Best Jeffrey Szilagyi Podcasts (2024)

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#39: Dr. Scott Schmidt - Navigating the Inevitable 53:54

20h ago53:54

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Episode Summary: Dr. Scott Schmidt joins the podcast to share his knowledge about caring for those with serious illness and those who are in the dying process. As a medical doctor with an expansive background in Emergency Medicine, Hospice Care, and now as a leader in the Primary Palliative Care field, Scott invites us to consider how we go about t…

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#38: Jeffrey Weisberg — The Work of Repairing Harm 1:02:17

3M ago1:02:17

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Episode Summary In The Work of Repairing Harm, the warm-hearted Jeffrey Weisberg joins the podcast for a rich and moving conversation about his experience with Peacebuilding and Restorative Justice practices. As the Executive Director and co-founder of the River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding, Jeffrey shares his perspective and insight on the inc…

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#37: Fu Schroeder - Leaping Into the Yellow River 1:05:28

5M ago1:05:28

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Episode #37 Summary Senior Zen Dharma teacher, Fu Schroeder, sits down with Jef Szi for a heart-felt and mind-opening exploration of Zen Buddhism. As a System of Knowledge, Zen is one of the great wisdom lineages—handed down across centuries and into the lap of Fu in the 1970’s. This delightful conversation offers our community a nourishing encount…

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Bonus Episode #08: Tobin Mayell—Part Two—Everything Under the Sun and Moon 48:21

6M ago48:21

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In Everything Under the Sun and Moon, show host Jef Szi continues his conversation with Tobin Mayell, as Tobin remembers the life of his late mother, Christine Waddell. Christine was a healer, teacher, mother, and grandmother who passed away suddenly in the Spring of 2023. In this fluid conversation between enduring friends, Tobin weaves the experi…

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Bonus Episode #07: Tobin Mayell—Part One—Looking Into the Beyond 47:06

6M ago47:06

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In Bonus Episode #07, Tobin Mayell joins the show for the first of a two-part conversation honoring the lives of his late parents—Norm Mayell and Christine Waddell. Here, Tobin recounts for us the core elements in his relationship with Norm—open-heartedly offering glimpses into the arc of the their father-son story. From early, unrequited longings …

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#36: Dalanah Smith - The Wisdom of Astrology 1:24:30

7M ago1:24:30

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We kick off Season Four with the fun and forthright Dalanah Smith. Dalanah is an astrologer, stoic, palmist, biologist, and host of the Moon Matters Podcast. In this episode, she shares her take on one of the most ancient systems of knowledge around - Traditional Astrology, a.k.a. Hellenistic Astrology. Also joining the podcast is episode co-host, …

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#35: Robert M. Sapolsky - Life Without Free Will 1:14:34

8M ago1:14:34

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In episode #35, legendary professor and author Robert M. Sapolsky joins the show for a fascinating conversation about his most recent book: Determined. At length we discuss what life looks like when we accept the premise of Determined: free will is a myth and rewarding and punishing behavior is an outdated approach to running a humane and just worl…

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#34: Dr. Anna Lembke - On Stress and Dopamine 59:10

9M ago59:10

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Episode Summary In episode #34, the esteemed author of Dopamine Nation, Dr. Anna Lembke, returns to the show for a fascinating conversation about stress, dopamine, and how the two intersect. With an equal measure of kindness and expertise, Dr. Lembke walks us through the contours of both addiction and stress. Along the way she reinforces the challe…

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Bonus Episode #6: The Power to Survive 19:56

11M ago19:56

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Bonus Episode Summary In The Power to Survive, show host Jef Szi shares an essay that connects the adaptive function of the stress system to the realms of fitness and the presence of genes. As critical parts of our adaptive powers for survival, he shows us how stress, fitness, and genes actually are at work on a continuum of time. This short bonus …

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#33: Dameian Hartfield - Wishing for an Earthquake 1:41:32

12M ago1:41:32

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Episode Summary In Episode #33, Dameian Hartfield joins the podcast for a deeply honest conversation, recounting some of the major moments in his life. In many respects, this podcast is a continuation of an ongoing conversation we have had as friends for nearly two decades, where Dameian speaks his truth and in doing so acts as an ambassador for th…

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#32: Dr. Christopher A. Lowry - Stress & Your Microbiome 1:02:50

1y ago1:02:50

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Episode Summary There are few better equipped to take us into the fascinating world of the gut microbiome than University of Colorado professor Dr. Christopher A. Lowry. In addition to his rich understanding of humans ancient and critical relationship with the bacterial world, Dr. Lowry has a thorough understanding of the complex interactions of ou…

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#31: Darcy Ottey - Templates for Change 1:06:59

