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A mind that's carrying too many voices. How can someone truly evolve with meditation and or prayer when there's too much noise in our head and hearts? Knowing how to move around the distractions takes a while but once there, the journey comes with a lot of calm. But can we become addicted to the physical act of slip sliding away?

Hey it’s Arroe. Pod Fest brings together three different conversations from musicians, authors, doctors environmentalists or cooks in their own kitchen. It’s real people with real stories. Pod Fest 67 We kick things off with a way of life that starts with a seed. The beautiful and wonder pistachio with Dr. Mike Rousell. Then we’re going to get a free tour of what it’s like to be a movie author with Dwayne Epstein. Our third conversation is all about locating peace and calm and who better to be our guide then actor Ed Begley Jr. Pod Fest 67

Thanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s time you get to meet all that inspires me. Thanks for being part of the conversation

FORCE OF NATURE is a well-researched and timely free verse novel on the life, inspiration, and impact of Rachel Carson. Carson is the naturalist, marine biologist, and author of Silent Spring, whose work is credited with bringing much-needed urgency and action to the global environmental conservation movement. Burg began writing Carson's story in response to her nagging worry over our ailing planet. As an intrepid researcher looking into climate change, she discovered it was impossible to research the environment without coming across the words and warnings of Rachel Carson: Man is a part of nature and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself. Who was Rachel Carson? Where did she find her courage? How did she forge her path to define the global climate movement as we know it by writing Silent Spring? FORCE OF NATURE answers those questions and more in brilliant free verse written for young scientists, environmentalists, feminists, and students.

When nighttime eels like a 15 minute break. It hasn't always been this way. For many years I suffered from Setatephobia which is the fear of silence. Today my challenge is feeling like 8 hours of sleep is a 15 minute timeout.

"Ali Smith's The Ballad of Speedball Baby is a sometimes-harrowing ride poetically described in neon prose. Ali takes me to places I've been myself as a fellow 'woman of the road' and rocked and rolled. She brings it all back home so vividly with humor, originality, and love-and 'oh-yeah-that-happened-to-me-too' truthfulness. Like the touring band's rite of passage: crashing in a stranger's house in Where-am-I? USA and barely escaping with your life and bass guitar.or bartending in an East Village dive bar. It's a special experience being a Woman in Rock, and as Ali's story unfolds, she'll bring you along for the trip of your life." -- Kate Pierson, the B-52's A Stylist Magazine (UK) Pick of Best New Nonfiction A Kobo Pick of Best Book of the Month in Biographies & Memoirs The Ballad of Speedball Baby is the thrilling, darkly hilarious, and heart-wrenchingly vulnerable story of Ali Smith's coming-of-age in '90s New York as she commits to the messy, exhilarating life of a musician and must survive the slings and arrows society reserves for women who refuse to comply.As an only child reeling from the demolition of her parents' toxic marriage, the New York City underground music scene offers a young Ali a different family of misfits and talented outsiders to belong to. She becomes the bass player for edgy band Speedball Baby, a decision that will take her around the world-from onstage at the legendary CBGBs to the red-light district of Amsterdam. She's often the only girl in a broken-down tour van, being strip-searched at the Croatian border, chased by lunatics, and navigating the seedy underbelly of a male-dominated music scene full of addiction, violence, and misogyny-all while keeping her sharp wit and dark humor intact. Rimmed with heavy black eyeliner and smelling faintly of cheap booze, The Ballad of Speedball Baby is a pulse-quickening, unpredictable ride through the '90s music scene-alternately terrifying, hilarious, and painfully evocative-as well as a love letter to the power of female solidarity

Thank you for being part of the conversation. This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 616 with author Ridley Pearson. You’ve likely heard of Ridley Pearson as the Edgar-nominated author of over sixty novels including two New York Times #1 bestsellers. The Fulbright fellow who plays in a band with Stephen King, Dave Barry, Amy Tan and Scott Turow is also the author of KINGDOM KEEPERS INHERITANCE: VILLAINS' REALM, the second in a trilogy for middle grade readers which follows young heroes to Disney parks around the world. The first volume has sold over a million copies. With the help of Cinderella's very own Fairy Godmother-the notorious FGM as she's known in this world-they set out to stop Ursula-jumping from Epcot to Disneyland to Disneyland Paris, where the ultimate battle between good and evil plays out.

