Getting 2 Know U Pod

Ash shares stories about organizing comedy shows in Australia, organic brand building, his 1st show at 19,  deciding to commit to comedy and his creative process of joke writing (4:22), getting stage time at house parties, dealing with hecklers, comedic influences,  (36:56), thoughts on Bigfoot’s existence, religious beliefs, information being manipulated through search engines (1:25:37), being ma...

Dr. Jeff shares sasquatch stories about determining average height, eating habits and food availability,  Sasquatch Scat (4:02), meat eating evidence, aggressive behaviors, possible discovery of a homesite, hair having no medulla  (36:53), tracking seasonal movement and repeat appearances, Bigfoot Field Research Organization certified curators validating footprints, why there has not been a Sasqua...

Pete shares stories about MMA fighting and Jiu Jitsu, sacrificing to be a next level fighter, social media affecting pay days, and the importance of rolling the right way (3:28), the difference in women’s mentality when fighting, growing up playing various sports, dealing with injuries, daddy daughter relationships, opening the gym and debating expansion (40:00) importance of reputation within Jiu...

Ravi shares stories about good reads, being inspired by  WWII heroes and ideals, carbon capture ideas, picking Northwestern  (3:46), regrets about his college picking process, desires to work for Tesla, running prediction models inspired by the 2016 Olympics, intellectual property rights (44:57),  Elon vs Bezos and satellite internet, personal freedoms, traditional news feeds, defending truthful i...

Jennifer shares stories about her fondness for Caroline Kepnes, Reporting on Dennis Rodman for her 1st newspaper job, working for Entertainment Weekly in the early 2000’s (4:00), hoping to get asked out by celebrities like Toby Maguire  & Justin Theroux, writing process for Seinfeldia and When Women Invented Television, being influenced by hanging around Celebrities (44:58), traveling adventures w...

Comedian Rob J shares stories about how quarantine killed his life and comedic routines, comedy being based in truths (3:25), enlisting with in the Military to get to bigger cities for comedic purposes, open mics at a Nigerian Restaurant, writing bits and engaging audiences  (43:02), limits of internet comedy b/c of the lack of human interaction, just in case famous editing of social media, and hi...

Evan shares stories about his MMA and Combat Sambo career, going from being bullied to being the bully, focusing on getting better at fighting not impressing others (3:39) getting his Black Belt in Jiu Jitsu, learning lessons from running a trail marathon, balancing corporate interests with restaurant worker’s wants,  (37:19), career goals of working for himself and helping the youth, training pol...

Janis shares stories about her teaching and administrative background, how school finance works in Delaware for special education and teacher units, the operations referendum, early intervention and utilizing teacher units (3:41), hiring administrators and empowering them, experience with negotiating teacher contracts, time requirements of being a school board member (39:24), being on the Delaware...

Ashley shares stories about growing up in the Cape region, her children’s experience in the Cape District, Critical Race Theory and House Bill 198 (3:14), focusing tax dollars on students not administration, priorities for a budget, grouping students by skill not age (46:10),  grading and retention policies, increasing student accountability, climate surveys to check in on student’s home life, que...

Queon shares stories about the origins of his name, dad brags and parenting philosophies, the inspiration behind Summer J pops (3:26) factors behind getting into the popsicle business, providing healthier cleaner choices in all food landscapes, constantly learning and growing the business  (39:30), being a part of the Dolphins Challenge Cancer Event, importance of being systematic and persistent i...

Andrey shares stories about going minimalist, dealing with society and divisiveness, being turned off by social media’s polarizing ways, tattooing himself, and what a 7k NFT would get the buyer (3:38), women being good muses for music, relationship drama,  creating energy and influencing one’s environment (54:49), letting go of desires, expectations, and his shit, drinking opening up a body to spi...

Duncan shares stories about believing in Angel numbers , personal development, Getting to the Caribbean, training kids to swim, resuscitating a girl pool side  (3:07), how his friend’s suicide saved his life, changing physical and mental habits, importance of manifesting and meditation  (44:04), moving to the Caribbean and adjusting to the culture, racial issues on the island, coaching a football...

