Feeding Curiosity

May fourth is the day Star Wars nerds rejoice! “ May the fourth be with you” in pop culture is the holiday that we all celebrate the impact the galaxy far, far away has on so many of us. At the core of the hero's journey reimagined is a phrase first spoken by Obi-Wan, “May the Force Be With You.” Hearing this phrase for the first time is a bit cheesy. But once you have a deeper understanding of th...

Today on the podcast, I'm joined by my friend, Joe Jackowski. Joe now holds a bachelor's from the University of Michigan in biopsychology cognition and neuroscience. As he finished up his degree, he took it upon himself to continue exploring where his interests have taken him in psychology specifically. He's been exploring two very influential psychologists and psychotherapists, Erich Neumann and...

My guest today on the podcast is my friend Ivy. For reasons you'll soon find out, she wanted to remain anonymous on this podcast so that we could share it on her social platform by the same handle. Ivy is based in LA and primarily works with paintings. Her style is heavily influenced by street art with themes of self-love and life struggle in different emotions, which she portrays by combining por...

Holly is the creator of Kick Butt Life. Her brand emphasizes the importance of incorporating adventure, thrills, strength, play, and community into everyday life. She has a deep love for the outdoors and is a strong believer that everyone should follow through on their craziest dreams. She thru-hiked the 2,200 mile-long Appalachian Trail in 2019 and has done extensive hiking throughout Arizona, th...

In today's episode, I'm joined by my friend, Jordan Criss. What makes this podcast a little bit special is that Jordan was actually in person for this episode.  I'm sure most of you will be able to tell the impact of in-person as I felt in this conversation. I think there's just a certain level of energy that is brought to the table. When two people are in the same room, having an engaging co...

I've spoken a lot on the podcast about the importance of crafting a routine that works for you. One thing I haven't gone into detail about is my routine. One silver lining of the pandemic is that it has allowed me to look at my routine more deeply. Then ask myself questions about what is working and what I need to improve upon. This article is holding me accountable in the future. To read this and...

Aden Yaregal is an LA-based first-gen Ethiopian American working towards cultivating an executive-level career in television development to bring communities together through representation and diverse storytelling. Currently, Aden is co-producing the Greater Film Festival and working with the Enclave Entertainment Group as a development coordinator and script reader. Previously, Aden began her ca...

Today, joining me on the podcast is Brandon Wenzel. Brandon is my cousin, as you could probably guess, just by the title of the podcast. Honestly, this was a treat of a podcast for me. So Brandon is a couple of years older than me, but we all had very similar shared interests growing up. Wenzel's have this proclivity to collect something, whatever it may be. So for Brandon, his big thing is retro...

My guest today is Nick Buegel returning to the podcast. In this episode, Nick and I go deep into what he's been exploring during the pandemic. As we all know, the pandemic has put unique stress on almost all of Nick and us nonetheless. But what Nick decided to do was, in many ways, make the most of the situation. He spent many days and hours outside of nature, walking around different parks. Over...

My guest, today on the podcast, is returning friend Jordan Criss. As always, Jordan jumps on the podcast, and it's off to the races. This particular episode was recorded on new year's Eve, a couple of hours before 2021. We took this time to reflect on the year. This year was a whole bunch of change for all of us personally outside of the podcast. We dove in around the different things we learned a...

My guest today is Sal Abbinanti. Sal is an art rep for the comic book superstars Alex Ross and Bill Sienkiewicz. By night Sal is also an artist, and for over the last two decades, Sal has been obsessed with creating a graphic novel inspired by a visit he made to Brazil in his early twenties. With COVID, he could finally sit down and get back to the workshop and tell the story lingering since that...

Each year, I reflect on what it means and why I continue to spend an inordinate about of time on Feeding Curiosity. This year I was drawn to the first episode of the podcast. I finally listened to it again in its entirety. As someone who criticizes themselves heavily. Had I not put out in the wild less than 24 hours after recording the episode on February 8th, 2018. I don't know if I would have ke...

