Sounds Good Podcast

Danielle Coke uses art to educate and inspire millions online about anti-racism and allyship. In this episode, Dani shares five steps to allyship during a crisis and how we can maintain hope.

Katherine Gehl says reforming our voting system is the solution to political division and gridlock. Our current political system makes polarization and incivility commonplace and compromise nearly impossible, but ranked choice voting promises to make efficient cooperation possible.

Dr. Rick Hanson is a psychologist who creatively works at the intersection of three circles: psychology, neuroscience, and contemplative wisdom. In this conversation, he speaks to the empowerment that comes with using our inner resources for hardwiring happiness in relationship with pain.

In this heartfelt conversation, Ashley shares how she and her husband became permanent guardians to two kids — and how she lost them three years later.

Zim Ugochukwu, CEO of Travel Noire, believes that everything about travel comes from a spark of curiosity. In this conversation, Branden and Zim unpacked the importance of seeking to call out the beauty in ‘otherness’ in the people around you while asking the questions that take you places.

Shantell Martin is best known for creating stream-of-consciousness drawings and light projects, with her work being featured in the Brooklyn Museum and many others. In this conversation, Branden and Shantell discuss how understanding who you are and asking unconventional questions are keys to keeping the wonder alive in your work.

You've probably seen @jonnysun's "weird Twitter" tweets of his life as a lonely alien experiencing earth. In this episode, Branden talked to Jonny about navigating the world of happiness in art and academia while wrestling with depression and anxiety.