Head On Fire
Don Martin
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What is the purpose of anger? Is there a solution for loneliness? How do you write a hit pop song? Don asks experts in fields you didn't even know existed questions you didn't even know you wanted the answers to.
Join Don every other Tuesday for brand new episodes, or catch the full video on YouTube!
Find Don on social media @byDonMartin everywhere or if you'd like to appear on the show email [email protected].
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Recent Episodes
The 2025 Tear Down with V Spehar of Under the Desk News
2025 has been the most decade-iest of years. The highs, the lows, the tech innovations, the stories that both captured our hearts and the stories that made us step outside and seek grass…
Where Did Everybody Go? with Abby Cox
Abby Cox joins me as my conversation partner for the digital launch party celebrating the release of my new audiobook Where Did Everybody Go? Why we're lonely, but not alone. We dive into the…
How do you make food disability friendly and delicious? with Carolyn of Epicurious Expeditions
Carolyn, the creator behind Epicurious Expeditions, makes cooking accessible to everyone. Motivated by her own recovery from an injury, she develops inclusive, disability-friendly recipes that…
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire (with Nadira Goffe)
Nadira Goffe is a very serious journalist. She's a staff culture writer at Slate who does Real Journalism™️ about Serious Subjects™️. But every now and then she does very silly stuff like talk to me…
What does a City Planner do? with Shari Phippen
In my continuing quest to highlight professions that are overlooked or misunderstood, I'd like to introduce you to Shari Phippen. She has decades of experience as a city planner, which is one of the…
Jennifer Hale discusses the Voice Actors' strike, creative jobs, and becoming Verity Vox
Jennifer Hale stopped back by the podcast to discuss the nearly yearlong Voice Actors’ strike, forging your own creative career, and becoming Verity Vox.Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire is…
Why do we love superheroes? with Ernie Carothers (BlerdWithoutFear)
Superheroes dominate cinema and pop culture, and they have for a while now. Sure, there's been a shift in movie theater attendance post-COVID pandemic, but people still show up for superheroes. I…
What's the difference between a content creator and an influencer? with Franchesca Ramsey
The internet has become a place where we all perform for one another, where authenticity is both something to aspire to and something to be wary of. I sat down with Franchesca "Chescaleigh" Ramsey to…
What even is pop culture anymore? with Nadira Goffe
If you are someone who has complained that every new piece of media is a sequel, prequel, remake, reboot, or a studio banking on pre-existing IP (intellectual property) to bring in audiences, this is…
Burn 2024 Down! with Robyn Valentine
Grab your wieners, your marshmallows, your bad haircuts, and toss them all on the funeral pyre of 2024. Robyn Valentine, co-host of the Coffee & Cauldrons podcast and author of Magickal Tarot…
What is German Christmas Folklore? with Ella Harrison
Ella Harrison is the author of The Book of Spells. She has a degree in anthropology and uses her social media platform to educate and entertain audiences on the topics of folklore, folk magic, and…
Is all politics local? with Gregory Royal Pratt
They say all politics is local, but that's difficult to believe when every single topic of conversation at our dinner table seems to have national stakes. From the books on our kids' shelves to who…
What's really in our food? with Erin the Food Science Babe
Thanks to the Make America Healthy Again movement, there is a lot of misinformation and disinformation on the rise about food, "chemicals", and whether what we eat is safe. Thankfully, Erin the Food…
How do you walk the Witches' Road in real life? with Thorn Mooney, Courtney Weber, and Mawiyah Bomani
The mantel of the witch is one that has been worn by people for all sorts of reasons. There are those who don the black hat for political purposes, as a feminist symbol, or a way for those who find…
Why do we politicize hurricanes? with Dr. Sam Montano
Dr. Sam Montano is no stranger to combating conspiracy theories regarding emergency management. She’s been doing it since Hurricane Katrina. She holds a BS in Psychology, as well as Master’s and…
What is expertise? with AJ Jacobs
A.J. Jacobs is a New York Times bestselling author known for his immersive, year-long experiments, including The Year of Living Biblically, The Know-It-All, and his latest book, The Year of Living…
What can rejection teach you? with Victoria Aveyard
By all accounts Victoria Aveyard is both an outlier and also as close to the Hollywood version of becoming an author as it gets. While the average age for a debut novelist is around 36, Victoria’s…
Is everywhere really queer? with Charlie Sprinkman
Charlie Sprinkman developed the app Everywhere Is Queer, which is quickly becoming one of the best, most comprehensive lists of queer owned and operated businesses. Whether you’re looking for a…
What is language? with Danny Hieber, PhD
Danny Hieber earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his B.A. in linguistics and philosophy from the College of William & Mary in Virginia.…
What is a storyboard artist? with Chris Copeland
Chris Copeland has worked on some of your favorite things. Invincible, The Witcher, Young Justice, and he made his directorial debut for Dreamworks on the series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.…
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Head On Fire has published 168 episodes since October 2016, covering topics in Religion & Spirituality, Science.
Head On Fire is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 11m.
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