What's Normal with Gabriel Sanders

Illustrator / animator/ storyboard artist/ wildly creative gentleman, Dan Meth, is the guest! He has done work for Buzzfeed, Disney, Nickelodeon, FX Network, Amazon, Gizmodo, Fortune Magazine, Condé Nast, and more. He's won awards for best animation, and you can find all of his amazing stuff on his website www.DanMeth.com. He also created the artwork for this very podcast! Listen to two pop culture nerds geek out! This is our normal, and Dan's normal is illustrating it all! Thank you for listening. 

Ever feel like you're living in one square inch of reality and calling it reality? Well, the fascinating Dr. Betty Kovacs has. I had the great privilege to talk her about life, death, religion, and everything in between on all dimensions of reality. Ever since she was child, learning about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Dr. Kovacs started asking the big question of "WHY?" Her normal has always been trying to find ways to break out of the norm, step outside of it, and find something beyond that, because that is the nature of all of our creativity. We get into her studies of symbolic and mythic languages, how religion has influenced our way of life, how the pandemic is an example of the decay and destruction of the heart consciousness in western culture, quantum physics, essentially trying to answer the big questions of life and human existence, and so much more. We also dig into the amazing connections between the deaths of three people closest to Dr. Kovacs: her mother, husband, and son.  Dr. Kovacs earned her doctorate from the University of California, Irvine, in Comparative Literature and Theory of Symbolic/Mythic Language.  She taught Literature, Writing, and Symbolic/Mythic Language for twenty-five years.  She served many years as Chair and Program Chair on the Board of Directors of the Jung Society of Claremont in California and sits on the Academic Advisory Board of Forever Family Foundation.  Dr. Kovacs is author of Merchants of Light: The Consciousness That Is Changing the World, winner of the Nautilus Silver Book Award and the Scientific & Medical Network 2019 Book Prize.  She has also written The Miracle of Death: There Is Nothing But Life.  Dance life in snake boots! Leave each moment fully, then let it go. Enjoy, and thank you for listening.  Website:  https://kamlak.com    YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/user/KimberlySaavedra  Pinterest: @kamlak  https://www.pinterest.com/kamlak/merchants-of-light-betty-j-kovacs-phd/  Frequency of Love in a Dying World:  https://youtu.be/8ilOzvz-18w  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/The-Kamlak-Center-Videos-Putting-Birth-Death-Back-Together-Again-213684922010449/  Merchants of Light:  https://www.amazon.com/Merchants-Light-Consciousness-Changing-World/dp/0972100555  The Miracle of Death:  https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Death-There-Nothing-Life/dp/0972100504  Betty’s Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/people/Betty-Kovacs/100006184996784  * Undercover Vampire Policeman by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/uvp/  Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/  Thank you for listening. 

A great title for this fun talk with Rena Strober. “Celebrating the Weirdness” exemplifies not only Rena’s normal and how she raises her daughter, but how being weird is not being boring, and it's how to celebrate what's different. Rena says she can respect those that are "normal" but that's "just not how she was made." To her, every day is an adventure. Rena Strober is multi-talented. She is the co-producer, creator, and performer of the Sesame Street album "Imagine That!" She works with "Dotz" the blind children's choir, a voice actor, she was on the Broadway tour of "Les Miserables" (and knows another guest of the podcast), played the Witch in "Into the Woods" at the Charlottesville Opera House, was in the original LA cast of "Reefer Madness," featured in HBO's "Veep," the Disney Channel's "Liv and Maddie", performed on the dais at The Friar's Roast and on home plate at Shea Stadium, and so much more. We get into classic Nickelodeon, a side story about Marc Summers of "Double Dare" fame, my connection to Ben & Jerry, our love for Mel Brooks and if he was indeed in "The Muppet Movie," and the amazing fact that her house is a pop culture museum. We also get into her association with a famous murder in a NYC Italian restaurant, which was made into an episode for the OG "Law & Order," and Rena shares her feelings about fact vs fiction. Rena co-wrote and performed in her own musical "Spaghetti and Matzo Balls" which was based on that experience. Order a "half double-decaffeinated half-caf... with a twist of lemon," dive in to this great talk, and celebrate weirdness with us! Be sure to check out her music video for "Imagine That!" on YouTube, and you can buy the album on her website: renastrober.com! You must also watch this promo video for "Imagine That" (https://www.renastrober.com/imagine-that-a-childrens-album/).... You will LOVE this album. Mentions: Academy of Music for the Blind (http://ouramb.org/) Guide Dogs of America (https://www.guidedogsofamerica.org/) "Law & Order: Organized Crime" (https://www.nbc.com/) Thank you for listening.

