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The Firepit Pod WV

Troy N. Miller & Aaron Hackett

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An open-conversation format show hosted by Aaron Hackett & Troy Miller, featuring guests on a wide range of topics to inform and engage young West Virginians about regional history, current events, culture and more! New episode every Tuesday.
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Jess Bowen and Bowie Jane interview females working in the music industry both behind the scenes and on stage. Being a touring drummer and DJ singer songwriter respectively, Jess and Bowie uncover the journeys and background of super successful females in the music industry. Guests include Amanda Davis (Janelle Monae), Eva Gardner (Pink), Inaya Day (Mousse T), Cassadee Pope, Esjay Jones (Krewella), Patty Anne Miller (Beyoncé), Chrissy Costanza, Kiiara, Mandy (Misterwives), Valerie Morehouse ...
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Off-Kilter is a podcast about economic liberation—and the shifts in collective consciousness it will take to set us all free. Every week, Rebecca Vallas talks with visionary leaders and organizations working to reinvigorate our shared imagination and disrupt the imbalance of power in our society. Find Off-Kilter on the Progressive Voices Network, the We Act Radio network in D.C., local radio stations across the U.S., and wherever you get your podcasts.
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Jess & Bowie chat with singer songwriter Jax who has had a huge amount of success with her single Victoria's Secret. We chat in depth about the industry, signing with major labels, keeping creative control, dealing with fame and more! A two hour hilarious and informative interview! The post Jax – 2 hour in depth interview appeared first on idobi.…
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This week we chat with the amazing Laura Whitmore who has had such an amazing history in the world of music PR! She chats with us about her extensive work doing AR at Korg, Guitar World, the Women's International Music Network and the She Rocks Awards! The post Laura Whitmore – Music PR guru (Marshall, Korg, Vox), WIMN appeared first on idobi.…
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Ok we loved stepping outside the music box to chat with fellow Big Brother house mate Reilly Smedley. Reilly tells us about her casting process, what it was like to be evicted and then watch the live feeds, her strategy, her upcoming podcast and more!! The post Reilly Smedley – Big Brother 25, Casting Tips, Watching Live Feeds appeared first on ido…
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What an impressive career Leanne Bowes has had! Leanne tells us about her journey to working in music, playing bass for huge bands such as Demi Lovato, Big Time Rush, Tones & I, Dove Cameron and so many more! She also talks all about her role as Demi Lovato's music director, and touring! The post Leanne Bowes – Demi Lovato Bass Player & Musical Dir…
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What a freakin awesome chat this was. Bonnie McIntosh is one hell of a chick and boy does she have some awesome stories! She is currently on tour with Post Malone as his keyboardist and has worked with Selena Gomez, Halsey, Kehlani and more. To hear how she got to the top, behind the scenes of being on tour and more, don't miss this episode! The po…
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Emily Shackelton is a songwriter who has had songwriting cuts with Reba McEntire, Sara Evans, Jana Kramer, David Cook, Seth Ennis, Mickey Guyton, and Cassadee Pope. She is such an inspiring songwriter and wonderful performer and she tells us all about how she got her breaks as a songwriter and the ups and downs of the industry. The post Emily Shack…
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This week we chat with AMAZING vocalist and DJ Kaleena Zanders! She chats about how she got into music, songwriting, writing the Superbowl commercial, singing live whilst djing and her live set up performing at EDC Vegas, getting signed to Helix Records and Wasserman, and so much more! A seriously good chat!!! The post Kaleena Zanders – DJ, Vocalis…
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This week Jess Bowen and Bowie Jane chat with Vicky T who toured the world with multi-platinum pop band cobra starship for 10 years. An experienced keytarist and songwriter, Vicky chats about her music career, studying film at Tisch, being the daughter of multiple Grammy winning procure Peter Asher, and working for Britney Spears! The post Vicky T …
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Well we absolutely loved hearing about Miss Dre's musical journey! She talks about the importance of having a mentor with producing, learning Logic only to move over to Ableton, getting a great management team around you, the glamour of traveling as a DJ (haha) and incorporating her own vocals into her tracks. Any budding producers will love this e…
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Jess Bowen & Bowie Jane chat about tour bus toilets vs big brother toilets, the importance of working out on the road, Jess' upcoming gigs with the Summer Set, dry (or should we say damp January) as well as her electronic drum kit! The post Jess Bowen & Bowie Jane chat about tour bus toilets vs big brother toilets, working out on the road… appeared…
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This week we chat with Xie! Xie is a producer, DJ and vocalist who chats with us about her asian background, learning to produce on garage band, coming from a serious classical music background, DJing Coachella, figuring out the agent world, the importance of personal relationships in the industry, incorporating art into her artist vision, the impo…
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This week we chat with Mona Tavakoli, drummer/percussionist of Raining Jane, Jason Mraz, Sara Bareilles, and the co-founder/co-director of Rock n’ Roll Camp For Girls Los Angeles. During our chat Mona tells us about learning drums at age 11, adapting to learning the cajón while taking a flamenco dance class in college, starting her all-female band …
