Chad Lawson Launches Calm It Down Conversations, a New On-Camera Interview Series Filmed at Spotify Studios Hollywood

The first episode features Jeff Krasno of Wanderlust and Commune, with Suze Yalof Schwartz of Unplug Meditation, and more guests to follow

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, November 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Pianist, composer, and podcast host Chad Lawson today announced Calm It Down Conversations, a new series of on-camera interviews from his popular podcast Calm It Down, filmed at Spotify Studios in Hollywood. The first episode, featuring Jeff Krasno, premieres Wednesday, November 11, on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.

Calm It Down, Lawson’s podcast on stress and anxiety, has earned more than seven million downloads and an iHeartRadio Podcast Award nomination. Calm It Down Conversations brings the show in front of the camera, pairing Lawson with leading voices in wellness, meditation, and mental health for unhurried, face-to-face conversations about living with less stress.

In the premiere episode, “When There’s Nothing Left to Fix,” Lawson sits down with Jeff Krasno, the co-creator of Wanderlust and the co-founder and CEO of Commune, where he hosts the Commune podcast. Named by Oprah to her SuperSoul100, Krasno is the author of Good Stress.

The episode asks what we do when someone we love needs more than we can fix. Together, Lawson and Krasno explore belonging, the urge to make everything better, and what it means to simply be present. Through childhood memories and the music that connected Krasno with his father in his final days, they share a deeply personal conversation about grief, forgiveness, and learning to meet ourselves and each other with a little more grace.

“So much of Calm It Down has been about the moments when we feel we have to fix everything. Sitting across from someone changes the conversation. You catch the pause before an answer, the moment someone lets their guard down. Jeff was the right person to begin with. When he talked about the music he shared with his father at the end, there was nothing to add. Sometimes being present is the whole thing,” said Lawson.

The series continues with Suze Yalof Schwartz, founder and CEO of Unplug Meditation, the world’s first drop-in meditation studio, who has taught more than 3 million people to meditate; Amina Zamani, an executive coach and international speaker who works at the intersection of neuroscience, neuroplasticity, and Kundalini yoga; and Megan Monahan, meditation teacher, former meditation director at Wanderlust, and author of Don’t Hate, Meditate! Additional guests will be announced in the coming weeks.

New episodes of Calm It Down Conversations release every two weeks on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.

About Chad Lawson

Chad Lawson is a pianist and composer signed to Decca Records US, with more than 1.35 billion streams, an RIAA Gold certified single, and a No. 1 album on Billboard Classical Crossover with breathe. He is a Steinway Artist. He serves as Treasurer of the World Federation for Mental Health and on its Executive Committee, and as WFMH’s WHO Representative for the Americas, and he composed The Light Within, the official theme song for World Mental Health Day, the first ever written for the day by a musician. Lawson is double certified in breathwork through Yoga Alliance accredited training and is passionate about mindfulness, meditation, and wellbeing. He has led meditation, music, and breathwork sessions at Stanford, Emory, Auburn, and Indiana University, and for Nike, Amazon, Peloton, and Thrive Global. He hosts Calm It Down, a podcast on stress and anxiety with more than seven million downloads and an iHeartRadio Podcast Award nomination. His work has been covered by NPR, CBS Sunday Morning, Forbes, and Rolling Stone.

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