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S1 Ep22 | Connor Tomlinson: LOVE IS IN THE AIR??? · The Guuuzan Show

0:00
SPEAKER_02: What are your go-to moves, your dream date tactics?
0:03
SPEAKER_00: Well, good manners for one.
0:05
SPEAKER_00: Also love that.
0:07
SPEAKER_00: I feel like those might have gone out the window over the course of time a little bit, you know?
0:10
SPEAKER_01: First date, I didn't open the car door for either.
0:13
SPEAKER_01: Oh.
0:14
SPEAKER_01: Am I the doghouse?
0:15
SPEAKER_00: Pretty much.
0:16
SPEAKER_01: They should probably call her right now, shouldn't I?
0:18
SPEAKER_00: Oh wait, no way.
0:24
SPEAKER_00: We are back for another episode of the Goozan Show.
0:28
SPEAKER_00: We are down here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and we have a very special guest with us joining us uh straight from Hollywood, straight from the show.
0:36
SPEAKER_00: Love on the spectrum, Mr.
0:38
SPEAKER_00: Connor Thomlison.
0:39
SPEAKER_00: Connor, thank you very much for joining us here on the Goozan Show.
0:43
SPEAKER_02: Thank you very much for having me, Brad.
0:44
SPEAKER_02: It is both a delight and an honor to be here.
0:47
SPEAKER_00: Love it, love it.
0:49
SPEAKER_00: Connor, you know, for our fans, I know you have such a huge following, but but maybe for some of our fans, give them an insight of who Connor is.
0:58
SPEAKER_02: Well, about me, I am a lover of history, culture, or world languages, and I'm also a collector.
1:06
SPEAKER_02: I've collected books.
1:10
SPEAKER_02: And for some of you who know me well, I have collected swords for display purposes only.
1:18
SPEAKER_02: Your clarification.
1:19
SPEAKER_02: Love that.
1:19
SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
1:21
SPEAKER_02: And um I've been on three seasons of the Netflix series Love on the Spectrum.
1:27
SPEAKER_02: And like Brad says, I've gained quite a following in humble brag.
1:35
SPEAKER_02: And I've um, well, I've been a longtime fan of Atlanta United.
1:41
SPEAKER_02: Ever since my dad first took me here, back when a lot of players who are no longer on the team used to play.
1:50
SPEAKER_02: Players like Michael Parkhurst, and of course, Joseph Martinez.
1:58
SPEAKER_02: And you've been the uh goalkeeper through all that time, have you, Brad?
2:03
SPEAKER_00: I have, I have, yes.
2:04
SPEAKER_00: And and we appreciate your support and not only yours, but your families.
2:08
SPEAKER_00: I know season ticket holders, and you know, you guys have have always been supporting the five stripes.
2:14
SPEAKER_00: And so we just want to say thank you for for that.
2:17
SPEAKER_00: And as we were talking about earlier off-camera, you know, we we we're hoping for a little bit of a good luck charm in terms of uh a result here.
2:25
SPEAKER_00: So um, you know, you you do it is a humble brag, right?
2:30
SPEAKER_00: It's more than just a following.
2:32
SPEAKER_00: I mean, you you have become iconic, whether it's with your one-liners, um, whether it's with your uh ability to to be you know camera friendly and be on the show, and and just you know, talk to us about that.
2:46
SPEAKER_00: How has being on the show changed your life?
2:50
SPEAKER_02: It's really opened some doors for me.
2:52
SPEAKER_02: And when I see myself on TV, I think, wow, did I actually come up with one-liners?
3:00
SPEAKER_02: I mean, it's like you just don't plan them, you just speak them, and then people see it, they market it, they package it, they patent it.
3:09
SPEAKER_02: It not necessarily in that order, but most of all, it's really helped change my life in some ways.
3:16
SPEAKER_02: I'm meeting people, I've made friends, some some of them in high places, and I've met some really great people and gone places I never even dreamed of going.
3:30
SPEAKER_02: Like, never even thought of that I'd be going.
