Arroe Collins View From The Writing Instrument

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I don't write to right. I write so that others might. You can know the word but not the authorBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-view-from-the-writing-instrument--1023245/support.

One To One John And Yoko On HBO From Music Historian And Film Director Kevin MacDonald
Today at 1:00 AM

The HBO Original documentary ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO, directed by Academy Award® winner Kevin Macdonald (HBO's "One Day in September"), debuts FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 (8:00-9:45p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. The film screened to critical acclaim at multiple film festivals including Venice, Telluride, and Sundance.A rare and revelatory inside look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono's first year in New York City in the early 1970s, ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO delivers an immersive, cinematic experience that brings to life a chapter of explosive creativity and political activism in thei...


C.T.C.S Episode 201 The Heatwave, Dubai Chocolate Has Arrived And High Food Prices
Yesterday at 10:00 PM

I’m CT…  When I’m not busy being Arroe the podcaster, I live in the real world.  Everybody has to have a job.  Mine is C.S.  Customer Service.  Solutions, relationships while keeping my team motivated to keep a constant connection with each guest who’s chosen to stop their day to visit our location.  Episode 201… The Heatwave Has Hit, Taste Testing Dubai Chocolate and Battling High Food Prices  This is C.T.C.S.  

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Stream Thinking You Probably Aren't A Curmudgeon But Its Worth Looking At
Yesterday at 7:00 PM

To be or not to be a curmudgeon. Do you have to be old? Nope! Every age group has their own person of great complaint and discomfort and aren't afraid to set it free.

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Tree Spirits Around The World From Photographer And YA Author Louise Wannier
Yesterday at 4:00 PM

LOUISE WANNIER is an author, artist, and creative entrepreneur. As a visual artist and photographer, she attempts to capture and present the energy and spirit she observes and feels in our complex world. Her work has been exhibited at galleries and museums nationwide and appeared in the book Less Clutter More Life. She has built four companies and advised many others in industries from Education Technology to Fashion Design and is currently creating her own textile art prints and collections for fashion and the home under the label LOUIS JANE™. A graduate of the Fashion Institute for Design and Merchandising in...


Pod Crashing Episode 411 With Andrew Gillum From The Podcast Native Land
Last Sunday at 10:00 PM

Pod Crashing Episode 411 with Andrew Gillum from the podcast Native Land.   On Native Land Pod, Angela Rye, Tiffany Cross, and Andrew Gillum guide us through the political landscape, wielding insights and unapologetic analysis, unraveling the threads that connect Black Americans and marginalized communities to a place they courageously call home.In each episode, Angela, Tiffany and Andrew embark on a journey of reflection, taking stock of the news of the week and the country's road to the polls.Join us each week as we navigate the dance between past and present, weaving a narrative of hope, empowerment, and the unyielding str...


My Day Of Play 2 Crazy Unedited Talks With Podcaster Dani Shapiro And Actor Shea Whigham
Last Sunday at 4:00 PM

Welcome back to the studio.  This is My Day of Play, where you’re taken into the real events and actions of how it happens long before the process of editing or cleaning up.  The original purpose of these episodes was to give my broadcasting students something to edit, to practice with and to call their own.  Then I realized that you are just as important.  Share the reality of how it really went.  We begin things with legendary podcaster Dani Shapiro who will not hide behind a stone when it comes to family secrets.  In her words, “We all hav...


The Olympics Of BBQ The Top 50 Texas BBQ Joints Have Been Unveiled By Daniel Vaughn
Last Saturday at 10:00 PM

THE STATE OF BBQ: A TEXAS MONTHLY SPECIAL, which, for the first time, brings the story of how the magazine compiles its influential Top 50 BBQ Joints List under the direction of renowned barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn. Published only once every four years, the list is known as the “Olympics of Barbecue” and has the power to transform a restaurant’s business and launch careers into a national spotlight. What does it take to be Texas Monthly Magazine’s Barbecue editor? Vaughn has been to over 2500 BBQ joints in just about every community in Texas, averaging about 50 barbecue joints per month! Through...


A Biography Of A Mountain Mt Rushmore From Historian Matthew Davis
Last Saturday at 4:00 PM

A BIOGRAPHY OF A MOUNTAIN: The Making and Meaning of Mt. Rushmore, by Matthew Davis Mt. Rushmore, written in light of recent political controversies, and a timely retrospective for the monument's 100th anniversary in 2025. Davis has penned an impressive work of narrative nonfiction, combining history with reportage, bringing this complicated and nuanced story of the famous, and infamous, mountain to life.From the lands origins as sacred tribal ground; to the expansion of the American West; to the complicated and larger-than-life personality of Gutzon Borglum, the artist who carved the presidential faces into the mountain; and, up to the politicized...


