Silvano hosts and produces the weekly talk show "Thank God It's Friday", the real life comedy show with an accent. Hilarious, informative, touching, critical and sometimes stupid, the guests always at one point show their true selves. After 4 years orun on KISS FM in  South  Europe, and more than 30 000 followers on facebook, the internatonal radio fantasy where the guests are the hosts played on Catch FM 90 and later VOTL.

TGIF

TGIF meets with perfume designer  Nora Gasparini at THE SURIN PHUKET where she shared her passion for scents and perfume. In her workshops, participants learn how to  create their perfectly personal perfume. 

Nora Gasparini -  Perfume designer

French born Violette travelled from New York where she is based to perform at BOATHOUSE in Kata, Phuket (until March 14 2014). An occasion to talk about the repertoire of american and french timeless standards she performs with her band La vie en Rose, but also to step into her more personal universe and the forthcoming recording of her own songs, produced by Brian Bacchus, which is due to release in June.

Violette At Boathouse

Eka visits TGIF on the occasion of the forthcoming event MUSIC IS MY LIFE taking place on March 29, 2014 at Diamond Beach Club. This first edition being a tribute to recently passed Dj Josh Ezell.

Music : He loves me performed by Eka.

EKA on Tgif

If you don't exactly know where Kyrgyzstan is, you can either look it up on a map or you might want to see it with your own eyes at Catch Beach club where Lika interacts with the guests with her sensual voice and dancing. She shares some of her views with us and reminds us with genuine words why it's really worth being happy.

Lika at Catch Beach Club/ Bimi thursday to saturday from 5pm.

TGIF - LIKA  On the Beach

Derrek Wayne is a traveling pianoman. A lusting, wandering gentleman, Derrek sings for everyone he meets. A classically trained pianist and barbershop quartet singer, Derrek’s music is built on early jazz and American popular song traditions. He speaks to VOTL his life in the universe. Meet and see him perform at Twinpalms Phuket.

Derrek Wayne At Twinpalms

Yvonne Allen is a teacher. She teaches people how to love themselves and then how they could possibly love each other. A renowed matchmaker and relationship mentor, she reveals some of what she has learnt about people's expectations and eventually some of what she has learnt about herself. 

Yvonne Allen - Matchmaker

German based singer/songwriter Patrick Kronenberger returns to the land of his origins (he's born of a Thai mother). During his exploration, he made a stop at VOTL's studios to present us with his music, his views and his plans. 

TGIF - PATRICK KRONENBERGER

As they were getting in the mood for a hot new years eve concert at Twinpalms resort in Phuket, the Gypsy Family and Mario Reyes stopped by at VOTL's studio for a surprisingly lively interview with live music. Yes the bring the finest spirit of gypsy flamenco wherever they play, the same uncomparable sparkle that the Gypsy Kings, to whom Mario Reyes is closely related, unveiled to the world some 20 years ago. 

Gypsy Family

Jamie and Jared of GO BAI BAI have decided that it was possible to live somewhere close to paradise, far from their native Canada, and still go through the joys and hardships of music creation. VOTL met them before their live gig at Patong's famous  hot spot Boat Bar.

Go Bai Bai Interview

It is not so easy to understand where Tomasz Goetel comes from, he's rather like a ball of flickering energy born at the beginings of Time and taking all sorts of surprising and enlightening shapes as he travels through space. He spreads his light throughout this TGIF episode and shares some of the explanations for his existence and what can be done with it. And as a matter of fact there is an equally energetic world inside his Yoga classes and out there where he joyfully interacts with other living forms.

TGIF - Tomasz Goetel Episode

Installé depuis peu à Phuket en Thailande, Olivier Seyfrid est coiffeur de cinéma. Au fait d’une carrière internationale, on trouve au fil de son curriculum les noms les plus prestigieux du cinema français et international. De Woody Allen à Martin Scorcese, de Johnny Depp à De Niro, de Jean Reno à Gad Elmaleh, la liste de ses collaborations rend son récit d’autant plus fascinant qu’on entre dans les coulisses des plateaux de cinéma par le point de vue d’un métier rarement évoqué. Interview TGIF.

TGIF - Olivier Seyfrid

An all women cast for this colourful episode. When you put a group of women together what do they talk about? What's on their minds? What do they really say about men? What is the size of their love? It's (nearly) all here in this podcast of Catch Fm's friday talk show. Enjoy!