3:33
SPEAKER_02: Like Los Angeles is England, for those of you who have seen my most recent season.
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SPEAKER_02: And and and well, you know, just live in the dream.
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SPEAKER_01: Love that.
3:49
SPEAKER_01: Connor, speaking of England, we've heard you got a pretty decent English accent.
3:53
SPEAKER_01: Is this true?
3:54
SPEAKER_01: Can you give us a little something here?
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SPEAKER_01: Because this guy thinks he's got a pretty good scouse.
3:58
SPEAKER_01: He actually had some English accent when he came here to Atlanta, too, which is insane.
4:02
SPEAKER_01: Too can we hear a little bit of the you got any scowls up to you?
4:06
SPEAKER_02: Oh, you mean like they say in Liverpool?
4:08
SPEAKER_02: No, Liverpool, come on now.
4:10
SPEAKER_02: Come on, geezer.
4:12
SPEAKER_02: Come on.
4:15
SPEAKER_02: I'm having a brilliant time right now.
4:17
SPEAKER_01: Shall we just talk like this the rest of the show, you think?
4:20
SPEAKER_01: Oh, I don't know.
4:20
SPEAKER_01: Is that all right, guys?
4:24
SPEAKER_00: We're gonna be here all night.
4:26
SPEAKER_00: Oh, good lord, that is rich.
4:29
SPEAKER_00: I love it.
4:30
SPEAKER_01: Speaking of England, do you have a Premier League side?
4:33
SPEAKER_01: Villa by chance?
4:36
SPEAKER_01: Um that's a no.
4:37
SPEAKER_00: That's a no.
4:38
SPEAKER_00: That's a no.
4:39
SPEAKER_02: No, but we but we have watched a lot of games around English teams.
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SPEAKER_02: Our one of our most favorite is Tottenham Hotspur.
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SPEAKER_00: Oh they're they're having a bit of a tough time.
4:51
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, and uh my cousin Joseph actually plays for Milton Keynes.
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SPEAKER_00: Okay, yeah, love that.
5:00
SPEAKER_00: That's amazing.
5:02
SPEAKER_00: Have you have you been able to to I know you said you've been over there, were you able to to check out a game and and see your cousin?
5:09
SPEAKER_02: Sadly no, but I have seen my cousin plenty of times.
5:12
SPEAKER_02: And I saw him play on TV, and I was like, whoa, that's my little cousin up there.
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SPEAKER_00: Love that, love that.
5:22
SPEAKER_00: You know, when when you look at, you know, the ability, you talked about your love of history, and and you look at England, you know, you talked about your collection of of swords for display only, of course.
5:34
SPEAKER_00: Um you know, when what how how did you get into that?
5:37
SPEAKER_00: What what triggered you as saying, oh that that that really piques my interest?
5:43
SPEAKER_02: Truth.
5:45
SPEAKER_02: When my dad first introduced us to Lord of the Rings.
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SPEAKER_02: Oh Anduril was always my favorite sword in that.
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SPEAKER_02: For those of you who don't know, it's the sword Aragorn wields in Return of the King.
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SPEAKER_00: Very nice.
6:00
SPEAKER_00: And then that was that was the start of this love of of history and you know, Game of Thrones, and just you know, swords in general, huh?
6:10
SPEAKER_02: I mean, watching a lot of fantasy and and historical fiction, you know, knights, it's Viking's magic, dragons, the whole shebang.
6:22
SPEAKER_02: It really it's really what got me interested in fantasy.
6:26
SPEAKER_00: Do you have the swords displayed in the house?
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SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
6:30
SPEAKER_00: Where where we're in the house, all over just your your room?
6:33
SPEAKER_02: Well in my in my bedroom, but I'm hoping to get at my own media room.
6:39
SPEAKER_02: Well, once my brother gets his own place.
6:44
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
6:45
SPEAKER_00: The sky's the limit, you know?
6:46
SPEAKER_00: Yep.
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SPEAKER_00: Love that.
