From Hollywood to NASCAR: Ed Burns, Benjamin Bratt & Michael Waltrip

This episode brings together two very different conversations... First up, Ed Burns and Benjamin Bratt sit down fresh off the golf course and get into how a film turned into a real-life friendship. They talk about meeting later in their careers despite running in the same circles for decades, why they connected so quickly, and how priorities shift as you get older—family, time, and keeping a tighter circle.  They also get into the reality of working in Hollywood today—why they don’t wait around for opportunities anymore, how they create their own projects, and what it really takes to keep momentum going in an industry that doesn’t slow down. There’s plenty in there too on golf, filmmaking, and why doing what you actually care about matters more than ever. Then we sit down with two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip. Michael shares stories from everything he’s done outside of racing, from Dancing with the Stars (where his main goal was just not to fall over) to training for marathons and pushing himself mentally long after he’d already proven himself on the track. He talks about growing up without much, finding a way into racing without money behind him, and the reality that talent alone isn’t always enough—you have to be relentless, creative, and willing to figure things out as you go.  Hidden Florida & Beyond… where the real stories live beneath the surface.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.