What The Freak?
38 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsWhat's going on right now and where is humanity headed?
Who are the trailblazers we can relate to that are already showing us the way?
And what are the practical tools, perspectives, and transformations available for us to create a world that fulfills everyone's basic needs and wildest dreams?
Potent conversations with fascinating humans modeling next level solutions for human evolution.
Topics may include:
-Shifting the culture of business/work
-Evolved relationships/sacred sexuality
-Freestyle rap/channeled creative expression
-Plant medicine journey integration/lessons
-Embodiment & movement practices
-Local & global community transformation
-And much more!
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Episodes
WTF #033 Maintaining Your Flow When Parenthood Calls with Jess Boelkens
July 11, 2022 13:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBJess Boelkens is a full-time mom, pizza artist and fire dancer on a mission to bring light, happiness and inspiration to those around her. In this week’s episode, Jess gets real about maintaining your sense of self after becoming a mother. How do we find the balance between parenting, life and play? How do we identify our strengths when it comes to parenting? Tune in to hear more! Timestamps (Approximate): 4:00 The transition from working woman to momhood 10:00 the art of flow and pi...
WTF #032 Psychedelic Medicine and Mental Health with Brigid Benson
May 30, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBBrigid Benson is on track to become a physician's assistant student who is on a mission to provide care and resources for mental health in the community of Phoenix. In this week's episode, I sit down with my friend Brigid Benson, a student of psychology and pre-PA student who is passionate about a new movement in the medical community; psychedelic assisted therapy. We discuss the differences and similarities between ceremonial psychedelic sessions versus the clinical setting. Later in the ...
WTF 032 Psychedelic Medicine and Mental Health with Brigid Benson
May 30, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBBrigid Benson is on track to become a physician's assistant student who is on a mission to provide care and resources for mental health in the community of Phoenix. In this week's episode, I sit down with my friend Brigid Benson, a student of psychology and pre-PA student who is passionate about a new movement in the medical community; psychedelic assisted therapy. We discuss the differences and similarities between ceremonial psychedelic sessions versus the clinical setting. Later in the ...
WTF #031 Balancing Game: Music, Art & Business with Cori Rios
May 23, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBCori Rios is a musician, entrepreneur and desert dweller. He joins Nathan for this week's episode of What The Freak for a conversation about pursuing a creative profession over a conventional one and funding your life as an artist, and dive deep into their individual artistic expressions. Does an artist have to remain in the ‘tortured artist’ role in order to make great art? Who or what is that creates the art? Is it something larger than us? Tune in to this weeks episode to hear more! ...
WTF #030 Breaking the Mold with David Osborne Richards
May 19, 2022 20:15 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBDavid is an Arizona realtor and world traveler on a mission to bring joy to anyone he comes in contact with. In this episode, Nathan and David pinpoint key moments transitioning into adulthood when they realized they didn’t have to follow the path that was laid out in front of them, and completely changed the trajectory of their lives. David has traveled to over 30 countries across the world and shares some tips and tricks on how anyone can do it. And finally they end the episode with a dis...
WTF #029 Life Is a Love Story with Akana
May 09, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBIn this episode, Akana challenges us to ask ourselves if we really understand the definitions of the words and phrases we use on a regular basis. Are we really expressing the truth of what we mean, or are there distortions, or conditions to those words and phrases we so carelessly use? He challenges us to see our collection of life experiences as an experience sought out by our souls deepest desires. At the end of our life, have we lived out every piece of our soul's expression? Timestam...
WTF #028 The Experiment Called Life with Mandi Barstow
May 02, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBMandi Barstow is a baker and podcaster on a mission to inspire others to live a life that excites and fulfills them. Join Nathan and Mandi for a conversation about entrepreneur life, and learning to treat life like your own personal experiment! Timestamps (approximate): 6:00 There’s so much joy in the world, there’s enough for everyone! 13:00 Life of an entrepreneur: Trial by Fire…all the time. 22:00 Humans aren’t meant to work 24/7, you deserve to enjoy life! 36:00 You are your greate...
