Calling All Nerds

Kristie has built a hobbit hole in Washington, a tree house in Hawaii (one of Airbnb's top 10 most wish-listed properties), a lookout tower getaway in Idaho, and is working on giant livable potato...just to name a few of her projects. She has been sought after by numerous production companies for a TV show, and is an all-around interesting, inspirational, and creative lady. You can find out more on her website http://tinyhouseontheprairie.net/ which has links to her Airbnb and social media accounts.

Every fantastical story has extraordinary elements and whether you realize it or not these elements each belong to their own "system." I talk to magic system expert, Clark Rowenson, about the science behind hard, soft, nebulous, and rational magic systems. Buckle up folks, we go full-on nerd in this episode! Go to www.CRRowenson.com to read more about Clark's work with magic systems.

Sean Stosich is a fitness and health coach who specializes in helping people get the physique they've always wanted. We chat about Sean's personal journey to getting ripped and the nuts and bolts of what it takes for the average Joe/Jane. My current event rant covers parents giving their kids ridiculous names like "Abcde" and who should take the blame for the inevitable ridicule.

Get in touch with Sean at www.strengthbythenumbers.com

Emmelyn Thayer is a brilliant actress, dialect coach, theatre director, and Dramatic Arts professor. We chat about all things acting, from the catharsis of shedding your inhibitions, to the effect it has on your relationship, to the #MeToo movement, to hilarious stories when things go wrong and the show must go on.

Dr. Michael Hill is surgeon, neighbor, and friend who recently adopted a lifestyle of intermittent fasting including doing a fast for 7 DAYS! We talk about the lifestyle and what preconceived barriers we may have in our life that hold us back. We're then joined by his wife, Monica, who just returned from the historic UFC 229 (McGregor v Khabib). Monica is huge UFC fan and shares some unbelievable stories from being live at one of the biggest PPV events in history.

Bruce Pitcher, a dear friend of mine since the 7th grade, was a contestant on ABC's Extreme Weight Loss and dropped over 200lbs. After five years he's kept it off, helps others do the same, and is now coming out with a new book entitled Larger Than Life where he talks about how he overcame the scars of childhood abuse and his weight gain.

Why do so many successful science fiction and fantasy authors come from Utah? I get to the bottom of it as I speak with Dave Doering, one of the founders of LTUE (Life, The Universe, and Everything) a hugely successful yearly academic symposium on all aspects of science fiction and fantasy. We talk about the culture that he helped create back in the early 1980's while he was a student at BYU, a culture that has thrived and continually helped launch the careers of people like Dave Farland, Stephanie Meyer, Brandon Sanderson, Brandon Mull, and many many more.

Dr. Steve Thayer discusses finding strength from loss on the one year anniversary of our father's passing. My dad's death was what kicked off me quitting my job, writing fulltime, starting the podcast, and taking my life in a completely different direction. We discuss how to change your mindset for the better.

I talk to filmmaker Stephen Groo, founder of Utah Wolf Productions (www.UtahWolf.com) and subject of the upcoming documentary The Insufferable Groo. We chat about pursuing your passion in the face of unmet expectations and what it's like to have your life story told from someone else's point of view.

Find my fantasy novel, Passage to Avalon, here: http://a.co/d/63jZ0a5

In my 2nd podcast episode, I talk world famous painter, Greg Olsen (www.GregOlsen.com) about his path to success, similarities between painting and writing, and what it feels like to live the dream.