NICE WORK! A Podcast of the Super Nice Club: Recent Episodes
Tod Brilliant
Ever been afraid to follow your true passion? The guests of Nice Work! have all been there, and they’ve all taken the leap of faith…and stuck the landing. Host Tod Brilliant is the founder of the Super Nice Club, and his inspirational guests will give you the confidence to turn your passion(s) into your career! Brought to you by the SUPER NICE CLUB – a global effort to make the world 10% nicer. Join us!
HANGS UP HIS HARNESS, PICKS UP A PEN.ScreenshotCory Richards’ new book is “The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within”. And, for real, it’s a helluva read. But before he could write such a powerful work, the man had to have some experiences. In episode #109 of Nice Work, Cory shares his personal struggles with bipolar disorder and how it has impacted, well, just about everything he’s done, touched, loved, and undertaken. Cory shares hard-won insights into the complexities of finding validation and connection in pursuits like mountaineering, writing, and photography. This is an instant classic episode of ‘Nice Work’ and well-deserves your earballs. xoxox.
TIME STAMPS
Introduction and Background: 00:00:00-00:05:29
Discussion on Photography and Empathy: 00:05:30-00:07:42
Corey’s Climbing Experiences and Mental Health: 00:07:44-00:17:55
Reading Excerpt on Bipolar Disorder: 00:20:26-00:22:01
Discussion on Nostalgia and Past Perspectives: 00:32:41-00:36:07
Empathy and Understanding Across Generations: 00:36:10-00:43:36
Challenges of Extending Empathy Upward: 00:43:47-00:46:00
Reflections on Pursuits for the Soul: 00:47:29-00:48:59
NICE LINKS
Cory’s new book <—grab a copy, won’t you?
Cory on IG <—give a follow, yes?
Cory’s gorgeous photos <—take a look
An easy way to find pinball machines near you <—wholly unrelated to the episode, but very useful nonetheless
HEART TRANSPLANT TO HOLLYWOOD // ALTERNATE TITLE THIS IS ONE TOUGH SUPERHUMAN ALTERNATE TITLE // JON LURIE WANTS YOU TO THINK BIGGER, LIVE BOLDER, AND EMBRACE ALL SORTS OF WILD AND WONDERFUL POSSIBLE REALITIESScreenshotWriter, journalist, adventurer JON LURIE is our guest today and we know you’ll love him. We talk about his heart transplant, his old book, his new book, his movie, Minnesota rock and roll, Markus Hoeckner, astral traveling, Lakotas, Dakotas, Clyde Bellecourt, Greg Norton, Joe Perez, the invisible but felt psychic connections that weave all humans together once they’ve had even the briefest exchange, and a whole lot more. Long story short, Jon is helping make the most Minnesota movie ever and if you know anyone who lives in that state, or in an adjacent state that wishes it was as cool as Minnesota, or the rest of the states that will never be as cool as Minnesota (except California, of course), you should send them this episode. 🙂
HOW HUMANOIDS WILL SAVE HUMANITY Former top Apple executive SANDRA ŠOŠKIÇ is the founder of humanoid labs. Her personal motto “go bold or go home” has defined her life, loves, failures, and successes. Listen in for a great founder/entrepreneur story as we jump into what, exactly, humanoid is…and how Sandra and her team are working to create an entirely new and innovative segment, one that embraces a new generation’s evolution away from comfortable (and toxic) conformity. Sandra makes a convincing argument that the more boldly we express ourselves, the richer the cultural tapestry we’ll weave together.
Born and raised in the Netherlands to Yugoslavian parents, Sandra rose to the top of the ad agency world, ultimately running Europe’s most prestigious ad agency, Tribal-DDB Amsterdam, before being poached by Apple to help overhaul its largest division (MarCom). Finding Apple an intriguing culture fit for empowered women, she left along with several of her favorite female powerhouses to launch humanoid.
Listen up for TWO giveaways in this podcast….
