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Is your health and wellness podcast optimized for success, or are crucial oversights holding back your potential? I audited a doctor’s podcast recently and was shocked at what I found. This podcast had over 100 episodes—pretty impressive. However, the whole setup of the podcast had some brutal mistakes that I’m sure were holding this doctor back from seeing bigger results. How can optimizing your podcast's website links transform your show's reach? Are you missing out on SEO benefits that could elevate your visibility? Curious about the impact of professional collaboration on your podcast? Don't let simple mistakes hold you back. Tune in to find out how to turn your podcast into a lead-generating powerhouse! Today’s episode includes: How minor mistakes hinder podcast growth and engagement. Why directing podcast episode links on Apple, Spotify, etc to your own website is ideal. Why collaborating with professional teams can elevate your podcast impact and revenue. How maintaining high production standards enhances credibility, especially in the health and wellness space. How omitting crucial subscription links will limit your audience growth. Why owning a proper domain ensures long-term SEO benefits and authority with search engines. How missing social media links in your show notes makes it difficult for listeners to connect with you. Why understanding and avoiding common mistakes ensures maximum ROI from podcasting efforts. Are you pouring your heart into your podcast but still not seeing the growth you deserve? Download our free guide to unlock your podcast’s full potential and expand your impact: https://eastcoaststudio.com/5mistakes Our LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eastcoaststudio/ Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ecpodcaststudio/…

6 years ago 5:24

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Fortunately, Michelle is still alive. Unfortunately, she's had another bout with bronchitis - and wants to check in before April checks out.

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Just Checking In . . . .

The Swirl World Podcast

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published 6 years ago

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Fortunately, Michelle is still alive. Unfortunately, she's had another bout with bronchitis - and wants to check in before April checks out.

142 episodes

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Do You Have A Woman's Wit? 33:11

5 years ago33:11

33:11

The Swirl World Podcast Co-Host Michelle Matthews-Calloway chats it up with attorney and speaker Angela Gatlin Keys , newly-published author of A Woman's Wit .

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Stop! Drop! and Pivot! A Special Announcement 4:24

5 years ago4:24

4:24

We Have a Special Announcement to Make! It's time to pivot, y'all! The Swirl World Podcast is moving in a new direction. Listen up as Michelle checks in with the details.

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Are You Getting What You Want, Or Nah? 14:46

6 years ago14:46

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A lot of people won’t open their mouths to speak up and say what they want. As a result, a lot of people - and unfortunately, Black Women in particular - don’t get what they want! In this episode, Michelle wants to know, “Are you getting what you want, or nah?” If your answer is “No,” listen as she shares 6 steps to help you get closer to getting what you want.…

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Just Checking In . . . . 5:24

6 years ago5:24

5:24

Fortunately, Michelle is still alive. Unfortunately, she's had another bout with bronchitis - and wants to check in before April checks out.

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Girl, I'm Not Your Mother! 15:44

6 years ago15:44

15:44

We’re not your Mother, but we do like to consider ourselves your close friend and ally. Our overarching mission is to see you live your best life, and our goal is to serve as an instrument you can use to facilitate the process. Today, Michelle discusses three methods The Swirl World uses to be your friend —not your Mother!…

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March Madness: Why Is This Even A Question? 11:03

6 years ago11:03

11:03

In this final March Madness installment, Michelle is perplexed by a “question” submitted to a dating coach. In true “Where they do that at” style, a “gentleman” sets forth his demands – and the questioner is wondering if she should comply. When you hear the demands, like Michelle, you’ll be wanting to know why the original poster is even asking the question. You’ll also want to know: Where They Do That At??…

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Where They Do That At: Show HIM the Money! 12:50

6 years ago12:50

12:50

Get ready for more March Madness as Michelle examines a Facebook post from “Tequila Tales.” Dude said he needed “$29 stacks,” and his girlfriend didn’t have it. Who did he turn to? His ex! Not only that, he felt his current girlfriend needed to “stay in her lane.” We guess he felt like they needed to show HIM the money! We want to know: Where They Do That At??…

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March Madness: Where They Do That At? 8:49

6 years ago8:49

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March Madness continues with Michelle examining a Facebook post made by a guy advising women to clean up a man’s dirty kitchen if she “wants to stand out.” The sheer madness of that post brings the question: Where They Do That At??

