Frank Ostaseski is an internationally respected Buddhist teacher and visionary co-founder of the Zen Hospice Project, and founder of the Metta Institute. Frank has personally been with thousands of people as they were dying in his hospice work, and considers the people he helped his greatest teachers.
Richard Pimentel is one of the most incredible and inspiring humans we have ever met. It is no surprise there is a movie based on his life. He was abandoned at birth, raised in poverty, a volunteer for a suicide mission in Vietnam, blown up during the celebration for him surviving the suicide mission, and then comes home and starts helping other disabled vets get employment and eventually helps co-write the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Sam headed over to Patreon headquarters to talk with CEO and incredible musician Jack Conte. Jack spent his entire adult life as a working artist, figuring out ways to support himself doing what he loves.
Back from his recent descent into the unmedicated underworld, Sam finally releases his conversation with the legendary Purple Pope, comedian, and podcaster, Duncan Trussell. Sam has been a Fan of Duncan for many years, so naturally, the conversation covers a wide range of topics about being human that Sam had always wanted to ask him. The conversation also features Duncan's famous mindbending rants, that can only come from the unique, psychedelic, far-out mind, of the one and only Duncan Trussell.
The "official Interview" starts at 28:00, but we thought we'd leave the conversation as it was recorded.
Gloria Allred is the famed and extremely successful attorney most known for women’s rights cases, including the recent sexual harassment allegations leveled against President Trump, Bill Cosby, and Harvey Weinstein.
Sam talks with author, actress, and entrepreneur Tina Alexis Allen about finding your voice, healing, and living a great life no matter what you've been through. Check out Tina's book, Hiding Out: A Memoir of Drug,
Sam and Jacob discuss starting from scratch, finding your creativity, and finding the courage to try. It's really late when I write this so I'm going to do a proper bio tomorrow when I have slept.
Jacob Nordby is the author of The Devine Arsonist and Blessed Are The Weird, and is also the founder of the Creative Unbootcamp.
Every artist—no, every human—needs to listen to this episode. Sam sits down with Julia Cameron, author, playwright, filmmaker, composer, and teacher. Julia’s book The Artist’s Way has changed countless people’s lives. Julia teaches us all to give ourselves the permission to create. If you’ve ever doubted your work or doubted its value, please listen to this conversation.
Sam and Katie discuss the nature of reality and where pain and suffering fit in. They talk about living in the moment, free from your painful thoughts and beliefs, and do Byron Katie's The Work around Sam's recent heartbreak.
Sam sat down with Mandy Stadtmiller, a freelance writer and author of the new memoir Unwifeable, in LA at a time when he was in a deep depression.
Matt Weinstein is the nation’s foremost authority on the use of fun and humor in team building. Matt is the founder and “Emperor” of Playfair, Inc., an international consulting firm based in Northern California.
Melba Pattillo Beals bolted into the spotlight as a teenager in 1957 when she, a black girl, enrolled at Central High School, an all white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas.
You may have seen her on the HBO comedy Crashing, Comedy Central’s new hit Corporate, or her Netflix special on The Standups, but Aparna Nancherla is also a master of addressing depression and mental health in her comedy. I sat down with her in an apartment in Brooklyn, New York to talk about how she got to where she is now.
Brené Brown and Sam Lamott sit down to talk about moving through fear, the power of vulnerability, and letting go of shame.
Frank Prisinzano is the executive chef and owner behind the Italian restaurants Frank, Lil’ Frankie’s, and Supper in New York City. He’s also an incredibly passionate artist, visionary, leader, Italian-American, and New Yorker.
Sam Lamott sits down with New York Times bestselling author and teacher Geneen Roth to talk about surviving life’s messy moments. From losing all her money to Bernie Madoff to childhood trauma, this episode is jam-packed with amazing stories, tips, and strategies Geneen has picked up along her journey.
