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This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5920</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5098ee73198f8d514abfbfef268ed813.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live music until it’s not</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-music-until-it-s-not--72606403</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:202783233</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:18:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72606403/c7379ad30c7ed0879a5741a67d6ca36d.mp3" length="54137564" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

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This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>655</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5098ee73198f8d514abfbfef268ed813.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>“Angels of Africa” is officially Born.</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/angels-of-africa-is-officially-born--71943538</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:197061926</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 02:10:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71943538/a7fe5523b9888e45bc6f238977029be6.mp3" length="14209923" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>889</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live with Whispering Pirate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-with-whispering-pirate--71777136</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:195978745</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:33:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71777136/a8f6d570a789f90e3d75fffeb957b76b.mp3" length="48483830" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3031</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live with Whispering Pirate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-with-whispering-pirate--71574716</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:195176548</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:45:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71574716/a14ba46fad631123a77987c4201f8223.mp3" length="43431121" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2715</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Am I crazy? Or maybe I’m racist? Or maybe some other objectionable thing that we could she-horn in</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/am-i-crazy-or-maybe-i-m-racist-or-maybe-some-other-objectionable-thing-that-we-could-she-horn-in--71571324</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:195166101</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:21:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71571324/460cab4ac31cb7fd1f0338d975b908bb.mp3" length="58420809" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3652</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live with Whispering Pirate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-with-whispering-pirate--71235096</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:193799961</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:38:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71235096/df1dcac97e00448959224fe2b83bff7c.mp3" length="2434759" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>153</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live with Whispering Pirate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-with-whispering-pirate--71162633</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:193482955</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:53:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71162633/22bb5e1ca96a42e5df8ba5c8c03ccf1e.mp3" length="22763040" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1423</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Your guides have failed</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/your-guides-have-failed--70433586</link><description><![CDATA[Or why would you be allowing what shouldn’t? <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:189842112</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:44:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70433586/1f01313d8465f805ad3c83821897fff1.mp3" length="4450152" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Or why would you be allowing what shouldn’t? 

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Or why would you be allowing what shouldn’t? <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>279</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>grateful Guitar Medicine</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/grateful-guitar-medicine--69967668</link><description><![CDATA[if you listen, thank you for listening. If you’re ever listening and think about another song, you wanna hear just put it in the comments for the next time. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:187576228</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:46:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69967668/f972a4e2c34c505f5b98cc35430f590a.mp3" length="25100267" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>if you listen, thank you for listening. If you’re ever listening and think about another song, you wanna hear just put it in the comments for the next time. 

