Lisa Kendall received a BA in International Studies and a Master's in Public Relations from Portland State University. She was raised with limited education in “The Move of God” from the ages of nine to nineteen. She has published articles in newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and blogs including Ms. Magazine and CHILD, Inc., and done radio interviews and given presentations on cultic issues.

The main focus of Lisa's work has been gaining protections for vulnerable people harmed in coercive groups. In addition, she has worked with families across the US in custody battles over relatives isolated cultic communities. She can be reached at [email protected].

In this episode, Lisa and Maxwell discuss cults, The Catholic Church, coercive groups, Sam Fife’s “The Move of God”, having an unwanted child in the 1960’s, rape, violence and poverty are reasons for joining a cult, difficult to leave a cult, abortion, Mennonites, the world will end in 5 years, receiving a limited education, dropping out of high school, being sent to a work camp, labor trafficking, “farms” within the cult, no tv, no secular books, no friends outside the cult, King James Bible, Revelations, tax-exempt status, sharing a home with 27 people, day to day activities, babies being beaten with spoons, escaping, Scientology, and Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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Andrea Firpo is a Soul Liberation and Embodiment Guide that empowers women to heal their trauma history, transcend wounding patterns and dispel self-limiting beliefs, so they can reconnect to their true self, and live in harmony with their inner child. Andrea teaches you how to relax into your body and stay present during somatic experiences using both modern and ancient wisdom practices, creating a friendship that will endure any of life’s challenges. Her methods are vast and dynamic, just like you, and customized to meet you wherever you are right now, to help you through whatever needs tending when it comes to your self-love, healing, wholeness, and liberation.

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Dallas Breed is a transplant to the PNW by way of Arkansas. He is a musician, a thinker, a tinkerer, and not to be taken too seriously.

In this episode, Dallas and Maxwell discuss giving a speech at a wedding, pressure on primates, speaking skills for leaders, stage fright, performing music on-stage, Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, ears developing, music changes as you get older, Vanilla Ice, Mariah Carey, Hootie and the Blowfish, songs you’re not supposed to like, polka, region influences musical taste, American Music, industrialization of art, Taylor Swift, creating stars for money, taking risks, Ellis Island, genetics, chasing fame, NASA, firefighters, TikTok, good vs. new, playing blues guitar, Little Rock, Arkansas, John Mayer, Jack White, Bassnectar, classical composers, harmony, melody, physically feeling music, subwoofers, 1812 overture, symphonic howitzer technician, how to trigger a cannon, sheet music, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, tempo, quantizing music, Nickelback and nu-metal.

All production by Cody Maxwell.

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Opening music by Dallas Breed.

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Rob Bearden is a mediator and amateur video editor that bills himself as the unwitting poster child for aging white men struggling to compensate for the sins of their fathers.

In this episode, Rob and Maxwell discuss the butterfly effect, joining the Navy, trying to become a draftsman, building bombs and missiles, working at a radio station, time salesman, being on-air, being artistic, trying to become a creative director, Eugene, OR, moving to San Diego with no plan, hair dye, Clairol, hair salons, cosmetology school, cutting hair, commercial construction, architecture, Holiday Inn Band, LSAT, becoming a lawyer, Lewis & Clark College, growing a family, getting married, going back to marketing, Ticketmaster, beer festivals, being an event promoter, 21 years at the Portland Art Museum, blue collar staff with white collar staff, becoming a mediator, driving UBER to get a break from mediating, and the ins and outs of working at an art museum.

All production by Cody Maxwell.

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Amanda Michelle is an artist, self declared 'book-nerd,' and a 'Health Equity as Social Justice' grant writer who lives in and fiercely loves the small town of Mosier, Oregon.

In this episode, Amanda & Maxwell discuss chapstick, deodorant, boys and girls, addiction, toxic relationships, enmeshment, status, income in a relationship, Kierkegaard, finding out how to love someone, getting married young, having kids young, being friends first with a lover, difference between men and women, Jennifer Love Hewitt, infatuation, teenage hormones, fairytales, losing your virginity, making a marriage work, High School, virility is virtuous for men, Sodom and Gomorrah, King James Bible, The Gospels, Constantine, birth control in the 1960’s, infertility, hostile wombs, cavemen, inventing tools, discovering fire, jaws get smaller, brains get bigger, cadavers, dissecting a frog, scrambling brains, mushrooms, What is life?, Why is life?, shooting guns, no one reads articles-they only read headlines, clickbait, getting likes, dating on bumble, interviewing a date on a video call, texting is hot, pursuing a person, taking a chance, boxing, serial killers, everyone has a weird relationship with food, and there is no normal.

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One hundred and three seconds of a two-day trip to Dublin, Ireland.

Carlton Dublin Hotel, sleeping in the airport, McDonald’s french fries taste the same, yellow double-decker busses, Guinness, bangers and mash, fish and chips, Woolshed Baa and Grill, and almost peeing my pants.

All production by Cody Maxwell.

Opening song "Mother Nature’s Son" written by Paul McCartney.

Opening song performed by Cody Maxwell.

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Ninety-four seconds of a two-day trip to Marseille, France.

Hotel Terminus, Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, graffiti, Mucem - Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean, scooters, Old Port of Marseille, and Château d'If.

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Opening song "My Back Pages" written by Bob Dylan.

Opening song performed by Cody Maxwell.

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Eighty-four seconds of a two-day trip to Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Hostal Pons, Louis Vuitton, tapas, nude beaches, sunscreen, gelato, Catedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca, tacos, Iberian chorizo, the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen and Jack Daniels.

All production by Cody Maxwell.

Opening song "All I Really Want To Do" written by Bob Dylan.

Opening song performed by Cody Maxwell.

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One hundred and one seconds of a two-day trip to Amsterdam, Netherlands.

St. Christopher's at the Winston, cannabis, red light district, Anne Frank House, reefer, coffee shops, magic mushrooms, prostitutes, bicycles, canals, and Heineken.

All production by Cody Maxwell.

Opening song "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" written by Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel.

Opening song performed by Cody Maxwell.

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Kevin Kramer is a husband, father, retired English teacher, and wrestling coach.

In this episode, Kramer and Maxwell talk about turning passion into a career, starting to teach in 1979, being in high school is tough, kids taking Prozac and Adderall, “The Catcher in the Rye”, finding ways to reward efforts, high school is not the most important thing in your life, life highlights, career paths, dual-certification in History and English, having good mentors, wrestling was a doorway to a college degree, University of Oregon, changing majors, technology adjusting the way you do things in school, accountability and transparency, school shooters, mental health crisis, Ronald Reagan, getting news from social media, “The Social Dilemma”, confirmation bias, preparing kids to take tests - need to teach critical thinking instead, World War 2, Auschwitz, Dachau, differences in youth over the years, attention spans, trying to get kids to read classic books, attempting to understand people, “The Great Gatsby”, “The Iliad”, Homer, cutting curriculum in public schools, good vs. evil, duality, how everything is a story, and humans need a beginning and an end.

All production by Cody Maxwell.

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