E269 Human Riaz Patel is working to help humans see past labels and biases. His show “Four Chairs” (Facebook) connects people who seemingly have nothing in common and brings them together with common ground. He’s the creator of the EPIC System of communication and “Transformation Experiences.” A voice of reason in an ever-divided landscape, the […]

E268 Human Shirley Wainess spent her childhood feeling unsafe, and yet found an inner strength that would carry her through incredible experiences, including a paralyzing car accident, NDEs, illnesses and tragedies. By 16, she was a trapeze artist and has since been in banking, nursing, film/tv and improv. Wow! For more information and links, please […]

E267 Human Paul Evans Pedersen, Jr. is many things: Retired firefighter, musician, folklorist, journalist and author. He seems to have what Stephen King calls “The Shining,” too. He could tell you tales to make your hair stand on end. We discuss ghosts, devils, aliens, arsonists, technology, a whistling stranger and his latest collection of stories; […]

E266 Human Jeannie Alexander is Executive Director of No Exceptions Prison Collective. Its mission focuses on sentencing reform, internal prison conditions and the abolition of all private prisons. She is also a co-founding resident of Harriet Tubman House, an interfaith community dedicated to restorative practices in earth stewardship and human rights. She served as the […]

E265 Human John Fusco has been making films since he was a kid in his neighborhood, shooting on Super 8. The author, screenwriter, producer and musician has created over a dozen films, including; Young Guns (I, II) Thunderheart, Hidalgo, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, The Babe, The Shack, The Highwaymen and tv’s Marco Polo. His […]

E264 Human B. Jeffrey Madoff is the founder of Madoff Productions and the genius behind commercials and branded content for Victoria Secret, Ralph Lauren, Radio City and Tiffany, to name a few. His best-seller, “Creative Careers: Making a Living With Your Ideas,” is based on the class he developed and teaches at Parsons School of […]

E263 Human Dr. Joshua Smith is an Evangelical pastor and the author of “Robotic Persons: Our Future with Social Robots.” We discuss how he came to his faith and how he views the modern Evangelical. Digging into his book, we discuss the responsibilities, rules and ethics of Artificial Intelligence, “personhood,” Imago Dei, what the future […]

E262 Humans Robyn Rosenkrantz & Michael Glover are Bright Blue Gorilla. With their unique brand of music (a little bit story, a little bit comic, a little bit wild and crazy), they’ve traveled all over the world. Most recently, they released their film 36 Husbands, a musical-comedy-kung fu movie. We discuss their jet-set adventures, movies, […]

E261 Human Dr. Roberta Kung is an anesthesiologist, mind-body health practitioner and founder and CEO of Gifted Taste. We discussed neurodivergent kids, medicine, the Myth of the Model Minority, racism, the Mother Wound, women empowerment, men’s intuition, Chi, social constructs, the belly-brain connection, and so much more. For more information and links, please visit: HeyHumanpodcast.com

E260 Human Nelson Tressler‘s memoir, “The Unlucky Sperm Club,” is a journey fantastical. Except it’s real. Born of a traumatic event, he unwittingly became the catalyst for a young policeman’s murder. Was it vengeance, misguided rage or a case of mistaken identity? Tressler shares the family’s not-so-secret secret that shook his small town.  He may […]