The Neil Haley Show

In a Celebrity Interviews segment co-hosted by Greg Hanna, Neil welcomes actress Cindy Busby to discuss her holiday film Christmas Wrapped in Love, where she plays Natasha, a professional gift buyer who discovers that meaningful gifts come from the heart, not the price tag. Busby, a self-described Christmas lover, shares the fun of playing the “fake couple” trope opposite longtime friend Marcus Rosner and her belief that good acting means finding truth in every moment. She previews the final stretch of filming on When Hope Calls Season 4, where she plays Nora, and reflects on how reaching Netflix, Great American Family, and Great American Pure Flix has expanded her shows to international audiences, much like her early series Heartland. She also discusses her passion for animal rescue, inspired by her rescue dog Susie. Christmas Wrapped in Love premieres December 17 on Great American Pure Flix and Great American Family.

Next, Neil talks with Trina Taylor and Nina Scoffone of Team Moms, the Kim Kardashian–produced Paramount+ reality series following baseball families at Legendary Prep Academy. They share how the show began after their sons’ standout play attracted producers and how, unlike many reality shows, it focuses on the whole family, moms, dads, and boys pursuing their dreams rather than manufactured drama. They reflect on entering reality TV, Kardashian’s business instincts, the growing high-stakes world of youth sports, and how production protected the kids. Team Moms is available on Paramount+; find Trina as Mrs. Trina Taylor and Nina on social media.

In a recurring simulcast of the Gilda Gram podcast, Neil and educator Dr. Gilda Carle discuss several headlines. She addresses parents’ calls for greater accountability and better learning in public schools, drawing on her years teaching in New York City. She also shares her belief that confidence and self-worth come from within, a theme explored in her audiobook Real Men Don’t Go Woke. She closes with comments on Chris Rock. These are her personal opinions on cultural issues. The segment runs to the top of the hour and cuts off. Find her at DrGilda.com.

Neil then speaks with author Mitchell S. Karnes about his Abbey Road mystery series and the strong reception of his latest release, Water Grave, a Brave Authors collaboration climbing the Amazon charts and heading to retail shelves. He previews the fifth book, Closure, and a sixth set aboard a cruise in the Agatha Christie whodunit tradition. Karnes, a former pastor, counselor, and teacher, explains how each book explores different styles and themes, while his flawed heroine Abby, carrying a difficult past, keeps readers engaged with real-life subject matter. He also shares updates on the series adaptation moving toward production. Find him at mitchellskarnesauthor.com and sign up for his newsletter.

Marking World Mental Health Day, Neil closes with psychiatrist Dr. Jessi Gold to discuss Generation Fine, a Johnson & Johnson campaign highlighting that “fine” is not the finish line for people living with depression. Gold explains how people in treatment may settle for feeling somewhat better while still experiencing symptoms affecting sleep, appetite, energy, and interest. She emphasizes recognizing these ongoing struggles and discussing them with a healthcare provider. She also shares self-reflection exercises and a care-team conversation guide available on the campaign website to help people prepare and advocate for themselves. Her discussion offers professional insights and awareness, not individualized medical advice. Those struggling are encouraged to seek support from a trusted provider. Learn more at generation-fine.com.  

Find Cindy Busby in Christmas Wrapped in Love, Trina Taylor and Nina Scoffone on Team Moms on Paramount+, Dr. Gilda Carle at DrGilda.com, Mitchell S. Karnes at mitchellskarnesauthor.com, and Dr. Jessi Gold and Generation Fine at generation-fine.com.

Neil opens an awareness conversation about bladder cancer, among the ten most commonly diagnosed cancers in the United States yet rarely discussed, with Ray Page and his wife Joanne, who share their family’s story in their own words. Ray recounts going to his urologist in early 2025 thinking he had a prostate issue, only to learn it was bladder cancer, and describes a difficult stretch of treatment and recurring tumors that eventually put removal of his bladder on the table. He then shares his own experience with a treatment called Enlexo, which he began in January 2026 and credits, from his own point of view, with keeping him tumor-free since. Joanne speaks movingly about supporting him through the diagnosis and treatment and about the couple’s turn toward advocacy. Both emphasize, as their personal message rather than medical advice, that people know their own bodies, should not brush off changes as simply aging, and should talk with their doctor; they encourage anyone interested to learn more and consult a urologist. Learn more at enlexo.com.

