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On this episode of "Mommies Tell All" Jade and Carly are joined by Chief Consumer Advocate at Ally Financial and Co-host of the "Brown Ambition" podcast, Mandi Woodruff. Mandi gives Jade and Carly tips on how to be financially savvy and when to start saving for your Childs future. You can listen to "Brown Ambition" on the Westwood One Podcast Network. Support our sponsors: Geico Lovevery Serenity Kids use code MOMMIES Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode Carly and Jade are joined by former Real Housewife of Orange County, Vicki Gunvalson. Vicki shares tips on being a mom and business woman, plus gives an inside look into her new podcast "Whoop It Up With Vicki" on The Westwood One Podcast Network. Listen to "Whoop it Up with Vicki" Here Follow Vicki on Instagram: @VickiGunvalson Follow Jade on Instagram: @JadeLizRoper Follow Carly on Instagram: @CarlyWad Follow Reviver Jewelry: @ReviverJewlery Visit Reviver Jewelry's Website Listen to Carly’s Album “Dream Train”   Please support our sponsors: Mercari Billie Halo CODE MOMMIES10

* President Trump's having a deregulatory moment 'All but grabbed a giant pair of scissors and wrapped himself in the Gadsden flag of the last Tea Party'. * Pastor who has lived under 12 presidents, says Trump is most pro-black president - Pastor Darrell Scott. * 2 men brave burning apartment building to rescue elderly man from balcony. * John Krasinski will no longer host 'Some Good News' after massive bidding war - Did He Sell Out? * Fox News is finishing up its highest rated year in company history. * Westwood One’s Wordock on Maintaining — and Monitoring — Podcast Audiences. On Westwood One’s blog, John Wordock, the executive editor of the Westwood One Podcast Network, offers some guidance for podcasters on how to produce content that engages and retains listeners.

* President Trump’s having a deregulatory moment ‘All but grabbed a giant pair of scissors and wrapped himself in the Gadsden flag of the last Tea Party’. * Pastor who has lived under 12 presidents, says Trump is most pro-black president – Pastor Darrell Scott. * 2 men brave burning apartment building to rescue elderly man from balcony. * John Krasinski will no longer host ‘Some Good News’ after massive bidding war – Did He Sell Out? * Fox News is finishing up its highest rated year in company history. * Westwood One’s Wordock on Maintaining — and Monitoring — Podcast Audiences. On Westwood One’s blog, John Wordock, the executive editor of the Westwood One Podcast Network, offers some guidance for podcasters on how to produce content that engages and retains listeners. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

John fills us in with his strategies on How To Keep Your Listeners Engaged.

WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson talks about appearing this weekend at Starrcast IV, the mark he made producing John Cena, Randy Orton, and other stars in WWE. The Enforcer also pulls back the curtain on AEW and giving insight into this Saturday's big main event title match between 'Le Champion' Chris Jericho and Cody Rhodes. Listen the ARN Show on the Westwood One Podcast Network, available through iTunes and all podcast apps.

Nobody had a career like Arn Anderson. For more than three decades he has been the epitome of “old school.” Hear him as you’ve never heard him before every Tuesday at 6am Eastern as you gives you a peak behind the curtain for the first time ever.  Each week Conrad Thompson will examine Arn’s days in the territories, becoming an Anderson, creating the Four Horsemen in the NWA, becoming a Hall of Famer, and being a producer behind the scenes for years for WWE proving “The Enforcer” has a story unlike anyone else. Known for his trademark Spinebuster and incredible “promos” in front of the camera, it’s his timing and wit that has kept “the boys” in stitches behind the scenes.  Hear for yourself why ARN is the new “symbol of excellence” in professional wrestling podcasting exclusively on Westwood One Podcast Network, Tuesdays at 6am Eastern.

It's Democratic Debate Time? Who will shine? Who will fumble? And will Joe Biden continue to be plagued by his past? Michael talks it over with this week's guest, Emmy Award-winning comedian Dennis Miller. Miller was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1991, was a nationally syndicated talk radio host, and is listed as 21st on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. He’s the host of The Dennis Miller Option on the Westwood One Podcast Network. His most recent Comedy Special is “Fake News, Real Jokes.”

