The Steg Drew Show

Kip Dooley is a writer, editor, and educator who highlights solutions to our world’s most pressing challenges. He cowrites Bare Bones, a weekly(ish) newsletter about food, family, and what nourishes us, with award-winning cookbook author Beth Dooley, his mother. They also teach a quarterly online class, showing home cooks how to make delicious home meals with seasonal, local produce.As a journalist, he’s written about food, theatre, and unlikely Trump voters. He taught communications studies at American University in Washington, D.C., and began his career teaching high school English and social studies while earning an M.S. in Education at The University of Pennsylvania. He brings an educator’s eye to all he does.In this episode we discuss being in the middle of internal transformation while being ok with not having everything figured out, faith-based communities whether religious or not, sports, learning, and Kip does live poetry reading. WE NOW HAVE MERCH!!! stegdrew.com/merch Get decked out with all of our newest t-shirt and hoodies styles.Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode30Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyBefriend fellow Civiliteers, learn in community, and mingle on our Telegram group!If you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Eric Schneider is a third generation entrepreneur working at Huron Paper Stock, a family business operating since 1955. He’s collected a wild variety of life experiences and despite knowing each other for a short time, I consider him to be a wise mentor. Eric has been deep into personal growth from his high school days in peer couseling, to the Landmark Forum, creating a men’s circle in Hawaii and facilitating for years, working with the Mankind Project, and translating much of this work to his personal and professional life. When Covid hit, Eric’s life took a turn and he drastically shifted his business and his family began a nomadic lifestyle, and he’s currently in New Mexico. In this conversation, we get into the weeds about Eric’s various adventures while keeping things real and playful.WE NOW HAVE MERCH!!! stegdrew.com/merch Get decked out with all of our newest t-shirt and hoodies styles.Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode29Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyBefriend fellow Civiliteers, learn in community, and mingle on our Telegram group!If you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Amanda Vestri is my wife, and producer of this show, in addition to tons of behind the scenes work for all of my creative projects. She was born and raised in a small town in the state of Sao Paulo in Brazil. After teaching herself English, she came to the USA in 2018 via a cultural exchange program. We met in the summer of 2019 and have been together since, getting married this July. Amanda has been interested in occult and spiritual practices from a young age and participated in the Candomblé religion, and been trained in Reiki, Theta Healing, the Akashic Records, and Astrology.In this convo we talk about how she made her way to the United States, despite being from a family where no one speaks English, no one has been to the US, and few if any people from her town have either. We get into her background with spiritual practices and talk about our relationship, and believing in your dreams.WE NOW HAVE MERCH!!! stegdrew.com/merch Get decked out with our 5 newest t-shirt and hoodies styles.Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode27Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyBefriend fellow Civiliteers, learn in community, and mingle on our Telegram group!If you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Carmen Burke is the author of HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT LOVING SATAN?: A GUIDE TO INCORPORATING YOUR DARK SIDE IN ORDER TO LOVE YOUR FULL SELF. She has known me since before I was born as we were neighbors growing up. In addition to her book, Carmen works as an accountant, and has Self Love Coaching practice. She studies the Enneagram, Myers-Briggs Typology, Astrology, and other forms of self-discovery and understanding. In this episode, we dive into the book, how it came to life, and break down the various modalities mentioned above in clear, simple language. WE NOW HAVE MERCH!!! stegdrew.com/merch Get decked out with our 5 newest t-shirt and hoodies styles.Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode27Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyBefriend fellow Civiliteers, learn in community, and mingle on our Telegram group!If you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Boris Yurganov emigrated to the USA from Belarus as a 9-year-old. Since then he has spent tons of time and effort becoming more embodied, anywhere from massage therapy, physical therapy, surfing, to Core Energetics body psychotherapy. His acting dreams began after watching Jean-Claude Van Damme as a child and he’s currently working towards realizing them in California. We dive into his story, healing from a serious neck injury via energy medicine in a basement, and other stories on his journey towards being and helping others be more embodied.WE NOW HAVE MERCH!!! stegdrew.com/merch Get decked out with our 5 newest t-shirt and hoodies styles.Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode26Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyBefriend fellow Civiliteers, learn in community, and mingle on our Telegram group!If you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Jim Carpenter began de-escalation as a child, living between his atheist father and Jehovah’s witness mother. Since then, he’s had a career for General Motors and the Bureau of Labor Statistics and been involved in many organizations to promote civil discourse, including but not limited to Able And Willing, winning the Ron Hering Mission of Service Award for the Mankind Project, Race Conversations, Amazing Faith Dinners, Bridge Alliance, and others. His focus is on 2 related missions:Communications skills for creating connection and respect and mutual understanding.Tools for economic prosperity.We dive into Jim’s storied history, finding common ground around problems and solutions, and how he thinks MMT or Modern Monetary Theory can bring to life some of the social change he envisions. WE NOW HAVE MERCH!!! stegdrew.com/merch Get decked out with our 5 newest t-shirt and hoodies styles.Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode25Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Full-disclosure, I have been a client of Joe for men’s life coaching services. But, I’m not getting paid to chat with him here, he’s just a good dude and I want to share his story with my megaphone, hence the interview. Joe is a Transformational Relationship Artist or in another perspective, a Men’s Life Coach. We dive into the crises that kickstarted Joe into an epic journey of self-healing and growth, which lead to him wanting to be of service and share with others, talk about the difference between being wise versus educated, microdosing, and what men’s work is and why the world needs it. WE NOW HAVE MERCH!!! stegdrew.com/merch Get decked out with our 3 newest t-shirt styles.Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode24Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Sean Urbassik and I are former coworkers and friends. Sean has been an expander in my life. He invited me to my first ever open mic night, and my first time being on a podcast, which helped give me the confidence to start my own. Recently Sean fought in his first amateur MMA fight and in this episode we talk about the fight, how he got the nickname “Shaman Sean,” thoughts on eating animals, and catch up about my adventures in Brazil.This episode is a bit more conversational and less of a straightforward interview.WE NOW HAVE MERCH!!! stegdrew.com/merch Get decked out with our 3 newest t-shirt styles.Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode23Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Mountain Chang founded Carets after reading The Four Hour Workweek. Carets makes barefoot dress shoes. As a barefoot shoe wearer of eight years and many brands myself, I was stoked to meet Mountain. Aside from his day job, Mountain has held California weight lifting records, ran the LA Marathon barefoot, takes professional singing lessons, and in a past life worked as an accountant.Mountain lives as an example of what a person can become when they embrace their curiosity, the main theme we explore this episode as told via anecdotes from Mountain’s life with some of my personal experiences sprinkled throughout. Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode22Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Darrell Becker is a licensed acupuncturist living in Hawaii. He's been a guest on various podcasts since 2012, especially the School Sucks podcast and the Tin Foil Hat show. Darrell was the MKP Community Coordinator for East Hawaii for 2 years and has been very active in the MKP community on the Hawaiian Islands since his NWTA in 2015. In this conversation, we dive into Voluntaryism, Aliens, The Non-Aggression Principle, Red Pilling, Medicine, and a whirlwind of other goodies. I consider Darrell to be an autodidact and we went on quite the nerd safari! Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode21Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

James is a nature enthusiast, author and Certified NVC Trainer. He’s been involved in personal growth programs since the mid-1980’s, participated in many workshops, retreats and 12-step recovery. He began his journey into nature based spirituality in the late 1990’s. After publishing his book “The Joy of Compassionate Connecting – The Way of Christ Through Nonviolent Communication” in 2010, he participated in a Franciscan-inspired men’s rites of passage in 2011. He continued his growth journey through Mankind Project New-Warrior training and integration groups. He participated in Animas Valley Institute’s “Wild Mind Intensive” in Feb 2018, and had his first 12-day Vision Quest in the Anza Borrego desert in Feb 2020 (just before the COVID lockdown). He’s currently an Animas Valley apprentice in the Wild Mind Training Program (WMTP). He’s passionate about the intersection of Animas Valley inspired work with Nonviolent Communication as a way to contribute to “The Great Turning,” a thriving compassionate world. I’ve gone to quite a few of his workshops and they’ve helped me communicate significantly better. In this episode we dive into how James got into NVC, dive into the basics of NVC, Bill Plotkin’s work, and how the two fit together. I have a few years of NVC experience yet still picked up some new insights from the conversation!Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode20Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Shawn Yoon is a Korean and in this episode we talk about the sexual history of Korea from roughly World War 2 to present day. Shawn posits that cities cannot exist without prostitution, and we uncover many inconvenient truths around Asian sexual history and human trafficking. In this episode we focus more closely on modern sex work in Korea, and how it ties into capitalism as a whole, talking about the commoditization of everything, with sex being included in that commoditization. The episode wraps up with Shawn’s translation of a Korean poem, which does a great job summarizing the conversation. For additional context, make sure to catch part 1, which is the prior episode.Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode19Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Shawn Yoon is a Korean and in this episode, we talk about the sexual history of Korea from the dawn of Confucianism till roughly World War 2. We filmed the episode from 10 pm to midnight in Korea time, and realized that the topic needed more time to get us from WW2 to the present day, so we are filming part 2 soon. We dive into Confucianism, the Samurai, how Japanese Imperialism and capitalism impact prostitution and sex work. Shawn posits that cities cannot exist without prostitution, and we uncover many inconvenient truths around Asian sexual history and human trafficking. Sex is arguably the most important topic a person could talk about, yet sex education is generally overlooked in the curriculum of most schools, and in this episode sex work at the population level, throughout history is our main focus. Part of the theme of this show is creating unity, and I firmly believe that one of the best ways to do that is by learning from our history, which often involves surfacing inconvenient truths. This episode is not for the faint of heart.Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode18Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Ben Bechtel is my friend and has sat in more than 350 hours of men’s circles, led and organized men’s gatherings and has been doing the work for years. In this episode we get into what men’s work is, why it’s needed, and why it’s hard to get into. We unexpectedly did some work on air, sharing details about our lives. If you or your partner, family member, or friend are curious about “men’s work,” the deep inner work that ripples outwardly into the world, you’ll enjoy this one. Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode17Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Kyree ‘The Hood Mystic’ Anthony is one of the most inspirational people I have ever met. He has written 12 books...since 2017 alone! Kyree has overcome hardship in his life and is not defined by it. An autodidact, Kyree is the first podcast guest to specifically call out his favorite section in the library by number. In this conversation we dabble in astrology, having a relationship with God/Source/The Divine without religion, letting your light shine, dealing with skeptics, connecting with nature, and more. Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode16Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Eric Weinstein is my friend and shamanic practitioner. He’s done training in shamanism from a variety of teachers, and is trained in “Tapping”/EFT/Energy Psychology, Hypnosis & NLP, EMDR/Eye Movement Integration, True Purpose coaching and more. Seriously, he has a lot of tools in his tool box and there’s too much to list here. In this episode we dive into shamanism, popular misconceptions about it, emotional neglect, ancestral healing, depossession, and shamanism for newbiesShow notes at stegdrew.com/episode15Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Tom Worthington came into my bubble thanks to 40+ year Transcendental Meditation teacher and past guest Werner Pfleger. I watched one of his down to earth videos sharing his story about curing anxiety and depression. It moved me. Simple and personal without being prescriptive. It immediately made me want to talk to him, and I thought it’d be helpful for others to hear his story, so here we are.In this episode we discuss how he cured his anxiety and depression, particular habits and routines in his life, porn addiction and masturbation, video games, exercise, and self-help as a giant struggle.Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode14Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Christopher Edgerly is the force, founder, and CEO behind 5th Dimension Ventures. He is a Certified Financial Education Instructor and graduated from Amherst College with a degree in Psychology and a concentration in Economics. Combining his passions for people, planet, and finance, Chris created 5D Ventures, a finance firm aimed at creating a better world through socially responsible financial education and investment. Chris also in his spare time gives back to the community by volunteering for JA New York, teaching financial literacy.In this episode we dive into Chris’s background, how he got into his profession, the best definition and explanation of the Law Of Attraction that I’ve ever heard, sexual energy in spirituality, and briefly dabble in semen retention.Show notes at stegdrew.com/episode13Connect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSubscribe to our new Youtube channel: The Steg Drew ShowSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

In this episode we turn the tables! My childhood friend Stephen acts as host and interviews me. I was nervous, not sure what to expect, and Steve hit me with some good questions about how I approach living, do all the weird things I do, explorations in curiosity, lessons learned living abroad, and catching up 8 years after living in the same city. Show notes at stegdrew.com/podcastConnect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewTIKTOK - @stegdrew / tiktok.com/@stegdrewSubscribe to our new Youtube channel: The Steg Drew ShowSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!

Rachel Reyes is a community organizer from Los Angeles. Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, she started her journey in activism during high school as a member of the Bus Riders Union and continues to organize around local politics. Rachel’s activism seeks to defend Angelenos and their right to the city.We get into what community organization means, failures of capitalism, unions, and how workers organize.If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and makes a big difference in convincing clout chasing guests to come on my show. Gotta seem like a big deal to catch the big fish!Show notes at stegdrew.com/podcastConnect with Drew:INSTAGRAM - @stegdrew / instagram.com/stegdrewTWITTER - @stegdrew / twitter.com/stegdrewSubscribe to our new Youtube channel: The Steg Drew ShowSign up for Drew's weekly letter at https://stegdrew.com/juicyIf you like this episode, please share with your friends, family and others!