"I want my daughter to have that kind of compassion when someone's being mean or rude."

We're joined on the Starline by a father, partner, teacher, podcaster and former Broadway star. His latest project is a daily podcast, “Waking Up with Ryan”. We welcome Ryan Weiss.

Ryan, let's go Beyond the Mic. You've said, "It was never about becoming someone new. It was about letting go of who I thought I was." That's a pretty different pitch than most of the wellness world makes right now. Why'd this show need to exist at ten minutes a day, instead of one more long conversation?

So, what’s happiness to you now?

Sophia Bush, Gerard Butler, LeAnn Rimes are lined up for the long-form side of this. What do you actually want to find out from them, that a magazine profile will never get to?

Who is your dream guest that you haven’t booked yet?

“Waking Up with Ryan” is the show and Ryan Weiss joins us for the Rockin’ 8, 8 random questions, just trust your first instinct. There is no Pressure.

1. What kind of chickens did you have?

2. When was the last baseball game you attended, and who's your baseball idol?

3. First tattoo was of what, and when did you get it?

4. Favorite yoga pose, and least favorite?

5. Wicked is eight shows a week, no days off for months. What's the one thing about performer stamina that still shows up in how you coach people now?

6. Growing up with two triplet siblings in the clergy, what's one thing about faith or ritual you picked up from them without ever meaning to?

7. You say the same prayer each day, Ryan. When was the first day you said it?

8. One experience you have had in your life that you want your daughter Deia to have too?

You've said your deepest healing didn't come from trying to fix yourself, it came once you surrounded yourself with teachers and a community who actually understood your trauma. Who was in that room?

What did they understand that you couldn't give yourself yet?

Who do you want to heal with “Waking Up with Ryan”?

“Waking Up with Ryan” is the show and Ryan Weiss joins us for One Big Question… If self-acceptance is the whole message, what's the part of yourself you're still working on accepting?

Siblings became clergy, he became a Broadway dancer, now he's doing the family's actual work without a pulpit and had heritage chickens. He wants you to hear “Waking up with Ryan”. Ryan Weiss, thanks for taking the time to talk with us today.

And that my friends is a Beyond the Mic Short Cut.