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The Gray Podcast
by Matt Agustin
Hi there, you beautiful humans! I'm Matt Agustin and I believe that meaningful conversations change the world. As I have been blessed to be surrounded by a community of thoughtful, good people with whom deep discussion is easily found, I want to share that gift with those craving purposeful dialogue.The Gray is a podcast for those who want more from their conversations and believe that depth can be found in literally any topic (yes, that even includes the weather!). Each week, I'll bring in a guest or two with the hope that our discussion not only entertains but adds value to your life, whether that be in adding perspective on a topic, providing an example of new ways to engage with your loved ones, or simply giving you new questions to ponder.Consider this your invitation to join on this journey :)
Episodes
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Episode 43: On Quitting Being a Teacher, Redefining Identity, Taking Risks, and Being an Au Pair with Carrie Brown
Is there more out there than this? I think the answer for many of us (myself included) is an emphatic "yes". But it can be so easy to never actually follow through on working to discover what else life can offer. This episode talks about my friend, Carrie's, process thus far to discover what kind...
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Episode 42: On Structuring Work around Life and Vice Versa, Working in the US versus the UK, and the Ever-Changing Normal with Craig Nowers
There was an idea that really struck me from this episode and forced me to ask myself: Am I structuring my life around my work or am I structuring my work around my life? At present, I am definitely doing more of the former, but what would it take to live a life like the latter? Discussing that,...
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Episode 41: On Intentional Motherhood, Infertility, Favorite Parts and Biggest Surprises of Parenthood with Kacy Anderson
Kacy has always wanted to be a mom, but the path there was not the easiest. Now that she is a mom, she's doing it as intentionally as she can knowing that everything she does has an effect - for better or worse - on her daughter's development. We talk about some fun things, some not so fun…
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Episode 40: On Qualifying for the Boston Marathon, Truly Pushing Past Our Limits, and the Fleeting Mountaintop with Bryan Dobes, pt. 2/2
Building upon the foundation from part one, we dive deeply into Bryan's actual qualification process for the Boston Marathon. As he recounts his story, some of the topics we discuss are: -Race day and no one owes you anything -Turning a curse into a blessing by keeping proper perspective -The...
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Episode 39: On One Man's Running Story, Our Expectations versus Reality, and Continuing in the Face of Failure with Bryan Dobes, pt. 1/2
Every journey starts somewhere and Bryan's running story begins with running 10 minute miles in a running class in college. Hard, consistent work over time led him to become a person that he never imagined he would be - someone who ran the Boston Marathon years later. This first part of two sets...
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Episode 38: On Being a Third Culture Kid, Growing up in Russia and Vietnam, Coming to the United States for College, and Many Lessons In Between with Lilya Nguyen
Knowing the overview of someone's story is much different than learning all of the details. With the former, you know about them. The latter allows you to start getting to know them. My dear friend, Lilya, shared her story in today's episode. It spanned three different continents, consisted of…
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Episode 37: On The Loss of a Parent, the Unique Perspectives of all People, and the Question of "Why Not?" with Terence Wang, pt. 2/2
This episode is part two of a two part conversation. The death of a parent will be felt differently be each of us because are all on our unique journeys. We cannot judge how one person reacts as we do not know the full backstory of his/her life. I appreciated very much Terence's openness of his...
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Episode 36: On Mental Illness with a Parent, No Guarantees of Longevity, the Window of Opportunity, and the Hidden Stories of Those Around Us with Terence Wang, pt. 1/2
This is episode is part one of a two part conversation. Many of us have ideas about how long we are going to live. Based on our lifestyle and genetics, coupled with statistics about average life expectancy, it is easy to think that we have a certain amount of guaranteed years. But none of that is...
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Episode 35: On Not Having Children, The Default Path of Life, Legacy, and Different Ways of Viewing Life with Tim Foody
What is the default path of life? During this episode, we defined it as the path - depending on your community, family, and culture - that is expected of you. The path that, should you choose to follow, will not be questioned by those around you. It is typically "what everyone else is doing". One...
