The Common People Podcast

In this podcast episode I sit down with Matt and Jie, newlyweds and Bay Area residents who spent time living and working as expats in Shanghai, China from 2012 through the summer of 2013. Jie, who was born in China but grew up in Seattle, arrived in China several months before Matt and discusses her […]

Today on the podcast I sit down with my younger sister Jen (AKA Unicorn, Power Betch, etc.). The more time passes, the more this kid continues to impress me. When I look at where she was four or five years ago – deep in the throes of her struggle with depression – and where she […]

While hanging out with a good friend one night, I disclosed to him that I had started meditating. He saw this as a golden opportunity to kick off an intricate, elaborate, well-executed series of events that added up to an epic prank. The prank started in January 2014 and finally came to an end five […]

Today on the podcast I sit down with Terry Laughlin to talk swimming. Terry is the founder of Total Immersion (TI), which is the swim technique that he has developed over his 40-year coaching career. The goal of TI is to teach swimmers to move through the water efficiently and this is accomplished by focusing […]

Today on the podcast we have “pseudo-Uncle” Jack, a very close and old friend of my family. In this episode we step back almost 20 years to the time of his divorce. He shares insight based on what he experienced during that time and he discusses the pain, confusion, anger and frustration that he went […]

The doctor is in the house! In this episode I sit down with my buddy, Dr. Jon, who is currently a senior resident in pediatric radiology in New York. Before his fourth and final year of medical school, Jon decided to take a year off and spent that time working in hospitals and clinics all across South […]

This is my younger brother Josh. When he entered high school, his favorite pastime was watching Ren & Stimpy, Rocko’s Modern Life or Scooby Doo in what was a classic afternoon lineup of cartoons. But, early on in high school he decided to peel himself off the couch and a little over three years later […]

And so it begins. The inaugural episode. Let’s start with the obvious question. What happened out there during those ten days in the sweltering desert heat? Was it enlightening? Did I gain clarity and peace of mind? Or was it pure annihilation? In this episode, I take you through that journey. Thanks for tuning in! […]