The Kyle Thiermann Show

My buddy Dylan Sohngen is one of the coolest guys I know. Cool… What exactly do I mean by that? It’s usually synonymous with vague detachment. A kind of flick-your-cigarrette-on-the-ground-don’t-give-fuck-about-anything sort of vibe. But Dylan gives many fucks. He’s engaged. In his community, ocean, and the natural world. As a citizen-entomologist, he take frequent pilgrimages to Indo-Borneo in se...

We are in the midst of a psychedelic revolution. It’s here. Now the question is whether or not we can approach the conversation with nuance—not something we Americans are not generally celebrated for. Psychedelics force another uncomfortable conversation for many: The power of thought. The suggestibility of your brain while under the influence of psychedelics turns mindfulness into a high-stakes g...

Madame Gandhi is an award-winning artist and activist known for her uplifting, percussive electronic music and positive message about gender liberation and personal power. She began producing music in 2015, after her story running the London Marathon free-bleeding to combat menstrual stigma went viral around the world. She has been listed as Forbes 30 Under 30 in Music, and her 2020 TED Talk about...

Zac Cirivello is the Operations Manager of Fly Ranch, a 3,800-acre ranch 12 miles north of Burning Man’s Black Rock City home base in Northern Nevada. Abiding by Burning Man's 10 core principles, Fly Ranch is an alternative community which hosts campouts, work days and more than 700 public nature walks. Projects are organized by hundreds of volunteers and tend to focus on reconnection, healing, hu...

Kolohe Andino ( @koloheandino22 ) is a top five world tour surfer from San Clemente, CA. Also a very thoughtful dude. This episode was recorded back in 2020, and I’m reposting it today for your auditory pleasure. If you dig this podcast, will you be please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts ? It’s takes less than 60 seconds and makes a difference when I drop to my knees and beg hard-to-get gue...

Scott Norton ( @swhnorton ) is a venture capitalist and MUD\WTR board member. He previously co-founded Sir Kensington's—the brand that’s best known for making condiments with character. At Sir Kensington’s, he raised over $20 million from investors, guiding the company to a successful acquisition by Unilever in 2017. Scott has been named one of Fast Company's “Most Creative People in Business” and...

Nik Strong-Cvetich is the Director of Save The Waves , global nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting coastal resources through a unique combination of protected areas, economics and direct action. He’s also I shredding skateboarder, but don’t tell him I said so. Get my Friday newsletter at Substack . It’s glorious.  If you dig this podcast, will you be please leave a short review on Apple...

Ross Gay is one of my favorite poets. As we talk about in the podcast, The Book of Delights helped me through a lot when I was living in my RV. (But then again, I was living in an RV so I needed all the help I could get.) Ross is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog of Unabashed Gr...

This podcast is with Jed Smith, a journalist who has written for Stab Magazine, The Surfers Journal, The Guardian, Vice, The Australian, and is the host of the degenerate surf podcast, "Aint That Swell." Follow Jed on Instagram . IMPORTANT NOTE: I am now shifting my focus away from the Kyle Thiermann Show and going all-in on the Trends w/ Benefits podcast, where I am now recording episodes weekly....

David Satori ( @davidsatori ) is one of the Beats Antique trio and co-creator of the band, Dirtwire. Born in Burlington VT, David was inspired by the rich local music scene and started playing guitar and drums at the age of 13. David produced his first original album with his band Bubble Tribe in 1997 as a senior in high school and went on to study music at CalArts in Los Angeles, graduating with...

This episode is with Sara Russell ( @betheradicalway ). Sara is a relationship coach, dancer, taoist and co-host of a new podcast called Trends w/ Benefits. (I’m the other co-host.) If you dig this podcast, would you be please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts ? It’s takes less than 60 seconds and makes a difference when I drop to my knees and beg hard-to-get guests to come on the show.  All...

This episode is with East Forest, ( @Eastforest ) a musician who uses sound to guide audiences through psychedelic states of consciousness. I attended one of East Forest’s concerts, then sat down with him for this interview at his hotel the following day. I took pieces from this interview as well as time at the show to write this reported profile piece which you can read at Trendswithbenefits.com...

Hello friends! Would anyone like to join me on a one year no beer (or alcohol) challenge? We begin July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023. I threw this up on my Instagram a few days ago and there was a big response, so I'm doing the shout out here as well. Join our Telegram Group Chat for co-motivation. Let’s do this. If you dig this podcast, would you be please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts ? It’s t...

