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Hindsight(#374) The Nigerian NightmareWell, I'm back in town, and oh boy am I glad to be! It's been a minute since I've done a story-based episode but this trip and these experiences warranted one more than anything else so here you go!“No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience” – John Locke--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2022-03-2647 minHindsightHindsight Season 1Can you believe it? We are actually about to be done with this year and with that be done with the first season of the podcast and just saying “the first season” sounds crazy since I never really expected to do this for more than a year when I started out. As always, a huge thanks to everyone that has listened to even just one episode, you have made this one insane experience!"This is going to be a short episode." - John Kalu at the beginning of a 45 minute episode--- Send in a voice mess...
2021-12-2416 minHindsightLet's Talk: Award ShowsI think we can all agree that award shows kind of suck in general and in a sense are somewhat pointless since they ignore the main part of what makes these artists and movies what they are, the fans…"Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort." - John Ruskin--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-12-0938 minHindsightDeep Dive: SoBig.exeDeep Dive has finally made it's return since I royally messed up scheduling the episode last week, but hey, it isn't last week anymore, it's this week so enjoy this one, it's a little bit different than the other ones so far!"Yo who wrote this?? Well, I know I did but still..." - John Kalu--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-11-1426 minHindsightLet's Talk: Stressed OutStress (noun) - a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.Ex: "Wow, John is looking like he's under a lot of stress!""Enjoy the pressure. Enjoy the stress. Enjoy being uncomfortable. And don't shy away from it, embrace it." - Gary Woodland--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-11-0440 minHindsightJust Chatting: Accidents & PoliticsTypical stream of thought for me, in thirty minutes, I go from talking about accidents and freight truck engines to the philosophy of politics..."No one really wants change, they just want a return to how things were when they were happy, and that is impossible." - John Kalu--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-10-2630 minHindsightPhilosophical Questions: Money Is HappinessIf you’re reading this then that means the internet is working again because, for the first time in the 6 years of having Xfinity, the internet has been down for almost 15 hours, man, that Halloween curse is just relentless this year…"Yo, why is YouTube not loading!?!" - John Kalu--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-10-2044 minHindsightThe Halloween Curse ContinuesLong-time listeners of the podcast would know all about my Halloween curse, and by long-time listeners, I mean extremely long-time listeners, the first time I mentioned this was 284 episodes ago in the “How Not to Hide a Dead Body” episode, how time flies…"If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it." - John Irving--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-10-1727 minHindsightState of the Podcast Address (September)Another incredible month in the books. As always, I absolutely appreciate every single person that has listened to even one episode of this project, you guys are my inspiration to keep making more stuff and I can’t thank you enough for that, so here’s to next month and many more months to come!"I swear I'm not toxic..." - John Kalu--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-10-0313 minHindsightDeep Dive: China pt.2Here it is, part two of the deep dive into China and also the longest deep dive episode that I’ve made so far because this one is stacked to the brim with content that just couldn’t be left out. Enjoy!"There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. One is by debt" - John Adams--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-09-2630 min
HindsightLet's Talk: The OlympicsYou know, one thing that I can never get over when seeing something like the Olympics and all of the insane athletes that compete there, is when I see some competitors that are younger than me just makes me think I could’ve done so much more with my years so far…"The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that's wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us." - John Williams--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this...
2021-07-2340 minHindsightPhilosophical Questions: Secret Sauce to a Happy LifeHappy wife, happy life? What if you’re not married? What if you’re the wife, is there no saying for you? Why is the happiness of my life tied to that of someone else’s? That doesn’t sound too healthy…"Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open." - John Barrymore--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-07-0734 minHindsightPhilosophical Questions: The Value of a HumanThe human heart costs about 1 million the liver around 600k, each kidney about 260k, you would only get about 500 for your stomach and around 3k for both of your eyes, so with only a few organs being considered the human life is worth almost 2 million dollars. Not bad…"There is no wealth but life." - John Ruskin--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-06-3035 minHindsightLet's Talk: Like What You LikeHey, it’s okay for you to not like certain things that everyone else likes, and it’s okay to like certain things that everyone else dislikes, but it’s not okay for you to make fun of someone else for liking something you don’t like or not liking something you do like!"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see." - John Burroughs--- Send in a voi...
