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Strangers You Know
Episodes
44 episodes
Brian - Understanding Myself - Finding My Voice
Join the conversation on our Facebook Community Page. ---I am an immersive hobbyist. I love learning about new things and getting deeply involved in new hob...
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Strangers You Know: Introduction
Every week we pass by hundreds of people we don't know. Complete strangers. Some of them. We barely notice the guy at the ATM or the woman driving the BMW. Some we may see on a more regular basis. The clerk at the local convenience ...
Jaxon - The Man at My Wedding
(CW: SI, SA) Join our conversation with Jaxon and his experience growing up in a traditional LDS family and attending BYU before coming out as transgender. (Topics include: transgender, LGBTQ+, trans panic, deconstructing religion, LDS (M...
Neil - Monkey Dancing Hoop Jumper
(Join the Conversation on our Facebook Community)Originally intended to be only a test of sound equipment, my friend Neil got a jumpstart on the podcast by t...
Her.Truth.Be.Told - Excommunicated from My Family
(CW: SI) Leaving the LDS church can cost people many valuable relationships, including family. Today's guest was actually "excommunicated from her family," which then led to a faith crisis, deconstruction, and her leaving the church, all within...
Keegan - Psychedelics and the Bathtub Funeral
How did you discover who you really are and who you really want to be? Or maybe the jury is still out and you are still exploring with an open mind. It's one thing to talk about one's journey from the perspective of the finish line - quite anot...
Amanda - Understanding Real Poverty
Amanda joins our conversation from her new home in Argentina. Originally from a small town in Utah, she grew up driven to be the "perfect girl." Devout Mormon, straight A's, and a self-proclaimed tomboy. She tells how a single question changed ...
Charlie - Why is This Funny?
Charlie is an accomplished actor with an impressive list of accomplishments. He currently plays the role of Roger Davies in "Tina" on Broadway and his previous credits include: The Bridges of Madison County (Original Broadway Cast), Parade (Lin...
Santiago - Cui Bono?
(Join the Conversation on our Facebook Community Group)Today, Strangers You Know goes International with my conversation with Santiago García. I spoke with h...
DeLaney - Happiness, Love, and Orthodox Mormonism
DeLaney is a native Utahn who has spent the past eight years acting in NYC. (Check out the show notes for a summary of her accolades.) Our conversation covers topics from the personal to the ...
Meg - Friendly Refuge
Outside of our recorded conversations, I ask each of my guests to recommend someone who they think would be a good person to have on the show. Today's guest, Meg, comes from one of those blind referrals. Before recording today's conversation, I...
Aliyah - Positivity & Parenting
Today's conversation with Aliyah is the Tenth Episode of the "Strangers You Know" podcast and I am so excited to share her story with you. In this episode, we talk about doubts, cognitive dissonance and deconstruction of her faith as well as th...
Kseniya - Nomad Alliance
How tightly do we grip our core beliefs and values, and why do we provide any room for intellectual curiosity? How often do we seek to understand individuals and viewpoints that are radically different from our own? How did we come to our versi...
Jed - Deconstructing the House of Cards
In today's conversation, Jed and I talk about the painful, wonderful, lonely, scary journey of deconstruction. Jed was in his fourth of six years serving as bishop of his ward when his faith crisis began. Beginning with his deconstruction of Go...
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Meg G - Revival of Self
First of two parts. It is impossible to summarize any of these amazing conversations into a few, simple paragraphs. My meeting with Meg ran so long that I had to break it into two episodes. And I still feel that we were just scratch...
Meg G (Part Two) - Mama Bear
Welcome back. In part two of my conversation with Meg, we dove a little deeper into her area of expertise, namely relationships, preventative care of relationships, and high-risk factors that challenge relationships. We also talk about awakenin...
Hardy - Pattern Interrupt
Is life, the universe and everything calling out to you. And are you too anxious or too busy working on your daily to do list to hear it? How would you react if you had spent the last 15 years of your life meticulously achieving one goal after ...
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Kauri - Healing Oasis
This episode is a testament to the human spirit. Today’s guest talks about overcoming darkness, rejection, and multiple traumatic events. Kauri bravely shares her experiences with racism, sexual abuse, incarceration of a loved one, and even dea...
Neil (Part 2) - The Cost of Waking Up
Finally, today is part two of the conversation I had with Neal over three months ago. In this episode, we talk about waking up, putting off the pretender within each of us and the necessity and cost of advocating for others. We consider the imp...
Pierre - Finding & Losing Purpose
What do you do when a traumatic brain injury takes away your health, your personality, and your sense of life's purpose?I first met Pierre in Japan when we were both serving LDS missions. We were companions in the Mission Home for quite...
Keyan - Product of Education
This interview breaks one of my early, probably unnecessarily arbitrary rules. Keyan is an architect who works in New York City. He is an immersive hobbyist who loves motocross. A deep thinker who loves deep, meaningful conversations. He's also...
Liz - Thought Loops & Red Flags
Elizabeth Gale grew up in the perfect Scientology family. For many years, she and her brother were the organization's poster children. But as she struggled to remain on the one true path, she started to see several cracks in the teachings and p...
Mark - Beyond the Costumes
Every week we pass by hundreds of people we don't know. Complete strangers. Some of them we barely notice. Like the guy driving the semi-truck. Some we may see on a more regular basis. Like that one umpire that works every Little League game. S...
Silence - On the Streets
KEY LINKSNomadAlliance.org – Includes post-interview conversation with KseniyaStrangersYouKnowPodcast.com – Includes additional ...
Lance - Survivor Archetypes: Allowing Curiosity & Wonder
I could have spent this entire episode talking about the many amazing things that Lance already has experienced in his life. He was the first deaf player to play in the NBA. His family escaped polygamy and an FLDS act that his own grandfather c...
