Too Much Information W/ Shawn Arnold

Once again, my dear friend Jeremy Lopez joins the podcast.  Jeremy AKA LopezRadio is a Twitch Streamer, Podcaster, and Content Creator and the man that helped start me on my podcast journey.  He is also a new father (this was recorded just before the birth of his daughter).  We discuss YouTube rabbit holes, being an expectant parent, building PCs, and much more.  Check out his regular podcast, LopezRadio, as well as his new podcast he's published with his wife, the PUP (Parentally Unprepared Podcast) where they discuss all the things they are going through getting ready to be parents, as well as what happens after the baby made her entrance.  All his podcast are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and all your regular podcast hosting platforms. - Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on Apple Music

Delacroix22 is an up-and-coming content creator and Twitch streamer, and one of the best Hunt: Showdown streamers in the world.  Originally from Italy, Dela currently lives in Germany and streams full time, including curating his YouTube channel, DelacroixGaming.  We talk about his life growing up in Sardinia, Italy, getting into games, becoming a streamer, and the ins-and-outs of Twitch.  We also discuss food, relationships, the loss of empathy in the world, and the nuance of morality.  We also go over some Sardinian curses!  A great talk with a truly interesting guy.  Enjoy! Follow Dela on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/delacroix22 Subscribe to Dela on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcAImIJH5uPI0hMeCXDGQ8Q  

This episode's guests, Clayton Romero and Brandon Duke, are the owners of Novis Opera and the creators of Garfield's Crossing, a large project that began as writing and curating short stories set around a fictional town in North Georgia.  It has grown into a large creative universe with many writers and contributors and is in the process of converting their written stories into fully-produced and voice-acted audio plays.  They also have a current Kickstarter campaign to help fund their productions.  We discuss creating a fictional universe, writing, dealing with creatives, and independently funding these kinds of efforts.  Enjoy! You can learn more about Garfield's Crossing and read their stories at:  www.garfieldscrossing.com Also, you can contribute to their Kickstarter at:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/garfieldscrossing/garfields-crossing-season-one?ref=1mrtd9   - Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on Apple Music

Attorney and former Republican Congressional staffer Mandee Caldwell joins me in the midst of a very contentious 2020 election season as we discuss the current state of politics, the mechanics of the voting, counting and certifying processes, changes since her time in Congress, our own political journies and much more. Mandee resides in Florida and runs her law firm, Caldwell Law 30A.  Enjoy! - Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on Apple Music

Attorney, Comic, Entrepreneur, and Owner of the legendary Punchline Comedy Club in Atlanta, Jamie Bendall joins me for a deep dive into life.  We discuss quarantine (and our hair), near-death experiences, if it's a good idea to marry your college sweetheart, the craft of comedy, cancel culture, and much more.  Enjoy!   Jamie on Twitter - @jamiethehost   - Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on Apple Music

I struggled with how to describe this episode's guest, Trey Humphreys.  His life experience is one of the most unique and self-driven as any I've encountered, and he has more fun than most people you know.  He sums himself up as "Author. Life Coach. Extreme Weirdo."  We'll discuss his weirdo-ness, challenging yourself every day, dealing with fear, fur lining busses, and more.  I hope this conversation makes you think about who you are, what you do, and why you are doing it.  It did for me. You can find Trey at www.iamtrey.com And @treygoesglobal on all the social medias. Enjoy!   - Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on Apple Music

Mike King, the Founder and President of Striking Marketing, joins me for this episode.  Mike is also the Founder and Original Cast Member of the Village Theater.  We talk about being funny, improv, celebrities, the flaws of humans, the power of engagement, and so much more!!! You won't find many people that have lived life as fully as Mike.  Come on the journey with us.  Enjoy!! - Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on Apple Music

Dr. Paula Bloom is a clinical psychologist, author, speaker (incl. TEDx), and media contributor (incl. CNN and CNN International).  We discuss her roots as the child of immigrant parents, the complexity of people, and the mental challenges of existing in quarantine.  Enjoy!!!

Songwriter, recording artist, author, professor and all-around decent human being John Faye joins me on the podcast.  We discuss music, losing great artists, how they affect our lives, and what these things mean in times like this.  We also may tell a story or two from the road.  Enjoy! You can find John at www.johnfaye.com You can also find his music from The Caulfields, The John Faye Power Trip, IKE, and his solo recordings on Spotify. - Intro - Deathbed (Na, Na, Na) by John Faye/IKE from the album "Parallel Universe".

