Eric O'Neill

Listen to "Eric O Niell Releases Gray Day" on Spreaker. "The spy is always in the worst possible place." This was the first lesson Eric O'Neill would be taught by his supervisor, veteran agent Robert Hanssen, when he began working at the FBI's newly created Information Assurance Section; he called it "Hanssen's law." It was early 2001, the world on the cusp of the digital revolution, and this two-man division was tasked with modernizing the FBI's woefully out-of-date and inadequate cybersecurity system-or so it seemed. In reality, O'Neill knew just how true "Hanssen's law" really was: his new boss was a spy, and he was most definitely in the worst possible place, with unhindered access to some of the FBI's most classified and highly sensitive intelligence. The agency suspected that Hanssen had spent the past twenty years acting as a Russian mole, sharing everything from details about U.S. weapons systems to the names and identities of American operatives. At twenty-six years old, O'Neill was recruited for the case of a lifetime, tasked with spying on a master spy and bringing to justice one of the most damaging double agents in American history. In GRAY DAY: My Undercover Mission to Expose America's First Cyber Spy (Crown; March 26, 2019), O'Neill takes readers into the high-stakes, pressure-packed Room 9930, where he spends each day alone with Hanssen. O'Neill is subjected to Hanssen's over-sized ego and bursts of rage, but also witnesses the brilliant maneuverings and manipulations he has used for years to stay one step ahead of the FBI. Finding O'Neill to be an apt pupil, Hanssen begins to teach him the game of spy craft, exposing the flaws and failures of the agency's systems, which he's been able to exploit for years. What Hanssen could not have anticipated, however, was just how much attention his new student was paying. In GRAY DAY, O'Neill recounts those fateful months spent with Hanssen in an edge-of-your seat, tension-packed narrative that rivals the greatest spy novels and films. A dramatic tale of spy vs. spy, GRAY DAY is also a cautionary tale that pulls back the curtain on the world of cyber espionage. As recent events have made painfully clear-from the Equifax breach, to the global WannaCry pandemic, to the hacking of the 2016 U.S. presidential election-cyber espionage is one of the greatest threats we face when it comes to national, corporate, and personal security. In GRAY DAY, O'Neill shows us what Hanssen's law-"The spy is always in the worst possible place"-can teach us about how to keep our information safe in an increasingly digital world.

Gyth Rigdon

Listen to "Gyth Rigdon From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. Gyth is no stranger to hard work after growing up on his family's racehorse farm. A typical morning would start at 5 o'clock to feed, wash and train all 27 horses. Gyth found his musical calling at 15 when he joined the family campfire jam session. At 17, his father booked him a three-hour show at a biker bar where he has been playing gigs ever since. Gyth took his show on the road for a few years and came back a hometown hero after sharing the stage with artists such as Jake Owen and Gary Allen. Gyth hopes "The Voice" will help launch his music career to the next level.

Positive Living

Listen to "Becoming A Positive Liver" on Spreaker. I laugh at titles such as Positive Living. Brings back memories of my publisher selecting the area of Barnes and Noble where my first published book would be located. I didn't want the poetry section and I knew for sure it wouldn't comfortably sit with action packed over zealous drama. They put it in the lane of very little traffic dubbed New Age Religion. On this podcast we dig in and expose those that lay a lot of claim on being a positive person. Here's what most don't understand. Being a positive person is one thing. Living a positive life is another. Both require a ton of work and there's a big chance you're going to lose a lot of people you thought were cool and hype like you. Positive is actually a negative. We survive on the energy that's given off by bad times, news and food. Then we fight like hell to get back to a safer place only to learn we've been dumped by real people and have only the social media to do our talking. Positive living doesn't mean you aren't going to be overtaken by unexpected storms. It prepares you for the events. You stand stronger when the solid rock beneath your feet begins to wobble. A good example is how Martial Arts plays out in the chapters of so many who study it. It's not supposed to be about the kicking, blocking and winning tournaments. Martial Arts is a way of life. How you present yourself on the streets of everyday. Having the courage to embrace what's eating away at your mind body and soul and allowing it to move through what's become your moment. We can positive think all we want. Without activation and truly putting yourself into the words you promote, it becomes a book on a shelf that nobody will read. Put your positive waves into a way of living. You'll love what it invites.

Stephen Williams

Listen to "Stephen Williams Releases Blockchain" on Spreaker. In BLOCKCHAIN: The Next Everything, Williams demystifies blockchain and its numerous applications as it takes the tech world by storm. I would love to send you a review copy and arrange for an interview with Stephen Williams. If there is interest, simply reply with a preferred mailing address and/or time & date for the interview. Using plain English, clever stories and uncomplicated explanations, Williams provides readers with a firm understanding of what blockchain is: An immutable online, digital ledger for keeping track of any kind of data. A software that exists as strings of code across multiple computers, phones, and other devices in a distributed manner that makes it both immutable and accessible to all its users. NOT Bitcoin. Both technologies are commonly associated with one another in the media because blockchain is the software that makes the cryptocurrency possible. However, blockchain also powers such things as Walmart's supply chain; voting platforms; refugee identification; organic food verification; and much, much more. The next everything. Blockchain will be as revolutionary for our society as the internet was, influencing all aspects of society from politics to business to consumer culture and philanthropy. Blockchain will upend the need for central authorities like banks, Uber, Airbnb, and the government to conduct transactions, potentially giving people from all social strata the power to do business and make cross-continental purchases without a middleman. BLOCKCHAIN: The Next Everything is an essential book for readers that are curious about the future of technology and its implications for a better world.

Ryan Bundy From The Bundy's

Listen to "Ryan Bundy From The Bundy's On NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. Music runs in this family. Their mom was in the church choir, their dad in musical theatre, and their younger brother is in a rock band. In 2010, Megan moved to Nashville to pursue a solo career. She later asked Katey and Ryan to join her and sing harmony on her album, which sparked their interest to become a trio. In 2016, they opened for LeAnn Rimes and toured the U.S. Katey later got married and now lives in Chicago, which makes working as a trio difficult. The Bundys are the first trio to audition for "The Voice" and they are hoping this opportunity will bring the band back together.

JoJo Siwa

Listen to "JoJo Siwa New Tour And Ready For Slimefest 2019" on Spreaker. Nickelodeon SlimeFest returns for its second year with live performances by global superstar Pitbull, chart-topping singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha, Nickelodeon star and YouTube sensation JoJo Siwa and Grammy Award-winning® artist T-Pain on Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9. The two-day family-friendly music festival will be held at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago, Ill. Consumers who subscribe to the SlimeFest email newsletter at www.nickslimefest.com will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Wednesday, March 27, at 10:00 a.m. (CT). Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, March 29, at 10 a.m. (CT). In addition to live music, Nickelodeon SlimeFest will showcase one-of-a-kind experiences for the entire family featuring the network’s signature green slime. New activations for this year include a Slime Maze and an expanded Slime Central, where over 30 people can get slimed simultaneously. Festivalgoers can also experience the giant slime pit in front of the stage; make their own slime at the Slime Lab; participate in a silent Slime Disco; and purchase exclusive SlimeFest merchandise. The event will also feature appearances by fan-favorite stars from Nickelodeon series Annie vs. Hayley: LeBake Off!, Cousins For Life, Henry Danger and Knight Squad. Nickelodeon superstar JoJo Siwa is a YouTube personality, singer, dancer, entrepreneur, social media influencer and New York Times bestselling author. Siwa has more than 9.2 million subscribers on YouTube with over 2.1 billion views, over 7.9 million followers on Instagram and more than 17.2 million followers on TikTok. Her hugely popular single "Boomerang” has been viewed over 670 million times and is certified platinum. In November of 2018, Nickelodeon released Siwa’s first-ever EP, entitled D.R.E.A.M. The Music. The EP features four new songs: “D.R.E.A.M.,” “My Story,” “Everyday Popstars” and “Only Getting Better.” Siwa is about to embark on her first ever U.S. concert tour, Nickelodeon’s JoJo Siwa D.R.E.A.M. The Tour. Presented by Party City and produced by Nickelodeon and AEG Presents, the tour will visit 53 North American cities including Detroit, Milwaukee, Columbus, Minneapolis and Cleveland. More info at JoJoDREAMTour.com . Siwa is nominated for two awards (Favorite TV Host with Nick Cannon for Lip Sync Battle Shorties and Favorite Social Music Star) at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2019, taking place Saturday, March 23. She’s the recipient of two Kids’ Choice awards (Favorite Viral Music Artist in 2017 and Musical YouTube Creator in 2018), and she also performed at last year’s event. In addition, Siwa recently launched her first animated short-form series on Nickelodeon’s YouTube channel, The JoJo & BowBow Show Show, starring Siwa and her furry best friend BowBow.

