Aledo, Illinois' own, podcast host, musician, entrepreneur, and much more, Dan Smotz was fun to chat with. Growing up with a pastor dad, it wasn’t too long before Dan went from being pretty sheltered to being into all sorts of secular music, tattoos, and conspiracy theories. We cover the many hats Dan has worn over the years, and cover his political journey and creation of The System of Down podcast. He also tells me all about the special relationship he has with his high school bandmates in The Dawn Retreat, who he recently reunited with as they celebrate their most recent album release, Crown of Horns.

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