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SUPER NICE LINKS
Get the humanoid app
Join humanoid on IG and/or on TikTok
The humanoid website
OUR KIDS DESERVE A TRUSTED SPACE LORI WOODLEY is the founder of ALL IT TAKES, a non-profit that equips youth and educators with essential emotional intelligence skills to successfully navigate their lives and support their communities. Working alongside JUSTINE FISCHER (Outreach & Engagement Manager) and the rest of her team, they teach young people at critical life stages to practice empathy, compassion, initiative, responsibility, and purpose in order to create sustainable, positive outcomes.
In this episode, we talk with Lori and Justine about their mission and methods at All it Takes, as well as their brand-spanking-new film series “A Trusted Space: Meeting the Moment. ” This six-part docu-training series, accompanied by resources and training guides, aims to address the exhaustion, behavioral challenges and academic decline happening in the education system in order to turn this moment of crisis into an opportunity to foster resilience and healing in the lives of students.
The work Lori and Justine are doing isn’t just (ahem) academic. It applies in the real world in real time. Right here and right now. In fact, it can be applied immediately to the kids and students in your life and with life-changing results. This is practical education for teachers, parents, and students alike. Please please please spread the word to anyone you know with children who need a little extra love and support.
Take a listen and keep an ear out for FOUR super nice challenges in this episode. One of ’em will earn you some free swag. 🙂
SUPER NICE LINKS
Film Series Overview
EPISODE 1 Meeting the Moment
EPISODE 2 Beyond Worksheets – Amplifying Student Voice
EPISODES 3, 4, 5, 6
All It Takes Website
Logan Grimé, creator of VIB3 Machine and cofounder of Midi Matilda, discusses his idea of using music to unify humanity. He believes that songs, and specifically melodies, connect people like nothing else in the universe.
Logan Grimé, creator of VIB3 Machine and cofounder of Midi Matilda, discusses his idea of using music to unify humanity. He believes that songs, and specifically melodies, connect people like nothing else in the universe.
A literal chat with Google's BARD Artificial Intelligence. You'll want to take a listen, get to know your future overlords.
On the value of the arts as a community building and engagement tool. Brandon is inspiring on all fronts.
Craig Sweeney founded Over50Badass to help build a community of people who wish to connect with younger generations to improve the quality of life for all.
Craig Sweeney founded Over50Badass to help build a community of people who wish to connect with younger generations to improve the quality of life for all.
Loose Buttons indie-rock band who would prefer Vladimir Putin fucks right off and dies talk about rock, hockey and Ukraine.
How CADDIS went from a brand to movement and became a platform welcoming Gen-X (and everyone else) to “The New Age.”
How CADDIS went from a brand to movement and became a platform welcoming Gen-X (and everyone else) to “The New Age.”
Kansas City musician AY Young and his Project 17 aim to save the world through song. 17 Songs, to be exact, with 17 of the world's biggest artists.
Richard Vevers and his OCEAN Agency are doing super nice work to save the world's oceans.
How CADDIS went from a brand to movement and became a platform welcoming Gen-X (and everyone else) to “The New Age.”
Brooklyn indie-pop-slash-dance musician-slash-artist and performer Ariana and the Rose graces Nice Work! this week.
Drummer Jay Lane has kept the beat for the likes of Dead & Company, Rat Dog, Wolf Bros, Furthur, The Uptones and a bunch of Les Claypool's projects like Primus, Sausage, and Frog Brigade. Is he the Pete Best of Primus? We’re going to find out.
Clairvoyant Monica Canfield-Lenfest walks us through the steps, methodology and six principles it takes to become a more curious person.
Joey Santore calls himself, among other things, “a mildly irreverent botanist with no credentials and no filter” and that's a pretty apt description.
Mile Francis, a hyper-talented Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter, activist, video collagist and flatbed-track riding performance artist, talks about it all this week. Their career is right at that commencing-countdown-engines-on phase. So buckle up for Nice Work! with Miles Francis.
Ronni Abergel is founder of the innovative Human Library organization, and turning people into books (not quite literally).
SHELBY HARTMAN is the founder and CEO of Double Blind magazine, a super nice publication that covers "timely, untold stories about the expansion of psychedelics around the globe."
