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Graham Talley is one of the founders of Float On, a Portland float center that opened in 2010 and became one of the major names in the modern float tank industry. In this episode, Graham explains what float tanks are, how sensory deprivation works, why modern tanks use Epsom salt, and how floating evolved from early research experiments into a modern wellness practice. We talk about John C. Lilly,...

Lisa Sardinia grew up in California, Nevada and Washington, moving nine times before graduating from high school. She attended Whitworth University in Spokane and received a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. Then she moved to Bozeman, Montana, where she skied cross-country, climbed mountains, and rafted many rivers. And she also earned a Ph. D. in Microbiology, with a minor in Biochemistr...

Dr. Christopher Carey, PhD, JD, is a former Deputy District Attorney and currently an Associate Professor in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at Portland State U. His expertise is human rights with an emphasis on human trafficking, civil rights, and environmental justice. He has worked for more than 20 years on research projects and community engagement programs in th...

Zara Roth is a therapist specializing in borderline personality disorder, trauma, multicultural issues, and depression/anxiety. She currently works at a  rehab clinic  supporting mental health needs of patients in recovery and at a  private practice . Besides practical experience in the cognitive/behavioral field, Zara’s educational background is in psychodynamic psychotherapy, spec...

Adam J. Rodríguez, PsyD, is a psychologist and proud first-generation college graduate.  He currently is in private practice where he offers individual, couple, and group psychotherapy, as well as consultation and supervision to other clinicians.  He is adjunct faculty at Lewis & Clark College and was formerly an Assistant Professor and the Director of Clinical Training for the Clini...

Don Porth began his career in the fire service in 1980 as a student and volunteer firefighter in Happy Valley, Oregon. In 1983, he would be hired as a paid Firefighter/EMT with the City of Salem, Oregon. One year later, in 1984, Don would be hired by Portland Fire & Rescue, where he would serve for the next 27 years. Don worked as a front line Firefighter/EMT until 1990, when he would be promo...

Sam Coomes is a Cascadia based musician/producer, half of the long-running underground pop band Quasi (along with Janet Weiss ), & synth player in Jon Spencer and the Hitmakers.   SC  has also toured &/or recorded with Built To Spill, Elliott Smith, Jandek, The Go-Betweens, Marissa Anderson, J.D. Pinkus (Butthole Surfers) & a long list of musicians of lesser media visibi...

John Harris is the Owner and Brewmaster of Ecliptic Brewing, and has been a solid brewer, inspiring the Microbrew - Craft Beer revolution in the Pacific Northwest for the last 36 years. He is also a father, washboard virtuoso, and loves jamming out to recorded or live music whenever possible. facebook.com/EclipticBrewing/ instagram.com/eclipticbrewing/ twitter.com/EclipticBrewing Intro song "Red"...

Watch this one on YouTube. One-hundred thirty-six seconds of a trip to Venice, Italy. All production by Cody Maxwell. Artwork by Cody Maxwell. Opening graphic assets by UlyanaStudio and Grandphic. sharkfyn.com

Watch this one on YouTube. Seventy-nine seconds of a trip to Vienna, Austria. All production by Cody Maxwell. Artwork by Cody Maxwell. Opening graphic assets by UlyanaStudio and Grandphic. sharkfyn.com

Watch this one on YouTube. Eighty-five seconds of a trip to Dubrovnik, Croatia. All production by Cody Maxwell. Artwork by Cody Maxwell. Opening graphic assets by UlyanaStudio and Grandphic. sharkfyn.com

Shane Andrew is a self-proclaimed adventurer.  He spent several years working as a soldier and department of defense contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan.    At an early age, he had developed a dedicated interest in experiencing as much of the world as possible, inspired by the stories of Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus.   Following a series of risky endeavors, including clos...

