Today's episode is a conversation I had with John Walsh. John shares his story about being on the receiving end of a pistol... of which was in the hands of someone he loved. We talk about what led to that moment, what his life has been like afterwards, battling depression, PTSD, meditation, photography, etc. There might be some helpful or at least relatable things in here for people dealing with depression or forms of trauma. If you have any input on this episode or about your own battles with trauma and depression and would like to share, please reach out! email: rustydoespodcasts@gmail.com

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REP - Episode 40 - John Walsh

Where DO thoughts come from??? In this episode I talk to myself about some wild ways that we may be receiving our thoughts. Alternate universes, meditation, empathy, crystal bowl meditation, flying skulls, artificial intelligence, simulated reality, etc. ENJOY Check out podcast episode #464 of The Tim Ferris Show for a great conversation about childhood trauma and therapy.

REP - Episode 39 - Where do thoughts come from?

I recently posted on my social media that I'm trying to take steps back from social media and I explain a bit of it in this podcast while also talking about de-platforming and silencing people and Trump and lizards. Once you hear the part about lizards, you'll be mad at me for piquing your interest by saying lizards, hahahahaha

REP - Episode 38 - Social (media) Distancing

A Meaningful Existence - I aim to provoke thought on this matter for awe, wonder, and the hope that we focus more on positivity while leaving behind an accurate representation of ourselves for future generations.

REP - Episode 37 - A Meaningful Existence

The following times and names are when the questions are being asked and who asked them. (Some people asked more than one question) The other times and words are when the answers are being given and the subjects that are being talked about. Enjoy! 1:40 - Adam Denoth 2:07 - Chris Shero 2:20 - Daniel Contreras 2:35 - How I started playing guitar 9:06 - Casey Laumann 9:15 - Nick Smith 9:25 - Mindfulness and meditation 18:18 - Will Douglas 18:45 - Potential Facebook break up 20:30 - Jimmie Cornett 20:40 - Metallica or Pantera 21:05 - Jake Eastham 21:12 - Hot water heaters 21:25 - Seth Detrick 21:28 - Favorite Meshuggah song 22:25 - Nick Smith 22:31 - What sandwich is the best 23:01 - Brian Idell 23:10 - Return of Design of Destiny 23:57 - Brent Wiggins 24:18 - Meditation and relationship communication 26:09 - Beau Guyton 26:22 - Gardening 27:00 - Mark Payne 27:10 - Malaysian Flight 370 28:40 - Phillip Bomar 28:45 - Keeping jobs in America 29:34 - Will Douglas 29:56 - Net positive or negative regarding social media 31:30 - Paul Cambell 31:50 - MK Ultra and Operation Mockingbird 34:00 - Burk Morphew 34:10 - Oswald acting alone 34:53 - Chris Anderson 34:58 - Journey or Def Leppard 35:28 - Forrest Dean 35:35 - Existence of aliens 37:00 - Andrew Patterson 37:14 - My meaning of life

REP - Episode 36 - Ask Me Anything #1

The 3rd installment of mental dumping. In this episode I talk about many things. The best things, some might say. Not really, but here are those things: 1:45 - Glitch in the matrix 3:30 - Driving 3:50 - Item 1: Use your signal 4:40 - Item 2: Looking at your phone at red lights 5:50 - Item 3: Merging 7:15 - Item 4: The passing lane 11:00 - Sanitation in restaurants 13:15 - Masks/Covid 21:15 - Bob Woodward and Trump 23:00 - Notes on presidential debates 24:00 - Debate 1 notes 27:00 - Trump catching Covid 28:35 - Defending Trump 32:00 - VP debate notes 38:20 - Presidential debate 2 notes 39:20 - Sharing negativity 41:05 - Focusing on negative comments 42:00 - Focusing on overly nice comments 43:35 - Laughing at people getting Covid 44:15 - Division 55:00 - Psychedelics and legalizing drugs 56:50 - Misrepresentation by one instance 58:50 - Eye issues in younger generations 59:25 - Closing

REP - Episode 35 - Mental Dump 3

Today's episode features Aubrey Malone Moya. Aubrey is the sister of previous guests Micah Malone and Dustin Russell. Aubrey and I talked about current life situations like, having a newborn, pregnancy, Covid, getting tubes tied, the lawnmower incident with Dustin, burning my hands as a child, Aubrey’s answer to Micah asking when she “grew up”, EMDR, addiction, depression, love, Aubrey 15 years in the past and 15 years in the future, one second answer to a one second question, memories, etc. Enjoy!

REP - Episode 34 - Aubrey Malone Moya

Hello! This is the first in-person podcast after the past few months of being in a pandemic, so what better way to celebrate than with my two best friends?!? In today’s episode I sit down with my long time best friend, Brent Wiggins, as well as my wife/best friend, Chantelle Préjean. We talk discuss many topics, of which include - Covid/shutdown, fireworks, cancel culture, surveillance, police, band memories, root flares, aphids, pruning trees, tree communication, reincarnation, one second answer to one second question, blindness and deafness, decriminalization, speaking your mind, being kind, chill out. Find my besties and their work at the following links - www.Brentwiggins.com www.Chantellereneephotography.com

REP - Episode 33 - Brent Wiggins and Chantelle Prejean

I postponed my "ask me anything" episode to talk about what's been going on in my head recently after the murder of George Floyd. In this episode I read a Facebook post I made about the George Floyd murder and Black Lives Matter recently as well as elaborating more on it. I also talk about police, protesting, rioting, looting, George Floyd being labeled a "career criminal" by someone, and I offer a challenge for anyone defending a specific perspective in a video I saw on Instagram. I have the audio for that in this episode for you to hear. I've seen several links for donations and such to help the black community, protesters, victims of police brutality, etc., but I unfortunately haven't saved those links. If you have any suggestions for specific links to share, please send me a message to add in here. BLACK LIVES MATTER Thank you for listening and be safe out there!

