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Rolonda On Demand
by Rolonda Watts
Talk, listen, and connect as Rolonda takes you on a joyous journey of discovery from the bedroom to the boardroom to Hollywood and even her soulful kitchen! From enlightening celebrity interviews to experts on relationships, business, health and wellness, Rolonda gives you plenty worth talking about and loads of laughs along the way! A true Reinventionist, Ro is a Podcaster, Voice Actor, Actor, Novelist, Stand Up Comedian, Talk Show Host, Journalist, Speaker, and Voice Acting Coach. Many of her podcasts embrace the theme of reinvention and embracing change.
Episodes
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Broadway is Back! Tony Honoree Irene Gandy Takes Us Behind the Curtains
Broadway Publicist and Tony Award Honoree Irene Gandy Takes Us Behind the Curtains of The Great White Way, along with Emilio Sosa, the newly appointed Chair of the American Theater Wing. Emilio is also a tony-nominated costume and fashion designer. The recent Tony Awards gave us all hope and a...
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The Mic Gets Turned on Rolonda about Her Life Journey, Voice Acting, Talk Show, & Reinvention by Voiceover Talk Show Host Danny Burnside
How lucky was I to get interviewed by my Clubhouse pal - Voice Actor and Talk Show Host Danny Burnside - about my life, childhood, careers, dreams, reinvention process, voice acting and all the stuff it took to get all those places! Sit back and enjoy this moment when the mic is turned on RO!!…
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What's a Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Anyway?
How many times have you asked yourself, "What the hell is a bitcoin? And - Where did this cryptocurrency come from anyway?" We're getting a better understanding of this mysterious coinage in today's podcast episode as we grab a cigar and kick back with cryptocurrency expert, Dante Noir. Dante's...
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Managing Your Money and Your Mind with Dr. Lynn Richardson of Debtors Court
In this episode, Dr. Lynn Richardson of Debtors Court is back helping us reinvent the way we handle our money and our money mindset. Dr. Lynn says most us us found out through COVID-19 that most of what we have -- we no longer need. What will that look like for you post COVID? She share tips and...
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Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month: Are You Really OK?
Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month and checking in with ourselves with Dr. Faith Brown who shares some valuable tips on coping during these challenging times - from eating healthy to engaging in a new morning routine, to exercising 30 minutes each day ...and enjoying really good sex! BTW -...
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Sexual Thai Chi with Dr. Sunyatta Amen
Dr. Sunyatta Amen is a Naturopathic Physician. Sexual Thai Chi expert and belly dancer. In this episode of Rolonda on Demand, Dr. Amen helps us get more in touch with our own bodies and encourages us to move our pelvic areas more to get the blood and energy flowing and wake up the body for a...
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Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin Sings and Cooks with Rolonda!
While many of us are still taking about GENIUS, the Aretha Franklin anthology on the National Geographic Channel, many of us are still remembering our favorite Aretha songs, appearances, concerts, and so much more, Rolling Stone magazine called her, "The Greatest Singer of All Times" She won 18...
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Embracing Change with Leeza Gibbons
Leeza Gibbons and I are not only friends, but also Talk Show Hosts from the roaring 90s, when some talk shows seemed more like televised saloon brawls in the wild, wild west - chairs thrown, nose broken, fist fights, cursing and spitting on each other - even one guy murdered - all in the mad race...
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Golden Globe Award Winner Jane Fonda Celebrates Women's History Month
As we celebrate Women's History Month and International Woman's Day, we also celebrate Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award Winner Jane Fonda, who has certainly made history as an artist, activist, philanthropist, environmentalist, fitness guru and so much more. In this candid and revealing...
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Women's History Month & The State of Women Today w Dr. Sheila Robinson of Diversity Woman Media
In this episode, we celebrate Women's History Month and discuss The State of Women Today with Dr. Sheila Robinson, Founder, Publisher & CEO of Diversity Woman Media. Sheila believes that women can change the world as we have the power to change the conversation at the dinner table. Sheila is also…
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TV Host Shaun Robinson's 90 Day Fiance Bares All, Plus, Her Mega Movie Deal at Lifetime TV
Host Shaun Robinson pulls back the curtain on the 90 Day Fiance franchise’s most jaw-dropping, unexpected moments, as she introduces a racy spinoff to the popular show, Each week, on the new 90 Day Bares All, Shaun will be joined by several special guests, ranging from individuals featured in the...
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Sizzling Hot Topics! Kim & Kanye, Wendy Williams, & Gorilla Glue Girl, Tessica Brown
After seven years, Kim Kardashian & Kanye West call it quits, with Kim filing for divorce and the troubled couple sharing joint custody of their four kids. How much did Kanye's mental health issues have to do with the breakup? Did Kris Jenner add to their marriage stress? Was Kanye's presidential...
