Episode 37

37 - That Different Kind of Enlightenment

Published on: 6th November, 2025

Ryah Deines, Ray Van Horn, Jr., Bert Edens, and Mark Pruett

  1. For every Stephen King, for every Rush, there's maybe 10 that will be really lucky if they can make a living wage.
  2. I think all of us go through these moments where we're on top of the world, we're in possession of our full confidence, and then we're on the flip side.
  3. Fixing food for other people is absolutely my love language.
  4. What's an influence that we would never expect in your life?

Be creative and do it now, you know, and live the consequences, or live the experience, because you just never know what's going to happen tomorrow.

https://roadslessertraveled.com/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/55207422.R_D_Rivers

https://bert-edens.com/

https://whiskeynetwork.net/

https://www.supportlifeandmusic.org/



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