Adaobi Tricia Mwaubani

Listen to "Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Releases Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree" on Spreaker. In the middle of the night on April 14, 2014, the terrorist group Boko Haram kidnapped more than two hundred girls from their school dormitory in Chibok, Nigeria. The abduction of the “Chibok girls” received worldwide media coverage, sparking a global Bring Back Our Girls campaign involving celebrities from Michelle Obama to Malala. So far, 107 of the Chibok girls have been found, rescued, or freed in negotiations between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram. More than one hundred remain missing. Born, raised and residing in Nigeria, author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani conducted countless interviews with the Chibok girls to write the poignant new novel, Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree. The book tells the story of a young Nigerian girl who dreams of a new pair of shoes, a university degree and a husband. But her dreams turn to nightmares when her village is attacked by the terrorist group Boko Haram. She is taken with other girls into the forest where she is forced to follow her captors’ radical beliefs and watch as her best friend slowly accepts everything she’s been told.

Luke Pasqualino and Rupert Grint From Snatch

Listen to "Rupert Grint and Luke Pasqualino From Snatch On Crackle" on Spreaker. The Sony Crackle original series is loosely based on the popular movie of the same name -- and was originally inspired by a real-life heist in London. In season one, we followed a group of young scammers who find themselves with a truck loaded with stolen gold bullion and are soon involved in the world of organized crime. In the new season, star and executive producer Rupert Grint takes viewers to Spain’s Costa del Sol where the Hill Gang remains on the lam in another thrill-a-minute fight to save their fortune, and their lives. The series is executive produced by Alex De Rakoff, who also serves as writer and showrunner, Aaron Ginsburg, William Green and Rupert Grint. New this season are directors Kevin Connolly, Tom Dey (“Failure to Launch,” “Shanghai Noon”) and Luis Prieto (“The Oath,” “Kidnap”). Actor and producer Rupert Grint rose to prominence for his portrayal of Ron Weasley, one of the three main characters in the Harry Potter film franchise. Other film credits include Thunderpants, Cherrybomb, Wild Target and CBGB. Luke Pasqualino is a British actor, known for his portrayal of Freddie McClair in the television series Skins and d’Artagnan in the television series The Musketeers. From 2016-17, he played Elvis Harte in another BBC show, Our Girl.

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 127

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 127" on Spreaker. These are great times to spend moments sitting in a chair watching spiders mastermind their plans to build the biggest and best web caught between tree limbs. The average person can't stand the sight or thought of a spider being anywhere near their next step. It's a spiritual moment to sit with spiders. Native American spirituality teaches us that spiders showcase an opportunity to access our deepest wisdom. We are to open our minds to the infinite number of possibilities that sit in front of us. On this podcast, I talk openly about how being creative is essential to your present place. Spiders speak to your soul by way of saying "Don't limit yourself to a mundane world." In some cultures, the spider's web has been used as a message maker. Not only has it inspired humans to communicate with what spiders weave but to be reminded that the maker of the planet is always upward. A spider's web is always reaching toward that source of energy. One of the coolest things about a spider is their inability to not hold onto things. They are endlessly creating new webs, Whereas the human will stack boxes of their past in the garage, attic or basement. No matter how hard you work on your web go into every project knowing it's for the moment and not available for tomorrow. You'll walk a different path when you learn the way of "Now."

Antonia Felix

Listen to "Antonia Felix Releases Elizabeth Warren Her Fight Her Work Her Life" on Spreaker.

Luther Campbell

Listen to "Luther Campbell From Warriors Of Liberty City On STARZ" on Spreaker. Warriors of Liberty City” explores Liberty City, a crime-ridden neighborhood in Miami, Florida, that is arguably the NFL’s largest, most successful football factory. Currently, 25 NFL players are from the Miami region – by far the most out of anywhere in the country. The series follows a season with the Liberty City Warriors, a youth football program founded by hip-hop pioneer Luther Campbell, better known as “Uncle Luke.” Before Liberty City native Barry Jenkins won his historic Oscar® for Moonlight, the city was best known for producing some of the biggest names in football, including Devonta Freeman, Antonio Brown, Duke Johnson, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and Teddy Bridgewater. Beyond football, the Liberty City Warriors Optimist Club is a youth organization that sponsors sports teams, dance, cheerleading, tutoring and academic support. While “Warriors” takes place against the backdrop of football, the show takes a deeper dive into the unique characters and inner-workings of the heart and soul of the community in Liberty City, and challenges overcome both on and off the football field. It's also a story about how the strength of this football program creates opportunities and offers skills that give kids a platform to succeed. Life, like football, is a contact sport, and for the kids and family of Liberty City, being a Warrior holds the key to both.

Kim Chadwell

Listen to "Kim Chadwell Releases Dripping In Grace" on Spreaker. From orphaned to owned, Kim Chadwell has turned tragedy to triumph showing how everyone, with God's grace, can grow and live in the fullness of happiness. Dripping In Grace is the true story of pain, neglect, abuse, and hardship, and finding the path to freedom.

Greater In His Name

Listen to "Greater In His Name" on Spreaker. How we digest what we interpret can be a struggle in our everyday process. Hope and faith. I've never been a fan of both words. Hope seems to be an empty moment. I hope to ____. I have hope that ____. My faith is _____. Faith opens ______. There are a lot of questions roaming the streets of our personalized progress. To invest in the stock market doesn't guarantee a payoff. We need a more solid rock to stand on. When Jesus said, "I am." He didn't hope that he was. He didn't grasp onto this thing called faith and question it's strength and whereabouts in his heart. He knew it to be true. It was beyond a feeling. This podcast dives into a vat of mental fat. While daily writing yesterday the tip of the pen scratched out, "To be greater in his name isn't a feeling in our soul." We all have an interpretation. Some might say, "Greater in whose name?" I can live with that. Others may challenge the final section of the unstructured sentence "Without feeling there is no soul." I was talking with a friend this other day. We agreed that each spiritual lesson delivered on Sunday should come with a question and answer period. Not Egroups or Thursday night prayer gatherings. An on the spot lets talk. Almost like a press conference with the man or woman at the pulpit. "You said this. My interpretation is _____. For me to grip the reins of this ship moving in every direction. Please dive into the real waters of life and rip the poetic expression off its stage." To be greater in his name isn't a feeling in our soul." I wrote several pages about those collected words. To embrace my own interpretation. It doesn't mean it's right or wrong. Sports figures, brilliant planners to hard working employees don't feel in their soul to bring quality to the surface. To be greater they know it. I am therefore it is. The moment feelings reach your soul, its almost like you've given yourself permission to start judging.