Best Andy Le Roy Podcasts (2024)

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Who is Nelly Thomas? 1:16:01

1+ y ago1:16:01

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Are you a people pleaser? Maybe you’ve seen its impact on leadership or experienced first-hand how people pleasers can be drawn to toxic relationships. Are people pleasers really happy anyway? Pleasing others isn’t always a bad thing, but when it becomes such a significant part of your personality, it can trigger anxiety and bring its associated tr…

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Why mentoring is important 59:01

1+ y ago59:01

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We think they’re worth their weight in gold, but as we always say, don’t just take our word for it! Mentoring is on the minds of lots of Google searchers with questions like “who mentored Gordon Ramsay, “who mentored Justin Bieber,” and even “who mentored Jesus?” We don’t have the answers to any of those questions by as your trusty guides in this m…

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Who is Cienan Muir 48:26

2y ago48:26

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Of all the types of storytelling surrounding us, Indigenous storytelling, through its oral storytelling origins, has endured on this continent for over sixty thousand years. As traditional stories and knowledge has been passed down from generation to generation, Indigenous peoples have increasingly adapted as new formats become available. Yorta Yor…

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Adapting to Change 2:44:00

2y ago2:44:00

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Change can be triggering in a lot of ways. Whether you’ve made a commitment to change or it came out of the blue, there are things along the way that can jump up to surprise us, or we’ve been happily avoiding. Sometimes we adapt, knowing what was can never be again. Louise and Andy tread through the minefield of grief and major change in this episo…

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Who is Lisa Alexander AM? 1:05:05

2y ago1:05:05

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How’s your support network? Surrounding ourselves with the right people could mean the difference between feeling affirmed and inspired or feeling like you can’t do anything right. Imagine if a sports coach told their team they were trash when they needed to get more goals out of them instead of building them up with positive reinforcement. They pr…

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How to deal with BIG emotions like grief 1:54:31

2y ago1:54:31

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Nobody is immune from big emotions, and if we’re feeling depressed or anxious, it can feel like those big feelings are only feeding our low mood. But what about grief? That’s a whole other beast that not only exposes us to big, raw feelings, but can also lead to significant changes in behaviour as anger and stress leads to conflict and, in some cas…

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Toxic Positivity Vs. Optimism 1:48:31

2y ago1:48:31

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Everything happens for a reason. That’s what toxic positivity will tell you, and it’s the reason we’ve not only been focused on dismantling toxic positivity throughout the series so far, but thought we’d dedicate a whole episode to it! It did, after all, take out the Angsty awards in episode one. So, what is considered toxic positivity? At best, it…

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Leaning into possibility instead of limitation 1:23:13

2y ago1:23:13

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Change your behaviour, change your brain. Sometimes it feels like our troubleshooting mind gets out of control and before long, we’re down a rabbit hole of limitation, stuck in a storm of thoughts and feelings, unable to think our way out of the maze. But what if instead of trying to change our thoughts first, we changed the behaviour instead? Supp…

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Who is Lucy Bloom? 1:05:20

2y ago1:05:20

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How curious are you? Do you tend to focus on what can go wrong, or fantasise about what could go right, and if you make a mistake, do you tend to beat yourself up or take it as an opportunity to learn? Letting go of the need to be in control of every detail can be hard, especially when there’s a lot riding on the outcome, but what if letting go of …

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How music helps your mental health 2:01:05

2y ago2:01:05

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‘Music isn’t just entertainment’. As Professor Bill Thompson told us ‘It has a profound effect on virtually everything about us as human beings. How we relate to others, how we see ourselves, our psychological wellbeing and music can have a genuine impact on the brain’. Music is used in lots of ways to evoke emotions, whether it’s to set the scene …

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Music, Memory & Mental health 1:18:58

2y ago1:18:58

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What’s your favourite kind of music? How do you feel when the opposite of your favourite music plays compared to when you hear your favourite tunes? In this episode, Andy and Louise chat to Distinguished Professor of the Department of Psychology, and Director of the Music, Sound and Performance Lab at Macquarie University, Bill Thompson, and cognit…

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How can I make better decisions? 1:50:16

2y ago1:50:16

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Good decision making is plastered all over self help and business books as the key to success, but if we could reliably make good decisions for ourselves every time, why don’t we? That feeling of being stuck in the mud of indecision, especially when depression is at play, and the indecision just seems to hold us there and dig that hole even deeper …

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Who is Lisa Tamati? 1:23:23

2y ago1:23:23

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We all want personal growth, right? But knowing what’s needed to improve and develop isn’t always easy. Maybe life is starting to feel a bit robotic, and as much as you know doing something new could be good for you, trying out new things comes with its own risks. Add anxiety or depression to the mix, and it can feel even harder to find the self-mo…

