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John Harland and Jim Firth talk to extraordinary people in order to unpack practical wisdom that can be used by the listener in everyday life.The expert guests impart useful advice, life hacks and life lessons to ensure the listener benefits from uncommon knowledge. The hosts go 'narrow and deep' on the specialist subjects of the guests to mine informational gold for the listener.The podcast style is relaxed, conversational and warm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ever wondered what's down the rabbit hole when you get to the end of pop music today?? ... WELL FOLLOW ME your host Ryan Courtney every week as I guide you through the musical wonderland me and my magical friends have created. Each week I feature different artists based on a central theme from my life and musical influences. I also have the pleasure of interviewing some of these artists for the show. Come listen for new music. Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/pmfsp/subscribe
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Who Runs The World: Time To Listen To BIPOC Artists!
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On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People it's time to listen to and learn some lessons from BIPOC shes/hers/thems/theys music artists. These artists are using their voices to empower, advocate and propel BIPOC voices! Some of the artists on this episodeare no stranger to the show such as Mysie, but many of the artists are newcomers to the show…
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On this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I had the pleasure of chatting with Satya Chavez who goes by the artist name .satya. We got to chat about her life and beginnings in music including her background and career in musical theater. We also discussed her single "Burn" which I featured on my Countdown Of Queer Bops episode because it…
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On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we continue our world tour in which we feature amazing music artists from every country in the world. This week we are in the second most populated country in the world India. I am featuring three amazing female music artists that are all making such smart and unique music. They are RANJ, Kayan and Trib…
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On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we finish out our 2022 Pride series with a little game of Category Is... Queer Edition! I am joined by my husband Nicholas Opp as we both offer up our song selections for 5 different categories including Sad Gay Boy Summer, She Done Already Done Had Verses, These Boots Were Made For Twerkin, Bal READ FO…
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This week Pop Music For Smart People was taken over by the radio station PMFSP 81.2 to do a countdown of 10of the best bops by queer artists that have come out recently. The artists featured on the countdown are .satya., Miss Benny, Bergo Husky, July Jones, NIMMO, Chubby Cat, Kiddy Smile, Catz 'n Dogz, Mette, Michael Medrano, RITTYBO and Jammy. All…
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On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we kick off our 2022 Pride Series!! All the artists featured from now until the end of June will be queer artists who are all making incredible music. The artists I am featuring today all have the ability to soothe my soul with their music. The three artists are Jake Wesley Rogers, CLAY and flowerkid. A…
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On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am featuring Indigenous music artists from across the globe. The artists being featured today are Otyken, The Halluci Nation, UUTAi, Olox, Snotty Nose Rez Kids and Electric Fields. All of these Indigenous artists are creating music that infuses the traditional sounds of their tribes and communities wi…
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On this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I had the opportunity to chat with the immensely talented Dope Saint Jude. I featured her on Episode 58 Who Runs The World: Outliers which is a series I am doing highlighting badass women in music from all walks of life and across the globe. This amazing artist is creating powerful, fun music th…
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On this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I chatted with the immensely talented music artist Gess! I featured his song Clouds on Episode 74: Sensual, Sexual, Sexy, Sex, Sex, Sex! which featured ten bops that all revolved around sex. Not only does this song embody the essence of sexual energy but Gess's aesthetic and brooding musical vib…
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The Schmoopy Poopy Booby Dooby Love Song Episode!
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Love is in the air this week at Pop Music For Smart People!. This week I am featuring 12 love songs! Last week we covered sex and now it is on to love songs. I also ordered the tracks to show the different stages of love. We start off with sweet and cuddly phase when you are falling for someone and the artists with songs in this area are HEIGHTS, T…
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On this very special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I had the amazing opportunity to chat with the immensely talented Glume. We chat about how she got into music, some of her musical influences and some of her amazing bops including "Get Low" and "Body". We also discuss her kismet connection to the one and only Marilyn Monroe. So come give t…
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On this frisky episode of Pop Music For Smart People we dive into the world of sex! I am featuring ten bops that are all about doing the deed, getting it on, going to pound town and slappin da bass man!! the Featured artists this week are Alex Mali, Gold Fir, Gudfella and Levity, Gess, Roisin Murphy, 1st Vows, Madison Olds, Havelock, James Indigo a…
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On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we continue our series Who Runs The World featuring amazing female music artists from across the globe and from all walks of life. This week I am featuring three badass women who are making music that has some retro vibes. The artists are Glume, The Last Artful, Dodgr and Uffie. All three of these incre…
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On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am featuring 10 of some of my favorite covers that have come out in the last 5 years. The list is all over the place and includes covers by KR3TURE and Sea-Ren, Avenue Beat, serpentwithfeet, Gabriel Garzon-Montano, MUNA, The Naked And Famous, Hannah Grace, Superorganism, Tune-Yards, Giant Rooks and An…
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On this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I had the amazing opportunity to chat with SuperKnova. I featured this artist on a recent episode of the show titled Just Tik Tik TikToking All My Boxes! in which I featured four music artists I discovered through TikTok She is an extremely talented trans artist and activist who I have been list…