Gregg, Carl, and Mike are "in-studio" at our Westwood One Podcast Network! They talk poundcake, growing up, fathers (and in laws), family, bad guys, coffee, the color Burgundy, and Carl fills in a few more details about his (now over) married-life. Please take out survey: https://t.co/J78agNAEu9 Thanks to our sponsor! https://purple.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After 50 plus episodes, almost 2 million downloads, and sponsors climbing aboard, we'd like to share this promo with our subscribers. So thanks to YOU! We also want to thank you for calling into our Opie Radio Rant-line! We've been getting amazing feedback as you can hear in our recent episodes! On behalf of Gregg Hughes and all of us at Westwood One Podcast Network, thank you! Please take this survey so we can tailor-fit the perfect sponsors with you!  http://www.WWOPodSurvey.com   or  https://www.listenersconnect.com/S.aspx?s=33&r=Ox87V7Rd9cR60J2Yb8S5GU&so=true&a=178&as=Ve2bh4AC7Y&fromdetect=1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gregg and Carl record from our new Westwood One Podcast Network lounge built for Opie Radio in the heart of NYC! They mostly discuss Autumn and everything to do with it but, they hit on lots of other stuff as well. It's another off the cuff episode that has all the laugh out loud chemistry between these two funny men. Later, they're joined by Mike the cop and WWO suit, Robert.... Oh boy!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian/actor, Jim Florentine stops by the new studio at Westwood One Podcast Network... and even Carl Ruiz joins Opie for talk of personal anguish, twitter, beer, strippers, and the state of stand up in this "over the top" PC world.  Official Jim FLorentine Webpage: http://jimflorentine.com Amazing one-man show "I'm Your Savior" https://itunes.apple.com/US/movie/id1104492110 The Cuban! https://www.instagram.com/saborchef/ Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.getquip.com https://purple.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On This episode of Westwood's One Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon, new interviews with former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing, Todd Rundgren and MC5's Wayne Kramer. Alan Niven co-hosts. In our follow-up interview with former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing, he discusses if Rob's sexuality was an issue for the band (record company, management, etc.), the Reno trial, Venom Inc. and Jeff 'Mantas' Dunn's heart attack, the 1991 Operation Rock & Roll Tour with Alice Cooper and Motörhead - and the real reason behind Rob's motorcycle mishap in Toronto (approx. at the 30 minute mark of the show), his take on the Turbo album and was it right for the band, the importance of being on a soundtrack (with cover of Johnny B. Goode), the Reno trial (approx. 43 minutes in), 'finding' music and his salvation, was Nostradamus a wise decision, and more.  Our second interview is with mindful musician Todd Rundgren. We discuss his participation in Celebrating David Bowie (celebratingdavidbowie.com), Utopia, what's more important - the music or the presentation (the show), KISS, Genesis, producing other artists and himself, creating new ideas, the future of Utopia and more. Our final interview is with rock n' roll outlaw, Wayne Kramer. We talk about the MC50 tour along with the musicians involved. Plus, the album Kick Out The Jams, the 'west coast aesthetic', Detroit, his book The Hard Stuff, when did he reach bottom and his epiphany, his regrets, the future for MC50, can music just be fun - does it always require a message, and a lot more.  Help support the show. Please consider a donation: https://www.paypal.me/MitchLafon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opie had a chance to sit down with Navy SEAL, Robert O' Neill back in June. Here is this American hero's story of what went down the day his team went after Osama Bin Laden. Westwood One Podcast Network is releasing an edited portion of this poscast as an audio-memorial to that horrific time in our country's history and of course, to thank those who serve and protect us each day. You can find the full version on episode 11 "The Man who Killed Osama Bin Laden". Thank you for your support!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When I launched the Women Want to Hear Women podcast with Nash Country Daily on June 15, I had no idea how far this campaign would come in less than three months. After nine amazing episodes, I'm excited to tell you that we now have a platform on the Westwood One Podcast Network—and our first episode on the network features none other than Carrie Underwood, one of the most popular and powerful artists in country music. Carrie has always championed women. She is one of the people who inspired me to create this podcast to share women’s stories. When Carrie agreed to be my first guest for the national launch on Westwood One, I couldn’t wait for her to share her experiences, outlook and insight. Carrie did NOT disappoint. She was incredibly open and passionate about the "Women Want to Hear Women" message. We covered a lot of ground in this interview, from the lack of opportunities for females on country radio and how to handle haters on social media to women being pitted against each other and how to be the BOSS. I encourage you to listen to every word, because what Carrie has to say is important. Let’s keep this conversation going. Enjoy! Podcast Participants: Carrie Underwood Elaina Smith, host of WWTHW Videos: Carrie talks about her Cry Pretty Tour 360 that will launch in May 2019 with Maddie & Tae and Runaway June. Carrie talks about female artists not getting the same opportunities as male artists. Elaina curates the Cry Pretty Tour 360 Playlist Need a refresher what #WomenWantToHearWomen is all about? Past episodes:  Kacey Musgraves Dolly Parton Carly Pearce Shawna Thompson of Thompson Square Tegan Marie Clare Dunn Stephanie Quayle  Sarah Darling Rachel Reinert

