//podcastplus.net/feed/the-regular-people-podcast~d47dd76b Discussions with regular people about their passions and interests. Hosted by Wade Allen. Episodes are typically around 2 hours long and are released about once a month or so. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theregularpeoplepodcast/support Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:34:13 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/80271356/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-11-20%2F4b0ef5b8-a374-7005-cc58-dcb8dbc78586.mp3 A conversation with Kendall Karpinski. We talk about being in the National Guard, deployment and war games, basic training, shark attacks, how things have changed in the military, riot control, Kendall's college experience, Kendall's band Human Ant Farm, the importance of marketing, the need to always be doing something and whether we'd give up sleep, playing musical instruments and playing with other people, learning how to fix things on your own, the difficulties of being in a band, Kendall's vintage business, fashion trends and Carhartt, the gentrification of thrifting and the ethics of reselling clothes, Goodwill and why people don't resell their stuff, the effect of Thrift Shop by Macklemore, activation in the National Guard and the Jacob Blake riots, re-signing with the National Guard, and more. Find Kendall at https://www.instagram.com/kendall.karpinski/ Find the band at https://www.instagram.com/humantfarm/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theregularpeoplepo... Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:38:52 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/80271356/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-11-20%2F4b0ef5b8-a374-7005-cc58-dcb8dbc78586.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/76608991/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-8-30%2Ff93929a5-3e50-ce28-5aaf-5f3f183686d2.mp3 A conversation with stand up comedian RV. We talk about RV's experience at Full Sail University, The National Guard, video games as an art form, routine versus freshness in stand up, stand up comedy and RV's biggest bomb, the comic's life, why we laugh, big life changes, indecision, and "making it," teaching english as a foreign language, bars and bar fights, the impossibility of having no regrets, being in a band, pursuing your creative dreams, and traveling and self-growth. An alternative title for this episode was "Overcoming Self-Doubt." The TEFL organization that I got accredited through that I couldn't think of the name at the time is called TEFLFullCircle. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theregularpeoplepodcast/support Sat, 30 Sep 2023 23:18:45 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/76608991/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-8-30%2Ff93929a5-3e50-ce28-5aaf-5f3f183686d2.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/73731088/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-6-23%2F2f3ca861-92a0-8945-3801-660f35e91586.mp3 An episode with Josue Peralta. We talk about Josue’s romance novel, trying to unlearn the need to always be productive, Josue’s travels, traveling solo, what Josue does for a living, Josue and my religious upbringings, when I left christianity, our schooling history and the impact of books on our thinking, what would it take for me to believe in god, my perspective on people who do believe in god, the benefits of religion, physicalism and determinism, anthropocentrism, narcissism, and caring about one’s offspring, religion’s place in the founding of the U.S. and church taxation, the bad parts of Christianity and Catholicism, the “religious” tendencies of the political left, the politicization and polarization of society, words losing their meaning, the lack of accountability for those in power, and critical thinking and the greatest generation. You can find Josue on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/itsattractive/ Edits: Correction at 15:30, after thinking again about my odomet... Sun, 23 Jul 2023 01:23:24 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/73731088/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-6-23%2F2f3ca861-92a0-8945-3801-660f35e91586.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/69973192/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-4-8%2F267e0866-48f0-e409-fedc-46b5a79cbaa9.mp3 A conversation with Brian Ore. We discuss names and their meanings, sex and gender, whether children are being influenced to be transgender, how much of a say other people should have in one’s identity, memetics and the survival of ideas, untouched discussion topics and the consistency of people, trauma, the power of belief, and my changing feelings on therapy, eureka moments, drug-induced wonder, and appreciation, what love is and love languages, how to make friends of different generations*, friendship, trust and authenticity, fear and spiders, and the joyful process of creation. Things to watch: Show: Avatar: The Last Airbender Movie: Everything Everywhere All at Once Video: Absurdism | How to Party at the End of Meaning by exurb1a, link: https://youtu.be/Jv79l1b-eoI Books to read: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson *Another thought on the topic discussed at 1:26:31 is: if old people want to befriend young people it would help if they adopted styles, language, int... Mon, 08 May 2023 05:03:35 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/69973192/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-4-8%2F267e0866-48f0-e409-fedc-46b5a79cbaa9.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/64153490/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-0-28%2F9cc60508-e1c9-9d9f-cf4c-4f18f58c564f.mp3 A conversation with Emma Handschke. We discuss social media and the commodification of authenticity, Instagram, Be Real, Tiktok, Reddit, advertising, artificiality, social media addiction, the negative effects of social media and technology, information overload, marathon running, the COROS watch, the dilemma of public gyms, people's hatred of winter, anorexia and sport, multi-day trek trails, what anorexia looks like, mukbangs, and recovery from anorexia and the connection between anorexia and veganism. At 1:43:00 I meant to say Queenstown, not Wellington. Wellington is in the south of the North Island, while Queenstown is in the south of the South Island, which is where the Routeburn track is. Movies to watch: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty The Florida Project Emma’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emma.handschke/ The podcast's website: https://theregularpeoplepodcast.wordpress.com/ Anchor: https://anchor.fm/theregularpeoplepodcastor  Spotify: https://open.spot... Sat, 28 Jan 2023 03:48:41 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/64153490/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-0-28%2F9cc60508-e1c9-9d9f-cf4c-4f18f58c564f.