The Ryan Pyle Podcast

Scott Silverman, founder of Second Chance, on hitting rock bottom, 35 years sober, and helping others break the cycle of addiction and homelessness.

Scott Silverman is the founder of Second Chance and works to break the cycle of substance abuse, unemployment, poverty, and homelessness for 25,000 at-risk teens and adults going through the incarceration system. Today, Scott leads the team at Confidential Recovery, an intensive outpatient substance abuse recovery program. It was just Thirty years ago when Scott was on the edge, struggling from addiction, considering suicide, and feeling like things were unraveling. He was at rock bottom. The day after trying to kill himself he flew home and entered treatment. Scott is now 35 years sober and working to empower others on their journey.

To learn more about Scott: https://www.yourcrisiscoach.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Scott Silverman
2:34 After the fires
5:03 Growing up in a family clothing business
7:33 Family business and separation
10:03 Sport kept him in school
12:30 Bringing lived experience to criminal justice
15:02 Burning out on work and partying
17:32 A night in Manhattan
20:04 A barking dog
22:36 The night he called his wife
25:01 DJ and bartender days
27:31 Relief in treatment
30:04 A first meeting
32:35 A year to figure things out
35:06 Kites and a kite store
37:36 A lawsuit and a lesson
40:03 Housing in a tough era
42:30 Back to work
45:03 Look in the mirror
47:35 A job offer within two days
50:05 Getting feedback from a group
52:35 Someone else in the programme
55:01 Twenty years of homelessness promises
57:35 Helping people help others
1:00:05 Empowering the next generation
1:02:35 A marriage built on commitment
1:05:02 Artificial light and sleep
1:07:36 Fundraising and a TV show about his hobby
1:10:01 How addiction affects the people around it
1:12:36 An outsider's view of the opioid crisis
1:15:02 How prescriptions multiplied
1:17:33 Distribution and lobbying
1:20:02 Who is to blame
1:22:37 Where fentanyl comes from
1:25:08 How the DEA tracks the business
1:27:34 Overdose numbers and addiction rates
1:30:00 Anger instead of discussion
1:32:36 Communication and mutual respect
1:35:06 Knowing the platform
1:37:35 A life dedicated to helping others
1:40:06 Substance use among lawyers
1:42:35 Second Chance
1:45:05 Putting people to work
1:47:31 Alcoholism as a disability in California
1:50:03 A two-year follow-up at the Veteran Center
1:52:30 A veteran's story
1:55:01 Veterans without the help they are entitled to
1:57:37 Government spending and efficiency
2:00:05 Military skills and civilian life
2:02:37 Spokes of the wagon wheel
2:05:03 Giving money away to charity
2:07:36 Homelessness spending
2:10:05 Audits and accountability
2:12:31 Women, families and seniors
2:15:05 New treatments
2:17:31 Experience you cannot teach

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Brian Rousso returns to talk about his graphic novel, Grid Wars.

This is my second podcast with Brian and we pretty much just focus on his graphic novel, Grid Wars. If you want to learn more about Brian you can go back to podcast number 18 for his introductory podcast.

Based in Los Angles, Brian is a seasoned creative professional with an extensive media & technology business background, equally adept at writing produced scripts for television, film as well as digital streaming. Brian has a deep network comprised of creative talent, artist representatives, media & entertainment executives, financiers, and technologists. We had a wide ranging conversation about everything from Graphic Novels, to Blockbuster scripts to Steven Seagal.

Click here to learn about Brian's next big project: www.revenant-studios.com.

