Thank God It's Toby: Highlights

Kristin Henning is the Blume Professor of Law and Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative at Georgetown Law, where she and her law students represent youth accused of delinquency in Washington, DC. Kris was previously the Lead Attorney for the Juvenile Unit of the D.C. Public Defender Service and is currently the Director of the Mid-Atlantic Juvenile Defender Center. She has been re...

Avalanche The Architect is a battle rapper from the Bronx, New York who now lives in Toronto, Canada. Avalanche’s aggressive sounds have roots in his martial arts background, and in his lyrics, you can often hear references to his training or actual martial arts. His influences musically, come from rappers like Redman, Canibus, EPMD, K Solo, Das Efx and artists similar to them. The pedigree and sk...

J R Santana is an award-winning Screenwriter and Producer. With over three decades of experience working in Hollywood and Europe, JR has been involved in productions ranging from $1m – $25m, all with A list cast. As a Screenwriter, he has won the Kodak Award for Outstanding Cinematic Achievement, the Turner Classic Movies Prize, Best Film at the Interfilm Berlin Film Festival as well as nominated...

Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Biggz Da Misfit brings pro lyricism, musicality, and production sense to his approach to contemporary rap and hip-hop. With an effortless flow, mellow voice, and genuine songwriting style, Biggz is quickly becoming one of the most exciting faces to look out for in the industry. With five singles released already, plus a full-length album, Born To Be Hated, rele...

Understanding and dealing with the challenges of modern life is not easy. We need support and guidance to navigate our complex emotions and cope in a rapidly changing world. Drawing on the ancient wisdom of the East, and years of experience working in Western psychiatry, Dr Sinha shares a series of analogies that help us understand ourselves. We are awakened to the possibility of not only survivin...

Hear Your Song is a non-profit organisation that empowers children and teens with serious illnesses and complex health needs to make their voices heard through collaborative songwriting. Kids living with significant health challenges need the chance to show the world — and sometimes to hear for themselves, too — that they are more than their diagnoses. In live, collaborative songwriting sessions,...

The man who once told us he loved us from the bottom of his pencil case, founder Beautiful South member Dave Hemingway returns with his new band SUNBIRDS playing Stockport – The Spinning Top on Friday 1st July 2022.                                                                                                                                                                 Having retired from the...

For many, a summer holiday is a window in time to rest and relax - forget about the stresses of day-to-day life and relinquish all responsibilities. In fact, 45% say they travel explicitly for this, more than those who do so to explore new destinations and cultures (35%).Meanwhile, almost six in ten (59%) want to travel more for their mental and physical well-being, further going to show they unde...

Mark Pattison is a personal trainer and founder of Hark Hydro Greens. He started his indoor farm when he tried to make his diet as healthy as possible and help change the world of farming. Hark Hydro Greens now provide for your everyday chef and high-end restaraunts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become at member at: https://plus.acast.com/s/tobyonathursday .

The world we are living in has been undergoing modernisation for more than three centuries. Especially ever since the industrial revolution began, the world has experienced a series of technological innovations. Progressive as it may sound, it has led the earth to have a myriad of never-ending issues, including overpopulation, exorbitant misuse of natural resources, unemployment, lack of education...

The charming story of Grumpy Gorilla learning positive attributes from Happy Hippo is now available. With magical illustrations and written in verse, this story can captivate any child’s heart and teach them the power of friendship, exercise and a good attitude.”You can decide to be nice to all that you meet, and the feeling of helping others just can’t be beat”—the book explores all the habits li...

At seven years old, Emma McWonder loves nothing better than exploring the world of wildlife in her wooded backyard and in the beautiful stream that runs through it. She keeps journals with notes and pictures of the wildlife and plants she discovers. One day, after watching a group of beautiful tiger swallowtail butterflies, Emma declares to her parents she would like to be called Butterfly. Soon,...

