The (Blind) Man in Black interviews comedian, actor, mental health advocate, soon to be author, and friend, Merrill Davis. They explore Merrill’s childhood trauma, growing up in Florida, being Jewish and attending Catholic school, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, her mother pulling a knife on her, meeting Trump at Mar-a-Lago, mysterious nude photos, psych meds, healing through comedy, and much more.

Recording Date: 11/05/2020

The (Blind) Man in Black interviews author, storyteller, disability advocate, songwriter, master salesman, man of faith, and friend, Gene Landreth. They discuss Gene’s life growing up in Alabama, masturbation, gender confusion, Forrest Gump, awkwardly discovering sex, lustful obsessions, guilt, God, Strokes, diabetes, sales ethics, pornography, homelessness, marriage, friendship, Brian asking the Great Creator to talk with him without using metaphors or symbolism and Gene’s book entitled, "Diagnosis: Screwed Up: A Misfit’s Guide to Achieving Mediocrity."

Recording Date: Friday, October 30th, 2020

The (Blind) Man in Black interviews world wanderer, former Burning Man Department of Public Works (DWP) team member, polyamorist, deprofessionalized philosopher, Makers Space organizer/practitioner. And friend, Nathan Parker. They discuss Nathan’s childhood trauma, acupressure, walkabouts, Albert Camus, Burning Man, existential philosophy, climate collapse, polyamory, deep adaptation, Dark Mountain Project, The Sopranos, Emergency Maker Space Culture, mutual aid, and much more.

Recording Date: Saturday, October 10th, 2020

The (Blind) Man in Black interviews white, Queer, Disability Community Advocate, former Statewide Organizer for the Disability Organizing Network (DOnetwork), activist, Manager of Advocacy & Organizing at The Kelsey, and friend, Allie Cannington. They explore Allie’s life, disability stigma, internalized ablism, accessibility, disability justice, advocacy, the meaning of “Disability Pride,” Brian’s feelings of fading away due to his vision loss, and much more.

The (Blind) Man in Black interviews the lead singer of the Evangenitals, experimental theatre director, playwright, songwriter, former professional boxer, and friend, Juli Crockett, Ph.D. They explore Juli’s childhood of art and madness, finding self-actualization through performance, her desire to be an Avant Garde stripper in Hollywood, being the inspiration for Clint Eastwood’s film Million Dollar Baby, existential philosophy, living below a sex toy shop, finding creative clarity during a pandemic, responses to loss, experimental theatre on Mars, and Brian being deep inside Juli’s Moby Dick.

The (Blind) Man in Black interviews non-conformist, rebel, Death Guild veteran, ethical non-monogamist, owner of Hairetics Salon in San Francisco, and friend, Heather Jordan. They explore Heather’s formative years growing up in a seemingly typical “American Family,” where corporal punishment was a standard disciplinary practice, self-mutilation, her time in a mental health facility, learning to create boundaries, Death Guild, brawling as a bouncer, finding her tribe at Burning Man, threesomes, her transition from unethical non-monogamy to ethical non-monogamy, social justice, sex as a form of loving worship, universal basic income, Erich Fromm, the meaning of love, and much more.

The (Blind) Man in Black interviews 2004 Green Party Presidential Candidate, activist, people’s lawyer, cofounder of Move to Amend, storyteller, and cofounder of Cooperation Humboldt, David Keith Cobb. They explore David’s life, the origins of his optimism, growing up in poverty, learning how to share, working with Jesse Jackson and Ralph Nader, managing Jill Stein’s 2016 campaign for President of the United States, patriarchy, white supremacy, nonviolent communication, fascism, solidarity economies, and Brian remembers the euphoria of using cocaine.

In this episode, the Blind Man in Black interviews actor, director, screenwriter, producer, musician, educator, visual artist, and author, Sarah Louise Wilson. They explore: racism, poverty, acting at CalArts, marriage, social justice, loss, disability, brain tumors, CBD, the myth of the “American Dream,” trauma, faith, conflict transformation, collective social reconciliation, radical empathy, the power of love, forgiveness, The Great Mystery and how artistic expression is sometimes the only means of survival.

The (Blind) Man in Black interviews comedian, actor, producer, and pornographic voiceover artist, Jon Huck. They discuss the origins of Jon’s career as a comic, The Three Stooges, Laurel & Hardy, Bill Cosby, George Carlin, marriage, Motorhead, Jon’s father’s anger with individually wrapped American cheese, Oscar the stranded power wheelchair user, rewarding menial favors with blowjobs, and how comedy can be used as a tool for social change.

In this special episode, the (Blind) Man in Black is partially interviewed by his wife, Rachel James-Snyder. Rachel is the cofounder of Odd Salon in San Francisco and founder of Posy-Filled Pockets. She has also written for Playboy, Penthouse, and was the Editor-In-Chief of Atlas Obscura. Rachel and the (B)MIB discuss marriage, social justice, Black Lives Matter, fascism, MDMA, Jeffery Epstein, sociopaths, loving beyond fear, nonviolent communication, peace literacy, blindness/deafness, trauma, and much more.