All Episodes

#84 | Your Words Can Build—or Burn w/ Maurice McDavid

#83 | Behind the High Performer: What We Hide Behind the Mask w/ Ron Rapatalo

#82 | Behind the Confidence: Let Kids Learn To Live w/ Dr. Ray Boyd

#81 | Leading With Compassion w/ Joshua Stamper

#80 | Beyond The Mask: What Education Owes The World w/ Professor Richard Weissbourd

#79 | Behind the Mask: The Masks We Wear, the History We Carry w/ Dr. Frederick Gooding Jr.

#78: More Than One Way to Be a Man: Redefining Masculinity w/ Gabriel Mizunaka

#77: Student Rights Aren't Optional: Why Student Rights Can't Be Left to Chance w/ Preston Cary Green III

#76: The Power of Questioning: Why Critical Thinking Must Belong to Everyone w/ Colin Seale

#75: What Does It Mean to Be Black in America’s Schools? w/ Brian Rashad Fuller

#74: Hope Dealers and Possibility: Reimagining What Young People Can Become w/ Hasan Davis

#73: From Survival to Purpose: The Courage to Uncover Your Light w/ Steve Sapourn

#72: What Happens When the Hope-Giver Needs Hope? w/ Chase Mielke

#71 | Helping Kids Feel Safe Enough to Connect w/ Fernando Deveras

#70 | If You Didn’t Start Yesterday, Start Today — w/ Nigel Williams

#69 | Are You In or Are You Out? — w/ Jay Wamsted

#68 | Does Your Teaching Match Who’s in the Room? — w/ Principal Baruti Kafele

#E67 | Clyde Cole on Emotional Safety, Authentic Leadership, and Helping Students Take the Risk to Trust

#E66 | Bishop Foreman on Transformational Teaching, Leadership, and Teaching for Real Impact

#65 | Alexander Kopelman on Authenticity, Creativity, and Helping Children Stay Real

#64 | Jason Biehl on White Discomfort, Belonging, and the Work of Healing

#63 | Real Men Teach, Retaining Male Educators, & Strong Friends Still Need Help w/ Curtis Valentine

#62 | Breathwork, Calm, & Impacting Lives - with Shalin Desai

#61 | 57 Pounds: Healing Myself While Fighting for Our Young People

#60 | School Social Work, Grief, & the Boundaries That Keep You in the Work - with Justin Martinez

#59 | The Mentorship Lineage of Black Male Educators: Jacob Cory Gold, Dr. Willie Williams, Reginald Williams — Belief, Masks, and the Seeds That Outlive You

#58 | “Recruiting Someone Back to the Scene of a Crime”: Sharif El-Mekki, Black Men in Education, & the Work Schools Avoid

#57 | From “I Never Wanted to Teach” to Transforming 50+ Schools: Kyle Sumrow, Robby Cobbs, & the Real Work Behind EdTech

#56 | ICE, Alex Pretti, & Emotional Landmines: What Our Students Are Carrying (and What Schools Can Do Now)

#55 | Show Your Work: Language, Masculinity, and the Future of Learning – w/ Dr. Mark Anthony Neal – Professor, Duke University

#54 | Heart Before Head: The Emotional Work Behind Academic Success – w/ Dr. Calvin J. Hadley – Assistant Provost, Howard University

#53 | You’re Worth the Pause: Building Brave Spaces for Black Male Educators – w/ Ayodele Harrison – Founder, BMEsTalk

#52 | Why Not Today? (Dr. Steve Perry’s Wake-Up Call for Educators)

#51 | What’s Behind the Smile? What Young Men Are Really Carrying – Data, Masks & the Crisis of Emotional Safety

Don't Ignore It: What a 30-day cleanse taught me about educators, self-care, and the state of our boys

Compassion and Dignity for Educators: The key to changing school communities - w/ Dr. Bill Penuel

Students are Leaving Their Work BLANK - Here’s Why

How to Start Your Next Semester: Practical Advice from a 7-Year Teaching Veteran - w/ Nicholas Ward - Educator, Mentor, Sports Connoisseur

