Why Am I Podcast

Welcome to the Fantasy Restaurant! In this episode, Jace O’Brien goes all out, crafting an extravagant meal with no less than four choices in almost every category. From mezcal negronis and root beer in frosted glasses to panang nua curry and Hong Kong fried rice, Jace creates a dining experience like no other. Plus, we talk about childhood food memories, working in high-end restaurants, and why p...

Welcome to the warmup exercise for the Why Am I podcast called “the Fantasy Restaurant.” In here, my guests get to pick their favorite: drink, appetizer, main, sides, and dessert…anything goes. Jimmy is a meat and potatoes kinda guy, and while his menu isn’t exotic, it’s a good choice any day of the week. I hope you enjoy this meal with Jimmy. Help us grow by sharing with someone! Please show them...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today. My guest this go around is Andy Kay. This individual is one of LA’s finest Private Investigators, but he may not be what you expect. Not only does he travels the world helping his clients, but he also takes certain cases very personal…much t...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today. My guest this go around is Jayse OBrein. This fella is a man of many talents: he’s a voice over artist, an over the top foodie, an actor, reactor, and costco dad. What strikes me the most about Jayse is his insanely high energy, his obvious...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today. My guest this go around is Patrick Christmas. Imagine combining soccer, football, and frisbee…that is kind of the foundation of ultimate frisbee. Now add in quick action, full field hucks, and insane layout catches, and you might start to ge...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today. My guest this go around is Jimmy Diresta. Jimmy is the first maker, a term I believe he really popularized, I started watching on youtube. I think maker isn’t just a moniker, or even a life style for Jimmy…I think he truly has no other choic...

Welcome to the warmup exercise for the Why Am I podcast called “the Fantasy Restaurant.” In here, my guests get to pick their favorite: drink, appetizer, main, sides, and dessert…anything goes. Gary puts together a meal that seems to incorporate a lot of the foods found near his NY home…and Asia, and Greece, and Italy LOL. Though it varies a lot, it all sounds delicious. I hope you enjoy this meal...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today. My guest this go around is Gary Goldstein. This fella is a writer of books, TV shows, and of movies. Not only has he written for Hallmark movies, which is becoming something of a theme here), but he also wrote for the likes of Beverly Hills...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  My guest this go around is Ryan Shacklett.  Ryan has multiple fursonas with his main as Wild Acai.  For the uninitiated, that means he attends conventions and events dressed in an insanely impressive animal suite…often referred to as a “fur...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  My guest this go around is Dan De Leon.  Dan lives his life the way he leads his church, open and affirming.  That was a term new to me, but essentially it means all people are welcome and supported…no matter how able bodied you are, or whe...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  My guest this go around is Scott Jones.  He’s a British born Aussie who has always felt a bit like a fish out of water.  Part of that feeling came to light when he recently realized he’s gay, and now the world literally looks different.  I...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  My guest this go around is Geoffrey Mark.  This cat started in show business at 15, and hasn’t stopped since.  He done Broadway, he dances, sings, is a comedian, and just to fill some time has also been a best selling author.  He has some v...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  My guest this go around is Jane Labowitch, better known as Princess Etch.  As the royal name implies, she is an artist that uses an etch-a-sketch as her medium.  In this chat, I follow her down the rabbit hole on how each etch performs diff...

Welcome to the warmup exercise for the Why Am I podcast called “the Fantasy Restaurant.”  In here my guests get to pick their favorite: drink, appetizer, main, sides, and dessert…anything goes. Join us in the slow moving and beautiful south of France as we step inside of a building we are transported to DC 40 years ago to a bustling kitchen full of family and love.  Oh, also there’s a bottomless b...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  My guest this go around is Kelly Edwards.  She’s got an impressive resume: former exec in LA, film producer, writer, teacher…but she only touches on those things.  They don’t define the person inside of Kelly, because she’s a phoenix that i...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I USUALLY talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  This time around Kristi jumps in and discusses one of my favorite performances "In And Of Itself". It's us breaking down what parts ment the most to us...and I learn a couple of things(as always LOL)... and yes, I get...

Welcome to the warmup exercise for the Why Am I podcast called “the Fantasy Restaurant.”  In here my guests get to pick their favorite: drink, appetizer, main, sides, and dessert…anything goes. We start this meal out light, then, thankfully, come to our senses and start just putting garlic on all of the things…we even have a triple dessert!  I hope you enjoy this meal with Stan. Help us grow by sh...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  My guest this go around is Stan Zimmerman.  If there is a thing you can do in Hollywood, I’m pretty sure Stan as done it somewhere in his 3 decade plus career.  He’s written episodes from Golden Girls to Gilmore Girls(which helped inspire t...

Welcome to the warmup exercise for the Why Am I podcast called “the Fantasy Restaurant.”  In here my guests get to pick their favorite: drink, appetizer, main, sides, and dessert…anything goes. Fresh off his trip to Italy, Mark has convinced me to try eggplant parm again…I told myself I was done being hurt by this dish, but I suppose I can trust again.  I hope you enjoy this meal with Mark. Help u...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  My guest this go around is Mark Amato.  This 60 something went from being raised by TV to being part of it.  Not only has he been writing and producing in Hollywood since the 90s, but he also teaches which is all I need to know about a pers...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  My guest this go around is Larry Sowell.  This is a special episode, and something I’d like to try more of, so let me know what you think.  Larry is my uncle who lives in one of the oldest towns in Texas named Nacogdoches.  One of his favor...

Welcome to the warmup exercise for the Why Am I podcast called “the Fantasy Restaurant.”  In here my guests get to pick their favorite: drink, appetizer, main, sides, and dessert…anything goes. This dude puts together a great meal…I mean he adds Italian garlic bread…have you ever had a bad time while eating garlic bread…I rest my case.  I hope you enjoy this meal with Judd. Please show them some l...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  My guest this go around is Judd Fink.  As a child he could speak to spirits.  He let that side of him go as he grew, but has finally reconnected with that part of him in his life coaching. Judd’s coaching seems to surround positive thinking...

Welcome to the warmup exercise for the Why Am I podcast called “the Fantasy Restaurant.” In here my guests get to pick their favorite: drink, appetizer, main, sides, and dessert…anything goes. This is another vegetarian meal, but it is packed with flavors and textures…I think maybe enough to satiate any palette. Word of warning, I was on the tail end of a bad cold, so there are some random pauses...

Hey everybody, I’m Greg Sowell and this is Why Am I, a podcast where I talk to interesting people and try to trace a path to where they find themselves today.  My guest this go around is Kayleigh Grant.  Most folks know her as the guide that boops sharks…as in she free dives with sharks of all kinds and physically interacts with these toddlers of the ocean.  No doubt it’s a unique experience, but...