E372 Jennifer Howard-Hammer is a retired Peace Officer with over 20 years experience. She is a child abuse survivor and spent some time in the foster system. She became a Reserve Deputy Sheriff and went on to be a Correctional Counselor at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). She’s received a Bronze Star […]
E371 General Gary “Mike” Jones is a military legend. Some of his career milestones include: Commander 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne); Deputy Commanding General United States Army Special Operations Command; Deputy Director Central Intelligence Agency Counter-Terrorism Center, Deputy Commander Combined Joint Task Force-Mountain during Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan; Commanding General Special Operations Europe; and Commanding […]
E370 It’s Hey Human podcast’s 7th anniversary on July 16th! To celebrate, Susan Ruth gets interviewed by her dear friend Trevor Valle. Life, lessons, love, sex, books, science, philosophy, and a whole lot more gets covered in this special, turn-the-tables episode. For more information and links, please visit: HeyHumanpodcast.com
E369 Danny Myrick is the son of a Baptist Minister father and church pianist mother. His family’s gospel band recorded their first album when Danny was 7 and by 17 he had his first number one song. These days, he’s one of country music’s biggest songwriters, writing for stars like Blake Shelton, Montgomery Gentry, LoCash, […]
E368 Geoff Russell has over forty years of experience in the sport of fencing as a competitor, coach, and club owner. After his wife’s death from cancer, he hit rock bottom. He’s been sober 5 ½ years, now, and is currently working toward seeing his Amy M Fortune Foundation come to life, its mission focused […]
E367 Juan (J.V.) Vidopio is a Columbian-born musician and producer. Raised in a deeply faithful missionary family, he came to have his own understanding of Faith, G-d, and religion. He’s traveled around the world many times over, and recently I had the pleasure of officiating his marriage to his lovely bride! For more information and […]
E366 Sabir Shapiro is a writer and poet, and he’s writing a book and screenplay, “White Sex.” His company, Gang Management, works with artists like Chief Keef (Sosa), Little Gnar, 2Rare, and many more. We chat creativity, music, culture, society and race, and he recites his powerful poem about family history, in this captivating conversation.
E365 Edna Clyne-Rekhy has rescued children in India, been an olive farmer with her husband Jack, and rescued dogs in Spain. In her younger years was a journalist. She’s been a clothing designer, and is a recycled materials artist, and teaches kids how to turn “junk” and “trash” into beautiful art and up-cycled usefulness. She’s […]
E364 Sheena Brook is a powerhouse of resilience. In 2022, Hurricane Ian destroyed her home. As a teen, she endured gay-conversion therapy. Sheena comes back stronger from every obstacle. The performing artist, songwriter is a full-time touring musician (and was Team Adam on NBCs “The Voice.” She’s a pint-sized megawatt bright light, whip-smart and determined. […]
E363 George Gallo is a producer, screenwriter and director (Ritual Killer, Bad Boys, Middle Men, 29th Street, and one of my personal favorites; Midnight Run). He’s also an incredible impressionist painter, musician, and songwriter. I interviewed George twice. The first time (July, 2021) was in anticipation of a film he was working on, “The Comeback […]
E362 Dr. Tristin Engels is a Clinical Forensic Psychologist. She has an outside practice, but also worked within the California prison system to ensure the welfare of inmates and patients. She’s been featured on documentaries like, “The Golden State Killer,” and “Evil Among Us: Ted Bundy,” and has extensive experience with psychopaths and violent criminals. […]
E361 Calpernia Addams is a veteran, actress, award-winning showgirl, trans-activist, producer, author, and musician. She spent four years as a field medical combat specialist in the Navy, and was one of the elite, combat-trained “Devil Docs.” She’s a Peabody Award recipient for “Soldier’s Girl,” a film that details her relationship with murdered Army soldier Barry […]
E360 Peter Clothier is an art critic, practicing Buddhist, professor, ex-pat Englishman, and world-renowned author. His most recent book, “Dear Harry: Letters to My Father” (dad Harry, was an Anglican minister), touches on “everything from his loss of Christian faith, intimate matters, and the inevitability of aging and death.” We discuss Peter’s own role as […]
E359 Maryam Abolfazli is a storyteller, nonprofit leader, and mother. For twenty years, she built her career as an international economic and political development professional, working in Eurasia and the Middle East, to assist in improving the political and economic realities of women, youth, and educators. Today, she serves the political and economic development of […]
E358 Brandon Joe Williams is a State National of California, common law lawyer, and founder of The Amnesty Coalition. He’s also an author (“Don’t Be a Slave to Your Clients” and “Love is a Battery”) and Scientologist. He’s currently working on his third book on martyrdom and escapism. We discuss his wild ride of a […]
