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Mindset Movie ReviewsA Better Tomorrow (1986) - Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Lung Ti - Movie ReviewIn this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at A Better Tomorrow (1986). Directed by John Woo, starring Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, and Lung Ti. ⭐ Rating: 4.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 7.4/10 🎬 Genre: Crime, Drama, and Action ⏱ Runtime: 95 minutes 📅 Release Year: 2025 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzXeHQdpkPQ Follow the podcast for more honest movie reviews — no fluff, no hype.
2026-02-0703 minMindset Movie ReviewsNaked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) - George Kennedy, Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley - Movie ReviewIn this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994). Directed by Peter Segal, starring George Kennedy, Leslie Nielsen, and Priscilla Presley. ⭐ Rating: 3.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 6.5/10 🎬 Genre: Crime and Comedy ⏱ Runtime: 83 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1994 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUKiNNInXo8 Follow the podcast for more honest movie reviews — no fluff, no hype.
2026-02-0203 minMindset Movie ReviewsThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) - George Kennedy, Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley - Movie ReviewIn this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991). Directed by David Zucker, starring George Kennedy, Leslie Nielsen, and Priscilla Presley. ⭐ Rating: 3.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 6.9/10 🎬 Genre: Crime and Comedy ⏱ Runtime: 85 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1991 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4-u_HN_mpQ Follow the podcast for more honest movie reviews — no fluff, no hype.
2026-02-0103 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#1,105 - High Society New Orleans Jazz BandThe High Society New Orleans Jazz Band
What does it take to capture the raw, "hot" ensemble sound of early 1900s New Orleans in the heart of modern-day Manhattan? Paul Leslie sits down with Simon Wettenhall and Conal Fowkes of the High Society New Orleans Jazz Band to talk about a life lived in rhythm.
From their legendary residency at Birdland to their decades-long collaboration with Woody Allen, Simon and Conal share the stories behind their new live album and why this specific, joyful brand of jazz still resonates today. It’s a conversation about craft, conne...
2026-01-2741 minMindset Movie ReviewsAirplane! (1980) - Leslie Nielsen, Julie Hagerty, Robert Hays - Movie ReviewIn this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Airplane! (1980). Directed by Jerry Zucker, David Zucker, and Jim Abrahams, starring Leslie Nielsen, Julie Hagerty, and Robert Hays. ⭐ Rating: 3.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 7.7/10 🎬 Genre: Comedy ⏱ Runtime: 88 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1980 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2_9M_f6XPI Follow the podcast for more honest movie reviews — no fluff, no hype.
2026-01-2304 minMindset Movie ReviewsThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) - Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson - Movie ReviewIn this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988). Directed by David Zucker, starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, and O.J. Simpson. ⭐ Rating: 4.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 7.6/10 🎬 Genre: Crime and Comedy ⏱ Runtime: 85 minutes 📅 Release Year: 1989 🎥 Watch the full video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQpmdc-12DM Follow the podcast for more honest movie reviews — no fluff, no hype.
2026-01-1804 min
The Tides Pod: A Hfx Tides PodcastEpisode 1: Annika Leslie!This week we talk to returning Tides defender Annika Leslie. Annika talks about growing up and playing soccer in Halifax, her time in the NCAA and with the national program, and what was it was like to join the Tides for their inaugural season. She also tells us about her favourite animal.
2026-01-1331 min
nopressure99bookclub - celeb-hosted author talksSimon Dömer trifft Tatjana von der Beek
Wir sind alle immer noch etwas baff, wie uns zur Zeit so geschieht und was sich für crazyyyy Dinge ergeben. Ein krasses Goal war auf jeden Fall Simon Dömer für nopressure zu gewinnen und here we are, er hat einfach deliiiivereeeddd. Mit Tatjana von der Beek spricht Simon über ihren zweiten Roman "Blaue Tage", erschienen 2025 im Kampa Verlag. Inhaltlich, warmherzig, klug, fun, auf den Punkt. Ihr wollt Book Club? Hier gibt's Book Club.
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2025-11-141h 08
Our Paranormal Afterlife : Finding Proof of Life After DeathPhysical Medium Leslie Flint: Spirit Voices in the DarkBorn in London in 1911, Flint grew up in modest circumstances but claimed to hear voices of the departed from childhood. Those early experiences set him on a lifelong path toward Spiritualism and the exploration of life after death. Unlike trance mediums who spoke on behalf of spirits, Flint’s séances were said to produce independent voices, clearly audible to everyone in the room, appearing to come from midair rather than from the medium himself.Sitters described conversations that were intimate, humorous, and deeply emotional. The voices called people by name, shared private memories, and even argued or...
2025-11-1321 min
Duologue with Leslie HeaneyBehind the Kilts: The Real History of Outlander with Daisy PrinceIn this episode, Leslie sits down with writer and editor Daisy Prince to explore the real history behind Outlander. Daisy—whose work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Vogue, The Telegraph, and Tatler—takes us deep into the fascinating story of Clan Fraser, the real-life Scottish family that inspired the hit series.This conversation spans centuries — from 14th-century Scotland, when Sir Simon Fraser fought alongside William Wallace against the English, to the real events and characters that inspired Outlan...
2025-10-2952 min
Desperate For AttentionEmo Isn't Dead (And It Never Was)While music journalists spent two decades writing obituaries for a genre that never actually died, emo quietly executed the most successful cultural infiltration in modern music history.
This quasi-presidential address breaks down the absurd disconnect between perception and reality: My Chemical Romance selling out extended arena tours while critics still debate whether the genre is "back." We're dissecting authenticity wars where discovery method somehow determines legitimacy, unpacking how songs tagged as "emo" racked up 4.8 billion streams in 2024 alone while everyone insisted the genre was extinct, and tracing the path from "whiney crybaby" mockery to normalized therapy culture.
2025-09-0351 minDesperate For AttentionPlaylist Paralysis: Why 2025 Sounds Like Everything - Part 2Remember when we diagnosed the death of the 20-year nostalgia cycle? Well, plot twist: it gets weirder.
Part 2 of our excavation into why your playlist makes zero chronological sense dives into the truly unhinged stuff happening to an entire generation's brains.
We're talking about kids who get genuinely emotional over songs they discovered three months ago but feel like childhood memories. Artists who are literally competing with every banger ever recorded. And the psychological minefield of trying to pick what to listen to when you have access to... everything.
From teens developing fake n...