Come along for a NYC stroll with Opie and Carl... as they make their way over to the new Westwood One Podcast Network studio! As Gregg said from the start of this podcast... "I want to build this thing from the ground up!" Well, with over a million downloads, a Summer's worth of episodes behind us, and more podcast sounds than a Bizarro George Lucas audio library... the time has come for him to try out his new home base... built especially for Opie Radio! Thanks to our amazing sponsor: https://www.talkspace.com/opie Follow our friends here: https://twitter.com/carlruiz https://twitter.com/MikeSafo https://twitter.com/rdmathers https://twitter.com/joeysalvia Special thanks to: https://www.nakedcowboy.com Buy something cool here: https://opieradio.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I’m E.B. Moss, the head of content strategy at MediaVillage recording live here at Podcast Movement 2018. In the hot seat today are two guests from Nielsen: Tony Hereau, Vice President of Audience Insights and Bruce Supovitz, Senior Vice President/Sales Director, National Audio Services. And for Westwood One and Westwood One Podcast Network, Senior Vice President of Digital Partnerships, Kelli Hurley. E.B. Moss:  Kelli, I'm going to start with you because you have to go jump on a panel. Tell me about what you'll be speaking about. Kelli Hurley:  The panel is with the IAB and focused on podcasts, growth of revenue, and where we see it evolving and changing over the course of the next six months to a year. Moss:  And where DO you see it growing and evolving, [especially] with your experience as Westwood One has launched its podcast network? Hurley:  The growth has just been staggering. Obviously all the research that has come out has proven that, however, the proof is in the pudding for Westwood One. Our audiences continue to grow and as a result our revenue. I think it's all about really figuring out what the audiences want in terms of content and delivering that to them. So you're launching more successful shows and thus really providing more opportunities for revenue. Moss: You've been working in audio for basically all of your career So we'll consider you something of an expert, and since Westwood is comprised of both broadcast and digital audio, streaming, podcasting, etc., how are advertisers finding the difference between radio and podcasting and sort of the hybrids that Westwood One often offers, which are radio hosts who have become podcasters. Hurley: It's really interesting. We certainly offer a unique value proposition to both our advertisers as well as talent and podcasters and radio broadcasters that come into our family in the sense that we've been very successful from an advertiser standpoint in terms of providing multi-platform campaigns where it includes sponsorship of a podcast, but really taking the host of the podcast and bringing them into the radio space by having them voice the spots that run adjacent to some of our exclusive content, like the Olympic updates as an example. But in addition to that, we offer something incredibly valuable to a podcaster, like Ben Shapiro who has been with us for about two years, has been a very successful podcaster, but now we syndicate his podcast on the radio. So it's a really unique position for us, and we find those ways to bridge the gap between the two worlds. Moss: Let's talk about some of those other hosts. I know Jim Rome is doing great in both linear and podcasting. Hurley: Jim Rome is an incredible example of a broadcaster who really saw the opportunity to get into original content podcasting. He's been able to expand his audience outside of his affiliation footprint, which has been incredible for him to grow and reinvent himself a little bit. Moss: I know that he's among your podcast hosts who are very popular because of their ability to really personalize and do some storytelling. Are there any examples that come to mind? Hurley: Well, I think our partnership with American Public Media and the incredibly successful podcast In The Dark is one of the best examples of storytelling out there in the space right now. ...[In terms of] hosts that are open and share their personal stories, we just launched a podcast with Judith Regan,  who has many stories to tell from being a book editor and publisher over the years - from celebrities and pop culture. So she has done a really great job of telling her story within the fabric of a podcast. Moss: And then you're able to help people find these podcasts because you're using your broadcast platform to amplify, so to speak, their opportunity to download and listen to the podcast on demand. Hurley: That's correct. We think that’s really important. Obviously we all know what a podcast is, but there's still a lot of people in this country that don't even know what the word podcast means. So we feel it's really important to educate our listeners on the radio, you know, in markets big and small across the country because of our radio footprint, to really help them understand what a podcast is, how to download it, and where to find it. Moss:   I'm going to toss to Nielsen and Tony to talk a little about data and insights.  Kelli has talked about the discoverability of podcasting, let’s discuss the difference between radio and podcasting insights. How do you extract those differences? Tony Hereau:  There are similarities, but there's probably a lot more differences. With radio it's often a local type of advertiser that is going to take advantage of that local connection. But with podcasting it's national, and it has the best of the spoken word capabilities that audio offers, but it also has some digital elements and mobile elements to it as well. And at Nielsen we can leverage a lot of that, because we're looking at tools that we have across all types of media and we're applying it to podcasting. So for example, in this insights booklet that we've been putting out we've just been leveraging the CPG angle and looking at national advertisers who could benefit from the podcast medium. Moss: Got It. So what you've done is you've taken a look at some buying habits among podcast avid users and how they do in terms of what products they're buying a little more. So, it seems that, for example, with news and politics with a Ben Shapiro that they're buying a lot of liquor. That's what it says to me. And then how are we doing with sports, since we mentioned Jim Rome? There it is I on page 17. Those of you in the industry are going to want to get a copy of this Nielsen new study. Oh, they're buying a lot of liquor too, so I don't know what it is about podcast listeners, but they also buy a lot of baby food and cookies! Hereau: I think we all know that the podcasting audience is a younger audience, and it's going to appeal to beverage makers, alcoholic as well as carbonated and so on. But there are even surprises on here, like nuts, skincare, detergent. You wouldn't necessarily associate that with a sports fan, but that's what the data is showing us. Moss: Well, nuts maybe I would. Kelli, my last question for you is do these jive with some of the advertising that Westwood One has sold in their podcasting? Hurley: Yes, absolutely. I mean I think that research really speaks to the strength of the current advertisers in the space, and ones that we have seen or are starting to dip their toe in and inquire about podcasting, which is great. Bruce Supovitz: E.B., I think the nice thing to point out about this study, which actually is a third one we've done, is it's taken from Home Scan. Home Scan is 100,000 homes where people actually scan in the barcodes. So we have very direct results here. So, you