In the second hour of this episode, the guest is author Gregory (GC) Brown. Gregory is the author of seven books and the owner of UpKup Coffee. He is also a vendor at the Laguna Beach Farmer's Market.

Dana Daily joins me as a co-host for this episode. We chat with him about his background and his incredible story about how he survived 17 years in federal prison, where he began writing his novels. He also provides advice for writers.

We also talked about how he grew as a person during this time. We also talked about how he founded UpKup Coffee. We discussed adaptogens and how they help us reduce stress, provide energy, and more! UpKup Coffee is available online and at the Laguna Beach Farmer's Market, and includes Lion's Mane mushrooms, shilajit, and NAD+.

This episode also includes tracks by Nirvana, Morgan Wallen, and Pearl Jam.