All Angles Asked

What if the tension you’re feeling isn’t about what someone did—
but about how they failed to play the role you never realized you cast them in?

In this episode of All Angles Asked, Ray and D Grant explore the unwritten scripts and unconscious roles that shape how we interpret relationships, systems, and even ourselves. From the expectations we place on school and business… to the emotions we attach to childhood stories… this is the beginning of a much deeper unraveling.

Inside:

• Why the education system may be doing exactly what it was designed for
• How expectations fuel emotional pain, especially when they’re unspoken
• The hidden cost of assigning roles without agreement
• Why remembering the past may be keeping you in it
• What forgiveness really frees—hint: it’s not them
• And why most people selling abundance are actually experts in scarcity

This conversation doesn’t solve the script.
It shows you where it started.

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D Grant Smith contact info:
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https://www.dgrantsmith.com

Ray Gage contact info:
[email protected]
https://areyouuntapped.com

What if the solution you're chasing isn't wrong—it's just not for the real problem? In this episode of All Angles Asked, Ray and D Grant explore the cultural obsession with fixing things fast. From coaching to medicine to childhood wounds disguised as “grown-up struggles,” they unpack how we often treat symptoms instead of causes—applying shiny band-aids to problems that are still bleeding underneath. They dive into:

• Why giving people your solution is often the problem
• The illusion of certainty and the addiction to step-by-step answers
• How to ask better “why” questions that reveal root causes (not just surface cracks)
• The power of revisiting and re-membering your past through a new lens
• And how sometimes... holding a flashlight is more helpful than offering advice

This conversation is less about fixing and more about finding—the space, the questions, and the perspectives that might finally shift what’s stuck.

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D Grant Smith contact info:
[email protected]
https://www.dgrantsmith.com

Ray Gage contact info:
[email protected]
https://areyouuntapped.com

What if the thing holding you back isn’t what you think—but the grip you refuse to loosen? In this inaugural episode of All Angles Asked, Ray Gage and D Grant Smith explore what it means to detach—not from people, purpose, or passion—but from outcomes. From ego. From the illusion that your identity depends on someone else’s reaction, or a scoreboard, or the shape of a story you can’t control. Using everything from little league umpire stories to spiritual whiplash, they unpack:

• Why sports might be your favorite form of emotional sabotage
• How detachment isn’t apathy—it’s freedom
• What it really means to be whole, and why you may have already forgotten
• The difference between letting go and giving up

This episode won’t give you answers.
It will ask the kind of questions that change your questions.
And that’s where everything begins.

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D Grant Smith contact info:
[email protected]
https://www.dgrantsmith.com

Ray Gage contact info:
[email protected]
https://areyouuntapped.com