Social Rantings Podcast

In this episode we chat with Summer Smith from Yama Yoga Studio and Wellness Center. Summer was a joy to talk with and we had a great time discussing everything from social media, news, politics and of course Yoga. You will be able to tell immediately that Summer has a very authentic and genuine spirit. Listen and let us know what you think!

You can find Summer at Yama Yoga Studio and Wellness Center. You can also check out her documentary called Yogi in the Bible Belt on her website.

Yama Yoga Studio & Wellness Center

29957 State HW 64 Canton, TX 75103 (903) 802 - 8599

[email protected]

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"I find myself trying to unlearn things that don't serve any purpose in my life any more…"

In this episode we are joined by Darren Jenkins (DJ). Darren is a Peer Coach Recovery Counselor and is also in the process of getting his degreen in Substance Abuse and Mental Disorder Counseling.

Darren shares his story of growing up in the South Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, drinking for the first time and what it meant to him as a teenager. We also talk about his theatre career after graduating from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, alcoholism and his journey to sobriety. Lastly we talk about his plans to use his education and life lessons to help others.

What a great conversation! I'm sure you'll be hearing more from DJ in the future. There are plenty of gems to get from this show. Let us know what you think after listening!

Intro

00:05:08 Booker T Washington Performing Arts High School

00:09:36 Working in Theatre

00:18:54 Marriage and Divorce

00:25:40 Starting AA

00:27:54 Delirium Tremens withdrawals

00:31:27 Dealing with alcoholism in the family and drinking as a teen

00:36:22 Drinking as an alcoholic

00:39:02 Path to helping others

00:42:43 Are alcoholics the same as violent felons?

00:50:28 Navigating the legal system

00:53:44 Whats next?

00:56:38 12 steps

01:04:54 Triggers

01:08:43 Wrap up

"I find myself trying to unlearn things that don’t serve any purpose in my life any more…"

In this episode we are joined by Darren Jenkins (DJ).  Darren is a Peer Coach Recovery Counselor and is also in the process of getting his degreen in Substance Abuse and Mental Disorder Counseling.

Darren shares his story of growing up in the South Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, drinking for the first time and what it meant to him as a teenager. We also talk about his theatre career after graduating from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, alcoholism and his journey to sobriety. Lastly we talk about his plans to use his education and life lessons to help others.

What a great conversation! I’m sure you’ll be hearing more from DJ in the future. There are plenty of gems to get from this show. Let us know what you think after listening! 

 

Intro

00:05:08 Booker T Washington Performing Arts High School

00:09:36 Working in Theatre

00:18:54 Marriage and Divorce

00:25:40 Starting AA

00:27:54 Delirium Tremens withdrawals

00:31:27 Dealing with alcoholism in the family and drinking as a teen

00:36:22 Drinking as an alcoholic

00:39:02 Path to helping others

00:42:43 Are alcoholics the same as violent felons?

00:50:28 Navigating the legal system

00:53:44 Whats next? 

00:56:38 12 steps

01:04:54 Triggers

01:08:43 Wrap up

In this episode, we continue our discussion on the covid virus, going back to work, wearing masks and all the crazy news items. In the second half of the show we get into some talk about what is reality, the universe, religion, god, and life in general. Very woo woo!

Let us know what you think!

Show links:

Woman who was arrested for opening hair salon early!

Video shows man shoving park ranger into lake

Instagram getting rid of likes?

Rabbit hole podcast

Gangster Capitalism Podcast

Elon Musk on Joe Rogens Podcast

Memory

Schrodinger's cat

This is a bonus episode where James and Derrick shoot the breeze after being stuck in the house for weeks. We discuss Covid 19, ways to keep your sanity while social distancing and much more.

Thanks for checking us out and let us know some of the things you are doing to keep your sanity!

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Show Notes:

'Girl' used to find pedophiles online'

Dark Net "Sweetie"

LA without pollution

The billing dollar disinformation campaign to re-elect the president

The billing dollar disinformation campaign to re-elect the president

The conspiracy linking 5G to covid 19

This is a fun episode featuring friend of the show Bone Doggie and also Rache Ann from RadioFreeDenton.com.  On this episode when have fun going down the JFK conspiracy rabbit hole. We talk about the two Oswalds, the magic bullet, the Warren Commission and a lot more that you probably haven’t heard before. As a bonus, we also get a little into the 9/11 conspiracy theories. 