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[if you listen, thank you for listening. If you’re ever listening and think about another song, you wanna hear just put it in the comments for the next time. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1569</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/63726cc0a59fe1de3546034ca62612cb.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>🔥 Rediscovering Hydrogen, Brown’s Gas &amp; Elemental Wellness with Crrow777</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rediscovering-hydrogen-brown-s-gas-elemental-wellness-with-crrow777--69870844</link><description><![CDATA[🔥 Rediscovering Hydrogen, Brown’s Gas &amp; Elemental Wellness with Crrow777For decades, bold thinkers and wellness seekers have questioned the limits of modern health paradigms, energy science, and what may have been left unexplored outside institutional medicine.One of the most consistent voices hosting these conversations is Crrow777, creator of Crrow777Radio and a prominent presence on Substack as well.In this post, we explore his deep dives into:* Hydrogen wellness technology* Brown’s Gas (HHO) systems* The machines behind them* The key recurring guest driving the discussion✅ Featured Banner (Top of Post)(Place your Substack banner image here)Exploring Elemental Wellness on Crrow777.Radio🎙️ Who Is Crrow777?Crrow777 is known for long-form, open conversations spanning topics such as:* consciousness* cosmology* alternative physics* suppressed or forgotten technologies* unconventional approaches to wellnessHis style is less about issuing conclusions and more about hosting exploration.“My goal is to host conversations where curiosity drives the narrative, not dogma.”— Crrow777His audience includes those who feel underserved by mainstream frameworks and who remain curious about elemental forces, energy-based models, and emerging experimentation.🧪 Why Hydrogen? Why Brown’s Gas?Hydrogen has become one of the most discussed elements in alternative wellness for a simple reason:It is foundational.Crow repeatedly frames hydrogen not as a trend, but as something elemental.“Elemental, literally… the water element of alchemy.”— Crrow777Brown’s Gas, often called HHO, is produced through electrolysis, separating water into:* hydrogen* oxygen* and a combined gas mixture that proponents believe behaves differently from isolated hydrogen aloneThese conversations often operate at the crossroads of:* experimental wellness* old science rediscovered* community feedback* energetic curiosity✅ Supportive Illustration: Common Uses of Both TechnologiesBelow is a supportive infographic showing the most commonly discussed applications across communities for both technologies:* Hydrogen-only devices* Brown’s Gas (HHO) generators(Insert illustration image here)📌 Episode Spotlight: Where Crrow777 Introduces the Technology🌀 Episode 365Hydrogen – Brown’s Gas – The Real Elemental Deal!This is the foundational episode where Crow introduces the subject in earnest.He discusses his personal use of a Brown’s Gas generator—often associated with AquaCure-style systems—and why hydrogen stands apart from other wellness topics.➡️ Listen to Episode 365 here:https://podbay.fm/p/crrow777radio/e/1635945216Key themes include:* hydrogen as a primary element of life* Brown’s Gas as a unique mixture* experimentation outside mainstream boundaries* energetic and wellness implications reported anecdotally🧠 Episode 382 (Follow-Up)Hydrogen and Brown’s Gas – Authentic and RealAfter the response from listeners and continued community interest, Crow returned to the topic with a deeper follow-up episode.This installment adds:* months of user feedback* comparisons between Brown’s Gas and hydrogen-only devices* more grounded discussion of practical applications➡️ Listen to Episode 382 here:https://www.tapesearch.com/episode/382-hydrogen-and-brown-s-gas-authentic-and-real-free/XUppwgAtLj8pHZk8y7dcB7👤 Guest Spotlight: The Returning VoiceGeorge Wiseman — Inventor &amp; Returning GuestThe most significant contributor to these discussions is:George WisemanWiseman is widely recognized as the inventor and advocate behind refined Brown’s Gas systems, frequently associated with AquaCure-type technology.He appears as the featured guest in Episode 365 and returns again for Episode 382, making him the standout repeat voice in this arc.He brings:* decades of experimentation* technical insight into Brown’s Gas machinery* philosophical framing of elemental hydrogen* direct reports from users worldwide“I started experimenting in the 1980s, and every day, the feedback reinforces the idea that elemental hydrogen is transformative.”— George Wiseman🔁 Why These Episodes MatterWhether a reader approaches this topic with:* curiosity* skepticism* experimentation* or serious personal interestThese episodes serve as cultural artifacts of alternative wellness exploration.Crrow777’s approach emphasizes:* conversation over conclusion* lived experience over institutional filtering* recurring guest returns as topics deepen* a community-driven feedback loop📌 Closing ThoughtsThe hydrogen and Brown’s Gas discussions on Crrow777Radio represent more than isolated episodes.They reflect a larger question:* What has been overlooked?* What is elemental?* What remains possible outside conventional frameworks?Episodes 365 and 382, alongside George Wiseman’s return appearance, form one of the clearest continuing explorations of wellness technology in Crow’s archive.Curiosity first.Experience second.Conversation always. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:187027822</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:15:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69870844/48ebbf990827d5253d62dd223ffd27fe.mp3" length="4644806" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>🔥 Rediscovering Hydrogen, Brown’s Gas &amp;amp; Elemental Wellness with Crrow777For decades, bold thinkers and wellness seekers have questioned the limits of modern health paradigms, energy science, and what may have been left unexplored outside...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[🔥 Rediscovering Hydrogen, Brown’s Gas &amp; Elemental Wellness with Crrow777For decades, bold thinkers and wellness seekers have questioned the limits of modern health paradigms, energy science, and what may have been left unexplored outside institutional medicine.One of the most consistent voices hosting these conversations is Crrow777, creator of Crrow777Radio and a prominent presence on Substack as well.In this post, we explore his deep dives into:* Hydrogen wellness technology* Brown’s Gas (HHO) systems* The machines behind them* The key recurring guest driving the discussion✅ Featured Banner (Top of Post)(Place your Substack banner image here)Exploring Elemental Wellness on Crrow777.Radio🎙️ Who Is Crrow777?Crrow777 is known for long-form, open conversations spanning topics such as:* consciousness* cosmology* alternative physics* suppressed or forgotten technologies* unconventional approaches to wellnessHis style is less about issuing conclusions and more about hosting exploration.“My goal is to host conversations where curiosity drives the narrative, not dogma.”— Crrow777His audience includes those who feel underserved by mainstream frameworks and who remain curious about elemental forces, energy-based models, and emerging experimentation.🧪 Why Hydrogen? Why Brown’s Gas?Hydrogen has become one of the most discussed elements in alternative wellness for a simple reason:It is foundational.Crow repeatedly frames hydrogen not as a trend, but as something elemental.“Elemental, literally… the water element of alchemy.”— Crrow777Brown’s Gas, often called HHO, is produced through electrolysis, separating water into:* hydrogen* oxygen* and a combined gas mixture that proponents believe behaves differently from isolated hydrogen aloneThese conversations often operate at the crossroads of:* experimental wellness* old science rediscovered* community feedback* energetic curiosity✅ Supportive Illustration: Common Uses of Both TechnologiesBelow is a supportive infographic showing the most commonly discussed applications across communities for both technologies:* Hydrogen-only devices* Brown’s Gas (HHO) generators(Insert illustration image here)📌 Episode Spotlight: Where Crrow777 Introduces the Technology🌀 Episode 365Hydrogen – Brown’s Gas – The Real Elemental Deal!This is the foundational episode where Crow introduces the subject in earnest.He discusses his personal use of a Brown’s Gas generator—often associated with AquaCure-style systems—and why hydrogen stands apart from other wellness topics.➡️ Listen to Episode 365 here:https://podbay.fm/p/crrow777radio/e/1635945216Key themes include:* hydrogen as a primary element of life* Brown’s Gas as a unique mixture* experimentation outside mainstream boundaries* energetic and wellness implications reported anecdotally🧠 Episode 382 (Follow-Up)Hydrogen and Brown’s Gas – Authentic and RealAfter the response from listeners and continued community interest, Crow returned to the topic with a deeper follow-up episode.This installment adds:* months of user feedback* comparisons between Brown’s Gas and hydrogen-only devices* more grounded discussion of practical applications➡️ Listen to Episode 382 here:https://www.tapesearch.com/episode/382-hydrogen-and-brown-s-gas-authentic-and-real-free/XUppwgAtLj8pHZk8y7dcB7👤 Guest Spotlight: The Returning VoiceGeorge Wiseman — Inventor &amp; Returning GuestThe most significant contributor to these discussions is:George WisemanWiseman is widely recognized as the inventor and advocate behind refined Brown’s Gas systems, frequently associated with AquaCure-type technology.He appears as the featured guest in Episode 365 and returns again for Episode 382, making him the standout repeat voice in this arc.He brings:* decades of experimentation* technical insight into Brown’s Gas machinery* philosophical framing of elemental hydrogen* direct reports from users worldwide“I started experimenting in the 1980s, and every day, the feedback reinforces the idea that...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>384</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cd33998473c6fe85753f4ae52bd151b5.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Guitar Therapy Has Moved</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-therapy-has-moved--69649208</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:186104999</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:57:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69649208/cb304595fd980eaf29842086d9f1a739.mp3" length="10192081" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>637</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>CE Enforcement, Authority, and the True Cost of Freedom: A Ground-Level Perspective</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ce-enforcement-authority-and-the-true-cost-of-freedom-a-ground-level-perspective--69564981</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:185577991</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:38:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69564981/8458af53063858d1f300e34ec338892e.mp3" length="44867647" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2805</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ffb968971406243013c07b1a2179fe62.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Lost Girlfriend’s Civilian Survival Guide</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lost-girlfriend-s-civilian-survival-guide--69640554</link><description><![CDATA[I  The Lost Girlfriend’s Civilian Survival Guide(No moral compass, no spiritual hand-holding—just truth, clarity, and practical restoration.)1. You’re On Your Own, But That’s Not WeaknessPicture yourself in a land with no order, no hierarchy, no pretense. The only law is survival: support yourself, your family, and the people actually adding value to your ground.Everyone else? Eat the prepackaged bullshit they’re peddling. Arbitrary titles, rules, or “morality” won’t feed anyone when shit hits the fan.This is your baseline test: who shows up when none of their rules matter?This is your measure: how much of what you know actually sticks in the fire?Broken hearts, past trauma, or confusion don’t automatically disqualify someone from being real—but clarity matters before you circle back.2. Vulnerability Is a Signal, Not an InvitationIf you are wounded—if you are that alive, visible, expressive person that others have always wanted a piece of—your vulnerability is obvious. It’s not poetic; it’s a risk profile.There are people who know exactly what that smells like. They are nowhere near the person you want inside your real life. The correct posture is distance.* Healing amplifies exposure. The need for support and protection rises.* Opportunists spike at your weakness.* The “white knights” appear—they talk like saviors, posture like protectors, and sell certainty—but many couldn’t ride a horse to save their own life.* Capability is demonstrated, not promised. Check the horse.When you are rebuilding, do not reward attention. Do not accept predation disguised as help. Real allies show up slowly, steadily, and without exploiting your fragility.3. Assess Who You Let InVulnerability attracts testing. Anyone offering support may have hidden motives, even if they seem aligned with your interests.* Compassion and forgiveness are tools, not currencies to be wasted on untested people.* Time and observation are your best allies. Watch who shows up when nothing is required of them.* Boundaries are life-preserving, not punitive.Your healing is not a victim audition for anyone. Your job is to survive intact and lift yourself past where those who failed you left you.4. Don’t Confuse Compassion with LeveragePutting more empathy or forgiveness into the world than you get back is a trap.* Support must align with the reality you are rebuilding.* If someone hasn’t earned trust, they get zero access—no coffee, no guidance, no leverage.* Clarify: bloodsucking opportunists don’t get proximity until you can differentiate them from real allies.This is the rule of the ground: clarity is survival.5. Healing Comes Before AlignmentHealing is messy. If you’re confused about what you’re healing for—or why—you cannot afford to be victimized by those who are still spiraling through their own trauma.* Healing is active, not passive.* Being in recovery mode does not give anyone permission to take advantage.* The goal is restoration and restoration alone: regain footing, rebuild capacity, reclaim your agency.Even when the support available is imperfect, you need to manage it mindfully. Don’t reject help entirely, but distinguish the parts that are functional from the parts that are harmful. This is management, not surrender.6. Missing the Mark Isn’t Evil“Sin” is not a word here—it’s just missing the target. Life doesn’t care about labels; it cares about trajectory.* You know when an action fails to land.* Your alignment, not moral judgment, signals growth or decay.* Aim matters. Refusal to aim is self-inflicted limitation.7. The Fire You Don’t Want to Stand InGrowth requires exposure to controlled discomfort. Avoiding the fire doesn’t make you smart—it makes you clever at justification.* Transformation requires staying in uncomfortable spaces long enough to be changed by them.* Avoiding discomfort preserves comfort, but it preserves limitation too.8. God and the Devil as DirectionsYou do not need a god or moral compass to understand this. Think of “vectors” instead:* Integration = union, coherence, long-term viability* Fragmentation = entropy, decay, short-term reliefEvery real choice answers the same question: Does this move life toward coherence or decay?9. Transactional Peace Isn’t CreationSafe, shallow relationships produce stability without growth.* Real union requires patience, risk, and uncertainty.* Avoiding pain preserves comfort, but also preserves limitation.* Shared trauma without structure reproduces injury, not intimacy.Creation is actionable, practical, observable, not sentimental or theoretical.10. Boundaries Are Your Weapons* Anyone who rushes toward you while wounded is tested.* Opportunists exploit vulnerability.* Real support respects distance, demonstrates capability, and survives without your constant reinforcement.Boundaries save energy, preserve clarity, and keep you alive.11. Practical Steps for Grounding Yourself* Identify your circle – who contributes real value?* Test actions, not words – show me, don’t tell me.* Hold the line – no shortcuts, no early forgiveness for exploitation.* Journal clarity – track boundaries, instincts, and responses.* Rebuild infrastructure – food, finance, knowledge, relationships; every pillar matters.* Manage imperfect allies – take what you can, but distinguish what is functional from what is harmful.Survival and value alignment come first. Emotional processing and reflection come after, when clarity is established.12. Love on Your Terms* Love is actionable, measurable, and observable.* Don’t assume you know it if you’ve been hurt.* Reconnection requires verification through action, not apologies or promises.* Healing doesn’t entitle others to claim your presence or your peace.13. Truths to Remember* You are measured by what sticks when rules vanish.* Vulnerability is visible; people will test it.* Compassion without reciprocity is wasted.* Boundaries preserve life, clarity, and agency.* Healing is not a victim audition—it is restoration and restoration alone. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:185447671</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:09:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69640554/442001c4f2e8797b33c9ae8531e94429.mp3" length="4717217" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I  The Lost Girlfriend’s Civilian Survival Guide(No moral compass, no spiritual hand-holding—just truth, clarity, and practical restoration.)1. You’re On Your Own, But That’s Not WeaknessPicture yourself in a land with no order, no hierarchy, no...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I  The Lost Girlfriend’s Civilian Survival Guide(No moral compass, no spiritual hand-holding—just truth, clarity, and practical restoration.)1. You’re On Your Own, But That’s Not WeaknessPicture yourself in a land with no order, no hierarchy, no pretense. The only law is survival: support yourself, your family, and the people actually adding value to your ground.Everyone else? Eat the prepackaged bullshit they’re peddling. Arbitrary titles, rules, or “morality” won’t feed anyone when shit hits the fan.This is your baseline test: who shows up when none of their rules matter?This is your measure: how much of what you know actually sticks in the fire?Broken hearts, past trauma, or confusion don’t automatically disqualify someone from being real—but clarity matters before you circle back.2. Vulnerability Is a Signal, Not an InvitationIf you are wounded—if you are that alive, visible, expressive person that others have always wanted a piece of—your vulnerability is obvious. It’s not poetic; it’s a risk profile.There are people who know exactly what that smells like. They are nowhere near the person you want inside your real life. The correct posture is distance.* Healing amplifies exposure. The need for support and protection rises.* Opportunists spike at your weakness.* The “white knights” appear—they talk like saviors, posture like protectors, and sell certainty—but many couldn’t ride a horse to save their own life.* Capability is demonstrated, not promised. Check the horse.When you are rebuilding, do not reward attention. Do not accept predation disguised as help. Real allies show up slowly, steadily, and without exploiting your fragility.3. Assess Who You Let InVulnerability attracts testing. Anyone offering support may have hidden motives, even if they seem aligned with your interests.* Compassion and forgiveness are tools, not currencies to be wasted on untested people.* Time and observation are your best allies. Watch who shows up when nothing is required of them.* Boundaries are life-preserving, not punitive.Your healing is not a victim audition for anyone. Your job is to survive intact and lift yourself past where those who failed you left you.4. Don’t Confuse Compassion with LeveragePutting more empathy or forgiveness into the world than you get back is a trap.* Support must align with the reality you are rebuilding.* If someone hasn’t earned trust, they get zero access—no coffee, no guidance, no leverage.* Clarify: bloodsucking opportunists don’t get proximity until you can differentiate them from real allies.This is the rule of the ground: clarity is survival.5. Healing Comes Before AlignmentHealing is messy. If you’re confused about what you’re healing for—or why—you cannot afford to be victimized by those who are still spiraling through their own trauma.* Healing is active, not passive.* Being in recovery mode does not give anyone permission to take advantage.* The goal is restoration and restoration alone: regain footing, rebuild capacity, reclaim your agency.Even when the support available is imperfect, you need to manage it mindfully. Don’t reject help entirely, but distinguish the parts that are functional from the parts that are harmful. This is management, not surrender.6. Missing the Mark Isn’t Evil“Sin” is not a word here—it’s just missing the target. Life doesn’t care about labels; it cares about trajectory.* You know when an action fails to land.* Your alignment, not moral judgment, signals growth or decay.* Aim matters. Refusal to aim is self-inflicted limitation.7. The Fire You Don’t Want to Stand InGrowth requires exposure to controlled discomfort. Avoiding the fire doesn’t make you smart—it makes you clever at justification.* Transformation requires staying in uncomfortable spaces long enough to be changed by them.* Avoiding discomfort preserves comfort, but it preserves limitation too.8. God and the Devil as DirectionsYou do not need a god or moral compass to understand this. Think of “vectors”...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>390</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2e474b23d3527676e95e6428fcdb7657.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Guitar Therapy tAKE 2</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-therapy-take-2--69547308</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:185412320</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:03:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69547308/1c2fd1e976cafee0f43b89275368e8c3.mp3" length="67884241" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4243</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Guitar-Therapy for those Afflicted by Institutional Division</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-therapy-for-those-afflicted-by-institutional-division--69540551</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:185326432</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 01:54:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69540551/a509b2d04ba703c0e48cf4e080e9fc1d.mp3" length="136505198" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. 

