The Neil Haley Show

In this special simulcast of The Neil Haley Show and AI Office Hours, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley and Patrick Riley discuss how artificial intelligence is changing the way people manage their businesses, automate tasks, build applications, and organize their daily work. Through their own experiences with AI tools and autonomous agents, they explore the benefits of using multiple platforms, the importance of human oversight, and the challenges of making AI work reliably in real-world situations. Neil begins by explaining how he is experimenting with new software and AI-powered workflows to make his business more efficient and scalable. Rather than shar...

In a simulcast of the Dr. Christopher Hall Show, co-hosted with the Nobel Prize-nominated emergency physician and bestselling author, Neil welcomes back comedian, actor, musician, and author Tommy Davidson. Davidson reflects on how humor came naturally to him from childhood, his mother’s early insight that he had a way of making people laugh before they could even think, and how that gift still anchors a sense of balance and connection in his life. He shares his new single, You Show Me, featuring saxophonist Najee alongside other guest musicians, and his pride in being taken seriously as a recording artist bu...

Jon Taffer, Gary Lyon Otto, Mary Shearer Eckert, and Dr. Gilda CarleOn the Total Celebrity segment, Neil welcomes Jon Taffer, star of Spike TV’s top-rated series Bar Rescue, as the show marks its 100th episode. Taffer recounts his unlikely path from tending bar while studying political science in Denver to a career fixing failing bars on television, sparked when a friend in the industry told him he would never make it on TV and he set out to prove him wrong with a self-funded sizzle reel that drew four offers. He explains why the show resonates: bars are universally re...

Dr. Anila Bindal, William Troy, Dr. Jessi Gold, and Indy PedersonThe show opens with a return visit from Dr. Anila Bindal, who clears up misconceptions about continuous glucose monitors, or CGMs. She explains that these small arm-worn sensors are not only for people with Type 1 diabetes or those on insulin, and that for the more than 30 million Americans with Type 2 diabetes, seeing glucose trends in real time can reveal how meals, exercise, and medication affect the body. Dr. Bindal notes that research links CGM use to better measures like A1C and time in range, and that many people simply...

Cheyenne Jackson, Mary Shearer Eckert, Mitchell S. Karnes, Joshua Philipp, and Mina ValentineNeil opens with actor and singer Cheyenne Jackson of FX’s American Horror Story, who talks about being asked back to the show and the thrill of playing opposite Lady Gaga, whom he praises for her ego-free, all-in commitment to the craft and her Golden Globe-winning turn. Known to many from 30 Rock and Glee, Jackson shares that music is his true first love, tracing it to a childhood in northern Idaho spent listening to Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, and Sarah Vaughan, and to the music teacher who to...

Dennis McKinnon, Karen Hubert, and Sharon CameronNeil welcomes former Chicago Bear Dennis McKinnon, a member of the legendary 1985 championship team, who now runs Barely Active Productions and, in his words, prefers to spend his time making a difference rather than reliving the glory days. McKinnon explains his passion for connecting lesser-known charities and nonprofits with media, advertising, and sponsorship so that as close to every dollar as possible reaches the cause rather than overhead. Drawing on four decades of relationships, including a long run as an ambassador for 7-Eleven, he describes how a trusted, well-vetted partner can open doors that...

Don McLean, Dr. David Sequeira, and Mary Shearer EckertOn the ProVision Brokerage celebrity segment with co-host Eric Couch, Neil welcomes legendary singer-songwriter Don McLean. McLean, forever synonymous with American Pie, shares fresh backstory on the song, from his debut album Tapestry on Alan Livingston’s Media Arts label to United Artists buying the company on the strength of what he had written and trimming the eight-and-a-half-minute epic into a chart-topping single. He explains his guiding idea that politics and music flow in parallel, and why he writes sparingly, treating each song, from Vincent to Castles in the Air, as its ow...

Dr. David Sequeira on The Road to a Happy Destiny: The 12 Steps, Self-Esteem, Faith, and Finding Inner PeaceIn this episode of The Neil Haley Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes psychologist and author Dr. David Sequeira to discuss his book The Road to a Happy Destiny, his decades of work with addiction recovery, and how he adapted principles from the 12 Steps into a broader therapeutic approach focused on mind, body, spirit, self-esteem, and inner peace.Dr. Sequeira’s journey has taken him around the world. Born in Africa to Indian parents, he studied in Africa, India, and Switzerland, served as a m...

