Lunch With A Stranger

Joel speaks with Rebeca in a Denny’s in St. Charles, MO to discuss her early life being introduced to drug use, the physical and mental abuse she endured as a child, her marriages and dream to one day start her own business. Some of the main topics discussed include:

• Her early life around drug use and her own experiences with drugs at a very young age
• The physical and mental abuse Rebeca endured growing up
• Her father’s battle with cancer and eventual death
• How her relationship changed with her father from Rebeca’s childhood to adulthood
• How different Rebeca’s stepfather treated her compared to her siblings
• Some of the odd lessons that Rebeca learned from her stepfather
• Her younger sister’s condition with spina bifida
• The death of her younger sister and her parents conviction of her sister’s death
• Rebeca getting married to her first husband at 16 years old
• Being expelled from high school after getting married and having some disciplinary problems
• Her daughter’s abuse by a man she had befriended and had a relationship with after her 2nd marriage ended
• Her experiences in the gaming community
• How our two-party political system is broken
• Rebeca describes her current financial situation as a disability and ISS recipient
• Rebeca’s views on gun control and education
• Her work on a blind interview technique thesis for a potential business

Please rate and review the Lunch With A Stranger podcast wherever you listen as it really helps others find us. And if you choose to purchase from our sponsors, be sure to use the links and promo codes mentioned in the show as that’s how we can keep bringing you raw and unedited interviews with everyday people. 

Joel speaks with Rebeca in a Denny’s in St. Charles, MO to discuss her early life being introduced to drug use, the physical and mental abuse she endured as a child, her marriages and dream to one day start her own business. Some of the main topics discussed include:

• Her early life around drug use and her own experiences with drugs at a very young age
• The physical and mental abuse Rebeca endured growing up
• Her father’s battle with cancer and eventual death
• How her relationship changed with her father from Rebeca’s childhood to adulthood
• How different Rebeca’s stepfather treated her compared to her siblings
• Some of the odd lessons that Rebeca learned from her stepfather
• Her younger sister’s condition with spina bifida
• The death of her younger sister and her parents conviction of her sister’s death
• Rebeca getting married to her first husband at 16 years old
• Being expelled from high school after getting married and having some disciplinary problems
• Her daughter’s abuse by a man she had befriended and had a relationship with after her 2nd marriage ended
• Her experiences in the gaming community
• How our two-party political system is broken
• Rebeca describes her current financial situation as a disability and ISS recipient
• Rebeca’s views on gun control and education
• Her work on a blind interview technique thesis for a potential business

Please rate and review the Lunch With A Stranger podcast wherever you listen as it really helps others find us. And if you choose to purchase from our sponsors, be sure to use the links and promo codes mentioned in the show as that’s how we can keep bringing you raw and unedited interviews with everyday people. 

Joel speaks with Rebeca in a Denny’s in St. Charles, MO to discuss her early life being introduced to drug use, the physical and mental abuse she endured as a child, her marriages and dream to one day start her own business. Some of the main topics discussed include:

• Her early life around drug use and her own experiences with drugs at a very young age
• The physical and mental abuse Rebeca endured growing up
• Her father’s battle with cancer and eventual death
• How her relationship changed with her father from Rebeca’s childhood to adulthood
• How different Rebeca’s stepfather treated her compared to her siblings
• Some of the odd lessons that Rebeca learned from her stepfather
• Her younger sister’s condition with spina bifida
• The death of her younger sister and her parents conviction of her sister’s death
• Rebeca getting married to her first husband at 16 years old
• Being expelled from high school after getting married and having some disciplinary problems
• Her daughter’s abuse by a man she had befriended and had a relationship with after her 2nd marriage ended
• Her experiences in the gaming community
• How our two-party political system is broken
• Rebeca describes her current financial situation as a disability and ISS recipient
• Rebeca’s views on gun control and education
• Her work on a blind interview technique thesis for a potential business

Please rate and review the Lunch With A Stranger podcast wherever you listen as it really helps others find us. And if you choose to purchase from our sponsors, be sure to use the links and promo codes mentioned in the show as that’s how we can keep bringing you raw and unedited interviews with everyday people. 

Joel speaks with Adam inside a 54th Street Bar & Grill in Chesterfield, MO to discuss his life growing up as a gay man in a very religious Christian family and eventually converting to Judaism as well as his relationships and child. Some of the main topics discussed include:

• Adam’s upbringing in an evangelical Christian family
• How he came out to his family and friends
• His love triangle between his daughter’s mother and ex-boyfriend
• His conversion to Judaism
• How local communities have changed in the surrounding area of St. Louis
• Tragedies like Ferguson help spur positive change in run down and low income areas
• Why transgender people are not well represented in the gay community
• His side hustle as a stripper and naked task performer
• How same sex marriages have the same dynamic as marriage between a man and woman The status of HIV awareness and treatment in America
• Adam’s experience with having exorcisms performed on him as a teenager

Please rate and review the Lunch With A Stranger podcast wherever you listen as it really helps others find us. And if you choose to purchase from our sponsors, be sure to use the links and promo codes mentioned in the show as that’s how we can keep bringing you raw and unedited interviews with everyday people. 

