Episode 64 - Quinn HargitaiQuinn Hargitai is a teacher, writer, photographer, and Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, in no particular order. After living and working in Albania for two and a half years, Quinn returned stateside and began working as a teacher at an international school in the greater New York area. In addition to his work in educat ...…

Episode 6​3 - Melis SönmezDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Melis Sönmez. Melis is a design researcher with a background in product design and brand communication. She has spent the past four years collaborating with design and strategy teams tackling complex challenges and contributing insights and strategic th ...…

Episode 62 - Summer MartinDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Summer Martin. Summer considers herself a risk taker, dream chaser and rule breaker. She’s on a mission to live her best life while encouraging others to do the same. When she’s not selling software during the day, she’s behind the mic recording her pod ...…

Episode 6​1 - ​​Maria Filippone​,​ D.O.Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, ​Maria Filippone​,​ D.O. Maria is a physician, co-founder of Des Moines Young Artists' Theater and co-owner of Noce, Des Moines’ premiere jazz club. She is a mother to three girls, and has been pursuing a life long dream of learning Arabic. ...…

Episode 60 -Josh WastaDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Josh Wasta. Josh is a role-playing game author, gamer, humorist and long-time podcaster. He was a part of several podcasts that have been lost to the sands of time, including Digital Llama and Digital Llama: Player's Guide as well as of the Knightmare and W ...…

Episode 59 - Rev. M BarclayDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Rev. M Barclay. Rev. M Barclay is the first openly non-binary trans person to be commissioned as a deacon in The United Methodist Church. They are currently serving as Director at enfleshed - a new ecumenical nonprofit committed to "bringing what matte ...…

Special Episode - Simon & GarfunkelDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guests, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel! "Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s and became counterculture icons of ...…

Episode 58 - Jamey BradburyDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Jamey Bradbury. Jamey Bradbury is a writer who lives in Anchorage, Alaska. Her fiction has appeared in Black Warrior Review (winner of the annual fiction contest), Sou’wester, and Zone 3 and won an Estelle Campbell Memorial Award from the National Soci ...…

Season 3, Episode 57 - Caitlin CantyDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Caitlin Canty. Caitlin Canty is an American singer/songwriter whose music carves a line through folk, blues, and country ballads. Her voice was called “casually devastating” by the San Francisco Chronicle and NPR describes her songs as having ...…

Season 3, Episode 56 - Special Episode Part Two - Tommy Estlund and Dan SterenchukWe received so many requests over the past year to create an episode exploring our lives so we're excited to release a special two-part episode where we ask each other questions that our listeners submitted and we also asked questions we're curious about regarding ...…

Season 3, Episode 56 - Special Episode Part One - Tommy Estlund and Dan SterenchukWe received so many requests over the past year to create an episode exploring our lives so we're excited to release a special two-part episode where we ask each other questions that our listeners submitted and we also asked questions we're curious about regarding ...…

Season 3, Episode 55 - Erin BurtonDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Erin Burton. Erin is a divorced mother of two living in West Des Moines, Iowa. She works as an interior designer. Aside from chasing after kids, trying to make the world a more beautiful place to live and trying to prioritize what really matters ...…

Season 3, Episode 54 - Amy HunterDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Amy Hunter. Amy Hunter is the Manager of Diversity and Inclusion for St. Louis Children’s Hospital. She recently joined the organization after being the Director of Racial Justice for the St. Louis YWCA. Currently, she is charged with addressing ...…

Season 3, Episode 53 - Laura James.Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Laura James. Laura is from metro Atlanta GA, a mother to three sons 21, 16 and 12. She is married to the woman of her dreams. Laura suffers from Bi-Polar disorder, though manages her illness through self-acceptance, medical treatment and consta ...…

Season 3, Episode 52 - Angie Lawrence. Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Angie Lawrence. Angie is from Cedar Rapids, IA and currently lives in Marion, Iowa about 15 minutes away from where she grew up. She is the oldest of 5 kids; her youngest sibling is 18 years younger than her and was born two and a half mont ...…

Season 3, Episode 51 - Alexa Martinez.Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Alexa Martinez. Alexa is a sex coach and mentor on a mission to reform sex education and sexuality expression across the globe. She is from the deep south of Louisiana and if anyone knows how to bust through taboos regarding sex, it’s her. S ...…

Season 3, Episode 50 - Kaothar El-Far.Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Kaothar El-Far. Kaothar's heritage is Muscogee Creek (maternal side) and Palestinian (paternal side). She was born and raised in rural Oklahoma as the second of five children. Even though she has faced a number of challenging life situations ...…

