Gurus & Game Changers: Real Solutions for Life's Biggest Challenges
Each episode of "Gurus and Game Changers" is a powerful conversation with an amazing person on an intriguing topic. Co-hosts Stacey Grant and Mark Lubragge dive deep into unbelievable stories of individuals who've overcome significant obstacles to rise and thrive, and they show you how their step-by-step strategies can work in your life, no matter your struggle.
With a guest lineup that includes celebrities, cultists, soldiers, priests, addicts, mediums, prisoners, circus clowns, scientists, survivors, models, mobsters, therapists, prodigies and more, every episode immerses you in a fascinating world with fascinating people, to make your world a little brighter.
The content provided in this podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only; always consult qualified professionals before making any significant changes to your health, lifestyle, or finances.
Episodes
102 episodes
The Travel Nobody Talks About: Finding Hope in Tragic Places | Ep 100
Dr. Chad Scott is a psychologist, author of "Beyond the Darkness," and expert in dark tourism - the practice of visiting places of death, disaster, tragedy, and suffering. From concentration camps to plantation slavery museums, he's traveled to...
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How Mentorships Change People for the Better | Ep 099
🗣️ Dr. Kim Nugent is a leadership development expert and author of "From Prison to Possibilities" who created a peer-to-peer mentorship program operating in prisons across multiple states. After receiving an unexpected call in 2018, she began t...
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How to Catch Someone in a Lie | Polygraph Expert and Secret Service Agent | Ep 098
🤔 Brad Beeler protected President George W. Bush as a Secret Service agent. Then he spent 17 years giving more criminal polygraph exams than anyone in Secret Service history - interrogating murderers, bank robbers, child predators🗣️ He ...
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How the Phillie Phanatic Saved My Life | Dave Raymond | Ep 097
🗣️ In 1978, Dave Raymond became the FIRST person to ever wear the Phillie Phanatic costume. He had no training, no acting experience, and his only direction? "Go have fun. G-rated fun."For 16 years, he brought joy to millions. He danced ...
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He Left His Career to Give Women What They're Starving For | Ep 096
"You can rent. You can't buy." That's George Goulburn's mantra and it's the key to understanding one of the most emotionally complex professions in the world.George is a male paid companion in Australia. Most of his clients are women 45-80 ...
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60% of People Can't Think Under Fluorescent Lights | Sensory Interior Design with Stephanie Lee Jackson | Ep 095
🗣️60% of people are either neurodivergent or highly sensitive - yet every space is designed for the other 40%.Stephanie Lee Jackson is a sensory interior designer who creates spaces for people's actual nervous systems. She designs homes...
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2 Words That Make You (And Your Kids) More Confident | The Be Great Guy - Mark Papadas | Ep 094
"I am ___."How you finish that sentence determines everything. When Mark Papadas, "The Be Great Guy," asked fifth graders to complete it, 50% wrote: "I am fat," "I am stupid," "I am ugly." Adults? 80% just said their name and job title—l...
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WTF Just Happened: How a Skeptic Found Proof of the Afterlife | Ep 093
After her father died, Liz Entin assumed the afterlife was fantasy - as realistic as the tooth fairy. Then she found university research that changed everything.Liz Entin is a logical skeptic who set out to disprove the afterlife and en...
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Hidden Talent: Why Everyone's Wrong About AI and the Future of Work | Ep 92
Everyone's talking about AI taking jobs. But workforce expert Dr. David DeLong says the real crisis is the opposite: By 2030, we'll have 3 million more jobs than workers.Dr. DeLong has been interviewed by NPR, Wall Street Journal, Forbe...
She Hosts Life-Changing Couples Retreats With 95% Success Rate (Here's the Secret) | Ep 091
✨ Debra Stangl spent 20 years as a divorce attorney ending marriages - now she saves them with a 95% success rate at her award-winning retreats.After helping thousands of couples divorce, Debra had a life-changing vision of an Egy...
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Headstrong: When a Mother's Love Becomes a Movement | Ep 090
Cheryl Colleluori's 19-year-old son Nicholas had a vision to help young adults facing serious health challenges - and even though she couldn't save him, she's made sure his mission saves thousands.In this deeply moving conversatio...
