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Brain Defenders: Reversing Alzheimer’s Risk with Dr. David Perlmutter Jul 23, 2026

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Alzheimer's isn't just a diagnosis that shows up in old age. It's a slow metabolic unraveling that can start decades before the first symptom.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Dr. David Perlmutter, a board-certified neurologist and author of the new book Brain Defenders (out August 18), to unpack what's really driving Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. They get into the brain's own immune system, the microglial cells that either protect or destroy your neurons, and why the beta-amyloid hypothesis may have sent decades of research down the wrong path.

Why microglia, not amyloid plaques, may be the true driver of brain degeneration
The link between insulin resistance, blood sugar, and neuroinflammation
How the gut microbiome and oral health shape the brain's immune response
Practical diet, sleep, and supplement strategies to protect your brain starting now

This episode is for anyone who wants to understand Alzheimer's prevention before symptoms start, and for the millions currently caring for a parent or partner facing cognitive decline.

Preorder Dr. David Perlmutter’s new book “Brain Defenders” at braindefenders.com.

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A Bedtime Fairy Tale: How I Met Your Mother, Twenty-Five Years Later (Dispatch 6) Jul 21, 2026

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On his 25th wedding anniversary, Jeff tucks his daughter Micah into bed and tells her a fairy tale — except this one is true. It's the story of how he met her mother.

In this episode, that story unfolds: a freshman art history class in 1988, a late entrance, a grapefruit, and instant infatuation. Jeff traces 25 years of courtship, marriage, and three daughters through fable, wit, and unvarnished tenderness, closing on a wish Micah won't fully understand until she's older.

This is the fourth episode of Diaries of a Dance Dad, an audio memoir series in Jeff's own words. It spans the full arc of parenthood: the inhale of birth and early chaos, the grind of no sleep and travel with kids, the gut-punches of failure, and the slow exhale of letting go.

Order Diaries of a Dance Dad audiobook & hear the tales that bookend my paternal journey from cradle to empty nestdom at onecommune.com/dancedad

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Trauma Is the Wound, Not the Event: Dr. Gabor Maté Jul 16, 2026

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Trauma isn't what happened to you, it's the wound it left behind. In this episode, Jeff revisits his conversation with Dr. Gabor Maté, physician and author, exploring why the effects of trauma can outlast the event itself, and why chronic illness is so often the body asking us to pay attention.

Why "normal" isn't the same as healthy
The difference between a traumatic event and the trauma itself
How disconnecting from ourselves can show up as physical illness
What forgiveness actually has to do with healing

This episode is for anyone who has wondered why some wounds take longer to heal than others.

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Being There: Fathering Daughters Into Adolescence (Dispatch 5) Jul 14, 2026

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To his three daughters, Jeff is just "there" — a treasured family heirloom, the silver platter that lives on the shelf and rarely gets used.

In this episode, Jeff surfaces from five delirious days of stomach flu, his girls recording TikTok dances around his sickbed, and uses the quiet to trace the unglamorous work of fathering: dawn walks through Williamsburg with a baby zipped against his chest, bedtime reading marathons that ended only when sleep finally won, and the slow shift from carrying his daughters to chauffeuring them. Schuyler joins to talk about what remains when influence gives way to presence, and why the thing that matters most may be the least visible — showing up every day and asking nothing in return.

This is the 5th episode of Diaries of a Dance Dad, an audio memoir series in Jeff's own words. It spans the full arc of parenthood: the inhale of birth and early chaos, the grind of no sleep and travel with kids, the gut-punches of failure, and the slow exhale of letting go.

Order Diaries of a Dance Dad audiobook & hear the tales that bookend my paternal journey from cradle to empty nestdom at onecommune.com/dancedad

This episode was made possible by:

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Is This Right for Me? Nicotine for Focus and the Zyn Boom Jul 09, 2026

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Andrew Huberman has talked about it. Joe Rogan uses it. Nicotine for focus has become one of the loudest trends in optimization culture, marketed as a clean stimulant for your prefrontal cortex. In this episode, the "Is This Right for Me?" series separates the real pharmacology from the marketing.

How nicotine acts on attention, memory, and dopamine
What a major meta-analysis found, and how small the effect really is
Why nicotine pouches and Zyn carry risks that caffeine does not
The difference between harm reduction for smokers and a nootropic for everyone else
What actually builds durable focus instead of renting it

This episode is for anyone curious about nicotine pouches, focus and cognition, or the gap between wellness claims and evidence.

This episode was made possible by:

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My Brest Friend: The Co-Sleeping Years (Dispatch 4) Jul 07, 2026

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The early years of parenthood are spent almost entirely in bed — and almost never asleep.

In this episode, Jeff revisits the co-sleeping years: a toddler who slept sideways, turning three bodies into a capital "H" and pushing both parents to the far edges of a California King; the strange comfort of dangling half off the mattress; and the parade of baubles that promise to ease new parenthood — chief among them the peerless My Brest Friend nursing pillow. Schuyler joins to walk through the Bugaboo prams, the Dutailier glider, the bedtime ritual of "steam roller," and the 3 a.m. bargain of whispering "give it to me" to a feverish kid.