Becoming Deightful

Listen to "Becoming Delightful" on Spreaker. It sounds kind of odd to bring up a subject such as this. How much do you invest in being delightful? Does the word even fit into the chapters of our present walk? My good friend Catherine recently spoke freely about how she was extremely delightful that the "J" guy would soon return. "J" because the moment you say Jesus you're gonna lose a ton of Twitter and Facebook followers. I know, it's about data collecting and subjects based on returns are usually just another reason to locate a different place to pick up content. On this podcast we dive into the word delightful by way of looking forward to something rather than being bogged down by what we assume is about to become. I get it! Plan your future. Invest in the moments that could be. The problem isn't what you're putting into it. It's what others are gaining from you not reaching that peak yet. Put your money on the people you can train, Everybody else carries luggage. Set in their way. Boom! Down goes the deeply dedicated and loyal because it puts a wave in the structure of always being prepared for change. How do you handle the pressures of coming across happy? By being delightful of your moment of Now. You honestly can't do anything about your future. It's not yours to have until it gets here. Your past is nothing but burned up firewood that's been simmering for how many chapters? Be delightful of where you presently stand. Being aware of how you'd like to evolve is always the mindset of preparing for the expectations of change. Celebrate your moment even during bad days and horrid decisions made by leaders just trying to keep their job. Look forward to going to work. You're changing lives. Every customer is seeking something. You could be that missing lyric. Be delightful.

Raise Your Arms

Listen to "Raising Our Arms" on Spreaker. As strong as I am with my faith in public I still find it extremely difficult to raise my arms in church. It's just not my thing. I feel like a taker. Yet, while praying at home I do put those palms in the air to praise the birth of new beginnings. On this podcast we dive into these areas of question. Why not at a place of worship but always while comfortably standing within the four walls of home? The movement of energy is through us at all times. Understanding how it appears and can be used is learned not only through prayer but by putting focus on meditation. Trusting the energy that comes to life in your present place of now. In church that feeling of being a taker is a personal issue that needs no human judgement. I don't arrive in a place of worship to grab hold of the worship then go about my day. Receiving is better understood when the empowerment of sharing grows upon the surface of your open fields of discovery. Through mediation you're able to feel what enters you then passes through. Raising those arms is no different. Rather than thinking of yourself as being a taker, trust that your energy is being used in positive ways as it leaves your body. There's a huge difference between prayer and meditation but that doesn't mean you can't do both in church. Utilizing the presence of both helps open your systems of choice. Your next decision doesn't need another reason to be blocked. Move the energy through you without hoarding what you think you're in need of. Be present with how you feel without labeling the actions taken.

Noma Percy And Tim Stirzaker

Listen to "Norma Percy and Tim Stirzaker From Brexit Europe In Chaos" on Spreaker. Smithsonian Channel’s new documentary film, Europe in Chaos, explores the origins of Brexit and the Migration Crisis, two factors that divided the European nations and plunged them into their biggest political catastrophe since World War II. The first hour, BREXIT, tells the story of how British Prime Minister David Cameron – who favored remaining in the EU – caved to his party and called a referendum that resulted in Britain withdrawing from the European Union, a decision that shocked the world. The second hour, MIGRATION CRISIS, shows how European leaders desperately struggled to address one of the century’s greatest humanitarian crises: the influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees arriving in Europe from Syria and North Africa. The crisis exposes a sharp division between East and West, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and others offering sanctuary while Eastern European countries argue fiercely to send the migrants back. Speak with Norma Percy, the series producer and Tim Stirzaker, its director, who persuaded many of Europe’s top leaders to reveal extraordinary inside stories for the documentary. These leaders give previously unpublished insights into their negotiations as they struggled to deal with crises that threatened to tear the European Union apart. Quotes from the documentary: Francois Hollande, former President of France: “I said to Angela Merkel, ‘The migrants and refugees keep on coming. It’s an exceptional situation. We need to control the borders.’” Donald Tusk, President of the European Council: “I told David Cameron bluntly, ‘Come on, get real. I know that all Prime Ministers are promising to help you, but believe me the truth is that no-one has an appetite for revolution in Europe only because of your stupid referendum. If you try to force us, to hurry us, you will lose everything.’ And for the first time, I saw something close to fear in his eyes. He finally realized what a challenge he was facing.” Nicolas Sarkozy, former President of France: “This is the problem with the English: they think that alone, they have more influence than by working with Europe. They’re wrong.”

Kelby Costner Releases Somewhere

Listen to "Kelby Costner Releases Somewhere" on Spreaker. Growing up in Lincolnton, NC was pretty simple compared to his fast paced life now in Nashville. Remembering what it was like to sit outside by the tractor with a guitar in his hand. Today Kelby Costner has just released Somewhere which opens the door for him to reach out and shake a lot of hands while kissing the babies. He understands the next level of play is to get his music into the hearts of fans. That means hitting the road. Catch Kelby in concert at Queens Landing in April.

Frank Ski

Listen to "Frank Ski The Atlanta Child Murders On Investigation Discovery" on Spreaker. In 1979, Atlanta is turning towards an era of peaceful prosperity following the wounds of segregation and the Civil Rights Movement conflict -- but the city is jolted when two 14-year-old boys go missing and their remains are found a few days later, with one boy shot and the other strangled. The incident begins a horrifying 23 months with a total of 29 African-American children being stolen from their families and killed. Multiple suspicions lead nowhere and decades later, no person has been tried for these murders. In 1981 police narrow their sights on 23-year-old Wayne Williams, a black man suspected of killing two adults in the Atlanta area. After the longest trial in Georgia’s history, Williams was convicted of the adult murders and sentenced to two consecutive life terms but he was never tried for the murders of the children. The public jumped to place him as the culprit, but was he a scapegoat? Investigation Discovery’s new three-hour special The Atlanta Child Murders explores whether Wayne Williams was truly responsible for these crimes or if something far more sinister was at play in the heart of the South. Often called “the Voice of Atlanta,” radio host Frank Ski is featured prominently in The Atlanta Child Murders. During his imprisonment, Wayne Williams reached out to Frank to be interviewed – and the interview that followed sparked controversy throughout Atlanta among those who thought Wayne was responsible for the crimes and others who questioned his guilt. Frank can discuss his experience interviewing Wayne Williams and his personal theories on the Atlanta Child Murders. ​

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 148

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 148" on Spreaker. A recent job interview. I was asked where I find inspiration. I said "In everyday life. I love waking up to a new day of opportunity." The other side of the phone went silent for nearly fifteen seconds. I did what most people in an interview would do, I laughed. It got me to wonder. Am I truly inspired by being awake at 4:30 AM or is it an addiction? On this podcast I jump into the unidentified addictions we face in our everyday. I've never been afraid of admitting how much of a work-a-holic I am. Because I thoroughly enjoy the process of reaching goals. But is that an addiction? Maintaining a hardcore work ethic only looks good to the person bringing it to life. Many times in my forty plus years of radio I was told to calm down my drive. My passion to succeed makes others feel less than. To hear that statement didn't wake up my heart. I laughed. Because outside of yourself not one person understands the steps required to be you not just today but everyday. Is it an addiction? How often do you give to your job, church or other activities to the point of being totally empty? What do you rely on to fill yourself back up? Some people relentlessly workout in a gym. Others have hidden away hobbies or spend a lot of time in silenced bewilderment because it's not normal to feel empty and placing a step in that hole will identify your heart as a being weak instead of the ruler of the self made kingdom of success. How truthful are you being to the self you carry? Where do you grow from here?