From his early X Games notoriety to his beautiful new book AFRO SURF, Selema Masekela has always ridden the waves of his own passions.
Spike Feresten drops into Nice Work! Spike is known for his work on Seinfeld, David Letterman, and hosting his own Talkshow.
One of our Super Nice Club members sent over a link to the book How To Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting—from Tots to Teens.
If you can put one foot in front of the other, you can do this week’s Be Nice Challenge.
Do you have the SPINE to tackle Amanda's challenge? And are you into winning cool stuff? If so, press play!
Amanda Ravenhill talks about Buckminster Fuller, life, the universe and how we could reverse climate change in our lifetimes.
This week’s challenge is laid down by PAULA LOOS, founder of Toiless Toilet Paper. Listen to Paula talk dirty in Episode #79.... and be sure to listen to her challenge and let us know if you participated by posting to IG or FB. Pretty please?
Best episode ever or pure potty talk? You decide. Joining us is super nice PAULA LOOS, founder of TOILESS TOILET PAPER and passionate advocate, somewhat paradoxically, of a toilet paper-free world.
Iconic bass guitarist, chef and super nice human GREG NORTON of Hüsker Dü joins Nice Work!
Without exaggeration, BILL RYERSON founder of Population Media Center, is one of the humans who has done the very most to help preserve and enhance both people and planet.
Artist-musician-DJ-producer-human-tennis player EMMETT KAI shares his philosophies and creative process, but also his struggles with mental health, the classic ‘big fish small pond’ syndrome that keeps a lot of people from fulfilling their potential, and much more.
ORI WOODLEY is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of ALL IT TAKES, a non-profit organization that equips youth and educators with essential emotional intelligence skills to successfully navigate their lives and support their communities.
VICTOR LYTVINENKO and his wife SARAH founded Raleigh Denim Workshop, where they make some of the world's very finest handcrafted denim jeans (among other things)
BRENDAN LEONARD thinks we all need to spend more time doing things we love, going to places that make us feel small, remembering to laugh at ourselves, and getting a little cold, tired, and scared every once in a while.
KEVIN JORGESON and his climbing partner Tommy Caldwell were the first to successfully complete a free climb of the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. And the whole world was watching... no pressure!
MOLLY ROSE is Program Manager at BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS, an absolutely super nice nonprofit organization that promotes activities around the globe that support a community's inherent capacity to thrive by encouraging innovative approaches to disaster relief and grassroots initiatives that make a positive impact. In other words, they help people.
ED GAMESTER is a multi-disciplinary performer, specializing in action, comedy and World's Strongest Man competitions. And he lives in a van.
TAYLOR WHITE is a super nice figurative muralist and street artist whose work engages with the fundamental elements of being.
LENORE SKENAZY is founder of the Free Range Kids movement and president of Let Grow, a non-profit promoting childhood independence and resilience.
CHRISTOPHER SOREN KELLY the filmmaker behind The Tangle talks with Tod about sci-fi, acting and writing and meditation.
Bicycle adventurer and positivity pusher RYAN VAN DUZER is a born and bred mountain boy from the foothills of the Rockies.
Artist and art historian LUCIENNE ALLEN was born into a family of artists, and in her case rather accomplished and famous artists.
TEGAN QUIN of the Grammy-nominated band TEGAN & SARA graces the Super Nice Club on this episode
Comedian ERICA RHODES started out by voicing the conscience of Garrison Keillor on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion and appeared on ABC’s Modern Family, HBO’s Veep … and a bunch of other shows but I don't like typing much, so it's better for me if I skip over the rest and save myself some keystrokes.
JAY JACKSON aka LAGANJA ESTRANJA is a world-renowned female illusionist, choreographer, musical artist, cannabis advocate and LGBTQ+ icon.
The Last Prisoner Project was founded out of the belief that if anyone is able to profit and build wealth in the legal cannabis industry, those individuals must also work to release and rebuild the lives of those who have suffered from cannabis criminalization.
