Bennett Alvaro: Practicing Stoicism, Examining Family Dynamics & Finding Peace
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In our inaugural Surprisingly episode, we meet Bennett, a goat-soap marketer who was raised by a Caribbean mother and an Italian-Midwestern father. We explore how his culture, his intellectual familial environment and early-life grief has informed how he sees the world. Bennett humbly defines new vocab words for Bridget, breaks down determinism and classical stoicism, and shares how philosophical concepts (and years of therapy) have helped him foster greater empathy. If you dig this listen, strap your nip hairs down because we’ll be releasing a second episode of Bennett...
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Hayley Overton: DJ Life, The Nashville Celebrity Code & Alice Cooper's Marital Advice
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Growing up, Hayley loved all the behind-the-scenes music industry magic she saw watching her mother work at a radio station. Today, she’s built a storied career as a beloved Nashville DJ. In this episode, Hayley talks about her love of music and what it feels like to interview famous people. There’s a little respectful name dropping, of course, but we don’t talk deep celebrity shop—and that’s intentional—because there’s an unspoken Nashville rule: If you’ve got friends in high places, be cool. Also, if you see someone famous living their dang life here in town, fix your face...
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Roman Haviland: AI, Modern Mysteries & Why Therapy Matters
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We’re only three episodes in and already we’ve talked to two folks with shows of their own. Do one in three people have a podcast or content hustle at this point? Probably. He’s got his own radio show about NDE’s, UFO’s and all things paranormal, funky, weird and currently unexplainable. If we had all the time in the world, we probably would’ve discussed those phenomena at length. Instead, Roman gets vulnerable about how he felt aimless at a certain point in his life and how his faith—and therapy—helped put things in perspective. Roman also touches on how more men...
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Surprisingly - Podcast Trailer
Surprisingly
Surprisingly is all about creating space for meaningful and unexpected connections. In each episode, our curious host meets one-on-one with a stranger. No hidden agenda. No talking points. No prepared questions. Just two people seeing where the conversation leads. Produced in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee by content studio.
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