In 2011 the Silk Road paved the way for selling drugs on the dark web. Here, anyone anywhere could buy any drugs they wanted safely and anonymously. What looked like an innocent libertarian marketplace for users had a dark underbelly. Eileen Ormsby, journalist and author of 8 books covering the dark web came on the show to discuss what was the Silk Road. Ormsby covered everything from law enforcement, to Dread Pirate Roberts, and e...

Jesse Korman sat down to talk to me about photography. Photographer for AOC and film producer for 16+ credits, Jesse Korman is in the process of a very promising career. From dropping out of high school to music and movies, Jesse has plenty of experience behind the lens.

Website - https://www.jessekorman.com/

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Do you ever feel scammed when purchasing tickets to a live event? Companies like Ticketmaster, StubHub, TicketNetwork, and others are being used to trick customers into buying higher ticket prices with added-on fees. Some companies are even using entirely fake websites to trick fans into thinking they're buying tickets from the official venue, when in fact they're purchasing from an entirely different website. Engagement re...

Edi Obiakpani, a holder of a P.h.D. in Chinese and History joined me to discuss all things China. We covered topics from the Hong Kong protests to Chinese political motives and more. It was also very interesting to hear about her own personal experiences living in the country for 7 years. Edi even has her own podcast dedicated to China called Sinobabble.  

Trailer - https://www.podcasttheway.com/l/china/

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David Weiss hosts The Flat Earth Podcast and is one of the leading advocates for the flat earth theory. He tells me how and why we have been lied to and led to believe the earth is a globe. In this episode, I sat down with him to try to understand everything that is flat earth. 

Trailer - https://www.podcasttheway.com/l/flat-earth/

Website - http://theflatearthpodcast.com/ 

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The notorious first hacker sent to prison in Uruguay, Alberto Daniel Hill, sat down with me to explain his innocence. Hill's story began when he hacked into a hospital's computer system to access his girlfriend's medical record for her and from there, things exponentially escalated. What Alberto thought would be a kind warning to the hospital that their system was flawed and could make them very vulnerable to dangerous ...

If someone walked into a hospital on crutches to receive treatment for a broken foot, the hospital would treat the broken foot, not take away the crutch. Dr. Adi Jaffe, a mental health, addiction, and stigma professional uses this analogy to describe how America views and treats addiction. Dr. Jaffe believes the root cause of addiction, the crutch, is mental health and it is the mind that needs healing. Rather too often people are ...

Let's get political! I talked with the hosts of the "Green and Red Podcast"; Professor Robert Buzzanco and Activist Scott Parkin. Bob (Robert) is a self-proclaimed Socialist. He commonly writes and talks about the Vietnam War era and radical social movements among other related things. Scott is a self-proclaimed Anarchist who has been a coordinator and organizer in hundreds of justice movements. Fun fact, as a result he...

This episode is dedicated to plastic and its effects on the environment. I sat down with Alexis Goldsmith: National Organizing Director for Beyond Plastic. Beyond Plastic was founded by Judith Enck; a Regional EPA Administrator under President Obama. It's a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating single-use plastic and changing the way we use plastic entirely. We talked about the plastic creation process, its effect on the environme...

Helen Redmond went to six countries to create "Liquid Handcuffs: A Documentary to Free Methadone". She created this film to address the struggles many people face when trying to get the medication they need; Methadone. Methadone is, to put it simply, a medication used to treat patients battling addiction by reducing the pleasure experienced from taking opioids, heroin, or other addictive drugs. This severely reduces the urg...

Continuing the professional music theme, I had a great time talking with Slavic Livins during this episode. After immigrating as a child from the Soviet Union to America, Slavic grew an admiration for music. In particular, with the technical side of the sound and frequencies. Through this appreciation of tones and pitches, Slavic Livins became platinum-certified and helped create music for artists like G Herbo, Chief Keef, Snoop Do...

Ken Lewis produces music! And has been credited with 19 Grammy Winners and 101 Gold and Platinum records! As you may have expected after reading that, he has worked with some big names in the industry; Eminem, Ariana Grande, Drake, Taylor Swift, One Republic, BTS, Jay Z, and Wu-Tang Clan (to name a few). 

Ken Lewis has the "weirdest resume in the music industry". As a Producer, Mixer, Writer, Engineer, Musician, and more, h...

Martyn Clark has worked with senior executives, across many of the largest corporations: Citizens, Jones Lang Lasalle, Sodexo, Royal Bank of Scotland, Zurich Insurance, Santander, Accenture, Ernst & Young, Johnson & Johnson. What he saw was a harsh reality: that the legal foundations of our organizations are riddled with greed and self-interest, and as a result, these organizations often neglect the needs of employees and p...

Hasan Oswald quit his teaching job, bought a camera, and went solo to one of America's most dangerous cities; Camden, New Jersey. In this city, he became the Director, Producer, and Filmer of the now-famous documentary Higher Love. Higher Love received a 100% on rotten tomatoes, a 9.3/10 IMDB rating, and countless film festival awards. 

This documentary follows Daryl Gant, a father of eight, as he tries to save his- Heroin and ...

Thanks to digital art we can create some of the most realistic and creative work to date. Colors can be composed exactly how the user wants, and the world you imagine can look as real as the world we're in. Thomas Tanner has been creating digital art for a long time and has become one of the names to contact when you want/need work done. Particularly in the dungeons and dragons' "fantasy realism" world, he has been ...

Dr. Juan Bartolomei is a spine neurosurgeon at Yale, and in 2013 he was named one of "US News and World Report's Top Doctors".  Dr. Bartolomei has a passion for what he does and believes surgery should be a last resort and not a first option. When faced with a new issue, he likes to focus on the body as a whole, rather than looking at the spine as an independent piece. In this episode, we discuss what back pain means, w...

Today's guest is Don Grant; a professional voice actor whose work has even appeared in Super Bowl commercials.  There's a lot to discuss in the profession of voice acting, from the technical to the historical. In this episode, he shares his perspective that comes from decades of practicing and performing. Tune in to learn more, or you can always just tune in to hear my voice outclassed for an entire episode. 

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Christina Hoag has a long history in the world of Journalism. While traveling the world, she ended up living in Venezuela and was lucky enough to become one of the few journalists present during the 2002 Venezuelan coup. This is especially special when you realize the airports were closed down during this less than a week ordeal. Chavez was temporarily overthrown and this reporter has the inside scoop of what actually happened in V...

Danny Gold has directed documentaries and written numerous articles on MS-13. Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang. In Los Angeles they were created during the '70s however, the large control they possess is found in El Salvador. There the people have to pay 'rent', and the children are recruited as early as 9! Learn about their rival gang, how to "leave" the gang, and the...