Dream Chasers and Eccentrics

Dreams can't be caught unless they are chased, and eccentricity is but a symptom of brilliance. I interview extraordinary people who forge their own path, make their own rules, and live outside the norms of society. Together, we can learn from each other. Remember, foolish people keep making the same mistakes, smart people learn from their mistakes and successes, and extraordinary people learn from the mistakes and successes of both themselves and of others. That is what Dream Chasers and Eccentrics is all about!

Dream Chasers and Eccentrics is a society podcast hosted by Paul Trammell, with 158 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Paul Trammell hosts Dream Chasers and Eccentrics, a society show with 158 episodes published.

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  Episode #160

  Austin Galante, Making Movies, Making Music, and Creativity

  Sep 17, 20261h 12mS1

  Austin Galante is an independent filmmaker, director, actor, and cinematographer. He's directed four feature films including the cult hit "Sanguine Teeth on a Driftless Road," an offbeat vampire road-trip comedy which picked up numerous festival awards including Best Comedy and Best Director. He's also an actor with roles across film and television. He has 34 film festival wins under his belt. Austin made his feature debut with "Suite Killing Machines," a super low-budget arthouse crime comedy that announced him as a director with a genuinely singular vision. In 2025, Austin shot back-to-back features — his third and fourth films, "What Have We Won" and "What Have We Won: Deuces," both starring Robert LaSardo — with releases coming in 2026. As an actor, he's also delivered a standout turn as the antagonist in "All About a Check 3," and he's already locked starring roles in three more features shooting in 2026 and '27. In addition to his film career, Austin is a musician and spent years touring and producing music featuring artists like Cee-Lo Green, Snoop Dogg and KRS-One. We talk about getting into the film business, being a gigging musician, stories from the road, creativity, writing, making movies, juggling life and creative work, writing a screenplay, discipline and writing technique, daily routine while working on a creative project, cultivating creativity, poetry, living in Iowa, his films, vampires, editing films, acting, a superpower, artificial intelligence, and more. Links are on the podcast website

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  Episode #131

  Robot Gardener, a Short Story by Paul Trammell

  Sep 10, 202623 minS1

  Robot Gardener is a science-fiction short story, read by Paul Trammell, the author. I publish a new short story on paultrammell.substack.com on the first of every month, as well as occasional poetry, essays, and book reviews. Visit the link and subscribe for free to receive them in your mailbox.

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  Episode #158

  Sugar Coated, Dr. Marion Nestle, Healthy Food, Junk Food, and Food Politics

  Aug 27, 202653 minS1

  Dr. Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, which she chaired from 1988-2003 and from which she officially retired in September 2017. She is also Visiting Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell. She earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley, and has been awarded honorary degrees from Transylvania University in Kentucky (2012) and from the City University of New York's Macaulay Honors College (2016). In 2023, she was awarded The Edinburgh Medal (for science and society). She is the author of "What to Eat Now, the indespensible guide to good food, how to find it, and whay it matters," and "Sugar Coated, unboxing the hidden forces shaping America's favorite breakfast food," and many other books. We talk about her education, reading, breakfast, cereal, her book "Sugar Coated," milk, the business of food, the obesidy epidemic, Reagan deregulation and its effect on the food industry, lobbying, food policy in government, the cyclospora outbreak, the American Dairy Association, osteoporosis, what to avoid, cannabis edibles, dogs that eat marijuana, artificial flavors and colors, Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs, ultra-processed food, reading the ingredient list, fish, and more. Links are on the podcast website Support the show through Patreon

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  Episode #104

  Maya Rupert, Politics, Race, Diversity, and Authenticity

  Aug 20, 20261h 1mS1

  Maya Rupert is a political strategist, social-justice leader, writer, and podcast host. In 2020, she was the campaign manager for Julián Castro's presidential campaign. She is currently the Executive Vice President of Blue State. Her latest book is "The Real Ones: How to Disrupt the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic." We talk about what a campaign manager does, January 6th and why Trump was not held accountable, how Trump has brought shame on the Republican party, sane-washing the absurd things Trump says, the rise of the modern right-wing movement, identity politics, what Democrats need to do, whether or not Trump is racist, the benefit of Tump's exposure of existing racism in America, using public education to defeat racism, the need for strong independent news media, the value of diversity, why learning about slavery and the civil rights movement is important, critical race theory, defining propaganda, her book and authenticity, and more. Links are on the podcast website Support the show through Patreon

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  Episode #156

  Alexa, a Short Story

  Aug 13, 202625 minS1

  Alexa is a sci-fi / thriller short story by Paul Trammell, narrated by the author. The idea was inspired by a comment made by Tina Erwin in an earlier episode . I was asking her why spirits frequented Ouija boards and tarot cards. The short answer was "tradition," but she went on to say that it's entirely possible that technology could offer them a new and more effective portal. Why not an Alexa, I thought, and the story was born.

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