2025-08-2744 minDesperate For AttentionPlaylist Paralysis: Why 2025 Sounds Like Everything - Part 1Once upon a time, cultural revivals used to follow rules. Every 20 years, like clockwork, we'd collectively dust off a forgotten decade, which explains why disco returned in the '90s, synthpop dominated the 2000s, and so on. But today, that predictable rhythm is completely shattered because Fall Out Boy sits next to Boygenius next to TikTok remixes in playlists that defy all logic.
This week, host Leslie Simon investigates the death of the 20-year nostalgia cycle and tries to answer why streaming algorithms have left us culturally unmoored. From the psychology behind traditional revivals to the Y2K...
2025-08-2041 minDesperate For AttentionHayley Williams: A Hairstory Of ReinventionRemember when changing your hair color felt like the most rebellious thing you could do?
Well, Hayley Williams turned that teenage impulse into the kind of genius business strategy that would make Don Draper weep.
This week, let’s break down how Hayley Williams turned every bottle of hair dye into a storytelling moment that kept Paramore fans engaged during internal band drama, genre pivots, and two decades of growing up in public. From that iconic orange that made every scene kid beg their mom for Manic Panic to the strategic blonde era that warned us "...
2025-08-1355 minDesperate For AttentionMommy, Where Does Indie Sleaze Come From?Why does every "chaotic, but make it fashion" moment on your timeline look exactly the same? The answer traces back to a specific time and place where looking professionally disheveled became a full-time job.
Join Leslie Simon as she traces the rise and fall of a scene that celebrates beautiful dysfunction. Explore how post-9/11 escapism, recession reality checks, and digital resurrection shaped the scene that made destruction look aspirational.
Plus, find out why Sky Ferreira was right all along and what Charli XCX's brat owes to sweaty Williamsburg basements.
This is the untold st...
2025-08-061h 00Desperate For AttentionGood Charlotte & The Mall-Punk RevolutionWhat do Good Charlotte, Hot Topic, and the death of American mall culture have in common? Everything, as it turns out.
Good Charlotte sold over 10 million albums worldwide, but their real legacy isn't chart positions—it's how they soundtracked suburban teenage identity alongside Hot Topic's retail revolution.
Hot Topic transformed from a small concert merch store into a $600+ million retail empire by solving a problem nobody else recognized: how do you access alternative culture when you live nowhere near a music scene?
In this episode, we trace their meteoric rise from 2002 to 2007, their fall...
2025-07-3046 minDesperate For AttentionWhy These Brit Bands Never Broke StatesideEver wondered why some of the most popular British scene bands from the 2000s never made it big in America? We're talking about acts that were massive in the UK but barely registered on U.S. soil.
This week, we're diving into four incredible bands that deserved way more American love: Funeral For A Friend, The Horrors, Enter Shikari, and Biffy Clyro.
It's not that these bands lacked talent—they were genuinely ahead of their time. We're exploring what went wrong: bad timing, cultural barriers, and how the post-Britpop ’90s hangover made American audiences skeptical of a...
2025-07-2351 minDesperate For AttentionBonus Clip: Understanding The Buzznet BlueprintBefore Instagram Stories, before TikTok dances, before anyone said "influencer," there was Buzznet. This forgotten platform accidentally invented the blueprint for modern social media—and then got destroyed by its own success.
Join host Leslie Simon and explore how Buzznet's innovations in authentic community building, creator monetization, and visual storytelling became the template that every platform since has followed. From Discord's community features to Instagram's aesthetic curation, the patterns that emerged from this small music platform are still shaping your digital experience today.
Decode the foundational patterns that every platform still follows, why they keep ma...
2025-07-1613 minDesperate For AttentionBonus Clip: Where Did All The Buzznet Scene Queens Go?What happened to the original influencers after Buzznet died? This bonus clip tracks the wild post-platform journeys of scene queens like Jeffree Star, Audrey Kitching, and Hanna Beth—from beauty empires to spiritual scandals to perfect pivots.
Join host Leslie Simon and explore how Jeffree built a $45 million cosmetics empire before retreating to a Wyoming yak ranch, uncover the mystery behind Audrey's disappearance and her controversial Crystal Cactus venture, and reveal how Hanna Beth mastered reinvention through reality TV and brand partnerships.
Together, the scene queens reveal the secret for surviving internet fame: treat early su...
2025-07-0913 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#1,076 - Kenny Ascher ReturnsKenny Ascher returns to The Paul Leslie Hour.
Are you here? Let’s be honest with one another from the get-go. You’re here, I’m here, we’re all here tuned into episode number 1,076 of The Paul Leslie Hour. For the SECOND time, we’re joined by the great artist Kenny Ascher for a personal interview. We just knew, “we’re going to go back there someday.”
Kenny is the co-writer of timeless songs like “Rainbow Connection” and “You and Me Against the World,” both written with Paul Williams. And Kenny Ascher is also an acclaimed pianist and...
2025-07-061h 09
PsyberSpace: Understand Your WorldYour Nervous System vs. The News Cycle: Why Normal Coping Isn't WorkingCoping in an Age of Chaos: Understanding Adaptive StrategiesIn this episode, host Leslie Poston digs into the multifaceted science of coping amidst today’s turbulent world. With constant exposure to political violence, environmental disasters, and social instability, many struggle to maintain mental well-being. Leslie explores the psychology behind coping, referencing the work of Richard Lazarus, Susan Folkman, and Bruce McEwen on stress responses. She discusses the roles of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping and addresses the dangers of chronic stress and learned helplessness. The episode examines how relational resilience, communal support, and collective activities can bolster coping me...
2025-07-0626 minDesperate For AttentionThe Rise & The Fall Of Buzznet: Part 2By 2008, Buzznet’s tight-knit community of scene royalty was tearing itself apart through public feuds and competitive drama, while Facebook's clean interface and mysterious algorithm systematically dismantled their kingdom.
From Jeffree Star's mainstream pivot to the Great Scene Queen Wars, from Facebook's game-changing News Feed to Buzznet's fatal celebrity gossip rebrand—this is the story of how authentic community gets destroyed by its own success.
In Part 2 of our Buzznet series, we dive into how the platform that accidentally invented influencer culture became its first casualty.
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2025-06-251h 06Desperate For AttentionThe Rise & The Fall Of Buzznet: Part 1Before Instagram Stories, there were daily photo updates. Before brand partnerships, there were featured user programs. Before influencers, there was scene royalty.
Tighten your white belt for the untold story of Buzznet—the forgotten platform that accidentally built the blueprint for today's creator economy.
In 2006, while MySpace was digital chaos and Facebook was still college-only, a small L.A. startup gave scene kids the tools to transform their carefully curated aesthetics into actual careers. Meet the original scene queens—Audrey Kitching, Hanna Beth, Jeffree Star and more!—who pioneered everything we take for grante...
