Podcasts about my imagination

Firstborn by Lauren Christensen is a memoir of tragedy and hope that depicts grief and love with tenderness and heart. Christensen joins us to talk about deciding to tell this story, the impact of writing the book on herself and those close to her, her healing process and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.  This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                      New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.  Featured Books (Episode):  Firstborn by Lauren Christensen  An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken  Blue Nights by Joan Didion  North Woods by Daniel Mason  Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar  Good Girl by Aria Aber  How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair  

How to network with confidence for mom founders..... ever been disappointed in yourself that you missed an opportunity to talk to someone you admire or to put yourself out there and introduce yourself to a major investor or prospective client?  If you said yes, then this is the episode for you! Come this fall, are you going to be ready to do this with confidence, or are you at risk of disappointing yourself because you didn't feel ready or didn't do everything you could when you had the opportunity? If you do not want to feel in-ept as a former client told me, she originally felt then this is the episode for you!   I had cold feet myself when I first saw Shelly Lazarus and Beth Comstock however... I knew what to do once I was in front of GaryVee. I rehearsed my stories, questions, and asked. There was prework, follow-through, and strategy. No PR team, no big following, no former c-suite position. I knew how to work with my impostor syndrome.    What was different? What did I do that produced different results in me? How did I build my own confidence to have the guts to perform when the time came? How do you get your podcast guests? This is the number one question I'm asked by podcasters who know how hard it is to land a guest like GaryVee, much less as your tenth guest! The second question I get often came most recently from a client in the fitness industry who asked: how did you have the confidence to interview GaryVee? My answer to both is my three-step method.   In this episode, you will hear: Importance of shifting from transactional to genuine connections. How genuine connections lead to more meaningful and lasting relationships. Understanding your goals and the value you bring to the table. Building relationships based on genuine interest and mutual benefit. Research and rehearsal to build confidence. My Imagination to Impact to Income Method ™ gives me a reliable process to identify who to talk to, where to find them, and what to do once we connect.  It helped my client like yourself go from feeling intimidated to talking to people like GaryVee, Beth Comstock, Suzy Batiz, Zibby Owens to saying hi to them and pitching your ideas without hesitation. The method is your step-by-step solution to networking anxiety. When you join now as a member of the five mom founders this summer I will be offering an exclusive one-on-one session role-playing their biggest encounter! I'll look for their elevator pitch, see if their stories would resonate with their contact, and even help them with their delivery!  You want to look confident around confident people.    This unexpected approach to networking will change your life just like it has for this doting parent in North Carolina  “At the core of it, for me, it was about re-building and projecting confidence. I doubted myself. This program was critical to re-build my confidence and realize that I was not doing the right things to stand out. With this confidence, rejection has not been an issue, and now I am looking at opportunities without any hesitation.  Melissa knows how to motivate people to make those things happen. I will continue building my brand and networking.  This new habit will allow me to continue growing and reaching my potential.” -J. Hernandez, Artificial Intelligence at Sales Factory    Inside of Fertile Imagination to Networking Success you get access to:  • 9 weeks of live networking coaching and community  • Value-packed on demand curriculum on everything from navigating impostor syndrome to who to network with, how to find them, what to say, and on planning your fall and winter 2024 networking calendar focused on your business growth goal.  • 3 hours/ weekly investment this summer (2 whenever or wherever you wish) to hit the ground running in the fall and feel ahead for a change  • Lifetime access to tools and resources built for mom founders including meditations and unexpected ways to let go of mom guilt and overwhelm  • Exclusive opportunity for the first five mom founder participants including a multimedia podcast guest feature, two private bonus sessions, and a 30% discounted investment Special extras: Daily Wins Workbook, Impostor Syndrome Journaling, and Networking Email Templates and More!    I'm also offering an exclusive bonus for the first five mom founders only which is a guide on how to boost your productivity as a solopreneur and/or delegate or farm out things in your business so you can easily fit this into your summer calendar.    Click HERE to schedule a 30-minute call with me to learn more about Fertile Imagination to Networking Success for Mom Founders and jump in on this exclusive summer offer for the first five mom founders. Join this cohort now and get your productivity bonus and your free role-playing private session when you are in. Class starts very soon and will be capped this summer to only 5 mom founders. About Melissa Llarena I'm a bestselling author (learn more on www.fertileideas.com), imagination coach behind the Fertile Imagination to Networking Success Group Coaching Program, consultant, speaker, contributor to ForbesWomen articles that have garnered 4 million-plus views, and the podcast host of the Mom Founder Imagination Hub. Featured guests include GaryVee, Beth Comstock, Suzy Batiz, David Meltzer, and hundreds of other unconventional thinkers. Melissa has been featured in the WSJ, Business Insider, Fox Business, CNN Money, The Huffington Post, and other publications. She holds a psychology degree from NYU, an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and a Transformational Coaching Academy certificate and is training to become a meditation practitioner. Melissa lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and three sons (one singleton and a set of identical twins). Quotes, that can change your perspective: “Intention matters. If you feel shaky on your intention, if you are faking that you intend to have this person on your podcast, to ask this person to invest in your business, if you feel like it's transactional, it is not gonna work. You're gonna flop, it's gonna come through and your insecurities are gonna catch you. And chances are you're not gonna say what you had originally intended to say. So your intention matters.”  “I was in an elevator with Shelly Lazarus... I was not the most confident person in the entire building. It was something that I eventually learned and I came up with a method that I teach my clients to also use in their lives so that this way, they network with a lot more confidence than that example right there."  “When I started going outside of my comfort zone, it was something that I had to make a very deliberate choice on doing, and doing a lot, and doing it in parallel with feeling the butterflies in my stomach. It was also something that I had to feel ready before I opened my mouth.” - -Melissa Llarena   SHARE this episode with your fellow mom founders and anyone looking to transform their networking skills! Learn how to move from a nervous novice to confidently connecting with influential figures and make networking a natural, effortless habit! Supporting Resources: Schedule a free call to see if Fertile Imagination to Networking Success my signature program is the right fit: https://www.melissallarena.com/sessions/ Podcast: Mom Founder Imagination Hub: https://www.melissallarena.com/podcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MelissaLlarena/ Or, grab for free your copy of the “From Contact to Connection: The Mompreneur's Go-First Networking & Follow Up Playbook”: https://witty-thinker-2643.ck.page/21e52edb87  Subscribe and Review Have you subscribed to my podcast for new moms who are entrepreneurs, founders, and creators?  I'd love for you to subscribe if you haven't yet.  I'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast for writer moms.

