG. · The 12-track album features an array of bright guitar and horn-filled pop and rock tracks including "Finally It's Christmas" featuring Hanson as well as Christmas classics like "Little St Nick," and "Jingle Bell Rock." · “Finally It’s Christmas” marks Mike’s second collaboration with Hanson. The past summer, Mike and Hanson released a brand-new recording of a Beach Boys’ classic, “It’s O.K!” · Hanson famously recorded a version of Beach Boys classic "Little St. Nick" for their 1997 Christmas album, Snowed In · Reason For The Season also includes traditional carols such as "Do You Hear What I Hear," "O Come All Ye Faithful," "O Holy Night" and "Away in a Manger," featuring vocals from Love's children, Hayleigh, Christian Brian and Ambha Love. · Reason For The Season comes at a particularly prolific time for Mike Love following the release of 2017's Unleash The Love, an acclaimed album featuring 13 previously unreleased recordings and 14 reinterpretations of Beach Boys' classics. Unleash The Love was released on the heels of his New York Times best-selling memoir Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy.

Bill Klein And Jen Arnold

Listen to "Bill Klein and Jen Arnold From TLC's Little Couple" on Spreaker. TLC’s fan-favorite The Little Couple kicks off the new season in the Sunshine State. The Arnold-Klein family is saying goodbye to their longtime home in Houston, Texas, and hello to the sunny city of St. Petersburg, Florida, where Jen has recently accepted a job opportunity. It’s a bittersweet move for Bill and Jen, one filled with both trepidation and excitement. The adventure really begins when Bill and Jen opt to take a road trip to their new home and investigate the full spectrum of what the south has to offer. The merriment continues with a vacation alongside Jen’s parents and aunt Barbara up the coast of Florida. Finally settled into their home, the family is forced to abruptly evacuate as Hurricane Irma comes barreling towards Florida leaving them to deal with the aftermath on their return. And to finish off a very busy year, Bill, Jen and the kids return to China with all six grandparents in tow for an emotional trip as their son Will and the family learn more about his birth country. Bill Klein and Jen Arnold are just like your average couple - except for the fact that they’re both under 4 feet tall. Bill stands 4 feet and has a rare variation of a skeletal dysplasia called Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia (or SED) and has had more than 20 surgeries. Jen stands just 3-foot-two-inches, and also has a rare type of dwarfism called Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Type Strudwick, and has had more than 30 surgeries. The Little Couple follows Jen and Bill as they embark on all the ups and downs off life together with their adopted children, Will and Zoey.

Kymberli Joye

Listen to "Kymberli Joy From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. Music and church are two very important aspects of Kymberli's life. She is a worship leader and minister, and she sings in the choir at her church, where her parents are pastors. Kymberli was able to find her personality and artistry in her college gospel choir. For the past seven years, she has been working alongside chart-topping gospel singer JJ Hairston. One of the albums they recorded has been nominated for a Grammy. Kymberli is ready to step into her own spotlight on "The Voice" stage.

The Arrival Of The Universe

Listen to "The Arrival Of The Universe" on Spreaker. Learning mindfulness is but a baby step toward being aware of the present. It requires practice. Becoming aware of the atmosphere that's endlessly changing around us. Jotting down notes is a great way to document personal growth. So often we jump into books of motivation and inspiration wanting and expecting change only to realize nothings moved. A wise man once said, "You can learn a lot about a person by thumbing through their record collection." The same is true when you search through someone's Kindle or Nook. Mine is brimming to the top with those books of positive thoughts and spiritual expressions. It's not that I seek. I only want to be reminded. On this podcast I go back nearly three years in the daily writing and read from a moment where the spirit of the universe is moving through the creative mind. We live in an age where songwriters, artists, authors and actors of brilliant talents are hitting walls of silence. Where in their "Now" did the seed of nothingness find its first sip of water? We all go through it. Recognizing it needs a follow up. Doing something about it latches onto a lot of energy you may not have. Learning from it teaches the next passerby to remove themselves from saying "I can't."

Carson Kressley and Thom Felicia

Listen to "Carson Kressley and Thom Filicia From Bravo's Get A Room" on Spreaker. Former Bravo "Queer Eye" favorites Carson Kressley and Thom Filicia have joined forces to form a dynamic design duo on "Get a Room with Carson & Thom," which premiered Friday, October 19th at 9PM ET/PT. Their expert skills are put to use revamping hum drum spaces while continually reminding viewers that the best accent piece is the pair's signature endearing charm. Carson and Thom are here to help fight the uniformity and ubiquity of American home design with a new business venture in "Get a Room with Carson & Thom." Carson has been bitten by the décor bug, and he's looking to his interior designer buddy, Thom, to take him under his wing and teach him the design trade from soup to nuts. Each episode will feature two clients looking to transform a space. Some have big budgets and some small, but they're all trying to create a beautiful room that is unique to them. With Carson's fashion sense and bold personality and Thom's designer acumen and friendliness, the bodacious besties will create breathtaking and affordable redesigns. These two arbiters of style work together, play together, argue, compromise and create spaces as only they can in their quest to make America chic again. "Get a Room with Carson & Thom" is produced by Critical Content and Free Range Media with David Metzler, Tom Forman, Jon Beyer, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley, Jason Hollis, and Grace Lee-Toumanidis serving as Executive Producers.

Sarah Grace

Listen to "Sarah Grace From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. Sarah Grace is a young Southern belle with an artistic side. Sarah Grace had synesthesia when she was younger, a condition in which she would see colors in response to hearing music. While she later lost this sensory gift, it was what inspired Sarah Grace to pursue music. Sarah plays a variety of instruments at her local high school and even started her own band with her family. "The Voice" is an excellent opportunity for her to jumpstart her career.

Flowering Tomato

Listen to "Flowering Tomato" on Spreaker. The writer in me took note of a flowering tomato plant outside the window. While shaping a positive vibration within the moments we all try to design I realized the squirrels had stolen another fruit from the vine. The written expression on paper, "Obviously they need it more than I." The captivating thing about this tomato plant is the connection that two separate walks of life seemed to share without truly realizing there was a single line connected to the same dot on the map. I was a little disappointed with the tomato stealing squirrels but in essence I too was taking from the plant by borrowing the energy from one of its blossoms. On this podcast I dive into that subject. What are we doing as everyday real people to produce fruit and or a flower? The natural reaction when someone takes is usually discomfort and yet they obviously needed it more than I. Turning the picture around. Who we've become is a basic design of how we were taught to accept and or giveaway. Sharing is a learned art. In Native American Spirituality I learned to ask the plant for the fruit on the vine. What if we began a process of growth in that flavor while creating things with coworkers or family members. Instead of expecting to take what's grown from another imagination. Ask by way of mindfulness to have or to hold whats being shared in the moment. We are a society of takers. Look at the social media world. So many pictures, motivational phrases and other connections that weren't part of our vine but they became the identity of the image of you we find. There is peace in a walk when what we carry is blessed in the name of sharing. All those thoughts in your head and heart. What if your experiences on this path are actually lessons to be taught? A flower on a vine. Fruit for a passerby.