In this episode of The Neil Haley Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes psychologist, author, and longtime activist Dr. Harold Kooden to discuss his book Golden Men: The Power of Gay Midlife and the larger lessons it offers about aging, identity, self-acceptance, resilience, and living authentically.
Dr. Kooden’s professional journey has been closely connected to psychology, writing, and advocacy. He recalls becoming deeply involved in activism during the early years of the AIDS crisis and working to challenge long-standing misconceptions about homosexuality within the mental-health profession.
He also reflects on being among the openly gay psychologists speaki...

Dr. Louise Stanger on Trauma Is Your Superpower: Resilience, Grief, Identity, and TransformationIn this episode of The Neil Haley Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes Dr. Louise Stanger to discuss her book Trauma Is Your Superpower and how painful experiences can become a source of growth, empathy, resilience, and purpose. Stanger’s central message is not that trauma is desirable, but that what people do with adversity can shape who they become.Dr. Stanger shares that her perspective is deeply personal. At age seven, her father died by suicide. Her mother later struggled with substance use. Her first husband died s...

In this episode of The Neil Haley Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes author Chaute Johnson to discuss her first novel, On the Front Line in a Cosmic Conflict, her love of writing, the adaptive technology that allows her to work independently as a blind author, and the faith-based themes at the center of her story.Chaute says writing has been part of her life since childhood. She began with poetry, moved into short stories, and always dreamed of writing a book. During college, academic writing felt restrictive because creative writing was the outlet that helped her express herself.Her...

Bob Drury, Craig DeRoche, and Wayne Miller
On a simulcast of the celebrity interviews live from the Grotto, the recurring segment with co-host Greg Hanna, Neil welcomes New York Times bestselling author Bob Drury to talk about The Phantom: The Untold Story of the American Marine the Nazis Could Not Kill, his latest collaboration with writing partner Tom Clavin. Drury explains the pair’s signature approach of finding untold stories of ordinary men who rise to extraordinary circumstances in wartime, and how a book they planned on the Jedburgh commandos kept leading them back to one remarkable figure, Marine Pe...

Denny Seiwell, Christine Waltz, Dr. David Sequeira, and Dr. Anila Bindal On the Total Celebrity segment, Neil welcomes legendary drummer Denny Seiwell, the first musician Paul McCartney called after the Beatles broke up. Seiwell recounts auditioning for the Ram album, getting the career-changing call days later, and the vacation invitation to Scotland that turned into the founding of Wings. He reflects warmly on those years, the highs and the hard breakup, and on staying close friends with McCartney, even lending a hand on upcoming reissues. The heart of the conversation is his return to his first love, jazz, with the...

Dave Foley, Dr. Harold Kooden, and Mary Shearer EckertOn the Total Celebrity segment, Neil welcomes comedian and actor Dave Foley to talk about his role as hospital administrator Pat on ABC’s Dr. Ken. Foley reflects on his start with the sketch troupe Kids in the Hall, a group he likens to a bar band that got its own TV show, and on the joy of still telling jokes for a living after three decades. He praises co-star Ken Jeong as a powerhouse performer in the mold of Martin Short, especially in front of the live multi-cam audience, and describes hi...

In this special simulcast of The Neil Haley Show and AI Office Hours, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley and Patrick Riley discuss the latest developments in artificial intelligence, including AI agents, voice assistants, app development, website creation, vibe coding, and the challenges that come with relying on rapidly changing AI platforms. The conversation explores how AI is becoming part of everyday business workflows while also highlighting the limitations, outages, privacy concerns, and unexpected issues users can encounter.
Patrick begins by sharing several updates on his AI agent, Rich, which has been helping him improve his web app. He explains that...

Corbin Bernsen and Chaute A. Johnson On the Total Celebrity segment, Neil welcomes back actor Corbin Bernsen to talk about the film When We Last Spoke, a warm family story based on the novel and co-starring Melissa Gilbert, whom Bernsen has known since they were both young. He describes it as a touching tale of rekindled family, forgiveness, and the human spirit, and reflects on how the past stretch of life has pushed everyone toward what matters most. Bernsen plays Walt, a man ready to settle into his own quiet life who is suddenly entrusted with raising two granddaughters after...

