Episodes
The Pandemic Broke My Sense of Meaning—This Story Put It Back Together
What do you do when you realize life has no inherent meaning? You invent your own. In this episode, I’m doing something different: I’m reading a short story from my book, The Healing Book , which published in 2023. The story ...
A Show About Nothing—What Happens When You Interview Someone "Ordinar…
Can a conversation with an “ordinary” person be as compelling as one with an expert or a well-known figure? I decided to find out. In this episode, I abandon my usual format—no research, no preparation, no predetermined topic...
The Death of the Artist: Why Creators Can’t Make a Living in the Digi…
Can you really make a living as an artist in 2025? After publishing six books, I’ve learned the hard way: the answer is more complicated, and bleaker, than most people realize. In this episode, I sit down with William Deresie...
Berklee Musicians on How They Turned Soulful Melodies into New Englan…
What does it take to create music that transcends genres and builds a devoted following? Leo Son and Claire Davis of Bermuda Search Party (formerly The Q-Tip Bandits) have cracked the code—blending soulful melodies, cool lyri...
How Self-Compassion Can Heal Physical Pain & Transform Mental Health
Can being kinder to yourself actually reduce physical pain? Lower anxiety and depression? Improve your relationships? Dr. Chris Germer, a clinical psychologist and world-leading authority on self-compassion, has spent decades...
A Biomedical Engineer on the Real Science Behind Jurassic Park, Gatta…
Could we actually resurrect dinosaurs like in Jurassic Park? Design our children’s traits like in Gattaca? Merge human consciousness with machines like in Ghost in the Shell? Dr. Nisha Iyer teaches biomedical engineering stud...
A Harvard-Trained Psychic on Intuition, Tarot & Predicting the Future
Can a Harvard-educated policy analyst also be one of America’s most gifted psychics? Jeanne Mayell has lived two extraordinary lives. She spent years as the Massachusetts Medicaid Director and policy administrator for New Yor...
The Art of Staying Independent in a Commercial World with Clay Walker
Why do some artists stay independent even when success tempts them toward the mainstream? In this episode of Curiously, I talk with Clay Walker—photographer, filmmaker, educator, and lifelong creative—whose 28-year career has...
The Tuberculosis Sanatorium Where Patients Had the Best Time of Their…
Why did tuberculosis patients call their time at a remote Adirondack sanatorium “the best time of their lives”? In this episode of Curiously, I talk with Ellen Damsky, PhD—real estate agent, psychic, folklorist, and my most i...
What Is Therapy Actually Like? A Conversation with My Former Therapist
What is therapy really like? What are the biggest misconceptions? Can it work for everyone? In the first episode of Curiously, I sit down with my former therapist, John Grillo, LCSW, to explore these questions and more. Inspi...