John Michael Higgins

Listen to "John Michael Higgins Wins With America Says On GSN" on Spreaker. Game Show Network, the leader in game shows and competitive entertainment, announced today its original hit series AMERICA SAYS, hosted by John Michael Higgins, will return for a 95-episode second season. The announcement comes on the heels of a successful premiere season, which has seen the show build over its lead-in by +26%, while also performing over +40% above YTD time period average among our core W25-54 demo. "I can't wait to challenge a whole new season of contestants with fill-in-the-blank questions that I personally guess wrong every single time," said John Michael Higgins. "I have so much fun with 'America Says' and this season will be a blast!" AMERICA SAYS is a fast-paced studio game show where two teams of friends and family face off to guess America's responses to fill-in-the-blank survey questions covering every topic under the sun. They'll have to be quick when trying to think of what America says, as time is always ticking and the team with the most money banked after three rounds will head to a bonus round to see if they can win up to $15,000. Recognized for his iconic roles in films like "Pitch Perfect," "The Break-Up" and "Best In Show", Higgins is also known for providing voices for characters in popular animated series "Bob's Burgers" and Nickelodeon's "The Legend of Korra." AMERICA SAYS is based on a format by Keller/Noll. Tara Long and Mark Herwick of Entertainment One (eOne) and Dave Noll and Cleve Keller of Keller/Noll serve as executive producers. John Quinn serves as executive producer. Look for the all new AMERICA SAYS web game on GSNTV.com. Play on your own or with friends, typing in your answers before the timer runs out.

Chris Kroeze

Listen to "Chris Kroeze From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. At the age of six, Chris' parents bought him a guitar as an outlet for his energy. With encouragement from his dad, he started singing in middle school. After college, Chris knew he needed to head to Nashville to further his career. His family held a fundraiser in their small town to help him pursue his dream. He met the right people in Nashville and recorded a song at Dierks Bentley's studio with some of Dierks' backing band. Now, back home in Wisconsin, he currently plays 200-plus shows a year and travels overseas to play for the troops in the Middle East.

Viviana Durante

Listen to "Viviana Durante Releases Ballet The Definitive Illustrated Story" on Spreaker. It’s Nutcracker season when all over the country children and adults alike immerse themselves in the magic of the ballet. And now in Ballet: The Definitive Illustrated Story we can explore the history of ballet through the notable dancers, legendary composers, choreographers and iconic productions that have shaped its modern-day iteration. International ballet star and former principal dancer with The Royal Ballet and American Ballet Theatre Viviana Duranteshares with us her passion for ballet and its endless power to “entertain, delight, challenge, and shock” new generations of dance enthusiasts. We’re treated to countless illustrations and rarely seen photographs in this definitive visual guide that covers all the significant ballet figures, pieces, and performances, and provides compelling facts about each dance—the sources they draw from, their production history, and their reception over time.

The Awareness Of Doubt

Listen to "The Awareness Of Doubt" on Spreaker. We all face doubt. It can last a week, month or become a season in length. Be it a diet, career decision, lack of love or you've challenged yourself to take up fasting. Days of doubt cloud the picture of light. Within these challenges our circles of friends and family always come up with the easy way out, "Everything's going to be fine. Pick yourself up and think positive." My own Pastor recently shared his journey through a moment of doubt. Instantly I began to pay attention. He gave me permission to feel the same. Men and women of God are supposed to have feelings! During their bouts with doubt it becomes a choice to listen to it or find a respectful leader in their own heart to help push the moment forward. The only reason why I bring this up is because its fourth quarter. GM firing 14,000 employees before Christmas is a tough cookie to bite into. It stole from what should've been a life changing headline. Through brilliant technology and teamwork we arrived on Mars. Very few said anything about it. They chose instead to talk about their walk at work. No matter how hard you try it doesn't seem to be paying off the way you dreamed. Rather than talking about it we shop. It's Christmas! Instead of reaching toward a real friend, the choice is to keep the liqueur cabinet open a little longer. The pain killers in your private possession always make the ache in your legs go away. I mean it's just a day of doubt. Sitting at home alone isn't a direction. Becoming aware of where you're placing your silent stare is every reason to make sure your circle is tight. Let those around you know of your present place and feelings. It doesn't mean you have to become the wet blanket. Letting them become aware of where you presently feel is the safe room. The last thing you need to hear is, "Come on man get over it. It's the holiday!" Open your door and let someone inside.

Clinton Sparks

Listen to "Clinton Sparks Blood Stains On The Turntable" on Spreaker. Clinton first leaped onto a path of success by creating remixes of hot songs. He wasted not time to hand them over to radio people. The physical journey kicked off in Massachusetts but quickly grew to a massive distribution up and down the East coast. You know what happens when you get radio people involved. They invite you to play on their two speaker stage. Clinton hosted radio shows in Boston, Baltimore, and Hartford. Plus he got to DJ for Slim Shady Eminem. The Dude's had a pretty good thing going on. Working withE! News and producing Born This Way for Lady Gaga.

Ian Winwood

Listen to "Ian Winwood Releases Smash" on Spreaker. A group biography of '90s punk rock told through the prism of Green Day, The Offspring, NOFX, Rancid, Bad Religion, Social Distortion, and more. Two decades after the Sex Pistols and the Ramones birthed punk music into the world, their artistic heirs burst onto the scene and changed the genre forever. While the punk originators remained underground favorites and were slow burns commercially, their heirs shattered commercial expectations for the genre. In 1994, Green Day and The Offspring each released their third albums, and the results were astounding. Green Day's Dookie went on to sell more than 15 million copies and The Offspring's Smash remains the all-time bestselling album released on an independent label. The times had changed, and so had the music. While many books, articles, and documentaries focus on the rise of punk in the '70s, few spend any substantial time on its resurgence in the '90s, Smash! will be the first to do so, detailing the circumstances surrounding the shift in '90s music culture away from grunge and legitimizing what many first-generation punks regard as post-punk, new wave, and generally anything but true punk music. With astounding access to all the key players of the time, including members of Green Day, The Offspring, NOFX, Rancid, Bad Religion, Social Distortion, and many others, renowned music writer Ian Winwood will at last give this significant, substantive, and compelling story its due. Punk rock bands were never truly successful or indeed truly famous, and that was that--until it wasn't. Smash! is the story of how the underdogs finally won and forever altered the landscape of mainstream music. "An energetic history of the punk revolution of the 1990s, inspired by bands such as the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, and X...[Winwood has a] deep knowledge and thick dossier of interviews with these three-chord revolutionaries...This is a ripping fun music history and strongly reasoned argument for the place of oft-derided 1990s Cali punk in the annals of pop music." ―Publishers Weekly "[A] straightforward account of the improbably profitable second coming of punk rock...[Winwood] writes with authoritative enthusiasm about the 1990s rise of bands like Green Day and the Offspring and their broader relationship to the always-contentious question, 'what is punk?'...His knowing humor will appeal to younger fans and those who were there. A savvy reminiscence of the era when punk finally paid its debt to society."―Kirkus Reviews "Through a series of interviews, Winwood documents the 1990s, the decade in which punk rock emerged from basements in California to the Billboard charts...The author thoughtfully maps the transformation of the punk rock ethos for both the record labels and the bands as they experienced an unprecedented wave of commercial success...Fans of punk and music in general will enjoy this work." ―Library Journal

