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Tinaca Jones
- Narrated by: Retta, Matt Boren, Stephanie Lemelin
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
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Tinaca Jones
Publisher's summary
Please Note: This content is not for kids. This audio comedy features adult language (hurled especially at one malicious, phony Kelly Smith). Discretion is advised.
In this dramatic comedy, Parks and Recreation and Good Girls star Retta brings humor and strength to her role as the unforgettable Tinaca Jones.
What’s in a name? A lot. The name Tinaca, for example, has been passed down in the Jones family for generations of women. In fact, the Joneses name a Tinaca every other generation, to let the name breathe a little. To let each Tinaca shine. And shine is exactly what Tinaca Jones intends to do.
A grocery cashier by day and household name in the making by night, Tinaca Jones pays her dues, saves her coins, and takes business and marketing classes. She spends every second readying to launch her lifestyle brand for anyone who wants to live like her - that is, intentionally and fabulously. But when a basic blonde with an even more basic name, Kelly Smith, approaches her register and peeps her nametag, Tinaca’s plans come crashing down all around her.
The next thing Tinaca knows, Kelly Smith has launched herself into overnight fame with a pathetic, old-as-time, red-carpet stunt, using the stage name "Tinaca Jones". But Kelly Smith messed with the wrong woman. What follows is Tinaca Jones’s wild and triumphant account of the battle to reclaim her name, told over the course of an epic and hilarious deposition.
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Please Note: This content is not for kids. This audio comedy features adult language (hurled especially at one malicious, phony Kelly Smith). Discretion is advised.
In this dramatic comedy, Parks and Recreation and Good Girls star Retta brings humor and strength to her role as the unforgettable Tinaca Jones.
What’s in a name? A lot. The name Tinaca, for example, has been passed down in the Jones family for generations of women. In fact, the Joneses name a Tinaca every other generation, to let the name breathe a little. To let each Tinaca shine. And shine is exactly what Tinaca Jones intends to do.
A grocery cashier by day and household name in the making by night, Tinaca Jones pays her dues, saves her coins, and takes business and marketing classes. She spends every second readying to launch her lifestyle brand for anyone who wants to live like her - that is, intentionally and fabulously. But when a basic blonde with an even more basic name, Kelly Smith, approaches her register and peeps her nametag, Tinaca’s plans come crashing down all around her.
The next thing Tinaca knows, Kelly Smith has launched herself into overnight fame with a pathetic, old-as-time, red-carpet stunt, using the stage name "Tinaca Jones". But Kelly Smith messed with the wrong woman. What follows is Tinaca Jones’s wild and triumphant account of the battle to reclaim her name, told over the course of an epic and hilarious deposition.
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About the Creator and Performer
Writer/Actor Matt Boren is a graduate of NYU’S Tisch School of The Arts. He got his start writing story arcs for All My Children then went on to sell his first pilot, Dirtbags, to Fox. That pilot was greenlit and thus began Boren’s career in television. He has gone on to sell shows to NBC, ABC, FX, E!, Disney Channel, and Nickelodeon. Boren has written on over 80 episodes of television including Melissa and Joey, See Dad Run, and Sofia the First. Boren has acted in many projects in both film and television including the lead role in the Sundance darling, Momma’s Man, Amazon Prime’s The Booth at the End, and for nine seasons as Stuart on How I Met Your Mother.
Boren’s first novel, Folded Notes from High School, was released in April 2018 (Razorbill). The audiobook version—starring Christina Applegate, Ramy Youssef, Taylor Spreitler, Ryan Newman, Selma Blair, Meredith Salenger, and Katie Lowes—was chosen as one of the most "Amazing Audiobooks" of the year by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Boren wrote an Audible Original comedy, Tinaca Jones, starring Retta with appearances by Boren and Stephanie Lemelin.
About the Performer
Actress and comedian Retta has delighted audiences with her performance aptitude and comedy precision and has established herself as a consistent first pick for Hollywood. She appeared in the 2019 hit comedy Good Boys, which opened as the number one movie in the country. She stars as Ruby on the NBC hit series Good Girls also starring Christina Hendricks and Mae Whitman. Retta plays Ruby, one of three friends who are weary of the daily grind. Together, they decide to pull off a supermarket heist, only to find they are in for more than they bargained. Audiences also adore Retta as Barbara on the Bravo hit series Girlfriends Guide to Divorce, a drama, exploring friendship and the post-divorce ups and downs. Retta spent a memorable seven seasons playing the über beloved office mate Donna Meagle on NBC's critically acclaimed comedy Parks and Recreation.
In addition to her success in acting, Retta is also a critically acclaimed author, publishing her first work entitled So Close To Being the Sh*t Y’all Don’t Even Know. Retta has enjoyed success in feature films as well. She starred in the teenage tale Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life as Ida Sticker, as well as independent films Band Aid, To the Bone and Where’s the Money? She previously starred in the franchise Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, and the independent drama, Other People, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Other films include Bastards with Ed Helms and Owen Wilson, Fracture with Anthony Hopkins, First Sunday with Ice Cube and Katt Williams, Sex & Death 101 with Simon Baker, and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star with David Spade.
