David's Saturday Night Sit Back (DSNSB)
When I started this show, I had no clear direction — no perfect plan, no “ideal guest.”
So, I committed to recording 21 episodes and figured if something clicked, I’d keep going. Around episode 12, a guest flipped the script and started asking me the hard questions. I was terrified to publish it — but I’d be a hypocrite to ask for people’s truth if I wasn’t willing to give mine.
Then a 17-year-old approached me at the gym after hearing my story. He told me that at 16, he tried to take his own life. And somehow, hearing that episode gave him the hope to keep going.
This podcast is now a mission: to tell personal stories with an aim light the internal fire in young men and women across the globe who are walking through the dark night of their journey.
Episodes
173 episodes
Don’t Wait: The Advice Every Young Man Needs
David surprises his close friend John with an emotional birthday letter that sparks one of the most vulnerable and honest conversations ever recorded on David’s Saturday Night Sit Back.Centered around one message — Don’t Wait — th...
The Hidden Cost of Building a Creator Career Alone | Cole Nevins
Cole Nevins returns to DSNSB for one of the most important conversations yet:What does it really cost to build something meaningful in the creator economy?From sports blogging as a kid to entrepreneurship, Phenom Media, Yah...
He Wants to Be a Millionaire by 40… But That’s Not the Story
Eric Ulmer is 24 years old and chasing a goal most people don’t even say out loud: to become a millionaire by 40.But this conversation isn’t really about money.It’s about what happens underneath the ambition.In this episode...
The Moment He Realized He Was Becoming Someone He Hated
Most men don’t hit rock bottom all at once. It happens slowly… quietly… over time.You stop facing what hurts. You start numbing what you feel. And one day—you realize you’re not living your life… you’re just su...
He Didn’t Need More Motivation. He Needed to Change Who He Defaulted To | Nic Patterson
Nic Patterson is a paramedic and EMS instructor, but this episode is really about identity, direction, and becoming the person you know you’re capable of being.Nic opens up about drifting into alcohol, weed, and bad habits when he was y...
Comedians Are Some of the Worst People to Network With (Here’s Why)
Two comedians, one studio, and absolutely no direction.In this episode, David sits down with Jarrett Zellner and Kyler Patton Green for a conversation that quickly spirals into stories about bombing on big stages, surviving near-death ex...
👉 He Built a Multi-Million Dollar Business… But Wasn’t Happy - Dylan Carpenter
Dylan Carpenter returns to DSNSB—and this time, the conversation goes deeper.When he first came on the show, one moment stood out: when asked if he was happy, he paused… and said, “I don’t think so.”Two years later, a lot has chan...
He Had No Plan… And It Worked - Austin Ingels
Austin Ingels didn’t grow up with a plan.Raised in a small town in Illinois, surrounded by family, friends, and chaos, he spent his early adult years chasing excitement—working jobs, partying, and figuring things out as he went.Th...
He Had the Perfect Job… But Was Still Miserable | Korey Lonberger
Korey Lonberger grew up in a tiny farming town in Kansas where life revolved around sports, hard work, and small-town values.After playing college football, he entered the corporate world and eventually landed a job that most people woul...
DSNSB LIVE: The Night That Started Something Bigger
Three years ago David moved to Austin with a crazy idea.Start a podcast.No audience. No plan. No guarantee anyone would listen.This episode is the first live recording of David’s Saturday Night Sit Back...
The Quarterback Who Lost His Job to a Heisman Winner: Trevor Louis
Trevor almost became the starting quarterback on a nationally ranked team.Then a future Heisman winner took the spot.That loss — and a punishment from an English teacher — unexpectedly launched him into comedy and storytelling.
Does Gen Z Have It Harder? The Real Conversation Before DSNSB LIVE
Jon Schorle returns to DSNSB to unpack the biggest cultural questions facing Gen Z:– Does going to the gym actually build confidence? – Should you meet your heroes? – Is Gen Z misunderstood or entitled? – How m...
He Worked 26 Jobs at 26…After a brush with Addiction & Growing Up Without a Dad | Logan Price
He worked 26 jobs by 26. He went through withdrawals alone. He grew up without a father. And he still chose alignment over security.Logan Price is an indie rock artist who moved to Austin without a safety net —...
If You’re in Your 20s and Feel Behind, Watch This - Jake Caffee opens up.
Are you happy—or just doing what you’re supposed to do?Jake Caffee joins David for a raw, reflective conversation about faith, anxiety, identity, and becoming the kind of person you’re proud of. If this conversation helped yo...
Welcome to David’s Saturday Night Sit Back
This podcast is for people who don’t recognize who they’ve become — and are ready to change it.I chose Allan Bader’s episode as the featured trailer for new listeners because my target audience is young men and women who are strug...
Self-Taught, Self-Aware, Still Becoming — Identity Crisis lead guitarist Parker Menck
Parker Menke doesn’t chase the spotlight — and that’s what makes this conversation powerful.In this episode, Parker opens up about growing up feeling different, teaching himself guitar from scratch, and finding identity through music ins...
He Lost Everything — Then Rebuilt Himself on the Stage. Beck Call.
Beck Call has been creating since childhood — but not without cost.In this episode, Beck opens up about building and losing a successful YouTube channel as a kid, walking away from content creation, and eventually rediscovering purpose t...
Train Like Lives Depend On It | Firefighter Ryan Swenson
Firefighter, EMT, and hybrid athlete Ryan Swenson joins David for a grounded, honest conversation about purpose, discipline, and training when lives are on the line.From small-town Minnesota to the Georgetown Fire Department, Ryan...
Student-Athlete in the Crease: Hockey Goalie Casey Johnson’s Real Path
Casey Johnson is the definition of Catholic-adjacent goalie-chaos turned student-athlete balance — UT Austin hockey goalie, former retail worker, fashion nerd, traveler, fisherman, and Fortnite strategist.David and Casey sit back ...
The Audio Wizard Behind 20M+ Views Finally Speaks with Tyler Hayes
Tyler Hayes is the drummer and producer behind The Broken View, the New York-born rock band known for self-producing their music and videos. He’s also the founder of Greyscale Recordings, a mixing and mastering studio built on raw...
We Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Have a Podcast - Sorry Time's return to DSNSB
Some episodes exist to teach. This one exists to survive.David sits down with Isac Kane Brown, Frank Trandicosta, and Jason Fearn for a no-filter, no-agenda conversation that spirals from comedy stories and dating disasters into...
She Lived in an Airport for 6 Months: Maya Gray’s Untold Story
After 17 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, Maya Gray left everything behind—including a stable life—and lived in a foreign airport for six months. What led her there? This story will stop you in your tracks.This episode of David’s Satur...
We Ruined Christmas! The unhinged DSNSB Christmas Hootenanny with Ben Taylor & Nick Hartley
Merry Christmas y’all! Welcome to the 3rd Annual DSNSB Christmas Hootenanny — a wildly festive, hilariously unfiltered holiday episode of David’s Saturday Night Sit Back.This week, we take a break from the us...
Faith, Family, Comedy & Autism — Nick Hartley Opens Up
This week on David’s Saturday Night Sit Back, I sit down with my friend Nick Hartley — an engineer-turned-comedian who works with autistic kids by day and performs stand-up comedy by night. Nick is equal parts hilarious, thoughtfu...
Why I Left Everything to Be Funny with Comedian Sean Stuart on DSNSB
In this episode, Sean Stuart shares how he left the corporate world, lost 50 pounds, and found his voice through stand-up comedy. We explore his journey with sobriety, his experience performing at open mics inside a church of Scientology, and w...