Museum of Thought

About Museum of Thought

A visual-first storytelling podcast, exploring human behavior, identity, and meaning through the personal objects people keep. Merging documentary and public art, this long-form series features interviews with creatives and industry experts, curating stories tied to symbolic possessions and revealing psychological insights, emotional intelligence, and decision-making patterns that shape who we are. Kaz Maurice O’Leary creates transient gallery spaces and narrative archives, inviting participants to present meaningful objects and uncover personal, emotional, and cultural significance.

Publisher

Kaz

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Nov 2025

Latest episode

19 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

16 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Aug 2026

   Full Episode: How to sit with the dying - Jill Schock - Death Doula

   Jill Schock: Death Doulahttps://deathdoulala.com/aboutBIO:We don’t know when or how death will intersect our life. Talking about death is hard. People don’t know what to say, get stuck, and avoid the topic all together. Ironically, this causes a loss of power and access to choice. Every human deserves the right to have their preferences be known and facilitated as they die. This is why Jill is a strong advocate for early and authentic conversations/planning around end-of-life. Jill opens doors for clients and their loved ones to be with death in an authentic way. Jill Schock is the owner of DDLA (est.2016) She is a Los Angeles native with over a decade of experience in end-of-life care. She received a Master’s Degree in Ethics and Theology from Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Jill is a certified Clinical Chaplain, Spiritual Counselor, and Ordained Minister. She identifies as “spiritual not religious.” Her core values are to honor and advocate for options and choice for ALL humans at end-of-life. She believes in empowering her clients to step away from the impositions, traditions and negative stigma around death, and embrace personal choice and style as the chapter of life comes to an end. A “death doula” is someone who serves as a navigator, advocate, and experienced professional for the dying and their loved ones. Death Doula services range from pre-planning to education/support throughout the dying process, and after-death rituals and home celebrations. Jill is a member of the National Home Funeral Alliance, and on the Advisory Board at End Of Life Choices California. She has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, NPR, Spectrum News 1, Parade, Wired, Goop and more! She is also a frequent guests on podcasts and speaks to groups at conferences and universities. With a benevolent work ethic and her years of bedside experience, Jill is an exceptional guide to those facing end of life.

2. 

   19 Aug 2026

   How to sit with the dying - Jill Schock - Death Doula

   Jill Schock: Death Doulahttps://deathdoulala.com/aboutBIO:We don’t know when or how death will intersect our life. Talking about death is hard. People don’t know what to say, get stuck, and avoid the topic all together. Ironically, this causes a loss of power and access to choice. Every human deserves the right to have their preferences be known and facilitated as they die. This is why Jill is a strong advocate for early and authentic conversations/planning around end-of-life. Jill opens doors for clients and their loved ones to be with death in an authentic way. Jill Schock is the owner of DDLA (est.2016) She is a Los Angeles native with over a decade of experience in end-of-life care. She received a Master’s Degree in Ethics and Theology from Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Jill is a certified Clinical Chaplain, Spiritual Counselor, and Ordained Minister. She identifies as “spiritual not religious.” Her core values are to honor and advocate for options and choice for ALL humans at end-of-life. She believes in empowering her clients to step away from the impositions, traditions and negative stigma around death, and embrace personal choice and style as the chapter of life comes to an end. A “death doula” is someone who serves as a navigator, advocate, and experienced professional for the dying and their loved ones. Death Doula services range from pre-planning to education/support throughout the dying process, and after-death rituals and home celebrations. Jill is a member of the National Home Funeral Alliance, and on the Advisory Board at End Of Life Choices California. She has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, NPR, Spectrum News 1, Parade, Wired, Goop and more! She is also a frequent guests on podcasts and speaks to groups at conferences and universities. With a benevolent work ethic and her years of bedside experience, Jill is an exceptional guide to those facing end of life.

3. 

   24 May 2026

   Done Right - Legal For Underrepresented Entrepreneurs - Langston Tolbert

   Mission Driven Attorney – Langston TolbertFor many entrepreneurs, building a business isn’t just about profit—it’s about creating stability for their families, opportunity for their communities, and a legacy that lasts. But too often, the founders working hardest have the least access to the strategic legal guidance that protects what they’re building. Today’s guest, Langston Tolbert, is changing that.Langston is committed to bringing sophisticated legal counsel to underrepresented business owners and communities that have historically gone without it.https://www.tolbert.legal/Langston Tolbert is the founder of Tolbert Legal, a boutique law firm focused on transactional and strategic counsel for owner-operated and founder-led businesses. He advises clients across acquisitions, ownership transitions, deal financing, and capital structure - helping operators protect leverage, preserve cash flow, and build enterprise value. His work spans contractor and infrastructure businesses, acquisition entrepreneurship, and growth-stage companies in Southern California.

