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Hosted by Anna Iris · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 52 episodes
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Ego Was Here is a raw podcast about identity, ego, and the messy beauty of being human. Host Anna Iris explores self-awareness, vulnerability, and mental health through unfiltered conversations with artists, thinkers, and creators. These honest stories go beyond achievements, revealing the parts of ourselves we hide and the longings we carry. If you’re craving authenticity, human connection, and deeper truth, this space is for you. Follow to start unmasking your story.
Anna Iris hosts Ego Was Here, a society show with 52 episodes published.
What happens when the career you dreamed about as a child turns out to be far more complicated than you imagined? In this episode of Ego Was Here, actor, writer, director, producer, and musician Steven Martini reflects o
What happens when someone finally speaks about the side of the fashion industry most people never see? Chris Ingram is a former international model, business strategist, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach. He spent 12 years b
What does the fashion industry look like through the eyes of a male model? Chris Ingram is a former international model, business strategist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach. During his 12-year modeling career, he travelled
Why do so many of us feel like we are not enough? In this episode of Ego Was Here, Johnny Crowder , musician, public speaker, and founder of Cope Notes, reflects on the moments that shaped the way he understood himself.
What happens when you spend your entire life believing you have to earn love? In this episode of Ego Was Here, Jessica Long , one of the most decorated Paralympians in history, shares the deeply personal story behind her
What happens when the pain you tried to escape becomes the reason you finally change? In this episode of Ego Was Here, actor, author, and storyteller Milton Schorr shares a deeply honest conversation about resilience, id
What if the stories you've believed about yourself your entire life are no longer true? In this episode of Ego Was Here , bestselling author and memoirist Lidia Yuknavitch reflects on a life shaped by adversity, resilien
What if rejection is not the end of the dream, but the test that proves you want it? In this episode of *Ego Was Here*, voice artist, performer, educator, and SOVAS co-founder Joan Baker shares a deeply personal conversa
What happens after your first acting role is in an Oscar-nominated film? In this episode of Ego Was Here, actress Charlotte Stoiber opens up about acting, rejection, identity, mental health, and the reality of building a
What happens when a 90s pop star looks back at the story the spotlight never showed? In this episode of Ego Was Here, British pop star and author Anthony Kavanagh , known to many as Kavana , joins the podcast for an hone
Why does Blood In Blood Out still mean so much to audiences more than 30 years later? In this episode of Ego Was Here, actor Victor Rivas Rivers returns for a deeper conversation about the making and lasting legacy of th
Why are the most recognizable voices in the world almost invisible? In this episode of Ego Was Here, Emmy-winning television producer and director Rudy Gaskins reflects on the idea behind SOVAS (the Society of Voice Arts
What happens when you try to protect your mother and she turns against you? In this episode of Ego Was Here, singer-songwriter Tara Beier shares the moments that shaped her relationship with her family. As a teenager, sh
What does working in film actually look like, and how far is it from the dream people imagine? In this episode of Ego Was Here, filmmaker Brandon Slagle shares a grounded perspective on building a career across independe
What happens when a child grows up in a home where survival becomes part of everyday life? Actor Victor Rivas Rivers , known for his iconic role as Magic Mike in Blood In Blood Out and for The Mask of Zorro, shares how h
What drives creativity and why do so many creative people struggle on a deeper level? In this episode of Ego Was Here, we explore the connection between life experience, emotional depth, and artistic expression in a conv
Actress, model, and painter Paz de la Huerta continues her conversation about her time in Hollywood, sharing why she has chosen to keep speaking about the experiences she says shaped her life and career. In this part of
Ngozi Onwuchekwa joins Ego Was Here to share the story of a health crisis that changed the direction of her life. What began as the feeling that something was seriously wrong soon became a long and difficult journey thro
British supermodel Sophie Anderton rose to fame in the 1990s almost overnight, becoming one of the most recognizable faces of the era. In this episode of Ego Was Here, she speaks about the reality behind fame, the modeli
Actress, model, and painter Paz de la Huerta speaks about Epstein, Weinstein, and the celebrities she says shaped what happened to her behind closed doors in Hollywood. In this episode of Ego Was Here, she names people,
Dima Ghawi
3x TedX speaker, executive coach, award-winning author
1 appearance on this show
Heike Yates
author of Pursue Your Spark and host of the Pursue Your Spark podcast
1 appearance on this show
Rudy Gaskins
Society of Voice Arts and Sciences
1 appearance on this show
Janice Kovach
Clinton
1 appearance on this show
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Ego Was Here is hosted by Anna Iris. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 52 episodes.
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