Ernie Hudson and Valery Pettiford

Listen to "Actor Ernie Hudson And Valerie Pettiford From Carl Weber's The Family Business" on Spreaker. The series is based on Carl Weber’s popular crime drama. Carl Weber's The Family Business follows the Duncans, a prominent family from Jamaica, Queens living fast and luxurious. By day, they’re an upstanding family; by night, they live a dangerous secret life. The patriarch of the family, L.C. Duncan (Hudson), is at the age when he’s starting to think about retirement and has to decide which of his children should take over his thriving exotic car dealership. The Duncans quickly come under siege from some of the top politicians, mafia and drug cartels in the city. The Duncans will have to stick together or die separately. Ernie Hudson is a character actor perhaps best known for his roles as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series, Sergeant Darryl Albrecht in The Crow, and Warden Leo Glynn on HBO’s Oz. In Carl Weber's The Family Business, he plays L.C. Duncan, the patriarch and CEO of the Duncan family business. Valarie Pettiford is a stage and television actress, dancer, and jazz singer. She received a Tony® nomination for her role in the Broadway production of Fosse. She is also known for her role as "Big Dee Dee" Thorne on the sitcom Half & Half.In Carl Weber's The Family Business she plays Charlotte “Chippy” Duncan, the Duncan family matriarch who keeps the family together no matter the challenges.

Makenzie Thomas

Listen to "Makenzie Thomas From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. MaKenzie has returned to "The Voice" feeling more confident than ever. Unfortunately, MaKenzie did not make a team during the Season 14 Blind Auditions, but she took the coaches' advice very seriously. She spent the last year refining her vocals, dispelling her nerves and performing with a gospel band called Elevated Praise to prepare for her second audition. "The Voice" is much more than an opportunity to advance her singing career. Often bullied for her physical appearance, MaKenzie aspires to use music to spread a positive and encouraging message to the younger generation.

Willie Robertson

Listen to "Willie Robertson Releases American Entrepreneur" on Spreaker. AMERICAN ENTREPRENEUR: How 400 Years of Risk-Takers, Innovators, and Business Visionaries Built the U.S.A. by Willie Robertson (William Morrow Hardcover; on sale 11/13) - spending his childhood folding an endless number of cardboard boxes, staining duck calls, and acting as the company's entire customer service department, Willie Robertson knows the amount of blood, sweat, and tears it takes to get a fledging business off the ground. Fast forward four decades and he is CEO of that very company, Duck Commander-a worldwide brand and the catalyst that helped launched the mega-successful Duck Dynasty television show. And now with AMERICAN ENTREPRENEUR, Robertson tells of those among us who-through a combination of vision, luck, and a lot of elbow grease-created businesses that changed the world and shaped the USA. With concise and informative profiles AMERICAN ENTREPRENEUR weaves a compelling history of remarkable men and women who dreamed big and risked everything to build better lives in the pursuit of the American dream. Using his family business as a starting point, Robertson traces the lineage of influential business founders from the country's very beginnings up through the 21st century. From mom and pop operations to moguls he highlights a wide breadth of entrepreneurial figures including: . The Native Americans-America's first entrepreneurs-who established a highly sophisticated commercial network across the land in the precolonial days . Vanderbilt, Carnegie, & Rockefeller: the 19th and 20th Century triumvirate of oil, steel, and railroad tycoons . Madam C.J. Walker: the first self-made black female millionaire, and a pioneer in the cosmetics industry . Ruth Handler: one half of renowned toy company Mattel's founding duo . Oprah, Martha Stewart, and Mary Kay: Household names who crashed through the glass ceiling of the entrepreneurial "boys club"

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 133

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 133" on Spreaker. What are we truly listening to during our daily walks through chapters trying to be met? I love listening to the wind because I believe humans are missing out on multiple layers of lessons. The wind is known for carrying the seeds of plants and other things, what if there's something that we should be recognizing? On this podcast I talk about standing in front of Versace's house in Florida the moment I learned of his passing. I didn't know how to handle the news except to take note of a beautiful white feather right where I was standing. I carry my writing tablets with me at all times. You never know when the wind will be spreading seeds. On that particular night I couldn't escape the South Beach winds. Writing was a struggle. Every gust pushed the pages onto my writing path. That's when I began to think about how many souls must be moving through that area of Florida sharing with those walking a final thought or prayer. I know! Way out there! Not to a creative mind that spent his entire childhood fearing the strong gusts of wind in Montana. Learning to trust it is one thing. Knowing there are lessons to be learned is a lifelong journey. I'm not saying I heard Versace's voice that night or openly play with the idea that a greater power from the universe tapped my shoulder. I just know how much I was moved by the presence of something that peacefully whispered "Let go and participate with the universe." The circles that began to open. The conversations I no longer ran from. How far do you walk before that feeling in your heart is no longer heard? Only to spend days, months and even years trying to reactivate the moment. But you can't. You were just a passerby that happened to be in the right place and didn't know it.

Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold

Listen to "Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold Hosting The 2018 Soul Train Awards" on Spreaker. The annual celebration will recognize the best in Soul, R&B and Hip-Hop from legends to the next generation. 2018 breakout star, H.E.R. leads the nominees for this year’s awards, followed closely by last year’s top winner, Bruno Mars & Cardi B both with six nominations each. Other nominees include SZA who garnered 5 nods, Ella Mai, Daniel Caesar, and each garnered 4 nods for this year’s awards. Four-time Grammy award®-winning, singer-songwriter, artist, director/producer, holistic healer, activist, and mother Erykah Badu, is set to receive the Legend Award. Click Here for a Complete List of Nominees Tisha Campbell is best known for her starring roles in the hit television series, Martin and My Wife and Kids. Most recently, she starred in the comedy series, Dr. Ken, alongside Ken Jeong. Her film credits include, Spike Lee’s School Daze, Another 48 Hoursand the House Party franchise. Tichina Arnold is currently starring alongside Cedric the Entertainer in the hilarious comedy series, The Neighborhood. She is also known for her starring role in the popular series of the 90’s, Martin. Other TV credits include Everybody Hates Chris and Happily Divorced.

