Live Courageously With Shawn Sourgose
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LOS ANGELES - Californer -- "Live Courageously" Podcast Show with John Duffy is a show for our time where fear and courage are battling it out in our lives. The Podcast show brings on a wide range of guests who are friends of the host who have lived courageous lives in the face of many types of adversity.
The show EP # 92 will air Sunday, Apr 6th, 6 pm PST on John Facebook Page +
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On Apr 6th, John's guest will be Shawn Sourgose – Writer, Director, Producer. Born and raised in Northern California, Shawn was influenced by local filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola, Saul Zaentz and George Lucas. At 18 he began film school college  eventually transferred to San Francisco State University gaining a BA in Cinema. In 1996 he wrote, directed and produced his first feature "Brown Sheep", a dark comedy that sold internationally. In 1999 he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career in the film business. He worked in television on "America's Most Wanted" and the first season of ABC's comedy series "Less Than Perfect" that starred Eric Roberts and Zachary Levi. He decided to focus on creating content as an independent filmmaker. Shawn was the creative force behind the feature films "Blood Of Redemption," starring Billy Zane, Dolph Lundgren and Vinnie Jones as well as "Wrath of Cain" starring Ving Rhames and Robert Patrick. He has been under contract as a writer for American Film Partners and optioned with Anthony Romano, producer of "Catch Me if You Can" and "I Robot." In 2020, he was diagnosed with stage 4 papillary thyroid cancer, which initially receded after surgery and radiation, but returned with a vengeance, metastasizing to a form with an incurable diagnosis. He attended a healing Mass shortly after the return diagnosis. When he was prayed over by a priest he was healed. His own doctors cannot explain what happened. Shawn knows what happened, God happened. Through the power of prayer and faith, he was healed.

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John Duffy, the creator and moderator of "Live Courageously," has produced over 55 films in his film career. John grew up in the South Bronx, dropping out of high school at 15. John has recently produced the feature film Left Behind with Kevin Sorbo. John was an adjunct professor at three universities. John has also worked in the personal development industry with Tony Robbins as his mentor. He has produced 91 podcast shows to date. Recently, he introduced the Live-Courageously.com. John has also written two memoirs, Black Irish - Not Your Average White Boy and Mao to Reagan - A Born Again American.