2021-06-0327 minHindsightMovie Talk: Psychological BreakdownYes I know it’s not Monday but I explain why I’m doing a movie talk today in the episode so just listen to that explanation, but either way, it’s still a good conversation so you won’t be upset about it, I promise!"To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice." - John Dalberg-Acton--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-05-3028 minHindsightPhilosophical Questions pt.3So we have another round of philosophical questions to ring in hump day and to slowly ease us into the more heavier episodes I have planned for Thursday and Friday. Worry not, those episodes are going to be heaters and you’re not going to want to miss them so you should use this episode as a pallet cleanser to fully prepare yourself for the controversy!"All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low." - John Wooden--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm...
2021-05-1940 minHindsightPost Quarantine Chronicles: Retiring From The GameAs a veteran of the game after officially retiring and being to collect my pension, I figured old man John could offer a little bit of wisdom on the whole concept of the streets!"Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it." - William Christopher Handy--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-05-1724 minHindsightMovie Talk: Time TravelHello, this is John from the past telling you from my future but your present that we’re doing, well technically already did but are going to do for you in your present, some move talk and we’re talking time travel!"Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises." - Samuel Butler--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-05-1636 minHindsightJust Chatting: For The CultureAnother Tuesday another day of just chatting and this was a long conversation as you can tile by the longer than normal episode length. But I must say it is a pretty chat we’re having in this one, of course, I’m pretty biased but I think you will reciprocate my sentiments for this conversation. And if you do then you won’t even notice the length of the episode because time flies when you’re having fun!"Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant...
2021-04-2739 minHindsightPost Quarantine Chronicles: Ghost HuntersDespite my dislike of horror and ghost and hauntings, how can one turn down the opportunity to become a ghost hunter? You can’t, that’s how! And quite frankly our ghost hunting stories were definitely history channel quality because you know the history channel doesn’t actually show history stuff anymore, only obscure kind of tinfoil that shows and people raiding storage units. Oh yeah, and how could I forget the absolute peak of history channel content, Pawn Stars!"The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and no...
2021-04-2630 minHindsightTales from SouthernSince there is an absolute hail storm going on outside right now, it’s only in good taste to talk about the funny storm stories from my time at Georgia Southern. And I’m talking about the actual weather, not the racial storm that descended on the school in 2016…"Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith." - Steve Jobs--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-2532 minHindsightBest Date EverOf course, we have to follow up the worst date ever episode with the best date ever, and oh boy it was a good one!“What You Lack In Talent Can Be Made Up With Desire, Hustle And Giving 110% All The Time.” – Don Zimmer--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-2435 minHindsightWorst Date EverYou know a date was bad when you’ve suppressed the memory so far down into your brain that you don’t even remember it ever happening until something or someone brings it back to the surface and it makes you cringe so much that it feels like your body is about to seize…“Develop An Attitude Of Gratitude. Say Thank You To Everyone You Meet For Everything They Do For You.” – Brian Tracy--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-2335 minHindsightPost Quarantine Chronicles: The Return of KenzieLike a mythical final boss of emotional turmoil, Kenzie rises from the ashes to try and finish what she started… This is a joke, I don’t actually hate her or anything like that XD“You Don’t Have To Be Great To Start, But You Have To Start To Be Great.” – Zig Ziglar--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-2237 minHindsightProfessional FinesserThe job of a finesser is by no means an honest one, that would literally go against the term, but it’s a fun profession to say the least. Even though I officially retired from the game last year, of course, I had to make a brief comeback to finesse my finals grade in my networks class, so let’s take a trip down memory lane of my bests finesses of all time!“Fake It Until You Make It! Act As If You Had All The Confidence You Require Until It Becomes Your Reality.” – Brian Tracy--- Send i...
