Words are Powerful & Meaningless on Tola Talks – Ep #201

In today’s episode, we talk about the recent elections in NJ, VA and New York City, emphasizing the importance of local governance and the need for cleanliness and safety in urban areas. I also discuss yesterday’s Gallup poll revealing public fears about safety and walking a mile at night, share personal experiences from various cities I’ve lived in over the past 40 years, plus highlight the significance of words in communication. I also delve into insights from my book, The Sub: Tales of an Inner-City Teacher, addressing challenges in America’s broken educational system and the need for accountability in schools. I conclude with a call for politicians to stand behind their words and make meaningful changes.

And for everyone who says they workout, do what you say today and get your workout in! Peace – R

Tola Talks on ‘What’s Your ATA’ on Whatever Wednesdays

 

Tola Talks about Princeton University & his dates by the Reflecting Pool, US midterm elections & the Republican landslide, Marijuana getting approved in the Capitol but not the Sunshine State, sexual content & “sexfists” on Network TV, raising the minimum wage throughout the US with Seattle leading the way, thrilling Jetpacks that would make James Bond jealous, and the Get Your S#!T Together Award goes to the ex-NFL cheerleader (and oldest ever) & self-styled lifestyle author and guru. On Whatever Wednesdays, Rich also responds to listener emails and call-ins during his new segment, “What’s Your ATA – Ask Tola Anything?”

Watch weekdays on youtube.com/tom/tolatalks.

Tola Talks with Psychotherapist & Yoga Teacher Erin Mason

 

Tola Talks with psychotherapist, clinical social worker & Yoga teacher, Erin Mason. On Top 10 Tuesdays, Rich and Erin discuss how to empower yourself with his Top 10 Yoga Poses & How to Master Them, plus recreational Marijuana & the midterm US elections, the new film by Kevin Smith & Johnny Depp appropriately titled, Yoga Hosers (starring their two daughters), and the Get Your S#!T Together Award goes to the crazy woman from Oregon charged with throwing her 6 year-old son off the Yaquina Bay Bridge.

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Tola Talks' Rich Tola and Psychotherapist & Yoga Teacher, Erin Mason
Tola Talks’ Rich Tola and Psychotherapist & Yoga Teacher, Erin Mason

Tola Talks Movie Mondays & Jake Gyllenhaal’s Nightcrawler

 

Tola Talks about Death with Dignity & physician assisted suicide, the $4 Billion spent on midterm elections & Dark Money Groups, the Windy City & blindfolded tightrope walks between Chicago skyscrapers, the new World Trade Center in NYC & America’s tallest building, plus the Get Your S#!T Together Award to a dead whale surfing idiot in Australia. On Movie Mondays, Rich also introduces a new segment called What’s Your ATA? (Ask Tola Anything), and reviews the new Jack Gyllenhaal psycho-thriller, Nightcrawler.

Watch weekdays on youtube.com/tolatalks.

Tola Talks' Rich Tola getting ready for Movie Mondays & Jack Gyllenhaal's new film, Nightcrawler.
Tola Talks’ Rich Tola getting ready for Movie Mondays & Jack Gyllenhaal’s new psycho-thriller, Nightcrawler.