#50 | Building Classrooms Where Students & Teachers Thrive – w/ Dr. Maurice J. Elias – Rutgers University SEL Pioneer

#49 | What I Learned From Hosting the Young Men’s Conference: Community, Vulnerability & Planting Seeds for 2026

#48 | Teaching Through Fear, Faith & Forgiveness – w/ Dr. José Luis Vilson – EduColor Executive Director

#47 | Behind Prison Walls: Healing, Brotherhood, and the Power of Masks w/ Gregory Robinson Jr. (Samson Correctional Institution)

#46 | Redefining Consequences: Restorative Justice, Accountability, and Healing in Schools w/ Nicholas Bradford (National Center for Restorative Justice)

#45 | What I’ve learned from MAGA: Fighting back with positive male mentors

#44 | How a high school class solved SIX MURDERS and identified a SERIAL KILLER - w/ Alex Campbell (Elizabethton High School)

#43 | Curiosity, Critique & Courage in Education – w/ sam seidel (Stanford d.school)

#42 | Don't Ignore It: What a 30-day cleanse taught me about educators, self-care, and the state of our boys

#41 | The Hidden Struggles of Educators & Students - w/ Dr. Edson Andrade - CSUF Counseling Professor

#40 | Students are Losing Opportunities for Productive Struggle - Here’s what you can do (feat. Jerome Hunter, Educator, Equity Consultant, Community Leader)

#39 | Where are all the trustworthy male educators?

#38 | Students are Leaving Their Work BLANK - Here’s Why

#37 | That Black Male Teacher “Hits Different” - w/ Jason Muse - SFUSD Educator

#36 | The Intersection of Video Games, Neurodivergence, and Good Teaching - w/ Russell Nadel, Music and Movement Educator, Composer

#35 | How to Start the School Year: Practical Advice from a 7-Year Teaching Veteran - w/ Nicholas Ward - Educator, Mentor, Sports Connoisseur

#34 | If you could read your students’ minds, they’d say…

What Educators Get Wrong When Teaching Boys

An Educator and Technology Expert Keeps It Real about Our Children

This Educator Built a Career and a Major Following on TikTok

A Teacher Quits Mid-Year, So This Man Takes the Reigns of Their Classroom

Do students think that YOU have their back? - The Critical First Step for Every Educator

Designing School for Students who Hate School - Using Video Games & Core Values

#33 | What are you doing this Summer? And how can you transform your school this Fall?

#32 | The Teacher Burnout/Numb Out Spin Cycle, - w/ Dr. Brendan Kwiatkowski-Hartman, Speaker, Educator, Consultant, Sociology Researcher

#31 | This Teacher Brings Presence, Mindfulness, and Self-Love to His School - Harry Jamerson, Teacher, San Francisco Unified School District

#30 | The End of a 21-year tradition? A Lesson on Self-Talk: Reading students’ letters to themselves

#29 | Diary of a Confused Educator: A Book for Teachers 21 Years in the Making

#28 | Compassion and Dignity for Educators: The key to changing school communities - w/ Dr. Bill Penuel

#27 | Powerful Teacher Rejuvenation After a School Shooting in Nashville

#26 | Schools Need Rites of Passage… Besides Graduation

#25 | Kyren Lacy, The White Lotus, Adolescence, Karmelo Anthony, & Masculinity in 2025 - A Teacher’s Perspective

#24 | Understanding the Root of Anti-Social Behaviors = Better Teaching - w/ Dr. Matt Englar-Carlson

#23 | The Dunning-Kruger Effect for Educators: Get your students out of a fixed mindset

#22 | “For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood” - w/ Justin Haas, Organizer, Educator, Anti-Oppressor Community Cultivator

#21 | The “Manosphere” is Expanding - Here’s a Story that Will Help Educators Lessen Its Influence

#20 | I’ve Been Avoiding This Story, about THIS Student

#19 | The Department of Education is Closing its Doors Tomorrow - Here’s What Teachers and Students Will Miss

#18 | The Solution to the "Manosphere": Male Educators - with Trevor Slater, Alternative Education Teacher

#17 | Why We Need More Black Male Educators - with Carlos Moreno, Educator, Co-Executive Director | Big Picture Learning

#16 | Foster the Joy of Learning in Your School - w/ Roni Habib, Founder | EQ Schools, Speaker

#15 | Project-Based Learning MISTAKES I Made - So You Don’t Have To

#14 | School-Community Partnerships: How Male Volunteers and Mentors Completely Change the Dynamic of a School - w/ Jordan Bowman, Community Leader, Executive Director | Journeymen

#13 | The Teaching Profession is in Danger and Educators are Quitting. Here’s Why.

