Supernaut

We’re hitting pause after a full year of Supernaut, and it’s bittersweet. Sixty-one episodes taught us that growth rarely looks like a straight line, and that the most meaningful changes often come from small, repeated choices. We start with music and the idea of having a “heart of gold,” then follow that thread into what betterment really demands: discipline, honesty, and a willingness to keep le...

He’s the kind of person who can sit in silence, take in a whole room, and still not give you the reaction you expected and that calm turns out to be the point. We sit down with Isaac Maser to talk about authenticity that doesn’t ask permission, why goals matter even when you’re “coasting,” and how emotional control becomes a leadership skill when life and work get messy. If you’ve ever wished you...

Your brain can turn anything into a fix, even “good” things. Nolan joins us for an unusually honest talk about addiction recovery, presence, and the subtle ways we keep running, from substances to food to nonstop spiritual content. He shares how he realized he was getting high on information, and why the real work is practicing awareness when life feels boring, painful, or uncertain.  We get speci...

A tiny house can teach you a lot about what really matters, but Kim Kasl’s story takes that lesson somewhere unexpected: toward building a faith-based maternity home nonprofit in Minnesota. We sit down as cousins who haven’t truly caught up in years, and Kim walks us through the real timeline, from a 140-square-foot home and homeschooling dreams to a clear calling to support pregnant mothers who f...

Your nervous system remembers everything, even when you swear you’re “fine.” We sit down as longtime friends who get mistaken for each other and end up tracing a surprisingly connected path: teenage rebellion, yin yoga, and why the slow work (fascia, long holds, and breath) can create the biggest release. We also nerd out on the idea that the body is mostly space, and how that changes the way we t...

A farm can be just land, or it can become a magnet for connection. We sit down with Donnie, a former trucking-world colleague who’s now the force behind Kraby Farm Bog, a mud bogging weekend in Brook Park that has grown from a friends-only hangout into a full-blown community event with a stage, bands, camping, and hundreds of attendees. Donnie shares the real reason it works: the kind of people it...

A dream is like a river, and Shaun Joy has actually lived that line. We sit down as old high school friends and trace how an outdoors-first kid from rural Minnesota becomes a man who’s guided thousands of hours on the water, survived the oil fields, and built a career in construction GPS and heavy equipment technology sales without losing his sense of wonder. Along the way, Shaun shares the mindse...

A craving isn’t always “I want a drink” so much as “I don’t want to feel this.” Arin gets brutally honest about what alcohol did for him at first, what it started costing him, and what changed when he decided enough was enough. With more than 200 days sober, he walks us through the emotional roots of drinking, the triggers that still show up, and the small decision that matters most in the moment:...

Some people come home from war and never fully come down from the adrenaline. Cody Knox knows that feeling from the inside. He joined the military at 17, became a combat medic, deployed to Iraq as a teenager, then chased the same intensity in EMS and nursing, all while trying to outrun what he had seen and what he felt. Along the way, alcohol became the most reliable switch in the room, until it s...

Your morning routine might be the most powerful mood lever you have, and Seth has proof in his own life. We talk about what happens when you miss the gym for a few days, how fast your mindset can slide, and why a simple “keep showing up” philosophy can beat hype every time. Along the way, we get into the real work of changing your inner voice by curating what you listen to, what you practice, and...

Time can feel like it’s flying until a song, a scar, or a hard earned habit forces you to look straight at it. I sit down with my brother Michael and we start with the Rush song “Time Stand Still,” then follow the thread into what it means to age, chase fitness, and hold on to the moments you don’t want to lose. From there we get practical and honest about health optimization without the guru voic...

He chose New Year’s for his last drink because he wanted a date he couldn’t argue with later. That small decision opens a much bigger story. We’re joined by Sam Truen, who talks with us about blackouts, cravings, jail, and the quiet daily work of becoming someone you can live with. We follow Sam’s sobriety journey from early “I can handle it” bargaining to the moment he admits alcohol doesn’t mix...

Time keeps moving whether we feel ready or not, and that truth sets the tone for a wide-ranging, surprisingly practical conversation with my nephew Nicholas. We start with the song “Time” and quickly land on the parts of life most of us avoid naming: the fear of being recorded, the cringe of hearing our own voice, and the need for at least one trusted person to tell us we’re doing better than we t...