Our dear friend KARA LANCASTER is a globe-hopping director based in Portland, Oregon who has directed several of our favorite music videos by our favorite bands, but tht's what brought us here today.
We welcome JOHN CAPONE, Quartermaster and Director of Content of WHALEBONE MAGAZINE to talk about magazines, publishing and ayahuasca.
JAMEY SMART Is a talented baseball player with his eyes on the prize. Jamey gives a blow-by-blow of his adventures so far in independent baseball, ten teams since college.
Christina Wilson AKA Lady Wild Bones aka Swamp Woman is the host of the Discovery show Island Hopping Florida Keys. And hop she does, by foot, truck, boat and helicopter as she does her best to help to chronicle and preserve the incredible natural beauty.
MICHAEL BEHLEN is the publisher of ANALOG FOREVER magazine, an online and print publisher of contemporary analog photography. He has also self-published two Polaroid photobooks—“Searching for Stillness, Vol. 1” and “I Was a Pioneer.”
Writer, artist, director and all-around creative powerhouse KAARE ANDREWS has worked on comic books such as Spider-Man, Iron Fist, Thor, Incredible Hulk, Batman, X-Men, Star Wars, Superman, and Wonder Woman, to name just a few major titles.
Rajanpreet Kaur of the Sikh Coalition delivers an important overview and update of the ongoing Farmers Protest in India. Haven't heard of it? As you read this, 250 million farmers in India are taking a stand against their government and predatory corporations as part of the biggest protest in human history.
or a really great Episode #52. Jennifer is passionate about education, about kids and about preparing them with all the right tools to build a better future.
It might be a bold claim to say Portland by way of Perth coffee purveyor Proud Mary is the best coffee in the world. But we're going with it.
Teenage "Son of Super Nice" JUSTICE BRILLIANT helps us celebrate our first podcast anniversary by joining us in a father-son talk.
Ophelia Chong, executive producer of Double Mind magazines series on growing mushrooms, aka the Short Yellow Gnome, rolls through/
best known for playing the strange, mysterious and funny attorney KIM WEXLER in Better Call Saul (AMC).
Isabel Samaras brings pop culture to bear on some old-school painting techniques. Yes, we talk about naked Batman.
Oliwa Newell isn't new-age. Not exactly. Listen in on the yogi on the Nice Work! podcast.
Boy Howdy, this is a wild and wooly episode! Activist RYAN THOMPSON takes us through the battle between homeless veterans and mega developers over the most valuable piece of property in the United States … which is a proxy battle between human dignity and those who would trample it for financial gain….and from there into subjects and information that you have every right to wonder about. Things like illegal body part harvesting, the UCLA "meth to vets" program, MK Ultra mind control and much more. This is, on the surface, a very different episode of NICE WORK! but really, at the core, it's the same as the others -- how true passion for important work makes the world a nicer place.
For those who don't read blocks of text, here's the bullet version:
Brentwood Community Council vs. Unsheltered Veterans> Unsheltered Veterans in LA> The UCLA “Meth to Vets” program> The UCLA body part harvesting scandal> The UCLA brain bank> The little-known origin tale of West LA> The Brentwood School – Private School, Public Funds> MK Ultra> Lobotomies on Vets
OUTRO MUSIC“10% More Nice” by Keith Allen @chetsaber
LINKS
Brentwood Community Council: https://citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/los-angeles/18456-brentwood-s-dirty-little-secret
Veterans’ Row: https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/homeless-usps-oc-covid-19/veterans-row
VA Land Misuse: https://laist.com/2018/09/28/west_los_angeles_veterans_campus_illegal_leases.php
Meth to Vets: https://www.semel.ucla.edu/laboratory-molecular-neuroimaging/methamphetamine-study
Body Parts Swapping: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-15-me-willedbody15-story.html
RYAN THOMPSON'S EMAIL
rt@nhdvs.net
CREATING A NICER WORLD THROUGH PRANKS & PLAY AKA THROWING WATER BALLOONS AT PRINCIPLES
This week’s guest is Dr. Shepherd Siegel, author of Disruptive Play: The Trickster in Politics & Culture. The pages of this marvelous book are just littered with prankster cultural heroes. People like Andy Kaufman, Lenny Bruce, Banksy, The Yes Men, and so many others… all in the context of educating about PLAY, which is something it turns out that too few of us really do.
