Here's The Science: A Bar Rescue Podcast
Zach Harper, Amin Elhassan, Chelsea Reynolds and Colin Casserd revisit Jon Taffer's journey through America's bar scene, analyzing the science behind the transformations on the TV show Bar Rescue.
Episodes
Bar Rescue S4 E38 "Bare Rescue"
We head to the D and back to the stripped club. Taff Daddy tries to save Richard Skinner's bar with two names from it's own drunk dancers.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd. Theme song produced by Araless & Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S6 E6 "A Pole Without A Purpose"
Taff Daddy heads back to his adopted home of Las Vegas to help save the struggling gentleman's revue dubbed Club Platinum.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd. Theme song produced by Araless & Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S4 E20 "Sticky Situation"
Jon heads out to San Francisco to this NSFW bar to see if he can sanitize the sin from it's walls.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd. Theme song produced by Araless & Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S9 E36 "Tropical Storm"
One of the best podcasts in the game is back and in Milwaukee, WI to watch Taffer try to save Tropic from the owner's very pregnant daughter.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd. Theme song produced by Araless & Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S5 E6 "Win, Lose, or Brawl"
Our year anniversary comes a few weeks late, but the infamous Fogline is finally here! Will the Taffman have the courage to fix this Hayward, CA bar from it's own self destruction?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd. Theme song produced by Araless & Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S3 E6 "Jon T, He Don't Like It"
Jon Entertainment heads to Aurora, CO to save The Kasbah nightclub from it's own lax security.
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Produced by Colin Casserd. Theme song produced by Araless & Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S7 E2 "Gutterball"
It's time to see if Taffer can throw a strike in Albuquerque, NM and save this bowling center (it's not an alley) for Vietnam veteran Mike.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd. Theme song produced by Araless & Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S7 E10 "Raging Turkey"
This week Tafft head out to sunny Escondido to save the Kalaverez Cocina-Cantina from it's stingy owner's unwillingness to pay his staff.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S7 E1 "SacTown Going Down"
This week we hit the Old Sac! That's right, it's time we Taffzilla headed down to Sacramento to try and save this former cop's dream of owning a sports bar.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S4 E25 "Ant's With Wings, Bro!"
This week we head to Portland, OR to the legendary Tonic Lounge. Will this Stumptown bar stump the Taff Zaddy?!
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S4 E44 "How to Train the Dragon"
This week, we head out to Amin & Chelsea's old stompin' grounds to check out the British pub George & Dragon. Will Tafflac be able to save this failing watering hole and save owner David's mum's legacy!?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S3 E26 "Hole in None"
It's time to get psychedelic and go mushroom hunting with Big Daddy Taff! One of the most famous episodes of Bar Rescue of all time.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S3 E35 "When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons"
Will Taff Daddy be able to stop this negligent manager from playing tonsil hockey, or will he just have to pull his goalie and hope for the best?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S3 E28 "Twin vs. Twin"
Taffy Duck heads out to Independence, MO to save RG's Lounge from classic familial hatred. All this and a french dip. ...aaaannnndddd twinnnnnsssssss!
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S5 E15 "Struck Out at the Dugout"
This week Papa Taff heads out to Wrigleyville in the heart of Chicago to see if he can turn this foul ball into a home run.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Here's The Science Origin Story!
Hello Scientists! No full episode because it's free agency week in the NBA. But in the meantime, we did watch S3 E28 Twin vs. Twin with our Patreon subscribers, and that is available for rewatch (link below).
But in lieu of a full episode, you get Amin, Chelsea & Colin talking about how this podcast came to be. Cheers!
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Coli
Bar Rescue S2 E2 "Tiki Curse"
Yung Taff aka Captain Save-A-Bar heads down to Ft. Lauderdale to rescue the Bamboo Beach Tiki Bar to take his eye off his employee's asses and onto his assets.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S3 E31 "Punch-Drunk & Trailer-Trashed"
We finally tackle the legendary O Face bar from Council Bluffs, IA. Will the Taff Daddy be able to wrangle these adult children and save this bar!?!
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S8 E33 "Horseshoe Bend It Like Bar Rescue"
Time for Jon to bend it like Bar Rescue is known to bend things... We're headed out to Horseshoe Bend ID where Amin and Zach may be living soon...
