Captain Dave Marciano

Listen to "Captain Dave Marciano From Wicked Tuna On National Geographic" on Spreaker. Filmed on location in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and the surrounding waters, Wicked Tuna follows a group of salty fishermen from the nation’s oldest seaport as they make their living the way it’s been done for centuries — rod and reel fishing, one catch at a time — all in pursuit of the bluefin tuna. The series gives viewers an in-depth look at the intense battles, fierce competition, crushing losses and major paydays of the country’s toughest captains. Wicked Tuna’s ninth season finds the captains feeling the pressure after the government quota is reduced to one bluefin per day. And the pressure to catch increases tenfold when three talented outsiders show up ready to compete against the veterans and take over the leaderboard. Captain Bob Cook of the Fat Tuna knows that to be the best you have to beat the best, and he’s got his sights set on defending champion Captain Dave Carraro of the FV-Tuna.com. Carraro has long been considered one of the most formidable fishermen in the fleet, but he may have met his match in Cook, a fierce competitor who will do whatever it takes to bring down the black boat. Meanwhile, Captain Sam Law of the Kraken is focused on besting Captain Tyler McLaughlin of the Pinwheel. Law has a long, contentious history with McLaughlin, having fished against him in the same waters his whole life. And Captain Zack Plante of the Wasabi has traveled from his home port of Saco, Maine to fish against the best in Gloucester. Young, brash, and competitive, Plante resents fishermen like Captain T.J. Ott of the Hot Tuna, who Plante believes didn’t have to work for success. But Ott doesn’t plan to leave anything on the table this year – often languishing in the middle of the pack, he is determined to make this his best season ever and finally finish on top. Rounding out the fleet are fan favorites Captain Dave Marciano of the Falcon and Captain Paul Hebert of the Wicked Pissah, who are both determined not to let the new captains interfere with their chances of success.

The Power Of Hidden Speak

Listen to "The Power Of Hidden Speak" on Spreaker. Because I'm a 26 year daily writer I'm well aware of how I walk into each new day before the sun rises. The discipline isn't always to make sure three pages are filled but rather to be in control of what I fill it with. I'm like everyone else. If you wake up grumpy that becomes the weight of the day. If I'm questioning or feel doubt my confidence and courage take a hit by a dull ache to not want to grow. On this podcast I put focus on two words. Beyond and What. When my writing self gets hooked up with words it won't let them go. I hit the dictionary. I study the origin. I try to use them in different areas of interest. Or I allow them to speak. To say anything. I call this Hidden Speak. Putting words out there that have nothing to do with what you're presently feeling and yet to shove them into a sheet of paper uses just as much energy. Hidden Speak! I know at the drop of a hat when someone is verbally using it on me. They just don't realize I have a name for the game. Learning how to use Hidden Speak as a tool allows your present mindset to know where it stands without having to blister your moment with why you're in a heated mood. Instead of cussing out loud in the car or office throw in any word. Monkey fur on a wet paved road! Mustard stains from a pickle jar! Nobody has to know how you feel or why you're fearing the arrival of another drama driven day at work. Peanut butter slices of pumpkin paper! Say it like you mean it. Write it like you've been given permission to cuss and cut down. So how does the writer react when he pages back four years and tries to figure out the lesson at hand? He laughs. It's as if the author of 2016 knew the dude down the road would need a break from the typical. Burnt hot dogs in a chicken bone! Wow that was a stress reliever. Hidden speak. As for what I wrote about Beyond and What? It wasn't good. For a man that battles everyday to be present and live in the now, words like beyond put me outside the walls of where the focus should be. Beyond doesn't make you a visionary. Beyond prepares you for a fast paced arrival of tomorrow. The word What? Count how many times you say it. What? People especially kids say the most odd ball things and your first reaction is What? Many times you really don't want to know the answer. You just had to fill the silence. What? Exactly.

