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113: Learning From Our Mistakes with Sophia Amoruso
September 24, 2020
- 35:36
From Nasty Gal to Girlboss, and now soaring to new heights with Business Class, Sophia Amoruso has experienced the gamut of...
112: Reaching Students Across the Computer Screen with Wade and Hope King
September 17, 2020
- 35:48
Today I’m thrilled to share my conversation with Wade and Hope King, two powerhouse teachers and returning guests to the show. They’re...
111: No One Should Have to Struggle in Silence: Kayla Stoecklein on Moving Forward from Suicide
September 10, 2020
- 43:35
This week Dave sits down with Kayla Stoecklein, an author and mental health advocate who has transformed unimaginable loss into a...
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What if we worked as hard to listen to someone else’s truth as we did to share our own? Each week author Dave Hollis brings radical candor straight to your headphones via breathtakingly real conversations with authors, activists, and anyone with a story to tell. The results are poignant, hysterical, and heartbreaking - sometimes all inside the same episode.
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113: Learning From Our Mistakes with Sophia Amoruso
September 24, 2020
- 35:36
From Nasty Gal to Girlboss, and now soaring to new heights with Business Class, Sophia Amoruso has experienced the gamut of...
112: Reaching Students Across the Computer Screen with Wade and Hope King
September 17, 2020
- 35:48
Today I’m thrilled to share my conversation with Wade and Hope King, two powerhouse teachers and returning guests to the show. They’re...
111: No One Should Have to Struggle in Silence: Kayla Stoecklein on Moving Forward from Suicide
September 10, 2020
- 43:35
This week Dave sits down with Kayla Stoecklein, an author and mental health advocate who has transformed unimaginable loss into a...
110: Reframing Your Struggles with Gabby Bernstein
September 3, 2020
- 42:44
This week on Rise Together were joined by the amazing Gabby Bernstein, who’s ready to talk about life, spirituality, meditation,...
109: Love in the Time of Corona - Sex Therapist Vanessa Marin Returns to the Podcast
August 27, 2020
- 42:46
Vanessa Marin, who's quickly becoming Rise Together's resident sex therapist (check out episode 38 if you don't believe me) stops by to...
108: Katherine and Jay Wolf Talk to Us About How to Suffer Strong
August 20, 2020
- 46:58
Katherine and Jay Wolf didn’t choose hardship, but they did choose what they built with it. Join us for a daring conversation about...
107: Let's Talk About Your Child's Future - with Anthony O'Neal
August 13, 2020
- 39:30
Anthony O’Neal stops by the podcast this week to chat with Dave about his incredible story going from homeless at nineteen to building a...
The Lie: My Work is Who I Am
August 7, 2020
- 30:04
Happy Friday! I wanted to share with you a chapter from my book this week, because it's going on sale on Amazon. For a limited time, you...
106: Use Your Story to Change The World with Zerlina Maxwell
August 6, 2020
- 38:50
This week author and political commentator Zerlina Maxwell stopped by to share her incredible wisdom and lived experience on the power...
105: From America's Most Dangerous to Recording with Drake: How Linda Cliatt-Wayman Battled Injustice in Her Schools
July 30, 2020
- 34:16
When Dr. Wayman, a lifelong educator, took over at Strawberry Mansion, it had recently been named in the news as one of the most...
What Are You Watching Out For?
July 26, 2020
- 05:19
Happy Sunday folks - we wanted to check in with a quick message for your weekend from Dave about what to watch out for when you're...
104: My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me - with Jason Rosenthal
July 23, 2020
- 34:53
Although Jason Rosenthal was married to a successful writer, he never expected to be the subject of one of his wife’s essays. He...
Introducing The Gift of Forgiveness
July 17, 2020
- 03:48
The Gift of Forgiveness explores what forgiveness means, how it affects us mentally and physically, and what it takes to truly move on....
103: How to Hack Your Motivation When You Have None
July 16, 2020
- 39:11
This episode was inspired by a question from my friend Chris, who asked how to find motivation to keep going when you feel like you have...
What Are You Afraid Of?
July 10, 2020
- 09:31
Dave's bringing you a little surprise chat to get your weekend started. Have you ever noticed that anxiety over something happening can...