There is so much going on in this podcast, but to name a few:
The trickster archetype throughout human history
Loki - The neutered Marvel version + the pre-Christian amoral trickster extraordinaire
The surprising origins of Bugs Bunny
Robert Johnson’s “Deal with the Devil”
Dada genius Jarry
Burt Bacharach – The Legend
Original play vs. cultural play
The madness of ‘play dates’
Erik Satie, the Grateful Dead & Thelonious Monk – the music of play
Levitating the Pentagon 30 feet off the ground
Why sports & video games aren’t PLAY.
Billionaire Bunkers – Busted!
Burning Man
The amazing Yes Men
Lenny Bruce
Andy Kaufman
Lord Buckley
Abbie Hoffman
Really hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe and tell your friends about the Nice Work! podcast! xoxoxo
Musician brothers Aaron and Ilan Rubin of Nine Inch Nail, Angels & Airwaves and The New Regime.
Dave Savage is founder and CEO of Mortgage Coach. He has dedicated himself to making sure that YOU don't make bad decisions around your mortgage. What he offers, at no charge to the homebuyer, has helped hundreds of thousands of Americans achieve their dream of financial freedom. More than that, Dave is an inspirational business leader, father, friend and husband whose appreciation for people, culture and the arts fuels his drive. As with all guests of Nice Work! Dave has found the secret formula that allowed him to turn his passion (helping people) into a career. Listen in and get inspired to do the same! Oh, and the bit about meeting John Travolta in an elevator? Priceless.
Some Topics We May or May or May Not Cover:
Most people make terrible home loan decisions. How you can avoid doing the same> The Superior Food Scene: Portland vs. California Bay Area> Rent vs. Loan Analysis: How to get one. Why you need one> The best coffee shops in the USA> Where are mortgage rates headed in 2021?> Why (most) loan officers absolutely do not suck> Proud Mary – The World’s Greatest Breakfast> Dave’s absolutely EPIC missed opportunity> Super Nice Club Coffee?> Dave’s morning routine> Self-defeating narratives that hold us back> Win a Super Nice Club Hoodie> Dave’s Super Nice Challenge for you|> If your loan officer isn’t using Mortgage Coach, find another one
SUPER NICE LINKSDave on Instagram
Mortgage Coach
This week’s guest is the super nice TYLER SCHMITT. Tyler has spent years glued to the hip of Gary Vaynerchuk aka Gary V.
For most actors, playing a DC superhero would be a career highlight, possibly the pinnacle ... .but for JOVIAN WADE, it's just one of many bold strokes for a young Black man still in his mid-20s.
MICK SZAL has modeled all over the world, from catwalks to international campaigns and all the other words one can type that explain that someone is kind of a big deal model.
This week’s super nice guest is ANDREAS VERRIOS aka MR. NYC SUBWAY. Andreas is a New York City photographer and lawyer whose work, primarily of the NYC subway and its crazy, colorful characters, is blowing up big time all around the world.
When Skyler Kilborn and Logan Grimé join forces, they merge into the formidable music machine the world knows as MIDI MATILDA.
JESSICA GRAHAM is a meditation teacher, sex, relationship, and spiritual coach for couples and individuals, international speaker, and author of Good Sex: Getting Off Without Checking Out
This week’s guest is the visionary Jonathan Ward, co-founder with his wife Jamie of bespoke auto designer and builder ICON
This week, we talk with PAUL BESSENBACHER / PB. He’s the music genius behind one of the Super Nice Club’s favorite indie-pop bands: OPUS ORANGE.
