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The Good Rascals
by Kevin Del Principe
The Good Rascals is a podcast about outsiders who care and dare to reimagine the world. Many people feel as though they don't fit in. Some take that feeling and turn it into passion and constructive change. Artists, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, as well as all sorts of outsider people where titles don't quite suit them, are interviewed by host Kevin Del Principe about why they identify as outsiders and how they have turned that energy into changing the world for the better.
Episodes
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Ep 30 Norman Blair - Forming a Practice of Humility
What intellectual and spiritual posture can support the constructive transformation of ourselves and the world? In this episode, Norman Blair (yoga practitioner and teacher) and Kevin discuss the importance of making informed choices while maintaining a humble nature. Norman and Kevin consider a...
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Ep 29 Clay Stafford - Daring To Dream Creatively: Beyond Arbitrary Boundaries
When the career path seems unclear and sometimes even blocked by gatekeepers, how can creatives find their way to fulfilling lives? In this episode, Clay Stafford (writer, creative, and entrepreneur) discusses the core principles that have guided him. Tune in for Clay’s reflections on how to…
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Ep 28 Tony Wijs & David Tansey - The Power of Encouragement
What emboldens a person to take risks to grow? In this episode, Tony Wijs (owner and lead audio engineer of Immersed Productions) and David Tansey (producer at Immersed Productions) share their ideas on developing creatively and professionally, including the importance of encouragement. The…
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Ep 27 Bronwyn Judde - Take Creative Risks and Be With Those Who Support Your Freedom
What’s best… living life as a wild trip or staying steady? In this episode, author Bronwyn Judde shares how “Adventures with stability are much better […}.” Bronwyn Judde is a writer whose current work centers on romance stories. Bronwyn Judde is a pen name, and Kevin knows Bronwyn as Sarah. In...
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Ep 26 Kerry Cutrell - Discover Goodness and Then Guide Others There
When things seem bleak, what can you do to make your life better? Kerry Cutrell (mindfulness coach) shares how, with the support of a shaman, she came to understand that “The first thing you have to do is learn how to love yourself.” Kerry chats with Kevin about how meditation has improved her…
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Ep 25 Ivy Lewis - Run Toward Your Greatest Test
Out of fear, many people run away from difficulty, but what if one is afraid of not truly living? Ivy Lewis (writer) talks about a pivotal moment when she decided to run toward a tremendous challenge because she feared having regrets. Check out the episode to learn more about what can be earned...
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Ep 24 Billups Allen - Fight to Learn: Create Accepting Spaces and Share What You Love
How can we grow as artists/people in a society that works against our development? Billups Allen (writer, musician, and record store clerk) provides ideas on how we can create spaces where growth is encouraged. For example, Billups talks to Kevin about his micro-screening series based in Memphis...
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Ep 23 John Rash - Punk Rock Lessons
What lessons can we learn from punk rock? John Rash (photographer, filmmaker, editor, and educator) shares some punk rock lessons he’s learned and how they apply to his filmmaking career. John also talks with Kevin about Our Movement Starts Here, his latest documentary film that he...
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Ep 22 Brian Brogan - Brian Brogan Explains How We Can Heal
How can people really heal rather than being caught in a repetitive process of trying to heal? Brian Brogan (poet, artist, and healer) chats with Kevin about how to embark on a spiritual journey. Kevin also shares how he and Brian met over twenty years ago and how Kevin's company Dog Heart Land,...
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Ep 21 Ali Cheff - Ali Cheff Shares How To Facilitate “Being Enough”
What posture can best help people see their tremendous value? Ali Cheff (actor, voiceover actor, and a humanitarian clown) talks to Kevin about how to be present and engage those who are suffering. Ali also talks about their love of telling stories.
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Ep 20 Kris Coleman - The Power of "Pushing the Envelope" and "Don't Want To Go Nights"
What style of thinking leads to more opportunities? Kris Coleman (comedian, AKA Comedian Big Daddy Ice) talks to Kevin about the mentality that's been generating positive results for him in his personal life and professionally. Kris chats about "pushing the envelope" in his comedy and how good...
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Ep 19 Suzy Hollenbach - Do Not Look Away, and Do Good When You Can
What should we do when we see suffering? Suzy Hollenbach (Founder of the non-profit animal rescue organization All 4s Rescue League) chats with Kevin about what she's seeing in the Memphis neighborhoods that need the most support. She also shares how her work with All 4s Rescue League started....
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Ep 18 Murray Warburton - Drawing Meaning From Adversity and Leaning Into Difficulty To Grow
How can we make sense of the things in life that feel absurd? Murray Warburton (animator, editor, and filmmaker) chats with Kevin about how he's striving to tell an animated story about the war in Ukraine based on his experience being in a relationship with his girlfriend, who is from Ukraine....
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Ep 17 Rollence Patugan - Shining a Light on What Should Be Evident: People Have Value
Is art required to remind us things that we ought to already know? Rollence Patugan (photographer and college teacher) chats with Kevin about his artistic motivations. Kevin also shares a story about how Rollence gave him one of his photographs during a challenging time in his life....
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Ep 16 Aris Lanaridis - The Beautiful Music of Empathy: And the Power of Perseverance
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews Aris Lanaridis (composer and lecturer in Music). Aris composes for film and various media. On this episode, Aris chats about the connections he sees between narrative and music. He also shares a message of encouragement and perseverance to the...
