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"Everything That She Offered Me" Full Song Prem...
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"Is This the Real Life" Emery Song Breakdown (E...
62 min
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New Emery Song Premiere Minus Vocals (Ep 129)
43 min
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Cyber Security with Alison DeNisco Rayome (Ep 128)
What are some best practices to keep yourself secure, and how are companies taking advantage of AR/VR?
45 min
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What Can We Do with Blockchain? (Ep 127)
A good friend connected me with Alex Linebrink, who is the CEO of PassageX, a secondary ticketing venue that utilizes blockchain technology to promote industry accountability and transparency.
62 min
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Peer Pleasure + Break it Down (Ep 126)
Dewey Halpaus caught me outside a venue in Portland for an interview on the Peer Pleasure podcast. He has a great way of interviewing people, so I wanted to share it with you all here as well!
60 min
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Pedals with Matt Hoopes of Relient K (Ep 125)
80 min
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Resilience with Author Steven Southwick (Ep 124)
Steven Southwick is a professor at Yale University of Psychiatry, PTSD, and Resilience.
64 min
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Dave Raymond of Hidden Hospitals (Ep 123)
Hidden Hospitals is finding a new way to do things in the independent music scene. Dave and I talk about the alternative ways he's looking at music, the industry, and art in general without a focus on size or profit.
71 min
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Winnie M Li's "Dark Chapter" (Ep 122)
I was interested in talking with Winnie Li after hearing about her unique perspective and outlook on live after surviving a violent rape while traveling overseas.
70 min
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Paul Segall: Geophysicist and Volcanologist at ...
With the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on the news, I was lucky enough to get Geophysicist and Volcanologist Paul Segall to discuss in depth how volcanoes work, the formation of the earth, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other very real cataclysmic events that...
63 min
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A Better Business Model for Journalism with Lin...
I wanted to talk to Lindsey Quinn, the Managing Editor for The Hustle, after noticing how much better they are at delivering news well. Instead of obnoxious click-bait sponsored articles, The Hustle sends good quality tech and business news to my...
63 min
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How to Recognize a Cult with Daniel Shaw (Ep 119)
My fascination with the Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country lead to a conversation with today's guest Daniel Shaw, who has personal experience being in a cult. He is a psychoanalyst in private practice in NYC, and most recently wrote a book called...
55 min
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Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life with Dr...
After practicing internal medical for 30 years and being a trustee on a hospice board, Dr Sam Harrington decided to refocus his life on informing others on how they can live the best end-life possible. He shares the personal experience of his father's...
67 min
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Underoath's Tim McTague on the Process of "Eras...
Tim McTauge, Underoath's guitarist joins for a conversation about their inner-band dynamics and how it applied to the songwriting process and production, specifically with their new album "Erase Me." Links & Sponsors: breakitdownpod.com...
60 min
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Angel Giuffria the Bionic Actress (Ep 116)
Hunger Games actress, Angel Giuffria, was born missing half of her arm, but has embraced the life of a "cyborg" using augmenting prosthetics to enhance her life. We go in depth about the mechanics of and customization of her arm. She's also heavily...
64 min
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Using Tipi to Regulate Our Emotional Difficulti...
Tipi is a French research program used to resolve conditions such as depression, PTSD, fear, anxiety, anger, and grief, among others. Cedric and his colleagues claim that Tipi can permanently regulate unhealthy emotional and behavioral patterns....
72 min
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Yes, Taxes can be Entertaining: with Ed Lyon (E...
My guest today, Ed Lyon, is considered (according to Roseanne Barr) to be “the funniest tax guy in America." He has appeared on over 500 television and radio broadcasts and has spent his career making tax law understandable to the average joe,...
66 min
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Johann Hari: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depr...
Johann Hari is a best-selling author and has given a most-viewed TED talk on addiction. His latest book, "The Lost Connections" has been hit with some controversy as it explores deeper causes and alternative treatments to depression beyond...