Podcasts/Radio Shows
Radio show with Dr. John Cane
10/04/2026
What are you waiting for someone to know... that you haven’t actually told them?
This week, I’ll tell you about a family get-together I was really looking forward to that just sort of... didn’t happen.
And how the disappointment helped me realize that what I thought I wanted... wasn’t necessarily what I needed.
And we’ll hear from a listener who’s learning to ask for what she needs...but struggles when the answer is no.
Through psychology, personal stories, the Acting Out of Character Method, and some great music...we’ll explore why asking for what you need isn’t demanding that someone give it to you.
It’s giving yourself permission to ask—and giving them permission to answer.
Playlist for the Oct 4, 2026 show…..
9/27/26
Are you saying what you mean... or talking around it?
This week, I’ll tell you about an acting teacher who stopped me in the middle of a scene and pointed out something I didn’t realize I was doing: talking around what I really wanted to say.
And we’ll hear from a listener who’s afraid to ask an important question—not because she doesn’t know what she wants to say...but because she’s afraid of the answer she might hear.
Through psychology, personal stories, the Acting Out of Character method, and some great music...we’ll explore why saying what you mean doesn’t mean saying everything you think.
It means communicating what matters without hiding behind what feels safer.
Playlist for the 9/27/26 Show…
9/20/26
How much of the life you’re living did you actually choose….and how much did you simply agree to?
This week, I’ll tell you how being '“just a waiter” taught me something I wouldn’t fully understand until years later…. and we’ll hear from a listener who spent years keeping the peace in a difficult relationship and now wonders:
“How do I learn to choose myself again?”
Through psychology, personal stories, the Acting Out of Character Method, and some great music, we’ll explore why choosing yourself doesn’t mean:
“I matter more”. It means… “I matter too.”
Playlist for the 9/20/26 Show…….
9/13/26
Have you ever stayed with a decision, a job, a relationship, or a plan simply because…
“Well, I’ve already put this much into it”.
Psychologists actually have a name for that. And this week, we’re talking about why changing your mind doesn’t necessarily mean you were wrong.
Maybe you learned something. Maybe circumstances changed. Maybe YOU changed.
Through great music, psychology, a listener letter, and a personal acting story, we’ll explore the difference between giving up, changing direction…and knowing when to hold on.
Playlist for the 9/13/26 show….
09/06/26:
Have you ever second-guessed yourself so much that you finally asked everybody else what YOU should do?
This week, we’re talking about what it really means to trust yourself - not because you’ll always make the right decision, and not because you know exactly what’s going to happen.
But because you trust yourself enough to say….”I don’t know. Let’s see what happens.”
Playlist for the 9/06/26 show….
8/30/26:
Have you ever wished you could begin again…..but this time….with the benefit of everything life has taught you?
Because when you begin with experience….you’re not the same person making the same decisions.
Join me this week and I’ll tell you why, at around 40, I left a steady job at a bank….and somehow ended up driving limousines and selling sunglasses.
It’s Not Too Late To Begin Again.
Playlist for the 8/30/26 show……..
8/23/26
Think you already know exactly who you are?
YOU might be surprised.
This week, we’re asking what might still be inside you….that you haven’t discovered yet.
We’re talking about strengths….. possibilities….. and parts of ourselves we sometimes don’t discover….. until life gives us a reason to find them.
Playlist for the 08/23/26 show……….
8/16/26
How do you know when a chance is worth taking? When does waiting become avoidance?
And what happens when taking a chance means trusting someone else…or even changing the direction of your life?
We’ll explore it through music, psychology, a listener’s question…and a chance I once took that changed the direction of my life.
Sometimes you don’t need a guarantee. You just need a reason to try.
Playlist for the 08/16/26 show……..
08/09/26
What are you still carrying…..that no longer belongs in the next chapter of your life?
This week, we’ll discover how music, psychology, and the Acting Out of Character method can help us let go of old expectations, old hurts, and old stories….so we can make room for what comes next.
Playlist for the 08/09/26 show…………
08/02/26
Why can two people experience the same event, but come away with completely different life stories?
How can the meaning we give our past shape what’s possible for our future?
If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s possible to see your life differently……this show is for you.
Playlist for the 08/02/26 show………….
07/26/26
Have you ever looked at your life and thought….
“I thought I’d be further along by now”.
If so, you’re not alone.
Together we’ll explore second chances, reinvention, purpose, resilience,and how the story of your life is still being written.
Because no matter where you are on your journey….
It’s never too late to write the next chapter.
Playlist for the 07/26/26 show…………
07/19/26
The Story You’re Telling Yourself.
Many of us spend years living by stories we’ve never questioned.
Stories about who we are. What we’re capable of. And what’s possible.
But what if those stories aren’t facts? What if they’re simply old life scripts waiting to be rewritten?
Join me as we explore identity, possibility, and the surprising power of asking better questions.
Playlist for the 07/19/26 show………….
07/12/26
Growing Into the Role.
Have you ever had someone tell you “you’ve changed”….
before you notice it yourself?
We’ll explore why growth often happens quietly, why we’re usually tha last ones to recognize it, and what a garden, a photograph, a road trip, the ocean tide can teach us about who we’re capable of being.
Playlist for the 07/12/26 show……………..
07/05/2026
Rehearsing the Future…
What if confidence isn’t something you wait for? What if it is something you practice?
We explore why growth often feels awkward, how the stories we tell ourselves shape our future, & why actors understand something most of us forget:
Sometimes you don’t become the person first…..you rehearse the role and grow into the person.
Playlist for the 07/05/26 show………………
06/21/26
Brand new series called The Possibility Series.
What are you waiting for? The right time…..More confidence…More certainty?
We’ll explore why so many us us postpone the things that matter most, and why the future we’re hoping for may begin long before we feel completely ready.
Because sometimes, the things we’re waiting for…are waiting for us.
Playlist for the 06/21/26 show…………..
John Cane, PhD -
• Experiential Psychologist
• Radio Host • Actor • Speaker
With over 25 years as an actor, coach, and workshop leader, Dr. John Cane combines extensive performance experience with evidence-based psychological research to help individuals unlock their potential through acting and improvisation.
His work exploring the mental health benefits of performance training informs every aspect of his approach.
In these messages found in between the songs on his radio show Acting Out of Character, he brings that same depth to music—living out his belief that music is what feelings sound like—as he dissects songs to uncover the psychology behind the sound.