102: "I Always Knew I Could Do It, I Just Didn't Think I Was Allowed" Rosemary Ketchum on Breaking Barriers
July 9, 2020
- 41:39
Rosemary Ketchum never wanted to run for office. However, when she looked around her community of Wheeling, West Virginia, she saw work...
101: Is It Hard For You to Talk About Race? Dr. Ed Barron is Here to Break It Down.
July 2, 2020
- 54:21
Welcome to the new Rise Together. We wanted to start out on this new journey by having an open, honest, forgiving, uncomfortable, but...
100: The Beginning of the Tunnel
June 25, 2020
- 18:15
Before we officially switch over to the new format, Dave has a message for listeners about the recent announcement, what's been...
99: A Message from Dave and a Conversation About Allyship - with Amit Paley of the Trevor Project
June 18, 2020
- 40:24
Welcome back Rise Together listeners! Check out the top of this episode for a special message from Dave about the future of the podcast,...
98: The Secret to Protecting Your Health with Former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy
May 28, 2020
- 42:56
Are you lonely? It's a hard question to ask yourself, and an even harder question to answer. After all, some people spend a lot of time...
97: Rach and Dave Answer ALL The Questions!
May 21, 2020
- 28:27
We’re super excited to bring you this episode from our first-ever RISExLive virtual conference (these are weird times, people) where we...
96: Our Adoption Story (A Chapter from Get Out of Your Own Way)
May 14, 2020
- 30:33
This week on the Rise Together podcast we’re bringing you one of the most powerful stories of resilience we have to offer - in our...
95: How To Put Your Mental Health First with Lori Gottlieb
May 7, 2020
- 41:05
This week we are paring down to the essential parts of you - namely how you feel, how you cope, and how you thrive. To that end, we...
94: Keeping Your Relationship Strong During Quarantine
April 30, 2020
- 38:49
Raise your hand if you're so desperate for a date that you'd consider meeting your significant other at the end of the driveway just to...
93: How Are You Showing Up As a Leader in Your Life? with Scott Miller
April 23, 2020
- 48:06
When we decided the theme for this week of the #Next90Days Challenge would be leadership, we knew exactly what to do After all, who...
92: How to Identify Bad Habits and Strengthen Good Ones - with Charles Duhigg
April 16, 2020
- 48:49
This week on the podcast we're talking to Charles Duhigg, habit-making and productivity expert and the host of How To! with Charles...
91: How to Date at Home!
April 9, 2020
- 45:57
If you’ve been following us for any amount of time, then you probably know about our Thursday night date night. It’s sacred! And we do...
90: How to Forgive: For Others, For Yourself - with Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt
April 2, 2020
- 50:19
Sometimes, an opportunity reaches out to you from the universe at the exact moment you need it. That's what it felt like when we...
89: How We're Keeping Our Relationship On Track and Our Family Sane
March 26, 2020
- 42:18
I don't say this lightly, but this episode of RISE Together has EVERYTHING. Look, if you're like us, you've probably been staying home a...
88: The Lie: A Drink Will Make This Better (Get Out of Your Own Way Chapter Preview)
March 19, 2020
- 24:25
This is one of the most asked-about chapters in Dave's book (now a newly minted NYT bestseller!) and we're giving our dear podcast...
87: How We Tackle Big Things Together
March 12, 2020
- 52:12
It's here, it's here, it's finally here! Dave's first book, Get Out Of Your Own Way, was released two days ago, and it's been a very...
86: Why We're Not Having Kids with Tom and Lisa Bilyeu
March 5, 2020
- 43:10
This week on the podcast Dave sits down with Tom and Lisa Bilyeu of Quest Nutrition and Impact Theory to talk about their version of...
85: How Men View Vulnerability with Lewis Howes
February 27, 2020
- 37:50
On this episode of the RISE Together podcast Dave sits down with athlete and motivational speaker Lewis Howes to give us insight on what...
84: We Talk About Dave's First Marathon!
February 20, 2020
- 51:33
You guys!!! Dave ran his first marathon last weekend for his birthday and we could not WAIT to talk about it! Whether you're a seasoned...
83: I Moved My Family Across The World, and It Changed Everything - with David Bach
February 13, 2020
- 38:01
Are you ready for a conversation unlike any other we've had on this podcast? Today Dave is sitting down with David Bach, 10x NYT...
