Entries by Two Outlaws

The Work of Staying Human – Eric Robinson | Episode 269

What happens when a life of faith leads you somewhere you never expected to go? For Eric Robinson, that journey took him from Christian ministry into a 25-year career with the FBI, where he became a special agent, firearms instructor, and SWAT operator. Along the way, the work challenged more than his professional skills. It […]

Build It Yourself – Tyler Craig | Episode 268

What happens when a life spent surfing, making things, traveling with musicians, and figuring things out on the fly eventually becomes the foundation for building something of your own? In Episode #268, Moped Outlaws rides with Tyler Craig, owner, creator, and artist behind Makau Makers. Tyler grew up surrounded by surfing, with three generations of […]

Learning to Hold What We Feel – Lindy James | Episode 267

What happens when we stop trying to fix every feeling and learn instead to stay present with what is actually happening in the body? In Episode #267, Moped Outlaws rides with Lindy James, a Tantra counselor and coach whose work explores intimacy, embodiment, relationships, boundaries, consent, and the ways we learn to inhabit our own […]

When Systems Shape Us — Cynthia Drake Morrow | Episode 266

What happens when the systems surrounding us begin shaping the way we think, work, lead, and even treat one another? On Episode 266 of Moped Outlaws, we ride with Cynthia Drake Morrow, assistant professor of public health at Michigan State University, life sciences consultant, researcher, and co-author of Administrative Intelligence with Jennifer Wisdom. The conversation […]

Home in the Heart of the Tenderloin — JJ Smith | Episode #265

What happens when you stop looking at a troubled neighborhood from the outside and start seeing it as home? For JJ Smith, the Tenderloin in San Francisco is home. He has spent much of his life here, and his connection to the people on these streets is not theoretical. It comes from family, experience, survival, […]

What Happens When We Stop Talking? — Paul Greenberg | Episode #264

What happens when we stop talking to one another? For Professor Paul Greenberg, that question has been part of a life spent moving between worlds. He grew up with a father who was both a psychiatrist and a film critic, discovered early that writing could be a way of making sense of the world, and […]

There’s No Justice, Just Us: Elizabeth Mikotowicz on Healing, Empathy & Agency | #263

Some conversations take us into difficult places. The second ride with Elizabeth Mikotowicz takes us there—but it also keeps asking what happens when we find our way back. Elizabeth is the author of No Justice, Just Us, a book rooted in her experiences with the criminal justice system, addiction, incarceration, trauma, and recovery. In this […]