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The Junkyard Love PodcastWhat If Mania Is a Message? - with Sean BlackwellWhat if mania isn’t a malfunction — but a message from the psyche trying to heal?Sean Blackwell is an author, teacher, and researcher who has spent nearly two decades exploring the spiritual and somatic dimensions of bipolar disorder. His work challenges the mainstream psychiatric model by suggesting that episodes of mania, depression, and psychosis often have trauma roots and can reflect deep inner attempts at healing rather than symptoms of a broken brain.In 1996, Sean went through a sudden and life-altering psychotic-spiritual emergency - an experience that would send him on a lifelong path of s...
2025-11-241h 34
The Junkyard Love Podcast0117 with Blake Hull - Good morning, Blakey Boy - Grace, written in codeIn this conversation, I'm joined by mathematician, meditator, and machine learning engineer Blake Hull. We share stories of therapy, meditation, and Ram Dass, opening up after years of staying in the head, we unravel ideas of masculinity, expand on vulnerability, and dissect what it means to become safe in our own skin. We talk about anger as sacred energy, the strange geometry of emotion, and the daily ritual of saying “Good morning, Blakey Boy” - a quiet reminder that to heal isn't to change, it's to remember who you already are. This is a fluid dialogue that drift...
2025-10-272h 44
The Junkyard Love Podcast0111 with Nate Tanzman - FatherNate is a husband, father, stunt-bike rider, motivational speaker, videographer, inspired leader, and an honest man. He joins us to engage in a deep, introspective conversation about personal growth, spirituality, and masculinity. We explore themes of overcoming adversity, finding purpose, and the importance of fatherhood and personal accountability. The discussion centers on Nate's transformative journey from a risk-taking lifestyle to a more purposeful existence, emphasizing the significance of faith, commitment, and continuous self-improvement. Throughout the conversation, we challenge societal norms and encourage listeners to focus on internal development, rather than external validation.Some notable q...
2025-02-192h 04
The Junkyard Love Podcast0105 with Tutor and Educational Consultant Matt McGee - How To Stand Out In College AdmissionsMatt McGee is an educational expert, tutor, and college admissions specialist. He is the founder of MRM Education - An elite tutoring and college admissions consultancy that aims to fosters academic curiosity, mental health, and confidence in students' - with the ultimate goal of admission into a top university. Matt is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling and has over a decade of experience as a tutor. His intensive mentorship method helps students raise their grades and gain admission to Ivy Plus schools.Matt and I talk...
2024-08-161h 07
The Junkyard Love Podcast0103 with Landon 'Dirtyzen' Smith - Breaking Into The AbyssLandon Smith is an artist mostly known for his alias “Dirtyzen”. A creative visionary & spiritual teacher, he hangs his hat in the world of music by interlacing a sub-genre of dubstep called ‘chillstep’ with philosophical spiritual talks from well-known masters. Landon takes the listener on a journey that seeks to liberate and amplify one’s experiential understanding of Eastern spiritual practices. He uses his inner calling of karma yoga to propagate insights for others on his various social media and art-hosting platforms. He has a quite eloquent eye for film, a trained ear for sound, and an exquisite way with words...
2023-12-191h 48
The Junkyard Love Podcast0100 with Jacob From The Internet - Mystical Experience And Spiritual Practice To Radically Change The Mind"This is how a human being can change: There's a worm addicted to eating grape leaves. Suddenly. He wakes up, call it Grace, whatever, something wakes him, and he's no longer a worm. He's the entire vineyard, and orchard too, the fruit, the trunks, a growing wisdom and joy that doesn't need to devour." Rumi0:00 - 22:00 - solocast introThe interview starts at 22:36I was recently a guest on "The Spiritual Awakening Show" and the last 100 minutes of this episode is that conversation, where the first 22 is a solocast of me blabbering on about...
2023-08-082h 04
The Spiritual Awakening ShowKundalini Conversation with Jacob Rhines | Shakti Awakening Series Part 61Jacob Rhines and I discuss his Kundalini awakening, mystical inner child healing experiences, journey as an artist, integration, embodiment, and more.Connect with Jacob: https://linktr.ee/jacobfromtheinternetInstagram - @jacobfromtheinternetYouTube - @jacobfromtheinternet Podcast - The Junkyard Love PodcastFB - Jacob FTITiktok - @jacobfromtheinternet-📿SPIRITUALITY 101: Crash Course - Unmask the Mystic Within (FREE)🌳THE NO-NONSENSE GROUNDING GUIDE (FREE)💎ABUNDICA: Principles & Practices for Manifesting Abundance (FREE)💌The Spirit Letter (FREE) ☮The Spirit Community (FRE...
2023-08-0100 min
The Junkyard Love Podcast098 with Swami Nityananda - Be Still, As The Universe Plays Through YouHit Follow/like if you enjoyed the episode! - Swami Nityananda is the spiritual teacher of the Awake Yoga Meditation community. Consecrated by Swami Shankarananda, her teachings helps listeners and readers connect with the reality of love, wisdom, liberation, joy, harmony, and kindness. People who meditate with her find Swami Nityananda practices a selfless way of living in the world that asks, "How may I be of service?" and models through open-hearted, generous, and effervescent guidance, a path for us all to recognize our own inherent divine qualities, and to see the same in everyone.As Juniper...
2023-05-0859 min
The Junkyard Love Podcast096 with Jordenelle Tsugawa - The Forever Umbilical Cord, And Grand-Mother AyahuascaJordenelle is a friend and teacher. A Registered Nurse turned Usui Reiki Master speaking from a place of true freedom, we had an awesome chat. More bio on her below. In this episode, we talked about being of service, trauma, synchronicity, coincidence, frequency, growth, awakening, kundalini, and re-incarnation. We then spent the latter portion of the podcast talking about Jordenelle's experience traveling to The Amazon Rainforest for an ayahuasca plant-medicine ceremony, alongside her mother. Jordenelle is a herbalist, Farmer, Healer, Earth Angel, Light Worker, Way-Shower, Matrix-Breaker, Ancient Wisdom Channeller, Creator, Modern Shaman, Kangen Water Teacher, Tarot Reader, Trauma S...
2023-02-101h 21
The Junkyard Love Podcast094 with 1/3 Billionaire John Lefebvre - Acid, Intellect, Money, and MoralityFacts about John:
- He’s given over $50 million to charity
- Spent time in prison
- rose from dirt poor to be a 1/3 of a billionaire
- Singer/Songwriter who recorded with Grammy Winning Producers
- Written two books
- Lawyer, Environmentalist, Philanthropist, Taxi-Driver
John Lefebvre is a poetically and externally successful man with a checkered past - he’s been a taxi driver, a lawyer, a convict, an activist, a third of a billionaire, a musician, an author, an environmentalist, a philanthropist, and more. This multi-millionaire jailbird owned 27 percent of “The PayPal of online gambling”, he’s worked with Gramm...
2022-12-291h 15
The Junkyard Love Podcast089 with Social Impact Investor and Organizational Strategist Daniel T. Matalon - The World Game"Daniel Matalon is the founder of #IsThereEnough, a provocative new conversation about the intersection of survival economics and social justice. He is also the co-founder of Impact Launchpad, a UK-based venture studio for social impact incubation and development. Working from a book, a conversation, and a unique social research experiment that has taken him to 22 countries, Mr. Matalon is asserting that humanity’s biggest existential threat is not climate change, tribalism, or inequality but our inability to make agreement with each other at the level we require to address our challenges. His upcoming title, The First Agreement, is a historical an...