Chapters
0:00 Welcome back Brian Rousso
2:34 Freedom on Kodiak Island
5:06 A nonprofit rehabilitating the formerly incarcerated
7:32 Building a community on Kickstarter
10:03 Uniforms, cameras and colour schemes
12:36 The nerve to build your own universe
15:07 What works as a graphic novel
17:32 Publishers beyond DC and Marvel
20:08 Raising $110,000 for chapter one
22:32 Two chapters a year
25:04 The fires and the studios
27:32 Hire an artist you admire
30:06 Kickstarter and Indiegogo
32:32 Writing a graphic novel versus TV
35:04 A partner who makes it better
37:34 The bonus material
40:03 Why South American artists
42:31 The four wardens
45:03 The Golden Boy's journey
47:36 The mobile justice unit
50:03 Roger Cruz's artwork
52:37 Regenerative titanium
55:03 A wall that is a living organism
57:34 Only 32 states
1:00:01 When there is money to be made
1:02:33 Life on Kodiak and the neck brace
1:05:02 Austin and Camila
1:07:37 Father figures and Gladiator
1:10:04 How it all began and Silo
1:12:36 Inside the Grand Canyon
1:15:05 Trusting the artist
1:17:36 Learning TikTok
1:20:01 A supportive community
1:22:35 AI, maths and storytelling
1:25:04 AI and script reading
1:27:36 Waymo and the workforce
1:30:07 AI and personalised medicine
1:32:31 Can AI create new knowledge
1:35:05 The value of art
1:37:30 A Tesla that earns money
1:40:01 A well-lived life
1:42:31 When chapter two arrives
1:45:06 Thank you and goodbye

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Screenwriter Lily Malm on being an AFI Fellow, screenplay competition wins, and her storytelling.

Lily Malm is an Los Angeles-based screenwriter & AFI Fellow. Lily is also a full-time screen writer and has been an Austin Film Festival finalist, Big Apple Film Festival winner, Final Draft's Big Break Screenwriting Contest Top 5 finalist and finalist in Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition. She has been featured on The Red List and is a lesbian LGBTQ+ activist and diverse storyteller.

To learn more about Lily: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14911452

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Lily Malm
2:37 Leaving Sweden for a new country
5:04 Peaceful Sweden
7:34 Stockholm, Gothenburg and LA
10:02 The screenplay that changed her life
12:30 Learning the language through screenplays
15:04 Navigating paperwork
17:32 Brexit and leaving the UK
20:02 No plan B
22:32 A rude awakening on arrival
25:08 Dubai closes its borders to residents
27:38 Filming the tastemakers of cities
30:01 The state of Hollywood
32:36 Watching everything before release
35:01 A script in development and the O-1
37:37 How option periods work
40:02 A year-long AFI application
42:32 Life on the AFI campus
45:00 Small-town attitudes and acceptance in LA
47:30 Raising money outside North America
50:04 Jason Reitman, grounded and generous
52:32 Confidence and impostor syndrome
55:03 Does she regret leaving
57:36 Mistakes in your 20s
1:00:01 Ryan's leap to China
1:02:36 When everything stopped
1:05:00 Chernobyl and accents on screen
1:07:37 Why comedy is harder
1:10:07 Getting your story out of your system
1:12:33 Finding your people
1:15:05 Bringing your own perspective to stories
1:17:34 Face to face, not Zoom
1:20:05 A 140-kilometre hike
1:22:37 Staying active as an artist
1:25:00 How the podcast started
1:27:31 Life as a writer
1:30:06 Hiding behind characters
1:32:35 Being authentic on the page

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Writer, director and editor Phillip Lindsey on editing commercials and reality TV, and moving into writing and directing.

Phillip Lindsey is a writer, director, and editor based in Los Angeles. He started his post-production career, editing commercials, infomercials, live-streaming shows, internet ad campaigns, trailers, reality shows, and sizzle reels. Over the last five years, he has focused on writing and directing since finishing the professional screenwriting program at UCLA. Phillip has directed five short films, TV pilots, music videos, and dozens of commercials that have been broadcast nationally.

To learn more about Philip: www.philliplindsey.com.

