The Voices of SOUL ON FIRE: Masey McLain (ep. 810)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

Self-improvement, Bestsellingauthor, Education, Dailyinspiration, Society & Culture, Liveinspired, Johnoleary, Inspiration, Joebuck, Inspiredliving, Onfire, Relationships

4.9 • 672 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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This week, The Voices of SOUL ON FIRE series welcomes Masey McLain, the gifted actress who portrays my wife, Beth O’Leary, in our upcoming film.

Casting Beth was one of the most important decisions of the film, and in Masey we found someone who truly embodies her grace, strength, and unshakable love. Beyond the screen, Masey is an author, singer, producer, and speaker. She lives with mission and purpose, and she’s a dear friend whose light shines every bit as brightly as her performance.

Recorded in Hogansville, Georgia (Masey’s small hometown!), she opens up about what it meant to step into Beth’s shoes and portray a love that sees the scars and chooses them anyway. Masey also shares on her journey of faith, the lessons she carried from set, and how she radiates beauty, humility, joy, and resilience both onscreen and off.

My friends, if you need a reminder that love is the foundation for courage, and that faith and laughter can carry us through any season, this conversation is for you.

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0:46.2	Welcome to the Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary. John is the two-time national bestselling
0:51.8	author of On Fire and In Aw.
0:55.1	He's a world-class inspirational speaker, the host of the Live Inspired podcast.
1:00.5	And he's the real-life inspiration behind the major motion picture, Soul On Fire.
1:05.7	Each week, John interviews extraordinary individuals about their life stories so you can more fully live your life story.
1:13.3	Here's your host, John O'Leary.
1:15.8	Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary.
1:21.4	So over the eight years it took to bring our film, Soul on Fire, to Life, the question I was
1:27.2	most frequently asked by friends and fellow producers was, John,
1:32.8	who do you want to play you?
1:35.9	But it wasn't the actor portraying me that I cared most about.
1:39.2	It also wasn't the actor who portrayed Hall of Fame announcer Jack Buck, who changed my life, ultimately played by
1:45.4	William H. Macy, that I cared most about. It wasn't the amazing nurse who taught me how to walk again,
1:51.9	eventually played by Devon Franklin. It wasn't the remarkable mother who taught me how to live
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