HODGEPOD with Rob Fredette

COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER DREW RYDER SMITH AND AWARD WINNING SONG WRITER, PRODUCER, ENGINEER & AUTHOR JOINED HODGEPOD TO TALK MUSIC AND MORE

COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER AND AWARD WINNING SONGWRITER DREW RYDER SMITH JOINED HODGEPOD TO TALK ABOUT HIS MANY FACETS OF MUSIC IN NASHVILLE, TN. THIS EPISODE WAS FUN TO DO.
DREW RELEASED AN EP EARLIER THIS YEAR SELF TITLED "DREW RYDER SMITH" WHICH IS AVAILBALE ON APPLE, SPOTIFY. AMAZON, YOUTUBE.
-HIS START IN MUSIC AND THE DIFFERENT INFLUENCES THAT MADE HIM THE SUCCESS HE IS TODAY.
-WHAT BANDS AND GENRES INFLUENCED DREW
-THE PROCESS AND WORK THAT GOES INTO WRITING A SONG AND DOING AN ALBUM. REAL INTERESTING.
-TREMENDOUS INSIGHT ON THE COUNTRY MUSIC SCENE IN NASHVILLE
-A GREAT STORY PLAYING AT THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM "THE MOTHER CHURCH OF COUNTRY MUSIC"IN NASHVILLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. DREW GAVE GREAT INSIGHT.
-THE PROCESS OF WRITING HIS SONGS AND THE WORK THAT GOES INTO IT. THIS WAS FASCINATING.
-ROB AND DREW TALKED A LITTLE ROCK AND ROLL ESPECIALLY NIRVANA, FOO FIGHTERS, TOM PETTY AND MORE
- A LITTLE ELVIS PRESLEY , HIS DEATH AND THE MOVIE "ELVIS" FROM 2022.
-AND MUCH MORE
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RECORDED THURSDAY OCTOBER 12, 2023

TALKING SLEEP WITH DR BARRY KRAKOW WORLD LEADING MEDICAL AUTHORITY ON TREATING SLEEP DISORDERS IN MENTAL ILLNESS DISCUSSES SLEEP AND HIS NEW BOOK” LIFE SAVING SLEEP”

IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE SLEEPING THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU.
DR. BARRY KRAKOW JOINED HODGEPOD TO TALK ABOUT SLEEP DISORDERS AND THE EFFECTS IN MENTAL ILLNESS. SO IF YOU ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH SLEEP THIS IS A MUST LISTEN
A THIRD OF OUR DAY IS DEDICATED TO SLEEP, DR KRAKOW TALKED ABOUT HOW SLEEP IS IMPORTANT TO OUR EVERY DAY LIVES AND MORE. HIS NEW BOOK "LIFE SAVING SLEEP" IS OUT AND SHEDS LIGHT ON SLEEP DISORDERS AND CAN BE FOUND ON AMAZON.
TOPICS DISCUSSED
-SLEEP QUALITY IS BETTER THAN SLEEP QUANTITY
-SLEEP DISORDER TREATMENT
-TALKED SLEEP AND HOW IT AFFECTS OUR HEALTH IN MANY WAYS IN DETAIL
-NIGHTMARES AND SLEEP
-BENEFIT OF POWER NAPS AND THE DIFFERENCE OF FEELING SLUGGISH VERSUS BEING REFRESHED WHAT COULD THAT MEAN
- SUICIDE AND SLEEP DISORDERS
-HOW SLEEP RECHARGES OUR BODIES AND BRAIN FOR THE NEXT DAY
-BENEFITS OF EXERCISE FOR  SLEEP
 
DR BARRY KRAKOW CAN BE FOUND ON THESE WEBSITES AND LINKS
www.barrykrakowmd.com
YOU TUBE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izgtCxsLVd0
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https://fastasleep.substackcom/
 
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DOCTOR OF DIGITAL MICK SMITH TALKS ABOUT FORMER FRONTMAN IAN HUNTER OF MOTT THE HOOPLE ON HIS TIME WITH M.T.H AND HIS SONGS, LYRICS AND MORE

