Arroe Collins View From The Writing Instrument

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   What’s heavier to carry, physical weight or mental weight?  Wait before you answer!  Plus…why are people choosing to work at grocery stores?   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 late...

Country music legend Neal McCoy releases his heartfelt interpretation of "Alfie," the GRAMMY®-winning composition by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, to all major streaming platforms today. Often described by Bacharach as his personal favorite among the hundreds of songs he wrote during his career, McCoy's "Alfie" is the first single from "Melodic Genius: The Songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David" which will be available in early 2027 on StarVista Music. The tribute album will feature acclaimed country artists including McCoy, Lee Brice, Crystal Gayle, Tracy Lawrence, Tanya Tucker and more, as they bring their distinctive vocal styles to the d...

-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 loca...

In everything we do, in all we share, it's based upon a true story. How you think, act, react and repair. Based upon a true story. You lived it! How you share it is based upon a true story. It changed me as a daily writer. Although I just lived a moment, the writer inks the page with its interpretation of the actuality which makes it based upon a true story.

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1961. The world is on the brink of nuclear war. Walls are dividing East and West.  Empires are crumbling. And in Barcelona, chaos is unleashed when a rogue officer of the East German STASI attempts to blackmail a pair of struggling arms dealers.  The secret—30 tons of stolen gold hidden in an icebound wilderness at the end of the world.Mike Fowler is a former Navy salvage diver and OSS assassin. Anton Voss is an expatriate German scientist whose past grows darker the closer anyone looks. Once they might have been enemies, yet the two share an inseparable bond; they have save...

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Are there any fashion rules when it comes to wearing religious jewelry?  Which way should the cross be pointing?  Plus…cremation jewelry, is the fad officially over?   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...

The band's new album wasn't performing the way record company decision makers needed it to.  It meant going back into the studio to pick out a tune about another musicians butt.  What?  Preserving a music legends dance moves made this one song a legacy all its own.  

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Pod Crashing episode 507 with Kelly Marie Tran and Rob Benedict from the podcast Saigon.  One city, a divided country, and the war that tore America apart. Saigon is an epic saga of love, blood and revolution starring Kelly Marie Tran and Rob Benedict. An eight-part audio drama for iHeart adapted from the best-selling novel by Anthony Grey, it is a story of political intrigue and romance in a time of war, across four tumultuous decades of Vietnamese history.Narrated by Trinh, the granddaughter of two central characters, the series begins in 1936 French-colonial Saigon, where an American journalist, Joseph, reunites with his...

These are some dark times on the American job front. No your boss doesn't care about you. No they aren't interested in your future. It's SYA their own asses. No matter how many years you've spent with a business, the times have changed. Being aware of all things while taking note of your next job actually being worse.

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Tampa Bay, Florida, 1992. Javier—a Spanish-speaking street-smart cop who had grown up in the South Bronx—is a decorated cop who produces results. Recently awarded Officer of the Year, he is married to a beautiful and brilliant attorney, Elizabeth. Javier knows exactly what he’s getting into when he goes undercover in Operation PROMO, infiltrating a savage Colombian drug cartel. He lives on the edge every day, with shotguns pressed against his forehead, threats of torture, and constant fear of being discovered and/or killed. Things are not as they appear in the wilderness of mirrors that is the reality of an u...

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   I’ve been in radio 47 years, we have to keep logs and or documents for govt depts…why do truckers have to keep logs?  Plus…someone of decision making fame in an office the world tends to see as being the biggest on the planet says hunters can now take down wolves in Yellowstone Natl Park.  Hmmmm don’t know about that.    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 c...

Bosses that treat their employees like nobody but them have the answer to all questions and if you're in question revert back to the original thought.  Plus...who really can become the next President.  Will it be the loudest voice or the one who figured out how to buy off the Electoral College?

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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.  Keeping my team motivated in an age of constant connections.  Each guest has chosen to stop their day to visit our location.  Episode 242, I'm now that guy. You know! The one people don't want to call or talk to because you can't predict how I'm gonna take the news. People are stealing our carts and Ryan is a real Ass.