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What motivates change? 1:21:03

2y ago1:21:03

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What motivates change? Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, is quoted as saying “change is the only constant in life” but we don’t want to get too hoity toity with academic quotes… suffice to say change does seem to be the thing we still fear the most from day to day. Sometimes it’s drastic, sometimes it’s simply unexpected, both of which are examples of…

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The science of changing your thinking 1:18:29

2y ago1:18:29

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Mindset. It’s starting to sound like a buzzword now, right? With catchy book titles promising you’ll change your life if you change your thinking and any number of people out there making inspirational posts about just changing your mindset makes it all sound kind of like the platitudes of toxic positivity in the end. But what if what you feel like…

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Risk Vs Reward. Is it better to play it safe or take risks? 1:52:37

2y ago1:52:37

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We’ve all heard the cliche “the bigger the risk, the bigger the reward”, but when the risk doesn’t work out, are there still rewards to be found? It’s inevitable in life that we are going to be faced with having to decide to take a risk or not, whether it’s taking a risk in love, in our career, achieving a goal, moving to a new city or starting a b…

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Who is Brando Yelavich? 51:41

2+ y ago51:41

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Love an adventure? Ever felt like you just needed to disconnect from the noise of the world and be with yourself to make sense of everything? Brando Yelavich did exactly that when he was nineteen years old, resulting in him being the first person to walk around the coastline of New Zealand, but it wasn’t without risk and also nearly ended his life.…

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How do you identify personal values? 1:33:11

2+ y ago1:33:11

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It’s almost like the term itself has fallen into buzz word territory, but our core values are what run us, whether we know it or not. When was the last time you looked at your values, if ever? Mindfulness coach, Annie Harvey was 50 years old when she was asked that question and had never considered the question, but has unlocked so much more of her…

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Who is Andrew Griffiths? 1:05:17

2+ y ago1:05:17

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How does choosing to make yourself the most expensive in your profession fit into the mental health landscape? At this point in their mental health journey, Louise and Andy talk to Andrew Griffiths about his book “Someone Has To Be The Most Expensive, Why Not Make It You?” and discover this proposition involves more than a renegade approach of “I’l…

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Busting Other People’s Opinions 2:14:50

2+ y ago2:14:50

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How important are other people’s opinions to you? Seeking advice and support is one thing, but sometimes placing too much value on someone else’s opinion can have the opposite effect and limit us instead. It’s easy to become sensitive to or obsessed with what other people think, and worrying about it is something that can be hard to stop once that …

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Who is Teisha Rose? 1:25:02

2+ y ago1:25:02

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Has anyone ever told you to ‘just think positive’? That’s toxic positivity talking, and it invalidates another person’s emotions and their lived reality. Especially if they live with a chronic illness. Teisha Rose was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at age 22 and has been living with chronic illness for decades. Podcast hosts, Louise & Andy have …

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Breaking our habits and addictions 1:43:23

2+ y ago1:43:23

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Have you ever felt motivated to Google “am I addicted to alcohol?” or “am I Addicted to sugar?” Addictions come in all shapes and forms, and it’s generally the things like nicotine or hard drugs we think of that need to be kicked for good health, but what about if, through peer pressure when we were younger, or through some other coping mechanism, …

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Mental Health and Addiction 1:15:16

2+ y ago1:15:16

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It’s one thing to be able to reframe a rainy day, but what if the issue is deeper than that? Could the research in drug and alcohol addictions be applied to other areas of mental health as well? It’s a pretty common situation – Have a stressful day at work, reach for a glass of wine at night – but when does that ‘solution’ contribute to an even big…

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How to let go of expectations from others 2:02:26

2+ y ago2:02:26

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When someone asks you how you are, do you tell them? Do they even want to know? Probably not. It’s just one part of life’s game of expectations and we keep playing along. Our worth is often derived by the people and stuff around us. And we think that we are worthless if we don’t offer other people value. But what would happen if we chose to let go …

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Who is Derrick McManus? 1:06:16

2+ y ago1:06:16

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We’ve all used the “someone’s always got it worse off” bandaid of toxic positivity when something bad happens, and the buzz of recent times is around being resilient, but what if that paper cut was the last in a long chain of bad experiences that completely emptied our emotional bucket? Derrick McManus had a really bad day at work once. He was shot…

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Mental Health and Workplace Culture; Is there a better way? 1:52:46

