Coffin Talk

Jose “Pepe” Guzman is a Columbian Texan Jew who lives in Portland, Oregon. He wants to be known as a good-looking rebel who plays by his own rules. Because he is. Like our podcast?  Please rate us on Apple and subscribe at  mikeyopp.com ! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

On April 16, 2009, Kim Hamer watched her 44-yr-old husband take his last breath. During his illness and after his death, she was amazed by the helpful ways theircoworkers, bosses, friends, and family supported them. Kim started calling their kind actions "acts of love" and wrote a book about it . She’s also an HR leader and speaker who lives in Los Angeles where she tries not to bother her relativ...

Dennily Stricker was an archaeologist, but also had a desire to help people with the pain and suffering they endure, so she turned her passion into her profession when she  became a licensed mental health counselor with a focus on trauma, suicidology and grief. She also dedicates her time on her practice, Paws Bereavement, and raising her two kids. For more information about programs and appointme...

Terre Roche is a singer, songwriter, guitar player, teacher, author, innkeeper, and founding member of the trio " The Roches ." She has performed in many clubs and concert halls throughout the US and Europe and appeared on numerous TV shows over the course of her 45-year career, including work with Paul Simon, Philip Glass, Linda Ronstadt, and many, many more significant artists like her. Read her...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com Think you know a lot? Meet Rahul Yadav, a 28-year-old engineer from India with three masters, currently in a PhD program in Germany where he studies Terahertz waves. This interview is full of facts, science, philosophy, and love, and as an added bonus, it will make you 536.54% smarter. Want more? Check out Q T.A.L....

Lisette considers Mike one of her dearest and oldest friends. She is a recent San Francisco to Denver transplant, retail sommelier, ‘hype girl’ for the people, fitness geek in her free time and mother to an awesome 5 year old boy, who generally resists summing herself or anyone up in a short sentence bio (How can anyone fit so much of their humanness in a few simple words?). She loves to live inte...

Mike Logsdon is a tech consultant, photojournalist, and humanitarian advocate. He has conceived of and led several charitable missions, including 16,000-mile bicycle ride for brain tumor research and awareness from Alaska to Argentina. He is a passionate photographer who has documented wounded Iraqi Kurdish fighters and just returned from a similar trip to Ukraine to document their war with Russia...

Meet “Kalamity Kate” Arthur, an identical twin who believes there are givers, and takers, and it’s okay to be both. She’s lived all over the United States but after her father took his own life, she decided to pack up and return home to live near her remaining family. A true hippie, she suggests we give with no expectations. We hope you love this hippie as much as we do! Like our podcast?  Please...

Daoist Monk Yun Rou (formerly Arthur Rosenfeld) received his academic education at Yale, Cornell, and the University of California and was ordained a Daoist monk at the Chun Yang (Pure Yang) Taoist Temple in Guangzhou, China. Blending literature, biology, and medicine with an orthodox Daoist education, his writings and teachings propagate Daoist ideas and focus on personal cultivation, environment...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com This is my Aunt Celeste and I love her. She is happily retired after forty-plus years in education and hospital work and spends a lot of time dancing and no time on social media, so listen to this and get to know her. She only asks that everyone subscribe, leave a positive review, and sign up for the podcast and es...

Christopher Markisz, known by many as Dub Sonata, is a musician and widely published landscape photographer. His production credits include songs by Jidenna, Sage Francis, Rhymefest, and Cannibal Ox. Born and raised in New York City, he presently lives in California and spends most of his time drinking coffee and cataloging his vinyl collection. Check out Christophermarkisz.com Like our podcast? ...

Jason Zuk is an Attorney, an Intuitive Psychic Medium, and a Podcaster.   As an attorney, he is licensed to practice law in FL, MS, AL, TX and NJ.  Jason received his legal training by earning a Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University and by attaining a Masters of Law Degree (LL.M.) in International & Comparative Law from Georgetown University Law Center. Want more? Visit him at: The Soc...

