Tori Chickering O'Connell's guest appearances

Tori Chickering O'Connell

The Impossible Network

Roberto Rabanne

Ben Miller

Christian Busch

Allyn Shaw

John Basnage

Jennifer L Williams

Linda Rislin

Schuyler Moore

Mehdi Ansari

Rowan C. Leslie

Charlie Quirk

Britton Rice

Sarah A. Abdallah

Alan Digweed

Arno Michaelis

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Tori Chickering O'Connell was born in New Jersey to parents that cultivated a loving, safe, and creative home environment where comedy, music, and dance were a central part of the daily furniture of growing up. There is no question that this nurturing environment set her on a path to a creative career of being a journalist, producer, documentary filmmaker, comedy writer and published author of two books Nookie Town and Twisted Family Values. In this vibrant two-parter, we cover Tori's upbringing and the influence of her parents, infusing the importance of having fun and not giving a damn. Tori's discusses the importance of gratitude, having a 'why not me' attitude, and how in her early career, this attitude landed her a job at MTV, as she applied her creativity and embraced life's uncertainty and ambiguity with gusto. Tori reflects on using this attitude in the time of Covid19, and we discuss how new models are emerging in comedy, music and the arts during the lockdown.We cover her extraordinary experience of making a documentary of some of today's most lauded comedians 20 years ago before they were famous.And we dive deep into how the serendipitous personal experience of becoming a divorcee in Jersey led to the idea for her first novel, NookieTown, and covers her second book, Twisted Family Values. I hope you enjoy the fun and freedom of not giving a damn with Tori O'Connell. What We DiscussTori's parental impact Glitter balls and dancing on SaturdaysThe experience of her youthArt TherapyThe importance of funThe impact of her grandparentsLiving in a household of love Freedom and life force of not give a damn Being outspoken and out there and the bullying that resulted The importance of Halloween costumes The connection of dis-ease to disease Her 'lets do it' attitude An early love of song and dance Having a sellout show at the Edinburgh festival with New York, Sex, Killing and ShoppingHaving start over attitude You Can Do it attitudeGreat Day in Harlem The evolution of NookieTownThe idea behind Twisted Family ValuesHer upcoming novelFun, accountability and social riskSocial Links VC Chickering - author's site (with loads of fun links to buy books and procrastinate)@vcchickering - author's InstagramTori Erstwhile &amp; The Montys - author's band's YouTube channelLinks in the Show Nookie TownTwisted Family Values Tori Erstwhile and the MontysSt Martin's Press Rocky Horror Picture ShowMike Birbiglia Tip Your Wait staffSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tori Chickering O'Connell was born in New Jersey to parents that cultivated a loving, safe, and creative home environment where comedy, music, and dance were a central part of the daily furniture of growing up.  There is no question that this nurturing environment set her on a path to a creative career of being a journalist, producer, documentary filmmaker, comedy writer and published author of two books Nookie Town and Twisted Family Values.  In this vibrant two-parter, we cover Tori's upbringing and the influence of her parents, infusing the importance of having fun and not giving a damn.  Tori's discusses the importance of gratitude, having a 'why not me' attitude, and how in her early career, this attitude landed her a job at MTV, as she applied her creativity and embraced life's uncertainty and ambiguity with gusto. Tori reflects on using this attitude in the time of Covid19, and we discuss how new models are emerging in comedy, music and the arts during the lockdown. We cover her extraordinary experience of making a documentary of some of today's most lauded comedians 20 years ago before they were famous. And we dive deep into how the serendipitous personal experience of becoming a divorcee in Jersey led to the idea for her first novel, NookieTown, and covers her second book, Twisted Family Values.  I hope you enjoy the fun and freedom of not giving a damn with Tori O'Connell.  What We DiscussTori's parental impact Glitter balls and dancing on SaturdaysThe experience of her youthArt TherapyThe importance of funThe impact of her grandparentsLiving in a household of love Freedom and life force of not give a damn Being outspoken and out there and the bullying that resulted The importance of Halloween costumes The connection of dis-ease to disease Her 'lets do it' attitude An early love of song and dance Having a sellout show at the Edinburgh festival with New York, Sex, Killing and ShoppingHaving start over attitude You Can Do it attitudeGreat Day in Harlem The evolution of NookieTownThe idea behind Twisted Family ValuesHer upcoming novelFun, accountability and social risk Social Links <a href="http://www.vcchickering.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">VC Chickering</a> - author's site (with loads of fun links to buy books and procrastinate)<a href="https://www.instagram.com/vcchickering/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@vcchickering</a> - author's Instagram<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCppjcyFnJ3TIL0zJfB-_XIQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Tori Erstwhile &amp; The Montys</a> - author's band's YouTube channel Links in the Show <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nookietown-Novel-V-C-Chickering/dp/1250064813" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Nookie Town</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Family-Values-V-C-Chickering/dp/1250065291" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twisted Family Values </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCppjcyFnJ3TIL0zJfB-_XIQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Tori Erstwhile and the Montys</a><a href="https://us.macmillan.com/smp/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">St Martin's Press </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocky_Horror_Picture_Show" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Rocky Horror Picture Show</a><a href="https://www.tipyourwaitstaff.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Birbiglia Tip Your Wait staff</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/arts/music/coronavirus-mahler-chamber-orchestra.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/arts/music/coronavirus-mahler-chamber-orchestra.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">See </a><a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

103: The Power Of Not Giving a Damn -Tori Chickering O'Connell

Tori Chickering O'Connell was born in New Jersey to parents that cultivated a loving, safe, and creative home environment where comedy, music, and dance were a central part of the daily furniture of growing up. There is no question that this nurturing environment set her on a path to a creative career of being a journalist, producer, documentary filmmaker, comedy writer and published author of two books Nookie Town and Twisted Family Values. In this vibrant two-parter, we cover Tori's upbringing and the influence of her parents, infusing the importance of having fun and not giving a damn. Tori's discusses the importance of gratitude, having a 'why not me' attitude, and how in her early career, this attitude landed her a job at MTV, as she applied her creativity and embraced life's uncertainty and ambiguity with gusto. Tori reflects on using this attitude in the time of Covid19, and we discuss how new models are emerging in comedy, music and the arts during the lockdown.We cover her extraordinary experience of making a documentary of some of today's most lauded comedians 20 years ago before they were famous.And we dive deep into how the serendipitous personal experience of becoming a divorcee in Jersey led to the idea for her first novel, NookieTown, and covers her second book, Twisted Family Values. I hope you enjoy the fun and freedom of not giving a damn with Tori O'Connell. What We DiscussTori's parental impact Glitter balls and dancing on SaturdaysThe experience of her youthArt TherapyThe importance of funThe impact of her grandparentsLiving in a household of love Freedom and life force of not give a damn Being outspoken and out there and the bullying that resulted The importance of Halloween costumes The connection of dis-ease to disease Her 'lets do it' attitude An early love of song and dance Having a sellout show at the Edinburgh festival with New York, Sex, Killing and ShoppingHaving start over attitude You Can Do it attitudeGreat Day in Harlem The evolution of NookieTownThe idea behind Twisted Family ValuesHer upcoming novelFun, accountability and social riskSocial Links VC Chickering - author's site (with loads of fun links to buy books and procrastinate)@vcchickering - author's InstagramTori Erstwhile &amp; The Montys - author's band's YouTube channelLinks in the Show Nookie TownTwisted Family Values Tori Erstwhile and the MontysSt Martin's Press Rocky Horror Picture ShowMike Birbiglia Tip Your Wait staffMahler Chamber Orchestra  International Opera Choir Nabucco Opera Hamilton on ZoomStuck in the Middle Fallon CBGB's Bust Joan Jet Hurricane Sandy Great Day in HarlemVEEPFlight of the ConchordsSex Education  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tori Chickering O'Connell was born in New Jersey to parents that cultivated a loving, safe, and creative home environment where comedy, music, and dance were a central part of the daily furniture of growing up. There is no question that this nurturing environment set her on a path to a creative career of being a journalist, producer, documentary filmmaker, comedy writer and published author of two books Nookie Town and Twisted Family Values. In this vibrant two-parter, we cover Tori's upbringing and the influence of her parents, infusing the importance of having fun and not giving a damn. Tori's discusses the importance of gratitude, having a 'why not me' attitude, and how in her early career, this attitude landed her a job at MTV, as she applied her creativity and embraced life's uncertainty and ambiguity with gusto. Tori reflects on using this attitude in the time of Covid19, and we discuss how new models are emerging in comedy, music and the arts during the lockdown.We cover her extraordinary experience of making a documentary of some of today's most lauded comedians 20 years ago before they were famous.And we dive deep into how the serendipitous personal experience of becoming a divorcee in Jersey led to the idea for her first novel, NookieTown, and covers her second book, Twisted Family Values. I hope you enjoy the fun and freedom of not giving a damn with Tori O'Connell. What We DiscussTori's parental impact Glitter balls and dancing on SaturdaysThe experience of her youthArt TherapyThe importance of funThe impact of her grandparentsLiving in a household of love Freedom and life force of not give a damn Being outspoken and out there and the bullying that resulted The importance of Halloween costumes The connection of dis-ease to disease Her 'lets do it' attitude An early love of song and dance Having a sellout show at the Edinburgh festival with New York, Sex, Killing and ShoppingHaving start over attitude You Can Do it attitudeGreat Day in Harlem The evolution of NookieTownThe idea behind Twisted Family ValuesHer upcoming novelFun, accountability and social risk Social Links <a href="http://www.vcchickering.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">VC Chickering</a> - author's site (with loads of fun links to buy books and procrastinate)<a href="https://www.instagram.com/vcchickering/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@vcchickering</a> - author's Instagram<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCppjcyFnJ3TIL0zJfB-_XIQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Tori Erstwhile &amp; The Montys</a> - author's band's YouTube channel Links in the Show <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nookietown-Novel-V-C-Chickering/dp/1250064813" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Nookie Town</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Family-Values-V-C-Chickering/dp/1250065291" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twisted Family Values </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCppjcyFnJ3TIL0zJfB-_XIQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Tori Erstwhile and the Montys</a><a href="https://us.macmillan.com/smp/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">St Martin's Press </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocky_Horror_Picture_Show" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Rocky Horror Picture Show</a><a href="https://www.tipyourwaitstaff.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Birbiglia Tip Your Wait staff</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/arts/music/coronavirus-mahler-chamber-orchestra.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mahler Chamber Orchestra </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAzXmoY2EvU0hTiajTgHKkw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> International Opera Choir Nabucco Opera </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqvVL8IurMw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Hamilton on Zoom</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKYiTg6_J-M" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Stuck in the Middle Fallon </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBGB" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CBGB's </a><a href="https://bust.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Bust </a><a href="http://joanjett.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Joan Jet </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Sandy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Hurricane Sandy </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Great_Day_in_Harlem_(photograph)" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Great Day in Harlem</a><a href="https://www.hbo.com/veep" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">VEEP</a><a href="https://www.hbo.com/flight-of-the-conchords" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Flight of the Conchords</a><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80197526" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Sex Education </a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.