Beyond the Mic with Sean Dillon

"There's a lot of talk about the kind of K-shaped economy...not everybody's doing great here." Welcome David Gura: We’re joined on the Starline by an award winning journalist. You’ve seen his work on NBC News, MSNBC and now tackles everything on what’s shaping the world’s economies as co-host of “The Big Take Daily” with Bloomberg. We welcome David Gura. David, let’s go Beyond the Mic. "The Big Ta...

"You’re giving the audience a little bit of yourself, you know, so folks think I’m a mean guy in real life. I am. Or no, I’m not. I’m not a mean guy." Welcome Sherman Augustus: We’re joined on the Starline by a son, dad, director, musician, producer, former football player, Taekwondo black belt and does some acting on the side. His latest role is Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan in “Stranger Things”. We...

"The influence of two specific conferences has kind of threatened the depth of college football." Welcome Bill Connelly: We’re joined on the Starline by an ESPN writer, podcaster, nerd and author of three books. His latest one is on college football’s shifting landscape and exploding influence in “Forward Progress: The Definitive Guide to the Future of College Football”. We welcome Bill Connelly....

"I would just enjoy being out on a boat with him somewhere beautiful." - Cameron Douglas "The story in the movie and in the book is so close to my own story with my own father." - David Morse Welcome Cameron Douglas and David Morse: We’re joined on the Starline by a pair of actors. One is the only actor to portray both Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. The other has Hollywood storytelling in...

"It's a dream. I'd always dreamed of being a singer and dreamed of going on tour and making music that mattered." Welcome Timothy Wayne: We’re joined on the Starline by the nephew of 90’s country music royalty. The LSU Tiger went from singing on the farm or at the frat house to going on tour while working on his history degree. His single “Good Ole Boys Girl” is out. We welcome Timothy Wayne. AG T...

"If you've got dreams, wherever they are, no, they don't always come easy. But if you believe, do the hard work and keep coming back, you'll be amazed at what can happen." Welcome Holly Gleason: We’re joined on the Starline by a music critic, dreamer, an award winning writer, teacher, songwriter and publicist. She’s written for Rolling Stone, The LA & NY Times, Playboy, and many more. Her late...

"The qualities and characteristics that are making you isolated and bullied and hurt right now in life is what's going to make you successful later on." Welcome Leland Vittert: We’re joined on the Starline by a man who didn’t speak for years when he was young. He transformed from “weird”, bullied boy to one of the respected, fair and fearless journalists today. His miraculous life story is “BORN L...

"I think the past informs the present and the present will take care of itself." Welcome Bernie Leadon We’re joined on the Starline by a country rock pioneer. You’ve heard his work in Hearts & Flowers, Dillard & Clark and the Flying Burrito Brothers. A founding member of the Eagles’. His newest solo album is “Too Late to Be Cool”. We welcome Bernie Leadon. Bernie, let’s go Beyond the Mic....

"By looking at cults, you can start to notice those patterns in a more extreme way and hopefully spot them in your own life as well." Welcome The Turning - River Road: We’re joined on the Starline by an award winning podcast producer & host with a PhD in Clinical Psychology. Her tag team partner is a producer, former radio personality, and editor who led the first major podcast workshop in Arm...

"We make sure that our guests are ready to speak about their stories, and it's all about healing and laughter." Welcome Shari Diaz and Kate Robards: We’re joined on the Starline by a pair of funny ladies. One a Bronx comedian, writer, podcaster and actress who’s “Everyone’s Homegirl”. The other is her Orange Texas BFF who is an actress, writer, comedian and podcaster. They’ve come together for the...

"One of the things that I love is when fans will write in and talk about how the show got them back into anime or got them interested in anime to start." Welcome Nicholas Friedman National Anime Day happens every April 15th and we’re joined on the Starline by one of the Signal award winning co-hosts of “Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect” podcast. He’s a girl dad, cat lover and Fall Out Boy fa...

"To really have taken that leap of faith with us... if they think their stories have been fairly and well told, then my job is done there." Welcome Ceri Isfryn: We’re joined on the Starline by an award-winning director who has produced and directed incredible documentaries like “The House of Maxwell” & “The Fake Sheikh”. Her latest series on National Geographic, Disney+ and Hulu is “Oklahoma C...

"If you could own a major league franchise, which manager, dead or alive, would you want? Bobby Cox." Welcome Dan Schlossberg: We’re joined on the Starline by an award winning writer, editor, graphic designer, sportswriter and travel journalist. You’ve seen his work in USA Today, the AP, Forbes among other places. His latest of the 40+ books he’s authored is the updated “The New Baseball Bible”. W...

