Ryan Pyle Podcast

#52 | Bob Ross | My First Solo Pickup. Bob Ross grew up in the family funeral business. At 16 he made his first solo pickup, at 1:30 in the morning, and it did not go to plan.

#51 | Patricia Fortlage | There for the Cause. Documentary photographer Patricia Fortlage on the photographers she saw push cameras into the faces of the dying to build portfolios, and why the programmes she worked with kept bringing her back. @PFortlage

#50 | Jaimie Beebe | Write Everything Down. Jaimie Beebe has heard more than 200 stories on her podcast Strictly Stalking. Her advice if you think you are being stalked: document everything, and keep asking until the police make a report.

#47 | Gina Cavalier | One Button for Help. Mental health advocate Gina Cavalier on the app she is building: one button that brings up videos from your family, your safety plan and a letter to yourself, when you need help most.

#46 | Marjorie DeHey | No Overnight Success. Producer and entertainment attorney Marjorie DeHey on Talk to Me, the breakout horror film by two Australian YouTubers, and why nobody in film is an overnight success.

#45 | Dr. Emma Wagner | The Rabbits in the Garden. Dr. Emma Wagner grew up in North Africa, where her family raised their own rabbits. Her mother had a clever way of getting the children to eat them.

#44 | Dr. Brian Licuanan | The Gentle Art. Psychologist Dr. Brian Licuanan on why jiu-jitsu is a mental chess game, the veterans and others who find trust on the mat, and a 70-year-old professor who says it keeps him fit and strong.

#43 | Kerri Zane | One Sheet of Paper. Emmy-winning TV executive Kerri Zane on pitching shows in the 90s with one sheet of paper and an idea, the network suggesting Mario Lopez as host, and being one of five shows picked up out of 27. @kerrizane

#42 | Laurie Singer | Finish the Ride. Cycling across the US, Laurie Singer was run off the road and bitten four times by dogs. Two people on their way to church stopped to help. She still wanted to finish the ride. @lsbehavsvc

#41 | Craig Minor | The Mail Room at A&M. Craig Minor got the call: a spot in the mail room at A&M Records. In his mind, he had made it. Why so many entertainment careers start in the mail room.

#40 | Soraya Garré | Fluent in Spanish. Actress Soraya Garré on how her accent costs her work in LA, and the auditions that came the moment she added fluent Spanish.

#39 | Adam Brawer | Burning the Ships. Adam Brawer left more than a decade in entertainment with little runway. They say it takes a year to sell your first home; he was involved in 18 sales in his first 12 months.

#38 | Craig Levinson | Figure Out the Rest. Craig Levinson had never been an agent or a manager. He decided to help Zion Clark anyway, and built a talent agency by figuring out the rest along the way.