Everyone has a story, and first-time author, Simone Knego, shares her own story and journey in her incredible book, "The Extraordinary Unordinary You." She has adopted 3 of her 6 children, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, co-chaired the National Young Leadership Cabinet for the Jewish Federations of North America, and she shares the lessons she has learned in life to hopefully inspire, motivate, move, encourage, and perhaps change the way we think. It was a fantastic conversation that I hope you will enjoy. You can buy her book here: Amazon. And there are many links about her online. Mentions: The Livestrong Foundation https://www.livestrong.com/ Thank you for listening.

*Trigger warning: there is talk of childhood abuse by an adult, and abuse directed by and adult.* Joshua Shea is a recovered addict from alcohol and porn. He is now an educator on pornography addiction, a Certified Betrayal Trauma Coach, TED Talk speaker (December 2020), and author of three books: “The Addiction Nobody Wants to Talk About,” “He’s a Porn Addict… Now What?” and “Porn and the Pandemic: How 3 Months in 2020 Changed Everything." Joshua had a traumatic childhood. For a few years, he (along with others) was abused physically, mentally, emotionally, and sexually by a manipulative babysitter in a "house of horrors". At age 12, he found porn. At 14, he found alcohol. Harboring this trauma, later in life he was diagnosed as being bipolar. Joshua married and had children, and went on to become a successful City Councilman in his home state of Maine, a magazine publisher, and created a film festival. Having an addictive personality was his normal. Joshua says that "an addict has to always escalate..." He took himself off his medication to have more control.... Soon, his successful life and career would all come crashing down as his need to control led him down an illegal path, using his investigative reporting skills to catfish young women online. He was caught. He went to therapy, eventually went to prison, and emerged as a therapist of sorts to others going through the same struggles and addictions he battled for almost his entire life. He found his purpose. This is a very important talk, and Josh is brave to share his story and reveal very personal and private details in order to shed light on addiction, particularly porn addiction. Go to Joshua's website https://recoveringpornaddict.com where you can find all of the information you need to get help for yourself or others, more info about Josh himself, links, contact info, an educational course called Pornography Addiction Education for Partners… and more. Thank you for listening.

Maritri Garrett was born with a gift, well, actually, many gifts. She is a musical prodigy, discovering this talent at the age of 2 1/2. Since then, every intention she has had has come true, and every door has opened. Maybe it is her open spirit that has connected her to the spiritual world, having many stories to share about her experiences with hauntings, ghosts, and various otherworldly experiences. Her normal is essentially being "spiritually in tune."  This was an incredible, mind-blown conversation that I hope you will enjoy as much as I did. A special Thank You to Maritri Garrett for the use of her song "Normal" performed by her and The Soulfolk Experience. Follow links to Apple Music and Facebook for more! Mentions: "Ford v Ferrari" (movie, Dir: James Mangold). "Ghost" (movie, Dir: Jerry Zucker) Intro music: "Fluidscape" by Kevin MacLeod. Outro music: "A Quiet Thought" by Wayne Jones. Thank you for listening.

