Epics Podcast
Welcome to the Epics Podcast where we tell Epic Stories from Epic People. My name is Alex Wait, host of Epics Podcast. We have not been told all of the stories worth telling. Through interviews and reflection, on the Epics Podcast, we will hear from the “ordinary”, the ignored and the broken of our communities, and what their stories are. Together, we will work to gain an understanding of hardships that are unfamiliar to us. Our intention is to find a common ground with one another from which we can start creating real change. Subscribe now to hear the next epic story!
Episodes
In this episode of the Epics podcast, Alex interviews Mac McGregor, also known as the Gender Sensei, who is an activist and public speaker focused on creating a world where people can be their authentic selves. Mac talks about how martial arts impacted his life, his transition, and the importance of looking at gender norms in a new way. He also discusses his book, Positive Masculinity Now, and his self-help workshops for men to dev...
In this episode, Alex announces an exciting referral program for his production company Epics Productions, where for every successful referral that results in a new podcast with Epics, the referrer will receive $500. The focus of the podcast remains on sharing stories and promoting understanding between people, and the guest for the week is Dr. Janelle Jones, a Ted X speaker, life coach, author, and therapist who overcame poverty, ...
Today’s episode is a joint episode that is being released both here on the Epics Podcast but ALSO on the SHPE Out Loud Podcast!
SHPE (the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers) is the nation’s largest association dedicated to fostering Hispanic leadership in the STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) field. There is a huge disparity between the Hispanic population and their representation in STEM.SHPE raises ...
This week I have the pleasure of sharing with you the story of Sherisse Bisram.Sherisse is a professional dancer, dance teacher, now an empowerment mentor, public speaker and Someone that has never fit into a box or conformed to societal expectations.
Growing up in a volatile household and as a woman of color in a predominantly white area added understandable hardships and like all young women, Sherisse faced unwanted attention. In...
My guest this week on the show is Shermin Kruse. Shermin has a widely diverse background and range of expertise, but more importantly is just a beautiful human being. She is a , lawyer, speaker, professor, TEDx producer, writer, and idea curator, currently teaching at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Sher is a TED and TEDx talk producer (having produced more than 60 different TEDx talks and various TEDx music videos), a TEDx sp...
This week I have a fellow podcaster join me, and her name is Evelien Kong. A producer and Director by day Evelien Kong founded Reppin Podcast with more than 25 years of experience and a myriad of credits that range from producing award winning documentaries with MTV to crafting digital content with Law and Order SVU. She’s worked with Hollywood heavyweights like Mick Jagger, Mylie Cyrus, Jimmy Fallon, Kerry Washington, JJ Abrams al...
Our guest on this week’s show is J.P. (DARE Boh-goh SEE Yahn). JP has done many different amazing things in his life including being a classically trained shakespearean actor and Chief Diversity Officer. Given the amazing person that JP is I’m sure that we could have easily made whole podcasts about either of those, but the reason that I invited JP on is because he is the founder of the Queer Armenian Library.
We were able to talk ...
Welcome back to the Epics Podcast. I started this podcast because I believe that the foundation of hate and discrimination in our world comes from a lack of understanding of those who are different from ourselves. We plan to combat that by hearing everyone's stories, that we can better understand them, be a part of creating real positive change.
This week on the show, I am sharing with you my conversation with Ethan Nkana.
I reache...
Welcome back to the Epics Podcast. I started this podcast because I believe that the foundation of hate and discrimination in our world comes from a lack of understanding of those who are different from ourselves. We plan to combat that by hearing everyone's stories, that we can better understand them, be a part of creating real positive change.
I absolutely adore my guest this week!
Her name is Chelsea Elliott. She is the Founder ...
Welcome back to the Epics Podcast. I started this podcast because I believe that the foundation of hate and discrimination in our world comes from a lack of understanding of those who are different from ourselves. We plan to combat that by hearing everyone's stories, that we can better understand them, be a part of creating real positive change.
This week on the podcast I am going to share with you my conversation with Sedruo...
Welcome back to the Epics Podcast. I started this podcast because I believe that the foundation of hate and discrimination in our world comes from a lack of understanding of those who are different from ourselves. We plan to combat that by hearing everyone's stories, that we can better understand them, be a part of creating real positive change.
This week on the 15th episode of the Epics Podcast I am joined by a fellow podcaster Bo...
Welcome back to the Epics Podcast. I started this podcast because I believe that the foundation of hate and discrimination in our world comes from a lack of understanding of those who are different from ourselves. We plan to combat that by hearing everyone's stories, that we can better understand them, be a part of creating real positive change.
This week on the Epics Podcast the epic story doesn’t come from an amazing guest. ...
Welcome back to the Epics Podcast. I started this podcast because I believe that the foundation of hate and discrimination in our world comes from a lack of understanding of those who are different from ourselves. We plan to combat that by hearing everyone's stories, that we can better understand them, be a part of creating real positive change.
This week, on the 13th episode of Epics, I’m so pleased to announce my guest Dr. Elijah...
Welcome back to the Epics Podcast. I started this podcast because I believe that the foundation of hate and discrimination in our world comes from a lack of understanding of those who are different from ourselves. We plan to combat that by hearing everyone's stories, that we can better understand them, be a part of creating real positive change.
Reggie D. Ford is an author of the bestselling book, an entrepreneur, philanthropist, m...
Show Notes: EpicsPodcast.com/episodes/MichaelDumlao
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Are you the black sheep in your family who chafes at traditions and seeks examples of how to redefine them?
Then do I have a guncle for you!
This week we are all graced by the presence of Michael...
Show Notes: EpicsPodcast.com/episodes/AnnaBattista
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This week I am joined by Anna Battista! Anna was born with Cystic Fibrosis, or CF which is a chronic illness that causes Anna to fight for every breath that she takes leading to her needing not one, but 2 lung transpl...
Show Notes: EpicsPodcast.com/episodes/KyraDawkins
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My amazing guest this week is Kyra Dawkins! Kyra is the author of the book “The We and the They”, storyteller and avid reader and learner. In our conversation, Kyra talks about her experiences falling in love...
Show Notes: EpicsPodcast.com/episodes/KimberlySmith
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This week my wonderful guest is Kimberly Smith. Kimberly is a Resilience & Life Transition Coach and the founder of Encompass Coaching. I got to have a great conversation with her about the life she has led:...
Show Notes: EpicsPodcast.com/episodes/TravisCreasy
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On episode six of the pod I bring to you my conversation with Travis Creasy. Travis is a fellow podcaster, a husband, father, and a deeply caring person, a man who simply loves life. That is what we have in ...
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