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Why watch a movie if you can’t see the screen? Matthew and his friend Ben take in a Marx Brothers film and showcase the power of a good description. Blind Guy Travels is written and performed by Matthew Shifrin, and produced and sound-designed by Ian Coss. Blind Guy Travels is a production of Radiotopia from PRX and part of Radiotopia Presents, a podcast feed debuting limited-run, artist-owned series from new and original voices. Learn more about Blind Guy Travels and access transcripts at radiotopiapresents.fm and discover more shows from across the Radiotopia network at radiotopia.fm.

Radiotopia Presents: Blind Guy Travels

The funny, frank and full autobiography of the nation's favourite comedian.

It's the first time I've done this. Other people have written about me - or for me - but this time it's just my own life in my own words.

In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life.

Born in a tenement flat in Glasgow in 1942, orphaned by the age of four, and a survivor of appalling abuse at the hands of his own family, Billy's life is a remarkable story of success against all the odds.

Billy found his escape first as an apprentice welder in the shipyards of the River Clyde. Later he became a folk musician - a 'rambling man' - with a genuine talent for playing the banjo. But it was his ability to spin stories, tell jokes and hold an audience in the palm of his hand that truly set him apart.

As a young comedian Billy broke all the rules. He was fearless and outspoken - willing to call out hypocrisy wherever he saw it. But his stand-up was full of warmth, humility and silliness too. His startling, hairy 'glam-rock' stage appearance - wearing leotards, scissor suits and banana boots - only added to his appeal.

It was an appearance on Michael Parkinson's chat show in 1975 - and one outrageous story in particular - that catapulted Billy from cult hero to national star. TV shows, documentaries, international fame and award-winning Hollywood movies followed. Billy's pitch-perfect stand-up comedy kept coming too - for over 50 years, in fact - until a double diagnosis of cancer and Parkinson's Disease brought his remarkable live performances to an end. Since then he has continued making TV shows, creating extraordinary drawings...and writing.

Windswept & Interesting is Billy's story in his own words. It is joyfully funny - stuffed full of hard-earned wisdom as well as countless digressions on fishing, farting and the joys of dancing naked. It is an unforgettable, life-affirming story of a true comedy legend.

I didn't know I was windswept and interesting until somebody told me. It was a friend who was startlingly exotic himself. He'd just come back from Kashmir and was all billowy shirt and Indian beads. I had long hair and a beard and was swishing around in electric blue flairs.

He said: 'Look at you - all windswept and interesting!'

I just said: 'Exactly!'

After that, I simply had to maintain my reputation....

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WINDSWEPT & INTERESTING by Billy Connolly, read by Billy Connolly - audiobook extract

Stephanie Zee is a Transformational Breakthrough Coach on a mission to raise the world's consciousness through heart, soul and healing... She specialises in guiding people to come into alignment mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually.

She focuses on powerful Breakthrough Transformations, Personalised One to One Coaching, Group Masterminds and Live Events that help take her clients from lacking clarity, feeling overwhelmed, lost, burned out and low vibe to awakened, happy, focused, confident, high vibe and in alignment.

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Author, Therapist, Coach, Husband & Father.

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Hey! I’m Ansar. Founder of ThrivinginRelationships.com, Author, Certified Therapist, Relationships Counsellor and Mental Health Coach. I specialise in teaching relationships based around Evolutionary Biology and Psychology related to attraction and mating strategies.

I teach you how to prevent and heal your relationship problems based on predictive framework supported by science.

With almost 50% of marriages ending in divorce in current times, I've dedicated myself to a mission to give individuals and couples just like you the skills, knowledge and solutions to overcoming the common causes of break-ups and divorces that I've acquired over the last 10 years. Here's a list of some of the problems I've successfully helped improve and overcome with my clients in the past:

Lack of intimacy

Infidelity

Abuse

Lack of compatibility

Physical appearance

Addictions (porn)

Getting married at an early age with regrets

Getting married for the wrong reasons

Lack of communication

Lack of equality and loss of identity

If you have a problem with any of the above or something else entirely different related to human behaviour and relationships then get in touch and see if I can offer you some direction too.