Captain Dave Marciano

Listen to "Dave Marciano From Wicked Tuna Returns For Another Season On Nattional Geo" on Spreaker. The son of an insurance man from nearby Beverly, Massachusetts, Dave Marciano started fishing at age 11 and never considered another trade. “I just took to the water,” he says. “I got my first jobs on charter boats in Gloucester as a teenager. After high school, I got into it full time.” Marciano worked for a decade as a crewman in Key West and Gloucester before an employer spotted his obvious talents and “threw him the keys” to captain a boat. “I ran that boat, the Captain Vince II, for three seasons, and we did real well,” he explains. “I saved enough money from my captain’s share that I could buy my own boat.” In Gloucester, where the waterfront has a memorial to the thousands of local fishermen who have died at sea over the past three centuries, Marciano also holds the distinction of having survived a 2003 shipwreck. “We were pushing the limit, and the weather was a little crappy,” Marciano recalls. They were 18 miles offshore and struggling to get back with thousands of pounds of fish when a plank in the hull gave way. “We sank in 33 minutes,” Marciano recalls as matter-of-factly as a landlubber might recall a fender bender in a parking lot. “It wasn’t as dangerous of a situation as it sounds, though. We’d had all that Coast Guard training, and we had the pumps and other equipment, and there was another fishing boat a mile away. We wanted to save the boat, but we knew that as long as we didn’t do anything stupid, we weren’t going to die.” His peers, who heard him on the radio during the ordeal, told him they were surprised by his utter aplomb in the midst of such a mishap. “I heard comments like, ‘I woulda been freaking out, but you were as calm as an [expletive] air traffic controller,’” he laughs. “But that’s why you do the training.

Ron Keel Band

Listen to "The Ron Keel Band Releases Fight Like A Band" on Spreaker. EMP Label Group has released the new Ron Keel Band album FIGHT LIKE A BAND, which hit stores 3/1 via their EMP Outlaw imprint, launched in 2017 to reissue Keel’s solo debut Metal Cowboy. Featuring a full album’s worth of brand-new tracks by Keel and his Sioux Falls based conspirators, as well as Southern tinged re-imaginings of Keel classics. In addition to a lyric video for the lead track “Road Ready,” released in January, the band is preparing the release of the several singles to Rock radio EMP including “Girls Like Me,” which according to Keel is the “most fun song on the record.” The new single/video will hit airwaves in March. “Road Ready” - https://youtu.be/BNGVXKHlyNs Says EMP head of A&R/Operations Thom Hazaert, “Ron Keel is one of the greatest Rock vocalists of our time, and a true Heavy Metal visionary. He defines the ‘Gentleman Outlaw’ in the truest sense, and we’re so proud to have him in the EMP family.” On Saturday, February 23rd, Ron Keel Band celebrated the release at Grand Falls Casino in Larchwood, Iowa with a free concert and VIP pre-show party. The band is filling the calendar with shows from coast to coast, including KEELFest in Columbus, Ohio May 10th, featuring not only Ron Keel Band, but, the classic KEEL lineup (Marc Ferrari, Bryan Jay, Dwain Miller) and a tribute to Steeler that includes bassist Rik Fox and guitar hero Mitch Perry. Ron Keel’s 35-year odyssey as an entertainer has taken him from the concrete jungle of arena rock to the dirt roads of country and Southern Rock, and back again. Keel’s legendary major label debut The Right To Rock was produced by KISS’ Gene Simmons, and the band went on to notch three albums on Billboard’s Hot 100. After selling millions of albums and touring the world as both a metal screamer (Keel, Steeler, and a brief encounter with Black Sabbath) and an outlaw country artist, he has combined those elements into a powerful brand as the Metal Cowboy. In addition to Keel himself, Ron Keel Band features lead guitarist Dave “DC” Cothern, bassist El Diablo (aka Geno Arce, also a longtime member of Keel and other Ron Keel projects), Jeff “The Rev” Koller on drums and keyboardist Dakota Scott Schmitt (the latter two are both members of the South Dakota Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame). They have been together for four years – starting out as the House Band for Sioux Falls entertainment complex Badlands Pawn. During that era, they toured heavily on their own and with Midwest legends Hairball, and backed up other singers like Paul Stanley, Jack Blades, Kip Winger, Mark Slaughter, Don Dokken, and Stephen Pearcy – and for a 2016 Sioux Falls performance they did a set of covers mixed with Megadeth hits with EMP founder David Ellefson. Says Ellefson, “I’ve known Ron Keel for many years, obviously there’s deep connections all the way back to the earliest days of Steeler and Megadeth and consider him a great friend. We reconnected a few years back through BADLANDS, even have had the chance to perform together a few times, and what he was doing was a really natural fit for EMP. Before you knew it, we had created EMP Outlaw, and a wonderful new alliance was formed. Ron is truly one of the greats, and it’s such an honor to partner with him to release not only RKB, but his solo Ron Keel material as well.” Those experiences tightened the band into a well-oiled musical machine and cemented their bond as friends. So, when Badlands Pawn went out of business, they chose to stick together and “fight like a band,” hence the inspiration behind the title track of the new album. “We’ve been to hell and back together,” Keel confesses. “Everyone in the band sacrificed a lot, leaving their homes, gigs, families and friends to be a part of that. When it folded, this group was too strong to stop, so we renamed it Ron Keel Band and kept doing what we do – kicking ass.” Ron also credits the band and their music with helping him stay strong as his wife Renée battled breast cancer last year. “This album is a monument to our fans and the tough guys in this band…and it’s the most personal musical statement I’ve ever made.”

Aaron Paul

Listen to "Catching Up With Music Fashion's Most Fun Laugh Aaron Paul" on Spreaker. Every time you break out in a conversation with Aaron Paul you know his wide open thoughts and laughs are going to fire up the moment. Aaron's getting prepared to release a new album. Sounds pretty easy right? Not when you've become one of the biggest attractions in fashion. From longer than life photo shoots to maintaining an image on social media to keep that door pumping up the volume. Now toss in what his heart is screaming for. A book! All authors know you can't just turn this stuff off. The need to write is something you have to feed or you'll be awake all hours of the night.

Setting The Rhythem Of Your Day

Listen to "Setting The Rhythm Of Your Day" on Spreaker. I love waking up in the morning. The music is always present in the head and heart. No matter how good or bad the weather, there's always something playing during those opening moments before the sun rises. No two songs get the same amount of mental airplay. Researchers call this an ear worm. Your brain is trying to remain active so it picks up what it's familiar with. On this podcast I come clean. I'm public with my beliefs connected to Christianity. Not once has the worship bands music played during those waking moments. Talk about a guilt trip! Then again, maybe that's why the beats remain silent. Worship music isn't always that place for glory. It's used to free you from nightmares and storms. In waking up to a worship song, it might in fact set off a troubling trigger of what's about to happen to this day? Same is true about waking up and the first thing you do is check your Facebook or pop on Good Morning America. I don't have memories attached to the songs that are present each new morning. Maybe its a radio thing but when I'm spinning music I have a total disconnection from the track. Do you know how many times I've played Michael Bolton, Boston, The Cars and yesterdays song was Motown Philly from Boyz II Men? What I've been able to sculpt out is a reason to use music forward. Each song that enters you is a new place to grow forward. Any song you pick up on YouTube or Pandora, let it be part of your present with no attachments to your past. Setting the rhythm of your day begins with new things, new ideas, new reasons to catch then set free. Going to work will change. Instead of carrying the weight of a memory you'll never shake. Open your moment to the idea of always being present in what you can control. The present. Hear those songs in your head and heart. Sing with them in the now.

