People We Love

T.K. Coleman is the Education Director at Praxis, an apprenticeship and job placement program. He's also the Director of Entrepreneurial Education at FEE, the Foundation for Economic Education. Growing up in Chicago, Illinois, T.K.'s tight-knit family and church community really shaped him as a person. But later on during his college years at Western Michigan University is where he studied philosophy and started to think more deeply about life's big questions. And that's also where he discovered the music of the talented jazz singer-songwriter, Kurt Elling, and immediately was profoundly impacted. T.k. Coleman: http://tkcoleman.com/ PWL Podcast Instagram: http://instagram.com/peoplewelovepodcast My Instagram: http://instagram.com/adamchoit PWL Official Site: http://peoplewelovepodcast.com

Comedian and musician, Clifford Nicgorski grew up in Los Angeles, in the Valley. Clifford's journey is hard to summarize and to say he's many had ups and downs would be an understatement. But despite the family, school, and even spiritual trauma he's experienced in his life, music and comedy have always been Clifford's true passions. And one creator really embodies what the creative spirit is all about to him. That's filmmaker David Lynch.

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Comedian, actress, and podcaster, Genevieve Joy grew up in Greenwich, CT with three siblings, and almost by default Genevieve became "the funny one" in the family. In fact, she never really tried to be funny, but everyone around her always thought she was. Eventually, Genevieve stopped fighting it and starting pursuing standup comedy, and hasn't looked back. Along the way she's crossed paths with some amazing people, which included forming a special friendship with writer, producer, director... the legend himself, Garry Marshall. genevievejoy.com, instagram.com/peoplewelovepodcast, instagram.com/adamchoit

Comedian Paige Weldon grew up in the shadow of LA in Temecula, California, and recalls watching stand up comedy on Comedy Central... Tivo recordings of Gabriel Iglesias and Mitch Hedberg and others... over and over again. She eventually made her way to UCLA and started doing the open mic at Meltdown Comics on Sunset… and one thing led to another. And Paige's mom and dad have always been there for her, and been super supportive. And they're fans of comedy, too.

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Comedian Jeff Zenisek grew up in West Virginia then Florida, and recalls the stark differences between the places. But no matter where he was, Jeff was always into sports. Particularly tennis, in which he played semi-pro. And not only was he into sports, he was always into comedy too. He even owned more comedy albums than music albums as a kid. We talk comedy, LA, and some Marshall University sports... and a lot more. instagram.com/jeffzenisek, instagram.com/peoplewelovepodcast, instagram.com/adamchoit

Comedian Darius Culpepper grew up in Miami, Florida and witnessed first hand his dynamic grandparents, Amos and Cheryl Culpepper leading their church congregation. Soon enough young Darius was speaking in church too, and quickly realized making the crowd laugh was a powerful thing. Not too long after, he found himself pursuing stand up comedy and rising up through the Miami comedy scene. And this all led him to Los Angeles. We cover it all. Family, Miami, LA, comedy, and more. Was recorded on 5/21/20.

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Comedian Grant Lyon spent most of his early life in California, and recalls his mom telling him that she had two "batches" of kids: He and his younger sister, Kelsey, and his significantly older siblings, brother Blake, and the eldest Wendy. And Grant tells me all about their love and support, and also how he was a really smart kid in school, AND a goofball-troublemaker, too. Grant was his high school valedictorian and is pretty sure he led his class in times getting detention as well. We talk family, we talk comedy, and much much more.

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Faysal Lawrence spent the first 5 years of his life in Saudi Arabia before moving to the U.S. without knowing how to speak English. But it didn't take very long for him to learn. And this goofy, comedy-loving kid always had a great sense of humor. In fact, his brand of humor was actually ahead of his classmates. So for a while only adults found him funny! Faysal's life has had many up and downs, and he credits many people for being there for him and supporting him. And one such person is friend, Ruben Herrera, his basketball buddy who always pushed Faysal to go further in comedy. instagram.com/therealface, peoplewelovepodcast.com, instagram.com/adamchoit

Comedian Lexie Grace was born and raised right here in LA, and this always smiling woman tells me all about being a hard-working go-getter, pretty much always. She must get it from her mom, Lydia Nicole, also a standup comedian. And Lexie's dealt with a lot in her life. Mean classmates, stupid guidance counselors, and absurd bosses -- but mom has always been there for her. We talk NYU, we talk standup, we talk London, and of course mom in this fun and inspiring epic interview.

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Comedian Veronica Kwiatkowski is originally from San Diego and grew up doing ballet, playing tennis, and going to art camp during the summers is one of her all time favorite memories. This straight-A student through high school also played saxophone! In college things got more challenging, but her parents have always been super supportive, and she very much appreciates them. We talk drinking, fart jokes, and of course, family.

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