People Pleaser with Austin Archer

Speaking to a water protector and a representative of the Lakota People's Law Project about the urgent fight to protect clean water sources from potential catastrophe. Visit stopline3.org to get involved. 

The Dunning Kruger effect rears its unfortunate head all over the place in today's society. We seem beset by very loud, very confident idiots who are just charismatic enough to find an audience to spread their dangerous misinformation. How do rational people compete with the overt theatricality and built in entertainment with the people who are so successfully pedaling the wrong ideas?

Academy Award nominated filmmaker and activist Josh Fox has spent the last 15 years traveling the world and engaging firsthand with the scientists and activists on the frontlines of the climate crisis. He shares what he's learned, and where he thinks we can hope to go from here.

A report from a medical professional who has been working in the trenches of the COVID-19 pandemic. The data behind where we're currently at in the battle to contain this deadly virus.  

Shaneé has been living with the specter of cancer for almost a full decade. She joins me today for a candid conversation about what it's like to live with this terrible disease that effects so many people and families. 

Singer/songwriter Mal Blum pops into the blanket fort recording studio to talk shop about music and also to discuss gender. 

The ocean's on fire, there's record heat along the west coast every year. New York City is underwater, and the global pandemic continues. What's it going to take? How much pain will the human species need to endure before we start making some changes?

When someone asks you how you've been lately, or to bring them up to speed on your life, which stories are you more likely to tell them? The wins and peaks, or are you more drawn to delve into the drama?

Friend, writer, and former member of the LDS church Christopher Shenefelt stops by to discuss his mormon upbringing, his years of devout faith, and the events that lead him to seek elsewhere for truth and eventually write a book deconstructing the American-made church.