2025-06-1844 min
SetentásticasEntrevista a la corresponsal de prensa internacional Leslie CrawfordLeslie ha sido corresponsal para Reuters y el Financial Times en España, América Latina y varios países de Africa. Es multicultural desde la cuna, madre argentina, padre escocés, creció en Brasil y lleva mas de 20 años en Madrid. Aunque le falta unos pocos años para cumplir los setenta, tiene muy claro lo que quiere hacer en esta etapa. Escucha su entrevista!
2025-06-1824 minDesperate For AttentionAcademic Goth Energy ExplainedFrom Harry Potter's gothic halls to Phoebe Bridgers' whispered confessions, this episode unpacks Academic Goth, a movement that gives students permission to treat knowledge like art, studying like spell research, and homework like main-character moments.
Join host Leslie Simon to examine the indie music soundtracks that make homework feel cinematic, the BookTok obsession with "The Secret History," and why physical books have become a rebellion against the world going digital.
Let’s uncover why students choose vintage leather journals over laptops, how candlelit study sessions become sacred rituals, and what this movement reveals about modern edu...
2025-06-1149 minDesperate For AttentionThe Xerox Effect: My Chemical RomanceThis week, let’s explore the fascinating phenomenon of musical photocopying through My Chemical Romance's explosive influence on the scene. Following MCR's breakthrough with their 2004 album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, three distinct generations of bands emerged, each more distanced from the authentic vision that made Gerard Way & Co. so compelling.
From Aiden's Halloween-store aesthetic and Thirty Seconds to Mars' celebrity shortcut to Black Veil Brides' socially optimized rebellion and Falling in Reverse's manufactured controversy, I examine how authentic artistic vision becomes increasingly diluted through waves of imitation.
What happens when bands copy the look wit...
2025-06-0457 minDesperate For AttentionOne-Album Wonders That Changed EverythingEver notice how some artists drop one earth-shattering album, then vanish into legend?
Host Leslie Simon explores music's most tantalizing mystery: the single-album phenomenon that rewrote the rules forever. From the Sex Pistols' Never Mind the Bollocks igniting punk's revolution to Jeff Buckley's Grace redefining vulnerability, Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill transforming hip-hop's emotional scope, and Postal Service's Give Up spawning countless digital imitators—witness how four debut masterpieces shattered boundaries and achieved instant immortality.
Why do these singular statements hit harder than entire discographies? What makes a debut so powerful that it be...
2025-05-2840 min
Music Maps Podcast65 - The Beatles - John & Paul - A Love Story In Songs with Ian Leslie (Liverpool)In this episode of Music Maps we finally talk about The Beatles as we welcome writer Ian Leslie to discuss his new book on Faber: 'John & Paul: A Love Story In Songs'. We focus on their early years from meeting at Woolton Village Fete in July 1957, with Paul McCartney joining the Quarrymen shortly after. The dynamic in the Quarrymen changed after Paul joined with John Lennon no longer the total leader as before - the pair bonded over their shared love of imported rock & roll from America. Before long they were writing songs...
2025-05-241h 15Music Maps Podcast65 - The Beatles - John & Paul - A Love Story In Songs with Ian Leslie (Liverpool)In this episode of Music Maps we finally talk about The Beatles as we welcome writer Ian Leslie to discuss his new book on Faber: 'John & Paul: A Love Story In Songs'. We focus on their early years from meeting at Woolton Village Fete in July 1957, with Paul McCartney joining the Quarrymen shortly after. The dynamic in the Quarrymen changed after Paul joined with John Lennon no longer the total leader as before - the pair bonded over their shared love of imported rock & roll from America. Before long they were writing songs...
2025-05-241h 15Desperate For AttentionY2K Bands We've Stopped Pretending To HateRemember frantically switching radio stations when your friends got in the car so they wouldn't catch you blasting “Mr. Jones”?
Host Leslie Simon kicks off a new season of Desperate For Attention by unveiling our collective musical hypocrisy. From Third Eye Blind's 'Semi-Charmed' secrets to Avril's sk8er-girl revolution, let’s trace how these once-mocked Y2K artists transitioned from peak-cringe to playlist essential.
Discover the perfect storm of nostalgia, cultural shifts, and genuine talent that transformed these bands from guilty pleasures into respected icons. Stream now and finally admit what your iPod knew all along.
2025-05-2157 minDesperate For AttentionWhy The F*ck Didn't These Bands Get Huge?How come Phantom Planet didn’t go supersonic after "California" and The O.C.? What happened to Fountains of Wayne after "Stacy's Mom"? Why didn't The Sounds become international superstars, even when Dave Grohl couldn't stop gushing about them?
Chris and Leslie examine some of the greatest almost famous Millennial rock bands, with plenty of behind-the-scenes intel from their days at Alternative Press, Billboard, and backstage watching Jason Schwartzman endure bad Rushmore dad jokes.
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2025-02-261h 06Desperate For AttentionHow To Land A Book Deal: Part 2So, you’ve got a million-dollar idea for a book and, after writing a killer proposal, you snag a literary agent that finds a publisher to release your tome into the world. Now what?
Chris and Leslie talk about each of their experiences writing — and editing! — a manuscript, deciding on illustrations and photography, marketing and promoting the finished product, and making the eventual book release a must-read event.
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2025-02-191h 06Desperate For AttentionHow To Land A Book Deal: Part 1From sticky notes to bidding wars, Chris and Leslie go behind the scenes of the publishing industry and explain how they got their books published. Find out what it’s REALLY like to write a book proposal, get a literary agent, pitch to publishing houses, and sign on the dotted line of that coveted contract.
And if you’re just interested in our adventures interviewing emo bands, there’s plenty of that, too!
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2025-02-1247 minDesperate For AttentionDoes This Mean We Forgive The GRAMMYs?With Music’s Biggest Night behind us, Chris and Leslie discuss the impact of Beyoncé FINALLY winning Best Album of the Year, Kendrick Lamar sweeping half the Big 4 categories with his revenge anthem, and Chappell Roan offering the Academy some savage critical feedback with her Best New Artist acceptance speech.
The winners! The losers! The fashun!
This year, the 2025 GRAMMY Awards attempted to right some past wrongs, but we’re not fully convinced the efforts represent true progress versus flashy performance.
