Chasing Wonder with Taylor Hughes
By Taylor Hughes
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Sometimes just Taylor, Sometimes with friends, always chasing wonder
AOUT THE HOST
Taylor Hughes fell in love with the art of illusion as a child when his parents bought him a magic kit for his birthday. More than 30 years and thousands of shows later, Taylor has become known for his signature style of Magic Storytelling.
He is a Bestselling Author of two books, and his comedy magic specials “Chasing Wonder” and “Enjoy the Ride” are streaming now.
Taylor is married to his high school sweetheart Katie and they live in Southern California with their two daughters Madelyn and Kennedy.
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Magic Castle debrief with Nick Paul
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May 14, 2025 |
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Casino gigs, Getting over a cold and being where your feet are
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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LA fires, Katie's B-day and Secret Magic Warehouses
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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THE LAST SERMON: a conversation with director Chipper Lowell
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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It's Magic... Souplation
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Key Sack Progeny with Kimberly Stuart
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Old Lady Illusion
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Taylor has a new podcast! NAME THIS SHOW
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Recalculating the bike path route for zombie deer with Chris Ruggiero!
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Doing Awesome Really Excellent... with Nick Paul
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Hakuna Matata Sunday with Rob Chifokoyo
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Not today Roy Rogers with Christina Colton
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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One Hour Sushi with Author Jessye Wilden
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Life Before Memory Cards
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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Moon Shoes and Magic Shops
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Hot Coals and Follow the Leader
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Glass Bottles and Vintage Chevys
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Scotch Tape and Empty Boxes
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Basketball and Buried Treasure
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Jan 02, 2021 |
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So long but not goodbye...
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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Taylor Hughes 'Chasing Wonder' Special Out Now!
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Episode 141: Commercial Director Jordan Brady on what it takes to be a great director
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May 29, 2020 |
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Episode 140: David Minkin on Protecting the Art of Magic in a Virtual World
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May 20, 2020 |
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Episode 139: Comedian Luke Null is About to Break
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May 12, 2020 |
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Episode 138: Jonathan Bowles Professional encourager and owner of Lapel Yeah
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Episode 137: Justin Willman (Magic for Humans on Netflix) is About to Break
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Episode 136: Comedian Kelsey Cook
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Episode 135: Magician Jessica Jane Peterson
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Episode 134: Mark James Round 3
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Episode 133: Magician Joel Ward Live From Quarantine
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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Episode 132: Magician Tim Hannig talks about his new book "Perform"
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Episode 131: Pat Hazell shares about creativity during a crisis
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Chasing Wonder this Holiday Season
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Episode 130 Larry Wyatt is About to Break
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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Episode 129: Jonathan Burns is About to Break
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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Episode 128: Comedian Amy Miller is About to Break
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Episode 127: Magician Simone Turkington is About to Break
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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Comedian Magician Harrison Greenbaum is About to Break
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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Episode 125: Comedian Johnny Beehner returns!
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Episode 124: Jack O'Shea Lead guitarist for the band Bayside
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Episode 123: Joey Martinez is About to Break
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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Episode 122: Nashville Drummer Ben Showalter is About to Break
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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Episode 121: Illusionist Rick Thomas is About to Break
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Aug 07, 2019 |
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Episode 120: Actor and Magician Joseph Tran is About to Break
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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Episode 119: Balloon Artist and Writer Rob Balchunas is About to Break
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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Episiode 118: Juggler Niels Duinker is About to Break
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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Episiode 117: Chef Charity George from Netflix's Nailed it!
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Episiode 116: Simon Majumdar: World renowned broadcaster, author and cook is About to Break
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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episode 115: Stephanie McBain Returns
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Jun 06, 2019 |
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Co-Creator of Historical Roasts on Netlflix Eddie Furth Returns
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May 29, 2019 |
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Episode 113 Mark James Returns
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May 22, 2019 |
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Episode 112: Master Magician Lance Burton is About to Break
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May 15, 2019 |
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Episode 111: 13 yr old YouTuber (the Nerdy Girl Maddy) aka my daughter Madelyn!!
