Curiosity Invited

Michael and David speak of many things ... part of the reason they always seem to have so much fun. Among other things Michael speaks of how he manages to invite "the muses" and keeps his art both open and discreet at the same time.  He also speaks of his work as musical composer for the brand new Disney series, Star Wars: The Acolyte.  I always have speaking with Michael: our times alwa...

Emergency room physician, Onur Yenigun, seems too young to have accomplished what he has by the young age of 37. From a young life growing up in California, raised by his mother and grandmother, the boy with dreams of becoming a doctor seemed destined to fail. Poor grades and a lack of the discipline and dedication he would need, he joined the US Marines. That decision put him on a path hard work,...

Pat McCabe is a social worker who works with transitional age (18-24) foster, homeless, undocumented, and first generation youth, most of whom are in four year universities, predominantly in California. Pat's journey from Corporate Executive representing  some of the largest franchises and individuals in the sports world, in corner offices and board rooms, to educator and educational administ...

Rod Morrison is a 4th generation Wyoming Farmer with deep roots  in the organic food movement. Rod speaks powerfully and convincingly about moving farming from its current corporate and industrial approach toward a more local and sustainable approach.   His experience with the political and financial forces that have pushed the planet's food policies toward an unsustainable future, has turned...

Susan Harper is a heart-soul-counselor, creative instigator, and inspired teacher of perceptual and movement inquiry. Susan joined Emilie Conrad, founder, in 1975 to study, and eventually became a partner in developing the organization and work of Continuum. Susan has the ability through personal demonstration of sounds, breaths and movement to transmit a primal and spiritual fluidity that inspire...

Marcie Gilbert, the Executive Director of Calibrate, sits down with David for an engaging conversation about this unique program largely facilitated by young people who were exposed to this unique Social Emotional Learning program as youth . Calibrate is a not for profit (501 c3) organization centered in Los Angeles, CA that delivers it's program, CONNECTIONS, to groups throughout Los Angeles...

Shepard Fairey was drawn to making art since he was young. A curious mind, a strong work ethic, an inspired creative spirit, a growing compassion for the situations of others, and a deepening understanding of the intricacies of how our world works (and yes, more than a touch of a 'rebel spirit' nurtured by skateboard culture and punk rock) has shaped the work of that young artist into so...

Dr. Zack Bein is a psychologist in the Dan Brown/David Elliott lineage of clinicians who believe strongly in the “3 pillar” approach to healing relational difficulty in adults. I also have clinical experience with substance abuse/dependence, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, impulse-control disorders, psychotic disorders, and several personality disorders. His research is in mindfulness treatment...

Michael Ashford - Podcaster, Author, Journalist, Speaker - has spent years researching communication, conflict, trust, and the reasons why people change. Through his work Michael wants to equip people to become better thinkers, communicators, and conversationalists. His podcast ,"The Follow Up Question, his upcoming book, and his two TED talks" offer tools to help people understand the m...

Matt Van Horn is an American entrepreneur and the CEO and co-founder of June, maker of the June Intelligent Oven. Previously he co-founded Zimride, now called the ride-sharing service Lyft, was Vice President of Business at Path, and ran partnerships at Digg. He also worked at Apple while attending college.  Matt speak with David about his childhood inclination to create interesting things.  A lon...

In 1990 after graduating from college, Steven Griffith - already an accomplished athlete in high school, D1 football, nd Golden Gloves boxing  - stepped into a new role as a coach, driven by a profound realization of his ability to impact lives positively. This calling led him to establish his high-performance coaching company in 2000, which he later rebranded as A-Game Coaching in 2020.  His appr...

Tune in to listen to some of the highlights of the past year conversations between David and his guests. Karen Bass, Marianne Williamson, Michael Abels, Daryl Davis and Jeff Schoep, Professor Larry Birnbaum, Aura Sunada Newlin, Chrysta Bilton, Leila Steinberg

 Andy Norman, PhD, is the award-winning author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. His work has appeared in Scientific American, Psychology Today, Skeptic, Free Inquiry, and The Humanist. He has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, public radio, The BBC’s Naked Scientist, and The Young Turks. His research illuminates the evolutionary ori...