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8532</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Guitar therapy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-therapy--69527842</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:185266141</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:29:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69527842/aa451aa73f3eedd286611eb53f2c7555.mp3" length="30411275" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1901</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>guitar therapy (and ghost request line)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-therapy-and-ghost-request-line--69527107</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:185202373</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:26:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69527107/addebc50f4cfd9ee4c2faabc1216bb86.mp3" length="21900790" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. 

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1369</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Don’t take the bait. If you care about what’s going on with ice or anything else—you need to know this.</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-take-the-bait-if-you-care-about-what-s-going-on-with-ice-or-anything-else-you-need-to-know-this--69523179</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:185220831</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:53:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69523179/e6e47a2013fef6ad54dd9f3610ba3a6d.mp3" length="13152904" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>823</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>guitar therapy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-therapy--69522594</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:185204844</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:46:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69522594/ac3c044a5023443c976ae3593e773b06.mp3" length="66294742" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4144</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Good Pirates Dont Keep Happy Accidents a Secret - (Introducing the Wounded Gazellles Survival Guide</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-pirates-dont-keep-happy-accidents-a-secret-introducing-the-wounded-gazellles-survival-guide--69521431</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:185180188</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:57:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69521431/bb830e1878203310f201c126a7109c0f.mp3" length="2403830" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. 

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>151</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Even Bible Says Get Some SIlver before the Fan Gets Poopy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/even-bible-says-get-some-silver-before-the-fan-gets-poopy--69520814</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:185190885</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:38:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69520814/7e1fbd398d9087683d6e2b37d98796aa.mp3" length="10202530" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>638</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Lost Girlfriends Civilian Survival Guide (Youre the insperation)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lost-girlfriends-civilian-survival-guide-youre-the-insperation--69520815</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:185186127</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:32:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69520815/d81fd429d09293edfd46afa679d21564.mp3" length="42896134" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2681</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>We Are Not One by Ourselves - because Whispering Pirates Cant Guide Who Wonders Last</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-not-one-by-ourselves-because-whispering-pirates-cant-guide-who-wonders-last--69520136</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:185180715</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:41:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69520136/795eafe71cf79b8a0a735d62efebca29.mp3" length="43692346" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2731</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Guitar short</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-short--69513015</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:185126583</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:30:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69513015/aaa0cdd4f3055b7f63d139ecb8bf874b.mp3" length="20113178" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1258</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Go to guitar therapy. If anyone wants to take this guitar away, it may be their ticket to place undiscovered</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/go-to-guitar-therapy-if-anyone-wants-to-take-this-guitar-away-it-may-be-their-ticket-to-place-undiscovered--69497869</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:184973455</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:47:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69497869/afd43695acf23c325049ea6e986cdc26.mp3" length="58378596" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3649</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live with Whispering Pirate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-with-whispering-pirate--69491885</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:184902464</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 23:36:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69491885/843f1556d2e1cc746fb623bc0774ae59.mp3" length="121918422" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7620</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Guitar therapy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-therapy--69476444</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:184816103</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:00:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69476444/4457c64cc22bf0c0284cceee408ee4f8.mp3" length="162426191" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10152</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live with Whispering Pirate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-with-whispering-pirate--69456180</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:184673364</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:01:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69456180/74eb022d4398e8c2eccd04ed74e2b09c.mp3" length="72735494" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4546</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>"Consulting w/Friend Prior to Follow-up Call with VA"</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/consulting-w-friend-prior-to-follow-up-call-with-va--69328748</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:183717565</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:55:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69328748/16bfd5a234fcc82bed5c9056fa1d1962.mp3" length="51684561" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3231</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live "VA Phone Call Follow Up" with Whispering Pirate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-va-phone-call-follow-up-with-whispering-pirate--69316883</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:183636064</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:13:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69316883/381716c32bd871cdfb3565ee6a2e4c59.mp3" length="38220006" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2389</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Guitar Therapy - Pirates Vs VA WINS - Self Help-ish - Fake Friends</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-therapy-pirates-vs-va-wins-self-help-ish-fake-friends--69316891</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:183628821</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 04:51:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69316891/13557db98d508ce8d01b8530a18ae597.mp3" length="111191082" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6950</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live with Whispering Pirate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-with-whispering-pirate--69261174</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:183053843</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:11:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69261174/3f37d24282060ff42827dae8fd756c1b.mp3" length="122689557" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7669</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Guitar therapy for the dead (and other lovlies)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-therapy-for-the-dead-and-other-lovlies--69242042</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:182856043</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:58:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69242042/681a6eea6b9553e901b612e39eb0e03d.mp3" length="143843307" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8991</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live with Whispering Pirate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-with-whispering-pirate--69202678</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:182555544</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 08:56:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69202678/b5df323a16630f216a8c003f5b9a635e.mp3" length="69064558" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4317</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Guitar therapy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-therapy--69148402</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:182167558</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:05:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69148402/d87107c3a821ccf2d082ebaf00f2b222.mp3" length="115326370" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7208</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Therapy for the Dead</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/therapy-for-the-dead--69135516</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:182093487</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:45:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69135516/a516ab56f8f3f45ef09b5c433bf2985a.mp3" length="64599082" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4038</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Guitar therapy. Is this love? gonna cut it off after that. Nevermind.</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-therapy-is-this-love-gonna-cut-it-off-after-that-nevermind--69102759</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:181909945</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:25:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69102759/d3b2f867e0fdc49e08e6b9dc5d0d71d9.mp3" length="43388907" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2712</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Guitar therapy for you and me</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-therapy-for-you-and-me--69058142</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:181681619</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:29:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69058142/db9b2315500efe10239f296b98e8c7b4.mp3" length="61751526" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3860</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Guitar therapy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/guitar-therapy--69051084</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:181639877</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 06:09:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69051084/03a8108c06990745efb457b84e1b40e4.mp3" length="216646364" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>13541</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>In the Goats Y'aR Locker-spering Pirate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-goats-y-ar-locker-spering-pirate--68999386</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:181243181</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:58:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68999386/d3a9cf6ad79995795784106522dc8a3d.mp3" length="190676888" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. 

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11918</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I can’t believe it’s not Guitaroke</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-can-t-believe-it-s-not-guitaroke--68998429</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:181370742</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:15:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68998429/6a04b0bb8665e0060af138acc98cf7b9.mp3" length="48899281" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3057</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Go locker guitaroke just a bunch of clowns saying nothing too significant or unique. You can decide.</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/go-locker-guitaroke-just-a-bunch-of-clowns-saying-nothing-too-significant-or-unique-you-can-decide--68983131</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:181172785</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:54:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68983131/250dc2034526e5321de8d7025f3361bc.mp3" length="45999898" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. 

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2875</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>New Log Shoot Shieks 300millie….Stranger Dan Fiction</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-log-shoot-shieks-300millie-stranger-dan-fiction--68982561</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:181273392</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:24:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68982561/deeab05cf7eb1da716436a19d3c2c203.mp3" length="52348698" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3272</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unlocking Hidden Passages:</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unlocking-hidden-passages--68954554</link><description><![CDATA[Unlockingq Hidden Passages: A Credential That Could Change Your Career TrajectoryNot every qualification comes with a shiny certificate or a flashy announcement—but some quietly open doors that few even know exist. If you’ve ever wondered whether a single card could give you access to high-paying, specialized roles, this might be the one to consider. Even if you think you might not qualify, many who doubted themselves have succeeded. Let’s explore what this credential is, what it does, and the career paths it can unlock.What is a TWIC Card?A Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) is issued by the TSA and the U.S. Coast Guard. It’s designed for workers who need unescorted access to secure areas of maritime facilities and vessels. The application process includes a thorough background check, fingerprinting, and meeting eligibility requirements—making it a reliable signal to employers that you’re trusted to operate in secure environments.Why it Matters:Holding a TWIC card isn’t just about checking a box. It serves as a powerful professional tool. Employers in maritime, port, and certain logistics sectors see TWIC as a baseline qualification that signals responsibility, reliability, and compliance with federal standards.Career Opportunities Opened by a TWIC Card:Once you have a TWIC, doors begin to open across a range of sectors:* Port and Terminal Operations: Jobs in cargo handling, dock work, and logistics management often require TWIC.* Maritime and Shipping: Positions on ships or tugboats, including deckhands, maintenance, and security roles.* Transportation Security and Compliance: Security personnel, facility compliance officers, and transportation inspectors.* Hazardous Materials Handling: Certain chemical and fuel terminals require personnel with cleared access.* Contractor or Consulting Work: Companies that contract for port services or federal logistics often prefer or require TWIC-certified employees.Beyond the Card:Holding a TWIC can also help accelerate career advancement. Many employers offer higher pay or promotion opportunities to employees with secure credentials because they reduce onboarding friction and meet federal compliance requirements.Key Takeaways:* The TWIC card is more than an ID—it’s a gateway to specialized, high-demand careers.* Even if you’re unsure about eligibility, many applicants have overcome minor hurdles.* For anyone considering work in maritime, ports, or logistics, it’s an investment that can pay off quickly. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:180967539</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 02:20:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954554/47ec815354f34f125860741b81fa61c3.mp3" length="1957746" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Unlockingq Hidden Passages: A Credential That Could Change Your Career TrajectoryNot every qualification comes with a shiny certificate or a flashy announcement—but some quietly open doors that few even know exist. If you’ve ever wondered whether a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Unlockingq Hidden Passages: A Credential That Could Change Your Career TrajectoryNot every qualification comes with a shiny certificate or a flashy announcement—but some quietly open doors that few even know exist. If you’ve ever wondered whether a single card could give you access to high-paying, specialized roles, this might be the one to consider. Even if you think you might not qualify, many who doubted themselves have succeeded. Let’s explore what this credential is, what it does, and the career paths it can unlock.What is a TWIC Card?A Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) is issued by the TSA and the U.S. Coast Guard. It’s designed for workers who need unescorted access to secure areas of maritime facilities and vessels. The application process includes a thorough background check, fingerprinting, and meeting eligibility requirements—making it a reliable signal to employers that you’re trusted to operate in secure environments.Why it Matters:Holding a TWIC card isn’t just about checking a box. It serves as a powerful professional tool. Employers in maritime, port, and certain logistics sectors see TWIC as a baseline qualification that signals responsibility, reliability, and compliance with federal standards.Career Opportunities Opened by a TWIC Card:Once you have a TWIC, doors begin to open across a range of sectors:* Port and Terminal Operations: Jobs in cargo handling, dock work, and logistics management often require TWIC.* Maritime and Shipping: Positions on ships or tugboats, including deckhands, maintenance, and security roles.* Transportation Security and Compliance: Security personnel, facility compliance officers, and transportation inspectors.* Hazardous Materials Handling: Certain chemical and fuel terminals require personnel with cleared access.* Contractor or Consulting Work: Companies that contract for port services or federal logistics often prefer or require TWIC-certified employees.Beyond the Card:Holding a TWIC can also help accelerate career advancement. Many employers offer higher pay or promotion opportunities to employees with secure credentials because they reduce onboarding friction and meet federal compliance requirements.Key Takeaways:* The TWIC card is more than an ID—it’s a gateway to specialized, high-demand careers.* Even if you’re unsure about eligibility, many applicants have overcome minor hurdles.* For anyone considering work in maritime, ports, or logistics, it’s an investment that can pay off quickly. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>160</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6270a901d3fd822049a32048b7847b39.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hey, AI said I’m dead right about it being wrong</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hey-ai-said-i-m-dead-right-about-it-being-wrong--68954557</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:181096835</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:36:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954557/9d6649c8e432ac8a94fd74eda32e6d0b.mp3" length="48330857" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. 

