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By Walt HickeyWelcome to the Numlock Sunday edition.This week, I spoke to Chris Dalla Riva, author of the new book Uncharted Territory: What Numbers Tell Us about the Biggest Hit Songs and Ourselves. Chris is a fixture here at Numlock, we're big fans of his newsletter Can't Get Much Higher and have been eagerly waiting for this book, which tracks the history of music by coasting along the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The book can be found at Amazon and wherever books are sold, grab a copy!This interview has been condensed and edited. Chris Dalla Riva, it is great to have you back on. Especially great this week, because you are finally out with a book that I know you've been working on for a very long time, Uncharted Territory. Thanks for coming back on.Yeah, thrilled to be back, but also thrilled to have the book come out. The book publishing world is one of the only worlds left in the world that moves slow enough where you're waiting for so long for something to happen.You have guest-written for Numlock before; you have been a staple of the Sunday editions in the past. You are definitely familiar to the audience at this point because you are doing some of the best music data journalism out there. You've been working on this thing for, I feel like, as long as I've known you, and it is just great to have it come out finally, man.Yeah, actually, I met you because I was working on this project. I was trying to track down some data that you'd used at FiveThirtyEight, and you responded to my email with your phone number. You were like, “This is easier to explain over the phone.”Yeah, I remember I had scraped the radio for months at FiveThirtyEight just to see where it went, and you hit me up with that. I think that you focused some of your energies on the newsletter, and that's been so fun to follow, but this is truly what you've been working at. It is great to get you on finally to talk all about it.What would you describe this book as? How would you describe it, either to folks who might be familiar with your newsletter or unfamiliar with your newsletter, about what you're setting out to do with this particular project?The subtitle, I think, is helpful. It's What Numbers Tell Us About the Biggest Hit Songs and Ourselves. My typical pitch is that it's a data-driven history of popular music that I wrote as I spent years listening to every number one hit song in history. You get a balance of music history, data analysis, just random music chart shenanigans. I wrote it over such a very long period of time that you get a little bit of how my life was intersecting with this book over the years as I tried to get it published.I love the angle on the No.1s being a place to go with, because it gives you a pulse on what's popular at the time and not necessarily what's the most influential at the time. You can see there's a lot of stuff that hit number one at one point or another that have no musical legacy whatsoever, but nevertheless are still interesting. It's dipping your toe in the stream, right? You can see that a lot of things that we assume about how the music industry works weren't always the case.You wrote a little bit about the early transition from big bands to singers as the front-facing people in their operation. That was informed in no small part by what was performing on the charts, but also, I think, labor action, right?An under-discussed part of music history in the last 100 years is that when thinking of any band now or any musical artist, you almost certainly think of the front person being the singer. But if you go look back at big bands of the 1930s and 1940s, anyone whose name was attached to the band was often not a singer. Some that come to mind are Glenn Miller, the Glenn Miller band. Glenn Miller was a trombone player. Artie Shaw was a clarinet player. If none of these names are familiar to you, that's okay. But you can ask your grandparents.Why does this transition happen: suddenly, the lead singer is always getting top billing in a band? There are a bunch of things that contributed to this. One thing I talk about pretty extensively is just the advent of better microphones. If a voice cannot be heard over the roar of an orchestra or a big band, you need a choir of people to sing. It makes the singer less identifiable. As we get better amplification, better microphones, you can get a wider range of vocal styles. Those vocalists can now compete with the sound of a ton of instruments.At the same time, something you mentioned that I think is a fun bit of history is how music used to be much better organized. They had better labor organization, the same way that Hollywood has much better labor organization than music these days. There still exists a group called the American Federation of Musicians. For two years, they had a strike for a work stoppage, when no new music was being recorded. This was during World War II. You weren't allowed to strike during World War II.They were frowned upon very much, it seems, yes.Yes, even if you were a musician. People were like, “Come on, why are the musicians striking?” There's a lot of interesting history there. One of the weird loopholes was that singers could not join the American Federation of Musicians. Because of that, some labels would get around the strike by just recording acapella songs or songs with instruments that were not eligible to be membership because they weren't “serious” enough, like the harmonica. There were weird harmonica songs that were popular at this time. By the time the strike ended, by the time World War II ended, suddenly, singers had a much more prominent role because they were the only ones allowed to perform.There is tons of weird stuff about this strike. Like, labels backlogged tons of recordings because they knew the strike was coming. “White Christmas,” maybe the best-selling record of all time, was one of those backlogged recordings — recorded in July of 1942 and put out however many months later.That's fun. That's basically why Tom Cruise is in a union but Bad Bunny isn't?I guess so. Music and labor have a history that I'm not an expert on. For some reason, musicians have had a much more difficult time organizing. It seemed to be a little bit easier back when there were these big bands that needed to be rolled out to perform in movie theaters or local clubs. You needed a tuba player and a trombone player and a sax player. I guess it was easier for those musicians to organize. Whereas now, things are so scattered and productions can be super small, and you could record something in your bedroom. They never got that level of organization. I think it's actually hurt artists to some degree because they don't have the protections that the film industry does.Because you're able to just coast along at the top of the charts throughout basically the century, you're able to get lots of different interweaving stories of labor and also legal disputes/legal outcomes, as well as this technological evolution. What are some of the ways that technology has informed how the music that we listen to changes or evolves over time? Or even some of the litigation that we have seen over the course of the century of musical creation. It just seems like it's a really fun way to track some of these bigger trends that we don't even know are really trends.Yeah, totally. I think one of the key themes of the book is that musical evolution is often downstream from technological innovation, which has a nice little ring to it. But in general, there's this idea that creativity is being struck by the muse, and you create something. Whereas in reality, there are usually physical constraints or technological constraints that shape the art that we make. One of the most basic examples is the length of songs. From the '40s up till the early, mid-60s, the pop song sits around 2.5 to three minutes. The reason for this is that vinyl singles could literally not hold more sound without degrading, which is completely backwards from the idea that there was an artist who chose to write a 2.5-minute song.I was like, “Well, you had to work within the constraint.” Then technology gets better, singles start to get longer. During the disco era, they actually made bigger discs to put out these long dance mixes. The single sat around like 3.5 to 4.5 minutes for decades until about 10 years ago, when it started to shorten again. People typically point to music streaming for this reason, because artists are paid if a song is listened to for more than 30 seconds, so it's really just a volume game. If you have a 14 minute song that someone listens to one time, they get paid once. But if I listen to a two-minute song seven times (which is again, the same amount of time spent listening), I will be paid out seven times. There is this financial incentive to shorten songs.I don't think artists are sitting in the studio thinking about this constantly. But what I see, what I saw again and again, is that artists were rational beings to some degree and would work within the constraints that they were given. They would usually push against those constraints. That's where a lot of great art comes out of.Even new mediums are offering new opportunities. You wrote a little bit about MTV and how that really changed a lot of what was able to be successful at the time. You had new types of acts that were able to really start competing there, and other acts that just weren't. Do you wanna speak a little bit about like what video did?Yeah, video certainly changed the game. There were artists who had visual presences earlier. The Beatles had a very visual presence. I think part of their success is tied to the fact that television was becoming a thing, and mass media was really becoming a thing. However, we associate musicians with visuals so much these days. That really emerged in the 1980s, where you needed your visual concepts to be as strong, if not stronger than, your musical concepts. I think because of that, you start seeing some artists break through who I don't think are considered great musicians.I always sadly point to the song, “Hey Mickey” by Tony Basil. If it's your favorite song, sorry. I don't think it's a masterful musical creation, but it had this fun music video where she's dressed up as a cheerleader. A lot of that song's success was just the fact that MTV was willing to put that in heavy rotation because it was a fun video to watch. We live in the shadow of that era where visuals matter just as much as anything else.When you think about the most popular artists, outside of maybe a handful, you think of their visual concepts. You think of what Beyoncé looks like, what her videos are like, same with Taylor Swift, as much as you think about their music. That really reshaped our relationship with popular music. We expect to know what artists look like. It's odd to think about that; it really wasn't a thing decades before. You could be a fan of an artist and not really know what they look like. How would you know? Maybe you saw them in a magazine. Maybe you caught them on one television show. The idea that we have access to what everyone looks like is a pretty new phenomenon.That's fun. It's just so interesting to see how a simple change, whether it's today an algorithm or then a medium of distribution, can just have material impacts on the popularity of British synth music in America.Yeah, that's the perfect example. There's a great book called I Want My MTV, and it's an oral history of MTV. They talked to one of the founders. Early MTV would play, as you're saying, all these British new wave acts. Think A Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran or even someone like U2. They asked the founder, “Why were you playing so many British artists on early MTV?” He was like, “For some reason, British artists happened to make music videos. And there were about 200 music videos in existence. We had to fill 24 hours of programming.” A Flock of Seagulls was gonna get played a bunch of times just because they happened to make music videos.It is a weird thing. Why would anyone make a music video if there was nowhere to really play them? I don't know why specifically the British had more videos, but there were occasional times where television shows might show a video.They do love that over there, like Top of the Pops. I can see why.Music and television have always been connected. You even think Saturday Night Live still has musical acts. Back then, say your label didn't wanna send you out to Britain to go on Top of the Pops. Maybe they would send a video of you instead. There were videos that would float around on these variety shows, and some early videos were just concert footage. It was like, it was a chicken or the egg thing. Once some people had success on MTV, everyone started producing videos. MTV somehow pulled off the miracle of convincing labels that they needed to make videos and that they needed to front the cost for that. Then they had to give MTV the video for free. I don't know how MTV managed to do that.Well, all of Gen X can't be wrong. If you do wanna get it out there, you do have to get it out there. One really fun recurring thing in the book — which again, like I really enjoyed. I think it's a phenomenal work. I think it's a great history. I'm telling stories that I learned in your book to everybody. It is a really fun read in that regard, I wanna say.I do love how you occasionally clock a genre that really only exists briefly. There's one that always goes around for like the strangest things to hit number one, like the Ballad of the Green Berets. I think like there's a Star Wars disco track that I definitely have on vinyl at home about that. You wrote a lot about like teen tragedy songs. What are some of the fascinating like brief trends that only made a small splash and that all of us have forgotten ever existed, but nevertheless achieve some measure of immortality?Yeah, the teen tragedy song is a good one. That actually inspired the writing of this whole book because I got 50 No. 1s, and I was like, “Why are there so many number ones about teenagers dying? That's a little weird.” And then I did a little digging and tried to piece together why that was. The teenage tragedy song, late '50s, early '60s, there are all of these songs about two teenagers in love, usually