The Daily Mess Did Gracie Allen Have Writers Plus Has Burnout Become Accepted
Last Saturday at 4:00 AM

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Gracie Allen is said to be one of the funniest entertainers in American broadcast history.  Did she have writers or was it all out Gracie Allen?  Plus…why has being burned out become the accepted behavior at home and the workplace?    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...


Pod Crashing One On One Episode 410 Creating A Season Or Going By The Numbers
Last Saturday at 1:00 AM

Pod Crashing One on One... this week, the decision to create a season or just another number. Do listeners really care?

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Something Our Parents Would Say A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
Last Friday at 10:00 PM

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? A stitch in time saves nine.

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The Choice To Answer An Email Or Text Plus Professional Verus Respect Who Wins
Last Friday at 7:00 PM

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 explore the choices we make when it comes to answering or ignoring a text message.  When is it time to hit block?   Plus…two words, respect versus professionalism, which one are you? 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...


At 16 He Was On Ozzy Osbourne's Tour Bus Traveling Music Historian Stephen Rae
Last Friday at 4:00 PM

An entertaining, heartwarming memoir detailing the adventures and valuable life lessons learned from the author's four decades of friendship with Ozzy Osbourne and the Osbourne family.Stephen Rea was born in Northern Ireland in 1969, the same year "The Troubles" began. Violence was everywhere. His grandmother was nearly killed when gunmen opened fire on the wrong house, leaving young Stephen to pick at the bullet holes in the walls. He found refuge from this turmoil in heavy metal-especially the music of Ozzy Osbourne. As a pre-internet teenager, he hunted down dozens of live concert bootlegs-corresponding by mail with collectors around the...


The Daily Mess When Do We Trust A Gut Feeling And How Safe Is Click Bait
Last Friday at 4:00 AM

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Are we supposed to trust our gut feelings?  Plus…click bait.  Our gut feeling says its fake yet we still leap into its existence.  Fooled everytime!   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...


Next Level Play From Nashville's Dek Of Hearts On NBC's The Voice
Last Friday at 1:00 AM

DEK of Hearts is a Nashville-based trio of best friends - Dylan, Emily and Kollin - who first connected while traveling on a worship team at Trevecca Nazarene University. Their undeniable chemistry became clear after performing Lady A's "What If I Never Get Over You" at Kollin's senior recital, sparking a journey that quickly grew beyond the classroom. Named for the initials of their first names and the beloved "Hearts" street on campus, DEK of Hearts has been chasing their dream ever since. The trio has opened for Rhonda Vincent at the Cherry Blossom Festival, won Tennessee Songwriters Week with...


Forest Stories Episode One Hundred Three The Missing Working Gloves Part Two
Last Thursday at 7:00 PM

Thanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s time you get to meet all that inspires me. Thanks for being part of the conversation

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Pro Wrestlings Tatum Paxley Igniting NXT On CW Next Level High Energy Action
Last Thursday at 7:00 PM

Since day one, Tatum Paxley has embraced being the outcast.After several stints of trying to fit in, Paxley finally embraced her misfit side and she began to see success in the ring as a direct result.The peculiar Paxley is often seen backstage playing with her creepy dolls that seem to resemble her fellow NXT Superstars and it's because of this that she's developed a hyper fixation on Superstars like Lyra Valkyria, Gigi Dolin, Shotzi and others.Tatum, or Tater as Valkyria calls her, finally found a home in The Culling alongside Shawn Spears, Niko Vance and Izzi Dame...


It Reads Like Grisham And Clancy But Kenneth P Vogel Brings Truth In Devils Advocate
Last Thursday at 4:00 PM

New York Times investigative reporter Kenneth P. Vogel shines a spotlight on one of the most shadowy and impactful industries in U.S. politics-the foreign influence business. Drawing on exclusive sources, thousands of documents, and on-the-ground reporting, Vogel pulls back the curtain on this billion-dollar business that spans the partisan spectrum and secretly shapes U.S. foreign policy, while often flouting American values like human rights and democracy.The book could not be more timely, as Donald Trump's transactional approach to foreign policy catalyzed the industry during his first term, and now the foreign influence peddling of Trump's second term h...


The Daily Mess When Did Saying Babe Become Normal Plus Offensive
Last Thursday at 4:00 AM

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   When did the word baby or babe become a term of endearment?  Plus…how can such a term become an unacceptable expression?   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 l...


Bob Marley Hope Road In Las Vegas One Man One Message One Love With Cedella Marley
Last Thursday at 1:00 AM

Bob Marley Hope Road is an unforgettable journey that invites audiences to connect with the rhythm and message of ‘One Love’ like never before. The show features dynamic live performances, engaging storytelling and multi-sensory elements. More than just a tribute, this production redefines entertainment in Las Vegas with a first-of-its-kind show unlike anything currently on the Strip.The show also now features exclusive pre-show DJ sets by Marley’s grandchildren Shacia Päyne Marley and Zuri Marley, who welcome guests with vibrant reggae beats that set the tone for this unforgettable celebration of Bob Marley’s life, music, and message.Cedella Ma...