Cheryl Kindred is a Newborn Care Specialist, Gentle Sleep Trainer, and former Post-Partum and Birth Doula. Inspired by the book "The Midwife's Apprentice," at age 9, she wanted to be a midwife or work with babies somehow. Her first job was as a babysitter at age 11, and she found it incredibly rewarding. About a decade later, she began to make her commitment to the "well-rounded and comprehensive support to new families" even before becoming a mom herself. Of course, she finds babies amazing, wholesome, and the purest of souls; but she also wanted to make a difference with taking care of the baby and rewriting what's normal with being a parent. She has helped hundreds of adults with the transition to parenthood, with the importance of sleep of new parents and babies, essentially assisting the new parents with the totally abnormal experience of having a baby, and so much more. We also get into the disparities of maternity and birthing care with minorities and those in rural communities that is still an ongoing major issue, normalizing how we refer to the "private" body parts, and the importance of consent. * This is a very important episode. * (Plus: two special guests make their podcasting debut!) Mentions: Book: "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman. Movie: "The Business of Being Born" (2008), directed by Abby Epstein. ** This episode is sponsored by the Motorola Connect40 Baby Monitor by Hubble. CLICK THIS LINK to get 10% off your order, with OFFER CODE: NEWBABY! > https://hubbleconnected.com/products/motorola-connect40-5-wi-fi®-video-baby-and-home-monitor?_pos=1&_sid=9020bbf40&_ss=r < Thank you for listening.

Josh Davis is a Broadway actor, known for playing Javert in the North American tour of “Les Miserables,” and for being in the original cast of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.” His “normal” is enjoying and being mindful of the process of life and work, and he shares the importance of the process. He opens up about his battles with ADHD and shyness as a child, when he discovered he could sing, and how his true path begun once he got fired from a job. We also get into the current normal status of Broadway and theater in general. Enjoy his voice. "Stars" and excerpt of "Bring Him Home" from the musical "Les Miserables" performed by Josh Davis; music and lyrics by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Jean-Marc Natel, and Herbert Kretzmer. Excerpts of "If I Were A Rich Man," from the musical, "Fiddler on the Roof," performed by Josh Davis; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock. Excerpt of "Being Alive," from the musical, "Company," performed by Josh Davis; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Excerpts of "Wait For It" and "You'll Be Back" from the musical, "Hamilton," performed by Josh Davis; music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Excerpt of "Papa, Can You Hear Me?," from the movie "Yentl," performed by Josh Davis; composed by Michel Legrand, lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Excerpt of "Come Fly With Me" performed by Josh Davis; lyrics by Frank Sinatra. Excerpt of "Luck Be A Lady," from the musical, "Guys and Dolls," performed by Josh Davis; written and composed by Frank Loesser. Excerpt of "These Are My Friends," from the musical, "Sweeney Todd," performed by Josh Davis; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. "By Your Side" performed by Josh Davis from the musical "Beau" performed by Josh Davis; music and lyrics by Douglas Lyons and Ethan Pakchar. Excerpts from "Concert with Josh Davis" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IVnq6eE-oqM Josh Davis on Instagram: @joshdnyc https://thisisjoshdavis.com This is a difficult time for the Broadway community. Our entire industry has been shut down till at least 2021 and the Actors Fund is here for the entertainment community when they are in need. "Founded in 1882, The Actors Fund is a national human services organization here to meet the needs of our entertainment community with a unique understanding of the challenges involved in a life in the arts. Services include emergency financial assistance, affordable housing, health care and insurance counseling, senior care, secondary career development and more." How to Donate: Click this link: https://actorsfund.org Thank you for listening.

In this episode, I had a great talk with a woman who grew up in the world of Evangelical Pentecostalism. Miggie Boylan shares with us her "normal" of feeling "in place, but out of place," and how she found a way out. We also talk about our thoughts on the strength of prayer, the effectiveness of prayer, and how she was put into a position of being told she wasn't praying hard enough. I also get into my history of being an accident prone child. Thank you for listening.