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2025-02-0549 minPsyberSpace: Understand Your WorldSmall Steps, Big Impact: Psychology To Help You Take Action In Overwhelming TimesHarnessing Small Actions for Big Change in Overwhelming ChallengesIn this episode of PsyberSpace, host Leslie Poston explores how to take meaningful actions when facing seemingly insurmountable challenges. Through insights from various psychological studies, Leslie explains why our brains often shut down when faced with massive issues, and how small, strategic steps can break this paralysis. The episode dives into concepts such as learned helplessness, behavioral activation, and small wins, emphasizing the neuroscientific and social impacts of taking small actions. Additionally, it covers practical strategies from behavioral science and social movements to create sustainable, connective, and scalable...
2025-02-0323 minDesperate For AttentionAnd The Winner IsIt’s award season, and hosts Chris Payne and Leslie Simon delve into Timothée Chalamet’s play for Oscar voters’ hearts on SNL, Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan’s chances of sweeping the big GRAMMY categories, Doechii's shot at Best New Artist, and one very bold Super Bowl prediction.
The millennials they are, Chris and Leslie at least deserve some participation trophies for naming a bunch of Robbie Williams songs and sitting through all ten hours of The Brutalist.
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2025-01-2949 minDesperate For AttentionBrand New Reunites: So What's Next?In December 2024, Brand New quietly played its first show in seven years. Can fans call it a comeback?
Hosts Chris Payne and Leslie Simon call on their decades of experience covering Brand New and the scene that birthed them to discuss the band's future in light of the accusations that caused them to abruptly retreat from the spotlight in 2017.
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2025-01-2941 minDesperate For AttentionMastering The Y2K Aesthetic Feat. Colette ShadeColette Shade, author of the new book "Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays On The Future That Never Was"—AND OUR PODCAST'S FIRST GUEST!—joins us to debate Millennials vs. Zoomers online, what fast-food menu items and mall stores had the most Y2K energy, and how Meghan Trainor would’ve fared in the TRL era.
For more information about Colette, her book “Y2K,” and upcoming tour dates, check out coletteshade.com.
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2025-01-2255 min
On the Brink with Andi SimonJennifer Leslie: Transform your Business with Self AwarenessSelf-awareness is a game-changer in leadership, and Jennifer Leslie is proof of that. In this episode, Jennifer, a human resources executive, author, and meditation teacher, shares her inspiring journey and groundbreaking work in creating conscious leadership programs. Her message is simple but powerful: to lead others effectively, you must first understand and lead yourself. Jennifer's unique perspective on leadership, rooted in her early career in catering and event management, is truly enlightening. Managing teams of up to 250 individuals, she developed a fascination with understanding people's strengths and creating environments where everyone could thrive. Transitioning into HR, Jennifer...
2024-12-2928 minDesperate For Attention6 Things To Leave In 2025Tired of being demure and mindful? Feel like tearing your hair out whenever someone maps out their 12-step skincare routine? Can't bear to explain ChatGBT to your clueless boss?
Whether it's A.I. or GRWM, find out which trends Chris and Leslie hope will die in 2025.
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2024-12-2534 minDesperate For AttentionScene & Overheard With Chris & LeslieCo-hosts Chris Payne and Leslie Simon debate whether Gracie Abrams beat the nepo-baby allegations after her debut appearance on Saturday Night Live.
Then, is Chappell Roan the runaway winner of Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammy Awards, or do any of her fellow nominees—like Sabrina, Shaboozey, and RAYE—stand a chance?
Finally, Chris and Leslie daydream of the unique beauty of a suburban Target.
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2024-12-1837 minDesperate For AttentionThe Ultimate NPC Music PlaylistOn Episode 3 of their new podcast DESPERATE FOR ATTENTION, co-hosts Chris Payne and Leslie Simon explore the genre of NPC music, which can often be heard piping through your local CVS or Target speakers.
It’s those soulless pop songs everyone likes— and no one likes.
Like “The Middle” by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey. Or “Happy” by Pharrell. Or anything Meghan Trainor’s ever written.
Where does your favorite least-favorite artist rank on our ultimate NPC music playlist?
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2024-12-1159 minDesperate For AttentionMillennial Rock IS Classic Rock: Who Are Y2K’s Essential Bands?On Episode 2 of their new podcast DESPERATE FOR ATTENTION, co-hosts Chris Payne and Leslie Simon discuss the inevitable possibility that essential bands from the 2000s are tomorrow’s classic rock icons.
Over the years, we’ve covered—and interviewed—the era’s biggest rock bands. Now we’re picking the top 11 that’ll define the generation.
The Strokes? My Chemical Romance? Yeah Yeah Yeahs? Slipknot? The Killers?
Some of these bands made it, some didn’t. Listen to find out if your favorites will stand the test of time.
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2024-12-0459 minDesperate For AttentionInside The 2025 Return Of Panic! At The DiscoOn the first episode of their new podcast DESPERATE FOR ATTENTION, co-hosts Chris Payne and Leslie Simon are desperate to know if Ryan Ross will join Brendon Urie & Co when Panic! At The Disco headline When We Were Young Festival 2025. The band is billed to play their 2005 debut album "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" in its entirety, but which members will be on-stage for the affair? Chris has some inside intel.
Plus, find out what it was like when all four original members played Las Vegas tour guides to Leslie while she wrote the band's 2006 Alternative Press...
2024-12-0231 min
Chronic CovenEp. 20 VHSThis week, Leslie and Sam delve into V/H/S, a chilling found-footage anthology that brings a sinister twist to the concept of "home movies." The film begins with a group of petty criminals breaking into an abandoned house to retrieve a mysterious VHS tape. What they discover instead is a horrifying collection of recordings, each more twisted than the last. From supernatural entities to visceral body horror, V/H/S keeps viewers on edge with its raw, unsettling approach to storytelling.Directed by a powerhouse lineup including Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, David Bruckner, Tyler Gillett, and others, V...
2024-11-241h 07
The Wisdom Of... with Simon BowenLeslie Shannon on Navigating the AI Revolution: Insights from Nokia's Chief Novophiliac on the Future of Leadership and InnovationIn this episode of 'The Wisdom Show', host Simon Bowen engages in an enlightening conversation with Leslie Shannon, Nokia's Head of Trend and Innovation Scouting. They explore the essence of impactful leadership, emerging technologies, and the role of wisdom behind genius in today's complex world. Leslie explains Nokia's transformation from a mobile phone manufacturer to a network company, details her role as a novophiliac, and discusses innovations such as augmented reality, generative AI, and the significance of trust and security in technology. They also delve into the impact of virtual natives on the future of business and the importance...
