Roundy's Rants, Raves and Reviews
Roundy's Rants, Raves and Reviews
Podcast Description
As an English, Theatre, and Speech and Debate Teacher, I've got issues and thoughts on issues. My students call them my "rants". Everyone has their soapboxes, their certainties/beliefs, and each voice is important and should be heard! So, let's Rant together! I also firmly believe that literature of all forms makes up a part of who we are, our beliefs/thoughts, and what we do with them to create. In this podcast we discuss: 1) Rants: What's your certainty/soapbox? Let's have a respectful discussion about it. 2) Raves: The Literature/authors who have inspired you, your life, and your work. 3) Reviews: A discussion and review of your work (whatever you do), or what you believe others should be reading/watching/listening to and why.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on three main themes: rants, where guests share their certainties and soapboxes, raves about the literature and authors that have inspired them, and reviews of various works recommended by guests. For example, episodes include discussions on mental health through literature and interviews with local authors discussing their creative journeys.
As an English, Theatre, and Speech and Debate Teacher, I’ve got issues and thoughts on issues. My students call them my “rants”. Everyone has their soapboxes, their certainties/beliefs, and each voice is important and should be heard! So, let’s Rant together!
I also firmly believe that literature of all forms makes up a part of who we are, our beliefs/thoughts, and what we do with them to create.
In this podcast we discuss:
1) Rants: What’s your certainty/soapbox? Let’s have a respectful discussion about it.
2) Raves: The Literature/authors who have inspired you, your life, and your work.
3) Reviews: A discussion and review of your work (whatever you do), or what you believe others should be reading/watching/listening to and why.
This is a video about Music, Faith and a Modesty Mindset
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On Roundy’s Rants, Raves and Reviews, Tanya interviews singer, actress, and model Liahona Olayan, originally from Hawaii and now based in Utah, who competed on American Idol Season 19 at 16 and reached the Top 24, later releasing her album “Just Me Liahona.” Liahona shares how reality TV shaped her, how she set firm standards around faith and modesty despite industry pressure, and a defining lesson from her father about worth and virtue. She discusses accountability, repentance, and choosing to save physical intimacy for marriage, pushing back on “test drive” dating culture. Liahona explains how her family’s move to Hawaii and living in a tent deepened gratitude, humility, and her relationship with God, inspiring her songwriting and mission testimony through music. She also mentions upcoming concerts and competing in the Miss Greater Salt Lake pageant.
00:00 Meet Liahona
01:30 Idol Reality Check
02:23 Surprise Hollywood Call
04:10 Golden Ticket Journey
05:27 Siblings And Singing
08:11 Faith In The Industry
09:03 Modesty Line In The Sand
11:44 Dad's Mirror Moment
15:25 Standards Over Fame
19:00 Accountability And Influence
23:13 Attack On Women's Worth
25:36 Modesty Mindset Freedom
27:51 Saving for Marriage
32:04 Lust and Self Control
34:56 Atonement and Day One
38:01 Music as Testimony
38:43 Hawaii Tent Turning Point
44:19 Power of the Voice
48:32 Where to Follow Leah
50:21 Humility Final Charge
In a world full of uncertainty, how does one cope with unbearable loss and pain? A Christmas tragedy finds Steve and Maria struggling to find hope. With the love and support of family and friends, will they find peace as they walk through the fire of Uncertainty?
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