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Ep 15 Katherine E. Lewis - Family and Place: Rewriting the Rules
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews Katherine E. Lewis (writer, storyteller, and filmmaker). Katherine’s written for TV, podcasts, storytelling apps, and recently, she’s co-written a novel. Other storytelling mediums for Katherine include: drawing, painting, and animating. On this...
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Ep 14 Megan Murtha - Blue-Collar Art: Making the Process the Point
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews Megan Murtha (playwright, director, composer, and professor). Megan and Kevin share their experiences growing up in West Seneca, NY and how their hometown had an impact on their artistic practices. Megan explains how she is focusing on…
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Ep 13 Kyndle Wylde - This is the Work: Tell Your Story to Encourage Others
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews Kyndle Wylde (musician, singer, & songwriter). Kyndle explains how she learned to listen to her inner voice to tell her own story on her debut EP, Kyndle Wylde. Kyndle and Kevin both share stories from their youth where they felt on the outside…
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Ep 12 Mark Blaszak - Life Advice: When Asked to Play the Bass, Say Yes Even if You Don't Play the Bass
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews his long-standing friend and creative partner Mark Blaszak (entrepreneur, business owner, videographer, cinematographer, storyteller, & co-founder of Uplifter Video). Mark and Kevin chat about how they became friends in high school by playing in…
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Ep 11 Matt Chavanne - Hit the Snare a Little Louder: Duality, Unity, & Community
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews his friend/cousin Matt Chavanne (lighting designer, electrical engineer, musician/drummer for Humble Braggers). Matt and Kevin chat about their upbringing and how they've become closer over the years. Matt describes maintaining a career that is...
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Ep 10 Rob Currin - Do Not Mess with the Library: Competition, Inspiration, & Creation
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews his longtime friend Rob Currin (teacher, coach, creative). Rob and Kevin chat about how their friendship began while rallying for the local public library. Rob explains the nexus between competition, inspiration, and creation. *The three books...
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Ep 9 Jon Hornyak - Finding Freedom and People to Show the Way
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews his friend and neighbor Jon Hornyak (musician, entrepreneur, Sr. Executive Director of the Memphis Chapter at the Recording Academy). Jon explains the importance of mentorship in his multi-faceted music career, and how the Recording Academy now...
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Ep 8 Gerry Trentham - Body Awareness and the Benefit of Being Taken Down to Zero
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews his friend Gerry Trentham (dancer, choreographer, Artistic Director of pounds per square inch performance, teacher). Gerry shares how increasing body awareness allows for a greater sense of both pleasure and pain. He also chats about how certain...
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Ep 7 Ellen Rolfes - Adversity is a Gift: Being in It but Not of It
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews his friend and neighbor Ellen Rolfes (entrepreneur, storyteller, philanthropy strategist). Ellen shares how listening to her inner voice has guided her own story and allowed her to help others tell their stories too. Rather than perceived…
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Ep 6 Jim Thurston - Mutual Respect, Gratitude, and Being Good Not Knowing Everything
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews his long-time friend Jim Thurston (carpenter, creative, co-owner of CWT Builders, farmer) about what qualities allow a friendship to endure. Jim and Kevin talk about their college days and discover a new gratitude for the difficulties they...
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Ep 5 Derek Diamond - Reciprocity, Resiliency, and Relatability
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe chats with Derek Diamond (podcast host and filmmaker) about why Derek first created his podcast and how his rationale has evolved over time. Derek explains how sharing one's own stories about overcoming adversity can help others foster their own…
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Ep 4 Keith Del Principe - Passion, Planting Seeds, and Passing the Torch
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe talks with his brother Keith Del Principe (artist, ecologist and animator) about how Keith developed a meditative practice to rewire his mind and better connect to his body in order to create art and pursue a "greatness" that he says is inside all of us....
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Ep 3 David Ngo - Living in a Sliver
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe chats with his good friend David Ngo (writer, filmmaker, college teacher, and podcast host of the Best Story I Never Told) about David feeling like an outsider growing up and how that feeling has continued even today. David shares about living in between...
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Ep 2 Jared Hernandez - Having Diverse Interests and a Little Bit of Grace
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe chats with Jared Hernandez (writer, musician, visual artist) about having diverse creative passions. Kevin also chats with Jared about his feeling a little on the outside of a church experience as a teenager and young man, and how it taught him to give...
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Ep 1 Nikki Del Principe - Holding Tensions: Santa, No Santa, and Finding Poetic Spirituality
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe chats with Nikki Del Principe (writer, producer, actor) about her experience feeling like an outsider growing up and how that has propelled her to reframe old institutions as well as create new institutions to foster constructive meaning for herself and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Good Rascals is a podcast about outsiders who care and dare to reimagine the world. Many people feel as though they don't fit in. Some take that feeling and turn it into passion and constructive change. Artists, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, as well as all sorts of outsider people where titles don't quite suit them, are interviewed by host Kevin Del Principe about why they identify as outsiders and how they have turned that energy into changing the world for the better.
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The Good Rascals is a podcast about outsiders who care and dare to reimagine the world. Many people feel as though they don't fit in. Some take that feeling and turn it into passion and constructive change. Artists, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, as well as all sorts of outsider people where...
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The Good Rascals is created and hosted by Kevin Del Principe.
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