Save What You Love with Mark Titus
47 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWild salmon give their very lives so that life itself can continue. They are the inspiration for each episode asking change-makers in this world what they are doing to save the things they love most. Join filmmaker, Mark Titus as we connect with extraordinary humans saving what they love through radical compassion and meaningful action. Visit evaswild.com for more information.
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#41 - Robert Miller - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - ASU
April 06, 2023 17:27 - 1 hour - 137 MBIn this episode, Mark sits down for a compelling discussion with Indian Law expert, Robert Miller. Bob’s areas of expertise are Federal Indian Law, American Indians and international law, American Indian economic development, Native American natural resources, and Civil Procedure. He is an enrolled citizen of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe. He is the Willard H. Pedrick Distinguished Research Scholar at ASU and the Faculty Director of the Rosette LLP American Indian Economic Development P...
#40 - Amy Gulick - Author of The Salmon Way
March 23, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour - 186 MBAmy Gulick is an award-winning nature photographer and writer. She is the author of celebrated books, The Salmon Way and Salmon In The Trees. This is one of the richest conversations about the deep love, true honor and inherent duty of living in salmon country we've had since we started the podcast. Settle in and enjoy. Proudly partnered with Magic Canoe. Tell your story in salmon country! Check out more about Amy and her work: The Salmon Way Salmon in the Trees Save What You Lo...
#39 - Ashley Koff RD
February 24, 2023 18:12 - 1 hour - 178 MBAshley Koff, RD is Maine based, registered dietician who has seen it all. Ashley started on the other side of the divide with respect to holistic nutrition, in the big Food sales and marketing world. After a suspicious encounter with a goat-milk regimen, Ashley came to the realization that there must be a better way. On this episode, Mark and Ashley dive into this as well as her personal encounters with Bristol Bay and why Bristol Bay sockeye salmon is in fact, the world's perfect f...
#38 - Leah Warshawski & Todd Soliday
December 05, 2022 18:21 - 1 hour - 158 MBTodd Soliday and Leah Warshawski spent a good portion of last week in the air, filming the wonder and fury of Mauna Loa, the world’s largest volcano erupting in Hawaii. They also do things like film with whales, work on projects for Barack and Michelle Obama and make art with Mark on his first two documentaries, The Breach and The Wild. Among other memorable adventures, Todd and Mark spent 4 days in Ketchikan filming time-lapse footage with beloved Alaska artist, Ray Troll as he dre...
#37 - Tom Colicchio
November 25, 2022 20:30 - 1 hour - 174 MBCreators & Guests Tom Colicchio - Guest Tom Colicchio was a co-founder of Bravo’s wildly popular, Top Chef reality-tv show. He’s also the chef and owner of Crafted Hospitality, which currently includes New York’s Craft, Temple Court and Vallata; Long Island's Small Batch; Craft Los Angeles; and Heritage Steak and Craftsteak in Las Vegas – and also ‘wichcraft – a premier sandwich and salad joint in New York. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Tom made his New York cooking debut at New...
#36 - Tim Troll - Executive Director, Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust
July 05, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 167 MBTim Troll came to Alaska in 1978 as a VISTA volunteer lawyer and was assigned to an office in Bethel, a remote Yup’ik Indigeous community in Southwestern Alaska. After his tour of duty ended he became the village manager for the Yup’ik community of St. Mary’s on the Yukon River. Tim fell in love with the subsistence lifestyle, hunting, fishing and cultural traditions of these Alaska Native people. He’s now the Executive Director of the Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust, which he hel...
#35 - Phil Davis - Author, Salmon Activist
February 28, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 169 MBPhil Davis and his wife, Cathy moved to the Methow Valley in Washington State and fell in love. Not just with the land, but with the people and the history of this place. That history includes a landscape of hardship for the First People of this valley and the wild salmon who have made the 400-mile journey from the sea back inland here since time immemorial. Phil decided to write a story, with a salmon-eye view about what this journey means. Then he and Cathy went further and led a ...