high schoolers. One tragically dies often in a car crash, and the other is very sad and maybe says that they'll reunite again one day in the afterlife. Some of the big ones are “Leader of the Pack” by the Shangri-Las and “Teen Angel” by Mark Dinning.It's a very weird blip in popular music history. I won't say it has cast a long shadow, but there are some occasional people who pull from that tradition. The craziest teen tragedy song ever was “Bat Outta Hell” by Meatloaf, in which Jim Steinman tried to write a nine-minute motorcycle crash song. I think that's a really interesting one.Disco: bizarre in the amount of people that made disco songs. I really came to like disco and the best disco music, I'm like, “These are the greatest sounds that have ever been recorded.” But it got so big and so popular that everyone felt the need to record disco songs.Not everything is “I Feel Love,” right?No, most things are not. It strikes me that this happened with disco, but has not happened with other genres. Frank Sinatra recorded disco songs. Basically, every television theme song got a disco remix. I Love Lucy had a disco remix. The Rocky theme song had a disco remix.What? I'm sorry, Frank Sinatra did a disco song? Is it good?It's not good. It's “Night and Day” over a disco beat. And it's not clear to me if they just remixed it or if he actually recut the vocal because I just cannot imagine him doing that. In the mid-60s, there was a nun who topped the charts, The Singing Nun with a song called “Dominique.” Of course, during the disco era, it was remixed as a disco song. There are examples of this where people went sort of disco. The Rolling Stones record “Miss You” and it has the disco beat, or Pink Floyd does “Another Brick in the Wall” or Queen does “Another One Bites the Dust.”Everyone was gonna give it a try. There was so much money being made in the disco world at the time. You can always find some artists you would never think would do a disco song probably tried. They probably gave it their best.That's great. It's just fun because the things that hit number one for a week don't necessarily have to be good. They just have to be popular for like a week. Even the construction of the Top 40 chart, which you get into in the book, isn't exactly science. A lot of times, it's a little bit of intuition. It's a lot of what's selling and what's selling where specifically. It is a little bit woo woo, right?Yeah, definitely. The goal of this chart is “What's the most popular song in America in a given week?” Back in the day, that meant what were people buying? What were people listening to on the radio? What were people spinning in jukeboxes? Today, most music is done on streaming. It's consumption-based, rather than sales-based. So the chart's the same in name only, but it's really measuring very different things. The equivalent would be if we knew after you purchased your copy of “I Feel Love,” how many times did you actually play it at home? You could have purchased it, went home and never played it again. Something like that would not register on the charts these days.I respect the people at Billboard because they have an impossible task. It's like “We're gonna take all the information and we're going to boil it down into choosing or measuring what the most popular song is.” It's an impossible task to some degree.I have watched the evolution of the chart, and I go back and forth on whether they have given up on actually trying to rank stuff or if they are just ranking things in a different way. I think that the apples-to-apples between the era stuff is just so hard to do.One thing I really enjoyed about your book, in particular, is that it's not a story of why these songs are the best. It's a story of why these songs were popular at the time, just dipping the toe into the river of human sound. One thing that I'll ask as you wrap: as you were going through these eras, who did you hear a lot more of than you thought? Who did you hear a lot less than you expected?I joked with some people that if you just looked at the top of the charts, the greatest rock band of the 1970s is either Grand Funk Railroad or Three Dog Night because they both had three number one hits, and many other bands in the classic rock canon have none. Led Zeppelin does not really exist on the pop chart, the singles chart. Led Zeppelin really only put out albums. The Eagles were also big during the '70s on the music charts. But Three Dog Night, they're the legends.There are tons of people that I didn't realize how much I would see of them. Someone like Lionel Richie and Phil Collins, of course, they're tremendously popular, but they were so popular. Phil Collins was popular at the height of the bald pop star era, which I think is a thing of the past. You had multiple bald men who were regularly topping the charts in the mid-80s. You see a ton of Phil Collins, more than I was expecting, even though I know he's very popular.Who don't you see a ton of? Sometimes you don't see people until a bit later in their careers. This is actually an interesting phenomenon. Artists do not score a number one hit during their most critically acclaimed period, and then a decade later, they do. For example, Cheap Trick. They have a number one hit, but it's at the end of the '80s song called “The Flame.” Whereas if you hear Cheap Trick on the radio, it's probably their live album from the 1970s. This is a phenomenon you see again and again. Some old timer will get their number one much later in their career. Tina Turner gets her number one when she's probably in her 40s. It's always interesting to see that.There are also some artists where I feel like there's a divergence between what their most popular songs are these days and what was topping the charts. Elton John is a good example there. “Benny and the Jets” was a number one hit, still a tremendously popular song. But he's got a lot of weird No. 1s that I don't think have as much street cred these days. He has a song called “Island Girl.” Did not age like fine wine. I don't even think he plays it live anymore because it's considered somewhat racially insensitive. But it was a No. 1 hit at the time. “Philadelphia Freedom” is another one by Elton John. I feel like when people think of the Elton John catalog, it's probably not the first song that comes to mind. But it was a No. 1 hit, huge smash. His cover of “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” was a No. 1. Elton John has been very popular throughout the decades, but I feel like the reasons he's been popular have changed.People have just gravitated towards different songs as time has gone on. You get distortions at the top of the charts. But I think, as you mentioned, it provides a good sample of what was actually popular. You have the good, the bad, and the ugly. Whereas if you look at some other sources, people are just gonna be like, “Oh, listen to these records. These are the best records.” In reality, the bad records are important, too.Yeah, bad records are great. They're at least interesting. I imagine also some of this process must have been missing out on a lot of interesting music because one song was just dominating the charts. Were there any songs in particular that come to mind that wooled the roost for potentially a little bit too long?Yeah, the quintessential example is the “Macarena” in the ‘90s.Oh, no!I think it was No. 1 for 13 weeks.Christ!There's a great clip of people at the Democratic National Convention and '96 dancing the “Macarena.” It's so bad. Yeah, so a very popular song. There are tons of stuff that gets stuck behind it. There's a great No.1 hit in the '90s called “I Love You Always Forever.” It's a very nice song by Donna Lewis. It's stuck at No. 2 because it just happened to be popular during the “Macarena's” very long run. YYour life's work, your greatest accomplishment, being stymied by the “Macarena” feels like a level of creative hell that I have never envisioned before.Yeah, there are other artists who got unlucky. Bruce Springsteen never performed a No. 1 hit. He wrote a No.1 hit for another artist. His closest was “Dancing in the Dark” got to No. 2, but that was also when Prince released “When Doves Cry,” so it's a tough, tough week. Bob Dylan, similar thing. He wrote a No. 1 hit, but he only ever got to No. 2. I think he got to No. 2 twice. Once, he got stuck behind “Help” by the Beatles, and another time he got stuck behind “Monday Monday” by the Mamas and the Papas.This is another thing when I talk about the charts. There could be many fewer units sold in a given week, or there could be many more units sold. There's a lot of luck involved if you're gonna go all the way to No. 1. You could be Bruce Springsteen: you release the biggest record of your life, and Prince also releases the biggest record of his life at the exact same time.Incredible. So again, I have read the book. I really, really like it. People are doubtlessly familiar with the newsletter at this point, but I am also a big fan and booster of that. But I guess I'll just throw it to you. Where can folks find the book, and where can folks find you?Yeah, you can find me, Chris Dalla Riva, basically on every social media platform under cdallarivamusic. I'm most active on TikTok and Instagram. The book, Uncharted Territory: What Numbers Tell Us About the Biggest Hit Songs and Ourselves, should be available from every major retailer online. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Booklist, all that good stuff. Not available physically in stores, so definitely order it online.Like I said, I spent years listening to every No. 1 hit in history, built a giant data set about all those songs and used that to write a data-driven history of popular music from 1958 to basically 2025. So go pick up a copy, buy one for your mother for Christmas. Or your father, I don't discriminate. Yeah, check it out. I'm hoping people enjoy it, and I'm really excited to finally get it out in the world. It's been a long, circuitous journey to get it published.It's a really fun read, and I wish it nothing but the best. And yeah, congrats, thanks for coming on.Yeah, thanks for having me.Edited by Crystal WangIf you have anything you'd like to see in this Sunday special, shoot me an email. Comment below! Thanks for reading, and thanks so much for supporting Numlock.Thank you so much for becoming a paid subscriber! Send links to me on Twitter at @WaltHickey or email me with numbers, tips or feedback at walt@numlock.news. 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Amanda and Felicity discuss the bombshell arrivals of Tom Clare and Rochelle Humes' sister Sophie Piper, debate whether Chris & Arabella will have sex in the villa, break down the messy love triangles between Kaz, Tyler, and new girl Hannah as well as Arabella, Tom, & Toby, and share juicy inside scoop on Anton's intentions, Georgia Steele's secret fling with Tom, and more juicy behind-the-scenes gossip about this season's islanders and romances in this entertaining Love Island recap podcast.The Sun's Showbiz experts Amanda Devlin and Felicity Cross give all the latest highlights from the All Stars new series Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever felt shackled by the weight of others' expectations, or struggled to unearth your true self amidst societal norms? Join down with the indomitable Riselle Celestina, the Traveling Island Girl, to unravel these very predicaments. Riselle's midlife awakening underscores our chat about the liberating pursuit of authenticity and the art of joyously crafting a life that resonates with our innermost desires.Riselle and I delve into the nuances of constructive communication and the importance of nurturing self-compassion. By embracing exercises like mirror affirmations and reframing negative self-talk, we underscore how treating ourselves with kindness can transform life's obstacles into stepping stones for growth. This episode is a heartfelt reminder of how empowering it is to speak to oneself with the same encouragement and empathy we offer others.Rounding off our discussion, we revisit the essence of the Traveling Island Girl ethos: empowering women through shared travel experiences and the profound personal growth that accompanies them. We also dissect the intricate dance with social media, advocating for content creation that fosters genuine connections and serves audiences. This episode is brimming with revelations and strategies that encourage listeners to boldly wield social media tools to carve out a balanced, intentional digital life. Tune in for an inspiring blend of empowerment, self-discovery, and the unwavering courage to live true to oneself.Meet RiselleRiselle Celestina is a well-known content creator based on the island of St. Maarten. Through her brand The Traveling Island Girl she explores and shares the Caribbean region but mostly she shares about her island home St. Maarten, a place she has been calling home for 23 years. Originating from the blue coasts of Curaçao, and after a  brief 6 years in the Netherlands, she settled on the Dutch side of this dual nation island. It is here that she discovered the power within her to transform her life and live authentically.Riselle started her blog about 8 years ago to empower women through travel and to promote the Caribbean region. She has since become a source of travel inspiration through her storytelling, YouTube videos, social media posts, and recently, her podcast Paradise Perspectives.After experiencing another life-changing moment in 2022, she has refocused on empowering women, sharing her personal struggles and transformation via Island Girl Awakening. Connect with Riselle:TheTravelingIslandGirl.com@thetravelingislandgirl@islandgirlawakeningSupport the showCOME TO MY FREE WORD OF THE YEAR PARTY! It's happening January 3, 2024 at 5:30 pm PST. Go to jenliss.com/party to register for FREE.Join Brilliant Breathwork, Jen's monthly membership offering multiple weekly live breathwork sessions with a trauma-informed facilitator, an extensive vault of replays, and a supportive community for authentic, creative, and radiant growth. Other ways you can support: Share an episode and tag Jen on Instagram @untetheredjen Follow/subscribe to get updates of new episodes Leave a review! Connect with Jen JenLiss.com @untetheredjen Music created and produced by Matt Bollenbach

