Podcast appearances and mentions of Tom Hanks

In the Tom Hanks film “Castaway,” the main character, Chuck, finds himself in the ultimate terrifying situation. Chuck's plane goes down in the ocean, and he finds himself stranded on a very deserted island.Years pass.Chuck's family and friends long ago gave up on him, and why not? No one could have known he was sitting on a remote pile of sand in the Pacific Ocean.He learns to survive, but then reflects on the future. What happens if he gets sick? What happens if he's injured?Staying put isn't an option.**SPOILER ALERT** Next thing you know, he's pushing away from the island on a homemade raft. This risky adventure eventually puts him right in the path of a ship.When He went to be with His Father in heaven, Jesus left His disciples with a simple but big adventure idea: Go tell people about me. It won't be safe, and you might even be in danger, but life depends on it.Mark 16:15 says, “He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.'”Jesus called us to ride the ultimate wave.Let's pray.Lord, sometimes life intimidates us. But we have you as our lifeboat, and we thank you for not letting us drift away. In Jesus' name, amen. Change your shirt, and you can change the world! Save 15% Off your entire purchase of faith-based apparel + gifts at Kerusso.com with code KDD15.

Today we dive into the remarkable journey of a crossover star Mariana Treviño, whose path defies convention and proves that an actor's career is as personal as it is unpredictable. Mariana shares how her love for the craft—not money or fame—drew her in, from early days in New York to an organic rise to stardom back in Mexico. A breakthrough role in musical theater shifted her mindset from acting for fun to acting for a living. In this episode, she reflects on embracing mistakes in auditions, how “work begets work,” and navigating global representation after A Man Called Otto. Mariana also shares insights from working with icons like Tom Hanks and Owen Wilson, creating intimacy on set, and the challenges of performing in a second language. These are the unforgettable stories that landed Mariana Treviño right here. CREDITS: Stick A Man Called Otto Narcos: Mexico Mentrias, The Series Overboard GUEST LINKS: IMDB: Mariana Treviño, Actress THAT ONE AUDITION'S LINKS: For exclusive content surrounding this and all podcast episodes, sign up for our amazing newsletter at AlyshiaOchse.com. And don't forget to snap and post a photo while listening to the show and tag me: @alyshiaochse & @thatoneaudition MAGIC MIND: 48% off ONEAUDITION20 THE BRIDGE FOR ACTORS: Become a WORKING ACTOR THE PRACTICE TRACK: Membership to Practice Weekly PATREON: @thatoneaudition CONSULTING: Get 1-on-1 advice for your acting career from Alyshia Ochse COACHING: Get personalized coaching from Alyshia on your next audition or role INSTAGRAM: @alyshiaochse INSTAGRAM: @thatoneaudition WEBSITE: AlyshiaOchse.com ITUNES: Subscribe to That One Audition on iTunes SPOTIFY: Subscribe to That One Audition on Spotify STITCHER: Subscribe to That One Audition on Stitcher EPISODE CREDITS: WRITER: Erin McCluskey WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings ASSISTANT: Elle Powell SOCIAL OUTREACH: Alara Ceri

Jared decides to give us all travel anxiety this vacation season with the Tom Hanks classic: Cast Away.

Say hello to this week's Legend Rob Reiner -- director, actor, writer, producer, activist and all-around mensch. Son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, Rob found his own path in Hollywood first as a writer for the Smothers Brothers, then with a breakout role in All in the Family, then as a movie director and actor. Rob practically invented the "mockumentary" format in the 1980s with This Is Spinal Tap (and boy are we eager for the sequel). His run of directorial credits in the 1980s is a murderer's row of classics and his periodic on-screen appearances are always welcome. And Rob still has no problem speaking his mind! As always, find extended clips below and thanks for sharing our shows! Want more Rob? As we have all recently learned again the crew at South Park has no boundaries on their satire so when Rob popped up as an antismoking activist the South Park crew was there. Ouch! https://youtu.be/VvpK998H6Kk?si=1dsnRgFfKG-cR9Up All in the Family was a stunning departure from typical sitcom fare when it debuted in 1971 and the full volume battles between Rob's uber-liberal Michael Stivic and his bigoted father-in-law Archie Bunker (played by Carroll O'Connor) were a highlight. https://youtu.be/7toc7JDoFPk?si=RSS05fOj5Ohqrh2_ This is Spinal Tap was a cult classic from the start, one of the first "mockumentary" films of that era. A sequel is about to come out (over 40 years later!) and fans are salivating. Here's a short clip of one of the classic bits from the original.https://youtu.be/uMSV4OteqBE?si=_C8dkCvCrYrbK1iN Rob doesn't appear on camera that often but when he does it's a gem such as this clip from Sleepless in Seattle in which Rob explains to Tom Hanks the realities of dating in the 1990s.https://youtu.be/CVwwYxZzlSM?si=kVCQFe1JlKY9GoUI

This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 5, Bob & Carol & Nick & Schmidt, which originally aired on February 2, 2016 and was written by Rob Rosell and directed by Jake Johnson. Here's a quick recap of the episode:Nick's cousins – Bob and Carol – come for a visit and instead of asking for money, they ask for his sperm… Nick was pretty easy going about it until Schmidt got in his head. Meanwhile, Winston helps Cece shop for wedding dresses!! This episode got a 7.5/10 rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Schmidt and Kelly rated this episode a 8/10 and her favorite character was Winston!Episode Sections:(00:00) Welcome (02:07) Episode Recap: Nick's Family Visiting(26:37) Episode Recap: Winston + Cece Dress Shopping(38:02) Schmidtism(40:26) Pop Culture(45:56) Guest Stars(48:03) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt(53:25) Rating & Favorite Character(56:32) SpoilersWhile not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:The Martian / Matt Damon - Bob and Carol are from Boston and Schmidt, trying to impress them, was speaking in a Bostonian accent while mentioning famous things from Boston like The Martian which starred Boston-native Matt Damon. Tom Hanks / Meg Ryan - The way Bob and Carol spoke to each other made Schmidt quip that they are a regular “Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan”, insinuating that they may not really get along. Patti Labelle / “New Attitude” - This song played in the episode while Cece was trying on wedding dresses with Winston. Santa [Claus]  - Carol inferred that they needed Nick to do more than donate his sperm by saying “we don't just need your reindeer, we need Santa.”New England Patriots / Chicago Bears - Part of the contention between cousins in this episode was that Bob was a “Pats” fan while Nick is a “Bears” fan. Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 5 Bonus Episode!Music: "Hotshot” by ⁠scottholmesmusic.com⁠Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ or email us at ⁠whosthatgirlpod@gmail.com⁠!Website: ⁠https://smallscreenchatter.com/⁠

Tällä kertaa arvostelussa Robert Zemeckiksen uusin elokuva Here, jota tähdittää mm. Tom Hanks ja Robin Wright. Syy miksi halusin tämän nähdä on aina mahtava Tom Hanks, sekä se että Zemeckis/Hanks duo on tehnyt aiemmin todella hyviä leffoja. Teatterikierros jäi kuitenkin välistä, mutta nyt tämä oli tullut Prime Videoon ja kaveri vinkkasi siitä minulle, joten päätin se heti katsastaa. Mutta millainen leffa tämä olikaan? Ja miten se itselle toimi? Entä miten toimi se tietokonenuorennus, mikä nähtiin jo trailerissa ja siitä puhuttiin paljon? Näihin vastuksia arvostelussa. Oletko sinä nähnyt tämän? Mitä mieltä? Mikä on Zemeckiksen paras leffa? Entä Hanksin? Tai hänen paras rooli? 

Join us as we revisit this hidden gem of a Tom Hanks production! We will follow along with this tale of a one hit wonder!

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 9ú lá de mí Iúil, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1982 bhí fiachas ann timpeall an tír de 800 milliúin punt I gcomparáid leis an bhliain seo chaite. I 1993 bhí clúdaigh sláinte chun ardú mar go raibh VHI chun 6% níos mó a fháil. I 1998 bhí ullmhúchán ag dul ar aghaidh san Aonach Urmhumhan agus Tír dhá Ghlas don chéad chuairt ó Uachtarán Mary McAleese. Bhí sí ag taisteal chuigh an tAonach Urmhumhan chun onóir a thabhairt chuig na daoine a raibh ag cónaí ann agus an ról a bhí acu ag iarradh féiniúlacht chultúrtha a thabhairt chuig an bhaile. I 2009 tháinig na Gardaí amach chuig áit a raibh cóisir ghlórach I gCaiseal. Tháinig teilifís amach tríd fuinneog ag timpeall 8 ar maidin. Dúradh go raibh a lán daoine ag an áit chónaithe. Sin The Real Thing le You To Me Are Everything – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1976 Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1977 d'fhág Elvis Costello a bpost mar ríomhchláraitheoir ag Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics chun a bheith mar cheoltóir lánaimseartha. I 2004 chuir David Bowie ceolchoirm ar ceal san Eoraip de bharr go bhfuair sé obráid chroí. Bhí obráid aige an mhí roimhe sa Ghearmáin chun artaire a ghlanadh. Chuir sé 11 ceolchoirm ar ceal chomh maith de bharr gur ghortaigh sé a ghualainn. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh O.J. Simpson I Meiriceá I 1947 agus rugadh aisteoir Tom Hanks I Meiriceá ar an lá seo I 1956 agus seo chuid de na rudaí a rinne sé. Beidh mé ar ais libh amárach le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo. Welcome back to another edition of Ar An Lá Seo on the 9th of July, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh 1982: National debt soared £800 million on the last year. 1993: health cover costs to rise as VHI charged extra 6pc. 1998 - INTENSIVE preparations were underway in Nenagh and Terryglass for the first official visit of the President, Mrs Mary McAleese, to the area. Her Excellency would travel to Nenagh and honour its citizens for the role they play in trying to generate an Irish cultural identity in the town.  2009 - Local Gardai in Cashel were called to the scene after reports were made of a "noisy" party. A television set came crashing out through a window of a private residence at about 8 am. A spokesman for Cashel Garda Station said a number of people were in the residence.  That was The Real Thing with You To Me Are Everything – the biggest song on this day in 1976 Onto music news on this day In 1977 Elvis Costello quit his day job as a computer programmer at Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics to become a full-time musician. 2004 David Bowie was forced to cancel a string of European shows after emergency heart surgery. The 57-year-old singer had an operation last month in Germany, where he was on tour, to treat "an acutely blocked artery". The star's cancellation of 11 European dates last month was originally attributed to a shoulder injury. And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – O.J Simpson was born in America in 1947 and actor Tom Hanks was born in America on this day in 1956 and this is some of the stuff he has done. I'll be back with you tomorrow with another edition of Ar An Lá Seo.

