An icon! ALL of you know the song "Pac Man Fever" -- now meet the man behind this song, and so many more. Jerry Buckner steps into the studio within the bus, and gives all the scoop behind the scenes of that ubiquitous song, his long career, and also the music industry in general. A fabulous guest and riveting story-teller, Jerry Buckner is an all-star episode!

The year was 2011... and one of the biggest summer blockbusters of that year was a Steven Spielberg, JJ Abrams action flick called "Super 8", One of the central characters of the movie (Charlie) was played by a kid named Riley Griffiths -- and he's here today to talk about his life as a child actor, and the experiences of getting and playing in such a high budget and fantastic movie! Always enlightening, "The Commute" takes you onto the red carpet!

Former Navy SEAL Sniper and now best-selling novelist, Jack Carr steps aboard the bus to talk about his latest book: Savage Son! Extremely interesting guest, and fantastic book -- we take you into the world of a guy who has lived it, and is now creating adventure from it! Learn about his process, his upcoming television series, and the future for himself and his franchise.

A personal show for Dr. Steve -- please welcome onto our team bus, the owner and CEO of our Arena Football team here in Nashville, Bobby Devoursney! Bobby tells all about the struggles of not only taking a team from inception to fruition -- but also the day-to-day activities of an owner who has to manage everything from personnel decisions, to financial decisions. A difficult industry to make work as an investment, his strategy and work ethic will pay off as this team catches FIRE!

A legend in the annals of rock n roll... From Grand Funk Railroad, songwriter, guitarist, and lead singer, Mark Farner steps onto the tour bus! A different flavor of this episode -- Mark delves into his farm, his family, and growing up in Michigan. A wonderful look at the man behind the wizard... tune in and learn about the private side of a music hall-of-famer!

Nuclear Engineer and Solar Power Expert, Mark Durrenberger, steps onto the bus and immediately raises the average IQ by nearly 100 points! He speaks in simple terms about nuclear power, solar power, wind power, and how each is accomplished and managed in a world that is hungry for cleaner forms of sustainable energy. You'll learn stuff you never knew before, as we are always informative on "The Commute"!

From the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for astrophysics, Astronomer Jonathan McDowell steps aboard the space bus and tells us about his fascinating world! From the Big Bang, to the origin of the universe, to black holes and quasars, he breaks it down and explains the things he studies -- in a way that males it understandable for everyone! True genius is being able to communicate complex concepts, and this guy is THE BEST! Be amazed, interested, challenged, and freaked out!

Coming off major gigs with Lou Gramm and with Mark Slaughter, touring musician, Michael Staertow climbs aboard the (crowded!) tour bus -- and tells about the life of a gun for hire. He has been a member of several acts moving up through his career, and the journey has been both rewarding and also immensely frustrating. Listen in and learn about what "ten year overnight sensation" really means in this world! *and also the adage "Nice guys keep working"!

One of the founding fathers of the hair metal/glam metal/rock through the 80s movement, Mark Kendall, steps onto "The Commute" tour bus! He brings his A game as he talks about the road to making it big, some insights into Great White as a band, and the pitfalls of excess (alcoholism and subsequent sobriety). The journey he's taken is told -- and all for YOU the fans! Soak it in -- this is a good one!

Dr. Bob Ronaghan -- a dentist -- steps aboard the bus and asks us all, "is it safe?" Actually, he lets us all in on the world of general dentistry. We know what we see, but a dentist's job (spoiler alert): is HARD! He discusses the physicality and emotionality involved in the profession a lot of folks love to hate. Feel the empathy, as his story unfolds...