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Send us Fan Mail Some people play golf for fun. Joseph Bronson turned it into something deeper. This week on Here’s What We Know , we sit down with the award-winning author, longtime business executive, world traveler, and passionate golfer for a conversation that starts with golf… but doesn’t stay there for long. Joseph has played 93 of the world’s most iconic golf courses, teed it up with legend...

Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest moments in your life come down to one simple decision? Show up. This week on Here’s What We Know, we sit down with rising country artist and songwriter Kyle Clark for a conversation about faith, songwriting, Nashville, and the unpredictable moments that can change everything. Kyle shares the story behind how one late-night decision to “just show up” led to a so...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the biggest adventures begin after life falls apart. This week on Here’s What We Know , our host, Gary Scott Thomas, sits down with author Teri M Brown about surviving emotional abuse, rebuilding self-worth, and riding a tandem bicycle across America with her husband. Their 3,102-mile journey became more than a cycling trip. It became a story about resilience, relationsh...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Here’s What We Know , James Rollins shares how bestselling authors actually create stories that last. James Rollins is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers translated into more than forty languages. His Sigma Force series has been called one of the “top crowd-pleasers" by the New York Times and one of the “hottest summer reads” by Peo...

Send us Fan Mail There’s an idea we all want to believe. If you’re talented enough, you’ll make it. This week on Here’s What We Know , we sit down with singer-songwriter Trey Calloway, a rising country artist navigating the reality of building a career in today’s music industry. And what we uncover is something a lot of people don’t want to admit: Timing matters more than talent. We talk about cou...

Send us Fan Mail You ever get into one of those conversations where you think you know the subject… and then suddenly you’re ten layers deeper than you ever expected to go? That’s what happened here. This week on Here’s What We Know , we’re joined by Danny Johnson, a stand-up comedian making his mark in the world of clean comedy. We start by talking about the craft, how a joke is built, why timing...

Send us Fan Mail There’s what people see on stage, and then there’s everything else. This week on Here’s What We Know , we welcome back Jerry Flowers, a seasoned bassist, an accomplished songwriter, and music industry veteran, best known for his longtime role as Keith Urban’s bass player and bandleader.  We’ll talk about what life on tour is really like, from playing in front of 80,000 people at m...

Send us Fan Mail Some conversations make you lean in… and some conversations make you uncomfortable because you realize just how much you don’t know, and this is one of those. This week on Here’s What We Know , we welcome Neal K. Shah, who went from a successful career as a $250 million hedge fund manager in New York to becoming a caregiver for loved ones facing dementia and cancer, and ended up u...

Send us Fan Mail There are people who know a little about a lot. And then there are people like Pete A. Turner. This week on Here’s What We Know , we sit down with a former Army counterintelligence agent who turned a life of asking hard questions into something unexpected: a podcast built on curiosity, connection, and listening. What starts as a conversation about baseball and sports turns into so...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Here’s What We Know , we welcome Eric Hayden, founder and CEO of Urban Catalyst, a company that’s helped drive billions of dollars in development across Silicon Valley. He was also named the 2025 Silicon Valley Business Journal Newsmaker of the Year. That’s the resume. But that’s not the story. Because this conversation goes beyond real estate and development. It’s ab...

Send us Fan Mail History tends to remember the loudest voices in the room. But sometimes the person who actually helped prevent disaster is the one sitting in the middle. During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, the world stood just hours away from nuclear war. Most of us remember the names Kennedy and Khrushchev. What we often forget is the man working behind the scenes at the United Nations, try...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes what looks like an overnight success story is really a 25 year journey that most people never see. Country artist Chas Collins knows that road well. This week on Here’s What We Know , we sit down with Chas Collins to talk about what the music business really looks like behind the curtain. They dive into the long road of touring, the reality of chasing a dream, and why so...

