MINDBEND with Matthew Dunehoo

Breana Mazzagatte started a podcast called MY DEAD PARENTS to discuss the loss of both her parents in 2018, but that was only part of the story. The grief Breana sought to transcend through public discussion of personal pain and commiserating with others about loss, also included the residual hurt from the dissolution of her marriage, the anxiety of becoming a single mother, and a history of unrec...

Donick Cary is an Emmy-winning writer and producer who got his start writing for "Late Night with David Letterman" and would go on to work as co-Executive Producer for The Simpsons, Bored To Death, Just Shoot Me and so much more! But what got him onto MINDBEND was the film he wrote and directed for Netflix, HAVE A GOOD TRIP. When I first saw the film, I thought it was hilarious. But I also saw it...

Rod Benson is a native Californian who grew up in San Diego and Los Angeles. After four years playing College Basketball at UC Berkeley, he began a 12-year professional basketball career that would take him all over the world. At the same time, he built a career as a writer. Upon retiring from his athletic career, he decided to go in a different direction; he began to explore his talents as a fine...

Austin Cress is a dude who moved to LA to become an actor. in doing so he recognized the importance of understanding his "type" and playing to that type in order to experience success with being cast. Austin is the stoner/surfer/hippie type. A true thespian, in researching the role he immersed himself in the wild world of weed. The fusion of a real-life affinity for cannabis, and training in devel...

Acacea Kailen Lewis is the Founder and Teacher of The Divine Master Alchemy school for Entheogenic Cultural Literacy and Ethnobotanical Naturopathy. I met her at the first Awakening of Consciousness Conference, from the Psychedelic Institute, held here in Los Angeles on September 30th, 2022. She was featured as a speaker on a number of panels. I was enrapt, listening to Acacea share her knowledge...

When I met Leonard Smith, Jr., he was a guest on a podcast called Florida VS., a show where comedian Peter Murphy compares his experiences of growing up in wacky FLA with those of his guests. Leonard mentioned "energy" a couple times, and drugs several more times. All signs pointed towards his being willing to speak about all that and more on my show. Additionally, I could tell that he was a big l...

Danny Santos is an astrologer through and through, a Zodiac Zeus among humans. When you meet Danny, he will certainly inquire as to what your sign is, and then regale you with details about how that's meant to be reflected in your character, and as a bonus, whether or not he's interested in being your best friend. He's also a huge fan of butterfly pinning. No, that's not a sex thing. (It may be a...

Ginger Banks is a sex worker and influencer. Her candid and genuine demeanor and ethic in sharing details of her own life have endeared her to millions of fans. The way she talks about our sexuality, specifically, is powerful in that it destigmatizes issues and topics that can often still feel so constrictive, where certain forms of expression are still considered taboo and gender norms and purita...