Vicious Whispers with Mark Tullius

The special guest this episode is Marco Tullius, the bassist for the band WolveSpirit and a distant relative who lives in Germany.

We discuss how Marco got started with music, who his influences are, what it's been like being in a band and a bass/guitar teacher while stuck in the pandemic. 

To find out more about Marco check out his website - https://marcotullius.de/

For more on the band WolveSpirit check out - https://www.wolvespirit.com/

(31:45) Also includes the short story "Fifteen" taken from 25 Perfect Days and narrated by David Thompson

I'm all by myself this episode, keeping it short so I can get some writing done.

I discuss the trouble I've run into with my brain book and my dislike for meditating, why I prefer episodes where I interview guests, and what I've been doing to stay active.

(7:50) Includes the short story "Twenty-One Seats" taken from 25 Perfect Days and narrated by David Thompson

I had a fantastic conversation with Scott Gazzoli, the host of the popular podcast Causing the Effect. Scott's podcast is focused on the true exploration of your mind and body and it was a blast picking his brain. In our talk, he offers advice to help me with my meditation and exercise struggles, we discuss our cannabis and psychedelic use, love for heavy metal, rage issues, and much more.

Check out Scott's podcast Causing the Effect - https://www.causingtheeffectpodcast.com/

(51:58) Also includes the short story "Four Percent" taken from 25 Perfect Days and narrated by David Thompson.

My special guest is filmmaker Michael Plaster. Michael is a fellow 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu purple belt under Eddie Bravo and has collaborated on a few projects with me.

I brought him on to discuss his chronic depression and how he has overcome it by having his hormones regulated by Dr. Mark Gordon from Millennium Neuro-Regenerative Centers. This is the same protocol I followed that gave me incredible relief from the depression I'd experienced. Michael never understood why he was depressed until listening to Dr. Gordon and linking it to his early traumatic brain injuries.

To check out Michael's films and podcasts go to https://bit.ly/3w2I9g8

Also be sure to check out his Instagram at @plaster10p

(41:20) Also includes the short story "Nine Months Later" taken from 25 Perfect Days and narrated by David Thompson.

My special guest is Canadian Comedian Noor Kidwai.

I was recently a guest on Noor's podcast God Yay or Nay and wanted to continue our conversation over here. Noor shares how much writing has helped him, how he has benefited from psychedelics, why he's interested in spirituality and consciousness, and how it all feeds his comedy.

(49:25) Includes the short story "Thirteenth on the List" taken from 25 Perfect Days narrated by David Thompson For more on Noor checkout http://www.noorkidwai.com/

Garon Whited is the author of the highly-rated Nightlord series and recently released book 7 Fugue. Fans of science fiction and fantasy should check out his work.

(24:30) Includes Garon's short story "Nazin's Dream"

For more on Garon visit: https://garonwhited.com/

In this special episode, I talk with Joey Hauss and his wife Lindsay after they led me through a powerful breathwork, meditation, and ice bath session. We discuss what led Joey to become a Level 2 Certified Instructor of the Wim Hof Method and why breathing, meditation, and cold immersion can help us heal. To learn more about Joey and his classes, check out https://joeyhauss.com/ (43:00) At the end of the talk, I share the short story "US-89N4X" which is from 5 More Perfect Days and narrated by John Anthony Davis.

Last week I discussed how great the Deliberate Discomfort Challenge is and why I would be putting myself through all 60 days.

This episode I explain how I talked myself out of the challenge. The challenge is great and I recommend people check it out but I just felt it wasn't right for me as I was already implementing lots of their strategies and I'm pretty happy with the current version of myself.

I also want to point out that I misspoke about the guarantee. That only applies if someone finishes the whole 60 days but isn't satisfied with their results.

Includes the short story "Fourteen Angry Marchers" taken from 25 Perfect Days, narrated by David Thompson

Go to this link to learn more about the challenge and see if it's right for you. http://bit.ly/3uaflBm

Yesterday I had the pleasure of being awake while my dentist struggled to wrench out my wisdom tooth.

I go into the Deliberate Discomfort challenge that I'm 5 days into. The workouts are tough and it hurts to walk, but I'm enjoying the program, especially the part which is forcing me to reconnect with friends and family members.

Instead of sharing the Beyond Brightside audiobook like I had promised, I decided to go with 25 Perfect Days which I just made non-exclusive with Audible.

Includes the short story "Five Minutes Alone" taken from 25 Perfect Days and narrated by Dave Thompson.

My special guest is S.A. Bradley, the creator of the Hell Bent for Horror podcast and the author of Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy and Healthy.

In our discussion, S.A. helps me feel better about writing, reading, and watching horror. We talk about the appropriate age to introduce horror, different types of horror fans, and how much he has gained from the art form.

At the end of the episode, we play his short story "Wound."

He's a fascinating guest and I encourage you to check out his podcast and book down below.

Website: www.hellbentforhorror.com

Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy and Healthy (Amazon) http://bit.ly/2R06ldD

Podcast quick links: https://hellbentforhorror.com/podcast-episodes

His short story "Wound" can be found in Medium Chill: Issue 2 https://amzn.to/2YL3fjI