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Everyone Needs A Little

Everyone Needs A Little

By The Middle Age SuperHero

Non-award-winning solo podcast hosted by a midwest raised, middle-aged generation X'er, selectively shy, attention seeking, introvert (but necessarily extroverted), former shock rock radio morning show host now a corporate marketing executive, energetic only child, with daddy issues, slight OCD, and adequately ADHD medicated grown ass man ranting into a microphone, from all over the world but mostly from Kansas City, with his Bulldog Dozer.
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What Did You Want to Be When You Grow Up? What a Dumb Question.

Everyone Needs A LittleJun 01, 2022

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What Did You Want to Be When You Grow Up? What a Dumb Question.

What Did You Want to Be When You Grow Up? What a Dumb Question.

Let's take a trip down memory lane in this episode reflecting on the jobs I had in my teenage years. 

Jun 01, 202227:58
Disclaimers On Podcasts Are Strictly For Dumb Ass People

Disclaimers On Podcasts Are Strictly For Dumb Ass People

One thing that has discouraged me from recording new episodes for this podcast is the disclaimer I've been told I need to do before each episode. That disclaimer is the dumbest thing for the dumbest of people. Do I really need to remind everyone that my views are my views and I don't speak for any other organizations, companies, or people? People can't be that stupid...or can they?

May 24, 202226:56
10 Anxious Behaviors That May Actually Be Trauma Responses

10 Anxious Behaviors That May Actually Be Trauma Responses

I still don't exactly know what a "trauma response" is but that doesn't stop me from analyzing the article "10 Anxious Behaviors That May Actually Be Trauma Responses" from Psychology Today. How many of the 10 anxious behaviors will I, and will you, recognize? My number was higher than I thought.  

May 18, 202229:54
You Are Not a Doctor So Stop Diagnosing People Who Were Shitty to You

You Are Not a Doctor So Stop Diagnosing People Who Were Shitty to You

TikTok has made it apparent that one of the most triggering opinions I have is that if you are not a doctor stop diagnosing the shitty people in your life as narcissists, sociopaths, or bipolar just because it makes you feel better. It is a reflection of your level of self-awareness. 

May 11, 202225:01
85% of Single People That Are Dating, Should Not Be Dating

85% of Single People That Are Dating, Should Not Be Dating

I'm celebrating 2 years since asking my former fiancee to leave my life. On and off dating during those 2 years has defiantly been an adventure. What I’ve taken away from my dating experience is that there are A LOT of single people that have decided to ignore their insecurities and live in a world of very little self-awareness, I was even guilty of this at times.

May 04, 202223:42
My Father's Life Long Battle with Cheesecake is a Metaphor We All Need

My Father's Life Long Battle with Cheesecake is a Metaphor We All Need

All of us are extremely dumb in a lot of aspects of our life. We are also very intelligent about other aspects but mostly we are dumb. It's time to embrace our dumbness. Whether it's my dad's fight with cheesecake his entire life, the people who left their phone's location services on when they stormed the US Capitol on January 6th, or me when I'm trying to figure out my I can't get my water bill on automatic payments; we all can be dumb AF.

Dec 08, 202123:54
People Watching Families at Sam's Club Has Got Me Pondering "What If" & "What Could Happen"

People Watching Families at Sam's Club Has Got Me Pondering "What If" & "What Could Happen"

As I'm perusing the aisles of Sam's Club, buying stuff I absolutely don't need, I can't help but notice all of the different types of families at this store. Families with kids are all over the place; it seems like every other person is carrying around their little munchkins or quietly yelling to "put that down." There are dads who look like they haven't slept in days and there are moms who seem to be able to keep track of their children without batting an eyelash. This Sam's Club visit has me pondering how different my life would be if I had kids earlier in life and/or got married. 

