The Good Parts with Andy Grammer

Dean Lewis is an Australian singer/songwriter best known for his 2018 hit "Waves" and most recently his massive hit "Be Alright" that has since massively skyrocketed him into the US pop charts.

Listen as Andy and Dean discuss in depth what it is to be an artist. They touch on everything from the creative process, where do songs actually come from, being persistent about your art through hardships and various roadblocks in life and the music industry to going on tour, the lifestyle and what its like to headline for the first time. They also get into how experiencing huge success for the first time can affect you as a person/artist and how important it is to stay grounded while Dean rides the wave of the massive success of his most recent single "Be Alright". Enjoy!

https://www.deanlewismusic.com/

Listen to "Be Alright" [HERE]

Caitlin Crosby is an American Actress, Singer, Songwriter and Entrepreneur who started out her career writing songs with Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds in high school and later signed to his label Arista Records. She also appeared on many hit TV shows such as Malcom in the Middle, That 70's Show, 7th Heaven and many more. Along her successful music and acting career, she started a business called "The Giving Keys" which employs people transitioning out of homelessness to make jewelry out of old repurposed keys. 

Listen as Andy and Caitlin talk about her journey as an artist and entrepreneur. They dive into finding your passion in life and how important it is to listen to your inner voice, but most importantly when to follow it. Caitlin chronicles her foray into the very unforgiving and reluctant world of creating a business that gives back to the community in such a beautiful way, how difficult the journey is, how she overcame many obstacles and how much of a wonderful impact it has made on countless lives of others. Keep your box of tissues handy cause this ones' a tear jerker!

 https://www.thegivingkeys.com/

Get ready to go deep with Andy into the depths of comedic brain Pete Holmes! (Comedian/Actor) They touch on Pete’s book titled “Comedy Sex God” (Released Oct 2018) and dive into topics such as bullying and demeaning nicknames, Spirituality and the false self, becoming comfortable and embracing one’s sexuality, religious communities and establishing one’s identity and more. Enjoy!

Check out Pete’s book “Comedy Sex God”

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Check out Pete’s Podcast “You Made It Weird”

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Mike Posner is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and record producer. Join Andy and Mike as they talk about Mike’s walk across America…yes, he is now currently in the middle of an epic journey from New Jersey to California on foot! Mike explains his reasons and motivations for this journey and what he hopes to achieve. They also talk about songwriting, inspiration and love of Poetry and about how instrumental Transcendental Meditation has been in Mike’s spiritual growth in addition to the deep topic of dealing with criticism and hate as an artist.

Check out Mike’s progress on his journey at   

https://mikeposner.com/

X Ambassadors are an American rock band from Ithaca, New York known for their passionate, dark, electronic-based pop centered around the throaty, soulful vocals of Sam Harris. Its members include lead vocalist Sam Harris, his brother/keyboardist Casey Harris, drummer Adam Levin and former guitarist Noah Feldshuh. Their most notable songs include "Jungle", "Renegades", and "Unsteady".

Listen as Andy talks with vocalist Sam Harris about the band's history and albums, working with some legendary producers, songwriting, musical influences, the dynamics of having a band with a family member and their single "Joyful" which is featured at the end of this episode for your listening pleasure as well as their most recent release titled "BOOM".

Cal turns the spotlight on Andy this time and digs deep into his world in Cal's own podcast titled "Big Questions with Cal Fussman"

Cal Fussman is a New York Times bestselling author, keynote speaker, world-renowned interviewer, and host of the Big Questions podcast. For over four decades, Cal has interviewed hundreds of the world’s most influential individuals: Muhammad Ali, Jack Welch, Mikhail Gorbachev, Serena Williams, Jeff Bezos, Jimmy Carter, Kobe Bryant, Richard Branson, and the list goes on.

Fussman travels the world teaching the world’s largest companies, universities, and associations about leadership, storytelling, innovation, teamwork, and more. When Cal speaks, you’re listening to everyone he’s ever interviewed. Lessons and stories from hundreds of world icons, all coming through one man in a fedora.

Listen as Andy and Cal dive into topics from fatherhood, highlights from some of Cal's biggest celebrity interviews, the beginnings of his career, his long developed interview tactics and much much more!

Cal then turned around and interviewed Andy right after and has just released it on his own podcast "Big Questions with Cal Fussman". Look for his interview posted here titled "Ep 013 -B- Cal Fussman Interviews Andy". 

Rachel Platten is an American Pop Artist best known for her triple platinum single, "Fight Song." She recently released her newest single "You Belong" written for her soon to be daughter.

Rachel joins Andy 8 months pregnant in episode 12 as they catch up as old friends touching on songwriting, consequences of social media to motherhood. Rachel and Andy dive deep into topics such as fear, vulnerability and self doubt as an artist. They discuss the arch of "Fight Song" and the politics behind a major pop hit. Dont miss this one!

Justin Baldoni is not only the creator of the award-winning web-series “My Last Days” (which had over 30 million views and raised over 1-million dollars for charity), he is also an actor on the Golden Globe-nominated series “Jane the Virgin”, an entrepreneur and one of Andy’s very best friends. Andy welcomes Justin to the historic stage at The Hotel Café in front of a live audience to talk about faith, masculinity, and the importance of having difficult, honest conversations. Andy describes Justin as a “spinning ball of soul” and you’ll hear why, as they get personal about their early days as struggling artists and their efforts to thrive against the immense pressure to create.

Jillian Michaels—an eight-time New York Times best-selling author and Daytime Emmy-nominated television personality—has built an international fitness community of 100 million + by inspiring others to live their happiest and healthiest lives. In Episode 10, Andy sits down with the fitness and lifestyle guru to talk about the personal journey that led her to take the health and wellness space by storm.