Success is Relative. Society gives us ideas of success and what it means for us, and it's complete crap. Hopefully, instead of "success," we're all in pursuit of our dreams.
Liam Bonnie is a Seattle based traveler whose interests and escapades are mostly an exercise in circles. He grew up in LA County, joined the United States Coast Guard and sailed from the North Pole to Antarctica by the time he was 19. Landed in Seattle where he learned to write and play music. An active member in the Seattle music scene for 18 years.
Like many of us, he has had a barrel of careers: Diesel Mechanic, Licensed Cosmetologist, Pipeliner, Bouncer, Sailor, Honey Hash Manufacturer, Copywriter and Pet Therapist. One of those isn’t true, but it’s not the one you think. His true love is songwriting, and he's currently headed to Nashville to further his pet therapist credentials, or maybe his songwriting?
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Music featured on this episode: Manager by Digi G'Alessio and Running Out by Liam Bonnie.
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Guests often come to the show with some questions to ask of me. Blame it on the drinking if you'd like but we rarely get to them because their personal stories are so engaging. Holly Theriot, however, followed up after her episodes (107 & 108) to come back and ask me questions. Hard questions.
Questions to dive into my psyche and life process after church and religion. Who is God now? You still believe right? What about women in leadership? And more.
Episodes with Brodie of The Brodcast: 109 & 110
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Music featured on this episode: Manager by Digi G'Alessio and Dandelion Dreams Ft. Era by The Brodcast.
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On this episode, Pete teaches me about Tinder™, treatment of the elderly, sex education, masturbation, tantric sex, male DNA found in women's brains, Donald Trump and fake news. Ugh, and a smidgen in regards to Donald Trump.
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Music featured on this episode: Sex Toy by Bad Ronald and SK Beats, Let's get it by SK.
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This episode features Pete GeeKay, a stand-up comedian, full of life and liquor. We manage to run through a hilarious amount of existential topics including life after death, sperm banks, spanking kids, spiritual fluidity, and more.
Pete was also one of our first show guests back in 2015. EPISODE 002: Anarchy in Motion: Pete GeeKay
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Music featured on this episode: darix togni by Digi G'Alessio and Funny Ways by Attic Ted
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We dive deep into Brodie’s story of exploring spirituality through meditation, mysticism, Krishna, Native American Sweat Lodge, Bahá'í, Christianity, even marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms. Maybe we aren’t meant to plant flags, and stop learning. Perhaps we all have a piece to this human puzzle.
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Music featured on this episode: Dusty Swamp Jives (Mystic Beats & Isaac Chambers) by Isaac Chambers and Come Home by The Brodcast
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Brodie Peterson is a hip hop artist, writer, and observer of music.
"My outer experience was going to college, my education, but music guided my inner experience."
"I spent thousands of hours seeking out music. Studying it, music that would move my heart. I would consider the lyrics and look for other versions of the song. When something struck me, I wanted to know why."
We spend this episode getting to know his story and finding out what and how music changed his thinking, direction, and spirituality.
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Music featured on this episode: Bonus Beats for Brooklyn by Luck & Doc and Blade of Grass by The Brodcast
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At this point, Holly and I have been drinking for hours. So this conversation is full of tantalizing personal stories and experiences from our lives. Hollie's story of coming out, losing virginity, her first lesbian relationship and more. My story of marriage after religion, and healing from the PTSD of religion.
Quantifying the value of an episode is hard because each is valuable in various ways for different reasons to us all. This one holds a lot of value to me because we both find solidarity in our experiences as well as the joy of transparently sharing where each of us is in life today.
Holly is a vocalist in the music featured in this episode. Music by The Brodcast.
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Music featured on this episode: Pearl by Phillip Gross and Guts by The Brodcast
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Holly is a fantastic woman. She’s one of those people that lights up a room. As soon as we met, there was an instant connection, and I’m excited for you to hear her story. From a home grown CBN, 700 Club, Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker background to the beautiful human she is today, her story will encourage and challenge you to question what you've been told and embrace humanity.
She has a beautiful voice and is a vocalist in the Hip Hop band The Brodcast. She shares that voice and their music with us.
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Music featured on this episode: Vintage Ocean by Phillip Gross and Used CDs (All Across the Land) The Brodcast
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Growing up in a conservative, Christian home, along side a profoundly mentally and physically disabled brother has given him a perspective on empathy, government, and capitalism that’s refreshing to hear.
Blake has an intimate knowledge of my life. He knew me when I was a youth pastor, in a sense we grew up together. Hearing his perspective on my life and the extreme turns away from religion I've taken are helpful and insightful.
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Music featured on this episode: Raw Instrumental pt.1 by Digi G'Alessio and Seasons by A Hope Not Forgotten
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Due to the tragic and violent events taking place in Charlottesville Virginia this past weekend. We are taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming to address a conversation around hate, dealing with it, and growing past it.
We all are expressing our anger, grief, pain, remorse, and disappointment differently. It's important to feel those emotions. Expression of our emotions is extremely healthy for us all. But how should we express our distaste for the beliefs of others and our disgust with hate, indifference, white supremacy, the KKK, and Nazi's?
Is violence the answer? Is punching a Nazi justified? Is it helpful? Some would say yes. Some would say it doesn’t matter. Some would say no.
This is a conversation condemning hate, white supremacy, Nazism, and the KKK, all the while asking ourselves, how should we suppress hate and defend human rights?
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Music featured on this episode: Old School My School (Album Version Instrumental) by Cheese N Pot-C and Happiness is who you Punch by Love Handlers.
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