Retta, born Marietta Sirleaf to immigrant parents from Liberia, grew up in New Jersey. Upon graduating pre-med from Duke University with a degree in Sociology, Retta decided to take a year off before medical school to work as a contract chemist before she decided to pursue her dream of having her own sitcom. Realizing there were several sitcom stars that started as comedians (Roseanne, Drew Carrey, Tim Allen, Brett Butler) she began doing stand-up in Raleigh, NC and soon decided to make the move to LA. Retta started performing in Los Angeles and eventually began showcasing for the National Association for Campus Activities. She became a must-see act on the college circuit and soon was nominated for female comedian of the year by Campus Activities Magazine. She was Comedy Central's first winner of their Laugh Riots Stand-Up Competition, which led to an appearance on the New Faces Showcase at Montreal's Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. This performance led to a development deal with ABC/Disney. Retta's television appearances include: The Kroll Show, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Key & Peele, Premium Blend and Comedy Central Presents…Retta. She has also created her own starring role as Twitter Queen thrilling her fans with her live interpretations of the television shows she loves. Retta’s endless entertaining prowess and comedic vigor keeps both her devoted following and Hollywood captivated. She currently resides in Los Angeles.
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More like this please
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Please do more
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5 out of 5 stars
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More like this please
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Please do more
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From the birth of hip-hop in the 1970s to today, women have been just as integral to the growth and development of the rap game as their male counterparts. Nonetheless, they’re consistently shortchanged as artists, creators, renegades, and cultural visionaries in prevailing histories of the genre. The Motherlode changes that.
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Captivating
- By Anonymous User on 08-23-23
By: Clover Hope
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Kim
- By: Rudyard Kipling
- Narrated by: Sam Dastor
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Kipling's masterpiece Kim is his final and most famous work and one of the first and greatest espionage stories ever written. It explores the life of Kimball O'Hara, an Irish orphan who spends his childhood as a vagrant in Lahore. When he befriends an aged Tibetan lama his life is transformed as he is requested to accompany him on a mysterious quest to find the legendary River of the Arrow and achieve Enlightenment.
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A Stunning Experience
- By Jeanie on 09-19-12
By: Rudyard Kipling
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- Dee
- 01-03-20
OMGOSH!!!! I loved this book!!!
I was putting Christmas decorations away today and just wanted a light listen. My kids looked at me like I was crazy when I seriously doubled over during one incredibly fun and funny passage in this book. I sincerely laughed out loud!
I never send books to people because my taste is just so vast. If friends don't like what I loved, that would not be good. (Best to just keep my jewels to myself.) Not this book though!!! I sent it to my kids because they needed to know why I had tears in my eyes, and more importantly, there are few books that can be shared by Boomer and Millennial alike but this one certainly can.
Retta is the embodiment of Tinaca Jones. The interview style that is used to tell the story is right in her lane. She was so funny and so in the zone. The story was social media relevant and I could not get enough.
Give yourself the best laugh out loud moment you will probably have this year and listen to this book!
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- Ana
- 01-03-20
A Good Read
Very funny and quick witted, the narrorators were awesome and brought the book to life.
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- Savanna
- 01-03-20
This was so entertaining!!
I loved this story - There is a ton of cursing, but if you can get passed that Retta is so entertaining and charming. So Charming, I wished I actually knew her. Larger than Life Tinaca Jones is hilarious.
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- Chris Wise
- 01-14-20
quick listen
It was like someone sitting next to me telling a story. Very funny. Quick.
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- B
- 01-03-20
Good listen
This read got me thru my first work Friday of the new year! Very enjoyable
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-18-20
surprised me
Wasn't sure I'd like it but I laughed all the way through! Silly fun.
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- Em
- 01-19-20
funny
This was a January audible of the month so I chose it for one of my free credits—didn’t know how I would like it from the description but it was a great choice! Had me laughing and constantly listening any chance I could!
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- Jacqueline Taylor
- 01-14-20
Definitely NOT suitable for work cause you’ll laugh out loud
OK, yes there is a lot of profanity, but it is so well done, you’ll hardly notice after a while. You have to pay attention because this is chock full of pop culture and current event references, as well as phrases commonly used today, all of which lends to the story. Rhetta is FANTASTIC and perfectly cast. I want more - more Rhetta, more Tinaca!
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- Jen
- 01-17-20
Witty!
Laughed out loud! Thought the performance was great! Definitely glad to have listened! Very cleverly written! Good stuff!
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- #1-CST
- 01-16-20
Hilariously On Point!!!!
Absolutely LOVED it! Intelligence meets ghetto. Witty, well informed, college educated, does not dis her heritage. My kind of sister!
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