Here's What We Know
Authentic Conversations. Intriguing Guests. Time Well Spent. Gary Scott Thomas’ “Here’s What We Know” podcast will entertain you, enlighten you, and even possibly inspire you! Listen each week as Gary Scott Thomas engages guests in unscripted conversations where he’ll be just as surprised as you will be with how the talk turns out. So, join him each week and be privy to the captivating conversations that are sure to ensue.
Conversations include interviews with Country Music artists, professionals, professional athletes, authors and more.
Episodes
291 episodes
What Happens When You Ride a Tandem Bicycle Across America With Your Spouse? | Teri M Brown
Sometimes the biggest adventures begin after life falls apart.This week on Here’s What We Know, our host, Gary Scott Thomas, sits down with author Teri M Brown about surviving emotional abuse, rebuilding self-worth, and riding a...
How Do Bestselling Authors Actually Create Stories? | James Rollins
This week on Here’s What We Know, James Rollins shares how bestselling authors actually create stories that last.James Rollins is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers translated into more than forty ...
Why Timing Matters More Than Talent in the Music Industry | Trey Calloway
There’s an idea we all want to believe. If you’re talented enough, you’ll make it.This week on Here’s What We Know, we sit down with singer-songwriter Trey Calloway, a rising country artist navigating the reality of building a c...
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Why Being Funny Isn’t Enough Anymore | Danny Johnson
You ever get into one of those conversations where you think you know the subject… and then suddenly you’re ten layers deeper than you ever expected to go? That’s what happened here.This week on Here’s What We Know, we’re joined...
What Life on Tour Is Really Like | Jerry Flowers
There’s what people see on stage, and then there’s everything else.This week on Here’s What We Know, we welcome back Jerry Flowers, a seasoned bassist, an accomplished songwriter, and music industry veteran, best known for his l...
What Happens When Healthcare Says No, And What You Can Do About It | Neal K. Shah
Some conversations make you lean in… and some conversations make you uncomfortable because you realize just how much you don’t know, and this is one of those.This week on Here’s What We Know, we welcome Neal K. Shah, who went fr...
The Spy Who Became a Podcaster | Pete A Turner
There are people who know a little about a lot. And then there are people like Pete A. Turner.This week on Here’s What We Know, we sit down with a former Army counterintelligence agent who turned a life of asking hard questions ...
Why Housing Is So Expensive, Explained by a Silicon Valley Developer | Eric Hayden
This week on Here’s What We Know, we welcome Eric Hayden, founder and CEO of Urban Catalyst, a company that’s helped drive billions of dollars in development across Silicon Valley. He was also named the 2025 Silicon Valley Business Jou...
U Thant and the Cuban Missile Crisis: The United Nations Peacemaker History Forgot with Thant Myint-U
History tends to remember the loudest voices in the room. But sometimes the person who actually helped prevent disaster is the one sitting in the middle.During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, the world stood just hours away from nuclea...
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Overnight Success After 25 Years: The Chas Collins Story
Sometimes what looks like an overnight success story is really a 25 year journey that most people never see. Country artist Chas Collins knows that road well.This week on Here’s What We Know, we sit down with Chas Collins to tal...
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Shawn Inmon on Writing Every Day, Building Middle Falls, and Creating a Fiction Universe
What does it really take to build a fictional universe that readers cannot get enough of?This week on Here's What We Know, let’s welcome back bestselling author Shawn Inmon, the wildly prolific and deeply thoughtful author behin...
Buried by an Avalanche, Broken by Grief, Redeemed by Faith with Mick Wienholt
This week on Here’s What We Know, join us for an unforgettable conversation as we sit down with Mick Wienholt, a man who survived a catastrophic avalanche that should have taken his life. With a fractured skull, a broken jaw, and massi...
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Phil Vassar’s 25-Year Journey
For 25 years, Phil Vassar has written and performed songs that defined an era of country music. But behind the hits like Just Another Day in Paradise, Carlene, and The Sound of a Million Dreams is a story of rejection...
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Voting Explained by Sportswriter Jason Cole
What really happens inside the room when Pro Football Hall of Fame decisions are made?This week on Here's What We Know, we sit down with longtime NFL writer and Hall of Fame voter Jason Cole to pull back the curtain on a process...
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Living and Learning with Clayton Johnson
Now and then, a conversation reminds you why you love sitting down with people in the first place.This week on Here’s What We Know, Clayton Johnson stopped by, and what unfolded was more than just an interview but a long, winding talk ab...
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How Music Saved Her Life with Hannah Marie Kelley and Gabriel Kelley
Every once in a while, after years around country music, you hear a voice that makes you stop and listen.On this Once Around the Country Edition of Here’s What We Know, we welcome singer and songwriter Hannah Marie Kelley and Gr...
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We Started Talking About Golf and Ended Up Talking About God with Bryan Wetzel
This episode was supposed to be about education.It turned into a long, winding, honest conversation about growing up Southern, malls as social centers, life without air conditioning, aging bodies, faith, comedy, celebrities, grief, golf,...
The Stories We Consume and the Stories That Shape Us with Steve Abramson
Why do some stories stay with us forever, while others lose their magic?This week on Here’s What We Know, we welcome screenwriter, author, and game show researcher Steve Abramson for a thoughtful, wide-ranging conversation about...
The Last Book Written by a Human with Jeff Burningham
What happens when the machines get smarter and we have to get wiser?This week on Here’s What We Know, we welcome Jeff Burningham, author of The Last Book Written by a Human. We talk about AI, fear, failure, and the powe...
Once Around the Country with Singer-songwriter Will Jones
This week on Here’s What We Know, we’re ending the year with a bang in this episode of Once Around the Country as we welcome singer-songwriter Will Jones! Join us for a relaxed, honest conversation that wanders through bluegrass roots,...
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The Truth About Doing Good Work with One of New York’s Most Respected Landscape Designers Steve Griggs
This week on Here’s What We Know, we’re joined by Steve Griggs, founder of Steve Griggs Design, who has earned a reputation as one of New York’s most respected landscape designers, known not just for his designs but for how he shows up...
A Crazy Lucky Conversation with the Entertainment Attorney of the Year John Mason
This week on Here’s What We Know, we sit down with legendary entertainment attorney John Mason for a conversation filled with heart, humor, and jaw-dropping stories from behind the curtain of the music and film industry.Growing ...
From News Anchor to Music Maker with Dan Ashley
This week on Here’s What We Know, Gary Scott Thomas sits down with Dan Ashley, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, longtime ABC7 News anchor in San Francisco, and a musician with a true storyteller’s heart.From political satire an...
Jonathan Kite Unfiltered on Comedy and Unforgettable Impressions
This week on Here’s What We Know, Jonathan Kite joins us for a conversation that is equal parts hilarious, heartfelt, and deeply human. You may know him as Oleg from “2 Broke Girls,” but today he pulls the curtain back on the real craf...
Jungle Doug Griffin on Radio Secrets, Country Music Stories, and Healing Journey
Radio legend Jungle Doug Griffin joins us back on Here’s What We Know for a fast-moving, heartfelt conversation about life behind the mic, changing technology, and the moments that shaped his story. Doug shares memories from his KRTY years, the...
