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Beyond the Mic with Sean Dillon

I believe every person has value. Behind every headline, hustle, hard-earned moment, and family tales 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 famou...

Dr Dawn Harris Shirling wants you to "Eat Everything"

7 mins; June 04, 2023

Who Wants A Mekong Sour? Author of "Getting Out of Saigon" Ralph White tells Stories Beyond the Mic

8 mins; June 01, 2023

Author Steven Raichlen Original Manuscript for "The Barbecue! Bible" Was How Many Pages?

9 mins; May 30, 2023

The Don Winslow Retirement Tour Continues with Book 2 of the Danny Ryan Trilogy "City of Dreams"

9 mins; May 29, 2023

Nedra Glover Tawwab on Her Podcast "You Need to Hear This" & Her Book "Drama Free"

7 mins; May 29, 2023

Author Neil King Jr Rambled 330 Miles. Why?

7 mins; May 29, 2023

Barry Corbin Doesn't Work for Hollywood, but for His Fans

24 mins; May 25, 2023

Supermodel and Producer come together for our kids in "Anxious Nation"

5 mins; May 24, 2023

Author Rachel Cargle on her book "A Renaissance of Our Own"

7 mins; May 24, 2023

Amazing Ashley Alexandra on "Tootsie" and Life on the Road as a Broadway Star

30 mins; May 15, 2023

Actor, Activist, Woodworker Misha Collins on "Gotham Knights"

8 mins; May 14, 2023

Financial Podcaster Paco de Leon Admits Mistakes That She Doesn't Want YOU to Make

7 mins; May 12, 2023

Are More Banking Failures Coming? Author of "The Lost Bank" Kirsten Grind

7 mins; May 12, 2023

Laugh It Up Moms! Kaela Crawford & Selina Ringel on their Amazon Prime Comedy Special "2 Moms, 1 Mic"

28 mins; May 09, 2023

Author Joel Thurm on "Sex, Drugs and Pilot Season"

33 mins; May 07, 2023

Notorious Bad Guy Michael Ironside on Playing the Good Guy in "Confession"

9 mins; May 05, 2023

Paula Faris on “You Don't Have to Carry It All: Ditch the Mom Guilt and Find a Better Way Forward”

8 mins; May 02, 2023

Mom May starts with Author Becky Vieira on “Enough About the Baby: A Brutally Honest Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood”

9 mins; May 01, 2023

Author Don Bentley goes Beyond the Mic discussing "Forgotten War"

41 mins; April 25, 2023

What are you binge watching this month? Chris Woolsey gives us some tips in "Binge Watching" Beyond the Mic

18 mins; April 23, 2023

From MTV's "Pretty Stoned" Actress, Singer and Comedienne Skye Townsend

8 mins; April 18, 2023

What do you get when you combine an entrepreneur, kid creators, a mom and speech pathologist? Treppie.

22 mins; April 16, 2023

Actress Crystal Reed on "Pinball: The Man who Saved the Game"

5 mins; April 15, 2023

Just Remember the name "Olga" for Host of “Svetlana! Svetlana!” Dan Kitrosser

8 mins; April 09, 2023

The Truth is Out There for Secret of Skinwalker Ranch's Dr. Travis Taylor

6 mins; April 08, 2023

UFO Maybe? It's Toby Time with Host of "Strange Arrivals" Toby Ball

8 mins; April 06, 2023

Broadway Star Micaela Lamas from "Dear Evan Hansen"

22 mins; April 03, 2023

Actor Bruce Campbell on "Evil Dead Rises" and his "Bruce-O-Rama" Tour

9 mins; April 02, 2023

Maya Lau is Searching "Other People's Pockets" Asking Uncomfortable Questions on Money

6 mins; March 26, 2023

Critic Ryan Jay With Oscars Recap & Sneaking In the Wizard of Oz

6 mins; March 20, 2023

Actress Tina Cole Fought Adversity. She Discusses her Memoir "My Three Lives" Beyond the Mic

14 mins; March 19, 2023

"TV Inside-Out: Flukes, Flakes, Feuds and Felonies" Author Randy West

7 mins; March 15, 2023

Actress Karla Simone & Author Sara Collins on "The Confessions of Frannie Langton"

9 mins; March 14, 2023

Director of "Back to the Drive-in" April Wright

8 mins; March 12, 2023

Former TV Producer Reena Friedman Watts Explains Life with "Better Call Daddy Podcast"

34 mins; March 12, 2023

Senior Director of Communications for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Chris Woolsey

24 mins; March 05, 2023

Katie Lowes, Guillermo Diaz are re-watching “Scandal”. They discuss “Unpacking the Toolbox”.

8 mins; March 05, 2023

My Name is James Bond... and so is mine... "The Other Fellow" follows James Bond.

8 mins; March 04, 2023

Actress Haylie Duff Dishes "Sweet on You" on UPtv

7 mins; March 01, 2023

James Oblak, Musician, Actor, Broadway Musical Star goes Beyond the Mic.

