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March 9, 2022

Mike Barker - Mental Health

While The Devil Wears Prada may be fun to watch, we can probably all agree that we don't want a boss like that *in real life*. Cruelty or explosive temper tantrums are horrifically unprofessional, and Meryl Streep's iconic character definitely could have used some advice from our guest, Mike Barker,…

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March 8, 2022

Jordan Delagrange - Mental Health

We are still learning about the huge impact mental health can have on our physical wellbeing, but this concept has a long-standing tradition in Chinese medicine. Guest Jordan Delagrange sees this connection all the time with patients in his practice. These physical manifestations of your mental health are no less…

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March 7, 2022

Mental Health

Happy Monday, Academics! While we are on hiatus brewing up better and brighter things, we will be posting some of the show's greatest highlights to tide you over until our return. This week, we will be celebrating one of the show's main themes: mental health. Many of us can fall…

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Feb. 15, 2022

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Feb. 9, 2022

How you treat others

This week on The Tragedy Academy, Jay welcomes back musician and executive producer, Gary DeFranco, for a very special episode: The Tragedy Academy’s season finale! This is TA’s last episode before taking a short hiatus to come back even bigger and better. Jay covers some of the highlights from the…

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Feb. 9, 2022

Cyber Bullying

This week on The Tragedy Academy, Jay welcomes back musician and executive producer, Gary DeFranco, for a very special episode: The Tragedy Academy’s season finale! This is TA’s last episode before taking a short hiatus to come back even bigger and better. Jay covers some of the highlights from the…

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Feb. 8, 2022

Fear of success

This week on The Tragedy Academy, Jay welcomes back musician and executive producer, Gary DeFranco, for a very special episode: The Tragedy Academy’s season finale! This is TA’s last episode before taking a short hiatus to come back even bigger and better. Jay covers some of the highlights from the…

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Feb. 8, 2022

The underdog

This week on The Tragedy Academy, Jay welcomes back musician and executive producer, Gary DeFranco, for a very special episode: The Tragedy Academy’s season finale! This is TA’s last episode before taking a short hiatus to come back even bigger and better. Jay covers some of the highlights from the…

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Feb. 7, 2022

Season Closer - Lessons Learned

This week on The Tragedy Academy, Jay welcomes back musician and executive producer, Gary DeFranco, for a very special episode: The Tragedy Academy’s season finale! This is TA’s last episode before taking a short hiatus to come back even bigger and better. Jay covers some of the highlights from the…

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Feb. 7, 2022

- To wrap up the episode, Jay gives thanks to everyone who has made Seasons 1 & 2 of The Tragedy Ac

Listen to the full episode here: https://thetragedyacademy.com https://thetragedyacademy.com This week on The Tragedy Academy, Jay welcomes back musician and executive producer, Gary DeFranco, for a very special episode: The Tragedy Academy’s season finale! This is TA’s last episode before taking a short hiatus to come back even bigger and better.…

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Feb. 7, 2022

- Both Jay and Gary agree that an easy way to learn if a person is someone you want to associate wi

Listen to the full episode here: https://thetragedyacademy.com https://thetragedyacademy.com This week on The Tragedy Academy, Jay welcomes back musician and executive producer, Gary DeFranco, for a very special episode: The Tragedy Academy’s season finale! This is TA’s last episode before taking a short hiatus to come back even bigger and better.…

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Feb. 7, 2022

- Jay and Gary take on the topic of cyberbullying. Gary notes how different things are today than w

Listen to the full episode here: https://thetragedyacademy.com https://thetragedyacademy.com This week on The Tragedy Academy, Jay welcomes back musician and executive producer, Gary DeFranco, for a very special episode: The Tragedy Academy’s season finale! This is TA’s last episode before taking a short hiatus to come back even bigger and better.…

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Feb. 7, 2022

- Jay pays tribute to his dear friend, Garrett Dano, for inspiring him to start the show. Jay reall

Listen to the full episode here: https://thetragedyacademy.com https://thetragedyacademy.com This week on The Tragedy Academy, Jay welcomes back musician and executive producer, Gary DeFranco, for a very special episode: The Tragedy Academy’s season finale! This is TA’s last episode before taking a short hiatus to come back even bigger and better.…

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Feb. 7, 2022

- Jay argues that you need confidence that you’ll succeed before you have achieved success. Gary ag