#34 - Nanci Morris Lyon - Owner, Bear Trail Lodge
December 20, 2021 13:00 - 54 minutes - 124 MBNanci Morris Lyon is a pioneer in the fly-fishing world. She's a decades-long champion for Bristol Bay and she's a good friend to SWYL host, Mark Titus. Nanci housed and fed Mark while he was filming his documentaries The Breach and The Wild from 2012 - 2017. Nanci holds fly-fishing records and is Bristol Bay's first female to own and operate a full-blown world-class fishing lodge. In this episode Nanci talks about what it takes to persevere in the face of a decades-long conflict an...
#33 - Tom Douglas - James Beard Award-Winning Chef
December 13, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBTom Douglas is a James beard award-winning chef and restaurateur based in Seattle. If you live in the PNW, chances are you've encountered Tom at one of his restaurants, on his weekly radio show, on TV, or if you're lucky at one of his in-person Hot Stove Society cooking classes. Tom has been an unwavering champion for the protection of Bristol Bay over the years. He's has been an Executive Producer on both Mark Titus' documentaries, The Breach and The Wild. Currently, Tom is carryi...
#32 - Dr. Jen McIntyre - Professor of Aquatic Ecology, Washington State University
November 15, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 136 MBDr. Jen McIntyre is a professor of aquatic ecology for the Washington State University’s Puyallup division. Mark and Jen break down her work with stormwater runoff and its deleterious effect on salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest. Pretty relevant with the onset of November rains here in Salmon Nation. Jen has led youth on wilderness adventures, earned a masters and her ph.D at the University of Washington and been published in dozens of major periodicals. And, she is a voice...
#32 Dr. Jen McIntyre - Professor of Aquatic Ecology, Washington State University
November 15, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 136 MBDr. Jen McIntyre is a professor of aquatic ecology for the Washington State University’s Puyallup division. Mark and Jen break down her work with stormwater runoff and its deleterious effect on salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest. Pretty relevant with the onset of November rains here in Salmon Nation. Jen has led youth on wilderness adventures, earned a masters and her ph.D at the University of Washington and been published in dozens of major periodicals. And, she is a voice...
#31 - Joel Reynolds – Western Director, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
November 08, 2021 13:00 - 42 minutes - 97.8 MBOn today's episode host, Mark Titus and Joel talk about Joel's work as a film producer and activist. Joel's award-winning film, Sonic Sea tackles the inordinate amount of noise under the water in our oceans that are literally killing marine life, like whales. Joel and Mark also discuss Joel's philosophy and practice in going the distance for huge environmental battles like defending Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble Mine. NRDC’s principal institutional representative in the West...
#30 - Kel Moody - Director of Salmon Nation's Festival of What Works
November 02, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 148 MBKel Moody is an architect of place. They are the director of Salmon Nation's weeklong Festival of What Works, November 2nd-7th, 2021. Mark and Kel discuss what to expect out of this special week of virtual-gathering to learn from innovators and leaders from throughout the Salmon Nation bioregion - which extends from the north slope of Alaska through Northern California. Kel is also a facilitator of cause-based business. They have shepherded new and emerging businesses through the so...
#29 - Guido Rahr - CEO Wild Salmon Center
October 11, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBGuido Rahr is the president and CEO of the Wild Salmon Center a non-profit responsible for securing protection of 3 million acres of salmon habitat across the Pacific rim – and one of the key partners in the coalition to protect Bristol Bay.’ Guido's also the subject of the book, Stronghold – One Man’s Quest to Save the World’s Wild Salmon – suggesting that each one of us can contribute to the great song of saving what we love. We talk about Guido’s work and adventures chronicled ...
Guido Rahr - CEO Wild Salmon Center
October 11, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBGuido Rahr is the president and CEO of the Wild Salmon Center a non-profit responsible for securing protection of 3 million acres of salmon habitat across the Pacific rim – and one of the key partners in the coalition to protect Bristol Bay.’ Guido's also the subject of the book, Stronghold – One Man’s Quest to Save the World’s Wild Salmon – suggesting that each one of us can contribute to the great song of saving what we love. We talk about Guido’s work and adventures chronicled ...