Next, Neil explores the powerful documentary Behind the Lines with award-winning director John Benitz and New York Times bestselling author Andrew Carroll, whose War Letters project inspired the film. Carroll explains how he launched the Legacy Project in 1998 to preserve war letters from troops, families, spouses, and children, using books, plays, and films to share their stories. Benitz describes discovering Carroll through a National Geographic article, their years developing the stage production If All the Sky Were Paper at Chapman University, and the long journey to the film. It features actors including narrator Annette Bening, Laura Dern, Gary Cole, and Common reading extraordinary letters collected across all fifty states and war-torn regions abroad. Both reflect on the lasting power of handwritten letters and honoring the service and sacrifice of military families on the home front. Find the film at behindthelinesdoc.com, Apple, Amazon Prime, and YouTube, and donate letters at warletters.com.

In a simulcast of the Chef Eatz podcast, Neil welcomes host and chef Jeff Servin to talk about the vision behind his meal-prep company. Drawing on a fine-dining background, Servin explains how he set out to break the stigma around prepared meals by attacking the usual complaints head-on, slow-cooking proteins sous vide so chicken and pork reheat tender rather than dry or stringy, and committing to clean, quality ingredients. He contrasts that approach with mass-market frozen dinners, describing how modified-atmosphere packaging and cheaper inputs keep shelf life long at the expense of quality, and frames his own company’s pride point as simply good, clean food made with care. Find him at heychefeatz.com.

Neil closes with a simulcast of the Jay Len Sciuto Show, featuring best-selling author J Len Sciuto, whose book Hades Crypt is nearing 52 weeks on the bestseller list. The segment opens with the program’s disclaimer that its views are commentary and opinion, some claims are disputed or unverified, and the discussion is for informational purposes only. Drawing on a 36-year military career, Sciuto reflects on leadership lessons from his father, shares his reaction to the previous night’s election results, and offers geopolitical commentary on the Iran standoff, economic indicators, and the devastating human and economic costs of nuclear conflict, arguing for diplomacy. These are his own contested opinions on highly charged political and geopolitical issues, which the show identifies as opinion and disputed. The interview runs to the top of the hour and cuts off before a formal close. Find his book, Hades Crypt by J Len Sciuto.

Find Ray and Joanne Page’s story and Enlexo at enlexo.com, Behind the Lines at behindthelinesdoc.com and warletters.com, Jeff Servin’s Chef Eatz at heychefeatz.com, and J Len Sciuto’s Hades Crypt.

In an as-aired Total Celebrity segment, Neil welcomes Cheyenne Jackson of FX’s American Horror Story. Jackson reflects on returning to the anthology series and sharing scenes with Lady Gaga, whom he praises as humble, prepared and committed, with no ego on set and everyone helping each other. He celebrates her Golden Globe win. Known for 30 Rock and Glee, Jackson calls music his true first love. He describes growing up in northern Idaho listening to Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, and Sarah Vaughan, and how a music teacher encouraged him to embrace his old-fashioned voice. Turning 40 inspired him to record a jazz album of the standards he grew up on, backed by a 22-piece orchestra, which reached the Billboard Top 10. Find Cheyenne Jackson through Opus 3 Artists and on social media. His album is available on major music platforms.

