Podcasts about teen people

On today's show, we're chatting with Robyn Goldberg, curator and owner of the luxury vintage boutique, the Kit Vintage, which specializes in luxury vintage special occasion and bridal. Robyn started in the fashion industry 25 years ago, and she shares her stories working in the industry from Anna Sui to Teen People where she was a fashion editor.  Robyn started her vintage business in 2014, with a clothing rack inside her husband's antique and vintage jewelry store – vintage engagement rings pair perfectly with the vintage outfits for the wedding weekend, afterall! Most recently, her vintage gowns have appeared on the Red Carpet worn by Pamela Anderson and Angelina Jolie – who is a regular customer and lover of vintage! You're gonna love this episode, with all sorts of fun stories about vintage party gowns – it's a treasure, so let's dive right in!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [4:41] Robyn made her way to New York, where she learned about all the various careers one can have in the fashion industry.  [12:04] While working in fashion industry, she's always building a collection of vintage pieces. [14:12] She starts The Kit Vintage with a clothing rack in her husband's vintage and antique jewelry store. [17:00] Why The Kit Vintage specializes in special event vintage [23:06] What Robyn's seeing trend in special event dressing and on the Red Carpets [27:30] The Kit Vintage dresses worn by Angelina Jolie and Pamela Anderson on the Red Carpet [41:09] Robyn on personal style and the favorites in her collection. EPISODE MENTIONS:  The Kit Vintage @thekitvintage Anna Sui loves vintage Platt Boutique Jewelry Angelina Jolie's dress from The Kit Vintage Pamela Anderson dress from The Kit Vintage LET'S CONNECT: 

My favourite book about the internet is by the Canadian author Douglas Coupland. In his 2014 book, Kitten Clone: Inside Alcatel-Lucent, Coupland asks, “Where did the sense of invention go—the sense of futurity—the sense that by working in tech, you were somehow building a better tomorrow, a smarter tomorrow, a more democratic tomorrow?" Colette Shade begins her book, Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was), in a period in which it was generally felt that by working in tech, you were somehow building a better tomorrow, a smarter tomorrow, and a more democratic tomorrow. (Plus ça change!) In Y2K, Colette asks, “What was the Y2K Era and why are we still living in its shadow?” Y2K's essays—on subjects as varied as blobby furniture and see-through consumer electronics; VOGUE magazine and disordered eating; and McMansions, Hummers and Starbucks—explore this question. We talk: 3:33 : "I want to write a book. What should I write about?" - Colette 4:04: Why 1998 was the best year of Colette's life 5:18: On being a kid in the '90s (Pokémon, riding your bike, watching TV) 6:00: The Dot-com Bubble in the 1990s 6:35: Netscape mentioned 6:55: "There was no understanding that [the internet] was a place where you could make a lot of money." - Colette 8:00: Colette's uncle got rich when his company was bought by Nokia 10:29: This meant that Colette went to college debt-free, without student loans 10:58: It's hard to write nonfiction about current events because you have to stop when it's time to publish, and current events keep happening. But Y2K feels timely, nonetheless. 13:27: The 90s/2000s purity culture is now repackaged as trad culture/retvrn culture 14:40: Colette wrote about taking a sex-positive sex ed class that contrasts from the typical way Americans learn sex ed; and, as Colette argues, played into the culture war now happening online and in real life 17:38: Colette says that the culture war is a proxy war 19:38: "The Christian right has a great enemy. It's gays! It's all those slutty women!" - Colette 20:25: This contrasts with her parents' worldview as secular liberals 22:12 "The people who want to ban books... that feels accessible to them, whereas gaining control of their economic conditions does not." - Colette 22:48: "Your body. My choice." 24:44: Donald Trump wants to make Canada the 51st state (wtf??) 25:41: 25% tariff 26:35 McMansions and Hummers as symbols of the post-9/11, pre-2008 bubble 27:40 "Americans don't always have the stomach" to think critically about their history - Colette 28:23: Colette on Greg Grandin's Pulitzer Prize-winning book The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America (2019) 29:35: Colette paraphrases Grandin's argument on the cause of the American Revolution, which gave Americans "a mandate for endless expansion" (sound familiar?) 33:15: Colette compares American expansion to the PlayStation game Katamari Damacy 35:04: America First 36:12: Cyberspace as a frontier 36:34: Early internet users saw themselves as Cyber Cowboys and settlers in "a place where they could be free," says Colette 37:55: Property ownership and the American Dream 39:00: The 2008 subprime mortgage crisis marked "a real break in American history," says Colette 40:45: The information superhighway 40:55: Olivia Rodrigo asks first dates whether they like Elon Musk 41:21: "The years start coming and they don't stop coming." - Smash Mouth 42:17: What advice would Colette give her teenage self? Buy Y2K: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/y2k-colette-shade Colette's website: http://www.coletteshade.com/ My website: https://www.annasoper.ca/ Music: The Sound of dial-up Internet by wtermini on Pixabay Spirit Blossom by RomanBelov on Pixabay Fighter [No Vocals] - punk rock by 22941069 on Pixabay ...... Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

Party like it's 1999... in 2025! How did TEEN PEOPLE magazine usher in the new millennium? Join me as I leaf through the December 1999/January 2000 issue of TEEN PEOPLE. ................ Find me on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod And online at www.annasoper.ca Music: Scottish Folk Song -Auld Lang Syne by Trygve Larsen on Pixabay ................ Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

Teen People is inspired by my collection of TEEN PEOPLE magazines. Published between 1998 and 2006, TEEN PEOPLE featured real teens in every magazine. Two decades on, I track down TEEN PEOPLE's real teens, and speak with authors delving into the late '90s and early 2000s. Join us! Last year, I interviewed Sarah Ditum, whose book, 'Toxic: Women, Fame and the Tabloid 2000s' explores noughties pop culture through a scathing reexamination of the lives of nine female celebrities; including Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and Amy Winehouse. This summer, I interviewed Lisa Whittington-Hill. Her 2023 book, 'Girls, Interrupted: How Pop Culture is Failing Women' (Véhicule Press) is a frank and personal essay collection that challenges longstanding media portrayals of famous women. A fierce defender of Courtney Love, Lisa also celebrates Winona Ryder and Demi Moore; writing about gender bias in celebrity memoir coverage, problematic portrayals of middle-aged women and the sexist pressure on female pop stars to constantly reinvent themselves. Podcast notes: Buy 'Girls, Interrupted' in ebook or paperback formats: vehiculepress.com/shop/girls-inter…hittington-hill/ Find it at your local library: https://search.worldcat.org/title/1385447726 Check out my interview with Sarah Ditum: Part I https://soundcloud.com/teenpeoplepod/sarah-ditum-toxic Part II https://soundcloud.com/teenpeoplepod/sarah-ditum-toxic-teen-people Find me on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod And online at www.annasoper.ca Music and sounds: The Sound of dial-up Internet by wtermini on Pixabay Spirit Blossom by RomanBelov on Pixabay Lost Love Letters by @foglake ................ Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

On this very special episode of Gen X Amplified, I am chatting with writer, 2x creative entrepreneur, and former multi-agency brand strategist Chauncey Zalkin. As a podcaster, Chauncey is also the host of the groundbreaking podcast Actual People, which is an unfiltered exploration of individual and societal shifts in a world undergoing tremendous change. During our conversation, Chauncey and I discuss her overall Gen X journey as storyteller, creator, brand strategist, and entrepreneur. And also Chauncey shares personal and professional insights on navigating today's world as a Gen X woman, particularly during midlife and mid-career. In this episode, Chauncey and I unpack: Chauncey's inspirations and motivations for her writing and creativity Why Chauncey decided to launch the Actual People podcast Chauncey's experiences living in New York during the early 2000s and the golden age of hip-hop Why publishing a novel (or two) is her ultimate dream Chauncey's very candid and powerful “Suddenly 50: Where We Are & What's Next As Gen X“ episode of her podcast Chauncey's passions for observing culture through a Gen X lens Why Chauncey prefers to work with startups as opposed to larger companies and career pursuits of becoming a CMO And more! Chauncey's Personal Theme Songs “Clean Slate” by M Ward “The Final Countdown” by Europe (Honorable Mention) About Chauncey Chauncey Zalkin is a writer, 2x creative entrepreneur, former multi-agency brand strategist, and most recently VP then SVP of Marketing at tech startups establishing brand architecture, cross-channel, cross-funnel messaging and operationalizing marketing and building processes for success. She is also the host of the groundbreaking podcast “Actual People”, which is an unfiltered exploration of individual and societal shifts in a world undergoing tremendous change. In this podcast, Chauncey opens up about her own experiences in order to dive into social and cultural phenomena, positive developments, and collective pain. Each episode is dedicated to meaningful conversations about the evolving landscape of our lives and the power of our own creativity and imagination to make magic. Chauncey got her start observing culture as founder of a pre-blog era blog called Girl on the street, was nominated for a webby and got some press in places like Teen People, Trace magazine, NY Post, Daily News and then went on to join the ad world at the height of cripsin porter + bogusky's success, and went on to work at 2 other agencies over her career. going into advertising, she's not sure that was the right choice. She is a writer first and foremost, former multi-agency brand strategist, owned a brand documentary agency which she loved and did for companies like beyond meat and timex, and then went on to be a senior executive marketer for startups. she's since leaned back into pure content and story for herself and select clients that she feels are meaningful in the context of today's culture and building the future. Her substack is https://chaunceyzalkin.substack.com/ and her website is www.chaunceyzalkin.com. Actual People can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you for listening! Thank you so very much for listening to the podcast. There are so many other shows out there, so the fact that you took the time to listen in really means a lot! Subscribe to Gen X Amplified!

Alonso Duralde joins me to talk about his new book, 'Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film'. Published in May 2024, 'Hollywood Pride' presents a history of film from the dawn of cinema to the "pansy craze" of the 1930s and the New Queer Cinema of the 1990s, all the way up to today. Illustrated with more than 175 colour and black-and-white images, 'Hollywood Pride' points to the bright future of LGBTQ+ representation in cinema, by revealing the story of the community's inclusion and erasure, its visibility and invisibility, and its triumphs and tragedies. ................ Time stamps: 4:00 I ask Alonso about the formative media that inspired his career in journalism 8:42 "Tell me about how your career has developed..." 9:00 Alonso has worked as a film festival programmer 11:00 Alonso tells me about his other books, including books on Christmas movies 11:19 I ask Alonso about his work with Turner Classic Movies (TCM) 14:52 Queer representation in film, especially in the 1990s (as in 'Mrs. Doubtfire'; 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', etc.) 17:41 "What's valuable about a book like this is that it's a reminder that [inclusion] didn't all just happen... they could take it all away real quick..." 18:47 Rock Hudson, Anthony Perkins and Tab Hunter's happy ending 20:38 Alonso on closeted famous Hollywood stars 21:27 Claudette Colbert and Marlene Dietrich ride an amusement park slide at a birthday party for Carole Lombard, as you do 22:00 The end of Pre-Code American cinema 24:08 Home media as a "Godsend" for access to LBGTQ+ films 27:14 'Brokeback Mountain' and the mid-2000s 32:42 Same-sex marriage in the US and Canada 37:00 Metrosexual culture in the 2000s: "guyliner", guys kissing, etc. 39:20 Reality TV and LGBTQ+ representation 41:06 Alonso tells me about interviewing Heath Ledger for The Advocate on a junket at the Toronto International Film Festival 45:14 "'Brokeback Mountain' is hardly Jane Austen, but it is [about] people living in a society that's being rather proscriptive about who you are allowed to love and not allowed..." 46:30 I put Alonso on the spot and ask him about his favourite film in 'Hollywood Pride' 48:50 "What advice would you give your teenage self today?" ................ Podcast notes: Thanks to Running Press for sending me a copy of Alonso's book! Buy it here: https://www.runningpress.com/titles/alonso-duralde/hollywood-pride/9780762485895/ Check out my interview with TCM host Dave Karger: https://soundcloud.com/teenpeoplepod/davekarger Find me on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod And online at www.annasoper.ca Music and sounds: The Sound of dial-up Internet by wtermini on Pixabay Spirit Blossom by RomanBelov on Pixabay ................ Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

We join the Tenth Doctor and Donna in a bit of a pickle, for today's episode. Dave and Kenny are joined throughout this episode by their pal Simon Messingham, author of The Doctor Trap. Find out how Simon's twins deprived him of the chance ot see the Doctor and Donna before they've been on TV! And we've a world exclusive, with a preview of the forthcoming audtion adaptation of The TEEN People!

The Columbine massacre of April 20, 1999, was the deadliest mass shooting at a K-12 school in US history, until it was surpassed by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012, and, later, the Uvalde school shooting in May 2022. It was the deadliest mass shooting at a high school in US history, until the Parkland high school shooting in February 2018. Ten of the twelve students killed at Columbine were in the school library, where the two perpetrators also ended their own lives. Twenty-one additional people were injured by gunshots, and gunfire was also exchanged with the police. Another three people were injured trying to escape. In their coverage of Columbine, TEEN PEOPLE magazine described earlier examples of mass shootings in the US. (Columbine was the fifth deadly school shooting in the previous two years.) They wrote, “This kind of thing seems to be happening more and more—and in the quiet little places where you'd least expect it: Pearl, Mississippi; Springfield, Oregon; Jonesboro, Arkansas; Paducah, Kentucky; and Conyers, Georgia." TEEN PEOPLE quoted a psychologist who had worked with mass shooting survivors. He said this incident would “put to rest the notion of being immune to this... Maybe that's a good thing,” he said, “because now we can get down to answers.” In this episode of Teen People, I read excerpts of survivors' stories from the August 1999 issue of TEEN PEOPLE. Podcast notes: Find my interview with TEEN PEOPLE Trendspotter Padraic Maroney, who spoke with me about Columbine's after-effects: https://soundcloud.com/teenpeoplepod/padraic Credits: "A school under siege" by Tod Olson and John DiConsiglio, TEEN PEOPLE, August 1999. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre. President Clinton's Remarks Regarding Columbine HS Shooting (1999) courtesy; William J. Clinton Presidential Library. Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

The countdown to New York Minute continues! And today, we're examining all the late night interviews and talk show appearances that Mary-Kate and Ashley did to promote their action comedy feature, New York Minute (excluding their appearance on Oprah, that will be its whole own episode). Many of these interviews happened just days apart, but watching them all in sequence feels like watching a lifetime go by. In their first interview with Letterman, they're poised, well trained, and eager to promote their SNL episode and upcoming film. The next day at their TRL appearance, they're goofier, loose, and casual, clearly trying to relate to their fellow teens. Then, while hosting  "25 hottest under 25," we see them hollow, bored, and aloof, seemingly trying to fit into the '"sexy" MTV aesthetic of the 00's. All of these appearances seem to demand something different from them, and on top of that they're also in the throes of graduating from high school, getting ready to host SNL, and somehow trying to celebrate an 18th birthday that the world keeps counting down to. To say they were under pressure would be a wild understatement.We discuss each of these appearances and what stood out to us, and also try to figure out if they knew before this press tour if they were going to be firing their team as soon as they turned 18, or if this grueling schedule brought them to that decision.We hope you enjoy, and if you'd like to follow along with the videos we discuss, here are the links:Letterman, May 3rd 2004, LettermanTRL, May 4th 2004: Pt 1 https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRTNPUPC/Pt 2 https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRTNUYB4/Pt 3 https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRTFgnVP/Pt 4 https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRTNgpmc/ "Olsen Eye for the Video Guy" Jan 2004 (not NYM promo, but we're obsessed)Teen People's 25 Hottest under 25Rove Australia (just Ashley) June 2004VMA's, September 2004You can watch the video version of this ep and get more bonus content by subscribing to our Patreon here.Find us on Social Media!Instagram: @theythoughtiwasyouTikTok: @theythoughtiwasyouBecca: @beccarothLani: @laniharmsEmail us at: theythoughtiwasyou@gmail.comSupport the show

TCM host Dave Karger joins me to speak about his new book, 50 OSCAR NIGHTS! Featuring Dave's original interviews with Hollywood legends like Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, and Martin Scorsese, 50 OSCAR NIGHTS is the perfect gift for cinephiles. Dave started his career as an entertainment journalist, writing for ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, and freelancing for TEEN PEOPLE. He spoke with me about interviewing Britney Spears and LFO, as well as his favourite Academy Awards moments! ................ Podcast notes: Thanks to Running Press for sending me a copy of Dave's book! Buy it here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/dave-karger/50-oscar-nights/9780762486328/?lens=running-press Find me on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod And online at www.annasoper.ca Music and sounds: The Sound of dial-up Internet by wtermini on Pixabay Spirit Blossom by RomanBelov on Pixabay Poor, But Happy by HoliznaCC0 CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ................ Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

In part two of a two-part interview, I speak with Sarah Ditum about her new book, TOXIC. It's a scathing reexamination of the lives of nine female celebrities: Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Aaliyah, Janet Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Kim Kardashian, Chyna, and Jennifer Aniston. Each experienced some form of global fame, as well as the consequences that come with too much attention. In this episode, Sarah and I leaf through my collection of TEEN PEOPLE magazines! You'll hear her hot takes on how TEEN PEOPLE covered Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Aaliyah, Jennifer Aniston, and Lindsay Lohan. Plus: Sarah's thoughts on a topic she's been thinking about (and writing about) for some time. Notes: Find me online at www.annasoper.ca and on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod. Find Sarah online on Twitter and Instagram at sarahditum. ................ Buy Sarah's book! Here's how: UK: www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/sarah-d…9780349727134/ North America: www.abramsbooks.com/product/toxic_9781419763113/ ................ Author photo: Paul Clarke ................ Additional thanks: Stephanie Palumbo at Canadian Manda Group, Toronto ................ Music: Drop It by Coma-Media on Pixabay Fighter [No Vocals] - punk rock by 22941069 on Pixabay ................ Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

In part one of a two-part interview, I speak with Sarah Ditum about her new book, TOXIC. It's a scathing reexamination of the lives of nine female celebrities: Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Aaliyah, Janet Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Kim Kardashian, Chyna, and Jennifer Aniston. Each experienced some form of global fame, as well as the consequences that come with too much attention. In TOXIC, Sarah writes, "…tearing these women to pieces was both a social activity and a form of divination. In the entrails of their reputations, we hunted for clues about what a woman ought to be…" We talk: teen magazines, blogs, promise rings, sex tapes, and Britney Spears' "cult of virginity", celebrity memoirs, Justin Timberlake's homemade shotgun, why Taylor Swift reminds me of Avril Lavigne, and what Donald Trump owes to WWE. Notes: Find me online at www.annasoper.ca and on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod. Find Sarah online on Twitter and Instagram at sarahditum. ................ Buy Sarah's book! Here's how: UK: https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/sarah-ditum/toxic/9780349727134/ North America: https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/toxic_9781419763113/ ................ Author photo: Paul Clarke ................ Additional thanks: Stephanie Palumbo at Canadian Manda Group, Toronto ................ Sounds and music: The Sound of dial-up Internet by wtermini on Pixabay Drop It by Coma-Media on Pixabay Fighter [No Vocals] - punk rock by 22941069 on Pixabay ................ Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

