Brendon Marotta is a filmmaker whose feature-length documentary, American Circumcision, won multiple awards & can be found on Amazon & YouTube. In this episode, we talk about the surprising history of circumcision, the practice today, parental consent & why this is so hard to talk about, but female circumcision isn’t.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 48: FORCED MARRIAGE IN AMERICA

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Sigrid Rehrig is the Executive Director of Our Corner, an environmental non-profit. In this episode, we discuss how she avoids the major pitfalls of getting people on board with a cause: the bad behavior of others in your space, feeling like a drop in the bucket, political entanglement & all-or-nothing attitudes.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 140: CAN HAIR SAVE THE WORLD? OIL, OTTERS & HAIR MATS

Guests: https://www.instagram.com/ourcornerescambia/ | https://www.facebook.com/OurCornerEscambia | https://www.ourcornerescambia.org/about-us

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In these 3 episode clips, you’ll hear Theodora Scarato share the risks of chronic EMF exposure & how you can protect yourself, Nina Teicholz on how to understand heart disease & what tests to get done at your next doctor visit & Jesse Coomer on how specific breathwork can give you access to a calmer existence.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 92: MENTAL HEALTH MIXTAPE: THE BEST CLIPS FOR WELLNESS

Guests: https://www.instagram.com/i.am.jesse.coomer/ |  https://www.instagram.com/ehtrust/ | https://twitter.com/bigfatsurprise

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Dr. Elaine Kasket is an author & psychotherapist who has a particular interest in the intersection of death & the digital. She was recently featured on Netflix’s, The Future of Everything & wrote a book called All the Ghosts in the Machine. Here, we discuss how artificial intelligence could change the way we mourn, where the money goes when digital content creators die, when legacy Facebook accounts will outnumber those of the living & what we can do now to plan for our digital afterlife.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 80: HELPFUL ADS OR DIGITAL PROWLING? HOW TO BE A LITTLE LESS TRACKABLE

Guests: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/still-spoken/id1538158812 | https://www.elainekasket.com/ | https://twitter.com/elainekasket | https://www.instagram.com/elainekasket/

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Dr. Joshua Grubbs is an addiction researcher who found his interest in sex addiction in college (not as exciting as it sounds). He’s since published over 100 papers on sexually compulsive behavior disorder & in this episode, we discuss the difference between addiction & dependence, convenient diagnoses, compulsive sexual behavior within bipolar disorder & OCD, how to identify sex addiction & what recovery looks like.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 90: PURITY CULTURE IN A CULT: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE JESUS JERK

Guests: https://twitter.com/JoshuaGrubbsPhD | https://www.joshuagrubbsphd.com/ https://www.lifeafterpornography.com/privacy33621776

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Lauren & Steven Keys of Trip of a Lifestyle share what inspired them to retire at age 29, how they did it on average incomes, why they don’t track their monthly expenses & the concept of buying back your time. They also share the practical way they stay motivated in the FIRE (financial independence retire early) movement.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 151 with Vicki Robin: WHAT’S THE POINT OF FINANCIAL FREEDOM?

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Adam Schaeuble takes over as host & interviews me! Adam is my podcasting coach & host of the podcast Podcasting Business School. In this episode, you’ll hear about the weird thing kid Meredith made everyone do when they came to her house, how I prep for & track down guests, my dream guests, what I think of my listeners & how my husband & I met.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 112: AUTHENTIC PARADOX: SURFING, STRIP CLUS & REINCARNATION

Guest Host: https://www.podcastingbusiness.school/ | https://www.instagram.com/podcastingbusinessschool/

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Steve Friedman is an introvert who spent 30 years climbing the corporate ladder. He played the part of an extrovert so well, that it wasn’t until his retirement party that his co-workers found out he was, in fact, an introvert. In this episode, he shares the crisis point that made him realize he needed to honor his introverted nature, the brain chemicals that make introverts & extroverts different & the strengths introverts bring to an office environment.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 104: HOW TO NETWORK AS AN INTROVERT: 10 TIPS TO HATE IT LESS

Guest: https://www.facebook.com/BeyondIntroversion | https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-friedman-1295a5a2/ | https://www.beyondintroversion.com/

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Dr. Niobe Way is a developmental psychologist with a focus on adolescent friendship who has studied human connection for over 35 years. In this episode, she gives insight into what makes childhood boy friendships easy, but adult male friendships hard, how American masculinity creates lonely & depressed men & steps we can take for lifelong connection.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 144: DO I HAVE ANY REAL FRIENDS? RECALIBRATING POST-PANDEMIC

Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niobe-way-75270534/ | https://twitter.com/niobe_way  | Deep Secrets Book https://a.co/d/66Eky0A | The Crisis of Connection Book https://a.co/d/7fbeQtM

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Dr. Tro Kalayjian was a 350lb medical doctor failing to find results from mainstream advice until he did his own research, applied what he learned & lost 150lbs. Now he helps others break free from yo-yo diets & preventable disease with his private practice & his podcast. In this episode he shares his story of overcoming obesity, explains why 73% of Americans are overweight & yet doctors are not helping (& are usually themselves overweight) & gives tips on how can we find vitality in a system that supports disease tolerance.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 76: WHY PROCESSED FOOD ADDICTION ISN’T YOUR FAULT PART 1

Guest: https://doctortro.com/ | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/low-carb-md-podcast/id1441557261 | https://twitter.com/DoctorTro | https://www.facebook.com/DoctorTro/ | https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

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