You Seem Interesting

No, not THAT Kevin McCarthy. This week we chat with Fox 5 Entertainment Reporter, Kevin McCarthy. We cover everything from the disconnect between critics and audience, the movie that made us fall in love with movies, and what Steven Spielberg asked Kevin to do. Kevin's story is tremendous and his success is the direct result of the years he spent chasing his goal for nearly a decade.

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In Washington, DC, a highly competitive media market, Doug Kammerer has stood out. As the Chief Meteorologist for News4 in DC, and one the world's most handsome men, Doug has delivered the weather to audiences with accuracy and enthusiasm. Great conversation about turning down life as a model and professional baseball, what makes a good weather person, and the time he was in his bathrobe on the elevator when he got recognized. Great conversation with a genuine and talented dude.

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There are hundreds of millions of blogs on the internet right now. So how do you stand out? Our guest this week is the big boss behind https://www.overthespoonfor.com/ (Over The Spoon For), a health food blog that is all about clean food and simple recipes. Marissa's own health journey led her to become obsessed with finding food that made her feel better and her generous spirit drove her to inspire others to feel better as well. In a short time, Marissa has generated a substantial following that has led to partnerships and praise. We discussed everything from going from idea to a full fledged food blogger, how we need to expand our definition of healthy, and why she has voluntarily agreed to become part of my extended family (and how irritating it is that her fiance can eat whatever he wants and not get fat).

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Quite simply, the story of Dani Moreira becoming the Queen of Bagels in the DC area is incredible. She moved to the US from Argentina only knowing how to say 'hello' in English. Fast forward a few years and she wins a scholarship to the Culinary Institute of America. Her journey continues with fine dining, pizza, meeting her future husband, and a year long odyssey to find the perfect bagel. Along with her husband Andrew, the team opened Call Your Mother Deli to rave reviews and have now expanded to several locations. They treat their employees differently than most anyone else, they are constantly pushing the envelope with new ideas and recipes, but mostly, they just make excellent bagels. Really fun and inspiring conversation. Danny fanboys out. Long live carbs.

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In an incredibly short amount of time, online dating has become ubiquitous. Our guest this week is the founder of https://www.alittlenudge.com/ (A Little Nudge), Erika Ettin. She left her career in finance to start her own business helping people find love. What are the biggest mistakes people make with their profiles? Why is 'What are you up to?' among the worst things one can open with? What are the least realistic expectations a client has had? Great conversation with someone who has seen everything in the world of online dating.

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What makes a good DJ? When did DJs start to become celebrities? Why did the DJ at my wedding play that song by Train when I specifically said to never ever play it under any circumstances? Our guest this week is http://www.styluschris.com/ (DJ Stylus Chris) who has had a fascinating career. Quite simply, he has a staggering and encyclopedic knowledge of music, beats, influences and origins. All that info at his disposal helps him instinctively know what should come next. Chris runs his own DJ school called Beat Refinery where he gives insight from a career in music. What mistake do DJs make? What album should go in the DJ time capsule? And how should Gen X'ers that grew up with Wu-Tang, Tribe, 2Pac, Biggie, Jay-Z, NWA, Dr. Dre, Snoop, Gang Starr, Nas etc. feel about Mumble Rap?

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Our first husband and wife team on You Seem Interesting. Last week, https://www.patreon.com/posts/48488802 (Michael Slaby), this week, https://lydiaslaby.com/about/ (Lydia Slaby). While the pair was living in Chicago, Michael was doing transformative work on the Obama Campaigns and Lydia was a corporate attorney working a zillion hours. Then she received a cancer diagnosis. Since then, they have each written a book, moved to the middle of nowhere NY, and Lydia is running for public office. Her book, https://lydiaslaby.com/book/ (Wait, It Gets Worse), is an extremely personal look at dealing with horrid circumstances and learning to roll with previously unthinkable reality. We discussed her small town re-election campaign, lessons from big politics that can be used in a town of 10s of people, and making fun of her husband as he goes through the book promotion process.

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Our guest this week is https://michaelslaby.com/bio.html (Michael Slaby). Michael has had a really unique career which has featured 2 hugely impactful roles in President Obama's campaigns, high profile jobs seeking media reform, and now, as an author. His book https://michaelslaby.com/forallthepeople.html (For All The People) is a look inside our social media platforms, what they were supposed to do, how they have failed us, and what we can do to get them back to working for us in a positive way. We discussed his integral role with the Obama campaigns and their incredible, on the fly innovations that have rapidly become industry standard, our legacy media, and reforming our online platforms. Great convo with a really sharp guy.

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Jesse Hubbard is our guest this week. After an extremely decorated lacrosse career that saw him win 3 straight national championships at Princeton, play for Team USA, and professionally for over a decade, he founded https://www.motivepure.com/ (Motive Pure). A health scare led Jesse to study hydration, a subject he and so many thousands of athletes have taken for granted. Motive Pure has made big strides to get its foot in the door in a really challenging marketplace with some unique approaches and patience. How do you change customer habits? How has Motive Pure leveraged Amazon to improve their distribution? Will hydration science change as much as nutrition science has over the last couple decades? Jesse was great on these topics as well as his journey that led him to found his company.

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Our guest this week is Stephen Weymouth, Professor at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Steve is an an expert at the intersection of business and politics. Steve was brilliant discussing our current political climate, the lack of a coherent plan for what would happen when the global economy worked as predicted, what's next for populists and what happens when you go to the wrong classroom to teach. Plus Danny wonders why no one talks about the deficit, the national debt and if those topics have become 3rd rail for politicians. You can read Professor Weymouth's piece in Political Science Review on the impact of globalization on elections here: https://www.stephenweymouth.com/files/BW_APSR_Web.pdf (https://www.stephenweymouth.com/files/BW_APSR_Web.pdf)

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