#28 - Dr. Jennifer Galvin, Public Health Scientist and Filmmaker
September 20, 2021 12:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MBA public health scientist by training, Dr. Jennifer Galvin left a fast-track academic career path to pursue filmmaking. She had a knack for finding narrative in the numbers and wanted to use her research and storytelling abilities to put a face on societal problems and solutions. She was selected to the American Film Institute's 2004 Catalyst Workshop for science storytelling and screenwriting, and to the 2006 Pan Caribbean Project for Documentaries Residency at EICTV, Cuba. In 2006...
#27 - Kyle Gleason, Bristol Bay Commercial Fisherman
September 07, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 157 MBKyle and SWYL host, Mark Titus met at a screening of The Breach back in 2015 at the San Francisco aquarium. Kyle’s a Bristol Bay commercial fisherman who knows tons about catching these creatures he and Mark are both hopelessly in love with. And, when he graciously offered Mark a ride to the airport so he wouldn’t miss a flight to his next screening of The Breach. During that ride they discovered they had big-time soul connections as well. Not the least of which was through Kyle’s b...
#26 - Olivia Watkins, President of Black Farmers Fund
August 23, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBOlivia Watkins is a force. Named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in 2020, Olivia is the co-founder and president of Black Farmer Fund, a thriving organization in New York creating consumers and producers of Black food ecosystems who participate as community wealth builders to repair Black communities’ relationship to food and land. Achieving this vision requires that Black farmers and food business owners benefit equitably from and co-create financing, visions and ideas, technical assistance...
#25 - Linda Behnken - Heinz-Award Winning Ocean-Warrior
August 16, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBLinda Behnken is a Heinz-Award winning Ocean-Warrior based in Sitka, Alaska. Teresa Heinz, Chairman of the Heinz Family Foundation said about her: “Linda’s success in achieving collaboration between scientists, industry, and the fishermen who work the ocean for their livelihood is a model for effective environmental change. Her efforts to drive policy and practices that protect the stability of Alaska’s coastal fishing communities and the ocean ecosystem on which they depend not onl...
#24 - Ian Gill - Co-creator of Salmon Nation
July 19, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 167 MBIan Gill is a writer, critic, bookseller, conservationist and co-creator of Salmon Nation, a bioregional network I am a proud member and resident of. Ian is also Principal of Cause+Effect, a Vancouver-based consulting company focused on designing and implementing strategies for large-scale social transformation. Prior to establishing Cause+Effect, Ian spent almost eighteen years as CEO of Ecotrust in three countries – Canada, the US and Australia. In 2020, he co-founded an independe...
#23 - Aleesha Towns-Bain - Executive Director, Bristol Bay Education Foundation
July 12, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBAleesha Towns-Bain is the executive director of the Bristol Bay Education Foundation (BBEF). She hosted Tyler and me in June during the Neqa Salmon Derby, which, in addition to being a profoundly moving experience, was like grown-up summer camp in the most beautiful, wild place you can dream up. It was all to benefit the BBEF and its mission to connect Bristol Bay’s young people to their past and invest in their future. Aleesha’s work with the foundation is rooted in providing resou...
#22 - David Holbrooke - Founder of Original Thinkers
July 05, 2021 12:00 - 48 minutes - 112 MBDavid Holbrooke is a filmmaker and cultural entrepreneur who believes that film is the best way to convey the big ideas that are missing in the public dialogue. David was a TV News Producer with the Today Show, CNN and CBS News before moving into filmmaking after watching 9/11 happen and believing that he needed to tell stories with more depth and purpose. In 2008, he became festival director of Telluride Mountainfilm, inspiring and entertaining thousands of people every year with h...