In this episode, I talk to my good friend, Steven Leon. Friends for 20 years, what’s been normal is not talking about the normal! He is a person of color, and we have never talked about race, systemic racism in America, and diversity in the workplace! His normal is being a person of color, and shares his views on being judged. There are revelations and truths shared in our talk. I reveal some things to Steven, and his take on society is to “judge people by their character.” It’s a fun, beautiful, and deep convo and I hope you enjoy it! Check out Steven’s company’s website: https://www.betweengigsjobs.com. A “Social Hiring Network for Performing Artists and Creatives in the Entertainment Industry.” Thank you for listening.

In this episode, I talk to Tara Tomlinson, a woman who was indoctrinated into Non-Denominational Fundamentalist Evangelicalism, and suffered from trauma because of it. Tara was brave enough to share with us her “normal” upbringing, and takes us on a journey along an “underlying river of religion” that connects everyone in her story. What Tara shares may shock you, or you may just simply be moved by it, or maybe listening to Tara’s story will help you begin your own (what Tara calls) “deconstruction.” Photography helped Tara. She says that photography helps create peace, and she finds and creates security through the art. She’s now an amazing photographer of weddings and portraits. Check out her website: www.taratomlinson.com. Thank you for listening.

My guest is my old friend, Dan Scheiman. He has a PhD in Ornithology, which is the study of birds. Dan is known as the bird man. He is Dr. Dan the Bird Man, and is the Bird Conversation Director of the Audubon Society in Arkansas. Dan’s normal is fighting for the longevity of the planet, working on policy issues, conservation, forest management, protection of birds and their habitat, energy conservation, protecting the earth’s ecosystems, and more. He is fighting the good fight! This is a very important episode. Audubon Arkansas: https://ar.audubon.org More on dicamba and the NATIVE Project: https://ar.audubon.org/conservation/working-lands Bird-friendly forestry PSA: https://ar.audubon.org/news/bird-friendly-forest-management Interview with Dan for the “Better Know a Birder” series: https://ar.audubon.org/news/better-know-birder-dr-dan-scheiman Mentions: “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carlson. “Animal Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small” by Ted Andrews. Movie: “The Big Year” (2011) Enjoy your day. Take care of the planet. Thank you for listening.

The title and subject of this mini-episode is “New Dads Place," which is the Facebook supportive private group and public page that I created. I get into the hows and whys I initially built the group and page, my journey through being a new dad, my girls' birth stories, and the great need for and amazing growth of "New Dads Place." If you know of a dad, new dad, experienced dad, granddad, step-dad, foster dad, looking for support, or wishing to support other dads, spread the health and let them know there is a place for them. NEW DADS PLACE, a *Dads Only* Supportive Group for Dads: https://www.facebook.com/groups/newdadsplace/?ref=share NEW DADS PLACE, a Supportive Dads Page: https://www.facebook.com/newdadsplace Contact: newdadsplace@gmail.com Thank you for listening.

Dr. Errika Walker-Magra is board certified in Emergency Medicine, Navy veteran, yoga instructor, wife, mother, vegan, and more. Being a minority is her normal. She has recently been on the frontline of the Covid crisis, she’s a hero, but that’s not the topic of the talk. Errika has many normals to her “normal” life. Errika lives with her “interracial, inter-cultural, inter-lingual” family in an affluent, gated community, with a pool and tennis courts. I don’t want to say enjoy this talk. Enjoy Errika because she is a fascinating person, a brave person, a hero, a strong female role model, a Black voice... and a human being trying to do the best she can like all of us: Now that is normal. Thank you for listening.