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On this week's episode of Pop Music For Smart People we continue our world tour featuring music artists from every country on the globe and today we are traveling to Nigeria. This amazing country is producing some incredible artists that are guaranteed to make ya body move. The Nigerian artists I am featuring are Jaido P, Good Girl LA, Zinoleesky a…
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Hello! On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we are going back into the Popcorn Princess's data bass of artists I have found on TikTok. As I pretty much live in that app now it is where I find many of the artists that I feature on the show and TikTok has become one of the best places for new artists to be discovered and go viral with their …
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Hey what's your zodiac sign? In part two of Pop Music For Smart People's zodiac music pairing we cover the second set of 6 signs that we didn't discuss last week. I am taking each one of the zodiac signs and picking 3 words or concepts to describe each of those signs and from that i am matching up musical artists to each one based on the mood and v…
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In this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am featuring artists that I think match up with different Zodiac signs. I am doing 6 signs in this episode and 6 in next week's episode. The six for this week are Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces. The artists that are featured on this episode are Eliza, LIA LIA, Family Jool…
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In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we continue our world tour and are stopping in our southern border buddy Mexico. I am featuring three extremely talented artists that are from and are based in Mexica. All three of these artists are so unique and innovative in their respective genres. They are Bruses, Nina Dioz and Cuauh. Mexico is hone…
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Earth, Fire, Air and Water!!! In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I feature four musical artists or duos that represent each of these four elements. How you ask?? Ummmm I'm actually not even completely sure but it all boiled down to the feeling each of these artists make me feel with their music. The artists are Stalgia who represent wate…
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On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we are taking a trip to Germany to discover four amazing artists that are based in Berlin. The four artists I am featuring today are Angel Rider, Badmomzjay, Moglii and Riiva. All four of these artists are either from or currently live in Germany. They are all super different but you can definitely hear…
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On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am doin the third installment of my Who Runs The World series highlighting incredible female music artists from all over the globe. This week the category is artists that have a punk mentality as it relates to their work or creativity. The three artists featured this week are Buzz, Sizzy Rocket and Gi…
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On this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I had the pleasure of chatting with the immensely talented RAAQEL. This badass rapper from the Bay Area is delivering smart rhymes and disgusting beats. We discuss how she got into music, her track Chips she released with Xakra and we dive into her new EP 3am in Frisco which. The EP consists of …
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Top 12 Songs Of 2021: The One Year Anniversary Special
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In this very special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am featuring my top 12 songs of 2021 and we are also celebrating the show's 1 year anniversary!!!! YAAAAAAASSSSS!!! I cant believe it's been a year and I am so excited for 2022!! Thank you so much to everyone who has listened the past year!! Also thank you to all the amazing artists I hav…
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In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I feature 10 songs that were released in 2021 that I wasn't able to feature last year but that definitely need to be heard. All of these songs for sure could not be looked over and for that reason I wanted to do this episode so these bangers are not slept on. So come listen to 10 songs from 2021 that I …
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In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I revisit the Who Runs The World episode with a part two. This time I am featuring three amazing female artists that are outliers of mainstream music and are paving their own music pathways. They are Grace Ives, Dora Jar and Dope Saint Jude. In this episode I feature three songs by each of these super t…
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Songs That Made 2021 A Little Less Of A Dumpster Fire!
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Happy New Year!!! In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am featuring 12 songs that helped me to get through the dumpster fire that was 2021. The list has songs by artists such as Rude Cat, Renforshort, Moglii, duendita, Ella Langley, Big Kill and NCognita. All of the songs on this list helped me in some way or another in the past year fro…
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Tracks On The Naughty List! We Checked Twice!
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Happy Holidays to all! On this holiday episode of Pop Music For Smart People I decided to create a playlist of Christmas bangers that are definitely on Santa's naughty list. There are some sexy tracks by artists like DYLN, Smino and Masego. There are some hype AF tracks from artists like DJ Snake, Little Sis Nora and Party Favor. With a sprinkling …
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In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am answering the question Who Runs The World? Squirrels?? No Silly it's of course badass FEMALE DJs! I featured four amazing female DJ/producers who are each making their own mark on EDM. They are Chong The Nomad, Kilamanzego, CloZee and Zingara. All four of these artists are innovating electronic mus…
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In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am featuring three music groups or collectives that have 4 or more members and are making music that I can't stop listening to. They are seeyousoon, 404 Guild and Sub-Radio. All three of these musical groups are very different but are all using their combined talents to churn out grade A bangers. Feat…
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In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I decided to play a little game of Category Is... I asked some of my friends and hubby what songs they would submit for certain categories and I filled in the rest. Definitely got some great submissions. Some of the artists featured are Michael Blume, Roisin Murphy, NVDES, PNAU, lemin, Sean Leon, Chika,…
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The POPcorn Princess's Excellent Adventure!