82: Talking Body (Image) with Amy Porterfield
February 6, 2020
- 44:13
We are so beyond excited to share these powerful words from our dear friend Amy Porterfield on RISE Together from our recent Fort Myers...
81: When and How to Share Things With Your Spouse
January 30, 2020
- 23:43
Rachel and Dave are back at it again, answering YOUR questions. This week it's all about sharing with your spouse - or sometimes, not...
80: It's Time for Another Anything and Everything with Rach and Dave!
January 23, 2020
- 37:02
Come take a load off with Rach and Dave as they discuss all sorts of topics - from dream interview guests to marathons and anything (and...
79: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Marriage
January 16, 2020
- 31:37
Dave is back in the driver's seat this week, answering questions from the community about marriage, commitment, and the ever-elusive...
78: Let's Talk About Kids!
January 9, 2020
- 22:42
Adoption, fertility, when to have kids and when to STOP having kids - we cover it all this episode! Rach and Dave sit down together to...
77: Dave's New Practice Will Propel You Into the Best Version of 2020
January 2, 2020
- 54:44
Welcome to 2020, dear podcast listeners! To kick things off, Dave is going to introduce his new practice that has fundamentally changed...
The Five Love Languages with Dr. Gary Chapman [Rebroadcast]
December 26, 2019
- 36:34
Hey everyone! As we take some time off to enjoy the holidays with our family, enjoy this rebroadcasted episode from earlier this...
76: How to Deal with Your Family Over the Holidays (Hotline Question)
December 19, 2019
- 44:21
Today's episode of RISE Together comes courtesy of our brand-new podcast hotline! Jessica called in to share her story about struggling...
75: Our Love Deserves More Than Four Walls (with Brit Barron and Sami Lane)
December 12, 2019
- 40:52
Y'all, this week's episode is SO SPECIAL to our hearts because Rachel is sitting down with two of her best friends in the whole world:...
74: Ask Rachel Anything (Part Two)
December 5, 2019
- 34:41
We're back after the holidays with our first-ever Q&A with Rae! This time Rachel's going in on topics like codependent spouses, living...
The Episode from Vacation! [Rebroadcast]
November 28, 2019
- 44:51
Hey there! Rachel and Dave are in Hawaii this week celebrating Thanksgiving with their family, so enjoy this flashback episode from...
73: Ask Rachel Anything (Part One)
November 21, 2019
- 34:30
While Dave is away recording his audiobook, Rachel is here solo hosting our first-ever Q&A with Rae, we're digging in deep on...
72: Asking This One Question Could Change Your Whole Relationship
November 14, 2019
- 37:21
What if I told you that asking your partner this one question has the power to fundamentally transform your relationship? If you don't...
71: How to Check In On Your Relationship
November 7, 2019
- 26:29
A relationship audit: we know it sounds like a scary thing, but in reality it could be the thing that saves your relationship, or the...
70: The One Where We Do Couple's Counseling on the Podcast with Love Taza
October 31, 2019
- 35:51
This episode is a little... nonstandard. Rachel surprises Dave with an impromptu couple's counseling session with one of her podcast...
69: It's Time for Another Ask a Husband Anything! with Dave
October 24, 2019
- 40:36
Get your hearts ready, because it's another raw and super-real conversation with Mr. Dave Hollis about everything from relationships and...
68: Losing Our Spouses, Finding Each Other (with Brittany and Daniel Brooker)
October 17, 2019
- 40:39
This week on RISE Together, we share a really beautiful, hard, important, joyful conversation with Brittany and Daniel Brooker about...
67: Tackling Hard Questions About Kids with Teachers Wade and Hope King
October 10, 2019
- 46:52
Where my educators at y'all? Where my parents at, where my aunts and uncles and grandparents and siblings and anyone who has kids, works...
66: Every Day You Get to Wake Up Is a Bonus Day (with Kyle Carpenter)
October 3, 2019
- 54:05
It's another installment of our ongoing series within a series featuring real conversations with people who've lived through...
65: What's My Partner Thinking? (Ask Me Anything with Dave)
September 26, 2019
- 44:55
Have you ever wondered what's really going on in your partner's mind? Prepare your hearts this week for a very open conversation with...
