The Ryan Pyle Podcast

Liz Entin on searching for evidence of an afterlife after her father died, and why the evidence blew this sceptic away.

Liz Entin began examining if there was evidence of an afterlife and anything paranormal in 2015 following the passing of her father. While she still considers herself skeptical and an atheist, the evidence really blew her away. She is the author of two books, she is also the host of her podcast: "WTF Just Happened" which is all about the afterlife.

To learn more about Liz: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Liz Entin
2:31 Crossing the 405 for a podcast
5:00 Growing up with two cultures and no religion
7:31 Questioning time and reincarnation
10:00 When her world tumbled down in the best way
12:35 James Leininger and the World War II pilot memories
15:07 Reincarnation in Eastern belief
17:33 Still wanting to live this life
20:02 Worms, mothers and Tibetan belief
22:35 Feeling the presence of lost loved ones
25:08 How can brain cells create consciousness?
27:36 Dreams that predict the future
30:02 Training intuition
32:32 Stargate and remote viewing
35:05 Her first experience with mediumship
37:36 Meeting Fran and Bob
40:05 Twelve mediums on a panel
42:32 Born with abilities or learned?
45:01 What if we knew they don't really die?
47:35 Eight billion people without fear
50:01 Finding a balance with fear
52:35 Fear and the industries it fuels
55:04 The most fascinating science there is
57:35 From zero to 97 per cent convinced
1:00:04 Religion, hell and the law
1:02:37 A consensus on the afterlife
1:05:01 Devastating and the best thing in her life
1:07:31 Grief, then and now
1:10:03 Deathbed visions
1:12:34 A device to talk to the other side
1:15:00 Coffee with her dad
1:17:37 Governments, control and human nature
1:20:02 The Windbridge Institute and blinded studies
1:22:35 Billionaires in space, none studying death
1:25:06 Scientists starved of funding
1:27:30 Politics and research
1:30:03 Following the science
1:32:30 Five hundred podcast episodes
1:35:03 Bridging science and everyday listeners
1:37:37 What resources could do
1:40:06 Ancient knowledge we buried
1:42:33 Consciousness in deep space
1:45:07 What a breakthrough would look like
1:47:33 Her books and where to find her

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Trainer Isaiah Washington on college football, career-ending injuries, and training elite athletes and celebrities in New York and LA.

Isaiah Washington is a former College football player whose passion for Health & Fitness begins in High school while training for football at the age of 14 in Brooklyn. Isaiah then pursued a degree in health and wellness, while playing college football, where he underwent some career-ending injuries which then shifted into him falling in love with Fitness and performance. Over the last few years, he has had the opportunity to work and train elite-level, athletes, and celebrity clients in both New York and Los Angeles at Dogpound.

To learn more about Isaiah: https://www.instagram.com/builtbyzay

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Isaiah Washington
2:34 Growing up in Brooklyn in the early 90s
5:05 Joining the Brooklyn Titans
7:38 Coach Bill and youth sports
10:02 Sports as the straight and narrow path
12:34 An hour's commute to a football powerhouse
15:03 Conduct sheets as a ticket to practice
17:31 Playing both ways in high school
20:00 First in the family to go to college
22:35 Choosing a college
25:03 Falling in love with the weight room
27:35 Two kids from Brooklyn chasing the dream
30:03 Canadians in the NBA
32:33 From safety to inside linebacker
35:05 Playing through a foot injury
37:33 Missing his senior season
40:05 Team player or stand up for yourself?
42:31 Ryan's summer of mono
45:00 A week in the season
47:35 Blowing off steam as a student athlete
50:05 Replaced by a younger player
52:36 Lessons from team sports
55:05 Learning injury prevention
57:33 Interning at Equinox in Manhattan
1:00:08 How personal training clients find you
1:02:31 A slow start as a new trainer
1:05:01 Ryan's move to China at 22
1:07:30 Training an elite clientele at DogPound
1:10:05 Training clients through the pandemic
1:12:33 Ryan nearly stuck in Ethiopia
1:15:06 The only guest in the hotel
1:17:30 Lockdown in Turkey
1:20:05 When travel stopped, so did TV
1:22:30 Moving from DogPound New York to Los Angeles
1:25:00 Most of success is showing up
1:27:38 Training New Yorkers versus Angelenos

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Cassius Michael Kim returns to talk about Man On The Run, his years at CNN on The Wonder List, and his new company, The Smoking Section.

