Seemingly Ordinary
On the surface, the guests of this podcast are seemingly ordinary. And yet, they have great stories and ideas, and they've done great things. New episodes every Tuesday.
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Jack Carr is my favorite living author. I met him in the summer of 2024. He"s very down to earth--and yet he writes the most realistic thrillers possible about combat, the deep state, warriors, and much more. I recommend his work highly! Novels include: "The Terminal List" (also an amazon series with Chris Pratt), "Tru
Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park, E.R., Twister, and so many more) wrote some of the greatest thrillers of all time. He also discussed and/or predicted things like AI, genetic engineering, worldwide viruses, chaos theory, using fear to manipulate people, and much more. In this episode, I discuss his biography, works, th
Mary Flannery O"Connor is in my top three authors. She is hilarious!! And satirical. And shocking. And violent. When I read anything she writes the first time, I am startled by what happens. When I finish, I wonder why she ended it that way. So, I reread her, and then I catch all the comic lines. A world-class author w
I"ve always liked the party animal author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, although I wouldn"t want to be neighbors with him--too dangerous. Even so, I find he and his wife, Zelda"s, lives fascinating. Here is a little about his twenties (the party) and his thirties (the hangover). He also has powerful life lessons, inadvertently
F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence Retire Early) is a movement where people get $1,000,000 in investments by their early thirties. Tyler Supalla is on this road, and it is working great for him! (This episode is a blast from the past.)
The Dark Side of the MBTI, Part 2. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator almost always discusses how wonderful people are. And they are! But what about horrible behavior? Dishonesty? Theft? Vandalism? Pointless criticism? Beating people up? Why do people do awful things? Dr. Eve Delunas & Dr. David Keirsey (who wrote "Pl
