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Frantic Purpose

Throughout my life I've made...a lot of content, and what I am most proud of is that I've effectively documented my life in segments.  I have "I knew it productions" for my teens and early twenties, "Shwangzorz" for my 20s, Memory Meat for the depression post military times, and I've been creating as TravisHobertStraw for my thirties.  Now I'm on the verge of getting married, and starting a whole new part of my life, probably the next 30 years or so, and I'm going to capture that with Frantic Purpose.  Frantic Purpose is a concept I use to describe how I attack life.  I am compelled to always be doing something, terrified of wasting any precious time, I'll talk more about it.  This podcast is life as I experience it.  I hope to make you laugh, offer insights, maybe piss you off, and generally stimulate your mind with interesting commentary.  If you're listening it'll be because of my refreshing take on things, and possibly the soothing tambors of my voice.  Join me in the next 30 ye

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  1. 35

    Do Straights Belong in the Castro? Or No?

    Amanda and I decided that for our next date we'd go to San Francisco's Castro district, well known as being the "Gay Capital of the World", a thriving LGBTQ+ community.However, hours before our date we started to discuss that we both felt a little off about going.  We both felt like as straight, heterosexual breeders (something I've been called by members of the LGBTQ+ community), that we don't belong there, and we want to respect that.Witness Amanda and I discuss this dilemma in real time.

  2. 34

    The Drama - A Moral Dilemma, The Worst Thing You've Ever Done

    Amanda and I talk about a moral dilemma from the movie "The Drama", an A24 production.  We talk about the worst things we've done, some family drama, and the bi-stander effect.  How some people have some dark things they need help with, and it isn't good to be compelled to ignore those things.

  3. 33

    Black Excellence, Women Owned Businesses, and Craigslist

    I have my wife on the pod to chat while we listen to records.  The audio isn't great because these microphones are cheap pieces of doo doo.  Enjoy

  4. 32

    AI in Music Production - Slop or Not

    I check in for a current Frantic Purpose episode.  I discuss what I've been up to this year creatively, as well as my thoughts on AI in creative fields.  Can this new advanced tool help create new human lead hits?

  5. 31

    Honesty Straw - 2018 - The Desire for Qualification

    In the spirit of re-releasing some of my older podcast episodes from my history of recording myself talking into a microphone all by myself in a room and uploading it for whomever to hear...this is the second episode of Honesty Straw.  And honestly it is more of the same, most of my podcasts have different names, they were always just me talking about things on my mind, enjoy.

  6. 30

    Honesty Straw - 2018 - Social Media - Connecting Idiots to other Idiots

    In the spirit of re-releasing some of my older podcast episodes from my history of recording myself talking into a microphone all by myself in a room and uploading it for whomever to hear...this is one of two episodes of Honesty Straw.  And honestly it is more of the same, most of my podcasts have different names, they were always just me talking about things on my mind, enjoy.

  7. 29

    Waikiki - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.The last memory meat episode

  8. 28

    Breaking Up is Hard to Do - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.I talk about how breaking up is hard.

  9. 27

    Social Media - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.I talk about how social media effects people.

  10. 26

    Two Party System - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.I discuss the american government.

  11. 25

    Ignorance and Stats - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.How people misuse statistics to project bias.

  12. 24

    Gender Fluidity, What is it? - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.I discuss the new thing of Gender Fluidity, and get into the pointless detail to ask the real questions.

  13. 23

    Colin and Nike - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.Colin (49ers) uses his protest of the anthem, to sell sneakers.

  14. 22

    Fighting Negativity and Pushing Positivity - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.Creating positive structures for your every day life.

  15. 21

    Un-Equality - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.Equality, inequality, un-equality, I let my mouth run about it all.

  16. 20

    Dude, That's Gay, The Straight Males Greatest Fear - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.I talk about the straight man's fear of being perceived as maybe being gay.

  17. 19

    Do We Need So Much Food? - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to createI talk about my ongoing belief that we need to eat far less than we are made to think.

  18. 18

    Sex Robots or Demons - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.Yes, I talk about sex robots, and the inevitable future.

  19. 17

    My Social Anxiety - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to createI discuss my life dealing with social anxiety, and depression.

