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Riding roller coasters, baking sourdough bread, needlepointing — what do you do when there’s no work left to do? From the creator of the hit Netflix series Love comes a feel-good audio series about finding pure, simple joy in hobbies that fill the void. Discover your hidden hobby alongside Lesley Arfin, as she interviews her guests about the things that make them happy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On the final episode of this season's Filling the Void, Lesley talks to friend and artist Timothy Hull about his insatiable obsession with learning foreign languages. His true love language is Italian, but that hasn't stopped him from learning French, Ancient Greek, and Goidelic (that's Irish!). To talk to Lesley about your hobby, you can email the…
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On this week's Filling the Void, Lesley talks to friend Jolie Franciscus about her life-changing pickleball hobby. The two chat about pickleball cruises, pickleball trophies, and the question on all of our minds: Why, oh why, is this popular racket sport even called "pickleball"? Listen now to find out! To talk to Lesley about your hobby, you can e…
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On this week's Filling the Void, Lesley talks to writer, magazine editor, and host of the podcast Apology about his love of books, zines, and all things ephemera. The two talk about their shared childhood obsession with Stephen King all the way through their adulthood obsession with Bret Easton Ellis. And stay tuned to hear Jesse's takes on organiz…
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On this week's Filling the Void, Lesley talks to filmmaker and actor Jay Duplass about running. The two chat about his 180 BPM running playlist, embarrassing his daughter with his iconic dolphin shorts, and the peak moments of joy when running in nature. To talk to Lesley about your hobby, you can email the podcast at fillthevoidpod@gmail.com. Fill…
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On this week's Filling the Void, Lesley talks to actress, comedian, and musician Riki Lindhome about her love of Broadway musicals. From Annie to A Chorus Line, Riki and Lesley talk (and sing!) about them all. Plus, tune in to find out the musical number Riki always skips in Sound of Music. To talk to Lesley about your hobby, you can email the podc…
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On a special re-release of Filling The Void, Lesley talks to friend Dax Shepard about how driving fast cars fills his void. To talk to Lesley about your hobby, email the podcast at fillthevoidpod@gmail.com. Theme music by Michael Cassidy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this week's Filling the Void, Lesley talks to friend and writer Daniel Kahana about his tennis hobby. Though he didn't consider himself athletic in early childhood, picking up a tennis racket changed the game for him. Plus, the fashion! Yes, Daniel owns every color sweatband you can imagine. To talk to Lesley about your hobby, you can email the …
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On this week's Filling the Void, Lesley talks to TV writer and author Danielle Henderson (Maniac, Divorce, and her memoir, The Ugly Cry) about her archery hobby. Since moving out of Los Angeles, Danielle has started building her ultimate oasis in Upstate New York, complete with an indoor archery range. Lesley and Danielle bond over the meditation t…
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On this week's Filling the Void, Lesley talks to friend and creative director Chrissie Miller about delving into the world of mediums, psychic readings, and communicating with the dead. Born to astrologist Susan Miller, Chrissie developed a curiosity about divine practices and the people who exercise their sixth sense. To talk to Lesley about your …
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On this week's Filling The Void, Lesley talks to her best friend/writer/producer, Sarah Heyward, about why the holidays fill her void! To talk to Lesley about your hobby, leave a voicemail at 844-370-VOID. You can also email the podcast at fillthevoidpod@gmail.com. Theme music by Michael Cassidy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info…
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On this week's Filling the Void, Lesley talks to comedian, writer, and actor Gil Ozeri (Big Mouth, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Happy Endings) about his maybe-more-than-a-hobby, drawing. Gil takes us through his childhood years as a budding artist, his obsession with creating a pop-up book, and why he keeps his passion for art mostly a secret. Plus, tune in…
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On this week's Filling the Void, Lesley talks to actor, comedian, and writer Anders Holm about his sneaker hobby. From the Nike Air Lava Domes he's had since high school to the Rod Lavers that Adidas gifted him to wear on Workaholics, Anders and Lesley discuss collabs, reps, and his coveted closet full of kicks. To talk to Lesley about your hobby, …
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On this week's Filling the Void, Lesley talks to writer and director Mike Luciano (HBO's Animals) about his hobby of researching local histories. What started as a 5th grade school project has turned into years of exploring old photo archives, from 1940s New York to LA's '80s rave scene to Depression-era life in his hometown, Sea Cliff. To talk to …
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On this week's Filling the Void, Lesley chats with director Michael Showalter on his word puzzle hobby. From the New York Times Spelling Bee to the Wordle/Quordle/Octordle universe, Showalter describes how one word game spiraled into a daily obsession featuring pen and paper, online community forums, and a photoshopped image of Mickey Rourke on a B…
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On this week's Filling the Void, Lesley sits down with childhood friend and University of New Hampshire professor Bobby Eckstein to talk about his hobby of reading and scrutinizing Agatha Christie novels. Bobby takes Lesley through the twists and turns of Dame Agatha Christie's best mystery novels while Lesley probes Bobby about his next hobby once…
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On this week's Filling the Void, Lesley sits down with Fred Armisen to dig into the nuances of his record collection, from the must-have classics to the deliciously obscure. Lesley and Fred nerd out over the iconic record stores they've frequented throughout the years, the lost art of the mix tape, and the unexpected rewards of judging an album by …
