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Self Worst

by Self Worst

Discussions of art, mental health, value, labor, capitalism, doubt, and passion

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Episodes

  1. Episode 189 - Equifinality With Automne Zingg

    Automne Zingg talks about small towns and big cities, bankruptcy and a weird sense of nostalgia for the lockdown. Automne: https://automnezingg.com/ https://www.instagram.com/laceyspacecake ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL:...

  2. Episode 188 - Watermelon Theory With Rochelle Shipman

    Rochelle Shipman talks about music obsession, vinyl records, fixations, ADHD, coping strategies, and reality TV ROCHELLE: https://www.instagram.com/rochelle.rochelle/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

  3. Episode 187 - Zeroing Out With Audrey Brehm

    Audrey Brehm returns to talk about financial stress, anhedonia, vices that don't work anymore, and getting back to zero AUDREY: https://radiofreetotebag.castos.com/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

  4. Episode 186 - The Devil And Paula Bomer

    Paula Bomer talks about her book The Stalker, as well as her earlier work, her catholic phase, old New York, the internet, attention spans, and fried brains. PAULA: https://www.paulabomer.com/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON:...

  5. Episode 185 - Gotta Go J some R With Donovan Eyre

    Donovan Eyre returns to talk about some new developments, like moving to Ireland and becoming a therapist. We discuss career changes, the terrifying passage of time, and our new favorite workout: J-ing the R. DONO: https://www.twitch.tv/donohell ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst PATREON:...

  6. Episode 184 - America's Daddy With Sandra Fraser Maurer

    Sandra Fraser Maurer (MA, LPCC) talks about authoritarian family dynamics, going no-contact with parents, and America's extreme daddy issues SANDRA: https://sandrafrasermaurer.com/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL:...

  7. Episode 183 - Build It Here With Bobby Miller Jr

    Bobby Miller Jr talks about Kansas City, staying busy, alcoholism, and toiling in obscurity BOBBY: https://www.instagram.com/millerbobbyjr/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

  8. 2022 REPOST: Remembering Our Friend John Rosenberger

    Reposting episode 137 with John Rosenberger

  9. Episode 182 - Just Be Satisfied with Bud Smith

    Bud Smith talks about balancing work and art, his creative process, and what he's been reading lately. BUD: https://www.instagram.com/budsmith/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL:...

  10. Episode 181 - Reaching The Normies With Mary Houlihan

    Mary Houlihan talks about Cuba, church, and how to reach people without sounding preachy. MARY: https://www.youtube.com/c/MaryHoulihan https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

  11. Episode 180 - Rax King Is Fixed And Normal Now

    Rax King talks about anger, recovery, trauma and learning to "sit with the itch." RAX: https://www.raxkingisdead.com/ https://www.instagram.com/raxkingisdead/ https://www.patreon.com/c/raxkingisdead/home ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON:...

  12. Episode 179 - Gooning For Gramsci With Eliza Aspen

    Eliza Aspen talks about leaving the Mormon church, the positive aspects of religion, and our present yearning for spiritualism and community, ELIZA: https://sloppyfemme.substack.com/ https://www.instagram.com/elizasloppyfemme/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst PATREON:...

  13. Episode 178 - Molly McGhee And The American Dream

    Molly McGhee talks about her book, Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind. We also discuss debt, class, exploitation and accents. MOLLY: https://www.mollymcghee.com/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

  14. Episode 177 - Brian McLaren: The Doomer Boomer

    Brian McLaren talks about his book Life After Doom BRIAN: https://brianmclaren.net/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

  15. Episode 176 - Hell Yeah Sibling With Pat Sirois

    Pat Sirois talks about blue collar life, masculinity, and fostering class consciousness PAT: https://www.instagram.com/peezytx/ https://bsky.app/profile/peezytx.bsky.social ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC...

  16. Episode 175 - Bowling For Trader Joes With Albert Corado

    Albert Corado talks about the trauma and grief of losing his sister to the LAPD, and turning something horrible into positive action. ALBERT: https://www.instagram.com/digitalash/ https://www.peoplescitycouncil-la.com/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson...

  17. Patreon Bonus Sample: Albert Corado on Cassadaga by Bright Eyes

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  18. Episode 174 - Davidson Boswell Found Hope In A Hopeless Place

    Davidson Boswell talks about maintaining sanity while paying attention to the insane world DAVIDSON: https://www.instagram.com/davidsonboswell/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL:...