Resi Ibañez is a poet, public historian, and community organizer in Lowell, Massachusetts. We connected on Instagram, when they sent me a DM asking if I could track down a TEEN PEOPLE article they remembered reading in the mid-2000s. With a few keywords and a rough idea of the timing, I searched a periodicals database I use to find guests for this podcast. I found three possible articles for Resi, and it turns out that one of these three is probably the article they remembered reading as a teenager! The article is an "it-happened-to-me" kind of story; a staple of the teen magazine genre. It featured a teenager who had come out to her friends and family. For a few reasons (which we explore in this interview), the article resonated with Resi. Resi is now working on a book-length project about LGBTQ icons of their young adult years. We spoke about this project and how the TEEN PEOPLE article influenced them, and also about their mother's powerful legacy. Podcast notes: Find me online at www.annasoper.ca and on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod. ................ Sounds and music: The Sound of dial-up Internet by wtermini on Pixabay Spirit Blossom by RomanBelov on Pixabay ................ Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

Are you ready to live YOUR fully charged life in 2024? Are you ready to create your own elevated momentum to uplevel your life this year?  You're in the right place!  To kick off the 2024 season of Elevated Wellness, I have my dear friend and high energy powerhouse, Meaghan Murphy in the house! Bio: Meaghan B Murphy is the author of “Your Fully Charged Life: A Radically Simple Approach to Having Endless Energy and Filling Every Day with YAY” (Penguin Random House), an editor, on-air personality, lifestyle and health expert, a home-hack master and certified trainer. Meaghan is the editor-in-cChief of Woman's Day, charged with re-energizing the brand across print and digital. This follows a 7-year stint as executive editor at Good Housekeeping.  Along with guiding Woman's Day creative vision, which reaches 1.4 million readers, Meaghan promotes WD in the media as a regular guest expert on Live with Kelly & Ryan, Today and many more. In addition, Meaghan shot a year-long series for NBC News titled “A Better Way,” in which she shared MacGyver-style home hacks and shortcuts. She joined the fourth season of “Small Business Revolution” (Hulu) as an expert in building community spirit — something she effectively did as Chief Spirit Officer of her own suburban town of Westfield, New Jersey.  A media veteran, Meaghan began her magazine career at YM as an intern after her college scholarship-winning essay on overcoming adversity garnered the attention of editors. Soon after, the prolific go-getter wrote her way to a contributing editor position. She became one of the founding editors of Teen People while still finishing her dual degree in English and acting at Rutgers University, then went on to write for and edit various web sites, was an on-air lifestyle correspondent for MTV and worked on the Victoria's Secret creative team that launched the PINK line. She dove back into magazines at Cosmopolitan as a senior editor covering sex, relationships, health and wellness. Meaghan's passion for fitness brought her to SELF in 2005, her home for nine years, first as fitness director then deputy editor. There she produced the magazine's uber-popular Self Challenge program and appeared in fitness videos with stars such as Jillian Michaels.  Today Meaghan is known for her high-energy, upbeat personality and lifestyle, which she shares regularly with her 33,000+ Instagram followers on @meaghanbmurphy and @theyaylist. Through her personal platform, she's become a sought-after figure for lifestyle and wellness conferences and projects. She's even profiled in the documentary “The Search for Aliveness” as its “high-energy, rock-star mom.” Additionally, she's been featured on countless radio shows and podcasts and co-hosted her own podcast entitled Off the Gram with fellow wellness influencers for three years.  A New Jersey native, Meaghan married her younger brother's best friend, Patrick, and together they live in Westfield with Team Murphy: Charley (12), James (11), Brooks (9), and labradoodle Dempsey.  In This Episode We Discuss: How her challenging childhood lead to “The Seven Secrets to Happiness” It's the micro actions in positivity that lead to happiness Fun filter your actions towards joy One step leads to another, thinking too big can be overwhelming. How to hardwire all the small positives in your day, celebrate them and let them fill you up Her proactive journey with Breast Cancer How acting helped her manage her strong empathy and emotions You always have control of your reactions and that's it Retrain your brain with these small actions to make life easier She has always loved exercise, an athlete who has had to reconnect with these changes in her body Growth when you accept physical change How intermittent fasting has given her a deeper appreciation for food Ideas to celebrate every day to create a game changing family life. Resources: @meaghanbmurphy  @theyaylist @bestfieldnj  Website: www.meaghanbmurphy.com Your Fully Charged Life by Meaghan B Murphy Woman's Day Magazine Editor Featured on: The Today show, Mark & Kelly Connect with Jayne: Website: https://www.jaynewilliams.com/  Instagram: @jayne_williamswellness  https://www.instagram.com/jayne_williamswellness/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaynewilliamswellness/   

If you're wondering where NOT to take a first date, this is the podcast episode for you. Join us on The Victory Couch as we discuss chain restaurants of our past as well as our childhood bedrooms. We also give thought and discussion to what people simply don't fully understand about our occupations. Martial arts school owners and photographers…squish in--- this one is for you. Show notes:       Connect with us on Instagram @thevictorycouch, Facebook, victorycouchpodcast@gmail.com, or www.thevictorycouch.com Want a new Victory Couch sticker for your water bottle, laptop, guitar case, etc.? Send us a quick screenshot of your review and your mailing address and we'll get you one! Reviews welcome https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-victory-couch/id1628820081   SUBSCRIBE to The Victory Couch e-mail list by visiting https://www.thevictorycouch.com/ and click SUBSCRIBE at the top of your screen. Leave us a voice message through Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thevictorycouch/message   Where would you not EVER take a first date? Walt Disney World https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/ BP https://www.bp.com/   What was your favorite chain restaurant as a kid? Fuddruckers https://www.fuddruckers.com/ Morrison's cafeteria https://www.piccadilly.com/location-morrisons-cafeteria#menu=?morrisons-cafeteria K&W https://www.kwcafeterias.com/ Red Lobster https://www.redlobster.com/ Chuck E Cheese https://www.chuckecheese.com/ Toys R Us https://www.toysrus.com/ Chi-Chis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi-Chi%27s Bob's Big Boy https://bobs.net/ Olive Garden https://bobs.net/ Pizza Hut https://www.pizzahut.com/ Chick-fil-A https://www.chick-fil-a.com/ Shoney's https://www.shoneys.com/locations/   What do you most remember about your childhood bedroom? Washington Redskins (now Commanders) https://www.commanders.com/ Dean Cain https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001002/ Tiffani Amber Thiessen https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005485/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_q_tiffani%2520 Sandra Bullock https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000113/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 The Spice Girls https://thespicegirls.com/ The Chicks https://thechicks.com/ YM magazine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YM_%28magazine%29 Seventeen magazine https://www.seventeen.com/ Teen People https://www.bustle.com/articles/139755-22-teen-people-covers-ranked-in-terms-of-nostalgia-value   Are there some common misconceptions about being a photographer/martial arts studio owner?   Couch crumbs: lost sleep, the loss of Pat Johnson - https://parade.com/news/pat-e-johnson-dead-karate-kid-trainer   TMNT Karate Kid Prop your feet up: getaway with a friend/ date night, making coffee, solving a mystery --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thevictorycouch/message

As a teen, James Frankie Thomas modelled a prom dress and smooch-proof makeup in a 2004 issue of TEEN PEOPLE magazine. Now, he's the author of a compelling novel, IDLEWILD, published by The Overlook Press. James spoke with me about crafting this novel at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and how he navigated the highs and lows of getting a book into the world. Plus: find out why James jokes that he and Elliot Page are like "two ships in the night", and why it's hard to read (and write) about big events like 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic. Podcast notes: James' book list: The Family Chao, by Lan Samantha Chang Eighty-sixed, by David B. Feinberg (not to be confused with 86'd, by Dan Fante) A Dream of a Woman, by Casey Plett Detransition, Baby, by Torrey Peters Darryl, by Jackie Ess Nevada, by Imogen Binnie I'm Supposed to Protect You from All This: A Memoir, by Nadja Spiegelman All This Could Be Different, by Sarah Thankam Mathews This Other Eden, by Paul Harding Pageboy: A Memoir, by Elliot Page Music: Franz Joseph Haydn, 'The Heavens Are Telling' (The Creation), St. Matthew's Choir, 2010. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Frédéric Chopin, ‘Berceuse Op. 57', Christine Hartley-Troskie. CC BY 2.5 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5), via Wikimedia Commons. Thanks to Stephanie Palumbo, Christian Westermann, and Andrew Gibeley at Abrams Books for sending me a review copy of IDLEWILD and securing permissions to excerpt IDLEWILD in this episode! Buy IDLEWILD here: www.abramsbooks.com/product/idlewil…_9781419769146/. Like this episode? Please leave a rating or review! Find James on Twitter at james_f_thomas and online at www.jamesfrankiethomas.com. Find me on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod and online at www.annasoper.ca. Advocacy resources related to banned and challenged books from the American Library Association and Ontario Library Association: www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks www.freedomtoread.ca Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 976, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Starts With Feb, Trebek 1: Tell your sweetie--this is St. Valentine's feast day. February 14th. 2: This date brings Punxsutawney Phil's big moment. February 2nd. 3: It's the latest date in February on which the first Sunday of the month can fall. the 7th. 4: Computer displays in some 2004 Pontiacs showed the wrong day of the week because engineers forgot about this date. February 29th. 5: Before a correction to the calendar in 1752, Washington's birthday was February 11; today it's this. February 22nd. Round 2. Category: Teen People 1: Having jumped in a lake during their Orlando photo shoot, these "Boys" sported the wet look on a 1998 cover. Backstreet Boys. 2: These cover girls of the issue turned 18 on June 13, 2004. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. 3: This Yankees shortstop reveals he's "a big movie person"; "Seven" is his favorite. Derek Jeter. 4: 4 stars of this Fox drama shared a spot (we think the one who plays Seth is funny-looking, but whatever). The O.C.. 5: Following Nelly, Chingy is the latest big star out of this city's rap scene. St. Louis. Round 3. Category: Your Teeth 1: In the dentist's office, Procaine and Lidocaine are types of this. anesthetics. 2: Number of teeth typically found in the fully developed adult upper jaw. 16. 3: It's no fiction, it's the sensitive tissue at the center of a tooth consisting of nerves and blood vessels. the pulp. 4: These canines are so-named for their position under a body part. eye teeth. 5: If you wear this type of metal bling, remove it before eating and brush and floss so bacteria don't build up. a grill. Round 4. Category: World Facts 1: The name of Wagga Wagga, a city in this country, is an Aboriginal word meaning "many crows". Australia. 2: A statue of the young Queen Victoria graces the Library of Parliament in this capital of Canada. Ottawa. 3: If you're driving in Mexico and see the word "alto" on a sign, don't sing; do this. stop. 4: This Belgian city is famous for its bridges and its name is Dutch for bridges. Bruges. 5: Over half the population of this Malaysian capital is of Chinese ethnicity. Kuala Lumpur. Round 5. Category: Females, Women And Ladies 1: Though not a continuation of the series, 2001's "Quidditch Through the Ages" was a short book by this woman. J.K. Rowling. 2: She was the mother of Princesses Stephanie and Caroline. Princess Grace. 3: Check out this empress' 190-carat Orlov Diamond at Russia's Armory Museum. Catherine the Great. 4: This primatologist and author was murdered in 1985, probably by a vengeful poacher. Dian Fossey. 5: By the time this 1877 title woman realizes she's been looking at life and love wrong, she catches a train, literally. Anna Karenina. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

When Teen People magazine sent Nadia Ahmad on a shopping spree in 1998, she didn't feel cool enough to model makeup! Plus, she had just started wearing a hijab, and the 18-year-old wasn't sure how to reconcile her femininity within the norms of a teen magazine. Today, Nadia is an Associate Professor of Law at Barry University in Florida. She completed her law degree at the University of Florida; where she served as executive editor of the Florida Journal of International Law, and wrote about women's property rights in post-partition South Asia. You'll hear about her shopping trip in this episode and, of course, what she's up to now, 25 years later. Time stamps: 00:01 Random fighter jet flyby 05:45 "I remember growing up and hearing the sound of the newspaper hit the driveway, and being really excited..." 07:56 "I felt I wasn't cool enough to write about makeup!" 10:04 Nadia describes her shopping spree for Teen People, where she bought products from Lancôme, Kiehl's and The Body Shop. 12:30 "You'll find more Muslim women in the malls than you will in the mosque." 16:31 Nadia began to wear a hijab to honour her grandmother 17:50 - 23:18 Hijab as a political symbol; a "contra-modern" form of feminism 27:20 Working as a freelance journalist 28:34 Nadia shifts from journalism to law 30:33 Nadia's Berkeley landlord was Lakireddy Bali Reddy, who was later convicted of human trafficking and sex offences 35:02 Nadia was interviewed for a news program but YouTubers called her out for *checks notes* wearing lipstick during her interview 36:08 Meghan and Harry's NYC car chase and whether Meghan was *checks notes* smiling in the paparazzi photos 38:06 The idea of going to school and teaching is so simple: but it's both contested and sad, and Nadia feels like she has to build armour to get through 38:29 "It would be very hard for me to even exist in certain places of the world" 39:00 Straight to the Comments podcast trailer 40:16 Kudos to podcast maven Arielle Nissenblatt 40:22 We talk about Nadia's PhD research on climate change and environmental racism, especially in relation to the recent Canadian wildfires and US Southwest heatwaves 43:47 Nadia wrote about 21 Savage and his immigration detention 45:46 Nadia is critical of the American Bar Association and their stance on mass incarceration 48:50 Nadia speaks about prison abolition 50:10 "My kids don't even know about 9/11" 51:13 Zayn from One Direction normalized "Muslimness" for Gen Z 52:33 Nadia reflects on the role her grandmother played in her life 54:33 What advice would Nadia give her teenage self today? Podcast notes: Nadia is friends with a previous guest, Amar Shah, who also appeared in the same Teen People feature. Make sure you listen to his episode, too! And have a listen to my interview with Alisha Fernandez Miranda, who met Amar on the Teen People News Team. Find me on Twitter and Instagram [at]TeenPeoplePod! Music: Relaxed Vlog by Ashot-Danielyan-Composer on Pixabay Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

While we're taking a short break, we're excited to introduce you to another podcast we know you're going to love - In the year 2000, Teen People magazine's publisher said, "We make celebrities real, and real teens celebrities." The magazine (a spinoff of People) saw their readers as influencers. They scouted them as models, printed their poetry and selfies, and gave young journalists some of their first professional bylines. Teen People printed their teenage contributors' full names, ages and locations, making many of them easy to find online today. Where are they now? Join your host, Anna Soper, as she tracks down the real teens of Teen People magazine! Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts - www.podfollow.com/1520420594 Find out more about Anna www.annasoper.ca/teen-people

Alisha Fernandez Miranda is a Cuban-American writer based in Scotland. Her memoir, 'My What If Year' was published in February 2023, and the book describes her year-long experiment doing internships in the dream jobs of her childhood. She is also the host of the award-winning podcast, 'Quit Your Day Job', which explores some of these dream careers, with people who are actually doing those jobs. Alisha is a graduate of Harvard University, and the London School of Economics, and is the former CEO and current Chair of I.G. Advisors, an award-winning social impact intelligence agency that coaches the world's biggest non-profits, companies and foundations on their philanthropy and social impact. She began her career in the pages of TEEN PEOPLE magazine, and is good friends with my previous guest, Amar Shah, who is also from Florida and who was also on TEEN PEOPLE's News Team. The TEEN PEOPLE News Team was a corps of young journalists from across the United States who created original content for the magazine, and contributed to TEEN PEOPLE's human interest reporting. As you'll hear in this episode, Alisha treasures her time with TEEN PEOPLE, and like many of my guests, speaks so fondly of that magazine and that time in her life! Time stamps: 03:00 Why Alisha has kept a box of TEEN PEOPLE magazines, and why she was in TEEN PEOPLE magazine 08:35 TEEN PEOPLE News Team members were early content creators 09:50 TEEN PEOPLE was Alisha's first professional network, and the first time she was communicating online with people she didn't know in real life 16:23 Alisha talks about her move from Miami to Scotland (via Harvard and LSE) 21:21 mini Brexit rant 21:31 Alisha moved to the UK in 2008, a few months before the 2008 financial crisis 23:46 UK is a "dumpster fire", says Alisha (we get political) 25:44 I ask Alisha about her memoir 29:26 Alisha wants to intern at Disneyworld 30:48 Alisha wants to write more books 34:07 Alisha talks about her podcast, Quit Your Day Job 41:56 Is Alisha related to Lin-Manuel Miranda?? 43:10 What's up with youth journalism in Florida? 44:45 What advice would Alisha give her teenage self? Podcast notes: Check out [at]TeenPeoplePod on Twitter and Instagram for pictures from this episode! Buy Alisha's book through her website: www.alishafmiranda.com Connect with me on: www.annasoper.ca Intro music: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-Media on Pixabay Outro music: Spirit Blossom by RomanBelov on Pixabay Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

If you spent hours on AOL Instant Messenger, this episode is for you! Amar Shah is a multiple Emmy award-winning writer and producer who got his start on TEEN PEOPLE magazine's News Team! He speaks with me about online friendships, making an impact, and his viral Washington Post essay; on growing up in a real-life Kwik-E-Mart. Digressions: Kobe Shaq The Great Gatsby You've Got Mail The Simpsons Jennifer Love Hewitt The Internet Archive Notes: Find Amar's work here: https://www.amarshahwrites.com Preorder his book here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/play-the-game-amar-shah/1142782601 And preorder Jennifer Senior's book here: https://www.theatlantic.com/atlantic-editions/#on-grief Find me online at www.annasoper.ca and on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod. ................ Sounds and music: The Sound of dial-up Internet by wtermini on Pixabay Poor, But Happy by HoliznaCC0 CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Snippet of 1999 Neutrogena commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N2YaU1Pfy8 Spirit Blossom by RomanBelov on Pixabay ................ Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

I don't think of my podcast as being about TEEN PEOPLE magazine: it's about my guests, and why they were in TEEN PEOPLE, and what they're up to now in their 30s and 40s. But January 2023 is the 25th anniversary of TEEN PEOPLE, so I thought I'd celebrate with an episode featuring a few of the guests I've interviewed since I started this podcast in the spring of 2020! TEEN PEOPLE was founded in 1998, and was published until 2006. While their bread and butter was celebrities, their heart and soul was “real teen content". Where are these "real teens" now? That's the premise of this podcast. (If you love this idea as much as I do, leave a rating or review!) In the 2000s, content by and for "real people" took off. From Tavi Gevinson's Style Rookie, to reality TV, and Humans of New York, people were hungry for media in which they could see themselves. TEEN PEOPLE helped popularize that trend with their own focus on real teens. (Remember: this was before social media made it possible to reach a global audience with the tap of a button!) This episode features clips from my first two seasons, including interviews with Caron Levis, Gennie Gorback, Robin Knudsen, Zena Burns, Dr. Ben Barry, and James Frankie Thomas. You can find their episodes in seasons one and two of Teen People! Notes: Intro music: RomanBelov on Pixabay Outro music (edited for length): Fog Lake, 'Roswell'. Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0): www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tag me: I'm on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod. Teen People is recorded in Kingston/Katarokwi, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.

