Let’s Talk about the Deep Stuff

Let’s Talk about the Deep Stuff

By Sean KneeseComedySociety & CultureHealth & FitnessMental HealthPhilosophy
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Let’s Talk about the Deep Stuff episodes

  • Vote for Sean Kneese to be the Next Top Host
    I’m excited to announce that I’m officially competing in Top Host, a nationwide search for the next great host, podcaster, storyteller, and conversation starter!
    Public voting for round one has already started and ends October 15th, and I’d really appreciate your support. If you have a moment, please vote for me and help me make it through to the next round. You get one free vote a day, plus as many paid votes as you want. 
    The winner gets $25,000, the opportunity to host a six-episode podcast produced by iHeartRadio, and a chance to appear as a guest on On Air with Ryan Seacrest.
    This is a really exciting opportunity for me, especially after all the years I’ve spent doing podcasting, interviewing, audio, and media work.
    Please vote for me here:
    https://tophost.org/2026/sean-kneese?fbclid=IwY2xjawU3ihlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR789WhKNkzmsl4ftI0QmPnwmqj4-xNl9t5vIxeMGkwGh_45Xx0000eY-p3xDQ_aem_0B_K1c-Pb3IXifyEzUB1dQ
    4 min
  • Episode 63: What If Nothing Is Wrong With You? Mental Health, Society, and the Search for Meaning with Fola Veritas: Former Psychiatric Nurse, Author, and Mentor
    What if nothing is wrong with you? In this episode of Let's Talk About the Deep Stuff, I sit down with Fola Veritas, a former psychiatric nurse who spent over 13 years in crisis response in Canada, often alongside police, before stepping away to explore spirituality and alternative approaches to healing. We talk about medication and therapy, why there's no one-size-fits-all approach to mental health, and how to accept yourself without giving up on growth. From there we get into fear, political division, and how social media shapes what we believe, and finding your purpose. Fola's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/folaveritas/ Fola's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@folaveritas Sean talks with Demetrious Lara and Avery Wolf about self-doubt, comparison, dating pressure, and how creative outlets can help people stay motivated. The conversation is personal and reflective, with each speaker sharing how they navigate feeling behind, managing negative self-talk, and choosing fulfillment over external expectations.In this episode, Sean, Demetrious, and Avery compare different life paths and unpack why milestones can feel heavier than they are. They also explore practical ways to move through anxiety and scarcity mindset using improv, acting, meditation, spirituality, and self-awareness. Improv Vibes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/improvibesnyc/ The intro music is "Daybreak" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Check out more of his music here: https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/ Or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4oGlqi5TaK8r8K50fQhUbe?si=drdN0wQNQ7aVXEm3Nx3xhA IG for Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/letstalkaboutthedeepstuff/ Sean's IG: https://www.instagram.com/seankvibes/ Donate to the show: Venmo: @Sean-kneese Paypal:  [email protected]
    1 hr 22 min
  • Episode 62: What Men Keep Inside: Vulnerability, Self-Doubt, and Mental Health

    Sean talks with Demetrious Lara and Avery Wolf about self-doubt, comparison, dating pressure, and how creative outlets can help people stay motivated. The conversation is personal and reflective, with each speaker sharing how they navigate feeling behind, managing negative self-talk, and choosing fulfillment over external expectations.In this episode, Sean, Demetrious, and Avery compare different life paths and unpack why milestones can feel heavier than they are. They also explore practical ways to move through anxiety and scarcity mindset using improv, acting, meditation, spirituality, and self-awareness. Improv Vibes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/improvibesnyc/

    The intro music is "Daybreak" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Check out more of his music here: https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/

    Or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4oGlqi5TaK8r8K50fQhUbe?si=drdN0wQNQ7aVXEm3Nx3xhA

    IG for Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/letstalkaboutthedeepstuff/

    Sean's IG: https://www.instagram.com/seankvibes/

    Donate to the show:

    Venmo: @Sean-kneese

     

           

    55 min
  • Episode 61: A Diagnosis That Changed Everything: Cancer, Life, and What Really Matters with Dr. Gina Marie

    In this episode of Let’s Talk About the Deep Stuff, Dr. Gina Marie shares her deeply personal journey from a delayed cancer diagnosis to recovery following an autologous stem cell transplant. A Doctor of Occupational Therapy, professional medium, psychic, remote viewer, and spiritual advisor, Dr. Gina Marie brings a unique perspective to a conversation about illness, intuition, spirituality, and the meaning we find in difficult experiences.

