Jermaine Dupri

Listen to "Jermaine Dupri From The Rap Game On Lifetime" on Spreaker. The Rap Game heads into its most intense season ever and it’s all-out music mayhem! The stakes are higher than ever before and with a battle every episode, this new crop of superstars must use everything in their arsenal to keep their place on the HIT List....and in the house! From executive producers, Golden Globe® winner and Grammy® nominee Queen Latifah and Grammy® winner Jermaine Dupri, get ready for the fifth season of The Rap Game. This is the time to shine for six young rappers who will have to freestyle, flow and rhyme their way to a life-changing prize – a recording contract with Dupri’s label, So So Def Recordings. This season, artists Will.I.Am, Lil Jon, Xscape, Killer Mike, Rapsody and Jacquees join Dupri to help guide these promising rappers to music victory. Jermaine Dupri has more than 30 years of experience in the music industry and knows what it takes to succeed. Having worked with some of the biggest young talents in music including Bow Wow, Da Brat, Kris Kross and TLC, he has a proven track record of cultivating young talent and making them into stars. With high expectations, Dupri gives it his all ­and expects nothing less from the kids and their parents in return. It's anyone's game on who will walk away with a record contract with his label. Dupri will also bring his expertise to help secure talent and produce Super Bowl LIVE, nearly a week’s worth of shows in downtown Atlanta leading up to the main football game on February 3, 2019.

R.L. Stine

Listen to "R.L. Stine Creator Of Goosebumps" on Spreaker. Born in 1943, R.L. Stine started out writing jokes and funny stories. He moved to New York City in the mid-1960s, after graduating from The Ohio State University. In 1986, Stine published Blind Date, his first horror novel for young adults. He launched his popular Fear Street book series three years later. Beginning in 1992, Stine found international acclaim writing the Goosebumps series, which spurred the creation of additional series and nearly 200 books. He was born Robert Lawrence Stine in Columbus, Ohio, on October 8, 1943. Stine began writing stories at the age of 9, using an old typewriter that he found. He initially made up jokes and humorous stories, not the spine-tingling tales that later made him famous. Stine's father worked as a shipping clerk in a warehouse, and his mother stayed home to look after young Robert and his two siblings. Stine has described himself as "a very fearful child," and said that his mother gave him one of his first serious frights by reading Pinocchio. "The original Pinocchio is terrifying ... He goes to sleep with his feet on the stove and burns his feet off!" Stine said of the classic tale, according to the HarperCollins website. At The Ohio State University, Stine remained focused on the lighter side of life. He edited the school's humor magazine, The Sundial, for several years. After graduating in the mid-1960s, he moved to New York City. In New York, Stine worked as a writer and editor. He eventually landed a position at Scholastic, Inc., working on children's magazines. He created a humor magazine for kids, Bananas, in the mid-1970s, and later launched Maniac magazine for the company. Outside of his day job, Stine wrote humorous books for kids under the name "Jovial Bob Stine." After losing his job at Scholastic during a company reorganization, Stine began writing full-time. He branched out into the horror genre, beginning his first scary tale with only the title-Blind Date. The book received a warm welcome when it was released in 1986, as did Twisted and The Baby-Sitter, released in 1987 and 1989, respectively. Stine launched his first horror book series for young adults, Fear Street, in 1989. Described as "where your worst nightmares lives," the series explored the dark misadventures of students at Shadyside High School. Fear Street grew to include roughly 100 novels, eventually selling more than 80 million copies. In 1992, Stine started taking younger readers on their own thrill ride with the Goosebumps series. These books, which he produced through his wife Jane's Parachute Press book-packaging company, targeted the tween market. The first title, Welcome to Dead House, was quickly followed by more novels. At one point, Stine was writing one or two books each month. Each title featured the trademark elements of the series: Page-turning plots and daring cliffhangers at the end of each chapter. Goosebumps soon became a literary phenomenon. The books became bestsellers in the United States and abroad, and were eventually translated into 16 different languages. Goosebumps was turned into a television series as well. The tremendous popularity of the series turned Stine into one of the most successful children's writers of all time, drawing comparisons between Stine and adult horror writer Stephen King. As the 1990s came to a close, Goosebumps fever began to fade. Stine launched a new series in 2000, Nightmare Room, with each title featuring an online component. In 2004, he mixed humor and horror in Who Let the Ghosts Out?, the first book in the Mostly Ghostly series.

Alexa Cappelli

Listen to "Alexa Cappelli From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. Alexa may only be in high school, but she has already made a huge impact on her community through music. Alexa's younger brother passed away from Hypoplastic left heart syndrome when he was just 32 hours old, and her family created a non-profit organization in his memory to provide essentials for families with seriously ill children. Alexa acts as the entertainment coordinator for the foundation and always incorporates music into the events. She is excited to audition in front of her idol, Kelly Clarkson.

