Make It a Great One with Dr. Dan: #1 Podcast for Inspiring Conversations to Live and Lead On Purpose

Dr. Dan speaks to “The Kindness Guy” Leon Logothetis, best-selling author, motivational speaker, global adventurer, TV personality, and host of the new documentary The Kindness Within: A Journey to Freedom (the sequel to The Kindness Diaries).Leon believes that kindness can change everything – and so will listeners after hearing today’s Make It a Great One conversation.Before he became “The Kindness Guy,” Leon Logothetis lived an uninspired life as a broker in London. Though seemingly successful, he was chronically depressed. To change his life, Leon gave up everything for life on the road that was fueled by giving and receiving kindness. On his transformative journey to over 100 countries, Leon found that kindness can drive personal and collective transformation and create a brighter future.Dr. Dan and Leon discuss the power of kindness (we are more similar than different), ways to be kind (follow Leon’s kindness recipe), and how The Kindness Within led to Leon’s discovery that the true meaning of life is an intimate exploration of the kindness, love, and purpose already within us all. Everyday, Leon Logothetis inspires millions with his message of compassion and human connection. He shows us all that kindness can change everything.For more information visit www.leonlogothetis.com and follow @thekindnessguy on Instagram.Please listen, follow, rate, and review Make It a Great One on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow @drdanpeters on social media. Visit www.drdanpeters.com and send your questions or guest pitches to podcast@drdanpeters.com.We have this moment, this day, and this life—let’s make it a great one.– Dr. Dan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan interviews podcast legend STEVEN RAY MORRIS, the “Steven” millions of fans of the My Favorite Murder podcast yell loudly to when they see him IRL.Steven Ray Morris is a podcast producer, host, and audio engineer/editor. Steven shares his personal story and journey - from growing up in an over-achieving family to discovering dinosaurs, murderinos, okapis, and more. Steven follows his bliss – and the powerful takeaway for listeners is the same: following our bliss brings us to the next right thing.An OG in the podcast space, Steven Ray Morris is well known for his seven-year journey working on the true crime comedy podcast phenomenon My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. He co-hosted the cat podcast The Purrrcast and currently hosts See Jurassic Right (a podcast about Jurassic Park as well as movies, science, and curiosity). Steven also produces the popular Step By Step rewatch podcast, Keanan And Lakin Give You Déjà Vu, with former TGIF stars Christine Lakin and Stacy Keanan. Enjoy this intimate talk with our favorite Steven (one of the first to cheer for Make It a Great One with Dr. Dan). Thank you STEVEN!!!  Keep following your bliss and we’ll keep following you! For more information go to www.patreon.com/seejurassicright follow @stevenraymorris on Instagram and @stevenraymorris.bsky.social on BlueSky.Please listen, follow, rate, and review Make It a Great One on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow @drdanpeters on social media. Visit www.drdanpeters.com and send your questions or guest pitches to podcast@drdanpeters.com.We have this moment, this day, and this life—let’s make it a great one.– Dr. Dan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan speaks to podcast phenomenon Brittani Ard, host of You Probably Think This Story's About You on this powerful episode.Raw, haunting, and achingly human, Brittani’s podcast isn’t your typical true crime story - it is her riveting story about relationships, life, love, family, survival, deception, secrets, pain, and ultimately overcoming challenges to heal and live a life of self-awareness and empowerment. Brittani’s podcast has touched millions of listeners - You Probably Think This Story’s About You hit #1 on Apple Podcasts in both “All Categories" and "True Crime" and #1 in “True Crime” on Spotify, hitting 5 million downloads in the first 4 months.Dr. Dan and Brittani talk about pursuing our passions, living authentically, modeling empathy, healing emotional wounds, wisdom to her life. Brittani Ard is a mother to six from age 18-29 (three biological children, two adopted brothers, and a bonus mom to her stepson/ex-husband). With her adventurous spirit, and nurturing heart, Brittani Ard strives to leave her unique mark of creativity, compassion, and connection wherever she goes. Through telling her own story, she opens our hearts to telling our own.For more information www.brittaniard.com and follow @brittani.ard on Instagram. Please listen, follow, rate, and review Make It a Great One on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow @drdanpeters on social media. Visit www.drdanpeters.com and send your questions or guest pitches to podcast@drdanpeters.com.We have this moment, this day, and this life—let’s make it a great one.– Dr. Dan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan interviews award-winning composer, jazz musician, and author Hayes Greenfield about self-acceptance and authenticity. In an interview that flows and grooves like jazz improvisation, their conversation is spontaneous, rhythmic, bright, and complex.Growing up with dyslexia in the 60s/70s when knowledge about the diagnosis was limited, Hayes struggled in formal educational settings. At 16, he found the saxophone and eventually forged his own path as a full-time musician, composer, and educator.    Hayes tells Dan that “music is the closest thing to magic” and that it teaches us about purposeful listening, passion, excellence, memory and cognitive flexibility, and ultimately, about acceptance. Dan agrees that Hayes Greenfield’s unique approach is the foundation for a life of joy, wellbeing, and critical thinking.Hayes Greenfield’s music has been reviewed in The New York Times and Billboard; he has scored more than 70 films, documentaries, commercials, animations, and TV specials. Hayes is the founder of Creative Sound Play (CSP) and author of Creative Sound Play for Young Learners. For more information visit creativesoundplay.com and hayesgreenfield.com; on Instagram follow @hayes.greenfield  @creativesoundplay Please listen, follow, rate, and review Make It a Great One on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow @drdanpeters on social media. Visit www.drdanpeters.com and send your questions or guest pitches to podcast@drdanpeters.com.We have this moment, this day, and this life—let’s make it a great one.– Dr. Dan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For Women’s History Month, Dr. Dan speaks to bestselling author, humorist, and feminist icon Gina Barreca about famous women in history and why these women’s voices and stories matter now more than ever. Their conversation is impactful and thought-provoking whether Dan and Gina are talking about Taylor Swift, Joan Rivers, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Fannie Brice, or Patti LaBelle – all featured in her new book Fast Famous Women – because these women changed history and challenged the patriarchy.With passion and purpose, Dan and Gina cover urgent 2025 topics including listening to women, believing women, and respecting women. They discuss power dynamics, the two “f” words (feminism and fear), and why Gina’s 4-volume Fast Women series is hopeful, timely, and necessary reading.For more information www.ginabarreca.com and follow @gina.barreca on Instagram as well as @woodhallpress for the books.Please follow, rate, and review Make It a Great One on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow @drdanpeters on social media. Visit www.drdanpeters.com and send your questions or guest pitches to podcast@drdanpeters.com.We have this moment, this day, and this life—let’s make it a great one.– Dr. Dan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

