What happens when you stop chasing spectacle—and start chasing truth? In this richly layered episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle sits down with Sacramento filmmaker, actor, musician, and creative instigator Sean Kilcoyne for an evening that drifts effortlessly between laughter, philosophy, memory, and imagination. Sean is the kind of storyteller who builds entire worlds from small rooms: public-access studios, festival-bound short films, late-night scripts, and borrowed light. From Chowder Heart and Family to Regional Treasures: Digging for Freedom, his work reminds us that storytelling doesn’t need million-dollar budgets—just heart, curiosity, and the courage to believe small stories matter. Together, Doyle and Sean explore: The hidden magic of Sacramento’s scrappy creative scene Making short films as acts of faith rather than commerce Family as collaborators, anchors, and co-creators Why comedy, sincerity, and rebellion often live in the same breath The episode unfolds as something more than an interview. Through live readings of AI-inspired plays, poems, and surreal short scenes—a vending machine that knows too much, strangers bonded by a shared dream in a DMV line, a lost-and-found desk that returns forgotten moments—Sean steps fully into the act of storytelling, revealing how art becomes a mirror rather than a mask. There are detours into music, mysticism, aging, parenthood, creative burnout, ethical dilemmas in art, and the quiet ache of the roads we didn’t take. There’s laughter, awkwardness, sincerity, and the sense that something real is happening in the room. At its core, this episode is about one essential truth: Storytelling is connection. And sometimes the most honest stories don’t live in Hollywood—they live right here, told by people who keep showing up with a camera, a question, and a contagious laugh. Settle in. Dim the lights if you feel like it. You’re not just listening to a story tonight—you’re stepping into one. Spirit Talk Show – Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups Hosted by Doyle Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/SpiritTalkShow?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Follow Spirit Talk Show on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spirittalkshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doylespirittalkshow/ If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, rate, and share it with someone who might need it.

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