After a colleague mentioned he'd been to see the Grateful Dead almost 200 times, I knew we had to sit down and have a chat. He speaks about what lead him to tour with the band, what life was like on the road, and the mischief he got into along

Do You Want To Have Children?

Aug 27th, 2017 35m 50s

In this episode of Serious Chats, I talk to my colleague Mike again. If you're a fan you'll remember I spoke to mike in an earlier episode of origin stories.This time, we're talking about parenthood. Mike just recently had a baby and he share

Do You Consider Yourself An American?

Jul 22nd, 2017 39m 58s

This week, I talk to my colleague, Lusine, about the process of adjusting to life in a new country. We touch on nationality and whether we'll ever consider ourselves as Americans. As well as talking about where we consider our homes.Lastly, w

What's Your Origin Story?

Jul 9th, 2017 39m 33s

Do you have an origin story? Are you the person you are due to a few specific events that changed your life? Or was it all a gradual process that you've more or less forgotten about?In this episode, I speak to my co-worker Mike about superher

When Was Your First Fight?

Jul 2nd, 2017 49m 5s

In this episode of Serious Chats, I talk to my co-worker Bill Welker about fighting, pain, masculinity and The B Word (bullying). Bill spends his spare time training in Mixed Martial Arts and even has his own podcast about it. (MMA On The Roc

Is Working In A Cubicle Fulfilling?

Jun 9th, 2017 33m 54s

This week, it's the second part of my conversation with John Zahorian. (johnzahorian.com)Last time, we spoke about John's passion for hiking which has lead him to walking some of America's major trails. This time, we move on to talking abou

Is Hiking A Meaningful Pursuit?

May 27th, 2017 34m 16s

For this week's Serious Chat, I talk to John Zahorian. (http://johnzahorian.com)John is an accomplished hiker, having completed the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail (7665 miles in total!) as well as holding

Are You Having An Existential Crisis?

May 21st, 2017 32m 12s

Not the best sound quality this week, so I was considering not releasing the podcast. Then I thought, "Well, nobody will care in 100 years anyway...I might as well." Which funnily enough is close to the subject of the podcast. This week, I

Would You Announce Your Death On LinkedIn?

May 15th, 2017 18m 40s

This week, I talk to myself about social media updates, after seeing an inspiring LinkedIn post.I wonder whether we can truly connect to each other on social media or if it's just not made for serious communication.Music is by David Szeszta