Son joins The Precipice of Delusion and discusses what it’s like to be deeply introverted and how he’s learned to deal with the pressures that come with being a stage performer. Why he considers himself a casual observer to his own behavior and how that’s helped keep him aligned with his values. And how important it has been for him to just keep showing up for himself. Him and Julian talk about their gratitude for not being famous people when they were young and how being an artist in todays climate has shaped their intentions. They also explore managing success and how much they really feel they could take on. Son also takes us on an exclusive journey behind the curtains of his experience smoking the venom of The Sonoran Desert Toad. And how he transcended life and accepted death through it all, and realized that it wasn't all that bad after all. Which has allowed him to step back into life (when he came to) with a fervor for experiencing more and seeing just how much more he can create through his new lens of gratitude and fearlessness. Son Little is a groundbreaking musician and his music is a perfect reflection of the journey that's brought him to this moment. We implore you to spend your day listening to his catalogue.

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Freddy Giorlando is an award winning actor and producer, born and bred in New Jersey (Vinyl, Adulthood, Replica). Him and Julian sit down to talk about what growing up in Old Bridge New Jersey, where he assumed he would grow up to become a union worker. Just not the acting kind. What life was like after having a kid at 19 years old and how he decided to give up his entire youth to chase him dreams of being an actor. How having a kid at that age helped him stay on the course, because he wasn't able to be a kid with the rest of his friends. How he learned what sacrifice actually looked like, and how he became obsessed with building this thing that nobody would ever believe he could. He talks about the moment that his decision to do this went from one of irresponsibility to one that everyone was suddenly standing behind. The proof was in the pudding. He never gave up on himself. And now he has a burgeoning career as both an actor and producer in LA, his son is now 16, and he's only just getting started. Freddy is the kind of guy that you can't help but root for. And even if you don't he'll be rooting for you, because that's who he is.

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I’m talking to myself this week. Felt like it was necessary to give myself and all of you guys a little check in. There’s a lot going on in my life as of late, and I’m spending some time trying to be thoughtful to the transitions occurring within me. The idea of faith has been on my mind a lot lately. More specifically, the absence of it in my life. And why? How do I learn to buy into something that is intangible? How do I let go of this belief that I am in control of everything and just live an honest life, free of the burden of that same control? What good is discipline if it you’re stuck inside of it and can’t get out. These are questions I'm asking myself and trying to navigate as I unlearn many aspects of my life that no longer feel like they're in service of my growth as a man. Through all the unresolved trauma I am trying to show up differently for myself. As a Partner, a friend, a brother, a son, a colleague and just as myself. This episode is a reflection of where I’m currently at, and how I'm choosing to redirect myself towards a better me.

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Rich Henkles is an actor (Blue Bloods, FBI) and filmmaker. Rich sits down with Julian to discuss what it was like at the age of 55, when he turned his back on a lucrative and stable career with his family's business to focus on his original passion, acting. He talks about his 15 years as an award-winning TV Sportscaster/Host. How he discovered that the networking skills he developed as a corporate sales person for his family business worked side by side with landing him roles in TV and Film. And how he took all the skills he had picked up along the way to produce his first show, "Workforce," a project stemming from his creation of Actors' Think Tank, an actors collaboration, which was an offspring of the pandemic of 2020. Rich and Julian talk about the importance of keeping a good attitude in this business. How for just being kind and hard working will get you. And how despite how you feel about where you're at in life, it's never too late to get started on something that gets you excited.

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Brian Sutherland is a TV and film actor (Big Sky, Pig, Z Nation, Walker: Independence). He is a Pacific Northwest boy, like Julian who's been working professionally for over two decades. Brian sits down with Julian to discuss how it all got started. Julian discovers that Brian was the catalyst for him to become an actor, after walking into his trailer, while PA'ing on a commercial shoot in WA, that Brian was acting on, and asking him how he got there. Brian took Julian under his wing and offered him all the advice he had. Fast forward a couple months, and these two were on set together acting in Julian's first move, "Fat Kid Rules the World," directed by the one and only Matthew Lillard. Brian talks about his process for getting into character(s). How heavily he leans into the truth of the circumstances, and how he doesn't really care how it comes across to anyone else as long as it gets the performance across how he intended it to come across. He talks about having 18 agents all over the country and finding a way to break all the rules with whatever conditioned approach acting schools try to impose on us. He talks about his coaching practice and how he tries to get his students to break all the rules as well, so they can find something honest inside their efforts. Brian has become one of the most high profile independent film actors in the PNW and is an asset to every film set he goes on. His work is a testament to his craft. And he is most certainly somebody to look out for.

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Tommy Cantillon is a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and has been a nationally touring musician since he was a teenager. Tommy sits down with Julian to discuss what it was like being so young on the road. Having his older brother manager their first band, "Holden." What it was like to live out of a van, play shows in every nook and cranny of the country and become a real road dawg. Tommy talks about learning how to be efficient at touring through learning the tricks of the road. What it was like to play every State Fair and High school this giant country has to offer. Going through his first breakup of a band. Starting Tommy and the High Pilots, and seeing success. Applying all the grassroots approaches they learned from the early days to build out tours, play big stages and ultimately cultivate a giant following all over the world. Tommy talks about persistence. The importance of staying with it, but also knowing when to call it. The good times and the bad. What becoming a father has been like for his musical journey and how he's managed to keep his passions and his family both at the forefront of his pursuits. finally, how a bunch of unreleased music from Tommy and the High Pilots became their new titled EP, and how it sparked the interest to get the band back together and do a reunion show this October in St. Louis. If you're around or you can swing it, you won't wanna miss this one!

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Brian Charles Johnson is a stage/screen actor and singer who got his start, while still a student at NYU Tisch School, being cast in, the original Broadway production of, "Spring Awakening." The show wound up sweeping the Tony's and putting Brian immediately on the map. He went on to star in Green Day's "American Idiot" and receive critical acclaim from an international level. And after about an 8 year run of being at the top of his game, it all came to an end. And when the calls didn't keep rolling in, he wondered what the deal was. All his co-stars were going on to star in TV shows and other Broadway shows. And he jus stood on the sidelines and watched the bright and shining career he once had slowly dissolve. Brian discusses what it was like to learn to manage his expectations after all of that. And how he turned it all around for himself, after many hears of deep personal work and growth. How he found his path back to the screen. And how he has learned to rebuild his own self-worth along on the way.

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Anastasia Baranova is a Russian American actor (Z Nation, Sons of Anarchy, Veronica Mars, Scouts Safari). Anastasia sits down with Julian to discuss what it was like getting started in acting as a pre-teen. The challenges of falling in love with this profession so hard that it made it impossible to be happy without. Julian walks her through the impactful experience of meeting her on the set of Z Nation and how she helped him rebuild his confidence after the show was over, by reminding him that, "it's ok to want to be a star. Especially if you actually are one." She talks about how she came to develop that state of mind for herself, all the negative self-talk that has tried to get in the way of it since. And what it was like to say goodbye to playing the LEAD on the hit TV series, "Z Nation" for 6 seasons. What her expectations were coming off that show, and what the reality became were two very different things. But how she managed to pull herself through and find self-love in knowing that she still possesses every part of that STAR in herself, and how she's now working on the most challenging, yet rewarding role of her life so far--herself.

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