Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about.This week I had the opportunity to speak with Tahmina Watson, the inspirational founder of Watson Immigration Law as well as Widen, a non-profit organization that trains and mentors lawyers to help detained immigrants. She’s also the host of the podcast, Tahmina Talks Immigration and an author and...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about.This week I had the opportunity to speak with Pam Pendleton, the co-host of Diva Hustle Radio an 100% independently black owned radio station that aims at bridging the gap between cultural boundaries in Hip Hop, Rap and R&B. Pam took some time to explain to me why she helped start a traditional...

This week we continue our conversation with Joe Moore, the co-founder of Psychedelics Today, an organization dedicated to exploring and discussing the important academic and scientific research in the field of psychedelics.In part one of the interview, which was released last week, we got to know more about Joe Moore, who has spent nearly 20 years studying psychedelics.As we continue to go down the rabbit hole in part 2,  we discuss what the connection between spirituality, religion and...

This week I had the opportunity to dive into a subject I've been very curious about for a long time. In recent years the taboo around psychedelics has shifted and more and more we hear about it in the media. In May of 2019, Denver, Colorado became the first city to decriminalize hallucinogenic mushrooms. However psychedelics such as LSD still remain schedule 1 drugs in the United States, meaning the government has deemed that there is a high potential for abuse and there is no currently...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about.This week I had the opportunity to talk to my homie Mike Nicolia. Mike is a stand-up comedian, a comedy producer, the creator of “Party Mike” and in his own words an all around decent guy.We had a great conversation on a wide range of topics including how comedy shows have been affected during the...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about. This week I had the opportunity to talk with Sheba Kamisri, a journalist, the founder of the production company, African Standard Time, and the host of Afro Beat Woman podcast. We had a great conversation on a wide range of topics including the idea of black on black crime, how we can protect black...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about. This week I went live on the Podbean app to discuss serveral different current events such as the recent #challengeaccepted viral campaign, Kanye and his election bid, the potential Tik-Tok ban and China. Thank you to my homies Rob and Perry for calling in and joining the conversation. I will...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about. This week I had the opportunity of interviewing Lois Stark, an Emmy award-winning producer, documentary filmmaker, and author of The Telling Image: Shapes of Changing Times.  As an NBC News documentary filmmaker, one question popped out to Lois: How do humans make sense of the world? In her global...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about. This week I had the opportunity of interviewing Kathryn Boyd-Batstone, a Director, photo journalist and Cinematographer, she is the director and writer of, "For Rosa," a short film inspired by the Madrigal 10, an event where ten Mexican-American women from Los Angeles filed a lawsuit against the...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about.This week I had the opportunity of interviewing Reyna Marquez, a community organizer and immigration activist from Arkansas. We had a great conversation about DACA, the importance of the 2020 census, Latinx communities and so much more. Shes also trying to get the word out about US House of...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that reimagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about.This week I had the opportunity of interviewing Adrien Behn, host of the Strangers Abroad Podcast, a narrative travel podcast about a solo female backpacker who interviews strangers she meets while backpacking. I always love interviewing digital nomads and travelers because they have amazing...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that reimagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about.This week I had the opportunity of interviewing my homie the one and only SRV. He was a guest on episode #05 of the show way back when. In that episode we discussed his travels as a digital nomad to South East Asia and Mexico so go make sure to check out that episode after you’re done with this one....

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that reimagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about.This week I had the opportunity of interviewing Alexandra Streisand, a certified confidence and relationship coach whose goal is to create an open, honest, and judgment-free space so that you feel completely comfortable while exploring your mind to all of the opportunities that surround you. Alex...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that reimagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about.We recently crossed the one year anniversary of the podcast and I put out an episode detailing the big plans and changes coming to the show. Go check out the one year anniversary episode to get informed on all of the dope news about A Pretty Normal Podcast. I’ve said thank you hundreds of times but I...

Its officially been one year since I started A Pretty Normal Podcast and it has been an incredible year of growth and learning! I want to thank you all for tuning in every week to listen to the amazing stories our guests have shared with us.Thank you so much to everyone who has supported the show, thank you to everyone whose come on the show as a guest. I got big plans for this show and the more I do this the more pumped I get to keep putting out creative content.I will always keep putting...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that reimagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about. Before the interview starts I give a short moment of silence for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Three people who were murdered and whose deaths have rightfully so sparked massive outrage and protests across the country. This is the smallest possible thing I can do, but even if it...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about. This week I had the opportunity of interviewing Abena Motaboli, a Chicago based, South African educator, facilitator, project manager, writer and visual artist.Her art practice is performative, contemplative, and transformative. Known for her intricate plastic installations and meditative line-work...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about. As the deaths and hospitalizations continue to decline, NY Governor, Andrew Cuomo has said we are finally on the otherside of "the mountain" so I wanted to focus my monologue on the ugly truths of society this pandemic has revealed to us. Domestic violence reports are up, alcohol sales are up,...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about. This week I had the opportunity of interviewing Harriet Robinson, a journalist, presenter and the host of Wannabe Greener, a podcast that focuses on sustainability and other eco-topics. Harriet meets inspirational people whose actions are making big changes in terms of sustainability. Their...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about. This week I had the opportunity of interviewing Harriet Robinson, a journalist, presenter and the host of Wannabe Greener, a podcast that focuses on sustainability and other eco-topics. Harriet meets inspirational people whose actions are making big changes in terms of sustainability. Their...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about. This week I had the opportunity of interviewing Soraya Sheppard, the founder and president of Color Me Africa Fine Arts, a majority woman owned and run non profit organization centered on creating awareness of African visual artists in the U.S and Canada. Soraya immigrated to the United States...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about. This week I wanted to focus my weekly monologue on an industry that I truly hope does not get forgotten about amidst all of the chaos and confusion of Covid-19 and that is the non-profit industry. Non-profit organizations are essential to our society, they raise awareness, fight for social causes...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about. This week I had the opportunity of interviewing Rima Nashashibi, the founder and president of Global Hope 365, a non profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls, by advocating for their safety, education and empowerment with a focus on ending child marriage, human...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that re-imagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about. This week I wanted to focus my monologue on the protests occurring all over the United States and around the world. While there are definitely more than plenty of bad actors and selfish people latching themselves onto these protests, my goal was not to rant about why they shouldn't be protesting in...

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, a show that reimagines what society considers normal. Each week I interview different guests about the topics they’re most passionate about.  This week I had the opportunity of interviewing Luis Martin also known as The art engineer. Luis is a collage artist, podcaster and new age capitalist. He creates with the “hustler’s” essence of his home base, New York City and keeps tuned in and inspired with his native California soul. All of his...