25 mins; February 27, 2023

Inside Edition's Lisa Guerrero on her book "Warrior"

6 mins; February 26, 2023

Tracey Moore & Joe Morton discusses "Inside the Black Box" and more Beyond the Mic

27 mins; February 19, 2023

Chef Devin Alexander Discusses “The Land of Secret Superpowers: Vegetables"

8 mins; February 18, 2023

Singer George Clements from "The Simon & Garfunkel Story"

19 mins; February 13, 2023

Author Laura Corn on "101 Nights of Great Sex"

20 mins; February 11, 2023

"Mixtape Trilogy" Director Kathleen Ermitage on Musicians & their Fans

7 mins; February 11, 2023

The Glaciers Are Melting... find out more with Author Anita Sanchez

9 mins; February 11, 2023

Model Sailor Brinkley Cook on Sacred + Divine line

8 mins; February 06, 2023

Host of Tug of Words Samantha Harris talks bagels, hummus & tag in this Beyond the Mic Short Cut

6 mins; February 05, 2023

Author Alex Kenna on her book "What Meets the Eye"

26 mins; February 01, 2023

Author Of The Wine Bible Karen MacNeil Takes A Beyond The Mic Short Cut

8 mins; January 28, 2023

Host Of Going From Broke On Crackle Dan Rosensweig Takes A Beyond The Mic Short Cut

9 mins; January 25, 2023

Director Sara Dosa on "Fire Of Love"

8 mins; January 23, 2023

Author Samantha Cole on "How Sex Changed The Internet" Beyond The Mic

8 mins; January 23, 2023

Mens Health Magazine Advisor Dr Mike Roussell Takes A Beyond The Mic Short Cut

8 mins; January 22, 2023

Author Of The Circle Round Book And Podcast Rebecca Sheir Takes A Beyond The Mic Short Cut

7 mins; January 22, 2023

Actor Mary Beth Webber From National Tour Of Fiddler On The Roof

20 mins; January 22, 2023

Ancient Aliens Co-Host Nick Pope Talks Aliens in a Beyond The Mic Short Cut

7 mins; January 17, 2023

Author Adam Silvera on "The First To Die At The End"

17 mins; January 15, 2023

Author Kayla Taylor On Canaries Among Us

9 mins; January 15, 2023

Artist Tiffany Takes A Beyond The Mic Short Cut

6 mins; January 15, 2023

Actors Annalisa Cochrane & Chib Uche from Peacocks "One of Us is Lying"

8 mins; January 08, 2023

Ret. Detective Sandra Brown on "The Tetris Murders"

9 mins; January 02, 2023

Podcaster Jason Flom On Wrongful Conviction & Righteous Convictions

8 mins; January 02, 2023

Actor John Ross Bowie takes a Beyond The Mic Short Cut

7 mins; December 19, 2022

Katharine McPhee & David Foster talk "Christmas Songs" Beyond The Mic

6 mins; December 18, 2022

Cirque Dreams Aerialist Mary Nerad Goes Beyond The Mic

17 mins; December 17, 2022

Actor James Purefoy On "Fisherman's Friends One And All"

7 mins; December 11, 2022

Author Clint Hill Lisa McCubbin Hill On My Travels With Mrs Kennedy

9 mins; December 11, 2022

Voice Of Donald Duck Voice Artist Daniel Ross Takes Beyond The Mic Short Cut 400

9 mins; December 07, 2022

Actor Alan Cumming takes a Beyond The Mic Short Cut on his book "Baggage"

7 mins; December 06, 2022

Author Ronald H Balson on "An Affair Of Spies"

19 mins; November 25, 2022

Co Author Of Intentional Balk Daniel R Levitt On Cheating In Baseball

25 mins; November 25, 2022

Former Olympic Gold Skater Tara Lapinski On Wedding Talk

7 mins; November 21, 2022

Hosts of "Stuff They Don't Want You To Know" Take A BTM Short Cut

9 mins; November 21, 2022

Alexis Knapp And Sarah Grey take a Beyond The Mic Short Cut on "The Accursed"

10 mins; November 16, 2022

Author Casey Hammer On House Of Hammer Takes A Beyond The Mic Short Cut

9 mins; November 16, 2022

Robby Takac From The Goo Goo Dolls Goes Beyond The Mic

19 mins; November 14, 2022

Author Scott Turow Takes A Beyond The Mic Short Cut on book "Suspect"

7 mins; November 10, 2022

Director Brandon Dermer On His Film "I'm Totally Fine"

7 mins; November 07, 2022

Cookbook Author Of "Star Trek Cookbook" Chelsea Monroe Cassel

8 mins; November 07, 2022

Author Carla Naumberg On You Are Not A Sh*tty Parent

8 mins; November 07, 2022

Co Author Of Smart Brevity Roy Schwartz

6 mins; October 26, 2022

Chef Jet Tila On Halloween Cookie Challenge BTMSC

7 mins; October 26, 2022

Money Podcaster Joel Larsgaard from "How To Money" Podcas

8 mins; October 24, 2022

Author Mark Bittman on "How To Cook Everything Fast"

7 mins; October 24, 2022

Author Of "Loud" Tana Douglas

8 mins; October 22, 2022

Author Ramit Sethi On I Will Teach You To Be Rich The Journal

10 mins; October 22, 2022

Better Strangers Band Goes Beyond The Mic On Nicotine Dreams

47 mins; October 08, 2022

Author Of Why We Travel Patricia Schultz Goes Beyond The Mic

9 mins; October 05, 2022

Author Giovanni A Ruscitti Goes Beyond The Mic

17 mins; October 04, 2022

Musician Arejay Hale Goes Beyond The Mic

23 mins; September 30, 2022

IFC Founder Shannon Knapp Takes A Beyond The Mic Short Cut

10 mins; September 28, 2022

Actor Director Michael Lombardi On The Retaliators

8 mins; September 27, 2022

Country Legend Gary Morris Goes Beyond The Mic

28 mins; September 23, 2022

Comic Book Legend And Author Of Luda Grant Morrison Takes A Beyond The Mic Short Cut

6 mins; September 21, 2022

Author Brian McDonald talks about his book "Five Floors Up" in a Beyond The Mic Short Cut

6 mins; September 20, 2022

Author Stephanie Vance Goes Beyond The Mic on "Across The Aisle"

24 mins; September 18, 2022

Comedian Bert Kreischer goes Beyond the Mic with Sean Dillon

17 mins; September 13, 2022

Artists Kurt Deimer & Phil X Go Beyond The Mic

17 mins; September 08, 2022

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