Hello Everyone! Yay!!! I just found some great news!!! The #VerballyDisastrous podcast is officially on Apple Podcasts!!! I just found the link in my emails. I have been looking for it nonstop. Here is the link that I now get to put into my Anchor profile: ‎The Verbally Disastrous Podcast With Leslie M. Jasper & Melissa Polito on Apple Podcasts Thanks for stopping by and checking out my content. An even bigger thank you if you go subscribe to my podcast in Apple Podcasts. I do not have an iPhone but I have an iPod where I can subscribe to your podcast if you let me know the name of it. I wish you a great hump day and a restful evening. Cheers! Leslie M. Jasper -Author & Host of the #VerballyDisastrous podcast now alive on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, Anchor, and Soundcloud.  Now coming to: Breaker, Google Podcasts, and Radio Public. -The Audio Blog: Verbally Disastrous Podcast & Construction Tales Blog. Now available on: Apple Podcasts, Anchor,...

Hello Everyone! In addition to promoting my podcast episodes, I post cute and funny video shorts with my fur babies Daisy & Otis on my YouTube channel. I know people like animals as much as we do. So, I often share a bunch of clips with the dogs during various family events. My sons Tom & Jho begged for dogs almost a decade ago. Dogs require a lot of care, attention, and responsibility. They also bring loyalty, joy, happiness, and become a member of our pack. I relented and hooked them up with furry family members. The Daisy & Otis duo have been in the family since 2012. Daisy was born on November 20, 2011 and Otis was born on December 10, 2011. They go everywhere with us. I bring them into the grocery store when it is too warm to be in the car. They go right into the shopping cart. I think they have been with other folks only temporarily while I went to Florida a few times. Other than that, they travel with us everywhere. They are both mature now yet still spr...

  Hello Everyone! In order to get onto Apple Podcasts (as I shared yesterday), I have to use a hosting platform.  I also had to create a podcasts account with iTunes Connect.  I am using Soundtrap to create the podcast episodes.  Soundtrap doesn't use an RSS feed.  They just integrate the podcasts onto Spotify since the two companies are connected.  I stumbled upon Anchor via converting this WordPress blog into an audio format.  Anchor is also connected to Spotify.  At the time, I didn't realize the amount of features that Anchor has to offer.  I feel like I accidentally stumbled upon a gold mine of tools!  On top of the treasure of tools, you get an opportunity to make money via ad revenue.  Therefore, I chose Anchor since it is free and the hosting platform distributes your podcast to many other platforms besides just Spotify.  In addition to creating your own iTunes Connect path to Apple Podcasts, you get automatically launc...

 Hello Everyone! I am soo excited to find my audio blog on Apple Podcasts!! I know 50% of the podcast market lies within Apple Podcasts. Anyone who is into podcasting is a fool to ignore the Apple Podcasts platform! I had to figure out the process to make it happen. It involved a lot of elbow grease with creating profiles on Anchor & Apple, downloading episodes off of Soundtrap, loading to Anchor, then submitting the Audio Blog to Apple for approval. I have an Apple account that I was locked out of for years! I didn't type in the security questions properly, kept trying different variations, get locked out, try again, get locked out, try again, etc. for a few days. At first, I thought my son created the security questions back when he used his Mac book and loaded the #ConstructionTales e-book for me on iTunes. I had to pick his brain to double check his responses. Funny this is, as mom, I knew the responses to the security questions. If you do not know the security qu...

 Hello Everyone! I had previously shared that I submitted The Verbally Disastrous Podcast & Construction Tales Audio Blog to Apple Podcasts. I have to follow up on that submission. I didn't stop there. I found out that Soundtrap doesn't have an RSS feed for loading to Spotify. Soundtrap only integrates onto Spotify. I require a hosting platform in order to get my podcast onto Apple Podcasts. I usually use Chrome as my browser for my transactions. I had to use Internet Explorer and created a second Anchor profile. I then used the Anchor's RSS feed and submitted The Verbally Disastrous Podcast With Leslie M. Jasper & Melissa Polit o to Apple Podcasts: I am unsure as to how long it will take to become available on Apple Podcasts. I am thrilled that I was patient and found the path to do so. If you have an Apple Podcast, let me know so I can show my support as a new person on the platform. The objective is to get on as many platforms as possible. I was joki...

Hello Everyone! I am just briefly sharing that I am working on the audio blog becoming an Apple Podcast! I just submitted it to Apple just now for review and approval. I used the Anchor website, created a profile, converted all blog posts to audio form, and attached "Listen on Spotify" icon to each post. The audio blog is now available on 5 other platforms besides Anchor. I created a podcast profile using my Apple ID credentials. I grabbed the RSS feed from the Distribution section on Anchor. I put the RSS feed onto the podcast form to validate. The audio blog popped up and you push submit. If you are an Apple Podcast person, I am working on being on there so you can listen to the blog all over the world. Let me know if you are already an author/host of an Apple Podcast and I will show my support. I have two more platforms to try to get on that is: Overcast & Castbox. The #VerballyDisastrous podcast is next to get onto Apple Podcasts. I have to figure that one...

