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SHOW NOTES:  Carnie Wilson was scheduled to appear this evening after her illness the previous week.  She had a music video shoot scheduled the same evening that went long and unfortunately kept her from appearing on the show, hence why you hear us making up for her not calling in.  We did, however, have a great interview with her on 10/20 that we will be posting shortly.  Thanks for your understanding! :) Our other features:    Overcoming Obesity:  Tonight we introduce you to Jamie Miles, WLS post-op and actor, who will be featured in "The Inspectors" this Saturday, 10/15 on CBS.  Learn more about Jamie at www.actorjamiemiles.com Fat Fraud: We'll be continuing our coverage on Eric Hites and the Fat Guy Across America story as well as introducing you to Stasia Bowen and her Stasia2Point0 crowdfunding campaigns.   The Backstage Pass Radio Program is hosted by Diva Taunia and Jean Powergirl and can be heard every Friday night at 7:00pm PST.  A live chat happens during the show as well as a Facebook live feed on the following pages: @backstagepassradio @divataunia Tonight's show is sponsored by:  BariatricPal.com, Wellesse.com, Slimpressions.com, DaddyOs.com and BravoBraPads.com. Theme show music composed and arranged by Michael Bilotta.

SHOW EDIT:  Unfortunately, Carnie became ill and was unable to appear this evening. We interviewed her on 10/20 and will be posting that interview publicly shortly!  Antonia  was still on with us, and we had a great interview! Tonight is the PREMIERE EPISODE of the new fall season, and we've got a fantastic show for you!  I welcome my new co-host "Jean Powergirl" to the show, and we kick things off with our very special guests:  Antonia Namnath from the Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America (www.wlsfa.org) and the gorgeous and talented CARNIE WILSON.   We've also got some great giveaways for you during the show thanks to the generosity of our fantastic sponsors! Be sure to keep the call-in # handy:  347-857-2052.  You can win a $25 Online Gift Card to the Bariatric Pal Store (store.bariatricpal.com) AND to Slimpressions Shapewear (www.slimpressions.com) if you're the right caller!  You can also enter the raffle to win a PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter gift pack just by "liking" our Facebook Page HERE before the show airs! You can listen to the show streaming live here on this page, but you can also watch us live on Facebook too! Watch us on @backstagepassradio OR @divataunia.  Be sure to join the live chat here on BlogTalkRadio as well to ask Carnie your questions!  7pm PST here on the left coast!

The Backstage Pass Radio Program is hosted by award-winning vocalist and trumpet player Diva Taunia, and can be heard on Fridays at NOON, PST at www.backstagepassradio.com.  The show is generously sponsored each week by our friends at Wellesse Liquid Vitamins and Supplements (www.wellesse.com), Daddy O's Rockabilly Clothing (www.daddyos.com) and our newest sponsor, Restricted Shoes (www.restrictedshoes.com).  Don't forget to tweet live during the show @divataunia! On today's program: 1. Mr Eurodisco with "In Your Touch" 2. King Brice with "Don Wepa" 3. Dan King with "Traveling Man" 4. Dan King with "I Wish I Were in Love Again" 5. Phil Cooper with "Stepping Off The Edge" 6. Eric Odsell with "As Long As I'm With You" (featuring Sascha Dupont) 7. Eric Odsell with "Searching For Lost Boys Island"

The Backstage Pass Radio Program is hosted by award-winning vocalist and trumpet player Diva Taunia, and can be heard on Fridays at NOON, PST at www.backstagepassradio.com.  The show is generously sponsored each week by our friends at Wellesse Liquid Vitamins and Supplements (www.wellesse.com), Daddy O's Rockabilly Clothing (www.daddyos.com) and the Ontario Chaffey Showband. Don't forget to tweet live during the show @divataunia! On today's program: 1. Justin Nathanielson with "Blue Sea" 2. Marquis Estelle with "Semantic Batons" 3. Michael Graves with "Straight Jacket" 4. Sarantos with "Dreamer" 5. Erik Odsell with "Unapology" 6. Erik Odsell with Come What May" 7. Dan King with "Peroxide Swing"   More about Diva Taunia at www.divataunia.com, www.divatauniablog.com,  and www.instagram.com/divataunia !

The Backstage Pass Radio Program is hosted by award-winning vocalist and trumpet player Diva Taunia, and can be heard on Fridays at NOON, PST at www.backstagepassradio.com.  The show is generously sponsored each week by our friends at Wellesse Liquid Vitamins and Supplements (www.wellesse.com), Daddy O's Rockabilly Clothing (www.daddyos.com) and the Ontario Chaffey Showband. Don't forget to tweet live during the show @divataunia! On today's program: 1. Franz Black with "The Greatest Love Song" 2. Jourin Hannah with "Lamp Light" 3. Billy Ray Diez with "Look Out My Window (Freedom's Song)" 4. Caembria with "In A Dream" 5. Caembria with "Always There" More about Diva Taunia at www.divataunia.com, www.divatauniablog.com,  and www.instagram.com/divataunia !