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In this week's episode of Pop Music For Smart People we travel back in time to different decades but all the music featured is from current artists. The artists and music featured this week could all have been popular in other decades based on their similarity to the sounds of what was popular back then. The decades we are traveling to are the 50s …
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In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we travel back across the pond to feature three artists who hail from the UK. Those artists are Jones, Greentea Peng and Deema. All three of these artists have super unique sounds but also have something in common, other than living in the UK, they are all churning out grade A bangers. Some of these ban…
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What it takes to be a successful Artist, a deep dive into the music industry with Tony Roberts
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Tony Roberts is a hugely successful vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, entertainer and producer. He has taken part in all the big the TV talent shows and is a scout for Simon Cowell's production company, Syco. He is the co-founder of the 90's garage and club classic brand 'Show me Love' and is one of the premier wedding entertainers in the UK. In…
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In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we come back down to earth from our trip to outer space. I am featuring three artists that are piloting our spaceship back down to earth and they are Chuck Sutton, BAMBII and LOONY. All three of these artists are creating music that makes me feel like I am floating back down to earth including such song…
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EDC Las Vegas 2021 Blasted Me Into Space!
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In this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I discuss the craziness that was EDC Las Vegas 2021 which I attended last weekend. I talk about all the amazing sets I got to see including DJs such as Sidepiece, Zhu, Diplo feat Lil Nas X, DJ Snake, Whethan, Rezz and Troyboi. I also talk about some of the sets I had to miss unfortunately includ…
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What Happens In Vegas Stays On A Playlist
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In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I created a 10 song playlist to get me pumped up for my Vegas trip this upcoming week. Me and my best friend Jessie Epling are going to EDC Vegas and I cannot wait! So I have compiled a list of songs that get me turned all the way up! The list includes the following artists Wild Belle, Royal Cinema, Raq…
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On this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I chat with the immensely talented Novaa. This amazing artist is based in Berlin, Germany and is creating soothing electro pop that will definitely give you full body goosies. We talk about some of her influences on her music, her collaboration with fellow artist Moglii and some of her amazing s…
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A survivor's guide to politics and parliament with Sir David Amess, MP.
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A frank and open discussion with veteran parliamentarian and long serving MP, Sir David Amess. From his early life and vocation to serve his constituents through to public speaking and how he overcame a stammer. We discuss what advice he would give anyone interested in becoming an MP as well as parliamentary process and electioneering. Sir David ta…
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In this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am joined by my good friend Brandon Scott as we discuss our shared love of Yebba and her new album Dawn. We go through this revolutionary album track by track and discuss how we feel about each one. Yebba is one of the best vocalists I have ever heard and her new album is in my opinion a maste…
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In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I feature four artists I discovered on TikTok. This app is allowing creators to share their amazing talents with many people and these four artists caught my attention on the app. The artists are LG (Team Genius), Timms, Gianni Canetti and Makenzie Thomas. All four of these artists are making amazing mu…
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In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I feature five amazing black female artists who are making music I promise you want to hear. These artists are Ayoni, Starrah, Sampa The Great, Kilo Kish and Shawnee Dez. All of these amazing women are carving out unique musical paths for themselves and fall into many different genres including neo-soul…
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On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we travel down under to discover some of the talented artists coming from Australia. The three artists being featured on this episode are G-Flip, Yaak featuring jas. and CLYPSO. All three of these artists are very different but are all making certified bangers in their own regards. Some of the songs fea…
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I Know they Are Different But They Hit The Same
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On this week's episode of Pop Music For Smart People I feature three unique artists all with different sounds but somehow they all hit my feels exactly the same. The artists are Denai Moore, James Delaney and WENS. All three artists are unbelievably talented and each create music in their own way but the way they each make me feel when I am listeni…
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In this very special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I got to chat with the incredibly talented Robyn Harris about her amazing music, her evolution as a music artist and some of the stories surrounding her creative process. We also talk about some of her songs such as Look At Me and Sippin Tea and what led to their creation and lyrics. Come c…
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I'm Sorry To Interrupt, But I Have To Go Drop It Low
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Who is ready to drop it low? Well ya better get ready because even if you aren't the three artists featured on this week's episode are gonna force ya to the dancefloor with their music. Those artists are Sophia Eris, Mavi Phoenix and Suzi Wu. All three of these artists are creating make ya sweat and twerk on ya furniture kinda music and I am all th…
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In this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I chat with the immensely talented singer/songwriter Jessie Defranco. We talk about her music and creative process and the inspiration behind some of her songs such as Miracle and Just Pretend. We both live in Chicago and discuss why we love the city and what brought us here. We also chat about …
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In this special shorter episode of Pop Music For Smart People I spotlight a single artist and showcase four of her songs. The artist I feature is named Madelline and during the episode I discuss the evolution of her musicality and express my excitement in what she will do in the future. Madelline is based in Montreal and her take on beats and music…
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Get rid of anxiety and depression forever and learn the biggest secret to effective communication. Dr Peter Spurrier talks about the benefits and positive outcomes of practicing TEAM Cognitive Behavioural ...
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Dr Peter Spurrier is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) practitioner, specialising in TEAM-CBT and a Professional Holistic (Well-Being, “Life”, Executive) Coach In 2011, having been a GP for 30 years, a GP mentor and trainer for 15 years and an appraiser for 10 years, Peter decided to train in CBT and subsequently gained BABCP accreditation and …
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