Taking the religious aspect out of this... Most of us walk into every new day expecting a miracle. We lock ourselves in tightly believing this is the day. When it doesn't materialize, the inner core of your visionary self is easily injure. How can we by pass this way of miracle chasing?

IN THEORY is a Muscle Shoals-style Led Zeppelin. A swampy gritty version of Soundgarden, all laced with powerhouse hard-rock vocals and an attitude that screams rock n roll. With In Theory you get a new style and sound unto itself that captures you in a way that leaves you wanting much more.​IN THEORY is bringing something exciting to the table for listeners to engage with. As a band they are not typical or easy to put in a box, they are unique and diverse. Combining the musical ingredients from their pasts, In Theory is a band to easily get excited about. Over the years they have worked with many of the top musicians in the world from Victor Wooten, Vinnie Appice, Rob Morgenstein, Jared James Nichols and more. IN THEORY is currently working with famed director Juan Ibanez on a new music video and music that will release in the summer of 2023.

I’m CT… When I’m not busy being Arroe the podcaster, I live in the real world. Everybody has to have a job. Mine is C.S. Customer Service. Solutions, relationships while keeping my team motivated to keep a constant connection with each guests who’s chosen to stop their day to visit our location. Episode 118 New Years Eve Weekend, Taco Tradition and Not Doing Reflections This is C.T.C.S.

Pod Crashing Episode 298 with Jen Smith and Jill Sirianni From Frugal Friends. It's the start of a new year. Good time to think about budgeting, new year financial goals, and practical financial advice. That's where Frugal Friends comes in. Controlling your spending is hard to do. On every episode of Frugal Friends, we'll try to help you gain a little more control on one aspect of the countless directions your money is being pulled toward through frugality and a few laughs. If you're trying to save money, spend less, adopt minimalism, pay off debt or reach financial independence, we think you'll like the show. Episodes here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-frugal-friends-podcast-87491591/

The questions that come to us while watching television or taking a walk through anywhere world. A moment with an old friend. How much do you know the old friend? You've been together since birth! We all know that one every question we asked and attempted to answer will never be explained.

Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in verse, tracing his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, and homophobia to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry.Tony dreams about life after high school, where his poetic voice can find freedom on the stage and page. But the Boogeyman has been following Tony since he was six years old. First, the Boogeyman was after his Blackness, but Tony has learned It knows more than that: Tony wants to be the first in his family to attend college, but there’s no path to follow. He also has feelings for boys, desires that don’t align with the script he thinks is set for him and his girlfriend, Blu.Despite a supportive network of family and friends, Tony doesn’t breathe a word to anyone about his feelings. As he grapples with his sexuality and moves from high school to college, he struggles with loneliness while finding solace in gay chat rooms and writing poetry. But how do you find your poetic voice when you are hiding the most important parts of yourself? And how do you escape the Boogeyman when it's lurking inside you?

It's exceptionally rare to see a total solar eclipse where you live, or even within driving distance, but on Monday, April 8th, millions of people in the U.S. will have that chance. Hotel rates are skyrocketing and many schools are taking the day off, but a lot of people are left wondering: Are total solar eclipses really worth the hype? When the total solar eclipse of 2017 passed through her hometown, Nebraska mom Jayme Sandberg didn’t think much about it and almost missed one of nature’s most awe-inspiring sights right in her backyard. Fast forward several years later to another chance to see a rare total solar eclipse in the U.S. and Sandberg is not only chasing it, she’s sharing her personal story—along with her popular new children’s picture book—to make sure parents like her and elementary kids across the country take full advantage. Told from the Sun’s perspective as the Moon boldly prepares to block the light of our brightest star, Total Solar Eclipse: A Stellar Friendship Story shows readers how to safely view a total solar eclipse while also demonstrating the unexpected ways we shine working together. With its memory page in the back, the book doubles as a one-size-fits-all souvenir. In interviews on Tuesday, February 15th, Sandberg can talk about her book Total Solar Eclipse: A Stellar Friendship Story, her eclipse advice for fellow parents, and why seeing a total solar eclipse is TOTALLY worth the hype.