Chef Edward Lee

Listen to "Chef Edward Lee Releases Buttermilk Graffiti" on Spreaker. In each of the BUTTERMILK GRAFFITI’s 16 character-driven chapters, Lee explores a place where immigrants are making a lasting impact on the culinary and cultural landscape. He digs into the meaning of Lebanese kibbeh in Clarksdale, MS; Uyghur noodle soup in Brighton Beach, NY; pepperoni rolls in West Virginia; and pastrami in Indianapolis. He contemplates clam pizza in Connecticut, now considered a classic local dish, but originally an Italian immigrant’s attempt to incorporate an unfamiliar ingredient into a recipe from the Old Country. And not content merely to observe, he fasts for Ramadan in Dearborn, Michigan, and smokes Cuban cigars in Miami. Original recipes serve as a coda at the end of each chapter, summing up what Lee has learned and how he plans to integrate it into his own life. Throughout, he finds that “Food can be a bridge, and the best, most thrilling dishes can result from joining two different worlds.”

Mitchell Lee

Listen to "Mitchell Lee NBC's The Voice Throwback 2017" on Spreaker. Mitchell is a woodworker in Nashville. He currently builds custom furniture and started renovating a shuttle bus into a tiny house/songwriters lounge. He decided to go to military college at Citadel in Charleston, with plans to attend dental school. His mom was supportive but always saw him as more of a rock star. Mitchell got some devastating news three weeks before graduation; his mother had passed away. This deeply affected Mitchell because he felt like his mom was disappointed that he wanted to be a dentist instead of following something he loved. So after graduation, he decided to forego dental school and pursue music. Mitchell put together a band and performed all around Charleston. The rest of the group wasn't taking it as seriously, so he moved to Nashville make it on his own.

Trista And Ryan From The Bachelorette

Listen to "Trista And Ryan From The Bachelorette The Original Shows Are Back" on Spreaker. Are you a sucker for a love story? Delight in the dating mishaps of others? Or perhaps enjoy living vicariously through the gal or guy who gets to date 25 suitors at once? If so, you'll be in TV viewing heaven when the most thrilling seasons ever in Bachelor history will blossom on Tubi starting April 1, including streaming for the first time – the first seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Bachelor Nation will soon get to see how it all started. Fans can accept the rose and relive the magic of a much simpler time with the first seasons of The Bachelorand The Bachelorette, as well as cry tears of joy with The Bachelorette: Trista & Ryan’s Wedding. Tubi will stream the fifth season of Bachelor in Paradise – where it’s going to get co-co-nuts with Jordan and Jenna, as well as seeing Chris and Krystal’s love blossom. Tubi is the world’s largest ad-supported video on demand service with more than 12,000 movies and television shows from nearly every major Hollywood studio. Customers can easily access these seasons of the Bachelor franchise from the largest content library on the planet – completely free starting April 1. Trista (Rehn) Sutter appeared as a contestant on season one of The Bachelor.She finished runner up, but was selected as the first Bachelorette. She chose firefighter Ryan Sutter as the winner, and the couple were married in December of 2003. Their ceremony was broadcast in a three-episode special called Trista & Ryan's Wedding, and drew more than 26 million viewers, making it one of the most-widely viewed episodes in the history of reality television. The Sutters resides in Vail, Colorado, with their two children, Max and Blakesley.

Lisa Ingber

Listen to "Lisa Ingber They Think We're Weird So We're Proving It" on Spreaker. Her goal for 2019 is to return to the Los Angeles comedy scene. Three things stand in the way. A serious case of OCD, her digital radio show and she's feeling the burning need to write a book. All authors know it's like going to the bathroom When you feel it you've got to get it out of the system. Lisa and I bounce through several different subjects including our crazy families. How to handle people you don't want to talk with. Having fun with employees at McDonalds and so much more. They say we're weird and we're going to prove it.

Esera Tuaolo

Listen to "Esera Tuaolo NBC's The Voice Throwback 2017" on Spreaker. Esera was raised in Hawaii but currently lives in Minneapolis. In 1991, he was drafted into the NFL where he played defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons. In 1998, Esera played in the NFC Championship game for the Falcons and then the Super Bowl XXXIII against the Denver Broncos. During his time in the NFL, he was known as "Mr. Aloha" because he sang in the locker rooms and once sang the national anthem before a game. Esera is gay and, at 32 years old, left the NFL to come out to his family. Now, being able to pursue a singing career at 48, he has the opportunity to finally be true to himself.

A Willingness To Share

Listen to "A Willingness To Share" on Spreaker. This new Jordan Peele movie Us has me truly thinking about images in the mirror. Within the arrival of all things that make you present, the beauty of that sheet of glass is the existence of relationship. Those eyes, that nose, hair and teeth have been stared at for how many years? Not even your parents know you like that mirrored image knows you. On this podcast we dive into the darker and lighter side of the personalities we keep from those outside that strange piece of magic hanging on the wall. I'm shocked mirrors don't come with tiny cups to catch the tears we've all cried. In the movie Us, Jordan lures your imagination into a realm of truth based on each of us having a deeper less forgiving side. If that life on the other side were to appear in front of you. Would you still be friends, connected in ways that brought you to safer paths to grow forward? Here's what's scary. In the mirror the movements you make are perfectly played out. Both of you are exactly the same. Away from that mirror, the image you project in public is exactly what your boss, family members and friends want you to do and become. You are the image in their mirror. Then one day you look back and realize you haven't been living your ideas, goals and successes. Everything is connected to someone else. Like leaves on a family tree they'll fall one by one. You'll feel completely alone. Only to realize the image in the mirror still remains. Relationship. Nobody knows you more. Do you know anything about the person staring at you in the eyes? Begin the journey of understanding. Mindfully be present with a richer purpose. Become grateful for all that is in the moment.

Becky Gaines And David Gruber

Listen to "Becky Baines And David Gruber From The Falcons Feather" on Spreaker. Inspired by the fascinating work and real adventures of National Geographic Society explorers, the second title in the Explorer Academy series invites you to board the ship Orion, where Cruz Coronado and his team of loyal friends continue to experience adventures beyond their wildest dreams (including an up-close encounter with whales, inspired by the experiences of veteran explorer and underwater photographer Brian Skerry!). Explorer Academy: The Falcon’s Featheris the exciting follow-up to The Nebula Secret, the smash hit which kids are calling “action-packed,” “gripping,” and “one of the best books I have ever read!” It immerses young audiences in a captivating tale of intrigue and fast-paced action as the team navigates the world of the Explorer Academy while also trying to solve the second piece of a puzzle that may have cost Cruz’s mother her life. Whether it is cracking hidden codes or reaching the northernmost point of human civilization, Explorer Academy will continue to excite every young explorer and fan alike.

Tom Cullen

Listen to "Tom Cullen From Knightfall On History" on Spreaker. Cullen returns to HISTORY’s knights templar drama series Knightfall as the handsome, headstrong and courageous Templar Knight, Landry. Having experienced a fall from grace last season and stripped of his Master of the Temple title, Landry finds himself on a path to redemption and must overcome his guilt by relearning the principles that once made him one of the most honorable, swift-thinking and skilled Knights of the Order. He will be joined this season by Mark Hamill (Star Wars, BAFTA-winning voice of The Joker) who is trading in his lightsaber for Medieval sword, as the series’ sophomore season embraces a more brutal view of this harsh time in history, and heads towards the ultimate demise of the Templar Order - which occurred on Friday the 13th, 1307. Knightfall goes inside the medieval politics and warfare of the Knights Templar, the most powerful, wealthy and mysterious military order of the Middle Ages. The series goes deep into the clandestine world of this legendary brotherhood of warrior monks to learn who these knights were, how they lived, and what they died believing. With the historical and ruthless downfall of the Templar Order on the horizon, season two focuses on themes such as power, redemption, revenge, betrayal, family, and ultimately an epic war between church and state. Hamill joins the cast as new character Talus, a battle-hardened Knight Templar veteran and initiate master who is tasked with preparing the next generation of men to proudly wear the iconic red cross on their chests and become “God’s Executioners.”

