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Coffin Talk

"What do you think happens when you die?"mikeyopp.substack.com
Coffin Talk explores how our views on death affect the way we live our life. Join Mike Oppenheim as he interviews people from all ages and cultures to explore The Meaning of Death.

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Episodes

Casual Conversations #9 - Kirk Nurmi - Public Defender - "Justice, not Vengeance"

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com Kirk rose to international prominence as the lead counsel for the infamous Jodi Arias. The stress of that case brought cancer into his life. And with cancer came big changes – a whole new life. A life wherein happiness is his beacon. With this beacon in view, Kirk has written for the New York Daily News and authored eight books. Kirk has also appeared o…...

Jan 04, 20236 min

#102 - A Brand Storyteller - Hersh Rephun - "Positronics"

With dual chops in comedy and advertising, Hersh Rephun has enjoyed an eclectic career spanning two decades as a writer and "message" therapist, and as a standup comedian playing gigs across the country. Hersh often uses humor to humanize brands. Empathy and accessibility are the hallmarks of his work. Above all, as a brand storyteller, he operates on one simple principle: sell the truth. Listen to his amazing podcast “Truth Tastes Funny” on all apps or at hershrephun.com Please rate us on Apple...

Jan 01, 202330 min

#101 - Rahul N. Singh - A Hindu - "It's a Jiva"

Rahul N. Singh is the host of The Bearded Mystic Podcast which explores the Hindu philosophy of Advaita Vedanta or Non-Duality in a simple, direct, and practical way. Episodes and livestreams include discussions of eastern scriptures, the teachings of Mystics, and everyday spirituality. Rahul has been a seeker for more than 20 years and has an open-minded approach to spirituality. He believes there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Check out his podcast ! Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and ...

Dec 25, 202234 min

#100 - Mike's Wife - Elana Oppenheim - "A Collective Soul"

This episode features my wife Elana, who works in branding and merchandising and is also the producer of Coffin Talk. She’s a pretty big deal, and the biggest and best deal of my life. I love her. She’s the best. The episode? It’s us talking about metaphysics, and it’s personal, yet public, because we love our listeners and appreciate your support. Subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com but if you wanna show us some love, Please buy a premium subscription at Substack and rate us on Apple and/or Spot...

Dec 18, 202235 min

#99 - An Expatriate - David Gerow - "The Bogeyman Is Gone"

David Gerow is an accomplished musician who toured regularly and performed on national television many times in various bands during his thirty year career as a pianist, guitarist, and mandolin player. He left America for a life of music and poverty in Guatemala, where he finally found the cure for a lifetime of alcoholism…Intrigued? You should be…and just wait til the end! And check out David’s youtube page! Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a pu...

Dec 11, 202231 min

#98 - A Recovering Alcoholic - Sean O'Grady - "Kiss a Lot of Frogs"

Seannie “Cameras” O’Grady was born and raised in the D.C. area . He cut his teeth in photography, videography, and production filming in clubs, venues, and sets around the United States. He has worked with Grammy award winning musicians like Miguel, Skrillex, and Slash (Guns N Roses), and he is currently a freelance Producer/Director living either in Santa Monica, CA or out of a suitcase in a town near you. He is bougie about coffee, making sure his flights have TSA Pre-Check, and his Buffalo ch...

Dec 04, 202232 min

Casual Conversations #8 - Mike - An Electrical Engineer - "We Need the Dynamo!"

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com Mike grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s north suburbs as a life-long tinkerer. He took this habit to the next level with an electrical engineering degree, followed later by an MBA, and has spent 20 years working with instrumentation and electrical equipment manufacturers in planning, design, QA, and most recently complex project sales. He remains i…...

Dec 01, 20226 min

#97 - A Chemical Engineer - Anthony Spizuoco - "Energy, Entropy, and Information"

Anthony Spizuoco is an engineering manager at Monolith Materials, where he's trying to be at the forefront of the energy transition by producing clean hydrogen and carbon black. He's also a musician, husband, and father, but even with this immense success, he still thinks his five-year-old son Julian is much cooler and more accomplished than himself. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subsc...

Nov 27, 202230 min

#95 - Dr. Jay Wellons - A Pediatric Neurosurgeon - ""When Faith Takes Over"

Jay Wellons MD, MSPH, is chief of the division of pediatric neurosurgery at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He recently published All That Moves Us: Life Lessons from a Pediatric Neurosurgeon in which he pulls back the curtain to reveal the life of a pediatric neurosurgeon. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his family, and he’s got a great attitude about life, science, and spirituality. Check out his book! Like our podcast? Please rate us on Apple and subscribe at mikeyopp.com ! Th...

Nov 13, 202237 min

#94 - A Spiritual Reverend - Celeste Frazier - "I'm Direct"

Celeste is an inspirational speaker, podcaster, counselor, visioning facilitator, teacher, and writer. She has directed outreach ministries to convalescent homes, children’s hospitals, hospices, and prisons, providing shut-ins with love and light. Her books are on Amazon and Kindle and her website is celestefrazier.com Like our podcast? Please rate us on Apple and subscribe at mikeyopp.com ! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epi...

