E252 Anna Swenson began her work in end-of-life care in 2015. She was one of the first team members at Recompose, a company that uses “natural organic reduction” to transform human remains into soil, allowing for a much smaller environmental impact (1/8 the energy) than conventional burial or cremation practices. “Recompose utilizes the principles of […]
E251 Clinical addiction specialist and social worker human, Vanessa Lech, is the founder of Carolina Addiction and Anger Management, PLLC. We chat about anger, passive aggressive behavior, addiction as it relates to emotion and some of the nuances of her practice. For more information and links, please visit: HeyHumanpodcast.com
E250 Human Matt Hundley is working to become one with the land, nurturing it into a sustainable, fertile environment that can support a copacetic and bountiful harvest, yielding its food and water while maintaining its natural, renewable abundance. As a homesteader and founder of Tennessee Homestead Design, he puts his skills to use as a […]
E249 Alan Zweibel cut his comedic teeth in the Catskills writing jokes for comics in the Borscht Belt. He was one of the original Saturday Night Live writers (Zweibel wrote many of its memorable sketches, including the Samurai character for John Belushi and he helped to create the characters of Gilda Radner’s Roseanne Roseannadanna and […]
E248 Hospice physician and End-of-Life researcher human, Chris Kerr, M.D., PhD., is the acclaimed author of Death is But a Dream and the Chief Medical Officer at The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, in Buffalo, NY. He has researched thousands of patients’ dreams and visions at the end of their lives and has found […]
E247 Human Navaris Darson is a gay, black man who grew up in a close and religious Southern family in Fayetteville, Georgia. He’s an actor (Two Broke Girls, American Horror Story, Home, Will and Grace), a writer, and has taught Improv at the Groundlings. We chat about upbringing, love, diversity in film and television, religion, […]
E246 Josie Alston is mom to Will, a boy with autism, global apraxia, sensory integration disorder and dyslexia. She is the Clinical Director of the Voice and Swallowing Clinic and Chief of the Division of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Josie’s helped patients relearn how to talk after major surgery, and […]
E245 Substance abuse counselor, trauma specialist, and author human, Kevin Clark, has climbed several of his own mountains of pain and strife to be where he is today and recently marked his 14th year of sobriety in December of 2019. Kevin has published his first book, The New Prophet (a nod to beloved poet and […]
E244 Formerly incarcerated human, Sheena Renea, (then Eastburn) was sentenced in 1995 to life in prison with no chance for parole for her part in the murder of her ex-husband, Tim Eatburn, at the age of 17. The evidence pointed to three teenage suspects: 18-year-old Matt Myers, 19-year-old Terry Banks and Sheena Eastburn, who was […]
E243 Howard Michael Gould is a Clio-award-winning (former) adman, and showrunner/producer of award-winning televison. He’s written plays and authored books and he’s also a screenwriter. His comic-laden gumshoe noir novels Last Looks (2018) and Below the Line (2019) follow Former LAPD detective Charlie Waldo on madcap cases. He wrote and directed The Six Wives of […]
E242 Individualized fitness and nutrition coach human, Kyle Lampi, believes in a whole body, whole life approach and that no two people are alike in their needs while achieving their goals. We discuss food, exercise, sleep, poop (yes, poop), sunlight and emotional connections to health and wellness. For more information and links, please visit: HeyHumanpodcast
E241 Santa Claus is a beloved icon of goodness, joy and cheer and a champion for children (young and old) everywhere. With a little bit of magic and a whole lot of believe, the interview took place amid all the hustle and bustle of the North Pole. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All. For […]
E240 Human Keri Bean has a Mars driver’s license and drives the Curiosity rover on its surface. She’s a systems engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory for Curiosity, Perseverance and the Mars helicopter Ingenuity. She’s also an atmospheric scientist. She’s a huge Star Wars fan (of course!) and builds robots for fun. For more information […]
E239 Physicist and research scientist (lasers and robotics) human, Dr. Stephen Granade, is also a writer of both interactive and regular fiction. He’s hosted a science YouTube series for NASA (“No Small Steps“) and has his own shows on YouTube, as well (“Ever Wonder Why?“ and “Let’s Play Interactive”). He specializes in sensors for robotic […]
E238 Human Rantz Hoseley is the “son of a grifter,” had a serial killer (alleged) for an assistant scout master, crashed on good friend Tori Amos’ couch, won both the Eisner Award and Harvey Award, worked for Disney, is a senior editor at Z2 Comics, is a screenwriter and art director, has worked on videos […]