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How did you cut your finger? Whoa! Look at that bruise on your hand! Where did they come from? Your brain thinks its unimportant, yet the pain has turned you back into a screaming two-year-old wanting mommy.

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Orville and Wilbur Wright always loved figuring out how things work, and from the day they received a toy wind-up helicopter as kids, they were especially focused on solving the puzzle of flight. Eventually, that curiosity-combined with lots of hard work-led to an invention that changed the world: In 1903, the Wright Brothers created the world's very first successful airplane.Complete with comprehensive, age-appropriate text and quirky illustrations, this picture book biography of The Wright Brothers is the perfect way for young readers to learn all about two of the greatest inventors of our time.This friendly, fun biography series encourages...

Based on an outrageous true story, CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN' is a wild ride through ambition, identity, and the high-stakes world of musical make-believe.In the early 2000's, Dundee rappers Gavin Bain (Seamus McLean Ross) and Billy Boyd (Samuel Bottomley) were talented, hungry, but dismissed for sounding "too Scottish" to make it in hip hop. So they hatched an audacious plan: fake American identities,They re-recorded their tracks with Californian accents, and hustles their way into the heart of the UK music industry as "Silibil N' Brains"-childhood friends of D12 and stars-in-the-making.To their shock, the plan works. Record deals, media...

Music reviews site The Real Gone Singles Bar praises Erinn as having, “an absolutely captivating vocal presence – someone who would have been an absolute shoo-in for the Lilith Fair festival back in the day. The way Erinn shifts the tone of this track to strong and questioning on the verse to presenting an absolute outpouring of emotion at the climax creates a great listen throughout.”   “What You Didn’t Say” is finding airplay throughout the world, from the UK to L.A., the Southeast USA through Canada, and more. With just word of mouth outreach on digital streaming media, the song is coming...

Do people care about a band or performers story and or legacy or are we just devouring our music like chips and salsa.  Plus...who are Stanley Simmons?  A Duo?  A band?  What are they doing right in a world that's grown tired of arena concerts and artists that think they're better than?  

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This unforgettable and in-depth exploration of The Beach Boys' incredible output during their early to peak years, from 1961 to 1967, interweaves recollections by group members, family, friends, and musical colleagues.

David Beard compiles a wide range of fascinating and eye-opening conversations and original interviews with the group and integral figures in the band's history, including Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, Bruce Johnston, Jan Berry, Dean Torrence, Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford, Ginger Blake, and many others. All Summer Long is based on over 30 years of archival interview content and provides a wealth of fresh insights into the...

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Why do faith healers whap people upside the head and shout out heal!!!  Plus, are there still traveling medicine shows in the United States?   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...

How do you know your guest on a podcast isn't the voice of foreign propaganda? You don't! Doing your show prep will help enlighten but it's not enough. You really have to pay close attention to whom they're trying to reach and why.

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We hear it every day. People use it as their excuse to not check in at work or why a project wasn't completed. I'm under the weather. Really? Where did this come from and why is it still trusted even today?

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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 focus in on why singer songwriters with accents hardly if ever sound like they’re from other parts of the planet.  Plus…is it half full or half empty?  What are the ups and downs of the way we plant and place our words?  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?  <...

A celebration of a generation of iconic comedies-the raunchy, blockbuster "Frat Pack" films of the early 2000s-and a no-holds-barred look at their rise and fall in Hollywood, the effects of which can still be felt in the fractured media landscape of todayIf you were a moviegoer in the early aughts, you had a front-row seat to a golden age of comedy. Ben Stiller, Seth Rogen, Will Ferrell, Owen Wilson, Steve Carell, and Vince Vaughn became unlikely leading men-a band of rowdy wedding crashers, hungover bachelors, and 40-year-old virgins dubbed the "Frat Pack" that took Hollywood by storm over the span...

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Does having cramps mean what you think it means and if it means what we think it means why are we leaving something behind from our behind?  Plus…setting free that massive amount of air in your gut in public…which actors and other leaders have faced that curtain call?   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 w...

It doesn't represent one person but rather multiple generations.  The resilence that follows after being knocked down but not knocked out.  

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Reasons why a person should never give up. What we feel during moments of loss can be your greatest gift. How? It starts with asking the moment in challenge to teach you.

