Best Theory Of Enchantment Podcasts (2025)

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The Unconventional Icon Method: Wonder, Enchantment, And Zigzags With Enchantress Shane Kulman 46:16

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Life's true beauty lies in the unpredictable dance of the zigzag path. Embrace its twists and turns, for within the magical rhythm of uncertainty, you'll uncover the extraordinary and unleash the full brilliance of your potential. For today’s episode, we dive into the magical realm of Enchantress Shane Kulman, a mentor and guide for creative and se…

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Finding Beauty In The Zigzag: Jamie Collins' Story Of Healing And Inspiration 49:21

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Life is not a linear path—it's a mesmerizing dance of zigzags. Embrace the unpredictable twists and turns of life's zigzag path, for it is within those moments that the true magic and extraordinary possibilities unfold. Welcome to The Zigzag of Life with Tess, where we embark on a journey of inspiration and rediscover the magic of existence. In thi…

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Stacy Knows: The Original Influencer - Your BFF To Go To For Everything 46:22

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Experience the wisdom of Stacy Geisinger, the trailblazing influencer known as Stacy Knows, as she imparts invaluable tips on embracing a fulfilling lifestyle. Tune in to this episode and be enlightened by her unparalleled insights! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.tesabaum.com/…

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Simulation Theory With Ellie Crystal Explaining Reality 59:14

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After an otherworldly encounter at the Nevada desert at age eleven, Ellie Crystal’s life took a profound turn. A benevolent spirit called Z appeared to her, which not only shaped her future but unveiled a greater purpose for her existence. Today, Ellie joins host Tesa Baum to talk about her transformational experience and how it awakened her psychi…

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Delving Into A Deeper Consciousness Through Transcendental Meditation With Ann Purcell 43:14

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Despite the many zigzags in this journey of life, there is one thing that will always remain constant: our soul. Through transcendental meditation, one can reconnect with their inner self and everything that revolves around their life. Tesa Baum explores this deep spiritual exercise with award-winning author, songwriter, and philanthropist Ann Purc…

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Past Life Therapy: Remembering The Past To Live The Present With Saundra Cindy Blum 56:31

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Do you believe in having a past life? Do you believe that the lives you lived before have an impact on the one you're living now? Did you know there's a way to find out if it does? Here to talk about past life therapy is Saundra Cindy Blum. Saundra is the co-founder of Katonah Study Group for Integrative Medicine and the founder of the Global Commu…

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Mindset Alchemy: Reclaiming Personal Power, Living A Limitless Life With Jess Shillingford 39:26

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Healing from your past and limiting beliefs can take so much. Often, we look for the things outside to help us with the process. However, as Jess Shillingford found out, healing takes place when we learn to connect with our subconscious. In this episode, she joins Tesa Baum to share with us her journey to discovering the methods that helped her rec…

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Laura Sanger Watkins On Reading Your Stars: A Conversation About Astrology 59:00

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The sun, moon, and stars have more of an effect on our lives than we realize. This is because we are all connected with the stars, and reading your stars can help your daily life. Join our host, Tesa Baum, in this conversation with Astrological Counselor, Reiki Master, Crystal Healer, and Cross-Cultural Energy Healer Laura Sanger Watkins as they di…

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David Brower: How Appreciating Everything Can Lead To A Better Mindset 50:03

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Even with the many traumas and roadblocks in life, there's always room for appreciating everything around us. Navigating the zigzags of his life with Tesa Baum is coach and author David Brower. Hailing from Beverly Hills, his deep love for the arts brought him into different fields, from the entertainment industry, culinary, and now poetry. He shar…

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The Journey To Rediscovering Yourself With Kyle Goldstein 57:10

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Overcoming drug addiction is a very challenging undertaking. Kyle Goldstein can attest to this as it is his big life zigzag. Kyle is a Health & Wellness Coach from A New Breath Health & Wellness. Today, he joins Tesa Baum in a conversation about how he had to go through the difficult experience of active addiction and getting cleaned to rediscover …

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The Spiritual Awakening Of A Messaging And Marketing Mentor With Lucy Jane Bainbridge 34:15