WTF #027 How to Create Your Own Reality with Honey
April 25, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBHoney is a conscious entrepreneur on a mission to inspire everyone around her to start living with intention and become creators of their reality. In this conversation Honey gets to the nitty gritty of what it takes to start creating your own world. The world is filled with infinite choices and those choices all add up to the reality that is in front of you now. Join Nathan and Honey for a deep dive on the journey to becoming the creator of your own Universe. Timestamps (approximate): ...
WTF #026 Taking Back Control of Birth with Hannah Alley
April 18, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBHannah Alley is a birth doula on a mission to empower us to take back of our natural boldly rhythms and functions. In this episode we discuss birthing in the microcosm and macrocosm and get real about taking ownership and pride and showing up for the things in life that we really want. Timestamps (approximate): 3:00 What drew you towards becoming a bIrth worker? 9:00 What is a free birth? 12:00 What is the role of a birth doula? 20:00 Birthing is a ceremony. 29:00 A new collective...
WTF #025 A Conversation with Chum Chum
April 12, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBGabe Tanchez (DJ Chum Chum) is a local DJ and foodie on a mission to have his listeners worry free, and create safe space for free expression movement with music. Join Gabe and Nathan for a conversation about work, what happens when we start to feel a little burnt out, and why we shouldn’t let work consume our entire lives. Timestamps (approximate): 1:00 How did we meet again? 23:00 What do you love most about dj-ing? 31:00 When your plate is too full, you can’t really enjoy your mea...
WTF 025 with Gabriel Tanchez
April 12, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBGabe Tanchez (DJ Chum Chum) is a local DJ and foodie on a mission to have his listeners worry free, and create safe space for free expression movement with music. Join Gabe and Nathan for a conversation about work, what happens when we start to feel a little burnt out, and why we shouldn’t let work consume our entire lives. Timestamps (approximate): 1:00 How did we meet again? 23:00 What do you love most about dj-ing? 31:00 When your plate is too full, you can’t really enjoy your mea...
WTF #024 Soul Expression & The Minds Ability to Heal with Andrew Powell
April 04, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBAndrew Powell is a multi passionate musician who is on a mission to create music that is an authentic representation os his soul expression. In this episode Andy and Nathan discuss the power of the mind when it comes to healing…like do crystals really work? Or are they simply a tool that inspires us to heal ourselves? They dive into musical expression and the need for more intentional music, and two performances of songs written by Andy! Timestamps (approximate) 2:00 Are crystals a pla...
WTF #023 Empowerment and Sexual Expression with Trish Harrison
March 28, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBTrish Harrison is on a mission to empower those around her by living her most authentic expression, and normalize the social taboos around living a pleasurable life. Join Trish and Nathan for a conversation about self-empowerment through pleasure, and breaking out of mainstream narratives surrounding sexuality. 3:00 Growing up in a household with strict/limiting beliefs around sexuality 8:00 You don’t have to follow the narratives that others have written for you 20:00 Learning to live y...
WTF #022 Expansive Expression with Olivia Peterson
March 24, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBOlivia Peterson is on a mission to share her musical gift of singing songs that touch the listener, and awakens healing, love, & courage within. Join Nathan and Olivia for a conversation about expansive expression. The necessity for humans to fully feel our wide range of emotions, and how giving ourselves that permission can aid us in our creative pursuits. Timestamps (approximate): 4:00 What is expansive expression? 8:00 It’s okay to mess up… you’re human! 13:00 Perfectionism isn’t...
WTF #021 Taking Care of Your Mental Health with Brian Theer
March 15, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 73 MBBrian Theer is a licensed psychotherapist and healer on a mission to help make a variety of healing modalities more accessible for everyone. Brian is the founder of Walk In Wellness, a walk-in clinic that offers a range of healing essentials like therapy, energy work, yoga and more. Join Nathan and Brain for a conversation about the current health system and its room for improvement, the world's need for more healers, and some advice on how you can implement healing practices in your every ...