Sam L. Williams, host of the Millennial Throwback Machine podcast, is committed to finding the unsung heroes behind classic American records: the studio musicians, arrangers, sound engineers, and more, who never got credit for their work.  Sam and Gia met at the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons start ceremony at the Hollywood Walk of Fame!  In this episode, Sam joins us from his home in sunny California to give us names of musicians who helped define the sound of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons in the 60s, based on two sources: Studio Stories- How New York Records Were Made. A book by David Simons His interview with Charlie Calello! Some musicians include: ● George Devins, percussionist ● Al Gorgoni, guitar ● Buddy Saltzman, drums ● Lou Morrow, bass ● Stan Free, keyboard ● Charlie Mason, lyricist For all our music theory cats, we also broke down every instrument in “Let's Hang On,” the original Four Seasons record and a cover by The Manhattan Transfer (with Frankie Valli on vocals). Sam is a singer-songwriter and arranger himself, and we discussed how The Four Seasons influenced his music.  Follow Sam @iheartholdies, check out his podcast (You'll need the premium version for his Charlie Calello episode!), listen to his music, and join his crowdfund for his new EP.  Listen to The Millennial Throwback Machine (Free): https://open.spotify.com/show/1CF2MjYpOLQzp8yMWYqUIw?si=hXfxYgjETJaEhnouMu315w Listen to the Millennial Throwback Machine (Premium): https://open.spotify.com/show/4o8IaUZBEMf7VgbyUPrkKy?si=AnwQ16UsQtqVOmsv8W3WGQhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4o8IaUZBEMf7VgbyUPrkKy?si=AnwQ16UsQtqVOmsv8W3WGQ Listen to Sam's most recent album, “An Old Soul:”https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/samlwilliams/an-old-soul-with-new--remiagined-things Support his new EP, “The Past, The Present & My Imagination:” https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-past-the-present-my-imagination-ep?attribution_id=sl:62f7c953-d910-4413-8e88-5a28391946ac&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link  Buy Sam's merch here: https://www.cafepress.com/merchandise83  This episode was recorded on Saturday June 22, 2024.  We do not own the rights to any music. All music is meant for research and educational purchases.

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: fun new hobbies and maybe not having a bookish moment Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: our love for all things memoir The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  .  1:39 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 8:06 - Our Current Reads 8:14 - Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Mary) 10:29 - Wolfsong by T.J. Klune 11:58 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine 12:29 - Renegades by Marissa Meyer (Kaytee) 12:40 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer 15:47 - The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune 16:47 - Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera (Mary) 19:55 - An Inconvenient Cop by Edwin Raymond (Kaytee) 20:03 - Booktenders 24:51 - A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall (Mary) 28:26 - @ginnyreadsandwrites on Instagram 28:44 - Fairyloot 29:07 - Pango Books 30:16 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson 30:34 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross 31:53 - A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan (Kaytee) 32:10 - Betty by Tiffany McDaniel 35:29 - Deep Dive: Our Love For Memoirs 36:10 - Sarah's Bookshelves 39:49 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss 41:43 - My Life in France by Julia Child 42:30 - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling 42:32 - Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling 42:46 - Bossypants by Tina Fey 42:51 - Spare by Prince Harry 43:12 - Becoming by Michelle Obama 43:42 - Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe 43:47 - I Have Something to Tell You by Chasten Buttigieg 44:04 - I Have Something to Tell You by Chasten Buttigieg (young readers' edition) 44:59 - Waypoints by Sam Heughan 45:31 - Finding Me by Viola Davis 46:20 - As You Wish by Cary Elwes 46:58 - Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes 47:50 - Great with Child: Letters to a Young Mother by Beth Ann Fennelly 47:55 - Heating and Cooling by Beth Ann Fennelly 48:06 - Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan 48:10 - These Precious Days by Ann Patchett 49:04 - Soil by Camille T. Dungy 49:15 - An Exact Replica of A Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken 50:29 - Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder 50:37 - What Looks Like Bravery by Laurel Braitman 50:43 - After This by Claire Bidwell Smith (amazon link) 50:58 - Tragedy Plus Time by Adam Cayton-Holland 51:15 - Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottleib 51:30 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 51:53 - A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter 52:02 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider 52:52 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver 53:05 - The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green 53:12 - A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg 53:43 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton 53:45 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 53:48 - The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore 54:03 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 54:15 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt 55:17 - Meet Us At The Fountain 55:21 - I wish to press the Ember Quartet series, starting with Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. (Mary) 55:30 - Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir 56:52 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 56:53 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 57:22 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 58:38 - My wish is for more bookish board games. (Kaytee) 58:47 - By the Book game Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April's IPL comes to us from A Room Of One's Own in Madison Wisconsin! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

20240405 In Perspective Originally Broadcasted April 5, 2024, on ACB Media 5   This episode featured Mary O'Brien, author of the memoir “My Imagination and Art Have Sustained me.”   Sponsored by: Branco Events