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S5 E20 "Things That Go Pahrump in the Night"
Jon head's to Pahrump, NV to save Paddy's Pub! No Mac, Dennis, Charlie, Dee or Frank sightings to be had unfortunately, but what we do have Pat & Russ! Can the Taff Daddy save them from imminent disaster?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S4 E2 "Thugs With Mugs"
One of the most asked episodes for us to watch, Jon straps on his sparring gear and heads out to Yonkers, NY to displace and replace.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S3 E9 "A Horse Walks Into a Bar"
Back into the vault we go! We're headed to Black Canyon City, AZ to rescue Chilleen's Bad Ass BBQ Steakhouse. Can the Taff Daddy save Scott and his wife Donna's bar from a looming bank seizure?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S10 E2 "One Man Brand"
Originally released as episode 6 of season 10, Taff Daddy heads down to Marietta, GA where he tries to save a sports bar from it's own delusions of grandeur.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S10 E12 "Havana Rough Time"
A cigar bar with no cigars?! How will Jon Savior get to fix this Powder Springs, GA bar with only TWO WEEKS before close?!
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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HTS Exclusive Expert Recon w/ Alli Torres
We did it folks. We hit the big time. The great and wonderful Alli Torres was gracious enough to join us to take us behind the scenes of Bar Rescue and what it's really like to be a bar expert working with the Taff Daddy himself.
Make sure to go support Alli everywhere she may be, and if you partake and enjoy a good reposado, check out Quintaliza Tequila! Link below.
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Bar Rescue S10 E11 "Hair of the Big Dog"
Jon heads down to the Big Dog Saloon to assist this not-so-hostile takeover.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S10 E10 "Broken Chains of Command"
Jon America is here to save VFW Post 8093 in DeBary, FL from a possible insurrection.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S10 E9 "615 Reasons to Fail"
This week Jon heads out to Murfreesboro, TN to try and save this southeren dining staple. Who will Jon bame with this one? Will he be able to suseed in his endeavor?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S10 E8 "Crust Issues"
This week Jon remains in the Atlanta suburbs to rescue a local legend Urban Pie in Kirkwood, GA. Will Jon be able to keep this pie in the sky?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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The Golden Tiki's Shrunken Head Hall of Fame Inducts Jon Taffer!
Resident drink expert here at Here's the Science Chelsea Reynolds headed out to Las Vegas where Golden Tiki was honoring Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer with yet ANOTHER award!
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S10 E7 "Flush the Slush"
We follow the Taff Daddy down to Melbourne, FL to rescue Hurricane Creek Saloon & Kitchen. Will Jon be able to save this slush puppy from the dogpound?
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Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S10 E6 "Don't Leave it to Happenchance"
Somehow, kismet brought the Taff Daddy out to Nolensville, Tennessee to help out a girl and her golden retriever dig up a bone or two by Happenchance.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S10 E5 "A Palette of Problems"
Will Jon's kiss save this Blu Rose from the grey? Tune in this week to see if Jon's magic touch can seal the fate of this art bar for the better.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S10 E12 "Alley Cat-astrophe"
This week Jon heads out to Bowling Green, KY to try to save a bar that may have never been cleaned for an absentee owner.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S10 E3 "When Dreams Hit the Sidewalk"
This week we head to quite literally the most dignified city in all of the Americas... Beautiful Orlando! Will Jon be able to rescue Tim and his dreams of owning a classy establishment? Tune in to find out!
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S10 E10 "Sitting Down on the Job"
What's this?? Brand new Bar Rescue!? **BINGO**
Jon heads out to Ashland City, Tennessee to save Main Street Hideaway from an ailing owner's apathy.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S3 E5 "Empty Pockets"
Tanzania, you say? Nope! Just Denver. We're checking out slumping billiards Zan-Z-Bar ran by volatile owner Ami. Will Jon be able to lead this former soldier to victory?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S2 E9 "On the Rocks"
We went back down to Orange County to check out the struggling Rocks bar in Laguna Niguel. Can Jon help owner Scott butt funnel his way back to profitability?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S3 E12 "Two Flew Over the Handlebars"
Today we head out to Pawcatuck, CT to save the Handlebar Cafe. Will Jon be able to get past four massive distractions and save this bar from imminent collapse?!
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S3 E29 "Hostile Takeover"
Today we head out to Bellevue, Nebraska to get a pint at O'Banions "Irish" Pub with Taff and staff. Let's see if Steve can unpinch his face and Jerry can manage to avoid stabbing himself.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S6 E16 "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Fatballs"
We head down to Jacksonville, FL to check out Tony's Fatballs bar and restaurant. Will Jon be able to manicure this set before revealing them to the world, or will they continue to wither into the ether?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S5 E8 "Gettin' Jigger With It"
We join Jon Taffer as he whispers his way through south San Francisco looking into Sam Jordan's. Will Jon be able to pander his way through this one?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S3 E1 "Turtle On Its Back"
We start out 2026 by heading down to Bourbon Street to check out the underperforming Turtle Bay. Will Jon be able to scoop Brad & Steve out of their half a million dollar hole?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S9 E3 "Jason's Last Call"
This week, we dig back into our Stress Test episodes and extract our second ever recording! We headed on down to Fountain Hills, AZ to look into the Hogwash Saloon.
