The Maslow Peak Podcast

Sabina Correa from Napa Psychological Services joins us for a wide ranging discussion about the human mind, parenting, helping people cope with trauma, changing attitudes towards mental illness, determining whether someone actually has mental illness or if they’re just looking for easier sentencing (or a warm bed for the night), changing attitudes towards gender dysphoria, the psychology of mass shootings, and finding small moments of peace every day to help keep you grounded.

Shaun Keating joins us to discuss writing, “fake news,” the psychology of why we believe what we believe, consciously reading the news and considering the source and intent of the author before taking it as ultimate truth, his unbiased news summary venture News Feather, his failed career as a sci-fi novelist, figuring out the rhythms of parenting, getting retweeted by a Kardashian, writing in other people’s voices, work/life balance and trying to fit everything you want to do in the hours you’re awake, “Game of Thrones,” and much more.

Jimmy Bryant from Atomic Child joins us to discuss his journey, illustration vs. design, growing up in the middle of nowhere, “the work” vs. “the art,” the joy of making things that people love, how much we both enjoyed “Logan,” pursuing your passion without a backup plan, how real life often ends up differently from what college told you it would be, and how you have to put your work out there.

Kevin Anderson joins us to discuss his new leather crafting venture Lowell Ander, how not all leather work is for cowboys and saddles, the decision to move to South Korea to teach English (and the decision to stay), expatriate life, missing refried beans, ranch dressing, and corn tortillas, finding the time to pursue your various interests, and living next to one of the most dangerous regimes in the world.

Brett Mikoll from Oxford Pennant joins us to talk about our shared love of vintage sports memorabilia, the proper way to spell “Bret” (hint: it’s not “Brett”), formative sports memories, design being “inspired by” vs. “derivative of,” jogging with vs. without music, having design “superpowers,” being a long-suffering Buffalo sports fan, and celebrating everything.

Shawn Kathleen from the hilarious Instagram account Passenger Shaming joins us to discuss the horrible things people do on airplanes, our species’ collective repugnance, what people are apparently willing to do in front of 200 strangers, horror stories from 30,000 feet (like what happens when you try to smoke crack on an airplane), feet, feet, and more feet, tales from the other side of the beverage cart, watching way too much YouTube, and how if we all treat each other better, we all win.

Board game designer Dustin Crouch joins us to discuss his new game Sigil: Powers of War, dialing in gameplay to make it fun for everyone, luck vs. skill, the deep world of board games beyond Monopoly and Risk, the audacity of taking an idea from theory to execution and sharing it with people, how your day job can end up giving you the skills you need to execute your dream, making peace with your inner nerd, not being afraid of asking for help, and how getting started is the hardest part of any endeavor.

Creative Director JP Boneyard from Fifty-Nine Parks and The National Poster Retrospecticus joins us to discuss crafting a life out of your diverse but connected interests, throwing over 100 DIY concerts in his mom’s shed, our shared love of basketball and design, how a concert poster is a time capsule for the moment — design, typography, popular music, and where you were that day, going outside and expanding your horizon, the importance of positivity, mindfulness, and living in the moment, and how just because your dreams take hard work, that doesn’t mean you’re on the wrong path.

Music journalist Angie Piccirillo joins us for an extremely wide-ranging and fun conversation on her journey from dancing in music videos to editing reality TV to film production to styling celebrities to starting a clothing company to school photography to making commercials to writing about music, having a music producer for a father, fighting for equal treatment as a woman in Hollywood, evolving your goals, our shared love of horror movies and mutual fears for the future of the music industry, her weird obsession with Jared Leto, keeping art alive, and letting go of what’s expected of you to find out what you want to be.

YouTube sensations Honeysuckle (Dzung & Nathan Lewis) join us to discuss finding a way to do what you love, turning your passion into 300,000 subscribers and 17 million views, what happens end up trying out your “dream job” and don’t like it, finding your voice and momentum, connecting with your audience, and taking your craft seriously. We go behind the scenes with epic grocery runs, making macarons 50 to 100 times so you feel comfortable making them on camera, only partnering with brands that you believe in, and living your life with authenticity.