Marissa Meyer

Listen to "Marissa Meyer Releases Archenemies" on Spreaker. The Renegades Trilogy continues in Archenemies, the fiercely awaited second installment in New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer’s young adult superhero series that launched in 2017 with Renegades. With the blockbuster success of the Lunar Chronicles series and Heartless, Meyer has become one of the most sought-after authors in young adult fiction. In her first series since The Lunar Chronicles, Marissa Meyer subverts popular superhero tropes while mining the grey area between good and evil in this wholly original superhero series starring teen heroes and villains. In the series, the Renegades (heroes) are pitted against the Anarchists (villains) in the fictional Gatlon City. Nova, who has been raised an Anarchist, meets Adrian, son of one of the greatest Renegades of all time, and together they must work together to help determine what responsibility people with super powers have to the citizens they govern, all while keeping their true identities secret from each other. In Renegades, the first book in the series, Nova and Adrian (aka Insomnia and Sketch) fought the battle of their lives against the Anarchist known as the Detonator. It was a short-lived victory. In Archenemies, The Anarchists still have a secret weapon, one that Nova believes will protect her. The Renegades also have a strategy for overpowering the Anarchists, but both Nova and Adrian understand that it could mean the end of Gatlon City – and the world – as they know it.

David Baldacci

Listen to "David Baldacci Releases Long Road To Mercy" on Spreaker. It’s seared into Atlee Pine’s memory: the kidnapper’s chilling rhyme as he chose between six-year-old Atlee and her twin sister, Mercy. Mercy was taken. Atlee was spared. She never saw Mercy again. Three decades after that terrifying night, Atlee Pine works for the FBI. She’s the lone agent assigned to the Shattered Rock, Arizona resident agency, which is responsible for protecting the Grand Canyon. When one of the Grand Canyon’s mules is found stabbed to death and mutilated at the bottom of the canyon—and its rider missing— Pine is called in to investigate. It soon seems clear the lost tourist had something more clandestine than sightseeing in mind, but just as Pine begins to put together clues pointing to a terrifying plot, she’s abruptly called off the case. If she disobeys direct orders by continuing to search for the missing man, it will mean the end of her career. But unless Pine keeps working the case and discovers the truth, it could spell the very end of democracy in America as we know it.

Chevel Shepherd

Listen to "Chevel Shepherd From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. At just 16 years old, Chevel constantly impresses people with her powerful voice given her age and petite stature. She was raised on country music and the outdoors - often doing crafts, feeding the animals and fixing up cars with her dad. Since Chevel was eight, she has been singing in town wherever she can, but she's looking for bigger musical opportunities. Chevel is ready for her talents to be heard beyond her small town.

Unwired Questions

Listen to "Unwired Questions" on Spreaker. I'm shocked to see that "unwired" isn't a word on Dictionary.com. So many claim to be wired yet we can't be unwired? We face the word daily. Listen to the way we speak to others as well as ourselves. Endlessly we're overtaken by unwired questions. Saturated with thoughts that disconnect us from the reality of our actuality. On this podcast we take on the huge difference between those two words. Aren't reality and actuality one in the same? Not if you look deeper into the plan and purpose of how your unwired questions carelessly seek answers. I'm convinced that we never grow outside the shell of a two year old, "Mom! Mom! Mom!" No day passes that I don't diligently work on bringing my questions to an end. I'm blessed with the opportunity to interview a lot of creative people. I get incredibly tired of asking questions. I lean more on making statements. Pause... The other side of the communication connection is forced to reply or face what we in radio call dead air. Make the statement. If there's a true connection an unwired question isn't required to motivate the moment. Lets add a twist to this mental action to a reaction. Unwired questions sent to yourself by way of talking to yourself. How often do you talk yourself out of a bad mood or into a darker chapter? Becoming aware of where you stand is the actuality. Nobody but you knows how you got there, that's the reality. It feels great when you're inspired to change your present place inside actuality but to get to that point the reality of the steps you've already taken need to be recognized as well as forgiven. You aren't today who you were yesterday. Reality. Therefore your actuality is keeping your unwired questions under control. This is why I keep a de-frag journal. Every afternoon around 4 I sit down and set free the unwired questions. Get them out before they take you out. That's the reality of your actuality.

Dave Mustaine From Megadeath

Listen to "Megadeath's Dave Mustaine Unviels The Mega-Cruise" on Spreaker. Megadeth have announced the artist lineup for their first-ever MegaCruise next fall. "MegaCruise: Thrashing Through The Pacific 2019" will see the thrash icons host the event on The Norwegian Jewel, which will set sail on October 13, 2019 from Los Angeles, CA and hit ports of San Diego, CA and Ensenada, Mexico before returning on October 18, 2019. The inaugural trip will feature performances by a lineup that includes Anthrax, Testament, Corrosion Of Conformity, Armored Saint, DevilDriver, Metal Church, Doro, John 5, Beasto Blanco, Danko Jones and Metalachi: The World's First and Only Heavy Metal Mariachi Band. "While there are dozens of daily performances by our featured Artists, that's just the beginning of the fan experience," according to the official website. "Quite simply, the Norwegian Jewel will become the home of Artists and Fans, interacting in many different ways throughout the five-night voyage. "This interactive experience affords you a variety of events and activities that will put you front and center with Metal Icons that have been an integral part of your life. From Artist Photo Experiences to Intimate Morning Coffee Jams, Music Clinics to Fan/Artist Sporting Competitions and more, there's always a way to get up close and personal with your favorite Artists. "You might happen to bump into one of your faves at one of the Jewel's many watering holes, or possibly share a moment at the Charity Auction...this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience."

