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The Back Roads

A deep metaphysical journey on the sometimes noisy, sometimes windy, backroads of the American south as told by a streetwise guru who is as screwed up as he is insightful. go on an eternal rant about squashing societal norms, embracing our crazy, what is waiting for you when you hit the bottom, and in the end trying to be the best us we can be whether we like it or not and definitely read more books. filled with as many swear words as there is helpful info you may be in for a very uncomfortable if not uplifting journey.

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  1. 37

    The Wall

    A somber look at what we all go through when we hit the wall, that insurmountable barrier that keeps us for living the life we want and all the pitfalls along the way.

  2. 36

    Hiding

    the guru tackles how we hide from ourselves and use our survival instincts to bury pain, more importantly that we should learn to be who we are without the programing we taught ourselves to cope with pain.

  3. 35

    Goals

    a hard look at the goals we make in life, where we fail and the clear steps it takes to complete them long term as well how to judge if you can be successful in your goals.

  4. 34

    Break ups

    A detailed look at break up and how relationships can crumble based on us chasing happiness, and most importantly how breaking up will hurt everyone involved

  5. 33

    Embrace Your Crazy

    An in depth discussion about how in times of doubt and struggle it's better to unleash your inner crazy then to conform to what everyone else assumes and be broken by it

  6. 32

    Lies and Trust

    an indepth look at lies and trust and how in trusting people we will always be lied to but we will always have to trust to find the things that are most important in life.

  7. 31

    Dating

    the guru explains how we've destroyed the concept of dating and have put everything behind a profile and a paywall. how going out to meet people is dead and that we need to start being honest about who we are even if its too much

  8. 30

    Depression

    The guru battles depression head on using creative techniques to empower your journey that might not be entirely sane but definitely effective for making your pain smaller and more manageable.

  9. 29

    The Only Things You Need

    the guru talks seriously about the only things you need in life and how to get the nourishment your soul craves and feel fulfilled, also how love is the only magic we have left in this world and if we're are not striving for it then we're not living.

  10. 28

    Ego

    the streetwise guru gives you a unique view on how your ego maybe the cause of all your preconceived notions and biases and what to do about checking it at the door to open up to a bigger world

  11. 27

    The Now

    A look at getting rid of life's preconceived BS and biases by simply living in the now. making the present your only priority and ignoring the future and the past.

  12. 26

    Preaching Hate

    A candid look at how people use tools like religon to preach hate, and how we should all learn to understand more and hate less. break away from your indoctrinated view of what you think is right and learn the truth about how people use things like the bible as weapons in their arsenal of hate

  13. 25

    Change

    what it takes to truely embrace change and get rid of all of our preconceived notions and biases so we can open ourselves up to a larger path

  14. 24

    Race

    the one that loses everyone, race in this country. an honest look for once about how we are all racist and we need to get over it. how we need to experience other cultures and celebrate our differences and most importantly drop our biases and preconceived garbage at the door.

  15. 23

    Betrayal

    the Guru reveals his latest betrayal of trust and how even if you're left with nothing you still have to move on and fight your way through life and still open yourself up to trust.

  16. 22

    Loneliness

    the guru explains the metaphysical reality of loneliness and also how the connections we make in life energy that never dies and will always resonate with us

  17. 21

    Feeling Lost

    all about the pain of feeling lost and alone while that weight of the world presses down on you and really the only thing you can do to save yourself and move forward.

  18. 20

    Love

    A brutally honest look at love, what it is what its not, how to deal with unsaid love or lost love. and how it is the only magic we have left in this world

  19. 19

    Failure

    An honest look at how we fail at life and defeat ourselves but also how failure is not the end of anything we do and if we never let it stop us when we tumble, we may just stumble onto the right path.

  20. 18

    Nostalgia

    The guru talks about nostalgia for our past and takes an honest look being objective and realizing that not everything in our past was so great or even so terrible. also how we can use nostalgia to our advantage to change our perception of our day.

  21. 17

    Purpose

    taking a look at your purpose in life, how to find it and more importantly what to do when you have so it won't slip away.

  22. 16

    Biases

    The guru looks at the biases we all carry and how they shape what we think the world should be even though we're all wrong. And most importantly how to overcome them

  23. 15

    Men

    An in depth look at modern men and how they differ from the older generation, about the light and dark side of masculinity and how modern society is attacking masculinity when it should be attacking misogyny. And finally how men need learn how to be masculine again in a positive way.