2021-04-2135 minHindsightJust Chatting: Video Game Drugs & Cancel CultureI love just chatting with y’all, it feels like a normal conversation that I would have with a friend because only in a normal conversation would I be able to go from talking about painkillers in video games to a long rant about cancel culture all in the span of 30 minutes. Yeah being my friend is an experience in it of itself…“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-ka
2021-04-2035 minHindsightTales From ElementaryWe’re taking a trip in the way way back machine all the way back to elementary school, aka the good ol’ days before we all grew up and found out that the world sucks…Also #freeBiscuit“What You Lack In Talent Can Be Made Up With Desire, Hustle And Giving 110% All The Time.” – Don Zimmer--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-1939 minHindsightCar AccidentSo I got into a pretty bad car accident today, my car and the car that hit me got absolutely totaled but thankfully I survived to tell the tale. So I guess there’s at least one positive and if there’s at least one positive then the situation could’ve always been worse so I can be thankful that it was only as bad as it was.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-1814 minHindsightAll Intro (again)Once again I forgot how to stop talking and the planned short intro became a 27-minute intro…“Creativity Is Intelligence Having Fun.” – Albert Einstein--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-1727 minHindsightJohnny K for President!Sometimes I look back on my early college years in absolute awe as to how I was able to put myself through the mental gymnastics of convincing myself that I could be an extrovert. It would definitely make me a gold medal Olympic gymnast but as an extrovert, I wouldn’t even make the podium…“The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.” – Hasidic Proverb--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-1636 minHindsightPost Quarantine Chronicles: Case DodgeballIt really be your own bros that try to get you caught up, you hate to see it…“Security Is Mostly A Superstition. Life Is Either A Daring Adventure Or Nothing.” – Helen Keller--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-1535 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: ConclusionWe finally come to the conclusion of the Quarantine Chronicles and of course like a good conclusion in a well-written essay, the best way to do it is by going over in main points of your paper, so today we go over the main points and lessons learned from quarantine!“Knowing Is Not Enough; We Must Apply. Wishing Is Not Enough; We Must Do.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-1433 minHindsightJust Chatting: Hold Me To ThisI saw what I mean, and I mean what I say and you can hold me to that. Unless I say don’t hold me to it then you shouldn’t or you’ll just be disappointed…“If You Are Working On Something That You Really Care About, You Don’t Have To Be Pushed. The Vision Pulls You.” – Steve Jobs--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-1321 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: Once Bitten Twice ShyWhen someone has gone through something and they offer you advice if you’re going through the exact same thing, take the advice. It’s crazy how someone who has been through the exact same thing you’re going through knows how things are going to play out!“The Pessimist Sees Difficulty In Every Opportunity. The Optimist Sees Opportunity In Every Difficulty.” – Winston Churchill--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-1232 minHindsightEpisode 100!100 episodes down, 265 more episodes to go!Check out Modern Philosophy on YouTube!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-1111 minHindsightTales from ALC pt. 2Finally doing part two and once again I still haven’t told all of the tales from my time at ALC. Who knew so much can happen in two months when the administration of a school is corrupt!"Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well." - Jack London--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-1036 minHindsightAcademic FinessingThere are many types of finesse, but the type of finesse that requires the most finesse is the academic finesse. Actually, you could argue the type that requires the most finest is the legal finesse but you don’t really see that kind very much unless you’re a police officer…"Life is too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-0934 minHindsightTales From ArcherThe fact that I did a Tales From Archer episode that’s 30 minutes long and I didn’t talk about Archer fight week is astounding as that was probably the highlight of my time there… Guess I’m going to have to do a part two, now that’s what I call a content farm!"Difficult and meaningful will always bring more satisfaction than easy and meaningless." - Maxime Lagacé--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-0833 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: How to Learn New Skills QuicklyHaving the skill of being able to learn new skills quickly is a skillfully useful skill that is always nice to have in your back pocket whenever you need to skillfully learn a new skill in a quick and skillful manner. I now will not be able to look at the word skill the same for the next couple of days because that last sentence made me hit my skill quota…"Believe you can and you’re halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://ancho...