Woody McClain and Gabrielle Dennis

Listen to "Woody McClain and Gabrielle Dennis From The Bobby Brown Story" on Spreaker. The Bobby Brown Story will pick up where the New Edition miniseries left off. It will chronicle the artist hailed as the “King of R&B's” exit from the popular ’80s R&B group, through his solo success, and tabloid-fodder marriage to pop icon Whitney Houston. Spanning 30 years of Brown's life, the new project follows his story from the hard streets of Roxbury before being given the chance to prove himself as a solo artist. Written by Abdul Williams, executive produced by Jesse Collins and directed by Kiel Adrian Scott – Premieres September 4 & 5 at 9PM on BET. Catch Up with the stars of the mini-series. Woody McClain reprises his role as Bobby Brown and paints a picture of the young R&B legend’s struggles with stardom as a solo artist. Gabrielle Dennis delivers a stunning performance as the late R&B pop icon, Whitney Houston. Woody McClain’s first venture into acting proved incredibly successful when he was sent to audition for BET’s The New Edition Story and booked the lead role playing Bobby Brown. He will be seen on the big screen in Canal Street playing "MayMay," set to release in Fall 2018. His recent projects also include a role in USA’s series Unsolved, a scripted true crime series based on the murder investigations of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. Woody is currently executive producing his own creation titled Stories with Kev. He has teamed up with Kevin Hart for a streaming series in which he plays Kevin, based on Hart's most iconic stories and stand-up bits available via Hart’s streaming video service, Laugh Out Loud. You can catch Gabrielle Dennis as the newest addition to the Marvel/Netflix hit superhero drama series, Luke Cage. In this highly anticipated series Dennis portrays the pivotal role of Tilda- a brilliant, holistic doctor with a complicated history in Harlem where, as much as she tries to stay far from trouble, it seems to always find her. Most recently the versatile actress was a series regular on Fox’s medical drama, Rosewood, where she portrayed the spunky, smart, singing sister to Morris Chestnut for 2 seasons. Her other television credits include a recurring role on HBO’s Insecure, BET’s The Game as well as guest appearances on shows like Justified,Baby Daddy, and Bones.

Rod Argent From The Zombies

Listen to "Rod Argent From The Zombies Talks The Blues Cruise And More" on Spreaker. Rod Argent and The Zombies are heading back out on yet another fun filled Blues Cruise with Rock n Roll Hall of famer's The Moody Blues. Rod loves taking in the sun while getting the opportunity to catch up with all the other bands performing. He says you never stop being a fan. In this conversation with break down several different thoughts. One of them being why the music still remains priceless. Is it because during the days that it was recorded there was a lot of face to face time in the studio? Taking a song from the four walls creation to a live performance is a journey the continues to enlighten every member in the band. He goes on to explain how many times each song changes. The members of the band endlessly bring new vibes to each piece. According to Rod it keeps it fresh! From the LAproductions.us studio we are Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!!

Matt Gutman

Listen to "Matt Gutman Releases The Boys In The Cave" on Spreaker. From award-winning ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman, and written using exclusive interviews and information comes the definitive account of the dramatic story that gripped the world: the miracle rescue of twelve boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave miles underground for nearly three weeks-a pulse-pounding page-turner by a reporter who was there every step of their journey out. After a practice in June 2018, a Thai soccer coach took a dozen of his young players to explore a famous but flood-prone cave. It was one of the boys' birthday, but neither he nor the dozen resurfaced. Worried parents and rescuers flocked to the mouth of a cave that seemed to have swallowed the boys without a trace. Ranging in age from eleven to sixteen, the boys were all members of the Wild Boars soccer team. When water unexpectedly inundated the cave, blocking their escape, they retreated deeper inside, taking shelter in a side cavern. While the world feared them dead, the thirteen young souls survived by licking the condensation off the cave's walls, meditating, and huddling together for warmth. In this thrilling account, ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman recounts this amazing story in depth and from every angle, exploring their time in the cave, the failed plans and human mistakes that nearly doomed them, and the daring mission that ultimately saved them. Gutman introduces the elite team of volunteer divers who risked death to execute a plan so risky that its American planners admitted, "for us, success would have meant getting just one boy out alive." He takes you inside the meetings where life and death decisions were grimly made and describes how these heroes pulled off an improbable rescue under immense pressure, with the boys' desperate parents and the entire world watching. One of the largest rescues in history was in doubt until the very last moment. Matt Gutman covered the story intensively, went deep inside the caves himself, and interviewed dozens of rescuers, experts and eye-witnessed around the world. The result is this pulse-pounding page-turner that vividly recreates this extraordinary event in all its intensity-and documents the ingenuity and sacrifice it took to succeed.

DeAndre Nico

Listen to "DeAndre Nico From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. His blind audition: DeAndre Nico, 23, of Port Arthur, Texas, performed Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man.” Adam Levine turned at the first run-through of the chorus and was quickly joined by Jennifer Hudson. Near the end of the performance, Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton turned too, giving DeAndre just the second four-chair turn of Season 15. Adam calls him “a beast,” saying his voice is “both rich and soulful.” DeAndre joined Team Adam. His background: A year ago, Hurricane Harvey hit his hometown. He was driving in it, expecting a thunderstorm. Next thing, he looked out and his car was in flood waters. He says he was wound up trapped in a home for two days with no foot, no electricity and no water. Then came a rescue, which he calls an “amazing feeling.” Since the hurricane, DaAndre says all he’s been doing is gigging and sleeping on couches, because music is about all he has left. On picking Adam as his coach: “I made a vow to myself, whoever turned around first, that’s what I was going to choose, and I stuck to my word. I’m a man of my word. Adam’s a great guy. He’s really cool. He’s really down to earth. He tells us what we need to hear, and he don’t cut no nickels with us. He just lets us know what’s up, ‘Hey, that sounds bad.’ He tries to help us in every area that he can. He’s trying to win, just like us.”

Joe Milliken

Listen to "Joe Milliken Releases Lets Go" on Spreaker. Joe Milliken has been a music journalist, editor, and website publisher for 20 years. A life-long rock music fan with a degree in visual arts, Joe would turn to writing as his creative outlet, starting as a local reporter, then a Sports/Arts & Entertainment editor, while also freelancing for various national publications. In 2014, he launched Standing Room Only, a website dedicated to promoting music, the arts and specialty food on both a local (Boston, New England) and national level. Originally from Boston, he now resides in southern Vermont with his family. Let’s Go is his first book.

Questions For Google

Listen to "Questions For Google" on Spreaker. What would your life be like if you had Google during your teen years? My parents knew I had questions and wasted no time trying to endlessly teach. The problem is they didn't have the answers to this ever changing planet of communities. More people go to Google then God. On this podcast I talk about that subject. Trying to get spiritual answers in a world where God's not seen, heard or physically available to take on your present storm. I'm no expert on the subject but I'm really good at going to Google. Without going all out religious, we all know the search engine feels nothing, doesn't know our situation away from the computer and will never truly appear in your life but in the places we choose to operate a thought. Whereas that connection to a higher shape of spiritual growth and studies has laid out a path of awareness, patience and forgiveness. If all we ever got were answers and victories would we be interested in personal growth? Most of what we need and or seek is located in the struggle. Which is such a waste of time for so many. Walmart and Amazon have made it too easy to pull us toward the comforts of the moment and not the foundation of survival required for tomorrows walk. Look at what Spell Check has done to us. We're lazy spellers. We rely on the computer to correct the sentences. When I receive a handwritten or typed out message it's horrid. The grammar is way off and the words are attempts at trying to make a connection. What has a life overtaken by Google delivered? Doesn't the internet connection change your way of thinking? One minute you're looking up better ways to change a light bulb only to find the stories on the side convincing you to research the taste of a Butterball turkey. What if God could readjust his way of speaking and gave us faster replies? Would you leap over to Yahoo or Bing?

