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Sasha Talks with Sasha Laghonh

Sasha Talks with Sasha Laghonh

By: Sasha Laghonh
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 Sasha Talks is a show that features content focusing on Business, Lifestyle, Human Development and the Literary Arts. Since the show's inception in 2012, it presents international talents sharing their latest works. Different genres of messages are shared by reputable personalities and talents in interview formats. The show also delivers Sasha's monologues featuring pertinent topics which provide food for thought among audiences. 'Sasha Talks' at BBS Radio celebrates GLOBAL talents sharing their life mission and craft with WORLDWIDE audiences. Join Sasha to explore different topics alongside entrepreneurs, subject matter experts, authors, entertainers and surprise guests. Sasha Talks Terms of Service and Disclaimers ApplyCopyright 2026 Sasha Laghonh Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Social Sciences Spirituality
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  • Sasha Talks, November 10, 2026

    Sasha Talks, November 10, 2026
    11 Nov 2026
    Sasha Talks with Sasha Laghonh Cyberpsychology, Online Predatory Behavior, and Digital Safety with Dr. Michael Nuccitelli Host Sasha Laghonh welcomes psychologist and cyberpsychology researcher Dr. Michael Nuccitelli to examine the rise of online predatory behavior, character assassination, and internet use disorders. Together, they explore practical safety tools, the concept of digital dinners for families, and the pressing need for digital citizenship education. Framing Online Predator Dynamics During Quarantine Sasha welcomes psychologist and cyberpsychology researcher Dr. Nuccitelli back to the show, noting his development of the iPredator concept in 2009 and his free educational resources available at ipredator.org. Nuccitelli explains how quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic amplified idle time, frustration, and boredom, causing a darker side of human behavior to manifest across cyberspace. This environment spurred noticeable surges in cyberbullying, cyberstalking, internet use disorder, and online crime. In response to Laghonh's question regarding cyberstalking and cybercrime distinctions, Nuccitelli details the practical tools offered on his site, including twenty-six checklists and diagnostic inventories. He clarifies that checklists serve users already practicing proactive safety habits who seek verification, whereas inventories frame investigative inquiries for individuals and organizations assessing exposure to online threats. Nuccitelli encourages the public to freely download multiple assessments, underscoring that public education remains the core mission of his volunteer-driven initiative. Classic Internet Trolls Versus Predatory Character Assassination Laghonh asks about the evolution of trolling, prompting Nuccitelli to contrast classic internet trolls with dangerous predatory trolls. While classic trolls inflame emotions and provoke anger for an immediate ego boost, predatory trolls wage calculated campaigns designed to destroy livelihoods, education, and personal relationships through character assassination. Nuccitelli shares that he has personally experienced predatory attacks, noting how perpetrators disseminate defamatory blogs and manipulated images that rank on search engines to sabotage employment prospects. When Laghonh inquires how victims can salvage their reputations, Nuccitelli advises building an authentic, buffered online presence focused on personal interests, such as sharing articles or photographs about favorite hobbies. While not an absolute shield, this positive presence establishes a reputational buffer against defamatory search results. He further stresses that active targets must overcome secrecy and promptly notify employers, schools, and immediate family members, warning that aggressive trolls routinely contact workplaces and relatives directly to maximize reputational and emotional devastation. Victim Assistance Demographics And Legal Enforcement Voids Reviewing caller demographics from a decade of volunteer assistance, Nuccitelli reports that while parents consult him regarding teenagers, adult professionals represent the primary demographic suffering severe cyber-harassment, stalking, and defamation. Laghonh questions whether victims sometimes invite harm through careless sharing. Nuccitelli agrees that oversharing fuels exploitation, emphasizing that public figures especially must limit revealing details. He describes offenders as obsessive actors, frequently driven by personality disorders, revenge, or former domestic relationships, who spend money and time collecting personal data. Disturbingly, very few perpetrators face judicial consequences or appear in court. Nuccitelli laments that despite four decades in the Information Age, industrialized nations lack unified mechanisms for identifying, apprehending, and punishing digital assailants. Unlike the pre-digital era when defamation remained confined to local neighborhoods or regional newspapers, social media distributes slander instantly across states and nations. Nuccitelli advocates for criminal defamation statutes, observing that current First Amendment protections often leave targeted citizens without effective legal recourse against widespread online harm. The Dangers Of Oversharing And Public Vacations Laghonh raises the naive assumption held by device owners who mistakenly believe purchasing hardware grants absolute liberty to engage online without consequence. Nuccitelli illustrates this hazard using the cautionary case of an acquaintance, referred to as Lydia, who posted continuous Facebook updates about her upcoming two-week trip to the Jersey Shore. Because her account settings remained public, burglars monitored her itinerary and ransacked her residence while she vacationed away. Nuccitelli points to this episode as a classic failure of digital awareness, noting that many well-intentioned individuals broadcast intimate whereabouts without considering malicious third parties viewing their...
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    31 min
  • Sasha Talks, October 27, 2026

