WHYLD - Podcast for Bold Authentic People (And Those Who Wish They Were)

Do you get the sex you want? ????

Oops, what a bucket-of-cold-water type of question. ???????? Especially for those of you who don’t usually find yourself in conversations about sex. Why should one even podcast about it?

Well… I dare say, sex, love, and relationships are a vital part of everyone’s life. ???? ❤️ ????‍????‍???? This applies in some ways even to people who do not “practice” one or the other for any reason...

????‍♀️Running away from where it hurt? We all have done that. But walking back towards it? ????‍♀️


Being rejected for who you are takes a toll on a soul. Especially so if the ones rejecting you are the very people you love most - your family, your community. ????

This happened to Meagan after being outed as a gay woman ????...

???? When will you stop treating your passion as a hobby? ????  

To Ady Parzentny, music is everything. Has been for decades. When the working day was over, he used to hit the rehearsal room and play the night away. ???? ????‍???? 

But making music for a living? ???? Unthinkable...

What if you chose YOU today?

“By making that choice I became significantly happier. And from then on, every time I made a choice that literally felt authentic, I would gain freedom, I would gain happiness.” ????

Those are the words of Sam Sheppard. A kind woman with a big heart and a beautiful warm laugh. A teacher????‍???? all her life, a facilitator with engaging energy. An eloquent speaker who can lift you up by the craft of words...

„Why do white people hate black people?” 

This is an honest question ⁉️ which people visiting Candidly Speaking events might seek answers to. In other contexts, (white) people might read this as an accusation and begin to push back – but not in the intimate space ❤️ Adolpha Cole & her team create for their participants...

Have you ever, during your travels, had a conversation that was so beautiful, so rare, so impactful that you wished others could have witnessed it?

A fleeting moment in time, sharing your universe with a person whom you will likely never meet again. The stranger at the café in Marrakesh, the trucker in New Zealand, the villager in Tonga...

How can you tell a season is ending? 

That’s a question I have asked myself for 19 episodes of WHYLD Podcast ???? 
When I first started this podcast, I guess it felt calming to have a built-in drop out option, a natural end in case this creative endeavour was going nowhere. The opportunity to say anytime: “Hey, this is the last episode of Season 1… and you happen to have to wait for some 2 years for the next season to go live”...

Who needs to do something about it? 

For Delia Botea, the answer was “Me.” 

In Romania, a country where there are 600 000 stray dogs roaming the streets, waiting to be captured and very likely killed, Delia made a choice: If no one helps these poor, often malnourished, injured, sick, abandoned souls… she must do it. Once scared of dogs herself, she started rescuing one dog at a time and had all of her family members host one...

Can you be the same person at work that you are at home? 

Before brushing off this question, pause and reflect. Why should you even ask yourself this? Why shouldn’t you be able to be yourself at work? Why should this be important, after all? 

 Workplaces are spaces in which we spend a whole lot of our time. It’s where we show up, challenge ourselves and others, learn, experience setbacks, laugh, fight, inspire, join forces, burn or bore out...

Do you show your true self at work and in all your relationships?   

You do not need to struggle with your gender identity to experience difficulties in answering YES to that question. Being ourselves first and foremost – and not what we think is expected of us in our many social roles – can be a courageous act. 

For Anastasia Biefang, the first transgender commander of the German Armed Forces, it took decades to stop pushing her inner truth back down...