Randumb Thoughts

The holiday season is upon us, and that means the stress of gift-giving is in full swing. How should you deal with it? What really matters? Why are gift cards my least favorite thing in the world? Why is grandma pointing a gun at me a joyous memory? Listen now to find out. Subscribe / Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com Music by Tom Wendlandt – My buddy Tom passed away two years ago this week. There are gifts he gave me that I will always cherish. The most of which were his time and his friendship. The man could play a guitar with the best of them. I miss you, buddy.

Why are millennials so afraid of conflict? How is this aversion going to effect the rest of their lives and the world we live in? How does a millennial define being yelled at? Listen now to find out. Subscribe/Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com Thanks for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend!

This episode talks about the war on being extraordinary. I touch on how forced diversity leads to the lack of being extraordinary and why that is a bad thing, why Socialism won’t make us all live like rock stars, why Victoria’s Secret’s latest strategy will fail, and more. Executive-Producer: Keith van Dijk – Thank you! Subscribe / Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com Thank you for listening! Please subscribe and tell a friend about the show!

This episode deals with religion and why there are so many people that find the need to belittle it. If someone else having faith angers you, you probably are the one with the problem. Subscribe / Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com Sinner’s Sunday: http://thatlarryshow.com Thank you for listening, please tell a friend!

Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night? This episode is about Halloween and how I’ve had a change of heart about celebrating it. There is also a baseball tie-in, big surprise, I know. Subscribe / Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com Thank you for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend about the Randumb Thoughts Podcast! Me as the great Bobby Jenks in 2006.

A new Georgetown University poll shows that almost 70% of the country thinks we are headed for another civil war. Even more than that are angry and don’t want to compromise. It is a recipe for disaster in this ultra-sensitive world. Also, a MLB umpire is taking flack for echoing the civil war comments while also saying he was buying a gun and a MLB assistant-general manager was fired for supporting a player who previously had served a domestic violence suspension.. Subscribe / Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com No Agenda Social: https://noagendasocial.com/invite/u62k5eU8 Thank you for listening, please turn a friend onto the show!

A 10-year-old girl in southern California took her own life. How could this tragic event have been prevented? Why are suicides among younger Americans suddenly going up over the last decade after years of decline? Thank You For Your Support!Executive Producer: Jfinley AKA Baron Walk ManCo-Executive Producer: Keith van Dijk Subscribe / Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com That Larry Show: http://thatlarryshow.com No Agenda Social Invite: https://noagendasocial.com/invite/u62k5eU8 Thank you for listening. Please subscribe and tell a friend about the show!

This episode takes a look at the recent case of a Washington mother who had her son arrested for what was in his journal. The story brings up way more questions than answers but the bottom line seems to be “Thought Crime” is now a thing. Subscribe / Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com Thanks for listening, please tell a friend about the Randumb Thoughts podcast!

What happened to all of those 1980s metal kids? Are they well adjusted now? What was so bad about heavy metal that Al Gore’s wife Tipper started a crusade against it and other “dangerous” music? What did Al Gore learn from the experience? The answer may surprise you. Subscribe / Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com Dee Snider at Senate Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Vyr1TylTEFrank Zappa at Senate Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgAF8Vu8G0wGreta Thunberg Death Metal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLxpgRqxtEA Thank you for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend!

Is Twitter Shadowbanning users due to political reasons or because they’re near capacity on their servers? How accurate are Twitter’s algorithms in bringing us the content that we want? We discuss these things and more on this episode. Subscribe/Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com John C. Dvorak’s White Paper on Twitter: http://www.cosmicweenie.com/twitter_overload.pdf No Agenda Show: http://noagendashow.com

There is a newly discovered exploit that attacks the SIM cards in all of our mobile devices. It doesn’t matter if you’re running IOS, Android, Windows, or any other small operating system, all devices that use SIM cards are vulnerable to some pretty nasty things. Be afraid. Subscribe and Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com Thank you for listening, please tell a friend!

This episode takes a look at a case in Canada where a 14-year-old is getting transgender drug therapy against their father’s wishes and the court battle surrounding it. Thanks for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend! Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com

This episode celebrates our 50th episode and tells you why I’d recommend avoiding CafePress for their shady business practices. Thanks To Our #1 Executive Producer over the last 50 shows JFinley AKA Baron Walkman! Please subscribe and tell a friend!

This episode focuses on some illogical laws being enacted by the liberal paradise of San Francisco. As a bonus, we talk about how a Canadian province wants to show just how stupid they are as well. Executive Producer: Jfinley AKA Baron WalkmanProducer: John Fletcher of the Hog Story PodcastThank you for your support! Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com Please subscribe and tell a friend!

