Arroe Collins Play It Forward: Missed Opportunity

  -Missed Opportunity- I love sharing conversations.  Hosting requires show prep.  My podcasting platforms feature thousands of guests.  What you don’t have access to are the missed opportunities. The show prep was completed.  The conversation didn’t happen.  I keep all my notes! Paths will cross again.  Let me explain Missed Opportunity.  It’s my questions and statements without their answers.  I...

  -Missed Opportunity- I love sharing conversations.  Hosting requires show prep.  My podcasting platforms feature thousands of guests.  What you don’t have access to are the missed opportunities. The show prep was completed.  The conversation didn’t happen.  I keep all my notes! Paths will cross again.  Let me explain Missed Opportunity.  It’s my questions and statements without their answers.  I...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 642 with Sofronio Vasquez winner of NBC’s The Voice season 26. After several weeks of Blind Auditions, Battles, Knockouts, Playoffs, and Live Performance Shows, The Voice Season 26 Finale happened. Dozens of singers across four Coach teams were whittled do...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 641 with Theresa Contaxis the author of The Littlest Sailboat: A Journey Of The Soul. As a child, Theresa Contaxis struggled to navigate her way in life. She faced challenges at home and felt insecure when measuring herself against others. In adulthood, sh...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 640 with food author and Cook Anna Jones whose new book is titled Easy Wins. Clever, delicious, heartfelt and wholesome - Anna gets it right again' - JAMIE OLIVER   A brand new and essential book from award-winning and bestselling cook Anna Jones.   Discov...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 639 with Carlos Whittaker the author of the book Reconnected. In a world dominated by screens and technology, Carlos Whittaker takes readers on an extraordinary journey of self-discovery and reconnection. The book chronicles his seven-week experience of un...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 638 with racial justice educator and author Christine Saxman. The idea that White people are under attack has permeated political discourse in recent elections. The election of 2024 will be no different.  Being White Today: A Roadmap for a Positive Antirac...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 637 with author and historian Chris Epting.   Where One Hears the Rain  is a comprehensive, entertaining, and informative guide that explores the art of memoir writing and provides aspiring authors with the tools and inspiration to craft their own compelli...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 636 is with the author of Mastering AI Jeremy Kahn. A  Fortune  magazine journalist draws on his expertise and extensive contacts among the companies and scientists at the forefront of artificial intelligence to offer dramatic predictions of AI's impact ov...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 635 is with Brigadier General Paul Greg Smith the author of the book Confessions Of A Weekend Warrior. America's National Guard was once considered a ragtag gaggle of pretend soldiers. Beginning in the 1980s the National Guard gradually transformed into to...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 634 with author Ed Glaser. For decades, filmmakers worldwide have been remaking Hollywood movies in colorful ways. They've chronicled a singing and dancing Hannibal Lecter in India, star-crossed lovers aboard the doomed Nigerian ship Titanic, a Japanese ex...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 633 with author Peter S Goodman. In  HOW THE WORLD RAN OUT OF EVERYTHING: Inside the Global Supply Chain  (Mariner Books; on sale June 11), Peter S. Goodman, award-winning journalist and global economics correspondent at the  New York Times , reveals the f...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 632 with the Bible Answer Man.  The Complete Bible Answer Book Hank Hanegraaff is better known as the “Bible Answer Man,” which is also the name of the nationally syndicated radio program in which he answers questions about the Bible and how its teachings...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 631 is Adam Long’s extensive conversation with a radio host raised in Montana who came incredibly close to realizing his childhood fantasy.  Then what?   

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 630…during this 50th anniversary of Michael Landon’s adaptation of Little House On The Prairie actor/producer Dean Butler shares with us Prairie Man   Dean Butler shares the behind- the-scenes of  Little House on the Prairie  on a heartfelt journey of "goo...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 629 is with author Shaunie Henderson.  Her book is Undefeated Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms Shaunie Henderson (1.8 million followers on Instagram) left her marriage to Shaquille O'Neal with nothing more than her five young kids and her car...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 628 with entertainment journalist and author Sean O’Connell.  His new book is Bruce Willis Celebrating The Cinematic Legacy Of An Unbreakable Hollywood Icon When some of the most important parts of Hollywood are looked over, Sean O'Connell didn't want Bruce...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 627 with radio personality and social media influencer Liz Luda. Her rich background in radio and vibrant personality has led her to the very dot on the map that inspired and empowered her dreams to become a connection to radio and internet listeners as well...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 626 is with Kathy Higgins CEO Of Healthier Generation. The non-profit  Alliance for a Healthier Generation (Healthier Generation)  is expanding its work to give all young people a chance a t lifelong good health and the opportunities that come with it.   Hea...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 625 with actress now author Bonnie Bartlett Daniels.  Middle Of The Rainbow Emmy Award winning actress, Bonnie Bartlett Daniels is still at it in front of the camera at 94 years old. The actively working actor ( Little House on the Prairie, Golden Girls, Hom...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 624 with singer songwriter Sarah Reeves. With fans clamoring for the full track after she shared a raw demo on her social platforms, Sarah Reeves officially releases “More Than Enough” on Friday, May 3rd. The pop artist penned the self-affirming original fol...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 623 with U.S. Ambassador Ira Shapiro the author of The Betrayal How Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans Abandoned America. The Founding Fathers gave the U.S. Senate many functions, but it had one fundamental responsibility—its raison d’etre: to provid...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 622 with Alyssa Crosby from NBC’s The Voice. Alyssa is a self-proclaimed cat lady. When Alyssa is not performing on stage, you can usually find her at home with her fiancé, five cats and puppy. Alyssa loves to write songs and sometimes serenade her animals w...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 621 with Steven Gaines the author of All You Need Is Love The Beatles In Their Own Words.  An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews.   All You Need Is Love  is a groundbreaking oral history of the one of the most enduring musical acts...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 620 with actor Brett Gelman, author of the new book The Terrifying Realm Of The Possible: Nearly True Stories. A daring and hilariously neurotic literary debut from the acclaimed actor and comedian Brett Gelman ( Stanger Things, Fleabag, LOVE ).   Enter the...