Paving the Trail

Paving the Trail is a podcast tailored to local artists, small business owners, and entrepreneurs around the DFW Metroplex. We hope to shine the light on some of the talent around here, as well as collaborate with them through our production company, Snail Trail Studios. Thanks for listening!

017 Music, Discipline, and Creative Integrity with Dflo Music

In this episode we have Daniel Flores, otherwise known as Dflo Music. Dflo shares his journey as a musician, his struggles as a discipline, and maintaining creative integrity.

05-22
01:46:55

016 YouTube, StoryTelling, and Balance w/ Joseph Garcia

We're back to our regularly scheduled programming! Season 2 kicks off with an incredible conversation with the multidisciplinary creative Joseph Garcia. Joseph is a YouTuber, Music Director, Photographer, and Youth Pastor. His tutorials have helped creatives level up their content and his storytelling abilities are incredible. Check out his channel in the link down below! Thanks for being on the show brotha!

04-23
02:20:35

015 Management w/ Rebecca Jewell

Sorry for the late upload! Thought it uploaded but it was just a draft!!

04-23
01:21:35

013 Food Challenges, Cocaine Bear, and Game Glitches w/Matt and Jon

This week we have our friends Matt and Jon on the Trail talking about gaming, food challenges, and the trending movie Cocaine Bear.

03-21
01:04:45

010 Chess and Anime w/ Chaz Monk

Heath is on vacation! In this episode I am joined by Chaz Monk - we play chess and talk Naruto,Bleach, and a bunch of other animes! Enjoy!

02-26
01:08:28

008 Missing Pants, Death of Malls, & Climbing Mt. Everest w/ Caleb Olivas

In this episode we have our good friend Caleb Olivas - the first client of Snail Trail Studios and a really good friend! Thank you Caleb for being on the show!

02-12
54:34

007 Comic Book Conventions and being on America's Got Talent w/ Jon "JC" Cancel

This week we sit down with Jon "JC" Cancel and talk about his love for comics and collectibles. We also talk about being on the step team with Heath and being on America's Got Talent when they were younger. 

02-05
58:00

005 Sports and Crypto and More Sports w/ Blake Smith

In this episode we talk playoff football, basketball, gambling and crypto with our good friend Blake Smith. 

01-29
01:12:59

004 Concerts, Supporting Family, and Music Documentaries w/ Hayden Addington

In this episode I talk to Hayden Addington, a true music enthusiast. Hayden is working on starting a YouTube channel that focuses on documenting his favorite bands, and he shows his dedication through his extensive knowledge of the band My Chemical Romance's origins and his enthusiasm about a band called Acid Bath was so contagious, it got me to listen to the band myself on my commute to work this week. We also cover the dynamics of supporting family as we discuss his relationship with his brother, and we cover his recent career development towards the end. Thanks for being on the show brotha, and hope you guys enjoy this one as much as we did making it!

01-22
01:58:33

003 The Inception of Snail Trail Studios, Filming Weddings, and the QuikTrip Documentary w/ Heath Rainey

In this episode, we announce Heath Rainey as a co-host.  We talk the formation of Snail Trail, The QuikTrip Documentary and we share some wedding stories. 

01-22
58:43

002 Faith, Family, and Living a Balanced Life w/Earnie Larkin

In this episode, I am joined by Earnie Larkin. At one point in life, Earnie balanced being a store supervisor, a real estate agent, a father of four, and an active member and leader of his church. Sorry for the audio quality in this one, you'll hear my son Elijah in the background here and there. Thank you Earnie for being on the show!

01-14
01:05:25

001 Acting, Managing, and How I Met Your Mother w/ Frank Yandall

So I was doing a test episode with Frank, and had a blast podcasting. I think this might be an enjoyable new venture for Snail Trail Studios! Couldn’t help but make a teaser, can’t wait to release on Sunday! Thank you Frank for being the first guest of Paving The Trail, a podcast by Snail Trail Studios. In this episode we talk about management styles, New Year Resolutions, test Frank’s ”How I Met Your Mother” knowledge(pretty impressive) and do a little bit of improv and impressions. Already have a pretty good lineup of guests and I can’t wait to dive into more conversations. Let me know if you want to be a guest 😄

01-08
01:15:36

Episode 0 - The Pitch

Hi! Thanks for listening. This episode is episode 0, where I kind of just talk about the idea behind Snail Trail Studios and everything I've learned in the three weeks since the establishment of this production company. 

09-19
07:10

014 America's Got Talent S2, Directing and AI integration w/ Dir. Ronnie Jackson

We had award winning Director Ronnie Jackson on the show to talk about making movies, collaboration, America's Got Talent and how AI is taking over everything. Since filming we have been trying to learn more about AI every day and how easy it is to use as a tool for our every day lives and business, so definitely stick around til the end for this one! Have a great week and we will see y'all on the next one!!

03-26
01:23:28

011 Videography and Photo, Filming a Documentary and Video Games w/ Garrett French

We're both back in the Studio this week we're talking with our good friend and co producer on the Quiktrip Documentary, Garrett French. We talk about cameras, photography/videography and tell some childhood stories. We also get into some video games and in the last segment we do lightning round questions with a surprise ending so stick around for that! Thanks for watching/listening guys! -H

03-05
01:04:01

009 Harry Potter Trivia w/ Jordan Brooks and Frank Yandall

Hi! Sorry for the late upload! In this episode we do Harry Potter Trivia with Jordan and Frank! 

02-20
01:05:30

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