Season 89, Episode 1058: 2025 NYE Lollapalooza Episode 11: Second Half Adjustments

Episode 11 of the New Year’s Eve Lollapalooza is a brotherhood conversation — the kind that doesn’t posture, doesn’t perform, and doesn’t pretend.

Jay Doran and co-host Mike Calhoun are joined by Eddy Perez Jr., Brett Grossman, John New, and Darwin Roman to talk words for 2026, the cost of leadership, and what it really looks like to keep showing up when life gets heavy.

The words on the table set the tone fast:

• Darwin: Value — not just what you bring to others, but what you require for yourself (boundaries included).
• Eddy: Atonement — owning the moments you knew better and didn’t listen to yourself.
• Brett: Self-Actualization — becoming the man you’re capable of being, day by day.
• Mike: Different (and last year: Jubilee) — reset, rethink, and stop doing what no longer serves the mission.
• Jay: last year Intensity, this year Love — life isn’t a problem to solve, it’s a reality to experience.

From there, the conversation turns real: building your “team” in relationships (assets vs. liabilities), why men often don’t make the call when they’re struggling, the pressure of being the one who always “handles it,” and the second-half adjustments that actually win championships — in business, fatherhood, and life.

John New shares a powerful win: getting through years of divorce dynamics and choosing to “win with love” for his kids. Eddy opens up about identity, leadership, and why atonement starts with accountability. Brett talks honestly about weathering a financial storm and the quiet danger of carrying everything alone. Darwin brings it home with the hard lesson: if you don’t respect your own value, you’ll pay for it.

If you’re a man carrying pressure in silence — or you love someone who is — share this episode with a brother.