6:47
SPEAKER_00: Is that is that part of the negotiation then?
6:49
SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
6:50
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
6:50
SPEAKER_00: Where wherever your brother moves it, hey, we gotta make sure there's a media space for me, huh?
6:54
SPEAKER_02: Oh, yeah.
6:55
SPEAKER_02: Well, not maybe not in his place, but you know.
6:58
SPEAKER_00: For sure.
6:59
SPEAKER_01: This guy being a goalkeeper, but uh, Connor, we had to ask you, who do you think would be the best character of Game of Thrones to be a goalkeeper?
7:06
SPEAKER_01: Is it the Hound, Jon Snow?
7:08
SPEAKER_01: Who are we feeling?
7:09
SPEAKER_01: Oh, I think probably Jon Snow.
7:14
SPEAKER_00: Jon Snow, right?
7:14
SPEAKER_00: It has to be.
7:15
SPEAKER_01: What can't that guy do?
7:17
SPEAKER_01: He's him.
7:17
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
7:18
SPEAKER_00: What's your what's your position?
7:19
SPEAKER_00: What's your what's what's your what's your go-to position?
7:22
SPEAKER_02: Striker.
7:24
SPEAKER_02: Oof.
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SPEAKER_00: Just scoring goals.
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SPEAKER_00: Number nine.
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SPEAKER_00: Bagging goals for fun, huh?
7:28
SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
7:29
SPEAKER_00: Amazing.
7:30
SPEAKER_00: Speaking speaking of of football, footy, as they call it, um, you know, when you when you look at Atlantic United, who who's your favorite player?
7:39
SPEAKER_00: Well, of all time.
7:41
SPEAKER_00: I know you you've mentioned Parker's, you've you've mentioned Joseph all time.
7:45
SPEAKER_00: Joseph, he there's only one right answer here.
7:47
SPEAKER_00: And he sat next to you.
7:50
SPEAKER_00: No, here's the hit.
7:52
SPEAKER_00: I knew you were joking.
7:53
SPEAKER_00: I knew you were joking.
7:54
SPEAKER_00: I'm kidding.
7:55
SPEAKER_02: I'm kidding.
7:55
SPEAKER_02: Um, go go ahead.
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SPEAKER_02: It was always Joseph Martinez.
8:00
SPEAKER_02: I mean, the striker is probably, I mean, aside from the goalie, the striker is probably the most important position in football or soccer, depending on where you're from.
8:12
SPEAKER_02: Um, it's the striker's job to make sure when the ball passes to him, he kicks it past the goalkeeper and into the goal.
8:21
SPEAKER_00: Gotta you you gotta you gotta score to win, right?
8:23
SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
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SPEAKER_00: Otherwise, it's gonna finish nil-nil.
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SPEAKER_02: The team with the most points wins the game.
8:27
SPEAKER_01: That's that's right.
8:29
SPEAKER_01: Connor, do you have time at 7.55 to go over to the coach's bench here tonight and just give a couple orders?
8:34
SPEAKER_01: Can he be a gaffer for us tonight, Connor?
8:35
SPEAKER_02: Oh, I'm on to it, mate.
8:37
SPEAKER_02: Come on.
8:37
SPEAKER_02: Oh no, oh, I think my dad would be a much better gaffer.
8:41
SPEAKER_02: He's he's being from England, my dad has loved soccer ever since he was a kid.
8:47
SPEAKER_02: Wow, where in England is he from?
8:48
SPEAKER_02: Oh, he's from uh Swindon, just outside of London.
8:52
SPEAKER_00: No kidding.
8:52
SPEAKER_01: You ever been?
8:54
SPEAKER_00: Been there, yes.
8:55
SPEAKER_00: Swindon town.
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SPEAKER_00: Yep.
8:56
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, very nice.
8:57
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
8:58
SPEAKER_00: Is that how your love of Tottenham came about?
9:00
SPEAKER_00: Well, um did did he pass that down to you?
9:03
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, he did.