Next, in a simulcast with the Storehouse Media Group podcast co-hosted by Sherrie, the guest is award-winning actor, writer, director, and Drama Desk-nominated theater maker Carlo D’Amore, founder of Live In Theater. He says storytelling is as essential as food, water, and shelter, arguing that workplaces have a storytelling problem more than an engagement problem. Founded in 2009, his company creates interactive, actor-driven experiences for corporate audiences. It moved shows online during COVID and now averages 500 performances a year. Its murder mysteries draw on real unsolved cases or historical events, with actors making participants feel that “this really happened.” D’Amore shares how a Google team leader heard colleagues laugh together during a virtual show and realized how rarely workplaces create such moments. Visit liveintheater.com and find Carlo D’Amore on LinkedIn.

In a simulcast of the Wounded Sisters podcast, Neil is joined by host and author Mary Shearer Eckert, who offers a Thanksgiving reflection ahead of the holiday. Sharing her own faith-centered perspective, she says she has never cared much for Halloween’s darker costumes and would rather see children dress as something fun, and she notes the holiday’s roots in honoring those who have passed. She turns the conversation toward gratitude, counting the blessings of living in a free country with the freedom to worship, to speak, and to write the faith-filled novels she loves. Her book Wounded Sisters, she explains, is reality with a twist, pointing to God’s presence even in the middle of life’s messes and mistakes, and she previews a sequel in the works, a first draft done and a trailer and screenplay underway. She invites listeners to pick up the book and, if they are near Fort Davis over Thanksgiving weekend, to stop by her signing at the St. Joseph’s Arts and Crafts Fair. Find Wounded Sisters by Mary Shearer Eckert on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Neil closes with a simulcast of the J Len Sciuto Show, featuring author J Len Sciuto, whose book Hades Crypt has spent 51 weeks on the bestseller list. He previews Desperate Countermeasures and Arctic Alliance. The program’s disclaimer states that its views are commentary and opinion, some claims are disputed or unverified, and the discussion is for discussion purposes only. Drawing on his long military career and nuclear-power experience, Sciuto analyzes the Iran nuclear standoff, including a disputed underground facility and the impasse over international inspections. He shares contested hypotheses on this geopolitical issue, where governments and analysts disagree, and stresses the need for a verifiable diplomatic solution. The interview ran to the top of the hour without a formal close. Find Hades Crypt by J Len Sciuto.

Find Cheyenne Jackson at officialcheyennejackson.com, Carlo D’Amore and Live In Theater at liveintheater.com, Mary Shearer Eckert’s Wounded Sisters on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and J Len Sciuto’s Hades Crypt.

Hour 2 opens with an interview with actress Heather McComb. She began her career at age two in a Publisher’s Clearing House commercial and landed her first major film role at 11 in Francis Ford Coppola’s segment of New York Stories (Life With Zoe). Early television work includes The Outsiders, a recurring role on Party of Five as Maggie (Neve Campbell’s college roommate in an abusive-relationship storyline), Wonder Years, House (sister of a patient facing liver failure), The Mentalist, and Memphis Beat. Film credits discussed include the cult classic Stay Tuned (as John Ritter’s daughter), All the Real Girls (with Zooey Deschanel, Sundance), and Steel City (working-class brothers coping with an incarcerated father; cast includes Clayne Crawford, Tom Guiry, Raymond J. Barry, and America Ferrera). She recently produced and appeared in her first feature, Another State. On Ray Donovan (Showtime, Sundays at 9 PM) she plays a character who befriends Banshee (Dash); her first episode aired the prior Sunday and is available on Showtime On Demand. She notes that smaller independent films have often been the most fulfilling. Follow her on Twitter @heatmccomb and Instagram.