George Wallace

Listen to "George Wallace From Radio To Vegas" on Spreaker. By the age of six, George Wallace knew he wanted to be a comedian. He always enjoyed making people laugh, but he also knew the importance of an education. He attended the University of Akron, Ohio and upon graduating with degrees in Transportation, Marketing/Advertising, plus advance studies in Radio and Television from Columbia School of Broadcasting. Literally, a rags-to-riches story, Wallace went from selling rags to VP of Advertising. Still, his dream of being a comedian had a strong hold on him. Within a week of leaving the advertising field, he began to perform stand-up comedy and was offered a job writing for "The Red Foxx Show."

Jake Borelli

Listen to "Jake Borelli Dr Glasses From Greys Anatomy" on Spreaker. A fresh new face in the entertainment industry, Jake Borelli has quickly made a name for himself with the diverse characters he has brought to life on screen. Jake can currently be seen starring as Dr. Levi Schmitt aka 'Glasses' on the award-winning, smash hit medical drama series "Grey's Anatomy." Introduced in the first two episodes of the 14th season, Jake instantly became a fan favorite as one of the newest interns to join Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Jake's portrayal of the slightly awkward, clumsy, yet lovable doctor in training has critics calling him "one to watch" this year. Season 15 premiered on September 27, 2018. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Jake knew at a young age that he wanted to be an actor. He got his start acting with the Columbus Children's Theater when he was just 10 years old and performed in over 15 plays in just five years. From the stage he went on to work in commercials and radio in Ohio. In 2009, a few weeks after he graduated from high school he decided to make the move to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of being a full-time actor. Shortly after the move, Jake landed his first major role as Roy in the Nickelodeon series "iCarly." He then went on to recur as Wolfgang, a quirky German exchange student in Nickelodeon's "The Thundermans." On the film front, Borelli recently starred in Netflix's Original Movie "#REALITYHIGH" opposite Kate Walsh and Anne Winters.

Should You Not Be Sharing

Listen to "Should You Not Be Sharing" on Spreaker. It was a radio station manager that opened my heart to the journey of how none of this is about us. Andrew spoke of how to utilize the communication as a tool rather than a performance. Once Blogging and the digital platform came into play any type of thought sharing was pretty much under the control of the decision makers pushing music more than connection. The more I practiced the art of using words by way of web pages and podcasting the bigger picture began to arrive. How we act, react and bring things forward from the center of our creative frames isn't to gain access to the process of self but rather to help others along the way. We are all called and or commanded to the purpose of life. You don't have to be religious to understand the message of this show. It my choice to give the energy source an identity. I will never press forward or knock on your door for your mind body and soul to believe in anything but the presence of your personal universe. No matter what you believe in you are still being used to reach people. Even if you're stocking shelves at Harris Teeter you are touching the lives of a passerby that you will never know. What flows from your place in the present will always affect another person. What's your choice as to how it's being delivered? It's a battle to remove the mask of self. When you do figure it out, the distance of your heart beat will be heard long after it stops. I get it! Make money to spend money. What if why you're growing or staying stale is being used to change other people's lives? Who? You? Yes really... It's your daily choice to forget that you've been called.

Rachel Sparks

Listen to "Rachael Sparks Releases Resistant" on Spreaker. Resistant: A Novel (publisher: SparkPress), is a hybrid of thriller and science-based fiction that draws the reader in to an action filled plot. Bacteria won the war against our medicines. She might be evolution’s answer. But can she survive long enough to find out? When antibiotics ceased to work, Rory Stevigson lost her mother to an infection, the same type that has killed a seventh of the world's population. Then stoic and scarred Navy, a young military veteran, enters the quiet life she leads with her father on their farm, and Rory finds herself drawn to him despite his mysterious past...until he reveals that her blood may hold the cure the world needs, and she is a target because of it. The government’s research arm, TEAR, wants to sell the cure to those who can afford it. The Resistance would give the cure away to all, and they’ve sent Navy to find her before TEAR can. Now Rory must go on the run if she is to find the new path of human evolution before TEAR finds her.

Where In Your Universe Is There Room

Listen to "Where In Your Universe Is There Room" on Spreaker. I'm not really sure where on this path that life suddenly took over and everything began to move quicker then a double shot of Red Bull. No matter where you stand or want to belong there's always something standing in the way of realizing what's been planned or envisioned. If you're lucky enough to locate enough room on that invisible layout of ideas, the physical actuality of experience doesn't guarantee a true payoff. Where in your universe is there room. On this podcast I get a little preachy which just freaks me out. I'm not qualified to preach. I keep telling the bigger voice that he or she needs to find a different outlet. It doesn't always work that way. On this show the message isn't bent in the way that we receive all that we assume we need but rather the focus is put on where you stand with who you've chosen to be part of your path. I get it, we have incredible working relationships with our coworkers and bosses and all that's brought to the surface can sometimes feel like winning a playoff game. I openly admit many of my greatest moments in life have nothing to do with family and everything to do with who I've blessed to collaborate with. Where in your universe is there room? The older we get the more consumed we become. I'm seriously guilty of living out a fun place to be over and over again. Um that was an event that unwrapped itself ten or fifteen years ago. To create room you have to know where you are in the moment. I do laugh when I see all these storage buildings being built. Once you've placed your items inside how long do they stay on your mind? Same is true about your life and experiences. You always wanted that dream job to march into your heart but it feels like it's never going to arrive. You honestly don't have the room. There's too much in your mind body and soul. Your life and style are like your smartphone. You've got a lot of apps demands energy from the battery. Uncovering the truth about where you are hurts like hell. That's because you're going to have to toss some stuff out. Preparing your purpose for that plan is a choice. Know that you're never alone. Unless you've declared it to be true.

