Every Day's a Train Wreck

He Financed Half the Movie, Then Died Before We Premiered

Matt Kelsey made a film about depression, grief, and survival—and then his stepfather, who funded it, died on day five of the shoot. In this raw conversation with Marley Majcher, Matt walks through the business of indie filmmaking (the $297K budget, the missing toilets, the 10-day shoot), but the real story emerges in the second half: he's been in therapy since 13, has had suicidal ideations numerous times, and survived a bathroom-floor moment with Ativan that almost ended it. The film—dedicated to Bill—captures what it looks like when someone is falling apart on the inside while cracking jokes on the outside. Marley, who's been there too, goes from playful provocateur to co-confessor, and together they talk about what it actually means to show up for someone in crisis, and why a single text saying 'thinking of you' matters more than people know. 🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYS The Unit Production Manager and the Disappearing Toilets — Kurt the UPM had to get the rental toilets back in 30 minutes when they were removed mid-location, embodying the real work of keeping a shoestring budget shoot moving. A rite of passage for any serious filmmaker.  Eight Weeks of Shot Planning for Ten Days of Shooting — Matt and cinematographer Charles Schneer (Big Lebowski, Captain America: Winter Soldier) planned every single shot for eight weeks before rolling camera, proving that one minute of planning saves four minutes of crisis on set.  Bill Dies on Day Five of the Ten-Day Shoot — Matt's stepfather, who wrote the check to fund the film and believed in it enough to take the risk, had a heart attack and died mid-production. The crew galvanized around finishing the film in his honor.  I've Had Suicidal Ideations Numerous Times — Matt reveals his lived experience with depression, therapy since age 13, and survival—the authentic foundation that makes his performance of a suicidal character in the film believable and urgent.  The Ativan Bathroom Floor: Closest to the Edge — Matt describes sitting alone on his bathroom floor with a bottle of Ativan, thinking he could end it all—until he Googled the side effects and chose to live for his wife and daughter.  The Chandler Bing Defense: Jokes That Hide the Wreck — Matt explains how he (and his character in the film) uses deflection and humor to hide depression—performing 'I'm fine' and making people laugh while drowning inside, a survival mechanism born from childhood trauma.  The 3 AM Voice and Why We Turn on Ourselves — Marley and Matt dig into why depression makes you attack yourself, especially at 3 AM when you're alone—the voice that says 'no one really likes you' even when someone you love is sleeping next to you. 🚨 Marley’s CTA (Because… duh): 💰 Want to stop bleeding cash in your business and finally pay yourself like a pro? Download Marley’s free guide: theprofitgoddess.com/nyp 📚 Want to fix your pricing so you can stop working for free? Grab But Are You Making Any Money? → http://amzn.to/1wAWpfx [http://amzn.to/1wAWpfx] ✨ For your daily drip of chaos, sass, sparkles, and survival: Follow @ThePartyGoddess on Instagram.

Tommy Dorfman: Live Nation Blacklisted Me—Then I Found Evidence

Tommy Dorfman built a $100 million electronic dance music empire in New York and New Jersey—and locked a ten-year exclusive contract at the Meadowlands, the largest state fair on the East Coast. Then Live Nation discovered it. In February 2011, they walked into a meeting and told him before he could even introduce himself: "We're gonna blow you the fuck out." They owned the talent agencies, they owned Ticketmaster, they owned the infrastructure. Tommy refused to betray his partners. They pressed the button. Fifteen years later—seven days a week selling cable door-to-door to fund lawyers—he's still fighting. He's refused their settlement offer sixteen times. The DOJ just found Live Nation guilty of monopoly on every count. Tommy holds evidence that could send executives to prison. This is the story of what it actually costs to refuse to be bought. 🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYS Before He Could Say His Name — Tommy walks into the Live Nation offices in NYC and is threatened with a multi-pronged corporate attack before he can even introduce himself—the moment the machinery of power reveals itself.  The Button Gets Pressed — Every door closes at once. Talent agencies go silent, the stadium owner caves, and the ten-year deal is wiped out in 24 hours—all because Tommy refused to kick out his business partners.  Charlie Sheen in a Swamp — Living as a blacklisted promoter, Tommy throws a concert for Charlie Sheen in a literal swamp next to the Meadowlands, spending thousands on heating tents and concrete rocks just to show he can still produce a show. The SL 500 and the Gym Showers — Tommy's pride won't let him sell the Mercedes or go to France for help; instead, he lives in the car for a month and showers at the gym in secret, unwilling to embarrass himself.  Fifteen Years of Cable Sales — Since 2011, Tommy has been selling cable door-to-door seven days a week to pay attorneys and fund litigation—a parallel economy of survival built entirely to challenge a $36 billion company.  Sixteen Refusals — Live Nation has offered settlements and mediations 16 times; Tommy has refused every single one because he holds evidence of criminal enterprise, not just business wrongdoing.  Guilty on Every Count — and the Prison Evidence — The DOJ just found Live Nation guilty of monopoly. Tommy's evidence could put executives in prison, which is why the trial has been delayed for 15 years; a trial is the last thing Live Nation wants. 🚨 Marley’s CTA (Because… duh): 💰 Want to stop bleeding cash in your business and finally pay yourself like a pro? Download Marley’s free guide: theprofitgoddess.com/nyp 📚 Want to fix your pricing so you can stop working for free? Grab But Are You Making Any Money? → http://amzn.to/1wAWpfx [http://amzn.to/1wAWpfx] ✨ For your daily drip of chaos, sass, sparkles, and survival: Follow @ThePartyGoddess on Instagram.

