Episode 34: Why Jussie? Plus guest interviews with Latina Polymath, Carliana Harris and founder of Ronan School of Music and singer-songwriter Darren Ronan - a podcast by Taste Test Live

Tuesday night was jammed packed with fun and the most interesting conversations! On this week’s episode, it’s the first time we featured TWO GUEST!!!  Latina Motivational Coach & Journalist, Carliana Harris and founder of Ronan School of Music and singer-songwriter Darren Ronan — who also gave us an advance exclusive from his forthcoming album, “Good Things”.
#HaveATaste - Damien Lamar and MJbaker reviewed highlights from music played on the air during Taste Test radio show which on aired on Saturday night, February 16, 2018, on WJCT 89.9 FM.
And of course, we tasted the highlights of Saturday night’s show and laughed during the funniest 🤣🤣🤣 (and intentionally not-raunchy) ‘Put This In Your Mouth’ segment where Blue Franswa, MJbaker and I just want to know . . . “Why Jussie?” There are too many questions surrounding the developments with the Jussie Smollett investigation. Since we recorded the episode, Jussie Smollett arrested for allegedly making up hate-crime attack.
 
GUEST BIOS: 
ABOUT CARLIANA HARRIS
Carliana was born in Puerto Rico and spent almost all of her life in the small town of Jesup, GA. She now resides in Jacksonville, FL. She is the sideline reporter for the Jaguars Spanish broadcast, a reporter for a show called Se Habla Español en Jax and the owner of an online boutique called Azúcar. Carliana is one of the founders of the Fairy Godmother Project, an initiative to help low-income high school girls obtain a prom dress. She enjoys quality time with family and friends, do-it-yourself projects, travelling, drinking wine, eating chocolate and she enjoys listening to the stories, jokes, journeys, adventures, and antics of the people she meets. “I want to empower and inspire Latina women. I want them to understand that we are all filled with unlimited possibility, regardless of age and social class. If your heart desires it, go for it. Nothing can stop you, but YOU.“
ABOUT DARREN RONAN
Darren Ronan is a professional musician who has been teaching at Grace Episcopal Day School since 2008. He graduated from University of North Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Music in 2002, served as Band Director at St. Johns Country Day School '00 -’07, and founded Ronan School of Music in 2010. While at UNF he was fortunate to study percussion with Charlotte Mabrey and drum set with Rick Kirkland. He has also toured the southern and eastern United States playing in a variety of musical settings; opening shows and sharing stages with such notable performers as Booker T., Diane Schuur, Linda Purl, Elvin Bishop, Dwight Yoakum, and so many more.
Darren also has provided percussion for local productions of musicals Pippin and Bye Bye Birdie, and along with respected Broadway pianist Eugene Gwozdz as music director, backed Theater Jacksonville executive director Sarah Boone on her show, "The Double Threats: A Celebration of Composer/Lyricists.” He currently performs as a solo acoustic act and also with his rockabilly band, The 77ds. "Good Things," his album of all-original music, was released in 2009.
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Credits:
Damien Lamar (Host, Executive Producer & Audio Engineer)
Blue Franswa (co-Host)
MJbaker (co-Host)
Autumn Lee - Production Assistant
Intro/Outro Music - Stéphane Pitois
 
Here is the podcast schedule for the next few weeks!
Next week, we'll be interviewing Folio Weekly's Best of Jax 2018 Female Vocalist Mama Blue, and next month, we'll be joined by violinist and vocalist Philip Pan, performing artist, Kim Reteguiz, multi-instrumentalists and studio masters Devin Way & Orlando”Twenty8” Woods Jr., managing director of Friends of Hemming Park, Christina Parrish Stone and award-winning poet Ebony Payne-English and so many more!
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