The Thought Atlas Podcast

00:23:29

What Tango Reveals About Love, Trust & the People We...

The Thought Atlas Podcast ·

2026/10/08

What can a dance reveal about a relationship that a conversation might hide?According to Linda Sutton, quite a lot.Linda Sutton is a world dance expert with a specialty in African dance throughout the diaspora and Argentine tango. She is also an international performing artist, inspirational speaker, instructor, and the host and executive producer of The 22 Tango Show with Linda Sutton.In this episode of Thought Atlas, Linda explains how she uses tango as a lens for understanding human

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00:35:06

Everyone Has a Story—Nancy Jasin on Memory,...

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2026/10/08

Everyone has a story.But what happens when we actually slow down enough to listen to it?In this episode of Thought Atlas, I sit down with Nancy Jasin, a nurse, writer, educator, and lifelong observer who has spent much of her life paying close attention to people, relationships, health, and the moments that often go unnoticed.Nancy shares how growing up in New Jersey, her parents’ artistic influence, becoming a nurse in her early twenties, working in healthcare coding, and later working in hospice

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00:56:14

What If Your Personality Isn’t Fixed? | Arnold Beekes...

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2026/10/07

What if the way you think, feel, and relate to other people isn’t simply “who you are” — but something you can deliberately train?In this episode of Thought Atlas, I sit down with Arnold Beekes, who describes himself as a global citizen and the creator of the Brain Athletes approach.Arnold shares how growing up in what he describes as a fear-dominated, highly authoritarian environment shaped him, and how his later experiences in the military, technology, corporate leadership, entrepreneurship, and

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00:30:30

He Lost His Sister, His Marriage & His Job—Then Had...

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2026/10/07

What happens when the life you thought you had built collapses almost all at once?For Troy Haslinger, April 2011 became a dividing line. After returning from a trip to the Caribbean, he learned that he was being placed on a performance improvement plan at work. Shortly afterward, he learned that his 38-year-old sister, Holly, had metastatic colon cancer.Eighteen months later, Troy had lost Holly, gone through a divorce, and lost his job.But that wasn’t the end of the story.In this episode of Thought

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00:35:05

He Left Indiana With $50—Then Built a Life Around...

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2026/10/01

What would you do if you left home with a $50 bill, a one-way ticket, and no clear idea of what your future would become?Frank McKinney did exactly that.After being asked to leave four high schools, leaving his final high school with a 1.8 GPA, and spending time in juvenile detention, Frank left Indiana for Florida at 18 with $50 and a one-way ticket.What followed was a life built around taking risks, testing limits, creativity, business, writing, philanthropy, and endurance.In this episode of

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00:33:32

He Refused to Choose Just One Identity—And Built a...

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2026/10/01

What happens when you refuse to fit yourself into just one box?Prince George has spent more than two decades moving across creative worlds including comics, music, television, radio, film, entrepreneurship, and more. But his journey isn’t really about collecting titles. It’s about recognizing different gifts, developing them, and finding ways to let them connect.In this episode of Thought Atlas, Prince George explains how his journey into entertainment began at 14, how his work with comics opened

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00:39:43

He Left the UK With Almost Nothing—Then Reinvented...

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2026/09/28

What happens when you repeatedly leave behind everything familiar and force yourself to begin again?In this episode of Thought Atlas, I sit down with Huw Evans, an author, professional editor, photographer, real estate investor, and self-described “jack-of-all-trades.” Born in the UK and raised across different countries because of his father’s military career, Huw grew up repeatedly entering unfamiliar environments.After university and working in Spain, Belgium, Greece, and London, he eventually

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00:46:11

She Became Good at Surviving—Then Realized She Had...

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2026/09/27

What happens when being strong for everyone else becomes a reason you stop showing up for yourself?Anjelis Oliveira is a mother, grandmother, nurse of 20 years, and wellness coach who focuses on wellness and transformation. Her own journey led her to rethink what it means to survive, care for yourself, and make sustainable changes.In this conversation, Anjelis explains how becoming a teenage mother and focusing heavily on her children, career, and responsibilities taught her to keep moving—but also

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00:37:53

Your Life Looks Good on Paper—So Why Does Something...

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2026/09/27

What if having a life that looks good from the outside isn’t the same as having a good life?Kirana Sidin is an author, strategic life coach, and certified counselor practitioner whose work centers on intentional living, personal growth, relationships, and the everyday choices that shape our lives.In this conversation, Kirana explains why she believes a good life isn’t simply a successful career, impressive achievements, plenty of money, or a life with fewer problems. Drawing on Aristotle’s concept

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00:39:43

He Left the UK With No Job, No Home, and Few Thousand...

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2026/09/27

What does it take to start over when almost everything familiar has been left behind?Huw Evans is a published author, professional editor, photographer, real estate investor, and freelance contractor. Born in the UK and raised across different countries because of his father’s military career, Huw grew up repeatedly entering unfamiliar environments.After university, where he studied European business and modern languages, he worked in Spain, Belgium, and Greece before eventually working in London

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01:10:48

He Took a 3-Week Trip to Thailand—Then Quit His...

