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Ouch, My 30s!

Ouch, My 30s!

By Duval Culpepper

I, Duval Culpepper, discuss the decade no one prepared us for.
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Ouch My 30s: Ep. 32 - The Lonely Man

Ouch, My 30s!Apr 25, 2022

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Ouch My 30s: Ep. 44 - Tampa, Florida

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 44 - Tampa, Florida

Duval walks and talks through Tampa, Florida.

Nov 01, 202309:15
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 43 - SPECIAL GUEST BRIAN MURNANE

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 43 - SPECIAL GUEST BRIAN MURNANE

Duval and his confidant Brian Murnane discuss everything from how they almost man-broke-up during COVID to whether or not Ace Ventura was based on a true story.


You don't want to miss this hilarious episode.

Aug 14, 202331:15
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 42 - Sexy New Beginnings

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 42 - Sexy New Beginnings

Duval reflects on the beauty of conclusions, dating awful Boston women and the neccesity of passing along knowledge from generation to generation.

Jul 25, 202317:52
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 41 - Friends, how many of us have them?

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 41 - Friends, how many of us have them?

Duval discusses stopping seeking friendship when their season has ended and what defines a good one. He also reads from the January 1988 issue of GQ featuring a smart suit worn by Tom Hanks.

Jul 23, 202320:50
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 40 - Meet your pain. Don't fight it.

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 40 - Meet your pain. Don't fight it.

Duval's back in the woods but building momentum as he learns how to better face his demons.

Jun 26, 202320:11
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 39 - Your Angry Barista

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 39 - Your Angry Barista

Duval reflects on the general state of people's temperament and bitterness, as well as the root of gun violence in America. No biggie.

Apr 01, 202322:13
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 38 - Escape from LA (Again)

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 38 - Escape from LA (Again)

Duval escapes the city of angels, finds a bit of solace in Wisconsin and ponders maternal comfort.
Mar 26, 202330:51
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 37 - To Live and Die in L.A. (again)

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 37 - To Live and Die in L.A. (again)

Duval reflects on the COVID PTSD the city of Los Angeles seems to be buried under, dating in L.A., as well as discussing being an elder millennial comedian, being attacked by the homeless and The Last of Us queer narratives.

Feb 02, 202320:41
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 36 - Merry Christmas

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 36 - Merry Christmas

Duval discusses powerful dreams, somatic trauma and LA weirdness.

Dec 31, 202217:39
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 35 - Post-COVID Relationships Getting Weird

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 35 - Post-COVID Relationships Getting Weird

Duval talks about getting laid off and relationships getting weird in the wake of COVID.

Dec 09, 202216:06
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 34 - The Off-ramp to Mediocrity.

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 34 - The Off-ramp to Mediocrity.

Duval escapes Nashville, heads home for some procedures and reflects on comfort.

Nov 07, 202219:32
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 33 - A Lonely 36th Birthday

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 33 - A Lonely 36th Birthday

Duval reflects on ambition, blowjobs and the path forward.

Aug 11, 202215:48
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 32 - The Lonely Man

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 32 - The Lonely Man

Hulk need companionship and also gets shot down by a girl in a wheelchair.  


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Apr 25, 202220:40
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 31 - The F*ck Boi Meets the Booty Doctor

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 31 - The F*ck Boi Meets the Booty Doctor

The death of casual dating and a deep dive into Duval's depths.

Mar 20, 202223:48
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 30 - Empathy Men and Collective Psychosis

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 30 - Empathy Men and Collective Psychosis

Duval softens and ponders what it is to feel for other...hu-mons as well as the collective state of psychosis we're all in.

Jan 06, 202225:01
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 29 - Hudson Valley AIDS

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 29 - Hudson Valley AIDS

The tick kiss of death and a psuedo breakup send The Commodore down a dark path.

Nov 22, 202126:54
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 28 - The Emergency Appendectomy

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 28 - The Emergency Appendectomy

Duval's anger and stress finally takes a physical toll.  

May 28, 202122:55
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 27 - "Yo bro, did u kill yourself?"

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 27 - "Yo bro, did u kill yourself?"

A wellness check goes awry.

Mar 31, 202122:13
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 26 - Serial Killers, Depersonalization and the Black Dennis Miller.

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 26 - Serial Killers, Depersonalization and the Black Dennis Miller.

Duval's life is chaos and he tries to find "Normal" by laying in bed all day.

Feb 09, 202126:29
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 25 - Black to the Future

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 25 - Black to the Future

Duval analyzes mommy issues through Back to the Future 2.

Feb 03, 202111:39
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 24 - Escape from New York (Again)

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 24 - Escape from New York (Again)

Duval musters the stremph to Escape Kingston and finds his problems waiting for him in the City of Angels.

Feb 02, 202124:08
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 23 - White Champagne in Harlem

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 23 - White Champagne in Harlem

It's a bit early for champagne, Becky.

Nov 20, 202017:51
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 22 - The Fair-Weather Liberal

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 22 - The Fair-Weather Liberal

Duval gets asked to not speak his truth in front of a business.