We kick off with a bowl of Jay's Jambalaya. HBO has released a five hour Billy Joel documentary produced by Tom Hanks. Next, why is Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album Rumours back on the charts? Finally, we have another update on Wu-Tang Clan's private album (Bloomberg). Song: Guerilla Toss - “Red Flag to Angry Bull (featuring Stephen Malkmus & Trey Anastasio)”Next up, it's News with Nick. Massive Attack forms an alliance, an Insect causes a stampede at Beyonce concert, King Crimson's new project, and the Coldplay Kiss Cam fiasco.Song: McKinley Dixon - “F.F.O.L. (featuring Teller Bank$)”Finally, Greg serves us some “Heavy Rotation” for dessert. Songs:Deftones - “My Mind is a Mountain”Cave In - “Jupiter”Spiritbox - “Soft Spine”

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of movies about home-renovation woes, starting with the Tom Hanks comedy vehicle The Money Pit (1986) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:30 17 Again (2009) 05:41 Bully (2001) 09:40 The Leather Boys (1965) 13:01 Son of Godzilla (1967) 17:47 Cora Bora (2024) 21:11 The Money Pit (1986) 40:08 Of Unknown Origin (1983) 52:45 MouseHunt (1997) 1:06:41 Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

Nick returns to the oddball corner of Saturday Night Live with another dive into the infamous 12:50 sketches. These are the sketches that are too strange, too awkward, or too experimental to air any earlier, so they're tucked away at the end of the show when the audience thins out and the rules seem to loosen. This collection includes appearances by Anna Faris, Alec Baldwin, Catherine O'Hara, and even Oprah Winfrey. Sketches range from a woman wearing a wedding dress to a funeral, to a server working a diner shift while missing a shoe, to a calendar full of deformed male models that draws an unusual kind of admiration. There's also a detour into the legend of Bill Brasky and a truly wild musical moment featuring Billy Joel's “Goodnight Saigon” with surprise cameos from Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Paul Rudd, and others. As always, Nick unpacks the behind-the-scenes details and explains how these wonderfully strange sketches found their way into one of the most unpredictable time slots in television. [Ep 133]

Dana and Tom with returning guest, Terry Bartley (author and host of Most Writers are Fans podcast), discuss Toy Story 3 (2010) for its 15th anniversary: directed by Lee Unkrich, written by Michael Arndt, cinematography by Jeremy Lasky and Kim White, music by Randy Newman, starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, John Ratzenberger, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, Ned Beatty, and Michael Keaton.Plot Summary: Toy Story 3 is a heartfelt animated adventure that follows Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and the rest of Andy's toys as they face an uncertain future. With Andy heading off to college, the toys are mistakenly donated to a daycare center where they meet new friends—and some unexpected enemies. As they struggle to return home, they must confront questions of loyalty, identity, and what it means to be loved. The film blends humor, action, and emotion, culminating in a poignant farewell that resonates with audiences of all ages.Guest:Terry Bartley Author (https://www.terrybartleywriter.com/), Tyranny of the Fey available on AmazonHost (Most Writers are Fans podcast)D&D Twitch Stream - ESP Productions: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2450557464Previous Episode(s): The Fugitive (1993), Batman (1989)Chapters:00:00 Introduction, Cast List, and Welcome Back Terry04:37 Why is Toy Story Still So Resonant?13:41 Background for Toy Story 315:18 Relationship(s) with Toy Story 318:00 What is Toy Story 3 About?22:44 Our Personal Toy Story Rankings25:56 Plot Summary for Toy Story 326:42 Did You Know?31:26 First Break32:17 What's Happening with Terry Bartley?34:37 Best Performance(s)42:44 Best Scene(s)50:35 Second Break51:15 In Memoriam55:34 Best/Funniest Lines57:57 The Stanley Rubric - Legacy01:03:46 The Stanley Rubric - Impact/Significance01:12:36 The Stanley Rubric - Novelty01:16:24 The Stanley Rubric - Classicness01:24:18 The Stanley Rubric - Rewatchability01:28:36 The Stanley Rubric - Audience Score and Final Total01:30:11 Remaining Questions for Toy Story 301:41:10 Thank You to Terry and Final Thoughts01:46:48 CreditsYou can also find this episode in full video on YouTube.You can now follow us on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, or TikTok (@gmoatpodcast).For more on the episode, go to: https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/toy-story-3-2010-ft-terry-bartleyFor the...

For our Musicians-Turned-Actor cycle "Two Shot", Madeline, Emilio and Julian are swinging for the fences with an unexpected pair of films - Penny Marshall's 1992 baseball classic 'A League of Their Own' and Olivia Wilde's 2022 release 'Don't Worry Darling', featuring acting performances by Madonna and Harry Styles, respectively.  The cohosts are joined by Emilio's pop culture literate sister Maria-Elena to make some connections between these two films, one a unanimous home run, the other... perhaps a base hit.  They discuss the ways each film uses and considers their respective celebrity musician's star power, how both films theme of women's empowerment is conveyed to viewers, the small moments characters have that are meant to convey more, and the moments and details that both delight and leave us with more questions than answers.  Doris and Mae are a couple, right?  And who between these two films appears to be a "gaslighting gatekeeping girl boss" in waiting?Listeners: AS A CHILD, WHAT MOVIE LIVED IN YOUR VCR (OR DVD PLAYER) FOR WEEKS AT A TIME?  Respond here to this question (or with any other feedback too!), and we'll compile your responses and share our own thoughts in an upcoming episode!https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjZUC7GOu2-tOXhnbvtfboNBeSZ9LqLBxkIIUo-keD1eqKew/viewform?usp=dialogIf you enjoy our podcast, please rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice. This really helps us find new listeners and grow!Follow us on IG and TikTok: @sleeplesscinematicpodSend us an email at sleeplesscinematicpod@gmail.comOn Letterboxd? Follow Julian at julian_barthold and Madeline at patronessofcats

My full interview w/ 'PRINCE OF PECKHAM' TYLER WALKER is now available. We discuss the debut show of Emporium Pro Wrestling, Burridge Fight Design, appearing in AEW as security, debut, Manchester United, character work, being booed, Anthony Martial, Tom Hanks, The Boogeyman, Tommy Tanner, future plans & much more!You can follow Prince of Peckham Tyler Walker on Instagram @tylerwalker_pwVideo link: https://youtu.be/7UpBls_CZtEYouTube: youtube.com/c/GeorgeBukaWDYCIPodcastSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/5z2U45OagymjgUsQE2JbrwInstagram: whatdoyoucallitpodcast

Join us as we dive into the quirky world of "The Burbs," the 1989 comedy-horror film starring Tom Hanks. We explore its cult following, the suburban paranoia it humorously critiques, and the memorable performances that make it a timeless classic. Important question, did Tom Hanks break our timeline when he went from comedies to dramas? 00:00 - Introduction 02:15 - Setting the Scene 05:30 - Cult Classic Status 10:45 - Themes and Satire 15:20 - Behind the Scenes 20:00 - Memorable Scenes 25:30 - Tom Hanks' Performance 30:00 - The Ending Debate 35:45 - Trivia and Fun Facts 40:00 - Conclusion 42:00 - Tangents #Movies #FilmReview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex, Chris, and The Chunnel take a magical trip back to World War II with 1971's Bedknobs and Broomsticks, a film that is definitely NOT Mary Poppins. Who is most connected to Tom Hanks, why does Alex want to stay in a castle, and what is a Cosmic Creepus? Tune into this edition of Into the Dizneyverse to find out!For more Dizneyverse, head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dizneyverse.com⁠⁠⁠ or check us out on Instagram @Dizneyverse ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dizneyverse/one⁠⁠Check out the new Centaur in Chains shirt!!! ⁠Centaur In Chains - Podcast - T-Shirt | TeePublic