Cassius Michael Kim is the director, writer and executive producer of Man On The Run – a Netflix documentary about the 1MDB Scandal in Malaysia. Of course, our conversation goes well beyond that project, looking back at Cassius and his previous time with CNN, The Wonder List and then now moving to his new production company: The Smoking Section.

To learn more about Cassius: https://thesmokingsection.us/Information

Chapters
0:00 Welcome back Cassius Michael Kim
2:37 Man On The Run by the numbers on Netflix
5:06 Keeping the interview unedited
7:30 Interviewing a former prime minister
10:01 The commuted sentence and a request for comment
12:37 Life after a Netflix release
15:03 Storytelling as a skill and the short film Trifecta
17:36 Ryan on 100 guests in Los Angeles
20:03 How Cassius got into production
22:33 Sequels, franchises and Wall Street in Hollywood
25:03 Spreadsheets over making things
27:34 Ryan weighs a broadcast series against a podcast
30:00 Fast, cheap or good
32:31 Three shorts, now or never
35:04 Raising money and Joe Simon behind the camera
37:30 Six months of purpose, six months of nightmare
40:01 Film festivals for short films
42:35 A home for shorts on streaming
45:05 Sandman and a new short
47:36 Broken Nights and signing with a manager
50:01 Guidance from an industry family
52:34 Horror as a path for filmmakers
55:03 PetroSaudi convictions in a Swiss court
57:32 How the DOJ asset forfeiture case works
1:00:01 Getting out of town to write
1:02:32 Netflix viewing data
1:05:01 Attention spans and the future of film
1:07:33 Art versus content
1:10:02 Are movies getting too long?
1:12:33 Goal for next year: a feature film
1:15:03 Festivals or a commissioned path
1:17:32 On time and on budget
1:20:03 An early imprint from horror
1:22:30 Feature or nothing
1:25:05 Leverage in Hollywood
1:27:35 Plans for a live stream

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Comedian Matthew Moore on performing improv in LA since 1995, comedy clubs in New York, and teaching at Improv for the People.

Matthew Moore has studied and performed improv since 1995 in Los Angeles, as well as performing regularly at the major comedy clubs in LA and has also appeared at Caroline's on Broadway and Gotham Comedy Club in NY. Beyond the improv and comedy Matthew is also a writer, director, and producer of comedic short films. He currently teaches improv and standup comedy Improv for the People, which he started in 2008.

To learn more about Matthew: https://improvforthepeople.com/coaches/

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Matthew Moore
2:33 Indiana, basketball and Caitlin Clark
5:03 A music mentor, managing and moving to LA
7:30 School band, the recorder and Canadian hockey
10:03 Working with Fairmont Hotels
12:33 America's sweetheart
15:00 Ryan on speaking and audience Q&A
17:38 Managing a singer-songwriter
20:04 Starting his first improv class
22:36 Why people sign up for improv
25:02 Questions people are afraid to ask
27:31 After the Groundlings, his own platform
30:04 Building Improv for the People
32:34 Improvising a guest's life on stage
35:05 Not missing what happens in the room
37:31 Montreal, Quebec and Canada
40:07 Teaching improv in Burundi
42:36 Improv at the next G20
45:05 Ryan on losing two and a half years to the pandemic
47:30 Comedy on roofs and in parking lots
50:05 Stand-up, the studio and corporate training
52:35 Bill Gates and being funny
55:06 The improv king needs a live audience
57:30 Where he does stand-up
1:00:01 Ryan on Dubai, Europe and lockdowns
1:02:32 Better days ahead
1:05:05 How YouTubers took off during Covid
1:07:30 How Ryan runs the cameras
1:10:05 An extra in Mr. and Mrs. Smith
1:12:36 Editing anywhere with a hard drive
1:15:03 Margaritas on Main Street
1:17:30 Two hours of someone's day
1:20:07 Serious conversations and funny ones
1:22:33 Plans for the year ahead
1:25:00 Giving up fizzy drinks
1:27:36 The cat and a hard stop
1:30:07 Favourite comedians
1:32:32 Leaving space for the funny

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Sebastien Derbomez on starting at Nobu in London, award-winning cocktails in Australia, and leading William Grant & Sons' US ambassadors.

Hailing from the South of France, Sebastien started his career in the beverage industry 20 years ago in London at the prestigious Nobu restaurant. In 2007, he took his talents and cocktail shakers to Brisbane & Sydney, Australia, and during his time there, won several awards for outstanding cocktails, service, and leadership including two Australian Bar Awards and a Queensland Lifestyle Award. He is currently serving as the functional lead for the US Ambassador team and an internal specialist resource to the marketing team, sales team and luxury team ensuring that the William Grant & Sons brands and their company get a disproportionate share of mind and recommendation within the media, with our trade partners and consumers.