E357 Dean Collins is a retired Navy pilot and current Delta commercial air pilot. He’s also a performing songwriter, his new song, “Land Where The Wishes Come True,” is out now. We discuss his dad’s influence on his love of music, airplanes, farming, flight school, unusual things he’s seen in the sky, and more. For […]
Tony Green is an educator at Bishop O’Dowd High School, teaching Advanced World History and AP African American Studies. He’s also co-moderator for their Black Student Union. This is his second visit to the show (check out E213) and we discuss history, the impact of youth on culture and politics, the importance of knowing cultural, […]
E355 Andrew Daniel is a #1 international bestselling and award-winning author of the book, “Awaken to Your True Self,” considered a “definitive guide exploring shadow work, embodiment, narcissism, victimhood, spirituality, and more.” He’s the founder of Center for Cinesomatic Development, and he’s an advisor for the Alan Watts Organization. We had such an interesting conversation about […]
E354 Cheryl Holtzman has the coolest jobs and I want to follow her around. Not only is she a big cat wrangler (and general animal wrangler), and is on tv and film sets with creatures great and small, making sure all is going well, she’s also in special effects production, which is how I met […]
E353 Mark Lester’s life sounds like a movie; from being raised by communists, to aiding indigenous rebels, to making blockbuster movies (including; Commando with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Stephen King’s Firestarter with Drew Barrymore, and the cult classic Class of 1984). We discuss communism, fireballs, Freedom of Speech, feuds, filmmaking, rebellion and more. For more information and […]
E352 Malcolm Christie was raised by a loving single mom but still experienced family violence and emotional upheaval. He was determined to not let the negative define him. As he navigated school, he came up against bad teachers, sports injuries, and criticisms that motivated him to prove any doubters wrong. He’s a champion for the […]
E351 Peter Mehlman is a producer, actor, author (“It Won’t Always Be This Great,” “#measwell, a Novel,” “Mandela Was Late”), and TV writer. He’s responsible for memorable Seinfeld utterances like, “shrinkage,” “double-dipping,” “yada yada yada” and “sponge-worthy,” to name a few. The former sports-journalist cut his teeth with Howard Cosell and has written observations about […]
E350 Andie Zink has spent more than a decade above the Arctic Circle living among indigenous Alaskans as a school counselor, coach, advocate and educator. She’s the 2019 ASCA School Counselor of the Year. We discuss the villages she has lived in, daily life and traditions that date back thousands of years. If you would […]
E349 Alex Robkin is back on the show to talk about his sobriety from heroin (check out our conversation 2018, Episode #91), and his life as an expat in Japan. We chat past, future, daily routines, cultural differences, his newest round of poetry, and catch up on life, in general. I’m a proud aunt for […]
E348 Daniel Hawkins is an exceptional visual artist and musician. In 2017, he built a fully functioning 50-foot solar-powered lighthouse in the Mojave Desert after an extraordinary experience compelled him. I met him at a show in LA featuring his Desert Lighthouse documentary, and artists who have paid homage to the the incredible structure. The […]
E347 Jeremy Lang is a material scientist, environmental consultant and the founder and VP of Sustainability of Pela. After seeing plastic litter on a beach, Jeremy was inspired to create the world’s first compostable plant-based phone case. He founded Pela and is working to eliminate billions of pounds of waste from the global waste stream. […]
E346 Father Sebastiaan is a vampyre, master fangsmith, author and impresario of the Endless Night Vampire Ball. His story is an adventure around the world. We talk Vampire/Vampyre culture, Anne Rice, the birth of the literary vampire, the importance of LARPs, his Sabretooth children, vampire tv shows, movies and more! For more information and links, […]
E345 Sheldon Epps is a renowned television and theatre director, author (“My Own Directions: A Black Man’s Journey in the American Theatre”), and was the long-time Artistic Director of the famed Pasadena Playhouse in California. He’s currently the executive producer and directs episodes for the hit Netflix show, The Upshaws (and he’s directed a bunch […]
E344 Dr. ALH (Nan) Robkin is an artist, illustrator, editor, poet, retired classics professor and museum archeologist. She’s also Susan’s mom. We discuss psychotic first husbands, WWII, family antics, missed and taken opportunities, life overseas, Susan’s lifelong appreciation of the human form, disappearing children, bomb scares, historic moments, and more! For more information and links, […]
E343 Greg Walter is a research historian, author of “The Ridgewalkers: When Legend Becomes an Encounter” and “Ridgewalkers: In Two Worlds.” He’s a Sasquatch enthusiast, U.S. Coast Guard and Merchant Marine Veteran. He experienced what he believes is a Bigfoot encounter and shares that story, along with other Cryptid lore, some interesting historical facts about […]
