Arroe Collins Like Its Live Unplugged And Totally Uncut

Call me a fool.  I'm introduced to a clean sheet of paper and I hear nothing but words. As blank as it appears to be isn't the image I see.  There are conversations being shared.  Endless amounts of music played.  This blank sheet of paper is a city skyline all its own.  I'm here because of an invitation.  Invited daily to wander into and around this unbelievable ment...

Hey it’s Arroe. This is Play It Forward. A look at the unexpected changes endured by entertainers, writers, camera people and all others affected but not infected by the global invasion of the Coronavirus. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 207 with singer songwriter Izzy Spring. An LA native, born and raised in a musically eclectic family. She found herself inspir...

Ryan's father was a drummer and introduced him to music when Ryan was very young. Through singing in church and performing in theater and choir in school, Ryan felt music was his calling. He was raised in a conservative household and his tight-knit family was rocked when his mother came out as a lesbian when he was 18 years old. Both of his parents have since remarried to the women they were meant...

When their yearly vacation at the beach gets up-ended by COVID-19, the Floribama crew sets their sights on someplace out-of-the-way and truly exotic: the snow-capped mountains of Montana. After 18 months apart, everyone is in a new place in their lives, with new love-interests, new living arrangements and some surprising new twists. But as they pack their luggage for the trip to cowboy country, ho...

How did life begin? Are we alone in the universe? How will it all end? In his provocative new book, world-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down challenging philosophical conundrums with wit, wisdom, and cutting-edge science. His enlightening book will inspire readers of all ages, offering new ways to understand the complexities of the universe. Filled with fascinating discoveries...

March 4, 2021 I say the craziest things while in prayer. WAIT! Don’t tune out. It’s just a transparent thought and or expression. So often the entire process of daily writing is put into play because of something said in that moment of collaboration. Today it was, “Mentally we must maintain gain.” It didn’t say “Break free of the circle of light.” It was gain.  Gain? Especially when so much h...

People always ask if I ever have a bad day. Instantly I become a hider.  I fake the smile.  I do all I can to change the subject.  The actor has been activated.  Knowing where you are is the importance.  I don't wear a mask that falsifies the presence.  I am called into being me.  Therefore my only choice is to suck it up. 

Hey it’s Arroe. This is Play It Forward. A look at the unexpected changes endured by entertainers, writers, camera people and all others affected but not infected by the global invasion of the Coronavirus. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 206 with George Chakiris from West Side Story and more… He writes, "I still marvel at how, unbeknownst to me at the time, the...

From starring in hit television series to releasing chart-topping singles, Hayley Orrantia has quickly made a name for herself as one of the most exciting multihyphenate talents in the entertainment industry today. This year, Hayley can be seen reprising her celebrated role as Erica Goldberg in ABC's longstanding sitcom, "The Goldbergs," opposite Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff Garlin, and Sean Giambro...

VH1’s Basketball Wives follows the daily lives that unfold between the wives, ex-wives and girlfriends of professional basketball players. This season the wives’ sisterhood is tested like never before as they adjust to the pandemic while balancing life’s ups and downs, unresolved relationships and the fight against social injustices. Liza Morales is the ex-girlfriend of former Los Angeles player L...

Would your dog eat you if you died? What are face mites? Why do clowns creep us out? In this illuminating collection of grisly true science stories, journalist Erika Engelhaupt, the writer of National Geographic’s highly acclaimed Gory Details blog, shares the answers to these questions and many more. Gory Details: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science explores the stra...

March 3, 2021 I can’t do the pills. Pain is what pain does. Therefore the choice is to live with it. Which is why you’re never going to be invited over for the weekend or to go camping. The very moment you let the guard down the demons invade the soul. They blast apart all things that were once protecting the presence of who you are. Without pills it paints the picture of a wanderer and not a fine...

Trying to locate space.  Even while locked down in the midst of a pandemic, I could never truly locate the space to catch up. To catch up with what? When invited into a home that's perfectly designed and everything's in its perfect place my mind begins to travel.  I want to know where the clutter is.  Show me your junk!  The same is true about the human mind.  We all know...

Hey it’s Arroe. This is Play It Forward. A look at the unexpected changes endured by entertainers, writers, camera people and all others affected but not infected by the global invasion of the Coronavirus. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 205 with Bonnie Tyler Her new album is called The Best Is Yet to Come. Unbelievable in the way of being full of the epic, icon...

Tanner grew up in Arizona and has always loved country music. Sadly, when he was young, his mother battled with an opioid addiction after sustaining injuries from a car accident. His family began to struggle and Tanner turned to music for comfort. He joined the choir and, after high school, moved to California where he learned guitar and started songwriting. After winning several karaoke contests,...

24 couples from the 90 Day universe are going head-to-head to earn the franchise’s ultimate bragging rights on the brand new show,  Love Games . Nothing is out of bounds with these couples who have defeated distance, cultural and language barriers, meddling in-laws and everything in between in fierce match-ups with questions ranging from their juiciest secrets and most annoying habits to just...

Nearly three years in the making, (In)Visible Portraits is a powerful celebration of Black women sharing their stories of struggle, resilience, celebration and more. The film – which makes its television premiere March 2 on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network -- shatters the too-often invisible “otherizing” of Black women in America and illuminates the history of how they got here, celebrating their extrao...

March 2, 2021 How dark are the times? Is it as tough as the headlines are saying? An avenue of constant change. The breaking down of a generation of digital achievers only to start hearing of the tale of how no success is possible without facing the fear, the failure, frustration and friction. Innovation comes from facing the storm not running from it. Such thinking puts me inside my forest in sou...

Mystical mismatches that collaborate in an age of mindless misery. How else can you describe the mental acceptance of how we got to this moment of Now?  It doesn't matter how we got here it's what we do with our here that feeds the possibility of opportunity.  Life doesn't have to be a series  of failures.  Allow it to be messages from afar and today you chose to listen. 

Hey it’s Arroe.  This is Play It Forward.  A look at the unexpected changes endured by entertainers, writers, camera people and all others affected but not infected by the global invasion of the Coronavirus.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 204 with Dylan Lane from Chain Reaction on GSN The game show that premiered in 2006. He al...

Pod Crashing Episode 94 with Carlos Watson His podcasts and YouTube talk show features the most diverse lineup of guests. Rep. Karen Bass, Andrew Yang, authors Malcolm Gladwell, Roxane Gay and Sean Spicer. Viewers and listeners check in for the true conversation because they can relate with the story while gaining access to amazing content.

Louise Linton is a screenwriter, director, producer, actress, and philanthropist. Louise was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. Louise's passion for acting began when she starred in her 3rd grade play at St. George's School for Girls in Edinburgh, Scotland. She studied acting throughout her youth and trained with a private acting coach in Edinburgh. At...

Singer and actress Winans ( Greenleaf ) and Williams (best known from The Young and The Restless ) are two of the stars in TV One’s original ensemble film Don’t Waste Your Pretty.   Based on the eponymous novel penned by award-winning author Demetria L. Lucas, the film tells the story of tightly knit friends as they sort out their turbulent life and love issues. After years of extreme career...

March 1, 2021 In June of 1980 there weren’t smart phones to document the moments we’d carry through every decade invited to participate with. Sure, there were tape recorders and heavy as hell movie cameras but nothing in the way of what we have today. I wish there could’ve been a way to fully document what the commencement speaker said during graduation. The only thing I hold is a memory. He warne...

Putting the art of listening first allows you to grow beyond the assumed world's we're trying to live.