I recently sat down with the team at UITAC Publishing for an interview on the Open Notes podcast. While the conversation follows my trajectory from biology to a Ph.D. in sociology and a career as a world-champion powerlifter, the videos only scratch the surface of the “wicked problems” we discussed.
To provide the full intellectual context—including the ethnography of gym spaces, the mechanics of knowledge brokering, and the “evolutionary mismatch” of modern health—I am releasing the complete, unedited interview script and research notes alongside the podcast links.
Why the “Director’s Cut” Matters
In my practice as a Knowledge Broker, I translate “esoteric” expertise into actionable solutions. Often, the most critical insights are the ones that fall through the cracks of a standard interview format. In this supplement, you will find my expanded thoughts as well as links to my published books and articles on:
- Gym Ethnography: Why space partitioning and aesthetic conflicts drive gym dynamics.
- Knowledge Brokering: Moving beyond generic consulting to facilitate innovation at the intersection of disciplines.
- Movement Biography: Why a basic skill like the squat is limited by cultural factors as much as biological ones.
- The Sociology of Risk: Analyzing the institutional environments of strength communities and the phenomenon of suicide in sport.
Watch & Read
Part 1: Ask the Expert & Professional Identity
Part 2: Career Transitions, Neurodivergence, & Innovation
The Full Technical Script (PDF)
For those interested in the theoretical foundations of these topics, I have prepared a high-resolution PDF of the interview notes. This document includes the detailed timeline of my professional transitions and the bibliographical context for the research mentioned.
My Conversation with the Open Notes Podcast