We are delighted to be chatting with one of our all-time favourite British pop songwriters, Hannah Robinson. Over the past two decades; you would've no doubt had on repeat the tracks Hannah worked on. Many of which were hit singles and eternal pop fan favourites like 'Some Girls' and 'So Good' (Rachel Stevens), 'Bittersweet' and 'Me & My Imagination' (Sophie Ellis-Bextor), 'Chewing Gum' (Annie), 'You Won't Forget About Me' (Dannii Minogue), 'Love Never Loved Me' (Geri Halliwell) and more.  In this very special episode, Joel and David sit down with Hannah to chat about how she went from recording Steps covers to writing with Richard X, and the aforementioned 2000s pop icons.  She spills about the outrageous and unforgettable lyric from Geri Halliwell she rejected and their colourful sessions, a scandalous Frankie Bridge solo track, Nicola Roberts demos that were buried in the woods, and her career highs working with Lana Del Rey and Kylie! Undoubtedly the best "HR" meeting of our lives. Follow Right Back At Ya! https://www.instagram.com/rightbackpod/ https://twitter.com/rightbackpod https://www.facebook.com/rightbackpod Follow Joel https://www.instagram.com/dr_joelb/ https://twitter.com/DR_JoelB Follow David https://www.instagram.com/lovelimmy/ https://twitter.com/lovelimmy Email us rightbackpod@gmail.com Follow Hannah Robinson https://twitter.com/hazzarozza https://www.instagram.com/hazzarozzasongs/ 

Elizabeth McCracken is the author of eight books: Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry, The Giant's House, Niagara Falls All Over Again, An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination, Thunderstruck & Other Stories, Bowlaway, The Souvenir Museum and Hero of This Book. She's received grants and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Liguria Study Center, the American Academy in Berlin, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Thunderstruck & Other Stories won the 2015 Story Prize. Her work has been published in The Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, The O. Henry Prize, The New York Times Magazine, and many other places. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan talks with Asali Solomon about The Days of Afrekete, the unexpected discovery that she's a funny writer, and trying to impart wisdom to students while she's still learning too.  MENTIONED: Get a Life (1990-1992) The Simple Stories by Langston Hughes The Book of Night Women by Marlon James An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken Asali Solomon's first novel, Disgruntled, was named a best book of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle and The Denver Post. Her debut story collection, Get Down, earned her a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award and the National Book Foundation's “5 Under 35” honor, and was a finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. Her work has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine, Vibe, Essence, The Paris Review Daily, McSweeney's, and several anthologies, and on NPR. Solomon teaches fiction writing and literature of the African diaspora at Haverford College. She was born and raised in Philadelphia, where she lives with her husband and two sons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CK Sobey (known as Kas to her friends) continues to live a life of curiosity. She considers herself to be a seeker, an explorer. Her many ventures in life attest to this. In her earlier years, she studied singing and theater. Kas is a trained mediator and worked in the San Diego dispute resolution department. She also worked in the corporate world for almost thirty years. As a once active spiritual practitioner, she later became a certified hypnotherapist, bringing a deeper understanding of the inner, subconscious mind to others. She has facilitated groups in a variety of subjects and a practice called SoulCollage® for years. When CK is not writing or in her studio creating something that has caught her attention, we can find her in her kitchen cooking and savoring a dish with a blend of aromas wafting about or somewhere on one of her trails, waving. A Collection of Tiny Stories, Diminutive Tales from the Tip of My Imagination is her third published book. To learn more about Kas and her other works, visit https://innerharvesting.com/ TOPICS OF CONVERSATION About A Collection of Tiny Stories  Inspiration for writing the collection and her writing style Writing short stories Creativity that knows no bounds - from writing to art The importance of a writing community A reading from A Collection of Tiny Stories A COLLECTION OF TINY STORIES, DIMINUITIVE TALES FROM THE TIP OF MY IMAGINATION This collection of Tiny Stories is an assortment of tiny, brief stories that were born out of moments of whimsy, mystery, and longing. I believe in the indefatigable powers of imagination. I do my best to widen my imaginative lens of what I can create in any genre, recipe, or seeking a solution to a problem. The list goes on and on. It is what gets me out of bed in the morning. What will the day bring? Not every day is an explosive revelation, with my muses rambling around, whispering to me of some plan. I do my best to find peace and calm, even in moments. When I find these moments, they are the sweetness between the flow of found ideas. The quiet space is what I need to receive. I honor this time to allow the ideas to take shape, to grow. I love pictures as well. They have their own story to tell. As prompts I become turned on to a story, musing or something new coming all together. I hope you enjoy my visual stories as well. They were created for these stories.   CONNECT WITH CK (Kas) SOBEY! Website: https://innerharvesting.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InnerHarvestKS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innerharvesting/ Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/C.K.-Sobey/e/B08174ZZKG Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13836875.CK_Sobey

Elizabeth McCracken reads her short story, "It's Not You," backed by an original Storybound remix with Moon Hound, and sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. Elizabeth McCracken is the author of seven books: "Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry," "The Giant's House," "Niagara Falls All Over Again," "An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination," "Thunderstruck & Other Stories," "Bowlaway," and "The Souvenir Museum."  She's received grants and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Liguria Study Center, the American Academy in Berlin, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. "Thunderstruck & Other Stories" won the 2015 Story Prize. Her work has been published in The Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, The O. Henry Prize, The New York Times Magazine, and many other places. Moon Hound is a Ridgewood-based baroque rock band. Together, the band sounds like a smattering of different eras of alternative rock. Their latest EP, “Crescent,” was released in 2021. Support Storybound by supporting our sponsors: Chanel's J12 watch is continuing to revolutionize watches. Learn more about the J12 watch at Chanel.com. Norton brings you Michael Lewis' The Premonition: A Pandemic Story, a nonfiction thriller that pits a band of medical visionaries against a wall of ignorance as the COVID-19 pandemic looms. Scribd combines the latest technology with the best human minds to recommend content that you'll love. Go to try.scribd.com/storybound to get 60 days of Scribd for free. Finding You is an inspirational romantic drama full of heart and humor about finding the strength to be true to oneself. Now playing only in theaters. Acorn.tv is the largest commercial free British streaming service with hundreds of exclusive shows from around the world. Try acorn.tv for free for 30 days by going to acorn.tv and using promo code Storybound. Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy.  Since you're listening to Storybound, you might enjoy reading, writing, and storytelling. We'd like to suggest you also try the History of Literature or Book Dreams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth McCracken is the author of seven books: Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry, The Giant's House, Niagara Falls All Over Again, An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination, Thunderstruck & Other Stories, Bowlaway, and her new short story collection, The Souvenir Museum. She's received grants and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Liguria Study Center, the American Academy in Berlin, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Thunderstruck & Other Stories won the 2015 Story Prize. Her work has been published in The Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, The O. Henry Prize, The New York Times Magazine, and many other places. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Fear" is yet another poem from my beautiful collection of poetry "The Rainbow of My Imagination" recently published on Amazon. Its a fantastic book specially written to boast the confidence and encourage people during this tough time. Its worth reading. You may buy it on Amazon at discount rate for fes days offer available now.