  19. Episode 173 - My Left Foot With Virginia Dickens

    Virginia Dickens talks about ED, leg surgeries, and fixations. VIRGINIA: https://www.instagram.com/v_dcknz/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

  20. Episode 172 David Chambers Breaks The Box

    David Chambers coaches men on living their best life, escaping the constrictions of performative masculinity, finding vulnerability and intimacy, and and avoiding redpill grifters. DAVID: https://www.instagram.com/theauthenticman_/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst...

  21. Episode 171 - Katie Rose Leon Is Just A Guy

    Katie Rose Leon talks about clout, escaping grind culture, self image, and PMDD KATIE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3gsiu4nps3k7z2b4fmgagjx4 ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL:...

  22. Episode 170 - Casey James Salengo Picks Oddjob

    Casey James Salengo talks about gig work, financial stress, "success" and adulthood CASEY: https://www.instagram.com/caseyjsalengo https://twitter.com/caseyJsalengo ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA...

  23. Episode 169 - Rivka Rivera's Menstrual Health

    Rivka Rivera talks about hormonal cycles, eating disorders, spirituality, community and getting poisoned. RIVKA: https://www.instagram.com/therivkarivera/ https://www.rivkarivera.com/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON:...

  24. Episode 168 - Healthy Choice With Ben Wasserman

    Ben Wasserman talks about grief, self examination, feeling like a burden, reactivity, and good and bad choices. BEN: https://www.benwassermancomedy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/benwassergram/?hl=en https://twitter.com/benwassertweet?lang=en ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst...

  25. Episode 167 - Tootin Our Horn With Billie Bullock

    Billie Bullock talks about depression, day jobs, dating, and DOOM. BILLIE: https://www.instagram.com/heybilliebullock/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

  26. Episode 166 - Freddy G Hears The Blues A-Callin'

    Freddy G talks about his journey from Birthright to anti-zionism, conflicts and arguing, mourning his father, nauseating panic attacks, and day jobs FREDDY: https://www.instagram.com/orangefreddyg/ https://twitter.com/OrangeFreddyG ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst...

  27. Episode 165 - Alexander Edward Has Faith In Humanity

    Alexander Edward talks about music, online vs real life, overcoming resentment, and labor organizing. ALEXANDER: https://thatawfulsound.com/ https://www.instagram.com/flieldy ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst…

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  28. Episode 164 - Well There's Liam Anderson's Problem

    Liam Anderson talks about support groups, substances, and anger and its applications LIAM: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPxHg4192hLDpTI2w7F9rPg https://www.lutheransettlement.org/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON:...

  29. Episode 163 - Bronwyn Isaac Is Hopeful And Angry

    Bronwyn Isaac talks about living as an expatriate in Amsterdam, American dread vs general global human dread, and how money bad. BRONWYN: https://www.instagram.com/brondotcomputer/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON…

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  30. Episode 162 - Kelly Mahoney Can Send You The Article

    Kelly Mahoney talks about moving into social work from photography, body image and self harm, and escaping a marriage with a true narcissist. BOLD BEAUTY PROJECT: https://www.boldbeautyproject.com/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON:...

  31. Episode 161 - Dudes Rock Is Gender Euphoria with Audrey Brehm

    Audrey Brehm talks about growing up in the JW church, being that annoying gross kid in class, and finding her way through Ren Faires and gender identity AUDREY: @aud on Bluesky @rftbaudrey on Twitter ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON:...

  32. Episode 160 - Maria Guido Bears Witness

    Maria Guido returns to talk about about trauma, EMDR, therapeutic psychedelics, and monster trucks. MARIA'S ARTICLE: https://pinjnews.org/breaking-the-cycle-addressing-trauma-and-building-resilience-in-court-involved-youth/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst…

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  33. Episode 159 - James Cappola Lifts Our Spirits

    James Cappola talks about overcoming disordered eating and body dystrophia and calling out the scams and toxic BS in the fitness industry JAMES: https://www.jamescappola.com/ https://www.instagram.com/james_cappola/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@j_cappola_fitcoach ME:...