This is part of Diaries of a Dance Dad, an audio memoir series in Jeff's own words. It spans the full arc of parenthood: the inhale of birth and early chaos, the grind of no sleep and travel with kids, the gut-punches of failure, and the slow exhale of letting go.

Order the Diaries of a Dance Dad audiobook and hear the tales that bookend my paternal journey from cradle to empty nestdom at onecommune.com/dancedad.

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Comedy, Resilience, and the New Late Night with Ben Gleib Jul 02, 2026

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Late-night comedy isn't dying. It's being rebuilt outside the corporate system. In this episode, Jeff sits down with comedian Ben Gleib, host and creator of "Good Night with Ben Gleib," the first creator-owned late-night talk show built for YouTube, to talk about comedy, resilience, and why laughter might be the most underrated health practice there is.

They get into:

How staying present defuses pressure, why owning your mistakes onstage builds trust, and what it takes to bring people together in a divided, doom-scrolling world.
Why comedy is a real tool for resilience and lower stress
How to stay calm when a moment goes sideways
Rebuilding late night without a network or a corporate owner
Cold plunges, Wim Hof, and reframing discomfort
Speaking honestly without just preaching to the choir

This episode is for anyone who loves comedy, thinks about resilience and presence, or wants a smarter take on how late night and online community are changing.

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Prada Handbag: Micah, Our Miraculous Mistake (Dispatch 3) Jun 30, 2026

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Two kids, you play man-to-man. Three, and suddenly you're outnumbered and forced into zone defense, not to mention a Toyota Highlander with a third row. Micah was Jeff & Schuyler’s third daughter, the one they never planned to have.

This week, Jeff tells the birth story of his third daughter, born in the same Williamsburg basement as Lolli - except he doesn't remember it. Sleep deprivation wiped the day clean, so he handed the mic to Schuyler and her mother, Grannie Annie, whose handwritten account fills in the rest.

What unspools is the family's defining cautionary tale, the "Prada handbag" - their shorthand for a first-world problem dressed up as principle. A blocked ureter, a kidney swollen to the size of a cantaloupe, thirty pounds lost over a month of crawling on all fours. And at the end of it, a baby born still sealed in her caul, the talisman sailors once paid a fortune to carry against drowning.

This is the third episode of Diaries of a Dance Dad, an audio memoir series in Jeff's own words. It spans the full arc of parenthood: the inhale of birth and early chaos, the grind of no sleep and travel with kids, the gut-punches of failure, and the slow exhale of letting go.

Order the Diaries of a Dance Dad audiobook & hear the tales that bookend my paternal journey from cradle to empty nestdom at onecommune.com/dancedad

This episode was made possible by:

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Peptide Therapy: Healing, Longevity, and GLP-1s with Dr. Aleksandra Gajer Jun 25, 2026

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What if the goal isn't just living longer, but feeling vital the whole way through?

Peptides have jumped from the fringe to the mainstream, and most of what you'll find online comes from dubiously credentialed sources. In this episode, Jeff sits down with Dr. Aleksandra Gajer, an emergency medicine physician who spent a decade in the ER before founding The Gajer Practice and moving into longevity and regenerative medicine. They unpack what peptides really are and how to think clearly about a fast-moving, lightly regulated space.

The conversation covers:

What peptides actually are, and why insulin and GLP-1s belong to the same family
BPC-157 and TB-500 for healing tendons, ligaments, and stubborn injuries
Growth hormone-promoting peptides like sermorelin and tesamorelin for muscle and body composition
The gray market, compounding pharmacies, and the FDA's shifting rules
Cancer risks, contraindications, and who should be cautious

This episode is for anyone curious about peptide therapy, longevity, and healing who wants grounded information instead of internet hype.

For a free intro consultation with The Gajer Practice go to https://thegajerpractice.as.me/free-intro-tgp-jeff. The practice offers telemedicine consultations nationwide, plus a course for clinicians who want to integrate peptides into their work (found in the About section of the site).

Follow along on Instagram: @thegajerpractice

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A Little Wave Washes Ashore: Ondine, aka Lolli (Dispatch 2) Jun 23, 2026

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When the contractions were two minutes apart, Jeff's phone chirped out the opening riff of Ice Ice Baby. That was the ringtone for Kara, the midwife. He picked up and she said, "Are you sitting down?"

She wasn't coming.

This week, Jeff tells the birth story of his second daughter, Ondine, aka Lolli — born in a Brooklyn basement that wasn't exactly Gatsby. When the model-turned-midwife got swept up in a home birth documentary and the backup landed two hours north on I-87, Jeff took off his clothes, got in the tub, and resolved to deliver his own baby — until Miriam walked through the door in the bottom of the ninth and caught their little wave with her bare hands.

Schuyler joins him to unpack it all: the glam East Village midwife, the bagels, the old wives' tale that you only ever get two out of three (easy pregnancy, easy labor, easy baby), and what an emergency reveals about who you actually are.

This is the second episode of Diaries of a Dance Dad, an audio memoir series in Jeff's own words. It spans the full arc of parenthood: the inhale of birth and early chaos, the grind of no sleep and travel with kids, the gut-punches of failure, and the slow exhale of letting go.

Order Diaries of a Dance Dad audiobook & hear the tales that bookend my paternal journey from cradle to empty nestdom at onecommune.com/dancedad.

This episode was made possible by:

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