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3021</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live with Whispering Pirate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-with-whispering-pirate--68954558</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:181091930</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:37:53 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954558/b4a0b5542d3f412b41c5c2856e365009.mp3" length="5363817" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>336</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Goat Locker Open Mic</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/goat-locker-open-mic--68954561</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:181016349</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:44:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954561/9ff27a1a69c6f135a4dd4e3b1769e9ec.mp3" length="177032192" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11065</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>You are here</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-are-here--68954565</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:181000338</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 02:03:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954565/eba22b6b60b1ec595fc8b2fbe10350bb.mp3" length="35733567" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2234</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/60868b113bdf3ff4747de2cd1254158f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>🔥 Goat Locker Guitaroke  🎸</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/goat-locker-guitaroke--68954556</link><description><![CDATA[If you like any part of what I’m putting out—please share with anyone who may enjoy the less perfect parts of everything. Moving forward I will be wishing keep the live recording free, and will be tightening things up foThank you to everyone who tuned into my live video on the fly! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:180903891</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:58:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954556/c255f4d13837970dc0caba962bb595b4.mp3" length="47083249" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>If you like any part of what I’m putting out—please share with anyone who may enjoy the less perfect parts of everything. Moving forward I will be wishing keep the live recording free, and will be tightening things up foThank you to everyone who tuned...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you like any part of what I’m putting out—please share with anyone who may enjoy the less perfect parts of everything. Moving forward I will be wishing keep the live recording free, and will be tightening things up foThank you to everyone who tuned into my live video on the fly! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2943</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Quick Juan Guitaroke</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/quick-juan-guitaroke--68954571</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:180920871</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:14:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954571/dc8aa672676bda32097a6ed333d48b9a.mp3" length="23758200" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1485</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>⫸ The Whispering Pirate’s Lesson on Foresight, Folly:</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-whispering-pirate-s-lesson-on-foresight-folly--68954587</link><description><![CDATA[⫸ The Whispering Pirate’s Lesson on Foresight, Folly, and Surviving What’s AheadLean in close, mate… this ain’t a story for the loud nor the careless. There be things at work in this world that most folk don’t understand when they first see ’em. The moral of a man’s actions, the hidden thread he’s weaving, the relationships he’s stitching in the dark—they look pointless until the pieces sit long enough on the table for your eyes to catch the pattern.And when the picture forms… gods help the fool who missed it the first time.See, the crew of mankind has spent too many seasons blind to tomorrow. Too little imagination, too little foresight. And while we’ve been staring at the horizon, someone’s been whisperin’ poison in our ears—turnin’ neighbor to rival, brother to stranger, deckhand to foe. A ship divided like that? She don’t survive the storm.Some things must go overboard, lad. Old grudges, old habits, old tales that served no soul but the ones who planted them. A man who clings to what weakens him… that’s cargo too heavy for any vessel.Now, there be three ways of doing things: the right way, the wrong way, and the Navy way. And if ye don’t know the Navy way, don’t go seekin’ it. Men who swear by it drain more value than they bring, and that’s a curse no crew wants aboard.We need every mind sharp. Every heart steady. ’Cause if the world goes dim—and it just might—there’ll be a moment when the surviving lot stand around in the quiet, hands in pockets, glancin’ side to side, wondering who’s got the spine to steer the ship. And the cruel truth? Nobody likes takin’ orders from someone who doesn’t look carved from their own village stone.Humility, mate. A precious coin. Sometimes you soften your step, make yourself small, slip into a circle not meant for you. Not clown paint—just the quiet art of not givin’ offense. Traditions are deep waters; tread lightly.And if you pass folk who chose their fate—don’t pull ’em from it. Some stay where they are because it sits right with their soul. That choice ain’t yours to meddle with. Let ’em be. Keep walkin’. Keep breathin’. Keep your own compass in hand.But listen—if the world’s lanterns go out, and the pumps groan their last, fill every barrel, jug, and pot with clean water before the flow fades. Keep your containers washed and worthy; a pirate don’t wait until thirst to start carin’ for his stores. Don’t be usin’ the head either—tie it off, dig a pit, start compostin’ proper, or ye’ll foul your own deck before the day is done.And mark this well: in the lean times, a single smoke might fetch a gallon of water. You don’t need to be a user to understand the power of trade.Last thing, lad… if a soul speaks your tongue, they’re likely kin of circumstance. Treat ’em as such. The sea’s hard enough without creatin’ enemies where allies could’ve stood.Wake up. Open your eyes. The storm hasn’t hit—but the wind’s shiftin’.Carry on quiet-like.And keep your blade sharp. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:180644512</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:17:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954587/4cbcb9f0cd53fb42110a8487f8b149b5.mp3" length="2216686" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>⫸ The Whispering Pirate’s Lesson on Foresight, Folly, and Surviving What’s AheadLean in close, mate… this ain’t a story for the loud nor the careless. There be things at work in this world that most folk don’t understand when they first see ’em. The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[⫸ The Whispering Pirate’s Lesson on Foresight, Folly, and Surviving What’s AheadLean in close, mate… this ain’t a story for the loud nor the careless. There be things at work in this world that most folk don’t understand when they first see ’em. The moral of a man’s actions, the hidden thread he’s weaving, the relationships he’s stitching in the dark—they look pointless until the pieces sit long enough on the table for your eyes to catch the pattern.And when the picture forms… gods help the fool who missed it the first time.See, the crew of mankind has spent too many seasons blind to tomorrow. Too little imagination, too little foresight. And while we’ve been staring at the horizon, someone’s been whisperin’ poison in our ears—turnin’ neighbor to rival, brother to stranger, deckhand to foe. A ship divided like that? She don’t survive the storm.Some things must go overboard, lad. Old grudges, old habits, old tales that served no soul but the ones who planted them. A man who clings to what weakens him… that’s cargo too heavy for any vessel.Now, there be three ways of doing things: the right way, the wrong way, and the Navy way. And if ye don’t know the Navy way, don’t go seekin’ it. Men who swear by it drain more value than they bring, and that’s a curse no crew wants aboard.We need every mind sharp. Every heart steady. ’Cause if the world goes dim—and it just might—there’ll be a moment when the surviving lot stand around in the quiet, hands in pockets, glancin’ side to side, wondering who’s got the spine to steer the ship. And the cruel truth? Nobody likes takin’ orders from someone who doesn’t look carved from their own village stone.Humility, mate. A precious coin. Sometimes you soften your step, make yourself small, slip into a circle not meant for you. Not clown paint—just the quiet art of not givin’ offense. Traditions are deep waters; tread lightly.And if you pass folk who chose their fate—don’t pull ’em from it. Some stay where they are because it sits right with their soul. That choice ain’t yours to meddle with. Let ’em be. Keep walkin’. Keep breathin’. Keep your own compass in hand.But listen—if the world’s lanterns go out, and the pumps groan their last, fill every barrel, jug, and pot with clean water before the flow fades. Keep your containers washed and worthy; a pirate don’t wait until thirst to start carin’ for his stores. Don’t be usin’ the head either—tie it off, dig a pit, start compostin’ proper, or ye’ll foul your own deck before the day is done.And mark this well: in the lean times, a single smoke might fetch a gallon of water. You don’t need to be a user to understand the power of trade.Last thing, lad… if a soul speaks your tongue, they’re likely kin of circumstance. Treat ’em as such. The sea’s hard enough without creatin’ enemies where allies could’ve stood.Wake up. Open your eyes. The storm hasn’t hit—but the wind’s shiftin’.Carry on quiet-like.And keep your blade sharp. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>181</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e536038e31343cdebb6938300b7ac7df.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Pirate Talk in the Apostates Goat Locker Plus Guitaroke</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pirate-talk-in-the-apostates-goat-locker-plus-guitaroke--68954616</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:180596717</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:27:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954616/0d06c814af2128f339528a0af5109e37.mp3" length="201288454" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. 