Ugh, it's a fuckin riddle. *sad eyes* No fair. *super sad eyes* Super no fair *Super duper sad eyes* {Enter The Multiverse} YO! LETS GO TO TUBBY'S! YEEEAAAAAHHHHH! ITS TUBBY TUESDAYS!!! “TUBBY TUESDAYS?!” “Tubby Tuesdays” WELCOME TO TUBBY'S–I hope you're having a very Tubby day! We are now! Well, that's what I like to hear! Happy Tubby Tuesday everybody, right this way! All the tables are booths! …uh…okay. Before: What the fuck is Tubby Tuesdays? Oh, Tubby's? It's a desert buffet and adult video game arcade with an all-you-can-drink bar on tuesdays. Oh, well, that's… –and the world's first BBW-Only Afterhours Strip Club. Oh! –after sundown. Sundown?! Fraid so. TARTAR SAUCE! MORE TARTAR SAUCE! Why on EARTH would you eat tartar sauce on a waffle!? IT's a brioche waffle, okay–and the tartar sauce is candied bread pudding custard glaze-based. Oh! Gross! Its not gross! It goes dope on brioche waffles! I've got to get out of here. What!? It's not even sundown! Oh my actual gosh. I have to find that envelope before things get even– WHO'S READY FOR BRALESS HOT CHOCOLATE! *gasps* BUT IT'S NOT EVEN SUNDOWN! Check yo watch honey, because i do believe it's daylight savings time! Oh why yes, I do have the sudden urge to “spring” forward! I'm leaving!! That's okay! UGH! Hey wait– What. .[beat} Are you sure you don't want any hot chocolate? UGHHHH! It's braless! Yeah, a/he was under my Christmas tree with flashing lights on and everything. Man, you got Chris Kringled?! What! That's a thing! How does everybody know that's a thing but me? Was there presents? Yeah there was— wait how'd you know. Everybody knows about Chris Kringling, brother. I didn't! It's a web trend. What! On where? I have all the On WeMax! What is WeMax?! You don't know? I don't. A Bullet for my Valentine— I love myself. Man, I don't even know which mixtape that came out of. Right! Suddenly, When digging through the bullet in my brain, The finger in my skull Reminded me the pain I live with everyday And I Cannot put away This is my Suicidal thoughts My creeping Homicidal mind But I don't want to off you all I just want to end my time On earth So long A GUNSHOT rings throughout the tightly clenched red brick walls of somewhere in New York; it seems to echo forever as if the city itself were empty and cold, ricocheting off the sky with a ring into the air— the sound making a journey into space. Girl, you talk too much So go and level up Shut the fuhhhck up Not just the front door I'm not going on a shooting spree The only one I want is me The only one I shot is me The only one I got is me All of a sudden I feel really good, But also really bad— Like I'm high or something Just on the verge of uncontrollably crying And I know I'm definitely about to lose my shit But I'm off a little, and also on a little Like something just kicked in and I don't know what I haven't taken anything— Just fried potatoes in coconut oil, And I've been eating differently But getting through the stress with the comfort of simple products and the massive loads of work I've been sorting… I don't know. I feel horrible, but also like I just woke up—like if I sleep I'll be dreaming some place I ain't awake really because I'm aching… Achey at the thought of being up and left to ponder What is really up with my mind I'm longing— Thinking swiftly but also sickly of how I'm decaying, Same thing every day but it only gets a little longer; And although time itself is getting shorter, It still goes on, and I'm mourning everything I had to know, But now just seems forgotten Stolen Grace and getting awkward, And really just on the wrong show, A form of thoughts, impossible conglomerate And really only waiting for my greying thunderclouds to roll in Storms upon the wing of a swaying plane As if it may just falter, But all hope knows it really won't, And we'll all land safely. —Tom Hanks. Sometimes my life doesn't make any sense: Lil bitz Remember when you were a kid, And the mall was the greatest place you could think of going? That was the day— “Let's go to the mall!” Then you grow up broke, And I'm like “Holy shit— “the mall”? When was the last time I even went to “the mall”? Fuck that noise. The mall is where I'm not going. The only thing that's going on in that place is tAkiNG mY mOnEY. Fuck that noise. I ain't going to the mall. I don't need anything from these places. fuck the mall. The mall as a broke adult is arguably the WORST place you can go. “Ohh, what's in here” “Don't matter— Do you got money?” “That's right.” Fuck the mall: Arguably the worst place, maybe. {Enter The Multiverse} Copyright The Collective Complex © [The Festival Project, Inc. ™] © 2025 All Rights Reserved -Ū.

Remember when sitcoms would bum us out with a very special episode? Like the very special "Family Ties" when guest start Tom Hanks played an alcoholic uncle? Well, lots of people have asked where the name of the podcast comes from. Here's your answer. 

