https://simplecast.com Official Get Off The Couch We celebrate hard working people by Interviewing with Artist, entrepreneurs, game changers, tastemakers and more who share their journeys with the world. © Podgo en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:04:47 +0000 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:05:00 +0000 https://art19.com/shows/get-off-the-couch Official Get Off The Couch https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9d34baa7-1ac3-468d-adc6-61064bfe0095/bd0e1dd0-c419-483b-97cc-473dda2dd92b/3000x3000/e8aeeea12e1d27a9374585fbad3b54af099a358990c6c11aabb79f58c04070d906a67942851702d18edc23e7c384d8ec287c52768d8c9736f462a8d2baef0270.jpeg?aid=rss_feed https://art19.com/shows/get-off-the-couch episodic We celebrate hard working people by Interviewing with Artist, entrepreneurs, game changers, tastemakers and more who share their journeys with the world. Official Get Off The Couch false https://feeds.simplecast.com/CEHroAsT Official Get Off The Couch booking@podgo.io 53a38372-5f06-412e-9762-50117828c86e Monique Latise the comedian Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:04:47 +0000 booking@podgo.io (Official Get Off The Couch) https://art19.com/shows/get-off-the-couch Monique Latise the comedian Official Get Off The Couch 01:13:19 false full 8 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/1fXwXVfN8dIs_AvCEUpWujmgi7-NtMZaOLpox3PZOxE On the Couch with Taral Hicks Dawson Join us for a new episode of #theofficialgetoffthecouch,

• Taral Hicks Dawson Episode 6

Tune in as we discuss the movie A Bronx Tale, we talked about the story behind the movie, its accessibility, the challenges of starting her career, and the importance of hard work, in this incredible episode!


Taral Hicks Dawson is also an actress and R&B singer. Hicks is best known for her acting in such films as 1993's American crime drama film A Bronx Tale and her 1997 debut R&B studio album This Time which featured a cover of Deniece Williams' "Silly" that peaked at No. 4 on Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.

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]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000 booking@podgo.io (Official Get Off The Couch) https://art19.com/shows/get-off-the-couch Join us for a new episode of #theofficialgetoffthecouch,

• Taral Hicks Dawson Episode 6

Tune in as we discuss the movie A Bronx Tale, we talked about the story behind the movie, its accessibility, the challenges of starting her career, and the importance of hard work, in this incredible episode!


Taral Hicks Dawson is also an actress and R&B singer. Hicks is best known for her acting in such films as 1993's American crime drama film A Bronx Tale and her 1997 debut R&B studio album This Time which featured a cover of Deniece Williams' "Silly" that peaked at No. 4 on Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.

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]]> On the Couch with Taral Hicks Dawson Official Get Off The Couch 01:14:56 Join us for a new episode of #theofficialgetoffthecouch,    • Taral Hicks Dawson Episode 6 Tune in as we discuss the movie A Bronx Tale, we talked about the story behind the movie, its accessibility, the challenges of starting her career, and the importance of hard work, in this incredible episode! Taral Hicks Dawson is also an actress and R&B singer. Hicks is best known for her acting in such films as 1993's American crime drama film A Bronx Tale and her 1997 debut R&B studio album This Time which featured a cover of Deniece Williams' "Silly" that peaked at No. 4 on Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Join us for a new episode of #theofficialgetoffthecouch,    • Taral Hicks Dawson Episode 6 Tune in as we discuss the movie A Bronx Tale, we talked about the story behind the movie, its accessibility, the challenges of starting her career, and the importance of hard work, in this incredible episode! Taral Hicks Dawson is also an actress and R&B singer. Hicks is best known for her acting in such films as 1993's American crime drama film A Bronx Tale and her 1997 debut R&B studio album This Time which featured a cover of Deniece Williams' "Silly" that peaked at No. 4 on Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. false full 6 5b6d216e-ac5d-4a75-9dbf-0fcf66f25615 On The Couch With DJ Scratch Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000 booking@podgo.io (Official Get Off The Couch) https://art19.com/shows/get-off-the-couch On The Couch With DJ Scratch Official Get Off The Couch 01:21:52 DJ Scratch is the 1988 New Music Seminar Battle For World Supremacy DJ champion, the 2010 Master of the Mix winner and the 2012, 2013 & 2014 Global Spin Awards' "Turntablist of the Year". 19 albums produced by DJ Scratch were certified Gold in United States, seven of them were certified as Platinum. DJ Scratch was introduced to EPMD by Jam Master Jay at the Run's House Tour after DJ K LA Boss left EPMD. Impressed by his skills, the two designated DJ Scratch as their official D.J. by their DJ Scratch is the 1988 New Music Seminar Battle For World Supremacy DJ champion, the 2010 Master of the Mix winner and the 2012, 2013 & 2014 Global Spin Awards' "Turntablist of the Year". 19 albums produced by DJ Scratch were certified Gold in United States, seven of them were certified as Platinum. DJ Scratch was introduced to EPMD by Jam Master Jay at the Run's House Tour after DJ K LA Boss left EPMD. Impressed by his skills, the two designated DJ Scratch as their official D.J. by their false full 7 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/sH7NFG01wby6i8I5zFkPugH6u32WJxDPmLktiyPzAVQ On The Couch with Esso ESSO from Queens, NY, who has a background in the music industry and co-founded Bag Fuel and the podcasting/media company.


