The podcast for people with big ideas

So You
Wanna...

No fluff, no hype, no pretending it's easy. Every episode, we take one thing people say they want — and walk through what it takes.

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What is this show?

The honest map
for the ideas
you have.

So You Wanna is for people with big ideas and real questions. Every episode, we take one thing people say they want — start a business, run for office, buy a house, have the summer of their life — and we walk through what it takes.

No course to sell. No pretending it's easy. Just the real talk, the real costs, and what no one tells you until you're already in it.

If you've ever said "so you wanna..." — this is your show.

The Hosts

Who's Behind
the Mic

Jason DeAlessi
Host & Creator

Jason DeAlessi

Founder of Fuerza Strategy Group, a boutique political consulting and communications firm. Former MSNBC Morning Joe. Master's in epidemiology, Dartmouth executive education, elected school board member, triathlete, and ice hockey official.

For years, people have been pitching him ideas — in business, life, and politics. So You Wanna is the show he built for all of them.

—Out 100: LGBTQ+ Power List · Insider NJ, 2024
—Best Campaigns of the Year · New Jersey Globe, 2025
—Pollie Award — Ballot Access · AAPC, 2019
Frank Augello
Co-Host

Frank Augello

Jason's fiancé and the co-host who keeps things real. He brings a grounded, no-nonsense perspective to every conversation — and has a gift for asking the question everyone else was thinking but too polite to say.

He's also the person Jason has been road-testing ideas on for years. Now he's doing it on mic.

—One Young World Delegate, 2025
—Biomedical Engineer
—Jeopardy! Contestant
Season 1

The Episodes

One big thing per episode. What it costs, what it takes, and what nobody tells you until you're already in it.

01
Start a Business with Megan Klepper
"Everyone has a business idea. Most people never start. Why? And what does it take?"
37 min · July 8
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02
Turn Your Town from Red to Blue with Commissioner Joe Signorello, III
"Change doesn't start in Washington. It starts in your town. So what does it take to make it happen?"
39 min · July 15
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03
Be a Political Content Creator with Kate Stutzel
"Political content is everywhere. Most of it is noise. What does it take to build an audience that trusts you?"
38 min · July 22
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04
Go to Fire Island
"You've seen it on TikTok and you want to go. How do you get there from NYC and who do you talk to find a place to stay?"
45 min · July 29
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05
Run for Congress with Commissioner Joe Signorello, III
"You're frustrated. You think you could do better. You might be right. So what would it take?"
40 min · August 5
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06
Change Your Town with Mayor Tommy Miller
"Everyone is always frustrated with local government. But there is, in fact, a way to change that."
49 min · August 12
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