What We Know, What We Don't

This conversation with musician, producer, and visionary, Mark Ephraim was meant to hone in around leaving the United States, expat-ism if you will, and it is that a bit still, but wow did it turn out to be so much more. The word purpose didn't come up specifically in our conversation, but in writing this blurb, it's a word that refuses to leave the forefront of our heads. Mark has craft...

What can we do, if anything, as plebes to save the world? Not nothing, not everything. This chat with Ariele Rosch , founder of the eco-minded textile company Rosemary's Goods , is an excellent place to start. Even as it grows in popularity, doing what one can to encourage meaningful change in the world can feel heavy and impossible. Trust us: you are going to come out of the backend of this...

"Beans, boots, and bullets." It'd be doing this episode a disservice to skim into how that has anything to do with creativity within this promo blurb. We can say it factors large into this one-of-a-kind conversation we had with Vann Graves , the Executive Director of the Brandcenter at VCU. What an honor. We offer you this: If you listen to what he had to say in this hour, we believ...

"...from there it gets a little trippy." For over a decade, author Mark Matthews has been infusing the very real horrors he lived and still sees as a social worker and mental health advocate into incredibly original horror fiction. " Addiction Horror Fiction " that draws from his understanding and experiences. To read a Mark Matthew's novel is to accept that you will be ex...

We called this episode F_ck Fear with only an inkling of where it might go, and our conversation with Thalia Mavros did not disappoint. It's borderline impossible to sum up all we talked about with the founder of The Front into an efficient blurb, so instead, let's just say it sent Benita and Peter into the weekend feeling powerful, grounded, and infinitely grateful to have had an all-to...

Our guest on this episode brought up a good point right away: we simply don't know how to talk about money... not in any real way, free of judgment and shame. Kristen Euretig is the Chief Planner and Founder of Brooklyn Plans and the vibe she offers around financial planning and wellness is smooth, positive, and, of course, informed. Whether you consider yourself totally settled or in full-bl...

Wonky. What a word. Only Skunk comes close in naming a thing so aptly. In this episode Benita and Peter revisit themes from the prior show with Cindy Gallop while working through our mutual wonkiness and sharing how we identify what's causing it and what, if anything, can be done when wonky strikes. Join us with your wonky!

Rolling into this show, we felt so many powerful emotions— Cindy Gallop has been and remains a huge influence on us both. It was important that we nail it. Fortunately, Cindy never misses and there's never a bad time to talk about Make Love Not Porn , never a bad time to hear about it from her or champion it yourself. In this episode we discuss its "accidental" origin, how the platf...

We strive for all shows to feel good and authentic and our guest, Blake Shanley , (who is every bit of all the things she lists on her LinkedIn Profile: Founder | Artist | Wordsmith | Mixed Media Magic Maker | Designer | Creator | Nature Lover | Life Lover | Rosarian | Good Juju Pusher) made that so-so easy for us this go around. This conversation about her journey from her teens until now was loa...

In a way, this amazing conversation with Deb Morrison began nearly thirty years ago in Austin, Texas and just kept going. And isn't that what the very best relationships always feel like? An endless back and forth where no matter how much time passes in between you pick up right where you left off. It was an honor to have Deb on to speak about the creative process, transitions, and taking wha...

Anytime we get a chance to lead off a conversation with addiction and sobriety is a good day. Then we rolled this talk into survival and preparation which was just the icing on the cake. After all, how prepared can you be for anything if you are a drunk? All this and more with our guest Dee Rambeau , a KWVH regular, who has a new show called The Empowered Community that is a must listen for anyone...

Ross Sullivan is a psychedelic integration practitioner turned activist and psychedelic ecosystem thinker. Improving the health and development of individuals and society is his goal. We were honored to have an hour with him to get a 101 on where psychedelics are being used, where they are headed, what they can do in the service of processing trauma, and his journey to creating systems of care aro...