1y ago1:06:59

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In episode #31, Templates for Change, Darcy Ottey from Youth Passageways joins the show for an extended conversation about her love for Rites of Passage (RoP) work as well as her recent book on the subject: Rites and Responsibilities: A Guide to Growing Up. With an extensive and deeply personal connection to Rites of Passage practices, Darcy helps …

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#30: Juliet and Kelly Starrett - Built To Move 57:45

1+ y ago57:45

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Episode Summary In this special episode of the How Humans Work Podcast, Juliet and Kelly Starrett from the The Ready State join the show to share all about their newest book: Built To Move! With clear vision and simple practices, they provide a persuasive invitation to rethink our approach to a healthy life. Throughout the show they offer a powerfu…

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#29: Chase Jackson - Lessons In Tension 1:25:44

1+ y ago1:25:44

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Episode Summary Chase Jackson is a jazz vibraphonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator, and producer. He also just happens to be the beloved musical backbone for the How Humans Work Podcast. In Episode #29, Chase drops in for a lengthy exploration of how music and stress intersect. Fully saturated in the world of sound creation, we learn f…

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#28: Dossie Easton - An Ethical Slut; Sex, Freedom & Destiny 1:54:49

1+ y ago1:54:49

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Episode Summary Dossie Easton is a co-author of The Ethical Slut and four other books on sex, BDSM and relationships. As a pioneer in the world of polyamory she renders fascinating and mirthful accounts of her hard-earned wisdom on navigating the dynamics of non-traditional relationships, particularly with the ethics of “sluthood.” Dossie is also a…

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#27: Kelly Starrett - Stress, Fitness & Society 59:31

2y ago59:31

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Episode Summary The vital and lucid Dr. Kelly Starrett from The Ready State (TRS) joins the How Humans Work Podcast for a rich and captivating conversation about Stress, Fitness, & Society. In this wide-ranging episode, we get a strong feel for Kelly’s learned perspectives on a host of matters like movement, behavior change, human nature, misguided…

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Bonus Episode #05 - Jef Szi; Inner-Viewed 1:17:16

2y ago1:17:16

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In Bonus Episode #05, Brent MacKinnon jumps into the interviewer chair, reversing the roles with show host- Jef Szi. At nearly eighty years of age and with a tremendous range of life experiences (poet, combat war veteran, grandfather, teacher ++), Mac brings a littany of inquiry with mirth and erudition. With the efficiency of a marine, he grills J…

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#26: Marc Brackett - Permission to Feel 45:35

2y ago45:35

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Episode Summary Marc Brackett is the author of Permission to Feel and the Founding Director at Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. He is a driving force in bringing the power of emotional intelligence and basic emotional know-how into schools, communities, and professional settings across the world. Marc joins us on Episode #26 for a dynamic an…

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#25: Kelly McDermott - Turning Our Gaze Upstream; stress, behavior & health 1:03:55

2y ago1:03:55

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Dr. Kelly McDermott joins the show for a spirited conversation on the upstream factors which influence our health and impact our society. With her wealth of knowledge about research, policy and health behaviors, Kelly helps us make connections between chronic disease, Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences, rites of passage, and stress. Along t…

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#24: Brenton MacKinnon - After You Have Suffered; War, Revelation & Maturity 1:30:34

2y ago1:30:34

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Episode Summary Brenton ‘Mac’ MacKinnon is an American poet, combat veteran, polyglot, world-traveler, and creative writing teacher. Mac joins us for a deeply moving conversation about his hard-earned knowledge of warfare, PTSD, writing, healing and the profound desire to be known and belong. In After You Have Suffered; we come to know Mac as he re…

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#23: Jimmy Conrad - Let's Make This Matter 1:14:32

2y ago1:14:32

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In Episode 23 of the How Humans Work Podcast, wildly entertaining Jimmy Conrad joins us for a deep dive into his life in and beyond his tremendous thirteen year career as a professional soccer player. In Let’s Make This Matter we get a real and buoyant account of what it took for a lad from Southern California with a profound drive to prove his val…

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#22: Zameen-a Iqbal - This Virtue of Beauty 55:21

2+ y ago55:21

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In Episode 22, violinist, poet and multimedia artist Zameen-a Iqbal joins the podcast for moving and insightful conversation around the transcendental nature of beauty. Describing an “unbearable ache of inspiration” she has experienced since childhood, we learn how across her life beauty became the virtue by which Zameen-a came to understand how kn…

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#21: William Hornyak - The Medicine in Stories 59:06

2+ y ago59:06

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In Episode 21, master storyteller William J. Hornyak kicks-off our third season of the How Humans Work Podcast on The Nature of Stress. Will shows us how both stories and storytelling have power and medicine inside of them to aid us in our times of stress. At the outset of this show we learn how the craft of storytelling came into Will’s life and w…