9:04
SPEAKER_00: That's amazing.
9:05
SPEAKER_00: That's amazing.
9:06
SPEAKER_00: We've got a pretty special summer ahead.
9:08
SPEAKER_00: Yep.
9:09
SPEAKER_00: Uh as a football fan, as a soccer fan, how excited are you for for the World Cup here in the US?
9:14
SPEAKER_00: As well as Mexico and Canada, of course.
9:15
unknown: Oh yeah.
9:16
SPEAKER_02: I mean, to have the world, I've been watching it the World Cup since I was a kid.
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SPEAKER_02: Well, every time my dad put it on, he was always his eyes lit up.
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SPEAKER_02: And and well, to have it here in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, I mean, what are the chances?
9:36
SPEAKER_00: Are you gonna be going to a few games?
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SPEAKER_00: Hopefully.
9:39
SPEAKER_00: Love it, love it.
9:40
SPEAKER_00: Is your dad thinking football's coming home, or is it staying here in the US?
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SPEAKER_00: Or what's you know football's coming home?
9:48
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, yeah, bow's coming home.
9:52
SPEAKER_00: I love it.
9:53
SPEAKER_00: I love it.
9:53
SPEAKER_01: As a striker, Connor, what are your thoughts on Harry Kane?
9:57
SPEAKER_01: Former Spurs Well, man, he's different.
9:59
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
10:00
SPEAKER_02: I mean, we've always rooted for Harry Kane when he played.
10:05
SPEAKER_02: I mean, the goals he could kick, unbeatable.
10:09
SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
10:11
SPEAKER_02: I feel like like that guy could be the next David Beckham.
10:16
SPEAKER_00: Massive.
10:18
SPEAKER_00: I love it.
10:18
SPEAKER_00: Love it.
10:19
SPEAKER_00: I think for England to have a successful World Cup this summer, they're gonna need Harry Kane to be bagging some goals for sure.
10:26
SPEAKER_02: Definitely.
10:27
SPEAKER_02: I mean, they have got to have nothing less than the best players on England's team.
10:32
SPEAKER_00: For sure, for sure.
10:34
SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, I know that you, you know, when you go back to the show of you know, Love on the Spectrum, your dogs are are are quite popular on the show as well.
10:43
SPEAKER_00: I'm I'm a recently new dog owner as well.
10:46
SPEAKER_00: Oh wow.
10:47
SPEAKER_00: Any advice for for new dog owner?
10:50
SPEAKER_00: Well we've got a little cavapoo.
10:51
SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
10:52
SPEAKER_02: If they start whining, they're they're probably hungry or thirsty, so make sure their water dish stays full.
10:59
SPEAKER_02: We'll feed them twice a day.
11:02
SPEAKER_02: And if they keep whining after eating, let them go outside.
11:06
SPEAKER_00: On a leash, of course, or just let them roam free?
11:09
SPEAKER_02: Uh in the backyard if you've got a fence.
11:11
SPEAKER_00: Got it.
11:12
SPEAKER_00: Ours is a little tiny, so it's gonna find its way through the fence.
11:16
SPEAKER_00: So we've we've been putting them on a leash.
11:18
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
11:18
SPEAKER_00: I love that.
11:19
SPEAKER_00: Very good.
11:19
SPEAKER_01: You've got some Pomeranians, correct?
11:22
SPEAKER_01: I have one Pomeranian.
11:23
SPEAKER_02: I also have a Shih Tzu and a German Shepherd.
11:26
SPEAKER_01: What are their names?
11:29
SPEAKER_02: Axel's the German shepherd.
11:32
SPEAKER_02: Chewy is our Shih Tzu, and our Pomeranian is Coco.
11:39
SPEAKER_02: How long have you had them all?
11:41
SPEAKER_02: Uh we've had Chewy about 14 years, Axel for about um um eight, and Coco, I think two or three.
11:52
SPEAKER_02: She's the youngest.
11:54
SPEAKER_00: Nice.
11:54
SPEAKER_00: Very good.
