Podcasts by The IRREGULAR MAN Podcast
The IRREGULAR MAN Podcast explores philosophy, spirituality and relationships in a healthy, helpful and empowering manner. I like to talk about games you should play and books you should read for life-changing reasons. IRREGULAR MAN exists to highlight experiences with video games, gaming and nerd culture, most notably that which inspires imagination, creativity and introspection. The intention is to connect these experiences to life and talk about what is learned.
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Season 2, Episode 3: Disadvantaged from 2021-02-19T14:21:50
Does my skin color dictate how far I can go in society? Is this all just a head game that we are losing because people tell us that we are “disadvantaged”?
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Season 2, Episode 2: Life at the Edges from 2020-08-23T11:00:44
Living is a series of serious experiments that put us in moments of pain, pleasure and introspection. It can be brutal, but one can learn to lean into the adversity and become all the better for it.
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Season 2, Episode 1: The Failure of Time from 2020-08-08T12:00:56
We forecast the weather, sales and elections. We as human beings have a fascination with WHAT WILL HAPPEN. I don't think we would know what to do if we could really tell what would happen two days...
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Episode 36: What the Jussie Smollett Hoax Has Shown Me from 2020-04-18T13:05:34
Why orchestrate an elaborate lie to intentionally stoke the flames of hatred in this already racially-sensitive time? Jussie Smollett was afraid to look at himself honestly, and found out quite qui...
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Episode 38: There’s Always A Way Out from 2019-06-12T04:02:48
We seek pleasure instead of pain, the ever elusive happiness, and play as if that is the meaning of life. Yet, it is illusory, for such a goal only cheapens our experience of living in earth.
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Episode 37: Wizardry from 2019-03-13T11:31:49
It’s not about Harry Potter or Oz. It’s more real and closer to home. It is about the words people use to control what you think. We have all been compromised.
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Episode 35: Gillette: You Won’t Get the Best of Men from 2019-01-29T16:11:31
As #metoo continues to crest, masculinity seems to be under attack. Men and women are at odds about what useful men appear to be and what it means to be male. Gillette has taken up the fight and du...
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Episode 34: Learned Helplessness from 2019-01-15T05:05:59
Learned helplessness is behavior that occurs when the subject endures repeatedly painful or otherwise aversive stimuli which it is unable to escape from or avoid. After such experiences, the organi...
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Episode 33: The Flat Earth from 2019-01-11T01:57:25
In the Age of Information, Flat Earth Theory has resurfaced. I discuss some of the ideas and expose my fascination. Will they make a believer out of you?
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Episode 32: Gaming - Hyper Light Drifter from 2018-12-19T01:09:06
A cool, post-apocalyptic mash-up of A Link to the Past and Diablo, “Hyper Light Drifter” makes you wish for the days that the SNES ruled the console world. Listen to my personal, existential take o...
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Episode 31: “Revolver” - A Study on the Ego from 2018-12-16T04:21:49
Guy Ritchie’s “Revolver” was not critically acclaimed, but asks us to think critically about the source of our validation. Has our need to be noticed, to be liked, become an ever-revolving door?
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Episode 30: Gaming Conglomerate from 2018-12-13T03:38:51
IRREGULAR MAN and The Duhon St. Sebastian discuss their “Game of the Year”, best games of 2018 and what to anticipate for 2019. They also talk about the disappointments of 2018 and what they’re pla...
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Episode 29: Quiet Desperation from 2018-12-08T16:54:12
“The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation.” – Henry David Thoreau. Are we seeking out to make the world better with our purpose? Our talents? What does it mean to live in “quiet desperation?”
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Episode 28: The Man Not the Myth or How to Cultivate a Legend from 2018-12-05T20:42:01
Becoming the hero of our own story takes the type of Will that is itself, legendary. What does it look like for me? I’ll tell you...
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Episode 26: What if Life is a Circle? from 2018-12-02T06:03:58
How can we know if we haven’t repeated this life a thousand times over? The simple answer is that we can’t.
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Episode 27: The Power of NOW from 2018-12-01T03:00:16
We spend a lot of time wondering what could have been and what could be. We dream and wish and conspire about the intangible. However, there is nothing more important than this moment. Will you acc...
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Episode 25: Castles of Sand or How to Avoid the Cycle of Poverty from 2018-11-24T05:44:03
There are three simple things that will keep you from being poor. After keeping with these points, why don’t we pursue the greater aspects of ourselves?