  34. Episode 158 - Embrace Looking Stupid With Donovan Eyre

    Donovan Eyre takes us through their childhood religious OCD, teenage depression and recovery, gender identity, shame, and returning to creativity. DONO: https://www.instagram.com/rftb.dono/ RFTB: https://radiofreetotebag.castos.com/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst...

  35. Episode 157 - Kayte Terry Tried To Be Normal

    Kayte Terry talks about Buffy, polyamory, and eating animals and people KAYTE: https://www.kayteterry.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kaytet/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

  36. Episode 156 - Mishka Shubaly Texts His Dog

    Mishka Shubaly talks about childhood trauma in an adult body, writing, discipline, running and craving intensity. MISHKA: http://www.mishkashubaly.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mishkashubaly/ https://twitter.com/mishkashubaly?lang=en ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst...

  37. Episode 155 - Willpower Points With Will Winner

    Will Winner returns to talk about fatherhood, fitness, body image, and panic attacks. WILL: https://www.instagram.com/will.the.winner/ https://www.youtube.com/@getrippedordietryingpodcast ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON:...

  38. Episode 154 - Brandie Posey Is In Charge

    Brandie Posey talks about artistic independence, financial literacy, community and catharsis. BRANDIE: https://www.instagram.com/brandazzle https://twitter.com/Brandazzle https://www.bandsintown.com/a/5177498-brandie-posey ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst…

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  39. Episode 153 - Toys R Us Smackdown With Jack Fitzmorris

    Jack Fitzmorris talks about crappy jobs, less crappy jobs, AI, and art https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

  40. Episode 152 - Justin Williams Calls An Uber

    Justin Williams talks about conflict avoidance, its effect on relationships, and ponders the Autism spectrum JUSTIN: https://www.instagram.com/justin_williams_comedy https://justinwilliamscomedy.com/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON:...

  41. Episode 151 - Tony Boswell Has Sex About It

    Tony Boswell talks about internet comments, cults and Catholic guilt. TONY: https://twitter.com/wordisbond https://www.instagram.com/wordisbondtv/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL:...

  42. Episode 150 - Shelley Brooks Needs Jesus

    Shelley Brooks talks about generational trauma, atheism and religious indoctrination, bad therapists and feeling "unworthy" of therapy. SHELLEY: https://twitter.com/imshelleybrooks https://www.instagram.com/ohlookitsshelleybrooks/ https://www.instagram.com/every1ishotpod ME:...

  43. Episode 149 - Josh Miller Doesn't Like To Lose

    Josh Miller talks about ADHD, false starts and odd jobs, outmaneuvering perfectionism, and how a lifelong interest in science and machinery led him to a career in tech. ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY...

  44. Episode 148 - Masc Masking With Michael Stevens

    Michael Stevens talks about masculinity, therapy hesitation, Catholicism, home schooling, and late-blooming sexuality MICAHEL: @saint_evens https://www.instagram.com/every1ishotpod/ https://twitter.com/Every1IsHotPod ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson...

  45. Episode 147 - Stop Signs With Pat King

    Pat King talks about music, epilepsy, and self sabotage and plays a song! PAT: https://labradortunes.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/labrador_tunes_/ ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA…

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  46. Episode 146 - CBT With Violet Faraday

    Violet Faraday talks about kink, trust, and positive/negative sexual influences. VIOLET: https://www.instagram.com/missvioletfaraday/ https://twitter.com/VioletFaraday ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY...

  47. TEASER: Minisode 26: Acts Of Desperation

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  48. Episode 145 - Akau Jambo Has Hope

    Akau Jambo talks about growing up as a refugee, civil war, generational trauma, and how he is so freakin positive after all that. AKAU: https://twitter.com/akaujambo https://www.instagram.com/akaujambo/? ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON:...

  49. Episode 144 - DikTok With Andrew Hilary

    Andrew Hilary talks about validation, exhibitionism, performance, and debilitating penis injuries ANDREW: https://twitter.com/AndrewHilaryUS? https://twitter.com/WorstWeekYet ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst…

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  50. Episode 143 - Sam Evans Has A Legitimate Gripe

    Sam Evans talks about avoidance, anger, conflict, and body image. SAM: https://www.instagram.com/reallysamevans/ https://twitter.com/reallysamevans ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL:...

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