WTF #021 A Conversation About Mental Health with Brian Theer
March 15, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 73 MBBrian Theer is a licensed psychotherapist and healer on a mission to help make a variety of healing modalities more accessible for everyone. Brian is the founder of Walk In Wellness, a walk-in clinic that offers a range of healing essentials like therapy, energy work, yoga and more. Join Nathan and Brain for a conversation about the current health system and its room for improvement, the world's need for more healers, and some advice on how you can implement healing practices in your every ...
WTF #020 Winning in Business by Serving Your Community with Kell Duncan
March 07, 2022 13:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBKell Duncan is the owner of The Churchill, a sustainable development and local community gathering space that has quickly become a Phoenix staple. What happened to business when they had been open for just two years and suddenly a pandemic struck? Tune in for a conversation on lessons learned about running a business during a pandemic, the return on investment that is guaranteed with being a compassionate boss, and what happens when we choose to invest in people. Timestamps (approx...
WTF #020 Lessons in Running a Business During a Pandemic with Kell Duncan
March 07, 2022 13:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBKell Duncan is the owner of The Churchill, a sustainable development and local community gathering space that has quickly become a Phoenix staple. What happened to business when they had been open for just two years and suddenly a pandemic struck? Tune in for a conversation on lessons learned about running a business during a pandemic, the return on investment that is guaranteed with being a compassionate boss, and what happens when we choose to invest in people. Timestamps (approx...
WTF #019 Failure, Faith and Conscious Business with Andrew Young
February 28, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBAndrew Young is a Conscious Business Consultant on a mission to empower entrepreneurs to do business differently. In this episode we sit down to discuss the necessity of failure, the importance of keeping the faith in yourself and your dreams and what it would look like to build a business with the intention to serve the people around you, not just maximize profit. Timestamps (approximate): 4:00 Failure can be scary…but it doesn’t mean YOU are a failure. 11:00 When things fall away...
WTF #018 The Path to Entrepreneurship with Oliver Renteria
February 21, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBOliver Renteria is a local entrepreneur on a mission to inspire others to turn their passions into a way of supporting themselves. In this episode, Nathan and Oliver sit down to discuss the balance between manifestation and hard work on the entrepreneurial path, how to even get started on making such a major life shift in the way you work, how to overcome imposter syndrome, and the importance of collaboration. Timestamps (Approximate): 3:00 How do you take your passions and utilize th...
WTF #017 How To Thrive as a Multi-Passionate Being
February 14, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBTaran Emmert is a massage therapist/sound healer/curator of all things wellness on a mission to educate and inspire people to live a fully expressed life, connected to creativity and health. Taran and Nathan sit down to discuss how to thrive as a multi-passionate being in a world that too often tells us that we can only choose one major career for our entire lives. They dive deep into living with an ADD/ADHD diagnosis and how disconnecting children from their creativity will ultimately affe...
WTF #016 Art, Money and Integrity with Colter Stillwell
February 07, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBColter Stillwell is an event producer on a mission to help bring the modern festival experience home, give it back to the artists and give people something that’s uniquely theirs. In this episode Colter sits down to discuss his experience as festival director of Full Moon Festival in Phoenix, Arizona. Nathan and Colter dive into topics like the value that local art brings to its communities, the gatekeeping of different genres of art and music and the ability to keep your integrity as an ar...
WTF #015 Achieving Inner Harmony with Adionai Adama
January 31, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBAdionai Adama is an Evolutionary Guide, Facilitator, and Bard on a mission to Transmit Art, Teachings, and Embodied Energetic permission for a New Culture, unveiling space for humanity's illumined nature to birth through the tender, high-pressure contractions of the riveting initiation into the next level of human evolution. Join Nathan and Adionai for a conversation on achieving inner harmony by feeling your feels, especially the negative ones, reexamining our approach to the change 'old w...