Nov 06, 202226 min

Casual Conversations #7 - Pepe Guzman - On Meeting a Child He Put Up for Adoption

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com The title says it all...It’s a happy episode. It’ll put a GIANT smile on your face. Enjoy! Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe at mikeyopp.com To hear the full version become a premium subscriber at mikeyopp.com...

Nov 01, 20226 min

#93 - A Science Teacher - Sander Palmer - "The Three Scariest Words"

Sander Palmer moved from his homestate of Michigan to Arizona to pursue an educational opportunity and now, more than a decade later, he is a seasoned professional of science education. He was baptized and raised Catholic, but became an atheist in his mid-twenties. He writes speculative fiction under the pen name S A Palmer and you can easily find his latest book, Suboptimized on Amazon. Want more? Check out: authorsapalmer.wordpress.com Like our podcast? Please rate us on Apple and subscribe at...

Oct 30, 202229 min

#92 - A Mortician - Jason Chacon - "Morgue Runs"

Jason Chacon spent two and a half years working with the funeral industry. Most of that time was spent working as a cremationist, including witness cremations for families and assisting with embalmings. He also has immense passion for art and entertainment. He dances and also sings and plays guitar in a Death Metal band! Find more about Jason at: CharonIncentive & CharonIncentiveMetal & Inner Monologue . Like our podcast? Please rate us on Apple and subscribe at mikeyopp.com ! This is a ...

Oct 23, 202222 min

#91 - An Antique Historian - Denny Daniel - "Rhyme, Patterns, Rhyme"

Denny Daniel is the curator and founder of The Museum of Interesting Things, a traveling interactive demonstration/exhibition of antiques and inventions, inspiring innovation that brings its creativity to schools, libraries, and other community venues. Daniel, a New York University graduate, teaches through touch and feel allowing participants to actually interact with historical items and learn from the past to invent a better future. He has done work for The New York Times and the Statue of Li...

Oct 16, 202229 min

#90 - Car Crash NDE - Rick Ornelas - "Move to the Other Side"

Rick Ornelas and his family of four should have died in a car accident. That’s what everyone tells him. But he didn’t, and now he’s an Ultimate Success Coach™, bestselling author, and founder of I Spark Change , where he empowers members of our community to spread positive change through the power of social impact. Like our podcast? Please rate us on Apple and subscribe at mikeyopp.com This episode features conversations about suicide. If you or anyone you know needs help with this subject, plea...

Oct 09, 202230 min

#89 - An Insurance Professional - Heather Payeur - "Anger, Advocacy, and Accountability"

Heather Payeur is on a mission to become a better version of herself and doesn’t mind falling on her face, even publicly, to do it. She used to be angry at the world for letting her down until she realized her superpower is figuring s*** out (mostly the hard way). She is obsessed with learning new things and has an insatiable curiosity for life. She’s also a business owner and host/creator of the podcast Diversity on Fire, where she tries to expand minds one conversation at a time. Most importan...

Oct 02, 202225 min

Casual Conversations #6 - Terry McMullen - The Goodness Episode

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com Terry McMullen started with a pretty traditional background. He attended Boston College for a degree in Finance, worked in management consulting for 10 years, got an MBA from Harvard Business School, and then pursued a career in Corporate Strategy at IBM. But there’s a lot more to Terry than (immense) material success. He's dealt with some difficult thi…...

Oct 01, 20225 min

#88 - A Committed Smoker - Pepe Guzman - "Degrees of Improbability"

Jose “Pepe” Guzman is a Columbian Texan Jew who lives in Portland, Oregon. He wants to be known as a good-looking rebel who plays by his own rules. Because he is. Like our podcast? Please rate us on Apple and subscribe at mikeyopp.com ! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe...

Sep 25, 202229 min

#87 - A Cancer Widow - Kim Hamer - "It's Not a Battle"

On April 16, 2009, Kim Hamer watched her 44-yr-old husband take his last breath. During his illness and after his death, she was amazed by the helpful ways theircoworkers, bosses, friends, and family supported them. Kim started calling their kind actions "acts of love" and wrote a book about it . She’s also an HR leader and speaker who lives in Los Angeles where she tries not to bother her relatively well-behaved college-aged children. For more, visit 100actsoflove.com . Like our podcast? Please...

Sep 18, 202231 min

#86 - A Mental Health Counselor - Dennily Stricker - "The Pursuit of Adventure"

Dennily Stricker was an archaeologist, but also had a desire to help people with the pain and suffering they endure, so she turned her passion into her profession when she became a licensed mental health counselor with a focus on trauma, suicidology and grief. She also dedicates her time on her practice, Paws Bereavement, and raising her two kids. For more information about programs and appointments, please email [email protected] Like the Podcast? Please rate us on Apple and subscribe ...