take a large panel of people, they spend a year scanning all their barcodes in from supermarkets, the Walmarts, Targets of the world, grocery stores, what have you, anything with the barcode. And then we ask them if they're fans of podcasting and more specifically what genres of podcasting are they a fan of, and that's how we get this very directional data about news versus sports. Arts and leisure versus lifestyle. And we can see which brands do best in which categories. Furthermore, with Tony's help, what we've been able to do is to figure out who are the most avid fans, the most engaged fans of that category and what's their buying power. And what we're seeing is that the buying power of podcast fans, and even more so of an avid podcast fan, really over indexes compared to the average consumer for a large number of categories, not just the top couple, but lots of different categories. Moss: Let's talk, Tony, about the consumption of not just the products that podcast listeners are getting but the podcast themselves. Talk about the audience growth and adoption of podcast listening. Hereau: Bruce was mentioning those avid fans. And that's essentially what is driving podcasting. When you talk to somebody who's a fan of podcasting, they're not just a light fan, they're an avid fan. They want to tell you about their favorite shows and so on. We're seeing a growth in that core audience even, not just light listeners coming into podcasting for the first time. In 2016 we tracked 13 million households across America that were avid fans of podcasting. A year later that number grew to 16 million. So that's a pretty big jump, like 26% year over year in the core listeners. So, we've been focusing our reports on those core listeners because those are the ones who are going to be more exposed to the advertising more repeatedly and are more likely to connect with the brands and advertisers. Moss:   Got it. And why do you think certain genres are doing better? Is that a reflection of the demographics of people who listen to podcasts now? Have you seen a shift in which the top genres of podcasting are as the demographics change? Hereau: As they say, a rising tide lifts all boats. So the whole medium is expanding. All the formats are growing. The one thing I will say is that it is becoming more mainstream. Podcasting was, you know, the early adopters and the more tech centric audience, but it's starting to become more of a mass medium. Moss:   I see. So, where with younger people and music and games and hobbies might've been the bigger categories, we're starting to see more of a little of an uptick in perhaps kids and families, etc. Hereau: That's right. It's growing in all areas, and it's almost as though there's a podcast for everyone. So that's where the growth is coming from. Moss:   I love it. Supovitz:  And, E.B.,  the beauty of podcast is there's something for everybody and I think this points out that all those different genres have different strengths. Whereas a lot of companies have done great research talking about consumption and other metrics, we felt that with the brands really wanting to move, brand dollars really wanting to move with the podcasting this would be very key findings. You know, there's a lot of direct response already in the medium. So, we're feeling more demand to show results or directional results on brand dollars. So for instance, we're getting a lot of requests for brand lift studies. A brand, you know, with direct response you can tell whether something does well because there's an action, there's a code, you have to click something, you have to do something. With brands they want to know whether their message is resonating. Moss:  So more awareness. Supovitz:  Awareness, resonating, and people taking an action. So we actually are doing a large number of brand lift studies where we play a spot for a certain number of people and we play the same clip without the spot for the same number of people. Ask them both the same set of questions and see did the spot resonate. Did the spot cause an action? Did people refer that product to somebody? And the results have been fantastic. Moss: Interesting. Now do you think that smart speakers has had an impact on the uptake of podcasting? Hereau: It is, about one out of every five households has a smart speaker in it now. And so that's definitely a tailwind for the podcast medium, but the smartphone has driven the growth of podcasting more than the smart speaker has over the last five years. Moss:  Because, people can take their podcast with them. Hereau:   It is. Moss:  And now what I think this is fascinating is that other media are now leveraging audio to promote their products. I'm thinking about Netflix populating the comedy channel on Sirius, for example. Hereau: I think there's opportunities and I think there's a lot more types of businesses and brands that are exploring what they can do with audio. And I think with the combination of the research that we have and the opportunities that podcasting affords it's green valleys. Moss:  I think so too. Now the standard question: Bruce, any favorite podcasts that you listen to? Supovitz:  Well, you know, at Nielsen we have to be a little neutral, but I will say I'm a big sports and news junkie. Moss:  Okay. Supovitz:  And, I will tell you this, it's expanding my horizons. When you get on there and you look at all the shows, these true crime shows, these history shows, these travel podcasts it's fascinating. So I try to sample a lot of them. Moss:  And you, Tony? Hereau:  I definitely like the music genre, like to hear the behind the scene stories. Even though you don't hear a lot of music in podcasts, it turns me on to lots of new bands that I wouldn't have heard of before. Moss:  Yeah. And you have a panel coming up [at Podcast Movement.} What are you going to be talking about? Hereau:   We're trying to give the podcasting community the tools they need to help make it even more successful than it has been. And as Bruce said, it's gonna come from growth from brand advertisers, because the direct response space is supporting the medium entirely, but we think there's a lot more opportunity. So we'll share some great resources. Moss:  One last question: what's the change in the air with podcasting? Without your Nielsen hat on, just your observations at Podcast Movement? Hereau:   I would say that the medium is growing more diverse, so it's not just the diversity of content, it's the diversity of players, whether it's content, whether it's the audience, or whether it's the advertising. So it's becoming multidimensional is really the way I see things happening. Moss:  Well said. Bruce? Supovitz:  I love Podcast Movement. This is my third one. There's a really great vibe at this conference. It's people who are very enthusiastic and have strong feelings about what they do. I think the challenges that they're conquering are just the volume of shows that are out there for people to listen to. And how do you make it easier for someone to find them? How do you make it easier for a buyer to buy them? My session here is with someone from Sparks Foundry, who is a big buyer, along with Cadence 13 and Midroll who are going to be fellow panelists. We're talking about how brands are moving in, big brand names are moving in, and how do you make it easy to make the buy? Is that programmatic? Is it host read? How do you keep up with those tonnage of shows? So it's a very exciting medium and it's the hot thing. Moss:  That's great. Well, I did a podcast from Podcast Movement 2017. Now I've got 18. I can't wait to perhaps ask you guys in 2019 if those projections came through.