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Morgan Hamon, co-founder and president of EAG Dental Advisors, returns to the podcast to talk about dentistry financials. As a CPA, Morgan pulls from his experience to talk with Kiera about what it takes to be profitable (beyond revenue and expenses). Episode resources: Subscribe to The Dental A-Team podcast Schedule a Practice Assessment Leave us a review Transcript: Kiera Dent (00:01) Hello, Dental A Team listeners. This is Kiera. And today I am so jazzed. I have one of my absolute favorite guests back on the podcast, Morgan Hamon. He used to be with HDA. They have now upgraded their name to EAG Dental Advisors. Super excited. He's an incredible CPA, does all things dental, loves airplanes. He's been on the podcast so many times. We've had some good chats. Dear friend to me, Morgan, welcome back to the show. How are you?   Morgan Hamon (00:20) Ha ha.   Kiera, I'm doing good. It is so great to be with you and looking forward to our conversation today.   Kiera Dent (00:31) to you and me both. So I have to know since you love airplanes and it's in your background, are you a fan or not a fan of Top Gun? I just need to know.   Morgan Hamon (00:35) Mm-hmm.   You know, I have a soft spot   for that movie because when it came out in 1986, I was 15. And I, you know, I sort of set my sight. That definitely influenced me. said, that's what I want to do. So I went out and did it. And so.   Kiera Dent (00:46) Mmm.   So then how did you like Top Gun Maverick? was the second? Tell me, are you fan?   Morgan Hamon (00:56) That one, the purpose   of that movie was entertainment and it was entertaining, but it was a little, you gotta suspend disbelief a little bit. It was a little nostalgic because that was set in Naval Air Station, Lamar, which is where I was for eight years. So it was pretty cool seeing that and the flying scenes were real. And so they were all filmed out. It's called restricted area 2508, which is where we always used to fly. So it was pretty nostalgic seeing some of the flying scenes back where we used to go fly.   Kiera Dent (01:17) Mm-hmm.   Morgan Hamon (01:26) But technically, there's a little, like any movie, there's a little Hollywood going on there. But it was entertaining.   Kiera Dent (01:26) No.   can't   How cool though that they like made a spot for Iceman with him having throat cancer. I thought that was incredible. Like way to go Tom Hanks. So I know you guys didn't come to the podcast to hear Morgan and I talk about top men, but we're going to segue now because Morgan does all things. We love to talk profit. We love to talk taxes. We love to talk all things nerding out on CPA land, which I have really truly fallen in love with like understanding my numbers. So this is a soft spot for me, but   Morgan Hamon (01:39) Yes   Yep.   Hahaha   Mm-hmm.   Kiera Dent (02:01) Morgan said he won the topic today, which I think is a sexy topic and I cannot wait where he said leadership relates to profitability. And I said, Morgan, sign me up. Here we go. So Morgan, this is our time. This is our topic because I absolutely agree with you that leadership does relate to profitability, but take it away. And then we're to dig into tax savings. We're going to dig into all this stuff and who knows where else we're going to go, but ⁓ it'll be a great one. It always is.   Morgan Hamon (02:16) Mm-hmm.   Yes.   Well, think   this topic has evolved with me a little bit, because we've been doing this 15 years and going now. And so a lot of conversations over the years. And I've always thought about profitability, which let's face it, that's why we own businesses. We don't own businesses to pay tax. We own businesses to make a nice living and have some control over our lives. So you've to have profit, and it's hard owning a business. So if we don't have adequate profit, why bother? ⁓   Our mission has always been to really focus on profit, give our doctors feedback on what that profit is, and diagnose if things are, you know, if there's something that could put more money in their pocket. Now, with my CPA hat on, right, there's two parts of that profit equation. There's the expense side of the equation and the revenue side of the equation. And so for a lot of years, I mean, that's where our focus has been.   But I've recently, last year or two, I've really come to the conclusion, look, there's a third component there, right? And it's not math, I can't point to the P &L. But where this comes from is I get asked all the time about, and it's from the clients either considering a startup or purchasing a practice, and they'll say, okay, Morgan, you got clients all 50 states, like where's the great area? Where should I go where folks are doing well?   Kiera Dent (03:27) Ooh, I can't wait.   Morgan Hamon (03:47) I that question. I get asked, hey, do you have a special report for pediatric dentists? Because I'm going to be pediatric, so I'm going to be making more money kind of thing. Or I'll hear a report. Or I'll get a question that, do you have a report just for your clients in California? Because it's like way different out here. And I say, look, the answer is no. We have one report. In geography and specialty,   I think they may influence profitability, but that's not the deal breaker. We have plenty of clients who are specialists. The struggle, we have plenty of clients, like one of our longest term clients is in Nob Hill, San Francisco. She recently moved across the bay, but it's like the most expensive city on the planet. She killed a 55 % profit margin for like 10 years. So geography isn't, that's not how we connect the dots. I think we connect the dots with leadership.   Kiera Dent (04:33) Yeah.   Mm-hmm.   Morgan Hamon (04:43) You know, we have a lot of clients I've known for a long time. I've been with them along with their journey as I've been on my journey, which has been very rewarding. And I've come to the opinion that if we quantify success for a doctor and let's, and we'll talk a little bit more about this when we get to tax, but you know, is it money? Is it time? Is it all the above? If we look at, who's crossed the finish line? Who has the full deal? ⁓ It's the doctor that runs a tight.   Plain and simple. Like you can tell in me talking with them, I know them real well. You can tell by their numbers. Look, they're an amazing clinician, but they're also an amazing business leader. They know how to inspire their team. Their patients feel comfortable. They lead from the front. They just, they do it all. Those are the doctors that have the high profit margin and the high quality of life. It's not geography. It's not specialty, although that can have an influence.   That's the full package. So it is, yes, revenue, expenses, and how well do you lead your practice, in my opinion.   Kiera Dent (05:50) Morgan, I was so happy when I read that and when we were talking about what to bring on because I see it as well. I tell everybody, I can tell walking into a practice even before I walk into the practice, if I've met the leader of the practice, I usually can tell if this practice will be successful or not, truly based on the leader at the helm. And it's interesting because we did, I recently did this at our summit. So people were there, awesome.   Morgan Hamon (05:52) you   Kiera Dent (06:16) If they weren't, that's okay too. But we actually broke down and me and the consultants, we went through all of our clients. Like we looked at the clients, we looked at past clients, we looked at future clients, we looked at different pieces, what were our best clients, what were our worst clients. And I actually broke down, I'm trying to pull it up here, of like common themes of great practices and like great leadership and common themes of the not so good. And so some of the things I've seen in...   Morgan, I'm super curious to hear like what you'd add to our list. Cause I, you see it from a different perspective than we see it. So on my not so good list, these are the ones that like really they always are floundering is they don't trust their office manager. They're sometimes poor clinicians. Like they need to hire somebody else or get some training for that. ⁓ Poor leaders, they have team turnover constantly. They don't implement strategies. They're highly driven by emotion. They don't look at their numbers or their results.   Morgan Hamon (06:45) Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.   you   you   Kiera Dent (07:11) They do a lot of CE, but they never like implement. They have lots of coaches, but they don't trust and execute. They're half in on everything. So they're not like solid on anything. They want to pay to fix the problem with no self-realization identification that maybe they are the issue. They have ego fear with no accountability. And there's a lot of blame. Like everybody else is the problem. Are some of the things that I've seen and I don't know, like I know I'm putting you on the spot. didn't, I have my nice list over here, but is there anything else you see of patterns? I'm, you and I can both like,   Morgan Hamon (07:30) Mm-hmm. ⁓   Kiera Dent (07:41) in our Rolodex of humans we know are not so good leaders or the practices who aren't as profitable, are there any other things you've noticed in their leadership that maybe isn't as strong?   Morgan Hamon (07:41) No. Right.   Well, that was a very comprehensive list. Once we're done, I'm going to write all those down because I that's very good. If I were to summarize that, if we talk about leadership, it's really about ownership and engagement. You have to own it. Everything's your problem when you're the owner. There's another podcast I like.   Kiera Dent (07:58) Yeah, of course. I'll happily share. I will happily share. And if you get anything else, share back our way too.   Morgan Hamon (08:20) and it's nothing to do with dental, it's all about leadership. And there's a saying, and it's really stuck with me, and I swear I think about this every day, Kiera, when I think about my business and how do we keep doing a good job, is that if there's a problem in your organization, it's a leadership problem. You can trace it all the way back, go any direction you want, it's going to tie back to a leadership problem.   So, if something is going sideways, it ultimately comes back to your leadership as a business owner. So, maybe the staff, maybe there was a bad patient experience, something went sideways with the patient. Was that staff trained? Maybe they were trained, maybe they were not held accountable. Do you have a bad procedure? Maybe the procedure needs adapted. mean, we think about that all the time, constantly adapting, constantly tweaking, and I think you have to do that in any business. If, like you said,   in your list there if people don't want that accountability, there's always making excuses or they don't want to engage. They say, you know, and maybe they are a good clinician. They say, I'd rather just be in the operatory but my staff's a mess. Kiera, come on in here and whip them into shape and let me know when it's all good. You know, that's not how it works. That's not how it works.   Kiera Dent (09:32) Exactly. No, not   only they're part time. I'm not your manager. I'm not your leader. I'm not your boss.   Morgan Hamon (09:38) Right, or you know   what, I'm going to have an hour meeting with my accountant and that should solve it. Like, no, we're going to come up with some action items and then you need to execute those. So you have to own it. Everything's your problem when you own a business. ⁓ And if you own it and you engage, then I think we're on the right path to not be on that extensive list that you gave, which I just love.   Kiera Dent (10:03) right? Yeah, no, and I love it. And   it just made me actually think of something I heard a financial conference and they said EBITDA equals engagement. And I've thought about that a lot because the more engaged your team is, the more engaged you are, honestly, a lot of higher EBITDA there is, I won't leave our audience hanging. I do have the good list and maybe you can add to this to see. So the ones that I found like, that truly just knock it out of the park, these are our most successful right? I'm like, what is their DNA makeup that makes them this great leader?   Morgan Hamon (10:22) Mm-hmm.   Mm-hmm.   Kiera Dent (10:32) and it's their great implementers. They allow the teams to be free, like within the parameters. So they've got a great team culture. They're great at decision-making. They execute, they're consistent. They roll with the punches. They have long-term teams. They make their decisions based on numbers. They're great visionaries. And they know what they're working towards. They don't get distracted. So there's this laser focus that they have. ⁓ And on here, I would also say that they have massive ownership. And they also are not afraid to have the uncomfortable conversations with their team.   Morgan Hamon (10:52) Mm-hmm.   Thank   Mm-hmm.   Kiera Dent (11:02) So   like they truly do, they're excellent at it. They might not be excellent communicators, but they're excellent at like tidying it up, driving their team for success. Those are some of the things I see, but I'm curious if there's anything else you'd want to add to that list because I think you're right. But I think that's a DNA makeup, right? It's people who are disciplined. If I go into the gym, they probably have like strong work ethic. They are laser focused. It's just like, it's who they are in all the aspects of our life, but I don't think they're necessarily born that way.   Morgan Hamon (11:10) Mm-hmm.   Kiera Dent (11:30) I think a lot of them can be, but I think a lot of them create that over time as well. Like it's an evolution of them, not necessarily like, if I'm just born a great leader, like, no, they're constantly working on it, but I'm curious your thoughts.   Morgan Hamon (11:34) Mm-hmm.   Thanks   Yeah,   no, I think that's a good list. If I were to try to tie that together, I would say it's you lead from the front. you know, like all just a personal example for me, like responsiveness is a huge part of our culture. Like, you know, if clients reach out to us, they need to hear back like in a few hours, like today. Lead from the front. is not do what I say. It is do what I do and keep up. Keep up with me.   Kiera Dent (12:03) Yeah.   Morgan Hamon (12:12) Let me show you what I expect. You follow my example and let's go where I'm leading us. I think is when you own a dental practice, you have to do the same thing, whether that's in the daily huddle. You lead by example. If there's a certain patient experience you want your office to have, you have to lead that. They have to be emulating you and say, I sure hope I can do this as well as the doctor. ⁓ Lead from the front. I think you also have to make sure your team understands why their work is important.   Kiera Dent (12:42) cream.   Morgan Hamon (12:42) And   I do that all the time. Why is our work important as well? Because our clients are these dentists. They're drowning in debt. They don't necessarily learn how to run a dental practice in dental school. They're trying to put it all together to make a nice living. And they have probably eight or 10 employees that are accounting on them for their jobs. So our work matters. We're working with people's lives here. So you really have to... ⁓   I think articulate why the work's important and maybe that's not as challenging and don't practice because everybody knows. It's care. They're there to get care. They're in the chair. They're scared. They want to be comfortable and everything's going to be okay. I think you got to lead from the front. You got to say, look, let's do what I do and make sure you keep up with me.   Kiera Dent (13:32) Yeah, no, I love that. I just, think something that I love that you brought this up is I love when I have things internal, as much as it's annoying, that could actually help me become more profitable. It's like, hey, let me go to the gym and work out to be more disciplined. Let me read leadership books to learn how to lead. Let me practice uncomfortable conversations. Let me practice my decision-making. And the reality is like you becoming this person and leadership.   Morgan Hamon (13:34) you   Hehe.   Mm-hmm.   Kiera Dent (14:00) will equate to higher profitability. It's wild. Like I look back at maybe not so strong of leadership days and my business and profitability, I think definitely mirrored and matched where I was. And so also for us to say like, Hey, how do I maybe get to the next level? How can you evolve as a leader as well and be a bit stronger of that good version rather than the not so good version I think is really powerful.   Morgan Hamon (14:10) Mm-hmm.   Hehehe.   