The Neil Haley Show

Neil and co-host Greg Hanna opened the Celebrity Interviews Live from the Grotto simulcast with Micky Dolenz of The Monkees and his daughter Amy Dolenz, talking about their new children's book Lalu Toot Toot, the second installment of Micky's Anthromythology series (following 2006's Gakky Two Feet). Micky, a lifelong science and anthropology geek inspired by the Lucy skeleton, coined the term "anthromythology" to fictionalize seminal moments in human history. Lalu Toot Toot tells the story of the first musical instrument, a Neanderthal-era bone flute, with a little boy who mimics his bird friend Fleet. Amy, who...

Neil opened the Celebrity Interviews Live from the Grotto simulcast with Rhonda Shear of USA Up All Night fame, who shared the full-circle story of her 23-year-old Rhonda Shear Intimates business (still on HSN with the iconic Ahh Bra at 35 million units sold) and the reboot of Up All Night with Kings of Horror on YouTube (1.5 million subscribers). After being approached at FrankenCon in Knoxville, Rhonda and her husband converted their second St. Petersburg warehouse into a full media studio and partnered with European film distributor Blue Sky in Prague to produce the new show, going...

Neil opened with former Supercross star Jimmy Button to discuss Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross, the new documentary out on VOD. Jimmy traced his path from riding dirt bikes at age 2 and racing at 5 (his dad owned a motorcycle dealership) to the top of the AMA Supercross series, before a catastrophic 2000 San Diego practice crash broke his neck and left him a quadriplegic. After a miraculous recovery, he co-founded the Road 2 Recovery Foundation to support riders facing similar injuries with therapies, home remodels, and rehabilitation help. He explained how Supercross fills NFL stadiums coast-to-coast for 17...

Neil opened with New Zealand actor Te Kohe Tuhaka, who stars opposite Jason Momoa in Apple TV+'s epic series Chief of War as Namake, the middle brother to Momoa's Ka'iana (and Momoa's actual ancestor in the story). Te Kohe shared how he started acting in high school in New Zealand 22 years ago at the urging of an iconic Kiwi actress, traced New Zealand's thriving production industry (Minecraft, Avatar, and Chief of War partly shot there), and described the unforgettable moment standing back-to-back with Momoa on a lava field before an action sequence Momoa himself directed. He praised Apple...

The Talk Nutrition simulcast with co-host Kelly Springer opened with NHL executive and Stanley Cup-winning general manager Neil Smith of the NHL Wraparound Podcast. Beyond his career leading the 1994 Rangers to glory, Neil opened up about the grief that has shaped him, from losing his father at age 10 and his grandmother at 17, to his mother in 2011, to the unimaginable loss of his 21-year-old son to suicide seven years ago. He shared how weekly trauma therapy, volunteer service (HOA president of his 400-home South Carolina community, the Bon Secours Wellness Arena board, and informal grief counseling), and...

The Neil Haley Show Featuring James Pickens Jr., Marques Ogden, Evan Craft, and Dr. Anne Cope

The Storehouse Media Group simulcast with co-host Sherrie Price Clark opened with James Pickens Jr., Grey's Anatomy's Dr. Webber for over two decades and now executive producer and star of the short film Albert's Flower. James shared how the project began as a 12-page play handed to him by director Jim Glossman, evolved into a chamber-piece film shot in a single day in Montclair, New Jersey with co-star Ailis Cahill, and now joins the Montclair Film Festival's short film block on...

The Neil Haley Show Featuring Jimmy McGorman, Robb Vallier, Michael Gier, Scott Fifer, and Shawn Welsh

Neil and co-host Greg Hanna opened the Celebrity Interviews Live from the Grotto simulcast with Jimmy McGorman and Robb Vallier of the new synth-pop duo Flight to London. The two veteran writer-producers, whose credits span Goo Goo Dolls, Dave Stewart, Weezer, and Sabrina Carpenter, explained how, after a fast and inspiring writing weekend in Napa Valley for the band Mama Said, they finally decided to step into their own spotlight after years of talking about it. They met at Berklee College...

The Neil Haley Show Featuring Doug Vermeeren, Bobby Ray Shafer, Treyvon Hester, Jessica Sanchez, and Sam Blair

Neil opened with filmmaker and transformational leader Doug Vermeeren, often called the modern-day Napoleon Hill, to discuss his film How Thoughts Become Things, a deeper continuation of the conversation started by The Secret. Doug explained that the title's key words are "how" and "become," arguing that the law of attraction is not about wishing a Ferrari into your driveway but about training the brain to recognize the path and then changing your habits to walk it. He stressed that we...