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Episode 34: On Being More Whimsical, Having Humanistic Viewpoint, Needing Only One Commonality, and Doing the Thing with Jake Aronson
We start with the lessons of a learned family from Harry Potter. We end with talking about ways to become better listeners. In between, we talk about a wide array of topics from Jake's experience quitting his job to move to Argentina to some relatable scenes from The West Wing to not taking...
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Episode 33: On Changing Careers, the Crazy Possibilities of our Lives, and Determining our Identity Breakdown with Elle Marcus
Some people hate their jobs and endure. Some people hate their jobs and do something about it. Today's guest, Elle is certainly in the latter category and this episode is largely about her career change journey. Not only that, we discuss the best meal she's ever had, being good at something…
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Episode 32: On Ikigai, Fleeting Emotions, "Then What?", Conversations Being Only the Start and Freediving, with Forrest McGuire, pt. 2/2
This is the second episode of the two part conversation with Forrest. Following the same theme of the inner journey that we are all taking, we get into topics such as Ikigai, the fleeing nature of emotions, lessons from the game of Monopoly, and many more. We even ask this question of: Is the…
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Episode 31: On Becoming Forrest 2.0, Solitude on the Inner Journey, Pros and Cons of Using Streaks, and Your Authentic Self with Forrest McGuire, pt. 1/2
How would you define your best self? Answering this question and then taking the steps to get there is a short summary of this conversation. Using the basis of my guest, Forrest's, journey of becoming his "2.0 self" we dive into specific topics of things he has seen along the way, including but…
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Episode 30: On Becoming a Fitness Coach, A Confusing Industry, and Imposter Syndrome with Brooks Hurbis
Sometimes, we simply need to get out of our own head and out of our own way for some pretty neat stuff to happen Brooks has started along that process with her coaching journey as she aims to simply this convoluted world of fitness so that others do not have to struggle as much as she did. In…
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Episode 29: On Making Your Own Decisions and Honesty in Relationships with Rosie Reilly, pt. 2/2
Starting with a discussion on how Rosie keeps decisions her own despite the myriad, well-meaning advice and opinions from loved ones, we continue on to discuss the privilege that it is to have loved ones that tell you the truth - especially when you may not want to hear it - and a question that I...
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Episode 28: On Risk, Doing Something for Joy, and the Pressure of "What do you do?" with Rosie Reilly, pt. 1/2
This is part one of two episodes with my friend, Rosie. Taking risks and how our tolerance changes over time. Taking part in activities where the focus is on joy versus usefulness. The obsession that we have with our occupation. Those are a few of the topics that we delve into today. For us…
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Episode 27: On Having Personal Projects, Managing Freelancing, Not Hoarding Your Work, and The Influence We Have on One Another with Kayla Brighter, pt. 2/2
The second part of this two part conversation, Kayla and I continue our dialogue by discussing how to separate work and pleasure when you work in a creative field, when you have to ship projects instead of continually tweaking them, different ways we all influence one another, and much more. To...
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Episode 26: On Creativity, Art Influences, Saving the Art, and Working with Your Hands with Kayla Brighter, pt. 1/2
Art is about feeling something. When I heard that statement and learned a bit about that idea during this episode, my mind was blown. All art does not need to be pretty or make you feel in a positive way - it simply needs to make you feel. Someone who has taught me about and inspires me with her...