Ever felt shackled by the weight of others' expectations, or struggled to unearth your true self amidst societal norms? Join down with the indomitable Riselle Celestina, the Traveling Island Girl, to unravel these very predicaments. Riselle's midlife awakening underscores our chat about the liberating pursuit of authenticity and the art of joyously crafting a life that resonates with our innermost desires.Riselle and I delve into the nuances of constructive communication and the importance of nurturing self-compassion. By embracing exercises like mirror affirmations and reframing negative self-talk, we underscore how treating ourselves with kindness can transform life's obstacles into stepping stones for growth. This episode is a heartfelt reminder of how empowering it is to speak to oneself with the same encouragement and empathy we offer others.Rounding off our discussion, we revisit the essence of the Traveling Island Girl ethos: empowering women through shared travel experiences and the profound personal growth that accompanies them. We also dissect the intricate dance with social media, advocating for content creation that fosters genuine connections and serves audiences. This episode is brimming with revelations and strategies that encourage listeners to boldly wield social media tools to carve out a balanced, intentional digital life. Tune in for an inspiring blend of empowerment, self-discovery, and the unwavering courage to live true to oneself.Meet RiselleRiselle Celestina is a well-known content creator based on the island of St. Maarten. Through her brand The Traveling Island Girl she explores and shares the Caribbean region but mostly she shares about her island home St. Maarten, a place she has been calling home for 23 years. Originating from the blue coasts of Curaçao, and after a  brief 6 years in the Netherlands, she settled on the Dutch side of this dual nation island. It is here that she discovered the power within her to transform her life and live authentically.Riselle started her blog about 8 years ago to empower women through travel and to promote the Caribbean region. She has since become a source of travel inspiration through her storytelling, YouTube videos, social media posts, and recently, her podcast Paradise Perspectives.After experiencing another life-changing moment in 2022, she has refocused on empowering women, sharing her personal struggles and transformation via Island Girl Awakening. Connect with Riselle:TheTravelingIslandGirl.com@thetravelingislandgirl@islandgirlawakeningSupport the showCOME TO MY FREE WORD OF THE YEAR PARTY! It's happening January 3, 2024 at 5:30 pm PST. Go to jenliss.com/party to register for FREE.Join Brilliant Breathwork, Jen's monthly membership offering multiple weekly live breathwork sessions with a trauma-informed facilitator, an extensive vault of replays, and a supportive community for authentic, creative, and radiant growth. Other ways you can support: Share an episode and tag Jen on Instagram @untetheredjen Follow/subscribe to get updates of new episodes Leave a review! Connect with Jen JenLiss.com @untetheredjen Music created and produced by Matt Bollenbach

