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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 116: Throughout her career, author Sally Cole-Misch has advocated for progressive environmental conservation and policy, urgin...

Joe List: I Hate Myself , shot at the historic Village Underground in New York City, explores List’s hilarious neuroses in the way only he can – including how to refer to people who have obsessive compulsive disorder, why it’s insane to think anyone is able to sleep on a plane, and his theory that the dental industry is a sham. Joe began his comedy career in Boston in 2000 just weeks after graduat...

At the age of 24, U.S. Army Ranger Sean Parnell was named commander of a forty-man elite infantry platoon, known as the Outlaws, and was tasked with rooting out Pakistan-based insurgents along Afghanistan's eastern frontier. His New York Times bestselling memoir Outlaw Platoon , tells how close combat reshaped the lives of Parnell and his men, and how the love and faith they found in one another k...

Adopted as a baby, Darious grew up a pastor’s kid and that inspired his love for gospel music. He joined a band in high school and after graduation dedicated his time to writing and recording music. His career was finally taking shape until he suddenly lost his father. Darious has taken his time to get back into music, but had quick success on Spotify when a song he produced was streamed over a mi...

September 10, 2020 I remember hosting those early morning radio shows. I’d show up at 4am to help bring life to that two speaker stage. There were people on the other side of that microphone that needed a huge pick me up or something simple to hold onto during their busy and confused new beginning. Being in the studio at that time was and still is the radio dream millions wish to live. It served a...

So many podcasts today speak of the curse placed up on the people of the earth.  The current conditions are weighted with enormous amounts of challenge and change.  Now throw on uncertainty.  We all speak of those hidden away places of life.  It's a struggle to be seen.  In doing so we need to begin a better process of listening.  

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 115: Legendary Alternative Rocker’s Candlebox have released a brand new song “Let Me Down Easy” It’s the first glimpse of new...

A FAREWELL TO KINGS initially came together out of a RUSH celebration event of the same name that drummer Brian Tichy organized at the NAMM show in 2017. This included Francesco DiCosmo on bass and vocals, Walter Ino on guitar and Jonathan Sindelman on keys. Acting as the house band in the event which celebrated four decades of RUSH’s music, it featured many all-star drummers, guitarists, vocalist...

Five Dartmouth college friends are all approaching forty at various points in their relationships and careers. With humor and heart, Jamison unfolds each woman’s individual circumstances: work stress, parenting, infertility, racism, sexism, financial burdens, marital woes, and sudden loss. But when Heather, the most ambitious and successful of the five (think Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer), writes a bests...

SKIN: A HISTORY OF NUDITY IN THE MOVIES , Available On Demand August 18th, explores the history of nudity in film, beginning with the silent movie era through present day. The film features revealing interviews with actors including Pam Grier (Jackie Brown, Foxy Brown) and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Caligula )as well as directors Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon), Ke...

September 9, 2020 I find great creative pleasure while writing in a forest. There’s something about the atmosphere that welcomes the human head and heart without there being judgement or an overbearing expectation that leads to silence. You’d never know how wrong the world is inside a forest. A recent RVing trip put me in the center of a long line of trees so willing to give. Within those sticks s...

A mental state of unexposed depths caused by the physical creation of choosing a positive attitude above all others.  

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 114: Andy Bernstein is a very busy man over at HeadCount. It’s a non-partisan, non-profit organization that promotes participa...

Pod Crashing Episode 72 with Jason Flom Jason’s always been a longtime advocate for reform of the criminal-justice system, earning a strong reception with his podcast, Wrongful Conviction. The series, touts a tale of "tragedy, triumph, unequal justice and actual innocence,” earning him a sweet spot in the Top 50 podcasts on iTunes. Launched in collaboration with the production company reVolver, Wr...

Each of us as humans have wondered for centuries what is the meaning of life? Why are we here? When we should really be asking, how do we get out of here? How do we escape the prison that we call “life?” We are faced now with a sense of urgency to find hope and truth. Do you want to connect more deeply with the Divine? It is time now to realize the secrets of our ancient past and keys to our futur...

Greg Grunberg  has appeared in numerous feature films, including as X-wing fighter Snap Wexley in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “Star Wars: Episode IX,” as Commander Finnegan in “Star Trek Beyond” and, most recently, in “A Star is Born” featuring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. On TV, he is best known for his roles as Matt Parkman in “Heroes,” Al Pacino’s son Scott Paterno in the HBO film...

September 8, 2020 A thought burst onto my daily writing over the weekend. Mentally we’ve got to remain forever real. Seems pretty harmless. Yet it carried a tremendous amount of weight. What was the writer feeling at the point of receiving that which led to penning out how we need to remain forever real? What is forever real? Aren’t we all living it as one? Six months ago before Covid 19 forever r...

Science writer Steve Olson explains how plutonium was manufactured at the first full-scale nuclear reactor in the world located in Hanford -- south-central -- Washington State in his new book -- THE APOCALYPSE FACTORY: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age [W. W. Norton & Company; July 28, 2020].  Olson chronicles the discovery and weaponization of plutonium and the unforeseen conseq...

Jefferson Starship embodies the spirit of the band from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and features original members David Frieberg and drummer Donny Baldwin, 25 year member Keyboardist Chris Smith, as well as frontwoman  Cathy Richardson who was hand-picked Paul Kantner and Grace Slick and rounded out by acclaimed guitarist Jude Gold. Massive hits like “White Rabbit”, “Somebody to Love”, “Jane”, “M...

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 113: In 1989, Dr. Yusef Salaam was just fifteen years old when he was tried and convicted in the “Central Park Jogger Case” al...

Combining history, pop science, and in-depth reporting, a fascinating account of asteroids that hit Earth long ago, and those streaming toward us now, as well as how we are preparing against asteroid-caused catastrophe. One of these days, warns Gordon Dillow, the Earth will be hit by a comet or asteroid of potentially catastrophic size. The only question is when. In the meantime, we need to get mu...

Ryan is back with more movies you can see in this one time really hot place called a theater.  In fact he actually visited his first theater since everything closed down in March.  How did he prepare?  What did he feel like with others around him?  The movie he saw was Christopher Nolan's Tenet.  Ryan Jay's Review points out how brilliant Christopher is while trying to fig...

September 4, 2020 If you were to step into my office and or grab my Kindle and thumb through the enormous collection of books being read or have been read you’d label my walk shapeless and out of place.  I don’t put my nose to paper inside a drama driven novel or anything that carries the scent of mystery.  In fact I don’t read at all!  I study!  Again and again.  I could...

So many paths available.  A deck of cards.  52 that have a connection but each is different.  If played right there can be a victory.  Challenging at times.  moments of heavy thought.  Those competing against you are determined while a side of you wants to giggle like a kid.  Life in 2020 doesn't feel like a game.  Not until you make the choice.  There'...

Somehow we've entered the Fall of 2020 leaving no footprints in the sand.  As if to being carried.  Lifted above something much bigger than happily ever after.  Led across an open field of experiences that words still can't explain.  Yet there's emotion.  Not always the type you'd like to put on display.  The struggle to play it forward.  So we have agreed to be...