2022-08-301h 01
The Junkyard Love Podcast088 with Bachelor In Arts Of Strategic Communication Spencer Hicks - Break The Hammer"Spencer Hicks, Bachelor in arts of strategic communication; studies semiotics, enjoyed Hegelian dialectics and eats from the trash can of ideology."
Various things that Spencer and I discussed throughout this convo:
Philosophy, March Fischer, the state of modern society, hyper-realism, art, hauntology, Spencers' thesis, retro-futurism, cyber-punk, ontology, how art represents a culture, the roles of an artist to fight hegemonic belief systems, criticizing power structures, existential-dread, marxists criticisms, technology and robotic systems, ends of civilizations, kierkegaard, baudrillard, indoctrination, self-terminating systems, using the word 'inherently' too much, unusual behaviors we have, psychological quirks, Spencer shares what he’s been reading, listening to...
2022-08-022h 41
2022-08-0100 min
The Junkyard Love Podcast087 with Yogi, Author, Poet, Love Coach & Masters in East/West Psychology Zach Beach - A Path Of LoveJoining us from the Golden State - Zach Beach, MA, is an internationally renowned yoga teacher, best-selling author, poet, love coach, founder of The Heart Center love school, and host of The Learn to Love Podcast. He has taught and coached thousands of couples and individuals on how to deepen their love and connection and is the author of The Seven Lessons of Love and two poetry collections with a third out in June. He also has a Masters Degree in East/West Psychology and is actively dedicated to bringing more love into the world.
Through his work, he helps...
2022-05-181h 27
The Junkyard Love Podcast086 with Mika Woodruff - The Individuals Innate Desire For Belonging And UnderstandingWelcome back to the podcast - Mika Woodruff! I respect her perspective and value her conversational insight greatly. Her input, skill, and experience around the psychology and mental health space offer up fantastic insight and value to many of the areas of talk we find ourselves in. For more info on Mika check out our previous episode, number 036!
In this podcast - we discussed various things like: having different personalities, interacting with others, having interesting conversations, spiritual growth, self-development, expansive conversations on the state of the world, we shared stories of transformation, I share a Jesus related experience I had...
2022-04-291h 53
The Junkyard Love Podcast085 with Bachelor Of Science/Masters In Human Rights Cetvies Cetvies - Censoring and Trafficking HumansCetvies is a BSc/MA graduate in human rights single honor (from social sciences and political sciences departments)
She campaigns and writes on human trafficking and has a strong interest in human rights, LGBT, environmental rights, animal rights, veganism, politics, the news, IR, current affairs, society, philosophy, and spirituality in general.
We speak on censorship, inequality, child trafficking, the spirit of the law, the arrogance of oligarchs, freedom of speech, scrutiny of truth, and a lot more. Her website is www.inthenameofhumanrights.com
If you'd consider hitting like or giving a rating, I would be appreciative. Follow to see new...
2022-04-121h 01
The Junkyard Love Podcast084 with Science Researcher, Writer, and Biosemiotician Jeremy Sherman - The Trying SelfJeremy has a PhD in Decision Theory, a Masters in Public Policy, and is an author of over 1,000 articles for Psychology Today. He's friends with famous intellectual thinkers, has been a close research collaborator with Harvard/Berkeley neuroscientist Terrence Deacon for over 25 years and is a one-time elected elder on the world's largest hippy commune.
Jeremy is the author of these three books:
'Neither Ghost Nor Machine - The Emergence and Nature of Selves'
'What's Up With Assholes? - How To Spot And Stop Them Without Becoming One'
'Negotiate With Yourself And Win! - Doubt Management Skills For People Who...
2022-02-041h 20
The Junkyard Love Podcast083 - a solocast - Making Sense Of My Depression & Anxiety pt. 1This is a very free-form, completely unedited solo podcast about depression and anxiety. Nothing prepared, I hit record with the intention to discuss anxiety and depression in some sort of helpful manner. (I have no clue if I succeeded, but that is my aim). For people with depression or people with loved ones who have depression, take what helps and disregard what doesn't resonate. This is a tiny piece of the puzzle, these subjects are deeply more complicated than the things that came into my head while the camera was on this time. I am open to doing these in...
2022-01-141h 42
The Junkyard Love Podcast082 with Yogi & Meditation Teacher Sandy Vo - Towards A Path Of Peace'Sandy encountered the path of meditation after living with crippling depression and anxiety for most of her teen years. Through practicing self-transformation methods, she learned how to self-heal mental, emotional, physical trauma, and break generational patterns. Today, Sandy speaks on stages, hosts live events, and facilitates experiences for people to remember their true nature.'
Sandy Vo really shows up for this chat. Her wise responses to my abstract and lucid questioning are deeply felt and communicated with grace. In this conversation, we each share some of our journey with depression, spirituality, and awakening with one another, we speak about...
2021-12-271h 01
The Junkyard Love Podcast081 with philosophical contemplator John Lee - Pondering The Beautiful Mysteries Of BeingJohn is a father, a Software Project Manager, and a small business owner. Luckily for me, he really enjoys philosophical intellectual conversations. In this episode, we discuss morality, free-will, consciousness, religion, theism, atheism, choice, experience, Determinism, quantum-physics, thought experiments in dimensions and reality, technology and its endless limits, the expanding universe, the mysteries of our minds, the birth of language, the word “i”, god, purpose, meaning, Jordan Peterson, Truth, Values, Morals, being of service to others, picking your own path, advice for young people and reframing expectations. This conversation felt much like the “serious play” Professor John Vervaeke explores in his talk...
2021-12-1455 min
The Junkyard Love Podcast080 with Relationship Practitioner, Mediator, and Author Juli Geske-Peer - Personal SuccessJuli Geske-Peer joins us in this episode! She is the author of “5 Senses For Success - ‘How To Thrive In Any Arena’” - Through her expertise and experience as a seasoned mediator, Juli and I discuss personal, work, as well as community relationships - we talk about leadership, personal success, confidence, deepening the understanding of our experience, different views of communication, having a positive impact, the role of modern influence, repairing damaged relationships, and more.
Enjoyed this one? Stick around for the next or checkout an older episode! - as I offer these podcasts free and free of ads; please consider...
2021-11-131h 01
The Junkyard Love PodcastEP079 W/ Guest Lynn Cherry of Pickleball Fire - "Here, Use My Paddle!"Lynn Cherry is a Pickleball Fanatic. She discovered the sport in 2018 and has since become an avid player, researcher, enthusiast and even interviews the worlds leading players on her podcast. Lynn has a PHD in Sports Psychology and a Masters in Physical Education. In this episode Lynn gives us all relevant info to newcomers to the sport of Pickleball, we talk about her journey into the sport, some of the people she's met along the way, and offer the listeners encouraging ways to get involved in the sport. If you've never heard of Pickleball, this is the episode for you...