Play It Forward Missed Opportunity With Podcaster Noah Callanhan Bever
Last Wednesday at 10:00 PM

-Missed Opportunity-I love sharing conversations.  Hosting requires show prep.  My podcasting platforms feature thousands of guests.  What you don’t have access to are the missed opportunities. The show prep was completed.  The conversation didn’t happen.  I keep all my notes! Paths will cross again.  Let me explain Missed Opportunity.  It’s my questions and statements without their answers.  I’m leaving open enough space at the end of each question hoping they’ll download the talk and insert their answers.Missed Opportunity is a lost piece of history.  Like a message in a bottle tossed out to sea. I hope to locate a...


The Lyrics From Ernie's Forest Chapter 427 The Mood And Mindset Of A Forest
Last Wednesday at 7:00 PM

A man once said to me that his generation used to rely on the physical use of awareness to be able to predict weather and other unstablizing conditions.  It taught me how to listen to a forest.  Tree's collect an ample amount of friends but are you choosing to take note?  


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Every Movie Is A Miracle From Film Critic Leonard Maltin And Hollywood Historian Nat Segaloff
Last Wednesday at 4:00 PM

They say that everybody has two professions: whatever they do for a living, plus being a film critic. For sixty years, Leonard Maltin has happily combined both. Starting when he was 13, Maltin turned a childhood love of movies into a career as a film historian, writer, interviewer, teacher, and one of the country's most visible and beloved movie reviewers. For thirty years he was the film expert on TV's long-running Entertainment Tonight. He has written, edited, or contributed to scores of books and videos including the seminal histories The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang, The Great M...


The Daily Mess Is Prayer A Solution Plus Who Is Brittany Spears
Last Wednesday at 4:00 AM

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Is prayer a solution?  If so, why do we feel so much doubt?  Wait til hear what the experts say.  Plus…a total shocker.  Who is Kevin Federline?  For that matter who is Brittany Spears?   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 a...


American Heart WWI A Carnegie Hall Tribute From John Monsky
Last Wednesday at 1:00 AM

Powerful storytelling, breathtaking music, rare and iconic archival film and images, unforgettable characters, and meticulously researched history all come together in AMERICAN HEART IN WWI: A CARNEGIE HALL TRIBUTE, a panoramic musical and visual account that brings America’s World War I story to life. Created, written and narrated by historian John Monsky and directed for the stage by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening), this show is a tribute to those who fought and those they left behind.Using F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby as a framework, which marked its 100th year since publication this year, Monsky...


Pod Crashing Episode 409 The Turning River Road Podcast From Erika And Elin Lantz
11/11/2025

Pod Crashing episode 409 with Erika and Elin Lantz from the podcast The Turning River Road. The Turning: River Road (Season 3) is about Lindsay Tornambe who at 13 years old, was chosen by the leader of her family's cult for a special role. She became one of the youngest Maidens of River Road Fellowship in rural Minnesota. After a ritualistic ceremony that married her and other girls to their leader, she endured more than a decade of mental and physical abuse, hidden from outsiders. But Lindsay and a friend decided to escape. They became the whistleblowers who prompted an i...


Vocal De Frag Episode 177 Shadows And Shade
11/11/2025

We're all guilty of it. We run from shadows and shade. Yet while walking through a forest although the temperature will change, we keep marching forward. When then while our minds are filled with shadows and shade do we feel like a wall is keeping us from maintaining the full vision of success?

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Celebrating Our Military Rob Berschinski From Harvard Kennedy School
11/11/2025

This Veterans Day, Harvard Kennedy School is honoring those who served with its largest single-year fellowship in history — the American Service Fellowship — a fully funded master’s program for veterans and public servants. It offers $100,000 scholarships and stipends for 50 military veterans and public servants to pursue a Master’s degree beginning Fall 2026. 

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The Daily Mess What Are The Good Ole Days Plus Would You Go Back To Change A Bad Day
11/11/2025

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Why are so many people locked in on always wanting to talk about the good ole days?  Plus…If we could go back and change a bad day would you?   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...


Bat Fam On Prime Batman Like You've Never Experienced Before From Executive Producer Mike Roth
11/11/2025

On the streets of Gotham City, he’s known as Batman – but at home, he’s just Dad. A new animated series reveals Batman in a whole new light – at home taking care of a newly formed family, which may be even tougher than fighting crime! BAT-FAM follows Batman, Alfred, and young Damian Wayne (aka “Little Batman”) as they welcome a few new residents to Wayne Manor -- Alicia Pennyworth, Alfred’s free-spirited grandniece; Claire, a recently reformed Super-Villain; Ra’s al Ghul, Damian’s adoring “Pap Pap” who also happens to be Batman’s longtime nemesis; and Man-Bat, who takes up residence in the...