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Episode 25: On Regret, Our Own Journeys, and Playing Our Own Game with Liz Bender, pt. 2/2
Following up on the last episode's little cliffhanger, we begin by talking about one of Liz's biggest regrets. The conversation continues on to this personal journey that we are each on, being honest with ourselves when analyzing that journey, examining our community, and much more. Thanks again…
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Episode 24: On Experiencing Mental Health Illness, Losing Identity, and the Power of Decision Making with Liz Bender, pt. 1/2
You never completely know what another person is going through and I think that is especially true when it comes to matters of the mind. In this episode, my dear friend, Liz, shared a bit of her experience living with some mental health illness over the years, we talked about some of the…
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Episode 23: On Stigmas of Alternative Relationship Structures, Being Her Authentic Self in the Workplace, and More with Natalie Coletta, pt. 2/2
In this second episode of a two-part conversation, Natalie and I wrap up our conversation by discussing some of the stigmas of non-traditional, non-monogamous relationships, her most non-traditional way of living, and being her most authentic self in the workplace. I'm so thankful for a friend…
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Episode 22: On Relationships, Journaling, Non-Traditional Relationship Structures, and Experimenting with Natalie Coletta, pt. 1/2
Often a taboo topic of conversation, discussing views on love, relationships, and sex can be avoided in polite conversation. This is especially so when talking about viewpoints that run counter to what is generally socially acceptable. In this first segment of a two-part conversation, Natalie is…
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Episode 21: On Lessons from Covid with Nick Carozza
I'll first recognize that Nick and I are in such privileged positions during this unprecedented time of Covid and for that we are both truly thankful. For this episode, we discussed the various lessons that we have gathered since March and how our perspectives and outlooks have been altered....
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Episode 20: On Being a Teacher During Covid with Jillian Runser
Some of us know early on what we want to be when we grow up while others take more time to figure it out. Jill certainly fits into the former category as she knew from childhood that she wanted to be a teacher - from our talk, she is the exact person that you would want teaching your children :)…
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Episode 19: On Growing Up Indian/Filipino in the US with Kunal Mallik, pt. 2/2
More fun with Kunal in the second and final part of this conversation. With Kunal's curiosity and thoughtful questions, we attempted to dive deeper in this part and I believe that we succeeded for the most part. Expanding on the first installment, we discussed being curious about others, a bit on...
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Episode 18: On Growing Up Indian/Filipino in the US with Kunal Mallik, pt. 1/2
Kunal is one of the best storytellers that I am blessed to have in my life. When he is talking, I cannot help but be drawn in by what he has to say. In this episode, he tells stories of his life. What was it like growing up as an Indian kid in a Columbus, Ohio suburb? How many languages can he...
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Episode 17: On Being a Connector of People, Making Friends in a New City, Personal Brand, and Moving from the US to New Zealand with Lauren Curtis
One of my closest friends, Lauren Curtis, connects people better than most that I know. She has this way of making all feel included and revels in being able to introduce people to one another. During this conversation, we go through how she came to be that way, what it has been like for her…
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Episode 16: On Krav Maga, Sucking at Something, Scheduling Your Time, and Influential Books with Alex Capecci, pt. 2/2
Here's a quick summary of what Alex and I discussed in this episode: -Her experience with Krav Maga and how it has influenced her life. -One of the necessary steps of improving at anything is to go through the "sucking" phase - essentially that time where you are not very good but decide to…
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Episode 15: On Financial Independence, the Folly of Being Realistic, and Microgreens with Alex Capecci, pt. 1/2
Have you ever dreamed about financial independence? If so, what did you actually DO about it? This is not an episode that teaches you how to build that life for yourself but instead a conversation with my friend, Alex, on how she has decided to live life a bit differently both compared to how she...
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Episode 14: On Being a Dog Mom, Finding Sources of Happiness, and Being Yourself the Workplace, pt. 2/2
Following our period of catching up, Maria and I dove into our decided upon topic - her being a dog mom. Without prep questions or a pre-call, our intention was to dive in and allow the conversation to grow organically. Along the way, we found ourselves discussing some unrelated topics as well -...
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Episode 13: On Catching Up and If People Change with Maria Minnie, pt. 1/2
When catching up with an old friend, what is it that you discuss? Career updates? Relationship status? The weather in your respective cities? All of these can be worthwhile beginnings to an enriching conversation that connects but only if we go past the "what" and into the "why" of each subject....
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Episode 12: On Complaining and Gratefulness with Marc Davis
How often do you complain? If you asked me before doing this challenge, I would have told you much less than was the reality. That is the nature of auditing our lives through challenges to find out our true current state. My friend Marc and I took on Will Bowen's Complaint Free challenge I'm not...