Preorder the THIRD EDITION of How to Make It in the New Music Business here: https://book.aristake.comShirley Halperin is an Executive Editor at Variety, where she spearheads music coverage for the print magazine and Variety.com. Through her 20-year career, she has held staff positions at Entertainment Weekly, Teen People and Us Weekly and was also a regular contributor to Rolling Stone. A two-time Los Angeles Press Club winner, Shirley joined the Hollywood Reporter as Music Editor in 2010, later adding sister magazine Billboard to her resume. Until 2017, she oversaw music news coverage for both publications. She is the author of three books: 2008's “Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language and Life,” 2010's “Reefer Movie Madness” and 2011's “American Idol: the Official Backstage Pass.”04:00 Welcome12:29 The focus of Variety Magazine's music department17:13 Is Variety covering the subculture?21:08 Variety's readership and purpose of music journalism24:10 Interpolations explained28:09 Challenges for journalists versus consumers42:02 Who holds the most power, editors or algorithms?45:54 Where the music industry is heading47:25 Lyrics being used against rappers in criminal trials50:18 Concert cancellations and navigating cultural outrage54:35 Final questionSubscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmbAri's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpa Connect with Ari's Take: Website: https://aristake.comAcademy: https://aristakeacademy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1 Connect with Ari Herstand: Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandTwitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstand Connect with Shirley Halperin: Website: https://variety.com/author/shirley-halperinInstagram: https://instagram.com/shirleyhalperinTwitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyhalperinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shirley-halperin Edited and mixed by Maxton HunterMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari's Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny Mushkin Goldman was 17 years old when a group of anti-abortion protestors ambushed her high school, in the summer of 1999. TEEN PEOPLE magazine was there to capture the scene, and quoted Jenny in their story, which was published in the December 1999/January 2000 issue. More than two decades later, Jenny shares her thoughts on America's post-Roe future; in a timely examination of protest, radicalization, and the undoing of Roe v. Wade. Key themes: - paid family leave - Election 2016 - feminism and sexism - art history and contemporary art practice - young adulthood - motherhood - family identity and intergenerational trauma - reproductive rights - protest Notes: Learn more about Jenny's curatorial practice on her website: www.kingold.art. Find me on www.annasoper.ca, and on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod. Music, audio and effects: Pixabay (intro music, sound effects) "Why we're here" Northampton Community Television, CC BY 3.0 < www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 >, via Wikimedia Commons "Boston Women's March January 21, 2017" Victor Grigas, CC BY 4.0 < www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 >, via Wikimedia Commons Fog Lake (outro music)

Shirley Halperin is Executive Editor of Music at Variety, where she spearheads music coverage for the print magazine and Variety.com. Through her 20-year career, she has held staff positions at Entertainment Weekly, Teen People and Us Weekly and was also a regular contributor to Rolling Stone. Shirley joined the Hollywood Reporter (THR) as Music Editor in 2010, later adding sister magazine Billboard to her resume. Until 2017, she oversaw music news coverage for both publications. Shirley is the author of three books: 2008's “Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language and Life,” 2010's “Reefer Movie Madness” and 2011's “American Idol: the Official Backstage Pass.”

Meaghan B Murphy is the author of Your Fully Charged Life: A Radically Simple Approach to Having Endless Energy and Filling Every Day with YAY (Penguin Random House), an editor, on-air personality, lifestyle and health expert, a home-hack master and certified trainer. Meaghan was named Editor-in-Chief of Woman's Day, charged with re-energizing the brand across print and digital. This follows a 6-year stint as executive editor at Good Housekeeping, where Meaghan helped dust off and reimagine the 130-year-old megabrand. Along with guiding Woman's Day creative vision, which reaches 18 million total audience each month, Meaghan promotes WD in the media as a regular guest expert on Live with Kelly & Ryan, Today and many more. A media veteran, Meaghan began her magazine career at YM as an intern after her college scholarship-winning essay on overcoming adversity garnered the attention of editors. Soon after, the prolific go-getter wrote her way to a contributing editor position. She became one of the founding editors of Teen People while still finishing her dual degree in English and acting at Rutgers University, then went on to write for and edit various web sites, was an on-air lifestyle correspondent for MTV and worked on the Victoria's Secret creative team that launched the PINK line. She dove back into magazines at Cosmopolitan as a senior editor covering sex, relationships, health and wellness. Meaghan's passion for fitness brought her to SELF in 2005, her home for nine years, first as fitness director then deputy editor. There she produced the magazine's uber-popular Self Challenge program and appeared in fitness videos with stars such as Jillian Michaels. Today Meaghan is known for her high-energy, upbeat personality and lifestyle, which she shares regularly with her 33,000+ Instagram followers on @meaghanbmurphy and @theyaylist. Through her personal platform, she's become a sought-after figure for lifestyle and wellness conferences and projects. She's even profiled in the documentary “The Search for Aliveness” as its “high-energy, rock-star mom.” Additionally, she's been featured on countless radio shows and podcasts and now co-hosts her own podcast entitled Off the Gram with fellow wellness influencers, which is part of Dr. Oz's OzTube network. A New Jersey native, Meaghan married her younger brother's best friend, Patrick, and together they live in Westfield with Team Murphy: Charley (11), James (10), Brooks (8), and labradoodle Dempsey. To connect with and follow Meaghan: @meaghanbmurphy @theyaylist @offthegrampodcast @bestfieldnj

Hey,One of my favorite things to do when I was an Editor was getting in trouble. I mean, I must have loved it on some level, right? Because I never tried to avoid it. But in all honesty, I never set out to get in trouble, I just got really into whatever I was doing and often ruffled some feathers in the process. Kinda like those puppies we see on IG with the big innocent eyes surrounded by something they totally wrecked.I've told you about my last kerfuffle. It was when we ran pictures of vaginas in our Vagina 101 piece in Seventeen. Apparently, in October 2005, this was a big no-no.

In the year 2000, TEEN PEOPLE's publisher, Anne Zehren said, presciently, "We make celebrities real, and real teens celebrities." TEEN PEOPLE featured their readers throughout each issue, printing their full names, ages, and locations; making many of them pretty easy to find online today. Where are they now? Join me, Anna Soper, as I find out!

Who better to deep dive the boom of the teen mags than legendary editor Atoosa Rubenstein!? As Founding Editor of CosmoGirl (at age 26!), and former Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen magazine, Atoosa's magic was a blend of understanding the teenage experience, while being acutely relatable to her readers (this, despite living a life of glamour and high fashion in NYC should not be underestimated). After leaving the industry in 2006 (and yes, we chat about why), she re-emerged recently with her Substack Newsletter and Podcast of the same name, Atoosa Unedited. The best kind of guest, Atoosa is generous with her insight, nuggets of industry gossip (!), and the experiences she's grown from. Atoosa was synonymous with teen mags of an era--the late 90's/early 2000's during their heyday, where it felt like every women's magazine was piggybacking off the success of the teen mag boom by launching their own 'little sister' publication. Fast forward a decade, and teen magazines have all but ceased to exist in print, and only a few remain digitally.We cover so much ground here; including the decline of the magazine industry, Atoosa's remarkable career that spawned an army of teen girls to dream of publishing careers, the singular anatomy of the teen mags (Trauma-Rama anyone!?), and whether magazines in print form is worth saving. When we have so many digital options and influencers telling us how to dress and what to buy (with algorithmic accuracy!), what is the value, if any, of print?Atoosa also offers career advice to the grown up CosmoGirls who still dream of having a career like hers. I won't spoil it, but it involves being audacious. For a more dynamic experience, follow us on Instagram @haveyouheardpodcast. So many of our episodes, including this one, are shaped through discussions with listeners, which you can revisit through our IG highlights. We also post cool articles, tv/film recommendations, and generally love to break down notable cultural moments. Hearing from listeners is our fave, so feel free to drop us a DM to share your thoughts on the latest episode, show suggestions, or anything pop culture. You can find us on Twitter @MahsaSaysIf you enjoy the podcast, be sure to subscribe, share, and consider rating 5 stars / writing a review. It goes a long way and is much appreciated.Helpful references and links  / pop culture homework:Subscribe to Atoosa Unedited (Substack)Follow Atoosa on InstagramCould the Teen Mag Rise Again (The New Yorker, Kate Dwyer)Returning to the Life You Blew Up (The Cut, Yasmin Gagne)XOXO, Atoosa (Slate, Heather Schwedel)Life at 28 with Atoosa Rubenstein (Bustle, Samantha Leach)

When Sudanë Del Valle was in her first year of college, she went back to her old high school to attend a graduation ceremony. There, she was scouted for a Teen People fashion shoot by the magazine's Editor-in-Chief, Amy Barnett; whose sister was graduating that year. Sudanë subsequently appeared in the Winter 2005 issue of Teen People—a Special Beauty Issue. Sudanë was photographed for a makeup tutorial featuring looks inspired by different decades, from the 1920s onwards. She represented the 1980s, and was styled as Madonna—wearing a lace headband, pink plastic hoop earrings and lots of mascara! You can see the photo on my Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod. Sudanë spoke with me about her career path, the next chapter in her life, and how she stays upbeat in tough times. Intro music: by Coma-Media on Pixabay Outro music: by RomanBelov on Pixabay

“Other Music is like a fun, messy library for music. You almost never find what you were looking for, but you always find something you never knew you wanted.” Jaya Saxena was 17 when she was asked to describe her favourite record store in Teen People magazine's Summer Music Special of 2004. Now in her 30s, Jaya is a published author of non-fiction, and a Senior Writer at Eater.com. When I found Jaya, she had forgotten she was in Teen People, so I had to jog her memory with the details. “I was around a lot of adults who worked for these magazines,” she told me, “so I probably did talk to someone.” Jaya spoke with me in October, 2021. She told me about Other Music, her career, and how she's building solidarity with peers in her industry. Podcast notes: Find Jaya's work on her site: www.jayasaxena.com Get her books: www.goodreads.com/book/show/33589940-basic-witches (with Jess Zimmerman) www.goodreads.com/book/show/52593434-crystal-clear www.goodreads.com/book/show/26114400-the-book-of-lost-recipes www.goodreads.com/book/show/30009779-dad-magazine (with Matt Lubchansky) Find me on my site: www.annasoper.ca And on Twitter and Instagram: [at] TeenPeoplePod And on Tumblr: www.teenpeoplepod.tumblr.com Music: Intro: Mild Wild, ‘Line Spacing'. CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Outro (2000s Indie Sleaze Disco-Rock riff) © Anna Soper

Like a Millennial Pygmalion, 16-year-old Frankie Thomas was plucked from the streets of New York, into the glossy studios of Teen People magazine. Their photo appeared in the March 2004 issue of Teen People (the prom issue!), under the headline "Smooch-proof Lips". Among other things, Teen People's makeup artists suggested using lip liner as lipstick—it'll last longer—or layering gloss over a lip stain. As you'll hear in this episode, this was uncharted territory for Frankie. Frankie grew up in Chelsea, and went to the Friends Seminary, also known as the Quaker School. Founded in 1786, the school's former students include Kyra Sedgewick, Vera Wang, Amanda Peet, and Lena Dunham. Frankie has an MFA in fiction from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and has written for The Paris Review; focusing on '90s pop culture, Young Adult literature, and queer aesthetics. Their writing career began with a teenage blog—you'll hear excerpts from this throughout this episode. Want to see Frankie's Teen People photo? Find it on Twitter and Instagram, at TeenPeoplePod, and on Tumblr: www.teenpeoplepod.tumblr.com. And check out my personal website, www.annasoper.ca. Read Frankie's work here: about.me/frankiethomas Frankie's book list: 'I'm Supposed to Protect You from All This', Nadja Spiegelman, 2016 (Riverhead Books) 'Detransition, Baby', Torrey Peters, 2021 (One World) 'Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls', T Kira Madden, 2019 (Bloomsbury) 'The Secret History', Donna Tartt, 2004 (Vintage)(Frankie's literary North Star!) Did you figure out that this whole episode is a tribute to Wes Anderson's soundtracks? Here's the music that made it happen: Frédéric Chopin, ‘Berceuse Op. 57', Christine Hartley-Troskie. CC BY 2.5 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5), via Wikimedia Commons. Maurice Ravel, ‘String Quartet in F Major (Second Movement)', United States Army Band. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Lesfm, ‘Amazing Grace of Christmas'. Public domain, via Pixabay. Erik Satie, ‘Gymnopédie no. 1', Robin Alciatore. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Johann Sebastian Bach, 'Sheep May Safely Graze', BWV 208, Kevin MacLeod. CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), via Wikimedia Commons. embracetheart, ‘City Traffic (Outdoor)'. Public domain, via Pixabay. Franz Schubert, ‘An die Musik', Adrien Poupin and Armelle Mathis. CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Mild Wild, ‘See Through'. CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Amy Sayer, ‘wild tape'. CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/), via Free Music Archive. Johann Pachelbel, ‘Canon', Arr. Frank Hudson, United States Air Force Band. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Mild Wild, ‘Line Spacing'. CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Update, April 2022: Read James Frankie Thomas' first essay as James Frankie Thomas; a startling take on The Killers' 2003 hit, Mr. Brightside: www.astra-mag.com/articles/i-wish-i-could-stop-thinking-about-mr-brightside/

In 2005, Rabbi Andrew Oberstein was a budding theatre kid in Los Angeles, when Teen People magazine invited him to interview Sandra Bullock. "I loved Miss Congeniality," he told me, "so I thought, 'why not take this opportunity to check out what's going on with Miss Congeniality 2?'". Before Rabbi Andrew became a rabbi, he was destined for a career on the stage, and studied musical theatre at Emerson College, in Boston. This passion inspired his rabbinic thesis, 'Welcome to Falsettoland: The Intersection of Jewish and Queer Identity in Late 20th Century American Theater.' Rabbi Andrew spoke with me in January 2022, and told me about the leap of faith that brought him from the pages of Teen People magazine to the rabbinate. Notes: Rabbi Andrew's website: http://rabbiandrewoberstein.com Find Oliver Sacks' book 'Gratitude' here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27161964-gratitude Find me on Twitter and Instagram (where I've shared Rabbi Andrew's interview with Sandra Bullock) at Teen People Pod, and on Tumblr: www.teenpeoplepod.tumblr.com. Intro music: © Anna Soper Outro music: ZakharValaha on Pixabay

Gennie Gorback is an early childhood educator and President of the California Kindergarten Association. As a teenager, she joined Teen People magazine's Trendspotter club, and was featured not once, but twice, in Teen People! The first time, Gennie and her college friend Dan pranked Teen People—they weren't actually a couple when they wrote a fake love note for publication in the magazine. As Gennie told me, she really just wanted to be in Teen People, the magazine that she read and enjoyed. They figured a cooked-up love story would do the trick. And it kind of did. Not only did they end up in Teen People…they fell in love. Today, Gennie and Dan Gorback are the parents of two little ones. Gennie spoke with me in the summer of 2021, and began by walking me through the cover of the April 2004 issue of Teen People—the first of two appearances Gennie and and her husband made in Teen People magazine. You can find the matching pictures Gennie shared with me on my Twitter and Instagram, [at] TeenPeoplePod. Notes: Gennie is very active on social media! Find her on Twitter [at] GennieGorback. She shares the picture books she and her daughters read each day on Instagram, [at] myfavoritebooksforkids. Her website is www.genniegorback.com. In Canada, February 20-26, 2022, is Freedom to Read Week! Find out more here: www.freedomtoread.ca. Music: 'The Cradle of Your Soul' by lemonmusicstudio on Pixabay 'Cinematic Ambient Emotional (Main)' by ZakharValaha on Pixabay 'Indie Folk Acoustic' by Coma-Media on Pixabay

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Kerisha Harris is a corporate communications professional from Paterson, New Jersey. In the early 2000s, Kerisha was a member of Teen People magazine's News Team, a corps of young journalists from across the US. She has since worked as a journalist, and is currently working on a Master's degree in public relations and corporate communications from Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies. Teen People's News Team gave young journalists some of their very first bylines, and prepared them for careers in media. "I have so much to be grateful for, about that experience," Kerisha told me. Kerisha spoke with me from her home in Connecticut, where she told me about her involvement with her high school newspaper, and how that led her to Teen People's News Team, and beyond. Podcast Notes: Watch Kerisha and her dad on her sister's podcast! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-ZCWPsATTM Find me on Twitter and Instagram at teenpeoplepod, and on Tumblr at teenpeoplepod.tumblr.com. Have a listen to my interviews with other Teen People News Team members from season one of Teen People podcast! They are Lucas Peerman, Lisa Wong Macabasco, and Lindsay Soll Kirkman. Credits: Intro music by Coma-Media on Pixabay Outro music by Lesfm on Pixabay

This is Teen People, the podcast where I track down people from Teen People magazine. Where are they now? This week's guest, Tabitha Sukhai, gives us an update. Tabitha is an award-winning digital media professional and social media strategist. She got her start as a Teen People Trendspotter, part of a network of thousands of Teen People readers who contributed original content to the magazine, participated in focus groups, and advised Teen People's staff on local trends in their own communities. As a New York-based Trendspotter, Tabitha had a close involvement with the magazine and its staff. This gave her valuable editorial and marketing experience in a major media corporation. In 2001, she jumped into an internship—or rather, a series of internships—across the TIME Inc. spectrum, but she began by working with Isabel González, Teen People's Special Projects Editor, and head of the magazine's Trendspotter program. Today Tabitha uses her skills to uplift small businesses and mentor up-and-coming digital media professionals. Tabitha spoke with me in the fall of 2021 from her home in New York. Podcast notes: See Tabitha in action: https://about.me/tabitha.sukhai Find me on Twitter and Instagram: [at] TeenPeoplePod And on Tumblr: https://teenpeoplepod.tumblr.com Credits: Music by Lesfm from Pixabay Subway sound effects: Jay Reed from Winslow Township, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0), via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lexington_Avenue_Line_vc.ogv

Who had Bush v. Gore in a Teen People debate on their Y2K bingo card? Padraic Maroney is a writer and marketing professional from upstate New York. After moving to Philadelphia as a teenager, he created content for The Bucks County Courier Times' 'Reality' section, written by local teens. This led to an opportunity as a Teen People Trendspotter, as well as an internship in New York. Twenty years later, Padraic has published an unauthorized, behind-the-scenes tale of the making of the Scream franchise, and is now preparing another book on the Saw series from the early-mid 2000s. He began by telling me about Teen People magazine's unsuccessful attempt to get George W. Bush and Al Gore together, on stage, in a Teen People-sponsored debate on youth issues, during Election 2000. Could that debate have changed the course of history?? Probably not, but we'll never know, will we? Here's Padraic's story. Podcast notes: Padraic's book, 'It All Began With a Scream': https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58866004-it-all-began-with-a-scream Padraic's Twitter: [at] padraicjacob Find me on Twitter and Instagram at teenpeoplepod, and have a listen to my interviews with Zena Burns and Kelly McWilliams in season one of Teen People podcast. Credits: President Clinton's Remarks Regarding Columbine HS Shooting (1999) courtesy; William J. Clinton Presidential Library Intro music: © Anna Soper Outro music: Fighter [No Vocals] - punk rock by ohhgeeeznotagain on Pixabay

