17 APR 2024 · James has a fun conversation with the East Coast based performer. YawnyBlew is the brainchild of Brooklyn-based songwriter Johny Gonzalez. Debuting in 2020, YawnyBlew was initially a vehicle to showcase music during the global pandemic, but eventually evolved into a vehicle for self discovery, artist expression and industry reform for the Grammy and NME nominated creative. Beginning his professional songwriting career in 2017, Yawny scored his first placement “Light It All Up” for the television series Empire. Produced by Rodney Jerkins, the protest anthem was featured in season 3 and sung by Rumer Willis. He would go on to pen three additional songs that season for Jussie Smollett, a major win for Yawny, a queer boy from The Bronx, NY who dreamed of uplifting others like himself with his music. In the years since, Yawny has been working hard behind the scenes writing for the likes of Keiynan Lonsdale, Dyllon Burnside, Maeta, Cocoa Sarai and Cam Anthony. He would be one of the key creatives behind Thai Pop singer Pyra, who's music has been called “dystopian pop” and features themes of feminism, self discovery, queer exploration and more. Their work together scored several NME Award nominations in 2022. Later that same year he would mentor under Pharrell Williams while crafting songs for TikTok star Marley Bleu. As YawnyBlew, he unapologetically champions body positivity and queerness on songs like “Can’t Compete,” and “Curious?” made in collaboration with Brooklyn based multi-hyphenate Tarik “amir.” Carroll. Their collaborative debut DREAMBIIG was released in Oct 2023. Elsewhere on solo songs like “driveslow,” Yawny talks about figuring out life on your own terms while not being afraid to live authentically. Following the launch of his podcast BIIGGER THAN OUR DREAMS in 2022, Yawny has been stepping out more into the public speaking realm, discussing issues that directly affect marginalized creatives and how they show up in the world. His abilities to tell other’s stories through his journalist works (The Source Magazine, The Music Times) and podcast endeavors caught the attention of tech giant META, where Yawny serves as a Music Coordinator and communication strategist for Meta’s Music. yawnyblew.com

11 APR 2024 · Released in 2021 by Stephen Davis. James Lott Jr reviews this book selection for the Biography of the month of April 2024.

9 APR 2024 · April 7th thru 13th. Have you been to the library?

10 MAR 2024 · James Lott Jr chats with Jeff about his long career and his new juicy book, We're Live at 5!  Aside from directing the Oscars 8x, Jeff has directed the SAG Awards, Primetime and Daytime Emmys, and over 150 award shows, specials, and variety series. His uncle Monty Hall gave him his start - working on the Smothers Brothers show as a cue card guy. Then, he used his Bar Mitzvah money to start his own path into Hollywood! Jeff has worked with everyone - Cher, Dolly, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Barbra, Sinatra, Celine, Carol Burnett, Oprah - you name 'em. 

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21 DEC 2023 · James talks about his new Christmas album ,Silver Bells and Disco Balls (available everywhere) with DJ Flobito! Follow https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCLdmJ8Rp_XXfQ7vTk4tDQdQ #christmas #jameslottjr #disco

11 DEC 2023 · Chef Charlie is thrilled to be a participant on television’s newest competition Food Fight!A win will prove her talent as well as provide a cash prize she needs to pay off the large loan on her food truck. But to Charlie’s dismay, her plans are upended when she discovers her high school nemesis Drew is also a contestant. He’s the bad boy of the culinary world but Drew still harbors guilt for his past behavior to Charlie. However, he desperately needs to win for the competition’s prize money as well as redemption for his shady loss on another TV cooking contest. When Charlie trounces Drew in the first leg of the bout, he realizes that she is his obstacle to victory. He must find a way to make sure he wins and not her. And what better way for a player to get the competition off her game than by romancing her? But soon Drew is falling for his mark and Charlie begins to question her mistrust of Drew. Can two people have a chance at forever when each has so much to lose? It was a great thrill when I saw my first story in hardcover. Okay, so the book was titled Super Pickle and was part of a grade school assignment, but it did start me on this journey of wanting to write a good story and make readers happy.After growing up preppy on the East Coast and living yuppy on the West Coast, I now reside in the Midwest where I enjoy the cheese curds and gorgeous sunsets, try to avoid slamming my car into the kamikaze diving birds, and battle my black Lab Molly for supremacy of the couch

5 DEC 2023 · The Greater Union (wirtten by Horsley) A founding member of the Sin Vegas Union, Hector Contreras was a child when Earth was commandeered by the Lorians. Along with those left, he spent the next fifty years fighting their extraterrestrial adversaries. For his reward, Hector helped create one of the few overpopulated, advanced megacolonies left on the planet. Drained from decades of service to humanity and the loss of his wife, Hector now spends his remaining years with a new companion in relative peace. However, his peace comes at great cost. James Lott jr chats with the author!