Sep 11, 202233 min

#85 - A Famous Musician - Terre Roche - "Seems Like Karma"

Terre Roche is a singer, songwriter, guitar player, teacher, author, innkeeper, and founding member of the trio " The Roches ." She has performed in many clubs and concert halls throughout the US and Europe and appeared on numerous TV shows over the course of her 45-year career, including work with Paul Simon, Philip Glass, Linda Ronstadt, and many, many more significant artists like her. Read her books and discover a world of art at terreroche.com Like our podcast? Please rate us on Apple and s...

Sep 04, 202233 min

Casual Conversations #5 - Rahul Yadav - What's the Frequency, Rahul?

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com Think you know a lot? Meet Rahul Yadav, a 28-year-old engineer from India with three masters, currently in a PhD program in Germany where he studies Terahertz waves. This interview is full of facts, science, philosophy, and love, and as an added bonus, it will make you 536.54% smarter. Want more? Check out Q T.A.L.K.S. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify…...

Sep 01, 20225 min

#84 - Identity Crisis Survivor - Lisette Saavedra - "Spiritual Currency"

Lisette considers Mike one of her dearest and oldest friends. She is a recent San Francisco to Denver transplant, retail sommelier, ‘hype girl’ for the people, fitness geek in her free time and mother to an awesome 5 year old boy, who generally resists summing herself or anyone up in a short sentence bio (How can anyone fit so much of their humanness in a few simple words?). She loves to live intentionally *and* spherically in all directions, and she’s got a lot of deep, well-tested theories on ...

Aug 28, 202230 min

#83 - Photographing War - Mike Logsdon - "Life Is Not a Guarantee"

Mike Logsdon is a tech consultant, photojournalist, and humanitarian advocate. He has conceived of and led several charitable missions, including 16,000-mile bicycle ride for brain tumor research and awareness from Alaska to Argentina. He is a passionate photographer who has documented wounded Iraqi Kurdish fighters and just returned from a similar trip to Ukraine to document their war with Russia. Mike also lost his mother at a young age to a brain tumor and he came on our show to talk about al...

Aug 21, 202233 min

#82 - A Hippie - Kate Arthur - "My Next Realm"

Meet “Kalamity Kate” Arthur, an identical twin who believes there are givers, and takers, and it’s okay to be both. She’s lived all over the United States but after her father took his own life, she decided to pack up and return home to live near her remaining family. A true hippie, she suggests we give with no expectations. We hope you love this hippie as much as we do! Like our podcast? Please rate us on Apple and subscribe at mikeyopp.com ! This episode features conversations about suicide. I...

Aug 14, 202231 min

#81 - A Daoist Monk - Monk Yun Rou - "The Shallowness of Human Intelligence"

Daoist Monk Yun Rou (formerly Arthur Rosenfeld) received his academic education at Yale, Cornell, and the University of California and was ordained a Daoist monk at the Chun Yang (Pure Yang) Taoist Temple in Guangzhou, China. Blending literature, biology, and medicine with an orthodox Daoist education, his writings and teachings propagate Daoist ideas and focus on personal cultivation, environmental conservation, and political and social justice. From 2010 – 2013, he hosted the hit (60MM househo...

Aug 07, 20221 hr 23 min

Casual Conversations #4 - My Aunt Celeste - "Pace Yourself"

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com This is my Aunt Celeste and I love her. She is happily retired after forty-plus years in education and hospital work and spends a lot of time dancing and no time on social media, so listen to this and get to know her. She only asks that everyone subscribe, leave a positive review, and sign up for the podcast and essay at mikeyopp.com! Please rate us on A…...

Aug 01, 20225 min

#80 - A Music Producer - Christopher Markisz - "Recovering Casual Catholic"

Christopher Markisz, known by many as Dub Sonata, is a musician and widely published landscape photographer. His production credits include songs by Jidenna, Sage Francis, Rhymefest, and Cannibal Ox. Born and raised in New York City, he presently lives in California and spends most of his time drinking coffee and cataloging his vinyl collection. Check out Christophermarkisz.com Like our podcast? Please rate us on Apple and subscribe at mikeyopp.com ! This is a public episode. If you'd like to di...

Jul 31, 202233 min

#79 - A Psychic Lawyer - Jason Zuk - "I Called It Deja Vu"

Jason Zuk is an Attorney, an Intuitive Psychic Medium, and a Podcaster. As an attorney, he is licensed to practice law in FL, MS, AL, TX and NJ. Jason received his legal training by earning a Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University and by attaining a Masters of Law Degree (LL.M.) in International & Comparative Law from Georgetown University Law Center. Want more? Visit him at: The Social Psychic . Like our podcast? Please rate us on Apple and subscribe at mikeyopp.com ! This is a p...

Jul 24, 202250 min

#78 - A Mormon - Margaret Agard - "It's Not a Pass/Fail System"

Margaret Agard is an award-winning author, former executive in the high-tech industry, and mother of eight children. She is currently serving as a Relief Society counselor for the local congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Discover more at https://inhisfootsteps.com Like our podcast? Please rate us on Apple and subscribe at mikeyopp.com ! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.subs...

Jul 17, 202227 min
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