Yeah,   I think you really have to recognize whatever industry you're in that your technical skill and your leadership skill are completely different. You have to invest in those skills to acquire those and to maintain them. And just because you could be the most amazing CPA, just brilliant practitioner, that doesn't mean you're a good leader. You could be the most amazing clinician.   Kiera Dent (14:35) 100.   Morgan Hamon (14:51) and just do the most amazing work. That doesn't mean you're gonna be running a ⁓ great tunnel practice. You have to invest in those skills. Just being a smart person with some big degrees, that doesn't do it. You have to acquire those skills. And I didn't realize, I mean, when I was a younger guy in the Navy, I I learned all this. back then, I was just trying to do a good job and...   get killed and and make it all happen. I didn't realize all these amazing lessons and training I was learning because they, mean leadership is, I mean that's first and foremost what we're there to do and so I was very fortunate in that regard but I don't, you you can't, no matter what business you're in, can't rest on your laurels. You got to always be thinking about leadership. Am I being a good leader? Okay, this is going sideways. I need to lead the team back, you know. I can't just, you know, write a memo.   Kiera Dent (15:17) Yeah   Morgan Hamon (15:44) Hey everybody, this is where we need to be. Follow me. Keep up with me.   Kiera Dent (15:49) Yeah, no Morgan, that was such a brilliant piece and I really loved how you just highlighted it and so fun to see that what we see on the team side and the success of the growth and the production and the collections also now correlates with your financial PNL, ⁓ which I think is just magic and it all just ties together. But as you listen to this list and Morgan I talking about it, I also want to just say like if this does not light you up and you're like, ⁓ gosh.   Morgan Hamon (16:05) Mm-hmm   Kiera Dent (16:17) That's okay. You actually can just be an amazing clinician and have somebody actually be the great leader. Just because you opened the practice and you do the dentistry does not mean you need to be the leader of the practice. So I've seen some doctors actually be great implementers. Like they actually would rather execute, implement, do all the ideas and have somebody else be the visionary. That's okay too. And I think like my best thing is know thyself and be free. But if you want to be more profitable, look at this. And I want to take like a sharp   Morgan Hamon (16:18) Mm-hmm.   Mm-hmm.   Hmm.   Mm-hmm.   Yes.   Kiera Dent (16:46) right turn Morgan and talk taxes. It's like, didn't know how to awkwardly like transition. So I'm just gonna like, but I want to talk taxes because I'm like, this also ties into the discipline of leadership, the ownership of leadership and like being freaking savvy to learn how to do taxes better. Like Morgan, I had this client the other day and we were talking and we built this like cute little overhead scorecard for people. We have the EBITDA on there. It comes from the CPAs. So we're like, just make it very simple, like black and white.   Morgan Hamon (16:53) Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.   Mm-hmm.   you   Kiera Dent (17:15) And then I was like, wait a second, I should throw a tax bucket on there. So like what you're getting paid for your W-2 plus what your profit is, like that gets taxed. I have a doctor, she has been an owner, we're talking 20 plus years. She's like, Kiera, I never knew that my profit had to get taxed. Like I never knew that that extra cash, like I just thought that was cash that came to me. And I'm like, this is why doctors are always broke because they don't know how this works out. So I'm super excited to talk about.   Morgan Hamon (17:21) Mm-hmm.   Mm-hmm.   you   Mm-hmm.   No. Right. Mm hmm.   Kiera Dent (17:45) tax planning, it's mid-year, let's make sure you're not crying in December and like, popping the confetti.   Morgan Hamon (17:46) Yeah.   Yeah, right. And   crying in December. if you recall, ⁓ my topic was just kind of the psychology of tax. And again, this has evolved over time with a lot of conversations. I think...   Kiera Dent (17:54) was New York I'm   The   is like the wise sage over there, Morgan. Like you got, like, just, you're just hanging out over there.   Morgan Hamon (18:09) Well, it's always trying to,   you know, I think about my conversations. How do we kind of empower these dentists to achieve this? And it's all through, I think, education. You've got to understand why. Like this doctor, 20-year-old, didn't understand.   Kiera Dent (18:29) I was like, no, I'm not wearing a strip.   Morgan Hamon (18:30) Every initial consultation   I'm having now with a startup doctor, we do a tax 101 just real quick, takes me like five minutes. Let's get our hands on some concepts here. Why I think this is important to really understand and talk about tax, just kind of how it makes us feel, is because we've had some instances where you have a doctor, and let's just say on our previous conversation, this is how we're gonna tie it together, right? So we have the doctors on that secondary list,   They're rock star. They're killing it. They're making tons of cash. They're engaging the right people. They got the right people in place, and it ultimately results in a lot of success. I've seen people do that, but then when it comes time for tax, they lose sight of all that, and they get just really obsessed about that tax bill. They lose what I'll think of as like peace and fulfillment.   just at the start of the call, I recently got remarried and my wife and I, we talk about that a lot, peace and fulfillment. Why do we have that in life? And that's what we're working for. And I think when you own a business, you're working towards something, right? And we want to have that peace and fulfillment. And I've seen that just get destroyed with people because they get very emotional and overly focused on their tax. And I see the logic just sort of exit stage left.   and we just end up with this very emotional reaction to tax. And who I tend to really direct this conversation to is not necessarily what you just described, Bill. That's kind an interesting one. Usually if someone's been making great money 20 years, they kind of know the program. It is, Kiera, it's the newer owners making real money for the first time in their lives. And that is where there's an adjustment. There's a mental journey they have to go on.   Kiera Dent (20:21) 100.   Morgan Hamon (20:29) And so what I thought today, like, I guarantee you we have some listeners as soon as they heard tax, they're like, what's on their mind is, what's the secret? How do I save more on tax? Well, it does. So, right? So we're going to get to that. All right. Well, we'll get to that. But before we do that, I thought, let's have some straight talk.   Kiera Dent (20:40) It does feel like the CPA's hold back or the secret robot. mean, tell me your Harry Potter rules there, Morgan. I just want to know. I need to find one CPA that just knows the secrets of the trade.   Yeah.   Morgan Hamon (20:58) Let's have some straight talk on tax. Why is this emotional? Why is this hard? Let's just take the journey of a doctor that is an associate doing pretty well with their W-2. We all think that we all go in W-2s. You have mandatory withholding. It comes out of your check, gets fired off to the government. You get your net check and you might look at your paycheck and go, what's all this stuff? don't know. I got my net check. I'm to plan my life around this net check. Then we do the tax return.   There's always a little settle up. You might owe a little, get all my back. You always hope to get a little money back, but generally you just plan your life with never having your hands on that money as a W-2. So now we own a business. You get all that money and then we now have to turn around and pay it back. Now keep in mind your tax rates. Okay. If you are married, Google the 2025 tax rates, right? That's what they are. That's what they are. If you're an employee.   Kiera Dent (21:44) Yep.   Morgan Hamon (21:55) That's what they are if you're the owner of a pass-through business. They are the same. But that act of having to turn around and write a check just is, you gotta become comfortable with that and it's an adjustment. ⁓ And here's the other thing where if we just, okay, let's take all our emotions about tax, let's just kind put it over the side and let's just talk very logically.   Kiera Dent (22:12) I agree.   Morgan Hamon (22:23) If you're gonna make three times as much money, what's also going to be three times as much? Your tax. But it's actually maybe a little bit more, right? We got a progressive tax system, right? So, I think when people become high earners, and they go through the grieving process,   Kiera Dent (22:36) see what we feel. It's awesome.   Morgan Hamon (22:48) And I guarantee you, I'll just talk through this briefly, but Gary, you and I have both been through this. And the doctors that are killing it and making lots of money, they've probably been through it too. But if we think about the grieving process, what's the first step? All right, it's denial. Okay, it's the first year you went from making 200 grand as an associate and now making 700 grand. And we've already written off the equipment and now we got 700 grand income. And you get your tax plan and you're like, what? This isn't for me.   Kiera Dent (22:54) Yes.   Morgan Hamon (23:17) Honey, think our email got hacked. We got this, this can't be right. This isn't mine. You go full on denial, this can't be right. And then we're like, no, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, that is your tax plan. And then we immediately go to anger. I'm so mad. thought Morgan was, I thought Morgan was this cool guy. I'm mad at him.   Kiera Dent (23:22) I'm   Hmm?   I need a different CPA, Morgan. I'm finding a different Harry Potter wizard. I need someone better than you.   Not today, I'm out of here.   Morgan Hamon (23:45) You get angry.   You're like, what the heck? I got this tax bill. So you get kind of angry. And then you go into bargaining and say, you know what? I'm going to go buy a CEREC machine tomorrow. Say, OK. I mean, do you need that? mean, do you do a lot of grounds? So you get all, I'm going to do this, this, and then where people are really in troubles and they stop making their estimated payments. Well, this can't be right. This can't   Kiera Dent (23:53) Hahaha.   Ha   Morgan Hamon (24:14) I'm going to go, I'm going to buy this and this and this. And then we start, there's a 6,000 pound truck. I'm going to go buy this big truck. And I kind of joke around a little bit. Yeah. So you get into bargaining, right? And then you're like, OK, well, gosh, I don't need any other equipment. I'm already doing the stuff. And then you get into depression. You're like, really? Am I going to? I guess this just stinks. And then finally, get to acceptance.   Kiera Dent (24:23) G-Wagon right now. I'm gonna brand it.   Morgan Hamon (24:43) and you realize if you're a high earner, there is a corresponding bill. Now that can be managed. There are ways for legal, perfectly legal tax avoidance to get into the so-called secrets. But you go through this journey. This has just been my, I guess, my 15-year research project. I've been through it personally myself, and I'm a CPA, and I still like writing this check. Dang. ⁓   Kiera Dent (25:06) same.   you   Morgan Hamon (25:13) But,   so that's what we have to, I think, wrap our head around, you understand that. And I encourage people, look, if you're a dentist, and maybe this dentist joins the seven figure club, right? You got seven figure profit, that's pretty amazing, right? That's really good income. But you will have a six figure tax bill. And that's okay. That's okay. ⁓   Kiera Dent (25:37) You will.   Morgan Hamon (25:42) And you just, got to get through to acceptance and take comfort in that you are engaged to take advantage of the legal opportunities that are out there for proper tax avoidance. And that's the, we talk about the secrets, you know, I see these clowns on, on YouTube of like, ⁓ I know the secrets of the tax code. mean, if you see that, I mean, just run. ⁓ There are no secrets. They're all well-known. Like I know all our competitors in our, the dental field and I'm on friendly terms with many of them.   We all know these. We all know the stuff that can be done. Legal tax avoidance. here's, we'll call it the secret, ⁓ Dentists, everyone's part of it. Here's the secrets, okay? Here's the secret. When you have a pass through business, which is what these dental practices are, right? So the business, and this will shed some light on your client 20 years, right? Your business does not pay income tax. The business tax return   Kiera Dent (26:22) Everybody's perking up right now, Morgan. They're like, okay.   Morgan Hamon (26:42) is math. It's absurdly complex math, but it quantifies the profit that's passed it through and gets listed on your personal tax return. And you owe income tax on that profit. That's what it means by pass through. And it's all ordinary income tax. There's no special tax rate for business owners. It's ordinary income tax. So how do we save money? Here's the secret. We have to capture as many expenses that we're otherwise incurring and capture those as business deductions.   When we do that, that lowers profit. Less profit passes through to the personal tax return, you pay less tax. That's the secret. So you have to execute the strategies, right? The home office is perfect for doctors. Totally substantiated, totally mainstream deduction. That's what justifies the car.   You can deduct a car, but that means you have to be engaged. You have to get the mile IQ. You have to understand what is your business percentage use. You have to do this right. You have to document it. There's things you have to do right. Take your board meeting. ⁓ If the cash flow allows, have a qualified retirement plan. Take full advantage of that. ⁓ If you're okay with having staff over to your house, have those meetings at home and have the office rent it from you. again, these aren't... People know these. This isn't...   I'd love to tell you I'm some genius that went and studied the tax code and formulated all these myself. This is out there. What you're engaging with your CPA is folks that will actually bring this to you and do it, but ultimately the doctor has to do it. What I think about is if someone thinks, well, I'm just going to have an hour meeting with my account at the end of the year and they're just going to take care of all of this. That's like saying, you know what?   Kiera Dent (28:07) haha   cringe.   Morgan Hamon (28:30) I know I need to work out and eat right to be healthy but I'm just going to go meet with my doc this fall and that should do it. Maybe they'll give me a pill that'll make me in shape and healthy. But no, you got to do the stuff. So if your accountant tells you, look, take a board meeting, document it properly, there's a proper way to do it, you got to do it. That's how we say the proper legal avoidance. your account comes to you and says, look, it's time to be an S-Corp,   Kiera Dent (28:51) Mm-hmm.   Morgan Hamon (29:00) because the profit is appropriate, you gotta follow the instruction. There's a procedure there and it's gonna save a lot of money on self-employment payroll tax if it's done correctly. You gotta listen, but you gotta engage. There's action items. And so we, ⁓ every September, I made a checklist. You know, again, Navy guy, right? I got a checklist. Log in, do the checklist. I call it our business tax savings maximizer. That's the flashiest, catchiest name I could think of. But like, log in and do it. That's the secret.   Kiera Dent (29:19) I love it.   you   Morgan Hamon (29:29) So, you know, for those listeners that waiting for the secret, that's it, right? We got to capture expenses as business deductions and there is action items for the doctor. It requires that engagement. And to circle back to where what you said earlier, like you can't come into the office and just fix it for them. They've got responsibilities on things to do too and that's the same with tax policy.   Kiera Dent (29:53) I thought that was such a beautiful way. And as you were going through the phases of grief, I'm like, oh yeah, I definitely lived all of those.   Thanks for kicking it off with Top Gun, ending with like tack strategy. Thanks for sharing some of the tips. But truly super honored to work with you and love what you guys are doing for dentists out there.   Morgan Hamon (30:04) Alright.   Kiera,   I always enjoy our visits and look forward to each one. So I appreciate you having me. I really enjoyed it.   Kiera Dent (30:16) course. And for all of you listening, thank you for listening and I'll catch you next time on The Dental A Team podcast.  