C.T.C.S Episode 200 A True Celebration Of Bad Customers Horrid Coworkers And Amazing Memories
11/10/2025

I’m CT…  When I’m not busy being Arroe the podcaster, I live in the real world.  Everybody has to have a job.  Mine is C.S.  Customer Service.  Solutions, relationships while keeping my team motivated to keep a constant connection with each guest who’s chosen to stop their day to visit our location.  Episode 200… This episode is all about the weekly adventures, stumbles, troubles, victories and personal discoveries of all that’s been required to make CTCS a possibility.  This is C.T.C.S.  

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Stream Thinking Are You Killing The Forest Floor
11/10/2025

We are the generation that can't seem to stop shoving manmade things into the soil. How much damage are we doing while major corporations prepare a statement of saying I'm sorry to be used twenty to thirty years from now? Are you killing the forest floor?

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The Hat Diaries Series Continues Into It's Third Book With Author Nadine Haruni
11/10/2025

In THE HAT DIARIES: Escape From the Adventure, Nadine Haruni culminates her action-packed trilogy with a story reflecting the power of friendship and the interconnectedness of family across generations. Book three opens with Ryan and Shadow in Aachen, Germany, on October 13, 1944. Despite repeated warnings from Merlo, Ryan made the terrible mistake of overstaying the 60-minute timeframe allotted to complete each Adventure. Right after Violet stepped through the Portal to return home, he dropped his diary, a precious written record of all his Adventures. He thought he’d have enough time to grab it before the countdown timer shrieked. Instead, as he...


Pod Crashing Episode 408 With Anna Sinfield From The Girlfriends Podcast Jailhouse Lawyer
11/09/2025

Pod Crashing episode 408 with Anna Sinfield from the podcast The Girlfriends Podcast Jailhouse Lawyer "What does it mean to be a victim, or a villain? What happens when the line between the two starts to blur? On 7th July 2010, Kelly Harnett says her abusive boyfriend murdered a man right in front of her. So how did she end up in prison for it? Anna Sinfield - the journalist behind the global number 1 podcast, The Girlfriends, returns with her toughest story yet. This series isn't a whodunnit. It's not even really about what happened. It's about how a woman who was...


Ellora From Cresent Canna The Future Of THC Infused Products With Creator Joe Gerrity
11/09/2025

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Artfully United From Artist Mike Norice And Producer Chris Walters
11/08/2025

The powerful new documentary Artfully United, arriving in theaters nationwide on October 17, illuminates art’s ability to bridge gaps and create understanding. Mike Norice rose up from the gang-filled streets of South Central LA to become a visual artist and sneaker-art designer (making custom paintings and sneakers for celebrities such as Elton John, Mariah Carey, Michael B. Jordan, Tom Cruise and many more). He began painting inspiring murals with uplifting messages in the city’s toughest neighborhoods, which led to the Artfully United project — a national, 20-mural series he designed, using his art and vision as an unparalleled source of hope. Th...


My Day Of Play 3 Crazy Unedited Talks Esther Zuckerman Jessie Andrews And April Belasco
11/08/2025

Welcome back to the studio.  This is My Day of Play, where you’re taken into the real events and actions of how it happens long before the process of editing or cleaning up.  The original purpose of these episodes was to give my broadcasting students something to edit, to practice with and to call their own.  Then I realized that you are just as important.  Share the reality of how it really went.  We begin things with Esther Zuckerman who draws readers and movie fans in with her book Falling In Love At The Movies; Rom Coms from the Screwba...


The Daily Mess 40 Days And 40 Nights Today Plus How Can We Slow Down Time
11/08/2025

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   The Bible talks about forty days and forty nights…is it the same as our forty days and forty nights?  Plus…what is it about life that gives off this perception of there being no brakes?    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 i...


We All Want To Be On The Antique Road Show Actor Santino Fontana
11/08/2025

This holiday season, it's what's inside that counts. LOST & FOUND IN CLEVELAND is a look at the American Dream set in "the best location in the nation" - a slice of life set over a 24-hour period that follows the personal odysseys of five very different people, whose lives intertwine when America's favorite televised antiques appraisal show comes to Cleveland.The cast includes Dennis Haysbert, Dot-Marie Jones, Santino Fontana, Esther Povitsky, Jeff Hiller, Jon Lovitz, June Squibb, Liza Weil, Loretta Devine, Mark L. Walberg, Martin Sheen, and Stacy Keach. Here's the trailer:Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxSjSJWt1l8 


Something Our Parents Would Say A Nod Is As Good As A Wink
11/07/2025

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? A nod is as good as a wink.

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