From Talking About Trump’s America To City Hall, Everything Goes!
I would like to start this post off with a cheap plug. It
was a pleasure to appear for the fourth time on the Peachtree Corners Life
podcast. Rico Figliolini’s podcast is a real treat for those in and outside of
the city of Peachtree Corners. In our latest discussion, we talk about what
will become of the Fiserv property. There’s a rich history over the property
that Fiserv operating on in Peachtree Corners for years. The financial services
technology company pulled up stakes and moved to nearby Alpharetta.
Even though Peachtree Corners lost some talent with the
Fiserv exit, Rico and I point out that there’s a plethora of talent in the area.
Rico’s podcast proves that fact with the other guests he has had on the show
including Congressional Candidate Steve Reilly. Authors LC Johnson and Alex
Walker and plenty of folks who serve on Peachtree Corners City Council and even
the city’s mayor.
Aside from tackling the local issues on the podcast, Rico
and I spoke about many things that are bit more universal including some talk
about how media is operating in the age of President Donald J. Trump. It’s a
fascinating conversation which I’m particularly proud of as I write this post.
Speaking of podcast, I make no secret that I consume Comic
Marc Maron’s podcast – known as WTF with
Marc Maron -- on a regular basis. His most recent episode as of this
writing is a conversation with American playwright and actor Tracy Letts. Aside
from his many credits, Letts is also a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Awards winner.
For me, Letts is best known for his appearance on the season two opener of HBO’s
dramedy, Divorce.
I also love Gilbert
Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast! The most recent episode that I
listened to is with actress Barbara Barrie. Barrie is best known for her work
as Hal Linden’s TV wife on ABC-TV’s Barney
Miller. Gottfried loves to have artists who we haven’t thought of in years
on his podcast. Barrie appeared in scores of films and on TV. Typically the
guests are character actors. Barrie is no exception. The listener always learns
something new on Gottfried’s podcast. With the Barrie episode, she quoted her
husband who once said, “If you get up in the morning and nothing hurts, you are
dead.” I looked up the quote and someone by the name of Herbert Achternbusch
said it. It looks like Mr. Achternbusch is an author so perhaps he is the
originator of the quote. Regardless, those are great words to live by, so we
all must be grateful for all the positives in life.
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