Audios Maximus Media Network/Thrive Media Network

In this episode The Tour Bus Music Show is stopping by the “Jazz Lounge” with an interview and music with the extraordinary Matt Cusson.

Matt is the keyboardist for Brian McKnight and is an award-winning singer/songwriter and pianist in his own right. Ana and I sit down to talk with this gifted self-taught musician and get a picture of the man behind the music. We’ll also talk about his musical influences, such as Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Djavan, Miles Davis, and John Mayer, just to name a few.

A few interesting facts about Matt:

• In 2009 Matt won (by unanimous vote) the John Lennon Songwriting Contest's top annual prize - the Maxell Song of the Year - for his jazz ballad "One of Those Nights".
• 3 time winner of the amateur night competition at the legendary Apollo Theater
• That song won the Billboard Songwriting Award in the Best Jazz Song category, and came in second in the International Songwriting Competition.
• He’s also performed with, including Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, the Roots, Babyface, and Javier Colon.
• He’s performed with Brian McKnight on "Live with Regis and Kelly"
• He was a featured performer on the international "Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror" tour in 2010.
• Perhaps more inspiring is his constant effort to share his talent by supporting various charities, such as the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Songs of Love, Defenders for Children, Hillcrest Educational Center and Community Resources for People With Autism, as well as his local food pantry.

We hope that you enjoy the show as much as we’ve enjoyed talking with Matt.

You can finds out more information about Matt Cusson at: http://www.mattcusson.com/ and http://www.reverbnation.com/mattcusson

Please join me in welcoming Johanna Cook to the show! We’re going to talk to her to find out about her love of cooking. Johanna is showing us busy moms that with just a few basic skills and simple ingredients, making great meals for your family and friends IS possible everyday of the week! You can visit her website at www.mommacuisine.com.

On upcoming My Symphony Of Life Episodes

we will be bringing you more interviews on:

• Entrepreneurs/Mompreneurs

• Authors

• Cooking

• Crafts

• Parenting

• Wellness/Beauty

• Reviews

We will also provide additional content around the holidays to help make them all that more special.

All of our writing, poetry and journaling tips will be provided for you on our blog at www.mysymphonyoflife.com and www.audiosmaximus.com.

Our website has received a bit of a facelift and are currently making even more upgrades for you, our viewers and listeners conveinence. It's is back up and available for you at: www.mysymphonyoflife.com

Thank you so much for listening to our podcasts and reading our blogs! We value you all and are happy you have become a part of “The Nation”!

On this episode of The Tour Bus Music Show we have the pleasure of talking to Singer/Songwriter and the “Original Freedom Child” Misty Gonzales. Her latest cd is “Rock and Roll Freedom Show”. Her music has been heard on television shows such as the Nickelodeon Network - "Degrassi", MTV - “The Hills” and “Tough Love”. Her songs can also be heard in films such as Universal - “Bring It On 5 Fight to the Finish” - Gatlin Films - "Beauty 24".

She’s also a Partner of FREEDOM CHILD ENTERTAINMENT This company is an independent record label, a partnership between media mogul Tom Wilson and Singer/Songwriter Misty Gonzales. They are involved in various charities around the world. Speaking of her travels, we’ll go in depth of her 2^nd trip to Haiti, how she and Tom Wilson are making a great contribution to the youth there with their “Freedom To Dream” project and her experiences during the trip. We will also be going behind the scenes in her musical career on how she has become such a powerful force in independent music. We'll talk about her Rock N Roll Freedom Show and the experience of attending one of these live shows.

She enjoy’s hearing from all of her freedom children at her website: http://www.mistyfreechild.com/. You can also find Rock & Roll Freedom Show on iTunes - http://smarturl.it/MistyGonzales. Thank you so much for listening to the Tour Bus Music Show!

Today we have the pleasure of speaking to Gretchen Baker who’s the co owner of Baby Gassy Gooma, Gooma Models and Fashion Friends Club

She’s also an author, clothing designer, doll maker and a successful female entrepreneur. I like Gretchen’s quote "Our mistakes, our failures, our poor choices don’t have to keep us from our God-given destiny. It’s not about how you've started, it’s about how you finish". We’ll hear more about this from Gretchen.

