Living With Assumption

Listen to "Living With Assumption" on Spreaker. There are no magic tricks in daily writing. Free form thinking allows you to be here. To be present. For what is allowed to take shape cannot come from judgement or question. Writers are tools. The ink stains on a page might be for today or a completely different place. For the universe is always speaking. There are no bandages that can or will fix us. Ultimately its you getting to know your new self. Stop thinking that it's easy to win the Power Ball lottery. Loving life means being present.

Unplugged and Totally Uncut October 29th

Today Friday October 29, 2021 on Unplugged and Totally Uncut Joseph Weisberg is a former CIA agent with an inside view of this nations second Cold War with Russia. In his new book he takes on the subject of creating an exit strategy. Russia Upside Down. 11am post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47214909 Ryan Jay is back with more reviews. Out this weekend is Last Night In Soho and The French Dispatch. And if you’re trying to hunt down some huge spooky books for Halloween keep your eye out for The Brides of Maracoor and Lights Camera Witchcraft. 1pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47217179 Peedy Chavis doesn't remember a time when he wasn't obsessed with Elvis Presley. His mother started playing Elvis songs for him at three years old and he went on to dress as Elvis for Halloween ten years in a row. Today he’s on NBC’s The Voice. 4pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47215045 Then we’re Playing It Forward with comedian Jo Firestone who has turned her love for being funny into a Peacock attraction called Good Timing. She’s training Senior’s to be comedians. They’re already funny let’s just fine tune it. 7pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47215210 And finally on Arroe Unplugged dealing with the decision to put your closest things in storage by way of seeing truth in the afterlife. 10pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47214682

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 267

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 267" on Spreaker. What day will I return to this page? It's an interesting thought because it has the power to predict as well as pull you back into a past you can't change. Being present always wins because your inner censors can be kept under control. I asked on that day how much the forest will change when I return on a different day. The answer is everyday there is change.

Unplugged and Totally Uncut October 28th

Today October 28th on Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!! There's fixing food as in preparing and there's fixing food as in lets clean it up and eat right. FIXING FOOD breaks open the FDA and tells the stories of what really happens behind closed doors. Through these stories, Dr. Richard A Williams explains why one out of every six Americans gets food poisoning every year. 11am post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47197879 Inventors that bring their creations to life and viewers can purchase it on the spot. America's Best Deal on USA is hosted by the very creative and inventive Joy Mangano. 1pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47197949 New in theaters and On Demand is the very strange and abnormal Grand Duke Of Corsica. I asked Peter Stormare about how interesting the film is but you can't tune out. His response is priceless. 4pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47198002 Then we're Playing It Forward with photographer Lisa S Johnson who has captured the most famous Rock guitars on the planet. They're now being shared in the new book Immortal Axes. 7pm post. https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47198049 And finally on Arroe Unplugged facing the changes of a new season. What becomes the next fear? Nature is always willing to share the answer. 10pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47197308

Unplugged and Totally Uncut October 27th

Today Wednesday October 27th on Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!! Kyrie McCauley, author of the William C. Morris YA Debut Award winner If These Wings Could Fly, delivers a powerful contemporary YA novel about the lasting bonds of friendship in the aftermath of a school shooting – We Can Be Heroes. 11am post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47181271 Pod Crashing is all about introducing you to the voices in front and behind on the world's most listened to podcasts. Episode 126 is with Linda Rodriguez McRobbie from Newton's Law. 1pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47183604 C.T.C.S. is back with another unpredictable world of love trust faith and whatever else is required to make it a great night. Episode 11 is Seven Bridges Road. 4pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47184443 Then we're Playing It Forward with singer songwriter Bella DeNapoli currently making musical waves on NBC's The Voice. 7pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47184807 And finally on Arroe Unplugged facing the odds of not reaching the intended goal. Cancel Culture versus Cancer Culture. 10pm post. https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47181860

Stream Thinking Go Be With The Receiver

Listen to "Stream Thinking Go Be With The Receiver" on Spreaker. October 27, 2021 What I rarely hear are the inner designs of other creative minds. Although I’m blessed with the opportunity to share conversations with actors, musicians, authors and yes even chefs, doctors and motivational speakers. The daily goal is to get to that single place where someone who is listening can hear for themselves that they aren’t alone. That’s what this has always been about. You aren’t alone. Creative minds need to help share the process of becoming part of this gallery of art. There’s so much history in all shapes and shades of the performance. But what we aren’t getting are the experiences of those who keep trying. No fame. No large money. They hold the craftsmanship of the performance. The struggles and the silent nights go unheard. They reach beyond and not back. Not everybody’s supposed to make it. But we can endlessly keep trying.