    Dr. Gina Marie discusses how facing cancer and her own mortality affected her religious and spiritual beliefs, changed the way she understands uncertainty, and gave her a deeper appreciation for the impermanence of life. She reflects on how confronting the possibility of death changed the way she thinks about time, relationships, and the importance of not wasting the life we have. The conversation explores what it means to recognize that life is finite while choosing to appreciate it more fully, make meaningful choices, and live with greater intention.

    Dr Gina Marie's website: https://drginamarie.com/

     

    The intro music is "Daybreak" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Check out more of his music here: https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/

    Or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4oGlqi5TaK8r8K50fQhUbe?si=drdN0wQNQ7aVXEm3Nx3xhA

    IG for Podcast: @letstalkaboutthedeepstuff

    Sean's Ig @seankvibes

    Donate to the show:

    Venmo: @Sean-kneese

    Paypal:  [email protected]

    Zelle: [email protected]      

    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 60: A Disillusioned Anti-War Vet on Why Dissent Is Patriotic

    In this episode, Sean talks with veteran and outspoken commentator Matt Gordon, known as @usmcangryveteran on Instagram and TikTok, about how war, propaganda, and life after the Marines reshaped his worldview. From Afghanistan and Iraq to media manipulation and the rise of extremism, this conversation digs into how narratives are built, who they benefit, and why questioning power matters. Matt also shares why he believes accountability, nuance, and joy are essential if we want to build something better.  

    The intro music is "Daybreak" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Check out more of his music here: https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/

    Or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4oGlqi5TaK8r8K50fQhUbe?si=drdN0wQNQ7aVXEm3Nx3xhA

    IG for Podcast: @letstalkaboutthedeepstuff

    Sean's Ig @seankvibes

    Donate to the show:

    Venmo: @Sean-kneese

    Paypal:  [email protected]

    Zelle: [email protected]      

    1 hr 24 min
  • Episode 59: Emotional Intelligence: The Space Between Feeling and Acting

    We all know what it's like to feel something real and then handle it badly. This episode is about closing that gap: naming what you're actually feeling before you react, owning your part instead of assigning blame, actually listening instead of making someone else's moment about you, and dropping "I didn't mean it that way" as a shield. 

    The intro music is "Daybreak" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Check out more of his music here: https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/

    Or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4oGlqi5TaK8r8K50fQhUbe?si=drdN0wQNQ7aVXEm3Nx3xhA

    IG for Podcast: @letstalkaboutthedeepstuff

    Sean's Ig @seankvibes

    Donate to the show:

    Venmo: @Sean-kneese

     

     

    55 min
  • Episode 58:The One Wish Willow: Obsession, Limerence, and the Difference Between Love and Possession

    What does it really mean to love someone? In this episode, we dive deep into the 2026 horror film Obsession and use it as a lens to explore the difference between genuine love and limerence, the fantasy we project onto someone that has nothing to do with who they actually are. We talk about why real love means wanting someone's freedom and happiness even when it doesn't include you, what it looks like when desire becomes control, and why the scariest thing in the film isn't the horror, it's how recognizable Bear's behavior actually is.