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May 01, 2019 |
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Episode 110: Writer, Actor and Model Elad Ziv is About to Break
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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Episode 109: Comedian, Magician and Actor Bruce Gold is About to Break
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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Magician Rmax Goodwin is About to Break
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Apr 15, 2019 |
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The Return of Nick Paul
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Apr 03, 2019 |
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Episode 106: Magic Assistant Gwyn Auger is About to Break
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Mar 14, 2019 |
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Episode 105: Magician Doug Scheer is About to Break
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Mar 06, 2019 |
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Episode 104: Magician John Accardo is About to Break
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Feb 27, 2019 |
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Episode 103: Comedian Mark Schiff is About to Break
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Feb 20, 2019 |
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Episode 102: Actor Comedian Chris Grace is About to Break
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Feb 13, 2019 |
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Episode 101 Sethward is About to Break
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Feb 06, 2019 |
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Episode 100! Best of the About to Break Podcast
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Jan 30, 2019 |
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Episode 99: Magician Christopher James
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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Episode 98 Director Joey Howell is About to Break
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Jan 16, 2019 |
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Episode 97: Comedian Jason Collings is About to Break
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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Episode 96: Writer and Book Architect Stuart Horwitz is About to Break
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Jan 02, 2019 |
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Episode 95: Magician Jon Armstrong is About to Break
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Nov 14, 2018 |
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Episode 94: Bruce Scott is About to Break
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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Episode 93: Harrison Lampert is About to Break
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Oct 24, 2018 |
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Episode 92: Robert Hall is About to Break!
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Oct 17, 2018 |
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Episode 91: Kayla Drescher is About to Break!
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Oct 10, 2018 |
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Episode 90: Comedy Juggling Team The Passing Zone are About to Break
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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Episode 89: Balloon Artist Scott Tripp is About to Break
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Sep 19, 2018 |
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Episode 88: Storyteller Harris III is About to Break
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Sep 12, 2018 |
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Episode 87: Musician Ethan Luck is About to Break over releasing a solo album, Touring with Kings of Leon and Being in countless Tooth and Nail bands.
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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Episode 86: Jason Michaels is About to Break over being a professional speaker, writing his first book and having tourette's syndrome.
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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Episode 85: Dionne Woods / The Turqouise Iris is About to Break over battling insecurity, her name becoming a hashtag and discovering the keys to personal acceptance.
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Aug 22, 2018 |
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Episode 84: Curtis the Mentalist is About to Break plus terrible gig stories with Piff the Magic Dragon and more!
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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Episode 83: Magic Show Horror Stories with The Amazing Johnathan, Johnny Thompson and more!
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Aug 08, 2018 |
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Episode 82: Musician Dan Snyder is About to Break over growing up in a small town, creating the band paper lights, making beautiful music while trying to make a living.
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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Episode 81: Drummer Josh “Roach” Durante is About to Break over playing the road, Dealing with social media and trying to raise his daughter right.
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Jul 25, 2018 |
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Episode 80: Taylor Broke - an episode about the episode
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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Episode 79: Dynasty Typewriter Co Producers Jamie Flam and Vanessa Ragland
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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Episode 78: Executive Producer David Doyle is About to Break over Winning Emmys , Performing Comedy Clubs & Rediscovering Magic as an Adult.
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Jun 20, 2018 |
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Episode 77: Charles Peachock is About to Break over Juggling on Americas Got Talent , Performing Cruises & Creating Audio Ape.
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Jun 13, 2018 |
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Episode 76: Musician Vance Fite is About to Break over Being a Musician in other peoples bands, Creating his own Projects and Trying to balance it all.
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Jun 06, 2018 |
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Episode 75: The New Bad Boys of Magic are About to Break over Being Birthday Party Magicians, Getting kicked out of UCB and Being Too Edgy for TV.
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May 30, 2018 |
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Episode 74: Chris Mitchell is About to Break over Being a Magician, Acting on TV and being tempted by Hot Dog on a Stick!
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May 23, 2018 |
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Episode 73: Production Manager PJ Culbreth is About to Break over Tour Managing Rock Bands, Being forced to play bass & Realizing there is more to life than what he thought.
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May 16, 2018 |
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Episode 72: Adam Wylie is About to Break over being a Child Actor, Playing a Gilmore Guy & Becoming the voice of Peter Pan.
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May 09, 2018 |
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Episode 71: Morgan Jay is About to Break over Being a Musical Comedian , Performing College Shows & Hosting the Relationship Status Podcast.
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May 02, 2018 |
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Episode 70: Benjamin Schrader is About to Break over starring in the Book of Mormon on Broadway, Meeting Ian McKellen & Creating Magic Bar LA.
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Apr 25, 2018 |
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Episode 69: Part 2 Chipper Lowell is About to Break over Writing for David Copperfield, Growing up in the Circus and Performing on TV.
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Apr 18, 2018 |
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Episode 68: Part 1 Chipper Lowell is About to Break over Touring the World, Growing up in the Circus and Performance Pet Peeves.
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Apr 11, 2018 |
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Episode 67: Jeff Civillico is About to Break over having his own Vegas Show, Running a non profit & trying to Juggle Everything.
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Apr 04, 2018 |
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Episode 66: Comedian Andrew Delman is About to Break over Quitting Magic, Learning to Stand Up and Being a commercial Actor in LA
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Apr 03, 2018 |
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Episode 65: Rock N Roll Hair stylist Shaun Hale is About to Break over Being a Hardcore hairstylist, Playing Bass in our High school Garage Band and going back to school.
