AuthorSean D

I believe every person has value. Behind every headline, hustle, hard-earned moment, and family tale there’s a story worth sharing. That’s why I built Beyond the Mic.

I talk with artists, athletes, authors, icons and people you need to know. I don’t do puff pieces. I ask questions that get to the real stuff: the doubts, wins, detours, and moments that shaped them. The stories that you normally don't get to hear.

Some stories make you laugh. Some hit you in the gut. All of them remind you: people matter, you matter.

I’m not here to be famous. I’m here helping others be heard. I want curiosity to run free, connect communities, and make something that sticks with you long after the mic is off.

Because in a world full of noise, real stories still cut through. That's my mission. Let's go #BeyondTheMic.

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I love to hear the word yes.

My grandparents were special people, lived through the great depression, and had amazing stories from their time in the Army Air Corps and as a Speech & Hearing Pathologist. Those stories are lost to time because they were never recorded nor saved. That’s on me.

Beyond the Mic was created because our world is a rich tapestry and everyone has a story. My boss once had someone pushing an interview with an American Idol contestant. He didn’t want to do the interview. I poked my head in his office and said, “I got it.” That star told me the four to five minutes of boilerplate interview stuff, but in the last 3 questions the guest opened up in a new way. From one conversation five years ago now over 400 where there is always one piece of gold left in the pan at the end of our time together.

I want to help people record their favorite stories so they are saved forever. Before we begin I’m going to ask you to keep in your head one question. “Will you share with us your story?”

While still playing on the air I had great interview opportunities that never made it to air. Some were due to length, others were because of topic. It was time to flip the table on the rules. Any topic / guest is welcome, but you need to tell a story & must go 'Beyond the Mic.'

It's a conversation series with the best actors, artists, authors and people you need to know. Every guest is shared with authenticity, honesty and originality giving you content you need to share with others.

Actress Crystal Reed

Crystal Reed thinks people want to feel good and not be complicated, loves chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. Star of “Pinball: the Man who Saved the Game” takes a Beyond the Mic Short Cut.

Dan Kitrosser

His dad was a magician and part time lawyer who inspired him to be an artist. Dan Kitrosser from the podcast “Svetlana! Svetlana!” joins us for a Beyond the Mic Short Cut.


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Dr Travis Taylor

Dr. Travis Taylor would wear one purple and one red Chuck Taylor in high school, thanks Auburn for the fundamentals for his studies of quantum entanglement today. Time for a Beyond the Mic Short Cut.

Movie Critic Ryan Jay

“Wizard of Oz” historian Ryan Jay loved the Oscars this year, wanted Spirited to win the Best Film award if “Everything, Everywhere…” couldn’t win it and never sat in the Jenny Jones audience for work. Time for a quick Beyond the Mic Short Cut.

TV’s Randy West

He loves the rocking of the bus, scrambled eggs because it’s more labor intensive and wants you to read “TV Inside-Out: Flukes, Flakes, Feuds and Felonies” Randy West from the “Wheel of Fortune-Live” national tour and much more takes a Beyond the...

Actress Haylie Duff

Welcome Haylie: We’re joined on the Starline by actress, singer, songwriter and most importantly mom. You’ve seen her on Napoleon Dynamite, 7th Heaven & her latest TV movie is “Sweet on You” we welcome Haylie Duff. Haylie, let’s go Beyond the...

Theater Star James Oblak

His unique talents developed from being disruptive when he was younger, but don’t call him Jimmy. He relates to Lucy the Slut and drives his mother crazy by leaving the bathroom moist. James Oblak is Warner in Legally Blonde the Musical on tour...

Lisa Guerrero's cover of Warrior and Beyond the Mic Logo

Author Lisa Guerrero

Justice is seeking accountability on behalf of someone else. Author of “Warrior” Lisa Guerrero was heartbroken looking at her journals from years past. Take a couple of minutes and take a Beyond the Mic Short Cut with us.

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