Lilli Passero

Listen to "Lili Passero An NBC's The Voice Throwback 2017" on Spreaker. Lilli’s parents are the “ultimate theater nerds,” both having professional careers in musical theater. Lilli’s life was all about performing, acting and singing, and she went on to study acting at Carnegie Melon University. She graduated and moved to Hollywood to pursue acting, going on many auditions and landing various guest spots, including on NBC’s “Go On.” She currently works as a server but continues to audition and even had a starring role in “Cabaret,” which gave her positive feedback on her voice.

LaurieAnn Gibson

Listen to "LaurieAnn Gibson From Making The Band On MTV" on Spreaker. A multi-city casting tour begins this month with open auditions in four U.S. cities. Casting dates and locations include: March 7-8: Houston, TX March 13-14: Charlotte, NC March 21-22: New York, NY To submit an audition, please visit MTV.com for more information. Fans will also have the opportunity to experience Making the Band vocal booths that will pop-up around each city ahead of the open casting auditions. The first vocal booth will appear in Atlanta and offer hopefuls a music video-style performance to approved audition songs. All submissions can be shared across social platforms and used to submit auditions online. Sean Combs’ sons are best known for their careers spanning music, fashion and entertainment. Celebrity choreographer LaurieAnn Gibson returns to Making the Band as the franchise’s creative director.

Think Write Deliver

Listen to "Think Write Deliver" on Spreaker. My father always asked me, "What were you thinking before you pulled off this bird brain stunt?" I'd start to explain only to be interrupted, "You don't have a real answer or you would've thought this out. Now you have to face the consequences." The problem with his second comment is that I did know what I was doing. I've always been a thinker, writer and deliverer. Even today after placing thought into the daily writing I'll try to activate what the imagination has put in front of me. If what you think sits in the afterthought isn't that wasting your time? The minutes and seconds required to formulate a thought. You're not getting it back. On this podcast I talk about how we should learn to check in with our writing selves. You don't have to be a daily writer to participate. But it would be nice for you to tap into the inner self that loves to post a ton of things on social media or invest a tremendous amount of time and energy is chumming it up with friends and family. In all things you do the first step or movement is always a thought. While reading from November 24, 2016 I turned to page three. To my shock a perfectly shaped dried leaf was waiting for me. That self putting ink into the veins of the page nearly four years ago was kind enough to send a leaf forward. What was I thinking right? For a brief moment today I wasn't thinking about the Presidential Elections, Coronavirus, Stock Market or when am I going to eat breakfast. I mean I've been in this recording studio since 5:30 this morning and its ten before eight. Becoming aware of what you think and how you think puts you in the presence of now. Knowing how you'll write it prepares you for how its going to be delivered. I know way too many people including myself that weren't thinking before shooting out an email or text. I've ripped down several Facebook posts because even though the thought seemed right it truly shouldn't have made its way into the light. Maybe the title should be Think Write Think Correct Think Deliver. Then again, aren't those the opening steps of being a perfectionist? Once inside that realm procrastination is given permission to belong to the moment. I was listening to a podcast with Kesha yesterday where she confessed to how difficult it is for her to be herself. One bad word and you're cancelled. Were you truly Ghosted by those once close? What did you write after little time was spent thinking? Look at Chris Matthews from Hard Ball! He recently retired because a few words he shared were no longer acceptable in today's news and business world. He didn't seem ill. He very professionally said that today's new leaders have a better feel of what a greater environment at work could feel like if we corrected the way we talked with others. Think Write Deliver...