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Mar 21, 2018 |
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Episode 64: Drumming Legend Kenny Aronoff is About to Break over Being a Studio Musician, Quitting the Symphony and Getting the next gig.
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Mar 13, 2018 |
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Episode 63: Illusionist Alex Ramon is About to Break over Being the Ringmaster for Ringling Brothers, Trying to Fool Penn & Teller and Logging more miles than most performers.
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Mar 07, 2018 |
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Episode 62: Juggler and Speaker Chris Ruggiero is About to Break over Juggling in the snow, performing free shows in New York & Learning to do Everything.
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Feb 28, 2018 |
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Episode 61: Magician Mark James is About to Break over Performing at the Magic Castle, Making a living in entertainment & Hammering a nail in his face.
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Feb 21, 2018 |
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Episode 60: Bob Goff Author of Love Does is About to Break over Loving Everyone, Being a Recovering Lawyer & Building Schools in Africa.
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Feb 14, 2018 |
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Episode 59: Improvisor & TV Writer Lynne Stanko is About to Break over the cost of Living in LA, Being a Funny person with Depression & Starting a non profit to reach out.
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Feb 07, 2018 |
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Episode 58: Hollywood Prop Builder Jim Logiudice is About to Break over building jet packs for the Rocketeer, Making Pianos for Lady Gaga and Refurbishing Disneyland Memorabilia.
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Jan 31, 2018 |
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Episode 57: The Watsons: Hollywood’s First Family
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Jan 24, 2018 |
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Episode 56: Ask us Anything with The Fetching Katie Hughes
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Jan 17, 2018 |
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Episode 55: Magician Titou is About to Break over leaving France, using a baguette as a magic wand and still needing a green card.
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Jan 10, 2018 |
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Episode 54: Comedian/Speaker Adam Christing is About to Break over Performing Clean Comedy, Writing Books and turning bad gigs around.
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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Episode 53: Karen Cheung is About to Break over managing things at the Greek Theater, Working with Actors and being a Female in Hollywood.
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Dec 20, 2017 |
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Episode 52: Magician Siegfried Tieber is About to Break over Creating his one man show, performing at the Magic Castle and unexpected car accidents.
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Episode 51: Guitarist Aaron Abeyta is About to Break over auditioning for NOFX, learning improv comedy and doing cartoon voice overs.
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Dec 06, 2017 |
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Episode 50: Variety Performer & Producer Scot Nery is About to Break over Hosting a weekly Hollywood show, Creating Boobietraps and Being an entertainment consultant.
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Nov 29, 2017 |
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Episode 49: Music Producer Daniel Ornellas is About to Break over producing records for others, years of touring and learning to hustle.
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Nov 15, 2017 |
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Episode 48: Celebrity Publicist Michael Levine is About to Break over Growing up with Dyslexia, Refusing to be a victim and Making the world an offer it can’t refuse.
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Nov 08, 2017 |
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Episode 47: Magician Adam Wilber is About to Break over performing at the Magic Castle for the first time, Paying the bills as a performer and creating unbelievable magic.
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Nov 01, 2017 |
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Episode 46: Actress Amy Ruffle is About to Break over Auditions in Australia, Becoming a Mermaid and Moving to Los Angeles.
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Oct 25, 2017 |
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5 min Monday for October 23 - Dealing with insecurity
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Oct 23, 2017 |
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Episode 45: Actor and Magician Jonathan Levit is About to Break over being a Magic Consultant for Burt Wonderstone, Now You See Me and Being a TV Host.
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Oct 18, 2017 |
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5 Min Monday for October 16
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Oct 16, 2017 |
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Episode 44: Motivational Speaker Josh Sundquist is About to Break over surviving cancer, having one leg and just wanting to motivate others.
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Oct 11, 2017 |
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Episode 43: Magician Arthur Trace is About to Break over the TV show Masters of Illusion, Creating original magic and Finding your own way in the entertainment business.
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Oct 04, 2017 |
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5 min Monday for October 2, 2017
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Oct 02, 2017 |
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Episode 42: Post Modern Vaudevillian Michael Rayner is About to Break over Balancing Wheel Barrows, Spinning Cheeseburgers and Warming up TV Audiences.
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Sep 27, 2017 |
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5 Minute Monday for September 25th
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Sep 25, 2017 |
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Episode 41: Photographer Sarah Hoag is About to Break over Wedding Photography, Moving out of California and Dealing with Imposter Syndrome.
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Sep 20, 2017 |
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5 minute Monday for September 18, 2017 - Art is not found in perfection
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Sep 18, 2017 |
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Episode 40: Magical Comedy artist Nick Paul is About to Break over Rent prices in LA, Performing on Cruise Ships and Losing money on Fringe Shows.