This is the first episode of season 4. Where I am going to discuss my newly published collection of poetry on Amazon titled "The Rainbow of My Imagination." In each episode I will discuss a new poem. Here I have discussed the first poem titled "Anger" in detail how anger is detrimental for us and how we behave like devil after we get victim of anger. If you want to enjoy the whole collection of poetry please buy on Amazon it is available at very low rate for few days offer.

Actually "The Rainbow of My Imagination" is the title of my very inspirational and motivational collection of poetry recently published on Amazon. My poetry collection (The Rainbow of My Imagination)aims here to give relief to those who got confronted with adversities and challenges in life and got depressed

Marta Anielska, a student writer, editor, and reporter, joins Alex to talk about their short story, “Figments of My Imagination,” as well as their literary influences and creative involvements. For the book list and transcript for this episode, visit hhlitandlib.ca/endnote.

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Good Morning, This is Louise. Episode 80 - the weight of itfeaturing music by Nappy Nina, Junglepussy, Kari Faux, Yaeji, Priya Ragu, IYAMAH, Serena Isioma, UMI, AWA, Enny, Soundwalk Collective, Nao, Jorja Smith, MAAD, Natti Natasha, Anitta, Hope Tala, and Rauw Alejandro & Anuel AAwith the voice of Lisa Cairnsalso featuring ambient field recordings by Relaxation and Nature and Nomadic Ambience programmed and produced by @small_ernst Namo Guan Shi Yin Pusa Thank you for listening

Our British Country Airplay Artist Of The Week is Danny McMahon. My Album Of The Week is My Imagination by Emily Lockett. Dina has a great hour of tracks to play for you. Please note - Although the show was recorded for broadcast on the said date the actual broadcast date may be later. You can contact myself or Dina at redrosecountryuk@gmail.com If you enjoy the show please share this post on social media to help promote the show

Our British Country Airplay Artist Of The Week is Danny McMahon. My Album Of The Week is My Imagination by Emily Lockett. Dina has a great hour of tracks to play for you. Please note - Although the show was recorded for broadcast on the said date the actual broadcast date may be later. You can contact myself or Dina at redrosecountryuk@gmail.com If you enjoy the show please share this post on social media to help promote the show

Our British Country Airplay Artist Of The Week is Danny McMahon. My Album Of The Week is My Imagination by Emily Lockett. Dina has a great hour of tracks to play for you. Please note - Although the show was recorded for broadcast on the said date the actual broadcast date may be later. You can contact myself or Dina at redrosecountryuk@gmail.com If you enjoy the show please share this post on social media to help promote the show

**TRIGGER WARNING: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, & Pregnancy Loss In this episode, we explore the mental and emotional aspects of pregnancy loss with expert guest,Dr. Jessica Zucker, Ph.D. Dr. Zucker is a Los Angeles-based psychologist specializing in women's reproductive and maternal mental health with a background in international public health. She is the creator of the #IHadAMiscarriage campaign which launched with her first NYT piece in 2014 and has since become a global movement. Here’s an overview of what you’ll hear about in this episode: Jessica’s personal and professional background, including her own experience of having a miscarriage at 16 weeks When and why Jessica started the #IHadAMiscarriage campaign The role that shame often plays in miscarriage and pregnancy loss, and how working to release the stigma around loss can help people heal Jessica’s goal to talk about EVERY aspect of life after loss, especially the areas that don’t often get discussed (i.e. sex/masturbation, friendship, pregnancy etc.) Some exploration into why our culture/society is so uncomfortable with miscarriage and pregnancy loss and how that often manifests itself as people saying inappropriate and/or hurtful things to the person suffering a loss A bit of guidance on things to say and things NOT to say to someone grieving a loss, including the importance of just being present and willing to listen A discussion about the cultural norm of keeping a pregnancy secret until it’s “out of the woods” at 12 weeks, and how that can lead to feeling even more isolated if a miscarriage does occur The difference between a stillbirth and a miscarriage, including some stats on each, and how the gestation of a pregnancy can impact grief and the healing process Some suggestions on how to navigate a loss for people who are going through it What it’s like to be pregnant after a loss, including Jessica’s personal experience with this The strain that pregnancy loss can place on relationships, including some insight into how these losses can impact the non-pregnant partner Where to begin when it comes to processing/healing from a loss Dr. Zucker’s list of suggested books on this topic: They Were Still Born: Personal Stories about Stillbirth by Janel Atlas Trying Again by Ann Douglas What I Gave to the Fire by Kim Flowers Evans About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope edited by Jessica Berger Grose Empty Arms: Coping with Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss by Sherokee Ilse Unspeakable Losses by Kim Kluger-Bell Pregnancy After Loss by Carol Cirulli Lanham You Are Not Alone: Love Letters From Loss Mom to Loss Mom by Emily Long An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken Surviving Miscarriage: You Are Not Alone by Stacey McLaughlin Finding Hope When A Child Dies by Sukie Miller A Guide for Fathers: When a Baby Dies by Tim Nelson Waiting for Daisy by Peggy Orenstein Poor Your Soul by Mira Ptacin Vessels: A Love Story by Daniel Raeburn Holding Silvan: A Brief Life by Monica Wesolowska --- If you liked this episode of the Birth Kweens Podcast, tell your friends! And go to iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay, and Spotify to rate/review/subscribe to the show. For more from us, visit www.BirthKweens.com to sign up for our newsletter. Follow us on Instagram @BirthKweens, join our Facebook group the Birth Kweens Podcast Community, and email us at birthkweens@gmail.com with your questions, suggestions and feedback. Also, be sure to click here so that you can support the show while doing your regular Amazon shopping!