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The Reinvention of YouTube Star Glozell Green
GloZell Green, was once one of YouTube’s biggest stars, with up to 90 million collective views, but says she went broke after YouTube suddenly changed it's algorithm - leading to far fewer views and far fewer dollars. In this open and frank discussion, Glozell reveals how the rug was pulled from...
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How BLM & COVID-19 Have Affected Hollywood & Movies with Film Critic Carla Renata
The Curvy Film Critic, Carla Renata, joins me in this episode to discuss new film releases and how COVID-19, quarantine and the BLM movement have effected Hollywood, production and the movies we're watching today, including seeing more Black faces splashed across our screens than ever before....
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Disrupting Poetry with Grammy Nominated Sekou Andrews' Poetic Voice
Grammy Nominated Spoken Word Artist Sekou Andrews is disrupting observations and opinions of poetry with his Poetic Voice - an organization he founded to stop making poetry synonymous to poverty. A schoolteacher turned actor, musician, two-time national poetry slam champion, entrepreneur, and...
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Being a Boss Lady in Business with CEO Marilyn Crawford
Marilyn Crawford is an AWARD WINNING Branding Architect, Strategic Marketing, Business Development, Diversity and Inclusion, Organizational Development, and Branding Executive with exceptional Event Management, Consumer Experience, PR, Entertainment, Sports, Esports, Technology, Tourism, Social...
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Claiming Good Health Despite Covid-19 with Dr. Columbus Batiste
We can never talk about improving our health or strengthening our immune systems too much during these grisly days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Columbus Batiste, fondly called The Heart Health Doc, is back with more great conversation and tips on taking better care of ourselves and the ones we...
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Reinventing the Way We Eat with Vegan Journalist Jacque Reid of NBC
NBC's Jacque Reid is from Atlanta, Georgia, a graduate of Clark Atlanta University (HBCU), and is a television, podcast, and radio personality and journalist. While many may remember Jacque as the lead news anchor of The BET Nightly News from 2001-2005, today she is currently one of the co-hosts…
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Comedian Luenell Speaks Up for Women in Comedy - No Laughing Matter
Luenell is the self-proclaimed “Original Bad Girl of Comedy.” She maybe be small is stature, but she more than makes up for it with her big personality, booming voice and infectious laughter. Easily recognizable for her signature look – that is, her platinum blonde Caesar haircut, beautifully...
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Think Like a Woman of Troy with Basketball Legend Rhonda Windham
Dr. Rhonda Windham is featured in the HBO Sports Documentary, Women of Troy, which explores the transcendent career of the Cheryl Miller-led USC Trojans and their impact on women’s basketball. Windham was the first ever general manager for the Los Angeles Sparks from 1997 to 1999. Before joining...
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Voice Actor Extraordinaire Grey DeLisle-Griffin and Her 1800 Animation and Video Game Voices
Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and Voice Actor Extraordinaire Grey DeLisle-Griffin voices more characters than any other female in the voiceover industry, according to Behind the Voice Actors. I am blessed to work with this dynamic diva on Curious George and she's just amazing to watch in...
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Holding on to FAITH in the Midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the BLM Movement
In this episode of Rolonda on Demand, I introduce you to two of my favorite women of FAITH - Reverend Shannon A. White and Reverend Dr. Terrlyn Curry Avery - both with whom I share a special friendship as the two of them share the pulpit to the pew for social and spiritual change. The two…
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SMOTHERED during COVID-19 w/ Comedians Mitch Hara & Jason Stuart Streaming on Amazon Prime
On this episode of Rolonda on Demand, I chat with the hilarious new sitcom duo, Mitch Hara and Jason Stuart; two bickering friends who got together and created an edgy and dark comedy spoof based on their oftentimes strained relationship. It's called, SMOTHERED and AMAZON PRIME picked it up for...
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Plane Crash Survivor Dave Sanderson on How to Survive Life's Crashes
Look who's talking today on Rolonda on Demand! Miracle on the Hudson plane crash survivor, Dave Sanderson, shares what he learned when his life flashed in front of him. The last one to leave the plane after helping the other 154 people survive, Dave talks about how we too can manage our minds and...
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Judge Karen Friedman on How COVID-19, BLM Movement & Mental Illness Are Affecting Criminal Justice System
Look who’s talking today on Rolonda On Demand! Baltimore Judge Karen Friedman lays down the law on how #COVID19,, the #BLM Movement, #mentalillness and the recent surge in #crime and #donesticviolence are affecting the #criminaljustice system. Plus, Judge Karen and I have an open and honest...
