Raff's Brain
Raff’s Brain is my playground for goofy stories, real-life adventures, and experiments in how openness, creativity, and technology can bring people together and improve our lives. Expect Hot Yoga Problems, Riffin’ with Raff, Drive & Jive / Walk & Talk, and various zany side projects that are sometimes cathartic, sometimes ridiculous, and hopefully worth your time.
Episodes
215 episodes
Raff's Brain #215: Hot Yoga Problems - The Shiva Curtsy & Dancing Camel
In this episode of Hot Yoga Problems, Rob exits another early-morning hot yoga class only to realize the practice he’s done for a decade still has endless ways to surprise—and punish—him.Today’s offenders: the Shiva Curtsy ...
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Raff's Brain #214: Hot Yoga Problems - SPRING FORWARD & the Playlist that Saved the Day!
What happens when a hot yoga class accidentally turns into the best throwback playlist of all time?In this episode of Hot Yoga Problems, Rob battles the post–daylight savings struggle just to make it to class. The whole world feel...
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Raff's Brain #213: Riffin' with Raff feat. Charles Blatz - Yolk & Mortar Chicken Hustle!
Charles Blatz returns to Raff’s Brain for a wide-ranging conversation about DIY home renovation, backyard farming, and the unexpected joys of modern homesteading.After buying a modest fixer-upper outside Cleveland, Charles has s...
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Raff's Brain #212: HOT YOGA PROBLEMS - Concrete Columns, Crow Pose, and Creator Chaos
This episode of Hot Yoga Problems begins where many great stories do: backing out of a garage and almost getting taken out by a concrete column with attitude. Rob spins that everyday moment into a funny meditation on cars, frugality, den...
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Raff's Brain #211: Riffin' with Raff feat. Brady Bond - Fans, Flippers, & the Value of Cards
Rob Raffety welcomes Brady Bond to Riffin’ with Raff for a conversation about collectibles, card culture, and the economic ideas hiding in plain sight inside hobby markets. Brady, a college student with experience buying and selling card...
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Raff's Brain #210: SPECIAL EPISODE - Go Crush & Dominate! - Brief Remarks to the 2026 MRU College Fellows
This episode is different — and deeply personal.Rob shares the remarks he delivered to the inaugural class of MRU College Fellows, a program focused on cultivating the next generation of communicators advancing economic ideas and classic...
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Raff's Brain #209: Hot Yoga Problems - Return of the SLOTH!
After six days off, I return to hot yoga — and it’s absolute carnage.In this Hot Yoga Problems episode, I unpack the mental spiral of falling off routine, the speed of physical regression, and the brutal honesty required to admit when yo...
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Raff's Brain #208: Drive & Jive - Zip Codes, Social Security & the Future of Freedom
Rob is back on the road from West Virginia to Arlington, and this Drive & Jive goes everywhere—in the best way.What begins as a casual riff about zip codes and phone numbers evolves into reflections on:Memory and how tech...
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Raff's Brain #207: Riffin' with Raff feat. BRYCE THE THIRD - Stop Searching for the Secret Formula!
What if the secret to content creation is that no one actually has it figured out?In this Riffin’ with Raff episode, Rob reconnects with Detroit-based storyteller and creator Bryce the Third t...
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Raff's Brain #206: Riffin' with Raff - GRIT & GROWTH with Mallory Moss!
Senior year is a proving ground.In this episode of Riffin’ with Raff, Rob sits down with returning guest Mallory Moss to talk about discipline, team culture, resilience, and what it means to grow — even when you don’t feel grown...
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Raff's Brain #205: Drive & Jive - What If AI Changes Storytelling Forever?
On this episode of Raff’s Brain – Drive & Jive, Rob records on the road and wrestles with creativity, technology, and identity in real time.From Meta-powered sunglasses and Spanish vocabulary experiments to group text dynami...
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Raff's Brain #204: HOT YOGA PROBLEMS - Namaste, Mofos, the Future’s Coming!
Two days of hot yoga. One impossible baby grasshopper. And a full-blown philosophical detour into the fate of newspapers.In this Hot Yoga Problems episode, Rob explores the tension between nostalgia and progress — from the tactile joy o...