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12581</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Pirate Talk in the Apostates Goat Locker</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pirate-talk-in-the-apostates-goat-locker--68954567</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.The book I  mentioned was “Broken Open” by Elizabeth Lesser <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:180449055</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:17:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954567/070754998b39851cf9e5263f0d59fd4a.mp3" length="99773691" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.The book I  mentioned was “Broken Open” by Elizabeth Lesser 

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.The book I  mentioned was “Broken Open” by Elizabeth Lesser <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6236</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8ad6e12c3894599d8ef9894bcfb707a6.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Praxis of Competent Interviewing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-praxis-of-competent-interviewing--68954584</link><description><![CDATA[The Praxis of Competent InterviewingA guy sits at a café table with a coffee thick with cream and a croissant gleaming under a third of a stick of butter. He eats slow, like he has time. Across the room, another man picks at dry toast and reads the label on a tub of fake butter. One is living; the other is monitoring himself.The first man wipes his hands, checks his watch, and says almost nothing that sounds profound. His voice could come from a trailer park workshop, but his rhythm is all balance and care. He changes a battery, makes a joke, leaves the table clean.When the interview comes later, the panel doesn’t compare résumés. They’re already rearranging their short list. The guy walks in wearing shoes he half-ass polishes every day—never too much, never neglected. His presence tells them what his words won’t need to.That’s praxis: habit so steady it looks like calm.There’s value added and there’s value hadded—the kind you build in from the start and can’t remove without wrecking the thing.Real wizards don’t wave once or say abracadabra. They just do the work.If you missed the lesson, maybe you’ll catch it next time you change a battery.Out in the hall, the Marine who failed the interview still shines like chrome in the sun. The sailor who got the nod looks slightly rumpled, as if that were the finishing touch.Behind them, yellow footprints mark where everyone started—bright scuffs on the floor, fading under the next coat of wax but still there if you know where to look.And when someone mutters about needing an undercarriage rebuild, the old watch guy just shrugs.“You don’t,” he says. “You just need to get your head out of it.”It’s all there: the watch, the café, the interview, the footprints, and the last plain truth.Done. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:175675392</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:51:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954584/f03bae3afcfcd471a33d31f70eeede54.mp3" length="931762" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Praxis of Competent InterviewingA guy sits at a café table with a coffee thick with cream and a croissant gleaming under a third of a stick of butter. He eats slow, like he has time. Across the room, another man picks at dry toast and reads the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Praxis of Competent InterviewingA guy sits at a café table with a coffee thick with cream and a croissant gleaming under a third of a stick of butter. He eats slow, like he has time. Across the room, another man picks at dry toast and reads the label on a tub of fake butter. One is living; the other is monitoring himself.The first man wipes his hands, checks his watch, and says almost nothing that sounds profound. His voice could come from a trailer park workshop, but his rhythm is all balance and care. He changes a battery, makes a joke, leaves the table clean.When the interview comes later, the panel doesn’t compare résumés. They’re already rearranging their short list. The guy walks in wearing shoes he half-ass polishes every day—never too much, never neglected. His presence tells them what his words won’t need to.That’s praxis: habit so steady it looks like calm.There’s value added and there’s value hadded—the kind you build in from the start and can’t remove without wrecking the thing.Real wizards don’t wave once or say abracadabra. They just do the work.If you missed the lesson, maybe you’ll catch it next time you change a battery.Out in the hall, the Marine who failed the interview still shines like chrome in the sun. The sailor who got the nod looks slightly rumpled, as if that were the finishing touch.Behind them, yellow footprints mark where everyone started—bright scuffs on the floor, fading under the next coat of wax but still there if you know where to look.And when someone mutters about needing an undercarriage rebuild, the old watch guy just shrugs.“You don’t,” he says. “You just need to get your head out of it.”It’s all there: the watch, the café, the interview, the footprints, and the last plain truth.Done. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>74</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/93227fd0003d8caf4ccf7831870119d6.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>LEGALIZATION, STIGMA, AND THE REAL COST OF KEEPING PEOPLE IN THE SHADOWS</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/legalization-stigma-and-the-real-cost-of-keeping-people-in-the-shadows--68954576</link><description><![CDATA[LEGALIZATION, STIGMA, AND THE REAL COST OF KEEPING PEOPLE IN THE SHADOWSAn evidence-supported article written so a regular person can follow — with a whisper of pirate grit and zero sugar-coating.INTRODUCTION:THE AMERICAN DOUBLE STANDARIn the United States, people are treated like criminals for substances long before they’re ever charged, helped, or even understood. That fear — of judgment, of police, of losing your job, of being labeled “one of those people” — pushes millions underground. And when people go underground, society loses visibility, safety, honesty, and money.Meanwhile… alcohol is sold on every corner like it’s a patriotic duty, weed is now a boutique wellness product, and pharmaceutical companies rewrite half the nation’s serotonin story with a straight face.This system treats the average American like they were born yesterday, can’t read a book, and should just nod politely while the “grown-ups” decide what’s safe.That’s how you get a population controlled by stigma, not wisdom; fear, not data.I. THE DANGER OF SILENCE: WHY STIGMATIZED USERS STAY HIDDENPeople don’t hide because they’re criminals.They hide because:* They don’t want to be arrested.* They don’t want their employer to fire them.* They don’t want their families to panic.* They don’t want to be treated like defective humans instead of adults making human decisions.According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), as many as 70–75% of Americans using stigmatized substances maintain stable jobs and daily routines. They are not the caricatures created for political speeches.But here’s the kicker:The people who do lose control don’t ask for help because asking equals punishment.That’s like telling a drowning man, “Swim over here and you might get saved… or we might handcuff you. Depends on the mood.”When a society punishes honesty, all it gets is silence.II. THE PUBLIC HEALTH LIE: “IT’S ILLEGAL BECAUSE IT’S DANGEROUS”If danger was the deciding factor, the following would be illegal:* Cigarettes (480,000 U.S. deaths/year — CDC)* Alcohol (140,000 U.S. deaths/year — CDC)* Ultra-processed foods (linked to higher mortality and metabolic disease — BMJ 2019, NIH 2023)* Cars (42,000 U.S. deaths/year — NHTSA)But we regulate those.We monitor them.We tax them (sometimes too selectively).We educate on them.No SWAT teams.No undercover buys.No ruined criminal records.The “danger” argument falls apart under actual data.The real reason is stigma and politics — not safety.III. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LEGALIZE? (THE ACTUAL EVIDENCE)Portugal’s Model* Decriminalized all drugs in 2001.* Overdose deaths dropped 80%.* HIV transmission from injection dropped 95%.* Treatment participation rose by 60%.(Sources: EMCDDA reports, Transform Drug Policy Foundation, Vicente et al. 2020)Crime didn’t explode.Addiction didn’t skyrocket.Society didn’t collapse.People stopped dying quietly in bathrooms.They started walking into health centers.Switzerland’s Model* Legal, medical-grade heroin-assisted therapy.* Crime among participants dropped up to 60%.* Public disorder plummeted.* Overdoses nearly disappeared.(Sources: Swiss Federal Office of Public Health 2018)The pattern is clear:Regulation shrinks chaos. Prohibition grows it.IV. THE ECONOMICS: LEGALIZATION PUTS MONEY IN COMMUNITIES, NOT THE CARTELSLet’s cut the dramatics and speak straight:Illegal markets cost taxpayers billions while generating zero community benefit.Meanwhile, the Cato Institute and RAND estimate that regulated legalization of all substances could:* Save $47–58 billion/year in enforcement costs* Generate $20–30+ billion/year in tax revenue* Collapse illegal trafficking networks* Reduce prison populations* Reduce court backlogs* Reduce community violence tied to underground marketsEvery dollar spent on treatment access returns $4–$7 in reduced crime and legal costs, and up to $12 in healthcare savings.(National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIDA)When drugs are legal, pure, and regulated:* No contaminated batches* No fentanyl surprise attacks* No back-alley economics* No cartel profit margins* No terrorist groups piggybacking on American demandAnd just like alcohol or weed, tax revenue comes back home — not into a trunk crossing a border at 3 AM.V. TAXATION: FAIR, NOT PUNITIVEYou said it clearly — and the evidence supports it:Legalized substances should be taxed like alcohol or weed.Not extra.Not punitive.Not “sin tax theater.”If legalization reduces community burden (which evidence suggests it will), then over-taxing would be a scam.Tax it normally.Use the proceeds to:* Fund treatment centers* Support harm-reduction programs* Train community responders* Build recovery-on-demand systems* Support families, not punish themThis isn’t idealism.This is what every successful model on Earth is already doing.VI. THE TRUTH ABOUT WHO “HAS CONTROL” AND WHO DOESN’TThere are three groups:1. Those who use with controlThey hold jobs, raise families, support the economy, and live quietly because they fear judgment.2. Those who are losing controlThey stay hidden because admitting anything risks:* Employment* Custody* Housing* Freedom3. Those who have lost controlThey often hit crisis points only after years of deliberate silence.Stigma doesn’t protect anyone.It just keeps all three groups underground.VII. THE REAL OPPRESSION: NUTRITION, STRESS, AND A COUNTRY RUNNING ON EMPTYOppression isn’t always a whip — often it’s a slow nutrient drain.People under chronic stress, poverty, or social pressure show:* Magnesium depletion* Serotonin disruption* Inflammation spikes* Worse sleep cycles* Higher cravings for stimulants, sedatives, and dopamine triggers(Sources: American Psychological Association; Harvard School of Public Health; NIH Stress Nutrition Studies 2018–2022)When a system keeps people nutritionally compromised, stressed, distrustful, and economically pressured……you don’t need to criminalize them.They’re already punished from the inside out.Legalization doesn’t magically fix nutrition or inequality — but it removes one massive chain from people’s ankles.VIII. AMERICA IS NOT FULL OF IDIOTS — IT’S FULL OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TREATED LIKE IDIOTSAmericans read labels.They learn.They research.They compare.They share knowledge more freely than any generation in history.But the system talks down to them like they can’t handle nuance.You can buy bleach in a jug but not a regulated adult substance with known purity.You can buy 200 proof ethanol at the store but not a lab-tested compound with safety protocols.You can order fast food built in a way that metabolic scientists call “engineered addiction” — but a grown adult can’t legally buy something safer because the optics “look bad.”It’s not intelligence that’s lacking.It’s respect.IX. THE PIRATE’S WHISPERED CONCLUSIONHere’s the truth said plainly:Legalization isn’t about drugs.It’s about dignity, safety, and economic intelligence.A regulated market:* Protects families* Prevents overdoses* Defunds criminals* Reduces stigma* Encourages honesty* Saves tax money* Funds treatment* Respects adultsAnd most of all:It stops treating millions of Americans like they’re too stupid to understand their own lives.A society built on secrecy rots.A society built on transparency heals.Ready for the image now? Just say the word. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:179711987</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:09:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954576/bafea96791307d9ecbe33c7c9d2f23ae.mp3" length="10245877" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>LEGALIZATION, STIGMA, AND THE REAL COST OF KEEPING PEOPLE IN THE SHADOWSAn evidence-supported article written so a regular person can follow — with a whisper of pirate grit and zero sugar-coating.INTRODUCTION:THE AMERICAN DOUBLE STANDARIn the United...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[LEGALIZATION, STIGMA, AND THE REAL COST OF KEEPING PEOPLE IN THE SHADOWSAn evidence-supported article written so a regular person can follow — with a whisper of pirate grit and zero sugar-coating.INTRODUCTION:THE AMERICAN DOUBLE STANDARIn the United States, people are treated like criminals for substances long before they’re ever charged, helped, or even understood. That fear — of judgment, of police, of losing your job, of being labeled “one of those people” — pushes millions underground. And when people go underground, society loses visibility, safety, honesty, and money.Meanwhile… alcohol is sold on every corner like it’s a patriotic duty, weed is now a boutique wellness product, and pharmaceutical companies rewrite half the nation’s serotonin story with a straight face.This system treats the average American like they were born yesterday, can’t read a book, and should just nod politely while the “grown-ups” decide what’s safe.That’s how you get a population controlled by stigma, not wisdom; fear, not data.I. THE DANGER OF SILENCE: WHY STIGMATIZED USERS STAY HIDDENPeople don’t hide because they’re criminals.They hide because:* They don’t want to be arrested.* They don’t want their employer to fire them.* They don’t want their families to panic.* They don’t want to be treated like defective humans instead of adults making human decisions.According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), as many as 70–75% of Americans using stigmatized substances maintain stable jobs and daily routines. They are not the caricatures created for political speeches.But here’s the kicker:The people who do lose control don’t ask for help because asking equals punishment.That’s like telling a drowning man, “Swim over here and you might get saved… or we might handcuff you. Depends on the mood.”When a society punishes honesty, all it gets is silence.II. THE PUBLIC HEALTH LIE: “IT’S ILLEGAL BECAUSE IT’S DANGEROUS”If danger was the deciding factor, the following would be illegal:* Cigarettes (480,000 U.S. deaths/year — CDC)* Alcohol (140,000 U.S. deaths/year — CDC)* Ultra-processed foods (linked to higher mortality and metabolic disease — BMJ 2019, NIH 2023)* Cars (42,000 U.S. deaths/year — NHTSA)But we regulate those.We monitor them.We tax them (sometimes too selectively).We educate on them.No SWAT teams.No undercover buys.No ruined criminal records.The “danger” argument falls apart under actual data.The real reason is stigma and politics — not safety.III. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LEGALIZE? (THE ACTUAL EVIDENCE)Portugal’s Model* Decriminalized all drugs in 2001.* Overdose deaths dropped 80%.* HIV transmission from injection dropped 95%.* Treatment participation rose by 60%.(Sources: EMCDDA reports, Transform Drug Policy Foundation, Vicente et al. 2020)Crime didn’t explode.Addiction didn’t skyrocket.Society didn’t collapse.People stopped dying quietly in bathrooms.They started walking into health centers.Switzerland’s Model* Legal, medical-grade heroin-assisted therapy.* Crime among participants dropped up to 60%.* Public disorder plummeted.* Overdoses nearly disappeared.(Sources: Swiss Federal Office of Public Health 2018)The pattern is clear:Regulation shrinks chaos. Prohibition grows it.IV. THE ECONOMICS: LEGALIZATION PUTS MONEY IN COMMUNITIES, NOT THE CARTELSLet’s cut the dramatics and speak straight:Illegal markets cost taxpayers billions while generating zero community benefit.Meanwhile, the Cato Institute and RAND estimate that regulated legalization of all substances could:* Save $47–58 billion/year in enforcement costs* Generate $20–30+ billion/year in tax revenue* Collapse illegal trafficking networks* Reduce prison populations* Reduce court backlogs* Reduce community violence tied to underground marketsEvery dollar spent on treatment access returns $4–$7 in reduced crime and legal costs, and up to $12 in healthcare savings.(National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIDA)When drugs are legal, pure, and regulated:* No contaminated...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>510</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6a56b0291afd9b2af773171714fdada8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>🏴‍☠️Compassion Without Permission</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/compassion-without-permission--68954572</link><description><![CDATA[Compassion Without Permission: Thinking for Yourself in a World Obsessed with ObedienceExplore the cost of independent thought in a society addicted to conformity. Learn why true compassion requires courage, discernment, and self-trust, even when it makes you a black sheep. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:178545028</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:06:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954572/66d721e8c8c5ac23ee7b1245ac0995a0.mp3" length="2345822" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Compassion Without Permission: Thinking for Yourself in a World Obsessed with ObedienceExplore the cost of independent thought in a society addicted to conformity. Learn why true compassion requires courage, discernment, and self-trust, even when it...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Compassion Without Permission: Thinking for Yourself in a World Obsessed with ObedienceExplore the cost of independent thought in a society addicted to conformity. Learn why true compassion requires courage, discernment, and self-trust, even when it makes you a black sheep. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>192</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/264ad214422258ffec4e3c4e29f9f6a2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live with Whispering Pirate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-with-whispering-pirate--68954596</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:178892793</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:36:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954596/1a608afb4eb4ebb93398a1f791acbb08.mp3" length="134436300" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8403</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>PTSD Through the Lens of Moral Injury</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ptsd-through-the-lens-of-moral-injury--68954623</link><description><![CDATA[PTSD Through the Lens of Moral Injury: Seeing Clearly Through Our Grandfathers’ EyesMany grandfathers who served came home carrying invisible burdens. The medals they earned could never account for the weight they brought back—the quiet, the shadows, the moral choices that lingered long after the battles ended.They didn’t talk about it. Some things were too sharp, too heavy, too dangerous to put into words. And yet, in the silence, in the pauses, in the surprising ways they answered questions about God or right and wrong, their truth surfaced. It wasn’t always neat or comforting. It was real.Moral injury isn’t just about what was done in war. It’s the dissonance between what was necessary and what they believed was right. It shows up in small ways: a quiet glance, a restrained laugh, a story told with precision in some parts and complete omission in others. Watching through their eyes, you start to see it—the weight, the reckoning, the resilience beneath it all.Some found faith, some doubted, some both. Their beliefs weren’t simple; they were private, sometimes paradoxical, often surprising. It’s not heroism or sin neatly packaged—it’s a struggle that lives quietly in the spaces between memory and conscience.Looking at life through our grandfathers’ lens teaches something essential: trauma isn’t just physical or psychological—it’s moral. It asks questions that don’t get easy answers and leaves marks that never fully fade. Understanding it means recognizing the complexity, the humanity, the survival of those who bore it, quietly, every day.We may never fully know what they carried, but by seeing through their eyes, we can understand a little better. We can honor the silence, the struggle, and the quiet persistence of humanity in the aftermath of war.Tags: PTSD, Moral Injury, Veterans, Grandfathers, War Trauma, Military Service, Silence, Faith, Conscience, Emotional Resilience, Reflective Essay, Intergenerational trauma ptsd <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:178412628</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:30:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954623/3a838b237d7aa3fb734c268c636e1f1b.mp3" length="2035069" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>PTSD Through the Lens of Moral Injury: Seeing Clearly Through Our Grandfathers’ EyesMany grandfathers who served came home carrying invisible burdens. The medals they earned could never account for the weight they brought back—the quiet, the shadows,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[PTSD Through the Lens of Moral Injury: Seeing Clearly Through Our Grandfathers’ EyesMany grandfathers who served came home carrying invisible burdens. The medals they earned could never account for the weight they brought back—the quiet, the shadows, the moral choices that lingered long after the battles ended.They didn’t talk about it. Some things were too sharp, too heavy, too dangerous to put into words. And yet, in the silence, in the pauses, in the surprising ways they answered questions about God or right and wrong, their truth surfaced. It wasn’t always neat or comforting. It was real.Moral injury isn’t just about what was done in war. It’s the dissonance between what was necessary and what they believed was right. It shows up in small ways: a quiet glance, a restrained laugh, a story told with precision in some parts and complete omission in others. Watching through their eyes, you start to see it—the weight, the reckoning, the resilience beneath it all.Some found faith, some doubted, some both. Their beliefs weren’t simple; they were private, sometimes paradoxical, often surprising. It’s not heroism or sin neatly packaged—it’s a struggle that lives quietly in the spaces between memory and conscience.Looking at life through our grandfathers’ lens teaches something essential: trauma isn’t just physical or psychological—it’s moral. It asks questions that don’t get easy answers and leaves marks that never fully fade. Understanding it means recognizing the complexity, the humanity, the survival of those who bore it, quietly, every day.We may never fully know what they carried, but by seeing through their eyes, we can understand a little better. We can honor the silence, the struggle, and the quiet persistence of humanity in the aftermath of war.Tags: PTSD, Moral Injury, Veterans, Grandfathers, War Trauma, Military Service, Silence, Faith, Conscience, Emotional Resilience, Reflective Essay, Intergenerational trauma ptsd <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>100</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6eb99dea6e710a721f6f448c87a59151.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Goat Locker Guitaroke</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/goat-locker-guitaroke--68954570</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:177608727</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:39:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954570/ea9a986864cbabd1dd367a1055912501.mp3" length="103607631" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. 