Margaret Agard is an award-winning author, former executive in the high-tech industry, and mother of eight children. She is currently serving as a Relief Society counselor for the local congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Discover more at https://inhisfootsteps.com Like our podcast?  Please rate us on Apple and subscribe at  mikeyopp.com ! This is a public episode. If...

Early in life, Samantha knew she wanted to become a funeral director. She didn’t change her mind. She graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in Mortuary Science in 2019 and became a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Metro Detroit. She enjoys it very much! Like our podcast?  Please rate us on Apple and subscribe at  mikeyopp.com ! This is a public episode. If you'd like to disc...

Nash Flynn is a Boston-based comedian, writer, and death historian. She is a producer and co-host of the online comedy show Cabin Fever Comedy, a co-host of KO Comedy, and a contributor for the podcast The Poor Prole’s Almanac. She’s also a producer, writer and co-host of Death & Friends, a comedy podcast about death, which you can find anywhere you normally find things you listen to. Physically,...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com Mike picks the brain of a bonafide expert with more than 20 years of science and engineering experience with nuclear energy! The conversation ranges from "burning human fecal matter,” to “Why don’t we shoot nuclear waste into space?” Enjoy! Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe at  mikeyopp.com To hear...

Caroline Randall is a fifth-generation Oregonian who has dedicated her life to living authentically. She is a talented educator, but after 15 years she chose to leave the field as she felt it no longer converged with teaching and learning. Her current focus is raising her children well in the post-folk era. Like our podcast?  Please rate & subscribe at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you...

Briana Stonelake is a Belief Strategist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people find greater success in their marriages, relationships, business, and within themselves through identifying limiting beliefs. She has worked in the mental health field for 11 years focusing on trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship disconnects in various cultures and helps people see the lies and ne...

Brian Fallock is a 38-year-old parole agent for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is a former artillery captain in the US Army and served in Iraq. Also of acclaim is the fact that he’s a rad dad of a six-year-old daughter, and when he’s not building Legos or performing science experiments with her, he also enjoys playing video games, shooting guns, and all-around nerdery. Like the podcast? Plea...

Camille is a managing editor at Wiley Publishing  and lives in Indianapolis, IN with her daughter, Myla. She loves the outdoors and is an aspiring plant mom and writer. She's also one of the kindest and most sincere friends Mike has ever had the pleasure to know. Like the podcast? Please rate and subscribe! Web: mikeyopp.com Twitter: @coffintalkpod IG: @coffintalkpodcast FB: coffintalkpodcast...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com Mike interviews his brother Sam about his decades of work as a public teacher in New York City. The conversation covers everything from Huck Finn to Hedonism, including the euphemistic treadmill, code switching, and some irreverant chuckles over edu-speak. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe at  mikey...

Mark Azoulay is a psychotherapist with a private practice in Boulder, CO and the past President of the Four Corners Group Psychotherapy Society. He helps clients that have a harmful relationship with their inherent aggression or who are stuck in the pain of their repetition compulsions. Many of his clients struggle with addiction, anxiety, and self-sabotage. Marc helps people uncover and destroy t...

De’Vannon is the author of Sex, Drugs & Jesus, a memoir about his struggles with drug addiction, homelessness, serving in the Armed Forces, an HIV+ diagnosis, and rejection from his church for his sexuality. This incredible guest is all over the Internet, so we suggest you start at sexdrugsandjesus.com and go from there! Find us, follow us, like us, and subscribe! Web: mikeyopp.com Twitter: @c...

 Michael Levy is the author of seventeen inspirational books, a mystical poet, inspirational philosopher, and wellness/healthy living speaker.  His website is https://www.pointoflife.com Find us, follow us, like us, and subscribe! Web: mikeyopp.com Twitter: @coffintalkpod IG: @coffintalkpodcast FB: coffintalkpodcast Support the show This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with othe...

Jeremy Diamond is from the United States, but he has been living in Japan for the last 15 years. He works in the Human Resources Department of a company called Sumitomo Rubber Industries, which makes tires, medical supplies and sports equipment. He mainly teaches English to employees who work at subsidiaries around the world, but he is also involved in various Diversity and Inclusion programs. He...