#12 | PROJECT-BASED LEARNING: How it helps educators engage male students - w/ Justin Wells, Chief Program Officer, Envision Education

#11 | Project 2025, Donald Trump’s next term, and how it will affect your life as an educator - w/ Jason Biehl

#10 | How to ADVOCATE for yourself as an educator so that the stakeholders don't tune you out

#9 | Before I became a Teacher, I wish I knew this…

#8 | My TED Talk: Teach me how to be a better teacher - Data from my student body and faculty that will open your heart

#7 | Your LESSON PLANS will only work if you have THIS in your classroom

#6 | Three simple practices to give your students ZEN and improve your CLASSROOM culture, climate, and belonging

#5 | PREVENT BULLYING in your SCHOOL/your CLASSROOM, and the MENTALITY required of Educators to do so

#4 | Finding your WHY as an Educator: Triumphs, failures, and getting caught waiting tables outside of school

#3 | How to avoid teacher burnout and fall in love with being in the classroom - w/ Ray Swann

#2 | Ban Phones from Classrooms? Attention Spans, Teachers, & How to Redesign Schools to Reach 21st Century Students - w/ Jerome Hunter

Trailer - Unmasking Male Educators: Creating Emotionally Safe Classrooms & Schools for Male Students

#1 | The Only Black Male Educator at My School

212. WE’LL BE BACK on November 5th; and, what to do when someone says, “I hate myself”

211. Former Student, Future Educator - with Camren Stepter, Aspiring Educator from Kentucky State University

210. What I Learned from 20 Years of Teaching About School Shootings

209. A Gay Christian Trump Supporter Goes to Prison - with Matt Melvin, Author & Activist

208. MAJOR CHANGES, Project 2025, Department of Education, Dr. Seuss, Should Schools Take Away Phones?, and more

207. Prioritizing Resonance in Schools - with Roni Habib, Speaker & Founder of EQ Schools (re-release)

206. Psychology and the Gender Evolution - with Dr. Matt Englar-Carlson, Professor, Scholar, Speaker (re-release)

205. Education Monthly #5: New Theories on Teen Mental Health, Self-Determination, and Lessons from Miyazaki Films (Re-Release)

204. Sonder, and the Difference between Mentoring and Teaching - with Jordan Bowman, Community Leader, Executive Director | Journeymen

203. Bullying, Forgiveness, and the Science Behind It - with Ryan Rigoli, Spiritual Coach & Teacher, Musician, Monk

202. Why Men Don’t Go to the Doctor - with John Feldkamp, Medical Student, Powerlifter, Writer, & Sober Advocate

201. Welcome to High School - TOTM Face to Face #24 - with Wenceslao and Demarco

200. Special 200th EPISODE!

199. Education Monthly #5: New Theories on Teen Mental Health, Self-Determination, and Lessons from Miyazaki Films

198. Football, Fathers, & What it Takes to be a Great Teacher

197. Four Years to Life - with Antwone Johnson, Author, Speaker, Coach - Growing with Diirt

196. A Bird in a Cage - TOTM Face to Face #23 - with Wenceslao and Lucian

195. Education Monthly #4: Rapid Fire Questions, Teacher Burnout, & the 20th Annual 5k Relay

194. Confronting Grief, Avoiding Grief, and Everything in Between - with Blair Daly, Writer, Advocacy Leader, Founder

193. Anniversaries: Hoop Dreams, Warrior Films, and the Ever Forward Club - with Frederick Marx, Filmmaker, Author, Public Speaker