Welcome to season two of Teen People, the podcast where I interview people who were in Teen People magazine. The podcast was inspired by my teenage collection of Teen Peoples, which I rediscovered a few years ago. Teen People magazine featured their readers throughout every issue, and published their full names, ages and locations—which makes them really Google-able today. As I flipped through these old magazines, I realized these kids were my age, or older. "Where are they now?", I wondered. In season one, I spoke with authors, teachers, artists, and journalists. Even a former politician. All were in Teen People magazine as young, high achievers; interns; models; and contributing writers. This season begins with a conversation with Alex B. Hill. Alex was 17 when Teen People honoured him for his charitable work, in 2005. By that time, he'd raised $70,000 USD for medical supplies in Uganda, including an ambulance serving 140,000 people across 62 communities. Alex is now based in Detroit, Michigan, where he has worked for the Detroit Health Department as an epidemiologist and data and design coordinator. Alex has a BA in international relations, and an MA in medical anthropology. He is currently working on a PhD at Wayne State University, where he also works as a Geographic Information Systems Director, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and the Department of Public Health. Alex spoke with me in the spring of 2021, and began by telling me about his charity, which landed him on Teen People magazine's list of Teens Who Will Change the World. Podcast notes: Find Alex's work here: https://alexbhill.org And buy his book, Detroit in 50 Maps: https://beltpublishing.com/products/detroit-in-50-maps Find Teen People podcast on Twitter and Instagram: [at] teenpeoplepod And check out my Tumblr page: https://teenpeoplepod.tumblr.com/post/672928165927256064/s2e1alex Intro music: by lesfm on Pixabay Outro music: © Anna Soper

Award-winning writer Daniel Darling is a guest on Dawn and Steve Mornings to talk about the unlikely people in the story of Jesus! Discover something you never knew about the story you've always heard. Daniel is an author, pastor, and leader. He is the director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and is a regular contributor to several leading evangelical publications, including Christianity Today, Homelife, InTouch, and others. Daniel has authored several books, including Teen People of the Bible, The Original Jesus, The Dignity Revolution, The Characters of Christmas, and The Characters of Easter. He is also the host of a popular weekly podcast, The Way Home, where he interviews Christian leaders, politicians, and journalists. Daniel is the general editor, along with Trillia Newbell, of a small group study on racial reconciliation, The Church and the Racial Divide, and is a contributor to The Worldview Study Bible. He lives with his wife and four children in the Nashville area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 293, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Ink 1: If your business is losing money, you're awash in this color ink. Red. 2: Company that makes the Eraser Mate, a pen that has erasable ink. Paper Mate. 3: From Latin roots meaning "cannot be obliterated", it describes ink that's permanent. Indelible. 4: 1988 film that featured a will written in Acme disappearing and re-appearing ink. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". 5: His test, developed in 1921, includes 5 multicolored inkblots. Herman Rohrshach. Round 2. Category: Teen People 1: These cover girls of the issue turned 18 on June 13, 2004. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. 2: In 1998 Brandy and this teen country diva were among the "Hottest Stars Under 21". LeAnn Rimes. 3: Talk about most embarrassing moments, she said hers was on "Jeopardy!":. Kirsten Dunst. 4: 4 stars of this Fox drama shared a spot (we think the one who plays Seth is funny-looking, but whatever). The O.C.. 5: Following Nelly, Chingy is the latest big star out of this city's rap scene. St. Louis. Round 3. Category: '50s Song Lyrics 1: This Bill Haley hit told us to "Get out from that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans". "Shake, Rattle And Roll". 2: This Erroll Garner song begins, "Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree". "Misty". 3: This Carl Perkins hit begins, "Well, it's one for the money, two for the show....". "Blue Suede Shoes". 4: This song's lyrics contain such names as "Sukey Tawdry, Jenny Diver, Polly Peachum, Lucy Brown". "Mack The Knife". 5: "I believe for ev'ry drop of rain that falls" this "grows". A Flower. Round 4. Category: The President's Dog 1: This bestselling author died in May 1997 at age 12. Millie (President Bush's dog). 2: The press corps called this Scottie "The Informer"; when they saw him they knew FDR was near. Fala. 3: Edgar was the beagle named after this man, who gave him to LBJ. J. Edgar Hoover. 4: His golden retriever Liberty gave birth to 9 pups in the White House, giving him even more to trip over. Gerald Ford. 5: He gave the Kennedys Pushinka, a pup of Strelka, the first Soviet dog in space. Nikita Khrushchev. Round 5. Category: U.s. Government And Politics 1: Members of the House of Representatives serve terms of this many years. 2. 2: He appointed more justices (9) to the Supreme Court than any other president in the 20th century. FDR. 3: You'll find its home page at www.uscg.mil. the Coast Guard. 4: This document served as our basic charter of government from 1781 until the Constitution in 1789. the Articles of Confederation. 5: It's the F in the outdoors-oriented agency known as FWS. Fish. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

The next season of Teen People podcast is coming soon! I interview real people who were in Teen People magazine as young adults. This season, I speak with: Jaya Saxena, Senior Writer, Eater Alex Hill, GIS Director and Adjunct Professor, Wayne State University Gennie Gorback, Early Childhood Educator and President of the California Kindergarten Association Kerisha Harris, corporate communications professional Frankie Thomas, Columnist, The Paris Review They share their memories of Teen People magazine, the advice they'd give their teenage selves, and how they're changing the world! Where are they now? Find Teen People wherever you get your podcasts!

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Elisa Donovan, Actor and Author of “Wake Me When You Leave: Love and Encouragement via Dreams from the Other Side”About Harvey's guest:For over 20 years, Elisa Donovan has been a part of iconic pop culture phenomenons.  She began her film career originating the role of Amber in the iconic Paramount Pictures comedy Clueless.  She followed that up with a turn on another pop culture sensation, the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, playing bad girl Ginger LaMonica. She then went on to reprise her role of Amber for three seasons on the television series of Clueless.  During which time she shot the Paramount/SNL Films comedy, A Night At The Roxbury.  Then for three seasons Elisa played Morgan Cavanaugh on the monster hit series Sabrina The Teenage Witch. Elisa has had recurring roles on multiple other TV series, and has starred in numerous telefilms, including “Your Love Never Fails”, “Eve's Christmas”, “12 Wishes Of Christmas” and “It Was One Of Us”.Elisa was also the star and co-producer of the NBC comedy web series In Gayle We Trust, created and written by Brent Forrester (The Office). IGWT was an unprecedented success for the network, garnering over 35MM views.  Elisa also co-stars in the franchise of family films, “The Dog Who Saved…”  and was voted Reader Favorite as a Celebrity Mom Blogger for people.com. Elisa was hand selected by Sheryl Sandberg to be the voice for her #1 bestsellers Lean In and Option B. The audiobook for Lean In was also #1 on the charts and was submitted for a Grammy nomination.Elisa's first book, Wake Me When You Leave, was released on June 8, 2021. Wake Me When You Leave is her very personal memoir about losing her job, her relationship, and her father to cancer, all over a very short period of time. Through her grief, she began to connect to her father through a series of visitations and dreams, helping her to heal and remedy her life.  The film version of Wake Me When You Leave is currently in development, with Richard J. Bosner producing.  The film will mark Elisa's screenwriting and directorial debuts.In addition to her entertainment career, Elisa supports women struggling with eating disorders and is a proponent of spreading awareness and recovery. She has had pieces published in the “Chicken Soup For The Soul” series of books as well as having her recovery story featured in the book “Feeding The Fame” and documented for TEEN People. Elisa has spoken about recovery on many television shows including 20/20, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood and Dr. Drew's Headline News.Originally from Northport, Long Island, Elisa grew up studying acting, writing, and photography. She was also a competitive equestrian. She graduated from Eugene Lang College at The New School University in NYC, where she studied dramatic literature, acting and writing. Elisa lives in San Francisco with her husband and daughter. For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/https://www.elisa-donovan.com/https://www.facebook.com/elisa.donovan#ElisaDonovan  #harveybrownstoneinterviews

Meaghan B Murphy is the author of Your Fully Charged Life: A Radically Simple Approach to Having Endless Energy and Filling Every Day with YAY published by Penguin Random House, Editor-in-Chief of Woman's Day, co-host of Off the Gram Podcast on Dr. Oz's OzTube network, an on-air personality, a life-hacker, a certified trainer, a lifestyle and health expert, a mother and a wife. In her new role as Editor-in-Chief of Woman's Day, Meaghan was charged with re-energizing the brand across print and digital. This follows a 6-year stint as executive editor at Good Housekeeping where Meaghan helped reinvigorate the 130-year old mega brand. A media veteran, Meaghan began her magazine career at YM as an intern after her college scholarship-winning essay on overcoming adversity garnered the attention of editors. Soon after, the prolific go-getter wrote her way to a contributing editor position. She became one of the founding editors of Teen People while still finishing her dual degree in English and acting at Rutgers University, then went on to write for and edit various websites, was an on-air lifestyle correspondent for MTV and worked on the Victoria's Secret creative team that launched the PINK line. She dove back into magazines with a short stint at Lifetime before jumping to Cosmopolitan as a senior editor covering sex, relationships, health and wellness. Meaghan's passion for fitness brought her to SELF in 2005, her home for nine years, first as fitness director then deputy editor. There she produced the magazine's uber-popular Self Challenge program and appeared in fitness videos with stars such as Jillian Michaels. In this rich and meaty episode, Nikki and Meaghan discuss Meaghan's journey of making her “mess” into her “message”. Following a devastating personal tragedy, Meaghan used her writing as a tool to not only survive but to thrive. Nikki shares some of the key points from Meaghan's book Your Fully Charged Life: A Radically Simple Approach to Having Endless Energy and Filling Every Day with YAY and asks Meaghan to touch on them. Nikki and Meaghan weigh in on the importance of vulnerability and connection and how they are integral in getting through challenging times. Meaghan discusses “toxic positivity” and the notion of “good vibes mostly”. In this episode, Meaghan shares some amazing real life strategies and touches on how we can all live our most fully charged lives! More topics covered in this episode: The concept of “if it's mentionable it's manageable” Emotional bypassing Dopamine dressing Remembering the big picture Having a purpose Hope Living honestly Patience Reframing Connect with Meaghan: Web: www.meaghanbmurphy.com IG: @meaghanbmurphy / @offthegrampodcast Connect with Nikki: Web: www.nikkispo.com IG: @nikkisappspo / @theknowwithnikkispo For information on sponsorships and/or collaborations, please contact Brands@nikkispo.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nikki-spo/support

Description: Every single person has a brand, whether you think you have a brand or not. The real question is, are you consciously competently making strategic choices to show up with the brand that you want? In this premier episode, Jayzen introduces the concept of personal branding and how the Lead With Your Brand™ system can help you develop your own brand using a real brand marketer's toolkit. Ultimately, answering the question, in your career, “Are you coffee, or you Starbucks?” Jayzen welcomes Jackie Hernandez to the show. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of NewMajorityReady, LLC, a marketing and content development firm focused on helping companies rethink multicultural audience reach and engagement. Jackie shares her incredible career story and key breakthrough moments as CMO of NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises, COO of Telemundo, Publisher of People en Español and more. Guest Bio Ms. Jackie Hernandez is a strategic and visionary multi-media business leader with expertise in driving commercial revenue growth, transforming business models, building brands, and leading world-renowned companies' teams. Over her tenure Jackie has turned around negative trends, unlocked business performance, built successful sales and marketing organizations. Her business and cultural fluency in key markets (US Hispanic, North America, Consumer Youth market, and International) have informed all her work and helped her attain industry acclaim for originality and differentiation. Currently Ms. Hernandez is CEO and Co-Founder of NewMajorityReady, LLC, a marketing and content development firm focused on helping companies rethink multicultural audience reach and engagement. Formerly, Jackie was President of Combate Americas, Chief Marketing Officer of NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises, Chief Operating Officer of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises and Publisher of People en Español and TEEN People. Jackie has earned various industry awards, including FORTUNE's Most Powerful Latinas in 2017. Links To learn more about Lead With Your Brand and the Career Breakthrough Mentoring program, please visit: LeadWithyYourBrand.com To book Jayzen for a speaking engagement or workshop at your company, visit: JayzenPatria.com To learn more about our guest, Jackie Hernandez, visit : newmajorityready.com

“We launched Franklyn West in the middle of the pandemic,” says Ashley Miles of her Business Growth Collective which is committed to transformation and sustainable growth for businesses and leaders. “We have an incredible portfolio of companies. Simultaneously, I'm also president of New York Women in Communications (NYWICI), the 91-year-old organization that hosted it's 51st --but the first digital only--Matrix Awards”.  Miles, who grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a serious equestrian, discovered her passion for journalism and advertising early on and decided she “needed to get to New York.”  “I sent hundreds of resumes to people on the mastheads of magazines to get an internship,” she says, “and only one person called me back. It was Teen People.” From there Miles went off to In Style, then helped to scale Refinery 29 into a “nine-figure business”, eventually landing as Global Chief Business Officer at Thrive Global.  What makes her business approach different? Using optimism as leverage.  “We have to shut down the inner critic,” she says. “We all have that inner voice saying, ‘I'm not worthy of making positive change in my life'  Shut it down! Ask: What is the bold picture? What do I want to be? How do I want to evolve? What is my action plan to make it happen? Get out there and network. Seeing things through an optimistic lens means anything is possible.” FREE GIFT! Don't start your reinvention without downloading CoveyClub's starter guide called “31 Badass Tips for Launching Your Reinvention Without Fear!”

Clinton Wallace is recognized worldwide as a celebrity photographer having covered such prestigious events as the Oscars, Cannes Film Festival, MTV Movie Awards, Music Awards, Billboard Awards, SAG Awards, Grammy Awards, The Emmy's, Sundance, NAPTE, Toronto Film Festival, Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, and more. His work has appeared in People Magazine, E! Entertainment, InTouch Weekly, Cosmopolitan, US Weekly, Vanity Fair, New York Post, Daily Mail, Who Weekly Australia, Teen Vogue, Teen People, among others.  As one of the official media photographers for such charities as The George Lopez Foundation, Project Save Our Surf, Working Dreams Foundation, and Hollywood's Walk of Fame inductions, Wallace has covered Hollywood A-Listers such as Jerry Bruckheimer, Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock, Bryan Cranston, Puff Daddy, Hugh Jackman, Christina Aguilera, Snoop Dog, Jennifer Lopez, Cate Blanchett, Leonardo DiCaprio, Rod Stewart, Nicole Ritchie, Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Helen Mirren, Ridley Scott and many, many more. Clinton most recently shot Director Guillermo del Toro's star induction into the Hollywood Walk of Fame surrounded by Singer, Lana Del Rey, and Producer, JJ Abrams. In addition to photography, Clinton has produced or executive produced over 50 films. His big break came producing Machete Joe, a horror film, and German Town Jamaica: The Lost History of Seaford Town, Jamaica, a documentary, which firmly established his award-winning, indie filmmaking career. This documentary went on to win numerous awards and is still currently touring around the world at such major universities as Penn State, Harvard, London, Toronto, Ottowa, and other cultural institutions. You can learn more here: http://germantownjamaica.com/ His background shooting film festivals around the world as a photographer lead to Clinton collaborating on numerous film festivals in an advisory capacity over the years as well.  He was part of the launch of the Beverly Hills Film, TV, and New Media Festival which Sharon Stone was honored in due to his involvement. He helped launch the Louisiana International Film Festival successfully in Baton Rouge as their Strategic Partnerships Liaison and was honored there as well.  He also worked on the Bel Air Film Festival, and the Concrete Dream Film Festival where he was honored as the Producer of the Mini Movie Series in 2017-18. He also helped launch the Avant-Garde Film Festival last year as their programming director along with cult actress Rena Riffel.  He advised on the K-Web Fest as a jury member for this Korean online festival which led to him launching his own Côte d' Azur WebFest during the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, in its inaugural year over 100 filmmakers and 200 submissions were received and 40 selected. Clinton's Côte d' Azur WebFest is the first international web series festival on the French Riviera dedicated to presenting, recognizing, and advancing short-form digital content from around the world.  Over the years, Clinton H. Wallace has been recognized with other honors such as the Commission of Kentucky Colonel, the highest title of honor bestowed by the Governor of Kentucky. He's been inducted into the Marquis Who's Who for entertainment industry contributions. He also has received numerous Certificates of Recognition and an Outstanding Civic Service award by the City of Los Angeles individually, and as Photomundo International, his photography agency, for his considerable charitable contributions as a photographer/philanthropist/filmmaker. A portion of all his photography earnings is donated to Kiva.org which helps women in third world countries start businesses. Some topics we dive deep into:  *Being in NYC and Paris during the '90s *Working with Hilary Clinton when she was the first lady *Metaphysical Experience & His Holiness *Cote D'Azur Web Fest Winner Announcement 2021 *Being Creative during the pandemic *Being ahead of the curve, launching a web fest in Cannes *Paris Fashion Week - NYFW - *Staring a photography company *What inspires George Lucas *NFT's as artists Connect more with Clinton H. Wallace: Côte d'Azur Webfest Founder/Content Programming & Development www.cotedazurwebfest.com clintonhwallace@gmail.com http://twitter.com/clintonhwallace http://instagram.com/@cotedazurwebfest Connect more with me: Website: https://www.aloversfairytale.com Buy the book: http://bit.ly/amzn-ALFTbook Spoken Word Playlist: http://bit.ly/ALFT-spokenword-playlist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shesallovertheplacepodcast/ Website: www.chonacas.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyriakiChonacas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chonacas/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ph/chonacas/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/katiechonacas LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/katiechonacas Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/PD4arn3p Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chonacas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chonacas OpenSea NFT Artist: http://bit.ly/opensea-NFTKatieChonacas Affiliate Link: https://www.chonacas.com/affiliates/ The Sophisticated Psychos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesophisticatedpsychos/ Website: https://www.thesophisticatedpsychos.com/

The late '90s were all about teens. As millennials learned to drive, they began shaping pop culture. We even created a magazine for them. On the cover of TEEN PEOPLE's June/July 1999 issue: Julia Stiles, Brandy, and 19 other It Boys and It Girls — all under 21. Julia talks to us about 10 Things I Hate About You, Heath Ledger, and whether or not she dated Joseph Gordon-Levitt in her college years. Then, we test her 90s pop knowledge and find out Julia is more Ani DiFranco than Joey Tribbiani. Oh, and remember The Tom Green Show? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The premise of this podcast is pretty simple: I interview people who were in Teen People magazine as young adults. Some of these kids (now in their 30s and 40s) were featured in Teen People as young models, interns, and journalists. Others had overcome adversity, and shared moving stories with Teen People’s readers. And some, like my guest in this episode, appeared on Teen People’s annual list called, "20 Teens Who Will Change the World". Kelly McWilliams was a teenager when she published her first novel. These days, Kelly's working on her third novel, while promoting Agnes at the End of the World; a dystopian YA book published in 2020. Agnes at the End of the World received starred reviews in School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Publisher’s Weekly. It was also featured, funnily enough, in People magazine’s “20 Best Books to Read This Summer”, in the summer of 2020. Kelly spoke with me from her home in Colorado, where she told me about an entirely coincidental connection between her and my very first guest on this podcast, Caron Levis. Caron (who once interned at Teen People) teaches in the Creative Writing MFA program at The New School in New York. Guess who took one of her courses? That’s right, it’s my guest, Kelly McWilliams. Podcast Notes: Take a look at Kelly's website: www.kellymcwilliamsauthor.com, and find her on Instagram at kellymmcwilliams. Kelly (an author) and I (a librarian) referenced a whole bunch of books and writers in our chat! They are: Natalie Babbitt: Tuck Everlasting (1975, Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Octavia Butler: Parable of the Sower (1993, Four Walls) Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games (2008, Scholastic) Christopher Paul Curtis: The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 (1995, Delacorte Press) Nalo Hopkinson N. K. Jemisin: How Long 'til Black Future Month? (2018, Orbit Books) Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer: Escape (2007, Broadway Books) Leah Johnson: You Should See Me In a Crown (2020, Scholastic) Caron Levis Robin McKinley: The Hero and the Crown (1984, Greenwillow Books) Kelly McWilliams: Doormat (2004, Random House Children's Books) Agnes at the End of the World (2020, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Mirror Girls (Expected publication: 2022, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Bethany C. Morrow: A Song Below Water (2020, Tor Teen) Sarah Moss: Ghost Wall (2018, Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Jewell Parker Rhodes: Ninth Ward (2010, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Black Brother, Black Brother (2020, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Matt Ruff: Lovecraft Country (2016, HarperCollins) Colson Whitehead: The Underground Railroad (2016, Doubleday) The Nickel Boys (2019, Doubleday) Author photo: © Black Forest Photography Music: © Anna Soper Find me on Twitter and Instagram at TeenPeoplePod, and take a look at my website, www.annasoper.ca. For more information on my research, check out Sarah Wilson's award-winning podcast, Roots and All. I spoke with Sarah about Kate Crooks, a long-forgotten Canadian botanist: https://rootsandall.co.uk/portfolio-item/episode-91-the-work-of-kate-crooks-with-anna-soper/.