"Wildlife conservation and ecosystem conservation is, I mean it's life or death at this point." Welcome Peter Gros and Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant: We’re joined on the Starline by the current co-hosts of the legendary wildlife show. One is a wildlife ecologist, TV host, author and speaker. The other is a wildlife expert, conservationist and TV host. We welcome the co-hosts of Mutual of Omaha’s “W...

"When this woman said, oh yeah, I work for the Bureau, I head up the highway serial killings initiative...850 murders alongside our nation's highways." Welcome Frank Figliuzzi: We’re joined on the Starline by a former FBI Special Agent and retired Assistant Director for counterintelligence at the FBI. His second book is “Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers”. We welcome Frank Figiliuzzi....

"If you love it, you don't care. Nothing's going to stop you." Welcome Regina Zernay: We’re joined on the Starline by a singer, songwriter and bassist. You’ve heard her with Detroit Diesel Power, Scarlet Fever, Cee Lo Green and Cowboy Mouth. Her first solo album is “High Rolling” We welcome Regina Zernay. Regina, let’s go Beyond the Mic. Music has always been part of your life. What does it mean f...

"I like the challenge of the story that's never been told and the story that looks like it can't be told." Welcome Bernard MacMahon We’re joined on the Starline by an Irish-British filmmaker. If you’ve love music his Primetime Emmy Nominated “American Epic” series is one to watch. His latest project is the first ever band-authorized documentary of Led Zeppelin in “Becoming Led Zeppelin” which had...

"It's always heartbreaking when you see a kid in a circumstance where they're helpless." Welcome Dr. Katherine Ramsland: We’re joined on the Starline by an author of 73 books, professor of forensic psychology and Inaugural Director for the Center for Teaching Excellence. Her latest project is ID’s “The Serial Killer’s Apprentice”. We welcome Dr. Katherine Ramsland. Katherine, let’s go Beyond the M...

By telling a lot of these individuals who want to share their story, they're actually healing through just participating... Welcome Andrea Gunning: We’re joined on the Starline by a woman whose work you’ve heard in “Confronting”, “Dating Diaries: Quarantine Confessions” and much more. She’s head of podcast development and production at Glass Entertainment group and powers through meal prepping, st...

Hope is logical. Hope makes perfect sense. Welcome John Fugelsang: We’re joined on the Starline by an actor, comedian, writer, TV host, political commentator, television personality, author and radio host of “Tell Me Everything”. His New York Times Bestseller is “Separation of Church and Hate”. We welcome John Fugelsang. John, let’s go Beyond the Mic. You’re alive because “two people broke a promi...

"I think he moved from being just an interesting set piece to actually being an actor in his, especially in the kind of the later half of his career." Welcome Chris Woolsey We’re joined on the Starline by a friend of the program, and associate communications director at Vizio. Time to go Binge Watching with our friend Chris Woolsey.  You’re so kind my friend. Let’s go Binge Watching Beyond th...

"Elphaba becomes more and more relevant sadly, as the decades have gone on." Welcome Gregory Maguire: We’re joined on the Starline by author and dad. You’ve read “Wicked”, “Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister” among many other books. His latest is “Elphie”. We welcome Gregory Maguire. Gregory, let’s go Beyond the Mic. What made you go back to the world of Oz for this prequel to Wicked? What do you w...

"I think we're missing some stories and story songs... we didn't have to sing about relationships all the time." Welcome Jon Wolfe: We’re joined on the Starline by asinger songwriter and tequila guy who has evolved from his Miami Oklahoma roots and out touring keeping it country. His latest single, which he joined forces with Randy Rogers is “Tequila Cowboys”. We welcome Jon Wolfe. Jon, let’s go B...

"If it's bass drumming, guitars, maybe a keyboard, vocals, it's rock and roll." Welcome Art Alexakis: We’re joined on the Starline by a singer, songwriter and musician. You know him and his band ever since the early 90’s where they have created 11 studio releases, 4 certified Gold or Platinum and more than 8 million records sold. Out on the Sparkle and Fade 30th Anniversary tour we welcome Art Ale...

"I think it's turning around and I think people are getting it, they're understanding what it was that John wanted people to see when they looked at Yoko, which is what he saw when. Which was this incredible person and this incredible artist." Welcome David Sheff We’re joined on the Starline by a journalist, father and as Sanjay Gupta called him a “clear-eyed chronicler of addiction”. You’ve seen...