Whiskey is the story of two brothers, their parents, and three wrecked marriages, a searching book about family life at its most distressed—about kinship, failure, enough liquor to get through it all, and ultimately a dark and hard-earned grace. With the gruff humor of Cormac McCarthy and a dash of the madcap irony of Charles Portis, and a strong, authentic literary voice all his own, Bruce Holbert traverses the harsh landscape of America’s northwestern border and finds a family unlike any you’ve met before. Holbert is joined by Elizabeth McCracken, author of five books: the story collections Here’s Your Hat What’s Your Hurry and Thunderstruck & Other Stories, the novels The Giant’s House and Niagara Falls All Over Again, and the memoir An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination.

It's Friday, which means it's DISCO time! From Nu Disco and Funk to Soulful, Rap, and Space Disco, Disco Cherry has everything you need to get your boogie on. I need to make a correction to previous statements over the years (and recently) about "My Imagination" by Ceevox. This is in fact, a remake of the Soul classic "Imagination" by Gladys Knight & the Pips from the early 70's. I'm bringing that up because I mistakingly stated that the recent rework by Dirty Disco and Debby Holiday was a remake of the Ceevox classic when in fact it is not. It wasn't until I was serviced the full set of remixes and heard the original Dirty Disco "classic disco" remix that it dawned on me what the song was. Kudos to Ceevox for totally reworking the track from its original origins and to Debby Holiday for updating the song in its original form as well as the Ceevox version. That's a lot of explaining but it bugs me when I miss something as vital as this. I'm a HUGE early 70's soul fan and why I never put the two together until now is beyond me. Many of these tracks will sound familiar to you as the artists have lifted beats and sample from works of previous generations but there are several straight up full reworks of the originals. Aside from "Imagination" Barry Harris updates the Cerrone classic "Supernature" in its full 11:30 glory while adding his own special brand to the song. While working on a new Diva Series I stumbled on the updated classic "Heart Of Glass" by Blondie from a few years ago. I have to say, this is hands down the best rework of this song EVER! Unfortunately, it wouldn't work on the forthcoming (cat out of the bag) Debbie Harry + Blondie Diva Hall of Fame set I'm putting together but is perfect here. I also close the set out with a House update of the classic rock song "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones. This is one of my all-time favorite songs by one of my all-time favorite bands featuring the blistering backing vocals by Merry Clayton. It was so well done that to leave it off would be a criminal offense if not a felony. As promised, I've got a slew of new Diva Series for you folks over the upcoming weeks. There are so many that I'll start dropping them on Sunday and release one every other day after that. It looks like a fantastic spring weekend for us and I hope Disco Cherry puts some light in your life as well. Until the next time...ENJOY! Album: Disco Cherry Genre: Nu Disco, Funk, Soulful, Rap, Space Disco Year: 2018 Total Time: 01:55:25 Mousse T. feat. Taz & Inaya Day - Rock The Mic (Kon Remix) Dirty Disco feat. Debby Holiday - Imagination (Special 12'' Disco Classic Remix) Kanomarli - Shake A Little Funk (Frank's Structured Approach House Mix) HP Vince, Dave Leatherman - All Night Long (Nu Disco Mix) Disco Incorporated - Fire Groove (Original Mix) Babert - Boogie Oogie (Original Mix) The Soultrend Orchestra feat. Groovy Sistas - 84 King Street (DJ Meme Back to Paradise Remix) Purple Disco Machine - Let The Music Play (Original Mix) Fray Bentos - Body Down (Original Mix) Re-Tide, Woody Bianchi - Changes (Original Mix) Brooklyn Express - Change Position (88) (Dr Packer Edit) ATFC & David Penn - Hipcats (Extended Mix) Block & Crown, Chris Marina - Risin (Original Mix) Serge Funk - Can't Get Enough (Original Mix) Belezamusica - Running Away (Dr Packer Remix) Dr Packer, Casual Connection - Rollerskating Jam (Disco Rap Mix) Re-Tide - Piano Lover (Original Mix) Serge Funk, Micky More, Andy Tee - Runaway (Micky More & Andy Tee Mix) Cerrone - Supernature (Barry Harris 2018 Monster Mix) Blondie - Heart Of Glass (Rob Garza Remix) RS - Give Me Shelter (V's Uncovered Mix)