We have an announcement to make in regard to My Symphony Of Life. T.Mic and I have been thinking about the direction that we would like to take in regard to this podcast. There are several formats that have been on our mind. I understand that previous posts have been quite long to listen to. You see the average person has a span of approx. 30 minutes of driving to and from work in which a podcast can be heard. With that of course it can be heard once you get into work. We’ve decided to break the podcast into different sections which will start with this podcast. With that in mind will bring you a weekly podcast which will be broken down in segments. These segments will be broken down by You Being The Conductor You Were Meant Be In Your Life!

Be the conductor you were meant to be in your life by learning with the content that we share with you. We are on this journey with you and in such we shall provide creativity, connection, and a way to empower yourself in strength, growth, knowledge and motivation that will help you in all areas of your life. Let’s take these steps together.

Note one- Interviews that will be held with authors, life coaches, professional bloggers, and mompreneur’s.

Note two- Cooking- talking with those who have a passion of sharing their love of food including sharing tid bits for your kitchen that are must haves!

Note three-Crafts- We’ll share craft ideas as well as video’s on our blog also.

Note four-Parenting- explores the issues of parenting including being a step-mom to journey of single parenting.

Note five- Reviews- Here we’ll talk about products, items, book and movie previews. Not only can people read the post on our website but new customers can also hear about it as well to grow your brand in other media.

On a side note our writing, poetry and journaling segments will be only available on our website.

Thank you so much for taking the time to listen to our podcast as well as reading our blog. Thank you again Gretchen Blank for taking the time to talk to us here on My Symphony Of Life podcast.

Until next time, be the conductor you were meant to be in your life

Ana

In this episode of The Tour Bus Music Show we sit down with Ekotren Guitarist Keith Finnell. Along with featuring four rocking songs from Ekotren, Keith takes us on a journey from the beginnings of the band to present and talks with us about their growing pains touring, recording experiences, and how the band keeps churning out great music despite that challenges of the modern recording industry and the lackluster economy that all bands are dealing with these days.

Listening to the band's music on ReverbNation is what first called our attention to them. Their playing style along with the voracity of their music grabs you by the bawls and starts slamming your head against the stage. That being said there is also quite a bit of diversity within the songs themselves. One minute you are listening to pounding hurricane of hard rock and the next you are in the eye of the storm with acoustic guitars and pristine harmony vocals and then it takes off into a grandiose mix of powerful chords and melodies and then before you get your bearings it's back to ripping you head off with the pounding drum and guitar assault.

The band has been touring in recent times with groups such as Staind, Chevelle, ill nino, (hed) pe, Powerman 5000, Straight Line Stitch, and Diecast. Their most recent release, The Dead Of Night was produced by Paul Trust and achieved an overall tighter, aggressive, and professionally produced album than it's predecessor. That being said, 2008's Light the Fire was and remains a very good album in it's own right.

We hope you enjoy the interview. You can find more information about Ekotren and purchase their swag by visiting the links below and the ones mentioned in the podcast.

http://www.reverbnation.com/ekotren

http://www.facebook.com/EkoTren

http://www.myspace.com/ekotren

http://www.last.fm/music/Ekotren

http://www.amazon.com/Ekotren/e/B001LH3WYM

On this episode of The WhimsiMagical Mousecast we tell the first of what will be a four part series on the history of EPCOT. How it was meant to be the cornerstone of the modern day Walt Disney World and how it came to be not the EPCOT Walt envisioned but did become the theme park that we all know and love today. Would the original EPCOT idea made a difference in the Walt Disney World that we know today? Most certainly it would have. It may have even had an impact on the cities we live in today by it's example of innovative infrastructure, transportation, layout and efficiency. We'll also explore how the present day site was chosen and the creative way the Disney company approached purchasing the land at cost effective prices by retaining the secrecy of the company's involvement.

With Ana joining us, we'll then journey back to the present and discuss the International Flower and Garden Festival that is currently happening in, of course, Epcot. We'll tell you about some of the events going on and why you should make a point of making a trip to experience this unique tribute to creativity and nature (with some great events and concerts thrown in to boot.

In this episode we'll talk about the current pet care options inside of Walt Disney World and we'll also advise you of current and near future attraction closures and refurbishments. Please join us for this episode as we continue to explore the whimsical and magical place that is Walt Disney World.

For the current operating hours and attraction closures & refurbishment schedules to WDW please visit this link:

http://www.thewhimsimagicalmousecast.com/wdwcalendarapril2012

For current ticket pricing please visit the following link:

http://www.thewhimsimagicalmousecast.com/wdwtickets

To book your next trip to “The Happiest Place On Earth” please visit the following link:

http://www.thewhimsimagicalmousecast.com/wdwvacationplanning

To order the official Walt Disney World Vacation Planning DVD please visit the following link:

http://www.thewhimsimagicalmousecast.com/wdwdvd

This is Ana of My Symphony Of Life if you the woman of the home you know how important it is to stay on a budget. There are wonderful tools out there that we can use in order for us to save money.  My featured guest is helping others where Pinchin’ Pennies is  a way of life. Join me in welcoming Tracie Forbes- Penny Pinchin’ Mom.  We’re going to discuss the journal and poetry prompts that I provided you on the last episode. I’m also, going to read you a new poem. I hope that you like it. I’m going to talk about these prompts and share my answers to these questions. Many of you follow me on Pinterest and nail flaire is one of my boards on there. With that being said, this is about nail polish trends - spring 2012.

This spring brings creamy undertones and opacity. If you like painting your nails… Keep an eye out for these colors!

Pistachio

Nude

Copper Effect

Tea w/ the queen- dusky hue

Polka dot’s variety of colors

Checkered

Vibrant red orange

I'm also going to discuss spring color which is in reference to my Pinterest board- Fashionisha Flavor. This spring brings cheerful color blocking, neon colors, metallic, hot yellow...speaking of hot yellow I'll share my thrifty find with you. There's going to be bold prints as well as oranges/tangerines colors to keep a look out for.

I have two clothing items... ultimate favorite is the office shorts with the matching jacket as well as flirty style skirts.

Additional money saving/coupon information.

If you’d like to get a preview of coupons via email go to www.sundaycouponreview.

It gives you the opportunity to see if you want to get a newspaper on Sunday or not. It gives you a chance to see what coupons will be coming out. These site’s may offer a service fee. However, these are great site to look into!

www.thecouponclippers.com

www.couponsthingsbydede.com

www.thecouponmaster.com.

There’s also printable coupons at:

www.coolsavings.com

www.coupons.com

www.redplum.com

Other resources:

All You magazine has coupons as well.

This episode on The Tour Bus Music Show we have a special treat for all of you. A artist whose voice is seductive, sultry, and has the sound of many years of experience that can be deceiving if you have never heard her before. She is just as attractive as she is talented and brings both to bear in her performances. Our featured artist to day is Lauren Light. She hails from Lexington, North Carolina and has been featured on television, and has making a huge splash into the music scene this year from winning Kernersville Idol, being a Nominee in the Carolina Music Awards 2011 for Rock Female, and getting runner up for “Go Triads” Best New Act. She just recently opend for Dia Frampton and has already been tapped for licencing her music for commercials.

We ran across her on Reverb Nation while scouting new independent talent for the show. When we first heard her voice, we were blown away and immediately wanted to bring this new talent to all of you. On this episode we talk to Lauren about her about a variety of topics relating to her about her music and her unique approch to getting into the music business. While we won't say too much about her approch here, it is something that new musicians especially should listen to. She is soon to start recording her first full length album and with the talent, drive and intelligence that she posesses it will make for a lethal one-two punch that is bound to create a bright and busy future for Lauren and her band.

You can find out more about Lauren Light, her music, upcoming tours and her music at her website at: http://www.laurenlight.com. Also be sure to check out this blog at http://www.audiosmaximus.com to see a few of Lauren's Videos!

My Symphony Of Life episode 15 is dedicated to Claire Johnson. Claire Johnson was the wife of DJ. Knuckles aka Vance Gardner.