Listen To The way You Think

Listen to "Listen To The Way You Think" on Spreaker. In almost every comedy movie or television show a character says out loud something they were thinking. They take note of it and try to laugh it off, "Oh! Did you hear me think that?" Writers wouldn't put that into their scripts if we didn't do it out here in the real world. Listen to the way you think. Being a daily free form writer the energy from every element moving around and through me has the ability to take my mindset and put it anywhere that's available in the moment. On this podcast we talk about those places of cause and effect. We've become this generation of people that freely says what they're feeling then want instant forgiveness. We are mentally, physically and spiritually challenged to take our thoughts to a place of being heard then pay for it in the end. Being aware of what we say can also give off the tone of being extremely fake. I'm bothered by people who have to think out their answers. Just yesterday I texted a friend, "Its time for me to set aside these childhood dreams and wear a pair of grownup pants." He totally took that as a negative. It's clearly a case of me not listening to the way I think. What he felt was how I was ready to stop trying. That it was time to sell out, give up, put all of my junk in a trunk. I daily write to see where my mind is. I pay close attention to what's moving through the moment because it's a path of choices that lay ahead. We've all got too much on our minds. Most of us are pressure cookers waiting to bring a new scent and flava to the atmosphere. Is it the right time and decision? What's the payoff if its earned you another label? Listen to the way you think.

Adam Pearce

Listen to "Adam Pearce NBC's The Voice Throwback 2017" on Spreaker. Adam auditioned for Season 12 singing "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum. Unfortunately no chairs turned, but Adam Levine encouraged him to work on his pitch problems and come back. Adam took the coaches' advice to heart, immediately enrolling in vocal lessons, as well as continuing to gig out four to five times a week. Adam received a ton of support from New Orleans after last season, but he really wants to do this for his family, who told him to never give up

Paul Mercurio

Listen to "Paul Mecurio On Broadway With Permission To Laugh" on Spreaker. Emmy® and Peabody Award® winning comedian/writer, TV personality, actor, podcaster, and Late Show with Stephen Colbert warm-up guy Paul Mecurio is breaking the mold on stand-up comedy. The former Daily Show correspondent & writer is making his Off-Broadway debut with Permission to Speak, which is currently playing an open-ended engagement at the Actor's Temple Theatre on West 47th Street following a sold-out run last year. Permission to Speak is a one-man comedy show with a twist - it stars Paul AND the audience. In a show that's never been done before, Paul improvises with audience members talking with them about their lives, personal experiences and what they honestly think without feeling boxed in by the confines of contrived political correctness. A breath of fresh air, Permission to Speak is first and foremost, funny and entertaining, but also a truly freeing experience where people connect through compelling stories. (Think of it as a funny late night talk show where Paul creates a fun, safe space and you are the celebrity guest!) Paul made a name for himself reporting on news at The Daily Show as his recurring segment, 'Second Opinion', was a hit with viewers. Over the years, he's appeared on many late-night shows, including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show, The Late, Late Show, The Daily Show and Fridays (ABC) to name a few. He also appears regularly as a pop culture and general news commentator and political satirist on a wide variety of major national television shows including: CBS Sunday Morning; CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, and ESPN.

Eyes Of The Living

Listen to "Eyes Of The Living Release War On Dead More Dead" on Spreaker. To get to know who Eyes of the Living are today, you must go back in time to look at their successful musical endeavors as individuals. Members of Eyes of the Living have composed music for national television shows, such as The Messengers, True Hollywood Story, That Metal Show, and Ozzy and Jack's World Detour. On top of these accomplishments, they even had their music played on the greatest syndicated radio show in history–The Howard Stern Show. These four seasoned music veterans are: Tim Swisher (vocals & guitar), Chris Moore (bass & backing vocals), Mike Straiton (lead guitar, cliff fitts, & drums). They have each accomplished many great heights before joining forces in 2016 and becoming Eyes of the Living. Together, this Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, based band enjoys creating and performing their own brand of thrash metal with a twisted commercial edge. Most recently, on April 27, 2018, Eyes of the Living were crowned the East Coast Winners of the 2018 WACKEN Metal Battle USA. On May 26, 2018, they would place second overall in the National Finals held at the iconic Viper Room in West Hollywood, California. This prompted the band to engage in widespread touring across the United States in support of numerous national acts. Now, joining the ranks of Pavement Entertainment's Artist Partnership division, Eyes of the Living will be setting their sound toward the ears of eager metal listeners worldwide with their unique and uncompromising brand of modern day thrash metal.

Fix What Is Broken Now

Listen to "Fix What Is Broken Now" on Spreaker. I'm a people watcher. In every place I travel I take the time to stop and listen to listen while studying their body language. Being an on air radio personality puts me in places like this because it's a daily goal to connect with those that happen to take the time to listen. When you speak the street they're driving on a purpose and plan has been reached. All it took was a willingness to stop and just listen. On this podcast we break open the idea that we're all locked and lost on this path of being individuals. I love it when people gain the strength to stand alone. If you look around you there's a lot of alone time now but those silenced are without helping hands and proper healing. We are a community of individuals but nobody's talking. If we are its nothing more than a game of keeping up with the Jones'. Pressing your beliefs into the chest of those we call close gets old. Sometimes the only thing required in the moment is a simple word. Rather than preach to family and friends. Send a word, a positive thought such as, "Wow glad it's not raining." There's a big chance your expression will be easily erased, tossed into the junk mail delivery box and marked as too much handle. As individuals we spend too much time trying to fix the future. Think of it this way. The moment your nose starts to get snotty do you buy over the counter meds for a cold, flu or allergies? When your stomach is upset do you reach for an antacid, meditation to relieve stress or jump into a hole overflowing with shame, guilt, doubt and fear? We're trying to fix something that we know nothing of. Cheech and Chong once did a bit that to this day resonates in my soul. The two guys painted this picture of a walk and they come across a pile of something, "Looks like dog ****. Feel. Smell. Taste. Guess we better not step in it." They took care of their moment. The now. From a distance they observed without wasting time on assumption. Don't pry into lives, "Looks like a moment of change and challenge. Listen. Feel. I'm here when you are ready."

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 147

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 147" on Spreaker. Content, connection and continuation. Three very important pieces of a growing puzzle. Having the information readily available creates a connection that can't be accomplished in one or two moments but a continuation of actions and events. Reaching beyond the present by trusting a process held together by courage, confidence and accountability. That's a lot to digest for someone just getting started with better understanding who they are as an employee, friend, creative mind or just being good with them self. When I started daily writing in July of 1994 I didn't know who I was or was going to become. The content was found in the thoughts tossed out on three pages. I made a connection of with an inner self that never seemed interested in having a voice until the storms and valley floors became too much. Just because I was daily writing didn't mean that broken wheel within was always available to pour out it's agenda. It required a continuation that's now reached 25 years of writing. The courage to be very honest. The confidence to step up to the darkness and listen rather than create battle. When there was war I held myself accountable because in order to create peace you have to walk in peace. The most difficult part of the journey? Not the hard covered journals collected over the years but how what I assumed was important was truly in the way. It was stalling growth. Too much energy was wasted on things going nowhere. Don't open yourself to new ideas. Clear yourself from old. You'll be amazed at how much room there is.

