Where We Go Next

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Where We Go Next episodes

  • 60: The Unknown History and Surprising Benefits of Fasting, with Steve Hendricks

    Steve Hendricks is a freelance reporter and author, most recently, of The Oldest Cure in the World: Adventures in the Art and Science of Fasting. One of his previous books, The Unquiet Grave: The FBI and the Struggle for the Soul of Indian Country, made several best-of-the-year lists. He has written about fasting for Harper’s, aphrodisiac hunting for Outside, soccer for Slate, and books for the Washington Post. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife (a law professor) and dog (a border lab).

    The Oldest Cure in the World: Adventures in the Art and Science Of Fasting, by Steve Hendricks

    Starving Your Way to Vigor: The Benefits of an Empty Stomach, by Steve Hendricks for Harpers

    The Unquiet Grave: The FBI and the Struggle for the Soul of Indian Country, by Steve Hendricks

    Fasting Increases Health and Lifespan in Male Mice - National Institutes of Health

    Professor Valter Longo: Fasting and Healthy Aging - YouTube

    True North Health Center

    stevehendricks.org

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    1 hr 43 min
  • 59: Sketch Comedy, Spoofing Genres, and Sparking Creativity, with Chris Smith & Jack De Sena

    Chris Smith and Jack De Sena (aka Chris & Jack) have been friends for ages and use their natural chemistry to make high-quality, high-concept sketch comedy for their eponymous Youtube channel. They've amassed over 100k subscribers, received more than 30 million views across all platforms, and won the 2020 Streamy award for Best Indie Series. Chris also performs as a Blue Man in Blue Man Group and Jack voices the character of Sokka on Avatar the Last Airbender, as well as the lead roles in The Dragon Prince animated series on Netflix and the Lego Monkie Kid animated series on Amazon Prime.

    Chris & Jack - YouTube Channel

    Tahoe Jugglers Head to Hollywood - Tahoe Daily Tribune, 2002

    Jack De Sena Gets Covered in Honey & Chicken Mash - SNICK On-Air Dare, 2004

    Jack De Sena Puts a Live Scorpion in His Mouth - SNICK On-Air Dare, 2004

    Avatar: The Last Airbender - Netflix

    Spider-Man 3 Puppet Show - UCLA's Company Sketch Group Performs During Spring Sing 2007

    Dorm Life Episode 101: Roommates - YouTube

    The White Room - Chris & Jack

    Movies in Space - Chris & Jack

    Déjà Vu - Chris & Jack

    Groundhog Daying - Chris & Jack

    The Art of the Heist - Chris & Jack

    Rebel Without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player, by Robert Rodriguez

    True Friendship - Chris & Jack

    Will the Robots Let Us Live? - Chris & Jack

    JulySixth Park - Chris & Jack

    Follow Chris & Jack on Twitter: @chris_and_jack

    Follow Chris & Jack on Instagram: @chrisandjacksketch

    Chris's Instagram: @chrissmithwho

    Jack's Instagram: @jackdesena

    Chris & Jack's Discord

    Chris & Jack's Facebook Page

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    Instagram: @wwgnpodcast

    1 hr 26 min
  • 58: Making Andrew Yang a Household Name, with Zach Graumann

    Imagine it's 2017. You've been given the task of running a presidential campaign for 2020. Your candidate has no previous political experience and zero name recognition with the public. You must get them on stage at the first Democratic primary debate on June 27th, 2019. Not only that, you have to get them to the debates 6 more times, so that they're one of only seven candidates left on stage in a race that will ultimately field 29 contenders. Helluva long shot, right? But former presidential campaign manager Zach Graumann did exactly that, and wrote a behind-the-scenes book that serves as a how-to guide for tomorrow's hopefuls looking to bet against the odds.