In this exciting episode, Meaghan B Murphy, Editor-in-Chief of Woman's Day Magazine, and author of the new book Your Fully Charged Life: A Radically Simple Approach to Having Endless Energy and Filling Every Day with Yay, discusses overcoming adversity and living a fully charged life. Meaghan is also a TV personality, lifestyle expert; home-hack master and certified trainer. Along with guiding Woman's Day (WD) creative vision, which reaches 18 million total audiences each month, Meaghan promotes WD and her book in the media as a regular guest expert on Live with Kelly & Ryan, Today, The Dr. Oz Show and many more. A media veteran, Meaghan began her magazine career at YM as an intern after her college scholarship-winning essay on overcoming adversity garnered the attention of editors. Soon after, the prolific go-getter wrote her way to a contributing editor position. She became one of the founding editors of Teen People while still finishing her dual degree in English and acting at Rutgers University, then went on to write for and edit various web sites, was an on-air lifestyle correspondent for MTV and worked on the Victoria's Secret creative team that launched the PINK line. She dove back into magazines with a short stint at Lifetime before jumping to Cosmopolitanas a senior editor covering sex, relationships, health and wellness. Meaghan's passion for fitness brought her to SELF in 2005, her home for nine years, first as fitness director then deputy editor. There she produced the magazine's uber-popular Self Challenge program and appeared in fitness videos with stars such as Jillian Michaels. Today Meaghan is known for her high-energy, upbeat personality and lifestyle. Through her personal platform, she's become a sought-after figure for lifestyle and wellness conferences and projects. She was also profiled in the documentary “The Search for Aliveness” as its “high-energy, rock-star mom.” Additionally, she's been featured on many radio shows and podcasts (she co-hosted “Conversations with Maria Menounos” on SiriusXM) and now co-hosts her own podcast entitled Off the Gram with fellow wellness influencers. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, Meaghan discussed coping with severe adversity, suffering from an eating disorder at a young age, the loss of her best friend and father – and some coping strategies and life hacks. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Meaghan B Murphy in conversation with Keisha Blair! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support

Welcome to Teen People; the podcast where I dig into my collection of Teen People magazines, and interview some of the real people who were featured in Teen People. I'm Anna Soper. This episode is a chat with Lindsay Soll Kirkman. As a teenager, Lindsay was invited to apply to Teen People’s youth-based News Team by the magazine’s cofounder, Lori Majewski. Lindsay later worked for the magazine in New York. Lindsay went to Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida. In a story for Teen People, she wrote about the school’s athletics and performing arts scenes, as well as its notable alumni—including a few boybanders and pro sports stars. The school’s mascot is the Florida Panther. Its team name is the Panthers. The school newspaper is The Panther Post, and its yearbook is called, simply, Panther. As an aspiring journalist, Lindsay wrote for The Panther Post, including a story on 98 Degrees, who she met (along with Jessica Simpson) at a publishers' conference in Boca Raton. Our conversation touched on the teen magazine market of the early '00s, press intrusion, and unpaid internships as an unfortunate rite of passage. Stick around for Lindsay’s best celebrity encounters, featuring Nick and Jessica, Tom Cruise, and more! Note: find the images referenced in this episode on my Instagram account, TeenPeoplePod.

Can you "positive think" your way to a more enjoyable life? Yes, you can. (See how positive I was?) Meaghan Murphy is the author of "Your Fully Charged Life." Her new book is a roadmap to flipping the switch on negativity. Meaghan is a positivity pro now. But, she wasn't always so optimistic. Her nickname was Grumpy as a kid due to her perpetual negativity on everything from going to Disneyland to playing soccer. A tragic experience as a teenager sent Meaghan down a career path in journalism as a magazine writer. She's currently the editor-in-chief of "Woman's Day," one of the most popular magazines on newsstands that reaches 18 million readers a month. Previously, she worked at magazines including "YM," "Teen People," "Cosmopolitan" and "Good Housekeeping." Meaghan says it's not about looking at the bright side. It's about looking at ALL sides. On this Dying to Ask: What it means to live a fully charged life The tragic life event that sent Meaghan down her career path How Meaghan practiced what she preached when she recently caught COVID-19

Welcome to another episode of Teen People; the podcast that catches up with real people from Teen People magazine! This episode is a conversation with Ellie Wen, who appeared on Teen People’s annual list of 20 Teens Who Will Change the World, in 2005. In the early 2000s, Ellie created an award-winning digital library called Repeat After Us. She and her friends recorded and transcribed poems, quotes, speeches, and books; including works by Katharine Hepburn, Frida Kahlo, Shakespeare, and Oprah. At the time, Ellie said that the website would function as a free resource for literature lovers and English language learners. It had 2000 hits a day when Teen People profiled it in 2005. As an adult, Ellie has shifted into a career as a documentary filmmaker. Born in Hong Kong, Ellie’s now based in San Francisco, where she lives with her husband and a “pandemic baby”. She spoke with me about Single Mother Only Daughter—a short film she made about her relationship with her mother—and how she’s changing the world. Podcast notes: Find Ellie: www.elliewen.com Watch Single Mother Only Daughter: https://vimeo.com/206768959 Find me: www.annasoper.ca Twitter/Instagram: TeenPeoplePod Curious about how books are digitized? Read more: https://www.samuelmoore.org/2017/11/28/google-books-and-labour-erasure-in-the-digital-humanities/ Music: © Anna Soper Film clip: courtesy of Ellie Wen

This episode features a conversation with Lucas Peerman, News Director of the Las Cruces Sun-News in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Lucas was 18 when he joined Teen People magazine's News Team; a diverse corps of young journalists who contributed some of their first bylines to Teen People. He spoke with me from his home in Las Cruces, just two days before the U.S. election in November 2020. He told me about his most memorable interview for Teen People, his collection of Teen People News Team memorabilia, and his thoughts on journalism in a social media age.

Welcome to Teen People, the podcast that catches up with folks from Teen People magazine. This is the second of a two-part interview featuring Zena Burns. Zena got a job at Teen People in 1999, and stayed there until the magazine came to an end in 2006. She was heartbroken when the magazine folded, as she’d not only landed her dream job before the age of 25, she made lifelong friends there. Our full episode covers her journey to Teen People, her best celebrity encounters, and her thoughts on how Teen People challenged and expanded the teen magazine genre. Find our conversation in episode 10. In this episode, Zena and I browse through some of my collection of Teen People magazines; covering an era from 1998 to 2002. I’ve posted all of the images on my Twitter and Instagram, at TeenPeoplePod. Find them there and follow along! Podcast Notes: Find Zena Burns here: futurimedia.com/leadership-team/zena-burns/ Find me on Twitter and Instagram (TeenPeoplePod) and www.annasoper.ca. Music © Anna Soper

Welcome to episode 10 of Teen People; the podcast that catches up with folks from Teen People magazine. This episode is a first for me, as I’m talking with a Teen People staff member! Zena Burns was Entertainment Director at Teen People magazine and Managing Editor at Teen People dot com. Teen People’s earliest digital outreach relied on an AOL-exclusive website, and a celebrity chats feature that Zena described as something like a tin can and a string. “Digital today has made such a quantum leap,” she told me; changing media, marketing and publishing in so many ways. Think about the media environment back then: the first iPod came out in October 2001. Napster was in its infancy. MySpace was founded in 2003. Many of us still had dial-up internet, which ran over a landline telephone. And think about the celebrity environment: tabloid mainstays like the Olson twins, Lindsay Lohan, and Britney Spears. Before celebrities shared their lives on Instagram and TikTok, we had reality shows like The Simple Life, with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie; The Osbournes, with the Osbourne family; and Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, with Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson. (“Is this chicken or is this fish?”) Zena spoke with me about hustling her way into a job at Teen People, and how the magazine changed her life. Stay tuned for exclusive stories about Beyonce, Kanye West, and Lady Gaga! Podcast Notes: "I'll never forget the pit in my stomach that I got the first time that People magazine ran a Lindsay Lohan cover...the whole face of celebrity was changing," said Zena. Click here for a thread of Teen People / People covers, featuring Britney Spears, Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher, and more: https://twitter.com/TeenPeoplePod/status/1334680857173319680. Read about a Teen People Style Jam casting call: https://nypost.com/2002/11/22/real-world-rules-newly-fashionable/ Find Zena Burns here: https://futurimedia.com/leadership-team/zena-burns/ Find me on Twitter and Instagram (TeenPeoplePod) and www.annasoper.ca. Music © Anna Soper

Welcome to another episode of Teen People! My name is Anna Soper, and I’m a writer, artist and librarian from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Today I’m talking with Lisa Wong Macabasco, who was part of Teen People magazine's News Team. Lisa graduated from UC Berkeley and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Today, she works for www.vogue.com, where she has reported on the Oscars, Fashion Week, food culture, and U.S. politics. She’s also written stories for Vanity Fair, Mother Jones, Slate, and Bon Appétit. Lisa spoke with me from her home in New York, where she lives with her partner and a trio of foster cats! We talked about ‘90s fashion, her brush with N*Sync, and our mutual appreciation for Adam Driver. Podcast notes: Find Lisa online: www.macabasco.com. If you’re an American: www.usa.gov/how-to-vote. Find me on Twitter and Instagram (TeenPeoplePod) and www.annasoper.ca. Music: © Anna Soper

Hi, my name is Anna Soper, and this is Teen People. This podcast features in-depth conversations with people who appeared in Teen People magazine as young adults. So far, they’ve shared stories of building their careers, having kids (or not!) and finding their way through this challenging time. My next guest is Diana Maciel. She worked at Teen People in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, and has since built a career as a creative director. When I spoke with her in August, she was based at Forever 21, but has since moved into a new role at beauty subscription service IPSY. Diana told me about her really awesome job, and if you are a creative director-in-training, this episode runs like a little masterclass. Diana also shared her throwback inspirations, her love for New York, and her best celebrity encounter! I began the episode by showing her a photo from Teen People’s October 1999 issue, featuring her and a few other interns at Teen People’s Manhattan headquarters. Podcast Notes: Find Diana online (http://dianamaciel.com) and on Instagram: at dmaciel at thesadeproject at yellopaletas Find Project Level on Instagram: at projectlevel Find me online (www.annasoper.ca) and on Twitter and Instagram: at TeenPeoplePod Thanks for listening! Please leave your reviews, tell your friends, and hit subscribe for more. Music © Anna Soper Cover photo: brrphoto on Instagram

Robin Knudsen was 16 when she scouted my earlier guest, Preston Drum, for a Teen People photoshoot in Charlotte, North Carolina. She and Preston were friends in school, but by the time she scouted Preston for her story, he had changed schools, and it seemed like he didn’t recognize her. It didn’t help that her mum made her change from her usual, funky clothes into a more “professional” look for the job. This episode tells a coming-of-age story. Playin’ with a couple of neighbour boys and a dog in the woods. Brooding in a high school stairwell with new friends. Sharing mixtapes and headphones, and a kiss in the rain. This is Robin’s story. Podcast notes: Robin's old friend, Preston Drum, spoke with me about his 15 minutes of fame in Teen People magazine. Find his episode here: https://soundcloud.com/teenpeoplepod/teen-people-episode-5-preston-drum. Music: © Anna Soper

Every single person has a brand, whether you think you have a brand or not. The real question is, are you consciously competently making strategic choices to show up with the brand that you want? In this premier episode, Jayzen introduces the concept of personal branding and how the Lead With Your Brand™ system can help you develop your own brand using a real brand marketer’s toolkit. Ultimately, answering the question, in your career, “Are you coffee, or you Starbucks?” Jayzen welcomes Jackie Hernandez to the show. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of NewMajorityReady, LLC, a marketing and content development firm focused on helping companies rethink multicultural audience reach and engagement. Jackie shares her incredible career story and key breakthrough moments as CMO of NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises, COO of Telemundo, Publisher of People en Español and more. Guest Bio Ms. Jackie Hernandez is a strategic and visionary multi-media business leader with expertise in driving commercial revenue growth, transforming business models, building brands, and leading world-renowned companies’ teams. Over her tenure Jackie has turned around negative trends, unlocked business performance, built successful sales and marketing organizations. Her business and cultural fluency in key markets (US Hispanic, North America, Consumer Youth market, and International) have informed all her work and helped her attain industry acclaim for originality and differentiation. Currently Ms. Hernandez is CEO and Co-Founder of NewMajorityReady, LLC, a marketing and content development firm focused on helping companies rethink multicultural audience reach and engagement. Formerly, Jackie was President of Combate Americas, Chief Marketing Officer of NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises, Chief Operating Officer of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises and Publisher of People en Español and TEEN People. Jackie has earned various industry awards, including FORTUNE’s Most Powerful Latinas in 2017. To learn more about Lead With Your Brand and the Career Breakthrough Mentoring program , please visit : https://www.leadwithyourbrand.com To book Jayzen for a speaking engagement or workshop at your company, visit : https://www.jayzenpatria.com Please connect on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayzenpatria To learn more about our guest, Jackie Hernandez, visit : https://www.newmajorityready.com

Hi, I’m Anna Soper, and this is Teen People, the podcast that shares the stories of folks who appeared in Teen People magazine as young adults. My next guest was in the November 2000 issue of Teen People, in a story featuring young voices in American politics. At the age of 18, Derrick Seaver told Teen People, “I see the job of being a citizen as the most important job in our democratic system.” He was profiled by Teen People during his historic campaign, as he ran for a seat in Ohio’s House of Representatives. In November 2000, he won his seat by less than 250 votes, and became Ohio’s youngest state legislator. This, if you’ll remember, was the year George W. Bush beat Al Gore and Ralph Nader for the presidency. At that time, in an interview with Dayton Daily News, Derrick’s father said his son’s candidacy would mobilize the youth vote. “I think there are a lot of young people who want to be heard,” he said. For his part, Derrick told CBS News, “A lot of things have become so partisan lately. Plus ça change… Derrick is the grandson of a steelworker. Today, he lives and works in the heart of Silicon Valley. He represents that shift from America’s industrial economy to an information and service economy that bears little resemblance to the US heartland of another age. Derrick spoke with me about his faith in the democratic process, and his hopes for the future. Podcast Notes: If you’re an American: https://www.usa.gov/how-to-vote. Find me on Twitter and Instagram (TeenPeoplePod) and www.annasoper.ca. Intro music: © Anna Soper Outro music: © Apple Inc., used on a royalty-free basis.

We sit down with Diana Maciel @dmaciel the creative director global at Forever 21. We discuss her creative management process and career in fashion.Diana is a MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR & DESIGNER operating within fashion, art and beauty. With more than 20 years of experience. She's been so fortunate to work with incredible clients like Forever 21, Lucky Brand, Target, Guess Jeans, BCBG Max Azria, O'Neill, Herve Leger, Spa Ritual, Current Elliott, Lexus, Puella, Orly Beauty, Rocketdog, Jive Records, The Skateboard Mag, Teen People, CBS and many more.--Please Support on Patreon @norlundYour help goes a really long ways Follow on Twitter @chris_norlundFollow on Instagram @norlundStay positive and thank you so much for listening

Welcome to another episode of Teen People, the podcast that shares the stories of the real people who appeared in Teen People magazine! My next guest is Preston Drum, an artist, musician and arts educator in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Preston is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina. When he was 15, Preston appeared in Teen People, in a fashion spread featuring street style from Charlotte. Alongside other young folks—who were dressed in '90s staples like black nail polish, toe rings, camisoles and baggy jeans—young Preston was photographed wearing cat-eye frames, a second-hand t-shirt and a collection of beaded necklaces. Now a dad, and husband, Preston spoke with me about the twenty years since he appeared in Teen People. He told me about his involvement with Carry On Homes, an artist collective that creates spaces for immigrants and marginalized communities to feel a sense of belonging and empowerment. https://carryonhomes.com/about We also chatted about the joys of home ownership, aging parents, and life in the suburbs. We're not old, I promise. These are just some of the things we talked about. We're not old. Podcast Notes: Preston and I had a spontaneous conversation about gardening. Preston spoke with me about his appreciation for Extension Services at American universities. These are services that provide accessible information for U.S. gardeners. Here's a page from the University of Minnesota: https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden. If you're in the U.S. you can easily find your nearest Extension Service with a quick online search. Unfortunately, this isn't really a thing in Canada. Nonetheless, I regularly use the Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder to help me choose plants for my garden (Zone 6a): http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plantfinder/plantfindersearch.aspx. Preston referred to Masanobu Fukuoka's "do-nothing" philosophy, which you can read more about in his book 'The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming'. Some of Fukuoka's principles (including seed bombing) are referred to in Mary Reynolds' book 'The Garden Awakening'. Her book discusses the role of ritual and folklore in landscape design, as well as practical design considerations, like understory and canopy planting, swales, and no-dig garden beds. http://marymary.ie/book-the-garden-awakening For more information on re-wilding, check out this website from Kingston, Ontario gardener Joyce Hostyn: https://www.rewildmycity.com. For more #GardenInspo from Canada, have a look at Tony Spencer's blog: https://www.thenewperennialist.com. Find out why Buckthorn is worse than Crabgrass and Garlic Mustard combined (yes, I said it): https://www.ontario.ca/page/common-buckthorn. Since Preston lives in Minneapolis, we talked about the aftermath of George Floyd's killing, and how he felt about Confederate monuments as a youngster in the U.S. South. "The Civil War was not that long ago," he said. I told Preston about Canada's Indian Residential Schools, where Indigenous kids were forcibly removed from their homes, and moved to boarding schools. Abuse was rampant. The last of these schools closed in 1996. Read more: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools, and check out the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls to Action: http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf. At the end of our chat, Preston referred to two former guests, Caron Levis and Atiya Jones! Find them here: https://www.caronlevis.com http://www.atiyajones.com Find Preston here: www.prestondrumstudios.com and on Instagram (prestondrumstudios). Preston (and bébé Elvis) were photographed by Shun Jie Yong. https://www.shunjyong.com I composed the intro music, while the outtro music is from Apple Inc., used on a royalty-free basis. Thank you for listening! Please review and rate this episode, and have a listen to all of the others in this series.