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March Madness: When Did Settling Become a Thing? 31:05

6 years ago31:05

31:05

It’s March and “March Madness” will soon engross college basketball fans everywhere. But what happens when “madness” spills over into relationships? In this kickoff episode of her “March Madness” series, The Swirl World Co-Host Michelle Matthews-Calloway asks the question, “When did settling become a thing?”…

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What's Love Got To Do With It - Part 3 17:08

6 years ago17:08

17:08

What’s love got to do with it? Is it really “a secondhand emotion?” Michelle begs to differ. Join her as she presses her point in this final installment entitled, “What’s Love Got To Do With It, Part 3: Do You Love What You Do?”

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What’s Love Got To Do With It? Part 2 27:44

6 years ago27:44

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What’s love got to do with it? Is it really “a secondhand emotion?” Michelle begs to differ. Join her as she discusses, “What’s Love Got To Do With It, Part 2: Loving Your Life.”

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What’s Love Got To Do With It? Part 1 28:22

6 years ago28:22

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What’s love got to do with it? Is it really “a secondhand emotion?” Michelle begs to differ. Join her as she discusses, “What’s Love Got To Do With It, Part 1: Loving Yourself.”

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Three Ways to Know You’re Living Your Best Life 17:08

6 years ago17:08

17:08

Are you living your best life? In today’s episode, podcast Co-Host Michelle Matthews-Calloway, PhD, discusses three ways you can know you’re living your best life.

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And . . .. We’re BACK! 8:21

6 years ago8:21

8:21

And . . .. we’re BACK! Not only are we back, but We’re also Planting Flowers! Tune in as Co-Host Michelle Matthews-Calloway, Ph.D. explains.

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Renaissance Woman - Tobi-Velicia Johnson 35:06

7 years ago35:06

35:06

Contrary to popular belief, Black women are NOT a monolith. We pursue interests as diverse as our skin tones and hair textures! In today’s episode, podcast Co-host Adrienne London Leach chats with Tobi-Velicia Johnson. A Chicago native, Tobi is a Francophile who speaks fluent French, loves and practices ballet, and takes classes on Judaism. In other words, Tobi is a true “Renaissance Woman.”…

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You Can Be Your OWN Matchmaker – Part 2 12:47

7 years ago12:47

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Equipped with the proper knowledge, tools and tips, you can be your OWN matchmaker and slay in the dating world. In You Can Be Your OWN Matchmaker – Part 1, Adrienne and Michelle told you how by introducing you to the Swirl With Confidence Group. Back with more information by popular demand, Adrienne and Michelle dive a little deeper into SWC. They also share a snippet of audio from a recent Facebook live video posted in the Group.…

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Live Your Life By Design – Not By Default! 29:53

7 years ago29:53

29:53

Podcast Co-Host Adrienne London Leach chats with digital strategist and author Nancy Gathecha. Nancy is a Kenyan expat living the good life in Bonn, Germany. Nancy helps her clients live their lives by design – not by default. Ready to live? Listen up!

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Be Your OWN Matchmaker – We’ll Show You How! 19:51

7 years ago19:51

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Are you ready to swirl? It's time to get your head and heart ready for love, take charge of your social life and meet high-quality men! Today, Adrienne and Michelle discuss the launch of their new, exclusive group: Swirl With Confidence ! According to Adrienne and Michelle, you can be your own matchmaker – and in the SWC Group, they’ll show you how.…

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Get Into Some Heart Society Music - Wake the Queens! 33:42

7 years ago33:42

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We invite you to get into some music that is on and popping – music produced by husband-and-wife duo Teneia Sanders-Eichelberger and Benjamin Eichelberger. Today, they chat with The Swirl World Podcast Co-host Adrienne London Leach about music, living their dream, and life as an interracially married couple.…

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Six Ways to Take Charge of Your Life in 2018 13:49

7 years ago13:49

13:49

It’s a New Year, and it’s time to take charge of our lives! Listen as The Swirl World Podcast co-host Michelle Matthews-Calloway, PhD provides six practical things you can do to take charge of your life in 2018.