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Episode 11: On What Drives You with Kyle Pass
There are certain patterns and rhythms to our lives. Whether conscious of it or not, we establish certain routines and those routines play a huge part in the people we become and the objectives that we accomplish. The change of pace in 2020 allowed today's guest, Kyle, to take time to evaluate…
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Episode 10: On an Entrepreneurial Mindset with Max Snyder
There is something magnetic about people who are unapologetically themselves. Max is one of those and it is one of the things I admire most about him. He was at the forefront of fun projects in our college house. He led our case competition team called Bubble Trouble. He rented out his bedroom…
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Episode 9: On Lessons from Different Cities with Conor O'Bryan
The places that we live play a large part in the people that we become. Some we love and others we hate - all have an indelible mark upon us. This episode goes through the lessons that my friend, Conor, has learned in his various moves through the years. With hindsight's assistance, we dive into...
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Episode 8: On Empathy with Dennis Kontorovich
Part of growing over time is letting go of our past selves to allow space for the new and improved versions to arise. In that process, our view of what is most important in how we interact with others can greatly shift. One of my most dear friends, Dennis, has always been a loyal, intelligent…
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Episode 7: On Being a Chef and Pursuing One's Purpose with Mike Joson
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" It's a common question we ask children but can take a whole lifetime to discover the answer. Even when we find it, understanding and acting upon the knowledge are two completely different things. Kuya Mike's calling is to be a chef. The path was not…
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Episode 6: On Immigrating to the United States with Dina Gegprifti
Now this is the story of all about how Dina's life got flipped turned upside down And I'd like to take 53 minutes, just sit right there She'll tell us how her family moved from Albania to the US. Okay, that was kind of lame, but it is an apt summary of this blessing of a discussion. I found so…
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Episode 5: On Self-Care and Self-Improvement with Brien Heimbuch, pt. 2/2
A continuation of last episode's discussion, this is the conclusion of Brien and my talk on self-care and self-improvement. As often happens the more you get into a conversation, the dialogue meandered and flowed more freely discussing topics such as self-care vs. self-improvement vs.…
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Episode 4: On Self-Care and Self-Improvement with Brien Heimbuch, pt. 1/2
Though a last minute audible was made on the topic, my conversation with my co-worker and friend, Brien Heimbuch, was lengthy enough to require two different episodes (and we could have talked hours longer if it had not been so late in the day). As he has made strides in his self-care journey...
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Episode 3: On Languages with Mikaela
Having no Japanese roots did not stop my roommate, Mikaela, from taking an interest in learning the language. To have an interest though is the easy part; going through the process of the education is where things actually become difficult but where real growth is found. Since she went through…
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Episode 2: On Height and Insecurities with Lauren Baldwin and Brian Oddo
A 5'1'' woman, 5'6'' guy, and 6'6'' guy sit down to discuss height and then end up diving deeper into insecurities. From questioning why people lie about the height in their dating profiles to exposing parts about themselves about which they are self-conscious, it was an engaging conversation…
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Episode 1: On Friendship with Nathan Covey
My dear friend, Nathan Covey, took the time to join me in a discussion on friendship. Our conversation was a stimulating start to the podcast and included attempts at defining friendship, common limiting beliefs on the topic, and reconnecting with people with whom we have lost touch over the…
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Episode 0: The Trailer
This initial episode is an overview explaining the intention of The Gray and what you can expect should you choose to listen. Thanks so much for your interest in learning about this project and I am excited to share some of my blessings with you beautiful humans :)
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hi there, you beautiful humans! I'm Matt Agustin and I believe that meaningful conversations change the world. As I have been blessed to be surrounded by a community of thoughtful, good people with whom deep discussion is easily found, I want to share that gift with those craving purposeful dialogue.The Gray is a podcast for those who want more from their conversations and believe that depth can be found in literally any topic (yes, that even includes the weather!). Each week, I'll bring in a guest or two with the hope that our discussion not only entertains but adds value to your life, whether that be in adding perspective on a topic, providing an example of new ways to engage with your loved ones, or simply giving you new questions to ponder.Consider this your invitation to join on this journey :)
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