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How absolutely FABULOUS to chat with TOP Music & Entertainment Attorney, Dina LaPolt! Her stories are soooo good! Dina chats with us about how she got into the law from performing, hanging out at the Playboy mansion, setting up her own law firm, representing Steven Tyler against Donald Trump, working heavily in Copyright reform, SONA, representing …
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Karina Depiano is currently on tour as the keyboardist with Taylor Swift and has worked with artists such as Troye Sivan, Fifth Harmony, Miley Cyrus, Daya, mxmtoon, and so many more! She received her Bachelor of Music - Popular Music Performance from USC, and she tells us about how much that experience helped prepare her for her future in the indus…
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We had an awesome chat with independent artist Marieme. She has been so creative in the way she releases music and gains traction! It’s a fascinating listen! Marieme explains how she got signed to Universal publishing, getting an Apple placement, going viral in Brazil thanks to some clever marketing, being 3D scanned so she can perform in the metav…
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Jamielyn Lippman chats about her "The Real Modern Family" podcast with her ex husband, music manager Nick Lippman where they chat about their unconventional but really cool family set up, how relationships in COVID were completely different when things opened up and musicians went back on the road, her role in directing music videos, Nick being on …
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What an interesting chat this was! Karla Ortiz, former VP of Marketing and Label Services for Vydia and Digital Marketing executive at Universal Music Group, founded Monark Entertainment in 2020 during the pandemic. Karla talks about how she got her breaks working in music marketing which started with her first internship with Ryan Seacrest, to mov…
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For this week’s episode, Rebecca sat down with Troy N. Miller, who’s long served as the Off-Kilter podcast’s beloved “man behind the curtain,” aka executive producer. When he’s not producing Off-Kilter, the Zero Hour, Breaking Through, and other progressive podcast/radio programs, Troy serves as West Virginia organizer and special projects director…
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Wealth is a word that gets thrown around a lot, especially in economic conversations and spaces. The most basic definition is what you own minus what you owe. But as Aisha Nyandoro—CEO of Springboard to Opportunity and architect of the Magnolia Mother’s Trust—argues in her recent Tedx Talk, it’s time to redefine wealth in the United States. In her …
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Emm is a singer songwriter producer and multi instrumentalist who has come up the hard way through the industry but learnt some amazing lessons along the way! From growing up in a prestigious music camp, moving to LA, getting ripped off by multiple managers, hustling working 3 jobs and creating a social media business to fund her music career! The …
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For this week’s episode of Off-Kilter, with October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Rebecca sat down with two leaders at JP Morgan Chase (JPMC) who are at the forefront of advancing disability employment within the business and employer community: Bryan Gill, head of JP Morgan Chase’s Office of Disability Inclusion and the firm’s…
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This week we chat with music manager Polina Bogomolova! Polina moved from Russia to study entertainment business at Full Sail University and managed to get an internship at L’Affaire Musicale in Los Angeles. She talks about how L’Affaire Musicale took her under their wing, tour managing, her day to day role as a manager, being on the road with J Wo…
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For this week’s episode of Off-Kilter, Rebecca sat down with Jen Burdick, supervising attorney of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) unit at Community Legal Services (CLS), Rebecca’s legal aid alma mater. They had a far ranging conversation about how “eligibility doesn’t equal access” and other lessons Jen has learned throughout her years as a …
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According to recently released Census data, poverty among older adults increased sharply again in 2022, after reaching an all-time low just two years before. One group of older Americans who’s especially struggling is older workers in physically demanding jobs. Contrary to the popular narrative that everyone’s living longer and work is getting easi…
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It was so cool to hear about the world of Artist Relations from Allison Sorrell! She chats about how she moved around in the industry to landing her amazing job at Veeps. Veeps is the world’s leading streaming platform for live music and entertainment, where fans can watch and connect with their favorite artists through premium live and on-demand c…
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For this week’s episode of Off-Kilter, Rebecca sat back down with Emily Ladau. She’s the editor of the Voices of Disability Economic Justice Project and the author of Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally. She’s someone who’s done an immense amount throughout her career to shift narratives on disability in the Un…
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For this week’s episode of Off-Kilter, Rebecca sat down with longtime labor journalist Steven Greenhouse. He’s someone who really needs no introduction after spending thirty-one years at the New York Times, eighteen of which he spent covering the labor beat, until 2014. He’s also the author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker an…
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Something many of us take for granted, if we’ve never been without it, is how vitally important it is to have photo ID. In this day and age you can’t do pretty much anything without ID—from accessing public benefits to renting an apartment to voting, and so much more. So for this week’s episode, Rebecca sat back down with a dear friend who’s been l…
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