Gary Hoey

Listen to "Gary Hoey Releases Neon Highway Blues" on Spreaker. Anyone who has taken the musical ride with Gary Hoey during the past 30 years better buckle up and get ready for the next exciting journey on NEON HIGHWAY BLUES. NEON HIGHWAY BLUES, steering its 11 tracks with the confidence and assuredness of a veteran and the freshness of someone who's still in the process of discovery and refinement -- with the help of famous friends such as Eric Gales, Lance Lopez, Josh Smith and Hoey's 17-year-old son Ian Hoey. "I really wanted to make sure this album had a lot of blues on it," says Hoey, who self-produced NEON HIGHWAY BLUES and recorded it at his home studio in New Hampshire. “I kept sticking to the blues and listening to the classic players, all the Kings, Albert King, Freddie King, BB King, and finish with some Burger King. Hoey laughs” tried to get that to be a focus of this record -- and still put some songs for that my long-time, die-hard fans expect; instrumentals and some rockin' Zeppelin type stuff. There's definitely a variety here." Hoey's not kidding. NEON HIGHWAY BLUES kicks off with "Under the Rug," a funky, Jeff Beck style workout with Eric Gales. Up next is the dynamic 6:29 slow blues "Mercy of Love," with Josh Smith, with biting guitar solos, Hoey gets his Texas swing on for "Still Believe in Love" and settles into some roadhouse shuffles on "Your Kind of Love," and "Damned If I Do," is a big, stomping blues rocker with Lance Lopez trading licks. And those majestic instrumentals he mentioned? Check out "Almost Heaven," "Waiting on the Sun" and the cinematic title track, all showcases of virtuosity that complement the grittier fare around them. A very personal highlight for Hoey is "Don't Come Crying," an aching blues track that features one Ian Hoey, then only 16, planting his flag in the "family business." "I'm so blown away my son is actually on the record," Hoey says. "He loves the blues. I said, 'If it turns out good enough, I'll have you on the record, and he did a great job. After it was mixed and I listened to it. I totally forgot where he was playing and where I was playing. It brought tears to my eyes." NEON HIGHWAY BLUES "wasn't a quick record to make," nor was it easy, according to Hoey, and displays the care that came with the time spent on it. "I always say that's why they call it the blues, because it ain't easy," he notes. The album took about a year and a half, he estimates, much of it done during gaps in his heavy touring schedule. "I just kept going in and trying to come up with the right licks or the right lyrics, and some days it just wouldn't come," Hoey recalls. "It was really about staying in there and trying things, abandoning some ideas, going on to new ideas. There was a lot of that on this record. I'm kind of a stickler for making sure I'm happy with it -- even though I had people breathing down my neck to get it done." NEON HIGHWAY BLUES will, of course, take Hoey back on the highways and byways for plenty of touring and playing, well, the blues -- and more. He can't yet predict where the next road will take him, but Hoey is confident it will be an adventure. "My son and I were talking about new music, some new technique I just found on guitar, and he said dad, 'You've been playing 44 years and still get excited.' I was like, 'Yeah, man, that's the amazing thing about music -- you never really get there. If you think you're there, that's when you’re in trouble because it’s all about the journey."

Little Feat

Listen to "Paul Barrere And Little Feat Celebrate 50 Years Of Touring" on Spreaker. Paul Barrere plays guitar and slide guitar, and sings lead and background vocals for Little Feat. Paul Barrere joined Little Feat for the band's third album Dixie Chicken, and has been with the band since. During Little Feat's early 80's hiatus, Paul led the group Chicken Legs. Since Little Feat's return with "Let it Roll", Paul has stepped more into the spotlight. Paul's guitar, vocals, and songwriting are now an important part of the Little Feat sound. In addition to his work with Little Feat, Paul Barrere has also recorded and performed with many other fine musicians including: Chicken Legs, the Blues Busters (featuring Catfish Hodge), Valerie Carter, Chico Hamilton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Palmer, and Carly Simon. Paul has a solo album out on Zoo Entertainment called If the Phone Don't Ring . This is a compilation of material from Paul's On My Own Two Feat and Real Lies albums. For a more complete list of Paul Barrere's recorded work, see the Little Feat Discography. Paul sometimes appears with Fred Tackett for duo performances. Paul Barrere Art "...My latest work is a combination of sculpture and paint, so it has a three-dimensional effect. I have, in the past, worked mainly in charcoal or pen and ink. "Coming soon!" The Acoustic Duo Fred and I love to perform live, and it's kinda strange how this all got started... Visit PaulandFred.net Paul Barrere on MySpace https://www.myspace.com/paulbarrere

Have The Conversation

Listen to "Have The Conversation" on Spreaker. Tweeting or texting a friend isn't seen in my heart as a conversation. Jotting down a few thoughts in an email or old fashioned snail mail totally lacks human inflection. To have a conversation means giving up what you call your glory and share it with a passerby. We experience so much that our minds bodies and souls look like an episode of Hoarders. On this podcast we dive into the subject of what we as everyday real people demand not only from ourselves but others. We want insurance, security, clarity as well as knowledge. Without sitting down to have a conversation your brain becomes a rust bucket. The storms you've traveled through are in essence conversation starters. Not to receive pity but to turn it into a tool to help someone along the way. I have a very good friend dealing with a child that's become a cutter. A little something I dealt thirty years ago and with psychotherapy and years of writing I've been able to become more aware of the circumstances that lead to wrong choices. I'm not an expert but I've experienced it. Lets talk about religion. So many hold onto to the glory without ever letting it pass through them to someone who doesn't know how to reach God. Someone that feels guilty because they can't instantly whip out a verse or remember a story. Have a conversation. Nobody is greater than. Through each others experiences with change, challenge, defeat and the occasional victory there's always a new tool placed in your heart to be used in an area you'll soon bump into. Insurance, security, clarity and knowledge grow forward when conversation is put into first gear.

Gianni Russo

Listen to "Gianni Russo Releases Hollywood Godfather" on Spreaker. "Gianni Russo walks the walk and talks the talk. What a life. Fascinating. A worthy read." -Robert De Niro "Gianni Russo is a true character who has led a most colorful life."-Gay Talese "Gianni Russo has seen a lot, done a lot, and tells it all. Amazing."-Nick Pileggi Kirkus (12/22)--Reads like a narrative for a mob movie script...Russo is an engaging raconteur, no doubt about it." Booklist (12/1)--"Fascinating...it's a hell of a story...and Russo comes across as a hell of an interesting guy." Library Journal(11/15)--"Fans of mob movies and unlikely success stories will find Russo's account compelling" In HOLLYWOOD GODFATHER: My Life in the Movies and the Mob, Gianni Russo reveals the behind the scenes story of the making of The Godfather, why it was almost never made at all, and how he landed a role in it with virtually no acting experience. He leveraged his connection with the mafia to get out of the crime business and into Hollywood, and eventually to a career as a Las Vegas casino and nightclub owner. In addition to behind the scenes stories of the making of the iconic movie, Gianni shares stories from his own incredible life, including: . Acting as a messenger to New Orleans mob boss Carlos Marcello during the Kennedy assassination, and being sent out of the country afterwards . Going on the run after shooting and killing a member of Pablo Escobar's drug cartel in his Vegas club. . Laundering mob casino money through the Vatican, until Pope John Paul I put a stop to it . Getting the Shah of Iran fortune out of the country before his regime fell Celebrity names and encounters fill the book, including an out-of-control food fight with Liza Minelli in Dionne Warwick's Las Vegas mansion, and a very unusual encounter with Zsa Zsa Gabor. This is a riveting mafia memoir filled with Hollywood glamour and more than one near death experience. This year is the 50th anniversary of the publication of the novel The Godfather, by Mario Puzo, and the anniversary of the release of the movie is also coming up in March (it premiered on March 24th, 1972), Gianni is the real thing--he grew up in Little Italy, and worked for infamous mobster Frank Costello as a young man. He parlayed his mob connections into a role in the movie with virtually no acting experience, and helped avert a complete shutdown of the film production during shooting in Little Italy. He even had to threaten Marlon Brando when he tried to get him fired from the film (the New York Post Page Six item is below) Marlon Brando didn't want to work with acting rookie Gianni Russo on "The Godfather" and tried to get him fired - until Russo threatened to kill him. Russo, who played Carlo Rizzi in the Francis Ford Coppola classic, tells in his memoir, "Hollywood Godfather," how Brando cornered him during a break and started asking about his résumé. "Brando finally realized that I had zero experience in the acting game. I could tell he was upset. He turned to Francis Ford Coppola," Russo writes. Russo quotes Brando as saying, "Francis, this guy married my [character's] daughter, sells out the family and is instrumental in getting my boy Sonny [James Caan] killed. This part needs to be given to an experienced actor. You should reconsider who has this part." "I put my arm around Brando," Russo writes, "and ushered him into a corner. I got right in his face, but kept my voice subdued. 'Who the f - - k are you to try to do this to me? I'll cut your heart out, you rat motherf - - ker. I'm part of this picture whether you like it or not, you c - - ksucker.' "Brando stared at me for what seemed like a minute . . . 'Man, you're f - - king good,' he said. 'I take back what I said. You've got great acting chops.' "