Mystery Headaches Were Flashbacks Knocking: Beth's Six-Year Journey

Beth Miller walked into what she thought was a permission-request meeting and accidentally became a podcast cohosts. What unfolds is unexpectedly profound: a conversation about Tai Chi, childhood trauma, and what teaching young entrepreneurs actually requires in the age of AI. Beth is a business professor at the University of Dayton who spent years in ad agencies before pivoting to full-time teaching — and what drew her to Tai Chi wasn't spiritual seeking, it was the body's need to process trauma. She describes the moment a flashback broke through years of suppression, dissolving mysterious headaches that had landed her in ERs. Marley reflects this vulnerability back with a chicken metaphor about letting others break free on their own. The conversation bridges healing and entrepreneurship: how breathing and mental fortitude are the real edge, and how AI is democratizing the playing field so completely that a solopreneur can now compete with multinationals. This is a story about the unplanned moments where the realest things get said. * The Accidental Podcast — Beth expected a quiet meeting to ask permission to use Marley's content in her class. Instead, she discovered she was live on the show — and rolled with it perfectly, becoming an instant cohost.  * The Little Girl in New York — Beth's anecdote about a sobbing child on a stoop holding a cup of barf — and how two Ohio women's kindness revealed the cultural chasm between the Midwest and the coasts.  * I Feel Tai Chi' — The Mastery Moment — After eight years of practice, Beth crosses the threshold where she stops doing Tai Chi and becomes Tai Chi — the moment when technique dissolves into embodied knowing.  * The Flashback That Freed Her — During a Tai Chi meditation, Beth experiences a massive flashback to childhood trauma — the breakthrough that finally dissolves years of mysterious headaches that no doctor could explain.  * The Chicken Metaphor — Marley's incubator wisdom: chicks must peck themselves out of their shells, building strength in the struggle. When one breaks free, others are inspired to follow — a perfect metaphor for healing and entrepreneurship.  * Don't Ever Give Up on Something You Can't Go a Day Without Thinking About — The episode's showpiece quote — a principle that applies equally to obsession, passion, and the mental fortitude required to build a business.  * Catch AI Up With Where You Are As Human — Beth's core teaching: students must lead the machine, not follow it. Human depth, cognitive ambition, and authentic presence must come first — then AI amplifies and accelerates. 🚨 Marley’s CTA (Because… duh): 💰 Want to stop bleeding cash in your business and finally pay yourself like a pro? Download Marley’s free guide: theprofitgoddess.com/nyp 📚 Want to fix your pricing so you can stop working for free? Grab But Are You Making Any Money? → http://amzn.to/1wAWpfx [http://amzn.to/1wAWpfx] ✨ For your daily drip of chaos, sass, sparkles, and survival: Follow @ThePartyGoddess on Instagram.