Nov 13, 202117:15
Olde English Bulldogge and the Crazy World of TikTok

Olde English Bulldogge and the Crazy World of TikTok

It's been almost a full year since a new episode of the Everyone Needs a Little podcast has been released, so what in the hell have I been doing?  The answer is extremely simple but complex at the same time. I started a business, adopted a bulldog, and have experienced a crazy ride on the app TikTok. 

Nov 09, 202133:05
How Dodging a Blonde Haired Bullet Landed Me in Destin, Florida

How Dodging a Blonde Haired Bullet Landed Me in Destin, Florida

After realizing how much my mental health was deteriorating I made the decision to hit the road. This episode coming to you from sunny Destin, Florida. 

Dec 07, 202024:24
Knock All You Want But You Have to Kick the Door Down to Get into Joey's Inner Circle | A Conversation with Bert Couvrette

Knock All You Want But You Have to Kick the Door Down to Get into Joey's Inner Circle | A Conversation with Bert Couvrette

A great conversation with my French Canadian buddy Bert Couvrette about how life is different when you have a great partner providing a support system. Bert and I compare lives and find out, not only how different we are but also the same. Gut Feelings vs Wanted Facts and kicking in doors to get into my inner circle.

Nov 24, 202045:55
Going to the Beat of your own Drummer | A Conversation with Lindsey Shaker

Going to the Beat of your own Drummer | A Conversation with Lindsey Shaker

I've known Lindsey Shaker for years but have only met her once in person. So, like many friendships in today's world, our relationship has always been online. Following Lindsey on Facebook has me asking a ton of questions about her, from the squirrels outside her house she names to hours of belly dancing. 

Nov 13, 202047:31
Meet Dan Seitz, Former Introverted Flair Bartender, Current YouTube Super-dad & Self Awareness Advocate

Meet Dan Seitz, Former Introverted Flair Bartender, Current YouTube Super-dad & Self Awareness Advocate

I've known Dan Seitz for nearly 20 years. He's a guy I currently want in my life but my bullshit stories in my head keep that from happening. Today's podcast is my first step in creating a new friendship with this awesome person. Hearing his story and learning of his struggles and successes helps me relate with him more, making it easier to start that reconnection. 

I also pitch him my new podcast idea, "Forced Friends" getting his feedback. 

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Family vlogger and special needs dad. Their family motto: "the only way to it, is through it." Become a "Hopester" by subscribing - we're grateful you're here!   

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Mailing address: P.O. Box 860214 Shawnee, KS 66286  

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Nov 02, 202034:00
A lady in Iowa, a Woman in Wisconsin, and a Man in Kansas City walk into a Virtual Bar...

A lady in Iowa, a Woman in Wisconsin, and a Man in Kansas City walk into a Virtual Bar...

Amy mentioned in a Facebook comment to me that she wanted to start a podcast with our mutual friend Katie so I invited them on my podcast to let them give it a trial run. Between Amy's microphone challenges and the tequila, Katie was full of I had a great time. 

Oct 29, 202035:07
When the Meat is Too Big for the Oven

When the Meat is Too Big for the Oven

Is it just me or do you see metaphors everywhere? Today, a pork shoulder became a lesson on life for me. 

Oct 25, 202027:38
How to Get Fired in Corporate America

How to Get Fired in Corporate America

I believe there are three types of places to work in America; the Corporate Structure, the Start-Up/Small Business Structure, and the Government Structure. It's safe to say I am not built for two of those categories, and at least one of those structures agrees. 

Oct 23, 202021:14
Thirst Traps, Simping, True Intimacy, and the Dunbar Number

Thirst Traps, Simping, True Intimacy, and the Dunbar Number

Thirst Trap: A sexy photograph or flirty message posted on social media for the intent of causing others to publicly profess their attraction. This is done not to actually respond or satisfy any of this attraction, but to feed the posters ego or need for attention, at the expense of the time, reputation, and sexual frustration of those who view the image or reply.

