148 episodes

What’s the best chapstick for a dead body? How much do marketers really know about us? Is there such a thing as a “minimalist table?”

Join author Don Martin every other week on Head On Fire, a search for answers to life’s biggest and smallest questions. He interviews experts in overlooked fields about subjects you either think you already know everything about or have never considered.

From how morticians can turn you into a coral reef to the best way to investigate a cult, he asks the questions you didn’t even know you wanted answers to.

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    • 4.7 • 294 Ratings

What’s the best chapstick for a dead body? How much do marketers really know about us? Is there such a thing as a “minimalist table?”

Join author Don Martin every other week on Head On Fire, a search for answers to life’s biggest and smallest questions. He interviews experts in overlooked fields about subjects you either think you already know everything about or have never considered.

From how morticians can turn you into a coral reef to the best way to investigate a cult, he asks the questions you didn’t even know you wanted answers to.

    Why are MLMs a scam? with Roberta Blevins

    Why are MLMs a scam? with Roberta Blevins

    Roberta Blevins left the MLM world in 2017 and spent all of her time since then educating the public on the dangers involved in joining these barely legal pyramid schemes. She was a key witness in the case against Lularoe and was featured in the documentary LuLaRich which showcased how the billion dollar clothing company misled thousands of women. These days Roberta educates people via her podcast and social media platform titled Life After MLM where she helps people unpack the history, legality, and real world harm of multi-level marketing.

    Email: contact@headonfirepod.com

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    • 1 hr 27 min
    How do you take satire seriously? with Clare Brown

    How do you take satire seriously? with Clare Brown

    Clare Brown is a satirist and author of the new audiobook New Nigeria County. Her social media platform is famous for flipping gender and racial stereotypes while both educating and inviting her audience to laugh. 

    Email: contact@headonfirepod.com

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    Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headonfirepod
    Buy me a Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/headonfirepod

    Subscribe to the Head On Fire podcast
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    YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/HeadOnFirePod

    • 1 hr 5 min
    How do you bring characters to life? with Jennifer Hale

    How do you bring characters to life? with Jennifer Hale

    Even if you don’t play video games, Jennifer Hale is still probably one of your favorite actors…you just didn’t know it. As of this recording she is just shy of 500 acting credits on IMDb including numerous roles in the Star Wars universe, Mortal Kombat, DC, Marvel, Disney. Even Biker Mice from Mars…remember that? She’s been in DuckTales and Rick and Morty and The Little Mermaid and the Big Bang Theory and the PowerPuff Girls and Scooby Doo and Melrose Place. She’s been Ivy in Where on Earth is Carmen San Diego and Galadriel in Lord of the Rings and she’s played Jean Grey in X-Men more than any other actress.

    I spoke to the maven behind the microphone about her legendary career, the best advice for new voice actors, how she keeps finding new and interesting ways to bring characters to life, and what exactly is going to happen in the second season of X-Men '97. 

    Email: contact@headonfirepod.com

    Social links:
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headonfirepod/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/headonfirepod
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headonfirepod

    Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headonfirepod
    Buy me a Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/headonfirepod

    Subscribe to the Head On Fire podcast
    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/head-on-fire/id337689333
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    YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/HeadOnFirePod

    • 1 hr 9 min
    What's the danger of censorship? with Maggie Tokuda-Hall

    What's the danger of censorship? with Maggie Tokuda-Hall

    Maggie Tokuda-Hall is a children’s and young adult author who writes stories that help kids of all types see themselves on the page as the main character. She also writes books that help parents and kids have age appropriate conversations about the world we live in. One of those books, Love In The Library, became the centerpoint for exposing a longtime issue with a major children’s publisher and book distributor about the practice of quietly asking authors to censor themselves in exchange for visibility and placement. Maggie is also one of the founders of Authors Against Book Bans, an organization I’m proud to be a member of. We had a discussion about the importance of diverse books, the future of publishing, and mermaids. 

    Email: contact@headonfirepod.com

    Social links:
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    Twitter: https://twitter.com/headonfirepod
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headonfirepod

    Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headonfirepod
    Buy me a Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/headonfirepod

    Subscribe to the Head On Fire podcast
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    YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/HeadOnFirePod

    • 1 hr 16 min
    What is memory? with Dr. Althea Need Kaminske

    What is memory? with Dr. Althea Need Kaminske

    Dr. Althea Need Kaminske is a cognitive psychologist who teaches at the Indiana University school of medicine interested in the application of human memory research to educational settings. She also helps run The Learning Scientists, an international group of cognitive psychologists who engage in science communication about the science of learning. Her new book, The Psychology of Memory, came out earlier this month.

    Email: contact@headonfirepod.com

    Social links:
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headonfirepod/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/headonfirepod
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headonfirepod

    Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headonfirepod
    Buy me a Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/headonfirepod

    Subscribe to the Head On Fire podcast
    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/head-on-fire/id337689333
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4qTYYhCLMdFc4PhQmSL1Yh?si=5387b774ed6e4524
    YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/HeadOnFirePod

    • 1 hr 10 min
    What can dolls tell us about ourselves? with Matthew Keith

    What can dolls tell us about ourselves? with Matthew Keith

    Matthew Keith is a Barbie collector, photographer, and doll expert whose work has been featured in The Los Angeles Time, NewNowNext, and on a social media feed near you.

    Find him at https://www.dollsonthebrain.com 

    Social links:
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headonfirepod/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/headonfirepod
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headonfirepod

    Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headonfirepod
    Buy me a Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/headonfirepod

    Subscribe to the Head On Fire podcast
    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/head-on-fire/id337689333
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4qTYYhCLMdFc4PhQmSL1Yh?si=5387b774ed6e4524

    • 58 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
294 Ratings

294 Ratings

Janumawari ,

Love, Love, LOVE

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Kelly_patchell ,

Super fun! Super informative!

I was prompted to write this review for the giveaway on ig, BUT I mean every word. I’ve been listening for about a year now and every episode is a good time. Don asks great questions and has entertaining conversations, while also keeping every episode informative. They are quick listens and definitely worth your time. I learn and laugh every episode 🙌

swerdles ,

Smart podcast but not intimidating!

Don finds ways to take intimidating topics and make them approachable and interesting with his choices of excellent guests and interview skills. I admit, I came here to take a chance to win his Birthday Giveaway, but I will be back!

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