Neil Ratner

Listen to "Neil Ratner Releases Roc Doc" on Spreaker. In his new memoir, ROCK DOC -- slated for worldwide release the week of January 20, 2019 -- Neil tells you all about his escapades in the rock and roll business and much, much more, chronicling his extraordinary journey from the music business to medicine, back to music and everywhere in between... it's an amazing story with never-before-seen photos featured in the book including the one above with Nelson Mandela and Michael Jackson. Here's Neil, the "Rock Doc," himself, telling you about the book in a short one-minute trailer: https://youtu.be/k3XjhuJVz5o ROCK DOC will take you from backstage at a Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon concert in the early seventies, where Neil's production company, Circus Talents, Ltd. was providing production services, to the office operating rooms of elite New York surgeons where Neil Ratner MD was Director of Anesthesia. Although Dr. Ratner encountered many celebrities in his anesthesia practice, one would change his life... Michael Jackson. Eight years after establishing his anesthesia practice, Michael Jackson walked into an office in which Neil was the Director of Anesthesia. Neil became a trusted friend of Michael's from 1994 to 2002, periodically going on tour and spending time with Michael at Neverland. Read in ROCK DOC how their relationship profoundly affected both...

George Lopez

Listen to "George Lopez From Worlds Most Amazing Dog On FaceBook Watch" on Spreaker. George Lopez is an actor, a comedian and now he's out to find the world's most amazing dog on a new show. "World's Most Amazing Dog" premiered in February. On the new competition show Lopez is joined by fellow judge Lisa Vanderpump, and host Preacher Lawson. The show is seen on Facebook Watch, a new platform on Facebook that allows you to watch videos on demand. Think of it like YouTube, with both short and long-form shows and videos. "The World's Most Amazing Dog" is an interactive competition show with dog videos submitted from over 30 different countries. Lopez and Lisa Vanderpump will act as judges and the winner will receive $100,000 and a customized dog home. As of February 5th, they are still accepting video submissions for the contest. Lopez, a self-proclaimed dog lover, has hosted the World Dog Awards in the past, and so he comes into this show with some canine expertise.

Bram Presser

Listen to "Bram Presser Releases The Book Of Dirt" on Spreaker. Bram Presser’s grandparents never spoke of their Holocaust experience, but a few years after they died an article was published claiming that his grandfather had been selected by the Nazis as the literary curator of Hitler’s Museum of the Extinct Race. Presser realized he didn’t really know anything about the person he loved the most, thus he set out on an obsessive eight-year quest to uncover the Holocaust stories his grandparents could never tell. Part memoir, part investigation, part novel - The Book of Dirt is a wholly original approach to telling a story about survival, love, legacy, family secrets, the human condition, and “the great Perspex wall of Holocaust ownership.” “This is a book of memories, some my own, some acquired and some, I suppose, imagined,” Presser writes, but the pages that follow are unapologetically irreverent, sharp, visceral, and rich with lyrically beautiful prose that confronts history, memory, and silence. The Book of Dirt is Presser’s attempt to make sense of the stories his family built around two remarkable survivors, set against a reimagining of those extraordinary experiences from the scraps, rumors, and whispers he found along the way, resulting in a novel that is never clearly fact, fiction or fable. And it is a heart-warming story about a grandson’s devotion to the power of storytelling and his family’s legacy.

The Who What Where When And How

Listen to "The Who What Where When And How" on Spreaker. Look... I know it comes across that I have this huge bad ass love affair going for Broadcasting but what you don't see are the days when you don't feel like pouring your soul into a microphone. It eats away at every system of choice. Counting my practice years in the childhood bedroom I've been doing this insane talking to yourself act for 44 years. On this podcast we rip apart the whereabouts of why it is that we do. No matter how thick the clouds or rough the desert floor somehow someway you get the job done while others are thinking, "Oh my God they are so dedicated." Stop it. It's a guilt trip. You were given the gift to do what you do everyday and it's never been meant for you. The Who, What, When, Where and Why is who gave it to you. The guilt trip is not living up to the expectation of the gift sharer. 24 hours in a day is never enough and yet we always find time to throw ourselves down in a chair and become glued to a smart phone. Understanding the art that you've made public. The art of speaking, the art of business, the art of selling and the art of hitting Amazon every ten minutes to see if toilet paper is cheaper there or should we hit the Harris Teeter? How do you move through your moments when serving is the last thing you want to do?

Ananda Lewis

Listen to "Ananda Lewis From While You Were Out On TLC" on Spreaker. Saturday nights on TLC just got more colorful with the newly updated While You Were Out. Hosted by Ananda Lewis, the design series features an all-star cast comprised of designers from both TLC and HGTV. With a budget of $10,000 per room, each set of designers and carpenters will design one room in neighboring houses after the home owner sends their significant other on a weekend getaway. The ultimate surprise reveal culminates each episode upon their return. One home will include TLC designers and the other, HGTV designers. While You Were Out will air simultaneously on TLC and HGTV! Vibrant personality Ananda Lewis is a TV host and social activist. The Howard University graduate’s first job as an on air host was Teen Summit on BET, earning the program an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Youth Series because of Ananda's interview of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. Ananda next became MTV’s first African American woman VJ. Lewis's style was recognized for bringing live celebrity interviewing to a new level on two daily MTV shows: Total Request Live and The Hot Zone. Her syndicated talk show, The Ananda Lewis Show, targeted women between the ages of 18 and 34 and addressed important issues such as domestic violence and breast cancer, and continues to run in syndication around the globe. Ananda became a correspondent for the nightly entertainment program The Insider and has numerous television as well as movie credits to her name. In the early 2000’s, Ananda made a conscious decision to step away from the camera in order to dedicate herself to caring for her ailing grandmother during the final two years of her life. In 2008, she pursued her true passion for building and earned an AS in Carpentry, honing her skills in furniture artistry and construction. In 2017 she hosted Change My Space on HGTV, began the non-profit Love Builds to help single moms and the elderly with home renovations and necessary improvements at no cost, and is currently in the planning stages for her passion project of building innovative housing communities for single moms and their children. Ananda’s first priority, and favorite job EVER, remains being a doting mother to her 7 year old son.

Tesla

Listen to "Brian Wheat Talks About Shock From Tesla" on Spreaker. The legendary American rock band TESLA will release their new studio album, SHOCK, worldwide on March 8 via UMe. The album is available now for preorder in CD, digital, black vinyl, and limited edition translucent blue vinyl formats; its electrifying lead single, “Shock,” is available now for streaming and for immediate download with album preorder. Produced and co-written by Phil Collen (Def Leppard), SHOCK is TESLA’s eighth studio album. TESLA is actively touring across North America, Europe, and elsewhere around the globe throughout 2019. Preorder SHOCK and check out the album’s lead single, “Shock”: https://TESLA.lnk.to/SHOCK One of the world’s most celebrated and enduring rock bands with a diehard, loyal fanbase, TESLA has enjoyed international chart, radio, and tour success for nearly 35 years, with global album sales topping 15 million. That they are still roaring and soaring should be no surprise. That’s just how they are built. TESLA may have been born in the mid ‘80s eruption of leather, spandex and big hair, but this band has never been about those things. Their bluesy, soulful sound is strongly embedded in the roots of organic, authentic 1970s rock and roll. The same roots that produced bands like the Allman Brothers, Grand Funk Railroad, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Aerosmith. TESLA’s legacy is alive and well as they continue to record and sellout venues all over the world. As worn in and comfortable as your favorite pair of jeans, as tough and dependable as your coolest leather jacket, TESLA endures because they are a celebration of the greatest spirits of rock and roll. TESLA is always ready to rock, and they invite everyone to join them with SHOCK.

