The David Magee Show

We recently lived through a storm that shut down our town, cut the power for days, and reminded us how fragile our routines really are. When the lights go out and the temperature drops, and your house is hit by a tree, perspective gets tested — and so does patience, fear, and old wounds you thought were long settled.

In this episode, my wife Kent and I talk about what it’s like to navigate an unexpected storm — not just the weather kind, but the emotional ones that rise up alongside it. We reflect on marriage, past trauma, community, and the quiet ways resilience shows up when plans fall apart.

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January puts an enormous amount of pressure on us — to be better, healthier, more disciplined, more productive. If you’re feeling behind, distracted, or overwhelmed right now, you’re not alone. Most of us are trying to improve ourselves at the exact moment we feel least equipped to do it.

In this episode, I share what I learned 15 years ago when my life had fallen apart: I didn’t need a new me — I needed a less distracted me. We talk about why resolutions often fail, why willpower is overrated, and how real growth usually comes through subtraction, not reinvention.

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We tell ourselves the holidays are supposed to be joyful — full of warmth, family, and meaning. And they are. But they also have a way of bringing grief, loneliness, and unmet expectations to the surface, especially when you’ve experienced loss of loved ones.

In this episode, Kent and I talk honestly about why Christmas can feel heavy for some, how expectations shape our suffering, and why letting go of the “perfect picture” can open the door to meaningful holidays. If this Christmas feels hard for you, you’re not alone. Heres how to make it better.

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Sitting down with my friend Dr. David Weill, I was struck by the courage it takes to return to your past and ask a hard, lifelong question: Who am I really?

In this episode, we talk about his new memoir, Tell Me I Belong, and the journey that shaped it—growing up in the Deep South as the son of a father with Jewish heritage and a Southern Baptist mother, in a home where faith was rarely discussed. That silence left him searching for identity, meaning, and a sense of belonging that wouldn’t come easily.

This is a conversation about family, faith, and the quiet ways we inherit confusion, and how we begin to untangle it. If you’ve ever wrestled with where you fit, or who you were meant to become, this episode will stay with you.

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Kent and I share the story behind our shared journey that led us to launching The Magee Foundation, work we are doing together.

The Magee Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening community well-being through storytelling, education, recovery support, and collaboration. It’s the next step in the work that began and continues with our family’s own story.

Find out more at mageefoundation.org

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