Beyond the Mic with Sean Dillon

"We don't understand the system that we've inherited, which prevents us from making smart decisions about how to pursue our goals and our dreams." Welcome Brian and Kelly Estes We’re joined on the Starline by a writer, director, executive producer husband wife duo of a film looking at the moral and ethical aspects of Bitcoin. He founded a capital fund with the goal of outperforming Bitcoin with le...

"My mom is the prayer warrior of the family, so whenever anything happens, good or bad, in the press, she's the first one I hear from." Welcome Cuba Gooding Jr. We’re joined on the Starline by an Academy Award winner. You’ve seen him in “Boyz n the Hood”, “Men of Honor”, “American Gangster” among nearly 100 credits. Actor, writer, producer and break dancer with Lionel Richie at the closing ceremon...

"I just wanted to get it out while my brain cells were still functioning and I still had the memories in there, more or less." Welcome Chris Stein: We’re joined on the Starline by the co-founder and guitarist of Blondie. He’s a producer, musician, photographer and writer. His memoir is “Under a Rock” we welcome Chris Stein. Chris, let’s go Beyond the Mic. "I’m a firm believer in the circular natur...

"It is my soul. I have no other way to explain it. It is what I am." Welcome Ed Roland: We’re joined on the Starline by an actor, composer, singer and the pride of Stockbridge Georgia. His band was once known as Ed-e, they have spent more than 30 years rocking around the world. You know them by songs “Shine”, “December”, “Heavy” and many other number one hits. We welcome the lead vocalist from Col...

"I've already exceeded what maybe I thought I should be deserving of. I've had a really interesting, fun career." Welcome Patrick Fabian: We’re joined on the Starline by a working actor you’ve seen on stage and screen in “Veronica Mars”, “24”, for six seasons as Howard Hamlin in “Better Call Saul” and many other works. His latest is the film “The Way We Speak”. We welcome Patrick Fabian. Patrick,...

"If you peel back the layers and expose the real Al that nobody knows. I'm just made of music on these. My lungs, my pancreas. It's all music." Welcome “Weird Al” Yankovic We’re joined on the Starline by the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history. Actor, writer, producer, Emmy award winner and just weird. You’ve seen him in “UHF” we welcome the legendary Weird Al Yankovic. Al, let’s go...

"It's about communication and connection, and you're with a group of people that become your family." Welcome Dr. Cady Coleman We’re joined on the Starline by a chemist, engineer, former Air Force colonel, wife, musician, retired NASA astronaut who has logged more than 180 days in space and most importantly mom. She’s featured in a new documentary “Space: The Longest Goodbye”. We welcome Dr. Cady...

"The greatest power in the world is love, and my wish for the reader is to have as much of it in their lives as is humanly possible." Welcome Daniel Stern We’re joined on the Starline by an actor, artist, director, sculptor and screenwriter. You’ve seen him in “Home Alone”, “Rookie of the Year”, “City Slickers” and heard his voice in “The Wonder Years.” His latest project is his memoir “Home and A...

"The idea from the get-go really was to encompass this wide expanse of rock and roll that I covered over all those years." Welcome James Sullivan: We’re joined on the Starline by a journalist, author, educator and program director of the Newburyport documentary film festival. His latest book should be the next one any rock fan should buy immediately “BACKSTAGE & BEYOND COMPLETE: 45 Years of Ro...

"I think a lot of it is arrogance. Once they get into power and they've been there a while, they're removed from the American people and they think they can get away with it." Welcome Craig Whitlock We’re joined on the Starline by a journalist at the Washington Post covering the Pentagon and National Security. His 1st book was “The Afghanistan Papers” on the post-war reconstruction effort. His lat...

"I didn’t know I could have such a conflict of love and pain at the same time." Welcome Bruce Bozzi We’re joined on the Starline by a former restauranteur at The Palm, liquor mogul, actor and host of a podcast that’s filled with Hollywood It’s called “Table for Two” and we welcome host Bruce Bozzi. Bruce, let’s go Beyond the Mic. It had to be easy for you moving from hospitality to podcasting beca...

"I think I was speaking mainly as a teacher to probably mostly women, but men, too. It's amazing how many men have come to me and said, you know, I read your book and I get it." Welcome Bonnie Bartlett Daniels: We’re joined on the Starline by an actress whose career spans seven decades. You’ve seen her on “Better Call Saul”, “St. Elsewhere” and more than 100 amazing roles on stage, screen and TV....