4. 

   24 May 2026

   Mission Driven Attorney – Langston Tolbert

   Mission Driven Attorney – Langston TolbertFor many entrepreneurs, building a business isn’t just about profit—it’s about creating stability for their families, opportunity for their communities, and a legacy that lasts. But too often, the founders working hardest have the least access to the strategic legal guidance that protects what they’re building. Today’s guest, Langston Tolbert, is changing that."Langston is committed to bringing sophisticated legal counsel to underrepresented business owners and communities that have historically gone without it.www.tolbert.legalLangston Tolbert is the founder of Tolbert Legal, a boutique law firm focused on transactional and strategic counsel for owner-operated and founder-led businesses. He advises clients across acquisitions, ownership transitions, deal financing, and capital structure - helping operators protect leverage, preserve cash flow, and build enterprise value. His work spans contractor and infrastructure businesses, acquisition entrepreneurship, and growth-stage companies in Southern California.

5. 

   12 Apr 2026

   Full Episode: Black in This World (BITW) - Maba ba

   https://mababa1.substack.com/ Essay this episode is based on - https://mababa1.substack.com/p/black-in-this-world-bitw-pronounced Maba Ba is a Senegalese-born, New York-based filmmaker, musician, writer, and entrepreneur exploring what it means to live between worlds. His work spans film, wine, music, and philosophy—each medium examining identity, belonging, masculinity, emotional inheritance, and myth.His storytelling began in Senegal, sharing stories during power outages—early lessons in how narratives shape emotional worlds. After studying computer science at Old Dominion University, he moved to New York to pursue 3D animation and acting, which led him into filmmaking.Through JoyeDidi, the company he co-founded, Maba produced Baamum Nafi, an award-winner at Locarno and Senegal’s submission to the 2021 Academy Awards. He also produced Samedi Cinema (Venice, TIFF) and is developing Demba, a story of grief, fatherhood, and emotional inheritance. JoyeDidi also brings cinema to communities across Senegal via an inflatable outdoor screen.Beyond film, Maba explores ritual and mythology through Flying Whale Wine, created in Roussillon, France, blending Dogon cosmology with terroir-driven craft and featured at major food and wine festivals.His writing, podcast (Black in This World), and upcoming debut album further explore diaspora, masculinity, trauma, and reinvention.Across all forms, Maba’s work shares one through line: using story and ritual to reconnect people to themselves, each other, and their origins.

6. 

   11 Apr 2026

   Trailer: Living Between Two Worlds - Maba Ba

   https://mababa1.substack.com/Maba Ba is a Senegalese-born, New York-based filmmaker, musician, writer, and entrepreneur exploring what it means to live between worlds. His work spans film, wine, music, and philosophy—each medium examining identity, belonging, masculinity, emotional inheritance, and myth.His storytelling began in Senegal, sharing stories during power outages—early lessons in how narratives shape emotional worlds. After studying computer science at Old Dominion University, he moved to New York to pursue 3D animation and acting, which led him into filmmaking.Through JoyeDidi, the company he co-founded, Maba produced Baamum Nafi, an award-winner at Locarno and Senegal’s submission to the 2021 Academy Awards. He also produced Samedi Cinema (Venice, TIFF) and is developing Demba, a story of grief, fatherhood, and emotional inheritance. JoyeDidi also brings cinema to communities across Senegal via an inflatable outdoor screen.Beyond film, Maba explores ritual and mythology through Flying Whale Wine, created in Roussillon, France, blending Dogon cosmology with terroir-driven craft and featured at major food and wine festivals.His writing, podcast (Black in This World), and upcoming debut album further explore diaspora, masculinity, trauma, and reinvention.Across all forms, Maba’s work shares one through line: using story and ritual to reconnect people to themselves, each other, and their origins.

7. 