Depression doesn’t always look like sadness. Sometimes it looks like a capable nurse, a partner, a parent, a person who “has everything” and still feels like they’re disappearing on the inside. I sit down with Nicole for a first-time conversation that starts with a song and quickly turns into a deeply honest story about mental health, isolation, and what it takes to ask for help before things get...

The scariest part of addiction isn’t the hangover, it’s the moment you realize you’ve started living a double life. Our guest, Cody Cooper, takes us straight into that reality, from hiding bottles and bargaining with “rules” to a December night that ends with cops at the door and Cody out in the freezing woods, sobering up and finally admitting he’s drowning. From there, the conversation gets wide...

A love song, a whiteboard, and a brother’s smile—that’s how Bethany learned to stay. From a childhood shaped by a violent, absent father and the shame of his arrest, to teenage depression and two suicide attempts, her story doesn’t flinch. Instead, it follows the gritty path of healing: inpatient care that planted a spark, medication that turned explosions into choices, and therapy that taught her...

A two-string ukulele, an eight-track buzzing with Johnny Cash, and a kid who couldn’t stop pretending the ottoman was a stage—that’s where Luke's story starts. Years later, he’s a bar and restaurant owner with a nine-song record called Based on a True Story, and a life that proves craft and community can share the same roof. We sit down to map the journey from garage bands and school pop grou...

Some stories change the room the moment they begin. Angie Peterson joins us to share the fiercest kind of love: a mother’s decision to let her daughter fight, even when experts said there was no chance. From a song written by a NICU nurse to the sterile quiet of an ultrasound room, we travel through a surprise pregnancy, a heterotaxy diagnosis, and the pressure to decide quickly. Angie chooses a s...

Ever wonder what it looks like to stop drifting and start choosing? Brianne joins us for a raw, energizing conversation about designing a life around joy, clarity, and self-trust—after nine addresses in Texas, a strategic escape from an abusive relationship, and a bold career pivot into suicide prevention. We dig into the practical side of change: how audiobooks and a relentless reading habit feed...

A regiment marched past a third-grade window and changed everything. That image—nerves buzzing with music and boots—became the first chapter in Johnny Akkerman’s extraordinary journey from wartime Holland to small‑town Minnesota, where work, mentorship, and community would give shape to a long and generous life. We sit with Johnny as he recalls food scraped from gardens, nights split by bomber eng...

What happens when the storm never really passes? Matt joins us for a candid, grounded conversation about living with Crohn’s disease, navigating sleep-starved years, and making the tough calls that trade comfort for health. We start with a song about mortality that turns into a lesson on gratitude, then walk through small-town mischief, parenting in a screen-first world, and what it means to let k...

The numbers hit us first: construction workers die by suicide at alarming rates, and the mix of long hours, layoffs, injuries, pain meds, and identity loss is brutal. A grant could have accelerated our response, and we swung big. We didn’t win it. Instead of quitting, we chose something bolder—rebuilding our show around candid mental health stories from the people who live them, especially in blue...

What if the voice that says “stop” is just the first hill, not the finish line? Adam Kerr joins us to trace a path from blackout drinking and teenage suicidal ideation to winter ultras, last-person-standing backyard races, and a meditation practice that opened into awakening. The story isn’t about medals. It’s about levers: the moment you cut ties with wet places, the morning you run before the da...

What if the simplest rule—live one day at a time—could quiet the noise long enough to hear your life speak back? We sit down with my dad, Andrew, to follow that thread from a favorite hymn into the woods, where white oaks feed deer and squirrels and teach us how to trust what’s right in front of us. Nature becomes a mirror: colors of birds, the memory of elephants, and the way a farm turns attenti...

Start with a song, end with a blueprint. Our conversation with editor and creator Kody Hughes begins with Billy Joel’s Vienna and opens into a candid exploration of creative ambition, perfectionism, and the one percent rule. Kody shares how a decade of pushing through stress turned into a simple resolution with outsized returns: get more sleep. Not as a nice-to-have, but as a system that sharpens...