Zachary James is a grammy-award-winning music artist and actor. He took home a grammy in 2022 for best opera recording in the production Akhnaten. Now, Zachary is spending his days rehearsing for “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Hollywood Bowl. He’ll be playing Caiaphas. He also just announced he'll be playing Claude Frollo in Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" in London. I had to bring Zach onto the pod to talk about his awesome artistic journey on and off stage. We discuss difficult moments, embarrassing moments, how to reverse anxiety, and his message to LGBTQ+ youth. Enjoy!

Adam Rittenberg is a national college football reporter for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2008 and also worked as a sports writer for the Daily Herald prior to that. Adam is one of my closest mentors, he was my professor at DePaul University. In this episode, we discuss his journey into the sports journalism world, some of the toughest stories he's covered, how NIL has changed the college football landscape, his Jewish roots and more.

Alaa Safi is a French actor, director and producer. You may know him as Simon Z from The Chosen, or from his recent roles in Indiana Jones and Doctor Strange. He was also a world champion in Tae Kwon Do at 18 years old. He also partnered with Jackie Chan in Chinese Zodiac. We discuss many behind the scenes moments in his career, as well as insecurities, embarrassing moments, and more. Alaa is such a sweet person and I'm blessed to call him a good friend of mine. Enjoy getting to know him more in this episode!

Ben Golliver is the National NBA Writer for the Washington Post and author of "Bubble Ball," a book about his 93-day stay inside the NBA's Disney World Bubble during the 2019-2020 pandemic season. Ben is one of my dear friends, we covered NBA All-Star together, we dive into the fun stories and moments we've had together through the years. Ben also reveals some of his most difficult moments of being a busy sports journalist, an NBA athlete who gave him a hard time during a project and we uncover a more personal side of Ben this episode.

I sit down with my fellow Assyrian brother, Beneil, after his unanimous win over Renato Moicano in the UFC 317 main card. We discuss how it felt being back in the octagon for the first time since 2023, his faith and how he's a coffee connoisseur. We also talk about his youngest-born daughter and how he plans to have like 10 kids.

Inaugural episode with my fiancé Giavani Cairo. We talk about how he feels about returning to film season 6 of The Chosen, what his insecurities and struggles have been and we also have some fun banter regarding our division rival sports teams.