    Robert Browning poem mentioned in episode: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43768/my-last-duchess

    #ObsessionMovie #Obsession

    The intro music is "Daybreaker" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Check out more of his music here: https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/

    Or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4oGlqi5TaK8r8K50fQhUbe?si=drdN0wQNQ7aVXEm3Nx3xhA

    IG for Podcast: @letstalkaboutthedeepstuff

    Sean's Ig @seankvibes

    Donate to the show:

    Venmo: @Sean-kneese

     

     

    45 min
  • Episode 57: The Curtains Open: Mental Health, Art, and Learning to Give Yourself Grace

    Poet and musician Ted Jackins joins Sean for an honest conversation about what it actually looks like to live with bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety, and how writing became a second form of therapy when the first wasn't enough. They trace the long, winding road of misdiagnosis, self-medication, a suicide attempt at 27, and finally finding the right treatment after years of trial and error. Along the way, Sean and Ted dig into the way depression warps your entire perception of the world, how food tastes blander, light looks dimmer, and trust becomes harder, and why none of that gets talked about enough. They also get into creativity as a lifeline, the strange gift of hypersensitivity, and why there's genuinely no one-size-fits-all path through mental illness. A raw, candid episode about the ongoing work of learning to give yourself grace.

    Ted Jackins instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mount_mourn/

    Ted's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwlyD-0sjLM

    The intro music is "Daybreaker" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Check out more of his music here: https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/

    Or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4oGlqi5TaK8r8K50fQhUbe?si=drdN0wQNQ7aVXEm3Nx3xhA

    IG for Podcast: @letstalkaboutthedeepstuff

    Sean's Ig @seankvibes

    Donate to the show:

    Venmo: @Sean-kneese

     

     

    59 min
  • Episode 56: Self-Awareness, Confidence, and Societal Balance

    This episode of "Let's Talk About the Deep Stuff" features host Sean Kneese and his friend Jason Peak, an improv comedian, as they dive into the meaning and importance of self-awareness.

    The conversation explores the balance between being confident and recognizing one's own flaws or weaknesses, arguing that true confidence includes understanding where one needs to improve. They  discuss the extremes of being overly self-critical versus being completely unaware of how one's actions affect others.

     

    The intro music is "Daybreaker" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Check out more of his music here: https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/

    Or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4oGlqi5TaK8r8K50fQhUbe?si=drdN0wQNQ7aVXEm3Nx3xhA

    IG for Podcast: @letstalkaboutthedeepstuff

    Sean's Ig @seankvibes

    Donate to the show:

    Venmo: @Sean-kneese

     

     

    54 min
  • Episode 55: Why We’re Drawn to the Dark: The Art and Meaning of Horror with Renata De Los Rios:Troma Hair & Makeup Artist and Horror Enthusiast

    In this special Halloween episode of Let’s Talk About the Deep Stuff, we dive into the fascination with horror — from its literary roots in Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft to classic films like Nosferatu and The Shining, and even modern interpretations like Robert Eggers’ 2024 Nosferatu. My incredible guest, Renata, shares her personal insights on why we’re drawn to fear, darkness, and the art of horror, and how it reflects the darker sides of humanity and society. Renata also takes us into the colorful and haunting world of Día de los Muertos, Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebration, exploring how it honors ancestors and contrasts with Halloween traditions elsewhere. Plus, she shares stories from her time working with Troma, doing hair and makeup on some of the wildest indie horror productions around. Whether you’re a die-hard horror fan or just curious about why humans are obsessed with fear, this episode peels back the curtain on the psychological, cultural, and artistic allure of horror. Renata and Heavy Horror on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heavyhorrornyc/

    https://www.instagram.com/heavyhorrornyc_backup/

    The intro music is "Daybreaker" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Check out more of his music here: https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/

    Or listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4oGlqi5TaK8r8K50fQhUbe?si=drdN0wQNQ7aVXEm3Nx3xhA

    IG for Podcast: @letstalkaboutthedeepstuff

    Sean's Ig @seankvibes

    Donate to the show:

    Venmo: @Sean-kneese

    1 hr 3 min

About Let’s Talk about the Deep Stuff

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A podcast that covers deep topics such as philosophy, spirituality, mental health, current events, social and political issues, and personal development. Hosted and produced by Sean Kneese, former host/producer of BS’ing with Sean K.