Today we hear from Eric Marcus. Eric hosts one of my favorite podcasts of all time: Making Gay History, a podcast that has been downloaded more than 6 million times. In addition to hosting the podcast, Eric is a writer, historian, journalist and activist.

Making Gay History is a total treasure chest of archival recordings of activists, some famous, some behind-the-scenes, and all fascinating. So it’s a real thrill to sit down and chat with Eric, and to share our conversation with you.

This podcast comes with a content warning. So that’s exciting.

 Jeremy Lasman thinks deeply about how imagination and passion operate, and he's working on a sort of engineering manual that we can adopt. So we talked about that. Twice.  This episode combines two conversations recorded eight months apart. And you can hear an interesting evolution in thinking and approach that i think you'll enjoy. We get pretty heady here in a talk about consciousness, AI, quantum computing, SpaceX (where Jeremey worked as a teenager), engineering, happiness, freedom, parents, work, founding The Passion Company, and other stuff too. So have a listen. 

Mike Crowly was a veteran of the real estate industry and living the life in Irvine, California – the heart of Orange County. Then, one day, Mike sold his house, gave away everything, and started walking. 

Because God told him to. 

We talk about that fateful decision, the message he’s sharing, and some of the things he’s learned along the way.