Location:
United States
Description:
Finding happiness and contentment is seriously difficult. Iyaz Akhtar candidly shares his experiences on trying to achieve inner peace with weekly guests.
Language:
English
Episodes
Quest For Peace Ep. 28 – Interview with Sarah Lane
7/13/2015
TechCrunch's Sarah Lane joins Iyaz to explain how she maintains such a positive demeanor.
Duration:00:46:24
Quest For Peace Ep. 27 – Interview With Eric Sandine
7/6/2015
Iyaz talks to his "Podcast without Pretense" co-host, Eric Sandine. Eric is in the middle of changing jobs and moving to a new place. Find out how he manages stress.
Duration:00:46:50
Quest For Peace Ep. 26 – Interview with Mary Jo Foley
6/29/2015
MJ and Iyaz learn how similar they both are. While the two have appeared on numerous podcasts, they both find out how much New York City means to each other.
Duration:00:48:13
Quest For Peace Ep. 25 – Interview with Dan Ackerman
6/23/2015
Dan Ackerman, journalist at CNET.com joins Iyaz to talk about his journey to meditation and mellowing out with time.
Duration:00:52:20
Quest For Peace Ep. 24 – Interview with Andrew Zarian
6/15/2015
Iyaz is at GFQ HQ so he and Andrew talk about continuing to be intense and setting expectations to create happiness.
Duration:00:47:19
Quest For Peace Ep. 23 – Interview with Nate Lanxon
6/4/2015
Today's guest is the wildly successful Nate Lanxon. He's followed his passions while being a truant at times without regret.
Duration:00:47:25
Quest For Peace Ep. 22 – Interview with Tom Merritt
5/4/2015
Podcaster extraordinaire and all-around good guy Tom Merritt joined the show to talk about how to handle anger and wearing the mask of a human being.
Duration:00:52:19
Quest For Peace Ep. 21 – Interview with Tim Stevens
4/28/2015
Tim Stevens, editor at large at CNET joined "Quest for Peace" from the most serene environment -- under a tree. Iyaz and Tim were going to talk about how to focus on things, but wound up talking about how to be happy on a day-to-day basis.
Duration:00:45:33
Quest for Peace Ep. 20 – Interview with Jonathan Strickland
4/20/2015
Jonathan Strickland, senior writer at HowStuffWorks, joins Iyaz to talk about finding empathy and what lessons he's learned over the past few years to make the world a better place.
Duration:00:42:40
Quest For Peace Ep. 19 – Interview with Liz Romero
4/13/2015
You might know Liz from her days at an Internet television network. She's also frequently seen with Iyaz since they're a couple. Find out how this California girl handled a cross-country move, a new job, and a new life in New York.
Duration:00:38:23
Quest For Peace Ep. 18 – The challenges of air travel: CES 2015 edition 1-25-15
1/25/2015
In this episode, Iyaz explains what happened on his trip back from CES 2015 and how it was basically one big test of patience.
Duration:00:30:27
Quest for Peace Ep. 17 – Viewer Feedback 1-4-15
1/4/2015
Iyaz reads your emails and talks about the never-ending quest for peace.
Duration:00:20:53
Quest For Peace Ep. 16 – Fitting In 12-28-14
12/28/2014
Wouldn't you be happier if you fit in with everyone? What happens when you don't really have a group? That's what today's episode is all about.
Duration:00:27:50
Quest For Peace Ep. 15 – Robert Borgesi Interview 11-2-14
11/2/2014
Today's guest is Robert Borgesi, Iyaz's best friend for the past 17 years. He gives us insights on what he does to be happy and what Iyaz was like back in college.
Duration:00:55:16
Quest For Peace Ep. 14 – Season Premiere 9-28-14
9/28/2014
The show is back. Iyaz explains the tumultuous move back to the east coast and how living in Manhattan is a dream and a nightmare.
Duration:00:46:35
Quest For Peace Ep 13 – Materialism 6-1-14
6/5/2014
Andrew Zarian comes by to chat with Iyaz on if physical possessions can make you happy.
Duration:00:48:16
Quest For Peace Ep 12 – Dog Mind 5-25-14
5/25/2014
Iyaz explains how much he's trying to be like a dog to find inner calmness and the struggles he faced in the day.
Buy The Dog's Mind on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Mind-Understanding-Behavior-reference-ebook/dp/B00J7Z1JKE/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&tag=thgufrquponet-20
Duration:00:24:55
Quest For Peace Ep. 11 – Shannon Morse Interview 5-18-14
5/18/2014
Internet host and producer Shannon Morse joins Iyaz to talk about how her upbringing gave her the building blocks to handle stress, how to handle trolls, and changing your perspective to make challenges into opportunities.
Duration:00:44:34
Quest For Peace Ep. 10 – Brian Brushwood Interview 5-11-14
5/11/2014
World class magician and podcaster Brian Brushwood joins us to talk about how exercise is a key in keeping him happy, what it took to go from Dell to the stage, and the impact of children.
Duration:00:32:44
Quest For Peace Ep. 9 – Dan Patterson Interview 5-4-14
5/7/2014
Globe-trotting journalist extraordinaire Dan Patterson joins Iyaz to discuss how to be driven while trying to be happy, how upbringing can bring about change, and why failure is your friend.
Find Dan Patterson online at DanPatterson.com
Duration:01:08:32