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Writer Laurie Stone will join Listen & Be Heard as Contributor
Writer Laurie Stone will join the weekly radio show/podcast for readers and writers at the top of the hour, with her take on women and the ways society sells them short.
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Eliminate what’s Weighing You Down!
Even after I describe all of these highly desirable affects of the elimination diet, invariably someone will ask how I can put myself through this kind of deprivation. Easy. I don’t see it as deprivation. It’s my liberation.
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Long Live King
King has crafted more than 60 novels and in excess of 200 short stories. Granted, productivity and creativity can sometimes be mutually exclusive. King candidly professes in “On Writing” that there’s “nothing new under the sun.” He states…
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L&BH – Wednesday, June 7 on WPVM Asheville, NC
Martha Cinader will interview Laurie Stone live from WPVMfm, and interviews by Tony Robles of poets Christopher Sims and Crystal Cauley and flute busker Diana Flores.
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Flo Mayberry the Book Doula
Tony Robles speaks with Flo Mayberry, in Hendersonville, NC, about her life as a writing coach.
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Flute Busking
Tony Robles talks with Diana Flores, who plays flute on Main Street in Hendersonville. She describes the freedom that it affords her in her choices of music, including themes to her favorite video games. She also plays in…
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Edwin Torres on the Written and Spoken Word
The uncut video interview. Martha Cinader speaks from her studio in Greenville, SC with Edwin Torres, author of Quanundrum, winner of the 2022 American Book Award, and spoken word artist in Beacon, NY, about his three hour virtual…
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S1E15 – Flo Mayberry, Tamim Ansari, Edwin Torres
Tony Robles speaks with Flo Mayberry, writing coach, and Tamim Ansary, Afghan-American writer. Martha Cinader speaks with Edwin Torres.
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L&BH – Wednesday, May 31 on WPVM 103.7 FM
Tony Robles speaks with Flo Mayberry, and Tamim Ansary, Martha Cinader speaks with Edwin Torres, May 31 3pm
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From Bamboo Comes Life:
Edwin Lozada, Executive Director of Philippine American Writers and Artists (PAWA), who explains the Philippine creation story of the first man and woman. Malakas is the first man who was created, and Maganda, the first woman.
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wildflowers by Beverly Parayno
The uncut video interview by Tony Robles in Hendersonville, NC who speaks with Beverly Parayno in Cameron Park, CA, about her book of short stories: wildflowers.
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Give it to the Light
Shrink the feeling of shame until it fits in the palm of your hand. Offer it up to the Light of the Universe. Imagine the light absorbing the nasty feeling. See it vanish before your eyes, and feel…
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S1E14 – Fiction Addiction, Beverly Parayno, Edwin Torres
Jill Hendrix, owner of Fiction Addiction bookstore. Beverly Parayno author of wildflowers. Edwin Torres, spoken word.
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Wednesday, May 24 on WPVM 103.7 FM
Hosted from WPVMfm 103.7 in Asheville, Wednesday at 4pm, featuring a conversation about books and the book business with Jill Hendrix, owner of Fiction Addiction bookstore in Greenville, SC. Tony Robles speaks from Hendersonville, NC with Beverly Parayno…
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Reebee dedoo dada
The uncut video interview by Tony Robles, who speaks with multi-media artist Filey Matias, author of Reebee dedoo dada, Redhawk Publications, a story of song and the freedom to be oneself! Reebee, dedoo, dada is a book about…
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S1E13 – Suzy Sureck, Fiely Matias, Zap Mama, Tracie Morris
Martha Cinader speaks with Suzy Sureck, Tony Robles with Fiely Matias, spoken word by Zap Mama, Tracie Morris
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The Music of Roots
Martha Cinader speaks with multi-media artist Suzy Sureck about the sounds inspired by the underground community beneath our feet, and other facets of her multi-media installations, including her use of poetry in Tread Lightly/Digital Forest curated by Ute…
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Say YES to the Universe!
