This episode of Is This It? features a conversation with Joel Van Horne. Joel is an incredible musician and the man behind Covenhoven. His music draws upon a wide range of influences, from nostalgic summers in his families cabin, to the Pacific Ocean.  In this episode we discuss the creative process, how meaning changes over time, spirituality, and so much more.  Check out Covenhoven's next live virtual show on May 17, 2020. For more episodes, check out the website www.stefanlako.com/isthisit and follow me on twitter @stayfunlako  Please rate and review the show Thanks for listening! 

This episode of Is This It? features a conversation with Rob Morris.  Rob is the co-founder and President of Love146, a non profit organization with the vision to end child trafficking. In this episode we discuss what leadership is, the differences between optimism and hope, and how not all things have fairytale endings.  For more episodes, check out the website www.stefanlako.com/isthisit and follow me on twitter @stayfunlako  Please rate and review the show Thanks for listening! 

This episode of Is This It? features a conversation with A.Ron Hubbard.  A.Ron is the co-founder of Bald Move and Swizzbold, where he hosts dozens of podcasts on t.v. shows, movies, politics, and so much more.   In this episode we discuss the importance of entering difficult conversations with good faith, and how it is critical to understand how you say things, and not just what you say. For more episodes, check out the website www.stefanlako.com/isthisit and follow me on twitter @stayfunlako  Please rate and review the show Thanks for listening!   

It is time for Season 2 of Is This It? - a podcast dedicated to challenging the status quo and looking at life in new and informed ways. Through interviews with artists, musicians, entrepreneurs, world-changers, and every-day people, Stefan looks to uncover common challenges and fears that we all need to overcome to live our best life now.   More information and episodes can be found at: www.stefanlako.com/isthisit   

This episode of Is This It? features a conversation with Rachel Marie Martin. Rachel is the author of the recently released book "The Brave Art of Motherhood" and the website Finding Joy.  In 2016 she was named one of Inc. magazine's top 40 entrepreneurs.   In this episode we discuss the importance of going one “simple” thing a day to make sure you are living intentionally, how to re-frame or re-focus when feeling anxiety or being stuck, and so much more.

This episode of Is This It? features a conversation with Mark Shrime. Mark G. Shrime, MD, MPH, PhD, FACS, is the founder and Director of the Center for Global Surgery Evaluation at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, an Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and of Global Health and Social Medicine at the Harvard Medical School, and a Visiting Research Scholar at Princeton University’s Center for Health and Wellbeing.  We cover an awful lot in this episode, ranging from training to be a ninja, global surgery, and colonialism. Mark explains the need for humility when working in other cultures, and challenges people to continue to ask the tough questions. I loved this conversation, and I learned so much from Mark.

This episode of Is This It? features a conversation with Matt Harmon. Matt covers the NFL for Yahoo Sports, focusing on fantasy football where he made a name for himself by creating and writing at The Backyard Banter and creating Reception Perception before moving to the NFL Network. In this wide-ranging and in-depth conversation, we talk about how Matt overcame depression and unhealthy living by choosing to take control of his life. We also talk about the NFL, and some of the issues many people have with it, and a myriad of other thought-provoking topics.

This episode of Is This It? features a conversation with Aiyana Ehrman. Aiyana is the co-founder of Imagine Goods, a social business that provides amazing ethically sourced goods for consumers, and living wage employment for survivors of trafficking in Cambodia. In this wide-ranging and in-depth conversation, we talk about some heavy topics, including sex-trafficking, development work, loneliness, fear, entrepreneurship, and more. As I said, wide-ranging and extremely interesting. You can find out more about Imagine Goods at www.imaginegoods.com and on Facebook and Instagram For more episodes, check out the website www.stefanlako.com/isthisit and follow me on twitter @stayfunlako  Please rate and review the show. Thanks for listening!

This episode of Is This It? features a conversation with Kate Rapier. Kate Rapier is a singer/songwriter, podcaster, adventure/travel seeker, and wine lover. She's one half of the musical duo Jill and Kate, a co-host of the podcast Girls Just Pod To Have Fun, and the founder of Global Girls Night. In this episode we talk about dealing with disappointment, overcoming obstacles, and being your own hero. For more episodes, check out the website www.stefanlako.com/isthisit and follow me on twitter @stayfunlako  Please rate and review the show. Thanks for listening!

This episode of Is This It? features a conversation with Dr. Ejaz Naqvi. Dr. Ejaz also authored award-wining books Three Abrahamic Testaments and The Quran: With or Against the Bible?. He currently also writes the Ask A Muslim blog for Patheos. Throughout the conversation we discuss a wide-ranging variety of topics, including the changes of perceptions of Muslims in America over the past decades, the danger of ‘us/them’ mentality and how ‘othering’ and ‘demonizing’ is destructive for society. For more episodes, check out the website www.stefanlako.com/isthisit and follow me on twitter @stayfunlako  Please rate and review the show. Thanks for listening!