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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 154 with Steve Lukather from Toto. Who is set to launch their Dogz of Oz tour with a November 21st pay-per-view stream , but a...

Madeline has been singing her whole life but didn't take it seriously until she won a competition at age 14. She threw herself into music, but after high school decided to go to college for exercise science. Madeline was on spring break in Nashville her freshman year when she was spontaneously pulled on stage to sing. Her talent was noticed and she was offered a gig that weekend, so Madeline packe...

"Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway," by Michael Riedel covers the Broadway theater in the 1990s, a decade during which theater, once New York-centric, became part of mainstream popular culture. The book tells the gripping behind-the-scenes stories of such celebrated shows as "Lion King," "Rent," "Angels in America," "Chicago," "Sunset Blvd" and "The Producers." For this book, scheduled f...

Here we go into another weekend.  This one just happens to the week before Thanksgiving which is usually a huge release time of the year. Never fear Ryan Jay is here with his reviews on The Last Vermeer now in theaters.  The sequel to the Princess Switch on Netflix and Leap Of Faith William Friedking on the Exorcist. 

November 20, 2020 The key. I see you have one too. Yet nowhere on the walls in front of us is there a door or window. So why are we holding a key? For millions around the world they’d love to turn that key into an object that’ll open the front gate at a place of business. Being upfront and extremely transparent. There are days when it’s extremely difficult to find direction during these moments of...

Being present is one thing.  Knowing what to do with your presence is another.  

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 153 with Jen Lancaster. Her new book is titled Welcome to the United States of Anxiety She’s no stranger to this monster. Jen...

Jackie Chan returns to the big screen this November in Vanguard , an action-packed thriller teeming with epic set pieces shot in five different countries. Centering on a covert security company's attempts to protect an accountant who gets caught up with a deadly global organization of mercenaries, the movie marks the ninth time that Chan has collaborated with director Stanley Tong, who helmed some...

Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now.   The book is the result of Osnos’s nearly ten years of writing about the Democratic contender for The New Yorker, examining the individual forged from working-class Pennsylvania and Delaware, his fifty-year political career, including eight years as President Obama’s vice president, and the consequential events that have shaped Joe Biden’s...

When a murder is committed, it sends shockwaves through a community. But what happens when a case is closed, yet lingering questions remain? When doubt circulates and rumors spread, people begin to wonder: Was the right person convicted? Investigation Discovery’s newest true crime series  Killer in Question examines four controversial murder cases, and takes viewers through critical crime sce...

November 19, 2020 Google Calendar is a great map to sink you journey into. But does it teach us to stop the physical act of memory? How often do you test yourself? I don’t mean mental images of the family at the beach or your childhood photographs. Memory! Knowing what’s on your plate today. Remembering what you accomplished two days ago or what needs to get finished before the weekend. Technology...

John Hannah stars as Dr. Jed Bishop, the legendary, elusive and inscrutable Chief of Emergency Medicine who keeps his staff on their toes and always at the ready, in NBC's drama "Transplant." Hannah is a film and television actor who came to prominence on the big screen in "Four Weddings and a Funeral," for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His other f...

Jus Jon was raised by his mother and grandmother, and grew up in the church. He sang in three separate choirs and participated in church pageants until he was 16, with his mom always being his biggest fan. Sadly, his mom was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and her illness has recently advanced. Outside of helping care for his mom, Jus Jon gigs around Virginia with his jazz band and lives with hi...

Don't walk away from your day

Be present

The distance between a thought and paper.  I believe it would be easier to put a man on a Space X mission and make a connection with the space station.  A thought isn't always focused.  Its energy is unreliable.  Its strength maybe a few seconds.  Getting to the page is the greatest test.  

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 152 with Paige Howard She’s and A.I. named Matilda in Nickelodeon’s new space adventure series The Astronauts from executive p...

Calling all young pirates! Preschoolers will embark on swashbuckling adventures in Nickelodeon’s brand-new animated series Santiago of the Seas. Infused with a Spanish-language and Latino-Caribbean culture curriculum, the 20-episode action-adventure series follows 8-year-old Santiago “Santi” Montes, a brave and kind-hearted pirate, as he embarks on daring rescues, searches for treasures and keeps...

The start of summer is here, and while usually that means long lines at amusement parks, crowded beaches, and lots of outdoor activities, obviously things look a little different today. If you are stuck inside and still looking for some summer fun, why not read about the craziest water park that ever existed? ACTION PARK: Fast Times, Wild Rides, and the Untold Story of America's Most Dangerous Amu...

Payge was born in the Caribbean on the island of Trinidad and Tobago. Her mother was very musical and taught Payge to harmonize with her sisters at a young age. When she was 11, Payge's parents separated and thought it best for her to move to the U.S. with her father for a better education. Arriving in Kansas in the middle of winter was a major culture shock for Payge, but she joined the choir and...

November 17, 2020 I’ve made a change in my daily writing. Directing a lot of the attention toward a future reader. Recognizing them way back here in their presence of Now. It’s pretty difficult being open and honest with someone you’ll never meet. How do you tell them that your President once had Covid 19 and somehow someway got through it in a couple of days? There’ve been few changes in the nati...

Words on a page.  As of late I've convinced myself to share them with a future reader.  A moment of now into their moment of now.  Connecting the growth of the universe.  Being present here and there.  Who I am today is because someone was before me.  The transformation of now is shared without notice to an unknowing holder of experience.  Dear Future Reader, stu...

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 151 with Mitch Perry “It’s a tongue in cheek look at how, when Cupid shows up, we don’t always act in our own best interest,”...

Pod Crashing Episode 81 with Eric Nuzum The book is titled MAKE NOISE: A Creator's Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling It’s the first book on the craft of audio storytelling from a true podcasting pioneer. A veteran of NPR and Audible, Nuzum has created and produced podcasts that routinely top the charts, appear in yearly “best of” lists, and win awards. Of the six billion podcast dow...

Ten years ago, Claire lost her unborn child–and her short-term memory. Now, in a small Alaskan town with the help of her father and their community, Claire takes her life day by day with relative confidence as a children’s guitar teacher. Though she wants to regain what she’s lost, she isn’t ready for the unwelcome memories of the boyfriend who broke her heart and the mother that abandoned her. Re...