Play Pause DownloadShare var srp_player_params_677258c07c8de = {"title":"","store_title_text":"","albums":[],"hide_artwork":"true","sticky_player":"true","show_album_market":0,"show_track_market":"true","hide_timeline":0,"player_layout":"skin_boxed_tracklist","orderby":"date","order":"DESC","hide_album_title":"true","hide_album_subtitle":"true","hide_player_title":"true","hide_track_title":"true","show_publish_date":"false","show_skip_bt":"false","show_volume_bt":"false","show_speed_bt":"false","show_shuffle_bt":"false","use_play_label":"true","use_play_label_with_icon":"true","progressbar_inline":"true","spectro":"","hide_progressbar":"true","main_settings":"||"} var srp_player_params_args_677258c07c8de = {"before_widget":"","after_widget":"","before_title":"","after_title":"","widget_id":"arbitrary-instance-677258c07c8de"} if(typeof setIronAudioplayers !== "undefined"){ setIronAudioplayers("arbitrary-instance-677258c07c8de"); } It's Friday, which means it's DISCO time! From Nu Disco and Funk to Soulful, Rap, and Space Disco, Disco Cherry has everything you need to get your boogie on. I need to make a correction to previous statements over the years (and recently) about "My Imagination" by Ceevox. This is in fact, a remake of the Soul classic "Imagination" by Gladys Knight & the Pips from the early 70's. I'm bringing that up because I mistakingly stated that the recent rework by Dirty Disco and Debby Holiday was a remake of the Ceevox classic when in fact it is not. It wasn't until I was serviced the full set of remixes and heard the original Dirty Disco "classic disco" remix that it dawned on me what the song was. Kudos to Ceevox for totally reworking the track from its original origins and to Debby Holiday for updating the song in its original form as well as the Ceevox version. That's a lot of explaining but it bugs me when I miss something as vital as this. I'm a HUGE early 70's soul fan and why I never put the two together until now is beyond me. Many of these tracks will sound familiar to you as the artists have lifted beats and sample from works of previous generations but there are several straight up full reworks of the originals. Aside from "Imagination" Barry Harris updates the Cerrone classic "Supernature" in its full 11:30 glory while adding his own special brand to the song. While working on a new Diva Series I stumbled on the updated classic "Heart Of Glass" by Blondie from a few years ago. I have to say, this is hands down the best rework of this song EVER! Unfortunately, it wouldn't work on the forthcoming (cat out of the bag) Debbie Harry + Blondie Diva Hall of Fame set I'm putting together but is perfect here. I also close the set out with a House update of the classic rock song "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones. This is one of my all-time favorite songs by one of my all-time favorite bands featuring the blistering backing vocals by Merry Clayton. It was so well done that to leave it off would be a criminal offense if not a felony. As promised, I've got a slew of new Diva Series for you folks over the upcoming weeks. There are so many that I'll start dropping them on Sunday and release one every other day after that. It looks like a fantastic spring weekend for us and I hope Disco Cherry puts some light in your life as well. Until the next time...ENJOY! Album: Disco CherryGenre: Nu Disco, Funk, Soulful, Rap, Space DiscoYear: 2018Total Time: 01:55:25 Mousse T. feat. Taz & Inaya Day - Rock The Mic (Kon Remix) Dirty Disco feat. Debby Holiday - Imagination (Special 12'' Disco Classic Remix) Kanomarli - Shake A Little Funk (Frank's Structured Approach House Mix) HP Vince,

Circuit music was at its peak in the late 90's through 2005 before cooling down and becoming a niche genre. It remained strong in the gay communities around the globe but has also been popular in the straight communities of countries like Brazil and Mexico. As I've always stated, music trends are cyclical and all signs point to a massive resurgence in the big tribal beats that make up the genre with more of these songs breaking into the Billboard club charts and often reaching the peak position. Heck, even Beatport is listing these tracks even though they haven't created the genre yet, they likely will. Over the past several sets I've put out, I've noticed stronger tracks and a lot more of them. With its massive tribal beats and progressive elements, the Winter Edition 2018 continues that trend. This set was getting so big I had to leave several songs on the cutting room floor. In fact, I could have split it up into two equal sizes but I'm guessing there will be more than enough for a part 2 by mid to late February. We've got rising stars like Alex Acosta, Las Bibas, and Spin Sista, while reliable DJs such as Ralphi Rosario, Barry Harris, Joe Gauthreaux, DJ Ranny, Mauro Mozart, Guy Scheiman, and Edson Pride whip us into a frenzy with their signature styles. That being said, Dirty Disco (Mark D and JD Arnold) the duo from Houston that I've been screaming about for the last year have been churning out floor scorchers one right after the other. In fact, they have already worked with just about every major DIVA known to man with the exception of a handful. Whether it's their original tracks, classic remakes, funky house or big tribal beats these guys are hitting all of our dance floor g-spots. I've got two upfront promos including Debby Holiday's spin on the Ceevox classic " My Imagination" and a re-work of the Kim English classic "Everyday" that are exclusive to Party Favorz. Add in "More" by the bigger than life diva Antoinette Roberson ("The Lover That You Are"), Brenda Reed's take on the Deborah Cox classic "Absolutely Not" and the on fire "Generous" by Olivia Holt and you've got a couple of guys that are working overtime to make our dance lives much richer. Hell, their current track with Celeda "To the Dancefloor" is still climbing the charts and has about damn near burned a hole in my phone. Circuit Tribal House has always been one of my top performers in streams and downloads and it looks like 2018 is going to see a massive explosion. Watch these pages. Album: Winter Edition 2018 Genre: Circuit, Tribal, House Music Year: 2018 Total Time: 02:30:01 Charlie Puth - Attention (Dario Xavier 90's Mix) Ralphi Rosario feat. Donna Blakely - Cold (Folsom Street Club Mix) Tony Fuel - Open Up (Spin Sista DNCE Floor Remix) Ed Sheeran - Perfect (DrewG. Anthem) Rapheal - With Every Beat Of My Heart (Joe Gauthreaux & Leanh Remix) Azure - Too Late (Mauro Mozart Extended Remix) Sean Finn vs. Terri B & Peter Brown - Free (Ranny Hands In The Air Anthem) Camila Cabello - Havana (Edson Pride Fiesta Mix) Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask (Chris Cox Club Anthem) Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times (Tommy Love & Ennzo Dias Remix) Dirty Disco feat. Debby Holiday - Imagination (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) Inaya Day & Ultra Nate - Over Me (Guy Scheiman Remix) Antoinette Roberson - More (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) Skylar Stecker - Blame (Alex Acosta Remix) Nivek Tek feat. Ange Lloyd - Think (Spin Sista Vocal Mix) JoAnna Michelle - Blaze The Dance Floor (Joe Gauthreaux & Jesus Montanez Remix) Dirty Disco feat. Kim English - Everyday (Dirty Disco Mainrom Remix) Tom Keller - Everybody Knows My Name (Felipe Angel Big Room Remix) Kristine W - Stars (Alex Acosta After Midnight Club Session) Selena Gomez x Marshmello - Wolves (Edson Pride & Erick Fabbri Remix) Olivia Holt - Generous (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) Dirty Disco feat. Brenda Reed - Absolutely Not (Eagle Houston Remix...

