Esther Kustanowitz is a writer, editor, and consultant. She is a contributing writer at the Los Angeles Jewish Journal and a columnist at J. The Jewish Weekly of Northern California. She was founding editor and contributor at GrokNation.com, has written for Modern Loss, Haaretz, JTA, The Jewish Week, The Forward and eJewishPhilanthropy. — Listen […]
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Fighting Boredom with Adam Barsky
Adam Barsky is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on how people use emotions to make ethical decisions and judgments and, more recently, what makes things funny. He is the co-founder and COO of a social enterprise dedicated to helping ethical consumers make more informed and impactful […]
Fearing Failure with Kym Terribile
Kym Terribile is a writer, Reiki practitioner, and a certified yoga teacher. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii with a degree in English Literature. She lives in Boulder, Colorado with her two dogs. — Listen to Episode #67 here Fearing Failure with Kym Terribile Our guest is Kym Terribile. Kym is […]
Searching For Magnificent Obsessives with Joel Warner
Joel Warner is an award-winning former staff writer for Westword and International Business Times who’s been published in Esquire, WIRED, Newsweek, Men’s Journal, Men’s Health, Bloomberg Businessweek, Popular Science, and Slate. He’s co-author of The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny published by Simon & Schuster in 2014 and author […]
Being A Professional with Mark Masters
Mark Masters is a comedian based in Denver, Colorado. He specializes in clean material and has performed in showcases in New York City and Miami. He is just kicking off his career and recently published a book, Not Good Yet, that addresses his first six months as a comic. — Listen to Episode #66 […]
Moving Cheese with Chester See
Chester See has been nominated for 6 Streamy Awards with one win for Best Original Song. He has starred on Broadway as Rock Star Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages. He has sold over 2 million downloads of original music without the help of a label, and was one of the first 100 people […]
Transformations with Gia Cognata
Gia Cognata is a makeup artist, stylist, photographer and writer from Los Angeles. She loves pickles and finding a balanced between the arts and analytics. Despite her passion being happy and correct, she shells out terrible advice to horny teens on Twitter. She has most recently worked in behavioral therapy with autistic children focusing […]
Roast Battles with Julie Seabaugh
Julie Seabaugh is the only full-time freelance comedy journalist in the United States. She has contributed to Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, GQ, Variety, Entertainment Weekly, The A.V. Club, The Village Voice, The Huffington Post, Spin, and Playboy. Julie has covered the modern roast and published the 2018 book, Ringside at Roast Battle: The […]