I Can't Live Without It

Listen to "I Can't Live Without It" on Spreaker. October 13, 2021 When written thought becomes spoken word. Will it be enough to inspire action? No matter how strong your heart is, at the drop of a hat human emotion easily turns into a follower. When projected a single thought plants a seed. Ultimately it’s our choice to believe. We play the white picket fence game. Pitting the right side against the left. Both sides could be right. How is that possible? Leaders say things over and over so that those following begin to believe. It’s like radio and television commercials that convince you to buy a product. You didn’t need it until they said you did. Amazon has made billions banking on telling you what you need. As a daily writer I study thought. That doesn’t mean I have mine under control. It means I’m aware of what has strength and what shouldn’t be set free. Which is an awkward way of moving through traffic in an age when sounding off about any subject gets you hits on social media. It’s as if we’ve given ourselves permission to bark like dogs. But are you biting? This reminds me of my neighbor. About fifteen years ago he sent out an email to everybody around him asking us to quiet our dogs. Please this barking is getting out of hand. Today he has two very large dogs that love to spread their music through the hood. It proves how you can turn your bite around. Becoming aware of what you write before it becomes spoken word.

Unplugged and Totally Uncut October 13th

Today Wednesday October 13th on Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!! One of the most successful television shows of all time is Gray's Anatomy. Lynette Rice has just released a first ever backstage walk on what it's all be like. How To Save A Life: Inside The Story Of Gray's Anatomy. 11am post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46956236 When your career and lifestyle revolves around skin art things such a global pandemic can put a sting in the dream. Ryan Henry is the front man of Blank Ink Crew Chicago. 1pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46956639 Andrew Marshall was inspired at a young age to get into music after watching theater and seeing his sisters sing in choir. He joined musical theater and by middle school was landing the leads. Now he's on the list of artists to watch after being featured on NBC's The Voice. 4pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46957811 Then we're Playing It Forward with the voice of Dune Scott Brick. He takes us inside the layout of the story while getting real with us about being a top attraction in the voice over acting business. 7pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46958976 And finally on Arroe Unplugged we may be talking softer behind our Covid masks but we are very loud in thought. Taking the word humility out of the dictionary and studying it during this new normal. 10pm https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46957305

Unplugged and Totally Uncut October 12th

Today Tuesday October 12th on Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!! Grappling with topics of racial discrimination and divided perceptions, Saadia Faruqi (A Thousand Questions) has expertly crafted a story of family, friendship, and empowerment in her poignant new middle grade novel YUSUF AZEEM IS NOT A HERO. 11am post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46938235 Allison Miller knows how bring drama to life on ABC's Million Little Things. Between the forces of a global pandemic and the seismic push for social change, these group of friends navigate a new and challenging territory. 1pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46938479 Joe Grushecky has earned the honor of being a true American songwriter. One of the best! He's now celebrating the 25th anniversary of his legendary album American Babylon. 4pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46941891 Then we're Playing it Forward with an all out beer loving expert on the suds. Jeff Alworth has just released The Beer Bible 2nd edition. And yes I did bring up the very popular Charlotte brew Juicy J. 7pm post. https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46942138 And finally on Arroe Unplugged learning how to measure your mental self. 10pm https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46939682