For his 27th episode, Opie heads to the 2018 Podcast Movement in the city of brotherly love! We search for The Mad Cuban, talk with Tim Sabean, Chef Brian Duffy, a hotel maid, a legendary Philly DJ, Stuntbrain, and even a pithy barmaid! Of course, we also get to listen in on the most popular podcasting panel that took place over the course of the event. Opie was the featured guest... with Carl and Tim. Yo, Sabean! You did it! https://twitter.com/carlruiz https://twitter.com/TimSabean https://twitter.com/stuntbrain https://twitter.com/chefbriduff https://twitter.com/rdmathers http://joeysalvia.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, we wrap up our series from Nantucket with a few extras. We get to hear what Carl and Opie had for breakfast, they talk eagles, Steven Wright, and Opie visits with Vic Henley for an Evel Knievel exchange, soccer talk, Sherrod Small, rich people, what to do with this terrycloth hoodie... and a few tales "about last night". Thanks to our sponsor! https://www.talkspace.com/opie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inspired by a Gift Basket that was sent to him by BTS Army, Stokes dedicates an entire episode to all 7 Members articulating what BTS ARMY means to them. Hear V, Jungkook, Suga, Jin, RM, J-Hope and Jimin in this emotional episode dedicated to one of the most phenomenal support groups on earth.

