Commune with Jeff Krasno

Eighty-five years old, under subpoena, and asked the same question until he pled the Fifth 111 times. To Senator Rand Paul, that looks like a confession. In this episode, part of "The Middle Way" series, Jeff Krasno tries to hold two true things at once: Fauci's diaries reveal real vanity and overconfidence, and the push to make those flaws the central crime of the pandemic is disproportionate.

Why pleading the Fifth isn't the admission it looks like on TV

What's actually in the 1,141 pages of diaries, and what isn't

The lab leak theory, the furin cleavage site, and where the evidence really sits

Gain-of-function research, the EcoHealth grant, and two very different definitions of the same phrase

Why masks, Trump, and institutional trust all belong in this story too

This episode is for anyone trying to make sense of the Fauci hearings without picking a side handed to them by cable news.

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Schuyler had two rules for raising babies: no diapers, and no staying home.In this episode, Jeff explains how letting his daughters toddle around bare-bottomed sped up potty-training, and how refusing to curb their social life meant babies at yoga retreats, dinner parties, and late nights with friends. Both strategies mostly worked, until they crossed paths one night at a party in Clinton Hill. John Currin's Hermès loafer never stood a chance.

This is the fourth episode of Diaries of a Dance Dad, an audio memoir series in Jeff's own words. It spans the full arc of parenthood: the inhale of birth and early chaos, the grind of no sleep and travel with kids, the gut-punches of failure, and the slow exhale of letting go.

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What does longevity actually look like when you have three kids, a full-time job, and zero time for cold plunges?

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Dr. Robin Berzin, founder and CEO of Parsley Health, to talk about momgevity, her term for longevity through the lens of motherhood.

They explore:

Why subtraction, not addition, is often the real key to health

How she decides which habits are genuinely non-negotiable.

Why momgevity is about subtraction, not just optimization

Her daily non-negotiables: meditation, whole foods, and protein

What her grandmother's 104 years taught her about stress

Navigating perimenopause, diastasis recti, and body changes after three kids

Building a "village" of support instead of doing it all alone

This episode is for parents juggling health and family, women rethinking longevity at midlife, and anyone tired of biohacking culture that treats wellness like a competition.

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Before the girls hit menarche, they trailed rainbow sorbet, tie-dye, and enough Pirate's Booty to leave a breadcrumb trail across every airport in North America.

In this episode, Jeff remembers the summers his family spent touring with the Wanderlust yoga festivals: one squeaky roller bag, three dozen Trader Joe's totes, and three young daughters who could double as walking coat racks. Pirate's Booty wasn't just a snack; it was how the ops team always managed to track him down. The story lands at a Vancouver airport ticket counter, where the "yogul" of Wanderlust finally, and very publicly, loses his equanimity.

This is the 7th episode of Diaries of a Dance Dad, an audio memoir series in Jeff's own words. It spans the full arc of parenthood: the inhale of birth and early chaos, the grind of no sleep and travel with kids, the gut-punches of failure, and the slow exhale of letting go.

Order Diaries of a Dance Dad audiobook & hear the tales that bookend my paternal journey from cradle to empty nestdom at ⁠onecommune.com/dancedad⁠.

This episode was made possible by:

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Ten pounds in two weeks. No hunger. No craving for coffee or alcohol. This is Jeff’s personal, week-by-week account of starting tirzepatide (sold as Zepbound), tracked through blood sugar, cholesterol markers, and a noticeable dimming of everyday motivation and joy.

What changed in the first two weeks: appetite, weight, and energy

Tracking glucose, LDL, ApoB, and other metabolic markers with a CGM and blood panels

Why alcohol and coffee stopped feeling rewarding

The emerging link between GLP-1s, dopamine, and the brain's reward circuitry

The trade-off between appetite control and a sense of vitality or spark

This episode is for anyone weighing GLP-1s for themselves, or curious what the drugs are actually like beyond the headlines.

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