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The Discovery Pod with Eve

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  • The Discovery Pod with Eve is a fun, informative entertainment podcast that will feature celebrities from the worlds of tv, film, music, fashion, & business, we hope to inspire in each episode.

    The show is hosted by Eve Richards, and Co-Hosted by Melissa Niece Smith and Tony Blass
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  • Rico Elliott Anderson: Navigating the Peaks and Valleys of the Film Industry

    Rico Elliott Anderson: Navigating the Peaks and Valleys of the Film Industry
    May 16 2024
    In this episode, Eve Richards, the host of The Discovery Pod With Eve, and Melissa Niece Smith the cohost for this episode are joined by Rico Elliott Anderson an American actor in over 90 television series, movies, and commercials.
    Rico is a founder member of the African American Shakespeare Company (AFSC). For more than 5 years, he traveled all around Northern and Southern California with a theater group. They did shows for kids and talked to them about staying healthy and safe. They did this in four big shows made by Kaiser Permanente.
    He's been on lots of TV shows. He was Herbie on Truth Be Told for 3 years. He's also been on FBI International, I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson, SWAT, The Orville, Star Trek Renegades, Modern Family, Two and a Half Men, 2 Broke Girls, Bones, NCIS, Criminal Minds, Law & Order, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Days of our Lives.
    Rico is a member of a funny group called 'The Outpatients'. They perform comedy at a famous place called The Comedy Store. Rico has won many awards like the NAACP and Telly Award. He's also been nominated for big awards like the Primetime EMMY® Awards. Rico acts in shows and movies and does voice work. He lives in Los Angeles and is picking his next job carefully.
    In this episode, Rico sheds more light on Black History Month, when he started acting when he knew he wanted a place in the Film Industry, roles that he avoided in acting, what he felt when he booked Captain Kelley Bongel’s role in Star Trek and how he deals with movies that underperformed. Rico Anderson also talks about how he stays humble always, if acting is still worth it so far, If he had a plan B when acting went wrong, his real passion in the Film Industry, The Truth Be Told Show, Rico’s Iconic Franchise, three people he would have dinner with and Eve’s final remarks on Rico.
    Notable Quotes
    (18:37) “Rise above because that is expected, it’s not everything that you do that’s going to be a blockbuster.”
    (18:50) “Part of the business is ups and downs and you are not always going to have a hit.”
    (19:22) “You are not always going to please everybody.”
    (19:46) “There are so many ways that the industry can bring you down if you let it.”
    (31:39) “Sometimes you just got to go on and do it regardless.”
    (31:43) “Do what you can to make it happen.”
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  • Conversation with Bran Ferren, Cofounder & Chief Creative Officer, Applied Minds

    Conversation with Bran Ferren, Cofounder & Chief Creative Officer, Applied Minds
    May 9 2024
    Eve Richards and Tony Blass have a conversation with Bran Ferren. He tells them about how a childhood visit to 'The Pantheon' in Rome ignited his lifelong passion for merging diverse disciplines to foster unparalleled innovation. At that moment, he began to understand how the tools of science and engineering became more powerful when combined with art, design and beauty. Ever since, he’s been searching for a convincing modern-day equivalent to Rome’s masterpiece.

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  • Conversation with Legendary Actor Thaao Penghlis

    Conversation with Legendary Actor Thaao Penghlis
    May 2 2024
    In episode 3, we delve deeper into the legacy of Actor Thaao, a gifted storyteller, podcast host, and author of the cookbook 'Seducing Celebrities One Meal at a Time.' He shares stories from his Hollywood Hills dinner parties and the favorite guests he'd love to seduce with his cooking.

    He reveals his nearly unbelievable kidnapping ordeal in Egypt, his illustrious career spanning over four decades on Days of Our Lives and his deep dive into Greek literature with his new podcast, "Thaao Penghlis' Lost Treasures.

    Thaao shares how he journeyed from Australia to New York with just $180, having Greek shortbread with the late First Lady Jacquline Kennedy Onassis to his rising to stardom by portraying iconic roles like Tony and Andre DiMera.
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