E312 Cooper Shaw is a dialect and performance coach, writer, award-winning actor, playwright, and director. She got her start with Chicago’s Second City Conservatory Program and her MFA in Acting from The Actor’s Studio Drama School in NYC. She was my dialect coach at The Second City (LA) and she’s wickedly smart and funny. There […]
E311 Dedrick Wormack grew up in Chicago, a kid with great potential: smart, savvy, and godly. Navigating the bonds of family, corruption, gang life, church, and tragedy, he watched as the determined and deliberate destruction of the neighborhoods he loved through the open-air drug markets. Now, he’s an author (Unrest in an Eagle’s Nest), social […]
E310 John Lefebvre was arrested, for the second time in his life, for co-founding and operating a business that was dealing in billions of dollars between online gamblers and Internet bookies and casinos. Over night, he went from being a very, very rich man, to being sentenced to, and serving time in, prison (his crime […]
E309 Dr. Jonathan Flint, FRS, is a British behavior geneticist and psychiatrist, and Professor in Residence in the Dept. of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA. He is co-director of the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge, working to “cut the burden of depression in half by 2050.” Depression is a global health crisis, with a staggering […]
E308 Buck Angel is a porn actor, producer, and documentarian. He tours the world speaking about human sexuality. A trans man, he has strong opinions about what that means, and is adamant in his position against young people irrevocably transitioning. As a result, he has drawn the ire of others in the LGBTQ+ community (and […]
E307 Les Stapleton is the Mayor of Prestonsburg, KY. He is a retired KY State Patrol and former undercover narcotics officer, a former MMA fighter (winning 9 of 11 bouts). He’s interviewed serial killers, busted drug rings, been shot at, stabbed, and has studied interview and interrogation (he knows how to spot a liar) at […]
E306 Mara Adelman is a physician’s assistant, sexologist, and co-host of the soon-to-launch podcast; Are We There Yet. She assists patients and clients with their health and wellness – body, mind, heart, and soul. We discuss sex, education, wellness, sick parents, siblings, fear, communication, PTSD and more! For more information and links, please visit: HeyHumanpodcast.com
E305 Justin Perry is Mr. 17540. The world learned of Justin when he was featured on How to With John Wilson, and from a now-infamous TikTok featuring Justin and an adult Amish man, Mervin, whom was led to believe Justin was a teen girl looking for a hookup. Justin ensnares child predators, meeting them, confronting […]
304 Mike Errico is a recording artist, educator (teaching songwriting at Yale, Wesleyan, the New School, and NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), journalist, and author. His book; “Music, Lyrics, and Life: A Field Guide for the Advancing Songwriter,“ is in its second printing. He was recently on the show Billions, and has had […]
E303 A. Laura Brody is a costumer, sculptor, curator, educator, arts activist and founder/curator of Opulent Mobility, a world-wide and inclusive art exhibit that re-imagines disability and mobility. Working primarily from reclaimed materials, her artworks “touch on visible and invisible disability, feminism, emotional labor, mental health, and sustainability.” She’s also my cousin-in-law! For more information […]
E302 Gary Tyler served 41 years, wrongfully accused and convicted of murder at 16 years old. He was sentenced to execution at Louisiana’s Angola prison. Proof of false witness statements, racism, fake evidence, gross negligence, three Pardon boards in his favor, and even with mountains of new evidence proving his innocence over the years, he […]
E301 Katie, Sugar, and Lindsey are the hosts and founders of the Clit Talk podcast. They are sex- and body-positive educators, pleasure researchers and are leaders in the sex-positive community. Drawing from their own lives, as well as from experts in the field, the three women span a spectrum of sexuality and experience to talk […]
E300 Steve Lindsey is a legend in the music industry as a producer, composer, arranger, songwriter, publisher, and teacher. Plaques adorn his wall of Dr. Dre, Eminem, Bruno Mars, Leonard Cohen, Keith Urban, Marvin Gaye, Aaron Neville, Elton John, and dozens more. We discuss his childhood adventures, what makes an exceptional songwriter, mastering the hustle, […]
E299 Dr. Aprilia West is a psychologist, executive coach, songwriter, former political-speech writer and author of What You Feel Is Not All There Is. We discuss emotional networks, triggers, behavior patterns, choices, emotional intelligence and much more. Trigger warning: discussion on topic of Suicide For more information and links, please visit: HeyHumanpodcast.com
E298 Patrick Dalton is a psychic medium, visual artist, an award-winning, custom home designer, and cannabis entrepreneur. In his younger years, he played college football, was an all-American javelin thrower, professional motocross rider and pro boxer. He’s packed a lot of living in, which is ironic because he also died once. This was a wild […]
