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 69: Marriage Bootcamp 101
Since March, many relationships have been tested. For many couples, locked up in quarantine due to Covid-19 has brought up simmering issues. Dr. Ish Major offers tips to strengthen a relationship and also talks about how he’s helping a whole new batch of Hip Hop couples in the upcoming season of Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition.
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 68: America What Went Wrong? The Crisis Deepens…
Long before COVID-19 ravaged the economy, millions of middle-class Americans were struggling with a series of different situations — stagnant earnings, unaffordable health care and the prospect of an impoverished retirement.
This is no accident: In this updated and expanded edition of their New York Times No. 1 bestseller -America: What Went Wrong? The Crisis Deepens Pulitzer-Prize winning reporters Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele explain with human stories and authoritative statistical findings how specific actions by Washington and Wall Street are systematically dismantling the middle class.
Where we presently stand today with the pandemic, the protests and a recession sets up the nation for a total change.

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.

Pod-Crashing Episode 61: Keeping It Local With Pete Kaliner

Podcasts are no different than snowflakes. There are no two the same. They may resemble each other. The same intensions at hand. Probably the same listening audience. It’s still impossible to call them the same.
Making each podcast unique are the captains running the ship. Their visions. Ambitions. Connections and reactions. All four play a huge role in shaping the final stages of how you want your podcast to grow.
I prefer to stay completely away from local issues and sales probably because when I first leaped into this circle of podcast love, the pioneers leading the way in 2012 were hooked on how far we could reach without putting focus the local street.
I was told to stop acting like a radio station.
I still pick up on that vibe with the enormous amount of Podcast promoters doing all they can to score your business. Every letter and conversation clearly states how important it is to reach. They promise more new listeners, more sharing and longer term impact.
Then I bump into fans and followers of Matt Burton from Lincolnton, NC and Pete Kaliner from Asheville. Both are super serving local. Matt with Hometown Radio and Pete with statewide politics. Which he believes is extremely important during these days of the massive numbers of those reaching.
Both Matt and Pete capitalize on being local by giving their advertisers an opportunity to move product. Whereas my advertisers rely on promo codes and other methods of attracting listeners several hundred miles from the storefront.