To learn more about Sebastien: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastien-derbomez

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Sebastien Derbomez
2:31 Going abroad to learn English
5:02 University and a computer engineering diploma
7:36 Bartending in London
10:05 The night that changed his career
12:32 A working holiday visa to Australia
15:06 Building a cocktail scene in Queensland
17:36 From service to the big drinks companies
20:00 Taking on Hendrick's in Australia and New Zealand
22:36 A volcano, a tribe and a gift exchange
25:04 Ryan's tour of The Balvenie Distillery
27:34 Hendrick's, cucumber and the craft gin boom
30:07 Leaving it all for New York with two young kids
32:36 Throwing yourself in the deep end
35:03 Curling and Ailsa Craig
37:31 An outhouse race in Anchorage
40:05 Bagpipes and a first taste of whisky
42:31 How younger drinkers choose
45:03 Broker fees and renting in New York
47:35 Anthony Bourdain and The Balvenie
50:01 Distillery staff who know every corner
52:31 Side steps to move forward
55:01 Ryan on doing business in France
57:34 The ambassador as an extrovert
1:00:05 Travel and family life
1:02:35 Americans trading up to luxury
1:05:00 Ryan's first real whisky
1:07:34 On trade, partnerships and the team
1:10:02 Ryan stuck in Istanbul during Covid
1:12:33 Flasks for the camera crew
1:15:04 Tasting a 55 per cent whisky
1:17:35 Formula One in Miami and Shanghai
1:20:07 New fans are good for the sport
1:22:38 The martini, king of cocktails
1:25:00 Ryan on Expedition Asia

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Writer and producer Dino Sardella on international film and bringing original stories to life across cultures.

Dino Sardella is a creative and versatile writer/producer with extensive knowledge of international films and a proven track record of crafting compelling narratives across various media platforms. Dino is adept at developing original content from concept to completion, with strong storytelling skills that captivate global audiences and drive engagement. Dino is passionate about bringing unique stories to life with innovation, efficiency, a keen eye for details, and a deep understanding of diverse cinematic traditions.

To learn more about Dino: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8765111

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Dino Sardella
2:35 Moving to LA
5:03 Ryan on podcasting during downtime
7:30 From Rome to London's West End
10:06 Volleyball, gymnastics and not football
12:39 Japanese anime and a small hometown
15:00 Looking for beauty when you travel
17:32 Ryan on finding art in China
20:07 Every medium has its own language
22:32 Ancient Greece, Rome and Western culture
25:04 Know your history
27:31 Great music from troubled years
30:06 Layers of Rome
32:36 Londinium and Roman London
35:01 Music behind his writing
37:35 Learning the flute
40:07 Beyond a Western-centric view
42:31 Ryan on the Silk Road
45:00 Fellini on language
47:35 Moving to London within the EU
50:05 Learning English through scripts and radio
52:36 A last-minute application
55:03 Where is the centre of LA?
57:32 Ryan on trains in Switzerland
1:00:05 Driving in Southern California
1:02:36 Relearning the craft of screenwriting
1:05:05 A one-year visa that grew on him
1:07:31 Never feeling settled
1:10:01 Picking up a craft again during Covid
1:12:37 Ryan's shoot in Ethiopia when the world closed
1:15:01 Ryan stuck in Istanbul with his gear
1:17:31 Tales from the Sea
1:20:06 An invitation to the festival
1:22:38 Inspiration from different directions
1:25:04 Keeping your feet on the ground in LA
1:27:32 His first earthquake
1:30:05 Building a career from nothing in LA
1:32:37 Knowing how to navigate the industry
1:35:00 Creativity is never a straight line
1:37:36 The sea as a character
1:40:08 Refugees in the Mediterranean
1:42:33 Two men discovering how similar they are
1:45:00 Entertainment and the festival circuit
1:47:33 The independent film challenge
1:50:02 A thriller in the 70s and 80s tradition
1:52:37 Ryan on owning Tough Rides and Extreme Treks

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Mike Knox returns to talk about leaving life as a prison guard and parole agent to become a writer and stand-up comedian.

This is my second podcast with Mike Knox. He is a retired Parole Agent and full-time actor, writer, comedian. Today's podcast focuses on his move away from being a Prison Guard and Parole Agent into a full time writer and stand up comedian. Tune in for a wide-ranging conversation on prison life and transitioning into a life in the arts.

