What Do You Love?
"What do you do?" is a question that is about as automatic as it gets when meeting someone new. It also happens to be dreaded by many, namely those who are undergoing career changes or hoping to seek out an identity outside of their 9-5.
Posing the question "What do you love?" instead invites people to open up about the things that actually make them who they are and truly make them tick. Deeper and more meaningful conversations can abound if we seek to learn more about someone's "why"s over their "what"s, and back-burnering the topic of their past, present, or future occupation.
Join host Justin Gott for this weekly show as he presents the titular question to thoughtful and interesting people in order to learn more about the them that exists outside of their daily line of work... and maybe pick up a thing or two about himself in the process.
Episodes
33 episodes
Having Dominion Over My Time & Scuba Diving
My guest for this episode is Joe Kapp. During our conversation, we discussed his recognition that we aren’t here for a long time and how that has affected his decision-making processes; how he truly doesn’t care what others think about him; the...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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44:06
Being Middle-Brained & Cooking Shows
My guest for this episode is Molly Barnes. During our conversation, we discussed the qualities that lead her to believe she’s neither right nor left but instead middle-brained; her quest to have a life where she explores her creativity and stil...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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50:04
Resourcefulness & Road Trips
My guest for this episode is Adrian Bellomo. During our conversation, we discussed his resourceful nature and his forever goal to never come across as a know-it-all; how he approaches being presented with the concept of “we’ve always done...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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39:27
Globetrotting & Sound Healing
My guest for this episode is Kenny Tjay. During our conversation, we discussed his memories of moving from Indonesia to the United States as a kid; why his curiosity about everything life has to offer has led to him traveling all over the world...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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44:45
Positivity, Practice, & People
My guest for this episode is Jessica Jackley. During our conversation, we discussed her optimistic mindset and how it’s something she feels naturally and yet still requires practice; her passion for entrepreneurship; the realization of the fact...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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41:31
Navigating Hollywood & Laughter
My guest for this episode is Devon Stewart. During our conversation, we discussed his beginnings as a class clown and his idolization of Jim Carrey; why finding everything funny means uncomfortable conversations with him don’t really exist; how...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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51:01
Azadi & Dancing
My guest for this episode is Kiana Kamalian. During our conversation, we discussed her ever-present energetic spirit and her quest for freedom in all forms; the experience of not wanting to leave her home country and the long adjustment period ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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42:41
Always Being On The Go & Waterfalls
My guest for this episode is Jay Cluitt. During our conversation, we discussed how he is bad at doing nothing and thus is seemingly always on the go; why he’s not a fan of smalltalk; the combination of excitement and fear that comes from being ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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52:27
Living My Best Life & The Raiders
My guest for this episode is Reza Aslan. During our conversation, we discussed his decision to retire from public life; how he came to an understanding on what “living his best life” actually means; the concept of nationalism in relation to fig...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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46:07
Attention to Detail & Yellow Legal Pads
*SEASON TWO PREMIERE*My guest for this episode is Scott Paine. During our conversation, we discussed the influence that his father’s music career had on his life and how he has never stopped wanting to make his parents proud; why he pay...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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45:29
Season 2 Trailer
I’m Justin Gott and I’m back for Season Two of WHAT DO YOU LOVE? The show is all about discovering our identities outside of the 40+ hours that are put into a job and focusing instead on what actually makes us tick. My guests and I talk a...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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1:17
Making an Impact & Ranking Things
*SEASON ONE FINALE*My guest for this episode is, well, me! I brought back former guest James Barnes to interview me and during our conversation, we discussed the importance of being a good example, what the positive version of stubbornn...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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1:01:26
Self-Care & Making People Laugh
My guest for this episode is Jen Whang. During our conversation, we discussed the pros and cons to always being honest and genuine, her mission to inspire and motivate others, what she thinks “self-care” should actually look like, giving yourse...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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44:08
Being a Creature of Habit & Chuck Klosterman
My guest for this episode is Dylan Fields. During our conversation, we discussed our shared love of list-making and Google Sheets, our shared hate of coffee (yes, you heard that correctly), how being a creature of habit has made it all the more...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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37:07
Being Perennially Middle-Aged & Standing Up To Bullies
My guest for this episode is Brandon Wilson. During our conversation, we discussed the profound effect that Death has had on his life and how that’s shaped his attitude toward life’s more trivial issues, why your 40s are “peak you,” the differe...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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57:49
Creativity & Shoes
My guest for this episode is Alicia Palomino. During our conversation, we discussed why always learning and trying out new things excites her; her memories of working at a drugstore, both in the pharmacy AND at the one-hour photo booth; why the...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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43:57
Storytelling & The U.S. Open
My guest for this episode is Web Barr. During our conversation, we discussed his quest to optimize everything in his life for happiness, what the modern version of the Director’s DVD Commentary looks like, what goes into the best form of collab...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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56:56
Loyalty & Hosting Parties
My guest for this episode is Tess Bellomo. During our conversation, we discussed why she prides herself on being a loyal friend and how that has both positively and negatively affected friendships and past relationships, why the quest for gende...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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53:21
Bonus Episode: Overtime with Onell
I’ll keep this intro short and sweet - when Onell Gibson and I were chatting for the full episode that also went up today, I simply had to ask some very specific questions about the upcoming NBA season since I know he is as big of a fan as I am...
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Season 1
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22:19
Resilience & Running Successful Events
My guest for this episode is Onell Gibson. During our conversation, we briefly reminisced about our graduate program and playing basketball together before discussing the resilience that is built up after getting the rug pulled out from underne...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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50:02
Being a Conduit for Change & Writing Erotic Fiction
My guest for this episode is Jenifer Wood. During our conversation, we discussed the trauma we both still have from teaching during Covid, living with the opposite of resting bitch face, how her religious upbringing pushed her to become a passi...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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46:20
"Just My Luck" & Relationship Reality TV
My guest for this episode is Lindsey Peoples Tod. During our conversation, we talked about how she stays committed to her three foundational pillars of adventure, service, and storytelling, the benefits of both personal and couples therapy, nav...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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47:02
Always Being Curious & 80s Music Videos
My guest for this episode is Brian Brantley. During our conversation, we talked about how his gregarious nature stems from his mantra of always being curious, the allure of live events and why being a part of that world makes him perennially fe...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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46:27
Asking Questions & "The Real Housewives"
My guest for this episode is Claire Donald. During our conversation, we talked about the struggles and successes of her very country song sounding experience of moving from Arkansas to Los Angeles, how having the ability to confidently talk to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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51:34
Higher Education & "Sex and the City"
My guest for this episode is Kim Fleming. During our hour together, we had probably the most wide-ranging conversation that I’ve published yet. We talked about the difference between the bonds we form with actual family versus the ones with our...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:04:15