64: The Worst Day of My Life Was My Beginning (with Doug Bopst)
September 19, 2019
- 41:22
We're back this week with another from our series on doing life with people who are different from you. This week Dave sits down with...
63: Doing Life With People Who Are Different From You (with Amit Paley)
September 12, 2019
- 44:42
For 62 episodes now we've been creating content on this podcast all about how to rise together as a couple, but what about the way we...
62: Accomplishing the Impossible With Your Partner
September 5, 2019
- 54:35
This is it: the episode about the mountain. You've probably already heard us talk about the incredible experience we had in Utah a...
61: How to Set Intentions With Your Kids for the School Year
August 29, 2019
- 26:32
If you've been looking for some real, tactical advice on how to encourage your children to live each day intentionally, the this is the...
60: Make Time for Random Conversations With Your Partner (Like This One)
August 22, 2019
- 46:59
Join us today for another conversation about everything and nothing - we hit on wide-ranging topics such as sending your kids to camp...
59: Working Through Codependence... Together
August 15, 2019
- 30:47
By popular demand, this week we're talking all about codependence - our history with it, how we work to overcome it every day, and what...
58: Rachel and Dave Answer Your Burning Relationship Questions
August 8, 2019
- 44:52
This episode is a little different from what you're used to hearing on RISE Together, but we had an absolute blast recording it! That's...
57: How to Fight With Your Partner (Without Causing Damage)
August 1, 2019
- 44:06
This week, by popular demand, we're talking about confrontation styles. How do you fight with your partner? Do you aim to wound, or are...
56: How and Why We Built A Gym in Our Garage
July 25, 2019
- 36:28
We built a gym in our garage! You might be wondering, why did we do that, or maybe how did we do that? Well, we'll tell you. This...
55: An Important Conversation About Grief
July 18, 2019
- 40:47
Recently, we lost someone close to us. That loss made us reflect on our lives and what we hold as important. We can all get stuck in...
54: The Importance of Being Financially Aligned As a Couple
July 11, 2019
- 51:31
Today we are talking about finances. We feel it is incredibly important to be aligned financially as a couple, especially when it comes...
53: How to be the Best Version of Yourself ALL the Time
July 4, 2019
- 40:19
The best version of yourself is with you, all the time. Yes, even when you're on vacation. This week we're challenging the mindset that...
52: A Conversation About Everything and Nothing
June 27, 2019
- 44:51
This week, we are on vacation! While on our vacay, we sat down and talked about all kinds of things. From our fans and Hawaiian dinners...
51: How Partners Can Sabotage Each Other's Health
June 20, 2019
- 37:38
This week for Rise Together we're discussing health based sabotage. We've defined and named four partner types whose behaviors can...
50: What Women Actually Want
June 13, 2019
- 41:38
This week on Rise Together, it's my time! I'm going solo and responding to Dave's episode, "What Men Want" with the five things that...
49: How Being Different Shapes Your Relationship
June 6, 2019
- 33:10
Dave and I are not like other couples in a lot of ways, and proud of it! In this episode, we discuss how being different has shaped our...
48: What We Did Wrong and What We Did Right in Our Marriage
May 30, 2019
- 42:57
Today on Rise Together, it's our anniversary! We've been married for an incredible 15 years this week, so it seems like a good time to...
47: The Fight of Their Life with Devon Still
May 23, 2019
- 41:50
Today on Rise Together, we are so privileged to have Devon Still as our guest. Devon is a former NFL player who famously took the field...
46: What The Man in Your Life Needs
May 16, 2019
- 55:13
Dave sits down with his 40+ years of experience of being a man and gives his perception as to what men may want or need to feel...
45: Excuses to Let Go Of As A Couple
May 9, 2019
- 45:02
In this episode Dave and I take a trip down memory lane and all examine all the excuses we use to live by. What are the excuses you have...
44: How We Vacation With Our Kids
May 2, 2019
- 31:02
This week on the podcast, we are talking about everyone's favorite past time -- family trips. We discuss how we keep each other...
43: What If Your Partners Dreams Scare You
April 25, 2019
- 39:36
In this episode, Dave talks about what happens when your partner's dreams scare you. If your partner is a dreamer or if you have big...