Sunny Azell

Listen to "Sunny Ozell Releases The Album Overnight Lows" on Spreaker. Describing the album title, OZELL says, “OVERNIGHT LOWS came to me more or less before I’d composed a single complete lyric, and I knew it was perfect. It encapsulated so many possibilities of what I’d hoped to say, and it steered the writing process that followed. The title was a kind of lighthouse, guiding the way.” In her words, OVERNIGHT LOWS reflects the soul and simplicity of her passion for such inspirations as Bonnie Raitt, David Byrne, Cassandra Wilson, and Aretha Franklin. Players on the album include Jay Bellerose (Robert Plant, Aimee Mann, Alison Krauss), Tyler Chester (George Ezra, Maddison Cunningham), Andy Hess (The Black Crowes, David Byrne), Adam Levy (Norah Jones, Roseanne Cash), and Rich Hinman (Sara Bareilles). The album was recorded at Village Studios in Los Angeles, and engineered by Mike Piersante. OVERNIGHT LOWS displays SUNNY's love of language and her intimate, soulful delivery, from the cruising feel of “Driving Highways” at one end--with its clever incorporation of a key line from Dobie Gray's 1970s soulful singalong “Drift Away”--to the bluesy, smoochy “Take You Down” at the other. “Almost like self-analysis,” she adds, “I went back through it and thought 'Holy shit, there's a lot about night in here, and not sleeping, and wrestling with memories.” As personal as these songs are, OZELL is perfectly happy for them to assume their own individual meaning to the listener. “I was really ready to be reflective, but I don't necessarily need to have my agenda known,” she says. “I know from every song that's ever moved me that when you love something at first glance, but it continues to yield up deeper levels of meaning as time goes on, that's really art.” OVERNIGHT LOWS is fueled by a lifetime relationship with music that started when SUNNY began violin lessons at the age of four and singing lessons at 11 years old. Stints in opera companies in her teens led to nights in a blues band in college, followed by jazz clubs in New York City. It was her time there, in New York, that honed and refined her unique voice and vision.

Peter Argyropoulos

Listen to "Peter Argyropoulos From Sons Of Silver Release The Song World On Fire" on Spreaker. “Tempers are high and they’re climbing higher soon. World of blame, think I’ll point my finger too. Point It right at you.” Acclaimed Indie Rockers Sons Of Silver are releasing, what they say, is one of their most powerful and politically-motivated songs to date. “World On Fire”, which is a brazen commentary on today’s heated and embattled culture, will be available for download and streaming Friday, February 21 on all major digital platforms and the lyric video can be viewed at https://vimeo.com/391338381/039deffdf4 The latest release from the band’s forthcoming EP (due out this Spring), the single was “inspired by current events and attitudes,” said frontman Peter Argyropoulos. “I’m a politics and history junkie. I’m also a bit of a contrarian,” he said. “Put those interests and traits together with today’s current events and, well, it’s hard not to feel inspired.” Written quickly in their usual informal, collaborative manner, “World On Fire” developed during a band writing session where, in less than an hour, the group had worked out the main parts and outline of the song after an initial riff that Argyropoulos brought in. “Our writing sessions generally begin without an agenda. We simply start playing and feeding off of each other as we discover new ideas together,” said Argyropoulos. “’World On Fire’ was one of those songs. I’d been relearning blues scales. I came up with a basic form of the main riff to the song as well as the lyric ‘World is on fire’ and they all ran with it.” The group’s collaborative song-writing style, signature sound and collective years of experience is what make Sons Of Silver such a phenom in the indie alt scene. In fact, each of its members has dedicated his or her entire careers to performing in platinum-selling and award-winning outfits. In addition to Argyropoulos, Original Pearl Jam Drummer Dave Krusen (who was recently inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame) and Candlebox Bassist Adam Kury provide the backbeat while former Skillet Guitarist Kevin Haaland and Keyboardist and esteemed Engineer Brina Kabler round out the band’s signature sound. The song was recorded at Argyropoulos' 4L Recording Studio and mixed by Kabler. “World On Fire” will be available on all major platforms starting February 21 and through the band’s web site (www.sonsofsilver.com). For more information, visit https://sonsofsilver.com https://www.facebook.com/SonsOfSilver/ or https://www.instagram.com/sonsofsilverband/.