Mike McBay: Navigating the External World

E407 Dr. Annika Hylmö is an award-winning Swedish filmmaker, and we discuss her upcoming documentary, “The Last Witch,” about Elizabeth Johnson, Jr., a 22-year old who was wrongfully convicted of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem Witch Trials, and the efforts to exonerate her by a Massachusetts teacher, her students, and state senator. We also chat […]

E406 Mike McBay remembers a young Martin Luther King, Jr. was a frequent family house guest when he was a kid. Mike had groundbreaking and barrier-breaking academic parents. He suffered childhood trauma and has memories of alien abduction. He had a career in medicine cut short by addiction (he’s sober now), is a karate practitioner, […]

E405 Damion Lupo had his first startup at eleven and eventually, grew to build a fortune as a young man. But 2008 came on like a vengeance and he found himself bankrupt, millions in debt. Instead of giving up, he built himself back. His companies today build community and practice sustainability, hoping to lead by […]

E404 Dianna Cohen is a visual artist and activist. She’s the CEO and co-founder of Plastic Pollution Coalition, a non-profit communications and advocacy organization that “collaborates with an expansive global alliance of organizations, businesses, and individuals to create a more just, equitable, regenerative world free of plastic pollution and its toxic impacts.” We discuss the […]

E403 Mahwish Syed is an award-winning fashion and interior designer who uses neuroaesthetics, biophilia, and quantum biology to create environments that heal. She’s also an author of the best-selling book, “Purgatory to Paradise,” chronicling her breast cancer journey. We discuss how our homes could be making us sick, tree-hugging, how to talk about cancer, and […]

E402 Vanessa McGrady is an award-winning journalist and the author of the memoir, “Rock Needs River,” which details her pregnancy struggles and ultimately deciding to become an adoptive parent. Her story is one of lows and highs, as her then-husband would succumb to alcoholism and her daughter’s birth parents were in and out of their […]

E401 Tom Paladino began researching Scalar Light during his undergraduate years after developing a deep admiration for Nikola Tesla, who conducted Scalar research back in his own time. Tom was able to study Tesla’s research notes, as well as operate Scalar Light instruments developed by another Scalar Light expert, T. Galen Hieronymus, and Tom never […]

E400 Brian Fairchild is a retired career CIA Ops officer who held top-secret clearance from the Department of Defense. He’s a counter-terrorism expert, and during the decade immediately following the 9/11 attacks, Brian trained over 10,000 FBI, CIA, military personnel, as well as state and local police intelligence officers. He served in Kabul, Afghanistan where […]

E399 Harry Bettman was a young boy when his family made their escape from Nazi, Germany. He recounts his family’s experience and what it was like to start their lives from scratch in America.Harry’s wife and their son also join this episode. At nearly 100 years old, Harry shows no sign of slowing down and […]

E398 Bersabeh Ray experienced more chaos as a child than some people experience their whole lives. Born in Iran during the Iran-Iraq war, she bore witness to tragedy, terror, death, and violence. Her family escaped and eventually made their way to the United States. Her early years took their toll and she had to fight […]