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Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
Bar Rescue S3 E10 "Meat Sauna" - PRECON w/ Brad Williams
This one's a little different. While we have not watched Season 3's Meat Sauna yet, we plan to soon... So, we went back into our Recon recordings to pull out a gift from the vault that is the time we had superstar comedian Brad Williams to talk about his love of Bar Rescue and to talk about his favorite episode.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd
Bar Rescue S3 E16 "Corking the Hole"
This week we head out to North Carolina to check out Cliques, a bar near Fort Bragg owned by former Marine Todd Harr. Will Jon be able to wrangle this rowdy staff and save this place before it shutters, or will it crumble into ruin and become just another statistic?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S4 E11 "Second Base, Third Strike" - RECON w/ Ryan Leutz
Bonus episode! We sent scientist Ryan Leutz out to get a current look at what has happened to Second Base bikini bar in Orange County.
A follow up to the last two weeks episodes on Bar Rescue's S2 E10 "Bikini" Bust" and it's follow up S4 E11 "Second Base, Third Strike.
Is Terry still running the place?! Does Gary still have the pencil this beard? Is our veteran bartender Sarah still in the h
Bar Rescue S4 E11 "Second Base, Third Strike"
This week, we head BACK down to Orange County to check out the bikini sports bar Second Base, previously rescued on S2 E10 "Bikini Bust" which we reviewed last week.
Will John be able to REsave this sad sack of a love shack?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S2 E10 "Bikini Bust"
This week, we head down to Orange County to check out the bikini sports bar Extremes. This dysfunctional dump is home to infighting in the staff, handsy customers, and a smell nearing that of death itself.
Will John be able to save this sad sack of a love shack?
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S9 E7 "My Brother's Barkeeper"
This week we dip back into our stress test episodes and look at the Banning, CA bar Finesse Lounge. Watch Jon put on his family counselor blazer and get to healing some generational trauma.
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Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea
Bar Rescue S1 E8 "Chumps"
This week we head over to Zach's neck of the woods and check out Burbank, CA's first ever sports bar Champs. Besides having some towel snapping bartenders, Champs is known for its heavy pours and flirty bartenders.
Will Jon be able to save Joe and his bar? Will Bailey really bail? Tune in to find out...
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Bar Rescue S9 E13 "From Camo to Cocktail"
To celebrate the troops for Veteran's Day, we decided to air an episode we had previously recorded in the stress test of the podcast.
We look into the season 9 episode 13 where Jon saves VFW Post #1689 in Jacksonville, Florida.
This week's episode is dedicated to those who have served our country. We want to thank you for your service.
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Bar Rescue S2 E1 "Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Dumb"
We couldn't wait any longer... It's Pirate time.
That's right, the famed episode of Bar Rescue that many call the most quintessential moment in this show's illustrious history.
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Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S3 E21 "Jon of the Dead"
In today's episode, the HTS crew celebrates Halloween by heading to Las Vegas and look in on a horror themed concept bar called The Underworld. They also have pizza...
Will Jon be able to stave off impending doom for this failing business?!? Tune in to find out.
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Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach
Bar Rescue S3 E37 "Scary Mary's"
We stay in Season 3 of Bar Rescue to look in on Mary's Outpost in Grande Prairie, TX. Owner Bill is quick to give any pretty girl drinks, trying to coax them into coming into the back office for the "adult tour." Can John fix this haven for sexual harassment?!
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casserd.
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Bar Rescue S3 E3 "Bro's Got to Geaux!"
Welcome to Here's The Science: A Bar Rescue Podcast!
In our second episode, we stay in Season 3 of Bar Rescue to look in on TJ Quills in New Orleans. This bar has a reputation of serving underage patrons, and recent owner Darian Blanchard is trying everything he can to fix it while still maintaining an environment for he and his bros to party.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reyno
Bar Rescue S3 E14 "Play. Some. Janet. Jackson!"
Welcome to Here's The Science: A Bar Rescue Podcast!
In our first episode, we slip back into Season 3 of Bar Rescue to look in on the Gipsy bar in Las Vegas. The longest running club in Las Vegas and first ever gay bar, the Gipsy's owner Paul San Filipo called in the heavy hitters to get him out of his predicament.
Hosted by Amin Elhassan, Zach Harper & Chelsea Reynolds.
Produced by Colin Casse
