All Episodes
People are the Answer — 111 episodes
108: Jeremy Gardner on Founding Mystic Ventures, Crypto's Evolution & Ethical Psychedelic Investing
107: Bryan Mauk shares lessons in the unhoused community, recovery, and scaling social enterprise for justice reform
106: Taylor West on advancing psychedelic policy, aligning incentives with humanity, and mindful parenting
105: Bennie Fowler on NFL Transition, Leadership, and Finding Purpose After Football
104: Pamela Metzger on Systemic Justice Reform
103: Pip Lawrence on growing up on the nonprofit world, neuroscience, Wall Street in ‘08, and psychedelic therapy
102: Dr. Rick Doblin on activism, psychedelics, epigenetics, and generational trauma
101: Cortney Woodruff on democratizing world class education
100: Alex Hodara and Vin Vomero on first venture together, developing projects, and their wild trips
99: Bill Hughes on creating education-to-workforce models and removing barriers to jobs for those qualified but lacking degrees
98: Shireen Jaffer on her journey from Pakistan to the US at age 7, the duality she experienced growing up in Palo Alto, transforming education
97: Rob Kramer on creating generational wealth for the formerly incarcerated
96: Skippy Mesirow on Healing Our Politics, filming in Laos, love for Aspen, importance of self-awareness
95: Alison Blair on journey from stage actor/producer to NPO admin, power of teaching kids to recognize harmful relationships, her folk-rock band
94: Christina Dent on approaches to addiction that reduce crime and empower families
93: Steven Mosier on his upbringing, design, hockey, and his podcast
92: Sanjay Rawal on peace via arts, sports, food systems, and social justice
91: Brian Abrams on AI for peace building and conflict resolution
90: Stacey Putka on upbringing, Miss Colorado, and helping others
89: Kevin Lavelle on creating comfy shirts, building better baby monitors, and more.
88: Ethan Nadelmann on his educational journey through Harvard, transitioning from Middle Eastern politics to drug policy, and more.
87: David Weild IV on opportunity, a great equalizer in society
86: Terrence Gallman on years in prison, Wall Street, movie production
85.2: Host Jeffrey M. Zucker on criminal justice reform, drug policy, and what's next
85.1: Host Jeffrey M. Zucker on early entrepreneurship, hockey roots
84: Gillian Rabin on impact filmmaking and women’s rights
80: Julie Christeas on sustainable filmmaking
83: Madison Margolin on Journalism and her Jewish Psychedelic Journey
82: Dissecting the social impact of the Barbie movie
81: Laxmi Parthasarathy on reestablishing trust in journalism
79: Lindsay Luttrell on producing Culinary TV that changes lives
78: Braden Fineberg on making it easy to create and manage non-profits
76: Craig Kramer on global mental health
77: Nitzan Pelman on using social capital for growth
75.2: Ethan Nadelmann on the state of the Middle East
75: Dr. Roxy Manning on having antiracist conversations
74: Henk Rogers on Tetris, climate action, space exploration
73: Jaime-Jin Lewis on making childcare more accessible
72: David Homan, super-connector, on the power of trust and trusted relationships
71: Sarah Peyton on the power of relational neuroscience
S7E10 (episode #70): Jason Mendelson on applying VC skills to Criminal Justice Reform
S7E9 (episode #69): Barry Friedman on reforming policing, alternatives to police response, and more
S7E8 (68): Salen Churi, VC, on supporting innovation through policy change
S7E7 (episode #67): Martin Richardson on healing the hockey community
S7E6 (episode #66): Daniel Emr on rescuing and restoring victims of human trafficking
S7E5 (65): Barb Clapp on jointly creating jobs and improving senior care
S7E4 (episode #64): Renée Rosillo on supporting founders from underserved communities
S7E3 (episode #63): Lindsay Siegel on early stage impact investing, tackling racial wealth gap
S7E2 (#62): Bryan Stern on helping Americans and allies escape war zones, views from the 9/11 rubble
S7E1 (episode #61): Jai Kensey on creating true social impact through business
S6E10 (episode #60): Aloe Blacc on fostering change with music, biotech
S6E9 (episode #59): Ibrahima Souare on empowering community entrepreneurs
S6E8 (episode #58): Brian Vicente on a patient-first approach to drug reform, starting a top law firm, and more…
S6E7 (episode #57): Roger BelAir on how pickleball is changing prisoners’ lives
S6E6 (episode #56): Dr. Kortney Ziegler on transactivism, financial assistance software, and more…