Dr. Scott Goldstein is... (inhaling).... a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP), Fellow of the Academy of EMS Physicians (FAEMS), and a EMT-T/PHP-tactical EMT/Prehospital provider. (Exhale….) At the Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. We talk about his new normal working on the front line of medicine. We also get into how the new normal affects him and his family, as it does all of us. He is a “vector” like he says, using his “fat blob of electricity” otherwise known as his brain. This is also a reunion for us, after not speaking for 25 years, what better way to do that. He’s also a hero. Be sure to check out Dr. Scott’s website of amazing paintings. Incredibly Powerful. Haunting. Real. He is a very talented artist... (and budding stand-up comedian.) https://scott-goldstein.pixels.com

On this episode, I talk to one of my good friends, David Jakubovic. We’ve known each other for about 20 years, since he edited a short movie of mine. Now, he is the Director and Editor of the new powerful documentary "CBD Nation." We go through his life and career from editing videos for the Israeli Army, his reasons behind no longer creating narrative movies and prefers creating documentaries, and of course, his new movie. David says editing documentaries is "An Exercise in Madness.” I’ve always thought he was a mad genius, and I’ve always honored and admired his normal. I hope you enjoy our talk as much as I did. https://www.davidjaku.com http://cbdnationfilm.com Mentions: "Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational, and Scientific" by Martin A. Lee "Behind the smokescreen of medical cannabis" TED talk by Dedi Meiri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ioJbVyNg08 Google Scholar: scholar.google.com Thank you for listening.

Picture This: Patrick Harbron is a masterful photographer of the greatest rock icons of all time (Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen....), as well as idols of the entertainment industry (John Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel), on set of popular shows (“The Good Fight,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Veep”...), big name clients, and more and more. The list goes on and on. His work has been seen in magazines, books, pretty much everywhere! His normal is being behind the camera to capture these greats in an instant moment of time that can be preserved forever. Like Patrick says, the photo becomes history. What an amazing and cool guy, and we had such a wonderful and fun conversation. I hope you enjoy the talk as much as I did. www.patrickharbron.com www.rockandrollicons.com Or just Google his name and you’ll go down a mesmerizing rabbit hole of amazing photography. Enjoy that! Thank you for listening.

Sebastiano has “Puppetry Dreams” me it all started with Barney, the purple dinosaur. A recent college graduate, he was a double major, literally building his puppetry degree like we would with one of his own puppets. He has not only Interned at the Jim Henson Company in New York, but he has created and built puppets of his own, and that’s only the tip of the foam iceberg. He lives and dreams puppets and Muppets, and is destined to be up in the ranks alongside Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, or Kevin Clash. I hope his dreams come true, and I hope you enjoy the interesting conversation I had with Sebastiano as much as I did. There is a load of info about Sebastiano online, but please be sure to check out his website: www.sebastianoricci.com (*Not to be confused with the Italian painter who died in the 1700s.) Thank you for listening.

Welcome to this mini-episode of “What’s Normal with Gabriel Sanders.” This mini-ep is about dreams and nightmares. I've been haunted by nightmares since I was a child.... A guest shares a few crazy dreams of their own! Please feel free to share your thoughts on this topic or on other topics or issues that are mentioned in the show. Facebook: @whatsnormalwithgabrielsanders Twitter: @WNWGSpodcast Email: emailwnwgs@gmail.com Voicemail: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/message Thank you for listening!

Brent Weichsel is deep into the world of RPG. (Role-Playing Games). Brent is also non-binary and goes by the pronouns of they/them. The talk is split into 2 halves, gaming and gender identity/awareness, connected by the arc of identity. This is Brent’s normal, and their journey into self-discovery has only recently begun. I was so honored, touched, and moved that they shared their “normal” with me and with you. Thank you for listening. If you are having a challenging time with transition, identity and gender confusion, just not being comfortable in your own skin, Brent has offered their open arms to you. Reach out to them on Twitter. ❤️ Brent’s Twitter: @bsweichsel

