Mookie Spitz, the author of Jonnie Fazoolie & the Transfinite Reality Engine reads his entire novel, from start to finish, about one section per day. In this section, we track Penny as she morphs her career, only to get...

Mookie Spitz, the author of Jonnie Fazoolie & the Transfinite Reality Engine reads his entire novel, from start to finish, about one section per day. In this section, we meet a go-getter zoomer woman, Penny, and see how...

Mookie Spitz, the author of Jonnie Fazoolie & the Transfinite Reality Engine reads his entire novel, from start to finish, about one section per day. In the cryptic and enticing opening, we meet "Alice," an entity of co...

Mookie Spitz channels the spirit of 1997 Jeff Bezos to deliver a blistering, emotional manifesto on creative vision, long-term commitment, and the brutal reality of going all-in on a dream. Bezos once warned shareholders that Amazon...

What do you get when a dopamine-deficient bald guy, a stack of manuscript pages, and an accidental reader with a doctorate walk into a podcast? You get this wild, heartfelt, and brutally honest episode of No Hair, All Heart—where Mooki...

Mookie Spitz talks to Max Ripps, a guitarist, drummer, park ranger, and millennial-zoomer hybrid about the contradictions of life as a 20-something in the post-everything era. From guerrilla basement shows in Philly to civil service pride, Max ...

From bombed Budapest to a basement bookseller, from barking toddlers to Olympic legends—host Mookie Spitz takes you on a brutally honest, hilariously self-aware journey through the strange, loud, and deeply personal story behind his nickname. B...

In one of his most vulnerable episodes yet, Mookie Spitz peels back the layers of fatherhood, failure, and forgiveness. What happens when being the “fun dad” isn’t enough? When love, laughter, and laissez-faire parenting leave cracks that only ...

Host Mookie Spitz welcomes Mandi Zucker, Executive Director of End of Life Choices New York, for an open conversation about something we and our families all face, the end of life. Together, they dive into how the American healthcare system tra...

Bald host and seasoned bloviator Mookie Spitz sits down with longtime friend and fellow dad Lee Kantz for an honest, humorous, and deeply human conversation about what it means to parent in the modern world — especially when your child is neuro...

Writer and host Mookie Spitz takes us behind the scenes of his transformative novella, Greg’s Gift. His postscript is a deep dive into the emotional, creative, and technical breakthroughs that made this project a personal milestone.

In the final part of his autobiographical novella, Mookie finally hands off Greg's gift, infamous duffel bag — but not before a chaotic drug exchange on a live movie set, a dream visit from his dead mother, and a deep dive into generational tra...

In the third part of Mookie's autobiographical novella, the chaos crescendoes as Our Hero finally connects with Greg, but not before being consumed by a whirlwind of cultural appropriation, personal revelations, and a growing desperation to rec...

Welcome to the second part of Mookie's autobiographical novella where Our Hero and the fabulously chaotic Alexa dive headfirst into the bag left by their neighborhood drug dealer — and discover a surreal mashup of hard drugs and heartbreak. Wha...

Join your bald host Mookie Spitz as he dives into an autobiographical tale of woe and mischief in Chicago during the spring of '97 — a time of espresso, filterless Camels, edgy living, and an unexpected knock at the door. Meet Greg, a sweaty, p...

Do you believe in ghosts? For the longest time I didn't, until I had no choice after experiencing deja vu, premonitions -- and my father's ghost. Here I tell that story, ruminate about what that means given my belief in science, and offer the c...

Welcome to "From Horny to Heartbroken," the second of my two-part Sexless Marriage Story! Based on a popular Medium blog post, I continue where I left off, with the added twist of finally meeting someone who shakes up the sexlessness. Millions ...

Saying "Sorry" is an expected part of civilized society, but is that necessarily the case? How often is an apology an excuse, and even if warranted, does it do more harm than good? Here your bald host, Mookie Spitz, shares two terrible apologie...

Welcome to "From Sperm Bank to Vasectomy," the first of my two-part Sexless Marriage Story! Based on a popular Medium blog post, I tell the tale of not getting any tail, but without resentment or regret. Millions of couples endure similar hards...

Survivors and perpetrators of the Holocaust are dying, and with them all direct experiences and memories.  As the child of survivors, podcast host Mookie Spitz explores his cross-generational trauma, and the urgent need to remember and und...

Abuse is a team sport, so here are a few techniques to stop playing the narcissist's game. I cover the origin of the word and "condition," discuss the implications of being victimized, and offer 10 steps to personal freedom -- all centered arou...

Have you ever slept with a famous person? Do you know anyone who has? What do Kevin Bacon and Eddie Van Halen have in common? In this podcast I explore the connections between people, and tell a wonderfully salacious celebrity sex story that ri...

Celebrities embody the pinnacle of human happiness, right? Or at least they should: fame, wealth, access, positive reinforcement in every way, everywhere they go. Then why do so many suffer from addiction, mental and physical issues, and even e...

The oldest trope is to somehow journey into the past and give our younger self advice that we could then presumably use to make our future life better -- begging the question of whose life we're talking about: theirs? ours? in that universe? or...

A casual conversation with a friend triggered the realization that I've strived to be the father I wish that I had, in turn encouraging me to share this story about my parents. We all deal with childhood traumas -- obsessing about them can para...