The second segment is a special travel cast with Sherrie and Jen of the award-winning Criminally Good podcast (launched July 7). The show focuses on true-crime authors, podcasters, filmmakers, investigators, prosecutors, and victim advocates, emphasizing personal backstories. The idea originated at Crime Con in Las Vegas. Guests covered include Bob Luckett (DC serial arsonist investigator), Clay Bryant (prolific cold-case investigator), Leo Silva (retired DEA), Michael Flores (banking/finance expert whose crime fiction has predicted real events), Bob Dekle (Florida prosecutor who secured Ted Bundy’s conviction), Ron Thomas (Karate Kid, self-defense instructor), Billy McNamara (actor and animal-welfare activist), Melissa Sandberg (Dog with a Bone cold-case work), Kevin Laws (HSI, Hunter of the Damned), Vic Fiore (retired NYPD), Patrick O’Donnell (Cops and Writers), Wade Williamson (self-defense case), Mitch Credle (DC homicide detective and filmmaker), Troy Hillman (Chasing the Zombie Hunter), Ed Hudson and Billy Dekle (As the Crow Flies), Pete Forcelli (The Deadly Path, Fast and Furious), and others including Julie Matson, Donna Roman, Jenny Hineland (RCMP), Kenneth Strange (FBI), and Jason Blair. Criminally Good received a Best Podcast award at the RayD8 Film Fest and is available on Spotify and YouTube (Radiate forthcoming). Visit StorehouseMediaGroup.com.

The final segment features Brett Wilson, founder of the Walking Miracles Family Foundation and host of Unspoken Costs of Cancers. He details the “Package of Hope”: $250 travel-assistance cards (typically two per year for gas, food, and lodging), a tablet for tracking appointments and medical information, and a dry-fit port shirt with zippers designed for chemotherapy. Travel remains the largest barrier for many families, especially in West Virginia and Pennsylvania where drives of two to three hours each way are common. Wilson draws on his own history (leukemia in 1974, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1981) and his mother’s detailed calendars. He discusses an upcoming Los Angeles trip with Rue and Shagun (fashion event) to raise funds for additional packages.

Hour 2 opens with Caregiver Dave’s celebrity segment featuring country singer Crystal Gayle. She reflects on her career, the success of “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue,” her new album co-produced with her son Kristoff, opening for Marty Robbins, and her Grand Ole Opry membership. She also discusses preserving traditional country music and caring for her mother during her final year. Find her music at crystalgayle.com and Amazon, follow her on Facebook, and check her tour dates. .
The next segment features a special simulcast of the Gilda Gram Podcast with Dr. Gilda Carle. She responds to Jane Fonda’s comments on empathy and the meaning of “woke.” Carle agrees that empathy is not weakness but challenges Fonda’s definition. Drawing on her research, she describes toxic masculinity and the “woke male” as unattractive extremes, arguing that men should not lose their voices or confidence. She connects this issue to higher male suicide rates and reinforces the message of her book Real Men Don’t Go Woke: men should speak up and stay true to themselves. Learn more at drgilda.com.  
Dr. Jessi Gold discusses Johnson & Johnson’s Generation Fine campaign, which challenges accepting “fine” as the goal for people with depression. She explains how partial improvement can leave symptoms like poor sleep, low energy, and sadness. Gold encourages patients to track symptoms, prepare notes, and communicate openly with healthcare providers. Find self-reflection tools and a care-team conversation guide at generation-fine.com.
 Amber Canavan of PETA explains why “cage-free” egg labels can be misleading. Hens may still be crowded in warehouses, while male chicks are killed at hatching and beak trimming remains common. She notes that free-range and pasture-raised labels do not eliminate these practices and encourages consumers to avoid eggs. Alternatives include JUST Egg, tofu scramble, Bob’s Red Mill Egg Replacer, mashed banana, and ground flaxseed. Find recipes and a free vegan starter guide at peta.org.  
Lydia Logan, IBM Vice President for Education and Workforce Development, discusses a new IBM study showing that AI use in classrooms is outpacing K–12 readiness. She describes the IBM K–12 AI Leaders Fellowship, which aims to help district leaders adopt AI responsibly. Successful integration, she says, includes using AI for lesson planning, administrative tasks, and personalized instruction while freeing teachers to focus on students. Progress should be measured by educational outcomes rather than technology adoption alone. Information and free courses with digital credentials are available at ⁠skillsbuild.org⁠.
Victoria Wang of Fox Chase Cancer Center and Timothy Weiner of New Jersey Urology discuss the role of advanced practice providers in prostate cancer care. They explain how APPs work with physicians to educate patients on treatment options, side effects, and decisions, order labs and imaging, and provide ongoing support. Weiner highlights routine PSA testing for early detection, noting that prostate cancer is highly treatable when caught early. Wang shares how hospice volunteering shaped her patient-centered approach. Resources for patients, caregivers, and providers are available at appsmakeithappen.com.
The hour closes with Sarah Clapa, Senior Meteorologist and Senior Director of Product Design at IBHS. She explains why even a quiet hurricane season can bring a devastating storm, citing Hurricane Andrew (1992). Clapa stresses preparing early to avoid shortages and last-minute demand. Simple steps include cleaning gutters, securing outdoor items, and preparing shutters and supplies ahead of time. She also discusses tropical storm risks along the Gulf Coast and Northeast and how El Niño can influence weather patterns. Learn more through IBHS resources.

