Good Humans

This episode is a little different. No prepared notes, no outline, no specific direction, just a stream of consciousness about bitterness, cults, hurt people, and the vicious cycle of pain all of this can cause. It's exactly as depressing as it sounds.If you want a free audiobook to cheer yourself up, go to www.audibletrial.com/goodhumans for a FREE Audible trial!Check out www.makeschoolsawesome.com to see how you can, well, help make schools awesome. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CJ Casciotta is an author, speaker, and creator... and he's a weirdo. We talked about CJ's book, Get Weird, some other projects he's working on right now, getting in touch with your Sacred Weird, and how you can help make schools awesome.Check out and get involved with CJ's project, Ringbeller, which is all about helping kids connect with their imagination and use it to make a difference.: www.makeschoolsawesome.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Chura is the founder and CEO of Dealer Inspire, one of Chicago's leading advertising and technology companies. From an early age Joe has been no stranger to perseverance and its ability to change the landscape of our entire lives. Oh, and Joe recently won a dance competition. Here's a link to that: https://www.nctv17.com/community-events/dancing-with-the-celebrities-2018-joe-chura-brianna-miller/Link to an article about Joe's great grandfather and the invention of the machine that revolutionized the fast food industry, the Hollymatic: https://news.wttw.com/2012/12/19/bobby-burgerGet a free 30-day trial and a free audiobook from Audible! Check out www.audibletrial.com/goodhumans to learn more! And as always, thank you all so SO much for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can you be better than you are? Are you better than you were? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ryan Kwasneski joins us this week to talk about the power of social media, stumbling into the world of pro wrestling, and being a local politician. This was a really fun conversation! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is purpose? Does it exist? Can we ever find it? Is it something you find, or something you discover? Is it better to search for purpose or to live purposefully? Is there a difference? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I am not here to change the world. I am here to extend invitations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hypocrites are the worst, aren't we? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joel Gratcyk DOES things. Among the things he's doing, he has built a platform and wants to use it to help whomever he can. Being, as he puts it, a non-traditional employee, Joel has some very unique perspective and this was a very helpful conversation.Check all of Joel's projects out on joel.gratcyk.com! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This weeks' episode is a smorgasbord of existentialism, philosophizing, and rabbit trails. In a word, it's delightful. I'm so happy to be able to introduce you to Evan Small, a dear friend and someone whose view of being a Good Human is both wonderfully simple and incredibly profound. Sometimes, all we can do is the next right thing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're joined this week by Evan Jones; cult survivor, writer, transgender man, ass kicker, and podcaster. Evan is here to talk about living authentically and fully, no matter the cost. Evan's story is incredibly inspiring and I'm so happy to share it with you!Evan is launching a podcast with his friend Paul on June 13th, called Your Queer Story. They will be highlighting important and inspiring stories and people in the LGBTQ community throughout history. Please look them up and give them a listen on June 13th wherever you get your podcasts!www.yourqueerstory.comYour Queer Story on FacebookYour Queer Story on Twitter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is the way you're living doing any good for anyone? Is it doing any good for you? It should be, shouldn't it?Stickers coming soon! Rate and review the podcast! You're awesome!James Harrison's storyPhillip DeFranco's video about JamesBustle article about volcano eruption in Guatemala See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cecilia is back to talk about awareness and its value in our everyday lives. It's also our one-year wedding anniversary! Don't worry, the smoochy talk was kept to a minimum. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Criticizing is so fun, isn't it? Definitely way more fun (and way more safe) than trying to do it better, that's for sure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why do we love quotes? Is unoriginality always a bad thing? Why does truth, when we hear it, feel as if we've known it all along? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stuart Hardy, of Not Your Mother's Podcast fame, is striving to balance out the bad in the world. One random act of kindness at a time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is the relationship between middle ground (compromise), psyche, extremes, and conversation? And how does any of it relate to culture, society, politics, and gun reform? We've tried what we're doing for a long time, maybe it's time to take a new approach? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Why should I be/do good?" This week, we're exploring reasons to do your part to make the world a better place - or not - and going to hell. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you ever just wonder "why"? Do you ever ask? How often? In this episode, we're exploring the art of questioning everything. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Good Humans! Stick around for some helpful conversations with good some good humans. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.