Had a great time talking to Rick. We talked about how Metal band t-shirts are often a part of someone's identity, we talked about PTSD, Esketamine, and history of course.

Timestamps

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:21 Metal band t-shirts, a part of my identity

00:19:54 Was Bon Jovi ever considered Metal?

00:34:03 PTSD - The Denial Phase

00:39:07 Willy says hi on the podcast :)

00:43:26 Depression - There are solution

00:45:35 How Ketamine was discovered as an anti depressant

00:46:34 Link to the video "The Man Who Can't Feel Pain Or Pleasure"

00:30:15 Realizing that most people hate Monday

00:33:50 Chipmunk moment

00:42:05 Climbing Mt. Denali

00:49:20 Willy visits the Podcast

00:55:00 Finding your second wind

01:01:40 How to avoid dangerous partners

Meet Gabriel Muchrison, ex Army Infantry man turned private sector turned drone pilot and who knows what's next for this guy. Gabe and I talked about: how the vaccine mandates in NYC were enough for him to leave his home state, how having a different political opinion is now sufficient to lose personal relationships over, why our parents get scammed by the internet more often. We talked about Afghanistan and Gabe's personal experience out there including losing brothers, being hit by multiple IED's, trauma and more.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:31 How to tell who's right about the vaccine

00:06:25 BBC article "What’s the best way to top up our immunity?"

00:22:59 Losing personal relationships over political disagreements

00:26:41 Why our parents get trolled and scammed way more than us

00:30:11 How and why your social media shows you what want to see

00:41:54 Agenda driven mainstream media, who's to blame?

00:58:11 Why opposing ideas are important for progress

01:01:06 The military withdraw from Afghanistan

01:17:23 Why the Taliban were just waiting us out

01:18:51 What's it's like to get hit by an IED

01:20:21 Affects of trauma in real life

01:23:30 Bloody mission

02:06:34 Gabe Meeting Tony Hawk

Awesome having Chuck on again! We talked about his 3rd book coming out and a bunch of other things most of we know very little to nothing about such as: Addiction to Dopamine, Sex dolls, Artificial Intelligence, God, Amazing Food, Getting in trouble with bike gangs and Egyptian myths! I hope you enjoy listening to the full episode or clips of it.

Timestamps

00:00:00 Intro

00:06:00 Sex Dolls

00:08:15 Mice Experiment with Dopamine

00:11:40 Jean Baudrillard

00:15:55 God

00:30:05 Best Green Chili Cheeseburger in the Multiverse.

00:38:00 Katz Delicatessen 00:49:25 Book 3

01:02:28 When doing good gets you in trouble

01:40:00 Audio book and where to find the next books

Had a great time speaking with retired 2 star General Steve Sargeant. Steve had served a long career in the USAF. Today Steve is the acting CEO of Marvin Test Solution and the Director of MVAT. I have learned a lot from his approach to leadership, onboarding of talent and his contribution to the Veteran community.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:24 - Steve's Origin Story

00:03:40 - Airforce Academy

00:09:20 - Flying A10's

00:13:18 - From Fighter Jets to Passenger Jets

00:17:56 - Women make killer pilots!

00:22:44 - The Talent War

00:26:57 - Resume vs Actual Character

00:31:33 - Millennials in the work force

00:32:57 - What should bosses do to develop their talent?

00:37:07 - What is MVAT? 00:37:39 - Transitioning From Soldier to Civilian

00:51:11 - CEO of Marvin Test Solution

00:54:07 - How to stay a relevant leader?

It was an absolute trip sitting down with Rob Claybon, founder of GuideGap. Rob told me about how he went from a 9-5 job with one of the major banks to starting a path of entrepreneurship, self employment and innovation. He went through ups, downs and a few scary moments but none of those were enough to steer him off course. GuideGap still grows today, bridging a major gap between adventure seekers and professional, knowledgeable guides tailoring adventure tours specifically to one's profile of timeline, capability, risk apatite, season and many other customizable factors. Rob tolb me about climbing Mt. Denali, how he lived out of his car for many months and many other topics we dove right into! Check it out.

Timestamps

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:59 Rob realizes through a moment of adversity that he wants a change in life

00:04:10 Mountaineering School in Colorado

00:06:50 Fear of heights

00:09:25 The idea of GuideGap is born, in an accounting conference?!

00:12:59 What is GuideGap?

00:23:32 Quitting my job

00:27:50 The fears in self employment

00:30:15 Realizing that most people hate Monday

00:33:50 Chipmunk moment

00:42:05 Climbing Mt. Denali

00:49:20 Willy visits the Podcast

00:55:00 Finding your second wind

01:01:40 How to avoid dangerous partners

01:13:00 People skills are almost everything

01:30:00 The price of not doing something

02:20:30 GuideGap links

Always a blast having Rick Yifrach on the show to talk about History, Philosophy and Mankind!

Timestamps:

00:01:25 - Cleaning ancient coins

00:19:20 - The Story of Edipus

00:46:00 - Religions

00:51:20 - What is luck

01:00:00 - Intro to Rick's background

01:20:00 - A plague as described by Thucydides during the Peloponnesian War

Chuck Turner grew up in South Jersey, he lived a thrilling fast paced life that had him walk a thin line more than once. Years after leaving the area an event in his life triggers the need to write it all down. Greetings From South Jersey Casino Boy is his first book out of a fiction series rooted in his life experiences coming up in Jersey. I always have a lot of fun talking to Chuck which is a great reminder that positivity and optimism is a choice we can and should actively maintain and put out into the world.

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

01:05:00 - Why did you decide to write about your experiences?

01:12:00 - You decided to leave Jersey, why?

01:53:00 - Where do things come from?

02:00:00 - From Grief to celebration

02:16:00 - Story of Glycon

02:24:00 - Smoking pot is not for me

02:27:00 - How the brain secretly works to solve our problems

Rick Yifrach shares his story about a life long struggle with depression and how it came to a sudden improvement that changed everything. Ketamine/ Spravato Treatment may have saved his life.

 

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:10:45 - The new wild west is the internet

00:20:05 - Shamanic music - Heilung

00:21:35 - How music can enhance Ketamine/Spravato treatment for depression

00:23:10 - Intro to Ketamine treatment and Rick's depression

00:51:00 - Pivoting moment. Rick's last attempt at getting help saves his life.

01:12:15 - First Ketamine/ Spravato treatment experience

01:27:13 - The day after Ketamine/ Spravato treatment experience

01:38:10 - Long lasting affects? 01:43:30 - There is hope again

Rick regularly blows me away with his knowledge revolving history, science and philosophy (and more). We had no intention to get started on this subject going in...but we did. We talked about racism and how to think about it in a productive way that helps shine a light on the path forward. "Ignorance breeds fear, fear breeds hatred and hatred can turn into destruction" Daryl Davis Destiny debates Jontron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RQA9GZprqM Destiny debates Sargon of Akkad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlRD3A6ZPkY

Bryan is my long time friend. He is one of my favorite people to converse with and a constant reminder for me that civil discourse is not lost. Before he started flying drones for a living he was making guitar pedals, helped operate machines that can literally cut concrete with water jet and many other exciting and out of the ordinary jobs. He is a mechanical enthusiast, aviation hobbyist and has an array of skills that would humble most of us. We had a great time talking as we always do. Enjoy.