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This conversation started as one thing and shape-shifted into something else completely. I originally reached out to John Graham to discuss his incredible feats of memory, performed around the world, but as we dove into that topic I began to sense there was something much deeper and profound that he wanted to share. It was a topic we only briefly touched upon during our pre-interview chat, his ove...

I've been looking for an experienced, credible, and reasonable fitness and nutrition guest for ages, and I hit the jackpot with Eric D'Agati. During this chat we discussed: The most useless supplement Supplements that actually work The #1 rule for making progress in your fitness level Why sprinting is important How to be fit and durable in your 40s Should your fitness program fit your life? Why mo...

I found Dr. Brendan  Kwiatkowski on Instagram, producing reel after reel, speaking about his heart-centred research into the social-emotional development of teenage boys.   Insight after insight, his findings were emotionally echoed in the comments by boys, men, and the people who love them. In this chat, we discuss: Impact of technology, bullying, and societal expectations on mental health How mo...

Most of us could use an extra dose of resiliency in one or all areas of life.  No matter if it's doing something you don't want to do or rebounding from setbacks, sometimes we need tools and training to help us dig deep and overcome external or internal challenges that stand in our way.   Enter Philip Folsom.  Philip is an anthropologist, army veteran and co-founder of the critically acclaimed Val...

There seems to be a slight panic in the air lately about more people choosing to be single. Often cited is the state of Japanese sexlessness, the "destruction of the nuclear family", or maybe population collapse! *gasp!  Yet no matter how much fear the media tries to stir into my morning coffee about this manufactured problem… the trend persists.  Is this a crisis or a personal choice revolution? ...

I think most would agree, that those of us in the developed world with ubiquitous access to the internet are all dependent on it to live our lives in one way or another.  The only question is: Where does that relationship turn toxic? This week, I spoke with Dr. Daria Kuss who gave me a firehose dose of academia on the matter. Our discussion ranged from when behaviour becomes addiction, the differe...

Who knew that trying to help 20-25% of Americans manage their finances would be such a taboo topic?!   What I thought was going to be facts & figures focused conversation turned into so much more.  On today's show we discussed: The myth that children take care of their parents How are childfree people discriminated against? What is more selfish - having children or deciding not to? "Die With Zero"...

I grew up loving board games. From Sorry! to Scrabble to endless games of Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit.  I fing the creation and evolution of table top games to be a fascinating space; that someone can conceive of a fun and challenging way for family, friends and even strangers to engage with each other and then eventually that game is in households around the world. How amazing is that?! Enter Bo...

For anyone who has attempted to achieve anything from losing 5lbs of stubborn body fat to an Olympic Medal, we all wonder what is holding us back or what is in our way.  Is it our minds? Our bodies? Our coaches?  Dr. Jim Loehr, a PhD in Psychology, has spent his life answering these questions. As the former chairman, CEO, and co-founder of the Human Performance Institute (HPI), now a division, of...

Listening to Aaron's story was a rollercoaster of emotions. From learning of his tortured childhood and adolescence that lead him to nearly committing an atrocious crime and planning to take his own life, to the joy in his voice when he speaks of the friends who saved him from himself. Aaron's journey is unlike anything I've heard or experienced. Yet, as with any human experience there are univers...

"America will never be a Christian nation because the moment it becomes a Christian nation it will cease to be America." - Andrew Seidel As a Canadian living in Europe, my opinion on America has shifted in sentiment through the years from "America: Great" to "America: Bad" to "America: It's Complicated."  I believe in the American experiment. Even as we've all watched a part of their population ta...

"Michael, at one point, I had to forgive all of 1974..." said Katharine Giovanni.  As we move through our lives, we collect big and small negative experiences that, if left unresolved, calcify into how we interact with and view the world.  Abuse. Neglect. Betrayal. Rejection. Nobody arrives into adulthood without at least a short list of items that could use the emotional freedom that comes with f...

The world is a chaotic place and events unfold at random every second of every day as we do our best to scramble, adapt, and make sense of it all. Within that chaos, human beings have a deep need for safety and predictability while being hopelessly bad at prediction. Few things exploit these needs more than religion. However, astrology is a pretty close second place. Though I consider myself an ex...

