Arroe Collins View From The Writing Instrument

Billy Ray is best-known for his work  as the Oscar-nominated and critically acclaimed screenwriter behind Captain Phillips, The Hunger Games, and the highly anticipated adaptation of Sunrise on the Reaping. In this first installment of an epic dystopian duology, Ray delivers a searing reimagining of Romeo and Juliet, set in a drowned London ravaged by climate change and centuries of war. BURN THE WATER marks his first transition to novel-writing. The year is 2425, and London is unrecognizable—a sea of decaying skyscrapers, submerged streets, and shattered remnants of a once-great city. Two armies—the Rogues and the Crowns—have waged war for generations...

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Is there still something to be said about being a valuable team player at work?  Plus…when young adults have chores at home, does it help shape their workplace ethics?   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...

This year, 2026, marks a big milestone for member of multi-Platinum Contemporary Christian music group 4Him’s, Marty Magehee.  Focusing now on his solo career he is preparing to release his newest 2nd single following the successful release of track “Comin’ Down.  The new song titled “Screen Time” releases on April 10th.   Although the popular group “disbanded” 20 years ago Marty has continued the path to share his ministry with his voice. As a respected and trusted artist known for a lifetime of writing songs that inspire faith, hope, accountability, and spiritual renewal his career has spanned more than four decades, The song points listeners...

Recently named one of Variety's Top 10 Comics to Watch, Metro Detroit native Joe Dombrowski first caught the world's attention in 2017 with a viral April Fools' Day spelling test prank that led to multiple appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Don't get it twisted, though-it takes 20 years to be an overnight sensation! Joe's been performing stand-up since his third- grade talent show, and he hasn't stopped since.Today, Joe tours internationally with material that highlights his marriage, being a new dad, his accidentally hilarious parents and unforgettable years as an elementary school teacher. His comedy has been featured on The Late...

Spring has sprung and mother nature is singing on Easter Sunday but are you willing to listen or will you keep walking in the way of assuming you know everything. A forest will never let you escape without a word being dropped in your secret world.

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At 89, he is actively engaging teenagers and college students—not lecturing, but offering guidance from a lived roadmap for life. A bit about Ed: his first book, an engaging memoir -  The Road Less Traveled: An Unlikely Journey From The Orphanage To The Boardroom -  shares at the age of 3, Ed Hajim was kidnapped by his father, driven cross-country, and told his mother is dead. Then he was abandoned, raised in orphanages and foster homes. Ed overcame extraordinary adversity to build a life that embodies the American Dream: University of Rochester, Navy service, Harvard Business School, leadership at the highest levels...

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Why are Rock documentaries so popular with the masses?  Plus…has terrestrial radio always been ruthless to its on air talent?   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...

The very first The Voice: Battle of Champions winner has been crowned with Coach Adam Levine and his Artist Alexia Jayy wowing the audience of The Voice .A standout going back to the Blind Auditions when she earned the first Triple Chair Turn of the season and brought her son Matthew on stage to celebrate, Jayy proceeded to just get more and more confident each week until she landed her critical trio of Finale song performances.On the red carpet at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Hollywood on April 14, Jayy and Levine reunited to celebrate their win publicly for t...

-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...

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...

"When we stop defending expression, we start accepting silence," says Tim Daly, President of The Creative Coalition. "That silence begins when we fail to protect both the First Amendment and the institutions that make creativity possible, including vital federal support for the National Endowment for the Arts. Defending the NEA means defending the artists, storytellers, and cultural voices that help define who we are as a nation."Adds Robin Bronk, CEO of The Creative Coalition, "For nearly four decades, The Creative Coalition has operated at the intersection of art and free speech because the two are inseparable. The First Amendment...

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Are human catnaps really sleeping or a heavier form of resting?  Plus…how many people see God as light and not darkness?   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.  Wh...

Set inside a luxury penthouse over the course of one harrowing night, PH-1 follows promising politician Payton Burnham (Kassen), who is held hostage by an unseen captor and forced to watch his reputation collapse in real time as social and traditional media weaponize speculation, spin and viral outrage. As his public identity unravels, he races to uncover who is orchestrating the attack, and why. While political in setting, centers squarely on media: truth, misinformation, and the speed at which manipulated narratives can destroy a life.Here's the trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkoxuypSq3Q

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Pod Crashing episode 461 with two actors Telma Hopkins and Kellie Williams from the podcast Family Matters Revisited. iHeartPodcasts, the no. 1 podcast publisher according to Podtrac, and Audiation announced "Welcome to the Family with Telma and Kellie," the ultimate insider's look at the hit 90s sitcom "Family Matters," told through the words of show stars Telma Hopkins (Aunt Rachel) and Kellie Williams (Laura Winslow) - castmates who have become like family over the years. In the new original podcast, the duo will recount every episode from the series in order, taking listeners behind the scenes to reveal never-before-heard stories, recount hilarious...