  20. 16

    Donald Trump, The Reason He is Who He is - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.Feelings about the president, an objective opinion.

  21. 15

    Be a Boss - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.I talk about the usage of boss, girl boss, and the obsession with these things.  Why do we need to gender things?

  22. 14

    White American Man - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.I talk about how it is to be a white American straight man, and questions about new views on that.

  23. 13

    You Are Who You Choose to Be - (Memory Meat 2018)

    I will be reposting some old 2018 episodes of memory meat, my podcast that I did while I was in Denver.  It was 8 years ago.  So who I am now, is quite different than who I was then, I was 30 and in one of the most depressed states of my life.  Memory meat was an attempt to keep doing my best to be positive and continue to create.This episode talks about the Iron Giant, a cartoon from my childhood, I talk about how it was a big influence on me, and something my mom said and continues to say.

  24. 12

    My Ongoing Affair with Lady Luck - When We First Met

    This series, "My Ongoing Affair with Lady Luck", is about adventure in gambling.  How a cluster of days in December 2019 sparked a question, "Is gambling really for suckers?".Listen to the spark that turned into a fire that turned a deep love and respect, as I dazzle you with the tale of my Ongoing Affair with Lady Luck.I'll share my thoughts, theories, methods, and hard rules to make gambling a nice enjoyable holiday for any Tom, Dick or Harriet.  I promise you will get something out of it, and who knows, maybe you will discover how kind Lady Luck can be.  As long as you remember, she owes you nothing.

  25. 11

    The Spoiled Hurt Youth of America

    18-30 year olds are a bunch of self-obsessed, cowards, and if we had WW3 today all of them would run of way.  I am being dramatic of course, but on this episode I talk about how tiktok/ai/social media will continue to ruin humanity.

  26. 10

    To Future Fathers - Wrapping UP

    Finishing up the series, hope you enjoyed it.

  27. 9

    To Future Fathers - Demystifying Child Care

    Lots of people tell you how bad, or sucky, or terrible it is going to be.  I'm going to tell you it isn't all that bad, and how we've kept it together.

  28. 8

    To Future Fathers - Postpartum Pro Support

    You hopefully want to be the most supportive, these are my thoughts, and what I've done in my experience as a new dad.

  29. 7

    To Future Fathers - Ego Death

    One of the most important things you can do to prepare to become a father, is let the old you die, to make room for a new you to be born.

  30. 6

    Let's Talk About A.I

    What will the future of A.I be?  Will it be used to convince us that taking away our rights, and freedoms is a good idea?  To topple our global communication infrastructure?  To enable us to work less, get paid more, and live peacefully?  Lets talk about it.  I explore where I think A.I will take us, where do you think it will go? 

  31. 5

    To Future Fathers - What is Fatherhood?

    What does it mean to be a dad? A father?  A Papa?  Is it just making sure the child doesn't die?  Is it supporting your significant other as well?  Is it just making sure there is food on the table and money in your pocket?I talk a bit about my opinion on what it means to me, to be a dad.  What I want to accomplish as a father and husband.  Things to aim for.

  32. 4

    To Future Fathers - You're Going to Be a Dad

    From the moment you find out, here are my thoughts on the feelings, and generally what you should focus on to sort out the chaos of feelings you may have.I share what I did with you in hopes it helps you in your pending fatherhood journey.  We will do this together.

  33. 3

    To Future Fathers - Intro

    I just became a dad, and like I've done my whole life, I decided to share the experience so far.  From finding out, to delivery, here is my input on what I think being a father is, being prepared, schedules, and more.  I hope you enjoy the rest of the chapters which are:- You're going to be a father- What fatherhood means- Ego Death- Postpartum Pro Support- De-Mystifying Child Care- Wrapping UpI'm just a man, and this is my experience and opinions.  My goal is to help future fathers prepare, get excited, and love being a dad.

  34. 2

    First Live, Who Dis

    Frantic Purpose is live on tiktok for the first time ever, I talk about growing up as a millennial and how we are the last generation to know about life without cellphones or internet.  I go on and on about other things as well.