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Life isn't about consistent happiness and positivity because we’re all here to learn and the lows are there to teach us a lot. Sharing the wisdom she gained since her spiritual awakening, Lucy Jane Bainbridge joins Tesa Baum in this positive exchange of energy. Lucy is a messaging and marketing mentor for spiritual entrepreneurs. She helps soul-bas…

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The Chiron Effect: Deep Healing For All 35:31

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Wounded healers (a.k.a the Chiron archetype) desire to help heal others because they have experienced deep traumatic experiences themselves. Tesa Baum's guest is Lisa Tahir, a wonderful author endorsed by none other than His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama. Lisa and Tesa discuss how we should understand our inner Chiron and how we should give that wo…

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On Life And The Laws Of The Universe With Hans Wilhelm 36:30

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There is a lot in life that we cannot control, but saying that doesn’t minimize the immensity of what we do have control over. The laws of the universe may be immutable, but understanding our place as co-creators means we can see them not as constraints, but as tools that we can use to live life in our own terms (to a certain extent, at least). It …

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Finding Inner Peace And Higher Consciousness With Penny Cohen 39:34

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Penny Cohen’s life took a sharp turn when at 38 years of age, her husband of nineteen years asked for a divorce. A determined individual, Penny decided she was going to be happy rather than sad. She started journaling and writing her stream of consciousness every day to note the changes that were taking place in her life. She also tried to learn as…

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Cody Edner On Attaining Intuitive Awareness 44:21

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In today's fast-paced world, more and more people are learning to go to their quiet selves, look inward, and showcase their inner energies to change the course of their lives. By taking it to the next level and concentrating more on mindfulness and meditation, a strong intuitive awareness can finally dawn. Tesa Baum sits down with psychic, healer, …

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Cultivating Our Human Beingness With Michael Rosenbaum 32:11

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Most, if not all, people look at life, and they're always striving for the ups but afraid of the downs. Michael Rosenbaum, however, has a whole different way of looking at these zigzags of life. Michael is a transformational hypnotherapist and alternative healer who specializes in a holistic approach, which includes the mind, emotions, and the phys…

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Andy Baum On Finding His True Passion Singing For Kids 24:24

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An accomplished singer, pianist, guitarist, and songwriter, Andy Baum worked for different record companies for many years, which was fun but wasn't exactly how he wanted things to be. After a visit to a career counselor, reaching out to two people whose jobs he coveted, and an episode of The West Wing, he decided to pursue music by singing for kid…

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Embody The Sacred: A Master Healer’s Zigzag Journey In Holistic Health With Deana Paqua 38:25

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It is often the case that we find our calling in the most pivotal moments of our lives. Deana Paqua found hers in holistic health after undergoing a stressful experience with malignant melanoma when she was in her 20s, followed by a devastating car accident that forever altered the course of her life. Now, she is a teacher and practitioner of cross…

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Connecting With Higher Energies With Lisa Rolleri 39:31

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From an early age, Lisa Rolleri always knew she had the gift of communication with crossed over loved ones, angels, and the Blessed Mother. Starting when she was a teen, she has been giving messages and predictions. As an adult, she felt the need to understand and share her gift with more than her friends and pursued a study of her gifts. For sever…

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From Chaos To Structure With Nancy Volante 32:52

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Owned and run by Nancy Volante, Imagine Yoga is a sanctuary for wellness based in Ridgefield, CT that provides online and in-studio yoga classes, reiki therapy, meditation sessions, and playshops. Nancy opened the wellness studio to share and care for what she loves - asana, movement, meditation, conversation, and building community through the cre…

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The Career Dance With Daniela Il Grande 35:54

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Daniela Il Grande started dancing professionally when she was fourteen years old when she joined the Miami City Ballet. At fifteen, she was selected to train with Mikhail Baryshnikov and his coaches. At sixteen, she went on to perform and tour with the American Ballet Theater, Joffrey Ballet, Connecticut Ballet, St. Louis Ballet, and Charleston Bal…

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There is More Out There With Reiki Master Amy Kaufman 33:24

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Do you catch yourself bored out of your wits with your mundane and monotonous way of life? Have you ever felt like there is something more for you out there? If your answer is yes, then you’ll find this episode relatable and inspirational. Tess Baum interviews Reiki Master Practitioner, certified in both Usui and Karuna Reiki, Amy Kaufman to share …