    Sasha Talks, October 27, 2026
    28 Oct 2026
    Sasha Talks with Sasha Laghonh Less Is More: Rethinking Possessions, Words and Expectations for a More Intentional Life In this solo edition of Sasha Talks, host Sasha Laghonh explores how the principle of less is more can reshape possessions, communication, expectations and daily habits toward a more intentional, less stressful life. Framing Less Is More For Growth Sasha Laghonh opens the broadcast from sashatalks.com, welcoming listeners to an episode built around the theme of less is more. She explains that she has touched on minimalism before across different industries and contexts, but this time wants to narrow the focus onto aspects of self development where listeners can raise their quality of life and become more intentional in daily routines. She notes that all content is subject to the terms of service and disclaimers of Sasha Talks. She opens with a question for listeners to sit with, asking whether they might be getting in their own way while waiting for an outcome to transpire, and whether they are truly open and ready to receive what they are seeking, anticipating or desiring. She distinguishes seeking, desiring and anticipating as three separate states that do not always travel together, reminding listeners that holding any of the three does not guarantee an outcome will prevail. Possessions, Function And Pandemic Shifts Sasha turns to possessions, asking listeners whether their belongings actually serve a function or whether they are collecting things to feed a deeper desire, distinguishing intentional collecting of cars, cards or homes from hoarding, which she calls a deeper, layered matter deserving its own attention and healing. She describes crossing paths with many people during the pandemic, both by chance outdoors and through travel for work, who organically began sharing how the pandemic reshaped their lifestyles, choices and priorities. Some wanted to donate items and downsize, others wanted new beginnings, and several confessed they had owned things for years without realizing it, still paying off possessions they no longer used, which added quiet stress rather than feeding a healthy mindset. Sasha insists there is no right or wrong answer here, only the deeper question of why a person invites certain people, things or opportunities into their life in the first place. Minimalism As Intentional Downsizing Sasha clarifies that minimalism is not about settling for less, cheapening out or extreme frugality, but about intentionality in what a person welcomes into their space, time, emotions and relationships, without decreasing their worthiness or self-esteem. She shares a story from a conversation on the circuit over a decade ago with a man who downsized after realizing that maintaining a large, generously invested property had consumed the personal time he and his spouse once used for connecting and socializing, turning upkeep into a near full-time hobby. The couple chose to downsize to reclaim quality time and quality of life, having experienced both sides of the fence and done what felt right for them. Sasha stresses that listeners should not compare their own choices to others they do or do not know, since comparison quietly erodes gratitude, and encourages focusing time and energy on fewer priorities rather than spreading attention thin across many half-hearted pursuits. Words, Reacting And Responding Sasha moves into communication, observing that words can uplift, direct or demean, and that a few sincere words often comfort more than empty lip service. She asks listeners to notice whether they are reacting or genuinely responding in conversation, since a reaction can masquerade as a response without carrying real utility. She describes people who run their mouths to gain dominance, attract attention or insist on being right at all costs, driving through conversations without pausing to consider whether they are building bridges or starting a domino effect that pushes people away. She reminds listeners to hold respect and space for strangers who do not yet know them, trusting that the right connections will cross their path without needless worry over missed ones. She warns that this same mouth-running behavior can sabotage relationships, workplace credibility and social standing, and notes that some people elevate their communication for one audience while becoming a different, less careful version of themselves before another. Expectations, Worthiness And Honesty Sasha addresses expectations, arguing that holding minimal expectations of oneself can be healthy, helping build patience and understanding since mistakes are inevitable for everyone. She warns that fixating too heavily on others making mistakes, and projecting that expectation onto them, tends to reflect back on the person holding it, which makes mindset the real foundation beneath speech, decisions and outcomes. She draws a distinction between worthiness and deserving, explaining that every human being carries ...
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    20 min
  • Sasha Talks, October 13, 2026

