People Pleaser with Austin Archer

What's your favorite defeatist argument designed to absolve you from taking a firm stance an a given issue? I'll be breaking down some of the most popular recurring stories I see regularly in my comments and in the public online discourse and trying to see if they hold water. 

My new favorite singer/songwriter Grant Davidson or Slow Leaves as he's known in the music scene zooms in from Winnipeg, Canada to talk about his decision to commit fully to his passion and to discuss the idea of living a life filled with meaning and purpose. 

Blythe Landry has written a book on different forms of trauma and how to heal from them. We discuss what she's learned in her career working with people who are trying to recover from various forms of personal trauma.

Offering my thoughts on a few recent headlines and how it all pertains to the ideological divide in America.

Wracked with physical pain from several current ailments I pontificate on the meaning of pain and the possible purpose it serves in our lives and in the universe.

Long-time friend William Richardson zooms into the blanket fort to share his insight and expertise on astrology in hopes of demystifying this ancient practice.

Tim Blakaj, host of the podcast "How's it Going To End?" Zooms in from New York to talk about the particular brand of toxic masculinity in the fast films and the state of action movies in general.

20 years after 9/11 it's really weird to see that an event that killed nearly 3,000 people two decades ago still carries such weight and reverence for so many, while currently we struggle to get people to care that millions are dying worldwide from a preventable illness. So let's explore that. 

You may know Clint Harp from one or more of several tv shows he's been on in the space of home renovation and wood-working. A carpenter and a television creator by trade, Clint zooms into the blanket fort to discuss the meaning and value of craft. 

Matt Curiano and Brandon Contreras of @the_homo_sapien_experience offer insight into why pride month exists, how it is celebrated, and what it means to live as your authentic self.