Our featured guest is Carrie Heyes. Carrie Heyes is a children’s poet. Her most recent book is called Duck... duck... Moose! She writes whimsical poems that lend themselves to catchy phrases and silly but thoughtful ideas. She’s a podcaster at Carrie Heyes Doopod: poetry for kids which can be found on iTunes, she’s also the founder/owner of her website www.carrieheyes.com. I’ll discuss 2011 year in review. We’ve had wonderful guests on our show. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed talking to all of our guests. I hope you have learned as much from them as I did! I have journaling prompts as well as poetry prompts for you as well

1. Where do you want to be 6 months from now?

2. Are you creating this opportunity for yourself/What tools are you using to get there?

3. Close your eyes and focus on one of the people that you hold dear to your heart, who is it and how have they provided inspiration in your life?

Poetry Prompts

1. Write a poem about your favorite state that you’ve visited. Think about what excites you about that state and why it’s meaningful to you.

2. List 5 of your talents and passions you have in life and write poetry based on your list. Write about your true self!

3. List pet’s you might have had in your life and write about the connection you’ve had with each of them. What made the connection unique?

I look forward to hearing from you and responses to these prompts. Again, I’ll share mine with you on the next show. If you have any questions regarding journaling you can always email me at admin@audismaximus.com.

If you’d like me to share your journaling and poetry writing’s on the next podcast, let me know and I’ll get that on the next show!

For the next show our featured guest will be Tracy- Penny Pinching Mom! Stay tuned!

On this episode of The Tour Bus Music Show T. Mic speaks with one of rock’s legendary bassists, Rudy Sarzo (www.rudysarzo.com) before their show at Baton Rouge’s Varsity Theatre briefly about his career, his current involvement Dio Disciples and his long association and friendship with Ronnie James Dio (www.ronniejamesdio.com). Dio Disciples is the band of the late Ronnie James Dio. They have been touring the world in celebration of the life of Ronnie and to raise awareness of cancer, the early detection and treatment for the disease. Ronnie passed away at 7:45 am (CDT) on May 16, 2010, of metastasized stomach cancer.  

We also speak about the current tour, what’s in the future for the band and the non-profit fund started by Ronnie and his wife Wendy Dio. The Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable fund dedicated to support cancer prevention research, raise awareness and educate the public with the focus that early detection and prevention is of vital importance when dealing with this deadly disease that robs families of it's loved ones.

We at the Audios Maximus Media Network and The Tour Bus Music Show encourage our listeners to contribute towards this cause and helping to put an end to this terrible disease that has claimed the life of Ronnie as well as so many other wonderful people in this world before their time. On a personal note T. Mic and Ana of Audios Maximus has lost grandparents as well as other close family members and friends to cancer. This is one cause that we all can get behind. To find out how to contribute to this worthy cause, here is the web address: http://diocancerfund.org/

Mom, Dad are we there yet? I wanna ride the doll ride mommy, you know the one at the Pepsi Building. NO DAD we rode that last time cause sis wanted to. I wanna see the Dinosaurs and ride in the Mustang. All right children, quiet down now We’ll be there anytime now and your father will decide what we do first… How many times was this scenario played out in 1964 through 1965 if you happened to be in New York?

On this episode of Echoes of Laughter both T. Mic and Bill Cotter will revisit the 1964 New York World’s Fair which was held in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, in the borough of Queens. They will discuss Bill’s personal experience of attending the fair as well as what was good and bad about how the fair came about, how it was operated, what made it a unique World’s Fair, it’s financial problems and what remains of the site today.

The site had also hosted the1939/1940 New York World’s Fair. It ran during April 22 through October 18, 1964 and April 21 through October 17, 1965. The admission price for adults (13 and older) was $2.00 in 1964 but $2.50 in 1965, and $1.00 for children (2–12) both years. The theme of the fair was "Peace Through Understanding," and was dedicated to "Man's Achievement on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe". The fair exhibits were unquestionably dominated by American Industry and third world countries that normally would not have a chance to participate in a World’s Fair. The reason for this was that the fair was unsanctioned by the BIE (Bureau International des Expositions) due to a variety of reasons including the fact that it was to be run for two 6 month seasons (The BIE only authorizes 1 – six month run). The fair site encompassed 1 square mile and was one of the largest fair sites ever hosted in the United States. Most of the corporate exhibits were geared towards space age technology. The theme was present in the architecture of many of the pavilions, such as the leaning wall of the GM pavilion, the IBM “Egg”, The Westinghouse and Ford Buildings were also futuristic in design.