192. Fathers, Films, and Freedom of Expression - TOTM Face to Face #22 - with Wenceslao and Andres

191. Education Monthly #3: Video Games, Core Values, and Designing School for Students who Hate School

190. College Roommates, Dorm Room Snakes, & Self-Esteem, with Charles Smith, Recruitment Manager, PhD Candidate, & Lifelong Learner

189. Self-Talk, Ketamine, Border Wars, & Everything In Between - w/ Johnny Cole, Men's Work Leader, Community Builder, Mentor

188. The Code-Switching Alchemist - with Wesley Spence, Entrepreneur, Barber, Clothing Designer

187. Trevor Taylor - on Nonviolent Communication, Process over Outcome, Think-Feel-Do, & Becoming a Leader

186. LIVE from SXSW! - Education Monthly #2: What’s up with young men?! / The cultural disconnect between adults and youth at schools

185. Talking to your Nervous System - with Matthew Sloane, Author & Men’s Group Facilitator

184. Performative Vulnerability - with Solomon Adams, Musician, Writer, & Educator

183. Does it hurt more to leave somebody or to be left? - TOTM Face to Face #21 - with Wenceslao and Ryan Louie

182. EDUCATION MONTHLY! - Productive struggle, trying out new lesson plans, high school vs. middle school, and staying curious

181. Minding the Gap (Boldness vs. Fear) - with Kevin Cho Tipton, Healthcare Reform Advocate & Military Medical Officer

180. Ruben Rojas, Artist - on Love and Valentine’s Day

179. The American Dream: TOTM Face to Face #20 - with Wenceslao and Eloy Castro

178. All the World’s a Stage - with Dr. Ray Swann, Teacher, Author, Host, Actor

177. Trevor Taylor - on Career Changes, Zip Codes, Re-Potting Plants, & Life’s Purpose

176. The Calm App, but for DUDES - with Jason Kyle Budahazy, Founding Creative at Mental

175. The Most Popular Girl in School (solo episode with Ashanti Branch)

174. Lewis Howes and the Mask of Masculinity (RE-Release)

173. The Difference Between Self-Love and Self-Compassion - with Diego Estrada, Alegrador de Vidas / Brightener of Lives - Monterrey, Mėxico (RE-Release)

172. Redemption Song - with Theo Coker-Edwards, College Athlete, Restorative Justice Advocate (RE-Release)

171. The Magic Sentence (that changed my life)

170. Hours to Kill vs. Hours to Live: TOTM Face to Face #19 - with Wenceslao and Lincoln

169. Psychology and the Gender Evolution - with Dr. Matt Englar-Carlson, Professor, Scholar, Speaker

168. Connection over Perfection - with Pellegrino Riccardi, Award-winning Keynote Speaker, Author, & Communication Skills Trainer - Norway (RE-Release)

167. A Modern-Day Brown v. Board - with Jamarria Hall, Youth Rights Activist & Social Entrepreneur

166. Healthy Student-Teacher Relationships: TOTM Face to Face #18 - with Wenceslao and Mr. Craig Galvin

165. A Second Chance at Life - with Nick Bracks, Actor & Entrepreneur

164. How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds - with Justin Black, Bestselling Author: Redefining Normal

163. Looney Tunes - with Jeremy Grater & Zach Tucker, Hosts of The Fit Mess Podcast

162. Redemption Song - with Theo Coker-Edwards, College Athlete, Restorative Justice Advocate

161. If you had 30 days to live… TOTM Face to Face #17 - with Wenceslao and Bilal

160. Internal Family Systems - with Jamin Heppell, Leadership Coach, World Traveler, & Guinness World Record Participant

159. Gael Aitor - on Teenager Therapy and the Inner-Child

158. Yoga, and Finding Your Essence - with Rondy Isaac, Yoga Instructor, Life Coach

157. TOTM Face to Face #16: Advice from a College Student - with Wenceslao and Jordan Barragan

156. SPECIAL EPISODE: The Contemplative Corazón, with Julie Calderon

155. What Makes a Great Coach? - with Kip Ioane, Founder, TeamsOfMen

154.The Key to Public Speaking - with Gerry Sandusky, Speaker, Consultant, and Voice of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens

153. Where Schools Are, and Where Schools Need to Be - Three Year Anniversary Special

152. How to Form Genuine Connections with Students - with Donovan Hall, Youth Empowerment Advocate, Educator, Coach

151. Leading with Love, Building Trust - with Ken Mossman, Executive and Leadership Coach, Writer, Podcaster

150. How to Un-learn Grind Culture - with Saed Hill, Psychologist, Speaker, Connector, Mentor

149. How to Get Through Heartbreak - with Manj Bahra, Transformation & Relationship Coach

148. TOTM Face to Face #15: Advice from a High School Graduate - w/ Wenceslao & Mohandas

147. What Whiteness Takes Away from White People - with David Dean, Political Educator, Speaker, & Writer

146. Inspiration for Late Bloomers - with Tyrone J. Dangerfield, Filmmaker

145. Navigating Social Self-Doubt - with Drew Barvir, Mental Health Advocate, Investor, & Entrepreneur

E144. TOTM Face to Face #14: A Student Learns What His Teacher Hides - with Wenceslao & Mr. John Jimenez

E143. The Difference Between Self-Love and Self-Compassion - with Diego Estrada, Alegrador de Vidas / Brightener of Lives - Monterrey, Mėxico

E142. How Curiosity Can Bridge Relationships - with Christopher Veal, International Speaker & Author

141. The Critical First Step for Every Educator - with Jerome Hunter, Co-founder & Chief Academic Officer, Seattle School for Boys

140. It’s Scary to be Curious - with Jeremy Mohler, Therapist, Writer, & Meditation Teacher

E139. TOTM Face to Face #13: How a veteran teacher builds trust with students - with Wenceslao & Bryan Hill

Bonus Episode: High Tech High: Unboxed, featuring Enrique "Chikle" Lugo

E138. Chasing Feelings - with Jordan “Dxtr Spits” Holmes, Entrepreneur, Performer, Nerd

E137. On Shame, Terrors, and Beauty - with David Bedrick, Teacher & Writer

E136. The Healing Arts - with Justin Zhu, Activist & Entrepreneur

E135. TOTM Face to Face #12: A Student and His Teacher - with Wenceslao & Patrick

E134. Fathers, Sons, and Bullies - with Paul Newell, Educator, Facilitator, & Author

E133. Connection over Perfection - with Pellegrino Riccardi, Award-winning Keynote Speaker, Author, & Communication Skills Trainer - Norway

E132. Warrior Compassion - with Sean Harvey, Chief Compassion Officer, TEDx Speaker, Author, & Interfaith Minister

E131. TOTM Face to Face #11: If Music Could Talk - with Wenceslao & Camilo

E130. Stuck at the Intersection[ality] - with Steve Vassor, “Do-Gooder” & DJ

E129. Embrace The Suck - with Ross Leppala, Coach, Guide, Speaker

E128. The Self-Healing Mind - with Dr. Gregory Scott Brown, Psychiatrist, Mental Health Writer, Author

E127. Brothers From Another Mother - with Sunny Bahuguna & Mayank Sohani, Co-Founders and Hosts of the Bottled Up Podcast

E126. Grounded AF!!! - with Joe Bernstein, Coach, Facilitator, Mentor & Soul Guide

E125. TOTM Face to Face #10: A Message to Parents - with Wenceslao & Angel

E124. I Wish My Dad… - with Romal Tune, Author & Social Impact Entrepreneur, Atlanta, GA

E123. It Takes Trust - with Wenceslao S., High School Student, Speaker, Musician from San Francisco, CA

E122. Oakland to Mexico, and Back Again - with Ashanti Branch

E121. Let’s Be Weak, Brothas - with Phillip Tyler, Community Advocate

E120. If You Miss Somebody, Call ‘Em - with Zeke Crawford, Professional Basketball Player based in Lausanne, Switzerland

E119. Out of Your Mind - with Alexander Inchbald, Climate Artist, Bestselling Author, Founder - The Masterpiece Movement