To learn more about Mike: https://linktr.ee/mikeknox

Chapters
0:00 Welcome back Mike Knox
2:32 Bad advice about having something to fall back on
5:05 Actors who diversify
7:36 Moving up from free roles
10:02 Self-tapes and the casting director on your side
12:36 Deciding to leave the prison system
15:03 Planning the exit around family
17:35 Doing your due diligence on a government pension
20:05 The coolest set he has been on
22:32 People who want to crush your dreams
25:05 Ego gets in the way
27:35 A family health crisis that put acting on hold
30:06 When friends do not know what to say
32:33 Building a stand-up following
35:04 Embracing the fear of the stage
37:31 Comics are always working on the jokes
40:04 Notes, cue cards and recording sets
42:37 Make the bartender like you
45:00 The waiting game at comedy contests
47:34 No more gatekeepers
50:03 More work or less since Covid?
52:34 Student films and low budget work in LA
55:01 The best sleep of his life
57:37 Finding work before the internet
1:00:02 Playing a doctor on a medical set
1:02:35 How hard directors and producers work
1:05:05 Last-minute people
1:07:35 Nintendo World at Universal Studios
1:10:00 One step at a time
1:12:34 When will we see you in something?
1:15:01 Performing for your phone
1:17:32 Coping with anxiety
1:20:04 Playing roles you are not comfortable with
1:22:33 Anthony Jeselnik and dark comedy
1:25:05 Agents, managers and the future
1:27:30 The entourage that comes with success
1:30:03 A transformation story
1:32:36 Brand wars and the stores that disappeared
1:35:02 Developing a character at The Comedy Store
1:37:31 Advice for people in their 20s
1:40:03 Ryan on moving to China at 22

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Black belt Dave Camarillo on Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu, coaching MMA stars, and preparing Keanu Reeves for John Wick: Chapter 4.

Dave Camarillo is a Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) black belt under Ralph Gracie though he moved away from Ralph's academy to form his own style of grappling which he branded as "Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu". Dave Camarillo became a mainstream name as a coach after many of his students became big stars in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA), names such as Jon Fitch, Josh Koscheck, Mike Swick, and Cain Velazquez. Dave has moved from coaching professional fighters to also training celebrities and was also a stunt man, given the task of preparing Keanu Reeves, for John Wick Chapter 4. Tune in and Stay A While.

To learn more about Dave: https://www.instagram.com/davecamarillo

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Dave Camarillo
2:31 Karate, soccer and Canadian kids
5:06 Everything lands on the director's table
7:35 Forced into judo until it became addictive
10:06 Who am I without the sport?
12:31 Learning Mandarin
15:06 John Wick: Chapter 4, the most grueling 14 months
17:31 Protecting Keanu Reeves on set
20:03 Keanu's training at the gun range
22:31 Life between jobs
25:07 Hollywood speed versus real speed
27:33 Training military special operations
30:04 Training in Japan with world champions
32:36 The stair fall in Paris
35:00 Respect for Chad Stahelski
37:31 The director's vision comes first
40:03 Coming back a monster
42:37 Finding the pub from the movie
45:03 Just Dave, a new stunt guy
47:34 Climbing as his happy place
50:01 The respect that comes from fighting
52:37 Ryan caught in Ethiopia when the world closed
55:05 Ryan locked out of Dubai
57:35 Turkish Airlines stopovers
1:00:02 Stunt pads and motorcycles
1:02:34 Ryan on raising money for his own shows
1:05:03 Crossing a glacier on a 6,000 metre peak
1:07:31 Sandstorms in Mongolia
1:10:00 It has nothing to do with wishing
1:12:34 Ryan's basketball discipline
1:15:06 Structure your day
1:17:33 This is who I am
1:20:08 Raising his son without pressure
1:22:32 Preparing for a different direction
1:25:04 Long runs on big action films
1:27:35 One more long run?
1:30:03 Ryan on public speaking
1:32:33 From magazine trips to the University of Toronto
1:35:02 Royal Enfields and bulls in India
1:37:33 Movies he misses
1:40:01 The Usual Suspects and Sicario
1:42:38 Living outside LA and flying in
1:45:04 Ways to get your foot in the door
1:47:31 Chad Stahelski and 87eleven
1:50:08 Keep going and evolve

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Music producer Lukas Burton on London, Harvard and Cambridge, and becoming a master of movie trailer music.

