Splitting Hairs with Tab Salsman

About Splitting Hairs with Tab Salsman

CURIOSITY HAS NO CATEGORY. One guest. One haircut. One real conversation. Splitting Hairs with Tab Salsman brings people from the arts, medicine, science, media, business, politics and beyond into the chair. The conversation is as long as the haircut—long enough to get somewhere.

Publisher

TAB SALSMAN

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

16 Jul 2023

Latest episode

2 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

71 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Nov 2026

   When Feeding Your Neighbors Becomes Personal | Hannah Beall | Ep. 71

   A family can be working, paying bills, and still not know how they’re going to afford groceries. That is one of the realities behind the work of Central Texas Food Bank. The people who need help include military families, college students, older adults, and parents trying to keep food on the table for their children. Their circumstances may be different, but the next meal still has to come from somewhere. Hannah Beall understands that uncertainty from both sides. Growing up, her family relied on food assistance. She remembers stretching ingredients, cooking meals, and waiting for a grocery checkout line where nobody would recognize her using a Lone Star Card. Her family needed help. Being seen needing it was something she wanted to avoid. Today, Hannah is the Garden Manager at Central Texas Food Bank, helping grow fresh produce for people facing circumstances she remembers. In the chair with Tab Salsman, she opens a window into an organization whose work reaches far beyond collecting canned goods. Through its network across 21 Central Texas counties, the food bank connects neighbors with groceries, rescues food that might otherwise be discarded, helps people navigate benefits, and teaches families how to turn available ingredients into meals. At its on-site market, people can choose food their families will actually eat. Fresh vegetables from Hannah’s farm can be harvested that morning and taken home that day. Cooking demonstrations help make an unfamiliar ingredient feel like something worth bringing into the kitchen. For someone who remembers the discomfort of asking for help, those details carry weight. Having choices. Being welcomed. Leaving with food you know how to prepare. Hannah’s childhood gives her a personal connection to the families this work supports—and to the difference that support could have made when she was younger. Growing food to give away lets her help people who are standing where she once stood. The conversation also brings the work within reach: volunteering, helping distribute groceries, spending a morning on the farm, or finding a nearby food resource for someone who needs it. How many people around us are struggling to buy food without ever saying a word? Central Texas Food Bank works to reach those neighbors. Hannah helps grow what they take home, carrying a memory of what it felt like to need it herself. FIND HANNAH & CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK Hannah Beall: https://www.instagram.com/hcfhannah/ Central Texas Food Bank Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ctxfoodbank/ Website: https://www.centraltexasfoodbank.org/ Find food near you: https://www.centraltexasfoodbank.org/get-help Volunteer: https://www.centraltexasfoodbank.org/get-involved/volunteer SPLITTING HAIRS WITH TAB SALSMAN Explore the episodes: https://www.splittinghairspodcast.com/episodes/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/splittinghairspod/ Contact: podcast@tabcutshair.com CHAPTERS 00:00 Hunger in Central Texas 00:43 Meet Hannah Beall 02:12 The food bank's mission 07:37 Serving 21 counties 09:06 Who needs food assistance? 12:11 Groceries with dignity 15:14 Food rescue 19:44 Cooking classes 27:36 Community funding 29:49 Chefs and fundraising 34:00 Learning to cook 37:51 Growing up on food assistance 40:53 A 10-acre organic farm 42:36 Growing food to give away 43:01 Kids and food 48:50 Finding meaningful work 50:23 How to volunteer 52:30 Food dates and waste 55:16 Mobile food distributions 56:43 Fresh Harvest Farm 59:46 A community ripple effect 1:00:41 Kids and volunteering 1:05:33 Access to food assistance 1:08:49 Families falling through cracks 1:12:28 Find Food Now 1:14:24 The Empty Bowl Project The views expressed are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of their employers or affiliated organizations.