Walking With A Clear Heart

Listen to "Walking With A Clear Heart" on Spreaker. The things we say but don't realize how it's being received. Little things like someone proudly displaying what seems to be a peaceful place, "I'm an open person. I open my heart to all things." Think about that. They just told me their open heart lets the entire dog pound into their soul and everyday they're forced to clean up. On this podcast I dive into a little bit of Yoga Nidra talk. Mindfully being present in your now. At four this morning a thought entered my time of meditation, "I went back to the origin to see if I foresaw." It didn't say I went into the past. I don't walk there. It says I went back to the origin of Nidra to see if it foresaw. As much as we see Yoga and Meditation as being those things we do to locate simple sips of exercise or relaxation, both serve a side of your journey that doesn't open your heart. It clears it. Being clear of what stresses you is a far better place then accepting temptation to move into the areas that bring attempts to life in places you want to replace. Don't confuse Nidra with sleep. It's not one in the same. Nidra doesn't hold on to our consciousness. Most of the time you're aware of the sounds around you and or anything that takes the shape of activity. Dreams tend to react whereas Nidra lets it move through you. Don't be so open with your walk. Teach yourself to clear the path.

Ryan Henry And Charmaine Walker

Listen to "Ryan Henry and Charmaine Walker From Black Ink Crew Chicago On VH1" on Spreaker. Black Ink Crew: Chicago returns with more drama and ink on Wednesday, January 2nd at 9PM ET/PT. This season, as new artists emerge and familiar faces return, the crew strives to salvage the true identity of 9Mag Tattoo. Shop owner Ryan Henry reclaims his throne as the shop’s boss and Chicago’s tattoo kingpin. He is also finally putting himself first professionally and personally after recently becoming single. Van is still wearing his 9Mag tattoo with pride and refuses to be excluded from the team. Charmaine Walker tries to navigate life after Loyal Ink, but misses the excitement of the old crew. Don is repairing his marriage and stepping up as a leader in the shop. After making strides in his music career, Phor is hopeful about the future of 9Mag. Lily has a renewed focus on her work, but won’t tolerate disloyalty. Season 4 full episodes are currently available on VH1.com and the VH1 App for fans to catch-up on the relevant storylines of the upcoming season.

Abby Cates

Listen to "Abby Cates From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. Abby has been singing and performing for as long as she can remember. She started choir in kindergarten and joined theater in the second grade. She is currently a worship leader in her school and enjoys making music a part of her life any way that she can. When Abby isn't working on music, she performs as princess characters at birthday parties. Abby is used to playing various roles, but "The Voice" is her first chance to take the stage and just be herself.

Eliza Coupe And Derek Wilson

Listen to "Eliza Coupe and Derek Wilson From Future Man On Hulu" on Spreaker. Busy actress Eliza Coupe stars as ’Tiger,' the female lead in Future Man. She can also be seen recurring on Hulu's Casual and The Mindy Project, and most recently on ABC’s Quantico, TBS’ Wrecked, USA’s Benched and Showtime’s House of Lies. Eliza may be best-known for her lead role in the comedy series, Happy Endings. She was also a series regular on the last two seasons of Scrubs. Derek Wilson stars as ‘Wolf’ in Future Man. He started his career on stage appearing in such productions as Anna Christie and 22 of Shakespeare’s plays, including the Broadway revival of Macbeth. On television, Derek portrayed “Donnie Schenck” in the first season of AMC’s Preacher. His many other TV credits include The Good Wife, Person of Interest, Aquarius and Rectify. He recently starred in the feature film Oxalis. Future Man follows the adventures of a janitor by day/world-ranked gamer by night, who is tasked with preventing the extinction of humanity after mysterious visitors from the future proclaim him the key to defeating the imminent super-race invasion. Season two of Future Man picks up in 2162; Josh (Josh Futturman), Wolf, and Tiger learn that their season one mission to stop the cure from getting out didn’t work. In this timeline, Stu Camillo (played by Haley Joel Osment) is now in power, having created the cure, and launched a plan to relocate humanity to Mars. A shadowy organization called the Pointed Circle seeks to recruit Josh to take Stu down – but are they the good guys, or is Stu? As Wolf quickly acclimates to the strange customs of this time, Tiger struggles with her Biotic identity and searches for an escape. Josh unites the team in an epic plan to save the world, but their time-traveling catches up to them, and they must reckon with their choices and what to do next. The series is co- executive produced by Seth Rogen.