What's better than one Tom? Two! Join Billy, Brad, Brett, George, and Ted for Tom Cruise VS Tom Hanks. Talk about a Mission Impossibe!

On this week's slot of Inside Hollywood, we are looking at Directors sharing their experience on what it is like to work with legendary actors. From Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks and Greta Gerwig and Meryl Streep. We take a look at the greats with Lisa Cannon TV Host and Head of Studio at DMG Media.

This week The Lonely Island and Seth talk about two digital shorts that didn't make it past dress: My Secret Weapon and Mugless! Plus, they chat about memories working with Will Ferrell when he hosted as well as sketches like Remembrances, Goodnight Saigon, Celebrity Jeopardy, and more! Andy Samberg | Good Hang with Amy Poehler | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZxPMQBQN48 Will Ferrell Monologue | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vq8Afbw7Iw Celebrity Jeopardy! Kathie Lee, Tom Hanks, Sean Connery, Burt Reynolds | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch_hoYPPeGc Lawrence Welk | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9yoVvMCOsU Wade Blasingame | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC-LEQqNC1s Cheney On TV Open | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF3dnVCTxBY Weekend Update: Harry Caray on Steroids in Baseball | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ41y1VEJ2I Funeral | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAgCxWIrSX4 Not all the clips we mention are available online; some never even aired. If you want to see more photos and clips follow us on Instagram @thelonelyislandpod. Support our sponsors: Grab a bag today. www.wonderfulpistachios.com Get started at factormeals.com/ISLAND50OFF and use code ISLAND50OFF to get 50 percent off plus FREE shipping on your first box. Get 60% off your first Smalls order PLUS free shipping by using my code ISLAND. Head to Smalls.com and use promo code ISLAND! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The behind the scenes stories of two movies, starting with Naked Gun 33 1/3, a movie that saw franchise director David Zucker opt to step back, and thirtysomething Peter Segal make his directorial debut. The problem? There was a comedy to make, and Segal was struggling to get a connection with his leading man, the late Leslie Nielsen. 2000's Cast Away meanwhile would be a movie that contributed to health problems Tom Hanks has put up with since. It made a volleyball famous, and notably, it's a film that took so long to make, that director Robert Zemeckis shot and released another movie entirely in the midst of Cast Away's production schedule. Stories of both films are told in this episode... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Monday's show: We learn the latest on recovery efforts in Texas Hill Country after they were disrupted by more rain and flooding.We also learn about new data from Environment Texas examining contamination along Texas beaches.Also this hour: We revisit a conversation with actor Tom Hanks about the future of space exploration.Then, Meg Tapp from the Garden Club of Houston answers your questions about gardening.And we discuss controversy at this year's MLB All-Star Game with Jeff Balke.

Paul spent 6 years in various prisons and not because he put dodgy mushrooms in someones stew, he just had a point of view that upset the religious leaders of his time.  But he never seemed to let it get him down.  He wrote letters and found ways to be useful.  Hope in times like this is rare and worth exploring.  Somehow a combination of purpose, secure identity and faith created the sort of hope he was able to draw upon.  As Chuck Nolan played by Tom Hanks in the movie Castaway says, you never know what the tide will bring in.    Maybe we can all do the same.  

Actor Activist Singer Gary Sinise joined us to talk:-Graduated High School in January (had to go back for another semester) and got a part in a play-Founding Steppenwolf Theater 50 years ago and the big names that came through-On playing Lieutenant Dan in 'Forrest Gump'  "That was a great part a great movie to be in. I hadn't done that many movies before that"-"I'm going to Hawaii to be part of the 80th Anniversary of the end of the war treaty between Japan and the United States...they'll be WWII veterans there...our 600th show will be at Pearl Harbor"   Follow Gary on Instagram To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here

In today's show Chas and David rally against the trend to optimize and advocate for the fatty middle, question Cole Houshmand's appetite, explain why you should never travel with Tom Hanks, identify cannabis as a gateway drug to murder, and a Fijian teen and a geriatric advance surfing's Core Score back into the black. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This special Thursday edition of OnlyLands is a whirlwind of rants, nostalgia, and wild tangents. The hosts kick off by roasting SitRep's no-show and joking about XRP shilling before launching into a spontaneous promo for the Great American Restoration Tour in Deadwood. From there, it's an anything-goes marathon covering everything from the Mandela Effect, like the group's collective memory of Stouffer's Stove Top Stuffing that apparently never existed, to theories about AI's uncanny ability to rewire reality. The panel swaps hilarious horror stories about dead bodies, foot phobias, and bizarre funeral mishaps, then pivots to darker territory, questioning whether government psyops and state capture are so deeply entrenched that true transparency is impossible. Other highlights include a spirited debate about the Kennedy dynasty, the potential downfall of AI like Grok, Tom Hanks' curious movie choices, and the pervasive idol worship of politicians. With irreverent humor, skeptical deep-dives, and plenty of sidebars, this episode is equal parts stand-up therapy session and a sharp critique of a culture obsessed with TV characters and feel-good narratives.

