Future Tripping Podcast

  • Wrapping Season Two: Thank You So/So Much!

    Wrapping Season Two: Thank You So/So Much!

    We want to take a moment and thank you for joining us for Season Two! This community means so much to us. Truly. And Guests it has been such a privilege to engage in these conversations with you each week. Many thanks, again, to Olivia Pi-Sunyer who is an incredible joy to collaborate with and without whom…

  • Abbey Brown: At the Intersection of the Climate Crisis & Hope

    Abbey Brown: At the Intersection of the Climate Crisis & Hope

    In our final episode of Season Two, we are in conversation with Abbey Brown. As Technical Lead for the Clean Fuel Standard with the Washington Department of Ecology, Abbey is on the front line of working for structural and systemic changes. She is wise beyond her years and we are very grateful to her for joining…

  • Stacey Moniz: In the Aftermath of the Fires on Maui

    Stacey Moniz: In the Aftermath of the Fires on Maui

    This week we are joined by Stacey Moniz. As a beloved community member who is deeply rooted on the island, Stacey generously shares with us where things stand currently and helps us understand the complicated and entrenched forces that contributed to this disaster unfolding as it did. Stacey & Laura discuss grief & loss, the…

  • Dr. Lisa Wade: Sex & Hookup Culture 

    Dr. Lisa Wade: Sex & Hookup Culture 

    Sex & hookup culture is what Dr. Lisa Wade and Laura talk about this week. Having written t-h-e book on hookup culture, American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus, we couldn’t be in better hands for this ever more important and deeply relevant conversation. Because hookup culture intimately ties to so much else…

  • Dr. Rafael Pelayo: Sleep! How & Why

    Dr. Rafael Pelayo: Sleep! How & Why

    Sleep! It’s something we all do & yet so many of us don’t understand, exactly, why it’s critical and how to truly get good/restorative sleep. Dr. Rafael Pelayo has spent decades of his career studying & treating sleep issues and disorders. This was both a lot of fun & very informative as Dr. Pelayo knows…

  • Sarah Weber: OCD. What It Is & Is Not

    Sarah Weber: OCD. What It Is & Is Not

    Obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior remain widely misunderstood. We are fortunate to be joined this week by Sarah Weber who has worked for years as an art therapist and mental health counselor. While many listening may not have ever felt the experience of obsessing about something, you likely know someone who does. Now and then…

  • Doug Baldwin: Beyond the NFL & Super Bowl Championships – Cultivating Our True Humanity

    Doug Baldwin: Beyond the NFL & Super Bowl Championships – Cultivating Our True Humanity

    Former NFL wide receiver & Super Bowl Champion with the Seattle Seahawks; current founder of the Family First Community Center; philanthropist; and CEO Doug Baldwin sits down with Laura this week. Doug’s openness and commitment to authenticity allow them to discuss, in detail, vulnerability and what it means to bring our whole selves to our…

  • Laura van Dernoot Lipsky: Q & A on Trauma/Overwhelm/& More

    Laura van Dernoot Lipsky: Q & A on Trauma/Overwhelm/& More

    This week we are doing something a little bit different. A wonderful colleague of ours requested, given everything going on in the world, a very short Q & A session that she could share with others who may be struggling. This is our attempt at that! A video portion can be found on our site…

  • Kathryn Lindsay: Internet Culture – From Opinion Fatigue to Our Digital Presence After We Die

    Kathryn Lindsay: Internet Culture – From Opinion Fatigue to Our Digital Presence After We Die

    Culture writer Kate Lindsay is with us this week to talk about everything from whataboutism and opinion fatigue to our online presence from when we are born until after we die. Kate’s experience with all angles of being online combined with her astute observations make this such an accessible conversation. There is so much I…

  • Lily Levitt: On Disordered Eating. Struggling With & Recovering From

    Lily Levitt: On Disordered Eating. Struggling With & Recovering From

    Today I have the privilege of talking with Lily Levitt. I first heard Lily share a bit about her life when talking with her father, Steven Levitt, on his podcast People I Mostly Admire – part of the Freakonomics network. In our conversation, she powerfully shares about her struggle with, and recovery from, disordered eating.…