Coffin Talk

Crystal Cunningham is a retired humanitarian surgeon who has been published in physics, chemistry, and surgery texts, and she is now fulfilling her dream of writing poetry. Please follow her on Substack at https://substack.com/@crystalmdwrites Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify and subscribe to our YouTube channel This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers o...

Matt Kolsky has been plying his trade (speaking extemporaneously into a mic about frivolous things) for over 20 years—on Bay Area sports radio, via podcasts and in the kitchen to his long-suffering wife, who tolerates it as long as he has dinner on the table when she gets home from her real job. He has two kids (quality TBD) and a beautiful, loving, good-girl (dog) Luna. Check out his podcast: The...

Rand R. Timmerman served 5 years as a United States Marine, including a tour with 1st Marines in Vietnam. He then acquired law degree and practiced law until retiring in 2012. He has since written numerous short stories and books, including A Spiritual Passage , which chronicles his hiking of the Appalachian Trail with his brother Ron when they were in their seventies! He is also a recovering alco...

Diana Colleen is a psychedelic facilitator and writer exploring consciousness, healing, and social change. Transformed through psychedelic therapy, she writes from lived experience, challenging power and imagining what humanity could become if compassion led the way. For more, click here to visit her site and buy her book ! Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify and subscribe to our YouTube channe...

Gary Scott Thomas has been doing a morning radio show in San Jose on KRTY since 1991 and also currently hosts the podcast Gary Scott Thomas with Here’s What We Know . But his main focus is his wife and two teenage sons. For more, CLICK HERE ! Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify and subscribe to our YouTube channel This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

Daniel Bookman was born and raised in Scotland until he was 12, when he was sent Manchester, England for religious education. After graduation, he studied Yeshiva in Israel. Then, after a brief sojourn in the UK to study law, he returned to Israel and still lives there with his wife and 7 kids. His chief interests are based on years of study of the ancient texts, which have led to a passion for un...

Paul Gambino is an internationally published author whose books explore society’s enduring fascination with mortality and the macabre. A prolific writer, he is best known as the author of Morbid Curiosities , Skulls , Killer Collections , The Art of Gothic Living , and Beyond the Veil . And be sure to check out his amazing Substack blog ! Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify and subscribe to our...

Catia Batalha is a psychotherapist, Yoga philosophy/psychology teacher, author, and mystic devoted to guiding souls on their journey of awakening, healing, and self-discovery. Moved by a deep reverence for the hidden wisdom that flows through all traditions, she has spent much of her life immersed in the holistic philosophies of the East and the psychological sciences of the West. Oh, and she’s al...

David Darwin is a circus/sideshow entertainer who uses sword swallowing, fire eating, juggling and comedy to entertain audiences all over the country. For over two decades he has brought his one-man-show to colleges, fairs, casinos and resorts. For more, please check out daviddarwin.com . Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify and subscribe to our YouTube… This is a public episode. If you'd like t...

Andre Reyes, MD, is an acute care hospital physician with over a decade of experience caring for older adults, patients with chronic illness, and those at the end of life. His work at the bedside has shaped his understanding of what a good death can look like, and how conversations about mortality can illuminate how we choose to live. Feel free to connect with him on LinkedIn ! Please rate us on A...

Melanie Smithson is a Licensed Somatic Psychotherapist, Business Owner, Certified Spiritual Integration Hypnotherapist, and the award-winning author with a new book, Shake Yourself Free . For thirty years, Melanie has been sharing the wisdom of the body and the power of movement with her therapy clients and group participants and she is dedicated to broadening access to somatic practices to allevi...

Michael Hawley is a death doula who offers a circle of care approach to help people facing the end of life. His unique path to death work was shaped by a successful career in department store leadership and the beauty industry, where he cultivated sharp skills in leadership, team development, and customer care. He offers a distinct perspective, as he views death as a natural and inevitable part of...