Season 3, Episode 49 - Scarlet RavenswoodDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Scarlet Ravenswood . Scarlet is a professional tarot reader and owner of Arcane Alchemy; a website dedicated to exploring our world through Paganism and magic. Her writings have been featured in several spiritual publications and she is r ...…

Season 2, Episode 48 - Christina Eanes Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Christina Eanes . Christina specializes in superachieving and it is her personal mission to help individuals achieve more in life. She accomplishes this mission through her speaking engagements, workshops, and coaching. To learn more, visit ...…

Season 2, Episode 47 - Aaron ElyaDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Aaron Elya. Aaron is a 40 year old married father of two from the metro Atlanta area. He and his wife Jill were married in 2002, and have two daughters; Turner (10) and Sydney (7). After being a devoted husband and father, Aaron's passion is musi ...…

Season 2, Episode 46 - Draven GreyDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Draven Grey. Draven is an accomplished professional musician and author residing near Denver, CO, USA.As a musician, Draven has performed in front of crowds in the tens of thousands, composed music for television and film, and been a guest on mu ...…

Season 2, Episode 45 - Claire Morris ClarkDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Claire Morris Clark. Claire is a Seattle-area transplant who is passionate about modern social justice, building vibrant, compassionate community, and authentic faith. She is grateful to journey through life with some of the best people ...…

Season 2, Episode 44 - Justin EvansDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Justin Evans. Justin is 40 years old and has worked in the IT field in corporate America all his life. He started podcasting in 2012 after being inspired by Art Bell (Coast to Coast), Joe Rogan (Joe Rogan Experience) and Glynn Washington (Snap ...…

Season 2, Episode 43 - In Memory of Joshua Casteel (Dec. 1979-Aug. 2012)Tommy​ and I are honored to present this special episode in memory of the life of Joshua Casteel. Joshua was a classmate of ours at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We're honored to have Joshua's mother, Kristi Casteel, join us on The Curiosity Hour Podcast to ...…

Season 2, Episode 42 - Katie WardDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Katie Ward. Katie is a Los Angeles-based actor, writer, and host of The Enthusiasm Enthusiast podcast. As an actor, you may have seen her on Those Who Can't, Attack Of The Show, CSI: Miami, and in more than 75 commercials across the world. Katie ...…

Season 2, Episode 41 - Kate Melloy Goettel, JDDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Kate Melloy Goettel, JD. Kate is a senior litigation attorney at the National Immigrant Justice Center, and is wife to Bryan, and mother to Adelaide (5) and Rowan (3). She resides in the Chicago suburbs where she enjoys playing a sma ...…

Season 2, Episode 40 - Bev KriegelDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Bev Kriegel. Bev was married for 61 years to her husband Bill who died in 2014. Bev is a mother to four children, nine grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Bev is a former American Red Cross volunteer and she was very active responding ...…

Season 2, Episode 39 - Robert Jenkins, JDDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Robert Jenkins, JD. Rob Jenkins uses his unique point of view, disarming delivery, and rhetorical skills he learned practicing law to tell you why he's right. You'll disagree, but you'll laugh anyway.A Detroit native, Rob has performed at ...…

Season 2, Episode 38 - Keith LesmeisterDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Keith Lesmeister. Keith is the author of the story collection We Could’ve Been Happy Here (MG Press 2017). His fiction has appeared in American Short Fiction, Gettysburg Review, North American Review, Redivider, Slice Magazine, and many oth ...…

Season 2, Episode 37 - Alexzandria Baker, PhDDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Alexzandria Baker, PhD. Dr. Baker holds a Master of Science in Mind-Body Medicine and a PhD in Humanistic Psychology. She is a wife, mother, sexual wellness coach, occultist, magician, teacher, and life-long student. She has published ...…

Season 2, Episode 32 - Norman Gunn, Jr. - Special Announcement! Tommy and Dan have a special announcement for Norman Gunn, Jr based upon the generosity of a couple of our listeners who were inspired by Norman's story!Listen to Norman's episode here:https://soundcloud.com/thecuriosityhourpodcast/s02-e32-norman-gunn-jrWatch/listen to live announc ...…

Season 2, Episode 36 - Lisa Kelly, PhDDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Lisa Kelly, PhD. Dr. Kelly is a psychologist, a mother, a healer, a life-coach, a teacher and a humanitarian, but most importantly she is a spiritual being having a human experience. Her passion is facilitating self-awareness, personal growt ...…

Season 2, Episode 35 - Virginia PillarsDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Virginia Pillars. Virginia, the Iowa author of the award-winning book, Broken Brain, Fortified Faith: Lessons of Hope Through a Child's Mental Illness, lives on a farm, along with her husband of forty-two years. She is the mother of four, o ...…