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Phillip Lindsey
2:36 Growing up in Riverside County
5:00 Fourteen months into LA
7:30 A huge high school in the middle of nowhere
10:00 Algorithms and new influences
12:30 Finding your voice as an artist
15:07 Film studies and critical analysis
17:32 Hours in the computer lab
20:07 Small departments and the trades
22:34 Every director second-guesses
25:06 DVD commentary tracks
27:38 Rent in LA then and now
30:04 Smoke from the fires
32:36 Income tax and property tax
35:03 Waiting for answers on the fires
37:35 Property tax after a house burns
40:03 Lessons from Japan
42:36 Older homeowners and rebuilding costs
45:08 A studio in Santa Monica and Kids in the House
47:30 West LA, Marina del Rey and the Valley
50:00 Wearing many hats during COVID
52:32 Ryan's China years and the New York Times
55:05 A COVID-era birth
57:31 Focusing on writing and directing
1:00:04 I like to have written
1:02:33 His comedy scripts
1:05:04 Has comedy been dead
1:07:31 Laughing together
1:10:05 Comedies do not need big budgets
1:12:33 Recalibrating a career
1:15:06 Ryan's decision to go to China
1:17:31 A motorcycle ride to Lhasa
1:20:00 How China changed over 18 years
1:22:33 Social media in China
1:25:04 Advertising budgets in film
1:27:35 AI in Hollywood
1:30:00 A three-day working week
1:32:33 The shot-for-shot Psycho remake
1:35:05 The golden era of American indie cinema
1:37:35 A story from The Nomad in Istanbul
1:40:07 Meeting anyone, anywhere
1:42:33 What an episode costs
1:45:03 Storyboards and pitch decks
1:47:34 Filming in Malta
1:50:08 Croatia and Italy

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Retired fire captain Glen Olson on writing the LAFD's disaster preparedness manual, and his science fiction and fantasy writing.

Glen Olson is a retired fire captain, fire inspector, and paramedic and technical writer. He is a contributing author to the Los Angeles Fire Department's original CERT Disaster Preparedness Student Manual, distributed nationwide by FEMA. He is also a published Science fiction and fantasy writer and has written a book and on the history of polyamory.

To learn more about Glen: https://glenolson.org

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Glen Olson
2:35 Natural disasters across the country
5:04 A neighbourhood newspaper
7:32 Space, the moon landing and a young writer
10:00 Going off on tangents
12:31 Truck driver and other jobs
15:04 Thinking fast in emergencies
17:33 Who you want on the crew
20:06 A first job at a high-volume station
22:38 Medical calls and the Armenian community in Hollywood
25:03 Hard times for communities
27:33 Teaching people to self-rescue
30:04 Thinking it through before disaster
32:34 Have a plan to get out
35:01 The 24-hour shift pattern
37:33 What a fire inspector can inspect
40:03 Inspecting the places that burned
42:36 Clearing leaves and branches
45:00 Disasters around the world
47:38 Retiring at 60
50:00 Becoming a fiction and non-fiction author
52:31 Deliberately set fires
55:03 Still burning in late January
57:31 Investigation and the rebuild
1:00:06 The media and the story
1:02:33 Protocol and pre-positioning crews
1:05:01 Hundred-mile winds and embers
1:07:36 Leased planes and pilots
1:10:04 Thirty-three years of experience
1:12:36 Fire curtains and fire shelters
1:15:00 Retirement and time with his son
1:17:30 Rejections and becoming a real writer
1:20:04 The novel's premise
1:22:35 A wake-up call on how interconnected we are
1:25:03 From the force to fiction
1:27:35 A new novel and Street Smarts
1:30:06 Pancaked buildings and earthquake lessons
1:32:31 Northridge and covering the rest of the city
1:35:02 Doom scrolling
1:37:32 Firefighters and talking about trauma
1:40:04 A lifelong love of science fiction
1:42:34 Star Trek
1:45:04 The firefighter mentality
1:47:36 I break into people's houses for a living
1:50:04 Final thoughts

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Wellness coach Penny Foskaris on years of unexplained pain and dizziness, and the approach that has since helped more than 5,000 clients.

