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  • A Harte To Harte (Smiley Shelly Harte)

    Hello,

    This week I caught up with another Harte my sister Michelle but I call her Shell and she also goes by the name Shelly and she is singer and an entertainer in her own right.

    We talk about her life in Canary Islands, Spain. How she got into singing professionally, keeping busy in lockdown, looking after mental health, her fans, inspirations, performing during lockdown and her future plans.

    Thanks for listening and remember you are always welcome here on HarteLines.

     

     

    44 min
  • Nepal

    Hi There,

    This week's episode I talk about the time I went to Nepal on Cultural Volunteering Trip.

    It was first and only time in Asia. You will hear how I immersed myself in the culture, found other volunteer friends, went on Safari, worked with children in an Orphanage and I got to do a little Trek before my trip was over.

     

    Thanks for listening and remember you're always welcome on HarteLines.

     

     

    32 min
  • A Conversation with Alex Degmetich.

    Hello There,

    So after a week off I am back with a very special guest for episode 12. This week I caught up with former Cruise Director Alex Degmetich.

    He talked about how he started working on ships, how he became a cruise director, his leadership and management of teams, he also gives a special shipboard announcement like you were a guest onboard.

    He also talks about working in Vegas, setting out on a new volunteering adventure and how he spent lockdown in Sri Lanka.

    Enjoy this episode and thanks for listening.

     

     

    1 hr 23 min
  • The Gary Ellerbeck Interview

    Hi Guys,

    This week I chatted to my friend Gary Ellerbeck. He talked about South Africa, growing up during Apartheid, being housemates, working on ships his thoughts and experiences onboard and how he went about writing and publishing his own science fiction book.

    Since the inception of this podcast I wanted to have him on and I hope you find this interesting and thanks for listening.

    You find his book at link below

    http://www.gmellerbeck.com/

     

     

    1 hr 14 min
  • Catching up with DJ Bandit ( Diego )

    In this week's episode. I caught up with former ship friend and DJ extraordinaire DJ Bandit by video call all the way from Mexico.

    We talked about everything from working together as part of the entertainment team onboard, getting chosen to work on the newest ships in the company, social distancing onboard and what he has been up to during lockdown.

    Thanks for listening and enjoy.

    1 hr 13 min
  • Fun Job at Sea.

    Hello,

    In this episode, I talk about preparing for another cruise ship and a different job onboard as part of the entertainment team, new challenges and how I decided to leave ship life.

    Thanks for listening.Take it easy.

     

    30 min
  • Talking about Cruise Life with Danilo Contreras.

    In this episode, I had my very first podcast interview. Here I caught up with my good friend Danilo from my first contract onboard a cruise ship. We talk about what he done before ships, how he got the job, how many contracts he's done, favourite places he's been to, the challenges he found onboard, the time he got married in Bermuda and his plans for the future. All of this plus special barkground noises from his dogs.

    Thanks for Listening and please subscribe. If you want to hear more there will be a new episode every week.

    31 min
  • From Land Life To Ship Life.

    In episode 7. I will talk about preparing for life onboard a cruise ship, my first experience of working onboard, the people I met, the challenges I faced, the differences from Land to Ship Life and how the life onboard gave me the opportunity to visit the world.

    Thanks for Listening and please subscribe if you want to here more there will be a new episode every week.

    24 min
  • It Was Fun For A While.

    In this weeks episode, I will talk about How my job gave me the flexibility to do comedy, performing in different places around Scotland and getting down to England to do some gigs, My experience of performing in The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh, My First Edinburgh Fringe Festival, First Fringe Show experience and then changing direction leaving Scotland to ready myself for working onboard a cruise ship.

    Thanks for Listening and there will be a new episode every week.

     

     

    15 min
  • A New Version of Me.

    In this week's episode, I will be talk about getting into Stand Up Comedy in Scotland, Learning about the craft, taking advice from other comics and also finding other creative outlets through Poetry and Spoken Word.

    Thanks for listening and there will be a new episode every week.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    18 min

About HarteLines

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In this podcast, I will focus on the human spirit, determination to make a difference, and what people can achieve with all this and some hope, chatting to extraordinary people living ordinary lives, so come along on this journey with me.