Mother's Day Wisdom: Why Kids Fighting Ruins Everything

Mother's Day doesn't have to mean a jam-packed restaurant, screaming kids, and inflated prices. In this solo episode, Marley Majcher shares her complete playbook for hosting an elegant, stress-free Mother's Day at home—from potluck strategy and elevated decor hacks to games and activities that keep everyone engaged. But beneath the tips is a quieter truth: what mothers actually want is a day where the kids aren't fighting and someone else handles the logistics. Marley reveals this through her own stories—the unshaven son on Mother's Day, the handmade printer-paper cards she keeps forever, and a heartfelt tribute to her own mom in heaven. This is the event planner's expertise wrapped in the honesty of a working mother. ✨ Inside the Episode: * The Potluck Principle — How to distribute the entertainment load so no one person (especially the mom) gets stuck with everything. Communication is key—assign categories upfront to avoid ending up with all sweets and no savory.  * Never Use Grocery Store Plastic (The Anti-Plastic Manifesto) — The event planner's eye: remove those horrendous plastic grocery store trays with barcodes and present food on real platters. It's an instant elevation that costs nothing and signals intentionality.  * The DIY Pedestal Hack — Goodwill glass + upside-down bucket glass + hot glue gun = your own elegant cake pedestal. Marley's signature move: 'You just made your own pedestal.'  * The Voluspa Candle Freezer Trick — After your expensive Voluspa candle burns down, put water in the tin with remaining wax and freeze it. The ice pops the wax out cleanly, leaving you with beautiful repurposed vases.  * All a Mother Wants Is Her Kids Not Fighting — The emotional core: Marley confesses that the single greatest gift is a day where the children aren't bickering. Everything else — the fancy food, the decor, the activities — serves this one truth.  * Homemade Cards Over Expensive Gifts — Her middle son pulls out printer paper and writes a heartfelt note. Those are the cards Marley keeps. Thoughtfulness beats expense every single time.  * The ChatGPT Transcript Hack — Take the transcript of this episode, feed it to ChatGPT, and ask it to riff on centerpiece ideas or add more suggestions. Let it create variations endlessly. 🚨 Marley’s CTA (Because… duh): 💰 Want to stop bleeding cash in your business and finally pay yourself like a pro? Download Marley’s free guide: theprofitgoddess.com/nyp 📚 Want to fix your pricing so you can stop working for free? Grab But Are You Making Any Money? → http://amzn.to/1wAWpfx [http://amzn.to/1wAWpfx] ✨ For your daily drip of chaos, sass, sparkles, and survival: Follow @ThePartyGoddess on Instagram.

Working Actors, Accidental Icons: Joe Cornet on the Mitchum Brothers

Marley Majcher takes Every Day's a Train Wreck on the road — broadcasting live from the Louie Ortega Room inside Oklahoma City's National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum during their annual awards gala. Her guest is Joe Cornet, filmmaker and publisher, who has dedicated years to resurrecting the forgotten half of one of Hollywood's greatest brotherhoods: John Mitchum, younger brother of Robert, who quietly racked up 800 television episodes, 150 films, and the role of Clint Eastwood's detective partner across all three original Dirty Harry films. Joe shares the improbable American dream story of two boys who rode the rails during the Depression and stumbled into stardom, the historical bombshell about Howard Hughes bailing Robert out of a 1947 marijuana arrest via his all-Mormon staff, and his mission to adapt John Mitchum's memoir Them Ornery Mitchum Boys into a limited series without surrendering creative control. Also: scorpions, Sam Elliott sightings, and the revelation that Joe's cinematographer Toby is a genuine 25-year oil and gas land man who did background work on Landman. ✨ Inside the Episode: * The Forgotten Mitchum Brother — John Mitchum — younger brother of Robert — appeared in over 800 television episodes and 150 films, yet almost nobody knows his name. Joe Cornet is on a mission to change that.  * Clint Eastwood's Detective Partner — John Mitchum played Clint Eastwood's detective partner in Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, and The Enforcer — a fact that lands like a thunderclap on both Marley Majcher and the audience.  * Howard Hughes and the Mormon Staff — When Robert Mitchum was arrested for marijuana in 1947, Howard Hughes — who owned the studio and had three Mitchum pictures in production — bailed him out through his trusted all-Mormon staff without ever leaving his house.  * The Scorpion Blood Story — Joe Cornet's unprompted confession about stepping barefoot on a California scorpion and treating it with Benadryl and elevation is the funniest two minutes of the episode, culminating in his claim to have 'scorpion blood' à la Charlie Sheen.  * Toby: The Real Land Man — The episode's best structural surprise — Joe's quiet cinematographer Toby turns out to be a 25-year oil and gas industry veteran who was an actual land man and even did background work on the Paramount+ series Landman.  * Protecting the Vision — Joe explains why he refuses to hand the Them Ornery Mitchum Boys limited series to a larger production entity: 'When you give it to somebody else, it becomes their vision, and your vision is lost.'  * The American Dream, Distilled — The Mitchum brothers didn't set out to be famous — they were just two kids riding the rails who got stopped on a street and asked if they'd ever considered acting. Their answer: 'How much does it pay?' 🔗 CONNECT WITH JOE You can find Joe Cornet here: Instagram: @sanrafaelproductions 🚨 Marley’s CTA (Because… duh): 💰 Want to stop bleeding cash in your business and finally pay yourself like a pro? Download Marley’s free guide: theprofitgoddess.com/nyp 📚 Want to fix your pricing so you can stop working for free? Grab But Are You Making Any Money? → http://amzn.to/1wAWpfx [http://amzn.to/1wAWpfx] ✨ For your daily drip of chaos, sass, sparkles, and survival: Follow @ThePartyGoddess on Instagram.