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Bonus Episode #04 - Deepening Into the Small Soul with Rory Higham 1:10:08

2+ y ago1:10:08

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In Deepening into the Small Soul, Jef Szi welcomes Rory Higham for another dive into the nature of the ego and its place in our lives. Picking up on Bonus Episode #3 - Compassion for the Small Soul, Rory and Jef continue the conversation, primarily through an Internal Family Systems (IFS) perspective on the relationships between Parts and the Self.…

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Bonus Episode #03 - Compassion for the Small Soul with Alice Treves 36:49

2+ y ago36:49

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In Compassion for the Small Soul show host Jef Szi welcomes special guest Alice Treves for a rambling and musing conversation about the value, function and limitations that come with our human ego. While the ego is often castigated and frequently misunderstood, this conversation explores and “defends” the egoic aspect of life as purposful and neces…

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#20: Michael Meade - Standing in the Rivers of Time 1:29:16

2+ y ago1:29:16

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Episode Summary Michael J. Meade, D.H.L., is a storyteller, author, scholar of mythology as well as the founder of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation and the creator of the Living Myth Podcast. In Standing in the Rivers of Time, Michael offers us his rich understanding of story and myth as we venture further into our season two conversation around pas…

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#19: Anna Lembke - Dopamine and the Web of Pleasure 55:59

2+ y ago55:59

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Dr. Anna Lembke, MD is a psychiatrist, professor, researcher and the medical director of Stanford Addiction Medicine. Dr. Lembke is also the author of Dopamine Nation, a salient book that explores the neuroscience of addiction and the lessons we can learn from those who’ve been caught in its powerful spell. In episode #19 of the How Humans Work Pod…

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#18: David Buss - Making Sense of Mating 1:05:14

3y ago1:05:14

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Episode Summary David M. Buss is a professor of evolutionary psychology and runs the Buss Lab at the University of Texas, Austin. For the past four decades he has focused his research on studying strategies in human mating. He has authored notable books on the subject, including The Evolution of Desire and his recent book on sexual conflict, When M…

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#17: Tara Coyote - There's A Gift Here 56:47

3y ago56:47

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Episode Summary Listen in as Jef Szi welcomes the generous and joyful Tara Coyote to the show. In this remarkable episode Tara recounts the many trials and blessings that have been her companions over the last several years. From her picture perfect marriage and career that fell apart to the death of her best friend from leukemia, and onto her own …

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Bonus Episode #02 - Dreaming On Mother Earth 24:53

3y ago24:53

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In Dreaming On Mother Earth show host Jef Szi weaves a morning dream with a figure of illness into an episode about personal and collective passages. Beginning by recounting his lifelong connection to his dreaming-self, as well as a handful of some of the dreams that came along in key moments of his life, Jeffrey then lays the ground to look at the…

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#16 Amy Armstrong - Resting in the Ancient 50:04

3y ago50:04

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Ms. Amy Armstrong teaches AP Psychology and Major Religions at a private Catholic High School in the San Francisco Bay Area. In Resting in the Ancient we hear how chance, activism, and wisdom powerfully blend together in the dedicated heart of one teacher. Deeply attuned to the global challenges in which her students are coming of age, Amy sheds li…

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#15: Jennifer Berit Wilson - The Moon Dance of Motherhood 52:05

3y ago52:05

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Episode Summary Jennifer Berit Wilson is an author, writing coach and activist. In Episode #15 we journey with Jen into the difficult realities in parenting. Relaying the consuming blend of demands from sleep deprivation, work pressures, raising very young children in the absence of village and desire to commitment to be emotionally present, we can…

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#14: Albert Flynn DeSilver - Trusting the Wild Mind 56:43

3y ago56:43

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Episode Summary In Episode #14 Jef Szi welcomes poet, memoirist, and writing coach Albert Flynn DeSilver to the podcast for an engaging conversation about the personal passages in his life as well as the passages that have come with being a writer. We begin by exploring Albert’s latest book project on consciousness and addiction. On the heels of th…

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#13: Randy Fortes - Warrior of the Forgotten 51:00

3y ago51:00

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Episode Summary In Episode #13 Jef Szi welcomes Randy Fortes for a dynamic conversation about his passage into becoming a social-emotional facilitator. In it we hear how Randy began his journey first working with young children then teaching hip-hop culture at his local community center before an epic encounter with young people around the world as…

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#12: Popa Kaiwann King - North Heaven 44:52

3y ago44:52

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Episode Summary In Episode #12 Popa (Kaiwann King) is our first and much welcomed guest for the new season. In this show, North Heaven, Popa and Jef talk about their recent times from first meeting in Watts to having a community weekend in the Sierra mountains. Gradually they find their way toward two great passages in Popa’s life that he wanted to…