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Raff's Brain #203: Hot Yoga Problems - Blossoming Cobra (and other made up poses)
After more than a decade of yoga, Rob encounters something shocking:The Blossoming Cobra.Is it a pose? A metaphor? Or proof that anyone can invent anything if they add frog legs to it?This episode of Hot Yoga Problems
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Raff's Brain #202: SPECIAL EPISODE - AI, Disruption, & Possibility: Let the Robots Debate It!
In this episode of Raff’s Brain, Rob experiments with AI in a big way, by letting AI debate AI.After two viral essays ignited the internet—one predicting massive white-collar job disruption, the other arguing that fear is the re...
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Raff's Brain #201: Hot Yoga Problems - Snow Day → Snow Week → Snow Month: The Sloth Spiral
Rob walks out of a brutally tough hot yoga class and immediately gets philosophical about winter, accountability, and a new menace: Snow Crete—that concrete-like snowpack in Northern Virginia/DC that crunches under your tires and won’t m...
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Raff's Brain #200: Riffin' with Raff feat. HOA PHAN! Super Bowl Banter & Steelers Therapy Session!
In this can't-miss finale of the Riffin’ with Raff NFL playoff mini-series, Rob Raffety and Hoa Phan go head-to-head on Super Bowl predictions. They break down how New England clawed their way into the big game, why Seattle looks unstoppable, a...
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Raff's Brain #199: Hot Yoga Problems - Groundhog Day Grit & Yoga Mat Madness!
It’s Groundhog Day, it’s snowing, and Rob just had one of the weirdest savasana experiences of his hot yoga life. This short-but-stacked episode blends everyday chaos, yogic reflections, and comically relatable frustrations from the snowy stree...
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Raff's Brain #198: Hot Yoga Problems - STINK EYE SHOWDOWN: Hot Yoga Turf Wars!
On this episode of Hot Yoga Problems, Rob Raffety shares a rare and mildly traumatic moment: receiving a stink eye in yoga class. Was it earned? Was it imagined? Was it a side effect of rolling into the sacred 9:30am slot unannounced? ...
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Raff's Brain #197: Hot Yoga Problems - Flying Frog Fails & Snowstorm Freakouts!
In this Hot Yoga Problems episode, Rob Raffety battles a Core 3 hot yoga class while the DC area melts down over an impending snowstorm. From mastering the flying frog (kind of) to fumbling a mystifying pose transition, it's an evening...
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Raff's Brain #196: Riffin' with Raff - NFL Playoffs Part III feat. HOA PHAN!
In this episode of Riffin’ with Raff, Rob Raffety and football whisperer Hoa Phan return for week three of their NFL playoff breakdown. From stunning upsets to questionable officiating, they unpack the agony and ecstasy of the Divisional...
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Raff's Brain #195: Hot Yoga Problems - Two-Person Class & a Third Eye Awakening!
On today's edition of Hot Yoga Problems, Rob finds himself in a nearly empty studio—and has a mind-expanding session because of it. Between sweaty breakthroughs and a soul-realigning pyramid pose, he opens up about new creative project...
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Raff's Brain #194: Riffin' with Raff - 7 Million Views in 7 Months with Grauben Lara!
In this episode of Riffin’ with Raff, Rob Raffety reconnects with content creator Grauben Laura, who’s racked up over 7 million video views in just seven months. They dive into the wins, the misses, and the magic behind viral storytell...
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Raff's Brain #193: Riffin' with Raff (& Hoa)! - Wild Card Whiplash & the Tomlin Twist!
Riffin’ with Raff returns with Week 2 of the NFL playoff special, and it’s a rollercoaster. Raff and Hoa dissect a wild Wild Card weekend—Eagles collapse, Steelers disappoint, and Josh Allen goes full superhero. They debate divisional round mat...
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Raff's Brain #192: Hot Yoga Problems - Yoga in Buckhannon? BELIEVE IT, BABY!
In this on-location installment of Hot Yoga Problems, Rob returns to his hometown of Buckhannon, WV, and stumbles upon a beautiful surprise: a thriving yoga scene in a town where that once felt impossible. Broadcasting with incense in ...
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Raff's Brain #191: Riffin' with Raff - Niners, Steelers, & NFL PLAYOFF CHAOS - Wild Card Weekend Breakdown!
Old friend and longtime listener Hoa Phan returns to Riffin’ with Raff for a sharp, funny, and slightly chaotic look at the NFL playoffs. Rob and Hoa break down three big matchups — Steelers vs Texans, Eagles vs 49ers, and Bills vs Jag...
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