11:56
SPEAKER_00: Um how was your time on the show?
11:59
SPEAKER_02: It was honestly amazing.
12:04
SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
12:05
SPEAKER_02: I learned a few things about myself and about romance and and you know, just how to talk to women.
12:15
SPEAKER_02: I I've gained more I feel like I've gained more confidence.
12:18
SPEAKER_02: I've gained I've become more confident because of it.
12:20
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
12:22
SPEAKER_02: I've even spoken out in public with confidence.
12:26
SPEAKER_02: Like when I speak, like I just remind myself that I follow in the footsteps of great men, men who, some of those men who shaped our country.
12:38
SPEAKER_02: Washington, Lincoln, and and JFK, FD, FDR, Reagan, and you get the list goes on.
12:48
SPEAKER_00: No, absolutely.
12:49
SPEAKER_00: I mean, it's it's amazing.
12:51
SPEAKER_00: I can I can sense your confidence just just by sitting next to you.
12:54
SPEAKER_00: And I think that's I think that's huge, right?
12:56
SPEAKER_00: I mean, to to date is hard enough, right?
13:00
SPEAKER_00: To be on TV is hard enough in front of camera.
13:03
SPEAKER_00: To now put those together, I can't imagine how how that is, right?
13:07
SPEAKER_00: And and you seem to to unlock all the answers to it and and be able to come out of there with this this confidence and this belief, not only in yourself, but being able to go out and and explore the world.
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SPEAKER_00: I think that is truly remarkable.
13:20
SPEAKER_02: And for someone on the autism spectrum, um, that would seem almost impossible.
13:26
SPEAKER_02: But and yet here we are.
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SPEAKER_00: Inspiring other people, right?
13:32
SPEAKER_00: Inspiring people and viewers, people that that you know maybe have autism, maybe don't have autism, but you are inspiring an entire generation of people, of kids and men and women being able to say, hey, if if Connor can do it, I can do it.
13:46
SPEAKER_00: And I think that is the coolest part.
13:48
SPEAKER_02: That's actually what I'm trying to help project.
13:51
SPEAKER_02: I'm trying to show people like me who and others who have different neurodiversities that we exist on this earth for the sole purpose of pushing past these so-called limitations that some might say we have.
14:08
SPEAKER_00: Just knocking down these barriers.
14:09
SPEAKER_00: I love that.
14:10
SPEAKER_01: That's amazing, man.
14:11
SPEAKER_01: Inspiring.
14:12
SPEAKER_01: Connor, let's unpack your romantic side a little bit, okay?
14:15
SPEAKER_01: Because Brad and I, we need some help in this area, okay?
14:17
SPEAKER_01: We're two hopeless romantic.
14:18
SPEAKER_01: Brad's got a little bit more luck than me.
14:20
SPEAKER_01: But I get nervous on dates, man.
14:21
SPEAKER_01: I like I start reaching for the breadbasket.
14:24
SPEAKER_01: My hand shakes a little bit.
14:25
SPEAKER_01: She asks me, Are you okay?
14:26
SPEAKER_01: There's a little beat of sweat going on.
14:27
SPEAKER_01: I'm fine.
14:28
SPEAKER_01: This has been cool.
14:29
SPEAKER_01: Teach me some game here.
14:30
SPEAKER_01: What are your go-to moves, your dream date tactics?
14:34
SPEAKER_01: Well, good manners for one.
14:36
SPEAKER_00: Also love that.
14:38
SPEAKER_00: I feel like those might have gone out the window over the course of time a little bit, you know?
14:41
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
14:42
SPEAKER_00: Being a gentleman, being being respectful, kind, courteous, uh, I feel like manners might might have slipped by the wayside a little bit.
14:51
SPEAKER_02: Well, luckily, the I haven't I always know you gotta treat a lady with respect.
14:58
SPEAKER_02: Pull out her chair for her, open doors for her, stand up when she stands up.
15:04
SPEAKER_02: Uh, and offer her or maybe the first bit of bread.
