Derek Hough is a multi-talented entertainer, two-time Emmy Award winner, nine-time nominee and the only six time champion in franchise history of the hit ABC show Dancing with the Stars. His book Taking the Lead; Lessons from a Life in Motion was named to the prestigious New York Times Best-Seller list twice. On this episode, Derek and Andy get real about everything from babies, to the difference between dance as a sport and dance that tells a story, to how success changes your life in unexpected ways.

003 - Derek Hough (Dancing with the Stars / Author)

Multi-platinum selling pop artist Andy Grammer is creator and host of The Good Parts, a podcast series that digs into the philosophies, failures and spiritual experiences that make up the lives of each guest. 
Andy's guests are some of the most interesting and creative people in business, entertainment and media. Each episode is an intimate conversation as Andy and his guests trade stories, and get to the heart of who they are and why they do what they do.

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Dean Lewis is an Australian singer/songwriter best known for his 2018 hit "Waves" and most recently his massive hit "Be Alright" that has since massively skyrocketed him into the US pop charts. Listen as Andy and Dean discuss in depth what it is to be an artist. They touch on everything from the creative process, where do songs actually come from, being persistent about your art through hardships and various roadblocks in life and the music industry to going on tour, the lifestyle and what its like to headline for the first time. They also get into how experiencing huge success for the first time can affect you as a person/artist and how important it is to stay grounded while Dean rides the wave of the massive success of his most recent single "Be Alright". Enjoy!     https://www.deanlewismusic.com/   Listen to "Be Alright" [HERE]

017 - Dean Lewis

Caitlin Crosby is an American Actress, Singer, Songwriter and Entrepreneur who started out her career writing songs with Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds in high school and later signed to his label Arista Records. She also appeared on many hit TV shows such as Malcom in the Middle, That 70's Show, 7th Heaven and many more. Along her successful music and acting career, she started a business called "The Giving Keys" which employs people transitioning out of homelessness to make jewelry out of old repurposed keys.  Listen as Andy and Caitlin talk about her journey as an artist and entrepreneur. They dive into finding your passion in life and how important it is to listen to your inner voice, but most importantly when to follow it. Caitlin chronicles her foray into the very unforgiving and reluctant world of creating a business that gives back to the community in such a beautiful way, how difficult the journey is, how she overcame many obstacles and how much of a wonderful impact it has made on countless lives of others. Keep your box of tissues handy cause this ones' a tear jerker!    https://www.thegivingkeys.com/

Caitlin Crosby

Get ready to go deep with Andy into the depths of comedic brain Pete Holmes! (Comedian/Actor) They touch on Pete’s book titled “Comedy Sex God” (Released Oct 2018) and dive into topics such as bullying and demeaning nicknames, Spirituality and the false self, becoming comfortable and embracing one’s sexuality, religious communities and establishing one’s identity and more. Enjoy!   Check out Pete’s book “Comedy Sex God”  -[-Here-}-   Check out Pete’s Podcast “You Made It Weird” -[-Here-}-

016 - Pete Holmes: Comedian/Actor

Mike Posner is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and record producer. Join Andy and Mike as they talk about Mike’s walk across America…yes, he is now currently in the middle of an epic journey from New Jersey to California on foot! Mike explains his reasons and motivations for this journey and what he hopes to achieve. They also talk about songwriting, inspiration and love of Poetry and about how instrumental Transcendental Meditation has been in Mike’s spiritual growth in addition to the deep topic of dealing with criticism and hate as an artist.   Check out Mike’s progress on his journey at      https://mikeposner.com/

015 - Mike Posner

X Ambassadors are an American rock band from Ithaca, New York known for their passionate, dark, electronic-based pop centered around the throaty, soulful vocals of Sam Harris. Its members include lead vocalist Sam Harris, his brother/keyboardist Casey Harris, drummer Adam Levin and former guitarist Noah Feldshuh. Their most notable songs include "Jungle", "Renegades", and "Unsteady". Listen as Andy talks with vocalist Sam Harris about the band's history and albums, working with some legendary producers, songwriting, musical influences, the dynamics of having a band with a family member and their single "Joyful" which is featured at the end of this episode for your listening pleasure as well as their most recent release titled "BOOM".

003 - Derek Hough (Dancing with the Stars / Author)

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