2024-09-0947 min
Edgy IdeasLacan and Coaching with Leslie GoldenbergLeslie is a student at the Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis of San Francisco and shares an interest with Simon about how Lacan’s work can be very useful in our coaching practice. Leslie shares how Lacan’s psychoanalytic approaches show up in her work saying the most important thing is that “it changes the way I listen”. She shares how this listening picks up on words and other speech acts that are often missed, such as repetitions, and sounds such as um and ah, and how these tell us something about our unconscious relationship to ourselves and others. Si...
2024-06-1140 min
PR's Top Pros TalkUnderstanding Consumer Insights - Leslie Bishop, Managing Partner and EVP of Global Strategy at 5WPRLeslie Bishop, Managing Partner and EVP of Global Strategy at 5WPR, reveals the top categories consumers tend to splurge on. She explains how a personal referral can impact spending behavior. Leslie also shares why consumers are choosing to shop in-store versus online.
Download 5WPR’s 2024 Consumer Culture Report here.
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2024-05-2911 min
Opening The Gates To More ListingsEpisode 110: Paul LeslieToday's guest is Founder, Tea boy and Director of Leslie & Co.
In June of 2020, he had a ‘Jerry Maguire’ moment and decided it was about fewer clients and more personal attention, so started his own business powered by Keller Williams.
He is also a member of The FIA & The Ethical Agent Network as well as mastermind groups and attending the EA directors dinner.
Although being a Chelsea fan (don't hold that against him) he is one of the good guys and nicest blokes within this industry, which is a better place with him in i...
2024-04-2547 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#979 - Roger L. Simon#979 - Roger L. Simon
Roger L. Simon joins The Paul Leslie Hour!
Are you here? Oh, hello! Welcome to The Paul Leslie Hour.
We’re proud to welcome writer, novelist and screenwriter Roger L. Simon on this very episode. Many of you know Roger L. Simon as columnist and “editor-at-large” for The Epoch Times. His new book is entitled American Refugees: The Untold Story of the Mass Migration from Blue to Red States published by Encounter Books.
Paul has been interviewing fascinating people for more than 20 years now. Maybe you’d like to...
2024-01-0832 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#938 - Rockin’ Dopsie Jr.#938 - Rockin’ Dopsie Jr.
The Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.
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Woah! There you are, tuned in to The Paul Leslie Hour. We’ve got something good for you. This interview originally went out over the radio. I think it was around 2010.
Your host Paul Edward Leslie spoke with the legendary Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. Now, Dopsie is pronounced Doop-see, and the band many of you know is Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters. They’re fabulous live, and you’ll love their recordings. Junior’s fathe...
2023-10-0422 min
Is My Child A Monster? A Parenting Therapy PodcastFocus On Parenting A LGBTQ+ Child With Special Guest Lindz AmerThis is a special episode in which Leslie is joined by guest Lindz Amer (they/them) to talk about their work within the LGBTQ+ community. Leslie and Lindz talk about various topics regarding being a caretaker and ally to LGBTQ+ children. Last week’s episode was about parenting Jack, a transgender child. Leslie wanted to have Lindz on the podcast to further discuss the important ways we can create a safe and validating environment for LGBTQ+ children.:About today’s guest: Lindz created their award-winning LGBTQ+ family webseries Queer Kid Stuff in 2016 which now has 4M lifetime views...
2023-09-0442 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#913 - Aaron Heick#913 - Aaron Heick
The Aaron Heick Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.
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Welcome to The Paul Leslie Hour, it’s the place you come to listen and relax. We’ve got interviews with fascinating people. You get to take it easy and listen while mellowing out. We’ve got an interview from the archive with musician Aaron Heick. Let’s find out about him, shall we?
Saxophonist and composer Aaron Heick released a solo album entitled "Daylight & Darkness," and was a member of the CBS Orchestra featurin...
2023-08-0719 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#912 - Tom “Bones” Malone#912 - Tom “Bones” Malone
The Tom “Bones” Malone Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.
Are you here?
I mean, are you here with me, the announcer? Okay, I see you nodding. Are you here with the host, Paul Leslie as well? Seems like you would be. He’s here too. What about with all of the other listeners of The Paul Leslie Hour? I mean… are we all here together?
Now that I’m certain you’re all here, allow me to announce this interview from our archives with Tom “Bones” Malo...
2023-08-0422 min
The Good Drop with Hawkes and ADEpisode 018 - Tracey LeslieIn Episode 018 of “The Good Drop Podcast”, Hawkes and AD discuss the C word - Confidence. How do you build it? Can it be learned? But also importantly how do you avoid that demon of self-doubt that can easily eat away at your confidence level?
The guest on the podcast is Tracey Leslie. Now, Tracey is a former Civil Engineer who has recently pursued a path as a Life Coach. She spent a career spanning over 20 years within the engineering sector in Water, before recently deciding that helping others was her calling. She is passionate in this...
2023-04-2455 min
Hope + Possibilties: A Love Letter to the Future of WorkEhm2 - Legacy, Reinvention and the Power of SpeechSponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Two sisters who are both famous in their own right go into business together to teach others the skills that have supercharged their own careers. That's the upshot of this episode but it's so much more than that. Erica Ehm has been a public figure since I was a teenager and although we didn't meet until today, her work has been a reality in my life for decades. She launched her digital media business catering, a digital agency catering to mom's on social wh...
2023-03-1452 min
The Savage GardenIWTV EP. 1 ReviewJoin Leslie Simon and cohost Emily as they ponder, grumble, and shout their way through Episode 1 of AMC’s polarizing new series Interview with the Vampire. Why is Louis a pimp? Can vampires smoke? What is with all the zombie carnage in New Orleans? Tune in to find out.
2022-12-3059 min
Going North PodcastEp. 600 – “Equanimity” with Simon Leslie (@simonleslie21)“Don’t let people tell you what you can’t do. They’ll tell you what they can’t do or what they think they can’t do.” – Simon LeslieToday’s featured international bestselling author is a motivational poet, world traveler, sales expert, founder and chief executive of Ink, a global travel media company, Simon Leslie. Simon and I had a fun chat about his book, “Equanimity: The Diary of a CEO in Crisis”, how crisis can birth your creativity, and more!! Key Things You’ll Learn:How the pandemic brought out more of his creativityWhy fun is essential to Simon’s business and life...
2022-12-1331 min
Going North PodcastEp. 600 – “Equanimity” with Simon Leslie (@simonleslie21)“Don’t let people tell you what you can’t do. They’ll tell you what they can’t do or what they think they can’t do.” – Simon LeslieToday’s featured international bestselling author is a motivational poet, world traveler, sales expert, founder and chief executive of Ink, a global travel media company, Simon Leslie. Simon and I had a fun chat about his book, “Equanimity: The Diary of a CEO in Crisis”, how crisis can birth your creativity, and more!! Key Things You’ll Learn:How the pandemic brought out more of his c...