42: How We Keep Each Other From Spiraling
April 18, 2019
- 43:30
Today on the podcast we are talking about how to navigate hard seasons with your partner. In it, we discuss our own experiences and how...
41: Working Together & Still Making Out
April 11, 2019
- 47:45
Today on Rise Together, we’re answering one of our most asked questions...how do we work together and still want to make out with each...
40: How to Get Healthy as a Couple
April 4, 2019
- 34:19
Today on Rise Together, we’re tackling an issue that you’ve asked us about time and time again - how to get healthy (and STAY healthy)...
39: What to do if Your Partner Isn’t Into Personal Development
March 28, 2019
- 43:26
Today on Rise Together we’re throwing it back to an important episode from the way early days of the podcast. In the episode we discuss...
38: Five Things You’ve Always Wanted to Ask A Sex Therapist with Vanessa Marin
March 21, 2019
- 42:02
Today on Rise Together, we’re at it again. Conquering the butterflies in our stomach to talk about the thing that we all want to talk...
37: Make Sure Your Relationship Is Always Growing
March 14, 2019
- 43:17
Today on Rise Together we are throwing it back to our first official episode! We’ve welcomed lots of new listeners recently so we wanted...
36: What if My Partner Doesn’t Support My Dream?
March 7, 2019
- 40:34
Today on Rise Together we’re celebrating the launch of Girl, Stop Apologizing by discussing something that weighed very heavily on...
35: Our Adoption Journey
February 28, 2019
- 1:00:50
Today on Rise Together we’re talking about something we’ve never discussed in detail with our audience, the incredible and...
34: A Sneak Preview of Dave’s Upcoming Book
February 21, 2019
- 40:42
This week on the Rise Together Podcast, we’re doing something a little unconventional. If you don’t know, we do a daily morning show...
33: “The Truth About Men” with DeVon Franklin
February 14, 2019
- 43:19
Today on Rise Together, we’re talking to New York Times Bestselling Author, film and TV producer, spiritual success coach, and “bonafide...
32: Let’s Talk About Sex Throwback
February 7, 2019
- 46:44
Today on Rise Together, we’re throwing it back to one of our most fun, yet most cheek-reddingly awkward conversations. Today we’re...
31: Who Are You and What Do You Want?
January 31, 2019
- 16:50
If you haven’t heard, we had our first monthly live coaching session in January, in both life and business coaching. I had such an...
30: You Can’t Grow Unless You Fail
January 24, 2019
- 37:27
In celebration of the announcement of our latest RISE Weekend, we’re throwing it back this week to Dave’s speech from our Los Angeles...
29: The Five Love Languages with Dr. Gary Chapman
January 17, 2019
- 39:07
When we first started this very podcast, we made a wishlist of guests that changed the way we think about love and relationships. Dr....
28: How to Overcome Other People’s Opinions
January 10, 2019
- 1:04:54
On this week's Rise Together podcast, we’re digging into the opinions of other people, and how we dodge or sometimes even positively use...
27: The Weekly Ritual that Keeps Our Relationship Healthy
January 3, 2019
- 35:08
This week we're throwing it back to one of our favorite episodes in which we talk about why we believe date nights are important in a...
26: Why Planning is Better Than Hoping
December 27, 2018
- 36:45
In Today’s episode, we're revisiting one of our first episodes in which we share our tips and tactics on how we plan out our life as a...
25: Year in Review: The Biggest Wins and Fails of Our Relationship in 2018
December 20, 2018
- 48:19
As the end of the year approaches, we think it’s incredibly important to take stock of the highs and lows you’ve experienced as a couple...
24: Are You Showing Up The Way Your Partner Needs?
December 13, 2018
- 41:38
On this week's Rise Together podcast, we're going to talk about the roles and identities we each take on in a relationship and how...
23: Fatherhood - A Full Hour on Being a Good Dad in 2018
December 6, 2018
- 1:03:05
For the first time ever on the Rise Together podcast, we're having an hour-long conversation about fatherhood -- what does it take to be...
22: HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: Something You Want, Need, Wear, Read...and Something for Fun in the Bedroom
November 29, 2018
- 19:30
In this week's episode, Rachel and Dave surprise each other with the five gifts they're "giving" each other for Christmas this year in...