S6E5 (episode #55): Suzanne Torregano & Bryoni Prentice on giving opportunities to girls in STEM
S6E4 (episode #54): Mohan Sivaloganathan on the importance of young voices and troublemaking for the status quo
S6E3 (episode #53): Jason Radisson on unicorns and making jobs more people-focused
S6E2 (episode #52): Steve Fletcher on the impact and importance of local businesses
S6E1 (episode 51): Will Hoge on sending a message with music
S5E10 (episode #50): Meredith Olson on transforming education through entrepreneurs
S5E9 (episode #49): Ana Zamora on funding just change in the criminal justice system
S5E8 (episode 48): Andre McGregor on activating safety data to improve communities
S5E7 (47): Lydiah Kemunto Bosire on the importance of African youth to our future
S5E6 (46): Chef Nyesha Arrington on breaking barriers with thoughtful food
S5E5 (45): Tess Murphy on how micro-loans are changing the world
S5E4 (episode 44): Mason Tvert on cannabis being safer than alcohol led to legalization
S5E3 (episode 43): Brian Hooks on scaling what’s working to maximize impact
S5E02 (episode 42): Laura Patrick on improving the community via business and philanthropy
S5E1 (episode 41): Kelly Smith on micro schools transforming education
S4E10 (episode 40): Greg Spero on releasing creative potential in every human
S4E9 (episode 39): Jared Fishman on fixing inequalities in the justice system
S4E8 (episode 38): Kasey Lundquist Reiter on empowering start-ups to affect change
S4E7 (episode 37): Chris Wilson on going from incarceration to serial impact entrepreneur
S4E6 (episode 36): Dr. Amanda Reiman on cannabis, psychedelics, and more
S4E5 (episode 35): Eli Dourado on increasing innovation and economic growth
S4E4 (episode 34): Maggie Lin on immigrating into foster care and exiting the system
S4E3 (episode 33): Harley Blakeman on creating job opportunities for fellow people with convictions
S4E2 (episode 32): Douglas Berman on the human element of criminal justice and drug policy
S4E1 (episode 31): Rabbi Dr. Ari Sytner on kidney donation, grieving, counseling, and more…
S3E10 (episode 30): Dr. Michael Barnes on teaching, ed tech, and investing part of your rent, and more…
S3E9 (episode 29): Todd Rose on individuality and collective illusions
S3E8 (episode 28): Justin Kahn on the importance of of a legal defense plan and more
S3E7 (episode 27): Veronica Wright on the importance of drug legalization
S3E6 (episode 26): Alexys Feaster on the mindset of success and more
S3E5 (episode 25): Amy Barch on better re-entry and reducing recidivism
S3E4 (episode 24): Antong Lucky on criminal justice reform and ending gang violence
S3E3 (episode 23): Patrick Fitzgibbons on criminal justice, mental health
S3E2 (episode 22): Dr. Nicole F. Roberts on global health, ending food insecurity and its effects, and more
S3E1 (episode 21): DA Beth McCann on improving our criminal justice system
S2E10 (episode 20): Alice Marie Johnson on making the most of prison and sentencing reform
S2E9 (episode 19): Jason Wang on second chances after incarceration
S2E8 (episode 18): Tabreez Verjee on mission driven tech
S2E7 (episode 17): Patrick Bryant on entrepreneurs giving back to the community
S2E6 (episode 16): Halim Flowers on starting an empire while incarcerated, sentencing reform
S2E5 (episode 15): Sihyun Choi on investing with an ecosystem view toward impact
S2E4 (episode 14): Troy Dayton on drug policy and experiencing joy
S2E3 (episode 13): Heidi Drauschak on changing how political policy works
S2E2 (episode 12): Jake Kloberdanz on cause-centric commerce
S2E1 (episode 11): Dr. Marion McNabb on public health, cannabis research, working in Ethiopia
Episode 10: Victor Nguyễn-Long on marketing for good and stopping Asian hate
Episode 9: Moe Brown on perseverance, listening, and going from athlete to congressional nominee
Episode 8: Mara Gordon on treating seriously ill patients with cannabis around the world and on Netflix
Episode 7: Evan Nison on the path from activism to entrepreneurship and how they intertwine
Episode 6: Reilly Pharo Carter on life, education, and the state of the world…
Episode 5: Kim Napoli on becoming an activist and leader in MA cannabis
Episode 4: Christina Dent on changing minds on drug policy in the deep South
Episode 3: Andy Lipman on battling cystic fibrosis and empowering other CF warriors
Episode 2: Karen O’Keefe on ending the drug war
Episode 1: Alex Hodara on investing in students
Preview: Alex Hodara on investing in education