E118. If These Walls Could Talk - with André Portela, Young Educator, Eternal Learner, & Student based in São Paulo, Brazil

E117. Everything And Everyone All At Once - with Gidai Maaza, Speaker, LMFT

E116. White Allyship - with Jason Biehl, Antiracist Educator, History Teacher, & Writer

E115. Modern Day Straitjackets - with Dax-Devlon Ross, Author, Equity Strategist, Speaker, and Social Entrepreneur

E114. Mama’s Boys and Traffic Cones - with Jim Young, Coach, Author, Comedian, & Speaker

E113. TOTM Face to Face #9: What Goes Unsaid - with Mohandas & Selim

E112. Living in Truth and Honesty - with Marcelo Peterlini, Educator, Programing Director - Latin American Leadership Academy

E111. Call Me Man - with Man Le, Husband, Father, Nurse, & EFC Alumnus

E110. Formative Years In The Police State - with Muhammad Bilal, Filmmaker and Educator

E109. TOTM Face to Face #8: Lifelong Friends - with Mohandas & Eli

E108. Boulders and Mentors - with Marcus L. Strother, President & CEO of Mentor California

E107. Convergence: The Death Ceremony - with Ashanti Branch

E106. Why do you live? - with Ola Akinwe, Founder, Boys Mentoring Advocacy Network, “The Humanitarian Guru”

E105. TOTM Face to Face #7: No Secrets - with Mohandas D. & Julian A.

E104. Choosing My Brother Over My Career - with Scott Messier, Business Owner, Ex-Medical Student, Husband

E103. Making Teaching Sexy - with Brother Jason Muhammad, Educator from Pittsburgh, PA

E102. Brothers and Uncles - with Jonathan DeYoe, Author, Investor, Educator, & Financial Advisor

E101. People Pleasers - with Newton Cheng, Director of Health + Performance at Google, World Champion Powerlifter

E100. Ever Forward: Then and Now - with Eduardo Canche, Engineer & Ever Forward Club Founding Member

E99. Finding His Voice - Johnathan P., Student & EFC Intern

E98. The Next Generation of India - with Prranav Reddy, Student from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

E97. Trusting the Process and Battling Cancer - with David Silva, Welder, Gamer, & Musician

E96. Engaging 21st Century Students - with Dr. Tim Daponte, Science Educator

E95. Tu David Phu (re-release) - “Just You, Your Paddle, and the Water”

E94. Giving Youth A Voice - with Nicholas M., Youth Outreach Worker

E93. A Writer Walks into a Speaker… - with Jason Rogers, LA-Based Writer, Olympic Medalist in Fencing

E92. Dr. Steve Perry - on Learning New Emotional Languages

E91. The Enneagram Test - with Samuel Trejo Aburto, Seeker for the Evolution of the Being

E90. Tilling The Soil In Your Heart - with Brandon Clift, Champion For Men's Mental Health, Podcast Host: The ManKind Podcast

E89. Real Superheroes Go To Therapy - with Nicholas Domingo, Author & Creator - Captain Encouragement, Happy Hive Studios & Productions

E88. TOTM Face to Face #6: The Lasting Effects - with Mohandas D. & Gabriel B.

E87. The Divine Masculine And Feminine - with John Okhiulu, Creative Community Organizer & Healer

E86. You Can Laugh Or You Can Cry - with Arturo Aviña, Theatre Teacher & Content Creator

E85. Youth, Heard - with Ashanti Branch

E84. A Battery In Your Back - with Amil Cook, Hip-Hop Technologist & Educator

E83. Young People, Deep Connections - with Mohandas D., High School Student & EFC Youth Host

E82. A Tree with Onion Roots - with Leo Mercer, Creative, Thought Leader, & Raptivist

E81. An Ally, A Better Man, A Better Person - with Ray Arata, Founder - Better Man Conference; Author, Coach, & Facilitator

E80. “I’m Here And Care” - with Rohit Tigga, Human Being and Founder of I’m Here And Care

