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Hey y'all, welcome to the Dagelbyte's podcast. I'm your host Lauren Dagel.

I'm a singer that hails from the deep swamps of Louisiana.

I've entered my way up to Nashville to take the risk of jumping in on the pipe dream,

of singing on stages other than the ones I grew up seeing.

Along this journey I wrote a song called You Say, and what came next absolutely changed my life.

I found myself in tour buses, singing on stages all over the world,

and every single night I would get asked the question,

what would Lauren Dagel be doing if she hadn't pursued music?

Well, this season of Dagelbyte's is answering just that,

and I'm bringing you along with me on this adventure.

I'm inviting new friends that I've just met and old friends that I've known for a long time

to come and explore what it is like to pursue their passions.

I know that they've inspired me and I'm sure that they will probably do the exact same thing for you.

So my absolute hope is that as you're sitting and you're listening,

you then too can be inspired.

You then too can ask the question, what is it that I would love to do with my life?

And maybe along the way you'll find steps to making that happen.

So pull up a seat, join us in the conversation. You have a place here.

This is the Dagelbyte's podcast on Amazon Music.

This next guest is an absolute champion.

At just 16 years old, he finished 6th in the 100 meter backstroke and 4th in the 200 meter backstroke

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