Illustrator / animator/ storyboard artist/ wildly creative gentleman, Dan Meth, is the guest! He has done work for Buzzfeed, Disney, Nickelodeon, FX Network, Amazon, Gizmodo, Fortune Magazine, Condé Nast, and more. He’s won awards for best anim

Everything is Connected

May 20th, 2021 2h 1m

Ever feel like you're living in one square inch of reality and calling it reality? Well, the fascinating Dr. Betty Kovacs has. I had the great privilege to talk her about life, death, religion, and everything in between on all dimensions of rea

Celebrating the Weirdness

Apr 11th, 2021 1h 26m

A great title for this fun talk with Rena Strober. “Celebrating the Weirdness” exemplifies not only Rena’s normal and how she raises her daughter, but how being weird is not being boring, and it's how to celebrate what's different. Rena says sh

Being “Extraordinarily UnOrdinary”

Mar 15th, 2021 1h 33m

Everyone has a story, and first-time author, Simone Knego, shares her own story and journey in her incredible book, "The Extraordinary Unordinary You." She has adopted 3 of her 6 children, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, co-chaired the National Young

Normalizing the Porn Addict

Feb 7th, 2021 1h 33m

*Trigger warning: there is talk of childhood abuse by an adult, and abuse directed by and adult.* Joshua Shea is a recovered addict from alcohol and porn. He is now an educator on pornography addiction, a Certified Betrayal Trauma Coach, TED Ta

Spiritually In Tune

Jan 21st, 2021 1h 50m

Maritri Garrett was born with a gift, well, actually, many gifts. She is a musical prodigy, discovering this talent at the age of 2 1/2. Since then, every intention she has had has come true, and every door has opened. Maybe it is her open spir

Normalizing the Totally Abnormal Experience of Having a Baby

Dec 31st, 2020 1h 10m

Cheryl Kindred is a Newborn Care Specialist, Gentle Sleep Trainer, and former Post-Partum and Birth Doula. Inspired by the book "The Midwife's Apprentice," at age 9, she wanted to be a midwife or work with babies somehow. Her first job was as

Normalizing the Process

Dec 16th, 2020 1h 26m

Josh Davis is a Broadway actor, known for playing Javert in the North American tour of “Les Miserables,” and for being in the original cast of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.” His “normal” is enjoying and being mindful of the process of l

In Place, But Out of Place

Nov 24th, 2020 1h 27m

In this episode, I had a great talk with a woman who grew up in the world of Evangelical Pentecostalism. Miggie Boylan shares with us her "normal" of feeling "in place, but out of place," and how she found a way out. We also talk about our thou

Character Matters

Nov 12th, 2020 1h 25m

In this episode, I talk to my good friend, Steven Leon. Friends for 20 years, what’s been normal is not talking about the normal! He is a person of color, and we have never talked about race, systemic racism in America, and diversity in the wor

Religious Trauma Syndrome

Nov 3rd, 2020 1h 46m

In this episode, I talk to Tara Tomlinson, a woman who was indoctrinated into Non-Denominational Fundamentalist Evangelicalism, and suffered from trauma because of it. Tara was brave enough to share with us her “normal” upbringing, and takes us

The Bird Man (of Arkansas)

Oct 16th, 2020 1h 31m

My guest is my old friend, Dan Scheiman. He has a PhD in Ornithology, which is the study of birds. Dan is known as the bird man. He is Dr. Dan the Bird Man, and is the Bird Conversation Director of the Audubon Society in Arkansas. Dan’s normal

Mini-Episode: New Dads Place

Oct 6th, 2020 27m 2s

The title and subject of this mini-episode is “New Dads Place," which is the Facebook supportive private group and public page that I created. I get into the hows and whys I initially built the group and page, my journey through being a new dad

Be Better

Oct 2nd, 2020 1h 50m

Dr. Errika Walker-Magra is board certified in Emergency Medicine, Navy veteran, yoga instructor, wife, mother, vegan, and more. Being a minority is her normal. She has recently been on the frontline of the Covid crisis, she’s a hero, but that

The New Normal

Sep 25th, 2020 1h 9m

Dr. Scott Goldstein is... (inhaling).... a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP), Fellow of the Academy of EMS Physicians (FAEMS), and a EMT-T/PHP-tactical EMT/Prehospital provider.

An Exercise in Madness

Sep 16th, 2020 1h 19m

On this episode, I talk to one of my good friends, David Jakubovic. We’ve known each other for about 20 years, since he edited a short movie of mine. Now, he is the Director and Editor of the new powerful documentary "CBD Nation." We go throug

Picture This

Sep 9th, 2020 1h 20m

Picture This: Patrick Harbron is a masterful photographer of the greatest rock icons of all time (Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen....), as well as idols of the entertainment industry (John Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel), on set of p

Puppetry Dreams

Sep 2nd, 2020 1h 8m

Sebastiano has “Puppetry Dreams” me it all started with Barney, the purple dinosaur. A recent college graduate, he was a double major, literally building his puppetry degree like we would with one of his own puppets. He has not only Interned at

Mini-Episode: Dreams & Nightmares

Aug 21st, 2020 21m 50s

Welcome to this mini-episode of “What’s Normal with Gabriel Sanders.” This mini-ep is about dreams and nightmares. I've been haunted by nightmares since I was a child.... A guest shares a few crazy dreams of their own! Please feel free to sha

Optimism through Nihilism

Aug 18th, 2020 1h 36m

Brent Weichsel is deep into the world of RPG. (Role-Playing Games). Brent is also non-binary and goes by the pronouns of they/them. The talk is split into 2 halves, gaming and gender identity/awareness, connected by the arc of identity. This is

The Call of the Void

Aug 7th, 2020 1h 11m

*Trigger warning.* Suicide, time in a mental health hospital, and illegal drug use are discussed in this episode. First of all, if you haven’t seen the photo of him on the Facebook page, please do. Tai has a great smile, and he talks about how

Mini-Episode: Gifts / Drum Set

Aug 6th, 2020 19m 6s

Welcome to this mini-episode of “What’s Normal with Gabriel Sanders.” This mini-ep is about the gifts we are born with, if we use them, if we know we have them, and how they are used... plus the child inside me still wants a drum set.... and I

Mini-Episode: I Don’t Like Ants

Aug 4th, 2020 10m 6s

I had just gotten bit by a red ant on my hand which inspired me to finally come out with the truth to my listening fans that I don’t like ants. I hate ants. But I am fascinated by them. They are wild, amazing, strong creatures. But I hate the

Honor Your Normal

Jul 30th, 2020 48m 58s

I had a lovely time talking with my friend, Adrienne Allen. I honestly did not know much about her, accept that she was a joyful person when we worked together on a tv show. Her positive energy lured me in to want to know more, and I'm grateful

Mini-Episode: Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV

Jul 28th, 2020 21m 46s

Welcome to this Mini-Episode of “What’s Normal with Gabriel Sanders.” What I would like to do with these mini-eps is to talk about something that’s on my mind, but also answer mail from my listeners. Please feel free to share your thoughts, an