Seth and Marc look at a song that was described as "racist, sexist and fetishistic" all in one fell swoop; Island Girl by Elton John (and Bernie Taupin.) A song that is swinging for a Caribbean feel and ends up being tone deaf in more than one way.

A short episode today as Abe is off sailing the merry seas of the United Kingdom. Shoutouts, and all other features, will return in the next episode! On today's episode though, do you celebrate half-birthdays? Learn about half-birthdays and what Abe gave his sister for her "half-birthday" surprise party, and Meredith talks about the latest documentary she's been watching. [11:49] Interview with Shelley and Katie [56:58] 3 Questions [58:35] Recap [1:01:38] 1 shoutout - check our socials for the full list of shoutouts for this week

 Welcome to the Podcast, Elisabet Vang. She was born and raised on the Faroe Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean. She came to the US to live the American dream. She is currently in Las Vegas competing so she can qualify for the Olympia.  Elisabet began competing in 2016 and got her procard 2021. She has been competing as a pro for a couple of years and this year she placed 3rd at the 2023 Mile High Pro.   In this episode, we discuss how she is making her dream a reality as an island girl. She also shares with us a deep dark confession that I believe many athletes silently struggle with. Elsabet describes her strengths as robotic. She is very disciplined and uses every opportunity to live out her dream. Tune in and get ready to be inspired !   [2:55] Bikini Hack [13:55] How did your fitness journey begin? [18:40] What languages do you speak? [25:28] What are some of your travel hacks? [31:55] Why did you come to the states? [40:45] What was it like doing back-to-back peak weeks? [48:45] Shows Elisabet is currently getting ready for Elisabet Vang @elisabetvang_ifbbpro  Head https://vibe-athletics.mykajabi.com/links for your FREEBIES, coupon codes, and other links! https://vibe-athletics.mykajabi.com/links

Silva McLeod This is the life story of Silva Mcleod, the first Tongan woman to become an airline pilot. She's still one of only a handful. Told by Silva with frankness and wit, it's quite a story. Silva takes us on a journey of cultural change from her beginnings as a poor island girl to her marriage to an Australian. The challenges of pursuing a flying career and its impact on her family are set against the backdrop of the love story of her life with her husband and his battle with cancer.Silva McLeod as she launches her memoir “Island Girl to Airline Pilot” in the Virgin Australia Lounge at Melbourne Airport Domestic Terminal.Copies of Silva's book Island Girl to Airline Pilot, detailing how she went from a small island in Tonga to the cockpit of Virgin's Boeing 777. Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBkBuzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

Matt sits down for an extended interview by Silva McLeod, Tonga's first ever female airline pilot. After flying for Royal Tongan Airlines, Silva went on to fly in Auatralia for Aeropelican, the Royal Flying Doctor Service and ultimately Virgin Blue, which became Virgin Australia. But the journey from island girl to airline pilot, as Silva tells in her new book, wasn't an easy one. Also in this episode, it's become easier to get to Hawaii with Velocity Frequent Flyer points. Episode contents: 1:22 - Fortnightly news round-up 7:22 - Interview with Silva McLeod 52:12 - Redeeming Velocity points for Hawaiian Airlines flights 54:58 - Why Avios are useful for Australians Links: AFF on Air Discussion thread - a dedicated AFF thread to discuss the podcast and ask questions Book: 'Island Girl to Airline Pilot' by Silva McLeod Upcoming Frequent Flyer Solutions webinar - Avios for Aussies (8pm AEST on 25 May 2023) Frequent Flyer Gazette articles referenced in the fortnightly news round-up: United Expands Service to Australia & New Zealand How to Fly Emirates Premium Economy in 2023 Free Singapore Transit Tours Are Back ING Bank Removes Overseas ATM Fee Rebates British Airways Increasing Avios Subscription Prices Qantas' Melbourne First Class Check-in Suite to Reopen Transfer Points to Velocity for a 15% Bonus (May 2023) Virgin Australia Extends Middle Seat Lottery

Silva Mcleod joins Kathryn Ryan to talk about her life, her 30-year aviation career and the new memoir Island Girl to Airline Pilot: A Story of Love, Sacrifice and Taking Flight.

Juliet and Terence on: Ten To The Top - the new quiz on BBC Radio 2; Glastonbury line-up 2023; #MeToo issues in pop music; Gary Lineker (of course); and BBC Introducing. {Island Girl}

EPISODE 61 - PART 2Find more about Jennifer J. "YAY" Hammond and her work in the link below:Website: https://jenniferjhammond.com/Join us as we explore the incredible story of Jennifer J. Hammond, a successful podcast and radio host, author, and real estate executive. From growing up in an abusive family involved with drugs and alcohol in Key West Florida to finding her own voice, embracing her authenticity, and speaking up for herself, Jennifer shares her powerful journey of overcoming adversity. Discover the origins behind her contagious "yay" attitude and how the power of kindness can truly impact people. This is an empowering story of individualism and self-determination that you won't want to miss.Jennifer J. Hammond is a high energy inspirational woman who serves her community in numerous ways. She is the Vice President at TTR Sotheby's International Realty in Washington, DC. She is a licensed realtor in Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland. She spent ten years as a host of her SiriusXM Satellite Radio show and now hosts her own podcast on iHeartRadio, Spotify, and iTunes. Also, you can find her show on Youtube. Our guest is a best selling author and a member of “The Happiness Hall of Fame” with celebrities like Dolly Parton and Muhammed Ali. She is known for her YAY! As she celebrates YOU!As a Vice President of TTR Sotheby's, one of the country's leading real estate companies, she has helped hundred of clients attain their dream in real estate for over 20 years. She has helped make the world a better place by educating, inspiring, and empowering people by hosting “The Jennifer Hammond Show” on SiriusXM for almost 10 years, and has aided thousands of veterans and their families in finding the help they need through her best selling book “101+ Resources for Veterans.”Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6eM...Website: https://www.thefirstgenerationspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/FirstGenera... 