From All-Star Athlete to celebrity music manager and entrepreneur, Randall Parker “E.S.S.O.” has worked behind the scenes with many legendary artists, producers, and songwriters within the music business.

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]]> Sun, 1 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000 booking@podgo.io (Official Get Off The Couch) https://art19.com/shows/get-off-the-couch ESSO from Queens, NY, who has a background in the music industry and co-founded Bag Fuel and the podcasting/media company.


From All-Star Athlete to celebrity music manager and entrepreneur, Randall Parker “E.S.S.O.” has worked behind the scenes with many legendary artists, producers, and songwriters within the music business.

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]]> On The Couch with Esso Official Get Off The Couch 01:19:45 ESSO from Queens, NY, who has a background in the music industry and co-founded Bag Fuel and the podcasting/media company. From All-Star Athlete to celebrity music manager and entrepreneur, Randall Parker “E.S.S.O.” has worked behind the scenes with many legendary artists, producers, and songwriters within the music business. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. ESSO from Queens, NY, who has a background in the music industry and co-founded Bag Fuel and the podcasting/media company. From All-Star Athlete to celebrity music manager and entrepreneur, Randall Parker “E.S.S.O.” has worked behind the scenes with many legendary artists, producers, and songwriters within the music business. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. false full 5 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/v3flAPz9QFDMF_381P3v45-9l-BB1jjKz7aUjlWU5Ko Res-Philly's Soul Shareese Renée Ballard, known professionally as Res (/riːs/ REESS), is a singer, songwriter and musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who was signed to Talib Kweli's Javotti Media label in 2013.


She is best known for her solo work and for collaborating with Kweli in the electro-hip-hop duo Idle Warship, which released projects like Party Robot (2009) and Habits of the Heart (2011)

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]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000 booking@podgo.io (Official Get Off The Couch) https://art19.com/shows/get-off-the-couch Shareese Renée Ballard, known professionally as Res (/riːs/ REESS), is a singer, songwriter and musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who was signed to Talib Kweli's Javotti Media label in 2013.


She is best known for her solo work and for collaborating with Kweli in the electro-hip-hop duo Idle Warship, which released projects like Party Robot (2009) and Habits of the Heart (2011)

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]]> Res-Philly's Soul Official Get Off The Couch 01:56:51 Shareese Renée Ballard, known professionally as Res (/riːs/ REESS), is a singer, songwriter and musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who was signed to Talib Kweli's Javotti Media label in 2013. She is best known for her solo work and for collaborating with Kweli in the electro-hip-hop duo Idle Warship, which released projects like Party Robot (2009) and Habits of the Heart (2011) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Shareese Renée Ballard, known professionally as Res (/riːs/ REESS), is a singer, songwriter and musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who was signed to Talib Kweli's Javotti Media label in 2013. She is best known for her solo work and for collaborating with Kweli in the electro-hip-hop duo Idle Warship, which released projects like Party Robot (2009) and Habits of the Heart (2011) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. false full 4 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/DTR4QijGkDkvWUTJKf98cE6UGjpOdLzBPL86DDOqsxY Big Bub On this episode of Get Off The Couch we chop it up with the one and only Big Bub, one of the members from the R&B group Today. We talk about growing up in Englewood, New Jersey, being on tour, the wild stories, meeting Teddy Riley, his run-ins with a variety of legends, writing for Bobby Brown, Mary J. Blige and more to his undeniable impact in the music industry, and how he balanced the highs and lows of celebrity life. The conversation is raw, funny, and surprisingly vulnerable, showing a side of Big Bub many fans don’t always get to see. Make some noise for Big Bub!!!

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]]> Wed, 4 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000 booking@podgo.io (Official Get Off The Couch) https://art19.com/shows/get-off-the-couch On this episode of Get Off The Couch we chop it up with the one and only Big Bub, one of the members from the R&B group Today. We talk about growing up in Englewood, New Jersey, being on tour, the wild stories, meeting Teddy Riley, his run-ins with a variety of legends, writing for Bobby Brown, Mary J. Blige and more to his undeniable impact in the music industry, and how he balanced the highs and lows of celebrity life. The conversation is raw, funny, and surprisingly vulnerable, showing a side of Big Bub many fans don’t always get to see. Make some noise for Big Bub!!!