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Pendant des décennies, les personnes analphabètes de ma famille se sont enregistrées sur des cassettes afin de communiquer avec leurs proches en France. Ma mère et moi venons de retrouver une K7 audio datant de 2004, glissée dans une enveloppe qui n’a jamais été ouverte. Elle l’écoute pour la première fois, dix-sept ans plus tard. Nous étions persuadées qu’elle contenait un message de ma grand-mère. Mais la cassette renferme en réalité un message de la première femme de mon grand-père, yaye Elisa ou "maman Elisa", aujourd’hui décédée. Ma mère semble bien plus émue que s’il s’agissait de la voix de sa “vraie” maman. Cette découverte surprenante me pousse à échanger avec elle sur la polygamie, mais aussi sur l'importance de l'oralité et de la transmission dans notre famille partagée entre France et Sénégal. Ma mère, comme beaucoup d'immigrés, a mené une double vie entre deux continents. L’écoute de cette cassette réactive une mémoire de l’immigration : une arrivée en France douloureuse et l’amour des siens laissés au pays. (Emilie) 

Ce documentaire a été soutenu par l'appel à projets 2021 du ministère de la Culture. 

Emilie Mendy est auteure de podcasts et journaliste. En 2021, elle coécrit avec Annabelle Martella la fiction "Game Lover" produite par ARTE Radio, et classée parmi les 10 podcasts les plus marquants de l’année par Les Inrocks. Elle aide les auteurs débutants à lancer leur podcast sur sa plateforme Emilie Podcast. Depuis 2020, elle tient également la chronique mode “Dress code : street” sur Mouv’. Ses sujets de prédilection concernent les contre-cultures et les populations marginalisées.

Enregistrements : 2021-22 - Texte, voix, prise de son, montage : Emilie Mendy - Réalisation et musique originale : Samuel Hirsch - Illustration : Maïc Baxane - Production : ARTE Radio - Remerciements : Clarisse Mendy, Elisa Mendy, Jeanette Gomis

La K7 de yaye Elisa

Listen to an excerpt from I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED by Jennette McCurdy, read by the author.

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This is a series about what happens when someone who knows nothing about business starts one. It's called StartUp.  In episode one, Alex Blumberg botches his pitch to Silicon Valley billionaire Chris Sacca.

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Jim Kwik is a celebrity brain & mind coach who has Taught many world leaders, influencers, billionaires and the X-Men to master their minds.

Jim Kwik’s superpower is learning. He’s the CEO of Kwik Learning for a reason. Kwik is really, really quick. He can learn faster than mere mortals and he will show you how you can too.

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Loved loved sitting down and chatting with Amanda Bucci about a number of topics, including the unfortunate trend of unhappiness in vanity metrics within the fitness world, "being" rather than doing things, and what to do when you want to change your professional focus. Some great points made in this talk that I think a lot of you that are personal-branding focused could take to heart. Hit up Amanda right here:&nbsp;https://www.instagram.com/amandabucci/ &nbsp;

What To Do When You're Not Feeling It | A Meeting With Fitness Entrepreneur Amanda Bucci

Super super excited for this one -&nbsp; sitting down with Chattanooga high school students, talking about high school, the way the transition from high school to real life has changed, and how popular trends change but the idea around them remains the same

What Every Teenager Needs to Hear | Talk With Chattanooga Students

Making business decisions for short term gain will hurt your company in the long run. At this private dinner, I did a Q&amp;A with the guests and gave them tactical business advice to the context of their businesses and situations that I think all of you will benefit from too 😉

Tactical Business Advice to Achieve Long Term Success | A VIP Q&A Dinner

Really enjoyed sitting down with Kara on her podcast, taking a deeper look into the the real estate industry &amp; the people behind it. We sit down and chat content distribution, being a salesperson, and how self awareness applies to the majority of roles - recognizing what your strengths and weaknesses are.&nbsp; Check out Kara's podcast here:&nbsp;https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-estate-deep-dive-with-kara-macdonald/id1445343985?mt=2 Follow her on Instagram and Twitter at @kmactraining.&nbsp;

Using Content To Build A Real Estate Business | Interview on Kara Macdonald's Real Estate Deep Dive

Hey Soundcloud users! I realized that a lot of you might not know who I am, so here is a little intro I just recorded to let you know who I am and what I'm all about.

Quick Introduction to Gary Vaynerchuk

Family 1st! but after that, Businessman. Just a dude that Loves the Hustle, People & the @NYJets. CEO of @vaynermedia. Tasted wine for years at @winelibrary

What Every Teenager Needs to Hear | Talk With Chattanooga Students

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