The Backstage Pass Radio Program is hosted by award-winning vocalist and trumpet player Diva Taunia, and can be heard on Fridays at NOON, PST at www.backstagepassradio.com.  The show is generously sponsored each week by our friends at Wellesse Liquid Vitamins and Supplements (www.wellesse.com), Daddy O's Rockabilly Clothing (www.daddyos.com) and the Ontario Chaffey Showband. Don't forget to tweet live during the show @divataunia! On today's program: 1. Diance with "Crazy (Waiting)" 2. ZAR ft Alex Donofrio with "Everything is OK in the USA" 3. Bob Pepek with "Down Here" 4. Tricky Mandrake with "Over and Under" 5. J.Juice ft. Mr. Flip Eastwood with "Warm It Up" 6. Sarantos with "The Silence Doesn't Bother Me" 7.. Marquis Estelle with "Iterate"

The Backstage Pass Radio Program is hosted by award-winning vocalist and trumpet player Diva Taunia, and can be heard on Fridays at NOON, PST at www.backstagepassradio.com.  The show is generously sponsored each week by our friends at Wellesse Liquid Vitamins and Supplements (www.wellesse.com), Daddy O's Rockabilly Clothing (www.daddyos.com) and the Ontario Chaffey Showband. Don't forget to tweet live during the show @divataunia! Today's show is featuring some of the most righteous and rockin' FEMALE musicians out there today! On the program: 1. Liz Robledo with "Call Me Home" 2. Lydia Tolman with "Surrender" 3. Hollow (Amy Hendereson Durkee / Simon Santiago) with "Learn" 4. Erinn Brown Band with "Love Is A Peace Of The World" 5. Jonatha Brooke with "Linger" 6. Jonatha Brooke with "Less Than Love Is Nothing" 7. Zoë Lewis with "Mine" 8. Zoë Lewis with "Small Is Tremendous"

The Backstage Pass Radio Program is hosted by award-winning vocalist and trumpet player Diva Taunia, and can be heard every Friday at NOON, PST at www.backstagepassradio.com.  The show is generously sponsored each week by our friends at Wellesse Liquid Vitamins and Supplements (www.wellesse.com) and the Ontario Chaffey Showband. Don't forget to tweet live during the show @divataunia! Today's program is also being sponsored by our friends at Ever-Pretty Dresses at www.us.ever-pretty.com. Right now, all of their gorgeous Valentine's dresses and gowns are 30% off, and you can use a special 20% off coupon from Taunia in addition to that!  Use DVT22016 to take advantage and save another 20% off On today's show: 1. After Alice with "Chump" 2. Konstantinos Dilzas with "Petra Ki Efhi" 3. Sarantos with "Pain of the Past" 4. Sarantos with "Valentine's Day" 5. Martin Lucanssen with "Love You From Scratch" 6. Nexus Plate with "If I Choose"

Today's program is a little break from the norm:  I have two super-special, super-gorgeous guests on to help me with today's program!  If you've been following me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, you have noticed that I've recently put together a new "girl-group," reminiscent of the swing-era and very much like The Andrew Sisters back in the day.  My lovely, gorgeous, and talented friends and co-singers Lindsy and Lydia will be joining me as guests on the program today to talk about the new group, tell you a little bit about themselves and their musical backgrounds and help me with today's show. The program today is very generously supported and sponsored by Wellesse.com, Ever Pretty Dresses, Daddy O's Rockabilly Clothing, and Konf-X Noise Cancelling In-Ear Buds! We've been running a content this week to help us name the group, and we'll be announcing the raffle winner on the program today AND announcing the new name of the group!  The raffle winner will have a gift box of goodies from us mailed to them as our thanks for participating and helping us out. :) That will all happen the first half of the show, and the second half of the show will be filled with great swing and big band music to help you swing into your weekend and get your feet dancing! Help us spread the word!  Tell your friends and family to tune in as well!  The chat room will open 15 minutes before showtime, we'll be tweeting live during the show (@divataunia) and you can also call-in to speak to us live if you'd like!  The call-in # is 347-857-2052.

Join Diva Taunia every Friday at NOON, PST as she hosts new music from fantastic artists and bands from around the globe! Be sure to follow her on Twitter @divataunia as she tweets live during the show and say hello, or join the live chat!  Miss the show live?  No worries, you can listen to the archive right here any time, or search iTunes for us!   The Backstage Pass Radio Program is sponsored by Wellesse.com, DownsizeAtHome.com, and Ever Pretty Dresses. Interested in becoming a show sponsor? Email Taunia at info@divataunia.com.  On the program today: 1. Universal Melodies (Nashaat Salman) with "Summer Night Joy" 2. Jimmy Jang with "Mothers of the Earth" 3. Chris Dukes with "Getaway" 4. Henwall with "Where Are You" 5. Teenagers with "You Don’t Look Cool"  6. Sarantos with "The Veteran" Stay tuned!  More music to be added to this program shortly!