The Neil Haley Show Featuring Jay Underwood, Jim Wolfenbarger, and J. Len Sciuto

Neil opened the Total Celebrity Show with actor turned full-time pastor Jay Underwood, a beloved face from the 1980s and 1990s known for The Boy Who Could Fly, Not Quite Human, Uncle Buck, The Sonny and Cher Story, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and the unreleased 1994 Roger Corman Fantastic Four. Jay traced his path from Hayward, California, through American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, to Minneapolis's Children's Theatre Company where he booked his first feature opposite Jon Voight, JoBeth Williams, and Ellen Barkin in...

The Neil Haley Show Featuring Charles Shaughnessy, Susan Shaughnessy, Jason Reynolds, Bret Perkins, Ryan Snyder, and Grace Lynx Jenkins

Neil opened the Total Celebrity Segment with actor Charles Shaughnessy, beloved as Maxwell Sheffield on The Nanny, and also the current Lord Shaughnessy of Montreal and Ashford, a baronetcy passed down from his great-grandfather, the Canadian Pacific Railroad president honored by the Crown for services during the First World War. Charles traced his journey from a kid who loved reading aloud in class, to Central School of Speech and Drama in London where he met his wife of 35...

The Neil Haley Show Featuring Yul Vazquez, James Muir, Dr. Gilda Carle, and Mike Freix

Neil opened the Total Celebrity Segment with actor Yul Vazquez, the Reverend on NBC's Midnight, Texas, talking ahead of the season finale. Yul shared how he constantly gets recognized for his Seinfeld appearances (including the famously controversial Puerto Rican Day Parade episode and the "wear the ribbon" episode) decades after the fact. He walked through his Reverend character, the oldest inhabitant of Midnight whose secret were-tiger nature surfaces during the full moon, and previewed the finale's veil fraying and demon arrival. Yul...

Neil opened the Total Celebrity Show with actor Larry Thomas, the iconic Soup Nazi from Seinfeld and the official spokesman for the Original Soupman brand. Larry shared the origin story of how Al Yeganeh's storefront soups became shelf-stable through Tetra Pak technology, allowing the brand to scale into mass production while preserving the obsessive ingredient quality that made the original 55th and 8th Avenue soup stand famous. At a Brooklyn Cyclones appearance, the team noticed that fans assumed Larry was behind the brand, leading to the partnership. He pushed back on the typecasting myth, pointing to...

Neil opened the ProVision Brokerage Celebrity Secondary Sunday with co-host Eric Couch of ProVision Brokerage welcoming actor, director, and jazz singer Don Most, beloved as Ralph Malph from Happy Days. Don traced his journey from a 14-year-old singing in a nightclub revue in the Catskills, to acting school in Manhattan, to commercials in New York, to LA after his junior year of college, to a slew of auditions and a screen test that landed him the iconic Ralph Malph role. He explained why he and Ron Howard left after the seventh season (Ron to pursue directing...

Neil opened with NBA champion, former Ohio State career scoring leader, and 1986-87 second team All-American Dennis Hopson on the Total Celebrity Show. Dennis traced his journey from a young man growing up in Toledo, Ohio who originally committed to Cincinnati before flipping to Ohio State, to averaging 29 points per game his senior year under new head coach Gary Williams (finishing second in the nation in scoring) and helping put Ohio State basketball on the map. Drafted third overall by the New Jersey Nets in the legendary 1987 draft (alongside Scottie Pippen, Reggie Miller, Kenny Smith, and...

The Live from the Grotto celebrity simulcast with Greg Hanna opened with actress, producer, and bestselling author Roma Downey, beloved for nine seasons as the angel Monica on Touched by an Angel. Roma joined Neil to celebrate The Baxters, a multi-generational family drama premiering on Amazon Prime Video for Easter weekend, based on Karen Kingsbury's Redemption series. Roma plays Elizabeth Baxter, a prayer warrior and devoted mother to five adult children alongside husband John (played by Ted McGinley). She described the series as a "hope opera" where, when life brings the Baxters to their knees, they...

The Dr. Christopher Hall Show simulcast opened with two-time heavyweight champion of the world Riddick Bowe, the 1988 Olympic silver medalist and only boxer to hold titles in all four major sanctioning bodies. Riddick shared how, growing up in Brooklyn, a teacher played a Muhammad Ali tape that captured his imagination, and a schoolyard fight defending Ali's honor led to his expulsion-bound bully and Bowe being sent to the gym, where he's been ever since. He discussed his Olympic silver, his rivalry and friendship with sparring partner Evander Holyfield (the first man to knock Holyfield down), and...

