Also Humans

Stories of struggle from the worlds most successful people.

Episode 21: Chris Schlichting 11/21/2019

Episode 21: Chris Schlichting Chris Schlichting makes people laugh for a living. Both on stage and in a high school classroom. However, sitting in a hospital for three months with one of this newborn twins clinging to life was anything but funny. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/12125735

Episode 20: Darrin Fletcher 11/14/2019

Episode 20: Darrin Fletcher Newly married and making $800 a month in the minor leagues, Darrin Fletcher began to question the only thing he had ever known: baseball. After a miserable season, it was a seemingly chance encounter with the legendary Tommy Lasorda and Sandy Koufax that led Darrin to the big leagues and, eventually, to the All-Star Game. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/11998973

Episode 019: Talia (Hayward) Melton 06/27/2019

Episode 019: Talia (Hayward) Melton Growing up as an orphan in Zambia, Talia (Hayward) Melton had no money, no opportunity and—of course—no parents. Bi-racial and bullied, her early years were difficult at best. But times have changed. Talia has a beautiful family of her own, limitless opportunities and enough money to make breathtaking art out of it. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/10245356

Episode 18: Chris Widlic 06/20/2019

Episode 18: Chris Widlic Super Bowls, Final Fours, the Olympics. Each is just another day at the office for Chris Widlic. And while he gets into them all for free, earning the right to work the world’s greatest sporting venues didn’t come cheap. This TV sportscaster has seen a lot. He has done a lot. And early on, it cost him a lot. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/10196705

Episode 017: DJ Step 06/13/2019

Episode 017: DJ Step As the guy in charge of mixing the soundtrack at professional sporting events, downtown clubs and corporate events, DJ Step has his fingers firmly on the pulse of today’s culture. He gets paid to be the life of the party but, for awhile, Step’s life was much more pity than it was party. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/10132557

Episode 016: Leigh Holt 06/06/2019

Episode 016: Leigh Holt Her job is to connect artists with audiences and audiences with artists…and Leigh Holt has done it incredibly well. Just ask Oprah and Lauren Daigle and more than a handful of others so powerful she can’t publicly talk about them. But beneath Leigh’s breathtaking success lies an ever-present fear of failure. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/10054982

Episode 015: Dr. Glenn Livingston 05/30/2019

Episode 015: Dr. Glenn Livingston Coming from a family of 17 psychotherapists—and with the last name Livingston—there was no question that Glenn Livingston would be a doctor. And while the weight of his highly-stressful career, painful divorce and near bankruptcy could have easily done him in, it was Glenn’s battle with his actual weight that nearly did it instead. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/9966257

Episode 014: Brett Melton 05/23/2019

Episode 014: Brett Melton As one of the best high school players in America, Brett Melton was determined to turn four years at his dream university into a lucrative NBA career. But after an injury, a transfer, and a coach’s unethical behavior Brett realized: when it comes to basketball, the difference between pro and amateur is often just a few unfair bounces of the ball. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/9892175

Episode 013: Hunter Smith 05/16/2019

Episode 013: Hunter Smith He was one of the best punters in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts in 2007. But Hunter Smith has learned that fame and fortune and football don’t fulfill him. In fact, just two years into his professional career he realized on the outside he had everything, but on the inside he felt nothing. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/9702893

Episode 012: Angela Schaffner 05/09/2019

Episode 012: Angela Schaffner She was known for being smart and musical and athletic…but it was what people didn’t know about Angela Schaffner that truly defined her. At least for awhile. As an author and psychologist, Angela now spends her days helping people work through their issues, but she first had to learn how to deal with her own. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/9681584

Episode 011: Scott Weiss 05/02/2019

Episode 011: Scott Weiss Spending years in a corner office helping turn large companies around, Scott Weiss knows how to make tough decisions and, ultimately, make huge profits. But what he didn’t know—at least not at first—was that when you’re leading some of the world’s largest companies, it’s difficult to effectively lead your own family. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/9614594