Simping: A male overly catering to the exaggerated emotions of a woman.
Also; a man saying things to a woman he does not believe but only saying them because he thinks that she wants to hear them.

Intimacy:  close familiarity or friendship; closeness.

Dunbar's Number: A suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships—relationships in which an individual knows who each person is and how each person relates to every other person.

Sep 21, 202031:22
No One Wants To Think They Are The Bad Guy In A Relationship When It Comes To Vulnerable Communication

No One Wants To Think They Are The Bad Guy In A Relationship When It Comes To Vulnerable Communication

A lack of communication can be the foundation of almost every failed relationship, romantic or platonic. The inability to be vulnerable with someone you love is absolute cancer on the relationship.  As an over communicators, people who repress feelings instead of talking about them is dumbfounding to me.  

Sep 13, 202034:41
Karma: the Sum of a Person's Actions in this and Previous States of Existence, Viewed as Deciding their Fate in Future Existences.

Karma: the Sum of a Person's Actions in this and Previous States of Existence, Viewed as Deciding their Fate in Future Existences.

Recently I began thinking that all this bad and negative stuff happening in my life is due to karma. Maybe all the shitty things I did earlier in life were coming back to haunt me? I was not a good boyfriend in the majority, ok...all of my relationships in my 20's & 30's so maybe it's time to pay for those mistakes. But according to Hinduism and Buddhism karma is not what we think it is in western culture.  
I also complain about loneliness a lot in today's episode, but what's new? :) 

Sep 06, 202021:34
Be Creative or Die.

Be Creative or Die.

I need to be creative daily or I just don't function right. Luckily I have to opportunity to have a career that requires me to be creative daily. 

Aug 21, 202026:05
Hiding Behind the Word Psychoanalyzing | Self Awareness Journey

Hiding Behind the Word Psychoanalyzing | Self Awareness Journey

We all tell ourselves stories that we believe that we shouldn't. Sometimes believing those stories can cause a lot of unnecessary destructive energy and drama. I have been doing it my entire life but justifying it by labeling it as psychoanalyzing. 

Aug 18, 202032:11
Businesses That Will Need to Adapt or they will Simply Die After People Come Back from Experiencing Social Distancing

Businesses That Will Need to Adapt or they will Simply Die After People Come Back from Experiencing Social Distancing

Large Shopping Malls in medium market cities, Large Movie Theater Complexes, Car Dealerships still using old school methods, and any small business without an online presence like a website or upkeeping their Google My Business listing and providing every bit of content needed by customers searching are just many of the businesses that will need to adapt to the new world of consumer behavior & demand for positive customer experiences or they will just simply die out after social distancing is over. 

Apr 07, 202031:35
COVID-19 has Put a Stop to my Professional Creative Juices & I've Got a Netflix Series Idea to Pitch You

COVID-19 has Put a Stop to my Professional Creative Juices & I've Got a Netflix Series Idea to Pitch You

I'm in a place right now that I've never had to deal with as a professional digital content maker. That place I've never been before is in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 is a difficult thing to go up against when you trying to market a product to an industry that is being negatively affected and currently struggling.  
Plus, I pitch a new idea I have for a Netflix series. Since I recorded my brilliant idea here it has been time-stamped in case one of those Hollywood city slickers steal it. 

Apr 01, 202023:27
Mabel Peralta | Just an East Coast Living Dominican Girl Surviving | Conversations with Friends During COVID-19 Coronavirus Social Distancing Series

Mabel Peralta | Just an East Coast Living Dominican Girl Surviving | Conversations with Friends During COVID-19 Coronavirus Social Distancing Series

I loved this conversation with my friend Mabel Peralta. Mabel is a few years younger than me and looks 20 years younger as well, who was raised in New Jersey approximately 5 minutes away from the Lincoln Tunnel to New York City.  Fascinating discussion about the differences in growing up during the 1980s in two completely different American cultures and regions. 