The Dr. Christopher Hall Show simulcast opened with comedian, actor, and entrepreneur Brandon T. Jackson, known for Wild 'N Out, Big Mommas, Tropic Thunder, and Percy Jackson. Brandon shared his journey growing up in both Detroit and West Bloomfield with a spiritual leader father who taught him to embrace different cultures, becoming both class clown and class president, and starting comedy in his father's church before being discovered at the Laugh Factory in LA at 19. He traced his pivot from Hollywood star to founder of the Kingdom brand, including KOE Studios (which produced his upcoming first dramatic role Trap...

Neil opened the Total Celebrity segment with a throwback interview from the COVID era featuring actor Steven Weber, star of NBC's Indebted opposite Fran Drescher. Steven shared how his character Stu Klein is a devil-may-care, deeply in love husband and father whose poor financial decisions force him and Debbie to move in with their grown children, played by Adam Pally and Abby Elliott. He praised Fran as authentic, gorgeous, funny, and grounded, and noted they grew up in the same part of Queens. Steven and Neil bantered about how the show mirrors what many families experienced during the pandemic...

The Neil Haley Show Featuring Ron King, Anthony McMahon, Dr. W. Craig Noblett, Dr. Gilda Carle, Jasmine Guy, and Ed Lyon

The Live from the Grotto celebrity simulcast opened with Ron King, founder and CEO of Oscar's Place Adoption Center & Sanctuary and star of ABC's new docuseries Donkey King. A former Senior Vice President at Time Inc. who oversaw InStyle, Southern Living, and Essence, Ron shared how he aged out of his media career, hit a midlife crisis during COVID, and pivoted after watching a TikTok video about donkeys being auctioned off for slaughter. Five years later...

The Neil Haley Show Featuring Christopher Windom, Gary Lyon Otto, and Anthony McMahon

The Live from the Grotto celebrity simulcast opened with actor, choreographer, and director Christopher Windom, the St. Louis native who choreographed the MGM Aretha Franklin biopic Respect starring Jennifer Hudson and is currently choreographing Children's Theatre Company's 2026 production of The Wizard of Oz in Minneapolis (running through June 14). Christopher shared how dance gave a young boy with too much energy in St. Louis structure, culture, and validation despite a beloved uncle who jokingly called his pursuit "boxing." His Broadway path began with a fast...

Neil opened live from the 2026 FIRST Championship with Christian Hubicki, FIRST alum, Florida State University robotics professor and Survivor 50 contestant, alongside Liam Twohig, a high school competitor. Liam shared how joining the team in eighth grade transformed him from someone who couldn't talk in front of people into a confident presenter. Christian explained FIRST stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, the leading global K-12 robotics nonprofit with 19,000 students at this championship, 50,000+ participants, and 80,000+ teams worldwide. Students learn 3D printing, coding, fundraising, marketing, and accounting alongside real-life mentors. Visit firstinspires.org/learn.

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Neil opened with a celebrity simulcast of Live from the Grotto (with a shout out to host Greg Hannah) featuring actress, model, MMA champion, and entrepreneur Jenae Noonan. Jenae shared her remarkable journey from MySpace-era modeling to becoming one of the world's most decorated pankration fighters, with four gold medals at the World Games and a 2024 distinction as one of the world's most dangerous women. After retiring at the end of 2024 to focus on raising her adopted special needs son, she was diagnosed with both skin cancer and breast cancer two weeks apart in 2025, spending two terrifying weeks planning...

Powered by Books to Life Marketing, Neil opened with Kath Orman, an Australian financial planner and certified financial advisor with over 35 years of experience and author of Attitude, Abundance & Action: How to Create the Motivation, Mindset, and Magic Around Money. Kath shared how a card reader once told her to "practice your signature for the book signing," sparking the project her clients had long been encouraging. She described her three-part framework: Attitude (recognizing how inherited mindsets like "I'm hopeless with money" hold people back), Abundance (recognizing the koalas, birdsong, and family joy already in your life), and Action (replacing...

