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Grab some tissues for this episode! Brian Moran and Gary Scott Thomas went way off course from what they had planned on talking about, and the result was spectacular.

In this episode:

• The illusion of security
• How Gary has double first cousins
• How coming from a big family helps you cut through the BS
• Forgiveness
• Being courageous in faith
• Viktor Frankl’s The Meaning of Life
• The lens of gratitude
• Practicing gratitude
• Running the NY City Marathon
• His upcoming book My 5 Conversations with God
• The importance of paying attention
• Thriving after bankruptcy
• How mental health is like trying to explain a TV to a caveman
• Helping his son with his mental health battles
• How the mountaintop and valley moments are all part of our purpose
• Taping into your courage
• His advice for parents who are helping their child through a mental health struggle
• The importance of no electronics days
• Not always offering advice to your children
• The gift his daughter reluctantly gave him
• “Buddy Days”
• The thing that made Gary cry
• Writing down what you’re worried about and seeing if it actually happened
• Treating everyone with love
• How a homeless person affected Brian
• An amazing Hindu proverb
• The one thing Brian wants people to take away from this episode

Brian is the founder and CEO of Small Business Edge, a global community platform for business owners and entrepreneurs to find answers to their most pressing questions and obstacles that keep them up at night. 

Brian's goal with Small Business Edge is to measurably increase the success rate of small businesses both in the United States and around the world!

Before launching Small Business Edge, he spent 20+ years helping America's entrepreneurs realize their dreams. Prior to starting his 3rd company in 2012, he was the Executive Director of Sales Development at the Wall Street Journal overseeing the financial and small business markets across the WSJ franchise.

From 2002-2010, he ran Veracle Media & Moran Media Group--both content companies utilized various media channels to help entrepreneurs manage & grow their companies. Prior to launching these two companies, he was the Associate Publisher at Inc. Magazine, a Publisher and Associate Publisher at Entrepreneur Media, and held management positions at Success Magazine and Medical Economics Magazine.

His specialties include all areas, divisions, and channels within the small to midsize business market.

You can learn more about Brian on his site. https://smallbusinessedge.com

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Country artist Alannah McCready joins Gary Scott Thomas for a second time to continue the conversation they had in the last episode and talk about what's new.

Also in this episode:

• Her new EP "Back to Me"
• How she chooses songs
• Writing the songs on her newest EP
• Is she dating Will?
• The steamy video for "Can I Call?"
• When it's too late for a booty call
• How this EP was healing
• What was a wake-up call
• The difference between Alannah McCready today and Alannah McCready 10 years ago
• How she ended up in a toxic relationship
• The journey from Hockey to Country Music
• Leather pants
• Her dream collaboration
• Hockey and Dierks Bentley

You can get Alannah's new single here:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/can-i-call-feat-will-gittens/1608964992?i=1608964993

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You know how big of an audiobook fan Gary is, and he knows many of y'all are, too. So, he had to bring Dylan White on the podcast! He's an author, actor, comedian, and even played the Genie in Disney's Aladdin musical! Plus, we're sure you've heard his voice on national commercials.

They talked about a variety of things, including Will Smith and aliens. This conversation was so interesting, it flew by! If you're a fan of Sci-Fi, be sure to listen!

Also in this episode:

• Being an odd kid
• Knowing your audience
• How he came up with the idea for his first book The Orion Abduction.
• The art of narration (where he would project his voice from to change the sound for each character)
• Why he didn't watch the version of Aladdin with Will Smith in it
• Aliens
• His writing process
• Having a teenage girl's insight
• The biggest secret skill a man can use when arguing with a woman
• The technicality of comedy 
• Offending people during comedy shows
• Looking at the universe from our limited perspective

Gary's website:
http://www.GaryScottThomas.com

Dylan's website:
https://www.dylanwhite.com

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If you like true crime podcasts, be sure to download this episode!

Author Luke Jerod Kummer uncovered new evidence about the real-life case that captivated New York during the Gilded Age--Jack the Ripper. In this episode, he shares the new evidence that's completely shifting the thoughts on who committed the murder. It's mind-blowing!

In this episode:

• Choosing between being a professional harmonica player or a writer
• Problems with the investigation
• The conviction of the wrong person
• Inspector Thomas F. Byrnes' power
• How "Frenchy's" lack of English hurt him
• Ameer Ben Ali being tortured yet never giving a confession
• The key that was withheld
• The research behind his book Takers Mad
• Discovering new evidence
• The man who turned in the key
• Why he chose to make this an audio-only book
• How he chose the narrator

Luke Jerod Kummer is a writer and an editor. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, New Republic, the Washingtonian, Bloomberg Businessweek and the Village Voice. In 2015, he was honored to edit Shanoor Seervai's bestselling nonfiction Kindle Single, Daughters of the Red Light, the story of a Wall Street Journal reporter's return to India and her struggle to chronicle the lives of women and children in Mumbai's red light district. Kummer's 2019 historical novel, The Blue Period, depicts the tragic events that led a young Pablo Picasso to paint somber portraits in nocturnal shades, before Cubism turned the artist into a celebrity. Booklist called it "lush biographical fiction," and the story was featured in American Way, Literary Hub, The Millions, Full Stop magazine and Marie Claire Greece. Takers Mad, Kummer's new Audible Original, picks up the trail of a real-life murder that transfixed New York during the Gilded Age.