Today, I talk with Dr. Joe Normandin, who was in Teen People's October 1999 issue. Joe and his then-partner were featured in an article called 'Happy Together', which profiled young lesbian and gay couples in the United States. This was just twelve months after the beating and murder of Matthew Shepard, a young, openly-gay man in Wyoming. Teen People not only noted this sad anniversary in their October 1999 issue, but provided practical advice on coming out, as a post-script to the article in which Joe appeared. Joe struggled with his sexuality as a teen, but found peace with himself by "nerding it out", and learning about the science of sexuality. Today, Joe’s the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State University. I spoke with him over two interviews, during the early weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic, and in the wake of intense protest against police violence in America.

Naima shot to stardom as the winner and fan favorite of the hit TV series “America’s Next Top Model”. She has been the face for international campaigns including Cover Girl, Samsung, Bandolier and Islander Swimwear. Naima’s television performances include roles on America’s Next Top Model, Project Runway, BRAVO TV’s Strut, The Tyra Banks Show, Veronica Mars, Miss Teen USA, Prime Time Emmy Awards, Sheer Cover Mineral Makeup Commercial, and as lead host for CBS’s “Twiin”. As a model and talent, Naima has graced the cover of reputable fashion magazines such as Elegant, Vicious, Cover, B.L.A.C., Modern Salon, H Mag, Look Guatemala, Honey Be Natural, and Gia’s Magazine. She has also been featured in editorial spreads in ELLE, SENSE Japan, FLESH Mexico, Revista 192, The Powder Room, Volition, WINK, ELUXE, OPPA!, Shambhala Sun, Teen People, Ambassador, Corduroy, Metro Pop, Fuego, Latina, INKED, Jewel, Style Line and Radaar Magazine.

Naima shot to stardom as the winner and fan favorite of the hit TV series “America’s Next Top Model”. She has been the face for international campaigns including Cover Girl, Samsung, Bandolier and Islander Swimwear. Naima’s television performances include roles on America’s Next Top Model, Project Runway, BRAVO TV’s Strut, The Tyra Banks Show, Veronica Mars, Miss Teen USA, Prime Time Emmy Awards, Sheer Cover Mineral Makeup Commercial, and as lead host for CBS’s “Twiin”. As a model and talent, Naima has graced the cover of reputable fashion magazines such as Elegant, Vicious, Cover, B.L.A.C., Modern Salon, H Mag, Look Guatemala, Honey Be Natural, and Gia’s Magazine. She has also been featured in editorial spreads in ELLE, SENSE Japan, FLESH Mexico, Revista 192, The Powder Room, Volition, WINK, ELUXE, OPPA!, Shambhala Sun, Teen People, Ambassador, Corduroy, Metro Pop, Fuego, Latina, INKED, Jewel, Style Line and Radaar Magazine.

The summer of 1998 - numetal was raging on the charts, Bill Clinton was lying through his teeth and MTV debuted their Wanna Be a VJ series. Jesse Camp (@therealjessecamp), a lovable goofball from Connecticut with wild hair, was chosen by viewers and became the first ever winner, and he’s joining Girly Mags for this blast-from-the-past episode! Come along for this balls-to-the-wall, totally rockin’ nostalgia trip through his time at MTV, strange celebrity encounters, 1998 trivia and more! Follow us on Instagram - girly.mags Twitter - girly_mags Join our Patreon for exclusive content, bonus podcast segments, your chance to take a quiz and our archives!

How do we trust in the Lord when life takes a turn? Today, Cristabelle welcomes multi-Platinum recording artist Jaci Velasquez. From the struggles of life in the spotlight after finding sudden fame at 16, to being a wife and mother of two boys, to navigating the waters of learning her oldest son was diagnosed with autism, Jaci has learned to trust in the Lord through it all. On today's episode, she shares her story, with valuable insight and wisdom that will encourage your heart. •CONNECT & MORE INFO• Hosted by Cristabelle Braden Instagram: @declarationlife Facebook: @declarationlife Website: http://cristabellebraden.com/declarationlife Email: declarationlife@gmail.com Intro/Outro Music: "Not Giving Up" by Cristabelle Braden •ABOUT JACI• Jaci Velasquez has attained three RIAA® certified Platinum® albums, three RIAA certified Gold® albums, sixteen No. 1 singles, six more singles in the top 10, seven Dove Awards, three Latin Grammy® Award nominations, and three Grammy Award nominations. She has also graced more than fifty magazine covers, including Teen People, Latin Girl, Teen Beat, Parade, and People and has as appeared in ads for Pepsi, Doritos, and Target. For nearly six years, she has co-hosted Salem Broadcasting Network's “The Family Friendly Morning Show with Doug and Jaci Velasquez” with more than 1.5 million daily listeners. In addition to writing, recording, touring, and serving as an advocate for autism awareness, Velasquez has been featured in five faith-based films since 2009, hosted the SESAC Christian Music Awards and the GMA IMMERSE conference, and has been internationally active in the music industry since her emergence as an award-winning artist at the age of sixteen. JACI'S BOOK: "When God Rescripts Your Life" Website: http://www.jacivelasquez.com •ABOUT CRISTABELLE• Cristabelle Braden is an award winning singer/songwriter, keynote speaker, author, and podcast host. After suffering a traumatic brain injury, she began to write music. Since then, she has surpassed medical expectations and thrived in her newfound gift of music; she has come from re-learning daily life tasks in brain injury rehabilitation to setting her feet firmly on the ground as a songwriter, speaker, and artist with a message of hope. Website: http://cristabellebraden.com

Welcome to episode three of Teen People. My name is Anna Soper, and I am a British-Canadian artist, writer, and librarian in Canada. Today I give you Atiya Jones: funny, outgoing, fashionista. Girl-about-town—until Covid hit—in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Atiya was but a girl in Brooklyn when she worked for Teen People as a Trendspotter—part of a focus group made up of Teen People’s own readers. She appeared in three issues of Teen People, including the one I have, where she was set up on a blind date. (Awkward!) When I contacted her about my podcast she replied, "An interview about one of the greatest periods in my life? Absolutely!" Atiya is a force of nature with a belly-deep laugh and unshakable self-confidence. Find her online at www.atiyajones.com. Currently, she is producing and selling non-medical masks through her website. Ditch that suspiciously-fibreglassy pleated thing you've been wearing and support an independent artisan from Pittsburgh instead! Podcast notes: Find me on Twitter (www.Twitter.com/TeenPeoplePod) and www.annasoper.ca. Music: © Anna Soper Black Lives Matter! Donate, educate, celebrate: www.blacklivesmatter.ca www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/black-organizations-anti-racist-groups-canada_ca_5ed57ea1c5b6867b30853e20 www.canadians.org/statement/black-lives-matter www.blacklivesmatter.com

What up Bossies! You’re listening to Girls of Bosstown! We’re here as your popular culture gurus to not only dish about current celebrity gossip but also throw it back to iconic moments that happened on this particular week many years ago…this is GBT The Podcast! WOWOW we found an old Teen People (throwback right?) magazine about 25 of the hottest stars under 25 for the year 2000..we're dishing about who was on the cover back then and also coming up with our own hottest stars under 25 for 2020!

Ashley Canino was thirteen when she appeared in Teen People. Modelling a pair of very low-rise corduroys, Ashley was part of a fashion editorial called 'Fashion for Every Body'. From "busty" to "boyish", each model was dressed solely according to their measurements. It's an editorial decision that troubles Ashley, who says, "It's part of the reason why magazines like this don't exist anymore." We talk about bras, boys, and body image — all the good stuff. Have a listen! Podcast notes: Ashley Canino is a freelance writer and media research professional who contributes to digital and print publications such as Bedsider and The Riveter Magazine. See her work here: https://ashleycanino.contently.com. Find me on Twitter (www.Twitter.com/TeenPeoplePod) and www.annasoper.ca. Intro music: © Anna Soper Outro music: © Apple Inc., used on a royalty-free basis.

Welcome to Teen People! This unofficial podcast reveals the stories of those who appeared in Teen People magazine as young adults. My first guest is Caron Levis, who interned at Teen People in the late 1990s. Today, Caron teaches at NYU and the New School's Creative Writing MFA program. She is the author of several books, including the award-winning picture book Ida, Always. In this episode, Caron shares her memories of Teen People's earliest days, as well as her thoughts on life in lockdown. Stay tuned 'til the end for a guided meditation inspired by her latest book, This Way, Charlie! Podcast notes: Caron Levis is the author of several books, including the award-winning picture book, Ida, Always. Her latest, This Way, Charlie, received a starred review in School Library Journal: www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=this-way-charlie. Both of these books are illustrated by Charles Santoso: www.charlessantoso.com/wp/. Find Caron online at www.caronlevis.com and on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/caronlevis. Her Facebook page is here: www.facebook.com/CaronAuthorLevis/. Caron’s Honeysuckle Breath meditation is posted here: www.caronlevis.com/post/2020/03/19/this-way-to-bravery-peace-this-way-charlie-activity. If you’re currently looking after any stir-crazy children, check out her website for activities and printables to keep them occupied! Pick up her books through your favourite bookseller, or find them in your nearest library: www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3ALevis%2C+Caron&qt=advanced&dblist=638. Find me on Twitter (www.Twitter.com/TeenPeoplePod) and www.annasoper.ca. Intro music: © Anna Soper Outro music: © Apple Inc., used on a royalty-free basis.

Daniel Darling is the Senior Vice President for Communications for National Religious Broadcasters. Dan is a bestselling author of several books, including Teen People of the Bible, Crash Course, iFaith, Real, Activist Faith, The Original Jesus, The Dignity Revolution, The Characters of Christmas and the forthcoming, A Way With Words, releasing in September 2020. He is the general editor, along with Trillia Newbell, of a small group study on racial reconciliation, The Church and the Racial Divide and is a contributor to The Worldview Study Bible and The Couples Devotional Bible.    You can find Dan on Twitter HERE.

In this episode, Josh, Lindsay, and Brent discuss facemask requirements, unemployment rates, cats with Coronavirus, and Zoom fatigue. Lindsay also gives a rundown of this week's ERLC content including a piece from Casey B. Hough on 3 ways to lead Christ's sheep through the valley of the shadow of COVID-19, Ericka Andersen on quarantine as an opportunity for churches emerging stronger, and Josh Wester on why religious liberty is so important to Baptists. Also in this episode, the hosts are joined by Dan Darling for a conversation about life and ministry. About Dan Daniel Darling is the Vice President for Communications for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (ERLC). Dan is a bestselling author of several books, including Teen People of the Bible, Crash Course, iFaith, Real, Activist Faith, The Original Jesus, The Dignity Revolution, The Characters of Christmas and the forthcoming, A Way With Words, releasing in September 2020. He is the general editor, along with Trillia Newbell, of a small group study on racial reconciliation, The Church and the Racial Divide and is a contributor to The Worldview Study Bible and The Couples Devotional Bible. Dan has served churches in Illinois and Tennessee. He and his wife Angela have four children and reside in the Nashville area. They attend Green Hill Church in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, where Dan serves as Pastor of Teaching and Discipleship. Twitter: @dandarling ERLC Content ​​Casey B. Hough with 3 ways to lead Christ's sheep through the valley of the shadow of COVID-19 Ericka Andersen with The quarantine is an opportunity for churches to emerge stronger Josh Wester with Why is religious liberty so important to Baptists? Defending a good doctrine Culture Cellphone data shows coronavirus kept churchgoers at home in every state on Easter NPR: 73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus Texas, as an example, is reportedly looking at cuts as deep as 20% to the state budget. CNN: These are the states that require you to wear a face mask in public Perhaps a preview of things to come: VP Pence speaking at the US Air Force Academy graduation. Trump to Temporarily Halt Immigration Into the U.S. Amid Coronavirus Crisis Another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits Some citizens are looking to leave places like NYC Two cats in New York are first pets known to have coronavirus in the US 1 big thing: The Zoom fatigue is real Last night, the NFL draft went virtual amid coronavirus pandemic McDonald's is giving first responders and healthcare workers free 'Thank You meals' Lunchroom Lindsay: New show called The Chosen: The First Original Series About Jesus Christ Josh: Stunt guy video Brent: Helpful explainer from the NY Times: Is the Virus on My Clothes? My Shoes? My Hair? My Newspaper? ERLC Inbox Q: There's been a lot of conversation about Christians and the 2020 election. What resources would you recommend for Christians to think about this issue? Connect with us on Twitter @ERLC @jbwester @LeatherwoodTN @LindsNicolet Sponsors Where is God in a Coronavirus World? by John Lennox (The Good Book Company) ERLC Highlights – subscribe for curated content from the ERLC's editors delivered straight to your inbox

In this episode, Josh, Lindsay, and Brent discuss facemask requirements, unemployment rates, cats with Coronavirus, and Zoom fatigue. Lindsay also gives a rundown of this week’s ERLC content including a piece from Casey B. Hough on 3 ways to lead Christ’s sheep through the valley of the shadow of COVID-19, Ericka Andersen on quarantine as an opportunity for churches emerging stronger, and Josh Wester on why religious liberty is so important to Baptists. Also in this episode, the hosts are joined by Dan Darling for a conversation about life and ministry. About Dan Daniel Darling is the Vice President for Communications for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (ERLC). Dan is a bestselling author of several books, including Teen People of the Bible, Crash Course, iFaith, Real, Activist Faith, The Original Jesus, The Dignity Revolution, The Characters of Christmas and the forthcoming, A Way With Words, releasing in September 2020. He is the general editor, along with Trillia Newbell, of a small group study on racial reconciliation, The Church and the Racial Divide and is a contributor to The Worldview Study Bible and The Couples Devotional Bible. Dan has served churches in Illinois and Tennessee. He and his wife Angela have four children and reside in the Nashville area. They attend Green Hill Church in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, where Dan serves as Pastor of Teaching and Discipleship. Twitter: @dandarling ERLC Content ​​Casey B. Hough with 3 ways to lead Christ’s sheep through the valley of the shadow of COVID-19 Ericka Andersen with The quarantine is an opportunity for churches to emerge stronger Josh Wester with Why is religious liberty so important to Baptists? Defending a good doctrine Culture Cellphone data shows coronavirus kept churchgoers at home in every state on Easter NPR: 73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus Texas, as an example, is reportedly looking at cuts as deep as 20% to the state budget. CNN: These are the states that require you to wear a face mask in public Perhaps a preview of things to come: VP Pence speaking at the US Air Force Academy graduation. Trump to Temporarily Halt Immigration Into the U.S. Amid Coronavirus Crisis Another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits Some citizens are looking to leave places like NYC Two cats in New York are first pets known to have coronavirus in the US 1 big thing: The Zoom fatigue is real Last night, the NFL draft went virtual amid coronavirus pandemic McDonald's is giving first responders and healthcare workers free 'Thank You meals' Lunchroom Lindsay: New show called The Chosen: The First Original Series About Jesus Christ Josh: Stunt guy video Brent: Helpful explainer from the NY Times: Is the Virus on My Clothes? My Shoes? My Hair? My Newspaper? ERLC Inbox Q: There’s been a lot of conversation about Christians and the 2020 election. What resources would you recommend for Christians to think about this issue? Connect with us on Twitter @ERLC @jbwester @LeatherwoodTN @LindsNicolet Sponsors Where is God in a Coronavirus World? by John Lennox (The Good Book Company) ERLC Highlights - subscribe for curated content from the ERLC’s editors delivered straight to your inbox

Are you ready to embrace a life filled with more positivity? Then you'll love today's conversation with guest Meaghan B. Murphy who believes that you should search for the Yay! every day. Meaghan is a multi-platform media junkie with a 20-plus year magazine career at Teen People, Cosmopolitan, and Self. She is also the current executive editor for Good Housekeeping and is working on her debut novel, The Fully Charged Life, which will make its debut in 2021. We talked about how learning to be grateful, and practice gratitude has changed her life for the better after tragically losing her father to cancer. She shares her practice for being more present and how learning to say “no” has helped her tremendously in her life and career.    What's In This Episode: How to look for the good every day How to get comfortable with saying no to what does not serve you Learning to trust your gut The 3 F's Meaghan uses before making any decisions Strategies to be more present

Dustin Plantholt’s “Life’s Tough—You Can Be Tougher” podcast this week features Jaci Velasquez, platinum-selling and three-time Grammy nominated artist, American actress, on-air personality and renowned Contemporary Christian and Latin pop singer/songwriter—performing in both English and Spanish. Velasquez was born in Houston, Texas on October 15, 1979 and is of Mexican, Spanish, French, Scottish, and Arab ancestry. She grew up in a lyrical environment where her parents were singers and pastors at an evangelical church. At the age of nine, she began traveling with her father—who by then was a full-time singing evangelist—first singing backup, and then singing solo, and releasing two independent records. It was while on the road that she was discovered by a representative of Myrrh Records. Jaci’s illustrious music career has earned her three Platinum albums, three Gold albums, sixteen No. 1 singles, six more singles in the top 10, seven Dove Awards, three Latin Grammy Award nominations, three Grammy Award nominations, and an American Music Award nomination. She has also graced more than fifty magazine covers, including Teen People, Latin Girl, Teen Beat, Parade, and People and has as appeared in ads for Pepsi, Doritos, and Target. In addition to her remarkable music success, Jaci is an actress and has been featured in five faith-based films since 2009. She has also co-hosted Salem Broadcasting Network’s “The Family Friendly Morning Show with Doug and Jaci Velasquez” with more than 1.5 million daily listeners. On October 8, 2019 Jaci released her memoir, When God Rescripts Your Life: Seeing Value, Beauty and Purpose When Life Is Interrupted, sharing how she overcame the challenges of early fame and a failed marriage and trusted God to turn her broken pieces into priceless treasures. After the release of her first album at the awkward age of sixteen, Jaci Velasquez found sudden fame. Five of the songs reached number one, and she became the first and fastest-selling solo artist in Christian music history to reach gold status with a debut album. Despite her initial success, however, her career stalled, and her young marriage ended quickly, leaving her feeling broken, used up, and sometimes useless. But God repurposed those experiences for a greater plan as her renewed faith carried her through a resurrected career, the adventures of a second marriage, and the ups-and-downs of being a wife and mother of two boys, including one diagnosed with autism. Through a blend of personal narrative, practical strategies, and the truth of God's word, Jaci invites readers to rewrite their own stories and dream new dreams for their lives. Her life-transforming insights will guide readers in not only overcoming challenges, wrong turns, and often painful circumstances, but also in growing from those experiences and becoming equipped and empowered to help others. In addition to writing, recording, touring and acting, Jaci serves as an advocate for autism awareness. Join Dustin and Jaci for a heartfelt conversation on life’s numerous twists and turns and hear how Jaci’s faith helped her navigate the curvy roads and grow stronger along the way. “I may not know what to do or what the future holds,” Jaci says, “but I trust that God does.”