Americans Are Divided On AIAmericans are divided on the implications of artificial intelligence. According to a recent Gallup poll, 49-percent of U.S. adults surveyed said AI is "just the latest in a long line of technological advancements that humans will learn to use to improve their lives and society." But the polling also found that the other 49-percent of respondents said AI is "very different from the technological advancements that came before, and threatens to harm humans and society." Marcus is totally down, I am being dragged kicking and screaming

In our special 100th episode of Overpromised, Covino & Rich squash the "hot take" as we call out people who say Aaron Judge shouldn't be this year's AL MVP based on his stellar stats. And a golf course fight goes viral between a drunken idiot and former NHL player. And as Tom Hanks turns 69 years old, we share our Core 4 Hanks movies #FSR #CRSHOW #Overpromised #dpshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our special 100th episode of Overpromised, Covino & Rich squash the "hot take" as we call out people who say Aaron Judge shouldn't be this year's AL MVP based on his stellar stats. And a golf course fight goes viral between a drunken idiot and former NHL player. And as Tom Hanks turns 69 years old, we share our Core 4 Hanks movies #FSR #CRSHOW #Overpromised #dpshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To All the Men I've Tolerated Before is on a summer vacay! In the meantime, we will be posting episodes of our livestream collaboration with Pop Culture Makes Me Jealous. Still Comfy? is an in-depth look at our favorite comfort shows and movies. After a conversation about the themes presented in the selected show, we then discuss how the show holds up against our Tolerator and Jelly Pops morals and viewpoints. Enjoy our review of the 1992 movie A League of Their Own, starring Gina Davis and Tom Hanks. Nat and Jules set out to answer the question, can't their be a little crying in baseball?You can watch Still Comfy? on our Instagram at menivetoleratedpod or our YouTube Channel at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1PX0HKfxH3Ge2GYTIh8g5ElcUJY42UFf.While we're on summer vacation, please take an opportunity to follow the show on all social media platforms. We would also love for you to join us on Patreon for bonus content and early access to ad-free episodes. Our Patreon can be found at https://www.patreon.com/menivetoleratedpod. All ways to support the show, including our merchandise, can be found at https://linktr.ee/menivetoleratedpod.

EPISODE 178 – CLERKS II “I might defend Randall a little bit occasionally.” “Brian just got a thousand-mile stare.” Secret Santa Summer continues with Brandon's gift to Chris: 12 years later sequel, Clerks II! This week, Brian is Silent Brian; Chris misses one thing about pre-legalization; Brandon shares some Christian review hypocrisy; and Ashley worries about Sword Guys. BTW: Josh Waddle fights Tom Hanks! Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Trevor Fehrman, Jennifer Schwalbach, Jason Mewes, and Kevin Smith Directed by Kevin Smith FOLLOW US:Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/trashwatch)Instagram (@trashwatchpodcast)TikTok (@trashwatchpodcast)YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5YpPcNIBmqNvvLvxa3WTLA)Email (trashwatchpodcast@gmail.com)Listen to Brian's music at (https://www.brianhorne.com)Support the show

Happy Wednesday! It's Man and Timmy today. We begin the show with how expensive our electric bills are this time of year. NCAA Tournament expansion is coming, and Timmy doesn't like it. We talk about The Big Dumper Cal Raleigh. We celebrate Tom Hanks' 69th birthday ranking his best movies. Kirk Cousins loves Great Clips, and we do Name Dropping with Jeff Rimer.

Episode Highlights: 0:00 – Aloha! Brian's back and immediately jealous of Ed's 4th of July hams beer. 4:00 – Yakov Smirnoff is expecting a baby at 74! Brian and Ed deep dive into the "accent phone theory" and Yakov's Branson transformation. 16:12 – The long-awaited Air Bud and Air Bud 2 recap: turns out… Air Bud doesn't even dunk? 21:55 – Shout-out to friend of the show David Bray – dealing with health stuff and still the GOAT. 25:10 –

In hour three, if the Dolphins are going to have a ‘good' season, who will end up being their MVP? A strong case is built for Tyreek Hill but Crowder is adamant that Tua Tagovailoa will have to produce. After, in honor of Tom Hanks' birthday, we play Solana's famed Mt Rushmore of Herro's segment.

It only took 15 minutes for Solana to successfully annoy Hoch today - this time over a statement about white chocolate compared to milk chocolate. Debating the best Tom Hanks movies on his 69th birthday. While we watch PSG dominate Real Madrid, Witty joins the show for an Inter Miami update. Plus, Zach Gelb finally gives Pat Riley some praise over his Norman Powell acquisition.

In hour two, Hoch can't stop watching a viral fight involving former Panthers player Nasty Nick Tarnasky. Our bets are in for PSG-Real Madrid. Debating the best Tom Hanks movies on his 69th birthday. After, Chris Wittyngham stops by for an Inter Miami update and his takeaways from Inter Miami's overall performance in the FIFA Club World Cup.

Attorney General Andrea Campbell joins 11-12 for Ask the AG.GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses a Ming Fay exhibit at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Moonwalkers experience narrated by Tom Hanks and F1 The Movie.Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses Zohran Mamdani's idea for municipal-owned grocery stores and the MAHA movement's battle against food dyes.Naturalist Sy Montgomery talks to us about orcas who take lessons from cats and sharing their prey with humans.

We go back to June 1995 to discuss Apollo 13 on the Back to the Past Podcast from the M&J Creations Studios on the Lion's Den Podcast Network powered by Stark Roofing! Please support our sponsors: Stark Roofing LLC M&J Creations Jett Accident & Injury Lawyers Kempin Automotive Terri Anne Photography Feel free to email us at "contact@backtothepastpod.com", follow us on Instagram @backtothepastpod, BlueSky @backtothepastpod.bsky.social and join the discussion in our Facebook group as well to get more engaged with our listeners and share stories about our favorite things from each others past and memories.  We also have merch! Get your Back to the Past t-shirt in one of three colors directly from here! If you have any feedback or questions, email - thelionsdenpodcast32@gmail.com Also please "Like" our Facebook Page and DM us here. You can also follow us on: Instagram at @TheLionsDenPodcast TikTok at The Lions Den Podcast Feel free to DM us at The "2 Dumb Dads" Show Facebook Page.

Steve and Lindsey discuss the 2024 Robert Zemeckis film "Here" starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright. We give the film a fair shake; we had steadfast criticism of this film, and particularly its unabashed use of AI throughout, but we talk about the movie's merits and messaging, which is overwhelmingly positive.Check out the main website for full coverage of Wheel Of Time, One Hundred Years Of Solitude, DARK, 1899, and Time Bandits, and many time-related movies:https://www.sweetchildoftime.comSteve and Lindsey Dunn have released 2 original songs and 2 cover songs together; check these songs out under Introvoid:https://open.spotify.com/artist/6WaDvIuRIRA3ihc8wCe5yI?si=QbYyMJilTDGmmjcNg75cTwLindsey's writings, reviews, podcasts and music can be found at https://www.1ofmystories.comJoin us at our Marsh Land Media Discord channel!https://discord.gg/aRdKmv9Ybc

The WBF Shopper is a radio program that has been bringing listeners together to buy, sell, or trade their personal items since 1969. Jeff takes your phone calls to buy sell and trade, highlight upcoming community events and we celebrate Tom Hanks birthday!

