It’s ostensibly about life coaches; gurus, masters, experts. Whatever you want to call them. The people that say they know what’s best for us. But really after all of our digging, it turns out to be about the idea of optimization, excellence, perfectionism, wealth, all the stuff that makes us so miserable in America. It’s about why we all think we have to MAXIMIZE everything and meanwhile it’s literally killing us (episode 8 is real “fun”).

Atonement. Apology. Reckoning. Fasting. These are all things that take place on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of atonement. Yom Kippur is the second of the high holy days in the Jewish calendar. And if you’re like me, you probably have a complicated relationship with this day.

Having been in the climate space for a while, I’m always on the lookout for the not-so-usual, probably not tech-focused, conversations or stories told from interesting angles or by energized and enthusiastic people. I didn’t see enough of that sort of show around, so that — along with Larj Media’s massive creative and production expertise — is how Living Change came to be.

Each of us has a unique and tailored relationship to our favorite podcast or audio story, and that’s what Roy Burdine, creator of the podcast Mindraker: Background Anger, finds most compelling about the format. Mindraker is a sci-fi/mystery podcast that follows Maru, a psychic soldier, as he protects mankind from alien invaders who have permeated the collective Unconscious. Mindraker borrows from the lyrical tradition of music and uses immersive sonic techniques to engage with audiences, creating for a transcendental auditory experience unlike any other. The podcast stars Sean Schemmel, a prolific animation and video games voice actor most known for his work as Goku in Dragon Ball Z, as well as Pokemon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yugioh Gx, and Lego Monkie Kid.

These five podcast episodes delve into the life and legacy of the ultimate 20th century parenting influencer. Listeners will enjoy archival audio of Dr. Spock’s smooth East Coast Brahmin accent, learn about 20th century history through the lens of one long-living figure, enjoy gossipy details about his troubled first marriage, and appreciate how The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care shaped an entire generation of Americans.