Oct 11, 202022:54
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 21 - Activist Therapist and Voting Ain't For Everybody
Sep 30, 202019:02
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 20 - Happy 9/11

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 20 - Happy 9/11

Duval reminiscences about 9/11, scapegoating and the PTSD we're still fighting. 

Sep 11, 202021:55
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 19 - Mumford & Sons Open a Co-Working Space

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 19 - Mumford & Sons Open a Co-Working Space

In the midst of a global pandemic and economic uncertainty, Kingston gets exactly it needs:  A high-end, members only (subject to approval), co-working space.

Sep 01, 202020:25
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 18 - Happy Birthday To Me and Racial Bias Commercials

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 18 - Happy Birthday To Me and Racial Bias Commercials

Duval reflects on his birthday and rants about white liberals who think black people are as weak as they are.

Aug 04, 202024:43
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 17 - Health Vacations and Lesbian Bachelorette Parties

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 17 - Health Vacations and Lesbian Bachelorette Parties

Duval ponders where to go for a healthy birthday and tangles with lesbians once more.

Jul 21, 202021:46
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 16 - Prisons Have Long Ass Lines

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 16 - Prisons Have Long Ass Lines

Duval recalls visiting his father's medieval fortress and discusses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy...and white women.

Jul 08, 202019:08
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 15 - Comfort & Familiarity vs Sangria Dreams

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 15 - Comfort & Familiarity vs Sangria Dreams

Duval had some sangria and reflects on comfort and familiarity in his 30s vs chasing your dreams when it's a little harder to do so.

Jun 23, 202024:07
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 14 - White Silence is Bliss

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 14 - White Silence is Bliss

To quote David Chappelle, "White women, I support you.  But ya'll don't SHUT THE FUCK UP..."

Jun 13, 202019:19
Ouch My 30s: Ep 13 - Central Park Karens, Minneapolis Murder and a Fate Worse Than Nigger.

Ouch My 30s: Ep 13 - Central Park Karens, Minneapolis Murder and a Fate Worse Than Nigger.

Duval draws the correlation between rich white women, the liberal savior complex and how much black people can take.

May 28, 202018:45
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 12 - Home from the Ronatrip and Hypocritical Bio-Gentrifier Rants

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 12 - Home from the Ronatrip and Hypocritical Bio-Gentrifier Rants

Duval finds unexpected support from his stepdad and when he gets home, the rich white liberal gentrifiers have a new gig.

May 23, 202019:10
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 11 - Coronatrip (Akron, Ohio)

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 11 - Coronatrip (Akron, Ohio)

Duval wanders out into America amidst a pandemic.

May 06, 202018:18
Ouch My 30s: Ep 10 - Sins of the Father

Ouch My 30s: Ep 10 - Sins of the Father

Duval's dad breaks quarantine for some crab legs.

May 05, 202017:35
Ouch My 30s: Ep 9 - Paternity is a Legal Fiction

Ouch My 30s: Ep 9 - Paternity is a Legal Fiction

Fatherhood, in the sense of conscious begetting, is unknown to man. It is a mystical estate, an apostolic succession, from only begetter to only begotten. On that mystery and not on the madonna which the cunning Italian intellect flung to the mob of Europe the church is founded and founded irremovably because founded, like the world, macro and microcosm, upon the void. Upon incertitude, upon unlikelihood. Amor matris, subjective and objective genitive, may be the only true thing in life. Paternity may be a legal fiction. Who is the father of any son that any son should love him or he any son? - From “Ulysses” by James Joyce

Apr 25, 202018:56
Ouch My 30s: Ep 8 - Surprise, You Have a Dad!

Ouch My 30s: Ep 8 - Surprise, You Have a Dad!

From out of no where, after 33 years, Duval gets a Dad!

Apr 19, 202016:37
Ouch My 30s: Ep 7 - The Last Time You Were Happy

Ouch My 30s: Ep 7 - The Last Time You Were Happy

Duval discusses his incarcerated father's screenplay, the last time we were happy and wondering if we can ever start over.

Apr 06, 202018:50
Ouch My 30s: Ep. 6 - Isolation

Ouch My 30s: Ep. 6 - Isolation

Make your isolation a kingdom!
Mar 21, 202013:58
Ouch My 30s: Episode 5 - Working from Home

Ouch My 30s: Episode 5 - Working from Home

Rambling about working from home and whats next
Mar 13, 202013:59
Ouch My 30s: Episode 3 - Depression

Ouch My 30s: Episode 3 - Depression

Before, in your youth, depression was this ephemeral thing.  In your 30s, it takes a different toll.

Mar 12, 202019:37
Ouch My 30s: Episode 2 - Friendships

Ouch My 30s: Episode 2 - Friendships

Once I friend was simply a person you drank Smirnoff Ice with.  In your 30s, it's probably something different.

Mar 12, 202013:07
Ouch My 30s: Episode 1 - An Introduction

Ouch My 30s: Episode 1 - An Introduction

The beginning of riffing on the decade no one prepared us for.

Mar 12, 202012:59
Ouch My 30s: Episode 4 - Coronavirus and White Claw

Ouch My 30s: Episode 4 - Coronavirus and White Claw

Or how to podcast from your mothers garage.
Mar 12, 202006:30