Opie takes a walk through Times Square to interview, James Murray (Author of Awakened - A Novel and host from TV's Impractical Jokers). Along the way he meets a film-maker, smells a lot of weed, stops to watch a guy play buckets, and gives a rapper a chance to be heard by his listeners. He finally makes his way to Jack Dempsey's in NYC to meet up with Murr. They discuss manscaping, waxing, getting his big break, how his book came about, fruity cocktails, and NYC urban legends. We even get to meet one of our newest Westwood One Podcast Network producers, Mike.  Thanks to our new sponsor! https://www.talkspace.com/opie Follow Murr and his new book series! https://twitter.com/jamessmurray https://www.amazon.com/Awakened-Novel-James-S-Murray-ebook/dp/B072BFJCZY Thanks to Demseys: http://www.jackdemseys.com Mike Safo: https://twitter.com/MikeSafo Joey Salvia: http://www.joeysalvia.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jin shows the adventurous side of BTS, with special guests Shawn Mendes, Kelly Clarkson, G-Eazy, Jason Derulo, Olivia Holt, and BTS Army Jo & Deya!! Special music by Stokes & Friends, Corbette Jackson, and more!

This week we shine our spotlight on BTS 'leader' RM! Stokes travels to the DMZ in Korea ahead of this week's peace summit and is blown away by the sights, sounds, and poetry.  Special Guest Jae from Day 6 provides insight on Korea's new generation of artists who are reaching out globally.

Opie and the gang return to Gebhards in NYC! Chef Carl Ruiz, Chris Distefano, and friends of the show discuss fruity cocktails, beer, ghosts, black & white cookies, Madonna, Greek Salads, and a surprise guest calls into the show! Let's put it this way- A lot happens in this fun-filled episode 10!  We all know Chef Carl: https://twitter.com/carlruiz Chris is a very funny man who pisses Carl off a lot: https://twitter.com/chrisdcomedy William Shear - Chef to Madonna and others. Restaurant consultant and kitchen/bar designer. Creator of the Smashula with partner, George Motz: http://www.williamshear.com/clients/ Gloria Chabot is Carl's sous chef and awesome baker. Also, a perineal supplier of Berger Cookies from Baltimore: https://twitter.com/googontheroad Robert Mathers - Westwood One Suit: https://twitter.com/rdmathers Tim Sabean - The man who brought Opie to The Westwood One Podcast Network: https://twitter.com/TimSabean   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While visiting Shanghai, China...Stokes reflects on the heart and artistry of BTS' Suga!  A fearless artist not afraid to touch the flame and innovate, Suga's unique approach to production and lyricism provides an X factor for BTS.  Stokes finds commonalities between Suga and the fierce independent nature of China Superstar Jane Zhang, who takes him on a whirlwind tour of her hometown Chengdu, as she prepares to launch a stunning new collaboration with Atlanta's Migos.