There’s a new trick in the arsenal of your friendly neighborhood hacker and that is WarShipping. The cost and size of boards like the Raspberry Pi Zero along with batteries and cell phone modems now make it fairly cheap to ship a device that has a powerful hacking payload. Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com Please subscribe, rate and tell a friend!

This podcast talks about symbols and how they can hold totally different meanings to different people. HK Edgerton audio featured in this episode was taken from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYzAqHD1gHc Please subscribe, rate and tell a friend. Thank you! Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com

The world would have missed out on a lot of great things if some people didn’t exhibit a great amount of persistence. We talk about a few of them on this episode and offer some encouragement to a friend to keep plugging away in his endeavors. Executive Producer: jfinley AKA Baron Walkman – Thank you, sir! Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com Please subscribe and tell a friend about the show!

This episode looks at the sad case of a really bag parent that doesn’t want to take personal responsibility for her actions and prefers to rant on Facebag. Maybe I just don’t have a heart, you can tell me what you think. Subscribe & Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com Thank you for listening, please tell a friend!

This episode is all about customer service. I talk about how Capital One lost my business due to an idiotic computer system, how I couldn’t get any lawn maintenance companies to respond to my emails asking for a quote, how a hospital cafeteria won’t stock sugar-based drinks but sells a lot of bad food and more! This show was recorded live on the No Agenda Stream. http://noagendastream.com Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com Thanks for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend!

How skewed is our version of reality when it comes to advertising, the news, and social media? How can we figure out what is truly real and move on to more important things? Thank you for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend! Donate: http://randumbthoughts.com

This episode is all about Nationalism. Do you root for your country in the World Cup, the Olympics, or any other series of worldwide competitions? Congratulations, you’re a Nationalist. Is having pride in your country a bad thing? Why do people have a problem with the Confederate flag but not modern-day slavery? Is it really all about Socialism and making someone pay? Find out on today’s show! Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and tell a friend! Contribute to the show: http://randumbthoughts.com

On this episode I talk about experiencing music through the vinyl LP record medium. Find out about the history of the format and where it is going in the future. I also discuss some very cool things that Jack White has done with the format. Executive Producer: Jfinley – Baron Walk-Man – Thank you! Please subscribe and tell a friend!

On this episode I talk about justice and who is presiding over our reputations. I cover how Jussie Smollett might not be off the hook, Kevin Spacey appears to be innocent, a major college was recently slapped down hard for their SJW actions, and how MLB thinks they are judge and jury and a whole lot more. Thanks for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend!

I went back to a ballgame after a three year absence. The experience was a bit good but more bad due to the cost and inconvenience of going to a game. Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and tell a friend! http://randumbthoughts.com

This episode revolves around hypocrisy. Disney says they can’t make content in Georgia but are investing heavily in China. Nancy Pelosi is mad at Facebook for not removing a doctored video of her. DARPA is trying to detect deep-fakes. A 16 year-old girl is being charged with distributing child pornography for sharing a video of herself with classmates. Thanks for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend! http://randumbthoughts.com

This episode is about all things premium and why the premium choice is not always the best choice. Executive Producer: Jfinley aka Baron Von Walk-Man Thank you for listening. Please subscribe and tell a friend!

The latest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue features a whole lot of diversity, but is that a good thing? Why does it seem every new television show features a cornucopia of characters like the producers are doing nothing more than trying to check boxes? Tune in now to find out! Thanks for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend!

This episode takes us back to the MLB sphere for two stories. The first is the Chicago Cubs who have banned a fan from their ballpark for making the OK symbol behind a black reporter. The second is the controversy created when only white Red Sox players showed up for their White House visit. Thank you for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend!

This episode delves into the Freedom of Speech and how technology is changing how we view it. I also take a deep dive and explain why things in 1798 weren’t so much different than they are today. Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and tell a friend!

This week we look at the controversy caused after a black MLB player was suspended for a game for called a while player the n-word. What will it take for us all to just get along? Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and tell a friend!

The New York Yankees and Philadelphia Flyers have suddenly cut all connection to the late singer Kate Smith due to some disgusting virtue signaling. Join me as I look at why people are suddenly putting the racist tag on Kate Smith and why they obviously haven’t done a moment of research to find out the truth. Thanks for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend!

Why did the Chicago Cubs pull a piece of retro artwork nearly immediately after they unveiled it? Why are pieces of art being pulled nationwide and what does the Communist playbook have to do with it? Find out these things and more on Episode #31 of the Randumb Thoughts Podcast. Thanks for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend!