Though the fair was plagued with financial woe’s it still is remembered fondly by most of the public that attended it. In the variety of foods (such as the famous Bel-Gem Waffles), the wonder of people first seeing tomorrows technology in action and the hope of a utopian future as it was presented in abundance. Ah, the dreams of the past.

And then there was the Disney influence… Walt Disney saw the fair as a great opportunity for his own company’s growth. Some of America’s top corporations benefited from Disney’s imagination and ingenuity in presenting their products to the public and Disney benefited in return by being able to use the financial backing from those very corporations to fund research and design for technologically advanced ride systems, shows, and (of course) Audio Animatronics… The rest shall we say is history.

The 1964 New York World’s Fair significance is still very present some 48 years later and though there are very few physical landmarks that still survive on the site in Flushing Meadows Corona Park the gleaming stainless steel Unisphere still shines as brightly today for those who see it today as it does in the memories of those who still hold the experience of attending the fair in their mind and in their hearts from so many years ago…

On this episode we have the pleasure of talking with an author. She is encouraging everyone to Write On! Mari McCarthy is an author of several ebooks such as her recent work Your Money Matters! Use Journal Writing Therapy to Get Financially Fit Now. In this book you learn how to: 

• Come to terms with your worries about money.
• Initiate healthy and productive approaches to money making.
• Maintain these healthy habits over time.
• Discover and heal the origins of your fears about money.
• Establish inner mechanisms that give you confidence.
• Achieve your goals regarding personal finances.

Dark Chocolate for the Journaler’s Soul: 17 Personal Journaling Stories for Healing and Growth!

In this eBook, travel with journaling experts as they reveal:

• What you should do when you find yourself cheating on your journal
• How you can make the Blank Page work for you
• What it's like to reconnect with your Inner Kid
• How journal writing hastens healing
• What the best time of day to journal is

Who Are You? How to Use Journaling Therapy to Know and Grow Your Life, introduces you to the ultimate self-discovery and personal growth tool, Journaling, and shows you how to start knowing and growing your Self.   

• Access Journaling as a process to help you change your thoughts and feelings
• Read about the 7 Principles of Journaling for healing your inner world
• Get a grip on getting out of your own way
• Learn Journaling techniques to deal with relentless inner critics   
• Come to know your self in a whole new light

Mari has a wonderful website in which she founded and created called www.createwritenow.com. Here you’ll be able to find the inspiration you seek while journaling yourself. She provides Journaling for Self-Discovery and Personal Growth Services.

PRIVATE JOURNALING  THERAPY CONSULTATIONS

She has several packages available for you. These private journaling therapy consultations are where you'll learn that you have the solution(s) and will leave the meeting with ideas and an action plan.

On her website she as well as her readers provides great journaling tips and ideas. Make sure to sign up for her Email Newsletter. Her website is www.createwritenow.com

It’s my pleasure to bring you, our listener’s fresh content with that being said we’ve added to our ensemble. Please welcome her with open arms. We have a beauty contributor! Welcome Emily!

Emily Gamez is an accessory designer for a young adult brand Emmy’s Kawaii Shop, a style- make-up- health and beauty aficionado. Go and LIKE her page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emmys-Kawaii-Shop/229929553720041. She is environmentally concerned, so in the process of doing her own research to find the best deals on the safest products, (for us and the environment), she has become an expert and an excellent source of information on the best products, the alternatives, the deals, the tips, and the toxins (that we would never imagine are in our beauty products). Emily personally researches, tests and evaluates each product that she writes about to give us the real scoop on the price of being beautiful – at the counter and to our health. She’s also part of our review team. If you have product’s you’d like her to review-makeup/skincare. Send us an email at admin@audiosmaximus.com.