2022-12-1331 min
Making Bank HighlightsSurviving The Most Difficult Times With Simon Leslie #MakingBank #S7E07In this episode of the Making Bank podcast, we welcome guest Simon Leslie. Simon is the founder and CEO of Ink, a global travel media company. He's an expert in crafting travel media, and over the last 30 years, he has dedicated his skills to creating remarkable media in the travel space. Some of his clients include major airlines, airports, and travel groups. He's a world record holder for the amount of inflight magazines he has launched and published, with over 250 million copies of magazines being published in the last 30 years. Simon is also the author of three books on...
2022-11-0907 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#795 - Jeff Slate#795 - Jeff Slate
Jeff Slate is a special guest on The Paul Leslie Hour!
Are you here? Look, if you aren’t here. What’s the point of starting the episode? Think about it. This is The Paul Leslie Hour, now in our 19th year.
On today’s show we’re continuing our exploration of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan’s new book The Philosophy of Modern Song published by Simon & Schuster.
Our guest on this episode taped November 2nd, 2022 is with a downright gifted and knowledgeable person. Jeff Slate is his name and he’s q...
2022-11-0438 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#794 - Alan Light#794 - Alan Light
Alan Light is a special guest on The Paul Leslie Hour!
Are you here? Are you right here? Are you here now? If the answer to any or all of those questions is yes - thank you for tuning in to The Paul Leslie Hour!
For 19 years and counting your host Paul Leslie has been asking all types of people the questions he wants the answers to. This time around, the subject is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.
You see, on this episode, taped November 1st, 2022, we’re thrilled to we...
2022-11-0200 min
Edgy Ideas50th Episode Special: Monarchy and Meaning with Leslie BrissettWe are celebrating our Golden Jubilee with the 50th episode of Edgy Ideas and thought it appropriate to reflect on the monarchy and its meaning.
My guest Leslie Brissett draws on his wealth of experience in human dynamics and as Director of Group Relations at the Tavistock Institute to share his thoughts on what is projected onto the monarchy from the people, and what the monarchy represents, contains and holds for us.
Simon is an anti-monarchist, and whilst able to admire Queen Elizabeth's extraordinary leadership over 70 years and recognise how the monarchy offers continuity for many, it...
2022-09-2640 min
Going ForwardThe AdCast Podcast 67 - "Starve The Noise" with Simon Leslie of InkSimon Leslie is the founder and CEO of Ink, a global travel media publishing and technology company that publishes 33 inflight magazines for 24 airlines worldwide. With partners like: Virgin Atlantic, United, Spirit, and Norwegian; Simon became a world record holder for the amount of inflight magazines he’s launched and published, with over 250 Million copies of magazines to date. Simon’s business plummeted from projections of earning $150 million to nothing, almost overnight due to the pandemic. How he has been able to work his company back to the top is a harrowing story of grit, creativity, strategy, and resilience, which he's...
2022-08-241h 00
The Paul Leslie Hour#649 - Shepley Metcalf#649 - Shepley Metcalf
The Shepley Metcalf Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour.
Jazz is one of the great artforms, and we have an interview with a dedicated jazz singer. In this interview Shepley Metcalf talks with Paul Leslie about her album "Something Irresistible" featuring the songs of lyricist Fran Landesman and composer Simon Wallace.
The Paul Leslie Hour keeps on chugging along and it’s because of the mission, helping people tell their stories that we continue to present interviews with a great variety of artists. The show is made possible th...
2021-11-2900 min
Our Paranormal Afterlife : Finding Proof of Life After DeathThe Past Lives Podcast Ep177 – Paul J. LeslieParanormal activity in therapy sessions. This week I am talking to Paul J Leslie about his book 'Shadows in the Session: The Presence of the Anomalous in Psychotherapy'.By examining research into the supernatural conducted by the early founders of psychotherapy, along with first person accounts from therapists who have experienced strange events in their therapy sessions, this book provides readers with a peek at a hidden area of psychotherapy that is rarely discussed. The “paranormal” is not something that many would connect to the field of psychotherapy, but whether one believes in the phenomena or not, this...
2021-09-201h 03
Stark Reflections on Writing and PublishingFrom Bookseller To Author With Simon LoweMark interviews Simon Lowe, an author with a number of stories published in various magazines, who, after a decade working in book stores, released his first novel (The World is at War, Again) in June 2021 and now writes part time while also performing the role of a stay at home dad. Prior to the interview, Mark welcomes new Patrons Talena Winters, Rachel Amphlett, and Carolyn Stein, reads comments from recent episodes, offers a personal update, and a word from this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices. You can learn more...
2021-08-1345 minStark Reflections on Writing and PublishingFrom Bookseller To Author With Simon LoweMark interviews Simon Lowe, an author with a number of stories published in various magazines, who, after a decade working in book stores, released his first novel (The World is at War, Again) in June 2021 and now writes part time while also performing the role of a stay at home dad. Prior to the interview, Mark welcomes new Patrons Talena Winters, Rachel Amphlett, and Carolyn Stein, reads comments from recent episodes, offers a personal update, and a word from this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices. You can learn more...
2021-08-1345 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#555 - Jim Keltner#555 - Jim Keltner
Jim Keltner is a special guest on The Paul Leslie Hour!
On this episode of The Paul Leslie Hour, we are in the presence of a great artist. Jim Keltner is known as a drummer who has received great acclaim for his contributions to some of the most beloved tracks in popular music.
Jim Keltner has been called "the leading session drummer in America." Keltner is also known as a record producer. Noteworthy are the two albums he produced for Jerry Lee Lewis: "Rock & Roll Time," and "Mean Old Man,"...
2021-04-231h 13
Our Paranormal Afterlife : Finding Proof of Life After DeathThe Past Lives Podcast Ep151 – Leslie KeanNetflix series based on her book Surviving Death. This week I am talking to Leslie Kean about the Netflix series based on her book Surviving Death.BioLeslie Kean is an independent investigative journalist focused on bringing credible information about hidden, paranormal and “impossible” realities into the mainstream. She is the author of the award-winning book Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife and UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record.Surviving Death is the basis for a six-part documentary series on Netflix (of the same name), launched in early 2021, with Kean...
