Feeding Curiosity

“You’re not your political view. You’re not these little beliefs that you hold. You are so much more complex than that. And to limit yourself to these thoughts and to limit your experience, this brief experience to that is to me, insane.” — NICK BUEGEL My guest, today on the podcast, is Nick Buegel. In this conversation, we try to unpack how Nick has adjusted during this pandemic. Like many of you...

My guest today is Adam Lowenstein returning to the podcast. Adam is the author of Reframe the day, embracing the craft of life one day at a time, which outlines 10 practices for creating a more filling life. Adam briefed, as he spent eight years working in the American government in politics, most recently as a speechwriter and a strategic communication advisor in the United States Senate today. A...

"Over the years, I learned to fall in love with the long process of mastery." Krista Stryker is the founder of 12 Minute Athlete, a leading expert on high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and bodyweight fitness. She is also the author of the new book, The 12-Minute Athlete. Growing up a super-athletic family, Krista played team sports but felt like the athletic gene had skipped her. She never at...

Today on the podcast, we are joined by Darin Davidson. Darin is an orthopedic surgeon. Darin is the founder of Darin Davidson MD consulting to improve everyone’s health and wellness to integrate holistic principles within the traditional medical model. By combining the best available knowledge and evidence from all fields that contribute to human performance and wellness, such as medicine, psychol...

“You can’t wait till you’re ready. You’ll never be ready or never think you’re ready. You just have to do it. ” — ALEX IVY Today on the podcast. I am joined by two of my returning guests and closest friends. Jordan Criss and Alex Ivy. And the reason I have them on the podcast today was pretty special to me. Jordan and Alex, at the time of this recording, are now living in LA. And this conversation...

Today on the podcast we are joined by Lindsey Sherwin. Lindsey is a professional actress, youth and family therapist. She employs therapeutic drama, expressive arts, and counseling techniques to work with adolescents, families, artists, and creative entrepreneurs to resolve problems, make new choices, and expand their creativity throughout all areas of their lives. She continues to train as a Regi...

Adam M. Lowenstein is the author of  Reframe the Day: Embracing the Craft of Life, One Day at a Time outlines 10 practices for creating a more fulfilling life by building more fulfilling days. Adam previously spent eight years working in American government and politics, most recently as speechwriter and strategic communications advisor in the United States Senate. Today, Adam lives in London...

We are joined by Jonathan Lubecky. Jonathan served in the United States Marine Corps from 1995 to 1999. Following the tragedy on 9/11, Jonathan joined the North Carolina National Guard and was deployed to Iraq. Upon returning home, Jonathan started experiencing nightmares and flashbacks. He developed a crippling PTSD, which was complicated by his head trauma is PTSD culminated in five suicide atte...

Today's conversation is a continuation of Bill's, most recent chapter of his life with the completion of his graduate degree. Bill will now be working with Northrop Grumman and it's NASA partnership for the James Webb space telescope. Bill Waterstreet returns to the podcast, as he wraps up his graduate degree from the University of Michigan. Bill enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, startin...

“Somehow I got a glimpse that I could be somebody one day and that’s I believe the secret sauce.” — FRITZI HORSTMAN Fritzi Horstman is the Founder and Executive Director of the Compassion Prison Projection organization dedicated to bringing compassion, childhood trauma awareness, and creative inspiration to all men and women living behind bars. She is currently directing “Step Inside the Circle,”...

“The opportunity here is using research on the physiological side and on the psychological side to understand what are the things that we need to focus on.” — KRISTEN HOLMES In this episode, we are joined by Kirsten Holmes. As Vice President of Performance Science at WHOOP, Kristen drives thought leadership by engaging with industry-leading researchers and partners to better understand i...

Erich shares some ideas that he's been working through. In the last few weeks, the weight of the problems and chaos of the world almost feel insurmountable. At its worst, how can one person possibly make a real difference in the chaos? On a more optimistic note, we can anchor in what we can control. Erich believes that starts with this, "You don't know what you don't know." What this means is that...

Dan Clark is a serial entrepreneur, traveler, and the CEO, Brain.fm , an innovative technology company that helps users be more productive through the use of functional music created by composers and artificial intelligence. Daniel has been in love with technology- and its potential to positively impact the world- for as long as he can remember. From building websites when he was 13, starting a de...

Terry Rice is a Business Development Consultant based in Brooklyn. As the founder of Terry Rice Consulting, he helps entrepreneurs monetize their knowledge without sacrificing their health, family, or personal interests. His focus is advising professionals on how to launch or scale their knowledge-based businesses which can include consulting, speaking appearances, online courses, and associated r...

In this episode, I am joined by two of my closest friends that have been with feeding curiosity. Since the very beginning, I'm joined by Jordan, Chris, and Joe Jackowski. With both of them here, we dive into making sense of the events over the last few weeks. Show Notes: (00:06:45) Opening to the conversation (00:08:19) The Chaos of the last few weeks (00:09:06) Jordan's Account of the Chicago Pro...

I am joined with my friend, Joe Jackowski, and this conversation took place after about four hours of conversation, unpacking everything that has happened in the wake of George Floyd's murder. This is the first time that we can look at and take stock of the events of the protests, riots, and the surrounding reactions, in the world. This was not to try and pose any solutions, but realistically this...

CT Kaupp helps service-based businesses create a powerful online presence so they can thrive in their marketplace. After five years honing his craft at his late father's adverting agency, he started his own website design business (CT Kaupp, LLC) to disrupt that industry - by providing an uncommon level collaboration and personal 1:1 service. From creating, updating, and maintaining your website,...

A conversation about the ESPN documentary series The Last Dance: from there, we transition to a broader discussion about basketball and legacy of Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan shaped the modern perception of basketball players. We talk about how sport can change the world. Sport provides a blueprint for pushing yourself to do the impossible. In the fall of 1997, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bul...

“I don’t want to be older, let’s say 60 or 70 and look back on this time of my life and be like, I really didn’t give it my all. I don’t want to have regret, and I think that is always here. Always kind of in the shadows, and It feels like something’s like reaching out to grab you. Honestly, that is one of the scariest things to me. To look back on life and be like, wow, I didn’t give myself a rea...

Today's episode is a special one that I've been honestly planning for quite some time. We've now reached well, frankly, over a hundred episodes of Feeding Curiosity. And. Instead of doing the typical. Interviewing Q and a or something like that. That didn't feel like it captured the spirit of what Feeding Curiosity has been for me and what it has evolved into over the last two years. And the last...

In today's podcast, it is a special one on the podcast to celebrate the completion of Joe's thesis. As returning listeners to the podcast, you will be familiar that Joe's been working on his thesis for the last year. Joe's thesis is The Manifestation of Meaning: A Thesis on Meaning Making and Veterans. In this conversation, we get to unpack all of the research Joe's been working on to be able to p...

“Just say no. I mean, if you want to be a climber and you’re a little girl, so what? Just do it. I’ve never understood why people acquiesce to that and accept the roles that are forced on them.” — DIERDRE WOLOWNICK Dierdre Wolownick is an unstoppable force when it comes to an understanding of who she is and what she is capable of. Since 1971, she has taught five foreign languages on three continen...

“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play.” James Michener. I am incredibly excited to bring this conversation to all of you today. My guest is Kevin Carroll. And many of you will not know who Kevin is. Kevin is a master at what he does. It's Kevin's job to inspire businesses, organizations, individuals from CEOs, and school children to embrace their s...

Will you be part of the secret crowd? You can read this at feedingcuriosity.net/blog/secret-crowds

In this conversation, Joe Jackowski shares some of the research on the evolution of attraction. This podcast is outlined from a paper Joe wrote of the same name in an evolutionary biology class at the University of Michigan. Show Notes: (00:01:32) Intro - Everything has a cost (00:03:27) Human Attraction (00:09:25)General Attraction for Heterosexual behavior (00:11:05) Sexual Dimorphism (00:15:03)...