Continuing the professional music theme, I had a great time talking with Slavic Livins during this episode. After immigrating as a child from the Soviet Union to America, Slavic grew an admiration for music. In particular, with the technical side of the sound and frequencies. Through this appreciation of tones and pitches, Slavic Livins became platinum-certified and helped create music for artists like G Herbo, Chief Keef, Snoop Dogg, Jeremih, T-Pain, and John Legend. He's the guy to make sure t...
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Ken Lewis produces music! And has been credited with 19 Grammy Winners and 101 Gold and Platinum records! As you may have expected after reading that, he has worked with some big names in the industry; Eminem, Ariana Grande, Drake, Taylor Swift, One Republic, BTS, Jay Z, and Wu-Tang Clan (to name a few). Ken Lewis has the "weirdest resume in the music industry". As a Producer, Mixer, Writer, Engineer, Musician, and more, he's been called to work on just about anything. Through years of hard work...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Martyn Clark has worked with senior executives, across many of the largest corporations: Citizens, Jones Lang Lasalle, Sodexo, Royal Bank of Scotland, Zurich Insurance, Santander, Accenture, Ernst & Young, Johnson & Johnson. What he saw was a harsh reality: that the legal foundations of our organizations are riddled with greed and self-interest, and as a result, these organizations often neglect the needs of employees and people. In response, Martyn wrote a book on the topic: Love Incorp...
Feb 02, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Hasan Oswald quit his teaching job, bought a camera, and went solo to one of America's most dangerous cities; Camden, New Jersey. In this city, he became the Director, Producer, and Filmer of the now-famous documentary Higher Love. Higher Love received a 100% on rotten tomatoes, a 9.3/10 IMDB rating, and countless film festival awards. This documentary follows Daryl Gant, a father of eight, as he tries to save his- Heroin and Crack-Cocaine addicted- pregnant girlfriend Nani. Alongside this, thei...
Jan 26, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Thanks to digital art we can create some of the most realistic and creative work to date. Colors can be composed exactly how the user wants, and the world you imagine can look as real as the world we're in. Thomas Tanner has been creating digital art for a long time and has become one of the names to contact when you want/need work done. Particularly in the dungeons and dragons' "fantasy realism" world, he has been drawing and creating since he was a child. His work is clear and fascinating and ...
Jan 19, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Dr. Juan Bartolomei is a spine neurosurgeon at Yale, and in 2013 he was named one of "US News and World Report's Top Doctors". Dr. Bartolomei has a passion for what he does and believes surgery should be a last resort and not a first option. When faced with a new issue, he likes to focus on the body as a whole, rather than looking at the spine as an independent piece. In this episode, we discuss what back pain means, what surgery does to your body, and more so be sure to tune in.
Jan 12, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Today's guest is Don Grant; a professional voice actor whose work has even appeared in Super Bowl commercials. There's a lot to discuss in the profession of voice acting, from the technical to the historical. In this episode, he shares his perspective that comes from decades of practicing and performing. Tune in to learn more, or you can always just tune in to hear my voice outclassed for an entire episode. Don Grant was an excellent guest and kind enough to lend his voice for the new intro and ...
Jan 05, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Christina Hoag has a long history in the world of Journalism. While traveling the world, she ended up living in Venezuela and was lucky enough to become one of the few journalists present during the 2002 Venezuelan coup. This is especially special when you realize the airports were closed down during this less than a week ordeal. Chavez was temporarily overthrown and this reporter has the inside scoop of what actually happened in Venezuela leading up to this event. *Footnote from Christina: “I m...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Danny Gold has directed documentaries and written numerous articles on MS-13. Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS - 13 , is an international criminal gang. In Los Angeles they were created during the '70s however, the large control they possess is found in El Salvador. There the people have to pay 'rent', and the children are recruited as early as 9! Learn about their rival gang, how to "leave" the gang, and the power and destruction that MS-13 brings in this episode. Danny Gold: Website - ht...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Eating Disorders are a dangerous thing. While it depends on how you categorize the statistics if you google "deadliest mental illness" eating disorders are ranked first. Roughly 70 million people worldwide are affected by this illness and just about all researchers agree this is an understatement. Although the people affected by this disorder are primarily women, what people may not hear or realize is that this disorder also affects a large population of men. I sat down with journalist Ruben de ...
Dec 08, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Warning for the episode below in description Vicki Lau is an expert in all things "Visual Effects" (VFX). While she specializes in compositing, she has developed many other software skills used in films and shows like Guardians of the Galaxy, Aquaman, Brooklyn 99, and The Walking Dead... to name a few. On top of this Lau has a history of working on Virtual Reality (VR). In fact, she performed a Ted Talk on the very topic! Tune into this episode to hear an expert discuss all things virtual. Offic...
Dec 01, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Toby Muse is a journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker. His work has appeared in The New York Times, CNN, BBC, and The Guardian among others. Not only that, but he has spent his life in Colombia from 2000-2017. Why you ask? To talk with the farmers and cartels members to follow the creation and expedition of a Kilo of cocaine. Using these experiences he wrote a book called Kilo: Inside the Cocaine Cartel . Tune into this episode to learn more about the people whose lives are created and ru...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This week we took a look at the philosophy of existentialism. In this episode, I sit down with philosopher Adam Godwin who discusses existential therapy, determinism, nihilism as well as other topics. Godwin holds a Masters in Philosophy and a Bachelor's in psychology. He now teaches courses in Udemy .