Neil opened with bestselling author and retired military officer J. Len Sciuto for their weekly geopolitical breakdown, celebrating that his thriller Hades' Crypt has now been on the bestseller list for 24 consecutive weeks. Len previewed his upcoming book Desperate Countermeasures, in which 14 government agencies create the National Nuclear Contingency Plan only to have a domestic terrorist group kidnap, torture, and kill the plan's authors. He noted the eerie parallel to recent news about 11 missing scientists, several with backgrounds in nuclear propulsion, biochemistry, anti-gravity, and interplanetary defense, all of whom held high security clearances and are now under FBI investigation.<...

Neil opened with registered dietitian Maya Feller of Maya Feller Nutrition for a conversation on how GLP-1 medications are reshaping the way Americans eat. With one in eight American adults currently on a GLP-1 (a number expected to triple by 2030), Maya emphasized that when people are eating less, the nutritional density of every bite matters more than ever. She framed protein and fiber as "the power pair," with protein supporting sustained energy, muscle, immune health, skin, and hair, while fiber drives gut health. She recommended building every meal around both, leaning on lean proteins like chicken, dairy, and beans...

Neil opened live from the 2026 FIRST Championship in Houston with Christian Hubicki, FIRST alum, Florida State University robotics professor and Survivor 50 contestant, alongside Liam, a high school student whose team is competing this week. Liam shared how joining the team in eighth grade transformed him from someone who couldn't talk in front of people into a confident presenter who had already pitched judges in his pit and improv'd full answers earlier in the day. Christian explained that FIRST stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, the leading global K-12 robotics nonprofit that has 19,000 students at this...

The Neil Haley Show Featuring Mitchell S. Karnes, Darren Fryer, Dr. Joe Dugger, Stuart Tomc, and Dr. Michael Lewis

The hour opened with author Mitchell S. Karnes for an update on his Mitchell S. Karnes Podcast, now on YouTube, where he interviews fellow Christian authors tackling subjects mainstream publishers shy away from. Mitchell announced book four of his Abbey series is now with the publisher and slated for the first week of July. He'll be at Franklin's Main Street Festival this Sunday, the Killer Nashville Conference in August, and a publisher convention at the Nashville Fairgrounds. Kim...

The Neil Haley Show Featuring Lora Monfared, Mitchell S. Karnes, Mr. Jay, and Sondae Esposito

Neil opened with Lora Monfared, Head of Consumer Card Products at Bank of America, the official bank of FIFA World Cup 2026, discussing how Americans are budgeting for a landmark summer of live entertainment. Lora noted 86 percent of Americans plan to reduce spending on at least one discretionary category this year, with the biggest pullbacks in dining out and entertainment, while travel has risen to the third most common financial goal of 2026. She walked through her joy-based budgeting framework using...

The Neil Haley Show Featuring Dr. Gilda Carle, J. Len Sciuto, Mitchell S. Karnes, and Jason Seal

The hour opened with the Gilda Gram Podcast featuring Dr. Gilda Carle. She referenced her recent appearance on Stacy Washington's SiriusXM show Stacy on the Right, sparked by a headline about a New York judge's son caught secretly filming women during sexual encounters who is now publicly complaining the system ruined his life rather than acknowledging the harm to his victims. She used the case to spotlight a growing entitlement crisis among young Americans and drew a parallel to teens...

The Neil Haley Show Featuring Dr. Larry Carr, Geoff Dardia, and Dr. Gilda Carle

Neil opened with Million Dollar Minutes alongside Ryan Aguas, welcoming Dr. Larry Carr, BYU Hall of Fame linebacker turned brain-health researcher and adjunct professor in the University of Utah's neurology department. Larry shared his journey from playing football starting at age 10 through a successful BYU career and Canadian pro stint, only to spiral into severe depression, paranoia, and suicidal thoughts in his fifties due to undiagnosed CTE. After the top researchers at Boston University told him there was no treatment, he was referred...

Neil opened with Greg Hanna of Celebrity Interviews Live from the Grotto, welcoming actor Aidan Langford to discuss his role as Alex Weisz in the new Adam Sandler-produced Netflix comedy Roommates, premiering April 17 on Netflix. Aidan shared the surreal story of booking the role: he was at his mom's house asking about a car battery when his manager called confirming the booking, and within 48 hours he was on a plane to New Jersey to shoot opposite Sadie Sandler, Chloe East, Natasha Lyonne, and Nick Kroll. Directed by Chandler Levack (Mile End Kicks), the film centers on...