15:09
SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
15:10
SPEAKER_02: That's your problem.
15:11
SPEAKER_02: That's his problem.
15:12
SPEAKER_00: He's always taking the breadbasket for himself, and she's looking at him like, hey, what's going on here?
15:17
SPEAKER_01: First date, I didn't open the car door for her either.
15:19
SPEAKER_01: Oh, ooh.
15:20
SPEAKER_01: Am I in the doghouse?
15:21
SPEAKER_00: Pretty much.
15:22
SPEAKER_01: I should probably call her right now, shouldn't I?
15:24
SPEAKER_00: Oh, wait, oh wait, no way.
15:27
SPEAKER_00: The uh what what would be your dream date?
15:31
SPEAKER_00: Well, let's see.
15:32
SPEAKER_00: Um any no limitations, no expense spared.
15:36
SPEAKER_00: What what what are you what's it what's your ideal dream date that that you're taking uh your lady on on anything's possible?
15:44
SPEAKER_02: Well, maybe you just uh candlelit dinner for two.
15:50
SPEAKER_02: Maybe on a rooftop overlooking the entire city of Atlanta.
15:56
SPEAKER_02: Don't get me wrong.
15:58
SPEAKER_02: I love New York and Los Angeles is awesome, but for me, Atlanta, Georgia, right here.
16:05
SPEAKER_02: Let's go.
16:05
SPEAKER_02: This is where I belong.
16:07
SPEAKER_02: This is home.
16:08
SPEAKER_00: Love that.
16:10
SPEAKER_00: That'd be beautiful.
16:11
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
16:11
SPEAKER_00: True romantic, you know?
16:12
SPEAKER_01: True, man.
16:13
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I was gonna say, I'm trying to get all this down right now.
16:14
SPEAKER_01: This is unbelievable.
16:16
SPEAKER_01: Connor, you've also done some really impressive work in the Georgia State Capitol, too.
16:20
SPEAKER_01: We'd love to unpack that with you.
16:22
SPEAKER_01: Your stuff for the Rio's Law in February of this year, too.
16:25
SPEAKER_01: Can you unpack a bit more about what you advocate at the state level?
16:29
SPEAKER_02: Now, what I'm now I think the best way to explain that is to explain Rio's law itself, which has just recently been passed here in Georgia and has already been passed in South Carolina.
16:43
SPEAKER_02: Let's go.
16:44
SPEAKER_01: Big.
16:45
SPEAKER_02: In order now, from what I've gathered, in order to spread such a law nationwide, you have we have to win over at least three states.
16:55
SPEAKER_02: And when I was in Los Angeles for the premiere of Love on the Spectrum season four, just be, who I work with, who whose CEO, Layla Luna, uh made the bill for Rio's Law, who first issued it, is hoping well, I'm hoping California might be the third state.
17:25
SPEAKER_02: But nothing's written.
17:29
SPEAKER_00: What is that, what is that is that a pressure that is that you're excited about being able to go to the state capitol and be able to take this and and get this passed?
17:39
SPEAKER_00: And and you know, there's gonna be a lot of people that are obviously in your corner pushing for this to pass.
17:46
SPEAKER_00: We're we're right there with you.
17:48
SPEAKER_00: Um but what does that pressure feel like?
17:50
SPEAKER_02: Well, with more and more autistic cases appearing annually, I feel it is of the utmost importance to understand autism and and uh how it can go from mild to moderate to profound, and how we can prepare our first responders to approach the situation and more cautiously because a lot of because as sad as this is, a lot of people on the spectrum are often mistaken for being mentally unwell.
18:28
SPEAKER_02: And Rio's law specifically is meant to help autistic and neuro t and neurodiverse passengers in vehicles have better interactions with first responders.
18:45
SPEAKER_02: But more importantly, it's meant to help train our first responders to approach the situation more cautiously.