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]]> Big Bub Official Get Off The Couch 01:21:28 On this episode of Get Off The Couch we chop it up with the one and only Big Bub, one of the members from the R&B group Today. We talk about growing up in Englewood, New Jersey, being on tour, the wild stories, meeting Teddy Riley, his run-ins with a variety of legends, writing for Bobby Brown, Mary J. Blige and more to his undeniable impact in the music industry, and how he balanced the highs and lows of celebrity life. The conversation is raw, funny, and surprisingly vulnerable, showing a side of Big Bub many fans don’t always get to see. Make some noise for Big Bub!!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. On this episode of Get Off The Couch we chop it up with the one and only Big Bub, one of the members from the R&B group Today. We talk about growing up in Englewood, New Jersey, being on tour, the wild stories, meeting Teddy Riley, his run-ins with a variety of legends, writing for Bobby Brown, Mary J. Blige and more to his undeniable impact in the music industry, and how he balanced the highs and lows of celebrity life. The conversation is raw, funny, and surprisingly vulnerable, showing a side of Big Bub many fans don’t always get to see. Make some noise for Big Bub!!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. false full 3 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/nZTXRSYvoMP489yIJoiVCNjMBxGIfXJYCoBoEu9abFk On The Couch With R&B Group Allure As we sit on the couch with the amazing R&B group Allure, we get to hear about their incredible journey from Laguardia High School, signing to Mariah Carey, touring, their personal life and still doing what they love! grab your popcorn and take a seat as the ladies of ALLURE bring you into their world.


@officialallure97

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]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000 booking@podgo.io (Official Get Off The Couch) https://art19.com/shows/get-off-the-couch As we sit on the couch with the amazing R&B group Allure, we get to hear about their incredible journey from Laguardia High School, signing to Mariah Carey, touring, their personal life and still doing what they love! grab your popcorn and take a seat as the ladies of ALLURE bring you into their world.


@officialallure97

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]]> On The Couch With R&B Group Allure Official Get Off The Couch 01:32:18 As we sit on the couch with the amazing R&B group Allure, we get to hear about their incredible journey from Laguardia High School, signing to Mariah Carey, touring, their personal life and still doing what they love! grab your popcorn and take a seat as the ladies of ALLURE bring you into their world. @officialallure97 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. As we sit on the couch with the amazing R&B group Allure, we get to hear about their incredible journey from Laguardia High School, signing to Mariah Carey, touring, their personal life and still doing what they love! grab your popcorn and take a seat as the ladies of ALLURE bring you into their world. @officialallure97 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. false full 2 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/aooRtMeQyDD9vCLoTORYApF9ds-gtzRvJ20uG8l2WHU Taj Jackson 16x Grammy Songwriter This episode we sit down with Grammy writer Taj Jackson shares his journey in music as a songwriter, discussing his relationship with Lionel Richie, his 1st big publishing check and the state of the music industry.


This is episode 2 of season one, be sure to subscribe, follow and share!!

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]]> Wed, 7 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000 booking@podgo.io (Official Get Off The Couch) https://art19.com/shows/get-off-the-couch This episode we sit down with Grammy writer Taj Jackson shares his journey in music as a songwriter, discussing his relationship with Lionel Richie, his 1st big publishing check and the state of the music industry.


This is episode 2 of season one, be sure to subscribe, follow and share!!

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]]> Taj Jackson 16x Grammy Songwriter Official Get Off The Couch 00:42:05 This episode we sit down with Grammy writer Taj Jackson shares his journey in music as a songwriter, discussing his relationship with Lionel Richie, his 1st big publishing check and the state of the music industry. This is episode 2 of season one, be sure to subscribe, follow and share!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. This episode we sit down with Grammy writer Taj Jackson shares his journey in music as a songwriter, discussing his relationship with Lionel Richie, his 1st big publishing check and the state of the music industry. This is episode 2 of season one, be sure to subscribe, follow and share!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. false full 1 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/8XEmQplsRvMKXrlt-SsHSmVGH6P5uOFgWWrip7wLiYY Monifah EP 1(8) Where we celebrate and make space for the trendsetters, entrepreneurs, taste makers, artists, producers, and go getters. Join us as we sit on the couch with Grammy nominated artist, singer, songwriter, actress and business woman Monifah! Discussing life after Uptown Records, Heavy D, R & B Divas, married life and her journey in the music business.

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]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000 booking@podgo.io (Official Get Off The Couch) https://art19.com/shows/get-off-the-couch Where we celebrate and make space for the trendsetters, entrepreneurs, taste makers, artists, producers, and go getters. Join us as we sit on the couch with Grammy nominated artist, singer, songwriter, actress and business woman Monifah! Discussing life after Uptown Records, Heavy D, R & B Divas, married life and her journey in the music business.

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]]> Monifah EP 1(8) Official Get Off The Couch 01:40:49 Where we celebrate and make space for the trendsetters, entrepreneurs, taste makers, artists, producers, and go getters. Join us as we sit on the couch with Grammy nominated artist, singer, songwriter, actress and business woman Monifah! Discussing life after Uptown Records, Heavy D, R & B Divas, married life and her journey in the music business. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Where we celebrate and make space for the trendsetters, entrepreneurs, taste makers, artists, producers, and go getters. Join us as we sit on the couch with Grammy nominated artist, singer, songwriter, actress and business woman Monifah! Discussing life after Uptown Records, Heavy D, R & B Divas, married life and her journey in the music business. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. false full 0