Drs. Peter Schnall and Marnie Dobson speak about the ways in which work can have long-term disastrous consequences on the immediate and long term wellbeing of workers, organizations, and our economic system. Their research shows the scientifically verified effects of many work environments and what can be done about it. Marnie Dobson, Ph. D. is currently the Director of the Healthy Work Campaign a...

A Message From the Elders - Wisdom Weavers of the World It all began with a vision. In 2017, as the Earth's temperature continued to rise, Ilarion Merculieff, “Kuuyux,” Alaskan Unangan traditional and environmental leader, received a message from spirit to gather 13 Elders from all four directions around the world to council on two questions: "How do you see the current state of the Eart...

Lina Acosta Sandaal, MA, LMFT is a psychotherapist, development expert, writer, and founder of Stop Parenting Alone, a parenting education and consulting program in Miami, FL. She is a writer on social emotional learning for Macmillan Education, a human development expert for Telemundo’s national broadcasts and consultant for MomsRising an advocacy group for family rights in our nation’s capital....

Paul Irving is a corporate and nonprofit director and advisor to leaders in business, investment, philanthropy, and academia. Author/editor of “The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy, and Purpose,” Wall Street Journal expert panelist,  and a contributor to the Harvard Business Review, PBS NextAvenue, and Forbes Pau  l speaks and writes about he...

Dr. Sofia Vergara  has been a Spanish teacher at New Roads School for the last 17 years and served as Curriculum Coordinator and now Chair for the Spanish division of her department. She is an alumnus of the school and decided to go back and work there after graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in Political Science and minors in both Spanish and Disability Studies. She also earned a Masters d...

I so enjoyed my conversation with author, lawyer, legislator, minister, Rodger McDaniel about his  latest book  - Profiles in Courage: Standing Against the  Wyoming Wind. McDaniel was a Wyoming state legislator from 1971-1981 and the Democratic Party nominee for the United States Senate in 1982. He received a law degree from the University of Wyoming in 1980. After practicing law for 20 years, he...

What a delightful time I had speaking with Aura Sunada Newlin of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation. And my visit to The Heart Mountain Interpretive Center was deeply moving and inspiring. My time at the Center and spent in conversation with Aura left me feeling quite certain that we are living at a time when lessons that were unlearned in the 1940's remain some of the most pressing lesson...

Robert Ochs, MS, LCSW, has worked in the criminal justice system since 1979, at the local, state, and federal levels For many years, his work was predominantly in forensic mental health. He trained at an LA County Probation Camp, worked in juvenile delinquency at the California Youth Authority, became a licensed clinician in 1983, and began a private practice. Bob’s forensic mental health work als...

An athlete and trainer, and trainers trainer, Simon Gowen has spent a lifetime developing pathways to improves peoples' wellbeing. A certified Wim Hof Breathing instructor. Drawing from his years of experience with  cold exposure, breath work, and movement, Simon developed what he calls the SG Way to greater wellbeing. #simongowen# #wimhofmethod #sgway thesgway.net   linkedin.com/in/simon-gow...

Erin Whalen seems young to have accomplished as much as he has... but he has, and he is just getting started. Erin and Da Vinci RISE High School's co-founder Kari Croft designed their  school for those who are least served by traditional education in conventional settings.  With profound insight into the needs of the homeless, the transient, and foster children populations, the RISE model is...

Mario Johonson is an expansive thinker and master educator: a teacher, counselor, consultant, and administrator with Masters degrees in Philosophy, Spanish Language, and Urban Education. Always learning, always thinking and rethinking how to help others see the world as it is. His experience as a Black, Puerto Rican man raised by a brilliant activist mother and a white stepfather,  and his years o...

Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass has been in her role for six months. The mayor agreed to sit down with David on the six month anniversary of her position as LA's mayor.