Adam Learns Random Stuff: Recent Episodes
Adam Stone
Adam Stone is a super-dilettante and pan-enthusiast. He loves learning about people's passions and interests and hopes you will enjoy listening in on this process.
I'm speaking with Radovan who is a colleague and very passionate about his work, and travelling while doing it.
Today I'm speaking with Chris Federspiel, CEO and Chief Peanut Butter Lover at blackthorn.io. We discuss mental health, being a conscious leader, and many other topics.
NOTE, while the company I work for (UC Innovation) and Chris' company work together, this podcast is entirely personal in nature and not related to my work in any way
It's been a minute since I've posted a podcast, thanks for bearing with me. Today I'm speaking with Seth Soulstein, assistant professor of theater studies at Ithaca College, Phd Candidate in performing arts at Cornell University, good friend, comedian, actor and activist. We're discussing his thesis work on the concept of wildness in culture. I hope you enjoy listening in.
The podcast is an adult now! For the 18th episode my first guest, Daniel Fuson, is now my first repeat guest.
Daniel is a healer, spiritual teacher, a youtuber, and a very dear friend.
Today we're discussing where he has taken his method of tuning into a chakra system, and how he has been able to help people with it.
You can find Daniel (and book a session with him) on his website: https://www.wildflowerfire.com/ and on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@Wildflowerfire
Today I'm Speaking with Professor Ian Robertson, he is the co-director of the Global Brain Health Institute, the author of numerous books including his most recent; "How Confidence Works" and was an inspiring mentor during my studies at the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience. You can find more information about his book and professor Robertson here:
https://ianrobertson.org/product/how-confidence-works-the-new-science-of-self-belief-and-why-some-people-learn-it-and-others-dont
Today I'm speaking with, Malika Bouhdili former attorney and current chaplain who works in an interfaith and interspiritual context,
she serves at one of the only trauma centers between the San Francisco Bay Area and Portland Oregon, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Malika is an old friend and colleague and identifies as a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. We discuss how she wove her path, and how she helps others navigate the "love languages" and "poetries" of spirituality when faced with grief and loss.
Today, I'm speaking with Dr. David Mothersill, assistant professor of psychology at National College of Ireland, old friend and colleague.
David and his colleagues have developed an app for iPad called Computerized Theory of Mind (cTOM) which is freely available and provides an innovative method for testing social cognition. David's research is fascinating in it's content, and in the heart that he puts into applying his work directly toward helping people.
The app can be found on the app store here:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ctom/id1584428072
Today I'm speaking with Paul Mercurio, old friend, current NYC resident, transportation planner and hearth bear of the North River Kindred.
We're discussing books, music, and a whole lotta heathens.
Some of the books Paul mentions during the podcast (Descriptions are his):
For an overview of the Heathen religion, stretching from the Stone Age to the Nazis to 2020:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55123999-our-troth
(Note: Please reference the 3rd Edition, published in 2021. The second edition was published back in 2001 and doesn't stand up to contemporary scrutiny.)
For a sassy and polemic take on the rise on monotheism:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90866.God_Against_the_Gods
For a fascinating discussion about how Christianity gave rise to the concept of Paganism:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22638154-pagans
For an academic book about the rise of modern Paganism, including the four uses of the word "pagan":
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/543517.The_Triumph_of_the_Moon
During the podcast I reference an album by one of my all time favorite musicians: Bela Fleck, you can find it here on spotify.
https://open.spotify.com/album/2DgH2EVMMQWeU1FV6jDHCV
Today I'm speaking with Eric Hesse about his alter ego "Captain Sparklepants" we will hear his origin story and a lot about spreading joy. Much hilarity ensues.
Sparklepants can be found here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DancingTreeCreations
On this episode I'm speaking with Loc Nguyen and Damani Musgrave, co-founders of the Beyond Zed Collaborative about the future of learning and education. It was my first 3 person podcast and as usual it was a lot of fun! Learn more and sign up to be a part of the collaborative at: http://gobeyondzed.com/
Steve Winterfeld is a Cybersecurity Expert, both in operations and in building compliance programs. Today we are discussing the growth mindset and how to fail faster.
I'm speaking with Patricia Bravo, leadership consultant and public speaker about empathetic leadership. She mentions the article linked below in the podcast:
https://hbr.org/2016/07/what-great-listeners-actually-do
Protima is a social justice attorney who is in executive leadership at Santa Clara County. She is also a former colleague and friend. We are discussing how bringing humor into the workplace can build stronger bonds and make work more effective and more fun.
Jake Tanksley is the Vice President for Human Resources at Lincoln University, a Historically Black University in Pennsylvania. Jake and I are discussing empathetic leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in general.
Today I'm speaking with Sabina Brennan of http://superbrain.ie/. Sabina is a Neuroscientist, Best-Selling Author and a former colleague at the Trinity College Dublin Institute of Neuroscience.
This episode features me, myself and I talking about why I decided to do this podcast and some of the things that have excited my enthusiasm over time.
Today I'm speaking with Jeff Cole, great friend, cyclist and CEO and founder of Hidden Level, an engineering and technology startup in Syracuse NY. Jeff is teaching me about what it's like to create a startup in salt city as opposed to silicon valley.
I'm speaking with Ann Sherman, Industrial and Organizational Psychologist, VP of Business and Finance, mentor, and friend about leadership approaches to remote work and other challenges posed by the pandemic.
I'm speaking with Daniel Fields, childhood friend, corporate executive and creator of a "quantifiable me" strategy for personal health, and founder of the Brighter Fields Foundation https://www.brighterfields.org/ a nonprofit housing provider for refugees.
We will be discussing the action-oriented connections between these two endeavors.
A conversation with Dr. Margaret Susan Thompson about the history of nuns in the United States and the expressions of the Christian left by Joe Biden as president.
For my first podcast, I interview a dear friend Daniel Kaiya Fuson on his method for working with music, light, and chakras to bring about physical and spiritual harmony. Daniel can be found on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR4OJcM7rZZjUnx2z5gB1OQ