This episode talks about the UK trying to make its citizens register in order to view free porn on the Internet and why its a futile attempt. Also covered is why Australia wants to jail social media executives for content posted to their site and why I cringe anytime I hear that something has to be done, “for the children.”Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and tell a friend!

This episode is a tribute to a friend I lost recently. Ron always brought a heaping amount of chaos to everything he did but I enjoyed every minute. I also talk about the massive customer service fail as we tried to move some cell phones over to another carrier.Thanks for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend!

This episode is all about Ireland, the Emerald Isle. I talk about all things Irish that I love and why one bed and breakfast owner in Ireland must still hate me. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and tell a friend!

On this episode I talk about what it means to be Off The Grid. I think everyone knows that their phones and smart devices spy on them. The questions is what would it take to be truly off the grid? Could you do it? Please subscribe and tell a friend! Thank you for listening.

On this episode, I delve into what it means to be a part of a community and the good and bad things that come with it. Hear about my adventures of building up an online community for a country music recording artist only to have it destroyed by bad choices the artist made and more! Thank you for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend! Be sure to vote for our podcast on the Rode Microphone Contest Site:

On this episode I talk about why outrage culture works and how our brains are wired to override logic with emotion. I show you why things like the Jussie Smollett case, Climate Change and the gun violence hot button topics make it easy to manipulate your emotions. Thank you for listening, please subscribe! Vote for our podcast on the Rode Microphone website:

On this episode we take a look at deepfakes and the technology that should make you questions everything you see, hear, or read. Please vote for our podcast on the Rode Microphone contest site: Thank you for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend!

What is liberty and how is it being eroded? On this episode I talk about how China is now rating their citizens’ actions and then penalizing for their bad behavior, how new laws in the United States are stripping away our liberty through taxes and regulations and I talk about how I heard from Little Steven VanZandt after we published our last episode. Thanks for listening, please telll a friend!

On this show I take an in-depth look at the lyrics of the song “Camouflage of Righteousness” written by Little Steven 30 years ago. The lyrics are more relevant today than ever as Little Steven’s words seem more than a bit prophetic. Thanks for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend!

On today’s show we talk about the career of Chicago Radio legend Jonathon Brandmeier including how he inspired me to start podcasting and his connection to the No Agenda Podcast. Thanks for listening, please tell a friend!

On this episode we talk about bias and how it effects just about every aspect of our lives. Why do we believe the things we do? Why do we show allegiance for specific sports teams? How can some people have completely different viewpoints on the same events? It all comes down to bias. Thank you for listening, please tell a friend.

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2019, on this episode talks about a variety of customer service failures I’ve run into over the past few weeks from Amazon, Starbucks, and a couple local businesses. Hopefully you can find some humor in my anger!Thanks for listening, please tell a friend!

Join us for some thoughts on the insanity of the holidays, my grandmother, and some important people I’ve lost this year. Music is titled “Snowfall” by my good friend Tom Wendlandt who passed away a couple years ago.

On this episode I talk about transitions, both of a personal nature and of a global nature. Sometimes they happen so slowly that you don’t even notice them and sometimes we don’t want to admit we are getting older. Thanks for listening, please tell a friend.

This episode deals with the concept of celebrity. It covers an early run-in with famous people when I played Pac-Man with a Beach Boy when I was 10 years old and also talks about my experiences with Playboy Playmates and country music royalty. Thanks for listening, please tel a friend!

On this episode I talk about my time as a top Amazon reviewer and how Amazon’s new rules and regulations regarding reviews actually screw the consumer. Thanks for listening, please tell a friend!

This episode is all about stones! I am very happy to have the ones that were in my gallbladder gone, along with said gallbladder and this episode talks about the process of dealing with the ordeal. I also discuss the “stones” it takes for a Sports Illustrated model to call Victoria’s Secret out on not using more “diverse” models in their marketing. Irony? You betcha! Thanks for listening, please subscribe and tell a friend!

Is it irony, bad timing, or proof that there is a good reason to believe in superstition when your web hosting company suffers a 4-day outage right as you’re about to upload your podcast? This show covers superstitions. Why do some people believe the number 13 is unlucky while others consider it lucky? Why do so many people have rituals around things like flying? Why are supersitions so prevalent in sports? Some of the greatest athletes of all-time were superstitious including Michael Jordan and Wade Boggs. Jason Giambi, well, you’ll have to listen to find out his bizarre, disturbing way to break a slump! Thanks for listening, please tell a friend!