Daniel Darling is the Vice President for Communications for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (ERLC). Dan is the author of several books, including Teen People of the Bible, Crash Course, iFaith, Real, Activist Faith, The Original Jesus, The Dignity Revolution, and his forthcoming book, The Characters of Christmas. He is a contributing editor to Christianity Today’s CT Pastors, a columnist for Homelife, and a regular contributor to In Touch Magazine. He also writes regularly for several leading publications, including Christianity Today and The Gospel Coalition. Dan’s op-eds have appeared in USA Today, CNN, Washington Times, Time, Huffington Post, National Review, Washington Post and First Things. He has appeared on CNN and on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Dan is also a contributor to The Worldview Study Bible. 

Andrea's artistic talents emerged at age 5 and even before celebrating her 16th birthday, this Toronto born, Entertainer had already acted alongside Hollywood heavyweights such as Diahann Carroll in The Natalie Cole Story and Wesley Snipes and Dr. Maya Angelou in her directorial debut, the critically acclaimed Down in the Delta. After wrapping up on the Disney movie Cadet Kelly alongside Hilary Duff, Lewis soon spent 6 seasons on the hit show Degrassi: The Next Generation and became known around the world as "Hazel" as millions of North Americans tuned in each week to watch Andrea in the Award-winning drama, which is ranked No. 1 in Canada and the US. Lewis has garnered international attention from Degrassi which landed her in the pages of Teen People, New York Times and Entertainment Weekly magazines. After Degrassi, she went on to other leading roles in on Showtime and Nickelodeon and BET. Taking her career to another level Lewis started Jungle Wild Productions, where she created the hit web series' “Black Actress” written by and starring Lewis and the fan favorite relationship drama “Beyond Complicated” both seasons can be watched at youtube.com/AndreaLewisChannel. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theactorslounge/support

The #1 New York Times Bestseller AN INVISIBLE THREAD By Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski PRAISE FOR THE #1 New York Times BESTSELLING MEMOIR AN INVISIBLE THREAD: “An Invisible Thread is like The Blind Side, but instead of football, it’s food. These are two people who were brought together by one simple meal, and it literally changed the course of both of their lives. This is a must-read . . . you can read it in a day because it’s impossible to put down. If you read it and find it as moving as I did, pay it forward: buy a copy and give it to a friend.” – Rachael Ray, host of The Rachael Ray Show “If you have a beating heart—or if you fear you’re suffering a hardening of the emotional arteries—you really ought to commit to this book at the earliest possible opportunity . . . read this book. And pass it on. And encourage the next reader to do the same.” – Jesse Kornbluth, Huffington Post From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski comes the young readers edition of an inspirational memoir about an unlikely friendship between a busy sales executive and a homeless eleven-year-old boy. One Monday afternoon, on a crowded New York City street corner, eleven-year old Maurice met Laura and asked for spare change because he was hungry. Something made Laura stop and offer to take Maurice to lunch. They met for dinner on the following Monday, and the Monday after that, and wound up getting together on m0re than 100 Mondays, forging an unlikely friendship that changed both their lives forever. Based on the true story of Laura Schroff and Maurice Mazyck, An Invisible Thread chronicles the bond between an eleven-year-old boy and a busy sales executive; a heartwarming journey of hope, kindness, adventure, and love—and the power of fate to help us find our way. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Laura Schroff is a former advertising executive who helped launch three of the most successful start-ups in Time Inc. history— In Style, Teen People, and People Style Watch. Schroff has also worked as the New York Division Manager at People magazine. Since the release of An Invisible Thread, Schroff has been a keynote speaker at over 300 schools, libraries, charities and bookstores, encouraging people to find for their own invisible thread connections and appreciate the power of small acts of kindness. Lives in Westchester, NY

Today’s first guest will help you find success through embracing failure. Karen Rinaldi joins us to discuss how resilience is born from discovering the freedom of sucking at something. It’s Great to Suck at Something: The Unexpected Joy of Wiping Out and What It Can Teach Us About Patience, Resilience, and the Stuff that Really Matters reveals the joy in the pursuit rather than the goal. Karen has worked in publishing for over two decades, and is the founder of the imprint Harper Wave at HarperCollins. She has been featured in The New York Times, Oprah.com, Time, LitHub and other publications. Next, Laura Schroff was a busy sales executive when she befriended an 11 year old homeless boy, both of them embarking on a life-changing journey of hope, kindness, adventure, and love. An Invisible Thread is her memoir, showing how the power of fate can help you find your way. Laura is a former advertising executive who helped launch three of the most successful start-ups in Time Inc. history— In Style, Teen People, and People Style Watch. She has been a keynote speaker at over 300 schools, libraries, charities and bookstores..

An incredible career following one's heart in service journalism, when your kids are toy testers, how it gets tougher but more rewarding as kids get older, a house that is part classroom and part party, and when karma delivers love and support back to you in a rough time. Meaghan Murphy, Executive Editor of Good Housekeeping Magazine, shares her mom journey with Stacy Igel and Michelle Park. (Instagram: @meaghanbmurphy) Dylan pre-k experience, spelling, writing name An incredible career path - how Meaghan started in magazines at 18, won an essay contest writing about adversity, then from YM Magazine to Teen People to MTV to Delia's to Victoria's Secret, then Hearst then Cosmo, then Self Magazine, fitness expert, an acting background, then Good Housekeeping! No career path or goals—just following her heart Having three kids Trying so many things she learns through her service journalism How Meaghan's kids are toy testers Balancing everything when they are younger, it gets crazier as they get older, schedules, bullying, anxiety, homework More challenging but more rewarding Conversations with her little people A house always feel like part classroom, part party When she was sick, receiving so much love and support, and all the love and giving she does coming back to her

Roll on that body glitter and let your thong hang out, all the way back to this February 2005 issue of Teen People. We’re giving you the 411 on forgotten couples, examining the bad gals of Hollywood and discussing the trials and tribulations of unofficial Whole Foods spokesperson Jessica Simpson. Also, James takes on the heroic task of Marilyn Mansplaining the entire plot of The Son of the Mask so that you never, ever have to watch it. You’re welcome. IN THIS ISSUE: 1.  This Month in History: February 2005 2.  Your Life, Busted: Oops! (There It Is) 3.  Hottest Celebrity Couples: Where Are They Now? 4.  Hollywood Bad Girls: Papa-Paparazzi 5.  The Goof-Proof Asking Them Out Guide: Is it Worth It, Let Me Work It 6.  Quiz: How Romantic is He?