One of the first BIG hits for Tom Hanks! Josh Baskin makes a wish we all do when we were 13, he wishes he were bigger. Thanks to a mysterious Zoltar machine at the carnival he manages to get just that. Waking up as an older version of himself but with the mind and brain of his 13 year old self. This movie has giant pianos, toys,a blossoming romance, a great friendship, and the meaning of growing up. Thank you Penny Marshall! Follow Billy and Raul on Bluesky @masterofpuns196 and @raulvaderrdz as well as the main show @synspod

Happy Independence Day! It's the Fourth of July in America! We actually recorded this episode back in October of 2024, but who's counting? Behold, this is the 11th Edition of Considering the Cinema's THE WEEKLY WATCHLIST! Here in Episode 084, your hosts — Jason Pyles, Mack Robins and Dave Becker — bring you movie reviews from the 1940s, 1960s, 1980s and 2024! For instance, Dave discusses an early Tom Hanks flick that you probably never even heard of! Mack talks about a lesser-lauded Chloe Grace-Moretz flick that utterly strains credulity but is entertaining nonetheless. And Jason discusses a Casey Affleck space movie! Join us! Note: This episode was recorded in October 2024, and it released on July 4, 2025! THE WEEKLY WATCHLIST is the type of episode where we simply talk about whatever we've been watching lately from our own, personal watchlists. Here's how it works: Jay, Mack and Dave have zero “movie-watching homework.” We are completely free each week to watch whatever we want from any era, year, genre, country, etc! We can finally go through our own personal watchlists and catch up with the films we've been meaning to see. So, every week will be vastly different. Let us know what you think of this format. Jay of the Dead also hosts a WEEKLY HORROR MOVIE PODCAST with Mister Watson at Horror Movie Weekly.com. And of course, every Horror fan should check out Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies, The Gold Standard of Horror Movie Podcasts. Thanks for listening to Considering the Cinema Podcast and Considering Horror Cinema, The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Movie Podcasting… Don't forget: You can email Jay, Mack and even Dr. Shock at ConsideringTheCinema@gmail.com or post a comment in the show notes for this episode. SHOW NOTES: Considering the Cinema Ep. 084: The Weekly Watchlist [ 00:00:01 ] – Introduction – Mack should be joining us shortly [ 00:01:53 ] – Dave's Weekly Watchlist: King Rat (1965) Dave = 8 ( Rental ) Mazes and Monsters (1982) – TV Movie Dave = 6 ( Rental ) Welcome, Mack! The Rachel Papers (1989) Dave = 8 ( Rental ) – has steamy [ 00:24:36 ] – Mack's Weekly Watchlist: The Music Man (1962) Mack = 7 ( Rental ) Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Mack = 8 ( Rental ) Shadow in the Cloud (2020) Mack = 7 ( Low-priority Rental ) Check out Mack's Horror short film: Athedral [ 00:42:36 ] – Jason's Weekly Watchlist: – Jason's newfound affinity for Science Fiction films. Aug. 30, 2024 – Limited (Theater) Releases Slingshot (2024) Jason = 5 ( Low-priority Rental ) (Check out “The Instigators” (2024), instead.) Out Come the Wolves (2024) Jason = 6 ( Rental ) BONUS Movies: “Light of My Life” (2019), “A Ghost Story” (2017) Wrap-Up Links for this episode: Catch up with Mack here: – Horror podcast: Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies — IMDb.com Page: Mack Robins Catch up with Dr. Shock here: – Horror podcast: Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies — Blog: DVD Infatuation.com — Podcast: The DVD Infatuation Podcast — Horror podcast: Land of the Creeps — Podcast: The Illustrated Fan — Movie Podcast Weekly has returned for MONTHLY releases — Listen to Jay of the Dead's Horror Movie Weekly with Mister Watson every Sunday! Jay recommends Nate Johnivan's music: — Spotify Playlist — Quarantine Dream iii CTC on X: @ConsiderCinema Film Blog / Audio Podcast: ConsideringTheCinema.com HORROR-Only Content: ConsideringHorrorCinema.com Email: ConsideringTheCinema@gmail.com Voicemail: (801) 215-9704 Letterboxd: Letterboxd.com/ConsiderCinema Don't forget to check out Considering the Cinema's new Episode Archive

America is turning 250. And we're throwing a yearlong celebration of the greatest country on Earth. The greatest? Yes. The greatest. We realize that's not a popular thing to say these days. Americans have a way of taking this country for granted: a Gallup poll released earlier this week shows that American pride has reached a new low. And the world at large, which is wealthier and freer than it has ever been in history thanks to American power and largesse, often resents us. We get it. As journalists, we spend most of our time finding problems and exposing them. It's what the job calls for. But if you only focus on the negatives, you get a distorted view of reality. As America hits this milestone birthday, it's worthwhile to take a moment to step back and look closely at where we actually are—and the reality of life in America today compared to other times and places. That reality is pretty spectacular. Could Thomas Jefferson and the men gathered in Philadelphia who wrote down the words that made our world—“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”—ever have imagined what their Declaration of Independence would bring? The Constitution. The end of slavery—and the defeat of Hitler. Astonishing wealth and medical breakthroughs. Silicon Valley. The most powerful military in the world. The moon landing. Hollywood. The Hoover Dam. The Statue of Liberty (a gift from France). Actual liberation (a thing we gave France). Humphrey Bogart and Tom Hanks. Josephine Baker and Beyoncé. Hot dogs. Corn dogs. American Chinese food. American Italian food. The Roosevelts and the Kennedys. The Barrymores and the Fondas. Winston Churchill (his mom was from Brooklyn). The Marshall Plan and Thurgood Marshall. Star Wars. Missile-defense shields. Baseball. Football. The military-industrial complex. Freedom of religion. UFO cults. Television. The internet. The Pill. The Pope. The automobile, the airplane, and AI. Jazz and the blues. The polio vaccine and GLP-1s, the UFC and Dolly Parton. The list goes on because it's really, truly endless. Ours is a country where you can hear 800 languages spoken in Queens, drive two hours and end up among the Amish in Pennsylvania. We are 330 million people, from California to New York Island, gathered together as one. Each of those 330 million will tell you that ours is not a perfect country. But we suspect most of them would agree that their lives would not be possible without it. So for the next 12 months, we're going to toast to our freedoms on the page, on this podcast and in real life. And we're doing it the Free Press way: by delving into all of it—the bad and the good and the great, the strange and the wonderful and the wild. And today—on America's 249th birthday—we're kicking off this yearlong event with none other than Akhil Reed Amar. Akhil has a unique understanding of this country—and our Constitution. Akhil is a Democrat who testified on behalf of Brett Kavanaugh, is a member of The Federalist Society, who is pro-choice but also anti-Roe—and these seeming contradictions make him perfectly suited to answer questions about the political and legal polarization we find ourselves in today. Akhil is a constitutional law professor at Yale and the author of the brilliant book The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760–1840. He also hosts the podcast Amarica's Constitution, and you might recognize his name from his work in The Atlantic. I ask him about the unique history that created our founding document, the state of the country, our political polarization, the American legal system, and what this country means to him. The Free Press earns a commission from any purchases made through all book links in this article. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Back for another week, as July kicks off and Happy 249th Birthday, 'Merica!  This week's episode has nothing to do with July 4th or patriotism, but instead, the Top 10 Summer Series continues!  This week, Miss Independent, Jeremy Burgess, joins Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl take a look at the late 80s, in the year 1988!  It was a year that saw Tim Allen and Annette Bening get their big break... Bill Murray go Christmas... Monty Python win an Oscar... Tom Hanks get seduced by an older lady... Tom Cruise outshine Dustin Hoffman... The Coreys peak... a double dose of Kevin Dillon... space Klowns... and of course, its Die Hard in a building!

Jonathan Kite returns for the 3rd time, and it may be the best one yet!! We couldn't stop laughing the whole time as we interviewed Donald Trump, Jeff Bridges, Christian Bale, Seth Rogan, Tom Hanks, then analyzed a never before heard Casey Kasem meltdown clip, and talked about the upcoming 5th season of his hit show TWO BROKE GIRLS on CBS. This episode quickly became an ALN all timer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Adam Carolla Show, Adam kicks things off by venting about a semi-truck blocking the entrance to his studio and the entitled driver behind the wheel. He then dives into a spirited discussion about how every era has its own version of the guy women swoon over, and debates when the best time was to be a junior in high school. Adam and comedian Jonathan Kite reminisce about high school days, wild teachers, and whether Jonathan was a ladies' man. Jonathan showcases his spot-on impressions of Tom Hanks and Al Pacino, leading into a breakdown of the bizarre 1980 film Cruising and its infamous bandana scene. Jonathan also shares his love for the newest Mission: Impossible movie.In the news, Elisha Krauss joins to cover former Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's shift to independent status and her new book detailing dysfunction inside the White House. They also discuss Vietnam's repeal of its decades-old two-child policy amid a sharp gender imbalance and dropping birth rates.To close out the show, Dr. Steven Gundry stops by to talk gut health and nutrition—covering which cooking oils to avoid, the best proteins for your digestive system, and the truth about farm-raised fish. He also reveals what kind of eggs and vegetables are truly good for you, settles the white rice vs. brown rice debate, and names the best cheeses to support a healthy gut. Get it on.FOR MORE WITH JONATHAN KITE:INSTAGRAM: @jonathankiteTIKTOK: @thejonathankiteWEBSITE: www.jonathankitecomedy.comFOR MORE WITH ELISHA KRAUSS: INSTAGRAM: @elishakraussWEBSITE: elishakrauss.com JOURNAL: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/author/elisha-krauss/FOR MORE WITH DR. STEVEN GUNDRYBOOK: The Gut-Brain ParadoxPODCAST: The Dr. Gundry PodcastWEBSITE: www.drgundry.comThank you for supporting our sponsors:BetOnlinebearmattress.com - use promo code ADAMChime.com/AdamHomes.comForThePeople.com/ADAMoreillyauto.com/ADAMPluto.tvSIMPLISAFE.COM/ADAMLIVE SHOWS: June 11 - Palm Springs, CAJune 13 - Salt Lake City, UT (2 shows)June 14 - Salt Lake City, UT (2 shows)June 19 - Las Vegas, NV (2 shows)To see the video version of The Adam Carolla Show:https://www.youtube.com/@TheAdamCarollaShow1https://rumble.com/c/TheAdamCarollaShowSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.