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COFFEETALK XL

8 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -

Kevin Barbaro is a full-time actor and model that is also a former nationally-syndicated radio host and a former highly-successful NCAA Division I head coach. CoffeeTalk XL is the fourth edition in his CoffeeTalk brand. The show takes the audience on a journey through his career as an actor as well as touching on the different aspects of his life from sports to the music industry. As a businessman, Kevin has built three companies from the ground up in LIVE entertainment as well as construction. A variety show that is fun and engaging with guests from all walks of life and from around the World.

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Episodes

COFFEETALK XL: Enlightenment and Claiming Space

June 27, 2021 15:45 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

SEGMENT 1 Kevin opens up this episode by sharing his value of being inclusive of all people, no matter the identity and make-up of a person. He continues to show his support for all communities, including the LGBTQ+ community. However, because he wasn’t educated on transgender people, he is begins to talk more on wanting to learn and understand more about this specific community. To shine a spotlight on Pride month, Kevin hopes to open his listener’s minds and hearts while they lis...

COFFEETALK XL: Burritos and Overcoming Adversity

June 18, 2021 13:47 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

SHOW NOTES SEGMENT 1 Kevin Barbaro starts his show off with introducing Kevin Beck, an author who writes about Track and Field and who was Kevin’s former roommate and teammate back in college. Run Strong is one of the books Kevin has written within his writing career. They speak about the recent news surrounding Shelby Houlihan and the ban that followed her positive drug test. The substances found in Shelby's system could have come from things like ingested meat, which further que...

COFFEETALK XL: Callback Tips, Concert Chaos and Bigfoot

June 18, 2021 13:43 - 59 minutes - 55.2 MB

SHOW NOTES SEGMENT 1 Kevin starts the show by talking about the concert industry. In past episodes he has talked about the impact this pandemic has had on independent promoters such as himself. Today Kevin shares his chaotic experience when managing a Jamey Johnson concert. Not everyone has been happy with the change in date and opening acts. This has led to some interesting experiences for Kevin. SEGMENT 2 Recently, Kevin got a callback! He shares some of his methods to be memo...

COFFEETALK XL: Music, An Epic Road Trip and Mental Health

June 18, 2021 13:36 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MB

SHOW NOTES SEGMENT 1 Kevin introduces his guests for today, his best friend Kramer and Marco Rosario. They discuss branding as an actor and how they manage their appearance. Recently Kevin has had 12 auditions and it is important that he looks the same. Casting directors will often get mad when you arrive at a callback looking significantly different from your audition. Kevin shares his experience with the coolest audition he had this week. They also discuss their road trip throug...

COFFEETALK XL: Business of Acting II & Concert Promotions

June 18, 2021 13:19 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

SHOW NOTES SEGMENT 1 If you’re an actor you have to update your casting network profile, which is not always an easy task. Kevin has noticed many people asking how you connect all your profiles. He tells you a simple way to do this. When managing these profiles, Kevin encourages you to also consider what your brand is and how people perceive you. Kevin once believed that the world perceived his one way only to learn that it was the opposite. It was when he understood this that he ...

COFFEETALK XL: The Business of Acting - My Story

June 18, 2021 13:06 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

SHOW NOTES SEGMENT 1 If you follow him on social media, you know that recently Kevin found a cat who mothered kittens.  She lives in a lumber yard and has hidden her kittens. He provides updates on their progress assisting the cats. Last week Kevin’s production company, KBProductions, hosted a concert at The Oil Palace. Was going to drive out but due to the gas shortage in the Southeast Kevin was unable to fill up his car. SEGMENT 2 Before acting, Kevin was a NCAA Division 1 coa...

COFFEETALK XL: Mother's Day Madness

June 18, 2021 12:58 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

SHOW NOTES SEGMENT 1 Kevin talks about Rocky’s Animal Rescue, a cat rescue service he named after his cat Rocky and how it all got started. Ten years ago he moved to New York City on a whim and his first job in the city was assisting with a cat rescue at a humane society. There were 36 feeding stations around the town where they would keep track of the strays. It was during his rounds that Kevin found a particularly special cat. SEGMENT 2 Kevin introduces Jeff Pearlman, author o...

PREMIERE: The Return of COFFEETALK

June 02, 2021 02:41 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MB

SHOW NOTES (May 4, 2021) SEGMENT 1 Our host Kevin Barbaro is coming to your from South Carolina. Kevin started this show to highlight his own program as well as college track and field. He is happy to be back at Talk Alternative Broadcasting because of it’s engaging dialogue driven content. SEGMENT 2 Kevin talks about some track and field news. Football player DK Metcalf will be running 100mm at the USATF Golden Games. Before discussing this further Kevin decided to open up about the tw...