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Folk‑Americana songwriter Michael Veitch has long believed that songs are living things — carriers of memory, mentors in disguise, emotional landmarks that stay with us long after the moment passes. On October 12, he releases “Discovered,” a new album produced by Julie Last, gathering thirteen songs that have shaped his artistic life. Each track is a story, a friendship, a coincidence, or a turning point — a songwriter’s memoir told through other people’s works.

Veitch’s journey has never followed a straight line. He grew up in Vermont, found his artistic footing in Greenwich Vil...

An action packed, uncompromisingly emotional thriller about found family, love, and redemption, Laws of Solomon has been praised by New York bestselling author Rachel Howzell Hall as, "lush and brutal, a poem hiding out as a novel."LAWS OF SOLOMON pulses with searing cinematic energy, blending the grief-fueled urgency of Man of Fire with the cleverly layered plotting of Karin Slaughter's We're All Guilty Here. At its center is the story of a hitman in the midst of an existential crisis.After years of violence, Solomon abandoned the brutal backdrop of New York's underworld to find peace in California. He...

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Do people who work inside the world of death watch scary movies and tv series such as Dexter?  Plus…why are pool halls always green?  Isn’t it time to freshen it up?   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...

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Kathy Griffin is a two-time Emmy and Grammy Award winning comedian, television star, best-selling author and advocate known for her biting satire and fearless comedy. The legendary performer holds the Guinness Book of World Records for writing and starring in an unprecedented 20 televised stand-up specials.Kathy is perhaps best known for her hit Bravo series, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, which aired for 6 years and won 2 Emmys. Kathy starred on NBC's Suddenly Susan and guest starred on Seinfeld, Law & Order: SVU, Glee, You, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. She has lent her unique voice to animated characters in Shrek...

This episode is solely dedicated to Jeffery Archer whose voice will forever be heard not only in recorded conversations but through every words he patiently planted on the surface of a giving tree.  -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 q...

Do you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey? This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion. My Boy Boy Ernie spoke with me every chance we had together.  But this isn’t about resurrecting a spiritual brother of nearly 34 years.  This resurrection is that of a writing instrument. Verbal documentation of what some may call a vision quest.  Trusting the great mysteries of life.  Tools are handed to us to carve out each expectatio...

Karen Korellis Reuther has been a designer for over forty years and today is a practicing activist committed to inclusion by design and ending gender bias in the built world. She is on the faculty at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, where she teaches in the Master's in Design Engineering program. She was the Vice President of Creative Direction and Innovation at Reebok and served as the Global Creative Director at Nike for twelve years. A popular guest lecturer and public speaker, Reuther also founded the Inclusion by Design event series, hosted by the Harvard Grid, which brings together students...

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Why are there so many egos running around a retail store?  Plus…do coroners talk to dead people?   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 later.  When a subject arrives...

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Pod Crashing episode 505 with Michelle McPhee from the podcast Kingdom of Fraud. What do a devout polygamist from an insular Utah sect and a shadowy Armenian tycoon from Los Angeles have in common? More than you'd think. Together, they defrauded the American government out of nearly one billion dollars. "Kingdom of Fraud," a brand new series co-produced by Novel and iHeartPodcasts, has launched.Over seven episodes, Emmy-nominated journalist, investigative reporter and host Michele McPhee traces the extraordinary and unlikely criminal partnership between Jacob Kingston and Levon Termendzhyan, a reputed Armenian crime figure known to those around him as "The Lion."...

Jim Bakker has been called home. I always dreamed of the day the Universe cleared the way to thank the heart that kept me from jumping into the final fire. Guess we'll meet in Heaven.

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A tiny island in the French West Indies, St. Barthélemy was long the ugly duckling of the Caribbean, a barren volcanic rock loved by few, aside from the often-inbred descendants of the first French settlers who arrived in the 17th century. Today, St. Barth is recognized worldwide as the luxury travel destination for the super-rich. At the height of its high season, between Christmas and New Year’s Day, the island’s harbor is transformed into a parking lot for superyachts, and its beaches, restaurants, and clubs become the ultimate see-and-be-seen scene. In Treasured Island, Treasured Island: The Story of St. Ba...