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On this week's Filling the Void, Lesley chats with costume designer Shirley Kurata about her Animal Crossing obsession. Shirley is nominated for an Academy Award for her costume design in the film Everything Everywhere All at Once, so it's no surprise her hobby is creating avant-garde home and clothing designs on her Animal Crossing island. Shirley…
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On the debut of Season Three of Filling The Void, Lesley talks to actress Kristen Bell about all things clay and the soothing effect of a low stakes hobby. From puzzles to miniature sculptures, Kristen and Lesley share how they carve out time from work and their busy lives as moms to prioritize their craft corners. To talk to Lesley about your hobb…
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For the season three finale I wanted to try something a little different. I invited my good friend Mary-Alice McNab to talk about some weird ways people have passed throughout history. In this episode we talk about Aeschylus of Ancient Greece and some killer cacti in Arizona. Check out Mary-Alice's website for more: https://www.maryalicemcnab.com/ …
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For episode 30 I interviewed the incredibly brave Brett Wean. On top of being an extremely talented improv comedian Brett works as the Director of Writing and Entertainment Outreach for The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. An organization close to home for Brett who lost his mother to suicide. We talked about his mom, his loss and what w…
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We're taking it back to Ancient Egypt! I spoke with Rita Lucarelli who is an Associate Professor of Egyptology at the University of California Berkeley. We spoke about how ancient Egyptians viewed death, how it affected their lives, the symbolism and tradition in their burials and what we can learn from the ancient Egyptians when it comes to living…
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Mai Waller unfortunately lost her son, Mace Anthony Williamson shortly after giving birth. It was a stressful, confusing time. It took Mai a few years to get answers as to what actually happened to Mace. In the face of such an unspeakable tragedy, Mai has channeled her grief towards helping others. She's the Executive Director and Founder of The Ma…
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Gabriela Fuchs is a cinematographer, inventor, and artist who, unfortunately, lost her father. Following his cremation Gabriela felt a sudden urge to view his ashes under a microscope. What she observed in the microscope changed Gabriela's life, as well as the lives of others. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! purespectrumcbd.co…
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Claudia Goetzelmann wears a lot of hats and she wears them with a big smile. She's a death doula, a spiritual life coach, she helps people deal with trauma and she's even a photographer. I spoke with Claudia about her different roles and how they've changed her thoughts on death and life. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! puresp…
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In episode 25 I spoke with Silke Herwald who is a Grief Expert, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Master Practitioner NLP with over 12 years experience in working with grief. We chatted about grief during the holidays, hypnotherapy, grieving on our own timelines and about how losses in Silke's life have made her connect with grievers more. Pure Spectrum …
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David Richman is an author and speaker who made major changes to his life following his sister's terminal cancer diagnosis. We spoke about the changes he's made, the loss of his sister and how he wishes people would talk about grief and loss more often.We also spoke about his book 'Cycle of Lives' where David interviewed people who had various form…
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Katie Stern and her family lost their son, Toby, to SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome. The story is absolutely heartbreaking but we're beyond appreciative to Katie for sharing it. It's extremely tough for families whose lives are touched by SIDS. It can feel like all is lost and that's why it's important to hear stories like Katie and her families…
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In episode 22 I spoke with medical anthropologist Dr. Erica Borgstrom about her profession, talking to people about death and dying and ways we can help people have those hard conversations. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! purespectrumcbd.com/ANXIETYPOD Want to support the show? Feel free to buy me a coffee! https://www.buymea…
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In March of 2011 a tsunami struck Japan resulting in the deaths of 20,000 people. To help cope with the trauma and grief, a wind phone was placed along the water's edge. A wind phone is a pay phone that's not connected with phone lines. They're meant to be spaces where people can have conversations with the departed to help with the grieving proces…
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In episode 20 I spoke with author Faith Wilcox. Faith Wilcox unfortunately lost her daughter to a rare form of cancer at a young age. To help herself cope with all the doctor visits, confusing medical terms and ultimately the grief of her daughter’s death, Faith turned to journaling. Years later, Faith works with children, their families who are go…
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Unfortunately Maria Green recently had a miscarriage and has heard it all from well-meaning people who have said things to try and help her 'fix' her grief. Although they meant well, a lot of what was said made Maria feel worse. Fortunately for this podcast, Maria is very open to talking about her miscarriage grief. In this episode Maria and I talk…
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Alison Lee Scheuttinger is an interfaith minister and a professor of sustainable systems and design. She's also lived through a near death experience and is currently living through symptoms from a long-haul battle with Covid-19. Interestingly Alison draws comparisons between her experiences and the fight we're all fighting with climate change. Pur…
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It's my turn to be interviewed. After losing my grandpa a few months ago, Jamie Valencour came back on the podcast to talk to me about the loss of my grandfather, the importance of talking about grief and how awkward I made things on our first date. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! purespectrumcbd.com/ANXIETYPOD Want to support…
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Thinking about how the universe itself may end can put our lives into perspective. Especially when you consider not even black holes last forever! Charles Liu is an astrophysicist at The American Museum of Natural History, CUNY Staten Island and a regular contributor to Neil deGrasse Tyson's podcast, Star Talk. He Joins Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jo…