E79. This Chip On My Shoulder - with Alfredo Mathew III, Co-Founder & Partner, ESO Ventures

E78. Better Boys, Better Men - with Andrew Reiner, Author, Father, Professor, & Speaker

E77. Emotional Sobriety - with Ceasar F. Barajas, Wellness Mentor, Performer, & Activist

E76. Coming of Age - with Preston Lee, Filmmaker & Senior at Marin Catholic High School

E75. The Spectrum of Aliveness - with Shems Heartwell, Life & Relationship Guide

E74. Prioritizing Resonance in Schools - with Roni Habib, Speaker & Founder of EQ Schools

E73. One Heartbeat at a Time - with Zev Grossman, Student at Montana State University

E72. The Soul That Lives Within - with Devan Sandiford, Writer, Storyteller, & Workshop Facilitator

E71. Achieving Structured Love - with Louka Parry, Education Futurist & Social Entrepreneur

E70. Sticks and Stones - with Ashanti Branch (SPECIAL EPISODE)

E69. Justin Baldoni (re-release) - on Human Beings and “Human Doings”

E68. J Meast - on Old School Men, and Keeping an Open Mind

E67. Seeking Help - with Ed Frauenheim, Writer, Speaker, & Consultant

E66. You Are Not Your Thoughts - with Andres Ruiz, Motivational Speaker & Coach

E65. Welcome to the MAN Park - with Noam Raucher, Rabbi, Coach, & Teacher

E64. The Hitman in All of Us - with Devon Gaster, Violence Prevention Advocate

E63. Steering Clear of the Safe Route - with Chioke Allen-Alvarez, Social Media Analyst & Assistant

E62. Breaking the Cycle - with Chris Harrigfeld, Custom Car Builder, Father, Brother, & Humanitarian

E61. Tu David Phu - “Just You, Your Paddle, and the Water”

E60. Embracing Tension and Dissonance - with Jonathan Santiago, Marketer & Creator

E59. “Fixing” vs. “Feeling” - with Tim Mousseau, Speaker & Researcher

E58. Go Farther Together - with George Hofstetter, Founder and CEO of GHTech Inc.

E57. “Eat Bitter” - with Joshua Gao, High School Student, Co-Founder & CEO at SAFE

E56. Greetings from Perú! - with Gustavo Heredia, Founder of Edulimitless, and Graduate of the Latin American Leadership Academy

E55. Getting off the “Hedonic Treadmill” - with Chip Conley, Hospitality Entrepreneur & New York Times Bestselling Author

E54. What parts of yourself does your heart long to reunite with? - with Didier Sylvain, Life and Leadership Coach

E53. Justin Baldoni - on Human Beings and “Human Doings”

E52. Same Things, Different Masks - with Will Tidwell, Founder of Speak Up Zee

E51. Bicycles and "Harm Reduction" - with Antonio Chavez, Courier & Founder of Lost Soul Courier Collective

E50. The One Year Anniversary Episode - with Ryan Louie, Filmmaker and Producer of Taking Off The Mask

E49. TOTM Face to Face #5: Wisdom Beyond Their Years - with Angel R. & Wenceslao S.S.

E48. TOTM Face to Face #4: Finding Purpose - with Sam R. & Ben W.-R.

E47. Normalcy Comes from Transparency - with José Quintero, Radio Host

E46. Windows into our Personalities - with Spencer Atkinson, Career Coach and Experiential Educator

E45. The Future of Masculinity - with Christian Lopez, Vulnerable Man

E44. The Opposite of Addiction is Community - with Samir Zakir, Entrepreneur & Activist

E43. Moving at the Speed of Trust - with Malcolm Dydo, Director & Co-Founder, Freedom Within Project

E42. TOTM Face to Face #3: A Long Overdue Conversation - with Kevin Romero and Chioke Allen-Alvarez

E41. Free Our Own Minds - with Donté Clark, Poet

E40. Planting the Seeds of Success - with Victor Manuel de la Mora Patiño, Architect Designer and Construction Coordinator

E39. Try Everything and Pray for the Best - with Leo L., High School Student & Gaming Enthusiast

