Let Us Play! Moves Forward in the Top Host Competition

I’m so excited to share that I have been selected to move forward in the Top Host competition with Ryan Seacrest—with my vision for Let Us Play™: Thriving With & Beyond Adversity.

This is more than a competition for me. It is an opportunity to bring the heart of Let Us Play! to a wider audience through a podcast rooted in real stories, laughter, honest conversation, and the belief that—even after cancer, loss, caregiving, or life-changing adversity—joy still belongs to us.

As a Stage IV cancer survivor, I know that healing is not simply about getting through what happened. It is about discovering how to live fully afterward. My podcast would create space for survivors, caregivers, and anyone navigating a difficult season to feel seen, encouraged, and reminded that they are more than their diagnosis or circumstance.

If selected, the opportunity includes a six-episode iHeart podcast experience, a guest appearance on On Air with Ryan Seacrest, and $25,000 to help bring the vision of Let Us Play!—including the future Joy Mobile—to more people and communities.

I am deeply grateful for every person who has believed in this work, shared their story, attended a gathering, offered encouragement, or helped make room for joy. This is a beautiful next step, and I am honored to carry Let Us Play! forward.

Voting opens October 5, and free daily votes can be cast here:
https://tophost.org/2026/lisa-caughman

Come as you are. Thrive as we go. 🎈