THNX: A Feelgood Podcast

Kayla Slater, RDN, is a nutritionist and run coach who helps athletes gain their full potential at Plant-Based Performance Nutrition and Run Coaching. She studied English at Westminster College, English and Health & Fitness at SUNY College at Oneonta, and, later, Nutrition and Dietetics. She can also be heard on The Plant Based Performance Podcast. A New York native, Kayla currently lives in Palm Harbor, Florida.

George Gruel is a renowned photographer who lived the rock and roll lifestyle to the hilt for many years. He was roommates with Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, toured with The New Riders of The Purple Sage and The Eagles, and, during his most colorful times, worked as the aide de camp to Warren Zevon for 5 years, a journey chronicled in the book Lawyers, Guns & Photos. His photos have been featured in numerous shows, magazines, and books, both nationally and internationally. George and his wife Jan now live in Arizona.

Mark Stone, a St. Louis, Missouri native, studied Speech Communications and Radio/TV/Film at the University of Missouri at Columbia, where he graduated in 1981. He has since worked in Broadcast Operations and Engineering at CNN, ABC, CBS, EchoStar, and MLB.com (BAMTech), and even earned an Emmy in 2020. Mark now works at NBC Sports in Connecticut, and one constant thread throughout his life has been practicing and performing magic.

Janet Flood is a baker who started Yellow Bird Cakery in Houston, Texas. Janet, a native Houstonian, studied psychology at the University of Texas. After battling alcoholism, she discovered her extraordinary baking skills, even making "good luck cakes" for the Houston Astros that superstitiously guarantee a home run, if not an all-out victory. Janet and her husband Charles live in Houston with their three sons.

David Gans is a musician, songwriter, music journalist, and author of five published books, four of them relating to the Grateful Dead. He hosts the Grateful Dead Hour and Tales from the Golden Road on radio. He has released numerous recordings, toured extensively, and has played with countless musicians. David is married to fellow artist Rita Hurault.

Mike Fields, a graduate of St. Mary's School of Law, presided over County Court at Law 14 in Harris County, Texas for twenty years. Prior to taking the bench, he worked for the Harris County District Attorney and the Texas Attorney General before starting his own law practice. Presently, he presides as a visiting judge and serves on several boards; Judge Fields has a long history of community involvement. He and his wife live in Houston with their two daughters.

Ashley Cain Land is the County Attorney of Chambers County, Texas, approximately 50 miles east of Houston, Texas. She graduated from South Texas College of Law in 2016 and is a fifth-generation attorney, as well as one of the youngest County Attorneys in the state. Ashley lives in Mont Belvieu, Texas with her husband and their two sons.

Ken Stewart became a certified diver in 1990 at the age of 46. A park archeologist peaked his interest about a sunken slave ship, and, in 2003, he helped form Divers With A Purpose, a partnership between the National Association of Black Scuba Divers and the National Parks Service. Ken has been active in conservation, training young divers and training divers of all ages to function as marine archeologists. He has received multiple awards for his accomplishments, but would be the first to point out he is only one person of many contributing to such great causes. Ken has three sons and lives in Tennessee.