Rockin’ Chicago…First 50 Days

Great weather, tons of Yoga, a new talent agency and my own weekly showcase in the first 50 days. What more could I ask from America’s third largest city? I suppose a date with Katy Perry is the veritable cherry on top (no pun intended), but other than that, I’m rockin’ Chicago!

Hope you’re rockin’ your world wherever you are, and here’s a quick update since I arrived in the Windy City only 50 days ago:

  1. Signed with BMG Talent and auditioning for film & TV.
  2. Hosting a monthly comedy & talent showcase at Two Hearted Queen the 2nd Saturday of each month.
  3. Taught 51 Yoga classes and love my new home at Chicago’s #1 fitness community, Chicago Athletic Clubs. Come check-out any of our 9 locations around town and take my Yoga class sometime…we’re awesome!
  4. Found a new apartment in the lovely confines of Lincoln Park – 1 mile from the free Lincoln Park Zoo.
  5. Made a quick trip back East to visit family and friends and to watch my oldest nephew play baseball for my alma mater, The University of Pennsylvania.

Keep pursing your passion and Happy Halloween everyone…and don’t forget your daily workouts – they do wonders to fight those aging affects of good old Father Time! Peace – R

Tola Talks the Finale (for now), Louis C.K. & Black Sails

After 150 shows, Tola Talks is sailing off into the sunset just like the cast of the Starz original, Black Sails. Well, not exactly, but check-out our finale (for now), plus a few quick stories about Louis C.K., the new Ford Lincoln Continental, Americans making, saving and spending less, and the new host of Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, South African stand-up comedian, Trevor Noah.

Watch on youtube.com/tolatalks

Tola Talks Giant Snakes, the Orion Spaceship & TBT 1989

Tola Talks about Jay Z & Marisa Tomei (Happy Birthday Shout-outs), the human eating Anaconda on the Discovery Channel, luxury fitting rooms with breathtaking panoramic views, the Orion spacecraft and it’s practice journey to Mars, and the Get Your S#!T Together Award is a tie between two you make morons. On Throwback Thursday, Rich also takes us back to 1989 and the highlights that changed the world.

Weekdays on youtube.com/tolatalks – Click the pic to watch the showTT12-4-14

 

Tola Talks Missing Brains & Decomposing Husbands

Tola Talks about missing brains at the University of Texas & the Top 10 Searches on Yahoo, Amanda Seyfried & Darryl Hannah, Katarina Witt & Ozzy Osbourne, Julia Roberts & Erin Brockovich (the award-winning film), plus the GYST Award to the woman in Canada with the decomposing husband. On WTF Wednesdays, Rich also talks about ways businesses affect the environment and what you can do to save money plus help reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

Weekdays on youtube.com/tolatalks

 

Tola Talks w/ The Voice Rapper/Singer Moses Stone

Tola Talks with the first ever MC/rapper and singer/songwriter to appear on NBC’s The Voice, Moses Stone. Rich talks about what’s it’s like to be mentored by Christina Aguilera & Lionel Richie, catastrophic medical emergencies at West Virginia University, Ebola patients in West Africa coming to America for treatment, and the US Postal Service electing their first ever female Postmaster General. On Top 10 Fridays, Rich also lists his Top 10 Male MC-Rappers of All Time and plays two songs from Moses (including one with Lisa Scinta from The Voice).

Watch weekdays on youtube.com/tolatalks.

Tola Talks' Rich Tola with Rapper/Singer from NBC's The Voice, Moses Stone.
Tola Talks’ Rich Tola with MC/Rapper/Singer from NBC’s The Voice, Moses Stone.

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 All Things 1981 on Throwback Thursdays

 

Tola Talks celebrity Penthouse purchases in The Big Apple (Jennifer Lopez), today’s partial Solar eclipse, paper classes for athletes at the University of North Carolina, female football players kicking 42 yard field goals, and Canadian heroes at the Parliament. On Throwback Thursdays, Rich takes us back to his senior year in High School and all things 1981, including major world events, technological advances, pop culture, fashion, music, film and television.

Weekdays on youtube.com/tolatalks.

Tola Talks' Rich Tola on Throwback Thursday
Tola Talks’ Rich Tola on Throwback Thursday