Episodes 27
Avg. Duration 1h 15m
Activity Dormant
Since Jan 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
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feed.podbean.com

About This Podcast

A podcast exploring the psychological issues of our time.

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Recent Episodes

Confronting the Semler Scientific Bitcoin Playbook with Chairman Eric Semler

Jun 19, 2025 1h 20m

From leadership and healthcare to money and meaning, this show is about understanding the human condition—how we think, what we fear, and why we act. In a world defined by complexity, we look beneath…

EP27: Confronting the Inner Storm: Aboard the Longship

Feb 15, 2025 2h 2m

Any port in the storm. That’s what they say, right? But some storms, you don’t just ride out. Some storms are meant to break you open, strip away the old wood, and leave you staring at what’s…

EP26: Jeff Booth Confronts Inflation & Technology

Sep 30, 2022 1h 18m

“System problems with the type of magnitude the world is dealing with cannot be fixed by the system creating the problem. A different way of thinking is required.” - Jeff Booth   I have spent the…

EP25: Greg Foss Confronts Money and Mental Health

Jun 23, 2022 1h 5m

Greg Foss has spent over thirty years working with money. He knows it inside and out: the good, the bad, and the ugly.  Greg was a founding shareholder at 3IQ, one of Canada’s largest digital asset…

EP24: Dr. Timothy Caulfield Confronts Misinformation

Feb 21, 2022 50m

Dr. Timothy Caulfield is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Science Policy at the University of Alberta.   Timothy may be the most well-known face of scientific…

EP23: Jonathan Kay Confronts Crowdsourcing Censorship

Jan 28, 2022 1h 34m

My guest today is Canadian journalist Mr. Jonathan Kay. Jonathan was the editor-in-chief of The Walrus (2014–2017) and is presently a senior editor of Quillette, an online magazine focused on…

EP22: Tom Wolf and Chief Dale McFee Confront Pathological Altruism

Jan 15, 2022 1h 26m

Pathological Altruism: Behavior in which attempts to promote the welfare of another, or others, results instead in harm that an external observer would conclude was reasonably foreseeable.   Over the…

EP21: Karen Gosbee Confronts Abuse, Trauma, & Finding Meaning

Oct 26, 2021 1h 9m

“An expectation is a pre-meditated resentment. If we could just take that one saying and start to just have conversations, be able to co-exist, and have a bit more acceptance, that would be a good…

EP19: Dr. Vincent Agyapong Confronts Digital and Global Mental Health

Oct 10, 2021 1h 8m

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, there is no person I would rather be speaking with. I am privileged to call my next guest, first and foremost, a friend.   Dr. Vincent Agyapong stands, in my eyes, as one of…

EP18: Luke Jahjefendic Confronts His Five Tours of Afghanistan

Sep 22, 2021 1h 55m

Antifragile is a term coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb to suggest that “things benefit from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness, disorder, and stressors and love…

EP17: Dr. Valerie Taylor Confronts the Meaning of ”Sh*t for Brains”

Sep 18, 2021 1h 29m

In this episode I had the great pleasure of speaking with Dr. Valerie Taylor.  Originally hailing from Newfoundland, Valerie is now the Calgary Zone Lead for Addiction and Mental Health with Alberta…

EP16: Dr. David Goldbloom Confronts Urgent Innovations in Mental Healthcare

Sep 07, 2021 1h 44m

In the episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with one of my favorite people, Dr. David Goldbloom.  David has been a leading mental health advocate long before it was en vogue.  He is a leading…

EP15: Yalda Kazemi Confronts Postpartum Mental Illness

Jul 21, 2021 1h 12m

My guest today is Yalda Kazemi.  Yalda’s story is powerful, emotional, honest, and raw.  Her courage in sharing her story is admirable.  I feel obliged to make a content warning to listeners that…

EP14: Dr. David Clark Confronts The Case for Publicly Funded Psychotherapy

Jul 08, 2021 1h 18m

My guest for Episode 15 of Confronting The Madness is Dr. David M. Clark.  Dr. Clark is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Oxford and a National Clinical Adviser for the United Kingdom’s…

EP13: Dr. Thomas Insel Confronts People, Place, & Purpose

Jun 22, 2021 1h 18m

Joining me for Episode 14 is Dr. Thomas Insel, an american psychiatrist and neuroscientist.  Without question Tom is one of the most influential minds as it comes to mental health in the world…

EP12: Sheepdogs lead singer Ewan Currie Confronts Music & Meaning

Jun 15, 2021 1h 20m

In Episode 13, I had the great fortune of reconnecting with an old friend, lead singer Ewan Currie of The Sheepdogs.  The Sheepdogs are a Canadian rock and roll band and first unsigned band to make…

EP11: Police Chief Dale Mcfee Confronts the Social Safety Net

Jun 10, 2021 1h 17m

I had the great pleasure of speaking with City of Edmonton Police Chief, Dale McFee. Dale is one of the most transformational, systems oriented thinkers I have had the pleasure to speak with.  He is…

EP10: Dr. Tyler Black Confronts the Politicization of Suicide during Covid-19

May 11, 2021 1h 21m

My guest today is Dr. Tyler Black. Tyler is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Suicidologist who has been in clinical practice for over ten years. He is the Medical Director of Emergency…

EP9: Ronan Levy, Executive Chairman, Field Trip Health Confronts A Stern Foe For All Sham

Apr 24, 2021 1h 9m

Believing that you should never hesitate to trade your cow for a handful of magic beans, Ronan has built a career out of doing things that others say cannot be done. Ronan started his career as a…

EP8: Cody Lakevold Confronts Bourbon, EMDR, Anti-Fragility, & MDMA Therapy

Apr 21, 2021 1h 9m

The long-awaited return of Cody Lakevold, for part two of our conversation has arrived. It’s not entirely necessary to listen to our first podcast (Ep. 1) but would be helpful for following the…

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Confronting The Madness has published 27 episodes since January 2021, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Mental Health.

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Confronting The Madness is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 15m.

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