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October 19, 2026 YouTube + Spotify

Nobody Tells You a Big Heart Burns Out on Death - Why Am I Monte Leach

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About this episode

What happens when a kid raised by Nashville musicians, bounced between Tennessee, California, and Texas, finally figures out what he was made to do? Greg sits down with Monte Leach, a registered nurse, Navy honor graduate, dad, and self-described "dude" to everyone, to trace the winding road from Austin debauchery and a Christmas tree lot to the ICU in Houston's Med Center. Along the way, Monty opens up about grief, burnout, a late dyslexia diagnosis, a year when his baby daughter saw him as a stranger, and the quiet gift of being able to put his hands on people and help them heal.

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