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Episode 24: What is “Ambition”, Alex? from 2018-11-22T04:44:06
So many of us are used to doing “just enough” to get by. We don’t strive for the best, or we regard hard work with disdain. We admire those that “win” but we don’t know how to pull the victory from...
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Episode 23: The Bifurcated Path from 2018-11-20T03:11:04
We are more concerned about the direction of things than where we are currently. Where can an “awareness of the present” lead us? What can video games teach us about good and evil? I mention Red De...
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Episode 22: Thoughts on “A Confession” by Leo Tolstoy from 2018-11-17T02:23:17
Leo Tolstoy was not just a great writer, but a wonderful theologian. He definitely left much to ponder about God in his works. I begin my journey through his works with “A Confession”.
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Episode 21: The Gift of Being Yourself, Part 2. from 2018-11-15T03:09:01
David G. Benner gives a great introduction to the pursuit of self, all from a very Christian perspective. Will you respond to the sacred call?
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Episode 20: The Gift of Being Yourself, Part 1. from 2018-10-27T03:39:45
How do we reconcile those “frightening parts” of ourselves that we have trouble facing? I explore David G. Benner’s book, “The Gift of Being Yourself” to find out how to know God and know self.
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Episode 19: The Individual and Cultural Gravity from 2018-10-24T15:08:28
How are we to be individuals in a world where we can be condemned for our thoughts and ideas as if we’re common criminals? Sometimes we say the wrong things and even as we feel bad for it, we are m...
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Episode 18: Higher Minimum Wage / Lower Maximum Aspiration from 2018-10-22T11:51:17
Do we really need a higher minimum wage? Can we admit that we may just be advocating for the death of self-actualization?
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Episode 16: The Four Agreements from 2018-10-18T02:34:46
I talk about the book, “The Four Agreements” by Don Ruiz. You can find the book in your normal literature spots and also on Audible.
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Episode 15: WOKE! from 2018-10-12T12:46:38
What does being awake or WOKE really mean? Is it just a meme now or does it really apply to a meaningful goal of healthy liberation?
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Episode 14: Self-Same / No Escape from 2018-10-10T02:51:45
Sometimes we find ourselves locked in a pattern of life that is insane. Insane because it’s the same actions with hope for a different outcome.
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Episode 13: Two Realities, One Madness from 2018-10-09T19:37:31
The world is divided and realities diverge. The mind will succumb to whatever influence is allowed, but what is the truth?
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Episode 12: Why the “Irregular Man”? from 2018-09-06T13:08:13
The Irregular Man Podcast is centered around assisting those that don’t fit in and feel uncomfortable in their surroundings at times. Since I am an introvert, I look at things from that perspective...
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Episode 11: Self-Affirming Statements from 2018-07-13T11:26
We all need a little push. We should be affirming our goals and being positive in our outlook.
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Episode 10: Confronting Shyness from 2018-04-27T11:25:39
Sometimes we hold on to these vestigial parts of our past as if they are still viable and relevant. When I was a child, I reasoned as a child...
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Episode 9: The Unloved and Disconnected from 2018-04-06T11:24:59
What does it mean to grow up feeling unloved and disconnected? We can't conceive of this at such an early age, but it shows up later in our relationships.
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Episode 8: The Shadow Self, Part 3 from 2018-03-26T17:04:12
A personal experience with that repressed side. The ego will often try to protect itself at even your own peril.
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Episode 7: The Shadow Self, Part 2 from 2018-03-26T16:58:11
What is the Shadow? Why confront it?
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Episode 6: The Shadow Self from 2018-03-26T16:50:19
A short commentary on Zsondi and the Shadow Self. How do we confront the dark nature of our being?
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Episode 5: I Never Expected to be Great from 2018-01-08T19:47:32
What does it take to be great? A Black man’s perspective.
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Episode 4: Let It Burn from 2018-01-04T16:16
Pain is the price of freedom. Sometimes we must embrace pain and discomfort in order to escape even greater problems in the future. And to expand our souls...
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Episode 3: The Bird Revelation from 2018-01-02T18:43:08
Discussing Dave Chappelle’s new standup, The Bird Revelation.
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Episode 2: You Will Win from 2017-12-16T04:41:27
Sometimes we wonder if we can make it. The key is to never stop your search. Endlessly seek yourself.
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