    Sasha Talks, October 13, 2026
    14 Oct 2026
    Sasha Talks with Sasha Laghonh Crafting an Impactful Pitch: Do's, Don'ts and Pitching Etiquette for Radio and Podcasts In this solo edition of Sasha Talks, host Sasha Laghonh breaks down how to craft an impactful pitch for any radio show, podcast or media platform, sharing real-life do's and don'ts drawn from years of reviewing submissions herself. Setting The Stage For Pitch Etiquette Sasha Laghonh opens the broadcast from sashatalks.com, telling listeners the hour builds on advice she has shared previously on her private platforms about submitting a pitch to any community, network, radio station or host. She notes that terms of service and disclaimers apply, and that she speaks only from her own professional and personal experience as an independent contributor, not on behalf of BBS Radio Network. Having received pitches through many channels worldwide, she says she has seen plenty worth emulating alongside pitching etiquette and behaviors she discourages on any platform, in any capacity, on any continent. She promises listeners real-life examples of do's and vague real-life examples of don'ts before diving in. Recalling a lesson from a mentor years ago, she repeats that everything in life has a function, and if it lacks function, it doesn't matter. A pitch, she explains, is a chance to make an impression and share a preview of who you are and what you do, but it only matters if you let it. Reading The Form Before You Submit Sasha walks listeners through what she looks for when an open call or opportunity appears, whether posted on a website, mentioned in a magazine, or found on a show page. She urges candidates to study the format and requirements before filling anything out, asking whether there are guidelines or prerequisites and whether every field truly gets completed. She describes a recurring frustration: people rush through an entire form, check a box admitting they did not read the rules, then submit anyway, which she treats as an automatic delete. Pitches have come her way in the five figures, she says, and she deletes a large majority, by her estimate 65 to 70 percent, often without reading them fully. She explains how her own show's submission form works, noting that any blank required field shows up as incomplete on her end and gets discarded. Filling out the candidate's actual name matters too, she says, since agencies and representatives sometimes submit on someone else's behalf without making that relationship clear, leaving the eventual guest confused about who contacted them. Terms, Availability, And Lending Your Voice Sasha moves into the mechanics of a strong submission, encouraging a brief bio rather than a full life story, since a short overview helps a host judge fit quickly and narrows down scheduling against the show's own availability. She distinguishes complimentary community engagements from pay-to-play arrangements, cautioning that paying for access never guarantees acceptance and that a dignified pitch aligned with the host's genre still matters either way. She highlights the question most pitches skip entirely: whether the candidate explicitly accepts the terms of service and disclaimers that make the appearance a mutually beneficial, protected collaboration. Turning to the idea of lending one's voice and image, she explains that guests who appear on dozens of other podcasts sometimes balk when a station's terms spell out, in writing, that their voice and likeness will be used to promote the episode. She tells such reluctant guests plainly that declining to grant that permission defeats the purpose of pitching at all, since an interview cannot run on silence. The Three Elements Every Pitch Needs Sasha breaks down what she considers the basics of a well-built pitch: a premise, a frame of reference and a clear objective. The premise, she says, is the foundation that sets the focus of a proposed interview within its limited start and end time, and she faults many submitters for offering their whole life story instead of a single thread. The frame of reference asks how the proposed topic actually connects to the network or genre being pitched, and she contrasts long rambling pitches with one-line notes that simply say "include me as a contributor," both of which she deletes without hesitation. She compares a pitch lacking that connection to announcing you went to the bathroom without saying what happened afterward. The objective, she explains, is the optimal goal of the engagement, whether promoting a brand, continuing an educational conversation or resuming a prior professional dialogue. She singles out Hollywood brush-in encounters as one of the most overrated pitch themes she sees globally, since a passing celebrity sighting rarely carries enough substance to fill a 45- to 60-minute conversation. The Do's: Manners, Patience, And Opportunity Sasha offers a run of practical do's for anyone on the pitching circuit. Good manners, she insists, go a long way regardless of ...
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    30 min
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