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THE RAMBLING VIKING!Jul 04, 2023
#432 My Declaration of This Podcast!
It's gonna take a lot more than a new job and a baby on the way to kill me. It may have knocked me down but I'm back and committed to continuing this podcast for no one else but myself. Happy Independence Day!
#431 What The Waffle House Is Going On?!
We're talking waffle house prices, insurance vs private pay, and using title 9 to end women's sports
#430 I'm Sick of Card Reader Roulette!
I'm back and I can explain what happened...beyond that I've got some catching up to do and then some serious beef with card readers.
#429 No Parents, You Don't Get To Know Everything About Your Kids
Should the school be able to keep kid's personal information away from the parents?? AOC does and it's a hilariously bad take, but I'm only talking about it because I want to date her of course. Anyways today's episode is a great one that's short and just goofy news.
#428 Every Way To Handle Being Carney Called
The brackets are torched...that's that. So let's talk being carney called at your favorite bulk shopping store, you know what I'm talking about. I've got the solutions for you.
#427 The Redemption-ish Brackets
We've found redemption in the 2nd chance brackets...well some of us have...
#426 A One Man Cult And A Wild Website
We have fun on today's episode discussing the redemption brackets and my picks! Go join my group so we can get wrecked together! We're also taking an adventure to maybe the wildest website I've ever seen and one you should definitely visit.
#425 The Madness Is Real and It HURTS!
All the brackets are once again busted and it hurts so good. It's fun to see wild upsets and cinderella stories but it sucks that it kills our brackets chances!
There's still hope though thanks to the 2nd chance bracket challenge that starts fresh from the sweet 16! Join my redemption group and get a 2nd chance at a winning bracket!
#424 Reworking Diet and The Workplace with Gabe "Bouche"
Gabe joins the podcast once again donning a Bobby Bouche jersey from the Bourbon bowl and discusses his journey to the carnivore diet and we opine on a way to restructure the hierarchy of the workplace.
#423 Ride The Coin Flip Lightning!
Today I sat down with the resident basketball expert, Alex, to fill out one of my brackets via coinflip. That's right we're testing the odds up against brains to see how much of a crap shoot the NCAA tournament actually is! There's still time to join my bracket challenge and fill out your bracket today!
#422 Borrow a Buck Buy This Book
The episode you've been waiting for! Connor breaks down this book and that entire process and why you should help him out by buying his ebook march 15th for .99!
#421 Checking NONE of The Boxes!
We're talking shows that check all the boxes, how shows should write in general, and a few other random stories and thoughts.
#420 Oklahoma is NOT Blazing up!
Oklahomans vote down recreational weed and its great that it's episode 420. I'm also talking insightful memes, eggnog flavored deodorant, and catering food as a form a meal prep.
#419 Let's Get Spiteful!
Apparently amazon doesn't like my 1 star review because it's "spiteful" and I try to submit a better one but again it gets denied. Get the full story today and how everything more and more is gay in TV and movies and we can't just make good shows without forcing a message. Also get some Jeremy's chocolate and Hershey's is celebrating women with a man aka transwoman. This episode is wild.
#418 Not Vegan...Vegan Adjacent
I'll explain the title, but we're talking how being a small town mayor clearly translates to a successful secretary of transportation for the nation, CFA missing the mark on the cauliflower sandwich, some animals are raiding my yard with poop and I'm out to get them, and February is the odd man out of the months.
#417 Start March With A Little Madness!
There's too much in this episode for one little description to handle. Here's a bunch of links:
SQ 820 info, Oklahoma Baptists
#416 The Legend of Jim Bob Cooter
It's just me on this episode and we've got a classic random assortment of all sorts of topics from a funny name to resting NBA players. Catch it all right here and let me know if you would put this show in your estate plans!
#415 Shane Brings The Dad Pod!
Today I sat down again with Shane about his recent shift into the world of being a dad and what's that like. He discusses the challenges but more importantly the pure joy that comes from raising a child. It's a ton of fun.
#414 Catching a Cold (Open) with Shane
Shane joins to sit second chair and we have our first cold open before we dive in to a number of fun topics!
#413 Rachel's Food Cannot Touch, Unless it's in a Casserole
Today we've got Rachel sitting second chair and we're talking cold food, touching food, almond bark, the pyramids and much more!
