Music Historian Peter Ames Carlin Unveils The Electrifying Culture Created By The Group REM

Like so many others, author Heidi Smith found herself unmoored by a confluence of personal and professional trials during the peak of the COVID pandemic. While several familiar and sustaining allies fortified her throughout this time, the most lifesaving of all was a new element that bloomed in her spiritual practice: prayer. Heidi has always had a relationship with prayer, but now that relationship was blossoming into a more liberating, soulful practice. As she sought to deepen this exploration into the ancient truths and wisdom of prayer, she longed for books that supported her journey but came up short. Ultimately, she decided to set out to write her own book presenting an empowering, radical reframing of prayer as a secular tool for healing, personal growth, societal change, and profound joy. In THE UNCOMMON BOOK OF PRAYER, Smith introduces a new definition of prayer: an active agreement that you make between your soul and the Divine (whatever that means to you). It is a sacred practice that can be called upon to bring about states of grace, healing, and change. THE UNCOMMON BOOK OF PRAYER, explores the idea of prayer as a highly personal practice that can bring joy and enlightenment, heal deeply felt trauma, and work toward planetary healing.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

In each episode of Extraordinary World with Jeff Corwin, viewers meet everyday people making a meaningful impact through animal advocacy, environmental conservation, youth empowerment and homeless aid and food security. Hosted by Emmy-winning conservationist Jeff Corwin, the series highlights how small acts of kindness can create lasting positive change. On December 11, Jeff Corwin will be joined by The Brady Hunter Foundation’s Josh Fox, Founder and Executive Director, and Paige Bresky, Chief of Philanthropy, to discuss the show’s mission and share inspiring stories of everyday heroes. They’ll explore how the series celebrates the human-animal connection, wildlife and the environment and empowering children and people that have fallen on hard times.  The series honors altruism and gives viewers guidance in how they can become involved in their own communities. Tune in to Extraordinary World with Jeff Corwin starting Saturday, January 4, and every weekend on CBS (check local listings) for stories of kindness, courage, and the drive to make a better world for all.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Available for the first time in the US, Solitaire introduces fan favorites Nick and Charlie from HEARTSTOPPER -and the unforgettable Tori Spring. Tori isn’t sure how to be happy again. Then she meets Michael Holden, and they try to unmask the mysterious Solitaire (and survive high school) in Oseman’s stunning, unflinchingly honest debut novel. The U.S. edition offers additional exclusive bonus content: an exclusive cover designed by Oseman herself as well as a Q/A with Oseman and her U.S editor, David Levithan. “Solitaire was the catalyst for so many other wonderful things that have happened in my life. And I look back on the story with fondness,” said Oseman.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Love Bomb centers on three strangers who are brought together by a mysterious dating app for one-night stands, which soon turns violent and deadly. The film stars Jessie Andrews, who had a supporting role in A24's Hot Summer Nights, starring Timothée Chalamet, and a role in HBO's Euphoria. Love Bomb will mark her first lead role. Here's the trailer: Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym0QR3gr9II Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Tasked by mobsters with putting an end to Phyllis (Carrie Coons), Don (Shea Whigham) is unable to pull the trigger, and instead, the two set off on a road trip that evolves into something much more. Phyllis has designs of her own and proposes a little tag team action to Don: combine forces with the aim to steal all the money from the people who want her dead. Here's the trailer: Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42GRRFHD1CE  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

When it’s extremely difficult to make up your mind.  Having the power of choice can actually weaken someone.  On this episode we’re going to put focus on the choice to be open or closed when it comes to your mental and physical conditions.  I’m Arroe.  Life is a series of choices.  Who decides when you’re not making it the right choice?  Is it the fear of going wrong?  The greatest lessons in life are often lost inside hidden away attempts and concepts.  It’s time to reopen your heart. Having a choice is a daily gift.  On this highway we learn to trust mirages… What is the choice?  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as… Why are the holiday’s so stressful?  What are we doing wrong?  Plus what are the best tips to share with someone wanting to write their first book? I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Those old sayings. Who what where when and how? Some of those old sayings are not only ancient but still carry an impact today. One of them? Don't cut your nose off to spite your face.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation-and reasserted the power of rock and rollIn the spring of 1980, an unexpected group of musical eccentrics came together to play their very first performance at a college party in Athens, Georgia. Within a few short years, they had taken over the world - with smash records like Out of Time, Automatic for the People, Monster and Green. Raw, outrageous, and expressive, R.E.M.'s distinctive musical flair was unmatched, and a string of mega-successes solidified them as generational spokesmen. In the tumultuous transition between the wide-open 80s and the anxiety of the early 90s, R.E.M. challenged the corporate and social order, chasing a vision and cultivating a magnetic, transgressive sound. In this rich, intimate biography, critically acclaimed author Peter Ames Carlin looks beyond the sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll to open a window into the fascinating lives of four college friends - Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry - who stuck together at any cost, until the end. Deeply descriptive and remarkably poetic, steeped in 80s and 90s nostalgia, The Name of This Band is R.E.M. paints a cultural history of the commercial peak and near-total collapse of a great music era, and the story of the generation that came of age at the apotheosis of rock.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.