The Sam Dever Podcast

In this episode, Sam Dever talks with actor and filmmaker, Angel Mendoza. In their conversation, the two discuss Angel's background in theatre, his experience acting in "Dog City", his boxing and martial arts training, Angel's weight loss and fitness journey, running, the power of mindset to achieve your goals, his latest film project and more! Follow Angel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks with actress, writer and director, Alexis Jacquelyn Smith. In their conversation, Sam and Alexis talk about her film "Edge of 23" , Alexis's background and how she decided to pursue arts and entertainment in Los Angeles, what it's like living life as an artist, Alexis's podcast "The That Girl Podcast", the power of energy and having belief in yourself and much more...

In this episode,  @SamDever  talks with Tanner Latham. Tanner is an Executive Podcast Producer and Co-Founder of Ingredient, a creative agency in Los Angeles. In their conversation, the two discuss how they met, Tanner's background in journalism and how he discovered podcasting, co-founding the creative agency Ingredient, podcasts Tanner has produced, tips for Sam to improve his podcast and much m...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks with TS Niam and Al from the political show "The Vote Matters" In their conversation, the three of them discuss the origin of "The Vote Matters" and how they're show came to be, the upcoming presidential election, the importance of voting in your local elections, the border crisis, how the government works and the roles our Congress and Senate play, the Judicial Sy...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks with wealth builder and Jesus lover, Gabriella Godde. In their conversation, the two discuss Gabriella's animals, how Gabriella became a mortgage advisor, the benefits of using FHA loans to buy a house, how to improve your credit score, the future of the California real estate market, Gabriella's faith as a Christian and much more! Visit Gabriella's website: https:...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks to Founder and CEO of Mentality, Inc., Carolina Sevilla. In their conversation, the two discuss Carolina's background and journey into the mental health field, neurolinguistic programming, founding her company Mentality Inc., the development of the Saffi App, transformative art performances, the mental health crisis, entrepreneurship, the power of the mind and much...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks with actor and artist Julian Lucas. In their conversation, the two discuss Julian's experience at Burning Man, his background, the beginning of Julian's UFO experiences, the UFO sighting that got him on the show "Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction" on HBO, the real history behind human civilization, Big Foot, climate change, Disney's UFO Documentary and alien ride a...

In this episode, Sam Dever speaks with writer and director, Blake Tamarkin. In their conversation, Sam and Blake discuss Blake's film "Third Wheel" including it's backstory and the future of it's distribution, how Blake got into filmmaking, the importance of finding your "Garage Band" and creating art, the mindset of being an artist, overcoming obstacles, the discip...

In this episode, Sam Dever speaks with actress, acting teacher and student of life, Gar-Ye Lee. In their conversation, Gar-Ye and Sam Discuss Gar's background, the Playhouse West Film Festival, they call their former acting teacher Daryl Morris in Las Vegas, Gar leaving her corporate job at Zappos to become an actor, the acting business, becoming an acting teacher, the power of being honest wi...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks with actor and filmmaker, Tyler James White. In their conversation, the two discuss Tyler's acting role as Rob Donahue in the movie "Founders Day" and what he learned, Tyler's new film project "Adolescent Plush", the importance of staying in a positive mindset, the 2024 Olympics, Hockey's history in The United States, the nostalgia o...

In this episode, Sam Dever speaks with master acting teacher and private coach, Holly Gagnier. In their conversation, the two discuss Holly's background growing up in Los Angeles, her early work as a dancer and commercial actor, studying acting and working as an actor in New York, working in Hollywood and studying with Sanford Meisner, becoming an acting teacher at Playhouse West, what makes t...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks with actor, Vinn Sander. In their conversation, Sam and Vinn discuss the the power of taking risks, living life with no regrets, Vinn's show "Cold Talk" and how cold plunges have changed his life, fitness and nutrition, working for yourself and the challenges of entrepreneurship, Vinn's latest acting projects and much more! Follow Vinn on Instagra...