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MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid Makes Cable News History with "The ReidOut"
Political analyst Joy-Ann Reid is making television history as she becomes the first woman of color to anchor a prime-time news show on MSNBC and the only Black woman currently anchoring a prime-time news show on any of the major networks. The last Black woman to host a prime-time network news…
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The White Ally Toolkit during Black Lives Matter Movement with Dr. David Campt
What if you're a White Ally on the frontlines of the Black Lives Matter movement and some racist factions of your own family oppose your views. What do you do when it's tough to talk in these times of tension? Dr. David Campt to the rescue!!! Called "The Dialogue Guy," "The Race Doctor" -- Trevor...
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Diversity & Coronavirus in Hollywood with Actor Christopher Mann of Loving, Creed II, Nomads, and The Wire
Christopher Mann: Probably best known for is role as Councilman Tony Gray on the HBO series, “The Wire” has been in 70 movies and television shows. Some of which include “House of Cards”, “Blue Bloods”, “Law & Oder”, and “Mindhunter”.... And the movies, “Michael Clayton”, “Duplicity”, “Loving”,...
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Former NYPD Top Cop Corey Pegues on Police Brutality Pandemic
Corey Pegues well knows both sides of the billy stick. The former NYC drug dealer turned top NYPD executive has been on both sides of the law. In this very revealing interview, Pegues shares some insights on the possible psyche of a rogue cop and shares his experience, advice, and deep anger and...
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Virtual Entertaining at Home with Celebrity Wedding Planner David Tutera
Award-winning Celebrity Wedding Planner David Tutera tells us how to keep the parties, weddings, and Happy Hours going, even in the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic and lockdown. Virtual Entertaining is the new, exciting trend for all of us social beings stuck at home!! David is also a fashion...
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Captivating Conversations with Comedian Kim Coles
Actress, Comedian, Speaker, Author and Coach, Kim Coles has captivated audiences for more than three decades with her talent, brilliance and, of course, that Woo! Woo! Woo! from her role as Sinclair in the 80's hit sitcom, Living Single. Today, Kim continues to inspire and motivate crowds...
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Friendships & Social Distancing During Coronavirus Pandemic with Pop Culture Expert Jawn Murray
The Coronavirus Pandemic and the isolation that comes from being on lockdown are putting a tremendous strain on all relationships, but particularly friendships, which one report claims were already suffering from social distancing long before Covid-19. My guest, Celebrity Journalist, Jawn Murray,...
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Why the Coronavirus is Attacking the Black Community More Than Any Other
Blacks in America are being hit by COVID-19 three times more than Whites. With the Coronavirus attacking and killing African-Americans at an alarming rate, I had to know why - especially with April being National Minority Health Awareness Month. Dr. Columbus Batiste, the Division Chief of...
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Coronavirus!! How's Your Love and Dating Life?
This Coronavirus Pandemic has surely effected nearly every aspect of human life as we know it - including online dating -- even marriage -- and surely the sex industry! In this episode, I give two of my guy BFFs a chance to speak out - as one uses his voice to staunchly defend virtual dating as a...
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Healthcare Heroes on the Coronavirus Frontline
Critical Care Registered Nurse Bridgette Morgan is one of America's Healthcare Heroes in the war on the coronavirus. This RN and Mom shares the real and raw deal behind the healthcare scenes as medical workers continue to show up to save lives, despite often not having enough protective gear and...
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Building a Home Business on COVID-19 Lockdown w/ Dr. Lynn Richardson
In this episode, I really enjoyed speaking with Celebrity Financial Coach, Dr. Lynn Richardson, who believes this whole coronavirus pandemic could serve as a blessing in disguise for many of us stuck at home on lockdown and stay at home mandates during this international health emergency. With…
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Coronavirus Financial Assistance Programs with Attorney Sara Azari
In this episode, I talk with Attorney Sara Azari about the various coronavirus financial or disaster relief programs currently available to help the unemployed, students, homeowners, renters, and small businesses. This global COVID-19 health crisis is leading to another recession, with as many as…
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Business Focus during Coronavirus Pandemic with Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Hayzlett
Today I talk with Best-Selling Author, Global Business Celebrity and C-Suite network Chairman, Jeffrey Hayzlett, about ways we can better cope with our suddenly changing society and the economic shift we're experiencing under the coronavirus pandemic. Jeffrey shares some sharp business tips as we...