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, a longtime journalist who covers fandom, film, and television. As a journalist, she has written for The Daily Dot and has recently started her fast-growing Behind the Seams channel on youtube. What knowledge surrounding film does she know you ask? Gavia has a lot of in-depth knowledge about what costume design tells us in film and television. Whether it's what is used or why it's used, we discuss plenty surrounding the costume design in films. The Daily Dot Behind the Seams...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 15
Anderson Silver just released the third book of his Stoicism for a Better Life Series. When it comes to the fundamentals of Stoicism, its relation to Determinism as well as its overall impact, Silver is the perfect candidate to inform those interested. Website - https://stoicismforabetterlife.com/ You can find his books here: Stoicism for a Better Life...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Jack F. is in the top 9% of the United States Chess Federation league. Not only that, but he was impressive enough to beat me in only 16 moves (maybe that's not as big of an accomplishment). In this chess-related episode, we discuss everything from strategy, the Polgar sisters, the influence of robots and artificial intelligence, and quite a bit of philosophy.
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 13
With her co-authors, Tessie Castillo published the book Crimson Letters: Voices From Death Row. A story compiled of writings from prisoners on death row. One of her co-authors is Lyle May who has been facing death row for 21 years now; since the age of 19. In this episode, Lyle called in from death row to talk about what can only be shared with a history inside death row, facing the court systems, and prison research he has taken up to studying during his time incarcerated. To talk with any of t...
Nov 12, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Kaitlyn Bailey is an advocate for sex work decriminalization. Once a sex worker herself she is now the director of communications for a national advocacy organization, host of the oldest profession podcast, and has written numerous articles for newspapers such as Vice. In this episode, we discuss the evidence and stigma that can be found around decriminalizing sex work, or as Kaitlyn puts it "the oldest profession".
Oct 13, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Adam Plant is an ugly artist. Founder of Easy Sleez and head of over 25+ other artists, Adam found his nitch creating what he calls "ugly art". Now don't get it confused with bad art, since it is very well crafted and put together. In this fun episode, I asked him about a variety of topics such as censorship in the art community, traditionalism, and what his experiences have been in general. Website - https://www.eezysleez.com.au/...
Oct 06, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Max Mills is a liberal who has written numerous political journals and Charles Mills is a conservative who has done the same for names like Sean Hannity. Democrats and Republicans disagree on many topics in America and our economy is no exception. While there are some occasional agreements, this episode addresses a range of topics including Supply-Side Economics, Wealth Taxes, the Middle Class, and Medicare for All.
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Thomas Derr in the process of writing a thesis on the history of video games; the history between the sexes to be more specific. This episode dives into the history of gaming from capitalism to the summer of love to even the cold war. Statistics and biology are brought up between the sexes to help understand how gaming culture got to where it is today.
Sep 22, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 8
100 years later and we're in another epidemic. Ben Kitchings has a master's degree and has spent a lot of time studying the Spanish flu along with reading and hearing stories surrounding COVID-19. In fact, the first season of his top 100 documentary ranked podcast "The History Voyager" was on this very relationship between the two viruses. In this episode, he shares what the Spanish Flu was like historically, and how it compares to the modern day's Coronavirus.
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 7
For good reason hemp could very well be a game changer when it comes to pollution and reducing large quantities of waste in our society. Hemp is a cousin to marijuana within the same cannabis family. What that means is with an ineffective 0.2% thc content, it has been deemed illegal to grow in the United States of America. However things are changing as Beth- a pro-hemp advocate and farmer- in Oregon will tell us. Beth will dive into not only the history of this plant, but to its plausible impac...
Sep 08, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Joshua Shea is an established author and TEDx speaker where he goes around to talk about his experiences and knowledge on porn addiction. In this episode Joshua brings statistics around the prevalence and issues of porn addiction with some bizarre real life experiences, cat fishing being one example. (If you're interested in learning more check out www.RecoveringPornAddict.com after the show) Please Read Correction: In the beginning at the 3:30 mark I stated "5-8% of people have a porn addiction...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Jessica Leichtweisz and Aidan Almond have just finished a book about the stories they have seen surrounding autism. Jessica has been helping children facing autism for 20+ years now, and Aidan- who is autistic himself- has begun to do the same. Tune in to hear them talk about autism's history, what it is, and statistics around the topic to name a few things. To learn more check out their website at hopeeducationservices.com.
Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Ruslan is a bartender and citizen who currently resides in Kazan', Russia. We begin this episode with a discussion about social life in Russia and viewpoints on BLM. After this introduction we transition into internal politics which covers a variety of topics from Russia manipulating COVID-19 statistics, too what the Russian school curriculum's teach under a Putin leadership. CORRECTION: Two days after recording this Spotify has now become available in 13 European countries; one of which being R...
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Well informed through education, research, and experience. Tune in to hear this interview about the knowledge and experience behind acid. Including how it was found, its effects, its impact, and more.
Apr 22, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Here we sit down with a political science major in a Political Episode based around the rabbit holes of what can be seen around Super Tuesday. From the candidates to redlining to economic policies found in Japan, we address many political detours based around Super Tuesday.
Mar 07, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 1