Join Diva Taunia every Friday at NOON, PST as she hosts new music from fantastic artists and bands from around the globe! Be sure to follow her on Twitter @divataunia as she tweets live during the show and say hello, or join the live chat!  Miss the show live?  No worries, you can listen to the archive right here any time, or search iTunes for us!   The Backstage Pass Radio Program is sponsored by Wellesse.com, DownsizeAtHome.com, and Ever Pretty Dresses. Interested in becoming a show sponsor? Email Taunia at info@divataunia.com.  On the program today: 1. Universal Melodies (Nashaat Salman) with "Summer Night Joy" 2. Jimmy Jang with "Mothers of the Earth" 3. Chris Dukes with "Getaway" 4. Henwall with "Where Are You" 5. Teenagers with "You Don’t Look Cool"  6. Sarantos with "The Veteran" Stay tuned!  More music to be added to this program shortly!

Join Diva Taunia every Friday at NOON, PST as she hosts new music from fantastic artists and bands from around the globe! Be sure to follow her on Twitter @divataunia as she tweets live during the show and say hello, or join the live chat!  Miss the show live?  No worries, you can listen to the archive right here any time, or search iTunes for us!   The Backstage Pass Radio Program is sponsored by Wellesse.com, DownsizeAtHome.com, and Ever Pretty Dresses. Interested in becoming a show sponsor? Email Taunia at info@divataunia.com.  On the program today: 1. Universal Melodies with "Chasing" 2. Blu Collar Glomeration with "Ricochet Eyes" 3. The Swavy One with "Tell Me" 4. Jimmy Jang with "I Promise You" 5. Kirk Alert featuring Vision & Scrue - Each & Everyday Stay tuned!  More music to be added to this program shortly!

Join Diva Taunia every Friday at NOON, PST as she hosts new music from fantastic artists and bands from around the globe! Be sure to follow her on Twitter @divataunia as she tweets live during the show and say hello, or join the live chat!  Miss the show live?  No worries, you can listen to the archive right here any time, or search iTunes for us!   The Backstage Pass Radio Program is sponsored by Wellesse.com and DownsizeAtHome.com Interested in becoming a show sponsor? Email Taunia at info@divataunia.com.  On the program today: 1. Monay with "GI Joe" 2. Phillip Presswood with "Catch The Rain" 3. Leila A with "Sunlight Meets the Sky" 4. Honor and Ashes with "Reflections" 5. Sarantos with "You Just Don't Have It" 6. Universal Melodies with "Dancing Star" 7. Natasha Tyrimos with "How The Mighty Have Fallen"

Welcome to The Backstage Pass Radio Program, hosted by Diva Taunia. This week's Lunchtime Concert Series features more great music from new and returning artists from here in the USA and from around the globe!  Be sure to follow on Twitter @divataunia for updates and live tweets during the show.  On today's program: 1. Sarantos with "Surgery" 2. Lissa Mitchell with "I Rise"" 3. Ethan Keller with "Lost Dog" 4. Kirk Alert Ft. Vision and Scrue - Each & Everyday 5. Universal Melodies / Nashaat Salman with "Summer Night Joy" 5. Diva Taunia with "Summertime" Stay tuned as we're still adding more music to the program throughout the week!  Please also join our mailing list HERE. Many thanks for supporting independent music. Bookmark www.backstagepassradio.com, and tune in every Friday @ NOON, PST to hear great new music from around the globe!

Happy 69th Birthday to Taunia's Dad Chet! We're taking a one-week break from our usual Lunchtime Concert Series of music to bring you a special "sneak peek" of Diva Taunia's NEW show scheduled to launch next month in October: DOWNSIZE DIVAS! sponsored by Downsize at Home and Wellesse Liquid Vitamins and Supplements. Taunia will be co-hosting this once a month  program with her good friend, and author of "Powerful Hunger," Dagny Kight and we want YOU to be part of it!  First, we want to hear from you about what day and time works best, and we're going to enter you into a raffle to win a gift basket full of goodies just to let us know here on this Google Doc (by Thursday, 9/24) easy!  We'll also be looking for FOUR AMAZING DIVAS to showcase, feature, and GLAM up (with FREE stuff each month)!  Don't miss Dagny's call for the Downsize Divas!  You can APPLY HERE to STAR in our campaign! Of course we're going to talk about what's happening in the news: the "Dear Fat People" video from "comedian" Nicole Arbour, and also the "Fat Guy Across America" story of a 560 lb man who raised $11K in foundations for a bike ride across the US to better his health that's never actually happened. No updates, no money, no progress. Lots of controversy! We welcome your calls (347-857-2052) & the chat room will be open!

