Episodes

  • #244 - Massage Therapist - Autumn Kacian
    Sep 14 2025

    Autumn Kacian is a near-and-dear friend from college who is now a licensed massage therapist, national board certified health and wellness coach, and owner of Retreat Within. She specializes in embodiment and dysfunction of the neck and pelvis. Her work has been informed and guided by her experiences in youth, navigating the environmental disconnect between the mind and body. She now helps others deepen their awareness of how this connection ripples throughout their life.

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    30 mins
  • #243 - Ex-Mormon - Aaron Butler
    Sep 7 2025

    Aaron Butler is a 39-year-old Network Engineer. He was raised Mormon, but left the religion in his late teens. Most of his family is still active. He now enjoys the nerdier things in life, but also keeps active with his 3-month-old daughter, who takes up most of his time now.

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    40 mins
  • #242 - Mathematical Artist - Steve Deihl
    Aug 31 2025

    Steve Deihl is the author of Sea Change: Reason, Revolution, and Creativity and Sensing Geometry: Symbolism and Structure in Art, Science, and Mathematics. He is also a New York City mathematics educator, three-time recipient of the Simons Foundation MfA Fellowship, and an internationally exhibited artist currently working on process landscape paintings that capture the woods of upstate New York. For more, please visit sensinggeometry.com, and check out his amazing work on his YouTube page!

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    41 mins
  • Bonus Pod - Am I A Good Person?
    Aug 27 2025
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    Am I a good person? Are you a good person? How do we know?

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    8 mins
  • #241 - Game Developer - Bru Frasca
    Aug 24 2025

    Bru Frasca is the host of the BruCast. He also is a game developer who has worked for Ubisoft and Kalypso Media. He loves exploring new ideas and perspectives. If you want to hear our episode on his podcast, click here.

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    47 mins
  • #240 - H.S. Senior - Etan Kotler
    Aug 17 2025

    Etan Kotler is a 17-year-old high school student with an interest in politics, law, music, literature, and art. We talk about what it’s like to be young, but on the precipice of great change, and he talks freely about many generational stereotypes.

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    31 mins
  • #239 - Digital Designer - Marc Alcobe Tallo
    Aug 10 2025

    Marc Alcobe Tallo is a UX-UI Designer from Barcelona who moved to Germany for work after University. He met his partner there and they have since moved to Athens for 3 years and more recently to Bologna, Italy where they currently reside. This explains why Marc started his podcast "Expat Experts," and it also has enabled him to form some pretty profound insights into humanity and the human condition.

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    36 mins
  • #238 - Psychotherapist - Dr. Katie Eastman
    Aug 3 2025

    Dr. Katie Eastman, mentored by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, has spent over 35 years helping individuals, leaders, and organizations navigate grief, loss, and major life transitions. As a psychotherapist, master grief coach, and author of Uplifting: Inspiring Stories of Loss, Change, and Growth, she integrates the Kübler-Ross Change Curve and her Re-Create model to transform loss into growth. Her work in the field of death and dying, alongside her coaching and consulting, empowers people to embrace change with resilience, compassion, and purpose. For more please visit her website.

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    32 mins