#412 Blessings From Tragedy: Billy's Miraculous Recovery From a Spinal Injury
Today I sat down with my cousin to hear about his wild spinal injury and recovery 5 years ago during his senior year of High school. This incident stopped his whole world and changed his trajectory from a career of wrestling to helping spread a powerful story of recovery and the power of God's healing and peace that surpasses all understanding.
#411 A Mid-Week Potluck of Fun!
We've got a bevy of topics today as we run the gauntlet and ride the lightning!
#410 Casual Caleb Brings Hot Takes!
We've got another episode with hot takes from a casual second chair personality, Caleb! We talk everything from country life to climate change and the perfect chocolate chip cookie.
#409 Movie Theaters Offer Tiered Pricing with Gabe Sitting Second Chair
The first episode of it's kind with my friend Gabe sitting second chair and chiming in offering his takes on the topics and driving some great conversation! We talk the best iphone models, screen protectors, AMC charging tiered pricing, and much more!
#408 Link Roulette and Rites of Passage
I'm switching up my amazon link to recommend a different product periodically. I recap abolition day and how my first day of activism was. I'm trying to figure out a rite of passage for our boys and to bring that back into our culture at large.
#407 Did Jesus Ever Give a Big Sigh?
We're pretty biblical today but in a fun way somewhat. I had an interesting bnb guest who didn't stay the night, I now am an amazon affiliate and you can financially support the show passively just by shopping on amazon as you normally would. I beg the question about Jesus giving a big sigh in frustration when people just didn't get it and still don't. We talk a lynchpin verse that differentiates slavery talk in the bible from the American chattle slavery. Finally, I give a quick note about the framing of questions related to how God feels about certain lifestyles or actions given the fact he is the creator and provided the order for how his creation should operate.
#406 Celsius Pay Outs and Potato Dance Championships
It's a wild one! We're talking class action lawsuit with Celsius energy drinks, you could get paid a little. We've got abolition day coming up and I talk about that a little bit. Chinese Spy Balloons floating over the country and not getting shot down. OKC hosts the potato dance championship.
#405 Church Hurt, Seeking Good People, and Funny Emails
We've got a gauntlet today covering an interesting point regarding the common claim of church hurt that leads christians away from the church and their faith, a reminder that good people are not easy to find and you have to be one yourself first. Finally we close with a fun email with me voicing my frustrations while still taking blame for what happened.
#404 Some Kids Still Use Snapchat, But For Bad Stuff
Snapchat is still relevant for some young people contrary to my previous thoughts but apparently it's mainly for access to drugs. Is this snapchats fault? I also cover my quest to become involved more in my local politics and what I look for when vetting candidates.
#403 The Golden Corral Is For Your Golden Years
We're talking a place that most of us don't want to go and really shouldn't go to that's still just hanging around, the Golden Corral. We've also got some funny observations regarding treasure troves of classified docs, throwing knives, and being scared that we're more like the Pharisees than we realize.
#402 Mr. Tactical Pizza Talks Pew Pews
Today is a fun one. My good friend Charlie comes on to talk everything pew pews and his channel Mr. Tactical Pizza. You should go check his stuff out.
#401 Standing For Your Beliefs and Running When Parked
NHL Player Article
#400 Reflecting on 5 years with MS ft. Connor
In this episode I sat down with friend of the show and previous guest, Connor, who was diagnosed with MS at 24 roughly 5 years ago to take a look back on his journey so far and discuss how his life has changed and where he is going.
If you want to listen to how he got MS go back and check out Episode #306
If you have a story you want to share, let me know!
#399 Think It Through Before You Criticize Something
Today's episode is a bunch of randomness from this past week so you get some funny, some news, some serious, you name it! Enjoy!
#398 Anti-Fabulous Men and The Real Solution for Childhood Obesity
In today's episode I detail why I can't support the company fabletics despite them making some pants that I would definitely be interested in. I also walk through the "new" guidelines released by the American Association of Pedatrics (AAP) detailing all the new evidence about treatment of obesity in kids but miss the simple plain fact that we already know how to curb the obesity epidemic.
#397 Rachel's Strength Training Awakening
In this episode I sat down with my little sister, Rachel, to discuss how strength training changed her life over the last two years far beyond just being in better shape and stronger.
If you want to share your fitness journey let me know!