WTF #014 The Many Sides of Entrepreneurship with Zoey Greco
January 24, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBZoey Greco AKA, The Merhipsy, is an intuitive development mentor on a mission to help make the ethereal earthly and to help people embody their spiritual knowing. In this episode we sit down to discuss the dark side of entrepreneurship, the collective need for spiritual workers and guides, and the importance of living, playing, and working with intention. Timestamps (approximate): 3:00 The “dark side” of entrepreneurship 14:00 The necessity of spiritual self-care 30:00 What is the mos...
WTF #013 Running Beyond: Breaking the 24-Hour American Record with Nick Coury
January 17, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBNick Coury is an ultra marathon runner holding the American 24-hour race record, 172 miles in 24 hours. Tune in for a conversation about the mind, body, and soul stamina it takes to reach such a goal, the sacrifices that come along with the journey, and how we can apply these concepts to our everyday lives. Timestamps (Approximate) 2:00 How did you get involved with ultra marathons? 9:00 Is ultra running underestimated in the sports world? 16:00 What is it like mentally to run for 24 hour...
WTF #012 Ego, Identities and Artistic Evolution with Corbin Billings//Floowood
January 10, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBCorbin Billings, AKA Floowood is a Storyteller and Music Artist on a mission to provide human culture with an archetypal artistic experience that serves as an initiatory process, sharing visions of oneness and equanimity that lead to the strategic development of sustainable relationships between humanity and the ecology of Earth. Floowood sits down for a conversation about what it means to channel the fun, goofy, and adventurous aspects of the human identity into a positive alter ego in an ...
WTF #011 Boundaries, Death and Humanity's Future with The Lovely RockShel
January 03, 2022 13:00 - 2 hours - 114 MBThe Lovely RockShel is a dance instructor and intuitive coach with a mission to end sexual violence and raise awareness around healthy parenting. She has dedicated her time to utilizing all of her strengths to empower others and carry out her life’s activism. In this episode, Shel sits down to have a conversation about the importance of setting boundaries and discovering bodily autonomy, Western society's relationship with death, and the deep longing for human connection that resides with...
WTF #010 The Power of Presence with Joseph Kauffman
December 27, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBJoseph Kauffman is a mindfulness teacher and author with a mission to help individuals find peace within themselves in order to create peace in the world. In this episode we discuss Jospeh's experience in a seven-day, silent, dark retreat, how humans tend to overly-identify with the stories in our lives and the power of living in the present moment. Timestamps (approximate): 6:00 The seven-day dark retreat. 14:00 You are not your story. 18:30 The limitations of our stories. 28:00 ...
WTF #009 Faith, Belief, and True Christianity with Hartley Rodie
December 20, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBHartley Rodie is a local Phoenix Real Estate Developer with a mission to be a light for others by leveraging his gifts, time, and opportunities and sharing them within his community. How do two people of different belief systems come together to have an open conversation about some of life's most profound questions? In this episode we sit down to discuss faith, belief and some fundamental concepts within Christianity. Follow Hartley on Instagram: @hartleyrodie Follow Nathan on Instagram:...
WTF #008 Self Sustainability with Lisa Jean
December 13, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 74 MBLisa Jean is a Community Connector & Healer with a mission to heal and connect our world, starting with oneself. In this episode we discuss the relationship between self-work and community support, overcoming addictive behavior patterns, and spiritual maturation. Timestamps (approximate): 5:00 When it comes to making a difference in the world, you have to start small. 7:00 What is self-sustainability? 13:00 What comes first, self fulfillment or community fulfillment? 14:00 Trauma, o...
