E243 Howard Michael Gould is a Clio-award-winning (former) adman, and showrunner/producer of award-winning televison. He’s written plays and authored books and he’s also a screenwriter. His comic-laden gumshoe noir novels Last Looks (2018) and Below the Line (2019) follow Former Continue reading →

E242 Individualized fitness and nutrition coach human, Kyle Lampi, believes in a whole body, whole life approach and that no two people are alike in their needs while achieving their goals. We discuss food, exercise, sleep, poop (yes, Continue reading →

E241 Santa Claus is a beloved icon of goodness, joy and cheer and a champion for children (young and old) everywhere. With a little bit of magic and a whole lot of believe, the interview took place amid all the Continue reading →

E240 Human Keri Bean has a Mars driver’s license and drives the Curiosity rover on its surface. She’s a systems engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory for Curiosity, Perseverance and the Mars helicopter Ingenuity. She’s also an atmospheric Continue reading →

E239 Physicist and research scientist (lasers and robotics) human, Dr. Stephen Granade, is also a writer of both interactive and regular fiction. He’s hosted a science YouTube series for NASA (“No Small Steps“) and has his own Continue reading →

E238 Human Rantz Hoseley is the “son of a grifter,” had a serial killer (alleged) for an assistant scout master, crashed on good friend Tori Amos’ couch, won both the Eisner Award and Harvey Award, worked for Disney, is Continue reading →

E237 Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, teacher and author human, Richard Dresser‘s debut novel, It Happened Here, is an oral history of an American family dealing with life in a totalitarian state. He’s also co-producing a documentary about the Continue reading →

E236 Geologist and NASA/JPL Scientist human, Dr. Fred Calef, is the geospatial information scientist for the Mars Curiosity Rover and maps the terrain of the red planet. We discuss his work, the transpermia theory, rocks, microbes, Rovers, humans Continue reading →

E235 Ben Andrews is a former Jehovah’s Witness and the founder of the Seattle Film Summit (SFS). He’s also a director, actor and producer. Ben and I chat about the nature of God, possible existence of seraphim, roads not taken, Continue reading →

E234 Human Melody Guy has survived enough for several lifetimes.  From childhood sexual abuse to a kidnapping when she was in her late teens, to a traumatic brain injury from a transformer explosion (she’s even been sucker-punched in a Continue reading →