Episodes

E258 Human Tevin Tavares has done more in the first quarter century of his life than some people do in the whole of theirs. He’s an award-winning filmmaker, producer and director. He’s also an actor and was a commercial creative director. When Tavares produced an original video of Kendrick Lamar’s LUST, the Oakland Native went […]

E257 Human Barbara Caplan-Bennett was diagnosed with desmoplastic melanoma (a type of skin cancer) and, after a few surgeries and doctor’s recommendations, decided the best course of action to keep the cancer from spreading throughout her body was to remove her nose. In her memoir, “Noseworthy: How I Battled Melanoma by Giving Up My Nose […]

E256 Human Ben Ewing had shoulder pain that wouldn’t go away. He thought maybe he’d pulled something playing golf. As he sat across from the doctor he let the words sink in…”you have cancer.” In this episode, Ben talks about his startling, terminal diagnosis, his observations about the time he has left and some of […]

E255 Human Dr. Max Frieder is an artist, educator and co-founder of Artolution, a foundation that empowers children and families through collaborative public arts initiatives that engage communities in creative experiences to promote healing, resilience and positive social change. Max’s work has taken him all over the world to refugee camps, hospital workshops, war-torn landscapes, […]

E254 Human Ramona Holloway is well known as a co-host of WLNK’s syndicated “The Matt and Ramona Show” out of Charlotte, NC. She’s also known on Twitter and Facebook as the woman who cares for her mother Louise (“Wheezy”) since a dementia diagnosis changed both of their lives forever. Ramona isn’t shy about documenting her […]

E253 Humans Kate Hasting and Josh Beale are the founding members of the group Hasting & Co. They’ve spent years honing their sound; a mix of roots, rock, humor, and what they call a midwestern “country authenticity.” Their recent single, “Canadian Tuxedo,” is a winking take on the traditional girl-seeks-boy scenario. Kate and Josh are […]

E252 Anna Swenson began her work in end-of-life care in 2015. She was one of the first team members at Recompose, a company that uses “natural organic reduction” to transform human remains into soil, allowing for a much smaller environmental impact (1/8 the energy) than conventional burial or cremation practices. “Recompose utilizes the principles of […]

E251 Clinical addiction specialist and social worker human, Vanessa Lech, is the founder of Carolina Addiction and Anger Management, PLLC. We chat about anger, passive aggressive behavior, addiction as it relates to emotion and some of the nuances of her practice. For more information and links, please visit: HeyHumanpodcast.com

E250 Human Matt Hundley is working to become one with the land, nurturing it into a sustainable, fertile environment that can support a copacetic and bountiful harvest, yielding its food and water while maintaining its natural, renewable abundance. As a homesteader and founder of Tennessee Homestead Design, he puts his skills to use as a […]

E249 Alan Zweibel cut his comedic teeth in the Catskills writing jokes for comics in the Borscht Belt. He was one of the original Saturday Night Live writers (Zweibel wrote many of its memorable sketches, including the Samurai character for John Belushi and he helped to create the characters of Gilda Radner’s Roseanne Roseannadanna and […]

E248 Hospice physician and End-of-Life researcher human, Chris Kerr, M.D., PhD., is the acclaimed author of Death is But a Dream and the Chief Medical Officer at The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, in Buffalo, NY. He has researched thousands of patients’ dreams and visions at the end of their lives and has found […]

E247 Human Navaris Darson is a gay, black man who grew up in a close and religious Southern family in Fayetteville, Georgia. He’s an actor (Two Broke Girls, American Horror Story, Home, Will and Grace), a writer, and has taught Improv at the Groundlings. We chat about upbringing, love, diversity in film and television, religion, […]

E246 Josie Alston is mom to Will, a boy with autism, global apraxia, sensory integration disorder and dyslexia. She is the Clinical Director of the Voice and Swallowing Clinic and Chief of the Division of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Josie’s helped patients relearn how to talk after major surgery, and […]

E245 Substance abuse counselor, trauma specialist, and author human, Kevin Clark, has climbed several of his own mountains of pain and strife to be where he is today and recently marked his 14th year of sobriety in December of 2019. Kevin has published his first book, The New Prophet (a nod to beloved poet and […]

E244 Formerly incarcerated human, Sheena Renea, (then Eastburn) was sentenced in 1995 to life in prison with no chance for parole for her part in the murder of her ex-husband, Tim Eatburn, at the age of 17. The evidence pointed to three teenage suspects: 18-year-old Matt Myers, 19-year-old Terry Banks and Sheena Eastburn, who was […]

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 LAPD detective Charlie Waldo on madcap cases. He wrote and directed The Six Wives of […]

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, poop), sunlight and emotional connections to health and wellness. For more information and links, please visit: HeyHumanpodcast

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 hustle and bustle of the North Pole. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All. For […]

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 scientist. She’s a huge Star Wars fan (of course!) and builds robots for fun. For more information […]

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 shows on YouTube, as well (“Ever Wonder Why?“ and “Let’s Play Interactive”). He specializes in sensors for robotic […]

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 a senior editor at Z2 Comics, is a screenwriter and art director, has worked on videos […]

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 Berrigan brothers, antiwar priests and activists. Over the past twenty years, his plays have been widely produced on and […]

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 living off-Earth and what I’d look like if I’d been born on Mars. For more information and […]

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, sex, religion, multiverse theories and how being an artist can be daunting. We talk about […]