Rad Awakenings with Khe Hy
Latest Episodes
Tiffany Zhong (Ep. 42): Your unique perspective
The Wall Street Journal called Tiffany Zhong Venture Capital's Teenage Analyst. At 21, she's worked at Product Hunt, sourced consumer investments, and is the founder of Zebra Intelligence, a consulting firm for brands trying to understand Gen Z.
Dan Sevigny (Ep. 41): Addiction is like a river eddy
Dan Sevigny was sensitive kid who had learning difficulties and trouble connecting with his peers. He coped by cutting himself and started using alcohol and pills as a teenager. Which kicked off a 10+ year cycle where drug use, aggression,
Mihir Desai (Ep.40): The problem with optionality
Mihir Desai is here to demystify and rehabilitate finance. He's an economics professor at both Harvard Business and Law School and author of The Wisdom of Finance where he uses uses stories from the George Orwell to Kanye West to explain concepts such ...
Lindsay Beck (Ep.39): A second act
Lindsay Beck was an outdoorsy 22 year old who had just run a marathon when she was diagnosed with tongue cancer. The typical procedure: removing your tongue and communicating via whiteboard for the rest of your life. But at 22?
Eugene Wei (Ep.38): Be a novice
Eugene Wei's career cannot be described succinctly or linearly. He worked as an analyst at Amazon in the late 90s, went to film school, worked as a product manager at startups including Hulu and Flipboard and most recently was head of video for Faceboo...
Alessandra Biaggi (Ep.37): Using Your Voice
In the months after the 2016 election, 16,000 women contacted the non-profit Emily's List to learn about running for office, compared to 1,000 the entire prior year. Alessandra Biaggi is one of these new faces in politics.
Jeff Warren (Ep.36): You are what you repeatedly do
My happy place is interviewing a high energy meditator who curses like a sailor. Jeff Warren is a meditation teacher and the co-author of Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics (alongside Good Morning America's Dan Harris).
Abby Raphel (Ep.35): Stepping into your shadow
Abby Raphel is the founder of the Redwoods Initiative, an investment education company for wealthy families and the creator of the Blank Canvas Method for self-discovery. Abby grew up in a two stoplight town rural Florida,
Frank Ostaseski (Ep.34): Have a plan, hold it lightly
Here's a controversial statement: contemplating your mortality will make you happier. Frank Ostaseski is a pioneer in end of life care and holds this to be true. Frank co-founded the Zen Hospice Project, the Metta Institute,
Lisa Daron Grossman (Ep.33): Curing loneliness through human connection
Lisa Daron Grossman landed in Swaziland as a 22 year old Peace Corps volunteer. The country had the world's highest incidence of HIV and lowest life expectancy. Her team's mission: mitigate the impact of the HIV epidemic.