18:53
SPEAKER_02: Because you know, sometimes a person who's neurodiverse or autistic might reach for something shiny like a police officer's badge or worse, their gun, and that could have some very dangerous consequences, which is why getting this law passed has been so important to me to prevent casualties, not just to neurodiverse individuals, but to our first responders.
19:21
SPEAKER_00: Love that.
19:22
SPEAKER_00: That's that's amazing.
19:23
SPEAKER_00: That that's so inspiring.
19:24
SPEAKER_00: Can you can you tell our listeners how do how do we get behind this?
19:27
SPEAKER_00: How how can we help you?
19:29
SPEAKER_00: How can we help you with with Rio's law and getting it passed?
19:32
SPEAKER_00: And what what can we do or what what can our listeners do to help you in in your push for for change here?
19:39
SPEAKER_02: Well, they could get a license plate, which for the record is entirely optional with a just be logo on it.
19:48
SPEAKER_02: If they have someone in their family who's neurodiverse, they could put that license plate on their car in case of the unlikely event that they get into a wreck and first responders arrive.
20:04
SPEAKER_02: And the training there that's meant to be administered to them for this is they could turn off their sirens, their lights, it's not come up so fast.
20:17
SPEAKER_02: I understand they only have seconds to act, but I believe by listening to Rio's law and um and by understanding its significance we can move toward a better future and I'm not just talking about good interactions between neurodiverse people and first responders, but we can create a better world and a brighter future.
20:52
SPEAKER_00: Love that.
20:53
SPEAKER_00: Love that.
20:53
SPEAKER_00: I know in 2024 you were the grand marshal of the Special Olympics, Georgia Summer Games, right?
21:00
SPEAKER_00: That is right, I was.
21:01
SPEAKER_02: It was there that I met at Atlanta Falcons player Drake London.
21:08
SPEAKER_00: Okay, let's go.
21:10
SPEAKER_00: Big shout out to our Falcons show.
21:12
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
21:12
SPEAKER_00: Um, we've, you know, I've I've been a unified part of our unified team here at Atlanta United uh as an ambassador since 17, since I came to the club.
21:21
SPEAKER_00: Um, and we would love to have you out at our unified practice um and just talking to the kids because for me that is one of the biggest joys of of seeing these kids um come out to soccer practice, enjoy the game full fullheartedly, and and just the the love and passion that they have for for the game of soccer.
21:40
SPEAKER_00: I think it would be amazing for for you to one come out and you are always welcome when when whenever you're you're available.
21:47
SPEAKER_00: Uh, because I do know you are a very busy guy.
21:50
SPEAKER_00: Um but we'd love to have you out at our our unified practice and and our games.
21:54
SPEAKER_02: I would be honored to come.
21:58
SPEAKER_00: Amazing.
21:58
SPEAKER_01: Connor, before we let you go.
22:00
SPEAKER_01: I want to hit you with some rapid fire questions.
22:02
SPEAKER_01: You ready?
22:03
SPEAKER_01: Number one, favorite sweet treat.
22:06
SPEAKER_02: Um chocolate cake.
22:08
SPEAKER_02: Oh.
22:09
SPEAKER_01: Favorite cereal of all time.
22:14
SPEAKER_01: Lucky charms.
22:16
SPEAKER_01: If you were a household item, what would you be and why?
22:24
SPEAKER_01: I'd probably be that's a tough question.
22:29
SPEAKER_01: It is.
22:30
SPEAKER_01: It is.
22:31
SPEAKER_02: That's a really tough question.
22:32
SPEAKER_02: I'm trying to think what I would say.
22:34
SPEAKER_02: I'd probably be a smoke detector in case of a fire.
22:38
SPEAKER_01: Saving others.
22:39
SPEAKER_01: I loved it.
22:40
SPEAKER_01: That's so wise.
22:40
SPEAKER_01: That's it.
22:42
SPEAKER_01: I would no, I was.
22:42
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, that's amazing.
22:43
SPEAKER_01: I don't know what I would have said.
22:44
SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
22:45
SPEAKER_01: Um define Brad Guzan in one word.