*Trigger warning.* Suicide, time in a mental health hospital, and illegal drug use are discussed in this episode. First of all, if you haven’t seen the photo of him on the Facebook page, please do. Tai has a great smile, and he talks about how smiling keeps him looking youthful. He thanks Samantha from “Sex and the City” for that. Tai Collins lives in a van, that is his normal, and he doesn’t feel weird about it. and we talk about why and how he got there in this episode, “The Call of the Void.” Tai listened to the call once and we learn what happened. I suggested to him once that he should write a book called “Tales From the Van”, and we get to hear about a few of those tales. Tai, admittedly, is a work in progress. We all are. He reveals that when he attempted suicide, he viewed himself as a “waste of carbon,” and thankfully, he is still with us. He speaks about his personal reality and how it affects others and vice versa, how he learned that he cannot change other people, and accountability versus the herd mentality. He says to be the best you can be, and prepare as much as you can, for the bridges you will cross on your path. He grew up in a camping family, so he knows how to live off the grid, and he has backpacked or “mailed himself” around the world. He shares his perspective of “the status quo” of living, his analysis of “nature versus nurture”, and the people he has met on his journeys. I learned, and you will learn, about “woodsies,” and what it means for someone to be “God’s punching bag.” Yes, Tai, every day is a gift. Thank you for letting us in to your world, and sharing your “normal,” that was your gift to us. Your other gift to us is your incredible singing that melts our hearts, and can be heard before and after our conversation. Please be sure to “grow your happiness flower,” and I hope you enjoy this talk with Tai Collins as much as I did. Thank you for listening. (Song: “An Die Musik”. Tai Collins, vocals. Jesse Pieper, pianist) + Podcast artwork created by the amazing Dan Meth. On Instagram @danmeth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/support

Welcome to this mini-episode of “What’s Normal with Gabriel Sanders.” This mini-ep is about the gifts we are born with, if we use them, if we know we have them, and how they are used... plus the child inside me still wants a drum set.... and I share a regret. Please feel free to share your thoughts on this topic or on other topics or issues that are mentioned in the show. You can send me a message on the show’s Facebook page, send an email to emailwnwgs@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail via the main podcast page. Thank you for listening. + Podcast artwork created by the amazing Dan Meth. On Instagram @danmeth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/support

I had just gotten bit by a red ant on my hand which inspired me to finally come out with the truth to my listening fans that I don’t like ants. I hate ants. But I am fascinated by them. They are wild, amazing, strong creatures. But I hate them. Listen to me freak out about them in the recording, I was surrounded! Ever since I was about 12 in sleep-away camp.... The horror. The mayhem. Ants all over me! I get more into that story... I hate ants. Thank you for listening! + Podcast artwork created by the amazing Dan Meth. On Instagram @danmeth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/support

I had a lovely time talking with my friend, Adrienne Allen. I honestly did not know much about her, accept that she was a joyful person when we worked together on a tv show. Her positive energy lured me in to want to know more, and I'm grateful that she welcomed my invite to come on the podcast.  Her life has been filled with positive support from her friends and family, and industry folk she met along the way.  At age 12 she wrote a spec script for a sitcom. She speaks about her experiences through the system of Hollywood and journey of self-discovery and re-discovery. Her determination to accomplish her goal as a television writer, and her challenges as a woman of color along that path, are not only eye-opening but inspirational.  You may find, as I did, morsels of wisdom to take home with you, such as: "Enjoy the flow." "Commit to and honor your normal." "Life is short, sometimes you have to embrace the way you're shaped."  From pressuring herself to do better at a young age, to wanting to help others in the fight to fulfill their dreams, or feel they've been abused by employers in Hollywood, she both a joy to know and a force to reckon with. It was such a pleasure finding out who she is, how she reflects upon her own childhood, her views on the industry, the strength she gets from the higher power, and how she bravely took the challenge to go to a place where she "didn't feel unique but made it work" for her.  I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did, and find it equally inspiring.  Thank you for listening.  Mentions: "Tell Me A Story", a CBS All Access TV show.  "#PayUpHollywood" is a service that protects assistants in Hollywood for better wages, health insurance, and working conditions. + Podcast artwork created by the amazing Dan Meth. On Instagram @danmeth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/support

