Life's Essential Ingredients

About Life's Essential Ingredients

Life’s Essential Ingredients is spinoff of C4 Leaders, a California based non-profit who uses PIZZA to guide all people in RISING TOGETHER. The show is hosted by two best friends who were college roommates at the University of San Francisco – (Jeff with a Mike). Just launched Season 6 with the show currently listened to in 145 countries and 1617 cities. The educational and entertaining show takes a deep, yet humorous look at life’s essential ingredients. The hosts engage in interesting conversation with some of the world’s best leaders, authors, athletes, musicians, chefs, architects, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, comedians, CEOs, coaches, professors, teachers, and many, many, more industries and professions. The goal of the show is to have the guest highlight their life’s essential ingredients and for the listener to add an ingredient or two to their life recipe. The hosts create space for the guest to be the star of the show and provide an incredible platform to highlight their life, their business, their passion, and most importantly, their gift they share with the world. Our listeners are diverse and 9% are 18-24, 18% 25-29, 13% 30-34, 18% 35-44, 18% 45-54, and 55+ 24%.

Publisher

Jeff Christian and Mike Sestich

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Dec 2020

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

16 of 211 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Leaving His Dystopian MARK with Author T.A. Thompson!

   Author T.A. Thompson discusses his dystopian novel, sharing insights into his creative process and the themes explored within his work.

2. 

   17 Sept 2026

   Adding Self-Belief and Self-Worth to Your Life Recipe with Amy Lenius!

   Host Amy Lenius shares how to cultivate self-belief and self-worth, offering a recipe for a more fulfilling life.

3. 

   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Creating an Endless Ripple Effect with Marriage Coach Kameran Al-Areqi!

   Marriage Coach Kameran Al-Areqi shares insights on fostering lasting positive impacts in relationships during this interview.

Inside a recent episode

Leaving His Dystopian MARK with Author T.A. Thompson!

Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] That's extremely rare for me. The mark is a gripping post-apocalyptic novel set in a shattered future where human survival is measured, controlled, and feared. After a catastrophic virus changes the course of civilization, communities rebuild under harsh new rules, ruthless leadership, and constant violence. At the center of the story is Alexandra, a fierce and aging survivor whose very existence challenged the limits of her world. As kidnappings, political betrayals, war preparations, and shifting alliances threaten everything she loves, Alexandra must fight not only for her people, but for the future of every fragile society still standing. […]

Who has been a guest on Life's Essential Ingredients

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• TA Thompson
• Amy Lenius
• Kameran Al-Areqi
• Rebecca Mullen
• Eric Robinson

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

8,527

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

27 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

67

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

77

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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