22:48
SPEAKER_01: Don't be nice, by the way.
22:50
SPEAKER_02: Let it rip.
22:50
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, no problem.
22:51
SPEAKER_00: Let it rip.
22:51
SPEAKER_00: Okay, okay.
22:52
SPEAKER_00: Um beautiful, uh, handsome.
22:58
SPEAKER_00: Um any of these come some come to mind?
23:00
SPEAKER_00: Kind.
23:01
SPEAKER_00: He's gonna funny.
23:04
SPEAKER_02: Athletic.
23:05
SPEAKER_02: Ooh, I'll take a banger.
23:06
SPEAKER_02: Hey.
23:07
SPEAKER_02: Banger.
23:08
SPEAKER_02: I mean, being a goalkeeper means you gotta be quick, agile, and you gotta know how to take a hit.
23:14
SPEAKER_02: The ball literally comes at you like a missile.
23:18
SPEAKER_00: Lost me at quick and agile.
23:20
SPEAKER_00: You know?
23:21
SPEAKER_00: Lost me at quick and agile.
23:22
SPEAKER_00: You said agile, and I was thinking, all right, I'll definitely take that answer.
23:26
SPEAKER_00: I appreciate that.
23:27
SPEAKER_01: We know you're thinking about getting into the podcast space as well.
23:30
SPEAKER_01: Is there anything you can say to us right here, right now, about what you're thinking about for your future career?
23:35
SPEAKER_01: Where are you gonna go?
23:37
SPEAKER_02: Well, I am hoping to get into the acting or voice acting business.
23:43
SPEAKER_02: But a podcast, that way I could just share my knowledge with everyone.
23:49
SPEAKER_02: And, you know, my knowledge of history, and I'm not just talking about wars or weaponry.
23:53
SPEAKER_02: No, no, no.
23:54
SPEAKER_02: Oh, much more happened.
23:56
SPEAKER_02: Like um the building of civilizations, the golden age of exploration, and trade currency.
24:05
SPEAKER_02: It's also fascinating.
24:07
SPEAKER_02: And for those of you who are fans of art, music, poetry, and chess, the Renaissance is probably the best historical era for you.
24:17
SPEAKER_01: Unreal.
24:18
SPEAKER_01: I was just thinking about this for Rapid Fire.
24:20
SPEAKER_01: We've been debating about this for days.
24:22
SPEAKER_01: What scares you more?
24:23
SPEAKER_01: The ocean or space?
24:24
SPEAKER_01: And why?
24:25
SPEAKER_01: We literally, as an entire production crew, this has been weeks of debate.
24:29
SPEAKER_01: So whatever you say right here, it's really important.
24:31
SPEAKER_02: Well, probably space cause as if your tether broke, oak, and you were moving, you you you know, objects don't stop moving in space.
24:39
SPEAKER_02: You just go, wow.
24:42
SPEAKER_02: And there and literally sound doesn't travel in space.
24:47
SPEAKER_02: You ever heard the phrase, in space, no one can hear you scream?
24:54
SPEAKER_01: Can I change my answer now to space?
24:56
SPEAKER_00: Sure.
24:57
SPEAKER_00: See, I told you that.
24:58
SPEAKER_00: That was my answer too.
24:59
SPEAKER_00: I said space as well.
25:00
SPEAKER_01: You did.
25:01
SPEAKER_00: So um, Connor, listen, we cannot thank you enough for taking a little bit of time out of your day to join us here on the Goozan show.
25:09
SPEAKER_00: It's been an absolute privilege.
25:11
SPEAKER_00: Um, thank you so much for jumping on with us and chatting all things history, English, uh, football, um, just everything.
25:20
SPEAKER_00: And so we we really appreciate it.
25:22
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, thank you, Brad.
25:23
SPEAKER_02: It's been thank you kindly for having me.
25:26
SPEAKER_00: You're always welcome.
25:27
SPEAKER_00: You're always welcome on the show, always welcome around Atlanta United.
25:30
SPEAKER_02: Oh, thank you.