The Jake Sasseville Show

Have you ever had to let something go, but scared of what may (or may not) come next? 

A weirdly inner-inside episode, voyeuristic conversation with Bobby Bailey (soon to be father, social activist, …

Leah Komaiko is right up there with Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein. She's a 20x Best-Selling Children's book author who lives in California. She also had a near death experience -- a transcendent exp…

Kate Collinger is one of the 5+ million people who has bipolar 1 disorder. She was diagnosed at age 18, and she rose to being known as the "Cheerios Girl" after an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Sho…

DeRay Mckesson [@DeRay] first came to fame for being the outspoken leader of the Black Lives Matter movement in Ferguson, Missouri. 

He quit his job in Minneapolis, making six-figures, to become what…

INQUIRY is a new book I'm working on based on the reflections of the last 5 years, and how anything I've experienced has been based on the quality of questions I ask myself. 

Using these short episod…

Gabe Marihugh (P2). Brilliant interview with a turbo meditator I found in a garden on Maui. He works as a designer for big firms in the US, and has been asking a lot of questions in his 42 years. He …

Sure, Gabe Marihugh lives in a cabin on Maui. And sure, I took a class with him and three other meditators in a garden a couple weeks back.

Truth is: this guy has been asking questions and sitting in…

Nnamdi Ngwe [@NnamdiNgwe] is a world class improviser, raised in the South and trained in Chicago. 

Before performing in ensembles every night of the week, starting his own improv troupe (3Peat) and …

INQUIRY is a new book that I'm working on in response to life imitating art. 

What happens when goals aren't enough? As entrepreneurs, artists, change-makers and creators, we live in a world where Hu…

You probably know TUCKER MAX [@TuckerMax] for being a self-described "asshole, not the biggest one, just the one who's just willing to write about it." 

In reality, the Kentucky born lawyer became fa…

Ontology: studying the nature of Being. Frederick Dodson is an ontologist, and by all accounts, one of the most unique human beings to walk the planet in modern day. 

He's slightly self-effacing, inc…

Douglas Rushkoff's work is a compass for a new world. A recovering theater director who's first book "Cyberia" got side-lined in 1992 by the publisher because "the Internet wasn't going to be a 'thin…

The most powerful 15 minute episode with BFF Kristen Rae speaking directly to [Recovering] Hustlers and Sales folks who still want to build something big, but not from their ego --- from their higher…

When does pursuit of genius get in the way of Real Life?

Imagine my surprise when, out of nowhere on MTV, I see a promo for "TRUE LIFE" featuring Topher Keene. Topher, friend of the show and childhoo…

Erin R. is a transgender man in the Pacific Northwest. Growing up as a girl, Erin first "came out" to her dad as a lesbian while she was in college. Then, in his mid-20s, Erin realized he had another…

Best trio in podcasting: James Mccrae, Jeff Dess and I talk Kendrick’s Album, Content Marketing, Future on SNL, Fuller House, Dashboard Cams as The New Public Square Lynchings, Content Marketing Vs. …

Since September 24, 2014, we've produced over 170 episodes of The Jake Sasseville Show, with over 200 guests and 4 million worldwide downloads.

The show has been highly influential, and many of its t…

Three women who rock in the worlds of comedy, art & business. 

Comically speaking, Tara DeFrancisco is top of her game. With her partner in life (and improv) Rance, they've done a combined 5,000 impr…

Claude Berube's dad fought in WWII in General Patton's army. Service to country was instilled from an early age.

In P. 2 of his revealing interview, Claude, a former Naval Intelligence Officer and Co…

Former US Intelligence Officer, Novelist, Educator and Expert on Terrorism and Somali Piracy, Claude Berube sits in for a lively 2-part chat on the US Government, intelligence, growing up in small to…