I talk with an artist and former teacher from Iowa. We discuss the merits of modern art, the challenges of grading student work, the realization of lifelong dreams, the saga of the false rape accusation that cost him his job, his subsequent suicide attempt, the value of a good wife, the podcast he does with his brothers, and compassion.

I make a new friend from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We talk about our mental health, supportive and unsupportive work environments, applying the rules of improv to everyday life, the Oscars, Canadian currency, cognitive dissonance, forced patriotism, and Conan O'Brien's Wild Desk Ride at the NBC Experience Store in New York City.

Bobbie is a journalist, new mom, and ceramic artist from Kentucky. We talk during her morning walk.

Kevin is a fire-breathing, poly-amorous paralegal and community organizer from Virginia.

Darren is an English tutor from the Philippines. Recorded in a 1993 Saturn SC2 traveling down Interstate 95 in Connecticut.

Lindsey is a theater enthusiast, former teacher, waking nightmare sufferer, Twin Peaks collector, recovering Tetris addict, and mayor's daughter from Indiana.