2021-11-0348 min
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 078 with Conflict Resolution Coach Jerry Fu - Be Free From The Fear Of ConflictJerry Fu is a Conflict Resolution Coach, he facilitates leadership workshops and has worked as a Pharmacist. He focuses on resolving clients' conflicts at work, in culture, and within themselves. Jerry completed a Biology degree at Rice University and attended pharmacy school at the University of Tennessee-Memphis. Jerry has been fired (by avoiding conflict with an upset boss), has had to evict a roommate, been displaced for work, and dealt with bounced paychecks. - now he uses his previous ongoing struggle with conflict resolution as fascinating fuel for his work.
In This Episode - We talk about the influential cultural...
2021-10-131h 26
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 077 with Cannabis Industry Consultant Devin Mullins - A Friendly Conversation About WeedDevin's Instagram bio simply reads "I love everybody". His presence and energy have always seemed to bring comfort and ease to people he's around, and he and I have always had great conversations, I was really excited to get him on the podcast. He's been working the last few years as a Cannabis Industry Consultant and currently works in Missouri managing a medicinal cannabis store. He shares from his experience working around cannabis as a Processor as well as from his history of being a Budtender and Cannabis Advocate for many years. In this episode - we lay out some...
2021-09-301h 10
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 076 with Singer/Songwriter & Blind Author Heather Hutchison - Seeing More ClearlyHeather Hutchison is an award-winning singer/songwriter and the author of Holding On by Letting Go: A Memoir. Blind since birth and having struggled with mental illness from a young age, she is passionate about educating people on disability and mental health through her music and writing. An avid traveler, Heather has spent time living and teaching English in Latin America, and her memoir
catalogs her story - "Being blind since birth, a once-spirited kid with big dreams now finds herself in a locked psychiatric facility--a wounded young woman in the midst of a global pandemic.
This memoir spans decades...
2021-09-1059 min
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 075 with Bradley Roth - Being Most People Is Bad For Your Health"My highest value in life is freedom - time freedom, thought freedom, location freedom, financial freedom, etc." - Bradley Roth
This week we're joined by outside-the-box thinker Bradley Roth. He's an Entrepreneur, Personal Development Teacher, Relationship Coach, and he hosts the Not Most People Podcast. He comes from a background of sports, personal training and physical fitness and has done work in real estate, network marketing, social media, and more. He's knowledgable, adaptable, driven, and level-headed. In this episode - we talk Masterminds, Bradley's experience attending a Tony Robbins event, we talk hierarchies of needs, the importance of awareness, roads...
2021-08-131h 33
The Junkyard Love PodcastEp 074 w/ Spencer Hicks - Dialectics and Communication Breakdown - A Meta-Analysis of Cancel CultureSpencer is an armchair philosopher with focus in metaphysics, political philanthropy, ethics, and epistemology. In this episode, using a systems thinking lens; we discuss pop-culture cancellation, political perspectives on the issue, power dynamics of canceling, a crisis of meaning, world views, belief systems, cancel culture in academia, the influences from capitalism, technology, entertainment, and meme society. We touch on ideologies, neo-marxism, corporate press propaganda, and collective consciousness.
2021-07-162h 19
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 073 with Alicia & Erwan Davon - Sex, Pleasure, Relationship-Blueprints, and OrgasmsIn this episode I talk with Alicia and Erwan Davon - who use their backgrounds in Zen Buddhism, Psychology, and women’s sexuality studies to teach couples and singles how to lead ideal love lives. They provide a safe place to explore psychological inquiry, pleasure, and sexuality. Recently their work has focused on pandemic-related intimacy issues with singles (dating, intimacy during the pandemic) and couples (physically close but losing connection). Although their techniques are grounded in Eastern practice and non-traditional sensual intelligence, they teach students within the context of the west - grounded psychological understanding of the root issues and ad...
2021-05-0657 min
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 072 with Megan Robinson - Social Creatures Having An Internet ExperienceMegan Robinson is a Videographer, Photographer, Traveling Production Assistant, and Live-Event Aficionado. In this episode - we discuss health, working in live-event environments, the effects of social media on society and ourselves, maintaining sanity through diverse conversations, news media and corresponding divisiveness, cancel culture, learning to understand one another, the future of communication, refusing the conversations handed to us, the responsibility of societies to adequately make sense of current happenings and projected futures, how our views and desires are painted by technology, the intricate web of the internet and its effects on human beings, and much more. She's a wonderful...
2021-04-201h 55
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 071 with Ryan Baker - Forward Is The Only WayIn Episode 071 of The Junkyard Love Podcast I meet Ryan Baker - He's a Beatboxer, Outlier, Positive Influence, Disciplined Worker, Investor, Clothing Line Creator, and much more. We search for connection through the areas of alignment in our perspectives and like-mindedness, and land on lots of great subjects and motivative theories on life. We covered some fantastic aspects of self-love, letting go of the past, creating a vision of the future, staying out of unnecessary roles, interacting with technology, winning, losing, and taking the curriculum of life. We talk shedding the skin of our younger selves, losing the opinions of...
2021-03-082h 01
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 070 with Ryan 'Tos' Santos - The Wiring Within The WallsRyan returns to The Junkyard Love Podcast full of experience, laughter, openness, and friendship. In this episode, Ryan and I explore technology, how the last year has changed us, ways in which we think, attention spans, family dychotomies, being in right relationship with self, trying to determine what's 'true' in the information age, the art of storytelling, learning how to learn, attention spans, confusion dished out by the media and Mr. Santos' firsthand experience contracting the virus early on. Ryan shares his youtube obsessions, some perspectives from being an electrician, his truth thus far of being a father and husband...
2021-03-022h 35
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 069 with Crystal Nyman - Trimming Off What No Longer Serves YouCrystal Nyman is a Philadelphia Hair Stylist. Originally from The Pacific Northwest, she ventured out east to play softball for Temple University fresh out of high school. Through success, trial, injury, and exploration Crystal has navigated the path of self-discovery with inquisitiveness, creativity, and love for others. Crystal is kind, understanding, and full of wisdom waiting to be tapped at any conversational moment. In this episode, Miss Nyman and I discuss her journey from sports to becoming a Stylist, profundities learned about ourselves through growth and change, we talk about social media and its influence on the creative process, fame...
2021-02-241h 47
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 068 with Abrielle Dunn - The Sense Making Sickness Series - Wait Why Are We LARPingThe Sense-Making Sickness Series is a Junkyard Love Podcast side-step towards creative conversation, collaboration, and problem-solving surrounding the events unfolding in many of our daily lived realities. The episodes in this series remain a part of the larger Junkyard Love Podcast while having a certain flair and spark of their own. These conversations hold no misconceptions of grandeur and though the subjects at hand are often very serious - I approach them without taking myself to be immensely serious, correct, full of wisdom, or as an arbiter of all the right answers. I merely seek to shine a light on...
2021-02-123h 28
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 067 with Intuitive Healer Jaycie Randall - A Path From The PastJaycie Randall is an intuitive empathic healer who works with women experiencing strain or pain around mental blockages, childhood trauma, sexual trauma, victim mentalities, triggers, holding onto past experiences longer than helpful, and finding their true Self within. Jaycie speaks elegantly and with compassion about all subjects related to healing and integrative shadow work. This episode brings up various views of things like healing, growth, trauma, therapy, victim mindsets, the Power of NOW, shifting perspectives with grace and dignity, and moving through changing perceptions. We speak on some of the transitional times in our personal lives, we talk about reframing...