This is a long one guys so get ready!

To hear more of Bone Doggie and Rache Ann, go to http://radiofreedenton.com

 

From the Website: 

Radio Free Denton is a podcast that takes place in the semi-mythical town of Denton Texas.  It chronicles the lives and shenanigans of Bone Doggie, Rache Ann, Ken Weiner, Polly Manard, Cerak Coleman, Cat Brunet, and whoever else we can sucker...  I mean, get to help out as they try to enter the world of podcasting. 

This is part 2 of the episode "Romanticizing Bad People" that we did with Alexandra Tayara. In this episide we dig deeper into the conversations and toward the end she performs some of her music. Enjoy and let us know what you think!

• INTRO - PART 2
• LOVE LANGUAGES
• INTROVERT/EXTROVERT
• SOCIAL MEDIA
• ALEX LATES ALBUM
• BOOKING GIGS
• PLAYING GIGS
• REMEMBERING SONGS
• IMPOSTER SYNDROM
• PLAYING COVERS VS ORIGINALS
• ALEX PERFORMS SOME NEW MUSIC!
• ALEX PERFORMS LISTEN KRISTEN
• NO BODY WANTS TO SEE YOU IN THE NUDE
• WRAP UP
• OUTTAKES

Alexandra Tayara Music

Alex Tayara on Instagram

Podcast Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud

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We have a special guest and friend of the show back for another one for the holidays. Alex Tayara dropped in and as always, we ended up talking about a little of everything. It went so long, we had to break it up into two parts.

This is part 1!

• Casual Hookups
• Dating Goals
• Selfish Dating
• The Office
• Movie - JoJo Rabbitt
• Romanticizing bad people
• Dallas vs. Fort Worth Music Scene
• Dallas traffic
• Who's Grace Jones?
• Record Players
• Recent quote found by James
• Good vs. Bad
• Learning from the part
• Choosing the right people in your life
• Letting go of unhealthy relationships
• More about…. dating your friends ex.

Enjoy!

Alexandra Tayara Music

Alex Tayara on Instagram

Podcast Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud

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What an amazing conversation! This is a rebroadcast of our first guest on the Social Rantings Podcast. Take a listen and let us know what you think!

According to his Myspace bio, Bone Doggie is a white boy that plays Delta Blues with a whiskey voice, lightening fingers, and a strong lover of the nostalgia and all on an Irish Bouzouki.

In this B side we truly rant about everything. We discuss introverts vs extroverts, social media, Marfa Texas and more. We also answer some comments made about one of our previous episodes. Enjoy!

This weeks stories

• Catching up
• Work
• Introverts and Extroverts
• Friends
• Derricks Annual Trip to Michigan
• Architecture in New vs Old Cities Texas
• Guadalupe Peak
• Marfa, TX
• Offending People
• Social Media and attention grabbers
• instagram influencers
• Instagram Duck Face
• Cheap Friends
• Revising History - Continuing the discussion from Season 2, B-side episode 3 (clarifications)

Episode links:

https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/the-old-praetorian-building-downtown-may-be-coming-down-as-part-of-joule-expansion-7112408

https://www.nps.gov/gumo/planyourvisit/trails.htm

https://www.vogue.com/article/city-dwellers-guide-to-marfa-texas?verso=true

https://jalopnik.com/how-playboy-pissed-off-an-artsy-west-texas-town-1167416685

https://twitter.com/TitaniaMcGrath?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

https://www.newsweek.com/aaron-schock-gay-mexico-1446549

https://medium.com/swlh/the-downfall-of-the-instagram-influencer-d69a9ea8ef09

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pdominguez/jawline-hulu-documentary-social-media-star-influencer

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/hbos-michael-jackson-documentary-leaving-neverland-is-damningbut-flawed/

Podcast Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud

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