   26 Mar 2026

   Dignity for the Displaced - Georgie Smith - Full Episode

   www.asenseofhome.org www.georgiesmith.com Georgie Smith is the Founder and President of A Sense of Home (ASOH), a nonprofit dedicated to preventing homelessness by creating homes for displaced individuals and families, particularly youth aging out of foster care. Inspired by a cry for help on social media, Georgie’s one act of kindness sparked a movement - harnessing the power of volunteers and surplus home goods to transform empty spaces into nurturing, fully furnished homes in just 90 minutes. More than 50% of the homeless population experienced foster care, and Georgie’s vision blends generosity, sustainability, and community engagement to break the cycle.ASOH has furnished over 1,600 in its first decade, transforming donated furniture and homeware - items often destined for landfill - into meaningful environments that help individuals rebuild their lives. Georgie recognized that volunteering itself is profoundly rewarding, making ASOH as uplifting for its volunteers as for those it serves.Georgie built on her experience as a film and TV producer in Los Angeles and her roots in Australia to design ASOH’s unique operational model: crowdsourcing and vetting up to 300 high-quality, pre-loved items for each recipient, facilitating rapid, transformative installations overseen by volunteers. The tangible impact has drawn national attention: top 10 CNN Hero, Home Beautiful’s “20 People Who Will Change the Design Industry”, and profiles in “200 Women Who Will Change the Way You See the World.”In response to the devastating LA fires of 2025, Georgie swiftly launched ASOH’s Disaster Recovery Program, adapting the organization’s successful model to rapidly provide homes for those displaced. Today, ASOH continues to prove that when communities unite - sharing what we have in excess - everyone is uplifted.Sign up to volunteer, or donate furniture or funds at A Sense of Home, and help create spaces where people can truly begin again.

8. 

   3 Mar 2026

   What if relationships were the entire engine to your success? Tom Gilmartin

   TOM GILMARTIN - The Serendipity Budget What if relationships weren’t incidental to success — but the engine of it?We track everything. Steps. Clicks. Revenue. Engagement.But the variable with the single greatest impact on our lives and our work? - Relationships. And it’s the one most of us monitor the least. Today, we’re joined by Tom Gilmartin — an award-winning creative industry leader with more than 20 years at the forefront of storytelling for some of the most iconic brands in the world: Disney, Levi’s, PlayStation, Marvel, Audi, The NFL, Waymo, Meta, ESPN, Scorpius — from gaming studios to space launch companies. Across industries and eras of change, Tom has relied on a deceptively simple tool: seek out and nurture genuine human relationships. Not transactional connections. Not LinkedIn optics. Real ones. While he continues to advise major global companies on their brand development, Tom is also focused on guiding the next generation of talent as they navigate one of the most unpredictable job markets we’ve ever seen. His message is clear: your greatest advantage isn’t your résumé — it’s doing the work to truly know and articulate your unique value set and develop your ability to create genuine relationships. In this episode, we explore what happens when you make time for people on purpose. When you look for the colleague who tells you the hard truth. The mentee who sees around corners. The stranger whose wild idea quietly rewires your trajectory.The result: better health. Braver creativity. Stronger businesses. And lives that compound in meaning over time.www.gilmartincoaching.com (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazdiY1Z6VUg2YzRjRWZDZTJmb2hUc2ZqanczUXxBQ3Jtc0tsdDdNWW50d0N1S3U2S2Qya2dyUS1nNGx2ZXRNSUhGWmwycTVfRHVFZ2wxVzFRc0NTZWNzZnBGUVVkc2o2YzF3YjBFblppUlNGOVNlXzY4aUxCVWFuaWVRb3Nxc2M5RlYtcU55bmlMT3Y3dEZoejEtbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gilmartincoaching.com%2F&v=7Z58OUd1U6M) www.tomgilmartin.com (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDVfTXFVUG9kaF9qOFcyR1dSMmFZNnlGa1ZEd3xBQ3Jtc0tuQWNwRk1taWw1RFhxblhXaUdJSEVxLVNzNlNGc0ZJank5X29DLXdPZnJETjFhRDFNcEIyRFNVZ25PYklKTGNFWnJpa0E5ckwtY01Mdjl4UE5NUEk2Z3NNekdxb2lzaWN4UDVsQmNpTktIQmdCY25JNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tomgilmartin.com%2F&v=7Z58OUd1U6M) www.daneldon.org (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1JTMWpDWlJrUDduUTVZVkJyU0dlcDQyWi15UXxBQ3Jtc0ttSXhDaDlBTGdKYzlIaTA5ay1lbFVfclYxNzNXUjV5VWNfTDh6YU84SWFicGJZNFA5RXBOcElaRUhvcHNHSmlYTWZCSmtDRlZGbF83al9HLVFBOVVYc0I1VmduSEpYVWthOTFRT1lOUl9fSlBGaDVGUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.daneldon.org%2F&v=7Z58OUd1U6M)

9. 

