Kim Fairchild is a musician/vocalist, actress and author. Her upcoming book Den Første (The First) is published by Tegn Forlag in Norway, and will be available in November 2020. She is fearless.

I'm running late, but I'm glad I took the time to say hey to you all. I talk about some great opportunities that have come my way, and I mention my amazement at Americans who think they can patriot their way out of the current health crisis. This is just a short prequel to the next episode with Kim Fairchild that drops in about an hour and a half.  

In between flirting and laughter, I talk with Snoopy about the different parenting styles and philosophies that exist, the challenges that Norwegian kids might have with adjusting to school and social life in the USA. We also comment on how certain cities have their own personalities. 

Sarah Moorman is an online powerlifting and bodybuilding coach. She is an event organizer for the Stronger Together Fitness Conference at https://www.strongertogetherfitcon.com/. We discuss Sarah's thoughts on the issues of male dominance in powerlifting and female marginalization in strength sports, mental health, her roughly twenty thousand followers on Instagram, and the positives and negatives of social media. 

In this #SoloSaturdayWithJohnAlan episode, I speak on the the current Cancel Culture in the USA. Free speech is sacred, but the potential for consequences is not to be ignored. I also wonder why the standup comedian Russell Peters would ever have to worry about finances.

Babek Nemati is an entrepreneur and standup comedian. He and I have an in-depth talk about life, loss, mental health and brotherhood.

We talk about the damage that "con artists" and narcissists can do and how we all can spot them before lasting damage is done. All three of these ladies had similar toxic relationships with the same man, and they came out stronger, more confident and wiser. They share their story with me. 

In this Solo Saturday with John Alan episode, I check in with you all and talk briefly about why I podcast. I also give thanks to my wife and our babies for setting up my gym for me. Lastly, I talk about the difference between training and working out, and how the movie King Kong from 2005 motivates me to train. Yes, I was chilling out with a movie while Snoopy and the babies were getting my gym set up. 

John Stanley is the music director for Patti LaBelle. He's had that job for over 15 years, and has met and performed with some interesting and well known musicians and entertainers, among them, the East Coast Inspirational Singers and Norway's own Jonas Fjeld. John Stanley is also an off-Broadway actor and has been an audition screener for the NBC television show America's Got Talent.

Liane Thompson is the founder and CEO of the marine robotics company Aquaai, and and a three time global entrepreneur. She is also a former international journalist with The New York Times and a producer and executive producer of television shows such as Trauma: Life in the E.R., and A Cook's Tour starring Anthony Bourdain.