Rahn Hortman drops by to talk about having the courage to go full-time in comedy, some of his firsts along the way, marriage, the challenge of raising children with Sickle Cell Disease, and learning from comedy legends. He's one of the good one...

There is no one else like her. Jenn is relatable, expressive, and hilarious.  Jenn drops by the show to talk about how it all started for her, backing into things, "waiting her turn," authenticity, grief and being clean in the not a...

Who doesn't love Nick Harvey! From growing up in segregated Jackson, Tennessee to taking his first mic on a Navy frigate about to pass the equator, to being "gang life adjacent," Nick shares his inspiration for comedy, poetry and for life!

The former theatre kid, who seamlessly blends humor, song and theatrical performance on topics that range from body image to womanhood, dating to divorce, and depression to life as a middle child, joins Mike to talk about her approach to it all...

From the heights of collegiate basketball success to the depths of a Nebraska roadside ditch, Patric's life experience will encourage anyone who is wrestling with hope.  Mike and Patric talk basketball, coachability, family, identity, abou...

Too many firsts to name!  Historic Jacksonville Mayor who preserved land, invested in infrastructure and pursued innovative ways to understand and represent everyone - not just those who voted for him.  Public University and P...

Adam took the helm of Hillel, the world's leading Jewish student organization, just months before the Pandemic.  So, there has been no shortage of crises for the man who heads an organization that counts 180,000 Jewish students in ...

After her debut performance as a fairy in elementary school, Helen didn't perform again for decades. She has been on a pretty good tear ever since  -  playing memorable characters in Jane the Virgin, Never Have I Ever, bookin...

Seth and Mike talk, growing up Jewish with the shadow of the Holocaust front and center and how, for Seth, this permeated his DNA and his being and drew him to innocence work. The Bone Valley Murder, college protests, and passion feature promin...

A touring theatre comedian out of Nashville, Tennessee, Lee has two successful DryBar comedy specials.Mike and Lee talk, comedy entrepreneurship, creating opportunities vs. being angry about the opportunities that don't come, television ...

The millennial president is on this episode. He became the 30th president of Edward Waters College, now University, in 2018. Since then he’s shaken things up for EWU and the entire HBCU world. He is enthus...

When it comes to news reporting, Alex Ebert is at the same time a throwback to old school journalism and a foreshadowing of what newsrooms are becoming. Perspective, exuberance, how stories impact the lives of real people and the j...

This episode is all about leadership and service. No one better exemplifies both than the man who has led at the highest levels of PepsiCo, Eastman Kodak, Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, and now his own alma mater (and...

You asked for it, you got it: a larger dose of the reality show that is produced for an audience of two in the home of a 56 year old comedian/lawyer and his 15 year old daughter.  This episode gives you a taste of the bantar, sarca...

From "The Tonight Show" to "Last Comic Standing" -  from appearances on "That 70's Show," ""Scrubs," "Will & Grace," and "Agent Carter," - and from commercials for Honda, Heineken, Doritos and even Midol -- there is no shortage of firs...

Dave joins Mike to talk about the challenges and failures that inspired him to run over 3,400 miles --- coast to coast – in 80 days, run 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days, and to do triathlons every day for 32 days – all to raise money and ...

As portrayed in the Hollywood feature film, “Brian Banks,” Brian was destined for football stardom when he was wrongfully accused of sexual assault and took his lawyer’s advice to plead “no contest.” He spent the next six years in ...

 He’s performed on The Tonight Show, Letterman, Colbert, James Corden, Craig Fergusson and was a finalist on Last Comic standing.Michael shares how making the family laugh around the dinner table and the encouragement of his parent...

Get to know one of the consummate television news journalists of our day, her history, her heart and her approach to relaying the news and exploring personalities, stories and issues with compassion and objectivity. 

An informative and fun conversation about the unique piece of Americana and running lure that is The Boston Marathon.  Marc talks to Mike about his first Boston in 2003 as a Bandit, 17 Bostons since, fun facts about the race, the i...

If you or someone you know is battling cancer, you won’t want to miss this episode with Dr. John Oertle - a leading expert in advanced precision medicine and the Chief Medical Director at Envita Medical Centers in Arizona specializing in indivi...

Boston Marathon Champion Jack Fultz sits down with Mike to lay out what it takes to win; the differences between success and winning and between competition and enemies.  Fultz lays out the formula to use a platform for the greater...

Mike chats with two generations of actual rodeo royalty. Listen in to a conversation about practice, hard work, relationships, role models and family in an ageless sport where winning is the ultimate goal. And join Mike to celebrate the first s...

Comedy, TV, movies and even battle rapping - Rio Paris does it all with excellence.In this episode, Rio and Mike talk about the best comedy advice, how to be kind and successful and how parenting changes everything.

Meet the man who ran without any support from California to New York in just over 71 days. He then set the record for running Badwater - 147 miles in 73 hours. And then ran through 26 states in 147 days straight. Mike ...