Kid Bahati A.K.A Odin Frostad, shares what it’s like to be black in America. Odin explains the visceral fear that police have caused him to feel as a young-black-teenager and how he has learned to deal with racism. Odin is a young musician, his artist name is Kid Bahati, and he uses music to express the emotions that impact his heart and soul. He views music as an art that transcends all boundaries and borders, and surpasses the walls, ignorance, and stereotypes that people live within and behind by making people feel the raw experiences that musicians are relaying through music’s vibrations. We discuss the liberation of having a platform to express your ideas and portray yourself to the public, and the importance and benefit of creating your own content. Odin explains what he believes to be the key to finding your juice: taking time to sit quietly with yourself and try and understand who you are and what makes you happy.   

From Alaska to Mexico, the hard way. In this episode, I interview Casey and Ryan Higginbotham, twin brothers who paddled from Alaska to Mexico using only their hands for 2,200 miles on 18ft paddleboards with no support crews or GPS. They carried all of their gear with them and were completely self-reliant. Casey and Ryan explain how they trained their minds to always have a positive attitude even when faced with near-death experiences and calorie deficiency. They discuss in-depth, the importance of placing your self in uncomfortable positions in order to grow as a person. And they discuss happiness, perseverance, teamwork, patience, and of course inspiration.  

Hi everybody! Welcome to What’s Your Juice?! A deep dive into inspiration and its power. I am your host Milan Lombardo, I am a student, an activist, a writer, a fitness enthusiast, and an athlete. 

You may be wondering, what does Juice stand for? Well, my friends, Juice is the thing that makes you feel alive, gives you a sense of purpose, and fills you with excitement. My life has been profoundly changed by a few words that a dear friend of mine shared with me: “Nothing is ever thrown away.” These words made me realize the effect that I have on the environment and provided me with a spark of inspiration that lead me to find my juice: raising awareness about and action on environmental issues with the goal of helping to solve climate change. 

I am young, and finding my juice at such a young age has been a blessing because it has given me a clear trajectory for my life, shown me that no matter my age I can begin to achieve my goals, and has allowed me to better understand who I am and what it is that I want to achieve. Discovering one’s Juice is of utmost importance because when you have found your juice, you have found what it is that makes you tick, what it is that will allow you to wake up every morning excited for a new day, and what it is that will help you be happy and love life. Finding my juice has shown me the power that inspiration has and has led me to start this podcast. My goal for this podcast is that through interviewing activists, musicians, entrepreneurs, athletes, authors, leaders, change-makers, and anyone else with an inspiring story, you too can receive a spark of inspiration that will hopefully help you find your Juice. 

In this episode, Michael Stewart, the co-founder of Sustainable Surf and Sea Trees, reveals the genius behind using surf culture to orient people towards living a more just and eco-friendly life. He shares how he creates on-ramps for people to begin taking the initiative in their own lives to live sustainably. He explains how Sustainable Surf’s Sea Trees project is not just slowing climate change but is instead, reversing its effects through the reforestation of our seas. Michael provides important insight into how a dedicated professional in the world of saving the environment remains inspired, optimistic, and devoted to the mission in spite of the overwhelming magnitude of climate change. 

In this episode of What’s Your Juice?, Aaron Ungerleider, an environmental scientist and professional big-wave surfer, tells the world what makes him feel alive, gives him a sense of purpose, and fills him with excitement: that is, what’s his juice. Aaron recounts his journey with surfing massive Hawaiian waves, details how he has maintained the purity of his passion, and discusses the importance of reflection and one’s mindset. As more than an aside, Aaron unveils for us the mysteries of Dr. Pepper.

In this episode of What’s Your Juice?, Rob Riccardo, a singer/songwriter who currently has over 60,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, tells the world what makes him feel alive, gives him a sense of purpose, and fills him with excitement: that is, what’s his juice. Rob describes his experience with inspiration, claiming that “inspiration is undeniable,” and recounts his musical journey. Rob tells us about the importance of becoming connected to yourself and the world around you, the necessity of having challenges to overcome in order to grow, and the meaning of life as described in Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. Rob Riccardo gets to the core of this podcast’s mission: the importance of finding one’s Juice, and what that truly looks like when found.