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How to Use Humor So People Listen, Connect, & Engage with Dr. Mike
Jun 5, 2026
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How to Use Humor So People Listen, Connect, & Engage with Dr. Mike Cundall
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Challenging Racial Biases, Creating Growth Mindsets, & Making the World a Better Place for ALL with Dr. Evelyn Carter
Apr 24, 2026
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Making Time Management Fun with Anna Dearmon Kornick
Mar 21, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/5/26 | How to Use Humor So People Listen, Connect, & Engage with Dr. Mike✨ | humorconnection+4 | Dr. Michael Cundall Jr. | Mirth Management | — | humorconnection+5 | — | 2h 01m 12s | |
| 6/5/26 | How to Use Humor So People Listen, Connect, & Engage with Dr. Mike Cundall | What if humor wasn’t something “extra” or “nice to have” in your work, life, and improv – but a must-have tool for connection, resilience, and wellbeing? In this episode of Improvly Speaking, Dayna Gowan sits down with Dr. Michael Cundall Jr. (better known as Dr. Mike), Professor of Philosophy, author, TEDx Speaker, and founder of Mirth Management, a company that helps people improve their workplace through humor. Dr. Mike shares the science behind humor, why humor belongs everywhere from the... | 2h 01m 12s | ||||||
| 4/24/26 | Challenging Racial Biases, Creating Growth Mindsets, & Making the World a Better Place for ALL with Dr. Evelyn Carter✨ | racial biasgrowth mindset+4 | Dr. Evelyn Carter | Was That Racist? | — | racial biasesgrowth mindset+5 | — | 1h 55m 54s | |
| 3/21/26 | Making Time Management Fun with Anna Dearmon Kornick✨ | time managementproductivity+3 | Anna Dearmon Kornick | — | — | time managementproductivity hacks+3 | — | 1h 34m 42s | |
| 3/6/26 | Honoring Your Story: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly with Lamarr Lewis✨ | storytellingmental health+4 | Lamarr Lewis | Improvly Speaking | — | storytellingimprov+4 | — | 2h 33m 24s | |
| 1/24/26 | Helping Good People Take Up Space & Ridding the World of Boring Presentations with Jordan Hirsch✨ | confidenceimprov+3 | Jordan Hirsch | — | — | improvconfidence+3 | — | 1h 54m 14s | |
| 12/22/25 | Releasing All the Judgements and Expectations…A Special 50 Episodes Celebration!✨ | milestone celebrationself-doubt+3 | — | — | — | podcastcelebration+3 | — | 39m 17s | |
| 12/12/25 | Play, Profits, & Psychological Safety: Rediscovering Your Inner Child with Rona Lewis✨ | psychological safetyinner child+5 | Rona Lewis | Playful Mind ProjectPlay and Profit | — | psychological safetyplay+5 | — | 1h 18m 46s | |
| 11/15/25 | Becoming a Boulder Hero & Creating Space for Connection with Jessilee Windhaus✨ | improvcomedy+4 | Jessilee Windhaus | Haus of Comedy | Sacramento | improvcomedy+5 | — | 1h 32m 18s | |
| 10/30/25 | Speak Easy and Run Towards the Scary Things with Brian Lafontaine✨ | improvpublic speaking+3 | Brian Lafontaine | — | — | improvpublic speaking+4 | — | 1h 34m 27s | |
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| 10/10/25 | Being Comfortable with the Uncomfortable with Jacque Arend✨ | improvisationpersonal growth+4 | Jacque Arend | Camp Improv UtopiaSavi Fest | — | improvisationcomfort with discomfort+4 | — | 2h 06m 59s | |
| 7/12/25 |  Uncertainty is My Friend: A Postpartum Life Update and the Mantra that Keeps Me Grounded | After a podcasting hiatus, Dayna Gowan is back behind the mic – and she’s got a lot to share. In this solo episode, Dayna opens up about the wild ride that has been new motherhood, from unexpected detours in her birth plan to sleepless nights, big trips and moves, and the messy, beautiful process of adjusting to her new identity as “mom.” Plus, she’s sharing the mantra about embracing uncertainty that has changed everything for her growth and peace. Big announcement: Dayna is going full-tim... | 57m 45s | ||||||
| 6/30/25 |  Punchlines & Progress: Jessica Halem's Journey of Comedy, Advocacy, & Connection | On this episode of Improvly Speaking, Dayna Gowan sits down with the incredible Jessica Halem, a powerhouse public speaker, communication strategist, LGBTQ+ health equity advocate, and a former stand-up comic trained at Second City. Jessica has worn many hats (and delivered many punchlines). She’s currently the Senior Director of the LGBTQ+ Health Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania and formerly served as the first LGBTQ+ Director at Harvard Medical School. But no matter the stage ... | 1h 44m 37s | ||||||
| 6/13/25 |  Improvly Parenting: A Comedy Show in Real Life with Matthew Krekeler, Host of Girl Dad Nation Podcast | Parenting can be just like improv (aka Improvly Parenting) – you never know what’s coming next, and you just have to roll with it. That’s exactly the kind of real talk you get on the Improvly Speaking today with my guest, Matthew Krekeler – a proud “girl dad,” podcast host, and media pro from Denver, Colorado. Matthew is the founder of the Girl Dad Nation Podcast, where he shares stories, hacks, and heartfelt conversations about raising daughters. With three girls of his own*, including his ... | 1h 05m 38s | ||||||
| 5/30/25 |  Yes, And Healing: Using Improv in Therapy with Salma Soliman | What happens when you combine the compassion of a therapist with the quick-thinking creativity of an improviser? You get someone like Salma Soliman – a licensed therapist and the founder of Brave Youth Therapy in California, and today’s guest on Improvly Speaking. I got the privilege of chatting with Salma for a joyful and heartfelt conversation about blending improv and therapy, how therapy has helped so many people (myself included) with disordered eating, and ways that we can break the cyc... | 1h 49m 58s | ||||||