Dominic shares stories about how he got into acting, being the best Dallas Winston ever,  studying for roles as a youngster (4:11), appreciation for method actors, learning lines, trying out for and acting in Lessons From a Moon Walk, booking his own acting jobs, getting use to being told no, finding acting opportunities and applying for roles (35:00), his last project, his 1st lead role in The Wi...

Kyles shares stories about getting off Facebook, choosing remote learning for his daughter, gaming, being a science enthusiast and his desire to go to college (3:16), moving to Wyoming to be closer to his dad, remodeling jobs in Cali that bothered his conscience, being perceived as anti-social  (36:41), getting meaningful tattoos, trying to find religion in his early 20’s, enjoying physics and a c...

Lars shares stories about managing social media use with his kids, secret service stories, polarization of gun rights and COVID in Canada and the USA, his need to live a different life in the Okanagan Valley (3:55),  media selling fear, benefits of competitive sports, growing up an atheist on a farm to now reading the bible,  working hard in the wrong direction (38:45), the pressure of escaping a...

Josh shares stories (and thoughts) about putting his 2 cents out there, applying fundamental principals to life, science and religion, dealing with ADHD (3:32), injury derailing his athletic hopes, mushrooms leading to a deeper spirituality, slicing his achilles with a pick ax and dealing with other injuries (33:22), learning truth after football with audio books, challenging other people’s knowle...

Anne shares stories about going nomadic, arbitrary deadline setting, exploring why she was codependent  (3:30), sitting alone and thinking about herself, examining core beliefs, getting ghosted by an ex then haunted by his return  (39:43), finding connections in her “5 lives lived” with past relationships including her marriage in 2013 (1:11:55),  creating lists of wants and no longer put up with’...

David shares stories about the stigma around cannabis use, how cultures portray it, a Ted Talk changing his personal views on pot, getting people comfortable while interviewing them, and discovering the structure of a documentary while shooting (4:06), an anonymous source asking him to make a documentary about CBD,  kundalini yoga healing his asthma and sparking his belief in natural medicines, ve...

David shares a short story about how his personal views on cannabis were changed b/c of a ted talk he watched which lead to him learning the many health benefits CBD had to offer people. To Get 2 Know more about David go to his website   www.davidjaku.com or   www.cbdnationfilm.com And the movie can be seen: YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N7KdRgl5Io ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/mov...

Michelle shares stories about the challenges of being socially outgoing while dealing with Schizophrenia, getting the cops called on her in college for cutting herself and subsequently getting beat down, feeling like she deserved to feel pain and started cutting herself   (3:11), going to school to be a graphic designer, difficulties keeping a job, being an artist as a way to cope with her anxiety...

Michelle shares a short story about an internet troll leaving nasty comments when she shared the story of a cop beating her down during a crisis call while in college when it was reported that she had cut herself.  To Get 2 Know more about Michelle or get some of her clothing and merch, check out her website https://www.schizophrenic.nyc/

Melanie shares stories about how she got into law enforcement, the importance of making mental health a priority for officers, the impact of her Field Training Officers on her career and perspective, being trained on controlling situations and leadership (3:08), making stops for stats and how those “performance quotas” help your chances of being promoted, mentally checking out b/c of the mental st...

Melanie shares a short story about losing her job as a police officer and having to fight for 3 years to be reinstated all while dealing with her own PTSD Subscribe to the Getting 2 Know U Pod to get her full episode when it’s released tomorrow. To Get 2 Know more about Melanie... check out her instagram @mikeska56 or Twitter @melaniemikeska She can also be contacted through email deputyjo @ msn ....

Xackery shares stories about television producing being his bread and butter, COVID’s effect on film workers, his 1st paying job with Trauma Life in ER, getting people to open up and share their stories, relationship between actors and directors (3:40), learning about shooting films at NYU, differences in USC and NYU for film students, measuring/defining the success of a film, showing at film fest...

Xackery shares a short story about his time at NYU learning about shooting films and the ways to tell a story through directing. Xackery’s full pod will be out tomorrow. Be sure to subscribe to the Getting 2 Know U Pod to get it. To Get 2 Know More about Xackery check out his films and IG/Twitter Nothing Without You https://amzn.to/3bPDV0E American Chain Gang http://amzn.to/2g8hVGN Instagram/Twitt...