#21 - Virginia Tenpenny - Chief Social Impact Officer at Starbucks
June 28, 2021 12:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBVirginia and I have been friends for over two decades. She currently serves as the Chief Social Impact Officer for a little coffee company here in Seattle you may have heard of. As ubiquitous and colossal as Starbucks is, this conversation was a revelation to me as to the intimate, personal efficacy that is possible when an entire cohort is fueled by a purpose higher than themselves. (and caffeine). Virginia and Mark talk about that time she was teaching English in Vietnam on 09/11;...
#21 - Virginia Bergin Tenpenny - Chief Social Impact Officer at Starbucks
June 28, 2021 12:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBStarbucks Stories Save What You Love with Mark Titus: Produced: Tyler White Edited: Patrick Troll Music: Whiskey Class
#20 - Aaron Kindle Host, National Wildlife Federation Outdoors Podcast
June 22, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 155 MBThis week Mark talks to Aaron Kindle, Director of Sporting Advocacy for National Wildlife Federation (NWF) – one of the many incredible partners working to preserve Bristol Bay forever. Aaron is lifelong Westerner, originally from Wyoming, who possesses a deep appreciation for the West, its people, and its wild country. He comes to NWF from Trout Unlimited, where he worked on public lands issues for their Sportsmen’s Conservation Project for four and a half years. Check out Aaron a...
#19 - Hannah Lux - Moxie Beauty Boutique
June 14, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBHannah Lux has seen and heard it all. She’s had the dubious distinction of cutting my hair for the last 20 years. Along the way, Hannah has become a close friend and inspiration. When pondering who to talk to about what the last year was like as a small business owner, I couldn’t think of anyone better. Hannah adapted, improvised and overcame – bringing her Seattle business, Moxie Beauty Boutique through a pandemic with sparkling colors. Along the way, she continued to find ways to ...
#18 - Russ Ricketts - Founder, RiverSnorkeling
June 07, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 189 MBRuss Ricketts finds wonder underwater. And he inspires it in me and everyone he touches with his work - sharing an ethereal world that's as close as your local river. Russ has been a good friend for over a decade now. You'll find his DNA in both The Breach and The Wild. His beautiful underwater footage makes both of these films sing the song electric for wild salmon. On today's episode of SWYL, Russ gets real with me about our imperiled salmon runs here in the PNW; staying determine...
#17 - Zach Carothers - Bassist from Portugal. The Man
May 31, 2021 12:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBZach is an Alaskan. And a fisherman. And he happens to play bass for Wasilla Alaska’s own, Portugal. The Man. PTM is now based in Portland, Oregon but Zach’s passion for rivers, fish and music remain the same. On this week’s episode of SWYL, Mark and Zach talk about creativity through Covid; Zach most cringe-worthy moment on stage; the PTM Foundation’s inspired work supporting Indigenous sovereignty and justice - and of course, swinging a fly for Steelhead. Check out Zack and his w...
#16 - Emma Frisch - Chef and author
May 24, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBCheck out Emma Frisch and her work: emmafrisch.com instagram: @emmafrisch Save What You Love with Mark Titus: Produced: Tyler White Edited: Patrick Troll Music: Whiskey Class
#16 - Emma Frisch - Mom, Chef, Entrepreneur and Author
May 24, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBShe makes beautiful things in her work as a Mom, entrepreneur, chef and author. She and her husband Bobby are raising their daughters, Cora and Ayla on the edge of the wilds near Ithaca, New York. Together, they own and operate Firelight Camps - a glamping oasis perched on the edge of Buttermilk Falls State Park. Emma's the author of a kick-ass, wild-centered cookbook called Feast By Firelight. She's been a Food Network Star, opened a hotel in Nicaragua and successfully navigated a ...
#15 - Joseph Rossano - Artist and founder of SCHOOL
May 17, 2021 12:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MBIn this episode, Joe and Mark talk about SCHOOL, Joe's international piece of living art, rooted in blown-glass wild salmon and steelhead. Joseph Rossano is a multidisciplinary artist, environmentalist and outdoorsman. His work explores themes of natural history, extinction, taxonomy, DNA, and conservation, in the genres of assemblage and installation art. Check out Joseph's work: www.josephrossano.com www.thesalmonschool.com Instagram: @josephgregoryrossano Instagram: @thesa...