EPISODE 61 - PART 1Find more about Jennifer J. "YAY" Hammond and her work in the link below:Website: https://jenniferjhammond.com/Join us as we explore the incredible story of Jennifer J. Hammond, a successful podcast and radio host, author, and real estate executive. From growing up in an abusive family involved with drugs and alcohol in Key West Florida to finding her own voice, embracing her authenticity, and speaking up for herself, Jennifer shares her powerful journey of overcoming adversity. Discover the origins behind her contagious "yay" attitude and how the power of kindness can truly impact people. This is an empowering story of individualism and self-determination that you won't want to miss.Jennifer J. Hammond is a high energy inspirational woman who serves her community in numerous ways. She is the Vice President at TTR Sotheby's International Realty in Washington, DC. She is a licensed realtor in Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland. She spent ten years as a host of her SiriusXM Satellite Radio show and now hosts her own podcast on iHeartRadio, Spotify, and iTunes. Also, you can find her show on Youtube. Our guest is a best selling author and a member of “The Happiness Hall of Fame” with celebrities like Dolly Parton and Muhammed Ali. She is known for her YAY! As she celebrates YOU!As a Vice President of TTR Sotheby's, one of the country's leading real estate companies, she has helped hundred of clients attain their dream in real estate for over 20 years. She has helped make the world a better place by educating, inspiring, and empowering people by hosting “The Jennifer Hammond Show” on SiriusXM for almost 10 years, and has aided thousands of veterans and their families in finding the help they need through her best selling book “101+ Resources for Veterans.”Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6eM...Website: https://www.thefirstgenerationspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/FirstGenera... 

PASTOR GLEN CLUCK "ISLAND GIRL" DOOR POTTER HOUSE SERMONS SPOTIFY --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to Cultivating Justice! Our 6-part series in collaboration with Land In Our Names (LION) and Out on the Land (OOTL, part of The Landworker's Alliance) which weaves together interviews, conversations, music and reflections from Black people, people of colour, trans people, queer people and women, on their relationships with land, growing, and identity. In the final episode of this series, our producer, Katie Revell, hosts alongside LION's Sam Siva and OOTL's Hester Russell, who add their reflections to the pieces throughout the episode. First, psychotherapist and grower Srikanth Narayanan shares their thoughts about the fluid ways in which we can see our relationship with land, other living creatures, plants and the natural environment. They discuss how to reconnect with the natural world as something that is not outside of us, and how trauma can be addressed and healed through our relationships to land. Next, Farmerama's Dora Taylor and Abby Rose talk about a dissertation that Dora wrote about Black farmers in the UK. The dissertation explores the relationships between the cultural practices of Black farmers and the mainstream agroecological movement. Abby and Dora unpick themes of racial identity, the use of language around agroecological methods, and the importance of centering joy. Towards the end of the episode, we hear from our chorus of voices, who reflect on home, belonging and rurality. And finally, Sam Siva shares an emotive visioning piece, inviting us to imagine the world that we are working towards, one that centres queer, anti-racist and reparative frameworks, challenges systems of oppression, and fundamentally changes the structural experiences of marginalised groups. We also hear a re-worked traditional folk song, and a performance piece by artist Sin Wai Kin. The first two zines from the Cultivating Justice project, ‘TransPlants' and ‘Gourds, Banjos and Calalloo', are available to order now here, on LION's website. The Cultivating Justice podcast series is made by Abby Rose, Dora Taylor, Katie Revell, Nadia Mehdi, Sam Siva, and Hester Russell. This episode featured contributions from Srikanth Narayanan, Dora Taylor and Sam Siva; reflections from Philomena de Lima, Maymana Arefin, Sasha, a.k.a. MindYourOwnPlants, Dani Foster, Tinisha Williams, Anna Barrett, and Nancy Winfield; music by Eggclab 7 and Bianca Wilson, a.k.a. Island Girl; along with performance art by Sin Wai Kin. Our series music is by Taha Hassan, and our artwork is by @Blkmoodyboi. Thank you to our funders, Farming the Future and the Roddick Foundation. And a massive thank you to everyone who's contributed in any way! Visit landworkersalliance.org.uk/cultivating-justice to find out more.

Welcome to Cultivating Justice! Our 6-part series in collaboration with Land In Our Names (LION) and Out on the Land (OOTL, part of The Landworker's Alliance) which weaves together interviews, conversations, music and reflections from Black people, people of colour, trans people, queer people and women, on their relationships with land, growing, and identity. Our host for episode 5 is Marcus MacDonald – Land in Our Names member, grower, tour manager and organiser. Marcus takes us on an auditory journey centring on the banjo, and we learn why this instrument is intricately connected to Black culture, food growing and justice. We sit in on a banjo lesson with Marcus and his friend and teacher Bianca Wilson, aka Island Girl. They play together, chat about country music, and discuss the history of the banjo, including how this instrument from African and Caribbean culture became mainstreamed in white culture throughout Europe and the United States. Marcus talks about how growing gourds to make banjos has become an important part of his cultural identity. Next, we hear from Hannah Mayree – grower, herbalist and founder of the Black Banjo Reclamation Project, which aims to re-appropriate Black culture by returning banjos, instruments of African origin, to the descendants of their original makers. Hannah talks to us about how the project works, and how growing gourds to build banjos can be an immensely healing practice. The Cultivating Justice podcast series is made by Sam Siva, Katie Revell, Hester Russell, Dora Taylor, Abby Rose and Nadia Mehdi. This episode featured conversations with Marcus Macdonald, Bianca Wilson and Hannah Mayree. Our series music is by Taha Hassan. Our artwork is by @Blkmoodyboi. Thank you to our funders, Farming the Future and the Roddick Foundation. And a big thank you to everyone who's contributed in any way! Visit landworkersalliance.org.uk/cultivating-justice/ to find out more.

Today I want to introduce you to Karen, a self proclaimed optimistic island girl, a title I believe suits her perfectly.Karen is one of the warmest and most inviting humans I have had the pleasure of spending time with, she has a smile and a presence about her that truly allows those around her to feel wanted, welcome, and in the presence of a friend with an ease I truly admire.This woman is full of honesty, wisdom, love, and a genuine joy that you will get to know for yourself as you tune in.Tune in today and meet this new friend of mine that reminds us the value of accepting life for its joys and its gifts, its moments of loss, and who we are able to become when we choose to be thankful for the little things.

