On Topic, Off Script

On Topic, Off Script host, journalist Brian Mastroianni , sits down with Jack Turban , MD, MHS, an adolescent psychiatrist and the founding director of the Gender Psychiatry Program at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). On June 4, Free To Be (from Atria Books , a division of Simon & Schuster ) hits the shelves of your nearest bookstore. Written by Dr. Turban, the book is an au...

On Topic, Off Script host, journalist Brian Mastroianni , sits down with Armenian tech leader and women's rights advocate Amalya Yeghoyan . Back in March, Brian attended a presentation that was given during the United Nations 68th Commission on the Status of Women , in New York City. The presentation was led by Amalya Yeghoyan, the executive director of Fund for Armenia Relief ’s ( FAR ) Gyumr...

On Topic, Off Script host, journalist Brian Mastroianni , sits down with LA-based mental health activist and content creator Joseph Arujo . Joseph is a Gen Z Latinx mental health activist and content creator who reaches a community of more than 900,000 followers across TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram. It was back during the COVID-19 lockdown when he built a big following on TikTok, getting up to 1...

On Topic, Off Script host, journalist Brian Mastroianni , sits down with freestyle BMX rider Nikita Ducarroz . A trailblazing athlete, Nikita won bronze in Tokyo 2020, the year that BMX Freestyle made its debut at the Olympics. She had a somewhat unconventional path to the sport — one of the top female freestyle BMX riders in the world, Nikita says soccer was her first love growing up, but that al...

On Topic, Off Script host, journalist Brian Mastroianni , sits down with Peloton instructor Matty Maggiacomo . Matty is a Peloton star whose popular Tread and Strength classes are known for giving members an uplifting boost to their days.  Today, he's discussing ways we can all embrace new fitness and wellness habits as we move through spring and inch toward those warm summer months, suggestio...

On Topic, Off Script host, journalist Brian Mastroianni , sits down with actor, singer, and activist Gloria Reuben . She's an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated star known for her groundbreaking role as Jeanie Boulet in the iconic medical drama 'ER.' She’s done it all, from touring with Tina Turner to authoring the book My Brothers’ Keeper, which honors the memory of her two departed brot...

Award-winning actress Bellamy Young spent 7 seasons as Mellie Grant, ‘Scandal's' powerful first lady, and was most recently seen in Hulu’s ‘The Other Black Girl.’ Today, she’s using her platform to raise awareness about a health issue that can often be stigmatized and under-discussed — cirrhosis. The mortality rate for cirrhosis has doubled over the past 15 years, a bleak reality that has...

Join New York-based journalist Brian Mastroianni for the launch of his new podcast -- On Topic, Off Script ! For over a decade, Brian has had the chance to speak with just about everyone for outlets like CBS News, The Atlantic, The New York Times For Kids, Healthline, Barron's, and Engadget, among others. Now, he's letting you listen in on a series of intimate conversations with newsmakers...