Soleil Moon Frye, Dr. Louise Stanger, and Pastor Mark BiltzOn the Total Celebrity segment, Neil welcomes Punky Brewster star Soleil Moon Frye, who reflects on how the show became “a way of our lives” and still moves people decades later, with her best friend Cherie beside her through it all. She points fans to her Hulu documentary Kid 90, a coming-of-age story she began about everyone else before it turned personal, and teases new documentaries in the works, the return of Proud Family on Disney Plus, and the continuation of Punky. The heart of the conversation is her work with the Ask2...

Sharon Cameron, Yair Pinto, and Dr. Mohamed TasoujiThe Neil Haley Show opens with New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sharon Cameron, whose historical novel Up from the Ashes she calls both historic and deeply timely. Based on the true story of Chaim Engel and Selma Wijnberg, the book follows two strangers paired to dance for the amusement of their guards inside the Sobibor death camp in 1943, who did not share a language yet, as Selma later said, made love their language and chose to become each other's reason to survive. Cameron described Sobibor's horrors plainly while framing the...

Julie Piekarski, Mary Shearer Eckert, and Jaimie SkultetyThis edition opens with a Mitchell S. Karnes Podcast simulcast featuring actress, dancer, and choreographer Julie Piekarski, who was one of just twelve children chosen from some thirty thousand for Disney's 1970s New Mickey Mouse Club before going on to play Sue Ann on The Facts of Life. Piekarski shared warm memories of filming daily, performing at Disneyland, and the show's enduring global fan base, noting the Mickey Mouse Club's fiftieth anniversary reunion is coming in January. A St. Louis native who kept up her Catholic schooling on set, she credited her parents...

Jim Poole, Chairman and CEO of NuCalm, and Dr. Robert J. McCunney, author of The Aging Code, join Neil Haley on a body under load. Poole on resetting a nervous system that never gets an off switch. McCunney on whether aging can be slowed, and what the science supports.
Segment 1: Jim Poole, NuCalm
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Poole frames NuCalm as neuroscience, not a sleep soundtrack. Inventor Dr. Blake Holloway spent 19 years on nonlinear algorithms so the brain cannot habituate. Inaudible physics sits under...

The Neil Haley Show opens with a Celebrity Interviews simulcast alongside Greg Hanna welcoming New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice to talk about his latest novel, Sapphire Storm, part of his Sapphire Cove series. Rice shared that he originally wanted to be an actor and turned to writing in his college dorm as a creative outlet no one could take from him, and spoke candidly about being the son of the late Anne Rice, acknowledging that a famous last name opened early doors but that staying in the business means consistently producing work readers love. After a career steeped...

J. Len Sciuto on Iran, Pickaxe Mountain, the Arctic, AI Security, and a Changing Global Battlefield

In this special simulcast of The Neil Haley Show and The J. Len Sciuto Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes bestselling author and military veteran J. Len Sciuto for another wide-ranging conversation about Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, nuclear concerns, Russia, the Arctic, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and the future of warfare. Sciuto begins with his customary disclaimer, emphasizing that the discussion is based on publicly available reports, geopolitical commentary, and opinion and that some claims remain disputed or unverified.Sciuto also cele...

In this special simulcast of The Neil Haley Show and The Wounded Sisters Podcast, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley speaks with best-selling author Mary Shearer Eckert about sharing your story, finding courage through difficult experiences, and using your past to help others. Mary discusses the message behind her book Wounded Sisters and explains why she believes that letting go, forgiveness, and trusting God can bring healing not only to others but also to yourself.Mary begins by talking about the courage it takes to step forward and share personal experiences. Using the biblical story of Esther as an example, she expl...

In this special episode of AI Office Hours, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley and Patrick Riley discuss the rapidly changing world of artificial intelligence, AI agents, automation, productivity, and the challenges that come with relying heavily on AI tools. Patrick shares updates on how he is using AI agents to analyze his Tesla-related expenses, driving habits, electric costs, and Lyft income as he considers his options for a future vehicle. He also discusses his experience using AI to work on his application and review his manuscript.
The conversation begins with a look at the different AI tools Patrick has been...