VOTL - TGIF - WOMEN ALOUD

TGIF meets Dj RAVIN from Paris famous music sanctuary Buddha Bar. On the paths of his own life story is India, one of the oldest and largest nations in the world, it has originated Yoga, Ghandi and an explosion of colours, musics and cultures. “If there is one place where man began the dream of existence, it is India.” Engilsh-Indian model Roma joins us and takes us on a dance to the outstanding sound of the Land of Gods.

TGIF - VOYAGE TO INDIA WITH DJ RAVIN

A good heart can be very useful. It can help you get through two strokes like it did with Sarah, also it can generate a joyful relation to life in general and be useful to others. Also in this episode Jazz singer Patrick de Santos and Buddhist monk Kempo.  A reflection on death… and life.Enjoy!

A GOOD HEART (can take you far)

The amazing (and hilarious) story of Eileen, who tells us about the gastric balloon she has had placed in her stomach to lose weight. The episode takes us in two moments in time, when we first met her and she had just had the balloon placed, and one year after, when she had just had it removed. A memorable piece of story telling and definitely a cult episode, 
'A balloon" is probably one of the pieces that most gives sense to the subtitle of the series : "The real life comedy show". Enjoy!  

TGIF -  A BALLOON

This show brings Alicia, Glynis, Noreen, Jennie and the incomparable Nadine who starts with her story in Atlanta during the Black liberation and the rise of Martin Luther King. As the conversation develops, our divas end up exchanging their views and experiences with black men. An enlightening sneak into how women speak when there is no man around (in fact men are real choir boys compared to this). The show that brought us the cult TGif line "who ever said size doesn't matter is a lier" which concludes with 2 great questionnaires performed by Nadine and Glynis and more selections of TGIF's crazy mix. Enjoy!

TGIF -THE SOUL SHOW

In partnership with Le Paris Phuket, Tgif brings you Nakadia who, in her own words, tells the story of a farmer’s daughter from Thailand’s Issan province, who became one of the first and most distinguished female Dj on the “electro/house” international scene. More stories follow, taking the audience to far away islands, surprising encounters and even to an Alan Carr session…

TGIF - Dj Nakadia The wired Girl

Last december, Andaman Cruises celebrated the arrival of new yachts in their fleet, for the occasion, Phuket's top luxury charter invited TGIF to mingle with their guests and capture the mood of the evening. Meet Thibaud, Andaman Cruises' Gm, and an international cast of characters amongst which Thai Pimento manager Phi Phi , Lia from Russia, Christophe Choms of Le Paris Phuket, Alistair of Phuket News and a bunch of swedish visitors who discuss matters of sea and rotten fish...  Enjoy!  

TGIF - ANDAMAN CRUISES Blue party

An indepth interview with Phuket's famous radio host and Dj Jay Leshark. As Catch fm welcomes his new and surprising  production "The Beach", Jay opens up to TGIF's questionnaires to reveal the other side of the showman he is known to be. When Le shark shows his teeth, it is definitely for nothing more than a smile and words that demonstrate how touchingly human he is.

TGIF - Jay Leshark strips

SASHA NEWLEY talks to TGIF about his life and his beliefs, and his passion for painting and portraits. A passion that led him to outstanding encounters as he made his way amongst today’s most established painters, despite  the burden of his linage, being the son of actor ANTHONY NEWLEY and incendiary mega star JOAN COLLINS. 

The episode moves on to another artist, a different destiny but a life story and personality outstanding enough  to write a unique book. Meet CORINE KAPLAN, painter, maker of hats, lover of hopeless animals. 

TGIF - Sasha Newley - Portrait of a portraitist

MOPS presents this series of podcasts with a selection of contents produced for various medias in Europe and Asia.  Our purpose is to reflect the richness of cultures and people. First through a melting pot of music from all over the world and a playlist of infinite diversity mixing old and new, popular and unknown.

MOPS, THE RADIO THAT LISTENS TO YOU - There are two main differences between your music player and the radio. The first one is that your radio SPEAKS to you. The second is that it updates you and keeps you connected to the people of the the world, it also LISTENS to you.  Here at MOPS, we have a passion for people and put a lot of care and creativity in the way we deliver their stories to the audience.  With close to 14000 plays to this date,They are all here for you to listen, comment or share. And if you are not in one of them yet, we are likely to catch you some day.

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