*Trigger warning: mention of suicideDan reunites with Jonathan Mooney, an award-winning writer, activist, and friend. Their conversation is an intensely personal and rich discussion about purpose, service, disability, difference, and ultimately, humanity.Jonathan is a Neurodiversity and Disability Advocate with dyslexia and ADHD who did not learn to read until he was twelve years old. He shares intimate stories about his parents, his challenges, and his deep purpose to change the world’s view of differences. Dan and Jonathan challenge us all to collectively work towards equity by focusing on asking “What is right with you?” and not “What is wrong with you?” because every individual has value intrinsically. Every. Single. Human.An activist and writer, Jonathan aims to shift cultural perceptions of neurodivergence and disability away from the traditional pathology model and towards a social justice-centric model that embraces different experiences across the human continuum. Jonathan has spent his professional career as a social entrepreneur helping improve the lives of marginalized groups. At Brown University, he co-founded Project Eye-To-Eye, a non-profit advocacy organization for students with learning differences and currently, he is co-founder of The Divergent Fund, a venture philanthropy investing in high-impact social ventures that support and empower neurodivergent individuals and their families.For more information jonathanmooney.com and follow @thejonathanmooney on Instagram.Please listen, follow, rate, and review Make It a Great One on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow @drdanpeters on social media. Visit www.drdanpeters.com and send your questions or guest pitches to podcast@drdanpeters.com.We have this moment, this day, and this life—let’s make it a great one.– Dr. Dan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan interviews the astonishing activist, author, TEDx speaker, and social entrepreneur Ann Medlock. An editor, speaker, educator and Founder of the Giraffe Heroes Project, Ann lives fully every single day grounding herself in Ram Daas’ “be here now”  and does so in her signature constantly moving pace. Ann and Dan discuss living with courage, listening to “the force” (#StarWars), embracing flow state, and as Gloria Steinam said about her poetry “...turning poetry into real life, and real life into poetry."  This lively, alive conversation reminds us that we have a finite time in this world so let’s embrace all there is to see, do, and learn. Ann tells us to live fearlessly and intentionally at 20, 30, 50, 70, or almost 92 (like Ann) and always “do the next right thing.”Please listen, follow, rate, and review Make It a Great One on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow @drdanpeters on social media. Visit www.drdanpeters.com and send your questions or guest pitches to podcast@drdanpeters.com.More information www.annmedlock.com; on Instagram @giraffe_heroes_project and @ann_medlockWe have this moment, this day, and this life—let’s make it a great one.  – Dr. Dan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Dan interviews author, adventurer and Giraffe Heroes Project Executive Director John Graham about his fascinating journey from thrill-seeker to a man searching for the real meaning of his life. This honest and riveting conversation will move and inspire listeners to search for the meaning and calling of their own lives. A former diplomat and a current citizen activist, John Graham believes that a full life demands passionate involvement and that living fully often means taking risks. He tells Dan that giving everything we’ve got both body and soul is the way to finding what makes our lives truly meaningful - to ourselves and in service of others.Please listen, follow, rate, and review Make It a Great One on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow @drdanpeters on social media. Visit www.drdanpeters.com and send your questions or guest pitches to podcast@drdanpeters.com.More information www.johngraham.org and www.giraffe.org; on Instagram @giraffe_heroes_project and @johngraham3440We have this moment, this day, and this life—let’s make it a great one.  – Dr. Dan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Make It a Great One with Dr. Dan is a weekly podcast that invites you to discover your purpose, explore new possibilities, and live in alignment with your true self. Hosted by Psychologist and Executive Coach Dr. Dan Peters, the show features inspiring interviews with thought leaders and experts designed to ignite hope, deepen self-awareness, and provide actionable wisdom. Each episode is designed to empower you to become a better version of yourself and make a positive impact on the world around you. With new episodes every Thursday, Make It a Great One offers a dose of inspiration, motivation, and practical guidance to support your personal growth and fulfillment. Tune in to unlock new possibilities, cultivate hope, and begin living the life you’ve always envisioned. Through profound insights and grounded guidance, Dr. Dan will help you make every moment, every day, and your life, a great one.  Debuts on February 6, 2025. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.  Follow @drdanpeters on social media. For more visit www.drdanpeters.comWe have this moment, this day, and this life—let’s make it a great one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The countdown is on: the trailer for Dr. Dan’s new podcast drops on Sunday February 2!Each episode is designed to empower you to become a better version of yourself and make a positive impact on the world around you. Every Thursday, Dr. Dan will help you unlock new possibilities, cultivate hope, and begin living the life you’ve always envisioned. Our first episode drops on February 6, 2025. We can’t wait to hear what you think about the new show!For more updates visit drdanpeters.com and follow @drdanpeters on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices