The Point of It All

I recorded my last episode just before the Presidential election in November. In the days immediately following November 6th I was already planning to record my next show to talk abut the election results, when I began to fall ill. This wasn't your run of the mill cold or flu. This was something I'd never faced before. After countless visits to the doctor, the ER, and even specialists I finally began to feel better after ...

In December of 2020 I contracted COVID-19. Because I'd managed to evade this disease for so long, I assumed I'd some how be immune. I won't say I was near death, but I've never been as sick in my entire life. Little did I know that I'd still be dealing with these symptoms 4 years later! Long COVID is real, and it affects millions of people world wide. In this episode I talk with Lisa from PA. Her form of lo...

It's almost over! I don't know about you, but I'm ready for this election season to be done and over with. The negative ads, arguing with friends and family members over who they're supporting, and just the overall uneasiness that seems to have enveloped ever facet of our lives has become exhausting! Has it always been this way, or is this moment in our country different? 

In this episode I talk about t...

Today ADHD or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is widely recognized as a legitimate condition that affects millions of people the world over, but this wasn't always the case. I remember it as a catch all diagnosis to explain away children with disciplinary issues, or who were failing in school.

In this episode I wanted to dig a little deeper into this condition, and speak with someone that actually lived thro...

It's hard to believe that the Israel-Palestine-Hamas conflict has been raging since October 7th of last year, but here we are with no end in sight. I'm always searching for information to help me better understand the origins of this conflict, hoping that the more I know will help me draft possible resolutions in my own mind. In this episode I got the chance to speak with someone who possesses a great deal of knowledge of...

As my 3 part series on bullying comes to an end, this final episode features Krissy from the UK. Krissy survived bullying as a child, only to find herself as the bully later in adulthood. I found Krissy's story interesting because once you've been on the receiving end of bullying you tend to have empathy for others facing the same treatment, but it wasn't until later in Krissy's life that she realized bullying w...

Every election cycle seems to divide our country more and more, and while I'd love to say things are different in 2024, I fear we are heading for even darker days. With an attempted assassination on former President Trump last Saturday, it's hard to imagine how things could possible get any worse, but with 4 months remaining before the election, the country is bracing itself for what's next. How does it end? Where do...

It never occurred to me that bullying might be different in other cultures, but that's exactly what I found out while talking to "Joe," my guest on this episode about bullying. Joe is from Malaysia, and the world he describes is eat or be eaten. If you aren't the bully, then you're the one getting bullied. Growing up in a boarding school may have had something to do with this way of life, as he was always d...

While I was doing my research for the topic on bullying, one thing became very clear early on in the process.  The vast majority of us has experience with bullying. Weather it was as a bystander watching the other guy get pummeled daily, or the parent wondering how to handle their child bulling someone else's child in school, just about all of us has a story to tell about bullying.  I was curious to hear how other people dealt...

Here are some quick facts about prostate cancer:
An estimated 164,690 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year.

The average age of diagnosis is 66. The disease rarely occurs before the age of 40.

For unknown reasons, the risk of prostate cancer is 74% higher in Black men than in non-Hispanic white men.

African-American men are more than twice as likely to die from ...

Season 5 of The Point of It All podcast is here, but it almost didn't happen. In fact I was going to end the show after last season's final episode because I was burnt out! There's quite a bit of work that goes into producing a podcast, and quite frankly I didn't have the energy until now. 

In this first episode of season 5 I talk about the state of our union, particularly as it relates to our political...

Four years after winning Master Chef Season 10, my sister Dorian Hunter has been busting her butt to parlay that win into something even bigger. In this episode we talk with Chef Dorian about the concept of the book, the struggles she had to endure to complete it, and that cover photo! 😂 It's such a joy seeing your family do great things, and there's seemingly no stopping Team Dorian! You can buy a copy of the book by cl...

I love following politics. I like the back and forth between elected officials, and watching democracy in action.  But I've made a concerted effort not to make my podcast all about politics because that'd be taking the easy way out, and no one wants to listen to a podcast about saving Democracy on every episode any way. However, we are at time in our country's story where voter apathy could have long lasting effects ...

Admittedly so I was ignorant to the details of this conflict, but over the last couple of days I made a concerted effort to learn more about the history of this battle, and the more I learned the more my opinion moved regarding who's right and who's wrong. My concern is that the news coverage has been 95 percent pro Jewish, and 5 percent Palestine.  But even the pro Palestine coverage always seems to come with a caveat th...

I've always admired authors.  There's just something about creating a piece of work, then putting it on display for the world to see.  Opening yourself up to all manners of criticism along the way can be quite a daunting proposition for most of us, and I suppose I do the same thing with my podcast, but it's different with written work.  I always felt more vulnerable presenting written pages to the public than any oth...