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Weird & Wacky Fun Facts about American Presidents
Which American president enjoyed skinny dipping in the Potomac River? Which two presidents died on the same day? Which POTUS won 100 duels, mostly over his wife? Which president hated ice cream? Which president ripped off a piece of Shakespeare's chair? In this episode, Rolonda shares the answers...
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Kobe Bryant's Mamba Mindset w Dr. Reef Karim
One of Kobe Bryant's greatest legacies is Mamba - a name he gave to the state of being highly focused for high performance and success. As Psychiatrist, Coach, and Neuroscientist Dr. Reef Karim explains, there is much we can do to emulate Kobe's drive, focus and discipline by better understanding...
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Politics with MSNBC Political Analyst, Host & Author Joy-Ann Reid
Joy-Ann Reid is a political analyst at MSNBC and host of “AM Joy,” which airs Saturdays and Sundays from 10 A.M. ET to noon ET. Her latest book: The Man Who Sold America: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story (Harper Collins, 2019), was published in June and is a New York Times best...
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Heart Health & Understanding Cholesterol w/ Dr. Majid Ali
Optimal wellness starts with a healthy heart. In this episode, we celebrate National Heart Month with Holistic Healer and Preventive Medicine Dr. Majid Ali, who shares strategies on fighting heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and bad cholesterol so you can live a long and extraordinary...
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The Jeffersons Sitcom Reunion on The Rolonda Show
I'm often asked - "What's your favorite talk show moment?" This is among my best picks: The Reunion of The Jeffersons! In this new IN THE VAULT series, I share some of my favorite ROLONDA! talk show moments from the 90s. The Jeffersons Reunion was certainly one of them, where we get an amazing...
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Mourning, Grief and Remembering Kobe Bryant with Dr. Jeff Gardere
America's Psychologist, Dr. Jeff Gardere, helps us deal with grief and mourning as we remember Kobe and Gianna Bryant and the others who perished in that fatal helicopter crash. Dr. Jeff is one of the most widely sought-after experts in the field of mental health. In addition to having a private...
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"Black Don't Crack"- Brand Trademarking Secrets from CEO Debra Hubbard
CEO Debra Hubbard shares her famous "Black Don't Crack" branding and trademark secrets and how she reached million dollar success with this one iconic phrase -- just three little words -- that changed her life. "Black Don't Crack" is more than about skin that doesn't wrinkle -- Debra says it's...
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Talk Shows, Acting, Stand Up Comedy, Books & more with Producer/Actor Jasper Cole
Nollywood's top award-winning villian, (American Horror Story, Westworld)), turns the Mic on Rolonda in this revealing conversation about acting, stand up comedy, the talk show era, soap operas, books and more. Follow Jasper: http://jaspercole.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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Pilates for Her Private Parts, Lady Lifts, and Hormonal Balance w/ Dr. Gail Jackson
Dr. Gail Jackson, a prominent OB-GYN, discusses the changes in a woman's body after 40 and things we can do to fight the aging process. From pilates for her private parts, to lady lifts, and hormonal balance, Dr. Gail may have you blushing, but you may well learn ways to cope with the…
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SECRETS CAN BE MURDER: What America's Most Sensational Crimes Tell Us About Ourselves
Emmy-Award winning Journalist, Author and Animal Activist, Jane Velez-Mitchell, chronicles many of the sordid secrets behind some of America's most-sensational murder stories in her book, SECRETS CAN BE MURDER: What America's Most Sensational Crimes Tell Us About Ourselves Jane reveals how the...
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The Vegan Life with Journalist Jacque Reid
Journalist Jacque Reid is one of our many vegan celebrities. She says she loves animals so much she gave up eating meat two years ago and today embraces a strictly vegan diet, which she believes changes lives. Having just launched her new website, VeganSexyCool.com, Jacque hopes to inspire and...
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Cuffing Season w/ Conscious Dating Coach Angela N. Holton
Just in time for Cuffing Season -- those three cold Holiday-driven months when the dating scene goes wild with folks looking for someone special to cuddle with and take to the Holiday parties! Conscious Dating Coach Angela N. Holton urges us single folks to be more intentional about dating and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Talk, listen, and connect as Rolonda takes you on a joyous journey of discovery from the bedroom to the boardroom to Hollywood and even her soulful kitchen! From enlightening celebrity interviews to experts on relationships, business, health and wellness, Rolonda gives you plenty worth talking about and loads of laughs along the way!
A true Reinventionist, Ro is a Podcaster, Voice Actor, Actor, Novelist, Stand Up Comedian, Talk Show Host, Journalist, Speaker, and Voice Acting Coach. Many of her podcasts embrace the theme of reinvention and embracing change.
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