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2026/09/27

What happens when a three-week vacation makes you question the life you’ve been building?Bill Mullen, better known to travelers as “Bangkok Bill,” spent years working in corporate leadership before deciding that the life he was living wasn’t the life he wanted. He describes the work as a grind and says he felt he was making other people rich rather than building the life he had envisioned for himself.Then he finally went to Thailand.What began as an “epic” three-week vacation became the turning

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00:31:44

She Survived a Catastrophic Accident—Then Had to...

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2026/09/25

What happens when surviving something is only the beginning of the journey?Angel Willard is a Canadian author from British Columbia and the author of Fighting to Come Home, a memoir about trauma, survival, motherhood, accountability, chronic pain, loss, incarceration, and rebuilding a life after profound hardship.In 2016, Angel was involved in a catastrophic car accident that almost took her life. She describes being trapped underneath the vehicle, suffering extensive injuries and burns, undergoing

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00:35:26

Your Customers Owe You Money—But Should You Risk...

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2026/09/25

What if improving cash flow isn’t about finding more customers—but getting better at collecting the money your existing customers already owe you?Bill Ferrier, founder of Ready, Set, Collect, has more than 40 years of experience in the credit and collections industry. He argues that collections should be treated as an integral part of the business cycle and that collection teams need training just as sales teams do.In this conversation, Bill explains why overdue accounts are often a training

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00:46:15

She Had the Career She Thought Would Make Her...

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2026/09/22

What happens when you achieve the things you thought would make your life successful—and still find yourself asking what comes next?Katherine Ma grew up in Ohio, attended Emory University, and spent much of her career in consulting, including working at Bain & Company in New York. But the experience of achieving those conventional markers of success led her to question how she was defining a fulfilling life.Today, Katherine is working at Planet 9 Studio, a venture studio that researches

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00:55:12

Your AI Doesn’t Need Better Prompts. It Needs a...

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2026/09/22

What if the biggest limitation of AI isn’t its ability to generate answers—but its inability to remember why those answers matter?Ben Finklea is a longtime marketing leader, entrepreneur, former marketing agency owner, and fractional CMO who has spent much of his career helping businesses grow. In this conversation, he explains why he believes context may be more important than increasingly sophisticated prompting.Ben makes a distinction between a prompt and context: a prompt is the instruction,

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01:14:18

What If We’ve Been Reading the Bible Too Literally? |...

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2026/09/22

What If We’ve Been Reading the Bible Too Literally? | Dror Ben AmiDescriptionWhat if some of the Bible’s most familiar stories carry meanings that are easy to miss when we read them only as literal narratives?Dror Ben Ami approaches biblical texts through language, metaphor, symbolism, and comparative literature. In this conversation, he explains why he believes Hebrew can reveal layers of meaning that disappear through translation, and why he reads many biblical stories as metaphorical teachings

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00:28:58

When Being “The Nice One” Costs You Your Own Voice |...

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2026/09/22

What happens when being agreeable stops being simply a personality trait and becomes a way of surviving?Bradley L. Gabbert is the author of The Agreeable Child: A Yogic Journey from Tragedy to Triumph, a memoir exploring his experience with childhood trauma, people-pleasing, emotional health, relationships, and personal change.In this conversation, Bradley reflects on patterns he says began in childhood and followed him into adulthood. He explains how constantly putting other people’s needs ahead of

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00:40:15

At 35, He Lost His Radio Career, His Marriage, and...

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2026/09/22

What happens when the life you spent years building suddenly falls apart?At 35, Steve Gamlin walked away from his radio career, his marriage ended, and he discovered he was more than $60,000 in debt. After years of working six or seven days a week chasing the version of success he thought he was supposed to want, he found himself asking a different question:What kind of life do I actually want to create?In this conversation, Steve shares how that difficult period changed the way he thought about

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00:25:29

He Lost the Art That Defined Him. Then He Had to...

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2026/09/17

What happens when the thing that has defined you for most of your life suddenly disappears?For Tim Randall, art has been his life since childhood. He has painted, tattooed, sculpted, airbrushed, and created murals, and says he has been tattooing for more than 20 years.After a severe traumatic brain injury, Tim lost abilities he had previously taken for granted, including his ability to create art. He describes losing his sense of identity and purpose and becoming dependent on others for even basic

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00:35:26

What If the Story You Tell Yourself Is the Thing...

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2026/09/16

What happens when the voices we hear about ourselves become the voices we start believing?Rich Vysion is a recording artist whose work centers on mental health and self-empowerment. In this conversation, he opens up about how mental abuse, trauma, self-worth, and suicide ideation shaped his personal journey and influenced his music.Rich shares how recognizing his own sense of belonging helped him advocate for himself, why writing became an important outlet for processing difficult experiences, and

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