Penny Foskaris had for many years struggled with many health issues that no Dr. could figure out. She was in continuous pain daily and dizzy to the point that I couldn't walk across a room or even drive a car. It was difficult for her to work, live and take care of her family. So she took action, and combined her many years of studying nutrition, life coaching, mindfulness and health coaching with cutting-edge technology to achieve amazing results for her clients. She has helped over 5,000 clients live healthier lives and achieve their goals.

To learn more about Penny: https://www.foskariswellness.com/about

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Penny Foskaris
2:34 Moving to LA from Canada
5:05 Sprinklers and saving buildings
7:34 Thinking about Florida
10:07 Back to school after a 23-year marriage
12:34 Strawberries and abdominal pain
15:06 Why the body needs some fat
17:35 Sending clients home
20:08 Martha starts feeling better
22:35 Losing weight by eating enough
25:06 The Healthy Brain Clinic
27:36 Doctors learning beyond prescriptions
30:00 Reading the granola bar label
32:31 Inflammation and coeliac disease
35:05 What is really in the bottle
37:33 Losing weight without hanging skin
40:08 Losing muscle and gaining fat
42:37 Physical and mental health together
45:03 Body composition versus the scale
47:30 Posture and measuring height
50:02 The nuts in front of the TV
52:32 Who was really the healthiest
55:02 Tools to get back on track
57:33 Weight-loss injectables
1:00:03 Hot coffee and plastic lids
1:02:36 Paying for cardboard
1:05:04 Migraines and food sensitivities
1:07:30 Brands that pay for better ingredients
1:10:03 Should the government help with labels
1:12:36 Who decides what we can have
1:15:06 What her clinic offers
1:17:33 Pelvic floor strengthening
1:20:07 Scanning for food reactions
1:22:30 Kevin Smith and weight loss
1:25:03 Complete and incomplete proteins
1:27:35 Meal size and fat storage
1:30:07 Sleep, cramps, water and potassium
1:32:36 What red light therapy is
1:35:06 Light therapy and inflammation
1:37:37 Recovery and other uses
1:40:03 Why it is not mainstream
1:42:37 Should every office have it
1:45:05 When bones need a doctor
1:47:35 Body composition machines

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Writer and director Jason Satterlund on 25 years of filmmaking, his feature The Abandon, and his work in the Star Wars universe.

Jason Satterlund has been writing and directing films for 25 years which include a few award-winning feature films and over 30 episodes of television. In Jason's latest feature film, The Abandon, sold to Lionsgate. He's been seen on the cover of the arts section of the New York Times for his work in the Star Wars universe, and often works with big brands such as Microsoft, Amazon and Colgate. When he isn't busting his hump on his own projects, he enjoys teaching filmmaking workshops and shaping the filmmakers of the future.

To learn more about Jason: https://jasonsatterlund.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Jason Satterlund
2:35 Porters and climbing alone
5:06 Frostbite and keeping going
7:31 The photographer is never in the picture
10:01 Narrative films in the corporate space
12:35 Careers nobody teaches in school
15:02 No set path into the arts
17:35 The pandemic hits
20:01 Lucky to keep working
22:30 A conservative upbringing and the fear of LA
25:01 The fear of never making a living
27:38 Fifty dollars a day, twenty-hour days
30:05 Luck, distribution and timing
32:32 Putting stories and art into the world
35:00 Making a how-to video cinematic
37:30 Commercial work while punching up
40:04 Shooting with whatever tools you have
42:31 Making something when nothing comes in
45:04 Anthony Bourdain and downtime
47:33 Finding something outside work
50:04 Talks on team leadership
52:30 A move to Dubai
55:04 Starting out on film sets
57:30 A first heist short
1:00:00 Writers in small towns
1:02:34 Being around people making things
1:05:05 Frustration with the hit and miss
1:07:37 No permit, no filming in LA
1:10:04 Meetings come at the end of relationships
1:12:32 Short films in Oregon and in LA
1:15:01 People who help push your work
1:17:37 The streaming ecosystem
1:20:02 Panels and festivals
1:22:35 Getting The Abandon greenlit
1:25:03 Festivals and Lionsgate
1:27:35 How many irons in the fire
1:30:04 Knowing enough people to get things made
1:32:37 The point of no return on an expedition
1:35:01 The moment that makes an episode
1:37:36 Scattering leaves on every project
1:40:08 Tech companies and AI
1:42:31 Streamers taking over
1:45:04 Running entertainment like a tech company
1:47:35 Finding jiu-jitsu for self-defence
1:50:03 Jiu-jitsu and mental health
1:52:36 A life-changing drill
1:55:00 Sharing it with his partner