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 266

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 266" on Spreaker. October 12, 2021 A cool early summer breeze sweeps across my writing. The atmosphere of being present gives sight to my senses. Taking note of last night’s super moon. It was dubbed a strawberry moon. I stood watching as it slowly moved across the sky. It was so incredibly bright. I could see everything the forest was providing. Within our personal walk and way, are there moments of such clarity? What is your super moon? If we had such a perfect view how much would you change? We do it all the time in our front and backyards! It must look this way or it’s yanked. How much of your inner garden is lit up by a strawberry moon? An object that can no longer be missed. It travels with us. Just like a cool early summer breeze. If we were to choose to chase the breeze how far from our super moon will we grow? Will we find our way back? A fellow broadcaster once told me that each of us are given three life changing career decisions. The goal is to locate which one will truly be your calling. What walk did you take that has completely replanted your roots in a different soil and there’s no path to lead you back? Chasing podcasting in 2012 became my way of life by 2016. As big as it is around the world there are way too many choices for listeners. If I had known this nine years ago would the super moon have led me in a different direction? What choice did you make because a super moon cleared the debris? You jumped and there’s no way you can get back? In 1997 I began a creative journey with paint on a canvas. I really enjoyed seeing it in galleries then getting to know each and every new owner. By 2005 the art was featured in New Orleans. Bad show. Very bad show. I’ve not put paint on a canvas ever since. I can’t locate the super moon. Locating your super moon is one thing. Trust it means? How much are you willing to give?

Unplugged and Totally Uncut October 7th

Today Thursday October on Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!! Author Maan Gabriel celebrates life with her new book After Perfect. Thirty-six-year-old Gabriella Stevens is living quietly and contently as a devoted housewife to Simon—just as her traditional Filipino mother has always told her to do—when, after sixteen years of marriage and twenty years together, he tells her he wants a divorce. It's a story about totally recovering forward. 11am post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46864419 Have you caught The Lost Symbol on Peacock yet? It totally gets into the vibe of Dan Browns global thriller. Ashley Zukerman posts at 1pm. https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46865084 Billy Sherwood from the group YES lets us inside the creative process of bringing the bands new album Quest out. 4pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46865576 Then we're Playing It Forward with J-Dog Jerry Flanagan who has a new show on Discovery that's employing the men and women of our U.S. forces. Operation Hidden Treasures. 7pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46865760 And finally on Arroe Unplugged how far have we truly traveled in the past 19 months? 10pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46864816

Life As Its Happening

Listen to "Life As It's Happening" on Spreaker. October 6, 2021 Working on the future. As much as I talk about living in the present, my wife on the other hand is a very heavy duty planner of the future. At 8am she’s already laid out the ground work for what we’re going to be doing late tomorrow. This is a very difficult place for me to be in. I live here. In the now. Not tomorrow at 2pm. Don’t get me wrong! I totally respect her walk and way. She wants to be prepared for the project if something goes wrong. But! All week, it was supposed to rain. She prepared her path expecting to be set free in several torrential downpours. Not one drop has fallen in three days. She’s wasted a lot of energy on writing a story that didn’t take place. When in reality we should be living life as its taking place. Being a silent watcher I take note of the amazing amount of stress others put themselves through because they think everything’s falling apart or will soon crumble into itty bitty pieces. The ability to fear is based on choice. Getting that machine under control requires awareness. Being mindful of what’s happening right here right now. If it’s not going great at work then fix it. If you sit around the office moping over an event that’s hours away it’s going to mentally and physically beat you to pulp. Only to realize nothing happened in the end. Working on your future starts with staying right here in the present.

Unplugged and Totally Uncut October 6th

Today Wednesday October 6th on Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!! Talk about a you had me at hello moment! The Food Network's Scott Conant and I talking about Peace Love and Pasta. 11am post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46848441 Tony Harris was stunned when I asked him a very simple question about space aliens. I mean he is the host of The Proof Is Out There. I asked "What if what we think are aliens are actually A.I.s from a different universe. Just computers and not living creatures. 1pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46848677 Savanna Woods grew up in a musical family and has been singing since she could talk. She began songwriting at a young age and went on to sing in church as a soloist. At 19, she formed a band and learned that she enjoyed all aspects of music, from performing to producing. Her love for music put her on the world's largest stage NBC's The Voice. 4pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46848844 Then we're Playing It Forward with the author of the globally talked about book What Really Happened in Wuhan. Sharri Markson is still in lockdown in Australia! Oh we dive into that and so much more. 7pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46849950 And finally on Arroe Unplugged crossing that line. What line? Whatever line that someone has created and without truly knowing about it you crossed it. We've become the generation of line makers. 10pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46850181

