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Speaker 1: Welcome to the fire Pit with Matt Jonella. So I've,
Speaker 1: for whatever reason, have had some sense of reluctancy to
Speaker 1: jump into the world of podcasts. My thought being like,
Speaker 1: you know what, everybody's got one, it's a it's a
Speaker 1: flooded market, and made me feel like, um, keep my
Speaker 1: focus on the content that we've been creating now for
Speaker 1: seven years, which has been more traditional video production, whether
Speaker 1: those were three minute travel pieces, six minute travel pieces,
Speaker 1: up to eleven minutes, and eventually growing in to a
Speaker 1: half hour show. I always thought a podcast could be,
Speaker 1: you know, a byproduct of what we were doing out
Speaker 1: on the road. And then in the middle of one night,
Speaker 1: I had this epiphany and in large part probably inspired
Speaker 1: by the fact that the world is grounded, we are quarantined,
Speaker 1: and yet people still are interested listening to searching for
Speaker 1: a quality narrative, and made me start thinking, you know what,
Speaker 1: from a cost productions production standpoint, from a time efficiency
Speaker 1: given where we are right now and where it's all going,
Speaker 1: and also realizing that just because a lot of people
Speaker 1: have a podcast doesn't mean I shouldn't have one. Also,
Speaker 1: just because a lot of people sing and play music
Speaker 1: doesn't mean if I'm a musician, I shouldn't jump in
Speaker 1: and try to create my voice, have my style in
Speaker 1: my in a genre that works for me. Just because
Speaker 1: there's a lot of winemakers doesn't mean if I have
Speaker 1: a passion to make wine, I shouldn't jump in and
Speaker 1: make my own label. I have a passion for telling stories.
Speaker 1: As a production company, In the last seven years traveling
Speaker 1: the world creating this more traditional content, we've had access
Speaker 1: to some incredibly interesting and inspiring people, the likes of
Speaker 1: Drew Bledsoe, Ben Roethlisberger, Lucas Nelson, John Ashworth, Less Garland,
Speaker 1: Byron Scott, Ryan Sandberg, Reggie Sanders, Bruce Arians, Bill Core,
Speaker 1: two time Olympic medalist Seth West Scott, and we've been
Speaker 1: able to incorporate some of what they tell us into
Speaker 1: the shows we do, but in thirty second minute, thirty second,
Speaker 1: two and a half minute clips, when in reality we're
Speaker 1: leaving some of the best stuff on the cutter room floor.
Speaker 1: It was always a bit of a frustration for us.
Speaker 1: And if we turn everything upside down and take those
Speaker 1: stories and those narratives and put those out in podcast form,
Speaker 1: getting hyper focused on one aspect or one story, their
Speaker 1: best story, the type of story that would be told,
Speaker 1: or in that fire pit atmosphere after a full day
Speaker 1: of golf, grab a drink, a seat, settle in, and
Speaker 1: everybody starts sharing, you know, the best they've got. It
Speaker 1: started becoming really appealing and exciting. And then I started
Speaker 1: making a list of all the best stories we've heard
Speaker 1: along the way from the most interesting people, and I
Speaker 1: couldn't stop. There was no end to this, to this list.
Speaker 1: The possibility was the possibilities are literally endless. So here
Speaker 1: we go. We're we're embarking on a new form of
Speaker 1: telling stories. We're grabbing the most interesting people we've met,
Speaker 1: the best stories we've heard. We're grabbing a seat at
Speaker 1: a fire pit and a drink, and we're letting them stretch,
Speaker 1: We're letting them go, We're giving them the time that
Speaker 1: they need to tell their best stories. I hope you
Speaker 1: like it as much as we are excited to deliver it.
Speaker 1: And if you are subscribed, tell your friends, give us
Speaker 1: comments and feedback. You can find me a Twitter at
Speaker 1: Matt Janella or on Instagram at Matt Underscore Janella. Our
Speaker 1: YouTube channel is the fire Pit. There will also be
Speaker 1: a visual form of all versions of the stories we tell,
Speaker 1: and there'll be some visual nuggets that we sprinkle in
Speaker 1: throughout each story. Here we Go are looking for good
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Speaker 1: A T T Y G. Thank you for listening to
Speaker 1: the fire Pit. It's produced by Alex and Peggy. It's
Speaker 1: edited by Rex Lint. The theme song is by Joe Horrowitz.
Speaker 1: Please rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts and
Speaker 1: we might track you down and send you one of
Speaker 1: our new Imperial Old ropats. I got a question, comment,
Speaker 1: or a story for us to track down, You can
Speaker 1: find me on Twitter at Matt Janella or on Instagram
Speaker 1: at Matt Underscore Janilla. And if you haven't already done so,
Speaker 1: please subscribe to the fire Pit on iTunes, Spotify, the Stitcher,
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Speaker 1: You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel, which is
Speaker 1: where we post portions of our podcast and add some
Speaker 1: visual surprises.