A Fine Human

AFH: Season 1, Episode 6

Featuring Kate McAndrew (@Kate_McAndrew)

Al sits down with Kate McAndrew, Venture Capitalist, General Partner and Fine Human.

About the Guest:

Kate Preston McAndrew is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Baukunst, a $100M pre-seed venture fund backing companies at the frontiers of technology and design from inception. With more than a decade of experience investing in hardware, software, CPG and AI-native systems, Kate is known for her high-conviction, founder-first approach and her ability to spot breakthrough talent at the very beginning.

Before launching Baukunst, she spent eight years at Bolt, where she helped shape one of the industry’s first dedicated pre-seed programs and worked hands-on with dozens of technical founding teams.

Kate is also an active voice in the early-stage ecosystem, speaking frequently on founder readiness, product craft, and how to build enduring companies from zero to one. She is a published author, proud single mother, dancer, and San Francisco lover. She holds a BA in Cultural Studies from McGill University.

Guest Info:

• Instagram Kate McAndrew

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AFH: Season 1, Episode 5

Featuring Charlie Ann Max (instagram.com/charlieannmax)

Al sits down with Charlie Ann Max of the Fude Experience, and speaks on feminine rage, nudity and Fude.

About the Guest:

Charlie Ann Max is a multidisciplinary artist, chef, and founder of

Füde. With training from the Joffrey Ballet and a health-supportive

culinary degree from the Institute of Culinary Education, her work

lives at the intersection of food, art, and the human experience.

A cultural curator and experiential artist, Charlie has hosted over 100

immersive dining experiences designed to foster meaningful

connection. Through these gatherings and her creative practice, she

invites people to return to their purest selves. Her relationship with

nudity, as a practice of self-acceptance and body positivity, deeply

informs Füde’s ethos.

An advocate for wellness and anti-censorship, Charlie pushes

boundaries toward liberation in all facets of her work, whether

through modeling, activism, or plant-based cuisine. Her practice is

rooted in creating transformative spaces that celebrate vulnerability,

creativity, and communal nourishment.

Guest Info:

• Instagram Charlie Ann Max

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AFH: Season 1, Episode 3

Featuring Olivia Marie Plath(@OliviaMarieplath)

Al sits down with Olivia Marie Plath, and speaks on faith, growth, and transformation.

About the Guest:

Olivia Marie Plath is a reality tv star (Welcome to Plathville, TLC) who uses her platform to talk about her upbringing in Christian fundamentalism and how travel, education and politics have opened her worldview. She enjoys facilitating deep conversations and sharing her love of sparkling water with everyone around her.

Guest Info:

• Instagram Olivia Marie Plath

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AFH: Season 1, Episode 3

Featuring Ericka Hart (@ErickaHart)

Al sits down with Ericka Hart, the Black queer femme activist and award-winning sexuality educator redefining liberation, pleasure and power.

About the Guest:

Ericka Hart (pronouns: she/they) is a black queer femme activist, writer, highly acclaimed speaker and award-winning sexuality educator with a Master’s of Education in Human Sexuality from Widener University. Ericka’s work broke ground when she went topless showing her double mastectomy scars in public in 2016. Since then, she has been in demand at colleges and universities across the country, featured in countless digital and print publications like Vogue, Washington Post, Allure, Harper’s Bazaar, VICE, PAPER Mag, BBC News, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair, W Magazine, Glamour, Elle, and Essence. Ericka’s voice is rooted in leading edge thought around human sexual expression as inextricable to overall human health and its intersections with race, gender, chronic illness and disability. Both radical and relatable, she continues to push well beyond the threshold of sex positivity. Ericka Hart has taught sexuality education for elementary aged youth to adults across New York City for over 10 years, including for 4 years at Columbia University’s School of Social work and the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College. They are currently running their own sex ed training program called Sex Ed as Resistance, a bratty switchy Sagittarius service bottom and misses Whitney more than you.

Guest Info:

• Instagram Ericka Hart
• Ericka Hart

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AFH: Season 1, Episode 2

Featuring Mal Wright (@Igobymal)

In this episode, Al Fine and Mal Wright explore identity, the straights, and the power of presence. From reality TV fame to real-life reflection, Mal brings her signature blend of humor, honesty, and grounded insight to a conversation that feels both expansive and deeply personal.

About the Guest:

Mal Wright (she/her/they if you’re feeling zesty) is a reality TV standout from Netflix’s The Ultimatum: Queer Love S1, known for her grounded energy, sharp wit, and unfiltered authenticity. A creative based in NY with Caribbean roots and a background in corporate leadership and casting, she brings industry savvy and cultural depth to everything she does—on and off the screen.

Guest Info:

• Instagram Mal Wright @Igobymal

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Al Fine and Latham Thomas discuss parenting and the power of presence.

