Arroe Collins Like It's Live

Hey it’s Arroe. This is Play It Forward. A look at the unexpected changes endured by entertainers, writers, camera people and all others affected but not infected by the global invasion of the Coronavirus.
Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward.
Episode 80:
Bootsy Collins has dropped his latest single “Stars.” It’s an all-star collaboration with American philosopher Dr. Cornel West, drummer Steve Jordan, banjo legend Béla Fleck, and featuring EmiSunshine and Olvido Ruiz.
All proceeds from downloads and streams benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. Bootsy has partnered with BMI and the Recording Academy for this single release to help benefit artist in need.
That’s Play It Forward. You can listen to the full conversations with these artists on three different podcasts. Like Its Live, Unplugged and Totally Uncut and View from the Writing Instrument found on all digital platforms.

Hey it’s Arroe. This is Play It Forward. A look at the unexpected changes endured by entertainers, writers, camera people and all others affected but not infected by the global invasion of the Coronavirus.
Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward.
Episode 79:
If you were to seriously sit back and observe your present walk in life, your skills of survival long term outlook and walk through this Covid-19 valley was scalped years before you arrived to this present moment. Singer/songwriter Dyson who was just featured on NBC’s Songland knows what she did as a 17 year old prepared her for these times of change…
West Worlds Leonardo Nam not only gets into his role but into the physical production of how the episodes of the third season were drawn together. The entire team working diligently to bring high quality to the flat screen. When you’re that close to creative minds, how does social distancing play out in your present day?
Wes Scantlin from Puddle of Mudd isn’t sitting back watching time pass by. He’s dropped a new full album while gearing up for the potential of there being a tour by years end. With that thought in mind, being in quarantine is nothing new for him. When you’re touring the globe you’ve always got to keep away from whatever might be out there.
That’s Play It Forward. You can listen to the full conversations with these artists on three different podcasts. Like Its Live, Unplugged and Totally Uncut and View from the Writing Instrument found on all digital platforms.

Hey it’s Arroe. This is Play It Forward. A look at the unexpected changes endured by entertainers, writers, camera people and all others affected but not infected by the global invasion of the Coronavirus.
Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward.
Episode 78:
Katherine McNamara was named one of Vanity Fair's "Breakout Bunch," An accomplished actor, dancer, singer/songwriter winning the 2018 People's Choice Award for Top Female Television Actress for her leading role of 'Clary Fray' in the Freeform series, Shadowhunter. Most recently, she was cast as Mia, a tough street fighter, in the CW series Arrow. During these days of social distancing how has she handled turn off the creative energy?
Paul Fishbein is passionate about Cult films. So much so that he’s brought to binge watching Covid-19 trapped fans a new series called Time Warp The Greatest Cult Films of All Time. In the reality of it all, one look outside his window, doesn’t life pretty much resemble such a film playing out on the streets of LA?
Brandon Reid Allen fronts the band Boxcar Junkies. His own personal on the street journey through a creative life with blankets of emptiness has prepared him and others around him for these swift changes on global soil.
That’s Play It Forward. You can listen to the full conversations with these artists on three different podcasts. Like Its Live, Unplugged and Totally Uncut and View from the Writing Instrument found on all digital platforms.

Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo is the feature documentary experience revealing the extraordinary life journey of Hollywood's most unlikely hero, Danny Trejo. From an early life of drugs, armed robbery and hard prison time, to the red carpets of Hollywood blockbusters and helping troubled addicts, Danny gives a firsthand account of one of the greatest transformations of human character ever put to film.

Having spent 71 years starring in a personal expedition that outshines any Hollywood fiction, Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, is the shocking story of one man's capacity to overcome his demons, only to discover redemption through the most unlikely of journeys. Through the exploration of his old stomping ground and the supporting cast of family, friends and some of the world's biggest stars, join Danny Trejo as he delivers a raw and sobering account of his transformation from a hardened criminal to celebrated Hollywood icon and beloved friend of all who cross his path.

Pod-Crashing Episode 63
Remember when the only thing you heard on podcasts were comedians, political talkers, bloggers wanting to share their voice and hardworking deeply dedicated creative minds that somehow couldn’t land a job in radio.
Gotta be honest with ya. I don’t know how I got to stay on that tower as long as I did. I was extremely tired of babysitting a radio show mixed by the heavily programmed computer. We’d spend four to six hours a shift sitting in the studio preparing for three to four breaks.
Once voice tracking took over it was a completely different story. Listeners thought we were on the air when in reality many radio people were in the production room generating revenue for the sales department.
Today it’s even more distant. For some radio companies it’s become the game plan to have one talent in fifteen or more cities at a time. The closest thing you’re gonna get to local radio is the receptionist.
Podcasting has had its fair share of evolutions as well. From those early days of free spirit and frolicking around to a new age of the most brilliant authors and journalists delivering podcast seasons that keep you glued to those speakers like a longtime Howard Stern fan.
Jo Piazza is one of them. A bestselling author, award-winning journalist and digital strategist. She’s the author of seven critically acclaimed books, both fiction and non-fiction which have been translated into more than ten languages.
A former editor and columnist with Yahoo, Current TV and the New York Daily News, her work has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, New York magazine, Glamour, Elle and so many more.
Her Podcast is Fierce: Stories of Women Who Changed the World - The stories she shares tell listeners how much the past matters.
What happens when an entire category of change makers are overlooked? Fierce sheds much-needed light on the fierce women that history has undervalued. The award-winning journalist tells the story of one historical figure's life while connecting her legacy to a modern woman standing on her shoulders today.