E237 Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, teacher and author human, Richard Dresser‘s debut novel, It Happened Here, is an oral history of an American family dealing with life in a totalitarian state. He’s also co-producing a documentary about the Berrigan brothers, antiwar priests and activists. Over the past twenty years, his plays have been widely produced on and […]
E236 Geologist and NASA/JPL Scientist human, Dr. Fred Calef, is the geospatial information scientist for the Mars Curiosity Rover and maps the terrain of the red planet. We discuss his work, the transpermia theory, rocks, microbes, Rovers, humans living off-Earth and what I’d look like if I’d been born on Mars. For more information and […]
E235 Ben Andrews is a former Jehovah’s Witness and the founder of the Seattle Film Summit (SFS). He’s also a director, actor and producer. Ben and I chat about the nature of God, possible existence of seraphim, roads not taken, sex, religion, multiverse theories and how being an artist can be daunting. We talk about […]
E234 Human Melody Guy has survived enough for several lifetimes. From childhood sexual abuse to a kidnapping when she was in her late teens, to a traumatic brain injury from a transformer explosion (she’s even been sucker-punched in a bar fight). She’ll be the first to tell you life isn’t fair, but she’s also proud […]
E233 Body language and emotional intelligence expert and physician human, Dr. Jack Brown, works with negotiators, sales people, executives, politicians, tv and film directors, private clients and those who are simply looking to accurately interpret others’ body language, as well as to learn techniques to present one’s own nonverbal signals in a more nuanced way. […]
E232 Roman Catholic priest human, Father Mike, entered seminary as a young man and has devoted his life to the Church and his fellow humans. He believes in miracles and the Word and wishes some humans lived their lives as if they were already in Heaven (instead of saving good deeds, words and actions for […]
E231 Taylor Conley sat in a courtroom on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 and heard the verdict. The jury had deliberated for 8 1/2 hours and declared Taylor guilty of aggravated murder, and first degree felony murder, in the death of Brian Swelah. Taylor was sentenced to life without possibility of parole. All these years later, […]
Former Jehovah’s Witness human, Serena Davidson, was raised in a strict, faithful home. As she entered her twenties, all the questions she had been suppressing about who she is and how she fit into the JW way of life came to a boiling point. Facing ostracism, she made a huge decision. Now, years later, as […]
E229 Eric Jones was on his way to classes on September 11th, 2001, when he saw a fireball erupting from the direction of the Pentagon. He didn’t hesitate. As a volunteer firefighter and EMS, he knew he had skills that would be useful, and for the next few days he pulled survivors and then bodies […]
E228 DPT and Executive Coach human, Roland Cochrun, has been at the top of his game several times over. An admitted over-achiever and perfectionist, it took a lot of soul searching for him to realize continuing at such a break-neck pace would be unsustainable and cost him greatly. Now he helps other people to realize […]
E227 Award-winning photographer, world traveler and author human, Robbie Quinn, has collected his captivating and vibrant images of the people he meets on his daily adventures for his upcoming book, “Street Unicorns.” He says, “I call them all Street Unicorns, bold expressionists of style. Not measured by the extent of being unconventional, but by the […]
E226 Physician, clown, social activist and author human, Dr. Patch Adams, founded the Gesundheit! Institute in 1971 and has been tirelessly traveling the globe to raise awareness and money to complete his vision for the institute. His ultimate dream for this facility, which is located in rural West Virginia, is for it to be a […]
E225 Astrophysicist human, Dr. Erin Macdonald, refers to herself as a “tattooed Scottish-American Slytherin N7 Rebel from Starfleet Academy.” She’s an educator (find her on Twitch and YouTube — “Dr. Erin Explains the Universe”), voice actor, and she hosts a Star Trek Sunday Brunch where she discusses the show with someone who’s watching it for […]
E224 Human Mark Islam is an associate producer for The Amazing Race and he’s one of my most favorite people on the planet. He’s a performing-songwriter who has hosted many songwriter events with his famous friends (and their famous friends) to raise tens of thousands of dollars for charity. He’s everybody’s favorite plus one and […]
E223 David Greenberger has been listening to elderly and disabled people tell their stories, share their thoughts, and dream their dreams, his whole life. Sometimes the word-bursts came in non sequitur, sometimes as a memory so vivid, it was like David had stepped back in time and experienced it first-hand with its storyteller. He knew […]