The hour opens with actress Jasmine Guy, best known as Whitley Gilbert on A Different World. She discusses her touring production Raisin’ Cane: A Harlem Renaissance Odyssey, performed with jazz musicians Avery Sharpe, Kevin Sharpe, and violinist Diane Monroe. The show celebrates the 1919–1929 Harlem Renaissance through music, singing, dancing, poetry, and excerpts from figures such as W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, Langston Hughes, and others. Guy emphasizes that the era thrived in part because of white patrons and cross-color-line support despite segregation, and she notes the continuing relevance of the period’s political and social tensions. She highlights the educational component, including guides and daytime performances for schools, and the multi-generational audiences who leave both entertained and informed. Pittsburgh listeners can see the show April 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Byham Theater (tickets: 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org). National dates and information are available at raisincanethetour.com. Follow her on Twitter @TheJasmineGuy, Instagram IAmJasmineGuy, and Facebook IAmJasmineGuy.

The second segment features Kris Millegan, publisher and editor-in-chief of TrineDay Books (trineday.com), an independent house focused on works that challenge official narratives. The conversation turns to recent election results, which Millegan views as a rebuke of cruelty and a return toward government of, by, and for the people rather than simple party labels. He discusses the original proposal in the Bill of Rights for one representative per 30,000 people (which would yield roughly 11,000 House members today), the ease with which concentrated interests can influence a smaller body, and the role of secret societies, intelligence operations, and psychological warfare in dividing the public. Drawing on his father’s career in COI, OSS, and the CIA, he covers topics including CIA-linked drug trafficking, the dialectic used to control extremes, the influence of mining/metal/money and drugs/guns/oil, and the long-term project of shaping education. He argues for greater public participation, less partisan invective, and recognition that the American people remain the ultimate check. TrineDay has published more than 200 titles; Millegan also hosts Journey episodes with authors.

The hour closes with a special simulcast of the Gilda Gram Podcast hosted by Dr. Gilda Carle. She addresses rising consumer frustration with tipping culture, including an airport self-checkout “employee and retention fee” on a book purchase and an unexpected administrative fee at Earl’s Kitchen and Bar (a chain with dozens of U.S. and Canadian locations). She notes that suggested tips now commonly begin at 20 percent and argues that businesses should pay living wages rather than shift costs to customers, while still supporting generous tips for genuinely excellent service. Neil notes the practical realities of tipping on platforms such as Uber Eats. Dr. Carle also promotes her book Real Men Don’t Go Woke and briefly discusses cultural trends around preferences for daughters over sons. Visit drgilda.com for more.

In an as-aired Total Celebrity segment of the show’s “Just Two Choices” feature, co-hosted with Rico Rokowski, the guest is Dan “Rudy” Ruettiger, the Notre Dame walk-on whose story inspired the classic film Rudy. One of fourteen children from a working-class family in Joliet, Illinois, Ruettiger recounts how he grew up being told he was too small and not smart enough to play college football, and how the death of a close friend became the turning point that pushed him to chase the dream anyway. He describes grinding through Holy Cross College to earn the grades to transfer to Notre Dame, walking on to the practice squad, and finally dressing for the last home game of his senior season, where his teammates carried him off the field after a late sack. Ruettiger frames the lesson as the power of persistence, heart, and refusing to let other people define your limits, and he talks about carrying that message forward through the Walk-On Association, which he founded to encourage others to pursue their own goals with the same grit. Find him and the Walk-On Association at walkonassociation.com.

