Good Humans

My good friend Matt Hires is back to talk about purpose, the ways music transcends the tangible into something deeper and unspoken, coping with uncertainty and discomfort, and HIS NEW SONG, Break No More! Matt is such a real, humble, inspiring, and wise person and I'm so happy he was willing to come back and share his perspective with us. This is the perfect conversation to get back in the swing with Good Humans! And Happy Holidays!Please check out Matt's new single and the rest of his music anywhere music can be found. And maybe grab some merch at matthires.bandcamp.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham Brown is a Hoosier, a small business owner, and a bit of an anarchist. Graham is on a mission to practice conscientious entrepreneurship, create community, impart empathy, and expand his perspective. Indiana is the best.Graham's company - United State of IndianaHappy Thanksgiving, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year to all! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Terrence Talley is spreading hope to students across the country by challenging them to engage with their secrets in a meaningful and powerful way, giving them tools to navigate their world, and connecting them to their parents, teachers, and mentors for support. Terrence's work is profoundly impactful and necessary. His book, Secrets Anonymous, shares his experiences working with these students, as well as some of the secrets they've shared with him after they experienced a school assembly program that spreads the message that “You are loved” and “You are not alone.”Terrence's website: terrencetalley.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Julia Nunes is a musician that never planned on being a musician. From getting her start on YouTube to opening for Ben Folds, Julia has learned a few things about following your passion, cutting through the bullshit, and true self-worth, and she shares some of that with us here. Oh, and she co-wrote and starred in a Sound of Music parody play in 4th grade. Listen to hear more about that, too.Julia recently released a music video for her song Used to Want off of her record Ughwow. Check it out here!Julia is currently on tour! Go see her at one of these places! Tickets hereNov 12 LPR NYC, NYNov 13 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PANov 14 The Union Washington, DCNov 15 The Evening Music Charlotte, NCNov 17 Eddie’s Attic Decatur, GANov 18 The East Room Nashville, TNNov 19 Open Chord Knoxville, TNNov 20 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OHNov 21 Rumba Cafe Columbus, OHNov 22 Magic Bag Detroit, MINov 23 Subterranean Chicago, IL See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mike Falzone is a stand-up comedian, musician, and Youtube creator that has built a loyal fan base by living out what he believes in: be nice, be funny, and be helpful. Mike's YoutubeWelcome to Our PodcastDynamic BanterHorny for the Past See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chad Gabriel is searching for what makes us feel alive and wants to help all of us make choices that increase our own aliveness. Chad is the Sherpa of Purpose at Tuthill, a Chicago-based company with a vision for doing good in their community and around the world. Chad's project, The Search for Aliveness, is a documentary series about sharing perspectives and exploring the feeling of aliveness and the human experience.Watch The Search for Aliveness hereShare your recipe for Aliveness here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Hires is an amazing musician, a deep thinker, and a genuinely good person. Matt's music is unique and heartfelt, as well as raw and authentic. This conversation goes everywhere from music to deconstructing faith to Mr. Rogers and it's lovely.Matt's website: www.matthires.comMatt's latest album is available on vinyl here: https://matthires.bandcamp.com/album/american-wilderness-2 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gary Ware helps professionals level-up their confidence, creativity, and happiness using play. This was an enlightening and uplifting conversation.www.breakthroughplay.comGary's TedX Talk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

*originally released on March 24th, 2018 - season 1, episode 3*Extremes are extremely unproductive.Moms Demand Action See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From sports to comedy to hosting late night talk shows, Jonders is keeping busy, but still finding time to take care of himself and others, in turn.@jondersfpt on Twitter and InstagramForward Pass Thinking audio content on Apple Podcasts and everywhere else podcasts are foundJonders' piece on Climb the Pocket See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John Keister joined us this week to talk about loving with no strings attached, loving yourself, and how fear stops us from living this way.John's website: www.johnhasthis.comResources John mentioned:The Trevor ProjectMama BearsPFLAGQ Christian Fellowship See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Branden Harvey is a storyteller focused on the good in the world. He's the host of the podcast Sounds Good, the creator of the Goodnewspaper, a printed newspaper full of good news, and has built an online community over more than 250,000 world changers. Branden talked to me about “real, messy hope”, and it was a beautiful conversation.Branden's company Good Good GoodBranden's Website www.brandenharvey.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pete Holmes, a hero of mine, spoke with me about seeking truth, killing our ego, true identity, and his new book, Comedy Sex God. It's available now and it's a must-read for anyone with "what's going on here?" thoughts.Order Pete's book here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Phil Drysdale is an author, a speaker, the son of a pastor, a Bible studier, a truth seeker, and some would say, a heretic. Phil is asking the questions of his faith that many Christians are afraid to ask, because the truth usually isn’t in line with the mainline dogma, and he’s talking about it with anyone and everyone that will listen. Phil’s websites, thegracecourse.com, and phildrysdale.com are completely free resources with videos, blog posts, and interviews that talk about meaningful topics, such as “what does the Bible say about being gay?” (hint: not much at all) and “what does faith even mean”? Phil is brilliant and kind and I’m so excited for you to meet him! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're one year old! Thank you all for listening and sticking with us, this long! In this episode, we're revisiting the conversations with the wonderful guests we've had on the show and we're talking about some exciting things we've got in the works!If you'd like to enter to win a free copy of Get Weird by C.J. Casciotta, visit www.goodhumanspod.com/giveaway!Thanks for being a part of this, you lovely, wonderful, Good Humans. We're not NEARLY done, yet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Some friends surprised me with a really wonderful birthday/farewell party and it was awesome. Before we wrapped up the evening, we decided to have a meaningful discussion about the stuff that really matters.Are you a fan of audio books? Check out www.audibletrial.com/goodhumans for your free 30-day trial and a free audio book that you get to keep, even if you cancel! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Christopher Swan is on a mission to help people discover and celebrate what makes them different. This was a delightful, uplifting conversation about diversity, perspective, and embracing your uniqueness. The world needs your kind of different.Accidental InformationChristopher's personal website - https://christopherswan.infoChristopher's podcast - My Big Story See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Andy Hardy joined us this week to talk about the hippy renegade we know as Jesus. And also about his experience dealing with depression and anxiety in the IFB cult.If you are thinking of harming yourself, PLEASE talk to someone. You are loved and valued and incredibly important. The good people at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline are there to talk 24 hours a day at 1-800-273-8255. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Andy Hardy joined us this week to talk about the hippy renegade we know as Jesus. And also about his experience dealing with depression and anxiety in the IFB cult.If you are thinking of harming yourself, PLEASE talk to someone. You are loved and valued and incredibly important. The good people at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline are there to talk 24 hours a day at 1-800-273-8255. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I asked a few of my good friends, some who have been on the podcast and others who will be soon, what their favorite thing about the holidays is. I loved their answers and I'm excited to share them.Happy Holidays, everyone! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brad is a Good Human that I grew up with in my New Jersey days. We talked about Brad's and my experience growing up in the IFB cult, Brad's experience in the Army, and a crazy idea involving an all-out embargo on haircuts.Patriot Paws is an organization that trains and provides service dogs of the highest quality at no cost to disabled American veterans and others with mobile disabilities and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Check them out at http://patriotpaws.orgFor any Veterans that need to talk to someone, please call 1-800-273-8255 or text 838255. And please know you are loved and needed.You can find Good Success Podcast here on iTunes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode is a little different. No prepared notes, no outline, no specific direction, just a stream of consciousness about bitterness, cults, hurt people, and the vicious cycle of pain all of this can cause. It's exactly as depressing as it sounds.If you want a free audiobook to cheer yourself up, go to www.audibletrial.com/goodhumans for a FREE Audible trial!Check out www.makeschoolsawesome.com to see how you can, well, help make schools awesome. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CJ Casciotta is an author, speaker, and creator... and he's a weirdo. We talked about CJ's book, Get Weird, some other projects he's working on right now, getting in touch with your Sacred Weird, and how you can help make schools awesome.Check out and get involved with CJ's project, Ringbeller, which is all about helping kids connect with their imagination and use it to make a difference.: www.makeschoolsawesome.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Chura is the founder and CEO of Dealer Inspire, one of Chicago's leading advertising and technology companies. From an early age Joe has been no stranger to perseverance and its ability to change the landscape of our entire lives. Oh, and Joe recently won a dance competition. Here's a link to that: https://www.nctv17.com/community-events/dancing-with-the-celebrities-2018-joe-chura-brianna-miller/Link to an article about Joe's great grandfather and the invention of the machine that revolutionized the fast food industry, the Hollymatic: https://news.wttw.com/2012/12/19/bobby-burgerGet a free 30-day trial and a free audiobook from Audible! Check out www.audibletrial.com/goodhumans to learn more! And as always, thank you all so SO much for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can you be better than you are? Are you better than you were? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ryan Kwasneski joins us this week to talk about the power of social media, stumbling into the world of pro wrestling, and being a local politician. This was a really fun conversation! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is purpose? Does it exist? Can we ever find it? Is it something you find, or something you discover? Is it better to search for purpose or to live purposefully? Is there a difference? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I am not here to change the world. I am here to extend invitations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hypocrites are the worst, aren't we? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joel Gratcyk DOES things. Among the things he's doing, he has built a platform and wants to use it to help whomever he can. Being, as he puts it, a non-traditional employee, Joel has some very unique perspective and this was a very helpful conversation.Check all of Joel's projects out on joel.gratcyk.com! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This weeks' episode is a smorgasbord of existentialism, philosophizing, and rabbit trails. In a word, it's delightful. I'm so happy to be able to introduce you to Evan Small, a dear friend and someone whose view of being a Good Human is both wonderfully simple and incredibly profound. Sometimes, all we can do is the next right thing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're joined this week by Evan Jones; cult survivor, writer, transgender man, ass kicker, and podcaster. Evan is here to talk about living authentically and fully, no matter the cost. Evan's story is incredibly inspiring and I'm so happy to share it with you!Evan is launching a podcast with his friend Paul on June 13th, called Your Queer Story. They will be highlighting important and inspiring stories and people in the LGBTQ community throughout history. Please look them up and give them a listen on June 13th wherever you get your podcasts!www.yourqueerstory.comYour Queer Story on FacebookYour Queer Story on Twitter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is the way you're living doing any good for anyone? Is it doing any good for you? It should be, shouldn't it?Stickers coming soon! Rate and review the podcast! You're awesome!James Harrison's storyPhillip DeFranco's video about JamesBustle article about volcano eruption in Guatemala See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cecilia is back to talk about awareness and its value in our everyday lives. It's also our one-year wedding anniversary! Don't worry, the smoochy talk was kept to a minimum. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Criticizing is so fun, isn't it? Definitely way more fun (and way more safe) than trying to do it better, that's for sure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why do we love quotes? Is unoriginality always a bad thing? Why does truth, when we hear it, feel as if we've known it all along? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stuart Hardy, of Not Your Mother's Podcast fame, is striving to balance out the bad in the world. One random act of kindness at a time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is the relationship between middle ground (compromise), psyche, extremes, and conversation? And how does any of it relate to culture, society, politics, and gun reform? We've tried what we're doing for a long time, maybe it's time to take a new approach? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Why should I be/do good?" This week, we're exploring reasons to do your part to make the world a better place - or not - and going to hell. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you ever just wonder "why"? Do you ever ask? How often? In this episode, we're exploring the art of questioning everything. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Good Humans! Stick around for some helpful conversations with good some good humans. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cecilia is back for a special Valentine's Day edition of the podcast to make fun of Josh's weight, impersonate Queen Elizabeth, and be her adorable self. It's an hour-long smoochy talk extravaganza! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stuart Hardy, the Social Media Guru, is back to talk about Third Way, Jesus, humanity, cultural differences, and the oddity of podcasters.Check out Stuart and Not Your Mother's Podcast on Facebook. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"At first I was afraid. I was petrified..." Seeking and speaking truth can be difficult. It can be painstaking. It can cause conflict, rejection, turmoil, and pain. It can also be wonderfully rewarding. Let's have a conversation: heresthethingcast@gmail.com www.facebook.com/heresthethingcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our first episode of 2018 is live with good friend of the podcast, Stuart Hardy, the Social Media Guru! We talk about leopard print thongs, religion, and cults. Stuart has talked extensively about cults, specifically the Independent Fundamental Baptist cult, on his own podcast and he joins Josh, this week, to discuss this and other topics. You can find Stuart's podcast, Not Your Mother's Podcast, on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/not-your-mothers-podcast/id1289091173?mt=2 You can find Not Your Mother's Podcast on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/NYMPodcast/ You can hit up the Social Media Guru himself, Stuart Hardy, here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stuart.hardy.370 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stuartmhardy/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals! From us to you, a special Christmas episode with some very special guests! Cecilia and Kayce join Josh and Tyler to show off their Christmas knowledge (or lack thereof)... Play along and let us know how YOU did! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Tyler and Josh discuss fitness, Call of Duty, American culture, and the romanticization of violence, all while remaining their hilarious, charming selves. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cecilia and Josh went to see Thor: Ragnarok and Cecilia has some thoughts. Also, what's up with Christianity? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We talked about eating elephants. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We started off talking about Mrs. Doubtfire and ended up talking about Chris Pratt and Pee-wee Herman. There was some stuff in between, too. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're back and we're not sorry. Tyler still has two babies and great hair, and Josh has a new apartment. Also, the automotive industry, kale smoothies, and cocaine came up... all in the same episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.