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Blunt BrainWaves
by John DeGoede
Blunt BrainWaves is John DeGoede's candid audio journal — blunt takes on dating and gender roles, personal responsibility, gym culture, health rabbit holes like peptides, watches, history tangents, and whatever else is on his mind. Expect short, explicit, unfiltered commentary that asks hard questions and doesn't soft-pedal the answers. New episodes drop as life happens.
Episodes
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Anthony Fauci Pleads the Fifth Over 100 Times
Anthony Fauci pleading the Fifth more than 100 times — what that says about accountability, power, and public trust. John DeGoede breaks down why this lands so hard and what it means for how institutions treat ordinary people. Topics: Anthony Fauci and the Fifth Amendment; government...
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Why Dating Roles Flipped — And Men Stopped Leading
Why have dating and gender roles reversed, and why don't men lead in relationships anymore? John DeGoede takes on the "there are no good men" complaint head-on, then gives an update on his watch collection. Topics: reversed gender roles in dating; why women say there are no good men; men leading…
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Nobody Cares — Self-Reliance and Why You Need to Work Harder
The only person who truly cares about your life is you. John DeGoede makes the blunt case for self-reliance and working harder, and asks why there seem to be so many rude people these days. Topics: self-reliance and personal responsibility; working harder when nobody is coming to save you…
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Peptides I'm Taking: Doses, Reasons, and What Surprised Me
Which peptides John DeGoede is taking right now — including BPC-157, TB-500, GHK-Cu, KPV, NAD+ and Retatrutide — the dosages he is running, and his reasons for using each one. Topics: current peptide stack; dosages; reasons for each peptide; Retatrutide. Chapters: 00:00:00 Why I Started Peptides...
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Knights Templar, Watches, and Peptides: My Latest Rabbit Holes
The rabbit holes John DeGoede has been going down lately: Knights Templar history (including Scott Wolter), Hamilton and other watches, and peptides. Topics: Knights Templar history; watches and Hamilton watches; peptides. Chapters: 00:00:00 Busy Hiatus and Vacation 00:02:26 Scott Wolter and...
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Cheating, Who to Blame, and Men Who Don't Deserve a Man Card
When someone cheats, who should we really be angry at? It is not who most people blame. John DeGoede also calls out the men who don't deserve to hold a man card. Topics: cheating in relationships; who deserves the blame; men who have lost their man card; dating culture. Chapters: 00:00:00 Florida...
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How Rude! Accountability and Basic Respect in Everyday Life
Accountability, everyone — let's have some. John DeGoede on owning your actions and why people need to stop being so damn rude to each other. Topics: personal accountability; rudeness and basic respect; society's manners problem. Chapters: 00:00:00 Rude Client Email 00:02:04 Restaurant Hostess...
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How Men Are Taught to Treat Women — And What's Missing
Men are taught how to treat women, but women are rarely taught how to treat men. John DeGoede looks at why your man behaves the way he does, society's neglect of men's emotional needs, and the view of men as useful and disposable. Topics: how men are taught to treat women; men's emotional needs;...
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Gym Phone Scrollers and Men's No-Win Rules
Fresh from a cold-compromised gym session packed with New Year crowds, John calls out people who sit on machines scrolling phones for half an hour and gym socializers who won't shut up. A social post about no-win expectations on men (work/absent, rest/lazy, lead/oppressive) hits hard from his...
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Bad Santa and Why Dating Feels Broken
John recounts playing drunk Bad Santa at a post-Christmas Pimp and Ho Ho Ho party and being shocked how many women on his lap said they needed to get laid. That sparks a blunt rant on dating: women overlooking average men, chasing top-percentile partners, and the old Tinder-era finding that ~80%…
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Venezuela, Cartels, and Zero Accountability
John reacts to news of U.S. action against Venezuela and its president, weighing cartel designations against oil motives and his own Iraq combat experience. Topics: Venezuela; cartels; Iraq veteran; accountability; Epstein files; Pam Bondi; oil; politics. Chapters: 00:00:00 Hummed Intro and...
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No Tax 2026, Fraud, and Staying Positive
Still sick in freezing Florida, John reacts to No Tax 2026 chatter on Twitter after Minnesota childcare fraud and other federal waste stories. He vents that DOGE exposed Social Security and NGO abuses but Congress barely cut anything, then recounts a long tax-and-politics talk with his...
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New Year Goals, Therapy, and Gym Reality Check
John launches Blunt BrainWaves as an unedited audio journal on New Year's Eve 2025. He reflects on last year's goals (self-employed business growth, debt payoffs, travel), defends going to therapy as balance rather than a crutch, and rails at housing costs versus what he built in 2005. Topics…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Blunt BrainWaves is John DeGoede's candid audio journal — blunt takes on dating and gender roles, personal responsibility, gym culture, health rabbit holes like peptides, watches, history tangents, and whatever else is on his mind. Expect short, explicit, unfiltered commentary that asks hard questions and doesn't soft-pedal the answers. New episodes drop as life happens.
HOSTED BY
John DeGoede
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How many episodes does Blunt BrainWaves have?
Blunt BrainWaves currently has 13 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Blunt BrainWaves is John DeGoede's candid audio journal — blunt takes on dating and gender roles, personal responsibility, gym culture, health rabbit holes like peptides, watches, history tangents, and whatever else is on his mind. Expect short, explicit, unfiltered commentary that asks hard...
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Blunt BrainWaves is created and hosted by John DeGoede.
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