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Scott Kronick on more than 30 years in Asia, leading Ogilvy Public Relations Asia Pacific, and his Monday Morning Mojo blog.

Scott Kronick is a long time China hand with over 30+ years in the region. Scott is currently a Senior Advisor of Ogilvy Public Relations, Asia Pacific, covering 30 offices in 15 countries. He was formerly President and CEO of Ogilvy Asia Pacific for 7+ years. Also, Scott is the author of the blog, the Monday Morning Mojo at

To learn more about Scott: https://www.scottkronick.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Scott Kronick
2:33 Growing up around Flint, Michigan
5:03 Twenty-six years in Beijing and four in Taipei
7:36 Knocking on doors in New York
10:05 Finding Ogilvy Public Relations
12:34 Aiming for Australia
15:08 Global brands arrive in Taipei
17:31 The chance to go to China
20:04 A team across Hong Kong and Beijing
22:33 Families who grew up together
25:06 Westerners who succeeded in China
27:37 A phenomenal business builder
30:04 A staffing strategy for China
32:39 Hershey's and the sweetness of chocolate
35:04 The late 90s rush to go public
37:30 Alibaba and the early stories
40:02 Running from meeting to meeting
42:31 Taipei 101 and a career built early
45:00 All in the same boat
47:30 Asia Society, USC and the US China Institute
50:02 Beijing wins the 2008 Olympics
52:30 Ten Olympic clients
55:04 Opening night in the hutongs
57:33 The media narrative on China
1:00:03 Why more journalists in China matters
1:02:33 Not an apologist
1:05:02 The importance of community
1:07:36 An independent PR business
1:10:01 Surface area luck
1:12:34 A football team with a Premier League ringer
1:15:03 Room for two superpowers
1:17:35 Tough days in quarantine
1:20:04 Taking stock in his 40s
1:22:37 Stephon Marbury and a Pioneer award
1:25:01 A player who reinvented himself
1:27:30 An early boost for the firm
1:30:05 Access in a small world
1:32:37 A journalist friend turned ambassador
1:35:01 Views on how countries are governed
1:37:31 Jogging in Beijing air
1:40:04 Missing the energy of Beijing
1:42:35 Before China, there was Japan
1:45:04 Living the dream
1:47:32 Shared journeys
1:50:04 Final thoughts

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Dr. Brian Licuanan returns for a deep dive into his Jujitsu career.

This is my second podcast with Brian and we do a deep dive into his Jujitsu career. Dr. Brian is a California board-certified psychologist with nearly 20 years working with demographically diverse populations, Dr. Brian keeps things busy. He also trains in Jujutsu to keep his mind, body, and soul strong. We have a wide-ranging conversation about martial arts, substance use, anxiety and mood disorders.