Paget Brewster

Listen to "Paget Brewster From The Witch Files" on Spreaker. High school becomes literal hell for a group of young women who tap into witchcraft in order to fulfill their every wish in THE WITCH FILES. The witty new thriller arrives on digital platforms and DVD on October 9, 2018. While spending a dull detention together, an unlikely gathering of teenage girls discovers one of their group may possess supernatural powers. Intrigued, they follow her into the local woods, where they harness the ambient energy of witches who were persecuted there hundreds of years ago. Realizing they now have the ability to make every desire a reality, the girls form a coven and soon have the entire school under their control. Their newfound power, however, comes at a deadly cost, and before long they find themselves under attack from one of their own ... who isn't about to give up the good life without a fight. THE WITCH FILES, from director Kyle Rankin (Infestation, Night of the Living Deb), is told with a mixture of deft humor and teenage drama that will appeal to fans of Charmed, The Craft and Mean Girls. It proves we should all be careful what we witch for. The film stars Paget Brewster(Criminal Minds, Community), Holly Taylor(The Americans)and Greg Finley(The Secret Life of the American Teenager).

Don Cusic

Listen to "Don Cusic Releases Nashville Sound" on Spreaker. Reedy Press is pleased to announce the release of our latest book, Nashville Sound: An Illustrated Timeline, by noted author and songwriter Don Cusic. The Nashville Sound is a sound heard all around the world. It is not just the sound of country music; music from Nashville includes Big Band, rhythm and blues, gospel, Christian, jazz and classical. Nashville music goes back a long way and embraces artists and songs that have no borders. "Music City U.S.A." isn't just a catchy slogan, it is an accurate description of the sounds of Nashville from Davy Crockett's fiddle to the Fisk Jubilee Singers to rock classics from Roy Orbison and the Everly Brothers to the Nashville Sound of Jim Reeves and Eddy Arnold and beyond. The Nashville Sound is a rainbow of music. Nashville Sound: An Illustrated Timeline explores Nashville's rich history in music that encompasses not only country music but also gospel music, contemporary Christian music, rhythm and blues, rock'n'roll and classical music. Nashville is a musical gold mine and this book follows the development of music and the music industry in Nashville from the nineteenth century until today.

Gary Louris From The Jayhawks

Listen to "Gary Louis From The Jayhawks" on Spreaker. Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release OUR COUNTRY: AMERICANA ACT II, the eagerly awaited new album from Ray Davies on Friday, June 29. This new studio album will be available on CD, 2LP vinyl and digital formats. Pre-order OUR COUNTRY: AMERICANA ACT II now at: https://RayDavies.lnk.to/americana-II The first track, “Our Country,” premiered today. The continuing story of The Kinks co-founder’s journeys through America, as depicted in his 2013 memoir Americana and last year’s album of the same name, OUR COUNTRY: AMERICANA ACT II is an album borne from Davies’ vision of America -- how it shaped him and evolved through the years. His reflections on his experiences in America instigate personal reformation, and eventually rediscovery and celebration of his own origins. OUR COUNTRY, like its predecessor, was recorded at the legendary Konk Studios in London with guitarist Bill Shanley and The Jayhawks once again serving as Davies’ backing band plus a group of UK musicians. The album picks up several intriguing musical threads from Davies’ extraordinary songwriting catalog, from the opener “Our Country” – which is developed from a melodic theme heard in AMERICANA’s title track – to reinterpretations of songs inspired by America and written for various projects over the years, including “Oklahoma USA” (first heard on The Kinks’ MUSWELL HILBILLIES), “The Real World” (from 2007’s acclaimed solo album, WORKING MAN’S CAFÉ) and “The Getaway” (from 2006’s OTHER PEOPLES LIVES). OUR COUNTRY: AMERICANA ACT II was arranged and produced by Ray Davies; the album was co-produced by Guy Massey and John Jackson. All songs by Ray Davies. Davies’ first all original solo work in a decade, AMERICANA was greeted with international critical acclaim upon its release last year. “The Kinks legend uses AMERICANA to blaze a path through both America's rock ’n’ roll history and his own,” raved Pitchfork. “Its back-to-basics energy and prosaic storytelling make it Davies’ best solo album in years.” Mojo called it “his most personal album to date” and Uncut said that “AMERICANA is a deeply satisfying reminder that Davies remains a songwriter with a huge reach but few equals”. “There’s a lot to chew on,” wrote American Songwriter, “but AMERICANA is a first class offering from one of the UK’s most feted songwriters and a worthy entry into Ray Davies’ rightfully esteemed catalog.” “AMERICANA is a big story,” wrote Consequence of Sound, “and it’s not one with tidy resolutions or easy fixes. But Davies is far less preoccupied with trying to tie up the loose ends than he is pointing out America’s dual narratives. There is the fantasy and there is real life, and more often than not they bleed over into one another. And once again, it took the efforts of one of our greatest living songwriters to spell it all out for us.” Ray Davies is currently working on a theatre/film piece based on both AMERICANA and OUR COUNTRY. Watch this space for further developments.

Neal Boscomb

Listen to "Neal Bascomb Releases The Grand Escape" on Spreaker. Neal Bascomb is well recognized as a master or turning complicated history into page turning narrative nonfiction. A national award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, he loves writing inspiring stories of adventure or achievement. In THE GRAND ESCAPE, Bascomb turns his focus on a group of Allied POWs who staged an escape for the ages during World War I. At the height of World War I, as battles raged in the trenches and in the air, another struggle for survival was being waged in the most notorious POW camp in all of Germany: Holzminden. A land-locked Alcatraz of sorts, it was home to the most troublesome Allied prisoners—and the most talented at escape. THE GRAND ESCAPE tells the remarkable tale of a band of pilots who pulled off an ingenious plan and made it out of enemy territory in the biggest breakout of WWI, inspiring their countrymen in the darkest hours of the war.

Funsho

Listen to "Funsho From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. Funsho was born in Lagos, Nigeria, where he spent the first seven years of his life. His parents saved all their money to move to America. When his mom won the green card lottery, they quickly made the move. They became American citizens after 10 years in Maryland. Funsho comes from a musical family, as his sisters sing in church and his mother grew up with musical aspirations. He started getting serious about performing in college and began doing open mic nights, performing at schools and releasing an acoustic album (he learned guitar on his own). Funsho later graduated from the University of Maryland and now plans to move to Los Angeles to pursue music full-time.

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 132

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 132" on Spreaker. I'm not a weatherman but I do enjoy studying the way of the rain. As much as I want to believe each drop is sent to feed the roots of a tree it's never met, the other side of my creative mind believes rain is sent to locate an ocean. This far inland how can such a thought be possible? You like to dream right? Your thoughts are single drops of rain. Somehow someway you get to touch the opposite side of a rainbow. A gentle rain is no different. A single drop unknowing to us, will make it's way to a larger body of water. During my daily watches of weather moving through us, I've learned that most of us don't truly like to put ourselves in places where the water from the sky dampens our desire to be in such a place of receiving. Birds and even deer enjoy the offering from the sky. Each have a special dance or way of accepting. Not the human. We quickly run inside to do nothing but complain. Have you ever interrupted a raindrop's day? Maybe you got in the way of it touching the shores of a far in the distance ocean. On this podcast I talk about how many times the average person tends to complain about what they are presently doing with their career. The storms that each of us face but we don't truly learn from the challenge or accept the rain. That causes a lot of disconnection in our wishes and or personal demands. Some withstand the daily grind while others spend a lifetime looking for a job that makes them happy. Really? Your boss has a boss who has a boss. No matter how much you try to be greater then yesterday your place of business will always have a new collection of rain. Stand in it. Let it drench your every purpose and reason. Your boss is a label. Beneath it, he or she is just another raindrop seeking the scent of an ocean shore. Two raindrops collected create a trickle. Imagine if you made it less about you and more about the process of progress. Let the presence of your raindrop locate a puddle then a creek then a lake and beyond.