E297 Alysia Silberg is a South African born, self-made entrepreneur, statistician, and data scientist. She’s founded several product and technology companies and regularly advises European, African, and Emerging Market governments. She’s the host/founder of Global Online FiresideChat and is a world-renowned public speaker. Her accolades and awards are numerous, her education impressive. She’s passionate about […]
E296 Nathan Dunlap was found guilty of four counts of murder, attempted murder and other charges and sentenced to death by lethal injection for killing Sylvia Crowell, Ben Grant, Colleen O’Connor, and Marge Kohlberg, and gravely injuring Bobby Stephens, December 14, 1993 at Chuck E. Cheese in Aurora, Colorado. Nathan’s sentence was commuted to life […]
E295 Matt Rutherford is the first sailor to complete a single-handed nonstop voyage around North and South America. And he did it in a 27-foot Albin Vega! Matt’s childhood was a combo of drugs, cults, truancy, and several stints in jail. At 17, his life’s course would change. He bought his first sailboat, sight unseen, […]
E294 Deb‘s mother joined The Ingleside United Methodist Church (IL) when Deb was a young girl. Members called themselves The Fellowship. Led by a man named Lou Hillendahl, it would soon become apparent to Deb, and many of the other children, that they were trapped in a cycle of abuse and servitude. When Lou’s wrong-doings […]
E293 Dov Baron wants to get to the very heart of us. His mission is of service — to help humans find and release the things that block them from their most authentic selves. The best-selling author (One Red Thread, Fiercely Loyal), podcaster (Curiosity Bites and Leadership & Loyalty), story-teller, and therapist, was also named […]
E292 Ken Levine is a multi-award-winning television writer (Fraiser, M*A*S*H, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Simpsons, Cheers & more), screenwriter, playwright, podcaster (Hollywood & Levine), former MLB announcer, blogger, author and if that isn’t enough, he’s also a former Top 40 radio DJ! We chat about some of his most iconic episodes, Jewish baseball, balloon fetishes […]
E291 Tia May is a chronic illness survivor, retired veteran, mental health advocate and singer-songwriter. We discuss trauma, self-worth, leaving toxic relationships, breaking free of old patterns and reclaiming one’s health and well-being. Trigger Warning: Discussion of suicidal thoughts. For more information and links, please visit: HeyHumanpodcast.com
E290 Danny Jordan is the author of “Rae’s First Day,” the first book from his “The Capables” children’s book series. Danny’s eldest daughter was born with an upper limb difference, which inspired him to create stories about “a group of super-capable kid superheroes all of whom have a super capability or ‘cape.’ Each Capable’s superpower […]
E289 Turhan “Troy” Caylak‘s role as Akhmal in HBO’s hit show “Barry” earned him a SAG award nom. The actor, writer, producer has a long list of tv and film credits to his name. Turhan’s rapid-fire conversational style is a joyful and wild ride through his polymath brain as we chat about his craft, childhood […]
E288 Roby Sobieski is an accomplished magician who has traveled the world practicing his craft, sometimes with interesting results (like being accused of being a god or demon). He has consulted on David Blaine’s national tours, and has been a sleight-of-hand consultant on the Harley Quinn “Birds of Prey” film. We discuss magic, history, philosophy, […]
E287 Austin Antoine & Raul Herrera are from Get Lit – Words Ignite (founded by Diane Luby Lane), an arts-education non-profit “using poetry to increase literacy, empower youth and inspire communities.” Diane also founded the Get Lit Players, “an award-winning classic teen poetry troupe who have appeared at the White House three times, collaborated with […]
E286 D.J. Vodicka has been called a “rat,” and “dead man walking” for exposing corruption at Salinas Valley State Prison. Sacrificing his career and risking his life, Vodicka, a decorated veteran officer, served in the Investigative Services Unit (a branch of Internal Affairs) and was the “whistle-blower” who uncovered a gang of rogue prison guards […]
E285 Sister Irene O’Neill has devoted her life to helping others. She’s the president of Sisters Rising Worldwide, a non-profit of 650,000 Sisters doing life-changing work in 190 countries, sharing ideas and strategies that solve the root causes of injustices throughout the world, and in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. She also spent […]
E284 Human Scott Augenbaum is a cybercrime specialist, retired FBI supervisory special agent and former Crimes Against Children coordinator. He’s the author of “The Secret to Cybersecurity,” and spends his time helping to empower people against cyber attacks on their work and home computers, and phones – from phishing to romance scams to password shenanigans […]
E283 Human Ben Kutylo is executive director at ForwARd Arkansas, working to “accelerate the innovative and equitable transformation of education in Arkansas.” He’s worked with Chicago schools to help educators change the direction of learning. He’s also the co-founder of Fremont Street, a national nonprofit philanthropy dedicated to helping school systems change from within. We […]