Unplugged and Totally Uncut October 5th

Today Tuesday October 5th on Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!! Derek and Beverly Joubert are globally famous for their dedication and loyalty to the Wild Kingdom in Africa. As a team they've helped teach the world about the most beautiful and oddly shaped animal creations. Now its in their book The Ultimate Book of African Animals. 11am post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46830202 Actress Renee Taylor has put her very colorful smile and laugh into so many creative projects. Wait until you see her in the new movie Tango Shalom. 1pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46831160 John Bonham from Led Zeppelin was a beast. You may know the bands music but the true history of John has always been part of the bands mystic. CM Kushins gives us the backstage pass in The Beast. 4pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46831352 Then we're Playing It Forward with Leah Remini from GSN's big game show People Puzzler. The best part of the conversation was when she took over as the interviewer and asked why I feel every guest on a game show should take home a huge prize. 7pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46831645 And finally on Arroe Unplugged: The one thing missing from at home remote working is having to do true face to face time with an overzealous boss that micromanages every second of your life. 10pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46832194

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 265

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 265" on Spreaker. October 5, 2021 Four months ago I sat in the forest writing about the first tropical storm of the season. Miss Claudette was pouring sips of water into the several layers of what makes this collection of trees possible. I caught a solo doe in between some of those layers. She was gnawing on leaves from a fallen branch. Nature doesn’t seem to be bothered by the atmosphere. Maybe because all the other living things don’t walk into a grocery store to purchase water in a bottle. Their source of food isn’t cut up and wrapped for better freshness. The animal kingdom. Oh how it’s come to rely on the human’s mess or lack of consumption. Starting first with the dog. They beg because started it! We can’t let table scraps go to waste. I believe this tropical storm is washing our human scent off everything that’s been touched. The animals know how to make something out of nothing. Then again, that’s a judgement. Just because I don’t see a box of candy nearby doesn’t mean what the momma doe is eating isn’t just as sweet. The elegance of the dance. Watching nature teaches the human ego to humble up.

Unplugged and Totally Uncut October 4th

Today Monday October 4th on Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!! In the next 20 years, consumers of higher education will determine what higher education will be, and every institution will have to change. Everyone will have the same kind of choice and just-in-time opportunities to take courses from a broader range of providers as we have in music, film, and newspapers. Research universities and residential colleges will be more aligned with work and offer new types of credentials. Community colleges and regional universities will be disrupted, providing low-cost, anytime/anywhere courses. The book is The Great Upheaval from Arthur Levine. Posts at 11am https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46814636 Who was Prince? That's our focus on Pod Crashing Episode 124 with author and podcast host Toure. His new book is Nothing Compares 2 U. It's built from two decades of interviews with musicians, lovers, friends and collaborators from Prince’s inner circle, including Morris Day, guitarist Wendy Melvoin, fiancée Susannah Melvoin, who also contributed the foreword, manager Alan Leeds, engineer Susan Rogers, girlfriend Jill Jones, childhood friend Andre Cymone, Revolution members Dez Dickerson, BrownMark, and Bobby Z, and many others, who offer unique insights into the mysterious musician. 1pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46814895 C.T.C.S. returns with episode nine. Bill is a ninety nine year old U.S. veteran who worked side by side with one of the nations most success grocery store owners. Bill was with him long before the chains formation. 4pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46815937 Then we're Playing It Forward with Kelli Finglas and Lexi Smith from CMT's Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Making the Team. How the pandemic has officially redesigned official tryouts and more. 7pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46815561 And finally on Arroe Unplugged: Students of facial expressions. Learning to read people's eyes in an age of hollow emptiness. 10pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46816628