PAIGE MAZZONI is the CEO for Canine Companions for Independence, the incredible organization that was the first to train assistance dogs to help and guide people living with physical disabilities. Since their founding in 1975, CCI has partnered thousands of hyper-intelligent and capable canine companions with human partners with spectacular, life-changing results. Paige is the dedicate and passionate leader of a truly super nice organization.
This is a great talk, so TURN OFF everything else, TUNE OUT the rest of the world and DROP IN to NICE WORK! with Paige Mazzoni
Check out/support/volunteer >> www.cci.org
Text "NiceDogs" to 310-421-0393 to become a Super Nice Club Insider! >> https://my.community.com/superniceclub
Cam Bertrand joins us in Episode 28 of NICE WORK! In learning about Cam and his path, we’ll take yet another look at someone who has turned their passion into a successful career. Cam started going after comedy and writing full time at the age of 19 and immediately advanced to the Semi-Finals of Florida's Funniest competition. He then went on to win the Side Splitters Comedy Tournament beating out 64 other comedians. and ended up becoming the youngest comedian to record his own DryBar comedy special (check it out on the YouTube where it has over 8 million views).
He has performed at some of the most prestigious comedy festivals in the country including the Laughing Skull festival in Atlanta (twice), Laughing Devil in New York, and The World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas. In 2018, Cam was a contributing writer on Seasons 11 & 12 of MTVs hit show, 'Wild'N Out'. In 2019, Cam Bertrand became the youngest comic to win the Florida's Funniest competition, beating out over 300 comics, previous winners include Daniel Tosh, Bert Kreischer, and JB Ball. Cam has already worked with some of the biggest names in comedy today including: Joe Rogan, Andrew Schulz, Bert Kreischer, Pete Davidson, Hannibal Buress, Michael Che, Josh Blue, and Mike Epps. But here’s the thing, at such a young age, he’s already mentoring the next generation of comics.... which says so much about the camaraderie and support found within the hyper-competitive comedy industry. Paradoxical? Nah. Listen in and fall in love with your new favorite comic.
Cam's Website IG = @camthecomic
AMELIA BOONE is one of the most accomplished athletes in the history of obstacle course racing.
SHANTI SINGH and her organization TENANTS TOGETHER steps in and steps up for you against big banks that would prefer to grow homeless rates alongside their profits.
Prince Stanislas "Stash" Klossowski De Rola. Stash is a man apart....and yet intimately intertwined.
This week's guest is Richard Heinberg, best-selling author and Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute.
If you flipped on the television at any point during the 1980s, there was a 53% chance that LEIGH MCCLOSKEY's face would magically appear.
KICKING SAND DOLLARS ALONG THE BEACH OF DESPERATION & LUXURY
Stuart Semple is an incredible artist ... one of the SNC's all-time favorites, in fact. If you don't know his name, odds are good that you'll recognize his work. About Stuart, Aidan Dune wrote:
"There is a real intelligence at the heart of his art. On the one hand he clearly embraces the throwaway, famous-for-15-minutes soundbite culture of celebrity and distraction. On the other, he stops it in its tracks, recasting its giddy imagery in the slow, fixed medium of paint. He might seem to celebrate it, but he actually doesn't quite trust the world of mass production and communications. His work implies a conviction that there is, or perhaps there better be, something genuine, something real, beyond the glam facade of throwaway culture."
Stuart is the nicest, sweetest guy. He's just so warm and with a mission to unite people, knockdown class barriers and just make people HAPPIER through art. he’s just might be our Super Nicest guest yet. I know you’re going to love him. So turn off everything else, tune out the rest of the world and drop in to NICE WORK! with Stuart Semple.
www.stuartsemple.com
Some (But Not All) Topics:
- The beautiful thing that is and will be VOMA Art breaking down class divide The beach of desperation and luxury Why Denver, CO was once the happiest city in the world How to increase empathy, reduce anxiety and conquer social isolation The wacky paint made from Anish Kapoor’s heart Free paint for BLM activists* Community-supported art!!
Joumana’s life and passions are hard to summarize, so here's Wiki's effort: Joumana Haddad is a Lebanese author, public speaker, journalist and women's rights activist.
