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Sparkle On With Devi Jags

Sparkle On With Devi Jags

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Sparkle On With Devi Jags is a podcast and movement to help listeners reclaim their happiness, passion, and self-worth through the power of creativity.

Devi believes everyone has a "Sparkle," a fiery light inside us that can overcome darkness through artistry and our inner child. Elevating leading artists, creatives, and storytellers, this movement inspires listeners to reclaim what makes them shine and always Sparkle On.

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  • Olivia Gatwood — Writing About Girlhood, Rage, & Women Friendship

    Olivia Gatwood — Writing About Girlhood, Rage, & Women Friendship
    Sep 2 2026
    Poet and novelist Olivia Gatwood joins Sparkle On to trace her journey from writing spy stories as a kid to becoming an internationally recognized voice on girlhood, queerness, and the complexities of women friendships. Olivia reveals how she transformed rage into advocacy, and eventually into stories that center joy, vulnerability, and the messy humanity of women's relationships with each other. She unpacks the creation of her debut novel, Whoever You Are, Honey, a fembot story set in Santa Cruz that interrogates internalized misogyny, the fear of intimacy between women, and what it means to be created from the male gaze. Olivia walks us through her writing process, the danger of trauma bonding, and why she believes resilience isn't about staying in pain but about returning to difficult subjects from a place of strength. Stay on the lookout for the upcoming film adaptation of Olivia’s novel with Margot Robbie's Lucky Chap, and be sure to order a copy of her book! Read Whoever You Are, Honey: Available now wherever books are sold Follow Olivia Gatwood: https://www.instagram.com/oliviagatwood Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:01:30 The Writer Origin Story: From Journals to Performance Poetry 00:05:42 Speak Like a Girl: The Performance That Changed Everything 00:08:41 From Athlete to Advocate: Choosing Poetry Over Soccer 00:11:31 The First Poem: Catcalling, Rage, and Riling Up the Boys 00:14:23 Navigating Perception: Self-Care as a Young Woman on Stage 00:17:00 The Doxxing Incident: When Rage Shifted to Love 00:18:28 Life of the Party and New American Best Friend: Poetry Collections on Girlhood 00:19:46 Writing as Processing: You Don't Need Pain to Create 00:21:45 Prompts for Processing: Letters, Odes, and Writing to Shame 00:23:52 Breaking Out of the Box: Exploring Different Writing Mediums 00:27:52 The Birth of Whoever You Are, Honey: Fembots and Female Friendships 00:29:41 Santa Cruz as Character: Tech, Gentrification, and Playing God 00:32:42 The Pick Me Girl: Understanding Fear and Intimacy Between Women 00:36:17 Developing Complex Characters: The Lifeguard Analogy 00:38:08 Writing Into Fear and Obsession: What Are You Not Saying? 00:44:40 Title IX Education: Trauma Bonding and Campus Culture 00:46:09 Creative Education Under Restriction: Teaching Consent Without Talking About Sex 00:48:32 The Army Base Workshop: Teaching Empathy to Those Trained to Kill 00:50:28 Writing From Joy: Celebrating Survival and Self-Compassion 00:52:26 Reading From the Novel: Lena and Sebastian's First Meeting 00:57:41 The Movie Adaptation: Working With Lucky Chap and Margot Robbie 00:58:56 Small Wins: Making Friends in Adulthood
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    1 ora e 1 min
  • Spencer Paysinger — From NFL to Hollywood, and Writing All American (REPLAY)

    Spencer Paysinger — From NFL to Hollywood, and Writing All American (REPLAY)
    Aug 27 2026
    From winning Super Bowl 46 with the New York Giants to co-producing the CW's hit series All American, Spencer Paysinger shares how community, identity, and storytelling became the foundation of everything he's built. This conversation explores how Spencer discovered screenwriting as therapy during his NFL career, spending every Tuesday off-day in movie theaters studying story structure before he even knew what it was called. He unpacks the creation of All American, and how he's had to reconcile watching a fictionalized version of his own life rewrite his personal history. Spencer reveals the universal truth that sold the show: the importance of teaching the next generation that ownership, creativity, and self-definition are acts of power. Spencer proves that your Sparkle isn't just one thing; it's everything you choose to pour yourself into. Watch All American on Netflix and the CW Watch BS High on HBO Max Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:00:55 The 2011 NFL Draft: Overcoming Rejection and Making the Giants Roster 00:05:16 The Transition Period: Depression, Uncertainty, and Finding Community 00:06:52 Discovering Screenwriting: Movies as Therapy During NFL Career 00:11:57 The Artist Identity: Football Was Never Everything 00:18:29 The Power of Pitching Yourself: From Special Teams to Hollywood 00:23:24 The Birth of All-American: Pitching the Universal Truth of Being an Outsider 00:30:35 When Fiction Rewrites Your History: Spencer James vs Spencer Paysinger 00:33:25 Finding Joy in the Global Impact: All-American's Reach and Legacy 00:35:45 BS High Documentary: Exposing the Youth Sports Coaching Crisis 00:39:57 Raising Black Kids in America: Community, Identity, and Education 00:44:50 Hilltop Coffee and Kitchen: Creating Ownership in the Neighborhood 00:48:26 What's Next: Writing, Directing, and Redefining Systems at 36 00:50:25 Parenting with Presence: Real Conversations and Breaking Generational Cycles
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    54 min
  • Laura Rizzotto — The Brazilian Dream & Multilingual Songwriting

    Laura Rizzotto — The Brazilian Dream & Multilingual Songwriting
    Aug 19 2026
    From opening for Demi Lovato at 16 to representing Latvia at Eurovision, singer-songwriter Laura Rizzotto shares how performing in four languages became her creative superpower. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro with Latvian heritage, Laura reveals how translating Brazilian songs into English at age 11 taught her the art of phrasing, melody, and cross-cultural storytelling that now defines her bilingual pop sound. Laura walks us through writing in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and Italian, explaining how each language carries its own rhythm, resonance, and emotional vulnerability. Her latest single, Viralata, celebrates Brazilian identity and the power of embracing all your roots. Follow Laura Rizzotto: https://www.instagram.com/LauraRizzotto Listen to Viralata: Available on all streaming platforms: https://laurarizzotto.com/music/ Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:01:00 First Memories: Writing Poetry and Translating Brazilian Songs 00:02:57 The Art of Multilingual Songwriting and Finding Your Voice 00:05:05 Choreography, Language, and the Papaya Versions 00:09:38 The Completionist vs The Perfectionist: Letting Songs Reveal Themselves 00:14:58 Opening for Demi Lovato at 16 and Trusting Your Instinct 00:21:51 Reconnecting with the Inner Child and Daydreaming as an Adult 00:30:25 The Jennifer Lopez Story: When Opportunity Calls on a Friday Night 00:38:36 Eurovision 2018: Representing Latvia and Embracing the Journey 00:45:50 Viralata: The Brazilian Dream and Embracing Your Roots as a Superpower 00:50:05 Home Is a Feeling: Building Community and Safety as an Artist 00:55:25 Purpose, Narcissism, and Taking Up Space as a Woman Artist 01:06:54 Affirmation Cards: Abundance, No Judgment, and Sparkle On
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    1 ora e 10 min
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