On this week's podcast, Marcus sits down with Hayley Hill. A New York girl in Alabama went from working for some of the greatest magazine publishers to becoming one herself. Grab your coffee and listen to Hayley's story from college to the creation of Access Magazine. You can find this episode on , Spotify, or iTunes. Hayley: My name is Hayley Hill, and I am the Founder and Editor of Access Magazine. Marcus: Well welcome to the podcast Hayley. Hayley: Thank you for having me. Marcus: Yeah, no, this is awesome. I'm excited to have you on the podcast, 'cause I'm a big fan of what you all are doing, and what you represent, and what you're bringing to this community. So thank you for coming on today. Hayley: My pleasure. Marcus: Yeah, so well one of the things that we always start with is we get some of the backstory about the person that we're listening to. So we want to hear where you're from. Where'd you go to school? Did you go to college? If so, what did you study? And any other backstory that you want to share with us. Hayley: Well I could fill a novel with my backstory. But I am for the most part from New York City, where I went to the Fashion Institute of Technology right there in Midtown. Marcus: Nice. Hayley: And from before I could even really remember, I had a obsession with fashion. I considered high school my runway. I was determined to get to New York, that was my tribe, and life did not start until I moved there in 1986. Marcus: Nice. Hayley: I did go through school in New York at the Fashion Institute. Back in those days, before the big celebrity movement, and before the term celebrity stylist had even come to fruition, I would go to my advisors and say, "I want to work at Vogue, and I want to put those outfits together." They didn't know what to tell me. There was no major for that. There was no way to study. So I picked up different internships with magazines, and photographers and found my own way. I had landed, in the early 90s, at a magazine called Teen People.   Marcus: Nice. Hayley: I was one of the founding editors. That's back in the day when People Magazine did Carol Channing on the cover. It was a much older celebrity. Culture wasn't interested in the young celebrity yet. So Teen People came in right at the time of the 90s pop stars like, Britney Spears, NSYNC, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera. All those pop-stars were really just taking over. So the launch of Teen People was the perfect time. So I was able to get a job there, and I got to meet all those celebrities, and then I started dressing them on the side, as well as being an editor. Marcus: Wow. Hayley: So my original career was in fashion, either through the celebrity styling, or as a magazine editor. Marcus: And so you would say that editing was really ... I mean that was your way into what you really wanted to be doing, which was the styling? Or were they kind of- Hayley: That's a chicken or an egg question. Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: I love being an editor, but I also loved being in fashion. I loved dressing celebrities. Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: And I happened to hit it just at the right time. I mean, it's been said about me that I was the first celebrity stylist there was, so that's interesting. Marcus: Nice. Hayley: You know, where I was taking it up a level doing the tours, the album covers, all the ad campaigns like, remember Got Milk? Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: All that kind of stuff. For all those young celebrities that I just mentioned. Marcus: So I'm having kind of a brain fart here, how in the world do you end up from New York City, doing all that, you've got to tell that story. I mean how did- Hayley: That's a whole nother book. But it starts and ends with a man. Marcus: Okay. Hayley: And I had three children. From Teen People, I had this great career in styling, and I was an editor. I went on to work at In Style, and US Weekly as well, and did all their fashion pages. And then I ended up having three children that I never saw, because I was working constantly. And I had a team of eight that worked in my apartment making outfits for NSYNC and Britney. It obviously was a lot. So when I had my children, I just was like, "Okay, I've done this for a really long time." I did it for over 20 years. And my now ex-husband and I decided to move to Mobile, where he was from. I had never heard of it before. Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: But I did end up here, and my plan was to just stay home and raise my kids. But some of the local women, the movers and shakers, heard about my background, and they sought me out to help them with their wardrobes. So I got into the whole culture of Mobile, and was exposed to ... You know, like a Southern wedding is like a blood sport. It's so competitive. I'm not knocking it. I absolutely love it. Marcus: No, I know totally what you're saying. I completely understand what you're saying, and I hope the audience does too, but that's great. I mean it's a blood sport. Hayley: It took an outside view to see what was happening here. Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: I was asked to dress the Queen of Mardi Gras one year. I thought Mardi Gras was a day. Marcus: I've been here for 12 or 14 years, or something like that. I'm still trying to understand Mardi Gras, and all the ceremony that surrounds it. Because there's a lot of stuff that you don't ... It's not just the parades. I mean, like you're saying- Hayley: There is a whole underworld. Marcus: Yeah, there's a whole underworld that goes along with it. Hayley: Starts in November with balls and parties for the courts. It's a whole other show, actually that what goes on. Marcus: Wow. Hayley: But I was so mesmerized by the process of dressing a queen, and what goes into making the train, and what goes into curating a wardrobe for the whole season. Sometimes they have their own china made. You know, extravagant parties. As an editor in New York, I would have died for these stories. Marcus: Right. Hayley: So I got to thinking, "I should start a magazine." And this was kind of at the time where the newspaper had started cutting down their frequency, and I had tried to get interviews at some of the other local media outlets, and people didn't know what to do with me. Marcus: Right. Hayley: 'Cause they just saw fashion. But I had also already had 20 years editing. I had worked at the top- Marcus: Just probably more than most of the people that you were actually trying to get in front of. Hayley: Right. Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: So not to be heartbroken, I just decided to do my own thing. Marcus: I love you. I absolutely- Hayley: Which, you know, sometimes ignorance is bliss. Marcus: That's incredible. Let's take a minute. Let's take a pause there for just a second, 'cause you're starting to get into another question. But, do you remember what your very first job was? And I'm not- Hayley: [crosstalk 00:07:05] yes. Marcus: Yeah, your crap job. Yeah, not your good job. Your crap job. What was that? Hayley: Crap job, it was the take whatever you can get. I was just graduated from FIT, and there was, I had two job offers. One was from Harper's Bazaar, and one was from Woman's Day Magazine. The one at Harper's Bazaar was to be a credit assistant, which means that you write up all the fashion credits from all the photo shoots. And that is not my strength. Marcus: Right. Hayley: Even though I wanted to go to Harper's Bazaar, and I had a really awkward interview that could be qualified as maybe a me too movement moment. Marcus: Oh God. Hayley: And then I had an interview at Woman's Day Magazine, which is like what all our moms read. Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: And they had made me, they offered me the job to be the location scout, and the model editor. So I thought that was much more fabulous. So I took that job. It was great. So I started going scouting for locations for the different photo shoots, and booking the models to wear the mom jeans, that kind of thing. Marcus: So what lessons were learned out of that first job, that carried into your career? Was there anything that you, when you look back at that, was there anything that sticks out as a lesson learned? Or I mean it could be even as nebulous as knowing how to work with people, or I mean something along those lines. Hayley: Right. I think, you know, I noticed early on, it's a industry of relationships. It's also an industry of hard work. It all looks so beautiful. It all looks so glamorous. But I notice, so many of the girls that I worked with were there because it's almost like they wanted to be the models themselves. But I realized that behind every photo shoot, behind every article, you have to go after every detail with such persistence and stop at nothing to get what you want, and that's what I'm really good at. I am not afraid to work hard. I am not afraid to introduce myself. I am not afraid to speak up about my ideas. Marcus: You're from the Northeast, of course not. Hayley: Right. But the industry is full of a lot of followers. It's very interesting that there are just a lot of people who just want to be in the industry. I wanted to make my mark on the industry. And I just have never been fearful. So that's one thing that I always want to instill in everybody who works for me, go after what you want. Marcus: Right, be hungry, be driven. Hayley: Yes, and don't be afraid to work. Marcus: Yeah, we were talking at lunch, and one of the things that kind of grates on me, is when people don't try. When they don't put in the effort, even for something that they are passionate about. Hayley: Right. Marcus: They're not going after it and being driven and seeking the knowledge and seeking the activities that they're going to need to do in order to actually achieve the goals that they have for themselves. Hayley: Right. Marcus: They just wait for it to happen. Hayley: I didn't spend a lot of time as an assistant. I moved up the ranks pretty quickly because I brought more than what was asked to the table. Marcus: Yep. Hayley: And I wasn't ever shy about introducing a weird idea, or a new idea. I wasn't shy in talking to my bosses. It got me to a place where I realized, it's like, so many people will tell you what you can't do. I just look at them and say, "Tell me what you can do." Stop at nothing. Marcus: That's awesome. That's really good stuff. Now you started to talk about starting the magazine. What was that like? 'Cause I mean it's not ... We talked about it a second ago, or minute ago before we started. But Mobile is a difficult market, and especially when you start thinking about running a magazine like yours in a fairly small market. What has that experience been like? Hayley: Well it was very interesting, to say the least. First, I was faced with two really big challenges. Marcus: Right. Hayley: My dream was to start off with a $200,000 investment from some venture capitalist, or some local person that just wanted to be associated with my obviously genius idea. And I literally spent two years on a business plan. Marcus: Wow. Hayley: And I got so frustrated, 'cause I would go out and tip-toe around in my heels and try to talk to people about my experience and what I thought this magazine could do. It was not working at all. I got no bites, and I was so frustrated. And then it just got to the point where luckily I had engaged myself in this community, going back to having met all these women who brought me into their life, and I became their friends. I just started hosting events, and asking these women to come and they did. One of the events that I did, it was called Seventh on the Hill. It was a runway show. It involved all the local businesses. I had partnered with one of my friends who was on the board for what was then Junior Miss, which is now Distinguished Young Women. So we were able to produce a fashion show where we, I think we made over $100,000 with the last show that we did. I was working on that fashion show, not getting any bites on the magazine to get this business partner that I needed to have the big office that I thought we should have, and all the fabulous startup things that we should have. I just was like, "You know what, I need to launch this magazine at this fashion show." So I went to my friends and I begged them to work for me for free. I was like, "You know what, there's going to be a payoff. It's going to come in about three months." Marcus: That doesn't sound familiar does it? I'm looking at Jared. Hayley: Yes. Marcus: The story is that we started this podcast, and he didn't work for me, it was just a side project that we were doing. It was kind of a fun thing. But yeah, now he does work for me, and he does get paid, so yeah. Hayley: There you go. There you go. Marcus: But no, that's really cool. Hayley: Yeah, so we did it. We broke even on our first issue. Everybody got paid, and we were off and running, but I never found a backer. Marcus: When was that? When did you start the- Hayley: 2009. Marcus: Nine, very good. Hayley: Yeah. Marcus: Wow, so nine years? Hayley: Yes. Yeah. Marcus: Okay, that's really cool, 'cause I can imagine. I mean it's print, in general is not an easy, there's not an easy- Hayley: Well that was the other challenge, is trying to tell people that Mobile values print. That print is not dead. Marcus: No, it's not. Hayley: Bad content is dead. Marcus: Amen. Hayley: And for lack of a better term, there's so much crap content out there. Marcus: Yep. Hayley: But the one thing I know from 20 years of editing in New York, is I know women, and I know how to talk to them, and I know what they want to read. And it's just my people are like, "How do you do it?" And it's simple. You put your consumer first every time. Marcus: So tell us more about that story though. What else surrounded the startup? Hayley: So we had no money to startup. I had a team with no print experience, that I had to personally train every step of the way. We also had no fancy office. So we worked in a pool house, that somebody said we could use for free. Marcus: Now do you mean a pool house like shooting pool? Like somebody's actual pool, like a swimming pool? Hayley: No, like off of somebody's actual pool, yes. Yes. Marcus: Wow. Hayley: It was in the Spanish Villa apartment complex, which was hilarious, because there was a lot of shenanigans that go down in the Spanish Villa apartments. Marcus: Nice, yeah. Hayley: So we just put ourselves there. Sometimes there was a/c, and sometimes there wasn't. But we got to work, and we did it. Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: And you know, now I look back and I would have it no other way. Because now I appreciate our giant, beautiful office that took us several years to get, but it's doable. Marcus: But you bootstrapped the whole thing. I mean not taking any investors means that you have been able to decide every step of the way, and control the business every step of the way, versus giving up some level of control to someone else that all they've done is just donated money to you. Hayley: Exactly. Marcus: Yeah. Well if you were talking to someone that wanted to get started in running their own business, what's the one bit of wisdom that you would impart to them? Hayley: Kind of what we were just saying is like, go for it. Don't wait for your million dollar venture capitalist to come through. If there's a will, there's a way. Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: You know, I had to get so super scrappy, but I did it. Don't give up. And I mean, Mobile is a hard place to launch a business, but it's also a great place to launch a business. We're not so ... We're not Seattle, where we're at the center of the IT community. It's not the media capital of the world. You can take some of the tried and trued, tried and true, excuse me, trends that are happening in the business world and mimic them, the successful ones here. Marcus: Yep. Hayley: It's kind of a perfect market. Marcus: Have you ever ... 'Cause even you ... We live in the same kind of world. Have you ever seen a time like this where it was so easy to actually get started in a business though? 'Cause I don't know that I ever, I've thought about that a lot lately 'cause I'm preparing a talk for a big conference over in Pensacola. One of the things that I just keep thinking of, there's never been an easier time to come up with a product, get that product made, whatever it is, whether it's software or a physical product, or even a magazine, or anything like that, and get that in front of an audience. There's not been any time like that in my recollection, have you? Hayley: Well, we need to talk. I have a million ideas. You know, all I can really speak to is what we've done. I wouldn't say it's been easy at all. Marcus: Sure. Hayley: But I would say I'm super proud. And yes, being in New York 20 years ago, you have so many outlets now to publicize yourself. Marcus: Yep. Hayley: Social media, obviously. The media in Mobile, in terms of TV and radio, they're so flexible and happy to hear from you, and happy to help you. Marcus: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Hayley: That just doesn't happen in big markets, without a big check at least. Marcus: Right. Hayley: So that part is easier. Marcus: Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, no absolutely. Now, is there anything you all are currently working on that we can talk about? And we can X this if you don't want to talk- Hayley: Well one of the things that has really been important to our brand as we grow is we've really realized that we need to be a community partner. We do so many stories on women that have impacted this community. Like the women who have built cancer centers, to the women that are feeding people at battered women shelters. But we decided, we need to do more. So that really has seemed to be a great avenue for us. We've been able to partner some of our clients like Porsche, with the Mobile Symphony, or Mobile Ballet, where we can bring both audiences together for the greater good. We're really good event planners, so we do a lot of event planning, and our clients can network at those events. So the whole thing of being more than a magazine, which is our tagline, has really been important to us. We seem to be doing really well with that. Mobile is driven by community service. You know, your more influential clients or consumers are so connected to their charities. Marcus: Yep. Hayley: And as a business, if you're not genuinely and authentically connected, they might look elsewhere. Marcus: Yeah, and I think people want to know that you're giving back. Hayley: Exactly. Marcus: They want to know that you're plugged in and that you actually give a shit, know what's going on in this town. Hayley: Exactly. How are you going to ask me to buy something from you, when you have a beach house on Ono, and you have children at a very upscale private school, and you have the fancy house on the golf course. But you don't do anything in this community. Marcus: Right, yeah. Hayley: So we've really been able to bring a lot of people together in those worlds, which extends our brand. Marcus: That's incredible that you've been able to do that, and I have heard nothing but absolutely fantastic things about the events that you all hold. Hayley: Well we do like to throw a party. We do like shenanigans. Marcus: That's awesome. So if you look to the business world, is there anyone that sticks out that motivates you? If you think that person, they really achieved something. Or they're working on a project. Or they've got a skillset, or something that really draws you in? Hayley: Wow, tough question. Marcus: You didn't think this was going to be all softballs did you? Hayley: Who motivates me? Who motivates me? I mean it's going to sound lame, and it's going to sound like it's not genuine, but it completely is. I'm really super proud of my team, and I'm really proud of my sales team because as you know, it's not easy in this market to get out there and sell your services to people. At the end of the day, while Access is a great read, and it's beautiful, it's very expensive to produce. Marcus: Yep. Hayley: My girls get hung up on all the time. They get snapped at, and I always want to scream at people, like, "We're also consumers here in this market. Don't treat us like that." They have such thick skins, and they keep going into battle every day. If it weren't for them, we would not have a publication. Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: Ruth Ginsberg, love her. Marcus: No, going back to what you were saying though, I get it, there are days where you get up and I mean it's the employees that motivate you. It's like, "I'm not feeling it today. But I know I've got to be on my game, because if I'm not, then they're the ones that are going to bear the brunt of that." But also, I want to go back to your ... It's amazing to me that people don't put the connection together of I have a platform. I don't want this to come from an arrogant place. But recently I was thinking this through. Most of the time I go in places and I treat people with respect, and I'm the guy that says thank you to the person that's cleaning the table, and doesn't treat them disrespectful or anything. But recently, we've had some situations where I'm just like, "I don't think you realize the reach that we have, as a media house." And I try not to go there, but at the same time it's like what you're saying. Don't treat people with disrespect when they're calling you on the phone, or ... Now granted we all get the recorded sales calls. And I'm always the one that's like, "Stop." Hayley: I don't have a student loan. Marcus: No. It's not even a person. It's just a recording. Those, I'll say some choice words to, because they don't even have the common decency to have a person call you. But anyway, as to the audience, treat people with respect. Hayley: It is astonishing, yeah absolutely. Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: And it's like we're ... Yes, it costs money to participate in our media platform, but we're going to work so hard for you. If you're not interested, just say, "No, thank you." Marcus: Right. Hayley: It's so simple, and I will come eat your pizza. Marcus: It's fine, you know. Hayley: No hard feelings. Marcus: Yeah, exactly. Hayley: I can handle no, I'm 50. Marcus: Alright, so this next one, is are there any books, podcasts, people or organizations that have been helpful in moving you forward? Hayley: God, you're making me seem so shallow. Marcus: No, not at all. Not at all. Hayley: The current book that I'm trying to read ... I don't get much time. I'm a single mom, three kids. Marcus: Oh yeah. Hayley: And I work around the clock every day. But I did recently meet this guy who is from Pritchard, so I've taken an interest in Pritchard. He wrote a book. He goes by the name Champ, but his book is called it's Prison and Poverty. Or Poverty and Prison, I don't remember. So I'm trying to read that, and he writes about how he was in prison for murder, and how he became a drug dealer. He makes the connection of how he evolved into becoming a drug dealer. Saw his dad killed at three years old, in front of his house. You know, this horrible life. So that's what I'm reading. I don't know if it relates. Marcus: No, it's light reading. Hayley: But I love the human story. That's more interesting to me than reading a business manual. Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: 'Cause I read business manuals. They're like, "Do a business plan." I threw that in the garbage, 'cause I couldn't get any ... Two years I spent on it. Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: I also read this great book a long time ago that really all entrepreneurs should read. It's called Startup Nation. And I don't remember the author, but it's all about Israel. Which I don't know if most people would be interested in that. I'm very interested. They have a huge percent of entrepreneurs, when you look at it in terms of the world, and they have a huge economy, when you look at it in terms of the world. The book is about how easy it is to start a business in Israel, and how business deals are done over a coffee and a handshake. Marcus: Wow. Hayley: And it's not this process that we have in the states. And it's very interesting because the Israeli government ... And I don't know if they're still doing this. But what they did to build their nation was, if you had an idea, and you could prove that it was a decent idea, the government would actually give you money. And if you made it, you pay the government back. Marcus: Wow. Hayley: If you didn't, thanks for trying. And they built this whole nation. I mean they're the lead of agriculture, technology- Marcus: How encouraging is that? 'Cause you think about what that communicates to the nation as a whole, to the people- Hayley: Anything's possible. Marcus: Yeah, anything's possible. Hayley: I mean out here you can't get a loan. I mean you can't. Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: It's so hard. You have to beg your friends, like I did. Let's do a project. Marcus: What is the most important thing that you've learned about running a business? Hayley: I've learned maybe the deeper level, is that there are days when you just want to cry, and you just want to throw the towel in. Our days as business owners can change in a minute. One minute you're down in the dumps, and the next minute you're on cloud nine. Marcus: Yep. Hayley: Just always keep that in the back of your mind, like, "It's going to be okay. Ride it out. It's okay." Marcus: And if you have that trusted advisor that you can call to talk you down off the ledge, sometimes that's helpful, or your sidekick that you can have talk you off the ledge then it's helpful too. Hayley: Right. My relationship with my staff in Mobile is very different than the relationship I had with my staffs in New York. Marcus: Right. Hayley: In New York, everybody's making bank. You know, it was I hire, I fire, get it together or go home. Marcus: Right. Hayley: When you have your own business in a small town, you have to have the comradery, you have to be each other's support team. So we are all very close. I mean, I don't always let them see all of my stress. But they do definitely see a lot of it, and they know the business, the hurdles that we have. They know the problems that we have. It's not hidden like it was in Time Inc. Marcus: Yeah, absolutely. So how do you like to unwind? Hayley: Well, I'm no stranger to a cocktail. Marcus: [crosstalk 00:28:12] this is a trick question. Yeah. You did mention you like to throw a party, so. Hayley: We throw a lot of parties at Access, but that's for networking opportunities for our clients. It has nothing to do with our enjoyment of libations. You know, I walk, I lift weights. I hang out with my team. I have three kids, and a good night's sleep is about all I can ask for. Marcus: Believe me, I completely understand that 'cause I'm not getting much of it- Hayley: I did just go back to New York though, and that was everything, for a visit. Marcus: Yeah? Have a good time? Hayley: Yes. It's so inspiring. Marcus: See any good shows, or do anything that stands out? Hayley: Interesting you should ask. I saw, I think the name of the show, it was based on the Go-Go's. I can't remember the show. The name of it. It might have been ... I'll have to think about that and get back to you. Marcus: No, it's all good. Hayley: I had a band in high school called the Stop-Stops. 'Cause I'm an absolute Go-Gos fanatic. Marcus: The Go-Gos versus the Stop-Stops. That's great. Hayley: True. So at Access we're contemplating starting our own band about angry housewives. Marcus: Okay. Hayley: All we have to do in this world, and work too. So that's ... But anyway, the show in New York was awesome. I saw a great exhibit at The Met about how the Catholic imagination has influenced designers. Where else in the world would you find something that specific?  Marcus: Yeah, fairly specific. Yeah. Hayley: It's just to be around all those ideas, it's so good for creative types like us. Marcus: Yeah. Hayley: We have to get involved with those movers and shakers. Marcus: I mean oftentimes I'll go to conferences just to get away. I'm not even so much concerned about what the topic is. I mean if I can get something out of it, it's great. But conferences are an excuse for me to go to bigger cities and see what's going on, eat some good food, see some good shows, or go to an exhibit or something along those lines. Hayley: Exactly. Marcus: You know, it's nice to just get out and see what the world has to offer. Where can people find out more information about Access Magazine, and maybe some of the offerings that you all have? Hayley: Okay, well I'll start with the offerings. Access is primarily a women's magazine. Most people don't know that women are the core consumer of all products and services. Marcus: Really? I had no idea. Hayley: You do. Most people don't though. It's astonishing. There's a study out there called the She-conomy, that we like to quote a lot. Literally, everything from healthcare to groceries, to where we live, what shrubs are in our front yard, to cars, to- Marcus: To the flooring that you're putting in a new office [inaudible 00:31:00] Hayley: Women's opinions are behind every decision. Jen, my girl sitting over here, her husband might be like, "Oh, we're going to get this car." If she thinks it's ugly, it's not happening. Marcus: He's not getting that car. Hayley: And if she and her husband pick out a car and their teenage daughter doesn't like it, then they're not getting it again. So even though we're a pretty magazine and we're glossy and it's all about local women, it really is a business vehicle to let people know what services and good are sold in the Mobile, Baldwin County area. We take a very unique approach. We might do a story on a cosmetic surgeon. Well I don't want to spend 1,200 words writing about boob jobs and facelifts. I want you to know who that doctor is. Where did he go to school? What kind of dad is he? What kind of [crosstalk 00:32:03] Marcus: What does he like to do? Yeah. Hayley: What kind of sense are running through his office? And does it feel like a spa. So we're much more- Marcus: Painting a picture for people versus just telling them the straight facts. Hayley: Right, it's conversational. So that's essentially what we do. Where you can find out the most about us, our website is under construction, so I would send people to  for Access magazine. Marcus: Access Magazine on Facebook, very good. Well I want to thank you again for coming on the podcast. To wrap up any final thoughts or comments you'd like to share? Hayley: I think I gave you more than ever asked for. Marcus: Now I appreciate your willingness to sit here with me, and share your journey as a business owner and entrepreneur. It's been great talking with you. Hayley: You too, thank you. Marcus: Absolutely.

Leslie dela Vega is a Photo Editor at The New York Times. Prior to The New York Times, she also worked for Rolling Stone, Fast Company, Essence, Time, Fortune, Teen People, VIBE, and Ozy. Her work can be seen on Instagram by following @leslie.delavega, and her website is lesliedelavega.com

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Jeremy Helligar is a writer, journalist, pop culturist, and world traveler from New York City, where he spent 15 years working as a writer and editor for People, Teen People, Us Weekly and Entertainment Weekly. He's interviewed such first-or-last-name-only A-listers as Britney, Sting, Cher and Bowie and shared his celebrity and entertainment insight and expertise on MTV, VH1 and E! Entertainment, among other networks. In 2006, Jeremy moved to Buenos Aires, where he spent four and a half years. He learned Spanish and launched his own blog, Theme for Great Cities, a travelogue, memoir, entertainment bible and Sex and the City rolled into one, while living in Argentina. After dividing his time between Melbourne and Bangkok for two and a half years, he spent one month in Berlin, one month in Rome, one month in Tel Aviv and one year in Cape Town, while completing his first book, Is It True What They Say About Black Men?: Tales of Love, Lust and Language Barriers on the Other Side of the World (Amazon, November 4, 2014). The Huffington Post, Thought Catalog, and The Advocate, among many other print and online publications, have featured his essays during his years abroad. He's currently based in Sydney, where he's worked as an editor for Nine Entertainment Co. while writing his second book, Storms in Africa: Notes from the Motherland, and wondering if he'll ever make it to Antarctica. Recently, Mr. Helligar was live on our show from Australia. He talked about his article I'm black and all my exes are white. Does that make me racist?. During our conversation, Mr. Helligar talked about: – Some of his background living in the Virgin Islands, Florida and New York – How he got involved in the entertainment industry and his favorite interview of all time – How did writing become part of his life – some memories of his journeies to different countries and how did he end up in Sydney, Australia – The background behind the article and how has this article has helped him, what he wanted to achieve with the article and the reaction – Why have his partners all being white and his response to people who criticize this – The fact that he has been ostracized by blacks and gays more than any other group – His thoughts on racism in the gay community and what can be done to change it You can contact Mr. Helligar via: Blog Twitter Visit our website at http://www.thedrvibeshow.com/ Please feel free to email us at dr.vibe@thedrvibeshow.com Please feel free to “Like” the “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook fan page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith, Dr. Vibe

Jennifer Bradley Franklin already had a byline in a new national magazine under her belt at age 19, and visions of a career as a professional writer. Then, she watched as the planes hit the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. As a result of the economic downturn, her job at Teen People magazine crumbled. Journalism jobs were nowhere to be found. Yet her passion for writing would not go away. Today, one of her greatest joys has been immersing herself in some of the biggest concerns facing young people—poverty, hunger and human trafficking—through the research and co-authorship of her book, Make It Zero, published in 2016.

Today I interview Dan about his work at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, cultural engagement, and ministry. Some topics from today’s episode include: His life ministry, marriage, ministry, and upcoming writing projects. Three of the biggest challenges facing the Church in 2016. The aim of Christians engaging in politics. How Christians should engage culture. His new book Original Jesus and the Jesus myth he's been most tempted by. Advice for Bible College and Seminary students looking to get into ministry. About the Author: Daniel Darling is the Vice President for Communications for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (ERLC). Dan is the author of several books, including Teen People of the Bible, Crash Course, iFaith, Real, Activist Faith, and his latest, The Original Jesus. Dan holds a bachelor’s degree in pastoral ministry from Dayspring Bible College and has studied at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Angela have four children and reside in the Nashville area. They attend Green Hill Church in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, where Dan serves as Pastor of Teaching and Discipleship.

At birth, Hydeia Broadbent was abandoned at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas where Patricia and Loren Broadbent adopted her as an infant.  Although her HIV condition was congenital, she was not diagnosed as HIV-positive with advancement to AIDS until age three.  The prognosis was that she would not live past the age of five. Now at the age of 28, Hydeia spends her time spreading the message of HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, by: promoting abstinence, safe-sex practices (for people who choose to have sex), and the initiative “Knowing Your HIV/AIDS Status.”Hydeia Broadbent began her debut as an HIV/AIDS activist and public speaker at six years old.  By 12 years old, Hydeia appeared on many national television programs including Oprah, 20/20, Good Morning America, Weekly with Ed Gordon, and “A Conversation with Magic Johnson” on Nickelodeon. She has been featured in prominent publications to include; New York Times, People, Teen People, Essence, YM, Ebony , Health Quest, Sister to Sister, POZ, National Geographic, Real Health, Seventeen, and Heart & Soul. She also graced the cover of TV Guide. Hydeia has also taken part many of America's talk radio programs including, The Michael Eric Dyson Show, Russ Parr Morning Show, and The Tom Joyner Morning Show. Connect w/ Hydeia:http://hydeiabroadbent.com/

After years of experience working as a corporate executive in education, marketing, and publishing, Danessa Myricks was itching for a way to express her creative side. Forced to start a new career due to corporate downsizing she decided to take her hobby of experimenting with makeup and turn it into a career. Now, whether it's for a celebrity photo shoot, a magazine spread or a wedding, she transforms women from simple to sensational. Covergirl, Mizani, Luster Products, Soft-Sheen Carson, Shake & Go, Seagram's, Advanced Research Laboratories, Spartan Brands, KISS Cosmetics, Nioxin, Razac, and Keystone Laboratories are just a few of her illustrious clientele. Danessa has worked with Jive Records, Arista, J Records, Sony/BMG & Motown to help shape the image of their artists. She has also worked on video and/or print projects for Britney Spears, Madonna, Ciara, Mario, Chris Brown, Bow Wow, Shontelle, Jazzmayne Sullivan, Vanessa Simmons, Jordan Sparks, 3LW, Brian Mcknight, Brooke Valentine, Floetry, Chris Rock, TI, Sean Paul, Mary Mary, Blu Cantrell, Tina Marie, Allison Williams, 702, Goapele, Tha' Rayne, Isyss, and more. Her work has appeared in such publications as Vibe, Essence, Teen People, Today's Black Man, Hype Hair, and several other national and international publications.