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Sheldon Soloman is a professor of psychology from Skidmore College, in New York. Sheldon and his colleagues study death. Specifically how being reminded of our own mortality can affect our behavior. Let's just say it doesn't make us more open minded. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! purespectrumcbd.com/ANXIETYPOD Want to suppor…
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Laura A Sussman is an owner and licensed Funeral Director of Kraft-Sussman Funeral and Cremation services. Laura and her partner do things a little differently. They wanted to change the death industry. They accomplish that goal by offering advanced options for families, therapy dogs, how they paint their funeral home, how their staff is paid and m…
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In this episode Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) interviews Steff King who is a Masters Student and Researcher from Simon Fraser University in Canada. They're studying how changes to funeral services due to Covid-19 are affecting the bereaved and mortuary staff alike. They also study the efficacy and thoroughness of death investigations as it relat…
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In episode 12, Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) talks with actor, comedian Mike Sause about the loss of his mother, how grief transformed his life and inspirational quotes. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! purespectrumcbd.com/ANXIETYPOD Want to support the show? Feel free to buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/deathsp…
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In episode 11 Patrick Jones (@Patrick_e_jones) talks with mom, writer and yoga instructor about the many ways yoga can help someone who's grieving. Sarah also shares about her personal grief and what not to say to a person who has had a miscarriage. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! purespectrumcbd.com/ANXIETYPOD Sarah is also p…
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Did you know you can be declared dead in one state and not be considered dead in another? In episode ten I'm joined by Dr. L Syd M Johnson who is a Bioethicist at SUNY Upstate Medical University and we talked about declaring brain death, organ donation and the ethics involved. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! purespectrumcbd.co…
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Geshe Tenzin Namdak is a monk and a teacher. Namdak joins Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) to talk about how the teachings of Buddhism approach death, grief and life. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! purespectrumcbd.com/ANXIETYPOD More on Namdak: Geshe Tenzin Namdak is a monk with a western scientific education who teaches Budd…
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In episode 8 Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) talks with actor, comedian, dancer and writer Kirsten O'Brien. Kirsten talks about her spirituality, the stigma associated with addiction, the loss of her father and how her life changed after his death. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! purespectrumcbd.com/ANXIETYPOD Want to support…
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Ralf Jean-Pierre AKA Precious Gorgeous is a rapper, comedian and actor with an incredible story. Ralf joins Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) to talk about how losing his best friend led to him traveling around the country on a bicycle performing Shakespeare in public spaces. It's on you've got to hear to believe. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code Anxie…
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In this episode Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) talks with Joèl Simone Anthony aka “The Grave Woman”. Joèl is a funeral director, embalmer, educator and youtuber. They spoke about the process of preparing a body, what it's like for the person doing the work, funeral traditions and most importantly, how working in death affects how one lives life. …
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In episode five, Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) interviews artist/entrepreneur Rajiv Fernandez about the loss of his father and how that's inspired him to form a dead dads club in support of friends going through similar tragedies. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! purespectrumcbd.com/ANXIETYPOD Want to support the show? Feel …
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In episode four, Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) interviews Philip O'Brien, a former news executive, as well as his former boss, about how the news reports on death. This discussion, that was held in the weeks following the murder of George Floyd, touches on when a death becomes newsworthy and how news organizations can do a better job. Pure Spect…
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In episode three, Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) is joined by comedian and NY Times Op-Ed author, Eitan Levine. Eitan lost his grandmother to Covid-19 and between stories of her amazing life, Eitan explores the healing power of humor. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! purespectrumcbd.com/ANXIETYPOD Want to support the show? Fe…
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In episode two, Patrick Jones (@Patrick_e_jones) interviews Christina Pierpaoli Parker, PhD (@ageambassador) about what's going on inside our brains when we're afraid, how our fear of death changes as we age, and ways to avoid letting your fear of death get in the way of your life. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! purespectrumc…
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In this episode Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) is joined by Jamie Valencour to discuss Death Space and what listeners can expect. Jamie opens up about a death and dying class she took in college, as well as the impact losing her grandfather has had on her. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! purespectrumcbd.com/ANXIETYPOD Want t…
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Welcome to Death Space: Filling the Void! It's a new podcast starting 3/4/21 with two seasons and 15 episodes already recorded. Join Patrick Jones @Patrick_E_Jones as we explore, death, dying, grief and life. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off! purespectrumcbd.com/ANXIETYPOD Want to support the show? Feel free to buy me a coffee! …
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