2021-02-052h 04
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 066 with Tim Fraley - Writin' Songs, Lentin' Booze and Upgradin' SocietyTim Fraley is a singer/songwriter, car enthusiast, mechanic and dog father. This episode took me down to Oregon City to Tims' place where we discussed the process of creating and writing music, taking yourself seriously, self-belief, participating in breaks from alcohol, habits, musical influences, the happenings of our country recently, covid strip club experiences, changing times, autonomic vehicles, the future with technology and artificial intelligence, and we casually talk conspiracies, america, self-driving vehicles and life after pandemic. This talk was amidst some borkin doggos' and a bit of background ambiance - and the simple webcam video version is available...
2021-02-011h 56
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 065 with Josh Gebhardt - It's Open Mic Night For Being YourselfJosh Gebhardt is a successful Director Of Sales at a large business and travel expense management company based in the Pacific Northwest. Since I've known him, Josh has exuded flair and confidence - and in this episode, I attempt to draw a deeper understanding on how he placed himself in the positions he is in, and how he built up such inspiring levels of authenticity, confidence, and action in the face of adversity. Mr. Gebhardt intertwines his work with purpose and fulfillment and sparks interior lights of self-belief in others by simply exuding his genuine self. Josh talks being one...
2021-01-291h 17
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 064 with Tyler Milliken - Bumping Elbows With Leaders, Censorship and New NormsTyler Milliken is a Live Event Production Manager, Director and Coordinator. In this episode, Tyler and I talk about new norms and how they affect us in abstract ways, we talk about censorship, explicit vs. clean content, we chat about the people who control our content and teaching young adults by way of leadership example. We talk being free to say what we want to say, the meaning behind words we consider taboo or negative, the ratings in movies, games, music and commonly consumed content, the marketing of modern advertisements, the future of censorship and even some background on my...
2021-01-261h 34
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 063 with Shiloh Rister & Georgia Peach - Life, Loss, and DogsIn this episode of the Junkyard Love Podcast, Shiloh Rister joins us and we talk about life, growing up and adapting to change, facing loss, gathering memories from experience, becoming ourselves and learning from canine companions. Shiloh shares her experiences as a caretaker for covid patients, we speak on our younger years of partying and meeting great people along the way, we speak about growing and maturing through time and changes of scenery, we talk about concerts, deriving value from loss, striking balance with business and contemplation, the connection we feel with dogs is explored and Shiloh and I make...
2020-12-141h 08
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 062 with Abrielle Dunn - Aspiring Towards Inspiration, Creating Connection and Smiling Back At LifeThe Great and Wonderful Abrielle Dunn stops by the virtual Junkyard Love Podcast to discuss personal development, mind changes, mental, emotional and physical well-being, social media and the changing Self, working with creatives to portray a vision, believing in one another, making life better for those around you with self development and the Art of Connection in a confusing world. Abrielle runs an LLC called Ellevate Media where she works with motivators, creatives, inspirers and people she can believe in. She does creative digital media, graphic design, production, video editing, marketing, and project management - in college she studied video...
2020-11-302h 08
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 061 with MLB Player & Twitch Streamer Trevor May - Finding The Feel(This episode recorded a couple of weeks before Trevor May signed to the New York Mets!) Throwing easy 98's, Trevor May is an American Professional Baseball Pitcher with an inspiring work ethic, a real Feel for content creation, a line drive vision for his Esports brand, and a genuinely striking personality in the gaming community. Drafted 4th round pick to The Phillies organization out of high school and moving into the Big Leagues pitching for The Minnesota Twins has given Trevor fantastic perspective and insight that brings valuable life advice to those in his audience. He's currently a Free Agent...
2020-11-201h 59
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 060 - Solo with Jacob Rhines - Sober October - A Personal Mental ReviewFor the month of October 2020 I chose to quit Social Media, Alchohol, Weed, Masturbation and Caffeine. In exchange - I chose to commit to every day drinking 1 gallon of water, writing 1 page, performing 20 minutes of yoga, as well as run/cardio 5 days a week. This episode entails my thoughts along the way, some of the hardships, a few of the victories, and lots of the personal psychology along the way. I attempted to analyze my own thoughts and feelings around the challenge, and insert some tips, tricks, new thoughts, and encouragement to anyone who would like to give their own 30...
2020-11-061h 33
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 059 - The Sense Making Sickness - with Spencer Hicks - Series Part 1An important series introduction is presented in the form of a short audio essay that exists in the first ten minutes of this episode. I encourage you to listen for a better understanding of what to expect.
In this coming series of episodes, Spencer and I will attempt to make sense of what is going on in our world to cause such division and confusion amongst neighbors and fellow humans. We will stumble and ramble our way to formulating the questions that need asking and the answers that present themselves. We will try to police our own bias and emotional...
2020-10-201h 34
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 058 with Conner Anshutz - People Are Portals To YourselfI've always held admiration for Conner's perspective on the world around him. Continuously making others laugh because it brings joy back to him, Conner Anshutz is intelligent, kind, a creative thinker, and a fantastic storyteller. In this episode of The Junkyard Love Podcast Conner and I kickback and let the conversation fill itself with fun ideas and stories around technology, thinking, human behavior, reality, people, animals, workin various jobs, and meeting various acquaintances. In the first half, we pour a couple of brews and chat about artificial intelligence, intrusive thoughts, wild theories of evolution, social implications of algorithms, society at...
2020-10-122h 15
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 057 with Soul Coach and Mindfulness Expert Anna Cantwell - A Teacher Of The Human SpiritIf you have a mind, a body, and a soul.. boy oh boy is this the episode for you. Packed with magnificent knowledge of our inner workings as human beings - this conversation with Miss Cantwell is hit after hit of internal freedom. By way of her own personal journey Anna shares valuable information on trauma, chronic pain, healing, spirituality, meditation, changing toxic habits, mental growth, curating optimism, yoga, psychology, neuroscience, cannabis, depression, psychedelics, synchronicities, self-awareness, self-actualization, mindfulness, teaching, learning, serving and tons more. A highly active mind from a young age, Anna shares her childhood stories of loving nature...
2020-10-052h 09
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 056 with Trevir Petitt & Jasmine Heagy - Get With The Picture, Grow Through It, And Laugh More OftenBlu and I happily welcome Jasmine and Trevir for the fifty-sixth episode of The Junkyard Love Podcast! In this chat - we dabble into the extraterrestrial, we dive into our upbringings, we talk about change, growth, recovery and parenthood, we speak on racism, perspective, photography, responsibility and mucho more. These two fill the conversation with laughs, insight, and exploration into our paths growing up here in our hometown. We share stories of our peculiar upbringings, we talk addictive environments, learning styles, peaceful protesting, house parties and field ragers, we share a great segment on the current divisional climate in America...
