“Life without obstacles removes opportunity for growth.”

This week we have Triston Burnham on to discuss a little heavier of a topic: Sickle Cell Anemia. We discuss what the diagnosis means, the obstacles faced growing up with it, and the community built around living with it. Although troubling, Triston’s found a way to use this disease as motivation, and a reason to be more aware and engaged.

Find out more about his nonprofit at scafcity.com

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"It's inspirational, how much Josh quits something."

This week Josh Martier rejoins the pod to discuss his now 18 months of sobriety, 30 years of life, and his excessive years of friendship with Ben Staab.

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"The Congo was the most difficult shoot of my life but was also maybe the greatest adventure of my life."

With a population of 17 million people, Kinshasa proves to be a growing force of nature in the modern world. This week, one of Kinshasa's own "exported brains," Jenn Barry, joins to show us what it's like to grow up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and how the spirit, culture, and education remain rich throughout a consistently challenging history.

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