Episodes
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38. The National Guard, Being in a Band, and Thrifting
A conversation with Kendall Karpinski. We talk about being in the National Guard, deployment and war games, basic training, shark attacks, how things have changed in the military, riot control, Kendall's college experience, Kendall's band Human Ant Farm, the importance of marketing, the need to...
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37. Being a Stand Up Comedian
A conversation with stand up comedian RV. We talk about RV's experience at Full Sail University, The National Guard, video games as an art form, routine versus freshness in stand up, stand up comedy and RV's biggest bomb, the comic's life, why we laugh, big life changes, indecision, and "making...
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36. Christianity and Tribalism
A conversation with Josue Peralta. We talk about Josue’s romance novel, trying to unlearn the need to always be productive, Josue’s travels, traveling solo, what Josue does for a living, Josue and my religious upbringings, when I left christianity, our schooling history and the impact of books on...
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35. Identity, Friendship, and Wonder
A conversation with Brian Ore. We discuss names and their meanings, sex and gender, whether children are being influenced to be transgender, how much of a say other people should have in one’s identity, memetics and the survival of ideas, untouched discussion topics and the consistency of people,...
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34. Social Media, Marathon Running, and Anorexia
A conversation with Emma Handschke. We discuss social media and the commodification of authenticity, Instagram, Be Real, Tiktok, Reddit, advertising, artificiality, social media addiction, the negative effects of social media and technology, information overload, marathon running, the COROS…
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33. Destroying the Natural World
A conversation with Aaron Taylor. Aaron has appeared on two previous episodes. To listen to those, check out episodes 11 and 24. In this episode, we discuss: Aaron’s thoughts on his previous two episodes, marijuana use and abuse, updates in Aaron’s life since the last time he was on, the line...
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32. Two Bros Talk About Wisdom, Atheism, and Music
A conversation with Teage Allen. We talk about whether younger people have less interesting things to say, learning first-hand versus second-hand and the sphere of human knowledge, me and Teage’s learning trends, the difference between wisdom, intelligence, and knowledge, Teage’s backstory,...
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31. Podcasting and Politics
A conversation with Will Koebel. Will is a fellow podcaster and UWM student. He runs the Milwaukee DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) podcast, called Cream City Social, and is in his last semester toward getting his master’s degree in electrical engineering. He also spends his time…
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30. Economics, Geopolitics, and Religion
A conversation with Jarrad. We discuss economics, antibiotic resistance, boom and bust cycles, tyranny, geopolitics, pseudoscience, religion, ideological division, nature vs nurture, the intellectual dark web, free will, and many other things. I was considering titling this episode "Dangerously...
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29. Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
A conversation with Christina. Christina has a doctorate in physical therapy (with a pelvic floor specialization) and that topic comprises the bulk of this episode. Our conversation includes some pre-episode banter followed by a discussion of Christina’s background, why Christina went to…
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28. Anti (work, consumption, and natalism)
A conversation with Adrianne Pintar about anti-work, anti-consumption, and anti-natalism. We discuss: anti-work and $15/hour, absurd job qualifications, the r/antiwork subreddit, the pros and cons of working from home, the goals of anti-work and exploiting the understanding of your…
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27. Dangerous Ideas
A conversation with Kaden Endres. We discuss the untrustworthiness of memory, the recidivism rate of sex offenders, free will, determinism, and compatibilism, the overinflated danger of drugs, how a healthy social life provides resilience to addiction and criminal behavior, the evils of…
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26. Teaching English and Free Will
A conversation will Bill Krueger. Bill is a high school english teacher and hockey/baseball coach. We discuss Bill’s time in the air national guard, the ethics of joining the armed forces, what do you do in the national guard, why Bill left the air national guard, why Bill wanted to become a...
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25. Traversing the Taboo
A conversation with Brian Ore. We discuss live music, art, honesty, the difficulty of conveying your emotions to other people, the ethics of taboo subjects, and many other things. In order, we talk about: live music vs recorded music, Taylor Swift’s re-recordings, Summerfest and going on tour…
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24. Working Less and Living More
A conversation with Aaron. We talk about: why Aaron quit his job, working fewer than five days a week and making only as much money as you need, lifestyle creep, Aaron's new lifestyle, college debt and the possibility of student debt cancellation, how Aaron generates income, working less and…
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23. Suburban Education and Mental Health
This episode kind of acts as a companion to episode 1. You don’t have to listen to episode 1 first in order to follow along, but you’ll get the most out of it if you do. **I made a mistake at 0:38. I said “it’s going to be episode 22,” but obviously this is episode 23.** We discuss: my new cat…
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22. Head Start, Early Childhood Development, and Unions
In this episode of The Regular People Podcast I'm joined by Leslie. Leslie has a degree in Early Childhood Education and Development and works for a Head Start program. We discuss (in order): a bit about Leslie, Leslie’s job working for a Head Start program, how low-income families need to…
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21. Fashion and Catholicism
A conversation with fashion design student Rachel. We discuss fashion and creating, minimalism, Catholicism, and fitness. More specifically (and in order), we discuss: the struggles of coin-operated laundry, Rachel’s college experience, how much of a scam is college and how to get a good job,...
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20. Perspective, Reality, and Horror
A conversation with Brad Allen. We discuss Brad’s perspective, how we can’t avoid having opinions and Brad’s ideal of being without opinions, how your perspective shapes your reality, how we decide what is true in history and how our reality is shaped by what we’re taught, the ideal ratio of…
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19. Modern Mythology, Memory, and Nerd Culture
A conversation with Shiloh Cyan (formerly known as David). We discuss topics in the realm of nerd culture, modern mythology, memory and memory loss, reboot culture, and several other things. Specifically (and in order), we talk about: the artist-formerly-known-as-David’s new name, Shiloh’s past...
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18. Motherhood, Birth Control, and Fast Fashion
A conversation with Emma. The general topics we discuss are atheism, motherhood, birth control and abortion, fast fashion and sustainability, and veganism. Specifically, we discuss: A bit about Emma, the unwritten requirement of motherhood, Emma’s christian upbringing and her transition to being…
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17. The Complete* Guide to Atheism
*This is not actually a complete guide to atheism. It’s just a title. There’s much we didn’t talk about, many good arguments we didn’t make, many arguments we made poorly, and many theistic arguments we didn’t address or didn't address completely. Kaden and I discuss theism. Our conversation…
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16. Plants, Dogs, and Fear
A conversation with Quinn. Quinn has a degree in horticulture, is very interested in plants, and has two dogs. We discuss: Quinn's past five years, doing things even if you're not good at them, caged animals on the freeway, how Quinn became interested in plants, natural laxatives, that time I ate...
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15. Adoption, Drugs, and Mental Health
A discussion with Erin Lyddane. We talk about mythology, adoption, whether it's worse to find out you were adopted later in life or to always know, sex education and times our parents confronted us about sex and masturbation, the funeral industry, donating your body to science, death and mental...
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14. MLMs, Relationships, and the Myth of Meritocracy
A conversation with Adrianne Pintar. Adrianne has a degree in Journalism and Media Studies and works in advertising; she is also my girlfriend. We discuss multi-level marketing schemes, MLM parties, Vector knives, what makes an MLM an MLM, how MLMs are pyramid schemes, how MLMs don’t make sense…
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13. The Principles of Imperial Triarchy
The Principles of Imperial Triarchy is a book written by Isaiah Gorski. Imperial Triarchy is a system of government proposed by Isaiah (as well as a critique of modern democracy and the notion of democratic republics) that establishes three central tenets for society to uphold: Liberty, Order…
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12. Stories, Balance, and Truth
A conversation with Brian Ore. We discuss saying the alphabet backwards and drunkenness, the longest walkable road, traveling alone or with another person, sharing your experiences with others, The Three Body Problem, adapting books into tv shows or movies, Lin Qi's poisoning, Dan Weiss and David...
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11. Good and Evil
A conversation with Aaron Taylor. We discuss Aaron's background in college and as a science teacher, being a carpenter, political canvassing, teaching people, ignorance as the root of all evil, natural evils, what is evil, good suffering and evil joy, selfishness and selflessness, being wisely...
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10. Color Blindness, God, and Eternity
A discussion with Ian Curtis. We talk about the followings things: being recorded and how that changes your behavior, Ian's color blindness, how other animals see color, possible similarities between color blindness and dyslexia, colorblind mode on video games, all the unfathomable colors that...
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9. Ballet and Wealth Redistribution
A conversation with professional ballet dancer Craig Freigang. Our discussion includes topics such as: ancestry, Craig's time in Germany, Craig's childhood and teenage years, how Craig got into ballet, childhood hyperactivity, dancing as a sport rather than an art form, dancing and acting, the...
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8. Music, Improv, and Sustainability
A conversation with Josh Frederick. We discuss: the Alaskan town of Sitka, the special skill required of three-man bands, one of Josh's old bands: Idle Empress, the studio recording process, Agbekor (a music/dance style of Ghana), Jazz, my musical background as a very bad drummer, the…
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7. Trauma, Addiction, and Death Acceptance
A conversation with Brooklyn. We discuss such things as: why I don't drink coffee, the 10 minute version of Brooklyn's life story, having a shallow sense of purpose, the hyper-effective escapism of heroin, the antidote to addiction, Brooklyn's joy of life, the rat park addiction experiment, the...
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6. Veganism and Abortion
In this episode I have a discussion with Matt, who is a vegan and a theology teacher. We discuss our long transitions to veganism, the b12 counterargument among others, beginner's doubts, the main point of veganism as Matt sees it, deontological veganism, deontology vs consequentialism,...
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5. Food and Technology
In episode 5 of the podcast I have a discussion with Josie. She is a history major who is interested in vegan cooking and baking; she even has her own vegan cake business (and I've tried her cakes, they're very good). We discuss Josie's background, cake decorating, vegan cooking, originality in...
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4. Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
In episode 4 I'm talking to PPE student Kaden Endres. We discuss a wide range of subjects, including Kaden's background as a student, my issue with reddit and social media and search algorithms, confirmation bias, Trump, climate change deniers, immigration and religious refugees, worries about...
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3. Critical Theory, Conservatism, and Christianity
In this episode my guest is Nate Godfrey, a history graduate student who is currently working on his master's thesis. We discuss Critical Theory and Nate's issues with it, critical race theory, liberalism, conservatism, Thomas Sowell, CS Lewis, abortion, and Christianity. I don't agree with Nate…
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2. We Are the Dreamers of Dreams
In the second episode of the Regular People podcast I'm joined by Brian Ore. Brian and I discuss a wide variety of topics. We discuss the unpleasant smell of Mcdonald's parking lots, our musical childhoods, psychology, language and why people disagree and misunderstand one another, whether brains...
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1. Urban Education
Welcome to the Regular People Podcast! In this inaugural episode of the podcast I am joined by one of my good friends. At the time of recording, she was finishing her literature review to complete her master's degree program in education. She is currently an english teacher. We discuss her...