2+ y ago1:52:46

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We’ve all either been through sustained high stress in the workplace or known someone who has, and when we’re encouraged to bring “all of ourselves to work” it usually contains an unspoken parenthesis with the words “except that bit”. So what happens when the stress becomes so unmanageable that we start to burn out? How accountable are workplaces f…

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Who is Sally Goldner AM? 1:03:56

2+ y ago1:03:56

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Nobody wants to be known as the “token diversity hire”, and rightly so. Diversity is about more than just filling a quota. It helps marginalised people be seen and add their voice to everyone else’s. In this episode we talk about the importance of embracing diversity in the workplace, as well as in the broader context of life. Who better to have a …

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Why do I feel like an imposter? 1:09:54

2+ y ago1:09:54

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So you’ve got that promotion. Congratulations! How long is it before that knot in your stomach starts to tighten, the lump in your throat starts to grow and you start to feel like you’re out of your depth? Imposter syndrome isn’t just a workplace phenomenon. There are all kinds of ways we can hold ourselves back from completing things. Maybe you’re…

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Who is Suzanne Mercier? 55:08

2+ y ago55:08

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It strikes more people than you know, and it’s been behind the demise of many a promising career. Imposter Syndrome was first recognised identified in 1978 by Dr. Pauline R. Clance and Dr. Suzanne A. Imesin.in their article “The Impostor Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention” It’ s that irrational fear of failure…

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Challenging Our Limiting Beliefs In Business And In Life 1:51:11

2+ y ago1:51:11

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We might be our own worst inner critic, so how many of our beliefs are based on fact? As Andy & Louise start a business at ‘middle age’, in a pandemic, from separate cities, communicating remotely, with bootstrapped start-up funds, no plan B or physical product to sell, it’s no surprise doubt crept in. Can we really expect to succeed later in life?…

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Who is Nathan Parker, 2021 NSW Young Australian Of The Year? 50:18

2+ y ago50:18

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NSW Young Australian of the Year, Nathan Parker dreamt of becoming a fighter pilot for the Royal Australian Air Force from the time he turned six. He was on the way to that dream when a bus accident left him severely injured resulting in the amputation of his left hand. Nathan was the first upper-limb amputee in the history of the Australian Defenc…

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How to be OK with who you are, feat. Scientia Professor Joe Forgas AM 1:23:43

2+ y ago1:23:43

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Recent world events have highlighted the impact of people’s tendency to align with groups, supporting ideas or causes that ring true with their values. But what about that other tribe, the one we refer to as family? Scientia Professor, Joe Forgas AM chats to us about tribe identity in the context of family and the wider community, raising the quest…

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Who is Daphne Kapetas, CEO and Founder of LAJOIE SKIN? 1:02:39

2+ y ago1:02:39

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Daphne Kapetas is the founder and CEO of LAJOIE SKIN, and has been working in the industry as a Chemist for thirty years. Daphne’s can-do attitude is grounded in belief in herself with a large sense of humour. She has competed in “Tough Mudder”, is learning to pole dance and when we met her, was learning how to skin the cat which is an acrobatic te…

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Understanding depression and anxiety, feat. Dr Kimberley Norris & Dr. Lisa Saulsman 1:52:46

2+ y ago1:52:46

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Depression and anxiety often turn up hand-in-hand. We explore these two common mental health issues with the help of The Happiness Institute Australia’s Dr Happy, Dr Tim Sharp, Associate Professor from School of Psychological Sciences at the University Of Tasmania, Dr Kimberley Norris and, Dr Lisa Saulsman, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy specialist …

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Who is Dinesh Palipana, QLD Australian of the year? 50:08

2+ y ago50:08

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Dinesh Palipana is doctor, lawyer and disability advocate. He became QLD Australian of the year in 2021, and was the first person with a spinal cord injury to graduate from medicine in Queensland. Dinesh talks to us about his ‘personal why’ and how it has supported him to thrive in a career he loves despite initial well-meaning but misplaced concer…

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Why your mental health matters 47:49

2+ y ago47:49

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Reframe of Mind Episode 1 – Why your mental health matters Meet Louise and Andy. They’re two people just like you who have asked the question: “Who am I?” Ever wondered why you think you’re not good enough? Maybe you’ve felt like a castaway on the island of depression or come up against a big life change or some speed bumps in your relationships. M…

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Reframe Of Mind Trailer 4 1:00

2+ y ago1:00

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Ever felt like you’re not good enough? You’re not alone, we’ve felt the same way and so have the our guests. Reframe Of Mind cuts through the platitudes and gets to the core of living authentically, challenging our assumptions and improving mental health with the guidance of good science, philosophy and learning from other people’s lived experience…