Circuit music was at its peak in the late 90's through 2005 before cooling down and becoming a niche genre. It remained strong in the gay communities around the globe but has also been popular in the straight communities of countries like Brazil and Mexico. As I've always stated, music trends are cyclical and all signs point to a massive resurgence in the big tribal beats that make up the genre with more of these songs breaking into the Billboard club charts and often reaching the peak position. Heck, even Beatport is listing these tracks even though they haven't created the genre yet, they likely will. Over the past several sets I've put out, I've noticed stronger tracks and a lot more of them. With its massive tribal beats and progressive elements, the Winter Edition 2018 continues that trend. This set was getting so big I had to leave several songs on the cutting room floor. In fact, I could have split it up into two equal sizes but I'm guessing there will be more than enough for a part 2 by mid to late February. We've got rising stars like Alex Acosta, Las Bibas, and Spin Sista, while reliable DJs such as Ralphi Rosario, Barry Harris, Joe Gauthreaux, DJ Ranny, Mauro Mozart, Guy Scheiman, and Edson Pride whip us into a frenzy with their signature styles. That being said, Dirty Disco (Mark D and JD Arnold) the duo from Houston that I've been screaming about for the last year have been churning out floor scorchers one right after the other. In fact, they have already worked with just about every major DIVA known to man with the exception of a handful. Whether it's their original tracks, classic remakes, funky house or big tribal beats these guys are hitting all of our dance floor g-spots. I've got two upfront promos including Debby Holiday's spin on the Ceevox classic " My Imagination" and a re-work of the Kim English classic "Everyday" that are exclusive to Party Favorz. Add in "More" by the bigger than life diva Antoinette Roberson ("The Lover That You Are"), Brenda Reed's take on the Deborah Cox classic "Absolutely Not" and the on fire "Generous" by Olivia Holt and you've got a couple of guys that are working overtime to make our dance lives much richer. Hell, their current track with Celeda "To the Dancefloor" is still climbing the charts and has about damn near burned a hole in my phone. Circuit Tribal House has always been one of my top performers in streams and downloads and it looks like 2018 is going to see a massive explosion. Watch these pages. Album: Winter Edition 2018 Genre: Circuit, Tribal, House Music Year: 2018 Total Time: 02:30:01 Charlie Puth - Attention (Dario Xavier 90's Mix) Ralphi Rosario feat. Donna Blakely - Cold (Folsom Street Club Mix) Tony Fuel - Open Up (Spin Sista DNCE Floor Remix) Ed Sheeran - Perfect (DrewG. Anthem) Rapheal - With Every Beat Of My Heart (Joe Gauthreaux & Leanh Remix) Azure - Too Late (Mauro Mozart Extended Remix) Sean Finn vs. Terri B & Peter Brown - Free (Ranny Hands In The Air Anthem) Camila Cabello - Havana (Edson Pride Fiesta Mix) Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask (Chris Cox Club Anthem) Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times (Tommy Love & Ennzo Dias Remix) Dirty Disco feat. Debby Holiday - Imagination (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) Inaya Day & Ultra Nate - Over Me (Guy Scheiman Remix) Antoinette Roberson - More (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) Skylar Stecker - Blame (Alex Acosta Remix) Nivek Tek feat. Ange Lloyd - Think (Spin Sista Vocal Mix) JoAnna Michelle - Blaze The Dance Floor (Joe Gauthreaux & Jesus Montanez Remix) Dirty Disco feat. Kim English - Everyday (Dirty Disco Mainrom Remix) Tom Keller - Everybody Knows My Name (Felipe Angel Big Room Remix) Kristine W - Stars (Alex Acosta After Midnight Club Session) Selena Gomez x Marshmello - Wolves (Edson Pride & Erick Fabbri Remix) Olivia Holt - Generous (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) Dirty Disco feat. Brenda Reed - Absolutely Not (Eagle Houston Remix...

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Self Awareness: The Key to Well-Being Here we are in the holiday season, a season like no other, which can bring and create more activities, spending, emotions, and indulgence...than any other! So how does all this affect us during and even AFTER the season is over?  So many questions to be contemplated, mostly within ourselves, and as we know,  it's not easy to be in touch or totally honest with oneself. For many, the season brings joy, for others sadness or loneliness, and for others it can even bring guilt. So how do we prepare for this onslaught?  How do we cope, and deal with these repercussions, if any?  Tonight we have a very special guest, Dana Gore, of I am My Imagination, to talk about many of our emotions and thought patterns which already exist, but seem to be magnified during the holiday season. The focus is on our well-being and self-awareness, including the battle within ourselves.  Can we win the battle?  We'll find out tonight as we explore a part of ourselves that we may not even know existed! Dana is the author of the books "A Simple Guide to Exercise Safety (What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You)" and "Streetwise Philosophy (A Bullshit-Free Approach to Spiritual Maturity). Dana Gore is a health and fitness professional, wellness coach, and freelance writer. She brings guidance to the public about how to achieve optimal health in a safe and structured manner while inspiring her readers to seek self-awareness and inner peace as a means to well-being in all areas of life. Thursday Dec.1,2016 6PM ET Call in number 347-826-9170 You can listen through your phone or the internet!  

Aug. 30, 2014. Elizabeth McCracken appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Elizabeth McCracken earned a B.A. and an M.A. in English from Boston University, an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa and an M.S. in library science from Drexel University, and she is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. McCracken has also received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. A former public librarian and current faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin, McCracken's extensive education in writing has led her to write five acclaimed books, including "An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination," "The Giant's House," "Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry," and "Niagara Falls All Over Again." Her latest work, "Thunderstruck and Other Stories" (Dial Press), includes nine mesmerizing tales that deal with death, tragedy, darkness and the fragile space between love and loneliness. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6448