Mar 31, 202042:02
Jillian Zellner | How Not to Kill Your Husband During Social Distancing | Conversations with Friends During COVID-19 Coronavirus Social Distancing Series

Jillian Zellner | How Not to Kill Your Husband During Social Distancing | Conversations with Friends During COVID-19 Coronavirus Social Distancing Series

My friend Jillian has never been one to hold back her opinion, and she doesn't hold back in this episode. Jillian gives every married woman hope as she gives her tips and tricks on how not to murder your husband while on coronavirus lockdown. So, if you're currently thinking about killing your husband, this is the episode to keep you out of prison.

Mar 30, 202033:43
Stacey Ellison | PBR Drinking West Virginia Lady | Conversations with Friends During COVID-19 Coronavirus Social Distancing Series

Stacey Ellison | PBR Drinking West Virginia Lady | Conversations with Friends During COVID-19 Coronavirus Social Distancing Series

I learned a lot about my friend Stacey Ellison in this episode of the series "Conversations with Friends". Stacey is a lot more than an OCD, dog-loving, hard-working, Pabst Blue Ribbon drinking, West Virginia lady. 

Mar 28, 202030:07
Dan Seitz | Family Vlogger and Special Needs Dad | Conversations with Friends During COVID-19 Coronavirus Social Distancing Series
Mar 27, 202030:14
Micah Birkholz | Conversations with Friends During COVID-19 Coronavirus Social Distancing Series

Micah Birkholz | Conversations with Friends During COVID-19 Coronavirus Social Distancing Series

I have known Micah Birkholz for years but mostly online. We have been in each other's presence a few times but social media is where we keep up on each other's lives. During the COVID-19 coronavirus social distancing, I have invited friends across the world to join me on the Everyone Needs a Little podcast and conversate about anything they want to conversate about. Micah wanted to talk about false leaders and snake oil salesmen that are selling "improve your life" remedies, what it costs to become a priest, and being a closeted liberal-minded person while faking his conservativism. 

Mar 26, 202027:11
Joe Exotic is the Craziest Person that has Ever Been on Netflix | Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness
Mar 25, 202022:34
Mad Ramblings from a Socially Distanced Middle Aged Man | Day 6 of Staying Away from People
Mar 19, 202028:14
Absolute Moron about the Coronavirus Sums it up Pretty Well About My Current Status

Absolute Moron about the Coronavirus Sums it up Pretty Well About My Current Status

We apparently now officially in a Pandemic due to the Coronavirus and really have no idea what the hell is going on. 

Mar 13, 202033:24
Why is your name Franklin on Facebook? Talking Everything with my Best Bud Noodles.

Why is your name Franklin on Facebook? Talking Everything with my Best Bud Noodles.

My best bud Noodles but you can call him Bill or Franklin. But under no circumstances ever call him Kevin. We talk about religion, Facebook, self-awareness, and Mc Donald's breakfast sandwiches. 

Mar 07, 202052:50
Pondering How Someone Can Be Catfished Online. Understanding this will take the Elon Musk Intelligence Curve.

Pondering How Someone Can Be Catfished Online. Understanding this will take the Elon Musk Intelligence Curve.

I've had the MTV show "Catfish" in the background while I've been working lately.  Now I am completely dumbfounded on how someone can be catfished.
Catfish: lure (someone) into a relationship by means of a fictional online persona.

Mar 03, 202034:41
I Know, I Really Have Some Explaining to Do. Lots of New Things Going On.

I Know, I Really Have Some Explaining to Do. Lots of New Things Going On.

So I've been away for a while. I promise to explain everything. Tons of changes in my life including a future wife and a new podcast studio. 

Feb 27, 202028:26
Episode 258 | Turning 45 Years Old & Now What I Should Do Before 50

Episode 258 | Turning 45 Years Old & Now What I Should Do Before 50

Today is my birthday. 45 years celebrated being 6ft above ground. Its time to focus on what I need to do in life before I turn 50. Hard to swallow that is only 5 years away. 