Welcome to Cultivating Justice! Our 6-part series in collaboration with Land In Our Names (LION) and Out on the Land (OOTL, part of The Landworker's Alliance) which weaves together interviews, conversations, music and reflections from Black people, people of colour, trans people, queer people and women, on their relationships with land, growing, and identity. Episode 3 is hosted by LION's Sam Siva and Farmerama's Dora Taylor. In this episode, we dig into the practices and meanings around callaloo, a plant that's commonly used in Caribbean food, and can also be grown in the UK. Glenda Trew is a workshop facilitator, community grower and gardener who lives in London. She talks to us about: teaching callaloo growing to growers from Lewisham's Ital Garden; her personal history and connection to the plant; and the importance of being able to access culturally appropriate crops. We also join Sam and Dora in Sam's kitchen as they cook some callaloo dishes together. As they cook, eat and swap recipes, they chat about the links between food, growing, history and their own identities. The Cultivating Justice podcast series is made by Sam Siva, Katie Revell, Hester Russell, Dora Taylor, Abby Rose and Nadia Mehdi. This episode featured conversations with Glenda Trew, Dora Talyor and Sam Siva and banjo music by Bianca Wilson aka Island Girl. Our series music is by Taha Hassan. Our artwork is by @Blkmoodyboi Thank you to our funders, Farming the Future and the Roddick Foundation. And a big thank you to everyone who's contributed in any way! Visit landworkersalliance.org.uk/cultivating-justice/ to find out more.

On this episode of #90dayfiancewtf: Dear Patrick, strippers are people too, what's wrong with them having chapel weddings Nadia took offense as to how Mahala never considered that it is not ok to postpone Jibri and Miona getting married, though on second thought, they are both married in Serbia, so technically Miona probably already has her green card by the time she entered the US Lan thinks Bilal may be a nice guy in real life and he should tone down on acting villainous Nadia thinks the real villain is Emily's dad Leandro has no man-code, point blank period Lan recommends watching Top Gun Maverick and Dr Strange Multiverse of Universe Nadia recommends watching The Umbrella Academy Season 3 and Obiwan Kenobi We really hope you are enjoying our podcast. We are constantly trying to improve for our listeners. Do engage with us through our social media or email. Feel free to fact-check us or simply share your thoughts, comments, rants and feedback! Instagram: @90dayfiancewtf Twitter: @90dayfiancewtf Email: 90dayfiancewtf@gmail.com Lan on Instagram and Facebook: @lan_like_lawn and iitalix_plays on Twitch TV Start a podcast with Anchor.fm! 20% off and free shipping on Manscaped.com with our discount code: 90dayfiancewtf --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/90dayfiancewtf/support

Jacel Jeck is a Bisaya Youtuber who talks about Island life, Unboxing, Product review, and doing random videos Watch how she manages to deal with the negative around her. Check ​ @jacel jeck Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwO-O3dQE6gg34jt-vKywCw #IMOHA #IMOHApodcast #podcast #bisaya #newepisode --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/imohapodcast/message

Welcome to Cultivating Justice! Our 6-part series in collaboration with Land In Our Names (LION) and Out on the Land (OOTL, part of The Landworker's Alliance) which weaves together interviews, conversations, music and reflections from Black people, people of colour, trans people, queer people and women, on their relationships with land, growing, and identity. Episode 1 is hosted by OOTL's Hester Russell and LION's Sam Siva. Woven throughout we are taken to the fields, pots and allotments of a chorus of land-based practitioners. We are treated to a sound piece ‘Eating your castings' by Jas Butt and Hari Byles, made up of sounds that were recorded inside a wormery and a compost heap in an urban nature reserve in East London. We hear from Paula Gioia about the organising work happening in Europe on issues relevant to LGBTQIA+ landworkers, as well as the roots of European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC)'s gender and sexuality articulation, and their Embracing Rural Diversity report. We drop in on a conversation between Sam Siva and Professor Corinne Fowler, recorded shortly after their keynote session at the ORFC22 on Land, Race and Empire. They discuss how systems of oppression are rooted in land ownership, issues around access to rural spaces for BPOC and people living in cities, and how to truly decolonise regenerative agriculture. The Cultivating Justice podcast series is made by Hester Russell, Abby Rose, Dora Taylor, Katie Revell, Nadia Mehdi and Sam Siva. This episode featured conversations with Paula Gioia and Corinne Fowler. Reflections from Sasha aka MindYourOwnPlants, Dani Foster, Dav Singh, Tinisha Williams, Nancy Winfield, Srikanth Narayanan and Philomena de Lima and music by Jas Butt – a.k.a. Guest and Hari Byles, as well as Bianca Wilson, a.k.a. Island Girl. Our series music is by Taha Hassan. Thank you to our funders, Farming the Future and the Roddick Foundation. And a big thank you to everyone who's contributed in any way! Visit https://landworkersalliance.org.uk/cultivating-justice/ to find out more.

This week on the podcast we've been to meet Charlotte Legg - founder of Duxmore Botanics - a line of natural body care and botanical home fragrance products. Her connection to the land has inspired her range of products, while her expertise comes from more than a decade spent at the top of her game working on products for the famous beauty brand Liz Earle. On living in the Island countryside: ‘You have to pinch yourself most days and I will never take it for granted.'On being Island-inspired: ‘I am so inspired daily by the sights and the sounds and smells of the countryside and the coast.'Catch-up with Charlotte on her company Instagram: @duxmore_botanics Sponsored by Spence Willard Estate Agents, find our property of the week here: bit.ly/SpenceWillard Hosted by Harriet Hadfield Produced by Alex Warren Sign-up to Harriet's weekly newsletter 5-Stories Music by Mike & Izabella Russell from Music Radio Creative Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this weeks minisode, I am joined by Sydd as we talk twitter spaces, queer spaces and more. ☀️The DMC a.k.a. deep meaningful conversation is a bi-weekly minisode where you decide if we are connecting sense or chatting shxt. You can follow Syd on IG via @sydtheaquarius You can follow the podcast on IG via @dm.talks You can join the patreon @ www.patreon.com/dmseerah You can book a tarot reading with me on my website @ www.dmseerah.com Join the ✨spiritual babes✨discord for anybody who wants to make connections and talk any spiritual tings! - https://discord.gg/vzRnVq7uRT

#Minnfluencer Stephanie Hansen talks about food and cabin life in Ely Minnesota on an island on Burntside lake. Outdoors agent "Torgy" Torgerson returns with a report on a creepy underwater discovery - based on an actual event! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about This Is Us episode 6.06 -"Our Little Island Girl: Part 2". Mary discusses her high school history teacher, we also chat the show shoehorning in Beth's story, the difference between Elijah's expected and actual affect on the narrative, and why Mary ordered Shepherd's Pie at breakfast...