A decade ago, Mike McCune refitted an old fishing trawler and began running Alaska’s first long-distance surf charters. The man resurrected a boat, and the boat resurrected a surfer. I recorded this podcast on a boat exploring waves in the Shumagin islands. If you dig this podcast, would you be please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts ? It’s takes less than 60 seconds and makes a difference w...

Nathan Riley M.D.( @nathanrileyobgyn ) trained and worked as a conventional medical doctor. However, he decided to turn to a more holistic approach after becoming disillusioned with mainstream maternity care. Today, Nathan is the founder of Beloved Holistics, which helps women and their partners achieve vitality and optimal health through holistic lifestyle medicine. If you dig this podcast, would...

Dede Flemming is the co-founder of The Do Lab and Lightning in A Bottle. Dede's passion for facilitating creativity and actualizing the artistic visions of his partners has played an integral role both in the success of The Do LaB and in the growth of the accomplished art festival he also co-founded, Lightning in a Bottle. After his global travels affirmed the importance of integrating art into co...

Rachel Anticoli is a Registered Nurse currently working in hospice and palliative care. She started her Nursing career in the Emergency/Trauma Room, as an adrenaline seeker. She did travel ER/Trauma Nursing for about 12 years, imagining herself “saving the world.”   Along the way, she found California, yoga, Energy healing, and traveled to multiple countries in between travel assignments, seeking...

Raised in San Francisco, Stephen Page ( @SlightlyStevo ) is a surfer, diver, builder, and adventurer who recently completed a solo 840-mile kayak trip off the California coast. Witnessing firsthand the beauty and environmental issues we face as a state, Stephen is committed to ocean activism and raising awareness about our shrinking kelp forests. He is currently co-creating a feature-length docume...

Justin Lee ( @BigIsleBoy24 ) is a professional bowhunter and spearfisherman from the Big Island of Hawaii.   If you dig this podcast, would you be please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts ? It’s takes less than 60 seconds and makes a difference when I drop to my knees and beg hard-to-get guests to come on the show.  All of my stuff is on Thiermann.substack.com Connect with me on Instagram | T...

Koa Smith ( @koasmith ) is a professional surfer from Kauai, Hawaii. He is widely known as getting the longest barrel ever at Skeleton Bay, Namibia. In the new film, Resurfacing, Koa dives into a traumatic brain injury that nearly killed him and the unconventional tools he used to heal himself.  Chris Keener ( @thechriskeener ) heads up the burgeoning film and video mouthpiece within MUD\WTR known...

Raghu Kiran Appasani, MD ( @rappasani ) lives with a constant curiosity to understand and enhance the human experience, which he does as an integrative psychiatrist, entrepreneur, and neuroscientist. The ethos of his approach to healing integrates eastern and western traditions incorporating nutrition, mindfulness, pharmacology, psychedelics, psychotherapy, and evidence-based research. If you dig...

Justin Swartz ( @surfboardsbyjustinswartz ) is a surfboard shaper from Venice, CA. If you dig this podcast, would you be please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts ? It’s takes less than 60 seconds and makes a difference when I drop to my knees and beg hard-to-get guests to come on the show.  All of my stuff is on Thiermann.substack.com Connect with me on Instagram | Twitter | YouTube Brought t...

If you dig this podcast, would you be please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts ? It’s takes less than 60 seconds and makes a difference when I drop to my knees and beg hard-to-get guests to come on the show.  All of my stuff is on Thiermann.substack.com Connect with me on Instagram | Twitter | YouTube Brought to you by Santa Cruz Medicinals and RPM Training . RPM Training is a Norcal based ac...

Dersu Rhodes ( @Dersurhodes ) is the former Creative Director at Vice and now leads my department at MUD\WTR as the VP of Brand. dersurhodes.com If you dig this podcast, would you be please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts ? It’s takes less than 60 seconds and makes a difference when I drop to my knees and beg hard-to-get guests to come on the show.  All of my stuff is on Thiermann.substack....

Brenden Ruh ( @SCMedicinals ) is the founder of Santa Cruz Medicinals and the dude who convinced me to start this podcast. If you dig this podcast, would you be please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts ? It’s takes less than 60 seconds and makes a difference when I drop to my knees and beg hard-to-get guests to come on the show.  All of my stuff is on Thiermann.substack.com Connect with me on...