#14 - April Bencze - Photographer and writer
May 10, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 179 MBApril Bencze is a brilliant photographer, writer and visionary who lives on Gilford Island, British Columbia. Do yourself a kindness and take an hour to listen to April talk about hunting at night, underwater, with a wild Pacific Octopus; Being as opposed to always Doing; healing our trauma in the Wild; and that moment when life transforms from gray-scale to color. Check out Apay'uq Moore and her art: Follow on instagram: @aprilbencze View Aprils work on her website: longliveth...
#13 - Chris Zimmer - Rivers Without Borders
May 03, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 167 MBBased in Juneau, Chris has been with Rivers Without Borders since 2001. He has worked on environmental issues for over 25 years in Washington, Montana and Alaska, including nuclear weapons testing, Columbia River dams and salmon, forest campaigns and transboundary issues. Chris engages tribes, commercial fishermen and communities advancing watershed conservation. In this episode, Chris and Mark take a deep dive into the Tulsequah Chief Mine controversy above Alaska’s Taku River wate...
#12 - Richard Chalyee Eésh Peterson - Tlingit & Haida Tribe President
April 26, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 169 MBRichard Chalyee Eésh Peterson is the 4-term President of the Tlingit and Haida Council in Southeast Alaska. On today’s episode Mark and Richard talk about perseverance and resilience in the face of fear; real accountability & transformation; and of course, wild salmon. Richard is a stalwart leader and a brings hope in saving the things we love through his own deeply personal story of transformation. ccthita.org Tlingit & Haida - Government - President Central Council of the Tling...
#11 - Colleen Echohawk - Seattle Mayoral Candidate
April 19, 2021 12:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MBIf elected, Colleen would become the first Indigenous Woman to lead the city of Seattle, the only American city named after an Indigenous leader, Chief Sealth. On today's SWYL podcast, she expounds on Seattle's Homeless Crisis; accountability by police and citizens alike and leadership rooted in indigenous wisdom. Check out Colleen Echohawk and her campaign: echohawkforseattle.com @echohawkforseattle Colleen in her own words: "In these difficult days for our city and the w...
#10 - Ray Hilborn - Seaspiracy
April 12, 2021 12:00 - 53 minutes - 122 MBRay Hilborn is a Volvo Environmental Prize Winner; author of six books on sustainable fisheries and is one of the principle scientists operating the Alaska Salmon Program for the University of Washington in Bristol Bay. Ray and Mark break down the new Seaspiracy Netflix documentary, challenging the idea that there is no such thing as a sustainable fishery. Check out Ray's work: sustainablefisheries-uw.org Other topics discussed: Seaspiracy Save What You Love with Ma...
#9 - Ray Troll - Artist and host of Paleo Nerds
April 05, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBRay Troll is an American artist. Ray’s work has been described as “scientific surrealism” a label that he’s okay with. He’s widely recognized for his obsessively detailed scientifically accurate artwork along with his offbeat, quirky sense of humor. Ray draws his whimsical inspiration from extensive field work, the latest scientific discoveries, & brings a street-smart, tongue-firmly-planted-in-cheek sensibility to the worlds of ichthyology and paleontology. You can do a deep dive w...
