Ham & Rolls

Can fear be a guide? Is fear bad? What does it mean if you perceive something as scary? We tackle some fascinating questions about an emotion that may get an unjustified bad wrap! 

As humans we struggle to climb Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Without security most of the world would be in the dark ages. In this podcast we look at security from a global view and then move into a personal view. 

Our lives are narratives being written one day at a time. What you choose to think about and verbalize seems to dictate what the next pages of your narrative will be. Are you careful to write what you want?

In this episode we go through a plethora of examples where the government, media, or agency has lied to us. Additionally, we bring up instances from the past that have repeated themselves today. Can you trust the media? Our Government? 

Expectations, like most things, have two sides. Expectations can drive you to excellence. For most however expectations cause incongruence which leads to stress, anxiety, and depression.

Good intent can be the start of censorship but where does it cross the line? Is censorship every good for the community as a whole? Does Joe Rogan deserve to be cancelled?

Sex can be a taboo topic, but Jared and Josh dive in head first. Can you have meaningless sex? Should you only have sex in marriage? Lets of questions and answers in this weeks episode.

Joshua walked to his car in a popular Milwaukee neighborhood to find someone trying to break into his car! What would you do? With car theft up 3X this year who is to blame? 

Possibly the most emotionally charged topic in the United States. Our two hosts try to skirt the lines of communication without judgement of either side. The intent is not to trigger anybody, but to understand opposing points of view. 

The ability to acquire information is at an all time high, but with this gift comes a cost. Mis-information or fake news has muddied the waters of water to trust in todays media. In this Episode we go through how you need to take responsibility for checking your news through these information gates: Determining intent of writers, openness to other arguments, trust of source. Good information can change your life, listen to this episode to gather some tips on acquiring good information.  

It is amazing to keep up with friends and family, but at what cost? The average social media user uses it 144 minutes per day! That is 36.5 days spent in a different reality. With real correlation between anxiety and depression and social media use, the guys ask the question is it a good thing?

An honest conversation about racism and socio-economic divides that we see.

Picture life as a hose. If water can flow freely through it, it serves its purpose. If kinks occur, it can not fulfill its purpose to the best of its ability. When our actions are congruent with what we say and believe we can fulfill our purpose joyfully. When incongruence occurs, stress puts major kinks in life. 

Remember D.A.R.E. or the war on drugs? For people in our demographic these painted a negative impact on drugs in our society. Are drugs bad and something that we need to wage war against? Are drugs helpful with guidance and knowledge? Why are over the counter drugs legal and drugs like marijuana not? All these questions and more in this weeks episode! 

What is right or wrong? Where does this feeling of right or wrong come from? Can our morality as people change? This is a HUGE topic and one that we will have to do a bunch of episodes on to just get our feet wet. 

With Afghanistan and North Korea in the news recently for atrocities against its people, we open the door to some of the deeper thoughts Americans can challenge themselves with. The Joe Rogan podcast with Yeonmi Park is referenced quite a bit, I highly suggest giving that a listen as well. 

Love is something that is programmed into each human, but what does it mean? Do we all define love the same way? How can a life full of more love impact the world? Josh and Jared explore what love is to them and Josh shares how the "frequency of love" has changed his life!

Western Philosophy and Eastern Philosophy have different interpretations of what Karma is. Josh and Jared share their views on Karma, whether it exists, and if it does how it can help you in your life. Additionally, Josh makes some bad jokes.

Does life occur with consciousness, how does that tie into our body, and what happens when our meat vehicle stops working? Josh and Jared dive into a topic that will impact every last listener. We will all die, how we view death is not talked about in our culture nearly enough. Josh argues death provides a gift for life! 

Why don't we teach breathing techniques in schools? We breath 6-12 times a minute but most of of don't do it efficiently. Jared and Josh both have found profound benefits to learning how to breath.

This is episode one of the Ham & Rolls podcast. Jared and Josh introduce themselves, the purpose of the podcast, and get into why knowledge is the first step to everything!