2020-09-252h 08
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 055 with Brian 'DJ Toasty' Andrew - Life Has No Sync ButtonBrian Andrew is a Disc Jockey, Information Technologist, Digital Marketer, Music Director, Event Producer, Father, Husband, and Friend. He's been a Pacific Northwest DJ for more than 25 years and I've had the pleasure of working alongside him on multiple occasions. He comes by the Junkyard Love Studio to give the low-down on a streaming electronic music event we have been working on called Glow In The Dark - Virtual Insanity. This virtual event is available for free online at 7 pm Pacific on September 19th and showcases multiple talented DJs including Toasty, K3lls, Adastra, JacobFromTheInternet (me), and the trap duo...
2020-09-182h 48
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 054 with Ian and Shaye of Camp ReEducation - You Don't Know What You Think You Already KnowAt the Junkyard Love Podcast... we love challenging our beliefs, we love knowledge, we love friendship, and we love learning in unorthodox ways. 'Camp ReEducation' checks those boxes quickly and with style. So I reached out to see if they wanted to chat about their podcast experience thus far. The conversation was awesome. Camp ReEducation, ran by the charismatic team Ian and Shaye, is a podcast journey into the world they thought they knew. A place to challenge their own beliefs, biases, and preconceived ideas. These dudes essentially choose a subject to fully immerse in for two weeks to see...
2020-09-1658 min
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 053 with Matt Young and Nate Tanzman - How To Build Confidence And Create Your Own LuckThis is a powerful episode. We've got Nate back and he's accompanied by the Founder of Vancouver Elite Outreach - Matt Young. V.E.O is a non-profit in Vancouver Washington focused on creating opportunities for youth in the community. Through sports and mentorship, Matt Young and his crew at Vancouver Elite Outreach teach team-building, leadership, hard work, confidence, determination, self-worth - all through adversity and eye-to-eye authenticity. Nate is a motivator, influencer, videographer, stunt-rider and soon to be father - Matt is a dad, a coach, a husband, and teacher - together the three of us reach important edges...
2020-08-242h 42
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 052 with Rikki Hall - Chest Pressure, Intrusive Thoughts, and Space AliensIn 2015 Rikki went under the knife for the 'gummy bear' breast implants. The following years brought her heart palpitations, blurry vision, sensitive touch, hair loss, eczema, depression, anxiety n' loads more. She's since had the 'toxic bags' removed - and she openly and bravely shares her rollercoaster experience here on the podcast. In this episode, we travel through Rikki's life - from Woodland to living in Hawaii, L.A. and now Canada, we talk about her life as a hockey player's girlfriend, our favorite music, our first phones, and our growing small town mind perspective. Rikki and I discuss re-connecting...
2020-08-172h 05
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 051 with Electrician and Competitive Powerlifter Ricky Navarrete - Hard Work and Heavy WeightRicky Navarette is a competitive powerlifter, an electrician, and an all-around hardworking kind dude. In this episode, I talk with Ricky about his journey into the weight-room and what started his path towards athletic performance. We talk about finding a mentor, squatting the big 705, and competing in various Powerlifting Championships. Ricky explains how the powerlifting meets go down and we chat about caffeine, ammonia, tough upbringings, BSS, our rebellious younger years, learning from mistakes, and the power of taking notes. He shares with me some of his electrician knowledge and we expand on ego-lifting, understanding form, and the value of...
2020-08-141h 58
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 050 with Starseed and Reiki Worker Jordenelle Tsugawa - Healing The Soul With Hands and Self-Love(2) This chat took place 5 minutes after Jordenelle (Jay) performed a Reiki Session on me - my very first. Reiki healers use universal energy to heal at an energetic, beyond physical inner level. We talk about the experience for both of us and Jay takes us to schoooool with spiritually healing convo. Jay and I talk about manifestation, visualizations, higher selves, healing stones, being an energetic self in a physical body, meditation, being 'one', plants, using earths' natural resources for healing, walking barefoot, and drinkin copper-water. We dive into the powers of control and conformity, we cover some antidotes to the...
2020-07-312h 11
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 049 with Airik Makaio Hokulani Mobbs - The Ever Evolving Chameleon, Vibe Surfing, Weird America and Giving Power To The PositiveMakaio brings a wise perspective and serene demeanor to The Junkyard Love Podcast table. He's a chameleon personality with wisdom from experience. His next piece of writing should be titled " How To Be Sincerely Chillin". We peel back some layers of the conversation by discussing the everchanging persona and ever-growing friendships that come and go. We talk about high school friendships, best friends, guardian friends, and the power of the homie council. We touch on how to fluently shift to new vibes, Mak offers his view on some abstract education system questions as a school counselor, and we talk about...
2020-07-281h 56
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 048 with Devon Sims - Being Kind, Flipping Perspective and Drinkin' WaterDevon is great company. We got together and discussed habit change, music, art, being kind, learning, books, physical and mental diet, the power of positivity, balance, skateboarding and tons more. Mr. Sims shares how he got his perspective, how he’s trained himself to see the good in things, a little about his life as a musicians' kid, and a bit about his experience with PH Balanced Kangen water.
We’re learning at all times - what are you choosing to continually pay attention to? Are you practicing awareness and mindfulness? Dev and I offer some perspective for those of us w...
2020-07-141h 58
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 047 with Trenten Kesler - Searching For Fluidity, Learning From Detail, and Laughing With EveryoneIn Episode 047 - My friend Trenten Kesler stops by for a couple brewskis and some bullshit in some headphones. Trentens a good pal. Loyal, caring, always making sure the people around him are comfortable or laughing, he has a great ability to connect with all types of people and perspective, and he tells great stories - He has a growth mindset and tons of heart. In this chat - we talk about some of his work and past experiences - from bartending and djing in Idaho, to trips out to Thailand and LadyBoys'. He shares some previous life experiences and...
2020-07-062h 35
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 046 with Rapper JACE Saltzman - Killing The Ego and Stumbling Onto The Right Path"If I got a problem, I'm about a solution" "I love that stick your chest out typea shit""I'm so obsessed now with the possibility of opportunity.""I'm already goin that way, wanna ride?"
2020-06-222h 07
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 045 - Solo with Jacob Rhines - How To Take Care Of Yourself A BitA solocast! This morning I sat down with a few scribbles of random notes and talked through some ways to feel better and get control of our monkey minds. My intentions here are simply to help. I'm here to share some stuff I've learned that seems to help me. I'm certainly no psychiatrist, I'm nobodies boss, I'm miles from perfect myself and sometimes none of this stuff helps. But from my experience, constantly trying and failing feels better than accepting failure as an identity. I wish for all my listeners to feel clear, to feel wholesome and confident and vibrant...
2020-06-192h 10
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 044 with Spencer Hicks - Operating Optimally Should Be Your Goal"The news is not a tool to make your life better, it's a tool of control" "Everyone owns a body. You pilot a meat vehicle, you do. You should know how to operate it optimally.""Not everyone you talk to is going to be in good faith""Unfortunately there's money in symptoms, not health."(This conversation was recorded on May 29th)
2020-06-111h 28
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 043 with Stand-Up Comedian Joseph Crumb - Redefining your life and - wait why are you taking me seriously?(For the full video podcast of this episode, head over to Junkyard Love on youtube.) A persons energy can be contagious. Joseph has that. When we were kids his wit and skating style were carefree and full of charisma. He was making people laugh when I met him in the 8th grade. We've crossed paths and chit-chatted shortly at shows we both worked at over the last decade, but I've been eager to have a long-form chat with Joe. This conversation didn't disappoint. Throughout the episode - Joseph Crumb and I discuss the importance of the Jester and Funny Philosopher...
