By day, Grant K. Schmidt is an associate at Winston & Strawn’s Dallas office, but at night and on weekends, he moonlights as a podcaster, hosting his own Dallas-themed podcast, “I Do This Because.” In each 30-minute episode, Grant interviews local celebrities, personalities and community leaders to find out what inspires them and why they do what they do each day.

Lately, the podcast’s focus has been on the COVID-19 crisis, and the current episodes feature the guests discussing such topics as how the spread of the disease is affecting restaurants, university campus life and religious institutions around the city.