In this episode, Sam Dever travels to Las Vegas and talks to David Bradley. David is the author and creator of Big Head Bob. In their conversation, Sam and David discuss how is character Big Head Bob came about and what it's evolved to, David's days in the Las Vegas Nightlife scene, lessons in business and entrepreneurship, the future of the Big Head Bob brand and much more! Check out the...

In Episode #100,  @SamDever  travels to Las Vegas and talks with KC Christon and Kwane Vedrene. KC is a director, writer, producer, actor and children's book author. Kwane is an actor. In their conversation, they discuss the film "Dog City" and how the film came about, How KC and Kwane got connected and what it was like working together on screen, Kwane's acting background, the p...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks with music artist and actor, Grayson Low. This is Grayson's 3rd appearance on the podcast. In their conversation, Sam and Grayson discuss Grayson's new music including the recent music video release of his song "6 Years", the choice of being an artist, the music writing process, the craft of acting, Kingdom of The Planet of The Apes and much more!...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks with Briana Spencer. Briana is an energetic somatic body worker in Los Angeles. In their conversation, the two discuss Briana's upbringing in Los Angeles, What it was like being in foster care and the foster care system in general, Briana's path to become an energetic somatic body worker, human design charts, spirituality, the synergy between technology and...

Subscribe To The Sam Dever Podcast at: https://www.youtube.com/@thesamdeverpodcast In this episode, Sam Dever speaks with Kristen Aguirre. Kristen is an Emmy nominated journalist, a keynote speaker and a disability advocate. In their conversation, the two of them discuss Kristen's journalism background and how she became a news anchor, the stroke Kristen experienced and the obstacles she has o...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks with Fashion Designer, Don Kaka. In their conversation, Sam and Don discuss how Don got into Fashion, the future of fashion, the harmful plastics that are in our clothes, the environment, Don's clothing including his line of environmentally friendly yoga apparel and much more! Follow Don on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thadonkaka Visit Don's website...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks with actor, singer and writer Patrick Hilgart. In their conversation, the two talk about Patrick's background and how he came to Los Angeles, the experience of being human, creativity, the art of letting go and surrender, the depths of consciousness and self-awareness, the movie Patrick starred in called "Worst Date, Best Date" and much more! Follow P...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks to singer, actor and writer, Aneiszka. In their conversation, Sam and Aneiszka talk about her new EP "Scorpio Moon", Aneiszka's background, life as an artist, how social media and technology are pushing us further away from our humanity, acting and much more! Check out Aneiszka's music on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@aneiszkamusic Follow Anei...

In this episode, Sam Dever speaks with Entrepreneur and Author, Rohan Hall. In their conversation, Sam and Rohan discuss Rohan's background in tech, the rise of artificial intelligence, how Rohan came up with his idea for his companies Code Genie AI and Traffic Monster, the future of artificial intelligence and it's possibilities, crypto currency and much more! Visit Rohan's Website: h...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks Princess Va'Shion. Princess is a celebrity hair and makeup artist, an event creator, director, publicist and manager. In their conversation, Sam and Princess discuss her background, growing up in Hollywood, Being a Mother, How Princess became a celebrity hair and makeup artist, Public Relations, Events, Social Media, The Power of Belief and much more! Follow Pr...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks with actor, filmmaker, acting teacher and coach, Kathleen Randazzo. In their conversation, Sam and Kathleen discuss a variety of topics including Kathleen's background, moving to Los Angeles, joining Playhouse West and becoming an acting teacher, the art of acting, Kathleen's film projects, surfing, manifesting your dreams and much more! Follow Kathleen on...

In this episode, Sam Dever talks with actor Samuel Selman. In their conversation, the two discuss Samuel's background, acting, Samuel's time spent in the Marine Corps, the power of discipline, overcoming challenges and much more! Follow Samuel on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/aow_genesis

In this episode, Sam Dever speaks with adult film star, Tommy Gunn. In their conversation, the two discuss Tommy's background, becoming a male dancer, a severe injury he experienced, how he got into the adult film industry, his passion for movie making, overcoming obstacles as an adult film star to break into Hollywood, writing a new book and much more!