Joel speaks with Adam inside a 54th Street Bar & Grill in Chesterfield, MO to discuss his life growing up as a gay man in a very religious Christian family and eventually converting to Judaism as well as his relationships and child. Some of the main topics discussed include:

• Adam’s upbringing in an evangelical Christian family
• How he came out to his family and friends
• His love triangle between his daughter’s mother and ex-boyfriend
• His conversion to Judaism
• How local communities have changed in the surrounding area of St. Louis
• Tragedies like Ferguson help spur positive change in run down and low income areas
• Why transgender people are not well represented in the gay community
• His side hustle as a stripper and naked task performer
• How same sex marriages have the same dynamic as marriage between a man and woman The status of HIV awareness and treatment in America
• Adam’s experience with having exorcisms performed on him as a teenager

Please rate and review the Lunch With A Stranger podcast wherever you listen as it really helps others find us. And if you choose to purchase from our sponsors, be sure to use the links and promo codes mentioned in the show as that’s how we can keep bringing you raw and unedited interviews with everyday people. 

Joel speaks with Adam inside a 54th Street Bar & Grill in Chesterfield, MO to discuss his life growing up as a gay man in a very religious Christian family and eventually converting to Judaism as well as his relationships and child. Some of the main topics discussed include:

• Adam’s upbringing in an evangelical Christian family
• How he came out to his family and friends
• His love triangle between his daughter’s mother and ex-boyfriend
• His conversion to Judaism
• How local communities have changed in the surrounding area of St. Louis
• Tragedies like Ferguson help spur positive change in run down and low income areas
• Why transgender people are not well represented in the gay community
• His side hustle as a stripper and naked task performer
• How same sex marriages have the same dynamic as marriage between a man and woman The status of HIV awareness and treatment in America
• Adam’s experience with having exorcisms performed on him as a teenager

Please rate and review the Lunch With A Stranger podcast wherever you listen as it really helps others find us. And if you choose to purchase from our sponsors, be sure to use the links and promo codes mentioned in the show as that’s how we can keep bringing you raw and unedited interviews with everyday people. 

Joel speaks with Cailan at a Ruby Tuesday in Birmingham, AL to discuss his life as a college student and growing up in Alabama and how he’s navigating through his young life. Some of the main topics discussed include:

·       His estranged relationship with his brother

·       What you really learn in college

·       What life in Alabama is like

·       Racism and sexism still being relevant in small towns within the state

·       If growing up in the post Columbine era makes Cailan worry about mass shootings

·       Student loans and the best financial plan leaving college 

Please rate and review the Lunch With A Stranger podcast wherever you listen as it really helps others find us. And if you choose to purchase from our sponsors, be sure to use the links and promo codes mentioned in the show as that’s how we can keep bringing you raw and unedited interviews with everyday people. 

Joel speaks with Cailan at a Ruby Tuesday in Birmingham, AL to discuss his life as a college student and growing up in Alabama and how he’s navigating through his young life. Some of the main topics discussed include:

·       His estranged relationship with his brother

·       What you really learn in college

·       What life in Alabama is like

·       Racism and sexism still being relevant in small towns within the state

·       If growing up in the post Columbine era makes Cailan worry about mass shootings

·       Student loans and the best financial plan leaving college 

Please rate and review the Lunch With A Stranger podcast wherever you listen as it really helps others find us. And if you choose to purchase from our sponsors, be sure to use the links and promo codes mentioned in the show as that’s how we can keep bringing you raw and unedited interviews with everyday people. 

Joel speaks with Cailan at a Ruby Tuesday in Birmingham, AL to discuss his life as a college student and growing up in Alabama and how he’s navigating through his young life. Some of the main topics discussed include:

·       His estranged relationship with his brother

·       What you really learn in college

·       What life in Alabama is like

·       Racism and sexism still being relevant in small towns within the state

·       If growing up in the post Columbine era makes Cailan worry about mass shootings

·       Student loans and the best financial plan leaving college 

Please rate and review the Lunch With A Stranger podcast wherever you listen as it really helps others find us. And if you choose to purchase from our sponsors, be sure to use the links and promo codes mentioned in the show as that’s how we can keep bringing you raw and unedited interviews with everyday people. 

Joel speaks with Christine at a Panera Bread Company in Brentwood, MO to discuss her life growing up in a family of divorce, her studies of astrology, and her sexual relationship with her stepbrother. Some of the main topics discussed include:

• Growing up in a family of divorce and moving a lot as a child
• Not being able to cultivate deep relationships with friends and family
• Her sexual relationship with her stepbrother
• Christine’s introduction to astrology and a quick description of our signs
• How a broken foot led to her discovery of a giant tumor on her ovary and her battle through kidney failure
• A background of the study of astrology and how it compares to traditional religion
• Her time as a stand-up comedian
• What she sees coming at the end of 2020 according to her astrological studies

Please rate and review the Lunch With A Stranger podcast wherever you listen as it really helps others find us. And if you choose to purchase from our sponsors, be sure to use the links and promo codes mentioned in the show as that’s how we can keep bringing you raw and unedited interviews with everyday people.