Philosopher T.K. Coleman sits down with guests for an exercise in conversational jazz—a one-on-one discussion facilitated by a card game of his own design.
What Giyoh Shey Learned About Life from Playing Pro Basketball
Giyoh Shey is a TikToker, actor, and former professional basketball player.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:19 Managing Social Media and the Psychological Load of Fame
06:38 The Lightning Round
08:38 The Central Card: Relationships and Happiness
15:11 Authenticity in Content Creation
19:35 Starting Basketball Late and Playing Overseas
22:16 The Role of Luck in Professional Sports and Life
28:11 What Pro Ball Taught Giyoh About Relationships
37:56Transferring Basketball Lessons to Life
41:17 The Gift and Curse of Ambition
57:04 The Alien Scenario: Choosing a Funeral
01:08:03 Legacy and Final Thoughts
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14 Oct 2026
How Amina Buddafly Learned to Love Herself
Amina Buddafly is an R&B singer, songwriter, and former reality television personality.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro and Whitney Houston
03:18 The Vulnerability of Being an Artist
06:27 Art as a Collaboration
08:54 Creating to See Yourself
13:39 The Lightning Round 19:15 - The Central Card: Dinner with Your 10-Year-Old or 80-Year-Old Self? 2
3:57 Growing Up Black in Germany and Overcoming Self-Hate
34:30 The Alien Arrival Scenario and Silent Meditation
43:11 Finding Validation and Moving to America
51:57 Seeking Love Again and the Importance of Self-Love
59:03 Reality TV, Healing, and Reclaiming Your Story
01:04:20 The Six Stages of Healing
01:07:02 Reconsidering the 10-Year-Old Self
01:09:56 Advice for Young Girls Struggling with Self-Love
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7 Oct 2026
A Conversation About Art with Celebrity Photographer Randall Slavin
Randall Slavin is a photographer and former actor. His work has been featured in Vanity Fair, GQ, Esquire, and Rolling Stone. He appeared in the films Legends of the Fall, Primal Fear, and Zoolander.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:16 The Story Behind Randall’s "4" Tattoo
06:41 The Lightning Round
11:06 The Central Card: The Middle Seat
17:11 The Worst Middle Seat Story Ever
23:53 What Makes Art "Good"?
30:06 Faking Faith and the Charismatic Experience
43:43 Why Randall Hate’s Museums
51:38 Alien Arrivals
58:23 Listening to Christmas Music Every Day
01:05:21 Randall’s Last Meal and the Value of Friendship
01:12:31 Chasing the "Cool Kids"
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30 Sept 2026
How Comedian Mike Estime Learned Patience
Mike Estime is an actor and comedian. He played the character Risky in the hit sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
02:46 Bombing on Stage and the Comedy Process
05:26 Execution vs. Essence in Creativity
07:13 Trusting Your Taste
11:15 The Lightning Round
15:00 The Importance of Patience
17:52 The Manager Who Stole from Mike
31:03 Advice to Mike’s Younger Self
40:23 Dealing with Disagreement and Protecting Your Peace
45:49 Giving Up as Despair vs. Discernment
51:25 The Power of Faith and Overcoming Depression
57:54 Empathy, Relatability, and the Power of Asking "Why"
01:03:00 Telling Difficult Truths with a Velvet Touch
01:09:21 Final Reflections and Gentle Truths
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22 Sept 2026
The Customer Is Always Wrong
Steve Patterson is the founder of the Natural Philosophy Institute (https://natphi.org/about) and the host of Patterson in Pursuit (https://stevepatterson.substack.com).