If you’re into streetwear, luxury fashion, hip hop, or really smart humans we have a helluva show for you with clothing designer and creative director Chaz Jordan
ALTERNATE TITLE: KEIKO & KAIN GET MARRIED
Rosalind Chao has over 130 acting credits. Some highlights include MAS*H, Star Trek Next Generation (Keiko O'Brien), Deep Space Nine, The Joy Luck Club, The OA, The OC, The Neighbors.. and on and on. Her most recent film is Disney’s incredible live-action MULAN, in which she plays Mulan’s mother.
Her husband Simon Templeman also has over a hundred credits, appearing in many television shows and movies. He's also played some VIDEO GAME characters over the years. Mass Effect, Legacy of Kain, Dragon Age, Blood Omen, World of Warcraft… all huge hits that wouldn’t have been the same without his aggressively intimidating pipes.
Anyway, the point is that Simon and Rosalind are successful actors. And they’re been successfully married for 30 years. And that’s super nice. And I wanted to kind of figure out the secret to their success as actors and as life partners. So that’s what we talk about. Or at least, that’s what we set out to talk about. What we really talked about, well, take a listen.
https://twitter.com/templemansimon/status/449717703503126528 Home decor
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVx65U4Fumw/
Dutch artist Joep van Lieshout is an internationally-acclaimed sculptor, painter, all-around artistic powerhouse who heads up Atelier Van Lieshout in Rotterdam
Rebecca Bray and Steve Lambert of the Center for Artistic Activism share their global effort to ensure that the COVID-19 vaccine will be free.
MDMA VS PTSD
MDMA. Molly. Ecstasy. Moon rocks. Sassyfras. Adam. Whatever flavor, whatever you call it, methylenedioxy¬methamphetamine is a psychedelic with the potential to be a life-changing boon to sufferers of PTSD and anxiety. In this episode, we’ll talk to super nice AMY EMERSON, Executive Director at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Public Benefit Corporation, about the work her organization is doing to study the benefits of MDMA and, one day soon, get it approved for use in beneficial psychotherapy.
Check out MAPS at www.maps.org
Prince Andrew and a number of other young minds believe they can help transform Accra into WAKANDA.
ROB CRESSY is not only a joyful human, he is the founder of Bacon Sports, a Chicago-based sports marketing agency. Rob also hosts FOUR sports-related podcasts, which makes him just the guy to talk basketball (remember AND1?), esports and this new thing called the “fluid fan.”
Rob also just completed Andy Frisella’s one-year “Live Hard” mental toughness program, and he’ll share some great lessons that will inspire you to challenge yourself like never before.
So, if you’re a sports nerd or someone really into self-activation, following your passion and kicking ass, Rob is your guy and you’ll love this episode of Nice Work! OR YOUR MONEY BACK! Oh, and his super nice challenge is the best yet.
andyfrisella #demarcuscousins
www.baconsports.com
www.instagram.com/rob_cressy
This week our guest is Rob Young, entrepreneur, hip-hop artist, creative and founder of Excuse My Accentglobal collective dedicated to highlighting and humanizing the diverse immigrant struggles and triumphs.
Anne Faith Nicholls is an American contemporary artist recognized for her Neosurrealistic paintings. In her works, she explores the subconscious with works that are layered and mysterious, creating symbolic narratives on the human condition.
Basically, Anne is a passionate painter who’s kind of a big deal and she has a lot to say about the state of contemporary art and what it takes to make it in the brutal, brutal art world. She’s absolutely married her passion to her career, and it hasn’t always been easy.
In this great conversation, we explore:
Anne’s new workThe Palm Springs art sceneAdvice to new artistsThe state of the lowbrow/pop surrealism movementThe power of the pacific northwestA life-changing “Take On Me” moment
Frisco or San Francisco? Which is it and why?The power of travel to rejuvenate
A neat idea for old art books
And, of course, human hair bookmarks
So listen in and listen up!