We have a calendar section for the Baton Rouge, LA we hope to see you there. Thank you so much for taking the time to read our posts as well as listening to our podcasts.

Welcome to Episode# 21 of the Tour Bus Music Show. On this episode we will be featuring an interview with Geoff Tate (www.geofftate.com) of the legendary rock band Queensrÿche (www.queensryche.com). Back on our December episode (episode# 9) of the Tour Bus music show, Geoff alluded to the fact that the band was working on music for what was to be an experimental new album. We now know that the album that he was speaking about is “Dedicated To Chaos”. The album is a definite evolution of the bands’ sound and writing style. After listening to the album several times both with headphones and out loud (anybody that has listened to Queensrÿche extensively knows about their elaborate production techniques, which makes listening through headphones an equally elaborate experience). Speaking as a longtime Queensrÿche fan I can speak to the fact the new album is very different than any other album from the group. That being said, I think that the album has a fresh new sound, content that is relevant to the time we live in and is as good,  if not better than any album in the Queensrÿche catalog.

Now on to the conversation that Geoff and T. Mic had. We discussed not only the album but the tour that the band has been currently engaged in. The tour celebrates Queensrÿche’s 30^th anniversary and the band will be performing music not only from the new album but across their career. According to Geoff, fans can also expect the exceptional stage show that the band is well known for.  Geoff and T. Mic also discuss a variety of other topics regarding the band, their history, and some of what is to come with Queensryche. We also preview four tracks off of “Dedicated to Chaos” on the show and find out the inspiration behind some of the music on the album.

We hope you enjoy this episode and encourage you to subscribe to The Tour Bus Music Show. You can find out more information on Queensrÿche, their new album “Dedicated To Chaos” and their 30^th anniversary tour at www.queensryche.com  Please come back for our next episode.  

Welcome everyone, this is T. Mic with The Tour bus Music Show. This episode, cool is the rule as we have Jared Navarre, who is the lead vocalist and a guitarist for Static Cycle from Anchorage, Alaska, who will be sitting down with us for a discussion on the band and their music.

Static Cycle is currently the biggest band in Alaska (and soon the whole US and have become known as a hot national touring act in the U.S. performing with other major artists such as Drowning Pool, Daughtry, Seether, Puddle Of Mudd, Eve6, Emery and many other well known groups and artists and with what is now 3 releases they are only getting more popular by the day.  MTV calls them "The hottest rock band out there"

Static Cycle Is:

Vocals: Jared Navarre
Guitar: David Myhre
Bass: Jonny Nabors
Keyboard: Danny Resnick
Drums: Dennis Smith

This episode runs just about an hour. In one of our more candid and interesting discussions on the show, Jared talks to us at length about Static Cycle’s history, their accomplishments, as well as, the story behind their unique sound and approach to writing music.

If you haven’t seen their video for “Inside This World Of Mine” you have got to check it out on YouTube or on their web site or by clicking here. We’ll talk about the making of the video and some of the unique sites that it was filmed at such as the Ice Museum at Chena Hot Springs Resort in Chena, Alaska as well as what it was like being dropped on the top of a massive glacier in the wilderness of Alaska for several shots in the video.

On a lighter note, he also commits T. Mic to go and jump out of a perfectly good plane on their next trip to Louisiana to go parachuting together. Stay tuned fro the details on that one!  We’ll also feature four songs from their previous three releases.

Jared also invites all of our listeners and Static Cycle fans to visit their website at www.staticcycle.com and sign up for their mailing list to get a free digital download of their newest EP Rehydrate.

 Welcome everyone to Episode# 001 of Expedition Louisiana!

Let’s begin the journey! On this episode our featured guest Beth Sigur, is the Museum Manger at Musée Conti Historical Wax Museum.  She sits down to talk to us about this wonderful museum that is dedicated to telling the history of the almost 300 year old city of New Orleans, LA.