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Reframe Of Mind Trailer 1:14

2+ y ago1:14

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Ever heard the phrase “what other people think of me is none of my business”? We can never change ourselves in enough ways to get everyone’s approval all of the time. Reframe Of Mind cuts through the platitudes and gets to the core of living authentically, challenging our assumptions and improving mental health with the guidance of good science, ph…

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Jingle Jangle 1:20:00

12+ y ago1:20:00

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Seasons Greetings to all my listeners across the globe. Whatever you celebrate, be safe & have fun. More to come in 2012 so keep tuning in. I threw in some Hip Hop acapellas - can anyone guess the artists & track names?? Treacherous Three, The - Santa's Rap - Beat Street Soundtrack Chanson E - You're Better Than Me - Lazy Lady EP Brent Vassar - Old…

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It's A Moustache World 1:02:21

12+ y ago1:02:21

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Welcome to Movember's Podcast. Since its humble beginnings in Melbourne Australia, Movember has grown to become a truly global movement inspiring more than 1.1 Million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to participate, with formal campaigns in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, South Africa and Ireland. In addition,…

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The Daily Grind 1:00:00

13y ago1:00:00

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After a seven month music hiatus I am back with the Daily Grind. 1. 5 O'Clock - Mic Newman - Murmur Essentials Volume 2 2. Leaving Soon (Trevor Vichas Remix) - Tony Rodelli - Make Ya Move 3. No Feelings - Piek - No Feelings 4. Wastin Time - Dale Howard - Wastin Time EP 5. You Don't Know (Mark Livella Mix) - Mirco Berti - You Don't Know 6. Think Twi…

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MAY the Force Be With You 1:00:43

13+ y ago1:00:43

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1. Craig Hamilton - Sax This (Jam Funk Remix) - Back Up North 2. Thano Vessi - Mellow4u - Heroin Panda EP 3. Wattie Green - Knights - Hall Of Fame 4. Tommy Largo - High Swing - Cabbie Hat WMC Sampler 2011 5. JR from Dallas & Dave Combined - So Lean - Disco Da Dog 6. Chemars - Somnambulist - A Night in the Big City EP 7. Funk Mediterraneo - I'm Noth…

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Beat Street Soul 1:02:13

13+ y ago1:02:13

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Warm weather is coming - enjoy this spring inspired instalment. 1. Short Bus Kids - So Why - Where Are All the House Heads? EP 2. Aki Bergen - Rock Da House - Something Like this 3. Roland Van Den Toorn - Dis Potion (Giom Remix) - Unreleased Remixes 4. Brandon Bass - How The West Was Won - Live Green EP 5. Jonn Hawley - Slip N Slide - Back At It EP…

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My Personal Ad 46:24

13+ y ago46:24

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This instalment is exactly one month late - life got in the way but I promise it won't happen again. Used some snippets from the Personal Ads A cappella off Time Machine's Personal Ads 12" (Glow in the Dark Records 2002). If you like hip hop and haven't listened to these guys you should get on it. 1. Bobby Dabic - Sunday (Giom) - For The Love EP 2.…

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According to Me...Best of 2010 1:02:10

13+ y ago1:02:10

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There was so much great music this year that I could have made a dozen Best of 2010's. I had over 150 tracks in my "Best Of" playlist. My Big 10 for 2010: Derek Dunbar (he could do no wrong this year - congrats) DJ Sneak (House's hardest worker) Funk Mediterraneo (Buy his tracks - he is GOOD) Giom (So consistant - his DJ sets are stellar too) Rando…

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A Little Off the Top 1:10:48

13+ y ago1:10:48

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1. Sleep Moods (Dyed Soundorom Remix) - Robert James - Sleep Moods 2. Behind The Curtain - T. Ruggieri & David Urbinati - Well Rounded Volume One 3. Pasodoble - The Timewriter - Tiefenschoen 4. Make Me - Craig Stewart - In The Night Volume 3 5. Harmony & Peace - Jay Tripwire - Lost My Dog: 5 Years & Still Looking 6. Terrence - Steller - Terrence EP…

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Sunday, Fun(ky)day 1:06:06

13+ y ago1:06:06

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If Sundays weren't followed by Mondays they would be the greatest. 1. Republica Banana - Kaneda & Rio - Republica Banana 2. First Time - Arco - The 4 basic Food Groups 3. Love Break - Wattie Green - Bite Sized Beats Vol. 1 4. Upright & Tight - Fergus - Back For More 5. Rhode Runner - Rob Clarke - OffbeatNtrax 6. Shazz Jazz - Shane Maher - Shadow Ja…

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