While visiting his "happy place"--Tokyo, Japan--Stokes dives deep into a truly smile-inducing member of BTS: J-Hope!  J-Hope reveals who inspires him and the Backstreet Boys talk BTS, the power of music, and possible collaboration.

Collective Soul, Lit and Poison guest on this episode of Westwood One's Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon. Former L.A. Guns bassist, Adam Hamilton, co-hosts. Our first interview is with Collective Soul bassist Will Turpin. He talks about his love for KING'S X, his new solo album Serengeti Drivers, frontman Ed Roland, the Rock & Roll Express Tour with 3 Doors Down, Collective Soul Live (the album), songwriting, their upcoming new album, Collective Soul being Ed's thing, Woodstock 1999 and much more.  Our second interview is with LIT's Jeremy Popoff. We talk about the Nashville influence on their new album These Are The Days, the GEN-X summer tour (with Buckcherry, P.O.D. & Alien Ant Farm), we remember drummer Allen Shellenberger, the importance of social media, re-releasing the albums View From The Bottom and The Black Album (2004's self-titled Lit album) with bonus tracks, the band ODIN, growing up as hardcore metalheads (Iron Maiden, Metallica, Dokken), the upcoming 20th anniversary of A Place In The Sun, his parents, the lost tour with KISS, and more. And to end the show we speak with POISON's RIKKI ROCKETT (starts at approx. the 1hr 32 minutes mark). We discuss the band's current Nothin' But A Good Time 2018 Tour with CHEAP TRICK, his health, 30th anniversary of Open Up And Say... Ahh!, his Rockett Vlog, why no new Poison music - is Bret to blame?, a possible Las Vegas residency, C.C. DeVille's guitar chops, producer Tom Werman, the set list, new Devil City Angels music & new single 'Testify' and much more.  Help support the show. Please consider a donation: https://www.paypal.me/MitchLafon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On May 21st, 2017 BTS stormed the Billboard Music Awards' stage and into American households when they took home the Top Social Artist award... On SUNDAY, the guys repeated! Stokes caught up with them backstage to remind them about "the worst selfie ever"... Plus: spotlight on Jimin! Wait till you hear who he wants to collaborate with!

Stokes is joined by BTS Army member Alysia to talk about one of the most interesting people in the world: V from BTS! Find out how V inspired Stokes to travel halfway around the world to search for 분위기 in the amazing city of Seoul!

Because Opie wanted to give you something to hold you over before we learn why Carl's living in a creepy cabin in the deep woods of NJ... here's an informative quickie to get you through your day. Carl invites Ben Perry (beer expert) to talk about IPA's... and hopefully convince him that there really is something special to that style of bitter brew. This is only the beginning of what Opie Radio intends to bring you here at The Westwood One Podcast Network. Ben Perry is a market manager at Lagunitas Brewing Company. He's spent 22 years in the beer industry, and worked his way up from night loader to sales rep. He's Cicerone trained (beer nerd certificate), specializing in draft beer installation. He also started a podcast 2.5 years ago with a good friend, Brad, called "Sports Meats Beer". https://twitter.com/sportsmeatsbeer https://twitter.com/carlruiz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stokes Nielson will take you around the world on his journey to bring the inspiring stories, sounds, and fan love around the phenominon known as K-POP.  It all kicks off on Monday May 14th with the first of seven episodes all about the mega-group BTS. Westwood One Podcast Network will launch Stokes & Friends: KPOP with T.H.I.S. to the world on Monday May 14th.