"If you can't be bothered flying to Australia, we can save you some time and we can transport you there by watching this film." Welcome Eric Bana: We’re joined on the Starline by a man who is not shy about dying on camera at all. You’ve seen him in “Black Hawk Down”, “Star Trek”, “Troy”, and many other films. Australia’s biggest acting export is now in “Force of Nature: The Dry 2”. Director, actor...

"Listen, I mean, I wrote the book for my kids, Sean. I have five of them... I wanted my children to see the mistakes that I've made, my shortcomings, my ego-based weaknesses." Welcome Anthony Scaramucci: We’re joined on the Starline by an investor, lawyer and author. He’s the former vice president of Goldman Sachs, Director at Lehman Brothers and his book “From Wall Street to the White House and B...

"It was inspired by my dad, who's 100, and he said he was going to be having a reunion with my mom, who passed away." Welcome John Oates: We’re joined on the Starline by a guitarist, musician, songwriter, producer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. The last time he was here we discussed “An Evening of Songs and Stories with John Oates featuring Guthrie Trapp”. His latest album is “Reunion”. We welco...

"People like Walt Disney, Walter Knott, really kind of created this spirit of anything goes." Welcome Chris Epting: We’re joined on the Starline by a storyteller, traveler and author of more than 30 books. Last time he visited, he talked about America’s Pop Culture Landmarks. This time he’s here to reminisce about places you could have visited in the past, but can’t do anymore in “Lost Landmarks o...

"Because we're co hosts. That's what you do. No questions asked. It's like we ride at dawn, you know?" Welcome Danielle Robay + Simone Boyce We’re joined on the Starline by a pair of journalists sharing culture, inspiration and trends with celebrities and real conversation with amazing women doing amazing things. One whose has a  love language is questions and the other has an interesting hob...

If you're a Sci-Fi enthusiast, there's a good chance you've encountered the legendary Robert Picardo. Famous for his iconic role as the holographic Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager, his career spans stage, screen, and voiceover work. In this Beyond the Mic Short Cut, guest host Dave Fernandez guides Picardo through his career, from his early work to today. The conversation touches on Picardo's role as...

"We reveal in the book very new information about what might have happened. And let's just say it's not the official version of the events." Welcome Josh Young & Manfred Westphal We’re joined on the Starline by an author and a PR executive. One has five books made into documentaries, 5 NY Times bestsellers and 4 Los Angeles Times bestsellers, the other took care of stories at Disney, Fox and W...

"John was a guy who loved his country, he loved his family. He gave his life to keep us safe." - Steve Sax Welcome Steve Sax We’re joined on the Starline by an author, speaker and broadcaster. 2 years ago his son was among five killed when a MV-22 Osprey crashed in a training accident. He’s a five-time All-Star, Rookie of the Year, Silver Slugger Award Winner, two-time World Series Champion and mo...

"These are stories I used to tell to my family and friends when we had parties and things. And everybody kept saying, listen, you got to put this stuff down on paper for posterity." Welcome Jerry Adler We’re joined on the Starline by a theatre director, producer, film and television actor and now author. You’ve seen him in “Manhattan Murder Mystery”, “The Good Wife”, “The Sopranos” and countless o...

"The ​law ​was ​my ​girlfriend. ​I ​had ​to ​love ​it. ​It ​was ​my ​only ​way ​to ​freedom." - Derek Hamilton Welcome Steve Fishman Dax-Devlon Ross We’re joined on the Starline by a pair of award winning writers & investigative journalists. One owns a cocktail bar, the other enjoys tequila after justice. They’ve teamed up for a podcast about a corrupt cop and the wrongfully convicted who brou...

"...everything that I am is through other people sharing their stories with me, inspiring me, making me go forward, making me find help, making me change." Welcome Paul Scheer We’re joined on the Starline by an actor, comedian, director, filmmaker and podcaster. You’ve seen him in “The League”, “Black Monday” “Knuckles” and early in his career he had lunch with pre-dances with knives Britney Spear...

"It feels like an absolute dream every single day. This is what I've been wanting to do since I was a child." Welcome Catherine Ariale: We’re joined on the Starline by a singer and actor and if you make her laugh you might hear her Kristen Wiig impersonation. She’s on the road portraying glam pop Lady Cher in National Broadway tour of “The Cher Show”. We welcome Catherine Ariale. Catherine, let’s...

"If we could all just admit a little bit that we don't know the things we don't know, you know, we could take a step forward into opening ourselves up to learning more about this complicated thing that is life." Welcome Molly Socha and Matt Stillo: We’re joined on the Starline by a podcaster, writer, comedian and producer with Midwestern sensibilities as well as a musician turned actor turned engi...