  Photo Credit: Cartoonstock Hello Everyone! I have had some really weird dreams in my lifetime.  I have had dreams that range from making waste/fecal matter pancakes, hiding in a war torn high rise building in the Middle East, standing in a hallway talking to deceased family while a rainstorm was pouring buckets of water on my head through a gap in the roof, watching in terror as a tornado rips a big white building in half while I am in one end, to some end of world zombie apocalypse.  In the past week, I have had two new weird and scary dreams.  Usually, the dreams are more spread out between each occurrence.  It is unusual to have two weird within the span of one week.  I sometimes worry about my dreams since they can sometimes foretell ahead of a bad event.  I believe that the two recent dreams are just some subconscious fear that I am not aware of on a conscious level.  I do tend to Google dream interpretations in order to get an idea of what...

  Photo Credit: Comedy Central on YouTube, Comedian Jessa Reed Hello Everyone! I had previously shared that my son Johnny wanted to discuss about a comedian who mentioned drinking "meth urine". I didn't do any research on the subject prior to discussing it with both of my sons. I find the subject matter to be shocking, humorous, and such a weird discovery all wrapped up in one bundle of emotions. I just decided to go find the comedian Johnny was talking about. Her name is Jessa Reed and she is a stand-up comedian is from Portland, Oregon. She was a young meth addict in her 20's who was first accidentally introduced to crystal meth. During the stand-up monologue, she discussed her journey to being a drug addict and what led up to her circumstances and eventual decision to quitting meth use. Here is the Meth Pee- This Is Not Happening Comedy Central skit on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VcMIeyjggbM I wish I had watched Jessa Reed's comedy skit before ta...

Hello everyone! I ended up getting busy yesterday so I didn't release the slide show that I created. Here is the slide show on the different platforms that I have via using Anchor: https://youtu.be/EfBvRfAYSnw I used the Anchor website and created a profile. I then went into my WordPress blog & website and converted the entire written blog into an audio format. Once converted, each page has a "Listen In Spotify" icon attached to each post. The icon is a direct link to the podcast episode that is now in audio form from the blog. The best part is this is a FREE transaction! Each of your podcast episodes have an opportunity for you to earn revenue from ads as your audio blog gains more listeners on your platforms. I think this is fabulous and can't talk about Anchor enough. The blog is a tool to market my book #ConstructionTales and my new #VerballyDisastrous podcast that is on Spotify. More marketing tools to help make your projects successful and do not co...

 Hello everyone! I think I am going to use the Animoto slideshow program and put together a slide show on all of the platforms my audio blog is currently on. I will share it when I complete the slide show shortly. I am a huge fan of taking the time and converting your entire blog into audio form on Anchor!! The blog has gotten more coverage to new listeners, via the various platforms, where Anchor distributes your audio content. The audio blog is currently on: Anchor, Breaker, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, Google Podcasts, and Spotify . My Verbally Disastrous podcast is also on another channel on Spotify . According to my Anchor audience statistics, I have people listening to my blog through the six different platforms. If you are a blogger and want to get a wider audience, I recommend using Anchor. It is FREE !! That is the absolute best part of it! Here are the screenshots & links of the platforms that the audio blog is currently distributed: Here is the audio blog li...

Hello everyone! I spent the past two days putting in LONG hours to edit all four episodes #7-10 entitled, Apprentice Life. As I shared before, I had my two sons Tom and Johnny as guest co-hosts. I also released Episode #6: Hang Time With My Sons as well. Between the 3 of us, we recorded almost 4 hours of content! It took me quite awhile to review all of it! It's very hard to ensure the transcript is decent with multiple people speaking. I know we all have construction worker mouths. I did try to edit some of it since it can be a distraction. However, it is not free of dirty mouths. I am not apologizing- just warning you. They are good kids with good hearts that like to talk trash. I do not know what I would do if I had a daughter. I am rather ill equipped for that realm. I would love to see feedback on these five episodes. The guys were asking for topics to discuss as well. I can be reached through my social media and here as well on my WordPress website & blog. Here a...

Hello everyone! I have invited my two sons, Tom & Johnny, as special guests on the podcast.  We all got together and spent hours drinking some brews and discussing a wide variety of topics.  We broadcasted for about 4 hours during our last get together.  Apprentice Life has multiple parts (A to E) to the discussion.  I would like to call it a podcast mini-series.  Soundtrap crashed and didn't let me have it as a giant episode.  After some thought, it was best to offer the monster of an episode in smaller bites.  I would hate to bore anyone with a 2-hr podcast. Johnny and I are both interviewing Tom since he followed me into the business as an electrician apprentice.  Johnny is vowing to follow us into the business.  I know his father and I don't want to see him ruin his back, knees, neck, etc. via working in the field.  Technically, his father is more against it than I am.  When he becomes an adult, his path is his choice. ...

Photo Credit: Nedburn Thaffe's photo on Claudia Chambers hello everyone! I read the article entitled, "Female Carpenter Breaking Down Walls" that was written by Nedburn Thaffe. The article showcased a Jamaican female certified welder and carpenter by the name of Claudia Chambers. Ms. Chambers loves building things and holds pride after reviewing the finished product. Ms. Chambers initially strived to become a math teacher. No sooner than first witnessing a person welding while at work, she opted to seek the same training. Ms. Chambers enrolled in HEART Trust/NTA’s National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) Lluidas Vale campus shortly after realizing her new career path. By 2013, Ms. Chambers received her diploma in welding and fabrication. However, it appeared that she had difficulty in gaining employment. She opted to continuing her training in carpentry via a program on campus that is called, Wall and Ceiling Lining. By 2014, M...