LINKSAnne Faith Nicholls WEBSITEAnne Faith Nicholls IGJacob Arden McClure WEBSITEConfluence Teaser
“Take On Me’” (A-Ha video)“Take On Me” (Cap’n Jazz version)
The Killers’ Ronnie Vannucci is one of rock’s best and most successful drummers, though he’ll be the first to disagree. Taylor Milne is a great guitarist who plays alongside Ronnie and has his own band The Silver State.
Marnie Aulabaugh is the author of “Mostly I Just Miss My Nipples,” a beautiful, funny and soul-stirring memoir that details her brave and successful battle with breast cancer. We’ll talk about her story, her writing process, the advantages of self-publishing, vintage car haikus, and the dangers of living in Subjectivland. Don’t worry, it’ll all make sense once you start listening.
NICE LINKSAll Things Marnie <---get the book!All Things Marnie on IG
Carmalarky on IG
This podcast will change your life. Not so much because you'll learn how two glam rock superstars praised by Bowie and yours truly make mind-blowing music, tour the world, raise a family, sustain a solid middle-class suburban Chicago lifestyle AND hold down full-time jobs.
Asher Miller, Executive Director of nonprofit think tank Post Carbon Institute, quite literally working on no less than SAVING THE MF WORLD.
You'll learn about the Nice Work of awesome human Johnny Waite. He’s an International Race Director for Spartan Race, a Life Adventure Coach, a wrestling coach, a windsurfer instructor and…oh he’s also a certified hypnotherapist. The man has a lot of passions. We talk about the madness that is endurance racing, imposter syndrome, grinding through the shit show, and a lot more.
Definitely worth your listen. Or your money back.
It's the talk of the town, state, country, continent and world... it's CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 EDITION.
Yes, we're underwater with news and opinion about the hard times ahead. But, what are constructive some things we can do right now to grow stronger during this incredible test of our personal and social support systems?
I've some super nice thoughts to share and would LOVE to hear yours.
William is the project coordinator and art therapist at Nakivale Refugee Camp in Uganda. Since he found safety at the refugee camp a few years ago as a teenager William has:
Helped found the Nakivart art program> Taught and mentored thousands of refugee children> Created a women’s soccer team (Super Nice FC) to empower women refugees and keep them from camp prostitution, drugs and abuse> Partnered with international artists to beautify Nakivale> Created a body language therapy program> Overcome powerful trauma to spread love and hope
NICE LINKSGlobal Press Article on William/NakivalePatreon AccountNakivale IGWilliam Butala IGShrineMike ZuckermanJoin the SNC on InstagramJoin the SNC on Facebook
Molly Grace is a self-proclaimed “MS loudmouth" wakes up every day to the challenges of multiple sclerosis. In an extended conversation that traces Molly’s personal journey, we’ll learn about multiple sclerosis aka the “prime of life” disease, its many hidden battles and silent suffering, the crippled U.S. health care system that literally kills people and, on a more inspiring note, the super nice work that is being done on the front lines. Molly is a self-proclaimed “MS loudmouth” and her relentlessness and unquenchable fire means ignorant legislators and, ultimately, MS itself stands no chance.
He's not a normal loan officer. He's a cool loan officer.
Jeremy Forcier is a loan officer in Petaluma, California, but he’s far from an ordinary loan officer. He’s also a coach, a mentor, and someone who, more than most anyone I know, has learned how to learn. He coaches executives around the world, not just on business but also on finding happiness and purpose in their work. In just a half hour or so, you’ll get Jeremy’s take on self-limiting beliefs, empathy as a superpower, finding happiness and satisfaction in the work you get to do, and of course, the perfect home loan process.
Jeremy Forcier Instagram
Featured Artists:ThankYouX LA artist making serious wavesJoey Columbo Few artists have more currencyNaomi Clarke Abstract painter
Recommended Reading“Dare to Lead” Brene Brown“5 Laws of Leadership” John Maxwell“Today We Are Rich” Tim Sanders
Nice Work! on SpotifyNice Work! on StitcherNice Work! on Google Play
Tod Brilliant, founder of the Super Nice Club and the trailer for the Nice Work! podcast.