2020-05-301h 44
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 042 with Mack T and J Faul - The Last Saturday: Small Town Minds Evolving and An Attitude of GrowthThis episode was recorded two days before the lockdown began. It's interesting to see the change in vibe - being recorded on our "last Saturday" before the quarantine - we dissect conversation, we catch up on our personal lives, share some laughs and stories, Jessica tells us about her new mobile bartending business (TheSipco on Instagram - check'em!) - and we compare and dissect our trails of life thus far.
We ponder some questions around the feminine and masculine energy, and discuss the recognition of negative patterns. To help express her vulnerability, Mack tells us "that Kalama bridge story"...
2020-05-202h 29
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 041 with Brandon Cruz - Views From Consciousness and The Great Neural Net of HumanityIn this conversation, Brandon and I discuss the current state of the pandemic and it's changing tides, the meta-perspective, Stoned Ape Theory, Evolution, the future of humanity, Elon Musks' recent presentation of Neuralink, and differences in cognitive reality per individual. For more on Brandon, check out our other episodes together, and seek wyld_productions on Instagram
2020-05-142h 12
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 040 with Brandon Cruz - Formulating Perspective From Behind The Lens, Cognitive Change With Intention, and Being A Creative Individual(For the video of this chat, visit the "Junkyard Love" channel on youtube after May 14th) My buddy Brandon, a fellow creator, interviewed me about some of my thoughts as a DJ, thought provoker, and storyteller - With his help, I introduce a few concepts and psychosomatic tools that I am in the process of creating, understanding, and utilizing. We explore flow states, the truth of vibes, taking in information to formulate a hypothesis, and the mind of creatives. We talk about some of the vast differences and misunderstandings between creators and unaware demanders, we talk about identifying with our...
2020-05-121h 33
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 039 with Erik Nordin of Rosetan - A Small Town Sound With HeartErik is an avid ambient music lover, a seasoned musician, and a kind loveable guy. He came by in the midst of the quarantine and we set up an outdoor distanced podcast on the back patio. Erik is the lead singer of the band Rosetan.
Rosetan is an 'acousticky/folky small-town sounds kinda band. We chat about playing at breweries and taphouses, about surviving as a bandleader in the strange downtimes, about 'talkin off the cuff' and about intentions in long-form content.
He recalls what he tells the kids he works with - Be Safe, Be Caring, Be Productive, Be...
2020-05-111h 18
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 038 with Spencer Hicks - Mental and Physical Tips To Maintain Health At Home(5) Spencer and I video chat about some at-home practices and techniques to better suit each of us amidst the current covid retreat. We include some recommendations for walking, stretching, at-home workouts, mindfulness, awareness and general at-home health. Spencer and I discuss concepts that hopefully aide and assist any listeners during this stay-at-home order. The audio is subpar in comparison to our normal episodes here but it's easy to get used to in a minute or two. For more info on Spencer, check out our older conversations and episode descriptions.
2020-04-271h 14
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 037 with Life Coach Rebecca Wyld of Wyld Wellness - Habit Change and Happiness ActualizationRebecca Wyld is a Life Coach, Cosmetologist, outdoors advocate, motivator, health seeker, self-love practitioner, client-counselor and - story changer. This episode is a holy grail for anyone in search of a little life advice around habit change.
Life Coaching - What is it? How did you get started and what do you do with it now? Who is it for? - Rebecca fills in all the blanks for me, and she shares how a small pain in the neck led to trails, inner healing, habit change, and her position towards life now. The philosophy at her company is pretty straight...
2020-04-242h 20
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 036 with Mika Woodruff - Sharpening Your Emotional Toolkit Through Writing, Grit, Gratitude and ResilienceMika always shows up to me as kind, observant, patient, well-spoken and empathetic. Our conversation leads to in-depth emotional openness, personal growth stories, an exploration of human emotional behavior, and some of Mika's personal journey to now. She shares knowledge from her writing, her life, her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree from Central Washington University in 2016, and from her experience working as a School-Based Mental Health Case Manager for a Community Health Organization. A novice in Social, Mental and Behavioral Health studies - this Enneagram 4 and I cover looooads of topics - from mental health to journaling and gratitude...
2020-04-162h 30
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 035 with Ryan Reed - Hope, Ambition, Fortitude, Unlimited Beliefs, Putting Yourself On, Creating Hip-Hop, Producing Music and Reaching For GreatnessRyan Reed is a recording artist, producer and creative leader. He finds his humanity within his creations and defines himself through the art form. Creating music for over a decade, Ryan has learned countless lessons and experienced numerous obstacles that he's not afraid to dissect and teach about. In this episode Ryan gives me the low-down on his health, we talk big changes and gradual ones, making beats, performing shows, putting on charity events, building your own foundation, reading, zombies and friendships. We hit super mice, big chicken, sugar, work ethic, perseverance, drive, leadership, positivity, and overcoming personal darkness. We...
2020-04-102h 38
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 034 with Nate 'NastyNate' Tanzman - Healing Toxic Masculinity, Male Vulnerability, Believing In Yourself, Being Scared To Be Different and Letting Go Of Outgrown Identities(3) Nate Tanzman is a stunt bike rider, motivational speaker and holistic health enthusiast. Jumping right in - Nate heats us up with some realness around the manifestation mindset, law of attraction, affirmations, visualizations, and writing to your future self. We chop up our thoughts on the "don't get your hopes up" type people and we chat family members seeing your choices through 'their' lenses. Nate shines a light on the toxic "failing before you begin" attitude: "If you don't believe you can do it, you won't." We talk about creating a life that doesn't suit us, having different end goals...
2020-04-051h 32
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 033 with Andy of Team BanzaiAndy is a music producer, a recording engineer, a geek, a nerd, a weirdo, and a damn talented creator. He's currently an engineer at Black Diamond Recording Studio in Portland Oregon - but also creates and designs as part of the alias 'Team Banzai'. Naturally interested in technology and seeing how things work, at the age of 10 he began fiddling with hi-fi and reel-to-reel tape machines with his dad and was onto running soundboards by middle school. We trail his journey into dj'ing house parties by 16 and moving to Japan by 18. He tells some of the tales of DJing as...
2020-04-011h 28
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 032 with Andre Gilbert and Roberto Gonzalez - The dreamers mindset, building a real foundation, enjoying the journey and committing to your visionAndre and Rob, both visionaries, run a clothing company born here in The Great Pacific Northwest. They came by to chalk it up and have a brew. We start er off with aliens, wild woods people, space exploration, the dark side of the moon and brain-computer interfaces. We end up with talk about the birth of ideas, encouragement of dreams and the incredible power of believing in yourself. Rob and Andre have been encouraging each other since the first day they met. They're both avid dream chasers and consistently feed their future with new knowledge and positive momentum. The way...
2020-03-281h 36
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 031 with Madi Allis of Vail DenimMadi Allis has never met a stranger in her life. With the belief that everybody has something to offer, and the ability to cultivate compassion and open-mindedness in most any interaction - Madi comes by to hang out and teach me about the creation of her denim upcycling company, her journies of motherhood, her history into adulthood, her growing perspective on change and learning, and all cool things in between. Madi teaches me a a good bit about Vail Denim, a custom denim apparel distressing business she's at the helm of - and what her process there consists of. We...