Ken Jeong, Dr. Robert J. McCunney, Jodi Corbett, and Cheryl LovellThis edition of The Neil Haley Show opens with actor and comedian Ken Jeong, who called this the greatest year of his career as his ABC series Dr. Ken wrapped its final episode. Jeong, known to fans from Community and The Hangover, described the joy of building a family comedy rooted in his own life as a doctor and father of twin daughters, and of bringing back friends and comedy heroes like his Community co-stars and Jeffrey Ross as guests. He highlighted a favorite Ken-and-Molly episode in which his character...

In this episode of The Neil Haley Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes attorney and author Willem Geri to discuss his novels Postwar and La La: The Escape, the historical events that inspired them, and how a lifetime spent researching cases and persuading juries unexpectedly prepared him to become a novelist.
Geri says his interest in history began close to home.
His father served in Europe during World War II and later shared stories about the experiences and circumstances he encountered there. Those memories remained with Geri for years and eventually helped inspire Postwar.
The book itse...

The Neil Haley Show opens with a Celebrity Interviews simulcast alongside Greg Hanna welcoming beloved actress and producer Roma Downey, who reflected warmly on her years playing the angel Monica on Touched by an Angel before turning to her new family drama The Baxters, launching on Amazon Prime Video for Easter. Downey explained that she first came to the material as a fan, unable to put down Karen Kingsbury's Redemption series, and reached out to the author for the rights to adapt it. The result follows Elizabeth and John Baxter, played by Downey and Ted McGinley, and their five...

Bill Bellamy, Mitchell Mueck, Jaimie Skultety, and GildaGram with Dr. Gilda Carle
This edition of The Neil Haley Show opens with comedian and actor Bill Bellamy, who reflected on how MTV launched him into the middle of 1990s pop culture and gave him the platform that led to comedy and film. Interviewing everyone from Madonna and Janet Jackson to Whitney Houston and Boyz II Men, he said, was a fantastic education, and he credited MTV with making his career work. Bellamy turned to his new film The Bounce Back, opening December 9th, in which he plays Terry Jackson, the...

Peter Engel and William Meisel
The Neil Haley Show opens with a warm, wide-ranging conversation with legendary television executive producer Peter Engel, the man behind Saved by the Bell and the author of the forthcoming memoir I Was Saved by the Bell, out November 15th. Engel, speaking from his home overlooking the ocean, admitted he never wanted to make the show and even told NBC president Brandon Tartikoff to find someone else, only to watch it become a global phenomenon airing in eighty-five countries at a time when few American comedies traveled beyond a handful of English-speaking markets. He...

Author Carolyn Mannila Harper, AI Office Hours with Pat Riley, and GildaGram with Dr. Gilda Carle
This edition of The Neil Haley Show opens with a faith-filled conversation with author Carolyn Mannila Harper about her memoir, Why Didn't Anybody Ever Tell Me About This! A Mother's Search for a Living God. Harper, whose son was at her side during the interview, described a mother's relentless journey caring for a boy who has epileptic seizures nearly every day, a road on which doctors offered no real solutions and even some religious voices questioned her faith. Through it all, she leaned...

Author Joby Walters, Author Judith Perrine Armour, Lifestyle Expert Jane Clauss, and Marine Pilot Robbie AllenThis edition of The Neil Haley Show opens with Joby Walters, author of Cut Free: A Hells Angel's Ride to Redemption. Walters, now seventy, traced an extraordinary arc from a hardened outlaw, an enforcer patched into the Hells Angels by the club's legendary founder, to a man remade by faith. He recalled a teenage brush with the Holy Spirit that frightened a boy with no family support to make sense of it, a handshake goodbye with his father at a Greyhound station before he went...

In this special simulcast of The Neil Haley Show and the Storehouse Media Group Podcast, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes Jaimie Skultety, founder of Upscale Your Business, for a practical conversation about LinkedIn, visibility, relationship-building, and why business owners need more than a profile and a few posts to generate real opportunities.
Jaimie’s entrepreneurial journey began after nearly 30 years in corporate work as an executive assistant. When the economy shifted in 2008 and 2009 and she lost her job, she needed to create a new path. She launched a virtual assistant business believing that putting up a website would quickl...

