What's The Word

Ever traveled anywhere or met someone and was completely flabbergasted from the gap of what’s the real deal and what’s bogus? Where do our expectations of different people and places come from? Join host TJ and special guest Patrick Flanary in this wacky convo of fact & fable. -Participants from Russia, the UK, and the US shared their voices and opinions in this hilarious episode!Rate us on the app! Be sure to email us at acornstudiopodcasts@gmail.com if you’re interested in sharing your voice for future episodes! 

The year 2020 has put a screeching halt to everything that we once knew as normal. So what’s gone for good and what do we miss about life before the pandemic? Join us on What’s The Word as we touch on the end of handshakes, “nonbelievers,” and the age of the mask in this dystopian episode!Special guest: DJ Kel from The Groove Sessions.Rate us on the app! Be sure to email us at acornstudiopodcasts@gmail.com if you’re interested in sharing your voice for future episodes! 

What's 'Happily Ever After' like these days? Is it still on the bucket list? What’s the word on that? Catch this intimate, stand-up talk with host TJ as he weighs in on “side pieces,” the vows, and marriage today. Participants from Singapore, Ghana, and the US shared their voices and opinions in this special episode!Rate us on the app! Be sure to email us at acornstudiopodcasts@gmail.com if you’re interested in sharing your voice for future episodes! 

Get an earful as leaders and employees speak on how they really feel about each other in this pent-up expressive episode from different corners of the world. Would you change your tone if you knew your boss was listening? Let’s see how far your two cents go in this spat!Participants from Spain, China, Kenya, and the US shared their voices and opinions in this risky  episode! Rate us on the app! Be sure to email us at acornstudiopodcasts@gmail.com if you’re interested in sharing your voice for future episodes! 

How many profiles caught your eye in the dating app world? Are these apps the truth, or are they avatarical? Join the discussion as host TJ weighs into “cat-fishing,” charlatanry, & infatuation within the digital world of dating! Special guest:  EZFM Radio’s Mohan LiuParticipants from Denmark, the UK, and South Africa shared their voices and opinions in this special episode! Rate us on the app! Be sure to email us at acornstudiopodcasts@gmail.com if you’re interested in sharing your voice for future episodes! 

Ladies and Gents square up in this convo about what gender roles are today in this contentious discussion! Is tradition on its way out with regards to male and female relations, or will it always be ingrained in our psyche? Let’s find out in this perplexing episode!Special Guest : International Journalist Nilla NyakoaParticipants from China, the US, and Thailand shared their voices and opinions in this episode!Rate us on the app! Be sure to email us at acornstudiopodcasts@gmail.com if you’re interested in sharing your voice for future episodes! 

What film would you recommend to others to watch to get an idea of who you are as a person? Which movie characters do you identify with personally and how real are these film depictions in reality? Well check out this revealing and insane dialogue about how real movies can get or lack thereof! Special Guest : Min Rui - Social Media Editor for China Radio International Participants from Zimbabwe, Australia, and the US shared their voices and opinions in this wild episode!Rate us on the app! Be sure to email us at acornstudiopodcasts@gmail.com if you’re interested in sharing your voice for future episodes! 

A question for all of you hopeless romantics, lovebirds, and jaded soursops: Does a rose, chocolates, and flowers have the same appeal today as they once did? Is a there a universal way to express ‘romance’ or is that concept an urban legend? Join the standup talk on trying to define this enigma and what it’s all about from a global angle.Participants from Thailand, Spain, and the US shared their voices and opinions in this wild episode!Rate us on the app! Be sure to email us at acornstudiopodcasts@gmail.com if you’re interested in sharing your voice for future episodes!