Wow. What a literal powerhouse of a guest today! Justin Wren is an MMA fighter, philanthropist, recovering addict, two-time suicide survivor, anti-bullying advocate, and a great hugger! His story is one that will make your head spin, and definitely laugh, cry, and feel empowered to take action to help others. His podcast 'Overcome with Justin Wren' is a sister podcast here at Hot Pie Media and as a fan and listener myself, I think you'll enjoy it too. So find him wherever you listen to podcasts and give him a follow, like, share or subscribe. Love you!   Find Justin here: https://www.instagram.com/thebigpygmy https://fightfortheforgotten.org https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/overcome-with-justin-wren/id1584402340 https://open.spotify.com/show/3LYIQ063sykjfVXNDuNoOr https://hotpiemedia.com/podcast/overcome-with-justin-wren  

TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram sensation Mamadou Ndiaye joins Deb on the show today to discuss murderous pelicans, exploding whales, and bastard brothers. If you are like Deb and love animals/being terrified, you’ll love Mamadou and his hilarious nature commentary videos. Also, he’s a real-life rags to riches social media success story, so listen up kids! Enjoy!   Find Mamadou here: https://www.instagram.com/mndiaye97 https://www.tiktok.com/@mndiaye_97 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Yo88QF-chdugJbAnB2tUw   

Sometimes you almost die, and you end up on a podcast because of it. Entrepreneur and business owner Courtney Gill has gone through a lot the last two years, and it’s a miracle that she’s here to tell the story. Deb loves a good story but wasn’t expecting just how much crap Courtney has experienced. Don’t worry though, there’s a happy ending. Enjoy!   Find Courtney here: https://refineaesthetics.com https://www.instagram.com/refineaestheticsatx  Mention The Deb O'Keefe podcast for 15% off at Refine Aesthetics. Visit https://refineaesthetics.com for more details.  

Deb reconnects with an old friend and Austin music mainstay, and semi-finalist from Season 1 of “The Voice”, Nakia. They get into Nakia’s fantastic new musical score on the award-winning, fat-positive series “Skeleton Key”, and how rude people suck. Enjoy!   Find Nakia here:  https://www.instagram.com/nakia https://www.nakia.net   

Thanks for spending NYE here! 2021 was the WORST for Deb so she’s hoping her traditional New Year’s Day Party will start 2022 off right. Do you still celebrate after the holidays? Deb wants to know. Feel free to email her at [email protected] or say hi on social media @debokeefe. Bugger off 2021 and Happy New Year!   

Join Deb for her annual Christmas Eve rant! Life has seemingly been full of laundry, cooking and housework which makes Deb think she could lead a Masterclass on being poor. Also, Deb’s neighbors might officially hate her forever after an unfortunate lawn care incident. Oh dear. Merry Christmas!   

Art Acevedo, beloved former Police Chief of L.A., Austin, Houston and Miami (boo Miami!) and a family friend of Deb’s, zooms in for an interview today. Police reform, social justice, masks, and just trying to be a good person are just some of the things that come up. Watch out, you will never know if Art will be Chief of your town next! Enjoy!   Find Chief Art Acevedo here: https://twitter.com/ArtAcevedo   

Deb is joined by Julian Shapiro-Barnum, who is behind the Instagram sensation account “Recess Therapy”. (Go follow him now!) How did Julian get to almost 1 million followers and what is he going to do next? Also, it looks like Deb and Julian agree that there are too many people on the planet, and we might have to institute a coerced culling of old people in the future. Huh? Anyway, enjoy this charming guy and watch this space - he’s going places.   Find Julian here: https://www.instagram.com/recess_therapy https://www.instagram.com/julianmsb https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKK0Ls3-3u9JMpIKIXPVM0w   

Deb has the pleasure of chatting with Stephen Kramer Glickman, who is a beloved star for Gen Z-ers thanks to his role on Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush. But Don’t stop there if you don’t know him! Actor, director, composer, and singer are also on his resume, he’s got personal stories about some HUUUGE stars and he's just a goddamn lovely man. Oh, and Deb gets into her love of softball for some reason. Enjoy!   Find Stephen here: https://www.instagram.com/stephenglickman https://twitter.com/StephenGlickman https://www.youtube.com/user/Funnyguyfromtv  

Yes yes, that other guy is his brother, but don’t think there’s only one talented rocker in the family! Deb and musician, actor, and author Chris Jagger chat about all things living on a farm, embarrassing your grandkids, and making your uber-famous rockstar brother come round yours to make a cake. Enjoy!   Find Chris here: https://www.instagram.com/chrisjaggerofficial http://www.chrisjaggeronline.com https://www.amazon.co.uk/Talking-Myself-Chris-Jagger/dp/1911374184/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1622036924&refinements=p_27%3AChris+Jagger&s=books&sr=1-2