A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World

Mike is the host of Mikeadelic, a podcast that focuses on the benefits of psychedelics and our right to cognitive liberty (the freedom to control own mental processes and consciousness). We talk about our parallel experiences of growing up in suburbia, childhood trauma, anger, grief and the painful/complicated process of deconstructing the status quo and waking up to our true selves & purpose in the world. We touch on community, spiritual bypassing, imposter syndrome, going through a dark night of the soul, the impending apocalypse and many other hashtag millennial topics. Mike's Book Recommendation: Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse Find Mike at mikebranc.com and on his podcast Mikeadelic. Song featured: "Society" by Eddie Vedder.  How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to bonus episodes & more! Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Shawn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Certified Addiction Counselor (CACII). Over the past 14-years, he has facilitated more than 9,000 therapy sessions, mostly focused on addressing male rage, anger and violence. Our conversation retraces Shawn's personal journey in becoming a therapist & how anger grows out of emotional repression, trauma and fear. We also discuss the positives and negatives of the therapeutic process + the dangers of becoming a "healer" of any kind before addressing ones own personal healing. Shawn's Book Recommendations: The Body Never Lies by Alice Miller & The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller. Find Shawn at nd4life.com. Song featured: "Hot Tears" by Leif Vollebekk  How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to bonus episodes & more! Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Antonia Murphy is a woman, a mother and the founder & Madam of The Bach, a feminist escort agency in New Zealand. Our conversation uncovers a great deal of misconceptions about sex work & we discuss Antonia's journey and intention in creating her agency, the types of women and men who sell and buy sex, the meaning of feminism and power within the context of sex work and much more. Antonia's Book Recommendations: The Snakes by Sadie Jones & The Birth of the Pill by Jonathan Eig Find Antonia at BachGirls.com, and on Twitter and Instagram  Song featured: "Love For Sale" by Eartha Kitt How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to bonus episodes & more! Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Sonya Lea is the author of Wondering Who You Are, a memoir about what happened when her husband lost the memory of their life together. Our conversation touches on the nature of identity - where it comes from, how its made and how it evolves. We discuss grief, sexuality, examining our lives inside and outside of chronological narrative + the many ways that loss and tragedy can be used as a means to find and evolve our authentic identity.  Sonya's Book Recommendation: The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch Find Sonya at WonderingWhoYouAre.com Song featured: "Morning" by Beck How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to bonus episodes & more! Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Kevin was raised as a Mormon and through a series of fascinating events and self-reflections, he began to question everything he knew to be true. We talk about the nature of faith and its relationship to science, our human proclivity for falling victim to narcissism and god complexing and the excruciating process of deconstructing and reconstructing our identity against all odds.  Song featured: "Masks (Live)" by The Brook & The Bluff How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to bonus episodes & more! Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

By trade, Erin is a writer. But her true identity is one she shares with me... we're both whores. Erin is one of my closest friends. We share men, women, ideas and each other. Erin and I go deep (!) into what it means to be a whore and how promiscuity often has very little to do with it. We talk about how we've experienced sexuality as a lens through which to view the world since we were little girls, how true female intimacy often has a physical component to it, how non-monogamy doesn't have to mean polyamory and, we introduce "Whore Rapport" - a podcast we are going to host together, launching this fall. Find Erin at: eringindershaw.com Erin's Book Recommendation: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Song featured: "The Seed (2.0)" by The Roots / Cody Chesnutt How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to bonus episodes & more! Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Marissa is a 53-year old queer, kinky, polyamorous & transgender woman. She's also one of the kindest, smartest and most dynamic people I've met in a while. We have an open-ended discussion about gender that touches on Marissa's experience transitioning from a man to a woman, nature vs. nurture, the gender binary vs. non-binary gender expression, being a transgender parent, the relationship between gender & sexuality, the difference of life experience between cis and transgender women and the importance of self-representation. Marissa's Book Recommendation: Feminism is for Everybody by Bell Hooks Song featured: "Wild Wild Woman" by Your Smith How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to bonus episodes & more! Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Paige is a sports and fitness enthusiast. She uses a process called Performance Neuro Training which is a combination of sports psychology, Brainspotting, and hot & cold photobiomodulation laser healing. Her current practice philosophy combines a variety of techniques including clinical social work, exercise and neuroscience, and health and wellness lifestyle coaching. In addition to discussing the above therapies, our conversation addresses the link between spirituality & science + physical and emotional trauma, psychological projection, power in the helping professions & a whole lot more. Paige's Book Recommendation: The Brain's Way of Healing by Norman Doidge and Brainspotting by David Grand. Find Paige at RobertsNeuroTraining.com. Song featured: "Weight" by Meeka Kates How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to bonus episodes & more! Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Decided to release a solo episode this week to discuss some topics I've been thinking about. I talk about Mother's Day and it's implications, Jealousy & where it comes from, Cultural Appropriation & whether or not it's worth focusing on as it relates to fighting systemic inequality + Abortion and why I think the anti-abortion movement is rooted in preventing women's sexuality. Songs featured: "Trampoline" by Joe Henry, "Lemonade" by Wheatus, "Vim & Vigor" by Carsie Blanton, "Divine" by Sebastien Tellier How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to bonus episodes & more! Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

Neal Gottlieb is the founder of Three Twins Ice Cream, a Survivor contestant, Peace Corps volunteer, house boat (floating home?) dweller, semi-unplanned activist & has been known to wear ice cream pants… sometimes all at the same time. Basically, Neal is a super interesting dude who hasn’t shied away from embracing all of the differing chapters in his life with optimism, insight & courage.  Neal's Book Recommendation: Finding My Virginity by Richard Branson Find Three Twins at ThreeTwinsIceCream.com and at grocery stores nationwide.  Song featured: "Pike St. / Park Slope" by Harvey Danger How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to bonus episodes & more! Find me on Instagram Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe