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One man's rotten eggs is another's delicacy which is another's REVENGE!  Most of Thailand was filled with wonderful and welcoming human beings, but one smelly fruit won't spoil the bunch for us when Bob and I have a food adventure in Thailand.  We ate the strangest things, including grasshoppers!  The algorithm also brought us the reality tv show on the History Channel called &...

Can McDonald's prepare you for the CIA?  I don't know anyone who needs to trick someone to get a job at McDonald's, but Bob found a way.  It might have prepared her for the CIA... we'll never know... I mean... I'll never know because then it really wouldn't be a secret.  P.S.  Did you do your homework and watch "A League of Their Own?"  We can't wait to...

It's nice to be back!  Is this season 2 or just a break from consistent episodes?  I haven't decided yet, but what I have decided that it is time to return.  Just like anything that you want to keep consistently like an exercise regiment or a diet, a podcast has a chance to burn out!   Finding a guest, guiding them to their story, interviewing and then editing takes waaaaaaay more out of...

There's movies where you drop teenagers in the middle of no where and see if they can survive.  It's suspenseful and typically someone dies!  In the Netherlands they really do this for the classmates to "get to know each other."  It's the 80's, there's no cell phones, no real provisions, and a very loose safety protocol, but Dutch kids do this all the time.  Ever...

Yes, we've all snuck out of the house.  Yes we've all had the Footloose situation with conservative parents that want you home at a curfew that's TOO early.  Your folks always say the worst outlandish things that can happen to you at night.   Stephanie always thought to herself "What's the worst that could happen."  Then she brushed with the worst.  How would you hand...

If it’s alright with you, I’m going to stop by from time to time.  Talk about what’s on my mind and tell you my own stories.  Maybe getting to know me a little better :)   This episode I talk about the Smule App snd how to engage in Smule for the most optimal experience.   Then a story for funzies :) Alexi music and podcast extras 

You know when you watch Grey's Anatomy, House MD,  MASH or the Good Doctor and something bizarre that you never heard of happens and miraculously it's solved and the doctor just goes back to her shift?  If you think that doesn't really happen you haven't listened to this episode where Dr. Arjun Iyer does stuff like this in the ER on a regular basis!  Arjun's Podcast Arjun&...

Alex Falcone is a comedian out of LA.  He’s been named Portland’s Funniest Person, has been on the show Portlandia, teaches stand up and improve, has a podcast ‘read it and weep,’ has an ice cream named after him, he’s a bestselling author and just came out with his debut comedy album “Vanilla” that you can find on all streaming platforms.  Just recently Alex was on The Late Show with Stephen Colb...

Have you ever had one too many and graciously told anyone that would listen that if you need a place to stay you can stay at your parents house?  No?  Sylvia doesn't mind offering up her folks place because no one would ACTUALLY take her up on it, right? Sylvia’s Smule: SylviaKnox777 Podcast Extras

Things happen when you're a gigging band, you pop a guitar string or get lost on the way to the gig.  What happens if it all piles up on the same night?  What happens if everything that could go wrong does go wrong?  What happens when you unite the wedding party to somehow help fix it and save the band...saving the music...therefore saving a potentially disaster wedding?  If you saw this thro...

Are you an aspiring musician that wants the code on how to get to perform in front of 20,000 people?  Are you a super fan that wants to meet your idol on stage and have them remember you for ever and ever?  I'm not taking an indie band or catching an up-and-coming act before they hit it big.  I'm talking getting to be on stage with one of the biggest bands in the world.  Courtney has the...

We all hear how celebrities "make it."  How the top .001% work hard and catch breaks to be A-List and on top of the Billboard charts.  But where is the story of how you and I can get viral?  We all try over and over again with our passions and are still figuring out how to get through the noise.  Listen to Beshen fail over and over again to succeed.  Do you have what it takes? Beshen  In...

Rockstar life is glamorized throughout history.  Giant Grammy winning music group, tours around the world, plays the big shows, has the suspect after party and trashes their hotel room.  Liz is a local rock star out of Michigan.  She's played wonderful indie venues, stayed at the Hampton Inn, and made it out with enough time to have a continental breakfast and checkout.  What happens when a g...

Can a plumber be a Cat Savior? The answer is no!  , but Tony is a drainage engineer, in his words "I pushes poo for a living."    He explains that "Plumbers do mains water, we do man's water."  But strangers in London seem to extend the job description of Tony's occupation.  He gets calls that the fire brigade should get and now he's getting calls for opportuniti...

Rozette says at the beginning of every TikTok you see her in that she's a Pop Vocal Coach.  She sounds like Adele and Whitney Houston if they hit harder.  When it comes to voice she’s loud, in-your-face, passionate and RIGHT.  I can’t stress this enough that on top of being an incredible artist her digestible social media clips on how to be a better vocalist aren’t just captivating and go dow...

TerryKaye talks fast and loves hard.  His personality oozes from his pores and he has no problem giving you a taste of his mind.  His singing isn’t just phenomenal and dynamic, but it’s unfair and almost freakish, no one person should be allowed to have his incredible vocal chops.  You can hear Terry Kaye on his insightful TikTok, where he speaks truths that have caught the attention of Grammy Awa...

When her great love of the moment decides to cheat on her and tour with Paul Simon, you would expect her to crawl under a rock.  Lori did quite the opposite.  Pulled herself up, dusted herself off and went to Florida to model for a paper.  She didn't know where these pictures would go or what story would come of them, but when you're 20 somethin, you just say "YES" and live the...

What if you woke up and days or weeks went by.  You weren't in a coma and you're waiting for someone to tell you it's just a bad dream.  Ritchie has dissociative identity disorder and is in the process of learning about himself all over again.  It's a disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct  personality states.  He, bravely, wants people to understand him...

It’s like a scene out of a movie when an entire airport customers are cheering you on.  Marcella Price just wanted to have a trip to Australia with her fiancé and ends up having the very best and very worst moments she’s ever had in an airport experience.  The only way that she gets her dream trip is with her 5K race training and a partner that knows her pants size. Sing with Marcella Alexi's...

Dave is a heartbroken jazz pianist on a cruise ship. He’s playing fast and loose on international waters both on stage and off. After breaking the rules he’s down to his last strike when he finds the love of his life. But in order to stay aboard this love boat Dave finds a savior in one of the most unlikely people. Dave's Website: ProducahMan.com Alexi's Podcast and Smule Musical Extras...

Just one of part of Valli's amazing life would be someone else's life long dream.  From becoming Miss Tennessee to singing in legendary venues like the Grand Ole Opry, Valli still finds time for family, moon pies and mermaid hair.  Even though she's moved on from her past accomplishments to become a life coach, so someone else can feel the rush of a life like hers, she forgets that...

Gio Portillo and his partner think they are going on a typical fun-in-the-sun vacation, but their adventure to the 'Big Island' in Hawaii gets 'exposed' when Gio leads his partner blindly into murky waters for beach shenanigans and first time experiences go from silly to embarrassing BUT Gio becomes even more comfortable in who he is. Gio Links Smule Instagram Alexi Links Smule...