Neil closes the hour with a policy conversation with Gregg Roman, executive director of the Middle East Forum, a Philadelphia-based think tank founded in 1994 that studies American interests in the Middle East and related national-security questions. Roman discusses the Forum’s mission of educating the public and policymakers, and shares his own assessment of the threats he sees to Western societies from extremist and non-state actors, touching on figures and groups tied to past terrorism and on legislation such as the National Defense Authorization Act. These are his own views and the Forum’s perspective on contested geopolitical and policy questions, offered as analysis rather than settled fact, and reasonable observers disagree on both the diagnosis and the proposed responses. He encourages listeners who want to learn more about the organization’s research and positions to visit its website. Find the Middle East Forum at meforum.org.

On the celebrity segment, Neil welcomes actor and musician Jacob Latimore of Showtime’s The Chi. Latimore, who plays the young shoe-selling playboy Emmett navigating sudden fatherhood, explains that the Lena Waithe series deliberately shows the humanity and heart of Chicago rather than the gang-and-violence picture people expect, portraying good people in tough circumstances who slip up, grow, and try to do better. A Milwaukee native, he reflects on how he and his castmates come from communities like the ones on screen, points to Chicago artists like Kanye, Chance the Rapper, and Common who rose from hard beginnings, and shares his own belief that inner-city kids are no different from any others and shouldn’t be written off. He celebrates the show’s season-two renewal and previews his animated film Bilal, in which he voices the young title character, a story of courage and freedom inspired by a real historical figure. Find him on Instagram and Twitter at @jacoblatimore.

Neil’s author guest is Kendall Ware, a keynote speaker and franchise growth coach, who discusses his book Built for Franchising: The Advantage Is Franship. Ware explains that franchises appeal to people who want a proven model with built-in support rather than the blank slate of a startup, and that success comes from buying into and following the brand’s standards and systems rather than improvising, which is why a highly independent entrepreneur isn’t always the best fit. He traces his own 20 years in franchising, from bussing tables to becoming a restaurant manager at 18, helping a fast-growing brand open locations nationwide, and eventually becoming a franchisee himself to understand the hurdles firsthand. He offers this as his own professional perspective and general education, not individualized financial advice. Find him at kendallware.com, and the book at builtforfranchising.com.

In a simulcast of the NSRT podcast that Neil co-hosts, the guest is Sergeant Eric McCants, a law enforcement veteran and founder of McCants Leadership LLC. McCants shares candidly how he “fell into” policing as a young man and, by his own account, had to grow up fast, learning only over time the full weight of the badge and the responsibility of holding people’s lives in his hands. He credits a chief who pushed him to mature and talks about turning those hard-won lessons into his work coaching leadership, drawing on the kind of resilience and self-care message at the heart of NSRT’s focus on first responders. His story is shared as his own experience. Learn more at nsrt.ai.

On the celebrity interviews live from the Grotto, the recurring segment normally with co-host Greg Hanna, Neil welcomes actress and influencer Lorraine Ziff, known as the Goddess of Slots. Lorraine traces her lifelong love of acting from playing Dorothy in a childhood production of The Wizard of Oz through years of auditions in New York and California and a run of horror films, including Mansion of Blood with Gary Busey, as well as producing the supernatural Western Six-Gun Savior. She explains how a viral casino jackpot during the lockdown era grew into the Goddess of Slots brand, a way to keep her acting instincts alive, and how it led to a role in the gambling comedy series Unsuited. She and Neil trade sharp insight on social media, agreeing that genuine engagement with the right niche audience matters far more than raw follower counts, and her hard-won lesson is to trust your gut and outwork everyone. Catch her Goddess of Slots night at the Tampa Hard Rock.

