Listener feedback, the married life & the early days...Pepe discusses opening an illegal venue, the origins of the DIY Bandits, meeting a young Pat The Bunny & Folk Punk Dad points out the many aspects of intuition involved. Folk Punk Dad shares stories & practical steps that helped him access intuition & he helps Pepe become more comfortable using the word. Where does intuition come from?

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Getting married

• How/Why did the DIY Bandits get started

• Pat the Bunny story

• What is intuition

• Folk Punk Dad shares several stories of intuition

• Steps to getting intuitive

• Fear vs. Intuition

• The unconscious & Carl Jung

• Pepe's Intuition around getting busted by the Feds

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preparingforfreedom.org

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"We have to think about music as a physical touch. It moves from my mind, through my body, through the string and then to you."

We bring you closer to independent rapper, P.T. Burnem' ptburnem.bandcamp.com/music who has a unique way of combining the organic and the technological in his music.

In this conversation Burnem' shares his ideas around intuition, replacing guilt with responsibility, relationships and much more.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Burnem's ideas around intuition

• Music is physical touch

• Burnem' asks Pepe about quieting the mind in prison

• Taking responsibility for telling your own story in life

• Getting curious about other people's stories

• Reaching out to people

• Using your voice to tell your own story

Check out the new song P.T. Burnem' contributed

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P.T. Burnem' instagram.com/ptburnem/?igshid=ZWIzMWE5ZmU3Zg%3D%3D

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Folk Punk Dad brings you closer to Pepe through a deep dive into fear and his responses to it. Pepe shares personal stories & practical action steps around fear. We talk about Pat The Bunny, prison, regret, doing the work & more.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• The advice Pat The Bunny gave Pepe about fear before he went to prison
• What Pepe feared more than prison
• Pepe's "corny" acronym for FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real)
• Two types of fear & how to identify them
• Pepe goes to the edge & faces a literal mountain of fear with his fiance & friend
• The value of embracing micro-courage
• Folk Punk Dad helps Pepe look at the word faith in a new way

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"I was fucking terrified...there just wasn't a sober moment...I feared a sober moment."

We bring you closer to April Hartman, founder of the influential folk punk band Apes Of The State. In this conversation she shares intimate details of her journey through addiction and fear. We discuss the death of her mother, the world of folk punk, loneliness, relationships and at one point April really opens up and gets emotional answering one of Pepe's questions.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Pepe tells April about his fear of Apes Of The State
• The shift in April's life that led her to alcohol at age 12
• People wrote to Pepe in prison, telling him about April & her band
• April shares why Pepe "Should & Shouldn't run a label"
• April explains what she calls her "feelings bank"
• The most fearful moment in April's life
• Feeling loneliness in addiction & in prison
• Upcoming projects
• New tack played

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Apes Of The State :

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apesofthestate.com

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BanditCoffeeRoasters.com -Officially launched September 2023

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Welcome to the show!

Meet your hosts of Back On The Grind. Find out what the show is all about, here's a quick list of topics you can look forward to hearing about:

• Life

• Music

• People

• Stories that bring us all closer

Episodes are published twice a month. On the 1st of every month we interview a musician. On the 15th of every month we will share our personal stories and occasionally have conversations with additional guests.

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