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The Zigzag Path To Spiritual Truth And Healthful Direction With Alison Held Anderson 34:38

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There are moments in our lives that have such a tremendous impact on us that we start questioning what we are really here for. For energy healer, wellbeing catalyst and Healthful Direction founder, Alison Held Anderson, that moment was 9/11, which she literally witnessed from an office window at her first job. It was a life-changing experience that…

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The Zigzag Of Life And The Power Of Conscious Manifestation With Kristin Ace 45:52

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When times get rough and life seems to be taking another course than we intended it to, it is our sacred duty to manifest consciously and take control of our lives. This is what professional storyteller, actress and energy worker, Kristin Ace learned from a life full of zigs and zags. Acting has been Kristin’s singular focus until the birth of her …

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The Zig-Zag Of Life 30:57

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In many ways, the zigzags of life are a wakeup call for us to reconnect to the spiritual and embark on a soul healing journey. We are connected to the Earth in so many ways, and the way we treat ourselves affects the planet more than we could ever imagine. In this conversation with Tesa Baum, Dr. Eilis Philpott, a master healer and teacher at Soul …

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Meet Daryl Davis 1:23:57

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How do we deal with our world when life as we know it changes, when everything we once knew to be true no longer is true, and when we must confront the cognitive dissonance that comes with such a rude awakening? The key lies in realizing that what is unfolding is, in fact, an awakening. As we navigate the new reality that is Covid-19, we have an op…

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Seth Godin: This is Marketing 27:21

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In the latest episode of the 'Theory of Enchantment,' I sat down with Seth Godin, marketing guru extraordinaire. In our brief conversation, we spoke about some of the challenges that come with being an entrepreneur, innovative approaches to marketing, and the importance of centering service in all that we do. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https:…

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A Conversation With Bret Stephens 51:08

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He's a pulitzer prize winning writer, author, and columnist at the New York Times, but I'm mostly proud to call him my mentor and friend: Bret Stephens joins the ToE universe in this episode for a chat about writing, the purpose of the great books, and how to live a life worth living. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/…

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Sharon Content, Founder of Children of Promise 38:10

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Children of Promise (CPNYC) is an organization in Bedstuy, Brooklyn that mentors kids whose parents are incarcerated. I regularly volunteer there so I recently sat down with Sharon Content, the founder of the org, to talk about her journey of building, maintaining, and growing this non-profit that services the needs of kids and caretakers alike aff…

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Meghan Daum's Problem With Everything 52:35

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In this latest episode, I sat down to talk with Meghan Daum about her latest book, 'The Problem With Everything: My Journey Through the Culture Wars.' We discussed generational divides between Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z, how social media is corroding our ability to think deeply about relationships, and the truth revealed about men and women in th…

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Life & Redemption After Prison: An Interview with Dabney Hall 41:41

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Dabney Hall spent 40 years of his life in prison. After returning to civilian life, he could have collapsed under the weight of the pressures around him and returned to prison. Instead he worked on improving his habits, became a participant in Fortune Society's 'Alternatives to Incarceration' program, and assumed a leadership position in his commun…

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A Conversation with DJ Tasha Blank 1:00:29

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Happy New Year! This episode is dedicated to making you move your booty. Last year I received the incredible opportunity to sit down with DJ Tasha Blank of The Get Down in Brooklyn, New York right before her set at The Good Room. The Get Down is a fun dance party that occurs once every two weeks in the city and is headed by Tasha Blank who brings h…

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IFÉ: A Conversation with Groundbreaking Artist, Otura Mun 1:34:58

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Mr. Otura Mun is the founder of Ifé, a band whose music I discovered in 2017. "Ifé", a Yoruban term meaning both Love and Expansion, is a Puerto Rican based music group whose debut album is by far one of the greatest albums I've ever been blessed to hear. Combining the sounds of rhumba and electronic percussion along with the corpus and thematic el…

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The Positive Influencer: Meet Meir Kay 47:38

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In this episode we speak with Meir Kay, a social media influencer and internet personality with hundreds of millions of views. People from all over the world flock to Meir's videos for his positivity, inspiration, and generally good vibes. In this discussion, we talked about the ups and downs of popularity, the importance of meditation and authenti…

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A Discussion with Jonathan Haidt 1:01:30

