Coffin Talk

Jay Gordon Cone has spent the past 35 years supporting leadership development and organizational change. His current focus is helping leaders deal with uncertainty and complexity. Jay is on a mission to put a little daylight between people and their assumptions. He’s a founding partner of the consulting firm, Unstuck Minds . Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at  mikeyopp.c...

Dena Oppenheim was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. She then lived in seven cities in five states before moving to Arizona where for the last 14 years she has lived in the same house in Scottsdale, the longest ever in one home. Her beliefs and reflections have changed as easily as her residences, but her inner core is always steadfast in trying to be loving and kind.  She’s never had a “Bucket L...

Mark Christopher Nelson is a talented psychic medium who discovered his ability following the murder of his father. His father appeared to him after the funeral, and Mark asked him to stay away. However, 25 years later, his father returned, showing Mark that he could see and hear spirits. Now, Mark works as a psychic medium and paranormal investigator. Find out more at marknelsonmedium.com Please...

Josh Larsen is the co-host of the radio show and podcast  Filmspotting , author of  Movies Are Prayers and Fear Not! , and editor/producer for  Think Christian , a website and podcast exploring faith and pop culture. He’s been writing and speaking about movies professionally since 1994. A veteran of the Sundance, Toronto, and Chicago International Film Festivals, Josh has given talks on film at va...

Scott Homan was raised in Wisconsin and recorded two indie albums with his bands while being influenced by The Jehovah’s Witness religion. He left and went on to run camera and sound for a local news station while studying photography, film, and digital media. Today he runs Banana Island Films and has made an incredible documentary about his and other’s experiences as Jehovah’s Witness members. Wi...

Nahreya Seoane is a wife, mother of 2, and a teacher of 15 years, specializing in Special Education and English Language Arts for grades 7-12. In her youth, her biracial background, upbringing below the poverty line, and depression kept her hyper-aware of her marginalized status, leading to self-consciousness and generalized anxiety. To counter and process these emotional traumas, she learned to e...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com My brother Sam is back on the show to discuss the history of Halloween, and how weird our culture has become when it comes to kid safety and rules and fun… Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe at mikeyopp.com We released this a day early, for Halloween, but this is the bonus episode for November. ENJOY...

Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell is the Intuitive Business Coach™ who leads her clients to Live Life on FIRE for the Ultimate Successful Life with peace, joy, and fulfillment! Lynita has built an award-winning law firm and publishing house, is a #1 Bestselling Author, CPA, an ordained New Thought Minister, and recognized nationally as an outstanding community leader. Wait until you hear about her near de...

Amrit Evans was born and raised in San Francisco and is the manager of SF Puppy Prep, a training school for puppies. Amrit grew up as a Sikh in the 3HO community but slowly faded from the practices by her twenties. In her free time, she is a gamer, athlete, dog-mom, singer, and spends time with family and friends. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at  mikeyopp.com This is...

Melissa Maker is a pediatric physical therapist living and working in the SF Bay Area. She is a lifelong equestrian who has combined her many passions in life by working at a therapeutic horseback riding program for more than 25 years.  Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at  mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a...

Greg Wilker lives in Marin County California where he does his best to remain present for his three children. He is a producer/host of two podcasts – one of them with a friend – and is slowly working on a third. Greg is renewing efforts to create a career as an entertainer/performer… and one day will die. As of this writing, he doesn’t know when that day is. For more please travel to gregorywilker...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify and subscribe! Mike welcomes back long-time friend, “favorite roommate ever,” and two-time guest Pepe Guzman to the show. They talk about social revolutions, breakfast cereals, why bank tellers have boring jobs but count as blue collar workers, and which movie stars should pla...

Daelontae Marshall is the owner of Bio Balanced Organics, a company motivated by his deep-rooted belief in the power of nature’s ability to provide holistic well-being. Recognizing the need for providing education on herbs and their transformative potential, Dee was inspired to create a company dedicated to providing high-quality organic herbs that nourish the body, mind, and spirit. He now reside...

Krista Melanson is a dating coach helping women find lasting love and navigate the online dating scene! She is a recovering Chef who struggled through dating and found her Perfect Partner. Now she is helping others stay the course without giving up - she’s a drill sergeant, cheerleader, virtual BFF supporting women in any way they need it! Contact Krista on Facebook ! Please rate us on Apple and S...

Matthew Garnier is the author of Swept Up: Lessons from the End Times , a memoir about his church-focused, home-schooled upbringing in the 90's and what he carried from the experience into adulthood. Whether writing, podcasting, or shooting films and videos, Matt takes a comedic angle in his analysis of human behavior and tries to extract valuable lessons from even the most mundane details of life...

Jay Boyle is 75 years young and happily married to the love of his Life, Lenora Spatafore Boyle with two children, Grace 37 and David 34. After returning to America from Vietnam, he went to college, learned to meditate, and became a wholesale, colored gemstone dealer. It was a difficult business to succeed in, but his career took off after he learned about the ancient, esoteric use of gemstones wh...

In 1973, Jim Krag spent time with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, learning to teach Transcendental Meditation, then returned to university training in 1980 and became a medical doctor in 1986. He completed his psychiatry training in 1990 at University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, where he still lives. He has extensively studied the concepts of reincarnation, near death studies, children who remember pa...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com Brother Sam is my brother. He’s not a colleague from a cult or anything weird like that. Although, I guess you could consider us cult-brothers, since we do come from the same home with the same leaders we called parents who told us how to behave and then we left that cult and had to adjust to “the real world.” Um,...

Nema Semnani is the Founder and President of Precision Sales Consulting, a company dedicated to helping companies drive revenue, profitability, and people development through scalable sales training, management training, coaching, and process development. He is also a standup comedian who has performed at the World-Famous Caroline's on Broadway and the DC Improv. Find him on IG @ thenanivon Like o...

Bridget Reiser is a licensed professional counselor who treats anxiety and depression. She got her bachelor's degree in film and after bartending and watching The Cell one too many times got a masters in counseling. She started her professional counseling career just as the pandemic began which changed much of the field that she trained for. She loves helping people untangle their relationships an...

Maddy Arthur is a Gen-Z food scientist, seafood expert, and a survivor of suicide loss. Originally from Northeastern Pennsylvania, she now splits her time between Seattle and some very remote parts of Alaska.   Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at  mikeyopp.com This episode features conversations about suicide.  If you or anyone you know needs help with this subject, pleas...

At 70, as a widowed grandmother, Kathleen Israel walked the Camino Santiago de Compastela, with just her 4 angels to accompany her. She wrote a best-selling book about her adventures in which she shares the wisdom she learned from her experience and the people she met there. Want more? Go to wisdomonthecamino.com Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at  mikeyopp.com This is a...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com Stand Up Comedian Nema Semnani asks Mike about Animal doppelgängers, human personas, bikes versus cars, marriage, divorce, abduction, regret, advice, and what it’s like to wish your team had a better attitude… This is a fun, ambly, rambly one! Be sure to check out Nema Semnani’s comedy on Youtube and Instagram ! Pl...

Tara McNeish is a 39-year-old Pennsylvania native and full-time artist and musician. She has an 8-year-old, a cat, and a dog, and spends her free time as an avid outdoorsman, foraging in her niche. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free 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...

Tony Maurer is a retired industrial electrician, old Marine disabled (google it), Catholic, ex-scoutmaster, sapiosexual, and ammosexual who has lived the same place since 1985. He's logged 150,000 miles on a motorcycle, he's an atheist, and he’s writing a movie about ghosts, pixies and vampires. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at  mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. I...