Listen to the full episode here: https://thetragedyacademy.com https://thetragedyacademy.com This week on The Tragedy Academy, Jay welcomes back musician and executive producer, Gary DeFranco, for a very special episode: The Tragedy Academy’s season finale! This is TA’s last episode before taking a short hiatus to come back even bigger and better.…

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Feb. 7, 2022

- After Gary mentions being inspired by a fighter who is trying to enter the professional ring late

Listen to the full episode here: https://thetragedyacademy.com https://thetragedyacademy.com This week on The Tragedy Academy, Jay welcomes back musician and executive producer, Gary DeFranco, for a very special episode: The Tragedy Academy’s season finale! This is TA’s last episode before taking a short hiatus to come back even bigger and better.…

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Feb. 7, 2022

- Jay explains that this episode will be a little different, beginning with some of the highlights

Listen to the full episode here: https://thetragedyacademy.com https://thetragedyacademy.com This week on The Tragedy Academy, Jay welcomes back musician and executive producer, Gary DeFranco, for a very special episode: The Tragedy Academy’s season finale! This is TA’s last episode before taking a short hiatus to come back even bigger and better.…

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Feb. 6, 2022

Season Closer - Lessons Learned

This week on The Tragedy Academy, Jay welcomes back musician and executive producer, Gary DeFranco, for a very special episode: The Tragedy Academy’s season finale! This is TA’s last episode before taking a short hiatus to come back even bigger and better. Jay covers some of the highlights from the…

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Feb. 1, 2022

Special Guest: Katie Chonacas - KYRIAKI

https://thetragedyacademy.com Summary On The Tragedy Academy this week, Jay rolls out a very big welcome for the talented multi-disciplinary artist, Katie Chonacas (aka KYRIAKI). Not only has Katie acted in numerous productions with A-list stars, but she also recently released a book of poetry and her debut album, Dreamland 1111.…

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Jan. 31, 2022

- To finish out the episode, Jay and Katie discuss authenticity and gratitude. Katie mentions Migue

Listen to the full episode here: https://thetragedyacademy.com https://thetragedyacademy.com This week on the Tragedy Academy podcast, Jay rolls out a very big welcome for the talented multi-disciplinary artist, Katie Chonacas (aka KYRIAKI). Not only has Katie acted in numerous productions with A-list stars, but she also recently released a book of…

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Jan. 31, 2022

- Jay and Katie discuss how the blockchain can be a difficult topic to discuss with others as it is

Listen to the full episode here: https://thetragedyacademy.com https://thetragedyacademy.com This week on the Tragedy Academy podcast, Jay rolls out a very big welcome for the talented multi-disciplinary artist, Katie Chonacas (aka KYRIAKI). Not only has Katie acted in numerous productions with A-list stars, but she also recently released a book of…

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Jan. 31, 2022

- Jay congratulates Katie on her success as an NFT artist. Katie is at the forefront of this new mo

Listen to the full episode here: https://thetragedyacademy.com https://thetragedyacademy.com This week on the Tragedy Academy podcast, Jay rolls out a very big welcome for the talented multi-disciplinary artist, Katie Chonacas (aka KYRIAKI). Not only has Katie acted in numerous productions with A-list stars, but she also recently released a book of…

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Jan. 31, 2022

- Katie points out that we typically only have the capacity to focus on one thing at a time, but if

Listen to the full episode here: https://thetragedyacademy.com https://thetragedyacademy.com This week on the Tragedy Academy podcast, Jay rolls out a very big welcome for the talented multi-disciplinary artist, Katie Chonacas (aka KYRIAKI). Not only has Katie acted in numerous productions with A-list stars, but she also recently released a book of…

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Jan. 31, 2022

- Continuing on this theme of choices, Jay emphasizes the impact mindfulness and meditation have ha

Listen to the full episode here: https://thetragedyacademy.com https://thetragedyacademy.com This week on the Tragedy Academy podcast, Jay rolls out a very big welcome for the talented multi-disciplinary artist, Katie Chonacas (aka KYRIAKI). Not only has Katie acted in numerous productions with A-list stars, but she also recently released a book of…

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Jan. 31, 2022

- Referencing Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit and Sacred Contracts , Katie discusses

Listen to the full episode here: https://thetragedyacademy.com https://thetragedyacademy.com This week on the Tragedy Academy podcast, Jay rolls out a very big welcome for the talented multi-disciplinary artist, Katie Chonacas (aka KYRIAKI). Not only has Katie acted in numerous productions with A-list stars, but she also recently released a book of…

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