Season 2, Episode 34 - Crispian Lynn PaulDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Crispian Lynn Paul. Crispian was born and raised in Wichita, KS (with a year spent in Iowa under the care of a guardian when her mother died when she was 15). She currently lives in Olathe, KS, with her husband, Matt and their dog, Khloe. ...…

Season 2, Episode 33 - Tony Jean DickersonDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Tony Jean Dickerson. She was born and raised in Indianapolis, IN. She is the 7th of 8 siblings (4 boys; 4 girls; she is the youngest girl). She was raised by her mother, stepfather, and uncle. This fact shaped a lot of who she is. She is ...…

Season 2, Episode 32 - Norman Gunn, Jr.Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Norman David Gunn, Jr. Norman was born and raised in downtown Kansas City. He spent his youth living in a string of rental properties owned by shady landlords, public housing and on at least one occasion, a homeless shelter. Not long after ...…

Season 2, Episode 31: Michaela LloydDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Michaela Lloyd. Michaela is a Transformational Life Coach who empowers individuals through one-on-one coaching and inspirational video content. Michaela stumbled into the world of personal development through deep insecurities about her body, ...…

Season 2, Episode 30: Theresa RoseDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Theresa Rose. Theresa Rose is an employee benefits professional by day and Singer/Songwriter/Music Performer on nights and weekends. She is also a proud mother of a 9 year old daughter, a day dreamer, the significant other of world-touring melod ...…

Season 2, Episode 29: Abigail SwetzDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Abigail Swetz. Abigail is in transition. A public school teacher for the past 7 years, she believes teaching is the most powerful job in the world and yet has decided to leave the classroom to try and make change of a different sort. This fall, ...…

Season 2, Episode 28: Mallorie WebbDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Mallorie Webb. Mallorie was born in Canton, GA and was raised between Atlanta, GA and Woodstock, GA by divorced parents. She had a blended family through divorce and remarriages. She has lived on her own since she was 17 years old (after asking ...…

Season 2, Episode 27: Jeff SimmermonDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Jeff Simmermon. Jeff Simmermon is a storyteller, standup comic, and the producer/performer behind 'And I Am Not Lying,' a variety show that combines stand-up, storytelling, burlesque, sideshow and music on the second Friday of every month at U ...…

Season 1, Episode 26: Ilana ShortDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Illana Short. Ilana lives a pretty typical life in Las Vegas, Nevada, with her husband Jeff, kids Reed and Juliet, and menagerie of pets including her dog, Peso, and cats Benjamin and Juniper. And, she is pretty happy with this typical life, cons ...…

Season 1, Episode 25: Andrea SchoenbeckDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Andrea Schoenbeck. Andrea was born in Carroll, Iowa and grew up in Norfolk, Nebraska and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She attended undergrad at the University of Northern Iowa and completed her master’s through Mount Mercy University. Andrea and her ...…

Season 1, Episode 24: MobleyDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, the musician Mobley. Cutting vocals in the woods behind his college dorm. Mixing in the backseat of a sedan. Sneaking into the music department after hours to teach himself to play new instruments (and sneaking out before the faculty arrived in the mo ...…

Season 1, Episode 23: David ClarkeDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, David Clarke. David is a young at heart 60 year old, husband, father, grandfather, lover, life loving, coffee, wine and whiskey imbiber, good food consumer and preparer, with a love for humanity, cultural diversity and all manner of beauty manif ...…

Season 1, Episode 22: Rivki SilverDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Rivki Silver. Rivki has spent most of her life immersed in the study and instruction of music, but for the past nine years has been learning about marriage and motherhood. She writes about relationships, parenthood, music and religion, as seen t ...…

Season 1, Episode 21: Rebecca ArellanoDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Rebecca Arellano. Rebecca is a wife, mother and consumer goods product developer for the outdoor industry. Born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, she never imagined the journey her life was going to take her on. Having moved to the Denver ar ...…

Season 1, Episode 20: Rachel Freemon SowersDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Rachel Freemon Sowers. For a complete bio on Rachel, visit http://www.rachelfreemonsowers.comThe Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund.Please join our Facebook Group, The Curiosity Hour Podcas ...…

Season 1, Episode 19: MJ ImpastatoDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, MJ Impastato. For a complete bio on MJ, visit http://www.mjimpastato.com.The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund.Please join our Facebook Group, The Curiosity Hour Podcast, to continue the discussion ...…

Season 1, Episode 18: Will Carpenter / Ships Have SailedDan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Will Carpenter from the band, Ships Have Sailed. Since their inception, Ships Have Sailed have always struck a balance between exuberant pop and substantial alternative rock. Their debut EP ‘Someday’ (2014) was well receive ...…