#8 - Melanie Brown - 5th Generation Indigenous Fisherman & Activist
March 29, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 173 MBCheck out Melanie Brown and her work: Salmon State United Tribes of Bristol Bay Instagram: @fishwineski Instagram: @aprilvokey Other topics discussed: Stop Pebble Mine Now Save What You Love with Mark Titus: Produced: Tyler White Edited: Patrick Troll Music: Whiskey Class Instagram: @savewhatyoulovepodcast Website: savewhatyoulove.evaswild.com Support wild salmon at evaswild.com Episode Transcript: Mark Titus 0:00
#7 - Dr. Daniel Schindler - Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, UW
March 22, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBCheck out Daniel Schindler and his work: Alaska Salmon Program Save What You Love with Mark Titus: Produced: Tyler White Edited: Patrick Troll Music: Whiskey Class Instagram: @savewhatyoulovepodcast Website: savewhatyoulove.evaswild.com Support wild salmon at evaswild.com
#6 - Amanda Wlaysewski - Kvichak Fish Co Founder
March 20, 2021 18:18 - 1 hour - 161 MBIn this episode we explore the source of Bristol Bay wild salmon coming to our plates. Amanda Wlaysewski owns two businesses supplying salmon to the world; she’s also finishing her PhD in anthropology. In her spare time, Amanda and her family find a reverence for each fish that passes through her processing plant in Naknek and pass that along to their employees and now, the rest of us. Check out Amanda Wlaysewski and her work: Kvichak Fish Co Save What You Love with Mark Titus...
#5 - Dave McCoy - Emerald Water Anglers, Patagonia Ambassador
March 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 181 MBWhat do we do when we love something too much? Dave McCoy is a Patagonia ambassador, fly fishing guide, and founder of Emerald Water Anglers. Dave shares how he enjoys the fishing experience without ever taking anything out of the water. "Keep fish wet" is the motto. Check out Dave McCoy and his work: Emerald Water Anglers instagram: @davemccoyewa Save What You Love with Mark Titus: Produced: Tyler White Edited: Patrick Troll Music: Whiskey Class Instagram: @savewhatyoul...
#4 - April Vokey - Founder, Anchored Outdoors
March 08, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 168 MBApril Vokey is an adventurer, fly fishing writer, host of the Anchored and Into The Backing Podcasts, and founder of Anchored Outdoors. After guiding in British Columbia for ten years, she now splits her year between camp in northern BC and Australia. She is an FFF certified casting instructor, forager, bowhunter, and mother. Join Mark and April in charged and searching conversation about the things we love, loves lost, and the future of fishing. Check out April Vokey and her work:...
#3 - Chad Brown - Founder, Love is King
March 01, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 180 MBChad Brown is a decorated US Navy veteran who served in Desert Storm/Shield Gulf War and Operation Restore Hope, Somalia. He has transformed his struggles with PTSD into accomplishments as a photographer, creative director, adventurer and conservationist. He founded Soul River, a non-profit organization bringing inner-city youth and military veterans together in the wilderness where they learn to become leaders in conservation and their communities. His new venture, Love is King, is...
#2 - David James Duncan - Award Winning Author
February 22, 2021 13:01 - 1 hour - 164 MBDavid James Duncan is an award-winning American novelist and essayist, best known for his two bestselling novels, The River Why and The Brothers K. In this episode, Duncan announces and reads from his new epic novel "Sun House" for the first time, a project 15 years in the making. He and Mark discuss Convergence and Murmuration; Dualism vs. Contemplation and a Great Salmon Awakening. Check out David James Duncan and their work: davidjamesduncan.com Essays: "Heart Like the Mounta...
#1 - Apay'uq Moore - Artist and Indigenous, Yup'ik Activist
February 22, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBApay’uq Moore is a Yup’ik artist and activist. She creates art that exemplifies the best parts of the traditional Yup’ik way of life and raises her two kids off-grid in Bristol Bay, Alaska. She advocates for social justice, indigenous rights and the sanctity of Bristol Bay’s headwaters – fighting for decades to block the proposed Pebble Mine. Mark and Apay’uq discuss her artwork, traditional lifestyle in Bristol Bay, the sanctity of wild food and the Pebble Mine project. Check out ...
Save What You Love Trailer
February 08, 2021 18:02 - 1 minute - 3.85 MBI’m Mark Titus. I’d like to welcome you to listen to my new podcast, Save What You Love. Each week we’ll dive into vulnerable conversations with doers working to save the things they love most with all their hearts. Guests will include some of your favorite authors, activists, and entertainers as well as people you’ve probably passed a hundred times quietly practicing radical compassion in their everyday life without you ever even knowing it. One of our first guests will be my fri...