Jack Nicholson's understudy? | Brad Beideman talks Bad Play, Big Tobacco and winning Halloween contests
This week, Klein talks with Brad Beideman, a comedy writer with a knack for Halloween costumes and a talent for making British fans laugh (most of the time).
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21 Sept 2026
A gay man's bond with his English teacher | Porter Yelton tells queer stories in places you wouldn't expect
This week, Klein sits down with Porter Yelton, a fiction and travel writer who is telling queer stories outside of the typical backdrops. Did someone say gay sex dungeon in Appalachia?
You can read Porter's substack here: https://substack.com/@porteryelton
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14 Sept 2026
She's an onion | Stonii is finding confidence in the music industry
This week, Klein talks to Stonii, an R&B singer/songwriter living out her wildest dreams in LA. With two albums out and a third in the works, Stonii takes us through battling depression, writing songs at age 5 and the messiness that is being a small artist in the music industry.
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7 Sept 2026
Toni Farmer the gardener | teaching people how to grow their own food
This week, Klein talks to Toni Farmer – a gardener who is really living up to her name. With 600,000 followers across platforms, Toni teaches her community how to grow their own food and how to understand our broken food system so they can make better-informed decisions about where they spend their money and what they put in their bodies.
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31 Aug 2026
Ohana, not fans | Ashleigh Coffelt is funding creativity with found family
This week, Klein sits down with Ashleigh Coffelt, half of CA in LA – two best friends who make music, movies and more with the support from the 24,000+ members of their community, who they call Ohana.
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24 Aug 2026
Life gets in the way | Lisa Ciarrocchi starts her music career at 60
This week, Klein sits down with Lisa Ciarrocchi, a music executive who had a not-so-typical journey to starting her career – one that had stops in professional cheerleading, being a mom and graduation college a couple decades after she first enrolled.
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17 Aug 2026
The Dustiest + The Most Glamorous | architect Benita Cooper is building community
This week, Klein sits down with Benita Cooper, an architect with her own firm who also runs a non-profit, does some modeling, makes her own furniture and is building community (sometimes without the hard hat).
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10 Aug 2026
There is no big break | Carrie Locklyn's chaotic career
This week, Klein Aleardi sits down with Carrie Locklyn. Today, she's the face of QVC's "home reflections." And while the trail of careers that came before that might seem confusing to some, it makes complete sense for Carrie.
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3 Aug 2026
1 + 1 = 🦄 | Priscilla Loomis fails forward to the Olympics
This week, Klein Aleardi sits down with Priscilla Loomis to talk through her unconventional journey to the Olympics. It doesn't involve a childhood dream of winning gold. It doesn't involve a glamorous hometown return. But it does feature a life-changing moment after prom night.
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