Yoni Wolf is the songwriter and frontman of Why?, one of my all time favorite bands. During the mid 2000’s, Why?, along with indie record label Anticon, burst onto the music scene with an innovative blend of hip-hop, abstract poetry, indie rock, and experimental pop. It’s a sound that still feels fresh today, more than 15 years after their debut.

In this wide ranging conversation, we discuss the origins of Why?, Yoni’s musical and literary influences, the use of drugs and psychedelics, our favorite Bob Dylan albums, and what might happen when we die.

Recommended listening: Elephant Eyelash and Alopecia.

Why’s website | Yoni’s Instagram

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Rinat Sherzer is a writer, speaker, and social entrepreneur. 

As the founder of Of Course Global, she combines innovative techniques from the worlds of design and engineering to help corporations make a positive social impact. 

In her writing and public speaking, she talks about the social need to balance masculine and feminine qualities, and what the sperm can learn from the egg.

Rinat’s TED Talk | Rinat’s Instagram | Of Course Global

Eileen Hall is a modern explorer.  With her project TAYOS, she leads expeditions into unmapped caves in Ecuador. According to her website, “TAYOS draws inspiration from Ecuador’s legendary Tayos Caves to explore our relationship with nature and its role in our wellbeing. By weaving together ecological reconnection, art, music, architecture and neuroscience, TAYOS draws on lessons offered by the cave to create a catalyst for a recalibration of our relationship with our environment and ourselves.”

She’s also a painter who uses art to explore states of consciousness. In this episode we discuss her upbringing inside a family of explorers, her efforts to raise awareness around the state of the Amazonian rainforest, and why all exploration is, at its heart, a journey of self-discovery. 

Eileen’s Instagram | TAYOS website

Michael Ventura is the founder and CEO of New York City creative agency Sub Rosa, and the author of Applied Empathy, a book about transforming business from the inside out by putting empathy first. Michael has spent his entire career trying to change how corporations do business by leading with the heart inside of the head.

In this (awesome) episode, we talk about Michael’s personal journey from New Jersey to the CEO office, his side work as a healer using indigenous medicine, and what everyone can do to apply empathy to their profession or business.

Noah Lampert is the host of Synchronicity podcast, an electronic musician, and all around manifestation wizard. 

In this episode, we discuss how our subconscious mind is constantly generating our perception of reality (whether we know it or not), the importance of feeling over thought, and why LSD is a placebo.

Kelly Brogan, M.D. is a holistic health psychiatrist, author of the NY Times Bestselling book, A Mind of Your Own, the children’s book A Time For Rain, and co-editor of the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression.

But Kelly is much more than her credentials. She's a spiritual badass who is helping to transform the medical community from the inside out. In this episode, we talk about what's broken in the established health and pharmaceutical system, recent censorship by Google, and what every person can do to take back control of their health and happiness.

Kelly's website | Kelly's Instagram

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Katie Dalebout is the author of the Hay House book Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling, and the host of the Let It Out podcast, which has been going since 2013 (which in podcast years is the equivalent to the Stone Age). We cover a range of topics including Katie's journey from small town Michigan to New York City, her unconventional route to getting her book published, the dangers of being dogmatic about wellness, and the importance of "letting out" both the dark and light inside us.

Katie's Instagram: www.instagram.com/katiedalebout
Katie's website: www.letitouttt.com

Dominick Quartuccio is an international speaker and author who works with corporate executives to elevate their performance with purpose and inspiration. But his most interesting work (in my opinion) is what Dominick calls "men's work," where he provides a platform for men to explore their relationship with sex and intimacy in order to build more purposeful lives, careers, and relationships. We go deep in this episode, discussing Dominick's experience with sex addiction, infidelity, and pornography, the role of masculinity in the #MeToo era, and how he came to evolve his definition of male strength.

Fred Dodson is a consciousness researcher, success coach, and author of 30 books. His work is a synthesis of psychology, neuroscience, eastern spirituality, and motivational speaking, which together form a teaching style which is Fred’s alone. We discuss the nature of matter and energy, practical advice for getting unstuck, and why attraction is more powerful than force. This episode is a must listen for anyone interested in learning how our internal energy is instrumental in shaping our external reality.

Steven Matthew Adams is a New York City based author and teacher at the intersection of eastern wisdom and western living. Having spent a decade working in finance, his background is closer to The Wolf of Wall Street than The Autobiography of a Yogi, which is what makes him so relatable. We discuss his unique journey, how to stay mindful during stressful situations, and what America could learn from ancient eastern philosophy.