Dan Snyder is the Founder and Designer of Corridor, a clothing brand based in New York City. Dan has a fascinating and unique story. While working full time for Homeland Security and later the FBI, he taught himself how to make his own shirts a

#30: ARK Project Now

Oct 28th, 2016 1h 3m

While in College, Alex Radelich and Dalton Lemert started and created Acts of Random Kindness, a non-profit where they do random acts of kindness for people around the country. With their home and office being in an RV, they drive from city to

#29: Margot Leitman

Sep 15th, 2016 1h 6m

Margot Leitman is a professional storyteller, comedian, writer and teacher. She's one of the top storytelling performers and coaches in Los Angeles, and is sought after by a wide range of companies, producers, and TV shows that need coaching, g

#28: Gillian Zoe Segal - What It Means to Be Resilient

Sep 1st, 2016 53m 11s

Gillian Zoe Segal is a photographer and author of two books: Getting There: A Book of Mentors and New York Characters. In this interview, she shares how she got into photography and became a published author (when everyone told her she wasn't r

#27: Matt Wigham - Co-Founder of Big Cartel

Aug 20th, 2016 52m 53s

Matt Wigham is the Co-founder and CEO of Big Cartel, a company that enables artists to set up their own online shop and sell their work. Today, Big Cartel has had over $1 billion in store sales since it launched, and $13 is made every second fr

#26: Ondi Timoner - The Life of a Documentary Filmmaker

Jul 15th, 2016 1h 48m

Ondi Timoner, one of the greatest documentary filmmakers of our time, has won awards from festivals around the world including the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance twice. Some of her films include DIG!, We Live In Public, and Brand: A Second Coming

#25: BUDCAST with Josh Roush, Co-Founder of Movetic

May 31st, 2016 1h 26m

Josh Roush is not only a long time bud of mine, but the Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Movetic, a full service creative agency based in San Diego. It was only a couple years ago that Josh quit his job, and decided he was going to start h

#24: Jerry Rothwell - On Making Documentaries, Being Patient, and Learning As You Go

May 27th, 2016 1h 5m

Jerry Rothwell is an award winning documentary filmmaker. His films include Donor Unknown, Heavy Load, Deep Water, Town of Runners, and more recently, How To Change The World. His films have been nominated and have won awards at film festivals

#23: Zach Horvath - Live a Great Story

May 11th, 2016 1h 24m

Zach is the Founder of Live A Great Story - a brand that creates and shares stories, hosts events, and inspires people to make life a little more interesting. After dropping out of college in Texas, Zach explored various business ideas, travele

#22: Brian Chase - Drummer for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Apr 21st, 2016 39m 9s

Brian Chase is the drummer for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, one of the great rock bands of the 21st century. Brian got his start at 5 years old, when he took his first drum lesson, and has never looked back since. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released 4 al

#21: Ethan Nadelmann - Fighting the War on Drugs, Ending Marijuana Prohibition, and Creating the Drug Policy Alliance

Apr 14th, 2016 47m 37s

Ethan Nadelmann is the Founder and Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, a non-profit based in NYC that has been leading the fight to end the war on drugs. Ethan and his team have played huge roles in most of the major drug policy ref

#20: Jimmy Gonzales - The Art of Burning Your Ships, Playing the Cards Your Dealt, and Going After What You Love

Apr 7th, 2016 1h 28m

Born and raised in a world surrounded by violence, drugs, foster homes and crime - Jimmy pulled himself out of a reality the majority of us wouldn't survive. He realized he had a passion for film in his early 20's, and committed his career and

#19: Steve Rennie - Managing Incubus, Overcoming Resistance, and Making Shit Happen

Mar 21st, 2016 1h 1m

From promoting concerts, to becoming a record executive, to managing the platinum selling rock band Incubus, Steve 'Renman' Rennie has clocked in over 35 years in the music industry. Today, he runs Renman Music and Business - a mentoring platfo

#18: Bill Detamore on Making Drums for Legendary Bands, Being Authentic, and Creating an Iconic Brand

Mar 2nd, 2016 1h 35m

Bill Detamore is the founder of Pork Pie Percussion, one of today's most legendary and successful drum and percussion companies. All of his drum sets are custom, hand made, and used by some of the greatest drummers and bands around the world -

#17: Robert J. Barnhart - A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin

Feb 17th, 2016 52m 44s

Rober J. Barnhart is the producer and creator of the new documentary and educational film, A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin, which explores the treatment of end-of-life anxiety in terminally ill cancer patients using the psychedel

#16: Nick Maher - Unplanned America & Getting Your Own Show on Netflix

Feb 9th, 2016 1h 2m

In this episode of the Story Riot Podcast, I chat with Nick Maher, who's one of the co-producers and hosts of Unplanned America, a travel show about 3 Australians who drive across the United States with no plan or money. This is a fascinating s

#15: BUDCAST with John Rambo and Chase Ohlson

Feb 3rd, 2016 1h 3m

John is a Producer, DJ, and Co-Founder of Disco Naps and Next Wave. Chase is both John's manager, and runs a drone review website - BuyTheBestDrone.com. Both guys are good friends from college, both are creative, entrepreneurial, hilarious and

#14: David Evanko: MINIVAN Photography

Jan 16th, 2016 1h 8m

David is one of my favorite photographers. Both because of what he shoots - often amazing and intense photos of bands playing live - and what he represents - hard work, and persistence. After he graduated from college, he picked up a camera,

#13: Mike Rothman - Executive Producer for Live TV

Jan 11th, 2016 1h 11m

Today, Mike Rothman is a successful TV producer, specializing in live shows. However, he's had anything but a typical life, from dropping out of high school to overcoming a drug addiction - which makes for one hell of a life and story. Mike is

#12: Zach Luczynski - Mindset Coach for High Performers

Dec 30th, 2015 58m 46s

After building and co-founding the sunglasses powerhouse William Painter, Zach left to pursue and fulfill what he truly loves - which is helping people. Today, he's a life and career coach for many, and helps people find clarity, focus, and liv

#11: Charlie Todd - Improv Everywhere

Dec 18th, 2015 1h 4m

Charlie Todd is the creator and man behind Improv Everywhere, a wildly successful YouTube channel and prank collective which causes public scenes of chaos, fun and weirdness throughout New York city and beyond. Charlie created the show in 2001,

#10: Richard Wiseman - Psychology Professor & Quirkology Founder

Dec 7th, 2015 1h

Richard Wiseman is a Professor of Psychology, author of several best selling Psychology books (including 59 seconds, Paranormality, The Luck Factor), and creator of the popular YouTube channel Quirkology, which is pushing 2 million subscribers.

#9: Jeff Tanner - From Producing Commercials to Selling Wine

Dec 2nd, 2015 58m 35s

Jeff Tanner has had a long career as a producer, working on music videos for big artists ranging from P. Diddy to AC/DC, to big budget commercials. More recently, he launched a wine company with his friend called Tanner DaFoe. Although he was n

#8: Max Temkin - Cards Against Humanity

Nov 19th, 2015 1h 5m

The full story behind the hugely successful and viral game, Cards Against Humanity, and the personal story and thoughts behind one of their eight co-founders, Max Temkin. This is an awesome story about a group of friends, and how through creati

#7: Rachel & James from Idle Theory Bus - on Life, Work and Relationships

Nov 11th, 2015 44m 40s

In this episode I chat with James and Rachel from Idletheorybus - an Instagram account which documents their travels across the backcountry of the United States in their classic VW bus. These two are the real deal. They live simply, own very li