Dream UP!

Francisco Ramos moved to America from Venezuela in his youth and wound up achieving his own American Dream as a comedian, actor and voiceover artist. He tells all about his amazing journey in this week's episode!

Kira Soltanovich is one of the funniest comics in America - including numerous appearances on "The Tonight Show"! She's also a Ukrainian immigrant, wife and mother who's worked hard to achieve the American Dream on all levels. Tune in and hear her amazing story of success!

Mike Huckabee not only rose from a tough working-class boyhood to become the governor of Arkansas (and the president of the National Governors Association), but he was also a two-time GOP candidate for president. Now the host of the weekly Trinity Broadcasting Network talk show "Huckabee," the former Baptist minister shares the story of his remarkable rise to success, how faith has guided his journey and his unique insights on how the Republican Party can win over Black and Latino voters and retake Congress and the White House - all in this blockbuster episode!

At the peak of his fame during the OJ Simpson trial, Kato Kaelin was more famous than the Vice President of the United States. Yet being a star witness in the trial about the murder of his dear friend Nicole Brown Simpson is NOT the way he wanted to achieve fame. How did he handle the crushing whirlwind of attention when it came? And how did he manage to attain a normal life and happiness again after it all blew over? Learn all about it in this fascinating interview with a man everyone THINKS they know, but actually have it all wrong (He's a way better guy than you'd ever imagine!)

Layne Mason was an alcoholic and drug addict for decades when he finally decided - alongside his fellow-addict wife - to get sober while living in Sin City, Las Vegas! They found success through the Christian 12-step program Celebrate Recovery and now he shares his incredible story of hope and inspiration and explains how CR can help people with all types of hurts far beyond addiction!

Steve Mazan was a regular guy who was a huge comedy fan and dreamed of being on David Letterman's show. When he learned he had cancer and just five years to live, he set out to beat the clock and make it on the show - and wound up succeeding in both that improbable goal AND in surviving! Hear his amazing story in this very special episode!

Stephen Chbosky has an uncanny ability to get into the minds and emotions of today's teens and the problems they face. As the author of the six-million-selling YA novel "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and its filmmaker, and director of the blockbuster hit "Wonder" and the new film adaptation of the Broadway smash "Dear Evan Hansen", he has expanded his reach well into the world of film. Hear him talk about his remarkable journey to success and how he manages to create powerful truths in entertaining ways in this very special episode!

Jeremiah Galyon is an ultramarathoner, a man who regularly runs much farther than a traditional marathon. Despite his incredible fitness, he suffered multiple heart attacks in one day and his heart was dead for two hours - yet through prayers, a miracle occurred and he regained his life and has made a complete comeback to his elite athletic status! Learn all about his incredible journey in this very special episode!

AJ Jacobs has been top dog editor at two of America's greatest magazines - Esquire and Entertainment Weekly - but left that career behind to become the #1 NYT bestselling author of such instant classic humorous nonfiction books as "The Year of Living Biblically," "The Know-It-All" and "Drop Dead Healthy." He's just finished his latest big book "The Puzzler," which comes out next April, and he's shared his incredible career stories with us here! Funny and inspiring!

John Kippen was suffering from an acoustic neuroma - a tumor that affected his hearing. When he had surgery to remove it, the left side of his face was paralyzed. He could have had his life ruined by it, but John turned his deficit into a superpower and became one of the greatest close-up magicians on the planet (and a regular star at the Magic Castle) and a world-class motivational speaker. Learn how he achieved all that on this very special episode!

Comedian Bob Smiley overcame some incredible challenges to make it in comedy, and he shares his inspiring and hilarious story here!

Jeff Allen has had over 200 million downloads of his incredible standup comedy and is a mainstream comic with a strong Christian fan base to boot. But he had to overcome addictions to get his life and career in order before exploding into success. He tells all about his incredible journey in this very special episode!

Singer-songwriter GRAHAM RUSSELL had an incredible run at the peak of the music industry in the early '80s with Air Supply! He had nine consecutive Top Five hits - a feat only matched by the Beatles! He still tours the planet performing 120 shows annually with his band partner Russell Hitchcock, and here he tells the story of his amazing career in what he considers "The best interview of my 46-year career"!

Actor Stephen Tobolowsky initially dreamed of being another Robert Redford, gracing movie screens as a swoon-inducing leading man. But life threw him a curveball at age 26 and he learned to swing in a different direction, becoming one of Hollywood' best-loved and most-hired character actors and living a richly interesting life that's resulted in two bestselling memoirs. Here he tells us how he learned to roll with life's punches and come out a winner!

Aaron Tate is a singer-songwriter who wrote many of the songs for the popular late-90s/early 2000s Christian-rock band Caedmon's Call. He had four #1 hits on the Christian radio charts and his work helped sell more than two million CDs. Then he quit to spend the past two decades engaged in humanitarian aid efforts around the globe, but is back now with his first solo CD ever, called "MIDLIFE." Aaron tells all aspects of his amazing story here!

GEORGE WALLACE is one of the all-time greatest standups ever. But how did he get there? He tells all about it in this exclusive interview (and he's super open because cohost Ron Pearson is his best friend!) So tune in and hear how a great American success story - and a true king of comedy- was born!

Comedy legend TOM DREESEN had more than 60 appearances on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show and over 30 appearances on Letterman! He also opened for Frank Sinatra on his worldwide tours for well over a decade. Here, Tom tells the amazing story of his rise from incredible poverty to achieving his wildest dreams, and tells YOU how to achieve yours! Plus we have some laughs about Elon Musk's rocket launch!

Jim Hope overcame a childhood of incredible poverty with his sense of humor intact, and wound up taking his ability to laugh at life's hardest moments to the bank as a standup comic and a top writer/producer of sitcoms including "Titus" and "The George Lopez Show". Here he shares his incredible story, along with tips on how to achieve YOUR dreams in life. Plus we take a funny look at some of the week's most inspiring news!

CRAIG O'NEILL is probably the most famous Arkansan ever next to the Clintons! He was the number one morning DJ in Little Rock for 20 years, with legendary prank phone calls leading his success. He then switched to become the local CBS anchorman on KTHV Channel 11. Here he tells his fascinating story of achieving his dreams and tells you how you can reach yours! Plus we take a hilarious look at some of the week's most uplifting news stories!