2020-03-221h 43
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 030 with Kelly St. Onge - Mathematics, Science, Quantum Physics and Unlocking The Universe With KnowledgeKelly St. Onge is an Artistically Science-Minded Mathematician with dreams of being an Astronaut. Attending college courses in Bellingham, Longview, Vancouver, and Portland - Kelly has thus far completed classes in Engineering Physics, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus through Calc-4, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Discrete Math, Java, Data Structure, C++ Programming, and many more (that I think he casually breezed over). Kelly's interests are vast, from Rick and Morty to Star Wars, Travis Scott to Hall N Oates, from people to robots and football to snowboarding - he's passionate about learning, living life with a smile, and deep dirty heavy filthy, bass. We...
2020-03-181h 42
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 029 with Registered Nurse Shayley Morris - The COVID 19 Situation OTDShayley and I sit down to freely discuss the COVID-19 situation in hopes to spread awareness and perspective towards the coming months.
2020-03-1753 min
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 028 with Yanis 'Kanideis' PisarchukIn a podcast where we talk emotions and feelings… musician Kanideis fits like a glove. A talented R&B singer, hard-working visionary and intuitive wordsmith - Kanideis graces our ears in this episode with wisdom and introspective thought. Kanideis has been working on his performance and musician skills since he was a kid. We talk through the experiences that led him to here, where he learned his love for sweet soul music and how his relationship with his artistic brothers at HAFLife continues to grow and build better creators. Drawing digital release inspiration from rappers like Russ - we talk pu...
2020-03-121h 41
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 027 with Mackenzie ThornquistMackenzie Thornquist is an adventure seeker on a constant search for experience and jubilance. A flight attendant, explorer of music, and kind-hearted seeker - Mackenzie has successfully molded her life to be filled with travel, adventure, and friendship. She talks working for Delta Airlines, getting tubes in her ears, music festivals and the growing life has brought. Mackenzie and I have been friends for many years. We used to message each other on Myspace and pass notes back in high school, and after that, she even took me to my first dubstep show in College. We talk about our experiences...
2020-03-031h 47
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 026 with Scott Pisapia of Roots Basketball Academy"Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. Can't Lose!"
Scott is the co-founder of Roots Basketball Academy, The Head Assistant Coach for The Lewis and Clark College Womens Basketball Team and - a single bachelor who loves Digornos pizza and his porta-potty sized house. We cover the basics on this one - you know - zombies, genies, transporting naked, being a coach, putting in the work ect ect. I poke and prod about his beginnings - from being on the high school team at R.A. Long, then onto college, to roots, to now coaching women's basketball. Birthed through a dream, hard work...
2020-02-242h 28
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 025 with Jordenelle TsugawaLife is not happening to you, it is happening FOR you. Here's a quick list of things that Jordenelle Tsugawa is based on my show notes: A natural healer, soon-to-be herbalist, a mystical knowledgebase of divine love, a grateful positive friend to all, openhearted, open-minded tiny-home living forest-dwellin' absolutely awesome spiritual being to talk to. We talk all things Energy, Herbalism, Chakras, Grounding, Connection, Meditation, Visualization, Self Love and Growth. We cover growing up in small towns. growing as wiser adults, alcohol addictions, family traumas and a couple of personal stories about empathic moments. Jay opens it up with the...
2020-02-182h 21
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 024 with Maxx V. PayneMaxx is a rapper, comedian and creative artist I've been lucky enough to work with throughout my DJ career. He continuously brings his fans and the crowds plenty of laughter, irony and diverse language. An "all-in" type of performer and creator - it was my absolute pleasure to sit down with Maxx and allow me to pick his brain. The man gives us his musical background and who inspired him to begin rap/music for starters - and I learn about his church upbringing and how the rhymes of scripture led him to his love for being a storyteller. Being...
2020-02-101h 49
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 023 with Spencer Hicks(4) I sit down with my lovely friend Spencer Hicks, a science-boy, armchair philosopher, fitness enthusiast, and motivational speaker - to discuss some matters of the mind, body, and spirit. We learn about cognitive empathy, sympathy, suffering, social norms, my dealings with social anxiety. We chat about the strange situation that is 'meeting people in person who you know from the internet', and keeping in touch with people through social media but not in person. We expand on the 'alllowing' of awkwardness and weirdness in real-life conversations. We talk about the parasympathetic state, the sympathetic state, we talk about stress and...
2020-02-021h 19
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 022 with Taya Sanders of Clover+TribeTaya Sanders graduated with a Bachelors's in Human Development and a minor in Psychology from Oregon State University. In this episode - we cover her experiences being an OSU cheerleader, being a mother of two and now - to being a business owner and entrepreneur. She is the owner and creator of Clover+Tribe - a handmade kids' clothing company! My friend Taya constantly impresses me with her work ethic and forward momentum. Back surgery for herniated discs certainly didn't slow her down much, so why would being 9 months pregnant stop her from starting her first business? She talks about...
2020-01-281h 36
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 021 with 'rosetan' the bandRosetan is a guitar trio whom I work with closely and enjoy life with often. This group consists of Jake Carrol, Jake Wilson, and Erik Nordin. Flexing their small town sounds the last few months, this group has been making their rounds to different shapes and sizes of venues - and bringing with them an enthralling soundscape. With a boy's attitude, a teenager's anger, and a man's craftsmanship - Rosetans music reaches into your chest, asks "who's doing the breathing here?" and starts pumping your damn heart for you. We open the podcast with a fan favorite of theirs - "...
2020-01-183h 13
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 020 with Megan ElamMy friendship with Megan Elam is one I cherish closely. Our adventures as pals expand to more depths year by year, and our conversations are light and full of dance and laughter. Megan gives me the low-down on her job and career situation from past to present, and where it will take her next. We speak on her being a speech pathologist who has been through the rungs of college and nursing school, then she tells about her change of scenery and the big move to portland. Meg shares how her mentor came into her life while simply working at...
2020-01-112h 04
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 019 with Kendall Johns of Dead CrownKendall Johns, the leadman of the band Dead Crown, is full of gratitude wisdom and work ethic. His honest and no-bullshit approach to life brings an instantly dope and down to earth comfort to our hangout at Junkyard Love. Kendall learns like many other mayhem types, through brute force. Here he speaks about throwing himself into the water and failing out loud. I ask how he churns up the soul with his writing process and he tells me about his controlled untethering to get there, and how he must bring out the werewolf to mine for lyrics in the caverns...
2020-01-052h 13
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 018 with Nate 'NastyNate' Tanzman(2) Nate Tanzman is a motivational speaker, stunt bike rider, and mental fitness enthusiast. We jump right in on an important topic to both of us as men. Change. Is there room for change in your life? Are you allowing others to make room in their life? Where can you let things breathe in your life? Nate brought his more gentle and soft demeanor to the table to express his mindset behind confidence, behind fighting depression and behind co-signing with silence. We are Millenials - we tend to think things are broken forever. Things can be fixed when you are ready...
