Episode 445
with Connor Ratliff, Dr. Carl Hart, and Ani DiFranco
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello recount the most impactful things anyone has ever said to them; actor Connor Ratliff explains how being fired by Tom Hanks inspired his hit podcast Dead Eyes, through which he unpacks showbiz rejection; professor of neuroscience Dr. Carl Hart makes the argument for responsible drug use; and folk icon and activist Ani DiFranco reflects on making her 22nd album Revolutionary Love with masked musicians during a pandemic.
Connor Ratliff
Actor & Podcaster
Actor and comedian Connor Ratliff is known for his podcast Dead Eyes, a show embarking upon a quest to solve the mystery of why Tom Hanks fired Ratliff from a small role in the 2001 HBO mini-series, Band Of Brothers. In addition to Dead Eyes, Ratliff is the star and creator of the streaming show, The George Lucas Talk Show, and a member of Upright Citizens Brigade in New York where he is apart of the long-form improv comedy troupe The Stepfathers. Twitter
Dr. Carl Hart
Professor of Neuroscience & Psychology
Dr. Carl Hart is the Ziff Professor of Psychology in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at Columbia University. He is also a Research Scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Professor Hart has published numerous scientific and popular articles in the area of neuropsychopharmacology and is co-author of the textbook Drugs, Society and Human Behavior (with Charles Ksir). His book High Price was the 2014 winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. His new book, Drug Use For Grown Ups, presents a shocking and revelatory argument for a revisionist drug policy. Website • Twitter
Ani DiFranco
Folk Icon & Activist
Ani DiFranco began her career at the age of nine when she landed her first gig performing a set of Beatles covers at an area coffeehouse. She later gave up music to study ballet, but at the age of 14 returned to the guitar and began composing her first songs. Now on her soon to be released 22nd studio album Revolutionary Love, Grammy award-winning artist Ani DiFranco shares her most powerful gifts as an artist: a rare ability to give voice to our deepest frustrations and tensions, on both a personal and political level. Website • Twitter • Store
