Outspoken

The Amazon, sustainable fruit harvesting, tropical tree diversity, plant communication, wild animal encounters, ecosystems of California, reconnecting with nature, and much more...

Billy's dream, ayahuasca, crossing the ethereal plane...

Escaping the city, leather working, art without art school, Michigan, contact after death, mourning and grief, dream messages and much more...

Growing up Irish Catholic, having a facial difference, The Church of 80% Sincerity, sobriety for clarity, heart before brain, seminary, masturbation, Communism, alcoholism, Harvey Milk, and much more...

Ithaca, Israel, need for art, living for yourself, master gardeners, raising twins, avoiding the news, family dynamics, when amends work, and much more...

Shakespeare, flow state, neuron mirroring, illusion of self, emotional coding in music, aimless wandering, ayahuasca, William Randolph Hearst, creative androgyny, and much more...

A special edition directed at those who defend monstrous individuals and their unforgivable behavior, plus a goofy one for everyone else.

Impeachment trial, institutionalized cruelty, Trump traits, the trauma of poverty, compromised morality, false flag operations, Bernie, cognitive dissonance, OK boomer, revenge fantasy as catharsis, and much more...

New York radiators, underwear policies, knowing oneself, social identifiers, creative self-doubt, Ocean Parkway, hurry up and live, where consciousness resides, and much more... Some of Maccabee's work: www.oceanpkwy.com : co-created and written w/ Nicole Haran www.wnycstudios.org - Ep: The Long-Distance Con : co-created w/ Maggie Robinson-Katz & Ben Katz

Early days south of Market, social conscience, blaming vs. accountability, group therapy, Philadelphia, sex in the woods, AIDS, cancer, breaking through bigotry, dancing for health, and much more...

Happy New Year, Everyone!! With tremendous gratitude and sincere love, I wish you all the best in the coming year. Thank you for listening!

Previously unreleased material from Episodes 41 & 44.

Assyrian grampa, true Christianity, living through tragedy, beating cancer, doctor secrets, runaway leeches, how to be supportive, and much more...

An explanation of the reason for my brief hiatus, and gratitude for YOU, as a person and as a listener, and yet more gratitude for the things Outspoken brings to my life. With love and kind intent, Justin W.   Note: At one point I say "accrued" when I meant "incurred", and it pains me to leave it in, but I'm attempting to go easier on myself and to allow for the occasional gaffe or misspoken word without it meaning something about my self worth. The fact that I didn't edit it out should be balanced with the fact that I saw it necessary to write this note, when considering or evaluating the extent of my spiritual development, and the fact that I have put so much time and energy into something so seemingly insignificant may perhaps also serve as a window into my unrealistic standards and expectations, and my somewhat unforgiving self-criticism. My goal is to be kind and considerate to all who are trying to be good, including my current self and the little guy who lives inside and punches my heart while tell

Believing in constructs, flexibility, losing a brother, Missouri to Palo Alto, Discovering drums, the band Little My, fostering creativity, Dungeons and Dragons, illustration, the singularity vs. the human heart, and much more...

Struggle, feelings, connection... and a song.

Todd Barry, The Devil & Daniel Johnston, Crime, Beatlemania, New College, Mabuhay Gardens, original SF punk scene, Wild Strawberries, J.T. LeRoy, and much more...

Cats, birds, plants, hoarding, sensitivity, Alzheimer's and art, ingredients for a good life, having no baggage, It Thing Remains, and much more...

Accidents, gratitude, learning... and a song.

I'm too hang-dog tired to put much of a TWIST into my words this week, but I'm bringing the DUMB like nobody's business. And also a message of loving kindness.