Lukas Burton is a music producer based in Los Angeles, but that is just the start of it. From London to Harvard to Cambridge, to making his own music to becoming the master of Movie Trailer music and the President of Calvary Music.

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Lukas Burton
2:36 Why trailers need their own music
5:05 When a pitch shapes the campaign
7:31 Who gives the notes on a trailer
10:05 Getting people off the couch and into cinemas
12:31 Running a trailer music company
15:03 Orchestral sound from a laptop
17:33 Mixing for cinema speakers
20:03 Is trailer work protected in a downturn?
22:32 Only paid when the music gets used
25:02 Asking to be paid for pitches
27:32 Composers who came up through trailers
30:00 Inventive scores in independent film
32:30 Fear among studio executives
35:07 The Force Awakens trailer and John Williams
37:38 Four of the top ten most watched trailers
40:03 Do trailers give away too much?
42:30 A head for electronic music
45:00 UK garage and New York house
47:37 Detroit techno
50:01 DJing in New York and meeting Moby
52:38 Top of the Pops and the move to America
55:03 The hollowed-out music business
57:37 How little artists earn per record
1:00:04 Sony's unrippable CD
1:02:30 Streaming and bundling
1:05:05 Do new acts still need a record label?
1:07:31 The experience economy and ticket prices
1:10:00 Selling music catalogues
1:12:34 Finding and nurturing talent
1:15:07 AI and trailer music
1:17:30 The value of human fallibility
1:20:08 Space and pauses in music and comedy
1:22:39 A French superstar in Palm Springs
1:25:04 Working with JJ Abrams' people
1:27:35 The nuts and bolts of the business
1:30:06 What a producer does
1:32:36 Turned up to 11

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Emmy-nominated producer Riaz Patel on shows about human transformation and his project Connect Effect, tackling loneliness.

Riaz Patel is a visionary Executive Producer and Director based in Los Angeles. Riaz is a storyteller that produces shows with a specific focus on human transformation, and human perspective shifting projects. He has been nominated for two Emmy Awards, and an NAACP Image Award for creatively leading shows for NBC/Universal, Lifetime, Discovery, and many others. Beyond the film and television space, he is also an entrepreneur, and his new project Connect Effect is tackling the growing isolation and loneliness in society by bringing people together.

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Riaz Patel
2:33 The magic of the writers' room
5:07 From ten networks to many paths
7:30 Anthony Bourdain and the art of listening
10:04 Middle management and learned helplessness
12:37 The trouble with focus groups
15:07 What does distribution even mean now?
17:35 Ryan on life lessons from the road in China
20:08 Born in Pakistan and starting at an agency
22:31 Promoting the people who do the real work
25:03 Transformative TV
27:36 Transformation as his north star
30:06 Authenticity and the creator economy
32:36 Customers versus users
35:00 Why long-form audio works
37:33 Ryan on travelling with lithium batteries
40:07 Chasing independent film in the late 90s
42:31 From scripted to unscripted
45:00 Ryan on the collapse of print media
47:30 There is always a pivot
50:05 Escape takes more than three seconds
52:36 Building your own audience
55:01 Hollywood is no longer the centre
57:30 MrBeast and commitment to a platform
1:00:05 A life rights deal that fell apart
1:02:36 Notes on notes and the network's final say
1:05:02 Breaking the habit of being yourself
1:07:32 When a network was folded overnight
1:10:06 Ryan on Netflix stand-up and House of Cards
1:12:30 Streaming movies and Jack Ryan
1:15:00 Real-time audience feedback
1:17:34 TikTok, YouTube and pay-to-play platforms
1:20:00 Inside a Connect Effect session
1:22:32 Resetting how we see each other
1:25:01 Respect for elders, East and West
1:27:31 Opening up about the stories of our lives
1:30:07 Do people stay in touch afterwards?
1:32:32 Hope as the driver
1:35:02 Leading with the intention to make people feel good
1:37:35 WeWork and the promise of connection
1:40:02 Making in-person connection easy and enjoyable
1:42:33 Preconceptions and lines of division
1:45:07 Ryan on government powers during Covid
1:47:34 Adapting quickly during the pandemic
1:50:02 Feeds that never show the other side
1:52:34 If you saw what they see on their screens
1:55:05 How footage can be edited to push a narrative
1:57:34 Moral superiority and distance from real life
2:00:05 The cost of elections and a third option
2:02:33 Your neighbours are coming to help
2:05:01 Not letting the narrative rule your day
2:07:37 Buying less
2:10:07 Younger people are not buying the narrative

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