In this episode of The Neil Haley Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes AI pioneer and author William Meiselto discuss his book, The Limits of AI: The True Role of Computers in Our Future. Meisel brings decades of experience in neural networks, pattern recognition, speech recognition, and computer science to a conversation about what artificial intelligence actually is, where today’s systems succeed, and why he believes the biggest AI breakthroughs may not come from simply building larger language models.Meisel explains that the term artificial intelligence dates back to the 1950s, but today’s AI boom is largely powered...

In this episode of The Neil Haley Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes author Mitchell Mueck for a deeply personal conversation about his memoir, The Story, and the extraordinary experiences that shaped his philosophy on resilience, relationships, loss, work, and making every day count.Mitchell says people had encouraged him for years to write down his stories before they disappeared.After moving to New York and building homes for himself, his wife, and his daughter’s family, he finally found himself with something unusual: free time. One cold winter, he sat down and began writing.What emerged was more than a...

In this episode of The Neil Haley Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes physician, scientist, and author Dr. Robert J. McCunney to discuss his medical thriller The Aging Code and the real science behind one of humanity’s oldest questions: Can we slow down—or even reverse—the aging process?
Dr. McCunney explains that the premise may sound futuristic, but serious researchers are already studying ways to extend lifespan using approaches involving genetics, medications, peptides, stem cells, and other emerging technologies.
Much of the research remains in animals, but the results are intriguing enough to raise major scientific...

In this episode of The Neil Haley Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes author Carolyn Mannila Harper, author of Why Didn’t Anybody Ever Tell Me About This? A Mother’s Search for the Living God. Carolyn shares the deeply personal story behind the book, her decades-long journey as a caregiver for her son Marty, her struggles with faith and discouragement, and the spiritual experiences she believes transformed her life.At the center of Carolyn’s story is motherhood.Her son Marty began experiencing serious seizures as a child. Carolyn recalls doctors recommending institutional care when he was very young, but...

In this episode of The Neil Haley Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes author and former research chemist Judith Perrine Armour to discuss her book, In the Covenant of the Ark: A Prophetic Journey of Hope. Armour shares the deeply personal spiritual experiences that inspired the book, her transition from scientific writing to faith-based storytelling, her work with the homeless, and why she believes people—especially young adults—need to rediscover silence, faith, purpose, and the possibility of God working in their lives.
Armour says she never planned to become an author.
During Lent in 2023, at age 77, she says...

In this episode of AI Office Hours on The Neil Haley Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley and Patrick Riley focus on what AI is helping them accomplish right now. They examine productivity, AI-assisted editing, email automation, critical thinking, autonomous agents, self-driving vehicles, and how humans can use these tools more effectively.Patrick begins with an update on “Rich,” his AI agent, which is helping him manage code and review changes from his ghostwriting project. By feeding the system previous requests and revised material, he can have AI identify inconsistencies, track what changed, and flag details that might otherwise be missed.F...

In this special simulcast of The Neil Haley Show and The J. Len Sciuto Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes bestselling author and military veteran J. Len Sciuto for a discussion about Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, regional military activity, nuclear concerns, and the changing Middle East. Sciuto begins by emphasizing that the episode is based on publicly available reports, geopolitical commentary, and his own analysis, and that some claims remain disputed or unverified.Sciuto also shares an update on Hades Crypt, which he says has remained a bestseller for 43 weeks. He again notes that a significant portion of his...

Kat Kramer on Artivism, Films That Change the World, Disability Representation, and the RAYD8 TV Film FestivalIn this episode of The Neil Haley Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes actress, producer, activist, and filmmaker Kat Kramer to preview her appearance at the RAYD8 TV Film Festival on September 19 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Marina del Rey, California. Their conversation explores “artivism,” disability representation, animal advocacy, social-issue filmmaking, and the legacy behind Kat Kramer’s Films That Change the World.Kramer defines artivism as the blending of art and activism. As an actress, singer, producer, writer, advocate, and activist, she believ...