21: Thanksgiving Throwback - Gratitude for 5 Million Rise Together Listens - The Set Up
November 21, 2018
- 29:36
This week on Rise Together we're celebrating Thanksgiving and the incredible feat that in just 5 short months this Rise Together podcast...
20: Overcoming the Opinions of Others
November 15, 2018
- 26:21
The opinions of outsiders can create havoc within a relationship. Just the word "mother-in-law" is likely to bring one or both of you...
19: Mail Bag Episode - Dave and Rachel Answer Questions About Sex and Parenting
November 8, 2018
- 34:23
Here it is...Our first ever Rise Together attempt at answering some of the ridiculously difficult questions you, our loyal listeners...
18: Four Things Men are Terrified to Talk About
November 1, 2018
- 38:05
In today's episode Dave takes a solo mission deep into man country and tackles the four things men can't talk about to their partners....
17: How to Get in Shape as a Couple
October 25, 2018
- 45:41
This week on Rise Together we are joined by Anthony Trucks, a serial entrepreneur, international speaker, gym owner and the only NFL...
16: Five Relationships You Need To Quit
October 18, 2018
- 30:28
This week we are diving into the 5 relationships that you need to quit. These may not all be with actual humans but maybe it's also your...
15: Habits For Relationship
October 11, 2018
- 32:02
In today's episode we are talking about building healthy habits in your relationship. Whether you like it or not, habits are controlling...
14: Rise Together Conference: Dave’s Opening Keynote
October 4, 2018
- 40:23
We are coming at you with another EXCLUSIVE from our RISE Together couples conference! This week we are bringing you Dave's opening...
13: Rise Together Conference: Opening Keynote
September 27, 2018
- 47:50
This week's episode is an EXCLUSIVE! We are bringing you Rachel's opening keynote from our couples conference RISE Together in Austin...
12: Your Relationship NEEDS To Change
September 20, 2018
- 39:38
Change can be scary and the fear of the unknown almost paralyzing. In today's episode we are breaking down the reasons why change is...
11: Why Hard Conversations Are Key To Building An Exceptional Relationship
September 13, 2018
- 22:46
This week we are throwing it back to a hard conversation that we had a few months ago. It was the hardest and most important...
10: Five Ways To Show Up For Your Partner (Dave's Perspective)
September 5, 2018
- 39:16
In this week's episode it’s Dave’s turn to give you his 5 best tips for showing up for your partner. Since Dave is an overachiever, all...
9: Five Ways To Show Up For Your Partner (Rachel's Perspective)
August 30, 2018
- 27:40
In this week's episode we are doing something a little different! I'm by myself and I'm going to give you my 5 best tips for showing up...
8: Conflict resolution, Enneagram number and how knowing both can change your relationship.
August 23, 2018
- 58:14
Have you ever heard of the Enneagram test? It's like Myers Briggs or a DISC test, only this personality test dates back hundreds of...
7: Let's Talk About Sex Baby
August 16, 2018
- 46:17
Get your hearts and minds ready because we are going for it! We are talking about sex, baby! Join us for a real and frank conversation...
6: You Have to Fail to Grow
August 9, 2018
- 37:38
In this episode we wanted to share Dave’s speech from our RISE Weekend Conference. Dave talks about his feelings of experiencing his...
5: We're Married and We're Dating!
August 2, 2018
- 32:60
On this episode we talk about why we believe date nights are important in a relationship. We share some of our favorite ideas and how we...
4: How to Plan Out Your Life as a Couple
July 26, 2018
- 33:58
In Today’s episode we share our tips and tactics on how we plan out our life as a couple. This includes our work, our goals, our...
3: Help! My Partner Doesn’t DO Personal Development: 6 Tips to get motivated together
July 19, 2018
- 41:03
In this episode we are answering a direct question from our fans "what happens if I’m super motivated for personal growth but my partner...
2: The Relationship is Either Growing or It's Dying
July 12, 2018
- 40:39
In this week's episode of Rise Together, Rachel and Dave Hollis are digging into the core of our beliefs when it comes to romantic...
1: The Set Up
July 5, 2018
- 27:21
We have gotten so many requests about doing a podcast together that we needed to make it happen! In this episode we share a little bit...
