Episodes

June 17, 2021

Perfectionism and Integrative Medicine with Wellness Expert Kristel Bauer

Today I’m hanging out in the diner booth with wellness expert, Kristel Bauer. We talked mind, body, heart, and soul – as we do in the diner, we covered it all. She shared about how she got into integrative medicine and how s…
June 10, 2021

Everyone’s Favorite Sardine Eating, Ukrainian Immigrant, Stand-Up Comic, Boris Khaykin

Boris and I go way back, and I’m so glad he finally made it to The Diner. My boy rolled up with a can of sardines and apologies in advance for what it sounds like on a podcast when a guest eats sardines. After a lot of talk …
May 27, 2021

How to Talk About Mental Health in Classrooms and with Friends with Mental Health Pioneer, Ross Szabo

Mental health is important, talking about it is hard and that is exactly why my guest, Ross Szabo is consistently sought after as a go-to teacher on the topic. It was awesome having my friend in the diner and we kicked thing…
May 20, 2021

The Realness of Being a Stay at Home Mom with motherhood content creator Tasheka Grant

Y’all, Tasheka Grant, motherhood community creator and influencer, took the diner by storm this week. Tasheka is a fellow New Yorker, so naturally, we kicked things off talking about our fondness of New York diners. We then …
May 13, 2021

Punching Low Self Worth in the Face with Married at First Sight’s Rachel DeAlto

Relationship expert and media personality, Rachel DeAlto brought highly caffeinated (her words, not mine) joy and energy to the Diner and we covered A LOT of ground. We talked about deviating career paths and both of our des…
May 6, 2021

Screw the NBA, I Want to Play Ball in Europe with Professional Basketball Player, Taylor Rochestie

It’s not every day you get to hop in a diner booth with a professional basketball player, but today was that day! Taylor Rochestie is an incredible man with a great story and a brand new bestselling book. We naturally starte…
April 29, 2021

How to Stop Playing Small and Realize You’re a Big Deal with Erin King

Today I was joined in The Diner by Erin King, a badass with serious Big Deal Energy (tune into the episode for more about that). We kicked off the conversation talking about life in a big Irish family (we both used our best …
April 22, 2021

Beatboxing all the way to Broadway with World Champion Kaila Mullady

When a World Champion Beatboxer comes into the diner you turn the jukebox off and buckle up. That’s exactly what happened when Kaila Mullady slid into the booth with me. Since we are both Long Islanders we first reminisced a…
April 15, 2021

Why We Teach Others What We Need to Hear with Dr. Bryan McElderry

When I met Dr. Bryan McElderry in a Clubhouse room (that’s the new social media all the kids are into… and by kids, I mean grown-ass adults, the “kids” have no interest in the platform), I knew I needed to have him to The Di…
April 8, 2021

What Happens When You Book a Dream Role with Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s Lauren Adams

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s, Lauren Adams, slid into the diner booth with me this week! We kicked it off reminiscing about New York diners now that we have both moved. We poked the bear of New York vs. LA culture, too. Then …
April 1, 2021

Making Friends as an Adult and When You feel Alone with Adam Smiley Poswolsky

I jumped into the diner booth with author and entrepreneur, Adam Smiley Poswolsky! His newest book, Friendship in the Age of Loneliness is coming out in May but before we got to that you know we had to talk about our late-ni…
March 25, 2021

What the Hulk has to do with being an Anti-Racist with Victoria Alexander

Soon-to-be Doctor, Victoria Alexander, jumped into the diner and dropped a whole bunch of knowledge about identity work and being anti-racist. This one got delightfully academic, but before we dove into all that we talked ab…
March 18, 2021

Choosing Authenticity on Social Media with Joyce Pring

Joyce Pring jumped into the diner all the way from Manila in the Philippines! She is a TV host and social media influencer who hosts the number one podcast in the Philippines, Adulting with Joyce Pring. We jumped in and talk…
March 11, 2021

Turning Up the Volume of Introverts with Amma Marfo

This week, comedian, author, and educator Amma Marfo jumps into the diner booth with me! She has written three books, the first of which, The I’s Have It, is all about introverted leaders. Since I am a giant extrovert, I had…
March 4, 2021

Getting Men to Have Better Conversations with Tim Mousseau

Tim Mousseau jumped into the diner with me and things got heated early. We tried to settle the age-old debate of which is better: pie or cake. I’m not sure if we got anywhere but hungry, but it was worth it. We then discusse…
Feb. 25, 2021

Politicizing Therapy to Spark Real Healing with Dr. Jennifer Mullan

Y’all, this week Dr. Jennifer Mullan, the founder of Decolonizing Therapy and great friend, slid into the diner booth with me. She and I worked together at New Jersey City University and became friends really quickly! We dis…
Feb. 18, 2021

Financial Literacy and Dancing Geckos with Peter Bielagus

Coming in hot to the diner this week is financial literacy expert and surprise fiction author, Peter Bielagus! I shared a pretty embarrassing story about a dancing geckos hoodie I bought that turned into a funny episode thro…
Feb. 11, 2021

Reimagining education and leaving a legacy with Mr. Jeff Dess

Mr. Jeff Dess, educator, author, speaker, and activist, joins me in the diner this week! We kicked things off with a proud discussion about proper New York diner ordering protocol. We then took a hard left and Jeff told me a…
Feb. 4, 2021

Raising 3 daughters as an imperfect man with Steve Whitby

Stepping into the diner this week is my good friend and wedding officiant, Steve Whitby! We talked about being a Dad to three girls – and, spoiler, no he didn’t want a boy for the third one. It got a little deep when we disc…
Jan. 28, 2021

Diving into our darkest fears with Darryl Bellamy Jr.

Stepping into the diner this week is my man, Darryl Bellamy Jr. He is a fear researcher and an outrageous speaker. Before we got into that, Darryl and I debated the right way to eat grits. He then told me about an early entr…
Jan. 21, 2021

How fun is anxiety!? With cheese monger/actor Anne-Marie Pietersma

This week Anne-Marie Pietersma, actor and cheese monger, joins me in the diner! We first talked about her experience with COVID-19 because losing your sense of taste as a cheese monger is probably not ideal. We compared east…
Jan. 14, 2021

2 Men Swimming in Vulnerability with Don Fanelli

This week in the diner I got to kick it with an old friend and improv buddy, Don Fanelli. This session was jam packed with personal development strategies, parenting insights, and the quick wit that you love to see from two …
Jan. 7, 2021

Watch Your Mouth! Why language matters with Christina Parle

This week in the diner I'm kickin' it with my friend, language enthusiast, and DEI speaker - Christina Parle. She hails from Kansas City, so you know we spent the opener expressing our love of BBQ. From there we jumped into …
Dec. 31, 2020

Getting out of your own way and connecting as men with Dan Faill

Dan Faill, educator, speaker, and great friend, joined me in the diner this episode. After the Top 3 Top 3 we reminisced about how Dan was my orientation leader in college and I was a homesick first year student. That jumped…