15 episodes
This Just Is thisjustispodcast
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4.8 • 17 Ratings
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TV producer, husband, and father, Ian Friedman, creates a space for genuine connection and conversation, with guests from all walks of life covering a range of topics. The overwhelming theme, however, is always about the human condition and honesty. Ian tackles challenging questions like: What makes us who we are? What do we perceive vs. what’s really there? How do we manage the chaos of everyday life and preserve a modicum of ourselves in the process? And how can we continue this practice, improve, enhance, and dare we say perfect it? Ian encourages his listeners to develop the tools to express themselves to the world authentically and strip away the superficial preconceptions that cloud everyday thinking. "Do you have the courage to lay it all out on the line and be who you really are? I’m trying my hardest to do this every day and I invite you to join me in the fight. We may not always win but I know you’re a warrior just like me." - Ian Friedman
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Chad Murphy: The art of radical self-acceptance.
Ian meets Chad Murphy, a published self-help absurdist comic author and creator of @lord_birthday to discuss life’s greatest (and sometimes not-so-greatest) hurdles and the importance of what Chad likes to call radical self-acceptance.
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Tara Schuster: Exploring creativity and approaching career transitions.
Ian chats with author and friend, Tara Schuster about being creative, transitioning from one career to another, formulating a creative practice, and more!
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Mercedes Coffman: How to communicate with those you may not agree with.
Ian speaks with Mercedes Coffman (Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist MA, LMFT) about the best ways to communicate with those you may not agree with, the concept of personal and group identity, the importance of mental health in general, and much more. Please follow Mercedes on Instagram @mercedscoffmantherapy.
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Abbe + Isaac Feder: Fertility, IVF, and what it means to be a parent.
Ian speaks with Abbe and Isaac Feder (creators of the 'Maculate Conception' podcast) about fertility, IVF, and what it means to be a parent. Ian, Abbe, and Isaac walk through some of their personal experiences with this very difficult and emotional process.
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Vince Duque: The Art of Staying On Your Path, Personal Performance Coaching, and Mentorship.
Ian speaks with Personal Performance Coach and Mentor Vince Duque (www.stayonyourpath.com, @stayonyourpath_IG). Vince shares his own personal story, what lead him to this very unique career, and what it means to do the work he does. Vince then provides Ian with some in-depth personal coaching.
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Kevin Roose: The Future of money, artificial intelligence, and automation.
Ian chats with New York Times tech writer and author of the new book 'Futureproof: 9 Rules For Humans in the Age of automation', Kevin Roose, about the future of money, cryptocurrency, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and automation.
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Customer Reviews
Such an important podcast
Having the kind of conversations that Ian is having with his guests, open and free, is so important in understanding the nature and structure of why we do what we do daily as human beings.
I can’t stress the prescient nature of this podcast enough
This podcast genuinely speaks to my heart and my life. It’s so very real…an auditory bombardment of truth. What a pleasure to come across something that has genuinely helped my mindset. It’s just so enlightened; It is…so, so good. Might even put it in my top 3.
Less host!!!!
Lord Birthday brought me here and i was disappointed to hear so much about the host guessing what Lord Birthday was going to say and so little of Lord Birthdays answers without having to cater to all of the hosts prompting and speculating.