The Breaking Normal Podcast

Scott Hall Jr. may be the most radical guest we’ve ever hosted on Breaking Normal. What started with what Scott describes as a mandatory two-dose HPV vaccine in high school sent him on a decades-long search for answers...

This episode begins with Eddie Modestini casually dropping into a yoga pose that makes him look 13 years old. The surprising part? He is 73 years old. From there, we dive into a lifetime of learning from a man who has...

Sam Tarantino helped build Grooveshark into one of the largest music streaming platforms in the world. By his twenties, he was running a company with millions of users, battling some of the most powerful corporations on...

From unraveling Miami synchronicities near the place I was born… to AI replacing careers, the future of universities, crypto, politics, veterinary care, Boulder culture, and whether humans still need struggle to feel...

What happens when a former evangelical Christian raised on a beef cattle farm becomes one of the leading voices in HRV, recovery, cannabis, longevity, and human performance? In this episode of Breaking Normal, I sit...

What happens when two brothers—cut from the same cloth, yet living their own paths—sit down and stop taking life so darn seriously? This one starts very Breaking Normal… Timothy refuses to do what I ask him within...

This one goes all the way in. From my grandparents surviving the Holocaust… to hunting diamonds in Russia… to my dad’s evolution from drug user to legal drug dealer… We unpack the real story behind where I come from—...

What actually makes a coffee shop feel different? In this episode of Breaking Normal, I sit down with Greg Lefcourt — co-owner of Beleza Coffee in Boulder — to explore what’s really happening beneath the surface of...

Is your training program fueled by ego or biology? Daniel Eisenman sits down with local legend and Olympic alpine skier Ryder Sarchett to deconstruct the "weird" habits that separate world-class athletes from the pack...

What if sustainability isn’t about optics—but about doing the hard, unglamorous work no one wants to deal with? In this episode of Breaking Normal, host Daniel Eisenman sits down with Kathey Pear, lifelong entrepreneur...

What if The Matrix wasn’t fiction—but a documentary? In this real-deal Breaking Normal conversation, I sit down with Clark, the founder of Birdlimb, and we go far beyond the red pill vs. blue pill narrative. We dive...

In this deeply inspiring episode of the Breaking Normal Podcast, I sit down with Timothy O’Donnell—world-class triathlete, coach, speaker, and father of three—who has been living and training in Boulder, Colorado for...

What if success wasn’t about climbing higher—but about creating community? In this truly Breaking Normal episode, recorded inside the house & home of Matt Winkley, who retired at age 39, is now a stay-at-home dad, and...

I walked in thinking I was about to interview a chef from Highland City Club… Turns out, I was sitting down with Stewart Ward, a Boulder realtor who grew up in Miami in the 80s and has carved out his own path in the...

This may be the most Breaking Normal episode we’ve ever recorded — and both the producer and I agree. This conversation traces the evolution of Shawn Heinrichs from growing up in Durban, South Africa — surrounded by...