Episode 010: John Lee Dumas 04/25/2019

Episode 010: John Lee Dumas At 32 years old, John Lee Dumas took a risk. A big one. He quit a career in commercial real estate to start a podcast. He had no idea how he would find an audience and—once he did—he had no idea how he would make money from them. Seven years and $15 million dollars in revenue later, it’s safe to say he figured it out. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/9508415

Episode 009: Riana Lynn 04/18/2019

Episode 009: Riana Lynn From a childhood on food stamps to an adulthood in food tech, Riana Lynn is changing the cost of, content in, and access to healthy snacks. While her biology degree and entrepreneurial spirit ultimately paved the way for success, Riana found more than a little inspiration working as a black woman inside the White House…alongside a First Lady who made food and fitness her top priorities. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/9131171

Episode 008: Jim McFarlin 04/11/2019

Episode 008: Jim McFarlin As one of the very first people of color to review popular music for a major daily newspaper, Jim McFarlin spent an enormous amount of time with the world’s best-known musicians. However, getting cover stories from Bob Seeger and Ted Nugent and Kid Rock seemed easy compared to fighting for his identity as a small boy…and fighting for his life as an adult. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/9312896

Episode 007: Brant Hansen 04/04/2019

Episode 007: Brant Hansen You'd think with a radio audience of millions and two best-selling books, feeling like a failure wouldn't be an issue. But you'd be wrong. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/9198791

Episode 006: Ana Marie Cox 03/28/2019

Episode 006: Ana Marie Cox Ana Marie Cox’s career in journalism led her from high-powered cocktail meetings in Washington D.C. to writing for the pages of The New York Times to heading up the political division of MTV News…telling the stories of politicians, musicians and activists along the way. But the story Ana was personally living—filled with addiction and divorce and attempted suicide—was one she wasn’t at all ready to tell. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/9172541

Episode 005: Kirk Perry 03/21/2019

Episode 005: Kirk Perry Kirk left an executive role with Proctor & Gamble and moved his family thousands of miles from everything they knew, hoping that a lucrative opportunity at Google was part of God’s plan for them. What Kirk didn’t realize was that stage 4 thyroid cancer was also part of the plan. As the new President of Brand Solutions at Google, Kirk suddenly needed more solutions than the greatest tech team in the world could possibly create. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/9065312

Episode 004: Dave Frey 03/14/2019

Episode 004: Dave Frey While singing songs filled with joy and hope in front of thousands of fans each night, it might appear that Dave Frey’s life has always been perfect and problem-free. But that couldn’t be farther from the truth. From his parents divorce while he was in high school to a fiancee cheating on him while he was out on tour, Dave understands despair more than most. Devastation nearly took over his life and, at one point, could have ended it. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/8996879

Episode 003: Bridget Lyons 03/07/2019

Episode 003: Bridget Lyons As a successful entrepreneur, an accomplished singer-songwriter, and impressive selfie-taker, Bridget Lyons is equal parts smart, talented, and beautiful. She truly has it all. But what her thriving businesses, sold-out shows, and portfolio-like Instagram feed don’t show you is that, as a teenager, Bridget lost it all too. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/8913800

Episode 002: Suze Orman 03/02/2019

Episode 002: Suze Orman She has twice been named one of the 100 most influential people in the world, yet Suze never would have guessed that kind of recognition was on the way when she was living in a van. Or making $400 a month as a waitress at the Buttercup Cafe. But 15 seconds changed the trajectory of her entire career. /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/8845532

Episode 001: Tim Sinclair 03/02/2019

Episode 001: Tim Sinclair “I grew up a pastor’s kid for most of my life, and so I always felt like I was kind of in the spotlight. I learned that I had to show people what I wanted them to see. And then that filtered into relationships. I would let the people that I dated, and several that I married (yes, several) see who I wanted them to see. And that’s not a strategy for success.” /episode/index/show/alsohumans/id/8823281

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