In this episode Andrew muses on the election of Donald Trump, explores post-industrialism, the Rust Belt, and whether half of America is now racist and misogynist. Then he looks to a video he saw about lobsters and their shells and uses it as a metaphor for the constraints of the Liberal/Conservative dichotomy and proposes Catholic Social Doctrine as a new fresh optic on these issues. Finally, he talks about a song and playlist designed to reduce anxiety. (link below) http://www.inc.com/mel [...]

In this freewheeling and somewhat scattered episode, Andrew, after an unplanned rant about reality after this election cycle, talks about seeing the amazing singer/songwriter David Ramirez at the Larimer Lounge and muses on a great line about cell phones and the holy, then uses Dr. Strange to talk about how religions, now matter how Gnostic, can’t seem to really disconnect from the integral nature of the body and matter. Finally, after a shout out to a great couple he met in the shop, he e [...]

In this episode Andrew sits down for a conversation with his is new BFF Fr. James Mangan and the amazing and reluctantly interviewed Bethany Coon to talk about what’s going on in Flint, MI, how the Church is responding, and how God is moving in the midst of it all in the lives of those involved and by drawing people to Flint.https://BreadboxMedia.podbean.com/mf/web/v98ty3/Counter_Position_241.mp3 [...]

In this episode Andrew, after regrettably giving away the recipe for the Curry Pumpkin Chicken Soup on Monday, continues his sickness induced generosity and, after musing on the nature of being sick, the emergence of the cravings of childhood, and the role that rituals and their development play in being sick, gives out recipes for his quick fast chicken stock, hot toddy, and the famous and fabled Coffeeboy Sick Tea, with a bonus of the role of bourbon in all this. Then, he defends it being with [...]

In this episode Andrew records a show on his last day before his first day off in a long time. After some random shenanigans he settles into talking about a controversy over a giant mesh nude sculpture in San Leandro, CA, muses on why we are so squeamish about nudity in the modern world, and relays his experience of being surrounded by nude sculpture in Vienna, Austria. Next he explores the fact that a new book by J.R.R. Tolkien is coming out thanks to the editing work of his son Christopher, mu [...]

In this episode a well-rested and less bedraggled (it is a word) Andrew tells of almost being blown up by a gas leak, recounts all the healthy fun things he did instead of watching the debate last night, talks about a Catholic trying to reduce him to a Like, explores some ideas in Andrew Sullivan’s “I Used to be a Human Being” and muses on digital addiction, then finally celebrates a new discovery that turns Carbon Dioxide back into Ethanol in one easy room temperature step.&nb [...]

In this episode, a bedraggled Andrew records an early morning edition after his marathon of Calix travel through 3 cities in three weeks. As best as caffeine would allow, he attempted to tell the story of his amazing providence-haunted trip to Flint, MI, including: a singing bus driver, White Castle, an amazing singer/songwriter who’s a priest and totally Andrew’s new BFF for ever, the stark beauty and decay of post-industrialism, bumping into a roaster, bumping into a farm, bumping [...]

In this episode, in something akin to The Beast trying to interview Beauty, Andrew chats with dedicated listener and frequent mention/shout-out recipient Antonette Golesh aka Shiny aka Xena the Disney Princess about basketball vs. boy crazy, photography as business and spiritual practice, voodoo in baseball, Disney movies as a mode of engagement with reality, being an old soul and “very single”, her hug addiction, and what it’s like to be a girl. https://www.facebook.com/A [...]

In this episode Andrew gets up early, loads up on a french press coffee, and does a show. After getting his new iPhone in the mail, he works through whether to keep it or get a PlusOne like the Google fellow he met on the plane. Then, while talking about why he is going to Flint, MI this weekend, he tries to explain how he began his love of the business “blank slate” of empty buildings and gets sidetracked by one of his best childhood stories about burning trash and exploding floresc [...]

In this episode an under slept and travel haggard Andrew compares using Clear and getting a First Class upgrade to being Lucretius’ man on the secure cliff watching a ship founder in the waves, recaps an amazing weekend in Santa Cruz for a Shrine Coffee mass presentation and donor event, goes nuts over Jared Truby and Chris Bacca’s new innovative shop and roaster Cat & Cloud, and muses on the different reactions you get when you tell people you are going to build a coffeehouse at [...]