A story about the intro song. Watch this one on YouTube. All production by Cody Maxwell. Artwork by Cody Maxwell. Opening graphic assets by UlyanaStudio and Grandphic. sharkfyn.com

Jason Conley is a person heavily involved in the Portland recovery community. He is a college student, father, thinker, activist, mentor, and lover of people. He’s overcome extensive prison sentences, substance abuse, a traumatic childhood, and many other personal struggles. He demonstrates the power of the human spirit in overcoming a plethora of obstacles that most will never have to face....

Aaron James Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. lives and works in Portland, Oregon. He makes stuff for rock bands, comedians, restaurants, sporting goods and leftie politicians. He’s traveled the world telling his story, with over 470 speaking fiascos under his belt. He co-created Field Notes with Jim Coudal, and their memo books are sold worldwide. His seven Skillshare classes are raging along, te...

Megan Diana McGeorge.  Founder and Director of Piano. Push. Play.   Piano. Push. Play. started in 2012 with one piano on one street corner. It now celebrates ten years of rescuing pianos, letting local artists revamp them into new masterpieces, and placing them in and around our fair city of Portland, Oregon where everyone is invited to play them.   Not only do these street pianos m...

The Earwig22 is an artist no more no less just out here in the world tryin to make it a little bit better in his own way. Ig: @theearwig22 All production by Cody Maxwell. Artwork by Cody Maxwell. Opening graphic assets by UlyanaStudio and Grandphic. sharkfyn.com

Lenny the Kid is a comedian, has 8 girlfriends, and will wreck your life if he ever crosses you in Roblox. All production by Cody Maxwell. Artwork by Cody Maxwell. Opening graphic assets by UlyanaStudio and Grandphic. sharkfyn.com

This is a cover of the song from The Black Keys called “Little Black Submarines”. It is the original recording with small amounts of additional drums from the room recording. This song was written by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. All production by Cody Maxwell. Artwork by Cody Maxwell. Opening graphic assets by UlyanaStudio and Grandphic. sharkfyn.com

Neil Bradley is a Portland native self proclaimed geek, (largely) self-taught computer software and electronics engineer, co-owner of the Ground Kontrol classic arcade and bar, and amateur music producer. He spent his formative years as a hobbyist working with early home computers, such as the Apple ][+ and TRS-80 computers, and later turned that into a 25 year career as an engineer at Intel. As a...

This is a shorter version of something I wrote around 2010. Recorded in my apartment on 203rd and Stark Street in Gresham on April 19, 2011. 6-string acoustic guitar. Open C tuning - CGCGCE. All production by Cody Maxwell. Artwork by Cody Maxwell. Opening graphic assets by UlyanaStudio and Grandphic. sharkfyn.com

Mark Gamba is the Mayor of Milwaukie, Oregon.  He serves on the executive committee of the Metropolitan Mayors Consortium and is past Chair of Metropolitan Policy Advisory Committee.  He has worked with a variety of organizations, committees and task forces on issues ranging from Climate Change, Affordable Housing and equitable multi-modal transportation. He ran for city council 10 years...

Brandon LaPier is a psychic-empath, mystic, and healer. He has had mystical, paranormal, and et experiences his whole life. Brandon's many experiences throughout his life led him to discover and understand his gifts and ultimately his personal connection to Creator. Brandon's greatest wish is to help empower others to unlock this personal connection within themselves so that we can create a better...

Michelle Harris is a Masters student in the Conflict Resolution program at PSU. She is graduating this Spring with an MS for her work in the field of Restorative Justice and Restorative Practices in Education. Michelle holds several positions at PSU including helping to develop the PSU Rebound program through her thesis project work with PSU Higher Education in Prison Program, as well as othe...

Happy Gnome is three fat dirty cable dudes. Kasey McCabe = Vocals, Lead Guitar Brandon McBride = Bass Guitar, Vocals Cody Pando = Drums, Vocals In this episode, Happy Gnome and Maxwell discuss the formation of the band, high school, playing shows, writing songs, and a bunch of other funny shit. Opening music by Happy Gnome. All production by Cody Maxwell. Artwork by Cody Maxwell. Opening graphic a...