2019-12-301h 09
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 017 with Spencer Hicks(3) Spencer Hicks is an intellectual friend of mine of who's conversations hold great value to my contemplations and thinking. In this one, we hit on life being a choose your own adventure, choose your pains, choose your un-comforts journey. We begin to expose a Metta conversation surrounding the importance of being able to have conversations outside of narrow beliefs. The importance of having free conversations can't be understated, these are conversations we feel afraid to have out loud - and often we are thrown into arguments and 'sides' instead of realizing we need neither side to have the connection and...
2019-12-291h 48
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 016 with Shayley and Beth Morris(not safe for kids) The first Junkyard Love Christmas Special! I roped in the 'Queen of Christmas' herself to explain away the meaning and feeling of Holiday Spirit! Beth shares her Christmas view journey from childhood to grandma - and gives us some hints on how to always keep that holiday spirit alive! Shayley tells me about her experience growing up believing in Santa Claus - and we all three touch on "the fib" of santa we tell the kids. We land on the roof of subjects like 'Wonder for children, making eye contact with other humans, decorating for the...
2019-12-251h 03
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 015 with Jordanne CraneI find myself feeling massively heavy with gratitude to share this conversation. A great storyteller braves ridicule and pain in the present to re-visit a severe moment in their past to become the veil between error and learning for the future well-being of others. Jordanne showed up to my studio as her typical self - a fantastic communicator, witty conversationalist, coherent listener, brave storyteller and an absolute joy to be around. She shines a bright light on her mistakes and shares her truths with whatever rawness comes with them. In this episode - Jordanne tells us about her search for...
2019-12-251h 12
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 014 with Jake Rhines & Shayley MorrisWhat is Junkyard Love? Who is Jacob Rhines? What is this podcast about? What is my message? I have lived quite a peculiar life thus far. The guests on this podcast are of the hundreds and hundreds of teachers and friends I have found along the way. In this episode, with the help of my MVP occasional co-host Shay, I share a glance into the story of my childhood, my teenage years, and the severe depression that haunted the first half of my 20's. The journey that has led me here to become the man I am today has been...
2019-12-231h 00
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 013 with Nona SouthardNona Southard stops by to pour some of her overflowing bravery and courage into any new parents' cups. She speaks on the changes she experienced stepping into motherhood, like having to give up hobbies, quit medications, lose friends, fear judgments, and re-connect with her body and interests. We make it clear mom-shaming is officially "uncool". Nona wants new mothers to do their research on postpartum depression, which she offers some personal experience and advice with. Many women deal with drastic changes to their interests and personality after such changes but feel afraid to speak up about it or face it...
2019-12-191h 23
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 012 with Bob KendallIn this episode, Bob Kendall stops by the studio and spills his entrepreneurial growth mindset onto the table between us. We pick up some great pieces to inspect together. Bob and I first met when I was a young salesman at a popular Lifestyle and Action sports store in our local mall. We were a sales team force to be reckoned with and always held a fluidity of present moment conversations. Bob tells us his desperately dope attempts of getting the dream job, landing it, leaving it, stopping to smell some art, opening his own business, and of course the...
2019-12-151h 07
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 011 with Spencer Hicks(02) Spencer and I relax and get right into a few current subjects that hold weight. We speak on social media, political nonsense, loserthink, intentions, mindfulness, fitness and working out. We dive into the abstract of conversation in general, and how words and intentions can be misunderstood. We talk about developing a new world view, fighting the zombie apocalypse and standing up straight. Once the video side of the podcast is constant and running - you can expect a weekly episode from Spencer for the next few months!
2019-12-141h 38
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 010 with Brian 'Dj Toasty' Andrews and Kelly 'K3lls' St. OngeI have worked in the music and sound industry for nearly a decade now. My DJ endeavors are plentiful and have offered me many lessons that I will carry forward as I level up more in this life. The mind of a DJ takes discipline. Constantly assessing and planning your next 5 moves is not a skill that shuts off for the Disc Jockey when the lights come on at 2am. We briefly touched the iceberg on these two great humans. There's much more they each will offer in the coming months from their intricate and beautiful minds. In this episode...
2019-12-141h 46
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 009 with Shaden 'Hvshi' NugentHvshi takes a break from the mayhem and leans back into the junkyard love vibe with me. He lays out his last few years of success, fame, contracts, touring, turmoil and reset. We learn about the man behind the artistic layers and the boy who got him there. He speaks on his recent healing from letting the beast protect him from his pain. We touch a bit on being a fashionable male in a small town, the music writing process, his upcoming EP and short film, changing perspectives and alias masks, and seeing his butterfly of this stage in life...
2019-12-121h 04
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 008 with Nate 'NastyNate' TanzmanNate Tanzman is an absolute savage of mind, body, and machine. On a constant trek to conquer and understand the man he was the day before, Nate finds time to sit down with me to speak on pushing himself through pitfall, being a personal health enthusiast, the stunt riding culture, cultivating the correct beast, and his future with a megaphone in hand. Nate weaves us through his past thought process with introspect and detail in this beautiful man to man talk. Nate's growth and motivational mindset ripples outwards as he improves more every day and his outward "out-loud" approach to...
2019-12-091h 31
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 007 with Jessica FaulThis episode is with my wonderful friend Jessica Faul. One of the first few episodes, Jessica allowed me to test the podcast with her (after 2 cups of coffee!) and see where the convo led. We share some right now laughs, some past pains and some future plans in this light-hearted high energy back n' forth. Jessica and I always get happily lost with the infinite "what if's" and "isn't this crazy?'s" of most possibilities. We touch on our relationship with our families, our local communities, different generations, and technological differences. We dive rather heavily into social media and it's...
2019-12-062h 39
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 006 with Ryan 'Tos' SantosThis conversation is with my dear friend Ryan Santos. Rightfully so, Ryan has the words "always smiling" tattooed on his wrists, and hanging with him has always been a great resource for joy in my life because of this outward smiling attitude towards other people. Ryan and I speak about our history working together in the tuxedo rental business, driving over graves, music, I describe my past use of SSRI and anti-depressant drugs, we open up to each other about our experiences with depression and suicidal thoughts, we discuss obstacles in current society, as well as touch on some experiences...
2019-11-292h 04
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 005 with Jaycie RandallIn this episode, I get to chat with my friend Jaycie Randall. We discuss various subjects such as goals, ambitions, growing up and maturing in a small town, waking up, the present moment, difficult conversations in a relationship, allergies, expressing emotions, branching from plateus, planning for the future and 30 day lents. Jaycies incredible emotional intelligence and broad ability to remain aware and wise of her present moment in each interaction she has... brings much comfort and 'now' to our chats. We talked for hours prior to this about life and it's beautiful but presently unraveling mysteries. I hope you enjoy...
2019-11-271h 11
The Junkyard Love PodcastEpisode 004 with Zack Wyld of Wyld ProductionsIn this episode, my guest is Brandon Cruz of Wyld Productions. Here the founder of Wyld and I speak up about bromances, creators, failing at art, and his alias - Zack Wyld. We touch on the importance and weirdness of alter egos and avatars for creators and artists, plus much more. A stunning photographer, videographer, and continuous creator - Brandon's work and vision on life always bring love and understanding to our meetups.
2019-11-261h 27