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Winning the War and the Academy Awards on Tola Talks – Ep #255

Is Friday the 13th really a harbinger of doom? Let’s dive into this and remember the lessons of the past by talking about winning the War. Plus, who’s going to win at the Academy Awards this weekend.

Watch now and discover: → Today marks six years since the world changed with the pandemic → Friday the 13th symbolizes the unpredictability of life → Rich recalls one of the most challenging days of his teaching career → The uncertainty during wartime can affect individuals and economies → Academy Awards finally acknowledge casting directors in shaping the film industry.

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Top 10 Lessons Learned from Women’s Volleyball on Tola Talks – Ep #200

On today’s 200th episode of Tola Talks, we share the Top 10 Lessons Learned from Women’s Volleyball, emphasizing the importance of positivity, teamwork, focus, and resilience. We also discuss the highlights of how these principles can be applied not only in sports but also in everyday life, encouraging everyone to celebrate the small victories in life and to always learn from your defeats – all the while maintaining a commitment to good sportsmanship. We also dive into the 1987 romantic drama, Dirty Dancing, one of my favorites, starring the late (and great) Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.

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Tola Talks w/ All-American Band, Slow Motion Celebrity

 

Tola Talks with the All-American rock band, Slow Motion Celebrity, and rocks the house with music from their new album, Flexible. On Acoustic Fridays, Rich also talks about the Ebola virus now in NYC, Monica Lewinsky & the US government’s bullying lawyers, the world’s deadliest catch in Brazil (pufferfish), plus GYST Awards for a bunch of teenagers polluting the environment. Weekdays at Noon (PT) on youtube.com/tolatalks.

Tola Talks' Rich Tola with Brandon, Brian, Anna & Mandie of the All-American Band, Slow Motion Celebrity
Tola Talks’ Rich Tola with Brandon, Brian, Anna & Mandie of the All-American Rock Band, Slow Motion Celebrity

 

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Tola Talks with Fetish Model & Porn Star Brittany Bendz

 

Tola Talks with Transgender Fetish Model, Adult Entertainer & Actress (and Stanford University graduate) Brittany Bendz. On Top 10 Tuesdays, Rich pokes fun at the 10 Best Hook-up Sites with Brittany (aka The Baroness) and her new wife, Alex, plus talks President Obama & jealous boyfriends, Oscar de la Renta & haute couture, McDonalds & Chipotle, rising home sales & Roman Gladiators, killing an Albino deer and the GYST Award for bartering with sex. 

Weekdays on youtube.com/tolatalks.

Tola Talks with Transgender Fetish Model, Porn Star & Baroness, Brittany Bendz
Tola Talks with Transgender Fetish Model, Porn Star & Baroness, Brittany Bendz

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Tola Talks Movie Mondays & Brad Pitt’s Fury

 

Tola Talks breaking NFL records & Payton Manning, Monica Lewinsky & Bill Clinton’s impeachment, nearly extinct Northern White Rhinos & greedy humans, Comets missing Mars & the Hubble Space Telescope, plus the GYST Award and how to stay motivated to workout. On Movie Mondays, Rich and guest co-host Troy Titus-Adams review Brad Pitt‘s World World II Sherman Tank drama, Fury. Weekdays on youtube.com/tolatalks.

The past two weeks of Movie Mondays on Tola Talks - The Judge & Fury
The past two weeks of Movie Mondays on Tola Talks – The Judge & Fury

 

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Tola Talks with Singer/Songwriter Cooper Phillip

 

Tola Talks with the beautiful & talented singer/songwriter, Cooper Phillip. On Acoustic Fridays, Rich interviews 21 year-old Cooper who plays two songs from her EP, Walk a Mile, and discusses going for her dreams and her heartfelt journey from Russia four years ago. Rich also talks about earthquakes, the San Francisco Giants, building dream-homes on the wrong property, mild winter forecasts, President Obama & the Ebola Czar, Brad Pitt & his new film Fury, Ms. Science Babe & her homeopathic experiments, plus GYST Awards & Hunter Biden.

Weekdays on youtube.com/tolatalks

Tola Talks' Rich Tola with SInger/Songwriter, Cooper Phillip
Tola Talks’ Rich Tola with Singer/Songwriter, Cooper Phillip

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Tola Talks w/ NY Times Best Selling Author Jen Sincero

 

Tola Talks with the NY Times best selling author & success coach, Jen Sincero. Her book, You Are a Badass, is all about “how to stop doubting your greatness and start living an awesome life.” On Top 10 Tuesdays, Rich details his Top 10 Ways to Be A Badass Everyday plus talks about the US Air Force & unmanned space planes, China box-office data & social media transparency, severe weather & tornados in the Southeast, Ebola & new infections, and GYST Awards & the NFL (again). Weekdays on youtube.com/tolatalks.

Tola Talks with NY Times best selling author and success coach, Jen Sincero.
Tola Talks with NY Times best selling author, Jen Sincero.

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Tola Talks w/ Celebrity Photographer & Director Scott Nathan


Tola Talks retirement income & America’s oldest worker (102), killer bees & America’s most expensive Zip Codes, plus the Get Your S#!T Together Award for chop blocks in the NFL. On Throwback Thursdays, Rich interviews celebrity photographer and director Scott Nathan, and discusses the highlights and pop culture of 2009. Plus, check out Scott’s new music video “Silence” that he directed with 21 year-old Cooper Phillip.

Weekdays on youtube.com/tolatalks.

Tola Talks' Rich Tola with Celebrity Photographer and Director, Scott Nathan
Tola Talks’ Rich Tola with Celebrity Photographer and Director, Scott Nathan

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Tola Talks with Singer/Songwriter Hughie Stone Fish

 

Tola Talks Hollywood salaries, crazy cop & sex stories, and the US jobs market with Johanna on her last day. On Acoustic Fridays, Rich talks with singer/songwriter Hughie Stone Fish, who also plays two songs on his banjo and guitar. Weekdays on youtube.com/tolatalks.

Tola Talks' Acoustic Friday guest and singer/songwriter, Hughie Stone Fish
Tola Talks’ Acoustic Friday guest and singer/songwriter, Hughie Stone Fish