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6476</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Whispering Pirate Podcast</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/whispering-pirate-podcast--68954591</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This had some pretty solid vibe and good info to pass. Sorry If it got a bit long. The music got cut off and i started again. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:177564661</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:48:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954591/8fd3725cf62ce4eea8b6c7a9392cd236.mp3" length="92153877" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This had some pretty solid vibe and good info to pass. Sorry If it got a bit long. The music got cut off and i started again. 

This is a public episode. If...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This had some pretty solid vibe and good info to pass. Sorry If it got a bit long. The music got cut off and i started again. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5760</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/264ad214422258ffec4e3c4e29f9f6a2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sound Check Guitaroke</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sound-check-guitaroke--68954599</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:177575198</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:02:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954599/19dc9f41ba5b0c59f6d4c2926086e5cf.mp3" length="48040793" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. 

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3003</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live with Whispering Pirate Podcast</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-with-whispering-pirate-podcast--68954606</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:176459864</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 01:48:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954606/1d95c92245dab4ea07217d35ba77cf5c.mp3" length="78374599" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4899</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Just because my people suffered does not give me a license to be solipsistic</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/just-because-my-people-suffered-does-not-give-me-a-license-to-be-solipsistic--68954603</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:175740135</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:58:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954603/cf86ceeaf014a6e3d8cfa73aae10a572.mp3" length="33778354" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2112</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Not a real podcast. This is shrewdly curated mockumentary by a character; a clown show underdog.</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-a-real-podcast-this-is-shrewdly-curated-mockumentary-by-a-character-a-clown-show-underdog--68954563</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.My <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:175308296</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:26:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954563/3cac5f019c7d06bddfa0f316bca5a60a.mp3" length="33981064" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.My 