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Sep 13, 2017 |
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5 Minute Monday for September 11. 2017
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Sep 11, 2017 |
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Episode 39: Visual Effects Coordinator Tyler Cordova is About to Break over making Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Iron Man 3.
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Sep 06, 2017 |
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Episode 38: Comedian Matt McCarthy is About to Break over performing stand up , acting in Los Angeles and people not understanding Pro Wrestling.
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Aug 30, 2017 |
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Episode 37: Singer Songwriter Tim Myers is About to Break over starting the band One Republic, going solo and writing lyrics about real life.
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Aug 23, 2017 |
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Episode 36: About to Break Podcast Live from the Pomona Art Walk!
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Aug 16, 2017 |
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Bonus Episode: Pitching Jokers & Aces with Eddie Furth
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Aug 11, 2017 |
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Episode 35: Director, Writer and Producer Stephanie McBain is About to Break over working 2 day jobs, moving to LA, and directing her first feature film.
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Aug 09, 2017 |
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Episode 34: Magician Jimmy H is About to Break over performing at birthday parties, Auditioning to be a Monster, and Having a split personality.
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Aug 02, 2017 |
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Episode 33: Comedian Adam Grabowski is About to Break over Americas Got Talent, touring college shows, and dealing with depression.
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Jul 26, 2017 |
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Episode 32: Drummer Emmanuel E-man Cervantes is About to Break over Playing Drums professionally, keeping time for Andy Grammer, and hearing music he made during the Apple Keynote
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Jul 18, 2017 |
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Episode 31: Charles Wills is About to Break over the Special Effects industry, making the Gorburger Show, and Hanging out at Snoop dogs compound.
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Jul 12, 2017 |
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Episode 30: John Flynn is About to Break over Directing one person shows, Becoming a great storyteller and Dancing with pitchforks.
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Jul 05, 2017 |
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Episode 29: Dana Daniels is About to Break over working with a bird, TSA security and performing for scientists
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Jun 28, 2017 |
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Episode 28: Scott Tokar is About to Break over Trade Show Magic, Digital Photography and creating Bob Schmecktton?
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Jun 21, 2017 |
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Episode 27: Bobby Hartry is About to Break over producing great music, hard drive crashes and illegal downloads
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Jun 14, 2017 |
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Episode 26: Eric Buss is About to Break over internet trolls, finding confidence and building his own props.
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Jun 07, 2017 |
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Episode 24: Tobin from the band Flatfoot 56 is About to Break over the idea of Christian music, remaining authentic and dealing with record labels.
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May 24, 2017 |
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Episode 23: Live Show recap and a Road Trip
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May 17, 2017 |
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Episode 22: Keith Coast is About to Break over Living in an RV, learning to breathe fire and finding your own normal.
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May 10, 2017 |
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Episode 21: Jason McNichols is About to Break over Parking in Downtown, Clothes in Cartoons and Living Someone else’s dream.
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May 03, 2017 |
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Episode 20: Noah Culver is About to Break over Reality TV, Creative Marketing and just needing to be outdoors more.
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Apr 26, 2017 |
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Episode 019: Joshua Swodeck is About to Break over A.D.D., art education and always having to prove yourself.
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Apr 19, 2017 |
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Episode 018: Mallory Moye is About to Break over auditions, the pressure of Los Angeles and life as an actor.
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Apr 12, 2017 |
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Episode 017: Josh Simpson is About to Break over Politics, Oil Spills and the Entertainment Industry
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Apr 05, 2017 |
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Episode 016: Chris Brank is About to Break
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Mar 29, 2017 |
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Episode 015: Taylor Wong is About to Break
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Mar 22, 2017 |
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Episode 014: Julie Brister is About to Break
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Mar 15, 2017 |
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Episode 013: Dan Snyder and Josh Stewart of Paper Lights are About to Break
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Mar 08, 2017 |
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Episode 012: Obie Hughes is About to Break
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Mar 01, 2017 |
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Episode 011: Zac Gandara is About to Break
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Feb 22, 2017 |
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Episode 010: Christian Paschall is About to Break
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Feb 15, 2017 |
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Episode 009: Mark Kalin is About to Break
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Feb 08, 2017 |
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Episode 008: Matt Marcy is About to Break
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Feb 01, 2017 |
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Episode 007: Tyrone Wells is About to Break
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Jan 25, 2017 |
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Episode 006: Eddie Furth is About to Break Part 2
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Jan 18, 2017 |
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Episode 005: Eddie Furth is About to Break PART 1
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Jan 11, 2017 |
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Episode 004: Zach Rudulph is About to Break
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Jan 04, 2017 |
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Episode 000: Taylor Hughes is About to Break
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Dec 31, 2016 |
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Episode 001: Micah Hanson is About to Break
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Dec 31, 2016 |
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Episode 002: Johnny Beehner is About to Break
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Dec 31, 2016 |