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   No Backup Plan | Bill Schultz on The Simpsons, Bobby's World, and a Life in Animation

   Bill Schultz turned down law school, got in a car with his girlfriend—now his wife—and moved to Los Angeles in 1982. There was no backup plan. He was going to make a life in entertainment, even if the route changed along the way. That willingness to course-correct took him from chasing work as a songwriter and screenwriter to discovering the role that fit him best: producer. A job in Capitol Records’ royalty department led to production-assistant work, and a sudden opening on a low-budget film taught him a lesson that kept paying off—sometimes the way forward is simply to say yes, then learn how to do the job. While Tab cuts his hair, the four-time Emmy-winning producer explains what a producer actually does, why the best ones tend to be control freaks, and how seeing every dollar and every department on a production helped him understand the entire machine. From there, the conversation moves through the shows and characters that shaped a generation. Bill talks about helping build Bobby’s World around Howie Mandel’s unmistakable creative voice, supporting the artists behind The Simpsons, and protecting what makes a creator’s idea feel authentic when it passes through a studio. His career also reaches into G.I. Joe, Transformers, Muppet Babies, Garfield & Friends, King of the Hill, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and decades of creator-driven animation. Bill and Tab get into persistence, creative ownership, the difference between manufacturing content and staying true to its source, and why audiences can sense when the people making something genuinely believe in it. This is a conversation about betting on yourself, changing direction without giving up, and building a life in animation one opportunity at a time. FIND BILL SCHULTZ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0776202/ Home Plate Entertainment: https://www.homeplateentertainment.com/ FOLLOW TAB SALSMAN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabcutshair/ Splitting Hairs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/splittinghairspod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tabcutshair/podcasts Watch, listen, and explore more episodes: https://www.splittinghairspodcast.com/

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   What Is Homeopathy? PANS/PANDAS, Symptoms and Root Cause Medicine | Erin Paige

   Erin Paige, HHP, is a homeopath and host of The Remedy Revolution Podcast. Her path into homeopathy began after her young son developed a series of neurological and behavioral symptoms that eventually led to a PANDAS diagnosis. In this episode, Erin explains what homeopathy is, how remedies are selected, and how the practice differs from conventional and holistic medicine. We discuss individualized care, the immune system, symptom suppression, common remedies, and the history of homeopathy in the United States. Erin also shares the experience that changed the direction of her life. Her son began experiencing tics, personality changes, pain, episodes in which he appeared unreachable, violent rages, and an increasing unwillingness to leave home. After years of searching for answers, Erin tried homeopathy. That experience eventually led her to study the practice and begin working with families navigating PANS/PANDAS, autism, mental health challenges, and other complex conditions. What begins as a conversation about tiny sugar pellets becomes a larger question: What if some of the symptoms we continually try to eliminate contain useful information about what the body is trying to do? Whether you already use remedies such as Arnica or Oscillococcinum or have never heard of homeopathy, this conversation offers an introduction to a form of care centered on understanding the individual rather than relying on a diagnosis alone. CHAPTERS 00:00 Meet Erin Paige 03:16 What Is Homeopathy? 06:30 How Homeopathic Remedies Work 11:40 The Royal Family and Homeopathy 13:30 Rockefeller, the AMA and the History of Homeopathy 21:00 Healthcare and “Sick Care” 24:10 Autism and Profound Autism 28:15 The Illness That Changed Erin’s Son 32:15 What Are PANS and PANDAS? 38:00 When Her Son’s Symptoms Became Severe 41:30 The Homeopathic Remedy That Changed Everything 48:00 Nonverbal Autism and Spelling to Communicate 53:30 How Homeopathic Remedies Are Made 56:30 Arnica, Oscillococcinum and Common Remedies 1:01:00 Why Symptoms Are Not Always the Enemy 1:06:30 Why More People Are Exploring Homeopathy 1:09:00 Chronic Conditions and Mental Health 1:13:30 Treating the Person, Not Only the Diagnosis 1:18:00 What a Homeopathic Appointment Looks Like 1:22:00 Finding the Right Homeopath 1:25:00 Homeopathy as a First Line of Defense FIND ERIN PAIGE Pre-order Erin’s book https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Healed-Roadmap-Parents-Patients/dp/1648212832 The Remedy Revolution Podcast https://www.theremedyrevolution.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/remedyrevolutionpodcast/ Heartwing Healing https://heartwinghealing.com/ FIND TAB SALSMAN Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tabcutshair/ Podcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/splittinghairspod/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeoP1NNmqoeqaxvrMV5SnyQ This episode presents Erin Paige’s personal experiences and views for informational purposes. It is not medical advice or a substitute for care from a qualified healthcare professional.

Who has been a guest on Splitting Hairs with Tab Salsman

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• Tara Chapman
• Andrew McMahon
• Bryan Torresdey

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YouTube views

36,425

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

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Quality

18

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

71

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