Oct 29, 201932:03
Episode 257 | Starting with Ray Donovan & Then Down the Rabbit Hole

Episode 257 | Starting with Ray Donovan & Then Down the Rabbit Hole

My buddy Drew joins me on this episode of the podcast. The conversation starts by discussing a series I'm currently binge-watching on Showtime called Ray Donovan. Loving the show because the main character shares a Myers-Briggs personality with yours truly. 

Oct 23, 201939:24
Episode 256 | 16 Things to Know if you Love an Overthinker
Oct 03, 201924:52
Episode 255 | The Reason I Took a Break from this Podcast Has Everything to Do With Cancel Culture | Carson King

Episode 255 | The Reason I Took a Break from this Podcast Has Everything to Do With Cancel Culture | Carson King

Call-out Culture aka Outrage Culture is a form of public shaming that aims to hold individuals and groups accountable for their actions, by calling attention to behavior that is perceived to be problematic, usually on social media. A variant of the term, cancel culture, describes a form of boycott in which someone (usually a celebrity) who has shared a questionable or unpopular opinion, or has had behavior that is perceived to be offensive called out on social media is "canceled": they are completely boycotted by many fans, often leading to massive declines in celebrities' (almost always social media personalities) careers and fanbase. via Wikipedia

Sep 27, 201938:18
Episode 254: College Sucked 25 years ago for Me, Will It Suck Again Now? Your's Truly is Back to School.

Episode 254: College Sucked 25 years ago for Me, Will It Suck Again Now? Your's Truly is Back to School.

The place I work has created a great opportunity for our employees to go back to college. I've taken advantage of the opportunity and have been taking online classes with Rockford University. School for me in the past has been sort of a nightmare so enrolling at 44 years old still have me apprehensive. Do I have the focus and passion now later in life that I didn't have as a young man? I guess we are going to find out. 

Sep 18, 201932:11
Serious Joey, It has been 6 months. Where in the heck have you been?

Serious Joey, It has been 6 months. Where in the heck have you been?

After a lot of encouragement and multiple attempts in recording a new episode, only to delete them, I finally have a new Everyone Needs a Little podcast episode. A lot has changed in 6 months. Let's catch up, shall we? 

Sep 11, 201927:33
Been a Few Changes in my Life and Current Projects that are Fueling my Happiness

Been a Few Changes in my Life and Current Projects that are Fueling my Happiness

Podcasting still brings me happiness but I was feeling way too vulnerable when so of you that listen to this podcast would see me and bring up something I had talked about in an episode. Not your fault at all that I would die a little inside from embarrassment but it did make me nervous to realize there are a lot of people that listen to this podcast and know some pretty personal things about me. So I took a little step back.

Mar 29, 201926:33
Need to Start Understanding My Overactive Highly Creative Brain

Need to Start Understanding My Overactive Highly Creative Brain

Knowing how my mind works and how it has made me the person I am is extremely important to me. Especially when it comes to understanding my challenges. With this in mind, and a suggestion from my primary doctor, I went a saw a psychiatrist. Never at first going but it was the greatest decision I've made all year.   

Mar 07, 201927:10
Hopefully Spreading Some Positivity Through Ice Cream & Maybe 250 Episodes is Enough?

Hopefully Spreading Some Positivity Through Ice Cream & Maybe 250 Episodes is Enough?

I don't know if it's just today, but that spark for getting up and recording a podcast episode keeps dimming more and more.  That passion and excitement I made just isn't there every morning anymore. I find my brain blank with ideas to talk about and discuss. I find myself five out of six times not excited to turn on the microphone. Is this the end? Do I just need a break? Should I start recording at different time? Or do I need new brain meds?  