  24. 14

    Vices

    going beyond the drug and alcohol use everyone thinks of when they here the word, an honest look at vices and how not all of them are as bad as we say they are and the skills we need to make or vices work for us in life and of course how to cut them lose when we have to.

  25. 13

    Body Image

    the guru takes a stance on body image and how it doesn't come come from m magazines but or caveman brain and the vicious survival instincts that kept us alive throughout our past and how overcoming it can lead to a better tomorrow for everyone.

  26. 12

    The Game of Life

    starting as a talk about success it becomes a detailed plan for how to play the game of life like a video game to attain what ever you want, it includes how and why we compartmentalize parts of our life, the actual value you get from playing games for life, how the game of life actually works, and of course the rules to play the game correctly.

  27. 11

    The Next Generation

    An open message to the next generation about how generations before you took the best of what the past had to offer and ran with it to make a brighter tomorrow. and how you should do the same even if you don't give us credit, including the most important lessons like having the courage to act or how to be a stoic badass regardless of your gender or pronouns, and also how we as the past generation have all our faith in you to do it.

  28. 10

    Cancel Culture

    A harsh look at cancel culture as a means of socialism in this country. as much of a rant as it is a social commentary the guru minces no words about the horrors of censoring the "undesirables" in our society and it's parallels to a witch hunt, also its utter ineffectiveness as a censorship tool.

  29. 9

    Movies

    A cynical look at modern movies and everything wrong with them as told by a streetwise guru who understands way to much about them. including a simple but effective one step plan to make films better in the next ten years, how remakes should really be done, why we need better actors even if they are unknowns, and of course how we should read more books and should be stealing our ideas from there.

  30. 8

    The Old School

    A look at the classic old school mentality that America used to have, how we used to live life like an adventure, cared about our neighborhoods, earned respect insted of giving it and stood up for others even if we couldn't fight back just because it was the right thing and other lessons lost to the current generation.

  31. 7

    Religion

    an uncomfortable look at where religion comes from and how it shapes what we know about the universe, how science as a religion doesn't work because science can be just as wrong. then going deeper into the guru's personal journey, what its like to talk to god and what its like to die and the lessons we should all take from that including the three rules of life "yes only three" and how to find your destiny.

  32. 6

    Values

    An uncomplicated look at different sets of values in this country and battle between "traditional" American values and the counter cultures of what it means to be gay, bisexual or even trans and Nonbinary in a uncomfortable but enlightening way while trying to understand insted of fearing or hating.

  33. 5

    Women

    An old school look at the modern relationship between men and women, how we used to have a simple system to date that only cost us a couple dollars and how we need to make more mix tapes. Also how moving foreword we should learn to understand each other and admit we both want each other and be okay with that.

  34. 4

    Fitness

    An honest look at fitness journey's and what it takes to be truly motivated by a streetwise guru who has been there before. going much deeper than it should into the reasons we fail and the horrible steps we must take to always move forward in life and what and who we should leave behind along the way.

  35. 3

    WALMART

    The street wise guru's treaties on everything wrong with his place of business and how the mega company should value the ways of their founder and his dedication to his job knowing his name was literally on the building, also how today the higher ups don't really have a clue what is going on in their stores and of course as always the hard solutions they should use to fix it.

  36. 2

    Fix this Country

    A jaded but accurate look at just how bad this country really is and what if anything could you do to fix it, starting as a rant but ending as more of a guidebook for anyone gutsy enough to say f**k on stage or have the focus to ignore the arguments over issues and fix just one thing.

  37. 1

    Kids and Family

    An entertaining but accurate look into how screwed up the modern family structure is from a streetwise guru who's not taking side or putting anything in the swear jar when it comes to talking about how the older generation is handicapping our future while the young blame everything on generational repression.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A deep metaphysical journey on the sometimes noisy, sometimes windy, backroads of the American south as told by a streetwise guru who is as screwed up as he is insightful. go on an eternal rant about squashing societal norms, embracing our crazy, what is waiting for you when you hit the bottom, and in the end trying to be the best us we can be whether we like it or not and definitely read more books. filled with as many swear words as there is helpful info you may be in for a very uncomfortable if not uplifting journey.

HOSTED BY

Guy Incognito

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