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VicBlends sits down with celebrity guests to give them a haircut and have a deep conversation about their career, journey, and mindset. This is DeepCut with VicBlends.

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Hey Guys! I’m B. Simone. Most of you know me as a stand-up comedian, actress, and entrepreneur. But now I want you to join me as I virtually document & take you on my healing journey. This podcast is to encourage others to be resilient and find joy in the midst of pain.

I will highlight the importance of not letting pain and disappointment taint you or make you bitter, but instead, propel you forward into life’s beautiful second chances. LTTA is about resilience, finding purpose & healing. Growth is necessary, but don’t forget to enjoy life while doing it. We’ll talk about Reaching the most fulfilling life, not just financially but spiritually, physically, and emotionally.

Life is all about infinite chances. Don’t quit now… just try again!

A mysterious drug overdose at a posh Pasadena hotel leads our host and LA Times investigative reporter, Paul Pringle, into Los Angeles’ darkest corridors of power and wealth. Pringle discovers that the dean of the University of Southern California's medical school is leading a secret double life. As Pringle and his team at the LA Times untangle a sordid web of lies, drugs, and greed, they encounter obstacles and resistance at every turn—from USC, law enforcement and even within their own organization. Fallen Angels explores how money and privilege can corrupt our most important institutions and destroy people's lives.

Fallen Angels: A Story of California Corruption is based on Pringle’s book, Bad City: Peril & Power in the City of Angels.

Every family has an origin story – for author Jo Piazza (Under the Influence, Wilder) her family's is a murder mystery. 

For as long as she can remember the Piazzas have told the story of their Sicilian roots going back over a hundred years ago: one by one the sons and then their father sailed off to America to carve out a better life. Their mother, Lorenza Marsala was supposed to join them – but she never made it. She was murdered by the Sicilian mafia, they said. 

The truth of what happened has morphed like a game of telephone through the generations. Various versions of the story claim she was killed by the Black Hand, others insisted she was a witch, killed over a bad spell. Now, Jo is determined to untangle the twisted narrative which just might bridge the gap from cinematic mob fantasies to an unexpected reality. 

Join her in Sicily on a family vacation/fact finding mission in which she goes to the scene of the crime, confronts mafia experts, consults mediums, and tracks down Italian officials, determined to set the record straight on her great, great grandmother’s mysterious disappearance.

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Who is the real woman behind the noTORIous headlines?

Is she living in a Beverly Hills Manor or an RV?

Is she Donna Martin or is she a down and out divorcee?

In a town where the lines are blurred, it’s finally time to clear the air with the misunderstood Miss Spelling.

When a woman has nothing to lose, she has everything to gain. 

The "Healed Girl Era Podcast" is a space for every part of the journey. It's a place for the gworls in the midst of, or on the brink of, healing the parts of them that encountered the highs, lows and lessons of life. On this show, journalist and show creator, @GiaPeppers, speaks with her guests about HOW they managed to get to and through the eras that defined who they are. HGE dives into the questions that we all need answers to on our journey to becoming the best versions of ourselves.  Subscribe to Gia.Peppers on YouTube to watch the episodes.

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All The Fails is a podcast about failure in all its various forms. Whether you ruined your best friend's surprise party, fumbled the catch that lost the game, or have an unhealthy need to constantly compete with your sibling, this podcast will cover it. Join host Jenny Mollen, who is a mom, comedian, New York Times bestselling author, and yes, total failure.

All The Fails is a look inside the hero’s journey, focusing less on slaying the dragon and more on getting burned. This show will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and it will hopefully inspire you to embrace your own disappointments, because not only is winning every time impossible, it’s also boring. Join me every Friday as I talk to friends, comedians, celebrities and more!

What makes the siren song of money-making schemes, cults, spiritual gurus, scams, and conspiracies of all kinds so irresistible? What is it about the desires of the human heart that make us vulnerable to such subterfuge?

Opportunity Cost, hosted by Jill, cobbles an auditory scrapbook of old videos, soundscapes, interviews, and commentary together in an attempt to uncover the history, nuances, and manipulation behind these cultural phenomenon.

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When Jamie Hess almost died, she woke up.

As the daughter of legendary broadcast journalist Joan Lunden, it seemed from the outside that Jamie had everything… so why did she feel so empty inside?

She pondered that question as she fell into a life of drug addiction, and when she hit her bottom, it hit her: nothing feels good until we get grateful… but we often don’t feel grateful until we have a wake-up call.

Each week, we tell stories of turning pain to purpose... shared by some of the most inspirational people on the planet.

Because an attitude of gratitude is the heartbeat of happiness... let's get there together.