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Are You Being Gaslighted? 17:49

8 years ago17:49

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The purpose of gaslighting is to manipulate and control another individual (and even entire groups of people). In this episode, Co-host Michelle Matthews-Calloway provides 11 things to look for when determining if you’re being gaslighted in your relationship. NOTE – the parallels to the degree of gaslighting taking place on a national level are staggering!…

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Need An Emotional Healing? Anita Provides the Steps! 21:39

8 years ago21:39

21:39

In the Black community, an unfortunate stigma is attached to mental health issues. The Swirl World Podcast Co-Host Michelle Matthews-Calloway chats with podcaster and interviewer Anita Washington of That Anita Live TV. Anita built a career counseling people in need of emotional healing. She now interviews people who have overcome devastating personal and emotional trauma. Anita’s second podcast season begins Sunday, August 20.…

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Unscripted: Women Doing THE MOST 26:56

8 years ago26:56

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Adrienne, Michelle and Rachel engage in a candid, unscripted conversation about women who do the most. In other words, women who are on Team Too Much. They cover 4 important factors a woman Dating With Purpose should avoid at all costs.

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Desire for Black Women: A Preference or a Fetish? 7:34

8 years ago7:34

7:34

If a non-Black man is attracted to or prefers Black women, why does the word "fetish" always pop up? In this episode, The Swirl World Podcast Co-Host Michelle Matthews-Calloway, PhD debunks some of the misconceptions and myths.

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Can We Talk? A Conversation with The Conversation Coach 29:06

8 years ago29:06

29:06

In her new book, Amber Wright, our favorite Conversation Coach asks the question, “Can We Talk?” 10 Life Lessons On Finding Your Voice & Finding Yourself.” Podcast Co-Host Michelle Matthews-Calloway, PhD chats with Amber about her new book. Amber provides great conversation and communication tips for introverts. She also delivers insight into the concept and importance of finding your voice.…

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Vetting A Racist – Can You Handle It? 12:33

8 years ago12:33

12:33

Rachel Robinson encountered a variety of men during Seasons 1-3 of 50 Days of Dating. In Season 2 she encountered a closet racist. Listen as Adrienne examines what happened – and shares some important vetting tips.

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Celebrating Loving Day 2017 with Williesha Morris 21:42

8 years ago21:42

21:42

2017 marks the 50th year celebration of Loving Day, and today’s guest Williesha Morris is no stranger to Loving Day. For the past four years, IR couple Williesha and husband Jason have hosted a Loving Day celebration in Birmingham, AL - the last state to officially remove the IR marriage ban from their law books. TSW Podcast Co-Host Michelle Matthews-Calloway, PhD chats with Williesha about her now-5th year sponsoring a Birmingham Loving Day celebration, specifically considering the special 50-Year commemoration of the landmark decision.…

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Are You A Desperado for Love? 17:42

8 years ago17:42

17:42

Are you a desperado for love? In today’s podcast, The Swirl World Podcast Co-Host Michelle Matthews-Calloway, PhD discusses the ways in which being a desperado can sabotage your dating and relationship life. Give it a listen, and let us know what you think. Email Michelle at aswirlgirl@theswirlworld.com .…

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Want Good Credit? Credit Guru Angel Fisher Tells You How! 25:24

8 years ago25:24

25:24

Who doesn’t want good credit? In today’s show, The Swirl World Podcast Co-Host Adrienne London Leach chats with credit guru Angel Fisher. Angel provides what you need to know to get your credit in tip-top shape.

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Meet Stacy-Ann Gooden, the Weather Anchor Mama 21:51

8 years ago21:51

21:51

Podcast co-host Adrienne London Leach chats with Stacy-Ann Gooden, aka “The Weather Anchor Mama.” Born in Jamaica but raised in the US, Stacy-Ann and her Irish/German husband enjoy life, laughter and love as their raise their two children.

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Equality, Respectability and Romance with IR Author Charmaine T. Davis 25:41

8 years ago25:41

25:41

Podcast co-host Adrienne London Leach chats with interracial romance author Charmaine T. Davis. Interracially married since 1992, Charmaine seeks to promote the virtues of equality, respectability and romance in marriages between Black women and men of other ethnicities.

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Interview with Loving Movie Co-Star Will Dalton! 28:08

8 years ago28:08

28:08

The Swirl World’s Co-Host has a phone conversation with actor Will Dalton, co-star of the critically acclaimed Loving movie. Will plays the role of Virgil, Richard Loving’s best friend. The movie has been nominated for several awards.

