Gaining political power can be expensive, and can every once in a while get a little weird, because the work covers diverse disciplines, but it is certainly rewarding. In this episode, I cover: – The importance of creating cultural narratives, even in unexpected places, to help counter extremist and intolerant ideologies. – An example of …
Will I be “Full Gear Ready” this summer? A quick episode to discuss my fitness goals and progress, or lack thereof. The importance of a progressive/leftist fitness narrative is also briefly touched upon.
In this episode, I discuss the failure of Build Back Better, the disconnect between Democrats and average voters, and how a more courageous progressive approach rather than being caught up in what voters can perceive as technicalities can help Democrats at the polls in 2022. Key points: – Politicians should show what they can …
I cover: Is Vyvanse giving me a speech impediment? Trying to get help with mental endurance Physical endurance and mental endurance Work stress tolerance Therapists don’t do deliberate plans Forced back to work by a very expensive built-in oven and microwave combination? CM Punk’s principle for healing Fitness progress Going to the gym in a …
This very late episode covers NEW AEW World Champion Adam “Hangman” Page, slow-burn storylines of the sports type, and the political and social change slow-burn storyline of the Great Resignation and Anti-Work. I discuss the foibles of the “general strike” attempts in October and political leaders looking for a big event where everything changes …
This Fixing The Fixerpunk episode is posted kind of late. This is the show where I cover my personal efforts to take my own advice and fix my own problems to perhaps suck just a little less every day. I cover: – Turning 25 and feeling behind in life – Establishing a sense of urgency. …
In order to change the system or advocate and build a better life for yourself, you need to understand not only the rules of your society’s social and political system but also its underlying principles. The rules that are set up in law or in customs, and even sometimes the popular sense of morality, are …
This is a messy, unplanned Fixing the Fixerpunk episode: – Update on the pro surfer job – Figuring out the stuff that distracts me – Minor fitness progress and my new metric “How close am I to looking like Nick Jackson of The Young Bucks?” – Incremental progress overall and finding those times when I …
This is more of a current events episode covering the soon to end eviction moratoriums, problems with eviction processes, how to restructure the process of eviction to be more sane, disparate impacts of court processes like virtual hearings on the elderly and disabled, the need for more public and cooperatively owned housing, the myth …
This was supposed to be a Fixing the Fixerpunk episode, but it’s pretty heavy on practical lessons. Topics covered: – Soundproofing for the podcast recording – Prioritizing Your Life and Activities when advocating for yourself – A Key Fixerpunk Principle: Be A Pitcher, Not A Thrower as applied to personal advocacy – Prioritizing Deadlines and …