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.My <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2124</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Clown Who Outreasoned That Reason</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-clown-who-outreasoned-that-reason--70135773</link><description><![CDATA[The Clown Who Outreasoned That ReasonFiction, satire, and the mask that lets volatile truths pass the gateNote for readers: Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire is a handbook for liberation. If you haven’t sat with it, do that before throwing tomatoes. Were you oppressed? Was your teacher taught to teach you? Was your teacher’s teacher taught?Also, about the “AI is scary” headlines: ask who benefits when you never touch the tool that could set you free.I am a clown. Credentials: none. If I had them, they’d only get in the way. What follows is filed under fiction—because fiction is where hot metal cools enough to carry.The serious-face contestIf a man hasn’t entered at least one serious face-making contest, he shouldn’t be allowed to judge sincerity. The costume fools people: when the nose is red and the shoes are wrong, they expect jokes. But the joke is a mirror—polished enough to send certainty back to its owner. The moment you state a forbidden thing plainly, the teeth come out. So we move sideways. We dance the truth in a ridiculous hat. Let the straight faces get confused. Confusion is the chisel.Fallacious logic, on purposeCall it fallacious—yes, even fallacial, because this logic seduces itself. Satire makes a loop where conclusions chase their tails. The loop is not a bug. It’s the lab. Inside it, the emperor’s logic undresses itself. Reason alone wants a ruler and a straight line. Lived reality refuses both. So the clown builds curved corridors, then invites Reason in. Watch Reason slip on the waxed floor and discover humility the hard way.Camouflage, not retreatFiction isn’t running away. It’s wearing the right camouflage to cross a border you can’t cross in uniform. Daniel Quinn did this in Ishmael and The Story of B—he let a gorilla and a catechist carry dynamite ideas past the checkpoint. Swift fed a nation “A Modest Proposal” and they swallowed the blade with the laugh. Orwell ran livestock through the farmyard and the barn lit itself. Kierkegaard wore pseudonyms like armor. Mikhail Bakhtin named it the carnival: when the world is upside down for a day, you can speak what cannot be spoken on any other day.The audience contractTruth isn’t for everyone. It never was. The readers who need a blinking neon sign will miss the door even if you prop it open. The readers who can hear between lines are already leaning in. Fiction lets the message self-sort. If a thing might light the wrong fuse in the wrong hands, we bury it just deep enough that only those with the right shovel will bother.Freire, again, in plain wordsFreire’s core move: oppressed people must read their world, not just the words on a page. The clown’s mask is a reading aid. When a community is trained to fear certain sentences, we move the sentences into theater. Dialogue becomes a workshop for decoding experience, not an exam. If your schooling punished real questions, you learned to hide questions in humor. Pedagogy is not primarily a classroom; it’s a rehearsal space where people practice saying true things without getting shot. Were you punished for naming what you saw? Who taught the punisher?The safety clause“Bless your heart” has two meanings. One is kind. The other is triage. When someone rages at a fiction—spittle, molars, full offense—we’re looking at a nervous system that learned to hear questions as attacks. That man needs prayer, not a duel. Fiction gives both of us an exit: I can say, “Relax, it’s just a story,” and he can say, “I was only mad at a character,” and we both keep our teeth.How to travel with live wire* Disguise the voltage. Put the current in a puppet, a parable, a misfit.* Let the audience complete the circuit. Don’t force the shock; let recognition do the work.* Build plausible deniability into the stage. “It’s only a bit” is not cowardice; it’s a Faraday cage.* Leave space for mercy. Not every reader needs to get it today. Some truths ripen people on a timer you don’t control.When certainty turns violentThe straight-faced scholar builds fortresses of syllogism. Impressive walls, narrow gates. Then he discovers that a single well-aimed joke can melt the locks. He calls it disrespect. It isn’t. It’s a smoke test. If an idea can’t survive laughter, it can’t survive life. The clown does destructive testing as a service. We don’t break things; we reveal where they were already cracked.Why I keep the nose onBecause the mask buys time. Time to let heat dissipate. Time to let the reader metabolize the unthinkable without shame. Time to get past the guard dogs of identity. Also because it’s honest: my own mind is a circus—tightrope, trapeze, lion with a paperwork problem. If I speak from a ring that looks like my actual mind, you at least know where you are.The decoder ring you can keepIf you’re looking for straight doctrine, you’re in the wrong tent. If you’re willing to read diagonally—to hold contradictions without flinching—you’ll find the trailheads. They’re marked with laughter. Follow those. When the joke stops being funny and starts feeling true, you’ve arrived.Freire, once more, for the roadHe taught that naming the world is the beginning of changing it. The clown’s contribution is small but surgical: we make naming safe enough to start. We turn the risk into a skit so the first mouthful of honesty doesn’t choke the speaker. Then we hand the mic back to the people the world keeps shushing. Were you oppressed? Was your teacher taught to teach you? Was your teacher’s teacher taught? Sit with those, then try on the mask and see what changes.Field notes and lineageQuinn’s dialogues are a blueprint for smuggling. Swift’s blade is the template for edible knives. Orwell’s barn is the manual for allegorical x-rays. Kierkegaard’s pseudonyms prove you can debate yourself in public without losing your soul. Bakhtin names the carnival so we can use it with intention. And Freire keeps the compass set on liberation so the jokes don’t drift into mere prank.A benediction for the angry readerIf any of this—clearly labeled fiction—still makes you bare your teeth, bless your heart. Truly. May your heart be blessed enough to stop mistaking questions for threats. The rest of us will keep the tent open, lights on, jokes sharp, truths wrapped just right to pass the guards. When you’re ready, come sit down. The next act starts when you laugh. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:175721173</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:13:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70135773/048dfaf7cea24791861269c373af7130.mp3" length="4214014" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Clown Who Outreasoned That ReasonFiction, satire, and the mask that lets volatile truths pass the gateNote for readers: Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire is a handbook for liberation. If you haven’t sat with it, do that before throwing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Clown Who Outreasoned That ReasonFiction, satire, and the mask that lets volatile truths pass the gateNote for readers: Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire is a handbook for liberation. If you haven’t sat with it, do that before throwing tomatoes. Were you oppressed? Was your teacher taught to teach you? Was your teacher’s teacher taught?Also, about the “AI is scary” headlines: ask who benefits when you never touch the tool that could set you free.I am a clown. Credentials: none. If I had them, they’d only get in the way. What follows is filed under fiction—because fiction is where hot metal cools enough to carry.The serious-face contestIf a man hasn’t entered at least one serious face-making contest, he shouldn’t be allowed to judge sincerity. The costume fools people: when the nose is red and the shoes are wrong, they expect jokes. But the joke is a mirror—polished enough to send certainty back to its owner. The moment you state a forbidden thing plainly, the teeth come out. So we move sideways. We dance the truth in a ridiculous hat. Let the straight faces get confused. Confusion is the chisel.Fallacious logic, on purposeCall it fallacious—yes, even fallacial, because this logic seduces itself. Satire makes a loop where conclusions chase their tails. The loop is not a bug. It’s the lab. Inside it, the emperor’s logic undresses itself. Reason alone wants a ruler and a straight line. Lived reality refuses both. So the clown builds curved corridors, then invites Reason in. Watch Reason slip on the waxed floor and discover humility the hard way.Camouflage, not retreatFiction isn’t running away. It’s wearing the right camouflage to cross a border you can’t cross in uniform. Daniel Quinn did this in Ishmael and The Story of B—he let a gorilla and a catechist carry dynamite ideas past the checkpoint. Swift fed a nation “A Modest Proposal” and they swallowed the blade with the laugh. Orwell ran livestock through the farmyard and the barn lit itself. Kierkegaard wore pseudonyms like armor. Mikhail Bakhtin named it the carnival: when the world is upside down for a day, you can speak what cannot be spoken on any other day.The audience contractTruth isn’t for everyone. It never was. The readers who need a blinking neon sign will miss the door even if you prop it open. The readers who can hear between lines are already leaning in. Fiction lets the message self-sort. If a thing might light the wrong fuse in the wrong hands, we bury it just deep enough that only those with the right shovel will bother.Freire, again, in plain wordsFreire’s core move: oppressed people must read their world, not just the words on a page. The clown’s mask is a reading aid. When a community is trained to fear certain sentences, we move the sentences into theater. Dialogue becomes a workshop for decoding experience, not an exam. If your schooling punished real questions, you learned to hide questions in humor. Pedagogy is not primarily a classroom; it’s a rehearsal space where people practice saying true things without getting shot. Were you punished for naming what you saw? Who taught the punisher?The safety clause“Bless your heart” has two meanings. One is kind. The other is triage. When someone rages at a fiction—spittle, molars, full offense—we’re looking at a nervous system that learned to hear questions as attacks. That man needs prayer, not a duel. Fiction gives both of us an exit: I can say, “Relax, it’s just a story,” and he can say, “I was only mad at a character,” and we both keep our teeth.How to travel with live wire* Disguise the voltage. Put the current in a puppet, a parable, a misfit.* Let the audience complete the circuit. Don’t force the shock; let recognition do the work.* Build plausible deniability into the stage. “It’s only a bit” is not cowardice; it’s a Faraday cage.* Leave space for mercy. Not every reader needs to get it today. Some truths ripen people on a timer you don’t control.When certainty turns violentThe...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>352</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f96b914e7390021b00bef6bcaf1d2bec.