The IRREGULAR MAN Podcast
By The Black Lex Luthor
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.
The IRREGULAR MAN PodcastJun 12, 2019
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Season 2, Episode 3: Disadvantaged
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”?
Feb 19, 202107:27
Season 2, Episode 2: Life at the Edges
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.
Aug 23, 202005:19
Season 2, Episode 1: The Failure of Time
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 from now. It would be a destructive power, disrupting everything, echoing in ripples, breaking all it touches.
Aug 08, 202008:52
Episode 36: What the Jussie Smollett Hoax Has Shown Me
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 quickly that the man in the mirror is just as hateful as his contrived attackers.
Apr 18, 202012:03
Episode 38: There’s Always A Way Out
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.
Jun 12, 201909:12
Episode 37: Wizardry
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.
Mar 13, 201909:17
Episode 35: Gillette: You Won’t Get the Best of Men
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 dug in their heels with a new commercial that asks the question: “Is this the best a man can get”?
Jan 29, 201909:40
Episode 34: Learned Helplessness
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 organism often fails to learn or accept "escape" or "avoidance" in new situations where such behavior is likely to be effective. In other words, the organism learned that it is helpless. In situations where there is a presence of aversive stimuli, it has accepted that it has lost control and thus gives up trying, even as changing circumstances offer a method of relief from said stimuli. Such an organism is said to have acquired learned helplessness. Learned helplessness theory is the view that clinical depression and related mental illnesses may result from such real or perceived absence of control over the outcome of a situation. (Wikipedia)
Jan 15, 201912:48
Episode 33: The Flat Earth
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?
Jan 11, 201900:49
Episode 32: Gaming - Hyper Light Drifter
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 on the game.
Dec 19, 201813:13
Episode 31: “Revolver” - A Study on the Ego
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?
Dec 16, 201814:00
Episode 30: Gaming Conglomerate
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 playing right now! Hey, you should listen!
Dec 13, 201852:27
Episode 29: Quiet Desperation
“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?”
Dec 08, 201808:37
Episode 28: The Man Not the Myth or How to Cultivate a Legend
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...
Dec 05, 201806:11
Episode 26: What if Life is a Circle?
How can we know if we haven’t repeated this life a thousand times over? The simple answer is that we can’t.
Dec 02, 201810:26
Episode 27: The Power of NOW
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 accept all as it is and be present?
Dec 01, 201810:56
Episode 25: Castles of Sand or How to Avoid the Cycle of Poverty
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?
Nov 24, 201811:32
Episode 24: What is “Ambition”, Alex?
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 our own hearts. I submit to you that the heights have no ceiling and are limited only by your imagination.
Nov 22, 201811:48
Episode 23: The Bifurcated Path
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 Dead Redemption and psychoanalysis if you want to take a listen...
Nov 20, 201812:04
Episode 22: Thoughts on “A Confession” by Leo Tolstoy
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”.
Nov 17, 201811:20
Episode 21: The Gift of Being Yourself, Part 2.
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?
Nov 15, 201810:40
Episode 20: The Gift of Being Yourself, Part 1.
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.
Oct 27, 201811:08
Episode 19: The Individual and Cultural Gravity
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 made to pay a high price for our dissension.
Oct 24, 201808:03
Episode 18: Higher Minimum Wage / Lower Maximum Aspiration
Do we really need a higher minimum wage? Can we admit that we may just be advocating for the death of self-actualization?
Oct 22, 201808:45
Episode 16: The Four Agreements
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.
Oct 18, 201809:25
Episode 15: WOKE!
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?
Oct 12, 201804:15
Episode 14: Self-Same / No Escape
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.
Oct 10, 201803:25
Episode 13: Two Realities, One Madness
The world is divided and realities diverge. The mind will succumb to whatever influence is allowed, but what is the truth?
Oct 09, 201804:58
Episode 12: Why the “Irregular Man”?
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. For the unusual, misunderstood and ignored, my hope is that I can help people accept themselves with love and compassion.
Sep 06, 201807:06
Episode 11: Self-Affirming Statements
We all need a little push. We should be affirming our goals and being positive in our outlook.
Jul 13, 201802:51
Episode 10: Confronting Shyness
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...
Apr 27, 201802:46
Episode 9: The Unloved and Disconnected
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.
Apr 06, 201804:26
Episode 8: The Shadow Self, Part 3
A personal experience with that repressed side. The ego will often try to protect itself at even your own peril.
Mar 26, 201801:55
Episode 7: The Shadow Self, Part 2
What is the Shadow? Why confront it?
Mar 26, 201801:57
Episode 6: The Shadow Self
A short commentary on Zsondi and the Shadow Self. How do we confront the dark nature of our being?
Mar 26, 201804:05
Episode 5: I Never Expected to be Great
What does it take to be great? A Black man\u2019s perspective.
Jan 08, 201808:06
Episode 4: Let It Burn
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...
Jan 04, 201805:49
Episode 3: The Bird Revelation
Discussing Dave Chappelle\u2019s new standup, The Bird Revelation.
Jan 02, 201808:21
Episode 2: You Will Win
Sometimes we wonder if we can make it. The key is to never stop your search. Endlessly seek yourself.
Dec 16, 201702:28
Episode 1: A Wonderful Day
Episode 1: A Wonderful Day
Dec 16, 201705:28