Adam White

Listen to "Adam White Celebrating 60 Years Of Motown" on Spreaker. Years in the making and now published for the first time in paperback to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the legendary record label, the acclaimed book MOTOWN: The Sound of Young America is the definitive visual history of the Detroit-based independent record company that became a style unto itself, a prolific and hugely successful production line of suave, sassy, and sophisticated music through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Featuring extensive specially commissioned photography of treasures gathered from the archives, this landmark publication also captures the graphic and design iconography that underpinned Motown's extraordinary creativity. Packed with fresh insights gleaned from scores of interviews with key players, this exceptional and revealing volume delves into the workings of the Motown machine and details how a dedicated team of backroom believers, white and black, turned a small family business into a popular music powerhouse as America underwent momentous social and cultural changes. This was the home of such groundbreaking artists as Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Jackson 5, The Temptations, and many more.

Taking Care Of The Elements

Listen to "Taking Care Of The Elements" on Spreaker. Maybe it's the Martial Artist in me. It was drilled into our systems of learning to love and respect all living things. The average passerby naturally thinks it's the human we're speaking of. No not really. All living things. Trees, spiders, ugly ass birds and every single invisible element you can't see but somehow has gotten into that head and heart you're forced to carry everyday. On this podcast we step on the toes of what's planted in your mind body and soul. The goal is to take care of what's taking care of you. The other living elements that make you. Yeah I get it. You're in control of the steps taken. Tell that to the trees that sacrificed their place in history to make the pages you studied to become. Learning to love and trust all living things isn't a lifestyle its a walk in life. A lifestyle can be changed. Your walk is always in forward motion. I walk into this recording studio every morning at 5:30 only to stare out a window overlooking a forest hidden by darkness. I look forward to the first stream of light that will reach through the limbs of these trees. Somewhere out there an owl will appear. I'll see deer butts before 7am then spiderwebs that caught other insects to be devour later today. Taking care of the elements. Put focus on all things that make you who you are.

Soman Chainani

Listen to "Soman Chainani Releases A Crystal Of Time" on Spreaker. Forget what you think you know about fairy tales and step into The School for Good and Evil—where things are not always what they seem. In Soman Chainani’s New York Times bestselling series, two best friends will find that the only way out of a fairy tale is to live through it. Soman Chainani practically created his own fairy-tale major when studying at Harvard. Growing up, Soman felt outside of the "mainstream" -- one of the only kids of color at school; wrestling with being gay; a skinny, sensitive kid who didn't fit in with boys. He loved fairy tales, Harry Potter, and Disney most of all -- but didn't see any parts of him reflected. The School for Good and Evil is the corrective; it’s a series for all kids who feel the same way Soman did -- and now lets them be the heroes of a big, inclusive world. It's why the fandom for the series is so big and passionate: everything from SGE weddings to tattoos to fanart. SGE spotlights the forgotten kids. Soman tutored kids for 10 years in New York City and realized that for every 'good', kid, there was one struggling or left behind. The 'bad' kids. Soman realized these are the kids left out of fantasy storytelling -- the kids who never get to be heroes. So the SGE characters -- "Good" and "Evil" -- were inspired by the hugely diverse students Soman taught. The book series shows us how to talk with kids about evil. Kids grow up with the same narrative again and again: Good always wins. It's what every superhero movie teaches -- Evil can't stand a chance against truth and justice. And yet, in the real world, Evil wins all the time. The School for Good and Evil is a series that isn't afraid to talk to kids about Evil and what it means -- and why "villains" often have their own stories that deserve to be told. For the first time, kids aren't spoonfed who to root for. And in the process, they learn that Good and Evil not only have blurred lines -- but they can also look exactly the same.

Jude Demorest

Listen to "Jude Demorest From FOXs Star Returns" on Spreaker. Jude Demorest is an actress, musician and songwriter. STAR marks her network debut in a series regular role. Demorest also co-wrote “Work From Home,” Fifth Harmony’s hit single. Demorest currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. As the girls get ready for Atlanta Next Fest, a shocking development puts the group and their dreams in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Carlotta and Cotton are still at odds, but when a secret comes out, it changes things forever and the girls learn some shocking news in the all-new “Boy Trouble” episode of STAR airing Wednesday, March 1 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (LDS-110) (TV-14 D, L, S, V) Cast: Queen Latifah as Carlotta Brown, Benjamin Bratt as Jahil Rivera, Jude Demorest as Star Davis, Ryan Destiny as Alexandra, Brittany O’Grady as Simone Davis, Amiyah Scott as Cotton and Quincy Brown as Derek Jones Guest Cast: Miss Lawrence as Miss Bruce; Chad James Buchanan as Hunter Morgan; Sharlene Taule as Eva; Jack Yang as Elliot Wu; Catherine Vreeland as Mary, Darius McCrary as Otis.

Dylan Gerald

Listen to "Dylan Gerard NBC's The Voice Throwback 2017" on Spreaker. Dylan comes from a very creative family. His dad plays guitar and is a high school drama teacher, so both Dylan and his sister loved doing musical theater productions growing up. After high school, Dylan started a pop rock band called Don't Sigh Daisy, and had the opportunity to open for Switchfoot, Young the Giant and Fun. Despite having some success, the band ultimately broke up as the members started getting married and having kids. Then in 2013, shortly after the band broke up, Dylan's sister got into a bad car accident. She was hit on the interstate and flew across the median into oncoming traffic, causing a traumatic brain injury. After almost losing his sister, Dylan decided to pursue a career in the medical field. With music no longer a priority, he got his CNA license in 2014, and currently works at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville as a certified nursing assistant. When not at work, he is playing at restaurants and small venues on the weekends, but The Voice is the first opportunity he's had in a long time to fully focus on his music.

Paige Davis

Listen to "Paige Davis From TLC's Trading Spaces" on Spreaker. TRADING SPACES was the first home makeover series of its kind and launched a generation of shows to follow in the television home design genre. Two sets of neighbor’s trade rooms for two days and, with the help of a designer and carpenter, makeover a room with a budget of $2000. Hosted by Paige Davis, this season includes 12 episodes filmed across the country, where the designers tackle new challenges as varied as teachers’ lounges, twin sisters’ homes, attics, basements and even homes of ex-spouses, among others. Giving eager home owners the opportunity to hand over their keys and entrust their neighbors and designers to re-imagine a room for them, there is never a shortage of fun, anticipation, hijinks and of course nerves that paint each episode differently. Paige Davis is best known as the effervescent star of Trading Spaces, TV’s groundbreaking, Emmy-nominated® design-reality show. Paige was the host of OWN’s HOME MADE SIMPLE, for which she was nominated for a 2013 Daytime Emmy® for Outstanding Host in a Lifestyle/Travel Program. Davis’ book, Paige by Paige, A Year of Trading Spaces, spent several weeks at the top of the New York Times Bestseller list. Her true love, however, is theatre and dance. Most recently, Paige gave a triumphant return to her role as Roxie Hart in CHICAGO on Broadway. Her most recent theater experience had her playing God in AN ACT OF GOD directed by Marsha Mason, making Paige the first woman to play the role. She is also very proud to have starred in the premiere of Mark St. Germain’s new play, DANCING LESSONS.