Good Gossip

Adam Malka is the co-founder of Signature Tracks, an LA-based music production, custom scoring and licensing company whose work has been heard on CBS and NBCUniversal and in projects for Netflix, Amazon, Snapchat, Nissan, Skype and DC Comics. He is also the founder of Ashwood Music, a creative collective that hosts worship nights, prayer sets and community gatherings, bringing spontaneous worship, scripture and intercession to a global audience. Friends describe him as a visionary who carries out what he sees with excellence and purity of heart, and as someone who slows down to sit with people in their brokenness. In this episode of Good Gossip, we hear what the people closest to Adam have to say about him and some of the topics we talk about we really dig deep.Topics:Being uncomfortable, and why we run from itBoredom and stillness, and what they make room forGrief, and allowing God to meet and mold us in itThe spark of creativity, and how not to lose passion along the wayStaying pure in what we create, how we live and how we speakIf you’ve ever wondered how to keep your heart soft while building something, this conversation is for you.Don’t forget to follow us on @goodgossip.podcast.Know someone who deserves some good gossip? Send us something kind you've heard about someone in your life, and it might make it onto the show: [email protected]’s work: @ashwood.music on Instagram and the Ashwood YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@ashwoodhouse

Alexa Giacinto is the friend people call when everything feels like too much. She is steady, perceptive and so good at reading a room that she has become known as the regulation friend. She is also a personal trainer who has coached men and women for years, she started her own fitness brand SoulFlex, she’s unafraid of the internet and she has a lot of hot takes on dating that she will happily defend.In true Good Gossip fashion, I brought her something good I’d heard said about her behind her back, and we went from there: what it takes to serve people well, how to get through breakups and dysregulation, and what years of coaching have taught her about women, bodies and the pressure to look a certain way.Topics: Being the regulation friend Working in customer service, and how to mirror people so you can serve them well Inviting friends in to give perspective on your relationships Breakups, and what to do when you’re feeling dysregulated Training men and women, and why women need more than a training plan Eating disorders and disordered eating Hot takes on Christian datingKnow someone who deserves some good gossip? Send us something kind you’ve heard about someone in your life, and it might make it onto the show: [email protected] to the Good Gossip newsletter: https://substack.com/@goodgossippodcast Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodgossip.podcast/ Follow Alexa: @alexagiacintoGood Gossip is hosted by Taya Alexander and produced by Luke Alexander with Three8 Creative Group.

Solomon Smith is never in a hurry. He also finishes everything he starts. Most of us feel like we have to pick one. In this conversation we unpack how Solo has become who he is today and the foundations and belief systems that got him there.Solo is a Berklee-trained bassist who's toured with Post Malone and Billie Eilish, and in this episode he makes the case that relaxed and productive aren't opposites. We get into who taught him his work ethic, what rest looks like without the guilt, how he decides an idea is done, and why so few session players release music of their own.In true Good Gossip fashion, I brought him something good I'd heard said about him behind his back, and we went from there. If you've got a song, a business, or a project sitting in a folder right now, this one's for you.Topics:Perfectionism and readinessWorking hard vs working scaredBurnout detectionNot letting your ideas dieResting without guiltHumility alongside successTalent isn’t enoughFaith as the foundationHow people romanticize the live music industryKnow someone who deserves some good gossip? Send us something kind you've heard about someone in your life, and it might make it onto the show: [email protected] to the Good Gossip newsletter: https://substack.com/@goodgossippodcast Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodgossip.podcast/Follow Solo: @thesuavesolo Good Gossip is hosted by Taya Alexander and produced by Luke Alexander with Three8 Creative Group.

Sydney and Simone Torregano have spent their whole lives in one of the closest relationships two people can have, and they've learned how to make anyone feel that seen. They are identical twins born and raised in California, who I had the pleasure of meeting shortly after moving to LA. We instantly connected over our shared faith and love for meaningful conversations. They’re also social media influencers and creators who have a lot of fun sharing authentic discussions, laughs and life on their platforms. If you've ever met them, you know they have a rare gift: they're genuinely curious about people. They ask the second question, they actually listen to the answer, and somehow you walk away feeling more seen than when you arrived.In true Good Gossip fashion, I brought them something good I'd heard said about them behind their backs, and from there we talked about what it really takes to get past small talk and build deeper, more intentional relationships.Topics:Why small talk still matters, and how to move past itWhat growing up as twins taught them about connectionHow to talk about people in a way that builds them upBecoming a better listenerReading social cues and knowing when to go deeperBeing intentional about the relationships you wantKnow someone who deserves some good gossip? Send us something kind you've heard about someone in your life, and it might make it onto the show: [email protected] to the Good Gossip newsletter: https://substack.com/@goodgossippodcast Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodgossip.podcast/Follow Sydney and Simone: @sydtorregano @simonetorregano TikTok: @torreganotwins Good Gossip is hosted by Taya Alexander and produced by Luke Alexander with Three8 Creative Group. 

In this podcast series, communicator and creative Taya Alexander moves away from gossip as we know it, the tearing down, the popularity scoreboard, the things we say to be liked, to get to the version worth keeping: what happens when we talk about people behind their backs and ONLY say the good stuff. Why do we do it in the first place? What are we actually after when we gossip? And what changes in a friendship, a workplace, a family, when someone finally says the kind thing out loud? Each week Taya and her guests open with something good she's heard said about them (a compliment, a story, a piece of advice passed on when they weren't in the room) and the conversation goes wherever it wants from there.Good Gossip is a podcast about human connection: how to communicate better, build deeper relationships, and actually see the people around you.  And hopefully, together, we can move towards a reality where we're all being a bit more honest, empowering, encouraging and uplifting in our conversations.New episodes every Friday.Subscribe to the Good Gossip newsletter: https://substack.com/@goodgossippodcast Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodgossip.podcast/Good Gossip is hosted by Taya Alexander and produced by Luke Alexander with Three8 Creative Group.