After leaving the Legends Room where we conducted the interview with Beth, we’ll take a ride on the oldest freight elevator in the city of New Orleans down to the museum floor where we’ll take a brief tour of this one-of-a-kind museum and experience history in The Wax…

If you’re looking for the perfect place to hold your events, this museum has a charming facility upstairs called the Legends Room. The Legends Room offers 4400 square feet of space for your event and features access to the museum as part of the experience.

Beth is available at beth@neworleanswaxmuseum.com or for more information on reservations, availability and rental rates. You can also call her for details at 504.525.2605. You can also find out more information at Musée Conti Historical Wax Museum at www.neworleanswaxmuseum.com.

Welcome to our first episode of Personalities. This show will feature real people telling their real stories. Their highs and lows, triumphs and failures and what has brought them to where they are in life today. You will hear their insights on the struggles they have faced and the drive and passion that have carried them through to the success and happiness they enjoy today.

On this episode we feature our inaugural guest, Daniel J. Lewis of the Noodle.MX podcast network. Daniel has been a podcaster since 2007 and is the producer and host of the clean comedy podcast "The Ramen Noodle" and the popular how-to-podcast show "The Audacity To Podcast". Daniel is a full time podcaster, web and graphic designer and he talks with us in this episode about what led him to begin podcasting, as well as valuable insights on how to build a successful podcast, website and what it takes to last over the long term and to not pod-fade after a few episodes. He’ll share the story of his life over the past several years of turning his passion and hobby into his livelihood all while obtaining balance between the effort and time it takes building a successful business, enjoying his personal life and sharing with his wife in a rewarding and loving marriage

The life of a podcaster is a busy one and without proper planning, knowledge, and self-motivation most simply disappear after a few episodes. Daniel discusses with us why someone must have a passion for pursuing podcasting. As he says frequently on his podcast, The Audacity To Podcast, you must have POD to podcast (Passion, Organization and Dialogue).

So join us now as we share in the story of a man as he pursues his dreams on the road to success and more importantly, happiness.

You can connect with Daniel and hear his shows by clicking on the links below. Enjoy!

http://theaudacitytopodcast.com" title="The Audacity to Podcast">A "how-to" podcast about podcasting and using Audacity

http://areyoujustwatching.com" title="Are You Just Watching?">Christian movie reviews with critical thinking

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Welcome everyone to episide 11 of My Symphony Of Life! On this episode our featured guest is the author of This Means War. She’s an author of 14 young adults’ books. Here at My Symphony Of Life we enjoy reading all types of books and different genre’s.  We are defiantly a book worm family! If you have kids who in grades 5-8 they’ll enjoy this book. I had the pleasure to read This Means War. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I found myself reminiscing through my childhood. How many time’s when you were younger you’d state THIS MEANS WAR! Options: rock, paper, scissors, not it, let’s race. In this situation as the characters in this book went through girls are just as good as boys…even better and stronger! The challenge begins. Ellen take’s us through the battle of the sexes! Everyone stands behind the challenge and they find out it’s worth fighting for. It’s a wonderful book about growing up, finding out who they are, individually and working together in this challenge girls vs. boys…This means war! I found this book a great history tool as well as it takes you back to the year 1962 and this is set in the midst of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It’s a historical lesson during the period and its keeps kids wanting to learn more without bombarding them with dry historical facts. This is a must read book! This reaches students in which they can relate to on certain level. I encourage you to get this book and check out Ellen’s website at www.ellenwittlinger.com.  If you’re looking for a speaker for conferences, school visits or library engagements please contact Ellen Wittlinger. There are many things going on in the Baton Rouge and surrounding areas. Check out the calendar section. On this episode we have for you a journaling exercise for both adults and kids. We will also explore a passion for poetry exercise.  What does that entail?  Let’s take this walk together and explore! If you have a dog we’d like to feature them on Barkussions. Send us a picture of him and her; tell us the story behind your companion. You can email us at feedback@audiosmaximus.com If you have a cat we’d like to feature them on Purrkussions. Send us a picture of him and/or her; tell us the story behind your companion. You can email us at feedback@audiosmaximus.com. We are featuring Bella she checks emails with me. We look forward to checking out the emails we receive and the comments we get from you, our listeners. You’ll learn more about Bella on Barkussions.