A Gulp Of God

Listen to "A Gulp Of God" on Spreaker. I must have known when I'd record this particular message that my energy level would be trashed out by too much to work without enough time to rest. The subject is about coffee and how we don't think twice about pouring the golden brew through our systems of choice. I love coffee. It's been a huge part of my nearly 40 years of radio. I'm not sure I would be where I presently sit without it. On this podcast I take the subject of coffee and replace it with God. For multiple many that's all they need to boost their day. I'm an honest believer and will tell you that even in prayer I need to be bumped up a few hundred notches on energy. It's not that I don't believe in the natural presence of a empowering word. I just happen to push my limits beyond expectation and when the day starts all over within the blink of a single eye... I've got to have a boost of something to get my focus on moving in forward motion. God provides a lot. That's pretty much what a Christian would say. What happens on those days when the Greater Power elects to challenge you to do it without beans from the ground and water to make it smooth? Openly I admit that even though I grew up in an atmosphere of God is the only way. Once I hit those teen years and all things that followed I became too confident with the messages and felt no need to keep being a student. That took a U turn twelve years ago when my heart had everything it needed in a world of success but as a person I was emptier than a desert floor with no soil to grow into a new tomorrow. All of these spiritual stories and studies and no knowledge of what to do with it. Oh I am not alone on this subject. I see those seats in the church on Sundays. People go to be lifted like taking in that cup of coffee. They are motivated and moved in the moment. Once away... ok lets get back to feeling like we've got a caffeine hangover. Which I feel in my heart is how people push God through their choices. You get to much of it and don't know how to feel. Rather than use the knowledge it just sits in the pit of your attitude. You'll never hear me tell you to join a church group or find a faith filled circle. That's a choice to build upon that platform. I'm the guy that will tell you to do what you feel is best with the information flowing in between your thoughts. Put it into action and reaction. Do it your way. But stay true to its presence and purpose of being alive in your moment. There are no rules that state that Christians can only hang with other believers. Nope... Do as you do and let what you've learned become street speak. Be you because through you without ever pressing the pages of the big book into the face of a non-believer you can still reach what you were called to do.

Emma Remelle

Listen to "Emma Remelle Releases One Last Drink" on Spreaker. Who better to know that most of today's music pretty much sounds the same? It's the new breed of singer/songwriters branding a new age of sound to the coattails of fans and followers around the world. The last thing Emma Remelle wants is to be compared to another performer. She's endlessly in the studio studying the art of sound without having to give up the vibe connected to her identity. Her new EP is set for release and filled with global explorations invited to the celebration of emotion via EDM mixers and more. The first release is One Last Drink. On her Facebook page she explains, "Some of the lyrics were inspired by an iconic line from friends : “they don’t know, that we know, that they know” ..I accidentally couldn’t help myself ."

Dr. Grant Brenner

Listen to "Dr Grant Brenner Releases Relationship Sanity" on Spreaker. Most of us want to be in loving, honest, open-hearted relationships, but few of us are aware that we may also be afraid of intimacy. If we grew up in less-than-perfect families, then we likely internalized a way of dealing with loved ones that prevents us from embracing the intimate relationships and meaningful connections that we so desperately crave. As a result, many of us are trapped in dysfunctional relationships, not just with significant others, but also with family members, coworkers, and friends. In RELATIONSHIP SANITY: Creating and Maintaining Healthy Relationships (a Central Recovery Press paperback, on sale October 23, 2018, $16.95, ISBN 978-1-942094-81-4)) - the follow-up to their bestselling title, Irrelationship - psychoanalyst Mark Borg, psychiatrist Grant Brenner, and registered nurse Daniel Berry draw on their extensive clinical research and experience to illuminate the underlying issues that prevent us from entering into authentic relationships. Offering accessible assessment tools to help identify damaging habits, this team of experts provides readers with a step-by-step guide to help them develop compassionate empathy, embrace vulnerability, and commit to an ongoing nurturing of the relationships they value. Drawing on relatable case studies of those who addressed their dysfunctional, toxic, or estranged relationships, Borg, Brenner, and Berry show readers how to approach common relationship hurdles.

Colton Smith

Listen to "Colton Smith From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. Growing up in Alabama wasn't always easy for Colton, as he struggled to meet the many expectations of being a stereotypical boy. From a young age, Colton knew that he was gay and was not openly accepted by his community. He turned to theater and songwriting to help process his emotions. It wasn't until college that Colton gained a sense of freedom. With the support of his mom and stepdad, Colton feels "The Voice" is his platform to showcase his musical calling.

I Became The Buzz Kill

Listen to "I Became The Buzz Kill" on Spreaker. Tony Robbins is by far one of this generation's most positive motivational leaders. I often wonder how many friends he lost along the way. It's a real question. During our everyday walk, being a positive leader isn't always the accepted atmosphere. I once had an Operation Manager go all out on me, "I don't need your positive today. I need to you to get down here with the rest of us and have compassion." I never understood that. It changed the way I spoke. I took it as being a firm reminder that positive people do have a sway with their ray of light. Basically meaning we look at the glass as being half full not empty. That drives a lot of people crazy. On this podcast I open our eyes to a different type of positive person. It's no hidden fact that I am an Elevator. I study the word of God at Elevation Church. The keyword is study. I don't go to church. I study. Over the past couple of years I've found myself with fewer and fewer friends. It's kind of weird going into projects that were once designed by a community of creators. These days the travels are thin. Inside my daily writing I can see why. While studying the word. I wrote the word. I spoke the word. I lived the word. I became a buzz kill to a lot of people. Does that mean I'll change? Not at all. The awareness of our presence in the moment teaches us how to stay true to yourself while realizing you aren't missing anything. Too many times the average person returns to their old habits because losing weight made you look good and those nearest you felt fat. How do you move beyond our need for acceptance? Wait for it! Here comes Captain Positive! Accept yourself first. That's the greatest decision you'll ever make. Now grow forward and outward. Be you or be what everybody else wants you to become. Sadly we never see their names on the headstone.