Well, it looks like whatever I was supposed to get done has yet again been put off till Monday.  While the temps are pretty acceptable here in the ATL, we've had rain since Tuesday and it doesn't appear to be letting up until Sunday.  In fact, it's been raining steadily here all damn day.  Personally, I'm not a big fan of rain, but I understand that Mother Nature requires it as much as the state of Georgia.  Then again, I'm sure it never occurred to all those brainiacs in the state government to take the federal assistance money and build multiple water reserves to prevent future droughts similar to what we went through two years ago.  We've got great highways already, though the city of Atlanta constantly needs repaving and upgrades to their old water system.  Regardless, Atlanta is not all of Georgia, so I think the first suggestion makes the most sense.  Instead, they'll continue to file federal lawsuits against all the surrounding states fighting for their share of the Chattahoochee River which supplies 70% of the water for northern Georgia.  Brilliant.  I digress. Lucky for you guys (and gals), because I've got the fourth installment ready to go for your Saturday enjoyment.  As if the first three weren't enough, it just keeps getting better.  The first part of the mix starts off pretty dark and progressive with the now classic collaboration between the Pet Shop Boys and Peter Rauhofer "Break 4 Love" running through such giants as Ben Shaw (So Strong), New Order (Crystal) and Dido's massive "Thank You".  Ultimately, it breaks into one of the all-time house classics by Kings of Tomorrow "Finally" which has since been re-worked from every possible angle since it's initial release.  Of course, we also have the gargantuan anthem by Rosabel and Jennifer Holiday "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" which she originally sang in the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls" and was revived on the heels of the 2006 movie by the same name starring Jennifer Hudson.  In fact, both versions were duking it out on the dance charts at the same time (not unlike this year's "Hide U" by Kosheen and Suzanne Palmer).  We also got to taste the nasty "You're the Worst Thing For Me" by Pusaka featuring Thea Austin.  A song where the protagonist keeps going back to her cheating boyfriend even though he's a piece of shit.   Vicki Shepard would one up her a year later in the potty mouth category.  can't sleep at night, 'cause I'm losing my mind and I'm outta my head 'cause you're fucking my friend and I'm spending my cash, your depletin' my stash I'm addicted to you, even though you're the worst thing for me By the end of the year, Ceevox had pretty much taken over the floor with her massive "My Imagination".  With its serious pounding beats and gospel style vocalization this song was pretty inescapable anywhere you went.  Finally, I dropped in a personal favorite and definite floor filler by Missy Elliot "Get Ur Freak On".  While enjoying huge success at radio, her label wasn't quite up to marketing her to the "club crowd".  After this White Label bootleg came out, their tune changed by her next release.  As with all White Label bootlegs, they're generally not the best recordings in the world, namely because they are unauthorized.  I think I did a pretty decent job cleaning it up.  But I gotta tell ya, once this song was dropped, the floor just went crazy no matter how poor the quality.  It just goes to show that a good song is a good song even if it was being played back on 8-track. That's it for today.  I haven't decided if I'm going to release the fifth and final mix for this edition yet.  It will contain a bunch of odds and ends that didn't work in any of the preceding mixes, plus a few alternate versions of songs already used.  I'll just have to wait and see how it comes out before I make up my mind.  In the meantime, I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and I'm sure you'll be hearing from me soon enough.  Until then.enjoy!

Well, it looks like whatever I was supposed to get done has yet again been put off till Monday.  While the temps are pretty acceptable here in the ATL, we've had rain since Tuesday and it doesn't appear to be letting up until Sunday.  In fact, it's been raining steadily here all damn day.  Personally, I'm not a big fan of rain, but I understand that Mother Nature requires it as much as the state of Georgia.  Then again, I'm sure it never occurred to all those brainiacs in the state government to take the federal assistance money and build multiple water reserves to prevent future droughts similar to what we went through two years ago.  We've got great highways already, though the city of Atlanta constantly needs repaving and upgrades to their old water system.  Regardless, Atlanta is not all of Georgia, so I think the first suggestion makes the most sense.  Instead, they'll continue to file federal lawsuits against all the surrounding states fighting for their share of the Chattahoochee River which supplies 70% of the water for northern Georgia.  Brilliant.  I digress. Lucky for you guys (and gals), because I've got the fourth installment ready to go for your Saturday enjoyment.  As if the first three weren't enough, it just keeps getting better.  The first part of the mix starts off pretty dark and progressive with the now classic collaboration between the Pet Shop Boys and Peter Rauhofer "Break 4 Love" running through such giants as Ben Shaw (So Strong), New Order (Crystal) and Dido's massive "Thank You".  Ultimately, it breaks into one of the all-time house classics by Kings of Tomorrow "Finally" which has since been re-worked from every possible angle since it's initial release.  Of course, we also have the gargantuan anthem by Rosabel and Jennifer Holiday "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" which she originally sang in the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls" and was revived on the heels of the 2006 movie by the same name starring Jennifer Hudson.  In fact, both versions were duking it out on the dance charts at the same time (not unlike this year's "Hide U" by Kosheen and Suzanne Palmer).  We also got to taste the nasty "You're the Worst Thing For Me" by Pusaka featuring Thea Austin.  A song where the protagonist keeps going back to her cheating boyfriend even though he's a piece of shit.   Vicki Shepard would one up her a year later in the potty mouth category.  can't sleep at night, 'cause I'm losing my mind and I'm outta my head 'cause you're fucking my friend and I'm spending my cash, your depletin' my stash I'm addicted to you, even though you're the worst thing for me By the end of the year, Ceevox had pretty much taken over the floor with her massive "My Imagination".  With its serious pounding beats and gospel style vocalization this song was pretty inescapable anywhere you went.  Finally, I dropped in a personal favorite and definite floor filler by Missy Elliot "Get Ur Freak On".  While enjoying huge success at radio, her label wasn't quite up to marketing her to the "club crowd".  After this White Label bootleg came out, their tune changed by her next release.  As with all White Label bootlegs, they're generally not the best recordings in the world, namely because they are unauthorized.  I think I did a pretty decent job cleaning it up.  But I gotta tell ya, once this song was dropped, the floor just went crazy no matter how poor the quality.  It just goes to show that a good song is a good song even if it was being played back on 8-track. That's it for today.  I haven't decided if I'm going to release the fifth and final mix for this edition yet.  It will contain a bunch of odds and ends that didn't work in any of the preceding mixes, plus a few alternate versions of songs already used.  I'll just have to wait and see how it comes out before I make up my mind.  In the meantime, I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and I'm sure you'll be hearing from me soon enough.  Until then.enjoy!