2021-04-0728 minHindsightJust Chatting: VapingAight bro, we get it, you vape..."Life is a mountain. Your goal is to find your path, not to reach the top." - Maxime Lagacé--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-0630 minHindsightEaster pt. 2Yesterday was like the intro for today's episode except at the time I recorded yesterday's episode I didn’t know it because it only makes sense in hindsight. I’ll see myself out…"Change your thoughts and you change your world." - Norman Vincent Peale--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-0528 minHindsightEasterIt’s Easter so were keeping it super short so you can get back to doing what you’re doing, and if you’re too busy doing what you’re doing since the episode is super short you can easily listen to it tomorrow morning before Monday's episode and it will still take about the same amount of time to listen to both!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-0402 minHindsightFood Poisoning > TV Shows > Science PoliticsWhat do food poisoning, streaming TV shows, and science politics have in common? Absolutely nothing and yet that is the rabbit hole my brain went down…"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done." - Bruce Lee--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-0322 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: Vaccination StationAlthough this happened today, I still count it as a part of the Quarantine Chronicles because this is like the grand sign that it is the beginning of the end of all this quarantine business. Exciting times isn’t it!?"Three things in life – your health, your mission, and the people you love. That’s it." - Naval Ravikant--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-0225 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: The Legend of TobascoWe’re starting the month of April off with a spicy one (pun intended), The Legend of Tabasco, an epic tale of brotherhood, friendship, and most of all stupidity!"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." - Søren KierkegaardThis is the link for the Mercedes Benz Stadium vaccination site as promised:gta-vras.powerappsportals.us/--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-04-0125 minHindsightState of the Podcast Address (March)Another month in the books and what an amazing month it was. The podcast has been seeing some crazy growth and I appreciate everyone who is listening and sharing, you make me a happy boy!"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done." - Bruce Lee--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-3112 minHindsightJust Chatting: Unconditional LoveHey if you’re a Georgia resident and above the age of 16 you can register to get your COVID-19 vaccine at myvaccinegeorgia.com. Do us all a favor and go get it!"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-3023 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: Philosophy of Being a SimpTo simp or not to simp that is the question. Also, Jacob from Twilight was a simp, try and change my mind!"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great." - John D. Rockefeller--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-2930 minHindsightSleep DeprivationIt’s a rough one zzz…"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." - Confucius--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-2813 minHindsightButterfly EffectIt’s a rare occasion when you actually get to see the full end results of your actions, usually, we just see what we did to the person but now how what we did has forever changed the course of history or something like that."I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples." - Mother Teresa--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-2727 minHindsightThis is Getting OutrageousYou honestly couldn’t write it at this point, it’s like just because I called life out for what it’s doing to me it decided to double down make sure I never forget who’s in charge. Message received. (Also I spelled outrageous correctly on the first try, just a flex)"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me." - Ayn Rand--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-2614 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: The RaceHonestly, at this point, I feel like Captain America because life keeps punching me and knocking me down but I keep getting up and telling it that I can do this all day. The only problem is that the only super-soldier serum I know is cocaine, and we’re not going down that road again so I’m going to need life to chill out…"If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work." - Thomas J. Watson--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/joh...
2021-03-2524 minHindsightI'm Being Punished for Being HappyMy relationship with life is more toxic than my relationship with school. With life it’s way more abusive, whenever I’m feeling good, life is always there to make sure I never forget I’m its punching bag."If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary." - Jim Rohn--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-2420 minHindsightJust Chatting: The Math Ain't Adding UpAnother Tuesday another episode of Just Chatting, and we’re just having fun with this one, it’s a fun conversation! I would also like to dedicate this episode to extra strength Tylenol, as always coming in clutch with the last-second pain relief!"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity." - Amelia Earhart--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-2324 minHindsightTales from ALCOf course, I had to follow up yesterday’s behemoth of an episode with Tales From ALC. There are just too many stories that I have from only being there for 2 months, if I had lasted the entire year I could probably an entire book series."I would rather die of passion than of boredom." - Vincent van Gogh--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-2225 minHindsightAtlanta Leadership College/CultYeah you read that right, this a 52-minute episode easily the longest episode I’ve ever made but the length was necessary. It has come time for me ALC exposé and even with 50 minutes, I couldn’t tell all the stories and all the details that went into this experience. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it takes a special person to be given power and not abuse it, sadly at ALC, there were none of these special people.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm...
