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This week, I am joined by Jaxon Burton, a training coach and personal trainer based in Auckland, New Zealand. Jaxon is also an MNU-certified nutritionist and runs his own gym, Jax Fitness, which focuses on (in his own words) inspiring smart fitness and rad gym culture. In this episode, we talk a lot about vegan and plant-based diets; how to make sure you get all the nutrition you need, how to thri...

Today, I am joined by my good friend Diogo Barboza. He is an entrepreneur and an overall inspiring guy. When we recorded this, he was on vacation with his girlfriend in the south of Brazil, but he was nice enough to make some time for me. Diogo was on the podcast about three months ago talking about his philosophies on business and life, so if you like this episode you should check that out as wel...

Today I’m joined by my friend Olivia Bellito; we’re both film enthusiasts and wanted to reminisce on some of our favorite films from the past decade. We both chose five “top films,” and also have some honorable mentions and favorite television shows. The past decade has seen huge advancements in filmmaking technology (like Robert DeNiro being 30 years younger in The Irishman and all our favorite s...

We’re closing in on Christmas, so what better way to get into the proper spirit than to talk about the one thing I associate the holidays with more than Santa Clause, Harry Potter? Like most of you listening, I grew up watching the Harry Potter movies and I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t like them. The Harry Potter franchise keeps growing every day as millions of people around the world continue...

We live in a world where basically anyone from anywhere can start a movement, gather people around a certain issue, organize events, and even start riots. The accessibility we have, not only to the Internet and technology, but by extension, to each other has significantly changed our lives in ways we can't begin to imagine. In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Ellen Bernhard about civic media and h...

This week’s guest is none other than Emmy-nominated filmmaker, author, public speaker, and founder of The Webby Awards, Tiffany Shlain. She was recently honored by Newsweek as one of the “Women Shaping the 21st Century” and her films and work have received over 80 awards and distinctions including being selected for the Albert Einstein Foundation’s upcoming book, Genius: 100 Visions of the Future....

Welcome to another episode of Millennialism. Today, I am joined by Omar Gallaga, who is a technology, culture, and entertainment writer working online, in print, podcasts, and other mediums. He has written articles for Rolling Stone magazine, CNN, The Washington Post, and The Austin Statesman, but now works as a freelance writer. I brought him on to talk about one of his most recent articles, “Net...

In today’s episode, I talk to one of my College professors and recent Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant recipient Dr. Nora Madison. Dr. Madison, or Nora as I’m allowed to call her has a PhD in Communication, Culture & Media from Drexel University and has presented her research around the world, including an invited talk at Sweden’s International Science Festival in 2013. In 2015 she was invited to...

Earlier this year, Katey Hannaby and Pedro Oranges returned from a 6-month backpacking trip around South America, so I wanted to chat with them about their experience, their favorite places, some challenges they faced along the way, and how they planned everything. They also talk about how long-term traveling tests your relationship as you get to experience each other’s highest highs and lowest lo...

What's it like running a business with your girlfriend or boyfriend? Most people would probably advise against it, but not today's guest... Clayton B. Allen is a filmmaker/director from Philadelphia, but about a year ago he moved down to Florida to start a Media Production company together with his girlfriend, Kimberly. In this interview, he shares what it's like running a business tog...