Send us Fan Mail What does it really take to build a fictional universe that readers cannot get enough of? This week on Here's What We Know , let’s welcome back bestselling author Shawn Inmon, the wildly prolific and deeply thoughtful author behind the Middle Falls series, to explore the discipline behind writing every single day, the emotional depth of the Middle Falls series, and the surpri...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Here’s What We Know , join us for an unforgettable conversation as we sit down with Mick Wienholt, a man who survived a catastrophic avalanche that should have taken his life. With a fractured skull, a broken jaw, and massive blood loss, Mick walked three miles back to his truck before collapsing into emergency brain surgery. But that miracle was only the beginning. Y...

Send us Fan Mail For 25 years, Phil Vassar has written and performed songs that defined an era of country music. But behind the hits like Just Another Day in Paradise , Carlene , and The Sound of a Million Dreams is a story of rejection, resilience, health scares, and hard-earned perspective. This week on Here’s What We Know , Phil reflects on the roadblocks that nearly stopped him, the heart atta...

Send us Fan Mail What really happens inside the room when Pro Football Hall of Fame decisions are made? This week on Here's What We Know , we sit down with longtime NFL writer and Hall of Fame voter Jason Cole to pull back the curtain on a process most fans think they understand but usually don’t. Jason explains how Hall of Fame voting actually works, why the math matters more than people rea...

Send us Fan Mail Now and then, a conversation reminds you why you love sitting down with people in the first place. This week on Here’s What We Know, Clayton Johnson stopped by, and what unfolded was more than just an interview but a long, winding talk about music, patience, heartbreak, and paying attention while you’re living your life. We talked about Nashville, classic country, the importance o...

Send us Fan Mail Every once in a while, after years around country music, you hear a voice that makes you stop and listen. On this Once Around the Country Edition of Here’s What We Know , we welcome singer and songwriter Hannah Marie Kelley and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and producer Gabriel Kelley, a real-life country music couple creating music that does more than entertain. It heals. Ha...

Send us Fan Mail This episode was supposed to be about education. It turned into a long, winding, honest conversation about growing up Southern, malls as social centers, life without air conditioning, aging bodies, faith, comedy, celebrities, grief, golf, gyms, and the strange moments that make you wonder if the universe is paying attention. This week on Here’s What We Know , we sit down with Brya...

Send us Fan Mail Why do some stories stay with us forever, while others lose their magic? This week on Here’s What We Know , we welcome screenwriter, author, and game show researcher Steve Abramson for a thoughtful, wide-ranging conversation about storytelling, Hollywood, game shows, and the stories that shape who we are. Steve shares how a childhood viewing of Star Wars sparked a lifelong love of...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the machines get smarter and we have to get wiser? This week on Here’s What We Know , we welcome Jeff Burningham, author of The Last Book Written by a Human . We talk about AI, fear, failure, and the power of being present. Jeff shares how building companies, losing a run for governor, and slowing way down changed how he sees success and identity. This is a human...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Here’s What We Know , we’re ending the year with a bang in this episode of Once Around the Country as we welcome singer-songwriter Will Jones! Join us for a relaxed, honest conversation that wanders through bluegrass roots, songwriting, fatherhood, and the beauty of keeping things simple. Will shares stories from growing up in Cana, Virginia, playing in a family blueg...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Here’s What We Know , we’re joined by Steve Griggs, founder of Steve Griggs Design, who has earned a reputation as one of New York’s most respected landscape designers, known not just for his designs but for how he shows up for the people he serves. We’ll explore where he came from, how he found his calling, and why the work he does is more art than architecture. We a...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Here’s What We Know , we sit down with legendary entertainment attorney John Mason for a conversation filled with heart, humor, and jaw-dropping stories from behind the curtain of the music and film industry. Growing up in the San Fernando Valley alongside the children of Hollywood icons, he followed an unexpected path that led him from law school to jam sessions with...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Here’s What We Know , Gary Scott Thomas sits down with Dan Ashley, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, longtime ABC7 News anchor in San Francisco, and a musician with a true storyteller’s heart. From political satire and freedom of speech to small-town Southern roots, Dan opens up about his journey through media, music, and the moments that shaped him. Discover what it...