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction, The Cards, and the Origins of Ventriloquism
08:30 The Central Card: "The Customer Is Always Right"
15:15 The Role of Social Paternalism
24:47 The Overton Window and Acceptable Discourse
29:12 The Taboo of Questioning Mathematics
34:24 The Power of Generalization: Chess and Jiu-Jitsu
41:48 Why Doctors are Often Wrong About Everything
52:02 Bitcoin: Why the Customer is Actually Right
57:32 The Superpower of Being Funny
01:03:05 The Devotion to Mystery vs. The Desire for Truth
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15 Sept 2026
A Book Influencer's Solution to the Reading Crisis
Selam Seifu (https://www.instagram.com/_selamseifu_/) is a professional reader and laboratory scientist.
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8 Sept 2026
Why This Minimalist Won't Make a Bucket List
Kristen Ziegler is a professional organizer, a former architect, and the founder of Minima.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
6:22 The Central Card
9:37 Time is the most valuable asset
22:24 Naps
27:19 Kristen's architectural thesis
30:38 Horror movies and designing for fear
34:18 Midsommar
46:27 No Hobbies
54:41 Leaving architecture and discovering her passion
1:02:55 Closing advice: Define your vision
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1 Sept 2026
My Brother Died in His Sleep
Joshua Fields Millburn is one-third of the simple-living trio The Minimalists (https://www.theminimalists.com/).
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
4:41 Icebreaker Round
7:29 The Dream Pill
15:03 Joshua's 150-Store Corporate Nightmare
18:57 Never Take Anything Personally
29:05 T.K.'s Self-Righteousness Confession
37:30 Pleonexia: Chasing More Square Feet
47:10 Joshua's Sleep Struggles & Floor Sleeping
57:54 The Need for an "Us Box" in Relationships
1:05:39 Joshua's Grief After Losing His Brother Jerome
1:16:43 Grief and Dreams
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25 Aug 2026
Why I Chose 24 Hours of Silence
Janel Gonzalez is the founder of The Rising (https://www.the-rising.co).
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
03:39 Icebreaker Round
06:56 The Central Card: Quiet Day
14:19 Nice guys finish last (kindness vs. niceness)
24:12 "Was there a time you didn't set boundaries?"
32:39 Embracing the "dark side"
33:19 How do you comfort someone who is grieving?
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18 Aug 2026
How Does a Gen-Z Skateboarder Want to Be Remembered?
Matt Savidakis is a sponsored street skateboarder from Palm Harbor, Florida.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
04:30 Icebreaker round
05:40 The bag-of-money moral dilemma
16:26 Rage while filming skate tricks
24:54 Blowing $10K and landing in car debt at 18
27:34 Sister's advice, moving to California, and getting debt-free
31:21 What pro skateboarders actually get paid
40:54 The DoorDash customer who wouldn't give her name
47:14 Why Matt wants his sister to deliver his eulogy
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11 Aug 2026
Can Money Buy Happiness? (With Kute Blackson)
Kute Blackson is an author, teacher, and inspirational speaker.
More about Kute:
https://www.kuteblackson.com
https://www.boundlessblissbali.com
https://www.8levelsofgratitude.com
Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
01:55 Icebreaker Round
03:31 Central Card: Can Money Buy Happiness?
06:35 Happiness Is Your Natural State
11:03 How Childhood Conditioning Buries Joy
18:11 The Dog Poop Under the Rug
23:45 Building a Mask to Get Love
31:12 Why Success Doesn't Buy Happiness
36:56 "You're a Lion Pretending to Be a Mouse"
44:01 The Courage to Tell Yourself the Truth
53:03 Events Are Meaningless — You Choose the Meaning
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4 Aug 2026
What Would Rhino Do If He Found a Bag of Money?
Rhino is one half of the YouTube comedy duo Loveliveserve (https://www.youtube.com/loveliveserve).
Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
3:11 Rapid Fire Round
5:12 The Central Card: A Bag of Money1
4:30 Does "Never Take It Personally" Actually Work?
