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The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington

Introducing: Comeback Stories w/ NY Giants TE Darren Waller & Donny Starkins

The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington

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Football, News, Basketball, Sports, Sports News, Baseball

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

“Comeback Stories,” hosted by New York Giants tight end Darren Waller and mental health and mindfulness coach Donny Starkins, joins Michael Smith’s Inflection Point Entertainment's new podcast network with the debut of a new third season.

The show will continue to spotlight real-life tales of resiliency including insight into the hosts’ ongoing recovery journeys and interviews with guests whose stories illustrate a broad spectrum of “comeback” stories.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Comeback Stories. I'm Darren Waller and my day job is tied in for

0:05.4

the New York Giants, but my purpose is reaching as many people as possible

0:08.8

through this podcast. Opening up is scary, but that's how I met my co-host and

0:12.7

friend, Donnie Starkens, who's an international yoga and meditation instructor as

0:16.7

well as a mental health and mindset coach. We started this podcast to remind

0:20.8

everyone listening wherever you are that you have a comeback story within you.

0:26.0

By giving you a glimpse into our daily lives, struggles and all, and welcoming

0:30.8

household names on as our guests, we hope every episode works to bankrupt that false story,

0:37.0

you're telling yourself that you're alone. You are not alone. We're in recovery, but we're not

0:42.4

limited to recovery. The idea of responding to adversity and coming back is a way of life.

0:46.9

As opposed to one event, it's a process. You might be thinking these guys be

0:51.1

addiction. They've got it all figured out, but we're just two people choosing to continue

0:54.8

bettering ourselves. We love for you to join us. We love a good comeback story.

0:59.8

Boomies are made about them and we see them on the biggest stage in sports every day,

1:04.8

but we're dedicated to surfacing real life comeback stories happening all around us.

1:10.0

No comeback is too small to be inspiring. I mean, being human is like one never ending

1:15.8

comeback story. Donnie, I know I speak for both of us when I say I get excited because these are

1:20.7

conversations that people aren't having as much as they should, but these types of conversations

1:24.7

changed our lives. We want to be vulnerable at the expense of comfort because the uncomfortable

1:29.2

is where the real story begins. And you won't want to miss how this story unfolds.

1:33.9

Listen to comeback stories starting on August 3rd on the iHeart Radio app Apple podcast or wherever

1:40.2

you get your podcasts.

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