You can grab the audiobook here:
https://www.audible.com/pd/Takers-Mad-Audiobook/B09F3W99PL

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Comedian "Irish Dave" joins Gary Scott Thomas this week to share hilarious stories about being an Irish comedian in America like how he accidentally put some tourists on top of a Tiger Shark.

Also in this episode:

• Why he thinks it's weird that Americans introduce themselves with what they do
• How Ireland differs from America
• How America still uses a term that's technically a racial slur
• Going for the laugh no matter what
• How he got into comedy
• His thoughts on English people
• His strong stance on peanut butter and America's obsession with it
• Why there are no Irish restaurants 
• How he and his buddies tricked their neighbor into calling the police on himself
• Waking up wrapped up in an Italian flag
• Working on a whale-watching boat

About David:
David is the author of the best-selling book Do You Talk Funny? and the Founder of FunnyBizz Conference. His work has been featured in Inc., Lifehacker, The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Forbes, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The Irish Independent, TV3, Newstalk, TED, and The Irish Times.

“One of the best speaking coaches out there” according to Forbes.com, David’s program with over 34,000 students has been featured by Prezi as one of the best training courses for presenters. His book remains one of the highest-rated in the world on the (usually not so wildly exciting) topic of public speaking and his content has been read by over one million people.

A sought-after international business speaker, David also performs standup comedy and was the winner of the prestigious 43rd annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition. As a storyteller, he finished runner up in NPR’s the Moth’s largest US storytelling competition. As a lecturer, he has taught at Stanford Graduate Business School, UC Berkeley, University of Oxford, and University College Dublin. (Told you this was random). 

A graduate of the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School he calls San Francisco home when immigration officials permit. David was named on the Irish America 100 List, which recognizes the accomplishments of the best and the brightest Irish-American and Irish-born leaders, and the Top 30 Global Guru’s List for communications professionals.

A big fan of travel and languages David has lived and worked in 12 countries and visited 74 and counting.

https://davidnihill.com/

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If you need some encouragement, this episode will do it! Have you heard Walker Hayes' song "Craig?" This is THAT Craig! This story is just so good. Craig shares about the first time he met Walker, how they became friends, and about the book they just wrote together. This episode will definitely lift you up.

Also in this episode:

• The first time he realized Walker was a talented artist
• What he thought the first time he heard the song
• Tearing down the fence between their houses
• How Walker encouraged him
• How God answered Craig's questions about his purpose
• The time he failed as a minister
• How he got into ministry
• Why Gary has so much Alabama gear
• Writing a book with Walker Hayes

You can pre-order his book here: https://www.craigallencooper.com/

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This week, Gary spoke with Country Music Artist Jason Michael Carroll, and was it raw! Jason spoke about having an abusive upbringing and the time he thought he had killed his dad.

Also in this episode:

• The future of radio
• Living in a small town
• Being a PK (pastor's kid)
• Having an abusive father who was a pastor and how that affected his faith
• Getting migraines while trying to write songs
• How the Marine Corps was easier than his upbringing
• Breaking the cycle of abuse
• Having a male-hating mom
• Thinking kids would fix a marriage
• Reconnecting with his high school sweetheart
• His mom taking his ex's side during a messy divorce
• Being angry with God
• Writing Easter plays
• Why he got passed up to host TV shows
• Not being reactionary

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It's time to get back to traveling! If you're planning to travel in the near future, definitely listen to this episode before you book anything. In this episode, Gary Scott Thomas is joined by travel agent Susan Lola. She shares the benefits of using a travel agent and talks about some of the opulent trips available. Did you know it doesn't cost you to use a travel agent like Susan, and can actually save you money? Amazing! 

Also in this episode:

• The different requirements one must meet for entering different countries
• The chances of catching COVID on a cruise
• How river cruises differ from ocean cruises
• The most expensive cruises someone can take
• How to get special packages
• When to look for non-swimmable beaches
• Why you should choose an all-inclusive package for your honeymoon

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He had Gary at Booze and Vinyl!! This is probably unlike any other episode you've ever heard. André Darlington has written two books where he pairs great music with a craft cocktail recipe! And he's really done his research on the music so he pairs just the right drink. 

In this episode:

• How to "slut up" a boring beer
• How to make a GREAT martini
• Staples you should have in your at-home bar
• "Naked & Famous"
• Liquors you probably didn't know about from around the world
• The place you probably didn't think about getting liquor from, but should be
• The drink that "devastated" Gary
• Finding dead animals in moonshine
• The "unicorn beer"
• The research behind the book

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In this episode, Aaron Siuda with Live Nation Concerts pulls back the curtain and shows us what it's really like to put on a show.  He talks about what venues are best suited for which acts, what it's like for the tour crew, and more.

Also in this episode:

• Going from Finance to Sr. VP of Marketing
• Behind the scenes of how tickets are sold
• The evolution of the purpose of a live event
• How cell phones changed live events
• The costs of stadium shows

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