   3 Mar 2026

   Trailer: Relationships are the engine to your career success

   TOM GILMARTIN - The Serendipity Budget We track everything. Steps. Clicks. Revenue. Engagement. But the variable with the single greatest impact on our lives and our work? Relationships. And it’s the one most of us monitor the least. Today, we’re joined by Tom Gilmartin — an award-winning creative industry leader with more than 20 years at the forefront of storytelling for some of the most iconic brands in the world: Disney, Levi’s, PlayStation, Marvel, Audi, The NFL, Waymo, Meta, ESPN, Scorpius — from gaming studios to space launch companies. Across industries and eras of change, Tom has relied on a deceptively simple tool: seek out and nurture genuine human relationships. Not transactional connections. Not LinkedIn optics. Real ones. While he continues to advise major global companies on their brand development, Tom is also focused on guiding the next generation of talent as they navigate one of the most unpredictable job markets we’ve ever seen. His message is clear: your greatest advantage isn’t your résumé — it’s doing the work to truly know and articulate your unique value set and develop your ability to create genuine relationships. In this episode, we explore what happens when you make time for people on purpose. When you look for the colleague who tells you the hard truth. The mentee who sees around corners. The stranger whose wild idea quietly rewires your trajectory. What if relationships weren’t incidental to success — but the engine of it? The result: better health. Braver creativity. Stronger businesses. And lives that compound in meaning over time. https://www.gilmartincoaching.com/ (https://www.gilmartincoaching.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/tgilmartin/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tgilmartin/) https://www.tomgilmartin.com/ (https://www.tomgilmartin.com/) https://www.daneldon.org/ (https://www.daneldon.org/)

10. 

    14 Feb 2026

    Trailer: Deep grounding practices for high-stress environments - Mei-Ling Wong

    Why an Emmy award winning immersive producer says staying in your body is the most important narrative for us right now. Mei-Ling Wong has worked for a range of the biggest technology companies in the world but throughout her career the biggest skill she mastered is learning the at of staying with her breath, her body and becoming a dedicated yoga teacher. This episode speaks deeply to balancing techniques from extreme cognitive work toward slow, embodied, somatic activities. You're learn the one yoga pose we should all be doing daily for longevity and many other valuable tips for grounding ourselves in corporate environments.

11. 

    14 Feb 2026

    Full Episode: Staying grounded in stressful environments: Mei-Ling Wong

    This episode speaks deeply to balancing techniques from extreme cognitive work toward slow, embodied, somatic activities. You'll learn the one yoga pose we should all be doing daily for longevity and many other valuable tips for grounding ourselves in corporate environments.Why an Emmy award winning immersive producer says staying in your body is the most important narrative for us right now. Mei-Ling Wong has worked for a range of the biggest technology companies in the world but throughout her career the biggest skill she mastered is learning the at of staying with her breath, in her body and becoming a dedicated yoga teacher. Her object is deeply related to everything she teaches.

12. 

    25 Jan 2026

    Beyond Hype: Building Meaningful Ventures with Adnaan Narot

    Adnaan Narot, Director at Love + Money, the creative company that co-founded Telepathic Instruments - an incredible new instrument invention that's first release sold out in three minutes. Links below.If you're about to create a product of your own to release into the world, this is an episode about doing it right. Adnaan explains why authenticity and user-centered design matter more than ever. Adnaan believes we should always take deep accountability for the work we put into the world, regardless of the role you play. He helps innovation survive because he asks the tough questions first.Making work that works requires putting in the work.Links:https://loveandmoney.com/https://telepathicinstruments.com/

13. 

    5 Jan 2026

    The Art of Truly Seeing People. Portrait Painter - Claus Stangl. Full Episode.