I have the MOST amazing clients. Every time I sit with another woman in a coaching session, I learn something. Each client is my teacher as well as my student. She might need me to remind her that…
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S1E12 – Sebastian Matthews, Jennifer McGaha, Jacqueline Ramos
Martha Cinader speaks with Sebastian Matthews, about Travelogue, A Photographic Journey, Tony Robles speaks with Jennifer McGaha, about Flat Broke with Two Goats. Spoken word from Jacqueline Scott Ramos and music from King I.
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Show will feature Memoir on May 10
This Wednesday at 4pm on WPVMfm 103.7 in Asheville, NC I will have Sebastian Matthews, author of Travelogue, A Photographic Journey, and Tony Robles who spoke with Jennifer McGaha, author of Flat Broke with Two Goats.
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Appalachian Memoir
Tony Robles interviews Jennifer McGaha about her memoir Flat Broke with Two Goats.
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Are You There Judy? It’s Me, Mandy.
Judy Blume’s unforgettable middle-grade novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” debuted in 1970 and continues to echo the wonders and agonies of female adolescence.
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The New JBs Celebrate James Brown’s Ninetieth
It’s safe to say that James Brown lives on at ninety, and no one does the funk better, or more authentically than Fred Wesley and the New JB’s, featuring Jay Rodriguez, who also gives us original soundtracks for…
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L&BH features Laura Lengnick, Ann Davila Cardinal, May3rd
Asheville’s own Laura Lengnick will join me to talk about the expanded and updated second edition of Resilient Agriculture, and the twelve things that we can all do to cultivate a resilient agriculture. I will also air an…
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Fiction Twined with Memory
Tony Robles speaks with Ann Davila Cardinal, author of several young adult books, from her home in Vermont about her latest book, this one for adults: The Storyteller’s Death.
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One Thing
It’s perfectly fine, even wise, to do just one thing at a time!
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Listen & Be Heard coming to Asheville Radio
After ten episodes in ten weeks of the Listen & Be Heard podcast, we are taking it to the airwaves on Wednesday afternoons at WPVM 103.7, the Voice of Asheville. Listen & Be Heard will be brought to…
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Support First Things Foundation and Have Fun
Keipi Restaurant on the Green at Hampton Station, Saturday, May 6th starting at 4:30. Georgia John Jazz, EarthKry, Whitney Bradley and the Groove Planet Band. All proceeds to support First Things Foundation.
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Earthkry Band comes to Greenville
OCM and Mi Irie Restaurant present Unite the People, featuring Earthkry Band, Di Namic, Rik Jam, Last Disciple and music by Golden Symphony Sound. Friday, May 5th at Jamaica Mi Irie, Woodruff Road.
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Reggae in Greenville
Jamaica Mi Irie, the only 100% authentic Jamaican restaurant in Greenville. I like the chicken patties and the jerk lamb sandwich once in awhile when I am downtown, but I never knew they had a couple other locations…
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FICTION ADDICTION ANNIVERSARY
Independent Bookstore Day + Celebrating 22 Years of Fiction Addiction
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Las Flores
In Hendersonville a community comes out early Sunday morning to honor the earth, the soil; a place to plant songs and poetry and a vision of sharing and depending on one another. Our sustenence is the dream that…
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Student Art on Display
The Arts Council of Henderson County showcased student artists grades 3 through 12 in its yearly contest on April 14th. The art showcase and contest was held at the Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville, North Carolina
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What should I do?
It’s a complete waste of time and energy to try to figure out what others want, and then act that way, in an attempt to make them happy.
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Healing Love is What it’s About
Tony Robles speaks with Robert Zachary of the Healing Love Institute who shares life experience and poetry too.
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Turtle Trap
making some turtle traps and trying to find a shady spot on the pond
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Sweet Release!
This is an individually tailored experiment to observe if we have improvement in any symptom when we release certain foods. Then we can choose to reintroduce what was released to see if symptoms return.
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Glenis Redmond, Poet Laureate of Greenville, SC
Tony Robles sat down to talk with Glenis Redmond, the first poet laureate of Greenville, SC on Sunday, March 26. They had a wide-ranging conversation about Greenville, the Carolinas, writing, her books and her plans as the poet…
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