Welcome to this Mini-Episode of “What’s Normal with Gabriel Sanders.” What I would like to do with these mini-eps is to talk about something that’s on my mind, but also answer mail from my listeners. Please feel free to share your thoughts, and I might talk about them on the show. You can send me a message on the Facebook page, email me, or send me a voicemail and I’ll play it on the show. This episode is about my personal experience with cognitive tests, and how one test I took as a teenager, post major accident, reflects on the man in charge of the country now. Thank you for listening. + Podcast artwork created by the amazing Dan Meth. On Instagram @danmeth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/support

Welcome to this Mini-Episode of “What’s Normal with Gabriel Sanders.” What I would like to do with these mini-eps is to talk about something that’s on my mind, but also answer mail from my listeners. Please feel free to share your thoughts, and I might talk about them on the show. You can send me a message on the Facebook page for the show, email me at emailwnwgs@gmail.com, or send me a voicemail via the main podcast page and I’ll play it on the show. This episode is about panic attacks. They come in all flavors, shapes, and sizes. Do you get them? How do you manage them? How does it feel when you get them? I speak about some that would haunt me every night, and what I did to put a band-aid on them. Thank you for listening. + Podcast artwork created by the amazing Dan Meth. On Instagram @danmeth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/support

Mini-Episode description: Welcome to this Mini-Episode of “What’s Normal with Gabriel Sanders.” What I would like to do with these mini-eps is to talk about something that’s on my mind, but also answer mail from my listeners. Please feel free to share your thoughts, and I might talk about them on the show. You can send me a message on the Facebook page for the show, email me at emailwnwgs@gmail.com, or send me a voicemail via the main podcast page and I’ll play it on the show. This episode is about words. Good words. Bad words. Using your words. How words weigh on us. How words change our behaviors. How one word can alter someone’s life. Thank you for listening. + Podcast artwork created by the amazing Dan Meth. On Instagram @danmeth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/support

This episode is titled “Warped Society,” and yes that could be a critique on the world today, but it was actually a college comedy tv show I produced back in the mid-late 90s. The person I’m talking with is Will Nunziata, who I met when I brought him on the show as a member of the cast and crew. The “troupe” if you will. We had a great conversation and had a great time reconnecting. I found him fascinating then as I do now, but for different reasons. Currently living alone and across the country from his wife and boy, he speaks of being oblivious to world while growing up, living in a bubble of comedy, forgetting about the time he caught a flying baby, not being able to process the emotion of anger, and a recent panic attack. I also dive into my own childhood history of accidents, and how we cope with trauma. We had a wonderful conversation. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I mention “New Dads Place,” my support group for dads on Facebook. Will plugs his podcast “God Ween Evan”. Also, check out “Sugar Frosted Crack Cereal” commercial here: https://youtu.be/tzfwJi0UWzk Thank you for listening. + Podcast artwork created by the amazing Dan Meth. On Instagram @danmeth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/support

Welcome to the first mini-episode of “What’s Normal with Gabriel Sanders.” What I would like to do with these mini-eps is to talk about something that’s on my mind, but also answer mail from my listeners. Please feel free to share, and I might talk about it on the show. You can send me a message on the Facebook page for the show, email me at emailwnwgs@gmail.com, or I believe there is a way to send me a voicemail via the main podcast page. This episode is about fear. We live in a scary world, these are scary times, and we all process fears differently, and our fears come in all shapes and sizes. Thank you for listening. + Podcast artwork created by the amazing Dan Meth. On Instagram @danmeth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/support

This is my first episode, and hosting a podcast is new to me, not “normal,” but I did it, and this is the beginning of hopefully a long journey. I spoke with my good friend, Ben Berger. Ben is a smart and funny individual, professional sound mixer, and award-winning filmmaker. In his early 30s, he speaks eloquently about how "abnormal" things affected him in his life, what "weird" thing I did to him pretty soon after we met, and opens up about 9/11. We had a great talk, and I hope you enjoy! + Podcast artwork created by the amazing Dan Meth. On Instagram @danmeth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/support

On my podcast, I talk with people about the "normal" lives they lead, their “normal” journeys, and what "normal" means to them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/support