2021-03-2152 minHindsightAll IntroYeah, the title isn’t lying, I got carried away talking during the intro that the entire episode became one long intro. But hey on the bright side I finally did an entire episode in one take so I knock that off my podcast bucket list!"If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just get on." - Sheryl Sandberg--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-2024 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: PostmatesAs I bid farewell to the app that combined my two favorite things, driving and making money, we reminisce on the fun times and we do not cry because it is over but instead we smile because it happened!"Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear." - George Addair--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-1927 minHindsightThe Atlanta ShootingsOf course, being someone who lives in north Georgia and frequents Atlanta on a daily basis, I had to address what happened Tuesday evening. It’s so jarring that people can be so twisted mentally to be able to do something like this and justify it to themselves.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-1809 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: The PsychiatristIt’s St. Patrick’s Day! I don’t mention it in the episode because I still can’t seem to comprehend the whole recording the day before thing. Enjoy the day, don’t drink and drive!"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear." - Rosa Parks--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-1723 minHindsightJust Chatting: Schrödinger's CopTuesdays are for the chats! We’re talking about Canada, beards, blood work, and superposition police officers. So you know, a typical conversation with John!"If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary." - Jim Rohn--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-1631 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: The Power of FriendshipDon’t let the title of the episode fool you, we’re talking about the power of friendship today! Oh yeah that’s what the title says but it’s not what you think, trust me!"Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value." - Albert Einstein--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-1526 minHindsightTales from FBLA State Competition pt.2At long last I have followed through with my promise for part two for Tales From FBLA State Competition, a promise I made way way back on January 17th. Oh, how time flies!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-1433 minHindsightThe Philosophy of DrivingDriving is a unique activity because it’s one of the few that shows the best and the worst of what society has to offer. That may seem like a stretch but, that is why I put philosophy in the title because all philosophy is overthinking something super basic and attempting to relate it to something profound. So I would say I’m right on the money!"Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out." - John Wooden--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this...
2021-03-1322 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: My Toxic Relationship With SchoolSchool and I have been together for a while now but things have been getting sour for years. But with a little bit of counseling and a few apologies, we’ll be alright. Of course, that is until I inevitably graduate from this relationship, and this time I’m not taking her back!"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston S. Churchill--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-1232 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: Tales From Going ViralIt’s the series crossover that no one has been asking for! Well, this is more like a part two to yesterday's episode but the title makes sense even as a semi-joke."The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well." - John D. Rockefeller Jr.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-1124 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: How to Go ViralHow to go viral:1. Do something people will like2. Post it3. ???4. Profit"Life is trying things to see if they work." - Ray BradburyAlso, this is episode 69 😏--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-1032 minHindsightCreative BlockLadies and gentlemen, we are experiencing a slight delay as there seems to be something blocking the tracks therefore not allowing this train of thought to reach its’ destination. We are working diligently to solve this issue and we will get back on our way as soon as possible. In the meantime please enjoy some refreshments complimentary of Brain Waves Train Lines! Thank you for your patience."You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." - Dr. Seuss--- Send in a voice message: ht...