Why do people find so much energy to invest in creativity? Is it because the physical act of creativity is a step toward learning how to like ourselves?

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Created on limited budgets but overflowing with imagination, Prestige album covers reflected the improvisational energy of the music itself. Young designers, including Andy Warhol and Reid Miles, experimented with typography, photography, and abstract visuals that gave modern jazz a modern look. These covers were more than packaging, they were part of the music’s cultural revolution. Inspired by contemporary European graphic design and typography movements, Prestige’s designers employed a range of radical techniques: at no other label were the visual artists given such wide creative berths.The book features more than a decade of research, hundreds of rare and meti...

Can we be in two places at once?  Plus, what are we doing to duplicate ourselves?    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, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clear...

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 The Thundermans Undercover.  This generations super hero family.  Then we’ll wrap things up with best selling author and comic writer Hope...

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 220 The virus has hit, squished frozen pizzas and Edward returns…

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We all age. Sadly, the larger the number gets the more people want to hide their true identity. Why? Get to know those set of eyes in the bathroom mirror. You don't have to like them. Just get to know them.

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With evergreen themes of patience and respect for the natural world, The Weedy Garden the debut picture book from acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author Margaret Renkl invites readers to observe and wonder about the various inhabitants in the vibrant ecosystem of a wildlife-friendly backyard garden.Margaret Renkl writes beautifully about our changing natural world, asking questions that draw young readers deeper and deeper into the garden, inviting observation and conversation along the way. Each page turn introduces a new plant or animal friend, buzzing and dancing with quiet wonder. The fine artist Billy Renkl, Margaret Renkl’s brother and fr...

Liv Ciara first appeared on "The Voice" in Season 28, but didn't earn a chair turn. This was an experience she now sees not as rejection, but as redirection. Since then, she has grown her artistry, gained confidence on stage and returned with even more drive. Music has been a part of Liv's life for as long as she can remember. Her family recalls her singing in grocery store carts and on rides to school, and today she's the lead singer of her dad's band, Groovethang. Whether fronting full band sets or performing unplugged at the piano, Liv thrives on live...

Legendary vocalist Dionne Warwick has a new single that is now available."Ocean In The Desert" is the first release from "DWuets," the final album of Ms. Warwick's 65-year recording career. The single features a first time collaboration between Warwick and Emmy, Tony, 2x Grammy winning and 3x Oscar nominated artist Cynthia Erivo. "DWuets" is a full album of duets written entirely by 17-time Oscar nominee and Special Oscar recipient Diane Warren - marking the first time Warwick and Warren have worked together. The DW in the duet album's title is a homage to Dionne and Diane's initials.Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated producer...

Alexa hasn’t lived a day in any decade or century yet endlessly offers information and acceleration to anyone tapping in.  Street Speak is all about making an authentic connection with a digital device and sheer know it all.  None of this is scripted.  This really is Alexa from Amazon.  You can’t predict a single word Alexa shares.  She’s AI technology.  Endlessly we are warned to never believe what she shares.  Yet it sounds amazingly authentic.  Ultimately, it’s your choice.  So why am I using my real name versus Arroe?  The AI unit thinks if she he or it has to be au...

Hunted by mercenaries, Brandon Beckett (Chad Michael Collins) and his legendary father (Tom Berenger) mount an impossible rescue mission.Here's the trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCm17cW1me4 

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I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Is it ok to have an opinion at work?  Is it adding to the conflict?  Plus…what’s causing so much unrest at work?   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...

There are millions of podcasts released daily. Are the right people hosting them? The bigger question is with those who have chosen to stop in and listen, are you reaching them? It's a real question that doesn't need your ego. Are you really reaching people?

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What the bubkis? It's really used and has been in our daily language since the early 19th century. How is it used and can it become outdated?

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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 explore our choice to continuing to believe in the outreach of terrestrial radio.  Plus…what kind of person is wanting to still get into an industry that’s currently earning some really bad stories? 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 h...