| 4/26/25 |  Brewing Up Improv, Business, and Big Dreams with Tony DeRosa | Today on Improvly Speaking, we hear from Tony DeRosa, owner and co-founder of hear.say brewing + theater, a new improv theater and brewery in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Tony blends his love of improv with beer, business, and community building, and is sharing it all on today’s episode. Tony's story is a great example of what can happen when you follow your instincts, lean into creativity, and allow yourself to take big, joyful risks. Tune in to hear how Tony got into improv, why he founded he... | 1h 54m 23s | ||||||
| 4/11/25 |  How to Strengthen, Support, and Fall in Love with Your Voice with Susan Murphy | What do you think of your voice? If your answer is anything uncertain or negative, you’re definitely not alone. But as this week’s guest on Improvly Speaking proves, your voice isn’t something to cringe about — it’s something you can strengthen, support, and maybe even start to love. Today, we hear from Emmy-winning journalist and broadcast voice coach Susan Murphy, who brings more than 40 years of broadcasting experience to the mic. Susan likes to say that she’s not here to change your... | 2h 01m 08s | ||||||
| 3/29/25 |  Exploring Ecstatic Dance, Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, and Mindfulness with Dr. Bob Swoap | Have you ever felt completely lost in the rhythm of music, moving without thinking, and experiencing pure joy? That’s the essence of ecstatic dance – a practice that blends movement, community, and self-expression. In this episode of Improvly Speaking, we hear from Dr. Bob Swoap, Professor of Psychology and Expressive Arts Therapy at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina, to discuss the power of ecstatic dance and its connection to improvisation, wellness, and personal growth.&nb... | 1h 53m 13s | ||||||
| 3/15/25 |  The Value of a Bold Choice: Jesse Greenfield on Starting the Kaleidoscope Training Center | Jesse Greenfield first appeared on the show nearly a year ago, and so much has changed since then! In this episode of Improvly Speaking, we catch up on their incredible journey, including the launch of their own business, Kaleidoscope Training Center, and our experience facilitating a 2-day Intensive Training Session at the 2024 Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference (spoiler alert: we had so much fun!).. And if you haven’t heard Part 1 of Jesse’s interview in 2023, check that out her... | 1h 35m 29s | ||||||
| 2/28/25 |  The Power of Playback Theatre to Bring People Together with Ferran Luengo | Ferran Luengo is a Spanish actor, improviser and applied theatre facilitator based in London. He has his postgraduate on theatre in education and Applied theatre master degree. Ferran is passionate about playback theatre, a community oriented improv art form that he has been practicing since 2013. He’s brought playback theatre workshops around several continents and he has served as the Secretary of the International Playback Theatre Network. In this episode, we dive into what Playback ... | 1h 51m 44s | ||||||
| 7/20/24 |  All Improv, All In with Brian James O'Connell | Brian James O'Connell (or BOC as most people call him), is a working actor, writer, director, filmmaker and teacher based in Los Angeles. As a regular performer, coach and teacher, Brian derives most of his approach to improv from The Deconstruction, which we certainly discuss in this episode. He also offers "All Improv" deep-dive workshops across the country for improvisers looking to improve their skills and craft. When BOC saw his first improv show 20 years ago, he immediately love... | 2h 01m 45s | ||||||
| 6/18/24 |  Putting Yourself Out There and Making Discoveries On Stage with Amanda Bonar | Amanda Bonar is an improv and sketch comedian based in Los Angeles. You can find her performing in the Sober Show and Do the Dumb shows at UCB, as well as other shows at the Clubhouse in LA. Amanda shares her improv journey and how she fell in love with improv around age 10 when her parents took her to a family-friendly improv show. She performed on her high school and college improv teams, and she has been doing some form of improv for almost 20 years now! (That's amazing!) In... | 1h 34m 32s | ||||||
| 5/25/24 |  Improv Is For All Ages, Including Older Adults with Paula Dirkes | Paula Dirkes is an improvisational theater fan, actor, and facilitator based in metro Detroit, Michigan. She has spent over 20 years in the improv theater community as a performer and improv games leader. She is the owner and Chief Play Officer of Vintage Improvisation Detroit, which brings her love of improv games and older adults together through her unique brand of in-person life enrichment programming in senior living facilities and senior centers in metro Detroit since 2019. In 2021, sh... | 2h 05m 40s | ||||||
| 5/9/24 |  Access the Issue and Push It Out of the Tissue with Susan Bartley | I promise the episode title will make more sense once you listen to the episode. :) It's amazing all that can happen in a year! My bestie Susan Bartley joins the podcast again for a part 2 episode to give some updates about all that happened in her business in 2023. In the first episode, which was released in April 2023, Susan shared all about her pole journey and why and how she got into pole fitness in the first place. In this part 2 episode, Susan tells us about her new pole studio cal... | 1h 39m 14s | ||||||
| 4/23/24 |  Improv-ing Your Video Presence and Performance with Chris Bogue | Chris Bogue is based in Chicago, and he coaches people to get on camera and create mercifully short video content for business. He is also a long-time improviser, sketch comedy writer, improv trainer and host of the podcast Chris Sells His Soul. In this episode, Chris shares about his improv and sketch comedy journey and how it led him to creating short (mercifully short) video content on all social media platforms, with a special focus on LinkedIn. Yes, Chris even uses humor and comed... | 1h 53m 45s | ||||||
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