Are Americans not taking care of themselves and potential medical issues because they are afraid of Covid-19? Why have melanoma cases gone up 47% over the last decade? How complicated is the relationship between pharmaceutical companies, doctors, and the needs of their patients? Dr. Terrence Keaney has a dermatology practice just outside of Washington, DC (https://www.skindcderm.com%29/ (https://www.skindcderm.com)) that combines a wide range of procedures, patient care, and research. He was terrific with us on the above topics, why men aren't as good as women at taking care of themselves, and his late-game switch that led him to being happy.

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Want money for you aircraft carrier? Need funding for a spy satellite? How about some new fighter planes? You'll need to convince Dr. Arun Seraphin. Arun is one of the dozens of staffers on Capitol Hill who are the gatekeepers balancing really critical elements. What's best for tax payers? Soldiers on the ground? Best practices are hard to figure out and the consequences affect thousands of lives and billions of dollars. The smart, hard working, dedicated professionals working behind the scenes in government are essential to ensure the checks and balances, the hallmark of our system, are protected.

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What was the mood in the White House Situation Room during the mission to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden? Mike Leiter was the Director of the National Counter Terrorism Center under 2 administrations and was tasked with the herculean task of filtering through near infinite data to identify and thwart terrorist attacks against the United States and our allies. We discuss the balance of civil liberties vs security, the intelligence community winning the war of ideas, interagency battles, victories and missteps. Great conversation.

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Ryan Long is really funny. He's also smart, driven, and churns out content at a prodigious rate. Ryan has rapidly gained thousands of followers and attention for his weekly satirical videos, many of which take on the cloud of cancel culture. Lots of folks would wilt under the pressure of online trolls and waves of critiques about how 'problematic' his videos are. Not Ryan. He handles those challenges with grace and assuredness not usually found in comedians. Ryan is on his way to stardom and he was kind enough to chat with us about canceling, his experiences, mentorship, pivoting to producing content online and more. Plus Danny dives into a couple examples of cancel culture, how we got here, and the risks for people who's livelihoods depend on public speech.

The soda market is shrinking. People are realizing that all sodas, even diet sodas are not good for them. But, they still want that taste and satisfaction. So where do they turn? Enter a new product that I believe is creating its own unique space. Wave soda is tucked into a space between health drinks, 0 flavor carbonated drinks, and regular soda. And its market share is growing. Rapidly. Our guest this week is CEO and Founder of Wave Soda, Nat Noone. We discuss how he came up with the idea, his career setbacks, the courage to re-start, fundraising, and where his company can go. Very candid and revealing chat about a company that isn't fully grown yet.

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How do you get over 375,000 followers and nearly 10 million views in a couple months? You create really funny and original content that strikes a cord. Drew Talbert and his fictional restaurant world that he has invented and curated on Tik Tok has millions of views. How did he do it? What's it like creating when the possibility of the platform going away hangs over everything? With his improv background which encourages removing limits, expression, and spontaneity how does that balance with the current climate in our country? Plus Danny delves into the incredible, albeit brief history, of a platform that has spread like wildfire around the world.

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On May 3, 2017, my friend, comedian Jason Weems died. He was clinically dead for 5 minutes. A hero kept administering CPR and helped bring him back. He woke up in a hospital unsure of his surroundings or exactly what happened and how he got there. This past week, he released his special 'Unknown' on Amazon Prime. He is a rapidly rising star and a friend. His story is awesome. One of my favorite episodes to make.

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You have 5-7 minutes with Robert De Niro, Martin Scorcese and Joe Pesci. You have to take the perfect picture to make your client happy. What do you say to legends? How do you direct them? Our guest this week is superstar photographer Victoria Will. She began her journey as a photo journalist and eventually moved to her amazing work in portraiture where she photographs some of the most famous people on the planet, creates promotion campaigng for tv, film, and products and jet sets around the world to some of the most incredible locations. We discuss her path, the impacts of technology and sharing platforms, plus we both gush over Idris Elba for several minutes. Danny also gets a crash course in how to take a decent picture.

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Do Conservatives have a messaging problem? How did we get to the point where we cannot disagree? Why can't people say 'I was wrong'? My guest this week is Drew Holden. He's in comms in DC and has bylines in several notable spots like the NY Times, Washington Examiner, Washington Post among others. But where he's gained fame? Drew is the Conservative King of Twitter Receipts. He has pointed out hypocrisy in coverage, framing, messaging and more from prominent voices and news outlets on everything from pandemic messaging, General Soleimani, the Covington Catholic story and lack of corrections among many others. We discussed a wide range of issues including the source of the divide and if we can find our way back. Good convo between a couple people who might not agree on a lot. It can still happen!

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How long will this pandemic last? Is there a way to open schools? What metrics should we care about in reporting? Our guest this week is Yale Medical School's Dr. Perry Wilson who breaks it all down for us. In addition to teaching at Yale, Dr. Wilson also has a Masters degree in Clinical Epidemiology from UPenn. He writes a (timely) public health blog which can be found at www.methodsman.com and he also teaches a free online course called: https://www.coursera.org/learn/medical-research ("Understanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend Is Wrong")

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