The Neil Haley Show Featuring Dr. Lew Lim, Michael D. Aguas, and Dr. Gilda Carle

Neil opened with Million Dollar Minutes featuring Dr. Lew Lim, founder and CEO of Vielight Inc., the Toronto-based pioneer of brain photobiomodulation (PBM) technology. Dr. Lim explained that PBM, also known as red light therapy, delivers visible red and near-infrared light to tissues to support healing, with Vielight specifically focused on the brain to address traumatic brain injury, cognition issues, and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. He traced his journey back to the mid-1990s when low-level light therapy was emerging primarily in...

Neil opened with Greg Hanna of Celebrity Interviews Live from the Grotto, welcoming Danielle Nicolet, the longtime actress best known for The Flash, Central Intelligence, Key & Peele, and 3rd Rock from the Sun, who has now made her feature directorial debut with the crime thriller Long Time Listener. The film premiered April 2 on AMC's ALLBLK Network as the first of a four-picture deal between GreenApple Entertainment and ALLBLK. Danielle joked about the ominous parallel between Neil's podcasting career and her film's premise, then walked through her years of preparation including shadowing directors on The Flash, completing...

The Neil Haley Show Featuring Chris Mulkey, J. Len Sciuto, Jason Seal, Grace Lynx Jenkins, and Ed Lyon

Neil opened with Greg Hanna of Celebrity Interviews Live from the Grotto, welcoming veteran actor Chris Mulkey, whose credits include Captain Phillips, Whiplash, On the Basis of Sex, Twin Peaks, Castle Rock, and Boardwalk Empire. Chris discussed his role as Carl Hoagland in In Plain Sight, a bridge-builder whose creation was designed to fail, and his work on The Paper, which he praised as a brilliantly written comedy anchored by co-star Nancy Lenahan. He also reflected on Mother May...

Neil opened the show with a special simulcast alongside Greg Hanna of Celebrity Interviews Live from the Grotto, welcoming play-by-play announcer Chris Rose and Gladiator Steel to discuss the rebooted American Gladiators on Amazon Prime Video. Chris, who also hosts NFL GameDay Final on NFL Network, shared that the new series (hosted by Mike "The Miz" Mizanin with Rocsi Diaz as sideline reporter) has exceeded expectations and reached number four on Prime Video. He praised the dramatic upgrade in athleticism from the original series, noting that today's contenders actually look like they have a chance against...

Neil opened the show with seven-time Emmy award-winning football analyst David Pollack, former Georgia Bulldogs All-American and Cincinnati Bengals first-round pick, now host of the See Ball. Get Ball. podcast. Broadcasting from Pittsburgh ahead of the city's biggest-ever event, the NFL Draft hosted by PNC, David discussed what to expect from this year's draft class. He predicted Fernando Mendoza would go number one overall and pointed to Ty Simpson as a quarterback likely to generate first-round interest, while noting this year's class is especially deep at defensive line and receiver. David also shared his take on potential fallers like...

Neil opened the show with Dr. John C. Barber, a retired ophthalmologist and author of "Hey, Doc! What's Wrong with My Eye?", "Examination of the Eye Made Easy," and "The Joy of Medical Practice." Dr. Barber shared his background training at Washington University in St. Louis, Harvard's Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and leading ophthalmology programs at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and in Pittsburgh, where he trained roughly 90 ophthalmologists. He explained how his books aim to make eye care accessible to everyday patients and better equip medical students who receive limited ophthalmology training today.

Neil opened the show with a special simulcast alongside Greg Hanna of Celebrity Interviews Live from the Grotto, welcoming legendary actress Lindsay Wagner to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Bionic Woman. Lindsay shared how her role as Jaime Sommers originally started as just a guest appearance on The Six Million Dollar Man opposite Lee Majors, meant to conclude with her character's death. However, an overwhelming wave of handwritten letters from fans, including children from hospitals across the country, forced the studio to bring Jaime back to life, ultimately launching the spin-off series that premiered January 14, 1976.

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This episode of The Neil Haley Show dives deep into cutting-edge biohacking, brain health, and longevity strategies—featuring insights from industry expert Stuart Tomc and leaders in functional health.

From inflammation to gut health to cellular optimization, this conversation reveals why “test, don’t guess” is becoming the future of personal wellness.

With over 30 years in the supplement industry, Stuart Tomc explains why brain health is no longer just about taking supplements—it’s about measuring what actually works.

Neil welcomes Dr. John C. Barber, author of Examination of the Eye Made Easy, who breaks down complex eye conditions into clear, practical insights for everyday people.

Dr. Barber shares his journey from training at top institutions to leading ophthalmology departments and educating future doctors. His passion? Making eye care understandable so patients can take control of their health.