Among the many, many tragic news items coming out of Orlando this weekend, one one that’s gotten a little shuffled aside is a tragedy that took place just four miles away from Pulse, the evening before America’s deadliest mass shooting of all time. Christina Grimmie, a Voice contestant, was shot and killed after a live performance Friday night at Plaza Live.

Police have identified the shooter as Kevin James Loibl, a 27-year-old Florida resident, who shot Grimmie while she signed autographs following her performance. She was rushed to the hospital, where she later died. No other information or motive has been given about the shooter,

According to Grimmie’s brother, her coach on The Voice Adam Levine offered to pay for Grimmie’s funeral. If you are interested in also lending support to the family, check out her brother’s Facebook post for their Go Fund Me support page and their petition page to name a NPC after Christina in a Legend Of Zelda game (her favorite video game):

Very kind gestures in a city in desperate need of a lot of love.

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Jason is the cofounder of the iconic non-profit Invisible Children which was founded to increase awareness of the horrendous activities of the LRA in Central Africa. Jason was also the director of the iconic Kony 2012 film that took the world by storm. In this two-part interview Jason and Branden talk about what it means to create a movement, what Jason experienced during his breakdown and subsequent recovery, and Jason’s experience in the world of theater.

Aharon Rabinowitz is the head of marketing for Red Giant based in New York City. During our conversation, we discussed the importance of work life balance, his start as a production intern at Sesame Street and why artist’s feel personally offended when you reject their work.

United gets their cheap on, fake news, and Trump hired who?

Welcome to Episode IV. This week, Dan spends some time with his favorite singer/songwriter, Matthew Perryman Jones. Matthew and Dan talk about panic attacks, growing up in Atlanta, the way music is informed by pain and suffering and the way music gives freedom.

If you have spent any time watching television in the last decade you have most likely heard one of Mattew’s songs on shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Pretty Little Liars, One Tree Hill and many others. His insightful writing and voice have drawn comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Jeff Buckley, and he is on the short list of songwriters who skillfully weave the deeply philosophical and the vivid utterly human without ever losing sight of either.

To get his new album Cold Answer, (which features the three songs from him you heard on this episode), visit MPJmusic.com.

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Branden sits down with writer and speaker Tyler Huckabee days after Donald Trump was elected President of the United States to talk about empathy, justice, listening, and where we go from here.

Special Election Edition, President Trump to legalized weed and everything in between.

This week we reflect on the election and discuss our strategies for staying sane.

Luca and Ilenia are the founders of Illo, a studio based in Turin, Italy.  During our conversation, we discussed their self-driving video bot named Algo, how Illo was formed and how they’ve crafted a unique office culture.

This week we discuss Beyonce’s night at the CMAs, last minute election plans and how SNL might save us all.

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We appreciate everyone sticking with us through this long hiatus but are planning our return even as we speak, with a bunch of new goodies and an updated format. In the meantime, here’s a brief primer on Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange — just so you can go into the movie knowing what you’re getting yourself into.