2021-03-0923 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: Choose Your BattlesWe’re talking about the application of the absolutely wonderful philosophy of choosing your battles! You know, in hindsight this would make a good modern philosophy episode…. Yeah, I’m definitely repurposing these notes."Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." - Babe Ruth--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-0827 minHindsightTales from Middle SchoolToday we go back to an ancient time, a time when Heeley’s were cool and everyone wanted a pair, a time when Miley Cyrus was still having the best of both worlds as Hannah Montana, t'was the best of times."Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." - Ralph Waldo Emerson--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-0725 minHindsightJust ChattingWell, it’s exactly what the title says, we’re just chatting… But don’t worry, it’s a good chat, the kind that makes you want to chat some more!"If life were predictable it would cease to be life and be without flavor." - Eleanor Roosevelt--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-0620 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: False ProphetsThese episodes are getting longer and longer each day, I just can’t seem to stop talking! Speaking of talking, did you know that when people talk not everything they say is true? Hard to believe I know but I read that on the internet somewhere so I know it must be true…"You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated." - Maya Angelou--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-0527 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: Tiny VictoriesAfter a life-changing rest last night I’ve come back stronger and livelier than ever! As always, I got a good one for you today. We’re talking about the first steps I made towards self-improvement. Maybe you can find a little bit of advice in there!"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." - Robert Louis Stevenson--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-0423 minHindsightEducational RantToday you get the ramblings of a tired and broken man… That's all I can say…"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on." - Franklin D. Roosevelt--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-0320 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: DeliriumQuarantine hadn’t even been fully kicked off yet when I decided I wanted to lock myself in my own personal hell before the government did it for me. It’s a funny story to tell but the actual experience was easily one of the worst things I’ve done to myself and now you get to listen to my story about suffering!"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." - Aristotle--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/suppor
2021-03-0224 minHindsightQuarantine Chronicles: The AssaultNew month, new series! And this one is starting off with a wild one and it’s touching a touchy topic but it’s one that had to be told and I know you’ll like it!"If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success." - James Cameron--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-03-0125 minHindsightAllegory of a Drug Dealer: EpilogueBreaking my own rules by doing a main story episode on the weekend, but does one really count the epilogue as part of the main story? Either way, if having parents has taught me anything it is that if you make the rules you can break the rules, so really this is my first step towards becoming a father!“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.” - Socrates--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/j...
2021-02-2819 minHindsightTales From UberEatsUber Eats is good for making pretty decent money but kind of sucks in all other categories but that’s what a monopoly gets you I guess. But even Uber Eats doesn’t have a monopoly on pure stupidity, that’s saved for some of the customers on there!We live in the best of all possible worlds.” – Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-2718 minHindsightState of the Podcast Address (February)It’s that time again! Time to review the work we’ve done this month and announce the exciting stuff coming next month. Lots of new ideas and concepts to come!“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” - Anne Frank--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-2614 minHindsightAllegory of a Drug Dealer: Chapter 12This is the final chapter of the Allegory of a Drug Dealer! Yeah, I know it kind of popped up on me two because of a little scheduling mishap but all is well in the Hindsight Universe as I have fixed time and space! Either way, as this book comes to a close the next begins to open…“Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes and grass grows by itself.” - Zenrin Kushû--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-2527 minHindsightAllegory of a Drug Dealer: Chapter 11Now that brain has been recalibrated we can continue on with the story! As always we got a good one for you today, this story is a core memory for me like from “Inside Out”. I should probably do some spring cleaning with these core memories…--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-2422 minHindsightMy Brain Is BrokenSo my brain has got some processing errors that just wouldn’t go away last night, but of course, I wasn’t going to go a day without an episode so instead, I woke up at 4 am to make an episode in which you and I both learn something new!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-2315 minHindsightAllegory of a Drug Dealer: Chapter 10You may have thought that I have forgotten that the title of this book has "drug dealer" in it because I haven’t mentioned drug dealing for a couple of chapters. But worry not, that changes today! C’mon did you really think I didn’t already plan this out? (Don't answer that, it's rhetorical for the sake of my ego)“The wisest of all, in my opinion, is he who can, if only once a month, call himself a fool — a faculty unheard of nowadays.” - Fyodor Dostoevsky--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jo...
2021-02-2226 minHindsightThe Divine ProgramI got a little something different today, figured I’d have a little fun by making a boring story into an over-the-top amazing story of true art. Or at least something like that…“Art is anything you can get away with.” - Marshall McLuhan--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-2110 minHindsightTales From TexasAnother addition to the Tales From series coming from Texas this time. Although I don’t really like talking about anything before circa 2015, these stories are great ones and it would be selfish of me not to share. So here you go!“Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.” - Hermann Hesse--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-2029 minHindsightAllegory of a Drug Dealer: Chapter 9We have arrived at episode 50! That’s quite a bit of episodes but it’s been super fun creating this and it’s been really fun to see people actually listening to something that I created, kind of mind-blowing in fact. But either way, we press on, today's episode is all about foreshadowing and also just me setting up myself to be able to call myself a prophet in a couple of episodes. So a bunch of fun stuff!“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not. ” - Pablo Pi...