My guest today is long-time friend Joe Jackowski. It was mostly us catching up as with the pandemic. We have not had a lot of time interacting with each other cause he still is living near the University of Michigan. For Joe, he's been doing a lot of reading with Erich Neumann and Camille Paglia. Much of this conversation is around—both of their bodies of work and what he's been reading on their d...

Liminality is the quality of ambiguity or disorientation that occurs in the middle stage of a rite of passage when participants no longer hold their pre-ritual status but have not yet begun the transition to the status they will hold when the rite is complete. We can apply this concept of liminality to our daily routines.  For more content head to our website - https://feedingcuriosity.net/

Anne is the owner/artist of Cards by Anne, an inspirational greeting card company founded in 1986. Anne's cards, hand-designed in calligraphy and ink, are available online (cardsbyanne.com) and hundreds of stores. For fourteen years, Anne taught “Cross-Cultural Understanding of Religious Meaning” at Carlow University; for seven years, she taught courses ranging from Chemistry, Environmental S...

My guest today is Mike Hagensick returning to the podcast. Mike is the co-founder of the  E3 collective the vision of the collective was sparked while Mike was a special education teacher, working with children with complex needs. He worked with many great teachers, paraeducators, physical therapists, and occupational therapists through close collaboration and a shared vision of opportunity d...

I've been spending the last two weeks reflecting on what is most important to me. This short episode was born from contemplating what I am most grateful for in 2020. We could talk endlessly about what could have been better in the last year, but what were the rays of light shown through this year? Background music - 'Moon and Star' by Wintergatan For more content head to our website - https://feed...

“Your income will always be directly proportional to the size of the problem you can solve.” — BRIAN SHARP Brian Sharp is a B2B technology executive and entrepreneur with 25 years of experience building start-ups and early-stage companies in roles ranging from founder to c-level executive. Along the way, he has experienced great success and devastating loss (and everything in between), but fortuna...

On today's podcast, I am joined by Joe Jackowski join me. In today's episode, we discuss some of the dangers of social media and how we interact with it.  By the end of this conversation, we hope listeners understand the tricks being played on users to get them to spend more attention than they should with their devices. Though this podcast centers around the negative aspects, we talk about w...

A short episode on ways to get me out of a creative slump. What works for you? Background music: "Multiverse" by Wintergatan For more content, checkout https://feedingcuriosity.net/

On today's podcast. I am joined by my friend Joe Jackowski. in this episode, we discuss what has been happening at the University of Michigan as this pandemic unfolds. The discussion shifts into how to think about the pandemic issue. What it seems to come down to is this idea between safety and autonomy for the individual. I think we mustn't limit the individual's autonomy too much in the scenario...

“I have so much time. And with that time, I can create value. And with that value, I can create a business with that business. I can create money, and with money, I can have capital. And when I have capital, I can grow, and now I can grow and do all this. And now it’s one step in front of the other. Don’t waste time.” — BRET GORNIK My guest today is Bret Gornik. Bret is the co-founder of Live Bett...

On today's episode, I'm joined by two of my returning friends, Mike Taccona and Ben Kapolnek. In this particular conversation, we turned back the clock into an old school podcast. We pick a topic and discuss it broadly. The topic for today's episode is unpacking and trying to understand genetic editing. The reason for picking this topic was from a Nova PBS documentary. I'll share a quick intro to...

“You have to stop waiting for that person to pick you up and tell you’re special. you need to do it yourself and believe that you’re special and get the thing done.” — JESSICA MATAT Jessica Matat is an Egyptian-American freelance producer who got her Bachelor's degree in film and television at Boston University. She also studied filmmaking and fashion photography at New York Film Ac...

“I’ve always had this belief that whatever you put your mind to what you can achieve.” — JORDAN CRISS My guest, today on the podcast, is returning guest and longtime friend, Jordan Criss.  On this episode, we do this one for the first time remotely. All other conversations I've had with Jordan on the podcast have all been in person, but now having adjusted to living in LA, just over three wee...