How To Tickle Yourself

We have mentioned Sri Aurobindo in almost every episode of this podcast. The reason for that is that the Indian philosopher, yogi, poet, journalist, and nationalist is one of the most profound thinkers in all of human history, and whatever your topic,...

This week we speak with the wonderful DeDee Pfeiffer who plays Denise Brisbane in ABC's "Big Sky". The role is a return to acting for Dedee, who spent 10 years away from Hollywood to earn a master's degree in social work from UCLA, concentrating...

While we try not to play favorites here on How to Tickle Yourself, we’re going to make an exception this one time. The best commercially available kombucha in the New York region is Laughing Gut Kombucha. Brewed by today’s guest Adam Benziger just...

While we’ve had a few authors on this show, one thing we have not had is the author of an illustrated book. This week’s guest, Thomas Peniston, is the illustrator and writer of A Time For Color: A Book About Joy. While it may seem to be a...

Steve Lopez is a longtime columnist for the Los Angeles Times. A four-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, he’s checked off a lot of boxes in his nearly fifty-year career. At 67 years of age, Steve has been pondering the question of retirement. In...

Duff McDonald and Joey Moss discuss the special things in life that bring them one step closer to the tickle of existence.

Great live music can tickle the soul. To find out how and why, this week Duff and Matt speak with Peter Shapiro, legendary concert promoter and author of The Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty, and...

What are some steps we can take to find happiness and peace of mind. This week, friend of the podcast Luke Froude guest hosts the podcast to interview the tickle master himself, Duff McDonald.

This week Matt and Duff talk with Hannah Crum about everything Kombucha. People love this fermented, lightly effervescent, tea drink. In The Big Book of Kombucha, Crum puts it this way: ​​“Something magical often happens when kombucha comes into...

This week Duff and Matt speak with David Robertson, professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and author of Brick by Brick: How Lego Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry. David is also a member of the Cherokee...