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Mysteries of the Afterlife: The Man Who Speaks to Souls | Ep 089
🙏🏼 Father Nathan Castle has an extraordinary gift - once they have passed on people visit him in dreams asking for help moving from purgatory to heaven.For over 25 years, "stuck souls" have come to Father Nathan about once a week, and h...
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"I Grew Up in the Moonies Cult": Lisa Kohn's Shocking Escape Story | Ep 088
🌕 Lisa Kohn spent her childhood inside the Moonies cult (Unification Church) and reveals what really happened behind closed doors.In this shocking conversation, Lisa exposes the truth about life inside one of America's most notorious cu...
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Stop Trying to Win Every Argument: Submarine Officer Explains Why | Ep 087
⛴️ Matt DiGeronimo spent nearly two decades as a nuclear submarine officer, leading teams in the most high-stakes environments on Earth. In this fascinating conversation, he shares the leadership principles that kept nuclear reactors running sa...
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Shunned by Family: A Former Jehovah’s Witness Speaks | Ep 086
✨ Sean Miller spent over 30 years inside the Jehovah's Witness organization before discovering the shocking truth that changed everything.In this eye-opening conversation, Sean reveals:✨ What it's really like growin...
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Criminal Lawyer: ‘I Had to Quit When I Saw THIS‘ | Ep 085
🚨 **Why would a successful prosecutor walk away from their career?** 🚨After 8+ years prosecuting criminals, James Porfido quit and switched to defending the accused. He reveals the shocking truth about what really happens inside our jus...
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Undercover Detective Reveals: How We Catch Online Predators | Ep 084
🚨 Officer Heidi Chance spent decades going undercover to catch predators targeting children. Her urgent message: NO family is immune, but EVERY family can be protected with the right knowledge. Officer Heidi Chance served 25 years in law enforc...
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Amazing Robyn Returns: Shocking Predictions and Future Visions | Ep 082
☺️ Amazing Robyn returns to the Gurus and Game Changers podcast with startling predictions about our collective future. In this eye-opening episode, the renowned seer shares visions about geopolitical events, natural disasters, and societal cha...
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Navy SEAL Turned Childhood Chaos into Strength, Now Helps Others Heal | Ep 081
💥 Former Navy SEAL turned Master Healer Christopher Maher joins us to share his remarkable journey from trauma to transformation. Born bow-legged with both legs broken at just two days old, Christopher endured unimaginable childhood abuse and t...
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She Never Saw the Signs: A Mother's Mission to Save Lives | Ep 080
💔 In this powerful episode, hosts Mark and Stacey sit down with Sally Raymond, author of "The Son I Knew Too Late." After losing her brilliant son Jon at age 23, Sally transformed her grief into a mission to help parents recognize warning signs...
How to Train Your Brain to Be Happy and Add Years to Your Life | Ep 079
👉🏼 Ravinder Taylor, mind-scientist shares groundbreaking research on how to train your brain to be happy. Having worked alongside her husband Eldon Taylor (a pioneer in the field), Ravinder has co-authored over 200 personal motivation programs ...
TV Star Escapes 20 Years in a Cult | Ep 078
💥 In this eye-opening episode, we speak with award-winning actor Dar Dixon (known for roles in This Is Us, NCIS, Scandal, Silicon Valley, and more) about his extraordinary life journey. Dar shares his shocking 20-year involvement in the Eternal...
Beyoncé-Backed and Bold: How One Woman is Revolutionizing Fashion for Justice | Ep 077
🗣️ Dr. Kimberly McGlonn shares her extraordinary journey from being abandoned by her parents at age 14 to becoming a PhD, educator, and founder of Grant Boulevard, the first Black-owned B Corp in the fashion space in North America....
A Father's Quest for Proof of Afterlife: From Skeptic to Believer | Ep 076
🗣️ After losing his daughter in a tragic accident, Robert Ginsberg went from complete skeptic to founding the Forever Family Foundation, which has spent over 20 years scientifically testing mediums. In this riveting episode, Ginsber...
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Open Marriage Saved Their 35-Year Relationship | Ep 075
🗣️ From crisis to radical reinvention: Wayne Scott, acclaimed Portland psychotherapist and author of "The Maps They Gave Us," shares the extraordinary journey of how his 35-year mixed-orientation marriage survived through open non-monogam...
