Beyond the Mic with Sean Dillon

"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...

"Science is full of egos and arrogance, but it is fuller of simpler moments of pleasure at the joy of finding some gem of new knowledge, big or small." Welcome Rob Dunn We’re joined on the Starline by a biologist, writer and professor at North Carolina State University. He’s focused on the biology of daily life. His latest project explores how our cravings for delicious flavors unite us with Anima...

"I ran away in the middle of the night to reclaim my life and reclaim my dignity. That was the greatest challenge I ever faced." Welcome Tom Sturges: We’re joined on the Starline by a music executive, educator, speaker, author, mentor, giver and most importantly dad. He signed Smashing Pumpkins, 50 Cent, the Foo Fighters and more in his career. His latest book for his second career is “Men Explain...

"That was probably the most nervous for any race in all my years of competition." Welcome Kai Beckstrand We’re joined on the Starline by the American Ninja Warrior winner, taking out all comers, including his brother on the way to $250,000. We welcome Kai Beckstrand. Kai, let’s go Beyond the Mic. Your road to Ninja Warrior champion started at 12 when you won the American Ninja Warrior Jr competiti...

"You don't know the taste of freedom until you've experienced incarceration." Welcome John Lee Bishop: We’re joined on the Starline by a pastor and author. His story is unlike any other as one of America’s biggest pastors became a drug runner for a Mexican cartel. His book is “The Church of Living Dangerously” and we welcome its author John Lee Bishop. John Lee, let’s go Beyond the Mic. Drugs, gun...

"I think my creativity comes from curiosity mostly. You know, I think just I've become this person who just seems to have a lot of questions about everything." Welcome Jorge Cham We’re joined on the Starline by an engineer turned cartoonist, writer, producer and now podcaster. You’ve read his comic strip Piled Higher and Deeper and your kids might have seen “Elinor Wonders Why” on PBS Kids. His la...