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This week, Tommy is joined by the brilliant Paras Patel, who plays Matthew in one of the most watched shows in the world. THE CHOSEN is the first ever multi-season show about the life of Jesus, and it became the most successful crowdfunded TV series or film project in history. The series has over 770 million episode views and, with Season 5 out now, that number is sure to explode even more. THE CHOSEN is resonating with both religious and non-religious viewers because the storytelling is connecting with audiences in really deep ways. For example, the character of Matthew is historically a former tax collector who becomes one of Jesus’ disciples. But in THE CHOSEN, he is also neurodivergent, which is something that makes many viewers feel seen. Today, Paras opens up about why he feels that THE CHOSEN has resonated in such a big way with audiences, what he would ask Matthew if he had the chance to meet him, if he felt the pressure playing the role of such an important historical figure, what similarities he shares with Matthew, if he read the book of Matthew to prepare for this role, how his relationship with religion and spirituality has changed through doing this series, what he has most learned about himself through playing Matthew, why this role gave him his purpose, how the decision was made to make Matthew a neurodivergent character, what he is really scribbling down in his tablet throughout the series, if he would want to star in a Matthew spin-off, what that might look like, what it’s really like working with a dog so closely, the scene that will forever hold a special place in his heart, if anything mystical or unexplained ever happened in the middle of filming an episode, the emotional filming of Season 5, if he ever worried that being a part of a faith-based show would limit his future work as an artist, how he has worked through feeling stuck throughout different moments of his life, if he thinks Matthew had a crush on Mary Magdalene, and so much more. 
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In the Shrink This! premiere, Lisa Lampanelli dives headfirst into the big stuff– literally. She opens up about her own lifelong battle with body image, food obsession, weight loss surgery, and why she's officially over doing things "the hard way.” With help from her sidekick Nick, Lisa reads letters from listeners struggling with emotional eating, body acceptance, and that nagging feeling of being stuck… because nothing says “healing” like getting roasted and toasted by Lisa Lampanelli.

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In the Shrink This! premiere, Lisa Lampanelli dives headfirst into the big stuff– literally. She opens up about her own lifelong battle with body image, food obsession, weight loss surgery, and why she's officially over doing things "the hard way.” With help from her sidekick Nick, Lisa reads letters from listeners struggling with emotional eating, body acceptance, and that nagging feeling of being stuck… because nothing says “healing” like getting roasted and toasted by Lisa Lampanelli.

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As hard as it is to believe . . we just lost a guy who’s own grandfather was born in the 1700s and was president 185 years ago! It seems like the math doesn’t work . . but we’ll explain the life story of Harrison Tyler and his grandpa . . President John Tyler.

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Today we talked about what statistic we would like to know about a person as we meet them, as well as, the statistics we would not want someone to know about us!

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Skeery only brings 5 pair of underwear for a 7 day trip!

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Frank’s daughter is going on vacation and made an appointment to get her passport last minute, so Skeery calls from the agency to cancel it!

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