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In this episode we sit down with Professor Jonathan Haidt to discuss his latest book, 'The Coddling of the American Mind.' We speak about the challenges to healthy identity formation in the 21st century, the negative effects of social media on the self-esteem of adolescents, and how to seek purpose and meaning in an increasingly fractured and polar…

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Heterodox Academy 37:54

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In this interview, we sit down and chat with Deb Mashek, the President of Heterodox Academy. Heterodox Academy is a great non-profit that seeks to bring open inquiry, intellectual humility and depolarization back into institutions of higher learning. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chloe76/support…

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Fear vs Love: Unpacking the Theory of Enchantment's Vision For Society 41:53

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In this episode, I explain the Theory of Enchantment's first Operating Principle as well as how it applies to certain pop cultural phenomenon, like the Netflix series, 'When They See Us,' and David Letterman's recent interview with Kanye West. Online Course: theory-of-enchantment.teachable.com COUPON: SPIKECOHEN --- Support this podcast: https://po…

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The Transformation of Arno Michaelis 1:32:55

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If you listen to no other episode of the 'Theory of Enchantment' podcast, listen to this one. A few days ago, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Arno Michaelis, a public speaker and author who was a former white nationalist and who now teaches love, compassion, and connection to counter violent extremism around the world. Have a listen, I'm su…

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'God is in the Crowd' 1:07:49

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In this episode, I sit down with former Israeli pilot Tal Keinan who wrote a fascinating book called 'God is in the Crowd.' Here, we explore how to build community between two poles of the same family -- American Jews and Israelis. This interview has incredible insights into how to fortify ties even when two communities in the same family have two …

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Mr. Walker & Children of Promise 1:07:01

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Children of Promise is an incredible organization based in Bedstuy, Brooklyn (and expanding!) that mentors children whose parents are incarcerated. In this episode, I had the good fortune of sitting down with Mr. Cecil Walker who is the site director for the program. We talked about everything: What a child who is facing seemingly insurmountable ob…

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Sabine Bellevue - On How to Start a Business & Healthy Living 37:05

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Sabine Bellevue is my natural hair stylist and owns her own hair salon in Brooklyn! In this episode, we discussed both the challenges and opportunities that come with starting your own business and how to have the confidence to forge ahead even when dealing with naysayers and self-doubt. I hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to give the hair sa…

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Sarah Burch, Motorcyclist Extraordinaire 43:43

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Sarah Burch is a dope motorcyclist, curator of great experiences, and one of my best friends. (Seriously, we do everything together.) In this episode, we shoot the shit discussing the process of becoming in New York City, the challenges Generation Z faces, and why we need to value patience over the immediacy that comes with social media. --- Suppor…

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Meet Jswipe Founder David Yarus 49:25

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In this episode, we take a deep dive into the mind of David Yarus, founder of Jswipe and mllnnl, a consultancy whose aim is to cultivate collective consciousness in the millennial generation. Some of the cool things we discussed on this episode include spirituality, finding one's Judaism in an increasingly interconnected world, and navigating the t…

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Art & Identity - A Conversation with Filmmaker Joseph Kahn 57:29

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He's worked with both Eminem and Taylor Swift producing music videos and other short films but today we're talking about his groundbreaking film 'Bodied,' a feature-length film about hip-hop, battle rapping, race, and the myriad ways in which art traverses identity across America. If you're into great music, artistry, filmmaking, and how we discuss…

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A Conversation with my Father 39:19

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In this episode I talk to my father about his life of overcoming. Growing up in the ninth ward in New Orleans, Mr. Valdary experienced poverty, parental divorce, and other hardships at an early age. Yet because of his love of education, he was able to persist beyond these challenges, build a life for himself, and teach his daughters along the way. …

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College Degrees, Comedians & Comfy Couches 33:37

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Here I interview my good friend Hali Haber and her roommate Alyssa in an experimental podcast discussing everything from great female comedians to college degrees that did nothing for us but were still worth it. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chloe76/support

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Finding Your place in New York City 28:57

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In this podcast, I sat down with Julie Smelansky to explore how New York city helped shaped our perspective on setting goals for ourselves, the power of following your instincts, and the importance of body positivity. There's also a brand new segment in this piece called 'The Influencers' where I explore why many of Kendrick Lamar's songs resonate …