IF YOU LIKE ROCK AND ROLL ESPECIALLY 1970'S MUSIC THIS EPISIODE IS FOR YOU.
THE DOCTOR OF DIGITAL MICK SMITH JOINED HODGEPOD TO TALK ABOUT FORMER FRONTMAN IAN HUNTER OF MOTT THE HOOPLE AND HOW HIS MUSIC HAS ENDURED TO THIS DAY. ROB AND MICK DISCUSSED:
-IAN HUNTER AND MOTT THE HOOPLE
-THEIR MOST POPULAR SONG" ALL THE YOUNG DUDES AND HOW IT CAME TO BE WITH DAVID BOWIE
-ROCK AND ROLL IN THE SIXTIES WITH THE BRITISH INVASION
-HUNTER'S SOLO CAREER
-MICK'S BOOK DUE OUT TO IN JANUARY 2024 "IAN HUNTER ON TRACK" 
-MOTT THE HOOPLE'S INFLUENCE ON ROCK AND ROLL BANDS FROM THE 1980'S
-IAN HUNTER SOLO CAREER
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-IAN HUNTER IS 84 AND STILL MAKING MUSIC
RECORDED SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE BOOK ”STAR-CROSSED-A TRUE ROMEO AND JULIET STORY IN HITLERS PARIS” WITH AUTHORS HEATHER DUNE MACADAM AND SIMON WORRALL

STAR-CROSSED IS A MUST READ!!!
IN THIS EPISODE OF HODGEPOD CO-AUTHORS AND HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM HEATHER DUNE MACADAM AND SIMON WORRALL TALK ABOUT THEIR BOOK "STAR-CROSSED -A TRUE ROMEO AND JULIET STORY IN HITLERS PARIS".
https://www.heatherdune.com
https://www.kensingtonbooks.com
YOU CAN PURCHASE STAR-CROSSED ON AMAZON, AT BARNES AND NOBLE AND OTHER OUTLETS.
STAR-CROSSED IS A TRUE STORY IN PARIS, FRANCE DURING THE NAZI OCCUPATION WITH ANNETTE ZELMAN  A JEWISH TEENAGER AND JEAN JAUSION A YOUNG DYANMIC CATHOLIC POET. MACADAM AND WORRALL THROUGH RESEARCH AND WRITING HEATHER AND SIMON TAKE US BACK IN TIME WITH ANNETTE ZELMAN'S LETTERS AND FAMILY MEMORIES IN PARIS COPING WITH THE EVIL OCCUPATION OF THE NAZIS.
 HEATHER AND SIMON TALK ABOUT:
- RESEARCHING FOR THE BOOK AND FOLLOWING ANNETTE'S PATH
-SPEAKING WITH ANNETTE'S SISTER MICHELLE DURING THEIR TIME IN PARIS
-THE ZELMAN FAMLY CIRCUS
-ANNETTE ZELMAN AND JEAN JAUSION REALTIONSHIP
-LIBERATION OF FRANCE FROM THE ALLIES AND UNITED STATES
-ANNETTE BEING PART OF THE HIP CROWD OF PARIS
 
ANNETTE'S FAMILY COPED AND LIVED DURING THE NAZI OCCUPATION BUT MANAGED TO SURVIVE. STAR-CROSSED IS A MUST READ TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING DURING THE NAZI OCCUPATION OF PARIS AND DURING THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE BY THE ALLIED FORCES AND UNITED STATES.
A REMARKABLE INTERVIEW. THANK YOU TO HEATHER AND SIMON FOR JOINING HODGEPOD.
HEATHER IS AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL. BEST SELLER AND PEN AWARD FINALIST 999: THE EXTRAORDINARY YOUNG WOMEN OF THE FIRST OFFICIAL TRANSPORT
RECORDED AUGUST 31, 2023
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IS DIE HARD A CHRISTMAS MOVIE? A LITTLE ”ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE” TALK AND GOING DOWN 1980’S NOSTALGIA LANE WITH MOVIES

ROB FREDETTE AND JOSEPH M LENARD DISCUSS WHY DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE AND A COUPLE MORE MOVIES AND ACTORS.
1980'S WERE FULL OF TERRIFIC MOVIES
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28 Minutes :02 Seconds
RECORDED AUGUST 18, 2023

TALKIN ”TOP GUN” , ”E.T.” AND ”DIE HARD” IN A TWO EPISODE SERIES WITH JOSEPH M LENARD

Joseph M Lenard author and podcaster joins HODGEPOD to talk about three movies E.T. 1982, TOP GUN 1986 and DIE HARD 1988. In the first episode Rob and Joseph discuss E.T. and TOP GUN. The second episode will be on DIE HARD will drop Wednesday August 23rd.
These 3 films main character started out as themselves against the world. But after perseverance the tide turned for these characters.
Henry Thomas as Elliot, Tom Cruise as Maverick and Bruce Willis as John McClane all share similar characteristics from the beginning of the movie to the climatic ending of each film. The world or authority against them.
Other topics discussed
-Top Gun as a patriotic film
-E.T. not your typical scary space film
-Die Hard as a Christmas movie. Rob and Joseph discussnthe reasons why Die Hard is a Christmas movie.
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Recorded August 18, 2023
 