Feb 25, 201916:07
Episode 249: This Podcast Episode is About How Great My Mother Is & I Didn't Cuss Today

Episode 249: This Podcast Episode is About How Great My Mother Is & I Didn't Cuss Today

Celebrating my mother's birthday with a special podcast episode thanking her for being a great woman and wonderful mom. I couldn't have raised a kid like me. I would have pulled my hair out, but she did and I grew up a decent person. No arrests, DUI's, children out of wedlock, etc. All and all she did a great job with what she had to work with.  :)  Happy birthday mom!

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Feb 23, 201930:23
Creeping Up on 250 Episodes and I Believe It's Time to Reinvent

Creeping Up on 250 Episodes and I Believe It's Time to Reinvent

We all could use a daily dose of positivity and I was hoping that this podcast could provide that but I think I lost focus. My worries for constantly wanting to entertain changed what this podcast was supposed to be all about. So, I think it's time for a reset. 

Feb 22, 201921:10
My New Brilliant Netflix/Podcast Show Idea: "How In The F*** Did That Happen?!"

My New Brilliant Netflix/Podcast Show Idea: "How In The F*** Did That Happen?!"

It takes my brain in overdrive to think about the first humans to do certain things. Normal things that aren't discussed that often. I'm not talking first to walk on the moon or the first to stand up to a cause, I'm talking about people that don't get any credit. Like the first person to drink cow milk. What in the hell was going on that someone took a sip of that stuff? Or the first person to eat eggs? That had to be a weird and culturally disgusting thing at the time. Who are these human superstars that don't have their names in history books? 


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Feb 21, 201936:23
23 Emotions People Feel, But Can't Explain

23 Emotions People Feel, But Can't Explain

How can you truly explain a feeling? To provide an explanation for something that is felt, is an art form of its own – but, luckily language can serve as our palate, allowing us to paint pictures of these inexplicable moments through the imagination. Today's episode is a list of 23 emotions we have (almost) all certainly felt, and possibly didn’t have the word for.

Feb 20, 201941:24
Social Issues have Always Divided Humans, the Internet Just Makes You Think It's a New Thing

Social Issues have Always Divided Humans, the Internet Just Makes You Think It's a New Thing

Customarily there are three things you're not supposed to talk about to avoid an argument; Sex, Politics, & Religion.  You can add a ton of social issues to that list as well, like abortion, immigration, vaccines, taxes, drugs, and much more.  But how long have humans been divided and arguing about social issues, because I keep reading online that we're currently at a fever pitch? We've been at each other's throats since humans discovered fire and invented the wheel. Nothing is new. 

Feb 19, 201943:37
An Awkward and Extremely Uncomfortable Flight on Southwest Airlines.

An Awkward and Extremely Uncomfortable Flight on Southwest Airlines.

After being humiliated by a Southwest flight attendant not once, but twice I've learned to watch what I say and what I do when around larger people on Southwest flights. I've lost 100lbs so my experience with being an extremely obese person on a Southwest flight is no longer an embarrassing experience I suffer.  My flight to North Carolina last Friday put me in an extremely physically uncomfortable situation and I hope I handled it correctly.

Feb 17, 201929:57
Why I'm Not a Big Drinker and the Reactions I get When This is Discovered by Others

Why I'm Not a Big Drinker and the Reactions I get When This is Discovered by Others

Many people are in disbelief when they find out I'm not a huge fan of drinking alcohol. I get treated like I'm an alien from a different planet.  And even at 44 years ago, most people turn on the peer pressure to get me to have a few drinks. This reaction has always dumbfounded me. Why do drinkers need others to drink with them?

Feb 15, 201928:39
Urban Dictionary's Trending List and I Want to Make a Movie

Urban Dictionary's Trending List and I Want to Make a Movie

Want to get hip with the youngsters' lingo? Check out UrbanDictionary.com, but a warning for the faint of heart out there. Plus, I really want to make a short movie. My idea of the non-porno but make you think its porno might be the worst or best idea yet. 

Feb 14, 201927:28