REP - Episode 32 - We Must Do Better

In today’s solo cast I comment on everyone commenting on Covid and masks, then I briefly talk about trust while on the road and then a different look at goals. ￼ 0:00 - 16:20 = Covid and masks 16:20 - 18:08 = Trust and driving 18:08 - 20:28 = Goals 20:28 - 22:26 = Processing words and speech

REP - Episode 31 - Masks, Trust, and Goals

In today's short episode, I talk a bit about mindfulness and the concept of an inner tree trunk. (I'd like to further expound on this in the future, but I need to get it a little more fine-tuned since it was off-the-cuff) I also briefly talk about the evolution of a thought becoming an action with a ripple effect in time. I close with a mediocre optimus prime impression. I know, what a weird addition here, hahaha :) I think my take away from this episode is a statement I made in the podcast - “￼I’m trying to push everyone, myself included, to try and exercise curiosity over stress and anger in unpleasant situations” As always, thanks for listening and for the support!

REP - Episode 30 - What's Happening?

In this episode I offer up a summary of two helpful things I’ve watched/listened to in the past couple of days regarding the covid virus. I go over a video I saw of Dr. David Price of New York, then I go over a conversation with Peter Attila and Michael Osterholm that was release on Peter’s podcast, “The Drive”. See the below links for the videos and podcasts. As I state at the end of this podcast, do yourself and everyone else a favor and make sure you are doing your own research and forming your opinions based on what experts and people experiencing this firsthand are saying. Don’t just depend on 10-20 minutes of “news”. Spend hours listening and reading things in full context. You’ll likely feel much more comforted and safe by knowing more. Original video with Dr. David Price - https://vimeo.com/399733860 Conversation with Peter Attila and Michael Osterholm - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peter-attia-drive/id1400828889?i=1000470102859 Peter Attila’s podcast, The Drive - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peter-attia-drive/id1400828889 As always, thank you for listening and please feel free to share/like/subscribe!

Episode 29 - Covid convos

In this episode I talk to myself. Me and I discuss the current state of affairs with the COVID-19 virus and everything that's going on right now as of 6pm on March 23rd, 2020, which is crazy. Sprinkled with a little bit of politics here and there, you'll surely find things to agree and disagree with. Please be safe and be respectful out there! I mentioned a podcast with Dax Shephard and Sanjay Gupta, which you can find here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard/id1345682353?i=1000469211599 I recommended a podcast by Sam Harris towards the end, which you can find here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-sense-with-sam-harris/id733163012?i=1000469004371 Share/like/subscribe/comment/etc. ??????

REP - Episode 28 - The Virus

Since things are currently weird with the coronavirus stuff, I have to say that this was recorded a week prior to today's release, so there are already a couple of dated statements around the virus, but everything else is good to go! Today I have Graham Laird on the podcast! Graham and I begin with reminiscing about the recent podcast with Ron White. We talked about working around special needs children, the spectrum of special needs and labels, Graham’s bands, @34:00 begins the paranormal stuff. We talk lucid dreaming, a lizard man, sleep paralysis, deja vu, parallel universes/alternate realities, hallucination by auditory and visual stimulation, photographic memory, @1:26:50 one second answer to a one second question, losing weight, energy drinks, Jäger, depression, anger, debating on social media, mild politics at 1:58:00, mild coronavirus talk, and a little in between! See the links below for Graham's bands and a link for the Youtube video he mentions about the induced hallucinating. ENJOY! Back Acre: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4b8KBfkEwS6yHManCpRUgT?si=LpFcjBsOSiu2_1gnfBv_UA - backacrethe1.bandcamp.com - Facebook.com/THEback.acre Otis the Axe: https://open.spotify.com/artist/74859HuvYr6HKDQRvU3Zuo?si=NyMFwvOCQoGQ5p0q6Y7jxg - https://m.facebook.com/OtistheAxe The Ganzfeld Effect: https://youtu.be/o63ztZlpdoE

REP - Episode 27 - Graham Laird

I have Dustin Russell on today’s episode. Dustin is Micah Malone’s brother, who has been on the show a couple of times already. Dustin and I talked about work, construction, anger, getting off of Facebook, cryptocurrency, sanding vehicles and the therapeutic benefits, AirPods, losing a best friend, energy drinks, Vegas, losing an appendage, depression, eating macaroni with paint sticks, 1 second answer to a one second question, thinking about the future and aging, 3 words to describe childhood, a couple of stories about uncle Phil, people watching, cereal and ramen, etc. Enjoy!

REP - Episode 26 - Dustin Russell

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