    How to really notice people. Discover how developing an artist’s eye can deepen your connections and transform the way you experience the people around you. It's an art form that needs protecting, Meet Claus Stangl, a portrait painter with deep insight about being present and honoring each other unique stories. Twice finalist for Australia’s most popular art award - the Archibald Portrait Prize, who has painted for A-listers in the film and music scene as well as A-listers in his heart.Portraiture dates back 5,000 years to ancient Egypt times. Before the invention of photography, a painted, sculpted, or drawn portrait was the only way to record the appearance of someone. But portraits have always been more than just a record. They are layered with insight about a person.Claus talks us through his years of learnings, how this form of art can teach us to celebrate those in front of us. He shares his object of meaning that is tied to a turning point on his journey. In a world of fast art, AI and digital images, the craft and intimacy of a portraiture feels incredibly important right now.Links:https://www.clausstangl.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0sxR011SXRwTE55b2FCZGZVTFB0Q1lodWZQd3xBQ3Jtc0tuTUFYSWNqeTdPbnJKcjJlY1Z0dEw0VXIycWFaX0J1RmZGeDJiVjFVb1MxNzhyc3h1eEM1TVdlYlNVSkxOMHpnb0l2SFVBOV9YT0t2TnNZVWRHS281c0YzVUJrTklKeTl2cUs0dF9SZXhydTN1SnNWOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.clausstangl.com%2F&v=oWoEFYFn1FU) https://www.instagram.com/claus_stang... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblE1VjZLUjE2c2F1djkxc2NVNGVZNXc2dnZkd3xBQ3Jtc0trMzVfZFBzRXZNMUtxbVdESjJOUVMxcWJ2bjNPNE1Ja25FVTd0YnlIN3hqYTlVZVlnWEE4LVljdXYtdWROQ0ZUbVBmWEFVVTRWdmw2TXJ1VVZMWUtHRjZFSF91akc3T2RNeGlLMEhxNVJPZUxzVlkzZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fclaus_stangl_art%2F%3Fhl%3Den&v=oWoEFYFn1FU) https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/pri... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbV85TlRkVzZ4LV9SUkVqNGhybTRfZzBlNlU0d3xBQ3Jtc0tsRkRBUVcwRFN3MFR4YWVsUTNIQ1ZXZUNsWnJjMHFfRzN3Q0NEMWxVdWpveDRUT3JSVk94aHBod3E2TTVaNlBnRFdGU2d5YTdjS21QTi1BNDJfOGktb2trM19YeHREZXdkNWFRVEllQV96WldrNHBFSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artgallery.nsw.gov.au%2Fprizes%2Farchibald%2F2022%2F30452%2F&v=oWoEFYFn1FU)

14. 

    10 Dec 2025

    What does a new currency for the future look like?

    Meet Dave Taylor, a transformational coder and board member to ambitious startups, who has found himself repeatedly at the pioneering curve of technology, before the curve has even been defined. He has no mobile phone, purchased Bitcoin at 84c, was at ID Software in the 90s (Doom/Quake) and Transmeta in the early 2000s - as Nvidia did early deals to get in on their microchips. He has an entirely new vision for the way commerce and currency could function. This talk is an extraordinary deep dive into a mind that has constantly wandered into rooms that have radically changed the trajectory of technology and our daily lives as we know it.

15. 

    10 Dec 2025

    Dave Taylor + Object. Full Episode. Doom/Quake Coder to New Currency Visionary

    Meet Dave Taylor, a transformational coder and board member to ambitious startups, who has found himself repeatedly at the pioneering curve of technology, before the curve has even been defined. He has no mobile phone, purchased Bitcoin at 84c, was at ID Software in the 90s (Doom/Quake) and Transmeta in the early 2000s - as Nvidia did early deals to get in on their microchips. He has an entirely new vision for the way commerce and currency could function. This talk is an extraordinary deep dive into a mind that has constantly wandered into rooms that have radically changed the trajectory of technology and our daily lives as we know it.

16. 

    27 Nov 2025

    Kathy Eldon + Her Object: Full Episode - Courage and Reinvention

    The stories that must be told. Kathy's object reveal and contribution is a very special one. A journalist, author of 17 books, and award-winning film and television producer, explores how visual stories expand moral imagination and move people from sympathy to awareness and action. She founded Creative Visions, a UN-recognized NGO that has supported 400+ projects reaching more than 100 million people. Through media, education, and the Dan Eldon Center for Creative Activism, and drawing on experiences from Nairobi newsrooms to Malibu, she shares the craft and ethics behind films like Dying to Tell the Story, Extraordinary Moms for Oprah’s OWN platform, and The Journey Is the Destination (Netflix), offering tools to turn attention into action and awareness. Links: Kathy's website (https://www.kathyeldon.com/)Her latest book now on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kathy-Eldon/author/B08SZBZTD5?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=2e350efb-d53a-4b69-9963-b31e94feedff)Founder of Creative Visions (https://www.creativevisions.org/)

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