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about This Is Us episode 6.06 -"Our Little Island Girl: Part 2". Mary discusses her high school history teacher, we also chat the show shoehorning in Beth's story, the difference between Elijah's expected and actual affect on the narrative, and why Mary ordered Shepherd's Pie at breakfast... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNECT WITH THE SHOW  Like Us On Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram | Join Our Facebook Group | Join the #NerdClan CHECK OUT THE BEST MERCH ON THE PLANET AT –  THE MARY & BLAKE STORE Shop for all of our podcasts, sayings, and listener inspired designs in one easy place. Be sure to follow all of our other podcasts at MaryandBlake.com including: This Is Us Too: A This Is Us Podcast The MCU Diaries: Essays On Marvel Television Podcast  Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: A Bridgerton Podcast Keep Calm And Crown On: The Crown Podcast Minute With Mary: A Younique Network Marketing Podcast Rise Up!: A Hamilton Podcast The Leftovers Podcast: The Living Reminders The North Remembers: A Game Of Thrones Podcast Wicked Rhody: A Podcast About Rhode Island Events and Life You've Been Gilmored: A Gilmore Girls Podcast ParentCast: A Podcast For New Parents Outlander Cast: An Outlander Podcast The Potterverse: A Harry Potter Podcast The Last Kingdom With Mary & Blake: A Podcast For The Last Kingdom Check out all of our blogs at MaryandBlake.com including: Mary & Blake's Blog The MCU Diaries The Handmaid's Diaries Minute With Mary Outlander Cast Blog SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts| Google Play Music | Stitcher | YouTube | Spotify | iHeartRadio This episode of This Is Us Too is brought to you by Minute With Mary For 15% off the featured Minute With Mary product this month, please click here For 10% off any Minute With Mary purchase, be sure to join the #NerdClan HERE Want to Take Control of your financial freedom and business? You can be your own boss. Arrange your life to be creative and accountable to what really matters to you. Maybe it's business. Maybe it's family. You'll have the time. Mary has the tools for you.  I has the training tips for you. She will be with you every step of the way. But being you is all it takes. Start your Younique business today HERE A huge thank you to all of our members at the #NERDCLAN for helping to make this podcast possible. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Tara, SuzyQ, Joanne Felci, Nadra Assaf, Siobhan M. O'Connor, Katy Valentine, Maryanne St. Laurent, Sara Zoknoen, MD, Martha, Anne Gavin, Bobbi Franchella, Dana Mott-Bronson, Kirstie Wilson CO - PRODUCERS Kris Palmisano, Hannah Sage, Peg Rogers, Kristina Mann, Candace Galbraith, Jennifer L. Dominick, Tina Schneider, Sharon Stevenson-Kelley, Barbara Falk, Keelin Dawe, Meredith Bustillo, ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Louan, Laura Dassrath, Suzanne Moss, The Three Of Us Cosplay, Sarah Dietderich, Brenda Lowrie, Dianna Anderson, Stephanie Holm, Tracy Enos, Shonna Chapman, Dianne Karpowicz, Candy Hartsock, Carolyn Needham, Tamra Steele, Angie Leith, Karen Snelling, Christine Milleker, Marilyn L. Neenan  CLICK HERE to join the #NERDCLAN This Is Us: 6.06 Our Little Island Girl: Part 2 | Review And Analysis

In this episode of This Is Us with Kei and Clyde, we examine Season 6 Episode – Our little island girl Part 2, where we chat about how incredible Beth is, the drama between Kevin/Madison/Elijah, and touch on Kate and Toby and if Toby is annoying. Spoiler, he is. We also cover your comments and throw out some crazy fan theories.Share with friends. Subscribe. This Is Us podcast on Facebook | Twitter  | Instagram | Leave a voicemail at 512-765-6126

You know that we could not wait to have a Beth Pearson centric episode! However, we did not realize how much we would debate about Kate, Kevin, Sophie, and Toby! We did not agree too much on this episode, but we were able to start seeing one another's perspectives on different decisions made by these characters. Join podcasters Tobi Rachel (Yellow Cup Podcast), Alex Holmes (Time To Talk Podcast), Eeds Mckenzie (DATSPOD) and Marquise Davon (Rational Anger Podcast) as they breakdown the latest episodes of NBC's This Is Us. We chat Season 5, previous seasons, and address the audacity of the characters. This is what happens when Earth signs join a group chat. Music: Richie Brave Join the hashtag: #ThisIsWePodcast

We are back!! After taking a two-week break for the Olympics, This Is Us is back and so are we. We discuss the stress that Beth feels in starting a new job and also letting go of past hurts. We also take a look at Kevin and Kate and how they are relating to the other people in their lives. Please reach out to us at tvtoldme@gmail.com You can find us on Anchor, Spotify, and Apple. We also have transcripts of the show available at tvtoldme.wordpress.com. #thisisus #nbc #blackpearsons #sisters #tvreviews #podcastreviews #tvrecap #comedypodcast #comedytvreviews #familyissuses #diversityandinclusion --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tv-told-me/message

In this episode of This Is Us with Kei and Clyde, we give our Hot Takes immediately following Season 6 Episode 6 - Our Little Island Girl pt2Share with friends. Subscribe. This Is Us podcast on Facebook | Twitter   | Instagram |  Leave a voicemail at 512-765-6126

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New Year.  New you. Discover how Antigua and Barbuda are leading the way in Wellness in the Caribbean.The world class resorts offer all kind of therapeutic treatments and activities. And with their stunning beaches and forests, the islands themselves are pretty much a natural wellness clinic anyway.Tricia Greenaway is President of the Beauty, Spa and Wellness Association of Antigua and Barbuda gives us a great overview of  Wellness on the islands.Vennetta Johnson from Wild Lotus Glamping explains why their incredible Wellness Retreats are your fast track to slowing down.Carla Gonsalves-Barreiro from Paddling Duck Teas tells us about the wellness properties of her delicious herbal teas.Marleen Askie gives us the lowdown on yoga on Antigua and Barbuda and tells us about a fantastic new Wellness Festival that she hopes will become a major annual event on the Wellness calender.And Vorn Johnson, Antigua's coolest environmentalist, reveals the natural remedies you'll find just growing wild in the islands.Of course, you could just make it easy for yourself and move to Antigua and Barbuda. Ronald Ndoro Mind did just that as part of the Nomad Digital Resident Visa programme. He moved from London with his young family in tow and he says the new Life/Work balance he is enjoying is extraordinary.It seems Antigua and Barbuda are REALLY leading the way in Caribbean Wellness.But don't just take our word for it. We speak to Anne Dimon, president of the international Wellness Tourism Association and discover that she's put Antigua and Barbuda at the top of her Wellness bucket list.Links:The official Antigua and Barbuda tourism authority website: visitantiguabarbuda.comLearn more about Peter at his personal website, petermoore.netLearn more about Anne Dimon and the Wellness Travel Association at WellnessTourismAssociation.org and TravelToWellness.com. You can read what she has to say about Antigua and Barbuda here.Drop by Wild Lotus Glamping to book your wellness retreat.Fancy a hot cup of Island Girl? There's a new website for Paddling Duck Tea being launched at the end of January. In the meantime, check out their Facebook page.To book a yoga session with Marleen Askie, drop by her Facebook page.Apply for your Nomad Digital Residence Visa here. Then contact Ronald and the guys at WorkMango for advice on making it work.

This week, the farts of 2021. Also: A 22-year-old woman is trapped in an 8-year-old girl's body; Anthony Bourdain's last diary entry; a megachurch leader was charged with sex trafficking; “Island Girl”; a super fun mom had drug and sex parties for underage teens; Casino; a 48-year-old woman pretended she was 22, and somehow no one noticed; stop putting things in your ass and telling people you slipped and fell. No one is believing that shit. And finally, the return of Vietnam pussy. Subscribe to TGO Radio on: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Android.

Rod and Bassey discuss NBC's family drama, “This Is Us.” Twitter: @rodimusprime @Basseyworld Email: theblackguywhotips@gmail.com Site: www.theblackguywhotips.com Voice Mail: 704-557-0186 Pre-Order Bassey's Book

The spinsters talk canned wines, white boy summer and joining tinder. What's in our cup: 19 Crimes canned wine, SHE CAN wines. Black owned business of the week: @coolpinsnthings Cheers!

‘When you're really doing the work you have to prioritise impact over intention' Sima Kumar is CEO of ‘The Other Box' and is first and foremost a storyteller. A self-described ‘Island Girl with An English Heart', Sima was born in Fiji, raised in Canada, and now lives and works in London. She has over 25 years of experience working in fashion, film, television, and other creative industries, and values the importance of staying true to yourself in your work and wider life. In Part 1 Sima shares from her wealth of experience and insights, including:Building a career from her first retail job, through 25 years of creative experience across different fields, to Sima's consultancy and coaching business ‘Sima Says'. Racism and the experience of being othered, and the work Sima does as CEO of ‘The Other Box', an award-winning diversity and inclusion company. Cancel culture, the difference between calling people out, calling people in, and calling people forward, and the importance of holding people accountable. The need for us to do the work to address your own racism, acknowledge your privilege, and recognise when you are part of the problem.Look out for Part 2 of our conversation with Sima next week, where we continue to explore cancel culture, privilege and white supremacy, and the active role we all must play in making a change. https://www.theotherbox.org/https://www.simakumar.com/Find out more about REALWORK on Instagram @doreal.work or visit www.doreal.work The REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery is produced by Buckers at Decibelle Creative, find her on Instagram: @decibelle_creative and here: www.decibellecreative.com Our thanks go to Tom Seals for his wonderful piano playing at the end of this episode – find him on Instagram @tomseals and www.tomseals.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our Part 2 episode we talk about Tracy's Career with Micah Taylor. dive into what started them into the wrestling business, and what the future brings! Talk behind the Scenes in places such as WWE and OVW as well as Deep South and NJPW! We touch on the life of owning a Gym and how it's changes their lives. You can follow Micah Taylor on Twitter @Micahtaylor01 and Facebook at Mike Sharrer. Tracy you can follow on Facebook at IG TTaylor. Follow their Gym on Facebook at Underground Elite Fitness or follow Tracy's Personal Account on Facebook as well at TSharrer Fit. Follow our podcast at our Facebook and Instagram Page's The Pro Wrestling Shoot. Also you can find me on Twitter @Carderinc. You can follow our Youtube and Twitch page's at TheProWrestlingShoot and make sure you subscribe to the accounts to be Notified for all our future video content once we start dropping some. Have a Blessed day and as always, Enjoy the show! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 31 1975. “Back To Basics” Happy Birthday To Me David Bowie “Fame” off the album Young Americans his ninth studio album by the English musician David Bowie RIP. The president signed a 2 trillion dollar stimulus package. Extended the social distancing guidelines for another 30 days. Dr. Anthony Fauci director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was the 38th president. VietnamThe Battle of Ban Me Thuot. Cost of Living 1975 How Much things cost in 1975 Yearly Inflation Rate USA9.2% Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 858 Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 7.25% Cost of a gallon of Gas 44 cents Average cost new car $4,250.00 A few More Examples Average Cost of new house $39,300.00 Average Income per year $14,100.00 Average Monthly Rent $200.00 Sony introduces Betamax videotapes and JVC introduces VHS. First Blockbuster movie, Jaws, is released New York City avoids bankruptcy when President Gerald R. Ford signed a $2.3 billion loan. Popular Culture 1975 The film version of The Who's Tommy premiers in London Saturday Night Live debuts on NBC On October 11, 1975, (SNL), a topical comedy sketch show featuring Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman. Muhammad Ali beat Joe Fraser in the "Thriller In Manilla" match Muhammad Ali would later say, it was the closest thing to death he had ever known. He and Joe Frazier had gone 14 brutal rounds. Popular Musicians and songs Bruce Springsteen releases his third album, Born To Run, widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time Minnie Riperton Lovin You Aerosmith “Toys in the attic” “Walk this way” Black Sabbath 1975 Album Sabotage “Hole in the sky” Ozzy Ozbourn Tony Iommi and Mike Butcher Chicago Bob Dylan “Blood on the tracks” “Tangled up in blue” David Bowie with " Fame " Alice Cooper The Eagles with " Best of My Love " Jefferson Starship Elton John with Rock of the Westies is the tenth studio “Island Girl' Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Kiss “Hotter than Hell” “Hotter than hell” Gene Simmons Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page Robert Plant John Bonham Physical Graffiti was the sixth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released as a double album on 24 February 1975 “Ten Years Gone” John Lennon Rock 'n' Roll is the sixth studio album by John Lennon. Released in 1975, it is an album of late 1950s and early 1960s songs as covered by Lennon “Stand by Me” Bob Marley and the Wailers “Three little birds” Paul McCartney and Wings Pink Floyd Wish you were here “ Wish you were here” It was the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975. Paul Simon “Still Crazy After All These Years” is the fourth solo studio album by Paul “Still crazy after all these years”. Sponsor Gary Cabral @ Weichert Realtors (508) 415-4177 email: cabg2711@yahoo.com "All Roads Lead Here" Bobby Couto --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebobbycoutoshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebobbycoutoshow/support

Episode 31 1975. “Back To Basics” Happy Birthday To Me David Bowie “Fame” off the album Young Americans his ninth studio album by the English musician David Bowie RIP. The president signed a 2 trillion dollar stimulus package. Extended the social distancing guidelines for another 30 days. Dr. Anthony Fauci director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was the 38th president. VietnamThe Battle of Ban Me Thuot. Cost of Living 1975 How Much things cost in 1975 Yearly Inflation Rate USA9.2% Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 858 Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 7.25% Cost of a gallon of Gas 44 cents Average cost new car $4,250.00 A few More Examples Average Cost of new house $39,300.00 Average Income per year $14,100.00 Average Monthly Rent $200.00 Sony introduces Betamax videotapes and JVC introduces VHS. First Blockbuster movie, Jaws, is released New York City avoids bankruptcy when President Gerald R. Ford signed a $2.3 billion loan. Popular Culture 1975 The film version of The Who's Tommy premiers in London Saturday Night Live debuts on NBC On October 11, 1975, (SNL), a topical comedy sketch show featuring Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman. Muhammad Ali beat Joe Fraser in the "Thriller In Manilla" match Muhammad Ali would later say, it was the closest thing to death he had ever known. He and Joe Frazier had gone 14 brutal rounds. Popular Musicians and songs Bruce Springsteen releases his third album, Born To Run, widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time Minnie Riperton Lovin You Aerosmith “Toys in the attic” “Walk this way” Black Sabbath 1975 Album Sabotage “Hole in the sky” Ozzy Ozbourn Tony Iommi and Mike Butcher Chicago Bob Dylan “Blood on the tracks” “Tangled up in blue” David Bowie with " Fame " Alice Cooper The Eagles with " Best of My Love " Jefferson Starship Elton John with Rock of the Westies is the tenth studio “Island Girl' Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Kiss “Hotter than Hell” “Hotter than hell” Gene Simmons Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page Robert Plant John Bonham Physical Graffiti was the sixth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released as a double album on 24 February 1975 “Ten Years Gone” John Lennon Rock 'n' Roll is the sixth studio album by John Lennon. Released in 1975, it is an album of late 1950s and early 1960s songs as covered by Lennon “Stand by Me” Bob Marley and the Wailers “Three little birds” Paul McCartney and Wings Pink Floyd Wish you were here “ Wish you were here” It was the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975. Paul Simon “Still Crazy After All These Years” is the fourth solo studio album by Paul “Still crazy after all these years”. Sponsor Gary Cabral @ Weichert Realtors (508) 415-4177 email: cabg2711@yahoo.com "All Roads Lead Here" Bobby Couto --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebobbycoutoshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebobbycoutoshow/support

Tell a joke -- even a cringey one -- today in honor of National Joke Day. Today's episode also features a remote island spot, a Girl Scout who thought quickly and an empowering Monday affirmation. Helpful Links from Today's Show: National Joke Day: https://nationaltoday.com/international-joke-day/ Heimaey Island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimaey Heroic Girl Scout: https://irvinecommunitynewsandviews.org/irvine-girl-scout-honored-for-saving-drowning-boy/ Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit  Email: morningfourpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themorningfour/ Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/morningfour/