WTF #007 Comfort is Key: The Professional Homebody with Brandyn Jenkins
December 06, 2021 13:00 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBBrandyn Jenkins is a Professional Homebody with a mission to create a community of like-minded people that enjoy the simple pleasures of staying home. Comfort is key for every homebody. In this episode we discuss building an authentic lifestyle brand, being comfortable saying “yes” to yourself and your highest excitement, inspiration and Virgil Abloh, and starting a new endeavor with no skills but a deep desire. Follow Brandyn on Instagram: @homebodyfriends Follow Homebody Friends on Face...
WTF #006 The Birth of Casual Spiritual with Dylan Delgreco O'Neill
November 29, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBDylan Delgreco is a music producer & rapper with a mission to bring joy, healing, and inspiration to other humans. In this episode we discuss the origin story of our record label and lifestyle brand Casual Spiritual, our debut single “Higher Than The Ceiling” release, and using music as medicine for the people. Buy, listen, and share our song "Higher Than The Ceiling" on all major music platforms starting 12/3/21 Watch the music video starting 12/4/21 & subscribe to our YouTube channel: ...
WTF #005 The Spiritual Essence of Hip Hop with Ian de Mello
March 10, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBIan de Mello is a multidimensional emcee, krump dancer, and men’s work coach with a mission to raise consciousness, elevate hip hop, and help men (and women) to become more deeply embodied, expressive, and powerful forces of transformation in the world. In this episode, we discuss how spirituality is found at the roots of hip hop, what we see as possible for the culture to be an even more positive influence in the world, and the importance of expression and embodiment in various forms. Fol...
WTF #004 Men’s Work and Martial Arts with Phillip Waddell
March 03, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBPhillip Waddell is an experienced Muay Thai fighter and dedicated men’s work practitioner seeking to fuse the two together in order to train men to reclaim their power and become protectors of women, other men, the earth, and their sacred truth. In this episode we discuss what it means to be a man today, the responsibility we are being called to, and how we can utilize the principles of martial arts to be a force for good in the world. Follow Phillip on Instagram : @pwaddell121 Follow Nat...
WTF #003 I Refuse Not To Flourish with Molly Hyland
January 29, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBMolly Hyland is an experienced music festival producer, creative community developer, DJ, and is deeply passionate about emotional and therapeutic services and teaching coping skills. In this episode we discuss the unique opportunities for self-growth during COVID, how to cultivate a healthy & thriving relationship life, the roles of faith, courage, and discipline in manifesting soul desires, and what it really means to live in abundance by taking the guilt out of privilege, multiplying you...
WTF #002 Healing Toxic Masculinity with Leo Xia
January 23, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBLeo Xia is a performing musician and men's embodiment coach, working primarily with asian men to explore their darkness to come out with greater peace, clarity, and healing. In this episode we discuss different mindsets, tools, and practical examples that can help men individually and as a collective shift our hyper-masculine culture into something more healthy, inspiring, trustworthy, and supportive. Follow Leo on Instagram: @leoxiamusic Follow Nathan on Instagram: @nathancoury Foll...
WTF #001 People-Centered Business & Following Your Inner Voice with Tim Bell
January 14, 2021 09:14 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBTim Bell is an experienced community developer from his work at the famous experimental town of Arcosanti to helping run a village at the infamous Burning Man. We dive deep into the importance of shifting business culture to become more people-centric and finding the courage to say yes to his own personal desire to become a writer. Follow Tim on Instagram: @timjimbear Follow Nathan on Instagram: @nathancoury Follow Freak Brothers Pizza on Instagram: @freakbrospizza
WTF #000 Mixing Business & Friendship with Josh Walker
January 14, 2021 09:01 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBJosh Walker is one of my best friends, been college roommates, running buddies, and worked together in Freak Brothers Pizza since the beginning. He's been my right-hand man in growing the restaurant business the last 6+ years and we talk about the joys and challenges we've faced over the years and how we've stayed friends through it all. Follow Josh on Instagram: @jwalkthehawk Follow Nathan on Instagram: @nathancoury Follow Freak Brothers Pizza on Instagram: @freakbrospizza