Next on the Grotto simulcast is actor Kevin Ryan, who joins the cast in season two of The Rainmaker, the USA Network series based on the John Grisham novel. A fan of the book, Ryan talks about stepping into the project and shares a tender reflection on recently losing his father, saying the experience reaffirmed for him that in the end you carry nothing with you but the love of family and close friends. The Rainmaker airs on USA Network and streams through its app, with episodes also available on Apple TV.

Neil’s next guest is Kim Miller, founder and president of Americas Women, who discusses the civic-engagement organization she started in 2020 with a small group of women and has grown to a following of tens of thousands. Speaking as her own perspective, Kim makes the case that the most immediate impact comes at the local level, paying attention to school boards and local government, and encourages women to get informed and vote their values all the way down the ballot rather than being driven by fear or anger in national media. She points to nonpartisan voter guides her group curates and partners with, and frames the organization as welcoming to people across the political spectrum. These are contested civic and political topics, offered as the guest’s own views. Find her organization and its You Plus Two voting campaign at americaswomen.org.

The hour closes with the recurring AI Office Hours simulcast, where co-host Pat Riley and Neil trade notes on the latest AI tools and models, with Neil mentioning he is now reviewing new software for listeners and Pat sharing what he is testing this week.

On the Total Celebrity segment, Neil welcomes actor Cas Anvar of Syfy’s The Expanse as the series heads into season three. Anvar, who plays pilot Alex Kamal, describes a cast and crew who genuinely love the work and a season he believes tops the last. He explains the advantage of adapting a beloved book series, James S.A. Corey’s novels, written by Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham, who sit in the writing room and treat the show as a second chance to get their story exactly right, with seven or eight seasons of material already mapped out. Anvar previews a season in which the whole system edges toward war and the neutral, mixed crew of the Rocinante gets pulled into the middle, and he reflects on how his once-shy character grows into his purpose as the best pilot in the system. He notes the season is already climbing the iTunes pre-order charts and invites fans to watch along with the cast live-tweeting under the hashtag TheExpanse. Find him as @CasAnvar.

Neil’s next guest is Kim Miller, founder and president of Americas Women, who revisits the civic-engagement group she started in 2020 and its focus on getting women informed and involved at the local level, school boards and local government, where she argues change happens fastest. Speaking as her own perspective, she encourages people to vote their values down the ballot rather than be swayed by fear or anger in national media, and points to the nonpartisan voter guides her group curates, describing the organization as open across the political spectrum. These are contested civic topics, offered as the guest’s own views. Find her and the You Plus Two campaign at americaswomen.org.

In a simulcast of the NSRT podcast that Neil co-hosts, the guest is Chief Larry Berg of the Belton, Texas Police Department, a California native and former Army military police officer with more than three decades in public safety. Chief Berg shares his path from garrison duty in Germany to becoming a D.A.R.E. and crime-prevention officer at Fort Hood, where big community events drew him toward a full law-enforcement career. He speaks about leadership, setting goals, and his role with the Texas Police Chiefs Association, and about his own experience with NuCalm and the NSRT nervous-system wellness approach, crediting deeper sleep and lower stress for how good he feels, offered as his own experience and the program’s wellness perspective rather than medical advice. Learn more at nsrt.ai.

The hour closes with a simulcast of the Reignstorm Radio Show, hosted by Michael Aguas, featuring guest Tomer Dicturel, founder of Crossfield Strategic Partners and a specialist in premium financing. Tomer explains premium financing as a planning tool long used by the wealthy and family offices, comparing it to using a bank’s money for a mortgage: pairing a client’s contribution with borrowed funds inside a tax-advantaged life-insurance vehicle to build retirement or estate wealth that can later be accessed tax-free. He walks through how leverage can multiply returns and why, for those who qualify, it can meaningfully boost retirement outcomes. This is shared as the guest’s own general explanation of a complex strategy, not individualized financial advice.