    Longshot: How Political Nobodies Took Andrew Yang National--and the New Playbook That Let Us Build a Movement - Zach Graumann

    "My first move was not to run for president of the United States, because I am not insane." - Andrew Yang, 2019

    SuitUp

    Young Storytellers

    The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future - Andrew Yang

    Venture for America

    Making Movies - Sidney Lumet

    The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents are Going Broke - Elizabeth Warren

    "I'm a Staunch Republican... I'm Willing to Give Him a Shot" | Andrew Yang for President

    The Forward Party

    Follow Zach on Twitter: @Zach_Graumann

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    Instagram: @wwgnpodcast

    1 hr 29 min
  • 57: 16-Bit Video Games and the Lasting Power of Nostalgia, with Dan Bulich & Pat Brennan

    The internet provided a way for creatives around the world to share their talents with all of us. Forming alongside these new creators were vibrant, dedicated communities hungry for hyper-specialized content. In our interconnected 21st century, niche isn't a dirty word - it's an opportunity. Dan Bulich and Pat Brennan - co-hosts of the YouTube channel Console Wars - create long-form videos that exist at the intersection of two of today's most popular topics online: Video Games and Nostalgia.

    Console Wars

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis) - Console Wars

    Why Nostalgia For Video Games Is Uniquely Powerful - Kotaku

    53: Making Music, with Joe Sumner - Where We Go Next

    Shigeru Miyamoto - Wikipedia

    Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (SNES) - YouTube

    Cinemassacre (Angry Video Game Nerd)

    Death Valley Rally vs Desert Demolition (Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis) - Console Wars

    The Lawnmower Man (Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis) - Console Wars

    Super Bomberman vs Mega Bomberman (Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis) - Console Wars

    Heroes of the Game - Slaps - YouTube

    The Toys That Made Us - Netflix

    The Movies That Made Us - Netflix

    Genesis Does What Nintendon't - YouTube

    Link: The Faces of Evil, for CD-i - YouTube

    Dan's Chrono Trigger High Score (Page 80) - Nintendo Power

    King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (Trailer) - YouTube

    The Wizard (Trailer) - YouTube

    Super Mario Bros Super Show - Episode 1 - YouTube

    X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (SNES) - YouTube

    Rocko's Modern Life: The Complete Series (Trailer)

    Bob Camp - Wikipedia

    Bob Camp co-creator of Ren and Stimpy explains GROSS-UPS - YouTube

    Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis) - Console Wars

    Hot Dog Car Sketch - I Think You Should Leave

    Has This Ever Happened to You? - I Think You Should Leave

    T2: The Arcade Game (Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis) - Console Wars

    Making Movies, by Sidney Lumet

    Follow Console Wars on Instagram: @ConsoleWarsGuys

    Follow Console Wars on Twitter: @ConsoleWarsGuys

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    Instagram: @wwgnpodcast

    1 hr 12 min
  • 56: Telling Your Wildest Stories for Everyone to Hear, with Rocky Powell

    When was the last time you got a little bit wild? Stayed out later than you should have, drank a bit too much, made out with an absolute stranger or did a ton of illicit drugs and trespassed on federal property? "Wild" is subjective, and comedian Rocky Powell hosts a podcast that invites guests to define the word however they see fit - with outrageous, scandalous, ridiculous, and even poignant results.

    Wild Nights with Rocky Powell

    Howie Mandel Meets the Family - Take Your Shoes Off Podcast

    "I can talk to all of you, but I can't talk to any of you." - Jerry Before Seinfeld

    Episode 1: Rich Templeton - Wild Nights with Rocky Powell

    Episode 8: Andrea Allan - Wild Nights with Rocky Powell

    Rocky Powell Gets The Shakes When The Bong Hit Takes - The Hot Mess Comedy Hour

    "The Rocky Rundown: Valentine's Day" - Wild Nights with Rocky Powell (Timestamped)

    Follow Rocky on Instagram: @wildnightswithrocky

    Follow Rocky on Twitter: @WildNightsPod

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    Instagram: @wwgnpodcast

    1 hr 8 min
  • 55: Why We Want What We Want, and How to Change That, with Luke Burgis

    Have you ever wondered why the decisions you make keep leaving you unfulfilled? How you'll doggedly pursue something - a career, a relationship, some Big Life Goal - and once you've finally got it, you find yourself underwhelmed? Like you keep aiming your bow at a target, but even when you hit dead center it still feels like you missed. You're not alone. Author Luke Burgis provides insight into why our wants so often lead us astray, and how we may harness that knowledge to desire differently.

    Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life, by Luke Burgis

    lukeburgis.com

    What is Mimetic Theory? Philosophies of René Girard with Luke Burgis - Garry Tan

    Wanting with Luke Burgis -  The Innovation Show with Aidan McCullen

    René Girard - Wikipedia

    René Girard Explains Mimetic Desire - YouTube

    Why Do Inequality and Deprivation Produce High Crime and Low Trust? - Nature

    Maximillian Kolbe - Wikipedia

    The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, by Malcolm Gladwell

    Follow Luke on Instagram: @lukeburgis

    Follow Luke on Twitter: @lukeburgis

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    Instagram: @wwgnpodcast

    1 hr 36 min
  • 54: Growing Healthier and Tastier Seafood in a Lab, with Justin Kolbeck

    "Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." That works well enough as a piece of proverbial wisdom, but global seafood consumption today is roughly 160 million tons per year. So ensuring that our global fish populations remain sustainable into the future isn't some leisurely thought experiment, it's a pressing issue to be solved. And that doesn't even address other troubling factors affecting this ecosystem, like harmful micro-plastics and mercury. But what if we could harvest fish without fisheries? What if we could make real, authentic, delicious salmon... from stem cells? Justin Kolbeck is the cofounder of Wildtype, a company on a mission to create the cleanest, most sustainable seafood on the planet - inside of a high-tech lab in San Francisco.

    Wildtype: The Future of Seafood

    Could Lab-Grown Salmon Be The Future Of Fish? - Science Insider

    Mark Post: First to Present a Proof of Concept for Cultured Meat - Wikipedia

    How Your Brain Makes You Think Expensive Wine Tastes Better - Psychology Today

    Good Meat - Cultured Meat Legally Sold in Singapore Today

    Golden Rice - Wikipedia

    The Golden Rice Project

    Steve Jobs' 2007 iPhone Keynote - YouTube

    Follow Wildtype on Instagram: @wildtypefoods

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    Instagram: @wwgnpodcast

    1 hr 4 min
  • 53: Making Music, Prioritizing Family, and Touring the World, with Joe Sumner

    An artist's work - autobiographical or not - is a reflection of where they are in their life at any given moment. And so over time the collection becomes a kind of map, that traces the twists and curves of an ever-evolving through-line of inspiration and introspection. Musician Joe Sumner takes a brief break from his tour to reflect on his music career, and the interwoven intersections of his life and his art.

    Smells Like Teen Spirit, by Nirvana - YouTube

    Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain, by Charles R. Cross

    Nine Stories, by J.D. Salinger

    Hate, by Fiction Plane - YouTube

    In My Shoes, by Fiction Plane - YouTube

    Paul McCartney starts creating Get Back in studio - The Beatles: Get Back (documentary)

    The Parable of the Sower of Seed, (Matthew 13: 1–9, 18–23)

    Fiction Plane - Joe Sumner Interview (2007) - YouTube

    49: Welcoming Divergence, with Jenara Nuremberg - Where We Go Next

    Hope, by Joe Sumner - YouTube

    Jellybean, by Joe Sumner - SoundCloud

    Stumbling on Happiness, by Daniel Gilbert

    “Making the decision to have a child - it is momentous..." - Elizabeth Stone

    Looking For Me, Looking For You, by Joe Sumner (Live in Tuscany) - YouTube

    Don't Disappear, by Jay Shapiro

    Follow Joe on Instagram: @thejoesumner

    Follow Joe on Twitter: @thejoesumner

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    Instagram: @wwgnpodcast

    1 hr 24 min

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Not the usual questions. Not the usual answers. Where We Go Next is a podcast focused on in-depth conversations with the people changing the ways we think, create, and live.