Guest Info:

• Website: Peaceful Parenting
• Instagram @mamaglow @glowmaven

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Dr. Ian Kerner, bestselling author of “She Comes First” and licensed sex therapist, shares insights from his 20+ years helping couples create more fulfilling sexual connections. From his own journey of overcoming sexual challenges to becoming a leading voice in sex therapy, Dr. Kerner discusses how traditional scripts around sex often limit pleasure and intimacy. He emphasizes moving beyond the “intercourse discourse” to embrace a more holistic view of sexual experiences that prioritizes mutual pleasure and absorption.

Through his clinical work and research, Dr. Kerner has observed concerning trends among younger generations choosing partnerships without sexual chemistry, while also noting positive shifts in couples’ openness to sexual exploration and toy incorporation. He provides practical frameworks for couples to examine and improve their “sexual scripts” - the patterns and behaviors that make up their intimate encounters.

The conversation explores how couples can cultivate psychological arousal, maintain erotic connections between encounters, and create space for authentic sexual expression without judgment. Dr. Kerner shares valuable insights about the importance of both emotional safety and maintaining elements of mystery and desire in long-term relationships.

Topics Covered:

• Rethinking traditional sexual scripts
• Creating psychological arousal and intimacy
• The role of foreplay vs coreplay
• Sexual chemistry in choosing life partners
• Maintaining desire in long-term relationships

Guest Info:

• Website: IanKerner.com
• Books: “She Comes First”, “So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex”

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The challenges of being a woman in medicine and a woman treated by the medical system are real. Dr. Somi Javaid shares her experience working in gynecology and sexual health, opening HerMD, and the dire need for better education, representation, and resources for women’s health.

Dr. Somi shares the challenges of balancing motherhood, working at a medical practice, and being a part of a broken healthcare system, which led her to quit her job. Though a frustrating trajectory, this path led her to open HerMD, an incredible comprehensive women’s healthcare practice specializing in menopause, sexual health, and advanced gynecology. 

We discuss the major issues in women’s healthcare today, which consistently result in a lack of funding and disparity in research. The need for education is critical. Most women don’t know the difference between perimenopause and menopause, how their bodies change after pregnancy, or that hormones are good for them! We then talk about normalizing libido fluctuations, pelvic floor health, and testosterone therapy. Reducing the stigma around sexual health and women’s healthcare conversations is deeply important work!

Topics Covered:

• Quitting medicine to open HerMD
• The state of women’s health and sexual healthcare
• Perimenopause and menopause symptoms
• Sex is an intimate conversation
• Women’s health double standard
• Testosterone therapy
• Confusion around hormones 

Guest Info 

• Instagram: @somijavaidmd
• Website: drsomi.com
• Website: hermd.com

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Matthew Stefanko shares his journey from struggling with mental health and substance abuse to founding the company Manual. Manual helps young men aged 15-25 with mental health, sexual health, career planning, personal finance, and more. For Matthew, it's the organization he wishes he had had when he was that age. 

We talk about avoiding burnout, being a leader with anxiety, and recognizing one’s own strengths. Matthew reflects on the hyper-masculine environment he grew up in and how that manifested in him later on and in other men. Ultimately, young men are experiencing a crisis of not being heard or understood and not knowing what to do about it, which can have negative long-term consequences. 

Though it's sometimes easier said than done, being honest with yourself about your mental health struggles and seeking appropriate support is so important to learn how to deal with them and access a state of thriving. 

 Topics Covered:

• Balancing entrepreneurship and well-being
• Serving yourself to serve the mission
• Male disconnection and loneliness
• The male crisis
• Substances and social anxiety
• Rise of erectile dysfunction
• Men’s roles in partnerships

Guest Info 

• website: manual.care

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Ready to deepen your healing capacity? Sarah Seely, a somatic bodyworker, and I discuss interconnectedness, the power of touch, and the wisdom of grief. 

Sarah explains the importance of somatic work. We discuss ways to honor the interconnectedness of mind and body, including her primary offering, Thai massage. She shares her journey through trauma and realizing what she didn’t want from her work. Boundaried evaluations of purpose, such as this, tend to bring transformative results. 

Sarah describes Thai massage as a form of communication, a healing mechanism, an intimacy practice, and even a yogic guide. Bodywork has the power to support the nervous system's return to realignment and address touch-related traumas through safe touch practices.

Sarah shares what it was like to lose her fiancé. The experience illuminated what self-care practices she had and which she actually needed. Ultimately, her grief led her to reevaluate her career and focus on somatic work. We discuss how powerful healing in community can be and the many shapes it can take. She concludes by sharing her favorite, juiciest pleasure practice: mindfulness. 

Topics Covered:

• What is somatic work?
• Becoming a healer
• Flight, fight, and fawn
• The language of touch
• Massage, trauma, and safe touch
• Grief and healing in community
• Mindfulness as a pleasure practice

Resources Mentioned:

• The Heart Speaks by Mimi Guarneri
• Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hansen

Guest Info 

• Website: thaibkny.com
• Instagram: @thaibrooklyn

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