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#11: Jef Szi - Passages and Planets 19:34

3y ago19:34

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In this short, solo episode Jef Szi kicks-off season two by laying-out the intention and the shape of what's to come. He invites the listeners to expand his reach for guests beyond his social set. After a short musical break, Jef shares his new found passion for the language of astrology and how it is helping him rethink what's at play in human lif…

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#10: Jef Szi - Recasting Fatherhood 19:45

3y ago19:45

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Episode Summary In Episode #10, Jef Szi reflects on the personal impact Season One’s shows has had on him. He also opens up about about a few memories he carries of his own late father, Bill Szilagyi. Among them, Jef recounts how his dad tended to him when he was injured in minor household accident. Another is how his father directed his sense of i…

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#09: Lakshmi DelSesto - Ride the Mystic Dragon 55:54

3+ y ago55:54

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Episode Summary In Episode #09 Lakshmi DelSesto joins the show for beautiful conversation about music, fathering, and spirituality. In Lakshmi’s life we can gather much about the sacred and healing power of music, the challenge of coming-of-age without an invested father and the moving way a nomadic heart reconciles life’s adversities with creativi…

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#08: Ned Schaut - Getting Beyond Good 59:11

3+ y ago59:11

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In Episode #08, Jef Szi welcomes the high energy and creative Ned Schaut to the podcast. In Getting Beyond Good Ned reflects on his his adventuresome father Richard, whose long-leash and experience focused fathering style contrasted with his mother’s strong religious values and morality. Through his stories about growing up in a tiny Northern Calif…

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#07: Amir Ebrahimi - I Am Your Son 52:56

3+ y ago52:56

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Episode Summary In Episode #07, Jeffrey welcomes Amir Ebrahimi to the podcast. We begin by learning about why Amir’s passions for the cutting edges of computer science has become a spiritual quest that provides a sense of home in and a connection to the greater nature of the universe. The show turns toward Amir’s sense of self and how it was influe…

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#06: Alexie Dossa - The Legacies My Father Left For Me 57:04

3+ y ago57:04

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In Episode #06, Jeffrey welcomes respected friend and dedicated father Alexie Dossa to the show. A man rich with stories, Alexie recounts the forceful life of his late father Ramzan Dossa and how he connected with his father’s heritage and legacy through an old leather suitecase filled with mementos. Alexie shares what it was like growing-up in the…

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Bonus Episode #01 - The Cheapest Room in the House 12:22

3+ y ago12:22

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In Bonus Episode #01, listen in as Jef Szi aims to make sense of the failed insurrection of January the 6th by connecting the dots between stress, convenience and deception. By tying the willingingness to buy into the Big Lie about the election results to the evolved benefits of deception and the need to do things cheaply, Jef lays out a way to und…

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#05: Robert Trivers - The Logic of Evolution 42:54

3+ y ago42:54

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Episode Summary In Episode #05, Jef Szi welcomes the always forthright and more than occasionally provocative Robert Trivers. Together they discuss one of Robert’s many seminal papers in the field of Evolutionary Biology: Parental Investment and Sexual Selection. Written in 1972, this paper lays bare how time and energy investment differences betwe…

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#04: Chris Brown - Showing Up for Dads 49:39

3+ y ago49:39

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In Episode #04, Jeffrey welcomes Chris Brown from the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) for an in-depth look at why fathers matter and how Father Absence adversely impacts children, mothers, and society. As an expert in building-up men and transmitting fathering know-how, Chris generously walks us through not only the problematic outcomes that a…

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#03: Araceli Santos Bieber - The Yoga of Love 57:30

3+ y ago57:30

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In Episode #03, Jef welcomes yoga teacher, life coach, spirit warrior, and local treasure Araceli Santos Bieber. Looking at all facets of life bravely, Araceli offers us an honest look at the landscape inside her relationship with her father, her mother, husband and more. She also brings us along to the vital transformations she experienced as daug…

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#02: Luis J. Rodriguez - Owning Your Life 1:06:22

3+ y ago1:06:22

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In Episode #02, Jef Szi welcomes poet, novelist, community activist and admired friend Luis J. Rodriguez for a powerful look at fathers, society and one man’s gradual yet epic arrival into healing the difficult legacies in his family. Luis recounts his many migrations from gang affilated and homeless youth to the how social justice, activism, liter…

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#01: Jonah Larkin - Talismans of Trust 59:59

3+ y ago59:59

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Jonah Larkin is a performance coach and habit expert who specializes in getting his clients aligned and empowered to achieve their goals. As a well-known early adopter, Jonah fittingly joins show host Jef Szi for the very first episode in the very first season of the How Humans Work Podcast. On the way to sharing an extended account of his early me…

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