Laura Roser is the leading expert in meaning legacy planning and author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Your Meaning Legacy: How to Cultivate & Pass On Non-Financial Assets . She is also the Founder and CEO of Paragon Road, a company that specializes in passing on non-financial assets. An industry leader, she has interviewed top CEOs, high-net-worth individuals, spiritual leaders, philosophers, financ...

Akil Vicks is a freelance writer who’s written for Jacobin Magazine and In These Times. He runs a successful Substack called OnOne where he covers matters of identity and political economy from a leftist perspective. He can be reached on Substack & Facebook @Akil Vicks & IG @Kizzyrocknrolla . Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify and subscribe to our YouTube channel This is a public episode. If y...

Gabriella Hernandez is a long time horror fanatic and a writer of all things creepy. From an early age, she’s been fascinated by the occult, paranormal, and outright ghastly, and this has continued to fester and rot with wonder as the years go by. This explains why she spends her evenings coming up with new ways to haunt readers. For more, please check out her site at mossy-frog.com Please rate us...

Kristina Voegele is a professional writer and novelist with an MFA in Creative Writing who spent over a decade writing for global brands before penning her debut novel, Annie in Retrospect . Whether through her fiction or essays on personal growth and creativity, her work empowers people to reconnect with the parts of themselves they’ve set aside. She lives on the coast in the San Francisco Bay Ar...

Justin Tate is a biographer and literary historian specializing in Gothic Studies and pulp paperback fiction. His essays have been published by Pearson and Edinburgh University Press. He is also the founder of Red Sands Writers Circle, a popular creative writing workshop in Mesa, Arizona. For more, please be sure to check out his website and social media . Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify an...

Angie Hawkins is an Inner Glow Coach who transforms high-achieving women so they stop dimming their light and learn how to be loved. This allows them to love themselves so deeply that the world can’t help but reflect it back. She is also the author of Running in Slippers , a raw and vulnerable memoir about finding resilience after emotional rock bottom. She’s since jumped from a helicopter into th...

Olivia Ulmer is a nonprofit Senior Partnerships Manager, who was raised in Queensland, Australia and Cave Creek, Arizona. As a member of Gen Z whose formative years unfolded as social media took over the world, she brings a thoughtful, grounded perspective to both her work and creative life. When COVID hit, she realized she didn’t have to be good at things (or they didn’t have to look good to othe...

Giuliano Grimaudo is a podcaster, Uber/Lyft driver, realtor, and coach who explores relationships, personal growth, and what it really means to build a life you enjoy. He hosts the How to Be a Person podcast, known for honest, thoughtful conversations about how we show up in our lives and relationships, and you can also follow him on Instagram . Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify and subscribe...

Ephraim Herschmann is a father, salesman, high school teacher, and podcast host living in South Florida. His show, Come Together with Ephraim Herschmann , aims to unify people with thoughtful conversations. He’s also a wise, heartfelt mensch, and I hope he runs for President of Earth. Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify and subscribe to our YouTube channel This is a public episode. If you'd lik...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com Russell and I chat about bullying, opting in and out of social directives, and how to get along with people who are trying to bait you into conflict over holiday dinners. It’s a wild, fun ride! Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify and subscribe to our YouTube channel

Jason MacKenzie is a husband, father and business owner. He’s lost a wife and daughter. He helps men who are grieving rebuild their lives after a devastating loss. He helps others with free, accessible content at grief.tools and on his Substack Man Down (which Mike reads and loves!). This episode features topics that may be traumatic or triggering. If you are need help, call or text 988. Please ra...

Loree Bischoff is a Master Life Coach with multiple certifications in life coaching and holistic nutrition. She is the author of Common Sense Happiness, 5 Principles For People Who Want To Stop Whining, B******g and Suffering (forward by Hulk Hogan) and host of the We’re Talking Shift podcast. She’s been helping people up-level for over 17 years. For more information please visit loreebischoff.com...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com James German can most accurately be described as a “warrior-poet monk of Technology and Physics.” He is a prolific writer on Substack at LordStretch.substack.com and on LinkedIn . Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com