E38. The Next Generation of Activism - with Denel McMahan, Dublin High School BSU President

E37. The Little Characters Inside Our Heads - with Niroj Bhandari, Health Researcher, Entrepreneur, Doctor

E36. Joe Hawley - on Fear, Leadership, and Life after the NFL

E35. How can we shoulder trauma and emotional burdens as a community? - with Kevin Romero, Scholar & College Student

E34. Turtles Live Longer than Rabbits - with Earl Crawford Jr., Educational Leader

E33. Speaking Up for Yourself - with Luis Canseco, Domestic Violence Prevention Educator

E32. Updates and Good News - with Ashanti Branch and Sam R.

E31. Removing the Stigma of Loneliness - with Adam Smiley Poswolsky, Keynote Speaker & Author: Friendship in the Age of Loneliness

E30. Adam Roa - on Faith, Doubt, and the Magic of Life

E29. When a Wound Becomes a Scar - with Keita Demming, Director of Innovation and Development, The Covenant Group

E28. Special Episode: A Panel Discussion of "Beyond Men and Masculinity"

E27. Something Worth Fighting For - with Thomas Sage Pedersen, CEO, Mentor, and Podcast Host

E26. On the Business of Creativity - with Adam Rosendahl, Founder and Chief Experience Officer of Late Nite Art

E25. Exploring New Spaces and Places - with Jason Gant, Athletic Mental Skills Coach

E24. Overcoming food addiction and setting high standards - with Chuck Herñañdez, Founder, Aqua Duck Enterprises

E23. Hold Your Head Up High - with Aaron Jackson, Student and Public Figure

E22. The Cultivation of Relaxation - with Dan Doty, Men’s Coach

E21. Still Swimmin’ - with Big Bruh, host of the podcast "Live with Big Bruh"

E20. Leveraging Self-Awareness - with Jordon Hodges, EFC Alumnus and HR Coordinator

E19. TOTM Face to Face #2: Breathe a Sigh of Relief - with Darnell Waters and Marcel Vasquez

E18. Kindred Spirits (re-release): A Conversation with Shawn Dove, CEO of the Campaign for Black Male Achievement

E17. A Moment of Transparency - with Mike Veny, Keynote Speaker and Author

E16. Special Episode: An Appearance on CNN Takes on a Whole New Meaning

E15. The Best Risk You Can Take: Looking Inwards - with Justin Odom, High School Senior and Filmmaker

E14. A New Work of Art - with Nana Oduro Frimpong, Artist, Photographer, 2020 Adobe Rising Star

E13. The Conqueror Narrative - with Chris Ategeka, Entrepreneur, Engineer, and Founder of UCOT

E12. The Beauty of Anger - with Mike Sagun, Certified Professional Men's Coach & EVRYMAN Facilitator

E11. Awakening Your Higher Self - with Khiari Allen-Infante, Ever Forward Club Member

E10. Broadening Horizons - with Nafis Ricks, Mental Health Advocate and Coach

E9. Confronting The Voice in the Basement - with Mark Greene, Keynote Speaker and Author

E8. Kindred Spirits: A Conversation with Shawn Dove, CEO of the Campaign for Black Male Achievement

E7. What does true leadership look like? Being fully known, with Pastor and Youth Leader, Spencer Romero

E6. Realize You are Not Alone: Shared vulnerability amongst teachers, students, and beyond, w/ educator, activist, and podcast host Wali White

E5. Freehand Profit - Finding Passion by Creating a Mask a Day

E4. Finding Your Galaxy and Shining Brighter - Interview with educator and artist, Noxhe Galactica and Ashanti Branch

E3. Lewis Howes and the Mask of Masculinity

E2. Why do we resist support for our Pain and Emotions? - Interview with Clive Bryan Jr. and Ashanti Branch

TOTM Face to Face #1: Fatherhood, Addiction and Showing Up: Alam and Alberto

E1. Mentorship, Leadership, and Failure at 19 years old - Interview with Breno Teixeira and Ashanti Branch

Taking Off The Mask in Two Minutes

Welcome to Taking Off The Mask