So amazing, you only need to know one name:  Kerrty.  This episode's guest is a Twitch streamer and content producer, and a woman in worlds (video gaming and streaming) dominated by men. She's also a chef and all-around awesome human.  We'll discuss gender challenges in the content creation space, dealing with doctors, mental health, cooking, cosplaying, and much, much more.  Enjoy! You can find her at www.twitch.tv/kerrty and on social media @KerrtyLive - Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on Apple Music

Danny Palmer is a stand-up comic who has spent the last 10 years working the New York comic scene.  We discuss making the decision to move to NY for stand-up, building jokes, being a single white guy in your 40's, and, of course, #DuckPuss.  He is also the host of the very funny podcast Space: What the F**k, Dude?! with his friend and fellow comic, Zach McGovern.  Enjoy!! You can find Danny at www.dannypalmercomedy.com Also, his podcast Space: What the F**k, Dude?! is on all your regular podcast channels. - Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on Apple Music

I'm not a businessman.  I'm a business, man!  My good friend and founder of BrandLyft Marketing Agency, Shawn Greenway, stoped by the studio for a talk about business, anticipating need, achieving your goals, and going The Extra Mile with your customers.  If you like business, you'll really enjoy this one.  Thanks for listening! Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on iTunes

After a much too long hiatus, I sit down with The Podfather himself, Jeremy Lopez, of LopezRadio.  We catch up on podcast gear and using music for content creation.  You'll get a primer from Lopez on what exactly this Twitch thing is, how it works, why your kids are watching it, and the future of broadcasting.  Not to mention some great stories about stand-up comedy and an intimate performance from Kevin Hart.  Well, stories about an intimate performance of Kevin Hart.  Keven Hart isn't actually on the show.  Maybe one day...  Enjoy! Check out all of his social media, @lopezradio. Click here for his Twitch Channel. Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on iTunes

Brian Gerrity is the Senior Associate Athletic Director and Executive Director of the Mercer Athletic Foundation at Mercer University.  He joined the team at Mercer just as the University was re-instating a Division I football program and committing to a renewed focus on athletics.  His achievements in fundraising and donor building have earned him praise within both the local and national athletic communities, as well as leading to him writing a book on developing programs for mid-major athletics, which is now being used in some graduate programs as a teaching text around the country.  We discuss his experience coming from Maine to Georgia, working on building an athletics fundraising program, what it's like to be a student-athlete, and meeting his now-wife in snowy Maine.  Enjoy! Brian's book, Building the Bear on Amazon. Books Brian mentioned by Jeremy Darlow:  Brands Win Championships and Athletes are Brands Too on Amazon. You can find the Mercer Athletic Foundation at www.supportmaf.com You can find

Ph.D. and film professor Jeff Marker joins me for a pretty deep dive into The Last Jedi.  A film that has stirred much debate, we get into what we thought about the film.  WE TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS! **SPOILERS** IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE, DON'T LISTEN.  Or do, because we are interesting.  May the Force be with you!   Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on iTunes

Jeff Marker (@jeffwmarker) has a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia and is the Chair of the Communication, Media, and Journalism Department at the University of North Georgia. He has directed and teaches film.  He joined me intiailly to discuss The Last Jedi, and we ended up having a great conversation about movies and comics and video games and generation gaps and cinematic universes and tons of other good stuff.  Enjoy! (The Last Jedi discussion can be found in Episode 18) Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on iTunes

One of the most prolific and stable media personalities in the country, John Kincade has anchored the lineup at Atlanta sports radio's 680 the Fan with his broadcast partner Buck Belue on the Buck and Kincade Show for nearly 4,000 episodes.  He also pilots a Sunday morning national radio show on CBS Sports Radio and is the co-host of the BIG Podcast with Shaq, joining Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal weekly to deliver one of the most fun and interesting podcasts in the genre. Known for his candor and fearlessness on air, John delivers on this podcast exactly as I would expect him to, with complete authenticity and complete honesty.  We discuss his amazing jouney, the powerful women in our lives, our commitment to family, the talented people that surround us on a daily basis, staying ahead of the curve in our lives and our work, and even a little bit of sports.  Enjoy! You can find John on Twitter:  @johnkincade Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Exp

The Founder and CEO of Banding People Together, Alan Schaefer has been all over the world speaking on and working with organizations to improve communcation, collaboration, efficiency and engagement.  We discuss how we get to our best selves, what it means to get in your own way, how we talk to one another, words we should eliminate from our vocabulary forever, and much more.  I am a person that is constantly trying to learn how to better communicate and understand the people with which I'm communicating.  If you ever talk to or work with people, you'll really enjoy this one.  ;) You can find Alan's company at: www.bandingpeopletogether.com Also, per Alan's request, if you have an comments, questions, or gripes about our talk, you can email him: alan (at) bandingpt (dot) com Or find him on Twitter: @alanschaefer Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on iTunes

Help.  Everyone needs it from time to time.  This is my story about depression.  Please listen.  Please share it.  Please don't be afraid to help yourselves or the people you love.  The stakes are too high if you don't.  If you are in a bad place, you're not alone, and you aren't the first, and there is a way out.  Much Love, Shawn

Professional musician Mike Massé has taken his unreal voice, a standing acoustic cover gig at The Pie Pizzeria in Utah, and a decision to start posting his live performances online and translated it into over 55 million views on his YouTube Channel and gigs all around the world.  His most popular video, an amazing cover of Africa by Toto, has been viewed over 8.6 million times alone.  We discuss playing covers, being a part of a true viral phenomenon, our first records, finding your own voice, playing partners, and stories from the road. Find Mike at his website: www.mikemasse.com And his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/mikemassedotcom Also, you can support Mike through his Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mikemasse   Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on iTunes