Welcome back to the new fall season, sponsored by our friends at Wellesse Liquid Vitamins and Supplements. Join me, Diva Taunia, every Friday at NOON, PST as I host some of the best new music from around the globe!  We encourage you to click on the artist's name and visit their websites and social media pages. We're also giving away the $100 Online Gift Certificate to Bravo Bra Pads today - so be sure to tune in to see if you're the winner! Today's lineup: 1.  Ray William Roldan with "Daisy and Hank" 2.  Dr. Wippit with "Yup" 3.  Kaylan with "Soul Searching" 4.  Steve Ryan with "Real Time" 5.  Exit 7 with "Hard To Say Everything I Want To" 6.  Inward of Eden with "Moments to Memories" 7.  Frontliner & John Harris with "Loud" 8.  Giovanni with "Come Into My Arms" Don't forget to follow on Twitter @divataunia. Thanks for listening to and supporting great new music from around the globe!

Welcome back to the new fall season, sponsored by our friends at Wellesse Liquid Vitamins and SupplementsANDBravo Bra Pads for a little something extra! Join me, Diva Taunia, every Friday at NOON, PST as I host some of the best new music from around the globe!  We encourage you to click on the artist's name and visit their websites and social media pages. So let's get to it!  We add the artists one by one, so keep checking back.  By air date, you'll see a full roster - be sure to bookmark www.backstagepassradio.com! 1.  Sarantos with "Another Day With A Broken Heart" 2.  Sherlyn with "Up On The Roof" (licensed cover of the original penned by Gerry Goffin and Carole King) 3.  Blu Collar Glomeration with "The Wire" 4.  Xavier Toscano with "Apologies Wasted" 5.  Glen Naylor & Chris Wilson with "Our Gumtree Home" 6.  Glen Neff with "Ribbon In Time" 7.  Nick Festari with "There Will Be No Prize" 8.  Jim Vierra (Fifty Something Records) with "Last Train Home" Don't forget to follow on Twitter @divataunia. Thanks for listening to and supporting great new music from around the globe!

Join Diva Taunia every Friday at NOON, PST as she hosts some of the best new music from around the globe!  We encourage you to click on the artist's name and visit their websites and social media pages.  The Backstage Pass Radio Program is sponsored by Wellesse Liquid Vitamins and Supplements at www.wellesse.com. On the program this week: 1. Kelley Karas with "You'll Never Sleep" 2. JusJames with "She's The One" 3. Vinny Ringrose with "Laura" 4  Vinny Ringrose with "Locked In Lonely" 5. Bang Bang Rouge with "Hermetica" 6. Alexander Gauthier with "River" 7. Vinny Ringrose with "Up, Down & Crazy" 8. Sarantos with "Easy To Believe" 9. Kirk Alert Ft. Eraqy with ""When A Summer" Please be sure to follow on Twitter @divataunia and bookmark www.backstagepassradio.com.

Join Diva Taunia every Friday at NOON, PST as she hosts some of the best new music from around the globe!  We encourage you to click on the artist's name and visit their websites and social media pages.  The Backstage Pass Radio Program is sponsored by Wellesse Liquid Vitamins and Supplements at www.wellesse.com. On the program this week: 1. Kelley Karas with "You'll Never Sleep" 2. JusJames with "She's The One" 3. Vinny Ringrose with "Laura" 4  Vinny Ringrose with "Locked In Lonely" 5. Bang Bang Rouge with "Hermetica" 6. Alexander Gauthier with "River" 7. Vinny Ringrose with "Up, Down & Crazy" 8. Sarantos with "Easy To Believe" 9. Kirk Alert Ft. Eraqy with ""When A Summer" Please be sure to follow on Twitter @divataunia and bookmark www.backstagepassradio.com.

Join Diva Taunia every Friday at NOON, PST as she hosts some of the best new music from around the globe!  We encourage you to click on the artist's name and visit their websites and social media pages.  The Backstage Pass Radio Program is sponsored by Wellesse Liquid Vitamins and Supplements.  Visit them at www.wellesse.com. On the program this week: 1. Kelley Karas with "You'll Never Sleep" 2. JusJames with "She's The One" 3. Vinny Ringrose with "Laura" 4  Vinny Ringrose with "Locked In Lonely" 5. Bang Bang Rouge with "Hermetica" 6. Alexander Gauthier with "River" BOOKMARK THIS PAGE - MORE ARTISTS & BANDS BEING ADDED SOON! Find Taunia Online: www.divataunia.com Twitter:  @divataunia Facebook: @divatauniamusic Instagram: @divataunia