With many musicians in her family, Claudia B. grew up immersed in music, studying piano, singing in church choir and, in her early teens fronting two rock bands. Hungry for more, Claudia skipped her senior year in high school by attaining her GED in order to attend Berklee College of Music. At Berklee, she studied songwriting, vocal performance and music business. Immediately after graduating, Claudia moved to Nashville where she now works full-time as a professional musician, writing and performing as a keyboardist and singer at several weekly gigs. Claudia is known for her creative arrangements of pop, soul, country and jazz covers that listeners often say they prefer to the originals. This past March, she got engaged to fellow singer-songwriter Jacob Lutz while on a trip in Paris.

Olivia works as a receptionist at a dental practice and her colleagues wholeheartedly support her singing journey. Growing up, Olivia was a musical theater enthusiast, thanks to her mother who owned a local musical theater company. Starting at 3, she graced her mother's productions, although always being cast in small roles to avoid any semblance of favoritism. Now, she assists by teaching classes, setting up stages and even lends a hand with costumes and makeup. Olivia is a lifelong self-proclaimed One Direction fangirl, and she's so excited to get the opportunity to work with Niall.

Osaka Popstar is the pop-punk music and art project of singer/producer John Cafiero, long-time Misfits & Ramones collaborator and platinum selling film and video director. The critically acclaimed debut album “Osaka Popstar & the American Legends of Punk” features frontman Cafiero with a revolving lineup of punk-rock legends as guests in his backing band including members of the Misfits, Ramones, Black Flag, the Voidoids and more. Other recent Osaka Popstar releases include members of Superchunk, Bob Mould, The Smithereens, Sparks, Roxy Music, Milk ‘n’ Cookies, and the Voluptous Horror of Karen Black in the backing band.

Osaka Popstar transcends punk rock, comic books, and anime themes beyond music alone with limited edition vinyl toy releases, collaborations with Topps; having appeared in their Garbage Pail Kids & Wacky Packages series, and animated Osaka Popstar music videos have even debuted on the Nintendo 3DS gaming platform under license to Nintendo.

Cafiero’s long standing collaborations with the Misfits remain consistent two decades deep on both a creative and business level. Among other endeavors Cafiero edited the acclaimed book “Commando: the Autobiography of Johnny Ramone”, Directed the chart topping “Ramones Raw” documentary, and modern day cult-classic feature film “Big Money Hustlas” starring the Insane Clown Posse, Rudy Ray Moore (aka “Dolemite”), WWE’s Mick Foley, & the Jerky Boys.

In addition to the legendary Misfits (currently headlining arena shows reuniting Original Misfits co-founders Glenn Danzig & Jerry Only), Cafiero also manages the Estate of Dee Dee Ramone (of the world famous Ramones). When the Ramones received a lifetime achievement Grammy Award in 2011, Cafiero had the honor of accepting and speaking on behalf of the late punk icon.

Cafiero has produced music by everyone from punk icons the Misfits, to the late pop icon Ronnie Spector—and the #1 charting album “Dr. Demento Covered in Punk” which he produced and conceived of. His band Osaka Popstar’s cover of the ‘demented’ classic “Fish Heads” (from “Dr. Demento Covered in Punk”) was ranked in the top 10 most requested songs of 2018 on the Dr. Demento Show and the focus of a fully-animated music video.

Hey it’s Arroe. Pod Fest brings together three different conversations from musicians, authors, doctors environmentalists or cooks in their own kitchen. It’s real people with real stories. Pod Fest 62 We kick things off with an unforgettable singer songwriter and actress Queen Latifah Then we’re stepping up the tempo while stepping back to a conversation I shared with Spider from the group Powerman 5000 Our third conversation is all about the laughs. The one and only Rachel Feinstein. Pod Fest 62