ABOUT THIS EPISODE
This week I have Justin Deeley on the episode. You may know him from 90210 or Geography Club, or my personal favorite, and where I know him from, Drop Dead Diva.
This whole conversation started when we were at work one night at the restaurant we both work at, and he brings up this 30 hour stint he had in Paris where he found himself at two in the morning in a restaurant having dinner with his wife, with a live jazz band, and this gentleman next to him posed him with the question, passion or reason?
I was blown away by this really simple, albeit deep, question. So I said let's get on the podcast and talk it out.
We begin there, and from there we really dive deep into the essence of human connection and how disconnection is behind many of our societal pitfalls today. We take it further into how you can find what you're passionate about in life, and then come out the other side on finding community and feeling fulfilled. We wrap up with Justin hearing some thoughts from other brilliant people I know on passion versus reason, and then him sharing an answer to a really vulnerable question, ending with his strong advice on it all.
Justin's book recs and Patsy Rodenberg's videos are linked below.
I loved every second of this one. Enjoy.
Book Recs:
The Master and His Emmisary by Iain McGilchrist
The Cross of Redemption by James Baldwin
Patsy Rodenberg Talks:
The Second Circle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub27yeXKUTY&feature=youtu.be
Why I Love Theatre:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9jjhGq8pMM&feature=youtu.be