J R Santana is an award-winning Screenwriter and Producer. With over three decades of experience working in Hollywood and Europe, JR has been involved in productions ranging from $1m – $25m, all with A list cast. As a Screenwriter, he has won the Kodak Award for Outstanding Cinematic Achievement, the Turner Classic Movies Prize, Best Film at the Interfilm Berlin Film Festival as well as nominated...

Miracle Gro has revealed that a huge 45% of the UK feel lonely. They have implemented a 'Friends over the Fence' campaign that encourages people to use gardening to overcome barriers and meet new people. Their research shows:45% of people often experience feelings of lonelinessOne-third of the UK admit they find it hard to talk to new people70% of people find gardening is good for their mental hea...

Understanding and dealing with the challenges of modern life is not easy. We need support and guidance to navigate our complex emotions and cope in a rapidly changing world. Drawing on the ancient wisdom of the East, and years of experience working in Western psychiatry, Dr Sinha shares a series of analogies that help us understand ourselves. We are awakened to the possibility of not only survivin...

Vince Kramer is an airline and military pilot with over 200,000 hours in aircraft and flight simulators. In the U.S. Air Force, he was a pilot, instructor & evaluator. He is a combat veteran with over one hundred combat hours during Desert Storm. He has flown for United Airlines and American Airlines as an airline transport pilot, has held positions in management and as an instructor/evaluator at...

John Kennedy is a puppeteer who has performed on various Muppet projects since the early 1990s. Kennedy began building puppets as a child in his hometown of Plainfield, Indiana where he performed shows at local libraries. One of his first professional jobs was as a singing, dancing, banjo-playing puppeteer at the Indianapolis Union Station Festival Marketplace. While working on a bachelors degree...

Kirsten Hege is an independent author, poet, and mental health advocate based just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. She is finishing up her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with a minor in Creative Writing at the end of this summer, after which she plans to dive headfirst into her company, Streamwrite Publishing, and begin freelance book editorial, marketing, and publishi...

904DadLife is a brand that unites dads from all walks of life who have one thing in common, they crave adventure. They believe that all dads are equal when it comes to that adventure of fatherhood! The song 'A Little More Mad Than Sad' was written for a friend who lost his fight with the devil. His mother and Dean are starting a foundation called “The Young Foundation” Supporting Young adolescents...

Few people know as much about cruising with a disability as Michele Monro. The daughter of much-loved singer, Matt Monro, Michele has spent more than 40 years travelling the world on cruise liners. For the last 14 years, she has combined her love of cruising with her work as a specialist speaker for companies including Celebrity, P&O, Fred Olsen and Royal Caribbean. In the 1990s Michele was diagno...

Aaron Phipps, MBE, is a Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby athlete and gold medal-winning Paralympian. At 15 Aaron had both of his legs and most of his fingers amputated due to blood poisoning from meningitis. After a 10km fundraising wheelchair race for the Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF), Aaron's sporting journey began. Starting with wheelchair racing Aaron competed in two London Marathons, inc...

Welsh singer songwriter Laura Evans announces the release of her second single "Fire With Fire" from her debut album "State Of Mind" and is on an exciting roll with yet another big, perfectly crafted song which is sure to appeal to her ever-growing fanbase. The new single will be available to pre-save from Monday 16th May from Spotify, iTunes, and Apple Music. Laura is currently on a 12-date UK to...

Shaquille Smith is originally from Kingston Jamaica. He enjoyed writing stories and art but the economy was terrible there, and the chances of being a successful writer were slim to none especially how hard it is already. He left Jamaica for the US at 17 and after about 8 years, he found himself loving what he couldn't achieve when he was younger. He finally self-published his first comic book las...

Much to the embarrassment of his family, Dan Balmer made a bold post on social media after having an epiphany. Only in the infancy of his anti-racism work when he noticed people would acknowledge they have racism within them, but they wouldn't say it directly. Reminiscent of someone standing up at their first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and showing all of the same nerves, Dan went on TikTok and s...

NAKED is an acoustic duo consisting of Nadine and Ivo who worked together on the album and are a couple. The album charted in the top 18 on the Swiss album charts recently. Their songs are about their life, spirituality and relationships. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.