Novel Ideas

What can I say? I couldn't wait until October to talk about some scary stuff, and what's better than fear getting underneath our skin. The threat of an upcoming bill. The chill of a withdrawal from your account? Kids?! Please join me for this frightful first parter about confronting fear, before it possesses us.

What can I say? Life is asking me to be more successful, and my sister happened to recommend a book that could help me along the way. If you want some of this success, or to just listen to me complain about rent prices, me and Deepak are here.

Between the circumstances of life and understanding when it's time to let go, "The God Box" opens up a conversation about how we choose to grow in the face of adversity; willing to see the brighter side of things when we choose to do and be more honest with ourselves, understand to trust the nature of things, and sometimes believe that there are greater things waiting for us if we just have faith.

Not many people can say they remember life at five-years old, much less finding a one, true love that changed your life forever, and yet I've had both. If you want to hear about how to deal with memories of loss and love, and the meaning of change in our lives, tune in to our newest episode.

TW: mention of abusive situations

Saturn returns, I'm messing up my words, and we seem to keep hitting sticks with balls. It's a great time to celebrate my day a whole month and a half afterwards with laughs, some cussing, and hellavu time talking about passion in "Challengers the Movie featuring Zendaya and her boy toys.

I don't know what's worth more? Me screaming into my microphone about Jennette McCurdy, or Ms. McCurdy giving us the cultural rest to understanding what value truly means amidst growing up in the most difficult of circumstances? Maybe you should tune in to a make that decision for yourself.

After coming back from a lifelong sabbatical due to backbreaking work, your host finds himself discussing politics, romance, and why Casey McQuiston did what we all wanted to do after 2016, create a new fantasy to deal with a harsh reality. Make a great choice now and tune into this brand new episode.

I thought it'd be important to discuss performance in and outside of our personal/professional lives. Whether it's relative to jobs, relationships or identity, Vivek Shraya does an amazing job identifying how gender performance played out in their life and how we can reflect on the social influences that encourage us to pursue the "good" versions of masculinity and femininity.

Tune in for a lively discussion about how I spent Father's Day enjoying not being a father, examining masculinity as I've experienced so far and what does it mean to desire community with other men.

Not every story needs the protagonist to be readily identified as a man or woman. Sometimes, you can just be a person existing in the murk of life, unsettled by the choices you make because you believe you're right. And whether you're in your 20s or 60s, love is a hard thing to speak to or identify. Can love only be measured by loss? Tune in to find out.