  35. 1

    Grind Culture, Government Services and Fear

    I go on about working for a living since I was 16, and the American grind culture.  I talk a bit about the new administration and the auditing of government, and auditing in general.  However, I mostly talk about facing the fear, looking inward, and also challenging yourself to be honest with your loved ones.

  36. 0

    New Song New Scripts Exciting Times

    It is the end of January, and it has been a wild one.  I talk about my new song, and how you should go ahead and listen to it.  Also, I talk about my upcoming project of recording my Star Wars story as an audio adventure that I'll be posting here on Frantic Purpose.  Beyond that just some general life events, and a light encouragement to challenge your day to day routines.  I also discuss my January goals, how I was sober for 15 days and what that was like, then my team came in from all over the world so I had to have some drinks with them.  STILL STUCK TO MY DIET THOUGH!

  37. -1

    I Will Do This v I Will Try to Do This - Trying is Failure - Do or Do Not

    It is that time of year, that resolutions you made at the end of year may not be going as well as you'd hoped.  In this episode of franticpurpose I talk about negotiating a successful goal with yourself, by using more intentional phrasing.  Instead of saying "I will try not door dashing this month" you say "I won't door dash this month".  Changing the way you talk about goals with yourself and others, also making your goals and failures known, and more.

  38. -2

    The Brandification of Self

    FranticPurpose-S02-Ep1The Brandification of SelfI'm back baby, here to discuss my thoughts on the new year, some thoughts about the last.  Mostly I talk about the next generation of young people growing up in the age of brandification, monetizing oneself, and a healthy warning to guard your precious time from the increasing, incredibly strong Time Vortexes in 2025.

  39. -3

    Frantic Purpose - 11 - Royal Objectifications

    I talk about the cruise Amanda and I went on, and a bunch of other things I don't really remember hahaha, mexico, catalina, and more.  First big cruise ever.

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    Frantic Purpose - 10 - Auditing for Addiction

    I talk about sex, drugs, and drinking....what could be better?

  41. -5

    Frantic Purpose - 09 - Pump the Breaks on A.I for the Love of God

    I've been haunted by visions of the future, join me on my very down to earth summary on why we should never have integrated a relatively unknown and dynamic technology into everything.  I also talk about politics a little, and loving your family.

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    Frantic Purpose - 08 - Boiling Chicken and Veggies, also Self-Auditing

    I talk about a bunch, primarily about how hard it is to ACTUALLY audit yourself, I also talk about the sure fire way to lose weight.  Join me in the analog old school way to lose weight, and to own your life.

  43. -7

    Frantic Purpose - 07 - Mawage and Relationships

    I talk about marriage, why relationships are difficult, and little demons.

  44. -8

    Frantic Purpose - 06 - Kanye, Abel, Vegas, America

    I talk about Kanye West, The Weeknd, Vegas and America from the comfort of my couch.  

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    Frantic Purpose - 05 - Travel, Entertainment, and Saying No

    I talk about the American Religion of worshiping celebrities, the reality that all entertainment releases are going to be pushed because of the strikes, traveling, and saying no to things.  Also I accidentally say the "S" word one time, sue me.

  46. -10

    Frantic Purpose - 04 - Welcome Back

    It has been an insane 7 months since the last episode, none of the other episodes exist anymore, but hey, that's on me.  I tell you about the last 7 months and the future of the podcast.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Throughout my life I've made...a lot of content, and what I am most proud of is that I've effectively documented my life in segments.  I have "I knew it productions" for my teens and early twenties, "Shwangzorz" for my 20s, Memory Meat for the depression post military times, and I've been creating as TravisHobertStraw for my thirties.  Now I'm on the verge of getting married, and starting a whole new part of my life, probably the next 30 years or so, and I'm going to capture that with Frantic Purpose.  Frantic Purpose is a concept I use to describe how I attack life.  I am compelled to always be doing something, terrified of wasting any precious time, I'll talk more about it.  This podcast is life as I experience it.  I hope to make you laugh, offer insights, maybe piss you off, and generally stimulate your mind with interesting commentary.  If you're listening it'll be because of my refreshing take on things, and possibly the soothing tambors of my voice.  Join me in the next 30 ye

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