Inefficiency Podcast

Sleeping At Last is the moniker of Chicago-based singer-songwriter, producer and composer, Ryan O’Neal.

You may know Sleeping At Last from various Films and TV Shows such as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 1, The Fault in Our Stars, Grey's Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance, Criminal Minds, Bones, Believe, Vampire Diaries and many more.  

He has collaborated or sang with many artists including Jon Foreman, Billy Corgan, Van Dyke Parks, Paul Von Merens, John Goodmanson, Alanis Morissette and many more.  

Ryan recently scored the upcoming feature documentary film, “Many Beautiful Things” which will release in 2015, along with an official motion picture soundtrack.

Web:  www.sleepingatlast.com            Twitter: @sleepingatlast                   Instagram: sleepatlast

Angie Gray is a daughter, sister, friend, massage therapist, non-profit head and something she never anticipated, a widow. As a couple, Will and Angie were loved by many and looked up to by many.  It has been two years since Will's passing and she was courageous enough to sit down and talk about her experience of grief. 

Leah Foster is an artist from the small rural town of Dilley, Texas. With little exposure to the arts in her rural community, it wasn’t until college that Leah discovered a passion for art and its potential for shaping the world she wanted to live in. For Leah, art is simply a tool to bring about change within the world; art as a means to an end, not the end in itself.
“I do have a very clear agenda, and that is to make this place a better place. I am an artist and that is the position where I speak from.”— Felix Gonzalez Torres

Dr. Pablo B. Mendoza has been a student affairs professional since 1989, a career in which he has served in a number of disciplines within the field.  Over the last two decades, he has served at four universities, including the University of Missouri, and the University of California-San Diego.  From the beginning of his career in residential life to his last position as Director of the Multicultural Center at MU, he has supervised different functions in the areas of multicultural affairs, LGBTQ programs, leadership development conferences, parent orientation and experiential education. Dr. Mendoza began his tenure as Assistant to the President for Social Equity at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2013. 

Nathan Yoder is an illustrator and designer currently based in Portland, Oregon. Growing up in Oklahoma, Nathan pulls inspiration from the blue collar, hands on, middle American lifestyle that was such a big part of his upbringing. After university, Nathan worked as a graphic designer at a small agency in Tulsa, Oklahoma before reconnecting with his first love of hand drawn art. What began as quick sketches to pass the time eventually evolved into the pursuit of illustration and lettering as a full time job. Fast forward four years to today; Nathan is now self employed working under the name Yondr Studio for clients such as Nike, Field And Stream, Popular Science, Element, and Miller Coors while also juggling the constant flow of self initiated projects.

Instagram: @nathanyoder / Twitter: @nathanyoder yondrstudio.com / darkwater.com  yondrflash.com

(Due to sound issues this episode is best listened to with headphones)

Dr. Barsness holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology – Los Angeles, a Masters Degree (M.A.) in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, a Postgraduate Certificate in Family Studies from the Los Angeles Family Institute and has completed an intensive training program in Psychoanalytic Theory from the Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Studies. Dr. Barsness also holds a Clinical Associate Professor appointment at the University of Washington in the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences. Prior to coming to The Seattle School, Dr. Barsness was Director of Clinical Training at Seattle Pacific University. He has also taught at Fuller Theological Seminary and Antioch University. His primary interest is in the intersection of psychoanalytic thought and theology. He is a member of the American Psychological Association; the Christian Association of Psychology, the Center for Object Relations and the NW Center for Psychoanalytic Study. 

My guest today is Dr. Michael Leach.  He is a clinical psychologist who received his training at Rosemead School of Psychology in La Mirada, California.  He is the founder of the non-profit community mental health and teaching clinic, Richland Oaks Counseling Center, and has taught at the Texas School of Professional Counseling for 9 years.  He is fiercely inept (his words) at administrative responsibilities and passionately in love with clinical work, and spiritually curious about a broad many things.  He is married with three children who have showered him with grace for his many shortcomings (once again, his words).  

Joseph Barkley is my guest today.  He is the pastor of Radius Church, a church for those who are convinced church is irrelevant. Joseph describes himself as a "husband, dad, talker, lover of new ideas, and purveyor of indiscriminate grace." He has spent the last few years pastoring Ecclesia Church in Hollywood and prior to that, he spent 10 years as a professional musician.  Joseph is a dynamic speaker and writer.  For more on Joseph Barkley: www.josephbarkley.com  

Twitter: @mrjosephbarkley

Jason Minnix is a spiritual director living in Austin, Texas.  He studied Philosophy at the University of Texas and Spiritual Formation at George Fox Seminary. When he isn't leading individuals he is leading groups during a contemplative service at Vox Veniae. 

Una Mulale is the Director of Pediatric Critical Care at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York.  he is about to transition out of her current position and into a fellowship at Harvard Medical School in Pediatric Global Health.  She is the co-founder of Barona, an organization promoting the value of all human beings and aims to create Botswana’s first Children’s Hospital. 

Twitter: @unamulale