Mind Your Own Business

Listen to "Stream Thinking Mind Your Own Business" on Spreaker. October 4, 2021 Stream thinking! Writing what you feel right now. Ten minutes without judgement or editing. Free form thinking. See who you really are versus the sculpted character put on daily display. My entire childhood my mother endlessly told her five children to mind their own business. To do whatever it takes to keep our noses away from other people’s situations. Try doing that today! Everybody wants to get into your business. They act as if it belongs to them. If the information isn’t shared? You’ve been there! People begin to make up your story. We’re all guilty of getting into other people’s business. Especially on social media. Every post you put up is nothing more than you wanting to get into other people’s business. Advertisers love this! It’s because we are the new age generation of influencers. The drama we provide on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tik Tok feed the need to know. We’re addicted to sharing our business and getting into other people’s business. Gene Simmons says it best, “If you want it to be bigger than life you have to make it bigger than life. Or nobody’s coming to your performance.”

Unplugged and Totally Uncut October 1st

Today! Friday October 1st on Unplugged and Totally Uncut! On April 14, 1865, after nearly a year of conspiring, John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln as the president watched a production of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre. Lincoln died the next morning. Twelve days later, Booth himself was fatally shot by a Union soldier after an extensive manhunt. The basic outline of this story is well known even to schoolchildren; what has been obscured is Booth's motivation for the act, which remains widely misunderstood nearly 160 years after the shot from his pocket pistol echoed through the crowded theater. John Rhodehamel posted at 11am https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46773936 Ryan Jay reviews Venom 2 Let There Be Carnage. He says it's far better than the original but still lacks the comedic edge of Ryan Reynolds in Dead Pool. It's still a great movie to see on the theater screen. When you see a title like Diana Musical what do you think? Diana Ross? Nope this feature on Netflix is all about Princess Diana and its a musical! The music written by Bon Jovi's keyboardist. A must see for fans of musicals and be prepared for the Rock edge. And finally what's up with this film called The Guilty? Ryan Jay reviewed it and says the Netflix feature is one you can miss. Its adapted from a 2018 Danish crime thriller. 1pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46774582 Actor and singer-songwriter Alicia Witt has been acting since the age of 7, when she made her film debut in David Lynch's sci fi classic Dune. She was most recently seen in I Care A Lot on Netflix, starring Rosamund Pike and Dianne Wiest, and leading the cast of the December release Modern Persuasion. 4pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46774141 Then we're Playing it Forward with Hollywood bad guy Robert Davi who stars in the new heist/love story movie I Love us. 7pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46774283 And finally on Arroe Unplugged when being uncertain becomes your new normal numbness. 10pm post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46774283

Theater Of The Mind

Listen to "Theater Of The Mind" on Spreaker. October 1, 2021 A blank page isn’t a writing voice. Ultimately the ink must stain whatever message is glued to the universe. To pry it free might offer an innocent crumbling. To sit and wait for the thought to dance softly with the page could take too much of what little time is left. Because it’s October, the sun isn’t too quick to rise across the eastern horizon. It plays games with millions who are affected by a lack of light. Research shows it causes a shortage of serotonin. Which can cause a feeling of depression. The way I deal with it is with artificial lighting. My entire space is completely lit up. In my writing place there are three lamps on me. In the recording studio there’s lighting from every angle. Only to realize two of the greatest features on this everyday creative walk are the windows overlooking the beautiful forest. It’s very dark outside the windows. Oh boy. It would seem so simple to put shades and or curtains up. That’s like walking up to a comedian and saying, “Tell me a joke.” Creative minds don’t enjoy the feeling of being trapped. A blank page isn’t a writing voice. Ultimately the ink must stain whatever message is glued to the universe. There’s a huge chance you go through these same mindsets this time every year. Surrounding yourself with light is a huge lift. You can’t lay in bed until the sun elects to get up! Learning to hear the inner core of your creative process will help you find peace of mind. I’m not going to light up the forest at 5am. I did take note of something while watching television news. Lighting from beneath the talent on the tube. Giving off the sense of there being light. It’s a work in progress. Getting Fall under control.