2021-02-1923 minHindsightA Break From Your Normally Scheduled EpisodeI am being punished by the school gods for no reason. The punishment? Homework in every class all due on the same night. My response? Not doing any of it till the night that it’s due causing me to not be able to plan the next chapter so instead today we just have a little chat. Seems like a fair trade!“Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art; it is the part the schools cannot recognize.” - James Joyce--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor...
2021-02-1818 minHindsightAllegory of a Drug Dealer: Chapter 8There is nothing better in the world than having a best friend and there’s nothing better than your best friend and the girl you’re talking to also be friends. Actually, I’m not sure about that last part…“Love is friendship set to music.” - Jackson Pollock--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-1720 minHindsightAllegory of a Drug Dealer: Chapter 7So we finally arrive at the episode that I have been procrastinating on making for a while but now my hands are tied because I have to talk about it for everything else that comes through the rest of the year to make sense, so with that being said I present to you, the schizophrenia episode!“What labels me, negates me.” - Søren Kierkegaard--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-1625 minHindsightAllegory of a Drug Dealer: Chapter 6We’re back at it again as always picking up right where we left off as I continue to embark on this magical acid journey while trying not to have a panic attack at a party. Oh, the lovely decisions I make!“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” - C.G. Jung--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-1525 minHindsightThe Theory of LoveIt’s the big V-Day and not the military invasion one but the personal space invasion one. Anyhow, I got little something special for you on this lovely day of loving people lovingly and I hope that you love it!“Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.” - Ursula K. Le Guin--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-1413 minHindsightTales From Florida pt. 2In the night I hear them talk, the coldest story ever told, somewhere far along this road he lost his soul, to a woman so heartless. - Kanye WestKanye speaketh the truth.“When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you’d like them to be.” - Leo Tolstoy--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-1325 minHindsightAllegory of a Drug Dealer: Chapter 5What happens when I decide to not do episode notes and just spitball? You get the longest episode to date! And on top of that, I still have to split it up because I ramble and like to tell off-topic stories but hey, all in the name of fun content!“Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect.” - Margaret Mitchell--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-1226 minHindsightAllegory of a Drug Dealer: Chapter 4Nothing says Valentine’s day more than illegal drug dealing, people being late, and an uninterested partner!“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” - Lao Tzu--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-1120 minHindsightAllegory of a Drug Dealer: Chapter 3I can no longer say the saga continues and saying “the allegory continues” makes absolutely no sense so we’ll settle on the story continues. The story continues as things begin to get very messy! Will John survive the amazon jungle?? Listen and find out!“Flow with whatever may happen, and let your mind be free: Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.” - Chuang Tzu--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-1018 minHindsightAllegory of a Drug Dealer: Chapter 2We are back on track with the allegory story (I’m not a rapper). But it’s time to get into dealing with an absolutely foolproof plan of success, I wonder how this could possibly go wrong!“Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.” - Aldous Huxley--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-02-0918 minHindsightThe Dunkin' Saga: Chapter 11The Dunkin’ Saga returns full of betrayal and heartbreak. Well, that’s a bit of an exaggeration but John from January 25, 2020, wouldn’t think so.Make the best use of what's in your power and take the rest as it happens. - Epictetus--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-01-2512 minHindsightDying For A Four PieceI come to you today with a tale from the trenches of the overnight shift at McDonald's, may this story find you well or at least better than I was on this day...“Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature” – John Locke--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-01-1620 minHindsightThe Dunkin' Saga: Chapter 8Ahh, time to relish in my tomfoolery from my 21st birthday as I now have to train a new shift leader.“It is one thing to show a man that he is in error, and another to put him in possession of truth” – John Locke--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
2021-01-1516 minHindsightThe Dunkin' Saga: Chapter 2The saga continues as we find John trying to dig himself out of a hole he created!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-kalu/support
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