2021-01-241h 11The Savage GardenTVL Book Discussion Pt.2Join us as we discuss the ending of The Vampire Lestat, and Lestat’s recounting of everything Interview with the Vampire got right and wrong. As always, we take a few tangents: to discuss A) Why music seems to be the only thing waking up vampires these days, B)Whether Marius could have dug his way out of all that ice and, C) The morally questionable actions and lack of repercussions in Anne’s vampire world.
2020-12-2850 min
The Treasury Talent Podcast#153 Craig Leslie - Treasurer at Pacific LifeCraig Leslie joined the group today on the podcast. Craig is the treasurer at Pacific Life. In this episode we discuss: The highlights of Craig’s career The major differences from a treasury perspective across the industries he’s worked with One piece of advice he wishes he had known when he was starting his career His approach to networking and mentorship and his advice regarding those The mentor-mentee relationship His advice to others about being a global citizen and having global roles Craig’s take on hiring people What makes a successful treasurer How the role of...
2020-11-2031 minThe Savage GardenTVL Book Discussion Pt.1Join us as we discuss the first half of Anne Rice’s “The Vampire Lestat”. Hiding under church alters, chopping off immortal hands and awaking ancient queens, these immortal idiots are up to their usual antics. We’re not saying “The Vampire Lestat” is Anne’s best work (we totally are) but it’s definitely one of the most entertaining!
2020-10-1557 minThe Savage GardenBonus: Vampire Hogwarts HousesIn this episode Emily Simon and I discuss which Hogwarts houses and Percy Jackson cabins we believe the Vampire Chronicles characters belong in. As always, we take some minor detours to discuss some of Anne Rice’s other works, and make sure to mention Buffy the Vampire Slayer at least once. Plus, Emily updates us on her recently rescued baby bunny.
2020-08-0634 minThe Savage GardenIWTV Film ReviewTune in as Emily Simon and I discuss the 1994 film “Interview with the Vampire” staring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise! Featuring: a brief tangent about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a discussion of dated special effects and bad wigs; plus, a whole lot of Lestat sass and Louis whining.
2020-07-261h 42
Edgy IdeasIdentity, Race and Society with Leslie Brissett (Part 2)In Part 2 Simon continues his conversation with Leslie Brissett and they explore faith, belonging, monastic calling and the beauty of trees amongst other issues relating to identity. Leslie is from the UK with a Caribbean heritage, and recently relocated to live in Arkansas USA. Leslie is Director of Group Relations at the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations and has studied human dynamics in experiential settings in many countries; he is also the Company Secretary at Tavistock Institute of Human Relations. Enjoy Listening
2020-07-0929 minThe Savage GardenWho’s to Blame: Claudia’s DeathThe fashion industry? The universe? Armand and Santiago? Lestat? The socio-economic system in the 19th century? Help us get to the bottom of who’s to blame for Claudia’s death.
2020-07-0745 minThe Savage GardenIWTV Book ReviewWas Louis’s brother’s death an accident? Does Lestat eat donuts? Do alligators play instruments? What’s a revenant? Join us and find the answer to all these questions and more as we discuss Interview with the Vampire.
2020-07-0533 min2020-07-0500 minEdgy IdeasIdentity, Race and Society with Leslie Brissett (Part 1)In this episode Simon invites special guest Leslie Brissett to share his personal experience of race and identity.
This delightful and deeply human conversation meanders through race and identity exploring otherness and drawing on psychoanalytic insights. Leslie shares his reflections and insights on these big issues bringing his unique perspectives on what it means to live a good life and create the good society.
Leslie is from the UK with a Caribbean heritage, and recently relocated to live in Arkansas USA. Leslie is Director of Group Relations at the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations and has stud...
2020-06-2527 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#424 - Simon Wettenhall424 - Simon Wettenhall
Simon Wettenhall was born in Australia and started his study of music with the piano. Hearing a recording of the legendary Louis Armstrong began his lifelong passion for the trumpet. After studying with two Australian masters of the orchestral trumpet, Wettenhall eventually found himself exploring the earlier music of New Orleans, the city that is unequivocally the birthplace of jazz.
His devotion to the trumpet and early jazz lead him to become a member of the Woody Allen New Orleans Jazz Band, but along the way he has been involved with a...
2020-06-2215 min
Growth ComplexSimon Leslie - How To Get Any Job You WantNick sits down with Founder & CEO of Ink, Simon Leslie. Simon has had decades of business and sales experience and is the author of the book, There Is No F In Sales. Find the book here: https://nofinsales.com/
2020-04-241h 06
Brain, Brawn & Business29- Brain, Brawn & Business Podcast - Growing your business Episode 23 with Simon LeslieHere’s episode 23 of the Brain, Brawn & Business podcast with Simon Leslie.
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Simon has been in business over 30 years and successfully runs a multi million pound company called Ink. He has offices all over the world with hundreds of staff so his insight into business, his journey, and how he’s grown and what he’s overcome to get there is hugely valuable and inspiring to anyone listening.
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Key Takeaways:
➡️ Under promise and over deliver
➡️ Importance of learning and having mentors
➡️ Using failures as a way to grow and get better
➡️ Growing a business takes time and patience
➡️ Sales tips for growing your business...
2020-02-021h 04
Our Paranormal Afterlife : Finding Proof of Life After DeathThe Past Lives Podcast Ep 98 – Leslie KeanSurviving Death. This week I am talking to Leslie Kean about her book 'Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife'. Leslie Kean is an independent investigative journalist. In 2010, her book UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record was a New York Times bestseller. She helped produce a 2011 documentary based on UFOs for the History Channel. She has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, FOX, The Colbert Report, and NPR and in USA Today, Vanity Fair, US News & World Report, and Columbia Journalism Review, among other media. Beginning in 2012, she contributed a series of...
2020-01-191h 00Stark Reflections on Writing and PublishingSamantha M. Bailey, Woman on the EdgeMark interviews Samantha M. Bailey about her debut thriller Woman on the Edge, about her lifelong writer journey, her relentless determination, and the patience, practice, and persistence that it took to get here. Prior to the interview, Mark gives a brief personal update about his progress on NaNoWriMo and a trip he will be taking to speak to a group of writers in Sudbury, and then shares a word about the episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections...
2019-11-2843 minStark Reflections on Writing and PublishingSamantha M. Bailey, Woman on the EdgeMark interviews Samantha M. Bailey about her debut thriller Woman on the Edge, about her lifelong writer journey, her relentless determination, and the patience, practice, and persistence that it took to get here. Prior to the interview, Mark gives a brief personal update about his progress on NaNoWriMo and a trip he will be taking to speak to a group of writers in Sudbury, and then shares a word about the episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections...
2019-11-2843 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#246 - Danny Kortchmar246 - Danny Kortchmar
On this episode we’re presenting the interview with guitarist, record producer and songwriter Danny Kortchmar. Danny Kortchmar is one of those legendary musicians in the world. He’s worked with a lot of singer-songwriters: James Taylor, Carly Simon, Carole King, David Crosby, Neil Young. He’s known as a great co-writer and has written songs with guys like Jackson Browne and Don Henley. Danny Kortchmar has recorded solo albums, among them “Kootch” and “Innuendo,” and he’s produced for such artists as Don Henley, Jon Bon Jovi, and Billy Joel’s “River of Dreams” album…. the f...
2019-05-0315 min
Law to FactProducts LiabilityIn this episode...Dean Michelle Simon interviews Leslie Garfield Tenzer, on Products Liability. Both of whom are professors of law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University.Some key takeaways...Plaintiff has three different causes of action for claims when a product harms a consumer or user:NegligenceStrict Liability (402a)Breach of WarrantyDesign DefectManufacturing DefectFailure to Warn-As always, if you have any suggestions for an episode topic, please let us know!You can email leslie@lawtofact.com or tweet @lawtofact.-
2019-04-3011 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#244 - Russ Kunkel244 - Russ Kunkel
This is an interview with legendary drummer, producer and songwriter Russ Kunkel recorded in 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. Russ Kunkel is perhaps the most legendary drummer in modern music. He has played drums on countless hits from James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Carly Simon, Jackson Browne, Linda Rondstadt, Bill Withers, Bob Dylan, Dan Fogelberg, Lyle Lovett, B.B. King. Kunkel has too many recording and touring credits to count. He is also well respected for producing many great albums from artists ranging from the Derek Trucks Band to Dan Fogelberg. He is the most...
2019-04-2932 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#216 - Gap Mangione216 - Gap Mangione
Gap Mangione is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger & big band leader Gap Mangione. This telephone interview goes back to the radio days. At that time I was playing the Gap Mangione album called Stolen Moments, a pretty diverse collection of tunes, composed by everyone from Paul Simon to Henry Mancini and of course a couple written by Gap Mangione himself. Gap Mangione, born Gaspare Mangione, comes from an Italian-American family in Rochester, New York. He started playing piano from a very young age. With his brother, the flugelhorn and trumpeter Chuck Mangione, they led...
2019-02-2222 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#212 - Lori Lieberman212 - Lori Lieberman
Did you watch the 2019 Grammys? Did you see the performance Alicia Keys did that included the song "Killing Me Softly with His Song" Lori Lieberman is best known for her song “Killing Me Softly” written during her Troubadour days in Los Angeles when she saw the legendary Don McLean in concert. Lori Lieberman was born in California, but raised in Switzerland. She was influenced by Francoise Hardy, Tom Rush, Cat Stevens and other American singer-songwriters. Lori Lieberman went on to attend University in Boston and signed her very first record deal with Capitol Records. Lori...
2019-02-1323 min
The Paul Leslie Hour#151 - Bill FrisellBill Frisell is a virtuoso guitarist, composer, arranger, and Grammy award-winning recording artist. Considered one of the greatest jazz guitarists, Frisell interprets his own compositions as well as songs from throughout the musical landscape including American Songbook classics, country, rock, etc. He is a prolific recording artist having released dozens of studio and live albums including the acclaimed 2018 studio album entitled Music IS. Respected by his musical peers, Frisell has collaborated with a long list of iconic artists ranging from McCoy Tyner, Ornette Coleman, Ry Cooder, Earl Klugh, Bono, Elvis Costello and most recently the latest album by Paul...
2018-09-2430 min
Going North PodcastEp. 600 – “Equanimity” with Simon Leslie (@simonleslie21)“Don’t let people tell you what you can’t do. They’ll tell you what they can’t do or what they think they can’t do.” – Simon LeslieToday’s featured international bestselling author is a motivational poet, world traveler, sales expert, founder and chief executive of Ink, a global travel media company, Simon Leslie. Simon and I had a fun chat about his book, “Equanimity: The Diary of a CEO in Crisis”, how crisis can birth your creativity, and more!! Key Things You’ll Learn:How the pandemic brought out more of his creativityWhy fun is essential to Simon’s business and l...
2017-07-0531 min
Washed Up Emo#91 - Leslie Simon (Writer)Episode 91 we welcome writer Leslie Simon. Leslie worked at Alternative Press for years and you probably know her for the books “Everybody Hurts” and “Wish You Were Here.” She also has a book called “Geek Girls Unite.” A veteran of the scene, knows everything about emo and hung with every band we know and love, Leslie essentially talks me off the ledge for the episode, what a great therapist. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/washedupemo) Washed Up Emo is a partner of the Double Elvis podcast network.
Learn more abo...
2017-01-241h 04
Washed Up Emo#91 - Leslie Simon (Writer)Episode 91 we welcome writer Leslie Simon. Leslie worked at Alternative Press for years and you probably know her for the books “Everybody Hurts” and “Wish You Were Here.” She also has a book called “Geek Girls Unite.” A veteran of the scene, knows everything about emo and hung with every band we know and love, Leslie essentially talks me off the ledge for the episode, what a great therapist. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/washedupemo)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to Washed Up Emo at washedupemo.substack.com/
2017-01-241h 01
MLM Nation - Network Marketing's Untold Stories - Archive 1023: Created Almost 100 Six Figure Earners in just 3 Years by Leslie Hocker on MLM Nation30 year MLM veteran Leslie Hocker shares how her network marketing organization has created almost 100 6 figure income earners in just 3 years.
Who is Leslie Hocker? Leslie Hocker has over 30 years of network marketing experience and is the #2 income earner in her company.
She was a corporate executive in the oil and gas industry before she discovered network marketing.
Leslie is also a business coach, a certified NLP trainer by Robbins Research International, a member of the ANMP, which stands for the American Network Marketing Professionals and also helped her company launch in 2011.
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2015-05-1959 min
Book NarcsEpisode 16: Geek Girls (and Guy) with Leslie SimonThis episode we talk to wonderful Leslie Simon! Leslie is the author of Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide To Emo Culture, Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide To Your Favorite Music Scenes—From Punk To Indie And Everything In Between, and Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, And Other Misfits Are Taking Over The World. Her work has appeared on MTV.com, The Frisky, The AV Club, CrimeFeed.com, Huffington Post and WSJ. She is also a recovering Diet Coke addict with an unhealthy obsession for pop culture, double-duty household items and the wine glasses Olivia Pope dr...
2014-11-191h 41