This conversation with Yulia Laricheva is stuffed with magic. Honestly, in listening back to it, we believe it's a episode that really showcases how creative people think, do, evaluate, and overcome the obstacles in their way. If there is a flag pole to this talk, it's the important work Yulia is doing in her latest pod series on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womxn. A tough topic that...

In this episode, we talk with Attorney at Law, J. Daniel Clark. This is a guy who has always said, I'm going to follow my integrity and what's authentic to me, and unlike so many of us, he's made his journey from CPA -> CFO -> FBI -> LAW seem natural. This is an introduction to a human being working behind the scenes for better things for all of us and guess what? He's...

What could it look like to "Come Home To Yourself?" Confused? Don't be. In this episode, we revisit themes of authentic-self and trust in yourself with guest Tarah Long , who through her own practice, and that of The Source Connection, dares to put you in touch with you—the real you. Can that introduction start with a listen here? We think so! Here are some words to get your excited...

In this episode, there is talk of butts. Not a lot, but it's in there.  But (see what we did there) what we really get into with our guest Al Conde is a total re-think of fitness. Might be why the business he co-owns is called Re-Think Fitness . Universal Baseline Fitness, and what that means for you, for us all, starts right here on this podcast. Like always, though, there's a ton packe...

Our second season of the show starts off in the very best way possible: talking books, creativity, horror movies, dance, taking chances, fears, the power of psycho-prediction, and more with author/publishers Max Booth III and Lori Michelle who own and run the powerhouse indie publishing company Ghoulish Books !  Live Spooky, Die Spooky. Believe it. 

Season One wraps up with a little "Take Your Son To Work Day." What a blast to have both AJ and Bodhi on the show to hear their valuable opinions. Kids today are observing more of what's happening in the world than at any other time in history, so it's no big surprise that they have tons to say! Grateful to have them and to have had them, and we hope you enjoy hearing from them...

Name one other podcast where the two words "Pristine Colon" are uttered. You can't, but we dared to go there. What a delight this conversation with director, storyteller, production company owner, and caveman diet-eating documentary filmmaker Ben Steinbauer was for us all. Ben's own recent health scare is relatable on so many levels and his willingness to discuss it and so much...

In this episode, we race through a ton of amazing topics with author Johnny Compton whose debut novel The Spite House comes out on February 7th, 2023. We talked about fears, writing, his journey to getting published, being quiet on social media and still finding success, where the idea of his debut came from, how BIPOC voices in literature are raising the bar for storytelling, and, of course, spit...

The construct of everyday reality is on tap. In this conversation with artist and photographer, Kelly Marshall , we start with her journey and roll into what we (and maybe she) believe allows her to capture the warmth, vitality, and soul of her subjects. We could write 1,000 words, but you'd do better to see her work yourself at the links below. Browse her work as you listen even. As always,...

What do you do with an idea? We all have them, but acting on an "ah-ha" moment can seem daunting. In this episode, we talk—honestly, we vibe—with Raina Kumra , founder of Spicewell , a food industry innovation so simply spectacular, well... tune in and you'll hear how much bigger it is than the product itself. Raina's career spans advertising, tech, media, activism, investing,...

Are you at a fork in the road? Are you curious how peanut butter has anything to do with that question? This might be the episode for you! What a thrill it was to use our return to the airwaves to dive deeper into what Benita regularly does with her clients. Did Peter use the last-minute cancellation of a guest as an opportunity to workshop his next steps? Maybe. He'd prefer to think he'...

Business as usual might just kill us all, but hey, profits right? In this episode we talk with Mike Rabin , steward of Corporate Purpose Project .  Brace yourself as we try our hardest to walk with Mike through the details of Cultures of Extraction, Cultures of Regeneration, and Facing the Metacrisis now instead of later.   It's not all gloom and doom, we promise, but spoiler alert: later is...

We all have a story. Scratch that, we all have hundreds. Whether it’s an audience of one or one million, sharing your stories causes powerful reverberations. Connections are made, relationships are strengthened, your story unlocks a memory and tale from another person.  On a personal level, this may seem obvious, but what happens when we work to include story-sharing within the construct of corpor...