Podcast Episode 17

"The Good News Episode" - Off-topic dentists, what it will be like after the big earthquake, geeking out, good friends, book deals and the writer's life.

Podcast Episode 18

Nature as a language, go outside, and don't date your cousin.

Podcast Episode 19

Controversy over my short film "Climbing At Night," addiction, bear encounters, philosophy, and cultural critique.

Podcast Episode 20

Why getting punched in the mouth is a good thing. True stories. Fists to my teeth. Also metaphors for the same thing. Are you a hero? I know I'm not.

Podcast Episode 21

Watching a drowned girl pulled from the river makes me think about life.

Podcast Episode 22

Ideas, good and bad.
Failed humor.
Assignments gone wrong.
And what language does your car speak?

Podcast Episode 23

When I stole a car, awkward hugging, my traumatic brain injury, and struggling to believe in constructs.

Podcast Episode 24

Kyle Rittenhouse trial and aquittal—thoughts and connections.

Podcast Episode 25

Rotten goose eggs, being stuck in Reno, and two pieces of New Years inspiration.

Podcast Episode 26

Researching fertilizer bombs on a school computer and other funny stories, found poems, and essays.

Podcast Episode 27

Control your destiny, have an internal locus of control, make choices that determine a better future, and therefore the life that you want. Don't settle for a boring, monotonous life that brings you no joy. Go out, work hard, adventure, and take risks!

Podcast Episode 28

Mental Health Month: Reading As A Mental Health Practice.
Entertaining poems and essays.

Podcast Episode 29

The Uvalde school shooting. The dysfunctions of being a public school teacher. Rules that don't make sense. Setting up the next tragedy.

Podcast Episode 30

Prosuming vs Consuming. How we can buy back our time?

Podcast Episode 31

My new book release episode—American Afterlife—plus author fails, and is it crazy to be a writer these days?

Podcast Episode 32

The bears are being weird this year...what kind of a bear are you?

Podcast Episode 33

I tell the stories of the first dead body I saw—a baby—plus the first murdered person, deaths of friends, colleagues, students, my favorite dog, and what it all means to me.

Podcast Episode 34

Freeway shooter, my friend lost on the river, car accidents, and a meth addict next door? Three wild stories.

Podcast Episode 35

Personal journals podcast episode that includes "People Who Hate My Writing," "A Ridiculous True Story," "The Best Thing I've Read This Week," "Geeking Out," "Journal Lists Y Gente Loca," and "A Message From My Dog."

Podcast Episode 1

Trying to kayak an unkayakable creek, people hating my second novel, other stories, and a Colorado River Toad.

Podcast Episode 5

"The Daughters Episode" - When you lose your kids in the woods and other stories.

Podcast Episode 7

"The Gratitude Episode" - Being a homeless teen in Dallas, Texas, a Greek tragedy, how I became an adventurer, and a message from Bob Dylan.

Podcast Episode 8

"The Complicated Gifts Episode": Examining conspiracy theories, the Coronavirus, Trump versus Lincoln, Breitbart's America's Frontline Doctors, riding motorcycles, Black Lives Matter, and our call to action.

Podcast Episode 10

"How To Fail In Sports": Cheat, Make Excuses, Don't Put In The Work, Don't Trust Your Instincts, and Let Fear Control Your Mind.

Podcast Episode 11

"The Apologies Episode": Choking a student, smuggling an item onto an airplane, my drunken friend, and other stories that require an apology.

Podcast Episode 12

Discovering a woman on the bridge with a noose, the Gold Standard, our education system, insiders vs. outsiders, and other constructs.

Podcast Episode 13

The "All Tricks Episode" in which I prove - once a gain - that am not a good person. Check out the pandemic pro-tip at the start of the episode, or listen for other stories of tricks, bad ideas, and dubious decisions.

Podcast Episode 14

"Flow" - An ode to MF Doom, Daniel Dumile, stories and poetry from Earl Sweatshirt, Night Comes Early These Days, and a friend cancelling you in 2020.

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Podcast Episode 16

Stories of adventures, failures, humor, philosophy, and bad book reviews from Random House author and sponsored rock climber Pedro Hoffmeister.

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