19:10 The Uber Driver Road Rage Story
28:19 When Objects Whisper to You ($32K Painting)
38:04 The First Time Rhino Got Recognized
42:10 Getting Trolled Over Pull-Ups
44:06 Turning Insults into Fuel
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28 Jul 2026
Would You Rather Be a Saint or a Superstar? (With Elizabeth Laime)
Elizabeth Laime is a comedian, writer, and podcaster. She cohosts the podcast Nobody's Listening, Right? (https://open.spotify.com/show/7rRXqpkc8dLDCF2isSZrww) with her husband.
Time Stamps
0:00 Intro and Icebreaker Round
10:28 Which historical figure would you play in a film?
19:56 Signs from Elizabeth's late parents
27:36 Losing both parents at 19
32:07 Moving to New York, rebuilding herself, meeting her husband
38:20 Moving to LA, starting her first podcast, and lessons from comedians
41:24 The "audacity to laugh" and earning the right to joke about pain
48:36 What making people laugh has taught Elizabeth
1:01:27 Saying no with love
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21 Jul 2026
Is Anger Useful? (With Freddie Wong)
Freddie Wong is a filmmaker, VFX artist, podcaster, and competitive gamer. He's the founder of Rocket Jump (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCDsO-0Yo5zpJk575nKXgMVA) and cohost of the DnD podcast Dungeons and Daddies (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCk0KIpWaQwMhFSWQhnwb1RQ).
Timemestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:44 Icebreaker round
7:52 Is anger useful?1
1:49 Star Wars as an anger case study1
8:29 Anger and the Internet
32:06 Real-world righteous anger4
3:03 What's wrong with film right now?
53:17 1 The 1,000 true fans theory
54:34 Historical patronage (Da Vinci, Michelangelo) as "brand deals"
56:00 Anger directed at your own work
56:56 Would your 12-year-old self think you were cool?
1:07:44 Copying vs. innovation
1:11:21 Chaos as the joy of filmmaking
1:12:10 What should non-creators do with their anger?
14 Jul 2026
Does Page Kennedy Believe in God?
Page Kennedy is a rapper and actor. His latest project is the short film "Macbeth in Compton." (https://danceswithfilms.com/2026-macbeth-in-compton/)
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:12 TK's vision for One Question02:06
The deck: 5 categories, 50 cards
04:33 Drawing the cards04:49 Lightning round answers
06:33 Choosing the central card
07:13 Tangent: vocabulary and "betrothed"
09:47 Why using ideas makes them stick
10:43 Connection cards explained
13:04 Central card: the unprovable truth
16:55 Raised in the church
19:28 Morgan Freeman moment sparks doubt
21:18 Choosing to keep faith without religion
22:08 LA wildfires story23:57 The headache analogy
25:11 Faith and becoming an actor
27:14 The recurring LA dream
28:47 Landing the audition for The Kennedys
33:26 "You created your own success story"
33:52 Connection card: the dream pill
36:16 Linking the pill to risk-taking faith
37:35 Why we avoid unprovable topics
39:21 Social media and the pressure to have a take
42:31 Connection card: your 12-year-old self
44:19 Michael Jackson's influence
46:31 Wanting to make people feel alive
47:55 Michael Jordan, myth, and self-motivation
49:06 Connection card: nice guys finish last
53:02 Being too polished vs. being real
54:16 Macbeth in Compton
56:22 Legacy, purpose, and apotheosis
58:23 The Sisyphean chase for "what's next"
1:02:52 Final card: feeling connected to others
1:04:57 Kids, devices, and disconnection
1:09:08 Fear of new technology through history
1:10:28 Non-dogmatic faith
1:11:55 Reflection
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"One Question Intro" composed and performed by Dr. Shawn "Thunder" Wallace
22 Jun 2026
Trailer: One Question with T.K. Coleman
In One Question, host T.K. Coleman sits down for a new kind of conversation, an exercise in conversational jazz. Upcoming guests include Page Kennedy, Freddie Wong, Elizabeth Laime, Janelle Gonzales, Joshua Fields Millburn, Kute Blackson, and many more. New episodes on YouTube and Spotify every Tuesday, premiering July 14.
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