When Hersh launched TTF, he committed to engaging fellow truth-seekers with diverse points of view, in pursuit of answers, and having some laughs in the process. He delivers - and so does Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. Key Takeaways: To human better, we can GET OUTSIDE, and ENGAGE with nature, because so many answers are there...and it's nicer than our basement.Some outcomes may be inevitable (just look at Beer), but science is ultimately our friend.Hersh may have six degrees of Kevin Bacon, while Merriwether has more useful Degrees from universities, but when it's 100 degrees outside, who doesn't appreciate air conditioning??

Today’s episode carries a trigger warning as this interview contains an in-depth discussion of suicide, grief, and mental health issues. I know this can be distressing, so please consider before listening. If you or someone you know are struggling emotionally, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Jenetta Barry, Founder of The Epiphany Process and its non-profit, World Jenny's Day, is renowned for having helped many people through crisis. To hear her story - honestly, just to hear her voice, with its wise and soothing tone - is to understand her impact on so many in the wake of her own tragic loss, the suicide of her 16 year old daughter Jenny after they had an enormous argument.

Hersh is a white Jew from Miami who's never been to Fiji. Barry is Black, and raised in the Christian faith, and just returned from those magnificent islands in the South Pacific. That's one take on the conversation between Hersh and his guest, Barry Queen Jr., a wealth advisor and, in a world rife with uncertainty, the guy you can count on. The two talk about the bond between client and advisor, and the kind established by Barry and his close friends Ari and Ali, whose podcast, "The Jew, The Muslim, and The Other Guy," (at 23:00 in our show) goes deep into race, religion, and more.

Are you too old to climb Mt. Everest? Not if you start now! And it’s not only mountain climbing that keeps you in shape, mentally and physically, it’s the outdoors. As Hersh points out, a guy named Noah spent two years building an ark - and lived to be 950! In this episode, he discusses the real fountain of youth with Martin Pazzani, author of international best seller Secrets of Aging Well: GET OUTSIDE, a TED Speaker, Founder of an innovative brain fitness startup, and a mountaineer who has hiked and climbed 100,000,000 uphill steps across 7 continents, over 50 years. Having done time in the corporate world, Martin now is a serial entrepreneur, focused on longevity and anti-aging techniques.

We are what we are, and what we are needs no excuses! Being an artist with ADHD is one thing; having ADHD as your personal hyperfocus adds a whole new dimension to the experience. Hersh sits down with improv and sketch comedian Liz Bennett, whose filterless, in-the-moment life process is diverse and productive, including original music, professional book editing, and ongoing advancement in The Groundlings (“the one step-by-step feasible goal in my mind”). A play-by-ear pianist, Liz creates rap-style songs delivering rapid-fire lyrics courtesy of a racing mind. They range from the witty to the heavily dramatic, and are a beautiful testament to her neurodivergencies.

Will you rise to meet intense discomfort if it allows you to experience immense pleasure? Isabella Braveheart certainly hopes so, and she retraces her steps from rebel without a clue to entrepreneur with a plan for collective redemption. We are RAW these days, as it is, and uncomfortable with the world…so perhaps this is the time for some experimentation. Hersh and Isabella share notes on the relative bravery of spilling your personal intimate sh*t onto the stage in the service of healing your trauma. Isabella does it without the laughs, which in our opinion, requires a helluva lot more guts than the comedy route. And connecting through raw sensuality onstage, while transformative, requires a whole new level of engagement with the audience.

Creator of the “5-Star Success Blueprint,” Beate Chelette turned her passion for photography into a global business, licensing in 79 countries and exiting in a multimillion dollar deal selling the company to Bill Gates. In this buoyant, illuminating conversation, Beate and Truth Tastes Funny host Hersh Rephun discuss the nuts and bolts of building the perfect offer - and how the "Women's Code" can level the playing field. Beate wasn’t always one of PeopleHum’s Top 100 Global Thought Leaders, or one of Hearst’s 50 Must-Follow Women Entrepreneurs. At one point, she was $135k in debt, a single parent grieving the loss of her dad, staring eviction in the face. What saved her was persistence - and a plan.