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/62489941/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-11-21%2F2cf5d6eb-c2cd-c24b-fea2-948dfe0033df.mp3 A conversation with Aaron Taylor. Aaron has appeared on two previous episodes. To listen to those, check out episodes 11 and 24. In this episode, we discuss: Aaron’s thoughts on his previous two episodes, marijuana use and abuse, updates in Aaron’s life since the last time he was on, the line between keeping conversation friendly and pushing back against bad ideas, environmentalism and ecosystem collapse, solar and wind power, peak oil and nuclear energy, methane and carbon sinks, asteroid mining and long-term sustainability, the loss of the natural world, population decline and women’s rights, Aaron’s newfound religiosity/spirituality, and Aaron’s parting advice. World War 1 lasted for four years. I don’t think what I said about oil companies being some of the biggest leaders in renewable energy is true. I do think it’s true that they’re investing into it in order to be profitable in a post-oil world, but not that they’re “some of the biggest” leaders or investors in the industry.... Wed, 21 Dec 2022 01:45:08 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/62489941/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-11-21%2F2cf5d6eb-c2cd-c24b-fea2-948dfe0033df.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/59918947/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-10-1%2Fcce3832c-6c73-3ff4-647c-af7008144d1f.mp3 A conversation with Teage Allen. We talk about whether younger people have less interesting things to say, learning first-hand versus second-hand and the sphere of human knowledge, me and Teage’s learning trends, the difference between wisdom, intelligence, and knowledge, Teage’s backstory, multitasking and hearing differences between ears, withdrawing from the world and the global decrease of attention span, becoming an atheist in a christian environment, the Cosmological argument for God’s existence, why we care if people believe unsubstantiated or illogical ideas and more on Teage’s backstory, what sparked Teage’s interest in music, the concept of the "angry atheist," Presuppositionalists, necessary presuppositions, and the problem of induction, and CosmicSkeptic’s (possible) slow slide into christianity. More differences between wisdom, knowledge, and intelligence (according to me and others): -Intelligence is the ability to solve a problem. Wisdom is the ability to avoid a problem. ... Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:35:29 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/59918947/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-10-1%2Fcce3832c-6c73-3ff4-647c-af7008144d1f.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/55870799/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-7-7%2F08df8278-f7b1-8f6b-a592-c83bda2bdd70.mp3 A conversation with Will Koebel. Will is a fellow podcaster and UWM student. He runs the Milwaukee DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) podcast, called Cream City Social, and is in his last semester toward getting his master’s degree in electrical engineering. He also spends his time volunteering at the central library for Milwaukee narrating audiobooks. One of his goals is to be the public service commissioner of Wisconsin. Sorry for the shakiness on Will’s microphone, it might be distracting. I didn’t notice it while recording and couldn’t fix it in editing. (I left the first few minutes in because I figured this episode is a bit meta, so perhaps the pre-show rundown enhances the “podcast about podcasting” thing) We discuss the survival guide to the Midwest, podcast guest instructions, my audience statistics, noise absorption, Will’s background, our need to have a creative outlet, and not finishing projects, narrating audiobooks and creating videos on youtube, Will’s podca... Sun, 07 Aug 2022 22:50:24 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/55870799/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-7-7%2F08df8278-f7b1-8f6b-a592-c83bda2bdd70.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/54321627/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-6-3%2F319ce44c-9d76-71b6-139a-1fe66626d674.mp3 A conversation with Jarrad. We discuss economics, antibiotic resistance, boom and bust cycles, tyranny, geopolitics, pseudoscience, religion, ideological division, nature vs nurture, the intellectual dark web, free will, and many other things. I was considering titling this episode "Dangerously Close to Being a Conspiracy Theory at Nearly Every Turn." Books to read: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari The Lucifer Principle by Howard Bloom The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History by David Hackett Fischer Aion by Carl Jung The End of the World is Just the Beginning by Peter Zeihan One-Dimensional Man by Herbert Marcuse Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire Hard Times Create Strong Men by Stefan Aarnio The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe A Hunter-Gather’s Guide to the 21st Century by Brett Weinstein and Heather Heying The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins Global Brain by Howard Bloom Articles about atheism in the 20th century: https://dailyne... Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:18:13 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/54321627/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-6-3%2F319ce44c-9d76-71b6-139a-1fe66626d674.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/51261160/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-3-29%2Fcc538ed9-037e-2687-b462-3ad13790039b.mp3 A conversation with Christina. Christina has a doctorate in physical therapy (with a pelvic floor specialization) and that topic comprises the bulk of this episode. Our conversation includes some pre-episode banter followed by a discussion of Christina’s background, why Christina went to Marquette, ballet, when Christina knew she wanted to be a physical therapist, Christina’s college experience, vocal fry, what getting a physical therapy degree looks like, sibling order, why Christina wanted to specialize in pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic floor physical therapy, what makes a good PT, physical therapy during pregnancy, transitioning from school to the work place, cracking your joints, love and pathfinding in your 20s, and Christina’s book recommendations and parting words.  Due to the fact that I don’t record this podcast in a studio, there are sometimes unavoidable noises that happen. Unfortunately, this time there were a lot. Someone in the apartment below us decided to turn on th... Fri, 29 Apr 2022 02:22:40 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3b00aa24/podcast/play/51261160/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-3-29%2Fcc538ed9-037e-2687-b462-3ad13790039b.mp3