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His White Ex-Girlfriend Called Me A Gorilla! 17:27

8 years ago17:27

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We receive lots of emails and messages on Facebook. Some of them are real doozies. This email was FIRE: "His White ex-girlfriend called me a gorilla!" The Swirl World Podcast Co-Host Adrienne London Leach provided a video response. This is the audio version of the video. (To watch the video, head over to the blog at TheSwirlWorld.com ).…

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Tech Talk with Entrepreneur Chrissy Jackson Marquardt 38:25

8 years ago38:25

38:25

The Swirl World Co-Host Adrienne London Leach engages in some “tech talk” with online web designer and entrepreneur Chrissy Jackson Marquardt. The Jamaican-born Marquardt is the married mother of 3 boys – and a Swirler!

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Saluting The Longevity of BW-WM Interracial Marriages! 17:24

9 years ago17:24

17:24

Black women are known and praised for their loyalty – often to their own disadvantage. However, we LOVE IT when loyalty works for us. It works when we’re loved and adored by men who cherish and appreciate us. It worked for April French, who celebrates 24 years of marriage to her soulmate Bryan. Michelle chats with April to learn some of the secrets of April and Bryan’s marital longevity.…

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Date With A Purpose - YOU Are The Prize! 1:37:13

9 years ago1:37:13

1:37:13

Adrienne, Rachel and Michelle conduct a full Week 2 recap of 50 Days of Dating. Black women, conduct your interracial dating with a purpose, because YOU are the prize. The recaps dive a bit deeper than the videos – so tune in for all the tea on the gentlemen and the dates!

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How I Became A Jet Beauty Of The Week 27:05

9 years ago27:05

27:05

The Swirl World Co-Host Adrienne London Leach and guest Co-Host Dawn Sanchez chat it up with Keena Simmons. Keena established the goal of becoming an Ebony/Jet Beauty of the Week - and she accomplished it! She loves to take risks, and her mantra is, "GO FOR IT!"

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It's Time For Black Women To THINK DIFFERENTLY! 15:50

9 years ago15:50

15:50

In this “Unscripted” podcast episode, Co-Host Adrienne London Leach addresses the question: "To smile, or not to smile?" In addition to sharing 3 important tips, Adrienne also shares an incident she and her best friend Regina experienced when Regina decided to employ the 3 tips.

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This Slovenian Photographer Loves Interracial Couples! 23:40

9 years ago23:40

23:40

The Swirl World Podcast Co-Host Adrienne London Leach chats with Matjaz Tancic, an international photographer specializing in taking photographs of interracial couples. Matjaz, also known as "Matt," hails from Slovenia.

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Celebrating Loving Day 2016! 3:25

9 years ago3:25

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Williesha Morris shares a slide show for her crowd funding campaign commemorating Loving Day 2016 in Birmingham, AL. This is the first time we've incorporated a video with the podcast. We also added a special new page to the blog - and will update it each year to commemorate Loving Day.

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Now I KNOW I’m Beautiful! 26:17

9 years ago26:17

26:17

The Swirl World Podcast Co-host Adrienne London Leach chats with return guest, military wife and author Dawn N. Sanchez concerning Dawn’s new book, Now I KNOW I’m Beautiful.

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Chopping It Up With Podcaster Rikki Jones! 43:35

9 years ago43:35

43:35

Podcast and blogger Rikki R. Jones is the creator and host of 2 popular shows on Blog Talk Radio – Hand and Footprints: What’s Your Legacy? and “The 15-Minute Conundrum.” She joins Adrienne and Michelle to talk podcasting and the gift of conversation.

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Get Into Some Love Culture! 34:19

9 years ago34:19

34:19

Fresh from a guest appearance on the Steve Harvey Show, Daniel and Patrice Love of “Love Culture” chat with Adrienne and Michelle about life, love, interracial marriage – and hot sauce!

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Men, This One Is For You - Part 3 37:06

9 years ago37:06

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This 3rd and final episode of this special Unscripted Podcast edition dedicated to the men in Swirl Nation, Adrienne, Gynger Fyer and Michelle provide pointers on “Red Flags” to look out for by describing the types of women to RUN AWAY FROM!

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Men, This One Is For You - Part 2 24:21

9 years ago24:21