Losing weight is a topic most of us have had to consider at one point in our lives or another. Perhaps an extra gluttonous holiday season, an amazing vacation with too many pasta dishes, or maybe you have a long commute to work and your car is slowly filling with bagel wrappers. In the developed world, food is beyond abundant and sadly the opportunity for consistent movement is not. On top of that...

Julie Hall's voice is so soothing I can see why her clients keep returning. It must be like having therapy with a YouTube ASMR channel.  Julie is a graduate of New York University, Rutgers Business School and Seattle Pacific University's graduate family therapy program.    She is Licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in both CT and NY and works with students, couples, and families around iss...

Who doesn't like a good story about a Christian leader defrauding his flock and partnering with African dictators to make himself richer?   A story as old as time, really. David Wilcox, author of Protecting Pat Robertson: Confession of a High Priced Bagman shares his insights from his years working face-to-face with one of America's most controversial religious figures.  Pat Robertson founded the...

When Amanda contacted me about being a guest on the podcast, I remember thinking, "No way," and I had a bit of a fear response.  But ultimately, it reminded me that this is the reason I started KMKL.  To have challenging conversations and help spread messages and voices that I want to amplify. During our widespread chat, I found myself continually inspired by Amanda's transparency, resilience, and...

This was a super fun conversation I didn't know I needed. Shawn Wickens, NYC comedian and casual stoner/YouTube pseudo-physicist and I discuss all things time travel while dipping in and out of philosophical perspectives on living a good life. Shawn Wickens is a New York City-based futurist, casual stoner and comedian. He co-produces Stoned Laughs, a monthly 420-friendly comedy show in Midtown Man...

I do love me a great conversation about saving the planet, as well as diving into the hypocrisies that exist within the climate change movement.   John was an incredibly knowledgeable guest and I enjoyed seeing how deeply he cares about our collective future. However, by the end of our conversation, I still had to ask him the same question I ask all climate change experts. If all of the data for s...

I've been a consistent reader for most of my life, and the creative process of novel writing has always seemed fascinating. Creating a world, characters, places, motives, and an emotional resonation for the reader is like the grandest of magic tricks.  How can someone I don't know put images and sentences into my head that, in some cases, last a lifetime?! Magic!  In this episode, I had the pleasu...

Divorce is a fascinating subject.  Nearly half of all marriages end there, yet it seems like societally, we pretend it doesn't exist until Whoooops, it happens to you.  In this episode, I had a great chat with family law attorney Seth Nelson.  Seth has run his law practice for over 16 years and has seen the best and worst of people navigating the end of their relationships.    His #1 reason for th...

This one end up getting a lot more profound and mindblow-y than I had expected!  Ad Vingerhoets is a psychologist who received his master's degree and doctorate at  Tilburg University in the Netherlands.  His research has been devoted to "stress and emotion in relation to health." His decades of research and expertise include adult crying, the (non)expression of emotions, homesickness, nostalgia,...

My guest, Kevin, and I met in an improv class years ago and we're always looking for the funny and the profound every time we hang out.  So this episode is just two friends trying to come up with silly ideas, have a fun time, and not get too deep.  Varying success on all counts.  Enjoy the ride, if you can stand us for that long! Thanks for listening!  KNOW MORE KNOW LESS PODCAST    For other plat...

This is a very special episode.  I've always wondered what it would be like to live with the challenges that come with losing one of our senses but I would never dare ask a stranger to share their experience with disability with me.   Well, today that's exactly what I did, and it was even more humbling and illuminating than I expected.  There are so many physical setbacks Fiona had to learn throug...

It's no secret how tragically broken the US healthcare system is, but viewing it through the lens of physician burnout makes the landscape appear even more dire.  Several years ago, my guest, Dr. Sapna Shah-Haque had to endure the suicide of a fellow physician and her best friend who had been undeniably suffering through burnout.   Since then, Dr. Shah-Haque has written the book: "Thriving Through...