#396 The Best Bigotry is Comedic Bigotry
We get some comedic bigotry from a listener and I detail how a good joke is a good joke so bigotry can be funny as long as you don't mean it. As long as everyone gets made fun of equally there's no problem. What do you think?
#395 Sinbad or Shaq? | Swallowing Hot Food and Fake Gym Rats
It's the first episode of the New Year and everyone was at the gym and I'm not particularly excited about it. My sister did the counterintuitive thing and it made her pass out. Do you recall a movie with a genie from the 90s? Was it starring Shaq or Sinbad?
#394 Arby's For Papa Harvey!
I had to do one more episode because I forgot to mention my favorite newer new year's tradition of honoring my Grandpa by going and getting arby's in light of him doing that for his last meal. I also look back at my most notable episodes from this year and what the podcast has done. It's wild. Here's the list referenced in the episode.
- #269 How not to read the bible
- #273 Rachel and online college
- #277 Carnivore Code
- #283 Dennis Flowers
- #288 Caroline Hunt
- #296 The Craigs
- #299 12 rules for life
- #302 Justin’s Family Conversion
- #305 Grace’s Story
- #307 Comfort Crisis
- #309 Nicole Johnson
- #312 Jessica Johnson
- #313 Abolition vs Pro-life
- #316 Mere Christianity
- #324 Alayna Leppke
- #332 Rich Dad Poor Dad
- #343 Richest man in Babylon and Real Estate Investing
- #377 Tyler Lenz’ Book
- #381 Bang Breakdown with Shane
#393 Keeping Time By Dog Food
I had a great blonde moment over christmas, a fun late birthday note from a place that I usually don't pay any mind to, and a new way to process the passing of time. There's a sprinkle of news related to the Swamp Monsters in DC as we approach a new year.
#392 A Very Merry and Dad Commentary Filled Christmas!
We're talking all things Christmas!
#391 Pineapple Sharts and Your Savage Alter Ego
I got lots of good feedback from the Honyock Hoard on the last episode so thank you to all who sent that in! I've got some random takes to: a weird reason to join the military and what I believe is fake hype around Avatar 2. I finish with a funny story on stopping sneezes and a challenge for naming that alter ego we all have inside of us that drives us to be better.
#390 Funny Thoughts And A Moral Dilemma Grocery Trip
That's right, I've got some quick hitting funky thoughts like usual on the front end with a great question from Connor followed by a heck of a moral quagmire that I ran into today at the grocery store. Don't worry I don't spare any detail or thought around this situation if you can't tell. But it's a good conversation around the aspect of giving to the needy within Christianity that doesn't honestly get addressed enough but I change that here and don't hold back.
#389 Can't Hurt me, Twitter's Wild, and a Detransitioning Story
I finished Goggin's first book and I give my final thoughts on it, the wild Twitter saga continues and Musk shows he's a savage, then we finish with a sad but important detransition story from a former Navy Seal.
#388 Where have all the Dead Men Gone?
I discuss a question from a listener regarding how many people have ever lived and what happened to all the bodies. It's a fun question to explore. I also get an update on how I've been doing with my norwegian goodbyes. I finish with discussing David Goggins and his books. We all need to listen to them and yes listen, don't read them.
How many people have ever lived
How long does it take for a body?
#387 Birthday Special: Am I 29 or 30?
Depending on how you track age I could be 29 or 30 as of yesterday. I'll let you decide. I contend I'm a youthful 29 but that's just me. Get my birthing story, my favorite birthday tradition and some thoughts on other things that pop up.
#386 Season 3 of the Chosen and The Super Swag Mall Cop
I saw the Chosen season 3 in theaters and it was awesome. I also saw some interesting characters while out and about over the weekend.
#385 Spotify Wrapped and The Liver King Scandal
Today is a full episode. I go over my spotify wrapped and it's intersting. I breakdown the recent allegations that Liver king is in fact juicing, his brief response, my feelings and thoughts on it and why I think he did it. There's some other stuff but I don't feel like typing any more than this.
#384 Rick Rolling All The Cananadian Criminal Scientologists
There was plenty of funny moments over the holiday weekend but most of all there was a good perspective on Black Friday proposed by a listener that puts a good twist on the holiday.
#383 Are You Smart Enough to Be a US Citizen?
Today I sat down with my sister Rachel and went over some of the study questions for the US Citizenship test. See how she did and would you pass?