To learn more about Dr. Brian you can visit: https://drbrianlicuanan.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome back Dr. Brian Licuanan
2:33 The bond between training partners
5:04 Building mental fortitude
7:30 Competition class
10:02 Cauliflower ears
12:30 Before jiu-jitsu
15:00 Six meals a day
17:30 Jiu-jitsu culture and belts
20:06 Junior competition and other paths
22:36 How long the belts take
25:01 Training with Professor Steve
27:30 Kids, focus and the autism spectrum
30:04 Healing physical trauma and veterans
32:33 Blind athletes on the mat
35:05 Training with women
37:34 Starting young versus starting in your 40s
40:01 What jiu-jitsu costs
42:31 Tournaments as motivation
45:03 Tournament versus training intensity
47:37 Late nights, practice and study
50:02 A first tournament without knowing what to expect
52:35 How young athletes make a living
55:00 Wrestling and judo at the Olympics
57:34 Three opponents from the same school
1:00:04 Back to tennis
1:02:30 The big adult tournaments
1:05:00 Ranked number two
1:07:32 Fighting a much bigger opponent
1:10:04 An upset by triangle choke
1:12:34 Five minutes, ready to go
1:15:05 His son in the stands
1:17:32 Will the kids follow
1:20:04 The two-month rule
1:22:31 Getting tennis timing back
1:25:02 Ballroom dancing and finding the hours
1:27:34 How a black belt is awarded
1:30:04 Lineage and school culture
1:32:31 Role modelling for the family
1:35:01 Going for it as a white belt
1:37:32 Injuries at a world tournament
1:40:03 Why not golf
1:42:31 Thank you and goodbye

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Dr. Emma Wagner returns to talk about leaving the US to live abroad, joined by her husband Burton.

It's Emma's second podcast with me and today we focus on her upcoming departure of the US, focusing on living her life abroad. In our first podcast together we dig deep on her focus is to help her clients live a healthy and active lifestyle. She is an expert in chiropractic care, energy medicine, functional medicine, health and nutritional coaching. Her complete holistic approach dives into your physical and emotional body/mind, helping both men and women to tap into their healing power to feel connected and full of energy.

Please Note: Dr. Emma Wagner's husband, who's name is Burton, joins the podcast towards the end of the conversation to share his perspective as well.

Technical Issue: For the first time ever I had a light in my studio break, and I didn't have a spare, so the light on me was broken and hence I appear dark in this video.

To learn more about Dr. Emma: https://sanclementevitality.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome back Dr. Emma Wagner
2:31 A grandmother of 101
5:02 Chiropractors wanted around the world
7:31 Licences and regulated medicine
10:08 Closing the office
12:30 Choosing adventure over being a victim
15:05 The kids, the house and the cars
17:36 Wanting nature, not cities
20:04 Bali and the retreat industry
22:31 Setting up a business abroad
25:06 Stepping off the hamster wheel
27:32 A mother who made life extraordinary
30:07 What adult children learn from this
32:31 All or nothing
35:04 A couple in transition
37:31 Giving kids the world while they are young
40:07 Inspiring patients to rethink their lives
42:34 Lessons from her grandmother
45:01 India and a future retreat centre
47:37 Simple remedies and the price of health
50:06 Boundaries and unasked-for advice
52:31 How the body and mind connect
55:05 Acupuncture as anaesthesia
57:37 Learning from every country
1:00:05 Home remedies around the world
1:02:36 A nurse practitioner ready to quit
1:05:07 Sunset Boulevard billboards
1:07:33 The belief that the body cannot heal
1:10:05 A father who was an army surgeon
1:12:36 Releasing tension and trauma
1:15:02 Next stop, South America
1:17:33 A mind free of advertising
1:20:07 Screens between us and reality
1:22:31 Recognising what is missing
1:25:00 Bittersweet goodbyes
1:27:33 Seeing opportunity instead of fear
1:30:00 Travel while you are young
1:32:32 What living in France taught her
1:35:04 You are not at home
1:37:36 Time goes faster every year
1:40:02 Choosing differently
1:42:32 Lockdown thinking
1:45:04 Giving up a settled life
1:47:36 Letting people follow along
1:50:07 Change comes with risk

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