ENCORE EPISODE OF THE MEDIA COVERAGE OF WHEN ELVIS PRESLEY DIED AUGUST 16TH 1977

IN THIS EPISODE I TAKE YOU TO THE DAY AND DAYS AFTER ELVIS PRESLEY DIED WITH NEW REPORTS. MEMPHIS WAS IN A PANDEMONIUM STATE.
THE MEMPHIS REACTION, NATIONAL REACTION AND A REPORT FROM PORTLAND MAINE WHERE ELVIS WAS TO PERFORM 2 SOLD OUT CONCERTS SOLD OUT 8,500 FOR EACH SHOW.
TREMENDOUS DETAILS IN THE NEWS REPORTS DURING THE THOSE IMMEDIATE DAYS AFTER THE DEATH OF ELVIS.
THIS EPISODE GIVES STATS ABOUT ELVIS'S CAREER AND A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF SOMEONE WHO WAITED IN LINE TO VIEW ELVIS AT GRACELAND. 
BE SURE TO LISTEN TO MY PREVIOUS EPISODE WITH REECA SMITH GOSSAN AS SHE TALKED ABOUT HER TIME WITH ELVIS PRESLEY.
 
WMC TV , NBC News, CBS News and BBC are the reports you will. Incredible detail and reports.
 

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH REECA SMITH GASSON ON HER TIME WITH ELVIS PRESLEY

IN THIS EPISODE OF HODGEPOD, REECA SMITH GASSON TALKED ABOUT HER TIME WITH ELVIS PRESLEY. SHE TALKS ABOUT HOW SHE MET ELVIS PRESLEY AND WHAT TRANSPIRED AFTER HER FIRST MEETING WITH THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL.
REECA TALKED ABOUT HER TIME WITH ELVIS, HER TIME AT GRACELAND AND SO MUCH MORE. 
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE INTERVIEW WHICH SHEDS A LIGHT ON HOW KIND ELVIS WAS AND HOW HE TREATED PEOPLE.
ELVIS STILL FASCINATES TODAY WITH MILLIONS OF HIS FANS ESPECIALLY WITH ELVIS WEEK IN MEMPHIS.
WWW.GRACELAND.COM FOR ELVIS STATS
RECORDED SUNDAY AUGUST 6, 2023.
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YIPPEE KY YAY PART 2 OF A TWO PART LOOK BACK AT DIE HARD STARRING BRUCE WILLIS (1988)

THIS IS AN EPISODE I SOMEHOW MISSED TO DROP EARLIER IN THE YEAR ON THE MOVIE" DIE HARD" (1988).
THIS EPISODE IS THE SECOND OF TWO PART DEAL.
ROB FREDETTE AND SHAWN DONOVAN TALK CHARACTERS 
-ELLIS
-HOLLY GENNARO MCCLANE
-HANS GRUBER-JOHN MCCLANE
- SGT AL POWELL
-DWAYNE T ROBINSON
-ARGYLE
ALSO DISCUSSED WERE SOME OF THE GREAT SCENES WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE GUNS AND EXPLOSIONS.
-SCENES LIKE CLAY BILL CLAY AND YIPPEE KY YAY &((*(&^.
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RECORDED JANUARY 2023

AUTHOR J.V. HILLIARD TALKS ABOUT HIS WARMINSTER SERIES AND MUCH MORE

AUTHOR J.V. HILLIARD JOINED HODDGEPOD TO TALK ABOUT HIS WARMINSTER SERIES OF BOOKS. THE THIRD OF FOUR BOOK  SERIES WAS RECENTLY RELEASED.J.V. IS AN EPIC FANTASY/DARK WRITER AND AUTHOR OF THE WARMINSTER SERIES BELOW.BOOK 1 -THE LAST KEEPERBOOK 2 -VORODIN'S LAIRBOOK 3 -THE TRILLIAS GAMBITBOOK 4 -RELEASE LATER IN 2023J.V. TALKED ABOUT HIS BEGINNINGS AS AN AUTHOR, BEING AN OWNER OF ALTERED REALITY MAGAZINE, AND BEING LICENSED TO AN AR/VR VIDEO GAME COMPANY FROM HIS BOOK SERIES.  OTHERS TOPICS COVERED-J.V.'S WRITING STYLE-TERRIFIC INSIGHTS IN WRITING THE WARMINSTER SERIES.-MEETING HIS FANS-BEING THE OWNER OF ALTERED REALITY MAGAZINE http://alteredrealytmag.com-HIS SERIES BEING LICENSED TO AN AR/VR VIDEO GAME COMPANY-A LITTLE TWILIGHT ZONE TALK, AI AND HOW TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED SO MUCH.
YOU CAN PURCHASE THE WARMINSTER SERIES ON AMAZON
THANK YOU TO J.V. FOR A TERRIFIC INTERVIEW!!
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