The Dream

Erin Bies, a military veteran, mother, former MLM participant, and anti-MLM educator, discusses rebuilding her life after 13 years across six companies. She explores the stay-at-home promise, hidden costs, deceptive income disclosures, recruitment disguised as affiliate marketing, social retail jargon, bridge contracts, and the industry’s pivot toward wellness, peptides, and exogenous ketones.

Harry Stuber, a former Navy serviceman, electronics technician, urban farmer, and Burning Man creator, joins a cross-country train journey. He shares stories of childhood independence, family hardship, discovering he was adopted, and finally taking his dream ride on the California Zephyr. Along the way: dolphins, serendipitous romance, and his satirical Spank of America installation.

Ramou Sarr, a writer and former federal public defender paralegal who worked on death-penalty cases, joins Jane for candid advice. They discuss surviving career reinvention, rediscovering joy in writing, and setting boundaries around unpaid assignments. They also tackle a child’s lost belongings and how new partners can fairly split household expenses.

Matt Novak, a journalist covering technology, history, and culture, investigates Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich. The conversation explores Hill’s possibly fabricated meeting with Andrew Carnegie, fraudulent schemes, fake presidential connections, troubled relationships, and links to an immortal-baby cult. It also traces how his success philosophy fed modern coaching and prosperity gospel.

Amanda Levitt, a sociologist at Wayne State University, researches fat patient experiences and weight stigma. She discusses how doctors can overlook real symptoms while fixating on weight, why larger-bodied patients face treatment denials and medical trauma, and how GLP-1 drugs intersect with eating disorders and “food noise.” She also explores fat liberation, family-taught shame, patient advocacy, and the need for weight-inclusive medical training.

Did you hear how RFK Jr. just bragged about closing down "thousands" of hospice organizations? We sit down with Dream regular and death coach Megan Carmichael to get to the bottom of why this announcement feels so wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Bridget Todd discusses her research on human/AI relationships. Her new audiobook "Love At First Prompt" is a fascinating look into how we communicate with these machines and whether it's good for us. Find the audiobook and much more about her work here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connie Caruso, 96-year-old recovery advocate and memoirist with 48 years sober, mixes blunt humor and hard-won wisdom. She talks about sobriety shaping daily life and service. She discusses faith, prayer, and how letting go of grudges and rage matters. She also reflects on relationships, boundaries, and facing death without fear.

Martha Root, an anonymous hacker and activist known for exposing and disrupting white supremacist sites. She maps extremist networks and discovers a racist dating site. She builds convincing bot profiles to waste organizers' time and uncovers an exposed user database. She publishes scraped data for journalists and stages a live takedown at Chaos Communication Congress.

Chris Nowinski, former college football player and pro wrestler turned anti-CTE advocate and neuroscientist. He talks about spotting concussions with visible signs like the fencing response and a new head-shake sign. He recounts his wrestling injury, founding Boston University's CTE center, and why years of head impacts — not just reported concussions — shape CTE risk. He pushes for living diagnosis and youth-sport reform.