E191 Visual effects artist, documentarian, homeless advocate and fire performer human Michael Angelo is a in Venice Beach, California. He has spent the last seven years working on “A DocumenTree,” a film about the Treeman of Venice. He and Treeman recently launched the BeLeaflets campaign to help un-housed citizens connect to resources in their community, helping […]

E190 Human Todd Michael Rogers was raised in the community of Vineyard Church, rooted in the charismatic renewal and historic evangelicalism movement. An active imagination set him apart from those around him, and eventually he chose his own path. He’s the inventor Spell Saga, a unique story-driven solitaire card game that takes place in a […]

E189 Susan Ruth here with a message for you. Thank you everyone for a fantastic 2019. I’m super excited for the 2020 season. Happy holidays and Love and Joy for a New Year. I couldn’t have made it this far without you. Big Love and Many Blessings xo Susan

E188 Human Lanny West has seen some things. He grew up in an abusive household, has had his share of addictions and wives, was a rainmaker in the music industry as a top-notch record promoter and music director living a life of fun and excess. But that life came with a price. Now on the […]

E187 Road debris accident survivor human Holden Amory was driving down the freeway, in West Palm Beach on Interstate 95, when he was struck by a twenty pound metal chunk of debris (likely a drum brake) that came hurtling through his windshield. Miraculously, he survived and even has great recollection of the event. Only 22 […]

E186 Human Sean Fitzharris had a psychotic break in his early twenties. What he thought was seasonal depression turned out to be the onset of his bipolar and schizophrenic mood disorders. He discusses the early warning signs of his illness, what it was like in its throes, his admittance to a psychiatric facility and the […]

E185 History professor, death studies scholar and author human Dr. Kami Fletcher is an Associate professor of American & African American History at Albright College and President of The Collective for Radical Death Studies. She’s co-author of “Real Business: Maryland’s First Black Cemetery Journeys into the Enterprise of Death, 1807 – 1920,” and the forthcoming […]

E184 Magician and mentalist human Frederick Falk has been practicing, perfecting and performing his craft for over 20 years. The Marine Corp veteran frequently performs at the world-famous Magic Castle, in Los Angeles, and you may have seen him on Penn and Teller’s Fool Us on the CW Network. We chatted about magic, marines, music, […]

E183 Human Russ Woody‘s book Tuesdays With Ted is the true account of his father Woody’s battle with the deadly disease ALS, while Russ was writing for the hit show Becker (starring Ted Danson). Russ also authored Effed! and The Wheel of Nuldoid, AND he’s an Emmy- and Golden Globe-award-winning television writer (Murphy Brown and […]

E182 Childhood cancer survivor Matt Purzycki was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) when he was just four years old. In another room, at the hospital where young Matt was being treated, another little girl, Emily, was also in the battle of and for her life. Thirty years later, Matt is working on a documentary […]