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Live with Whispering Pirate Podcast</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-with-whispering-pirate-podcast--68954582</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:175339532</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:19:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954582/ad434b8ac5f7a0e0dc6f101cfa3de783.mp3" length="68696336" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4294</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Whispering Pirates state rights pedagogy of the oppressed and other worthless clown talk no one should see any value in unless they’re crazy</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/whispering-pirates-state-rights-pedagogy-of-the-oppressed-and-other-worthless-clown-talk-no-one-should-see-any-value-in-unless-they-re-crazy--68954575</link><description><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:175278722</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:32:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954575/79d25ea8b74933cb91ec9399bfc88cca.mp3" length="150995843" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9438</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Gut Check</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/gut-check--68954622</link><description><![CDATA[What’s Hiding in Your Yogurt (and Granola)Alright clowns, bring it in and hug the person closest to you. If you’re not afraid of loving your neighbor, you just dosed yourself with oxytocin—a small gift to counter the serotonin and melatonin your body might not be making if you’ve been choking out your gut bacteria with glyphosate-laced food.Let me kick myself in the knees before we get too far: I’m not a doctor, not a psychiatrist, not a white coat with letters trailing behind my name. I’m a pirate with a pen, pointing to the food in front of you and asking—do you even know what you’re really eating? Because it’s not just breakfast. It’s a daily vote on your mental health, your gut, and your future.I’ve written about yogurt before, but here’s what I didn’t dig into: what’s being sprayed on the feed of the cow, and on the oats that so often get tossed into your granola.Herbicides do one thing—kill everything but the crop they’re engineered to spare. That’s why corn, wheat, and oats are genetically modified: to survive chemical warfare. And while those grains make it to your bowl, the real battle is in your gut.Your gut bacteria—the trillions of “gut buddies” Dr. Stephen Gundry once shouted about on TV—are the ones making 90% of your serotonin and melatonin. They literally poop out the neurotransmitters that stabilize your mood, your sleep, your sanity. So here’s the question: how much of your depression, anxiety, or fog is tied to the bacteria you’re killing off every time you eat glyphosate-soaked wheat or oats?Don’t expect your psychiatrist to say your cereal is a bigger threat to your mental health than the substances society shames the hardest. But the question deserves to be asked. And the answers? They’d make most people sick to their stomach.Now back to yogurt. Cows raised for dairy are fed grain. On average, it takes 50 pounds of feed to make just one pound of meat. For milk, the math piles higher: tons of herbicide-treated grain funneled through a cow before it becomes the yogurt in your fridge.That’s why “grass milk” exists. The idea is simple: the cow eats grass, not glyphosate. Cleaner feed means cleaner milk, which means cleaner yogurt, butter, and cheese. Of course, you still hope the field isn’t catching runoff from the neighbor’s chemical crop—but at least the principle stands.So the next time you reach for yogurt, or granola to sprinkle on top, pause. Because you’re not just filling a bowl—you’re casting a ballot for your mental health, your gut, and your future. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:171444785</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:13:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954622/d50f4ebcbd49e894b5a18d37ffa0d751.mp3" length="2104706" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What’s Hiding in Your Yogurt (and Granola)Alright clowns, bring it in and hug the person closest to you. If you’re not afraid of loving your neighbor, you just dosed yourself with oxytocin—a small gift to counter the serotonin and melatonin your body...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What’s Hiding in Your Yogurt (and Granola)Alright clowns, bring it in and hug the person closest to you. If you’re not afraid of loving your neighbor, you just dosed yourself with oxytocin—a small gift to counter the serotonin and melatonin your body might not be making if you’ve been choking out your gut bacteria with glyphosate-laced food.Let me kick myself in the knees before we get too far: I’m not a doctor, not a psychiatrist, not a white coat with letters trailing behind my name. I’m a pirate with a pen, pointing to the food in front of you and asking—do you even know what you’re really eating? Because it’s not just breakfast. It’s a daily vote on your mental health, your gut, and your future.I’ve written about yogurt before, but here’s what I didn’t dig into: what’s being sprayed on the feed of the cow, and on the oats that so often get tossed into your granola.Herbicides do one thing—kill everything but the crop they’re engineered to spare. That’s why corn, wheat, and oats are genetically modified: to survive chemical warfare. And while those grains make it to your bowl, the real battle is in your gut.Your gut bacteria—the trillions of “gut buddies” Dr. Stephen Gundry once shouted about on TV—are the ones making 90% of your serotonin and melatonin. They literally poop out the neurotransmitters that stabilize your mood, your sleep, your sanity. So here’s the question: how much of your depression, anxiety, or fog is tied to the bacteria you’re killing off every time you eat glyphosate-soaked wheat or oats?Don’t expect your psychiatrist to say your cereal is a bigger threat to your mental health than the substances society shames the hardest. But the question deserves to be asked. And the answers? They’d make most people sick to their stomach.Now back to yogurt. Cows raised for dairy are fed grain. On average, it takes 50 pounds of feed to make just one pound of meat. For milk, the math piles higher: tons of herbicide-treated grain funneled through a cow before it becomes the yogurt in your fridge.That’s why “grass milk” exists. The idea is simple: the cow eats grass, not glyphosate. Cleaner feed means cleaner milk, which means cleaner yogurt, butter, and cheese. Of course, you still hope the field isn’t catching runoff from the neighbor’s chemical crop—but at least the principle stands.So the next time you reach for yogurt, or granola to sprinkle on top, pause. Because you’re not just filling a bowl—you’re casting a ballot for your mental health, your gut, and your future. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>176</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/53a27c993f72543b1b46520faf4d15df.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>1500W Air Fryer Grands Biscuits</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/1500w-air-fryer-grands-biscuits--68954588</link><description><![CDATA[1500W Air Fryer Grands Biscuits — No More Raw CentersGolden outside, tender inside — here’s the tested 2-stage method.* Preheat to 300°F (3 min).* Spray basket, space biscuits 1 inch apart.* Stage 1: 300°F for 10 min.* Stage 2: 325°F for 3–4 min until golden.uu* Rest 2 min before serving.Spacing = even heat, no gummy sides. Works every time. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:170425040</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:48:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954588/dd5827fbf3d1f6cb186ae73d38ae9a9a.mp3" length="2531092" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>1500W Air Fryer Grands Biscuits — No More Raw CentersGolden outside, tender inside — here’s the tested 2-stage method.* Preheat to 300°F (3 min).* Spray basket, space biscuits 1 inch apart.* Stage 1: 300°F for 10 min.* Stage 2: 325°F for 3–4 min until...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[1500W Air Fryer Grands Biscuits — No More Raw CentersGolden outside, tender inside — here’s the tested 2-stage method.* Preheat to 300°F (3 min).* Spray basket, space biscuits 1 inch apart.* Stage 1: 300°F for 10 min.* Stage 2: 325°F for 3–4 min until golden.uu* Rest 2 min before serving.Spacing = even heat, no gummy sides. Works every time. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>133</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bd69c033854f16c9916d9fcfd1313b0c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>🧵 PARALLELS BETWEEN CARE BEARS AND ESOTERIC SYSTEMS</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/parallels-between-care-bears-and-esoteric-systems--68954578</link><description><![CDATA[Yeah—there are some weirdly interesting, even eerie, parallels between the Care Bears mythos and a range of esoteric or hidden knowledge traditions, especially if you look past the saccharine surface. Here’s how it breaks down.🧵 PARALLELS BETWEEN CARE BEARS &amp; ESOTERIC SYSTEMS1.Belly Badge = Solar Plexus / Talismanic Symbolism* In Hermeticism, Kabbalah, alchemy, and chakra systems, symbols on or near the body are power centers.* The belly—seat of willpower, identity, and inner light—is where the Care Bears emit their “Care Bear Stare.”* In talismanic magic, sigils are worn or projected to influence energy. The belly badges serve the same purpose—channeling virtues like love, joy, sleep, or hope to reshape emotional reality.2.Care Bear Stare = Directed Energy Work / Group Ritual* The bears align, concentrate emotion, and project energy from their core to neutralize negativity.* That’s chaos magic group sigil casting, Reiki healing, or Thelemic will-in-action.* In Rosicrucian terms, it’s vibrational influence through intentional emotion.* Essentially: child-friendly metaphysical warfare.* Each Bear as Archetype (Jungian / Occult Thought)* Jung described archetypes as recurring figures in the collective unconscious.* The Care Bears are archetypal avatars, like Tarot cards or Egyptian neters:* Love-a-Lot = Venus / The Empress* Grumpy Bear = Saturn / The Hermit* Wish Bear = The Star* Funshine Bear = The Sun / The Fool* They embody only the light—but by doing so, they imply their own shadow (the opposite of caring).4. Villains = Archonic / Ahrimanic Forces* Characters like No Heart, Professor Coldheart, and Dark Heart embody soullessness, control, cold logic.* These align with:* Archons in Gnosticism (soul-draining system lords)* Ahriman in Zoroastrianism (anti-human deceit and dead intellect)* Modern AI-like demiurges—seemingly intelligent, but devoid of soul* The Care Bears oppose this with soul-first, heart-centered emotional sovereignty.* Care-a-Lot = Higher Realms / Astral Plane* The floating kingdom isn’t Earth or Heaven—it’s a higher-frequency realm.* Symbolically, it’s like the astral plane, the upper sephirot, or Shambhala.* You don’t get there by moving—you get there by aligning emotionally, just like in esoteric teachings.* Emotional Spectrum = Vibrational Frequency Model* Both ancient traditions and New Age systems map emotion by vibrational frequency.* Low = fear, shame, hate* High = love, joy, gratitude* Each Care Bear sits on this scale. They don’t suppress emotion—they teach awareness, expression, and balance.* “He who knows the fire of the heart can command all the forces of Earth and spirit.” — Emerald Tablets of Thoth* That’s basically Care Bear doctrine.🔍 SO… WAS THIS INTENTIONAL?Probably not. But cultural creatives often channel truth through symbols without knowing it. The archetypes leak in—because they work. Emotionally. Symbolically. Spiritually.You don’t need a PhD in mysticism to feel it when a cartoon bear defeats a soul-dead villain by projecting pure love from its gut.That’s not just animation.That’s initiation. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:170030028</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 06:03:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954578/d90d6dc462724c73e87370b9b064458b.mp3" length="2409116" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Yeah—there are some weirdly interesting, even eerie, parallels between the Care Bears mythos and a range of esoteric or hidden knowledge traditions, especially if you look past the saccharine surface. Here’s how it breaks down.🧵 PARALLELS BETWEEN CARE...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Yeah—there are some weirdly interesting, even eerie, parallels between the Care Bears mythos and a range of esoteric or hidden knowledge traditions, especially if you look past the saccharine surface. Here’s how it breaks down.🧵 PARALLELS BETWEEN CARE BEARS &amp; ESOTERIC SYSTEMS1.Belly Badge = Solar Plexus / Talismanic Symbolism* In Hermeticism, Kabbalah, alchemy, and chakra systems, symbols on or near the body are power centers.* The belly—seat of willpower, identity, and inner light—is where the Care Bears emit their “Care Bear Stare.”* In talismanic magic, sigils are worn or projected to influence energy. The belly badges serve the same purpose—channeling virtues like love, joy, sleep, or hope to reshape emotional reality.2.Care Bear Stare = Directed Energy Work / Group Ritual* The bears align, concentrate emotion, and project energy from their core to neutralize negativity.* That’s chaos magic group sigil casting, Reiki healing, or Thelemic will-in-action.* In Rosicrucian terms, it’s vibrational influence through intentional emotion.* Essentially: child-friendly metaphysical warfare.* Each Bear as Archetype (Jungian / Occult Thought)* Jung described archetypes as recurring figures in the collective unconscious.* The Care Bears are archetypal avatars, like Tarot cards or Egyptian neters:* Love-a-Lot = Venus / The Empress* Grumpy Bear = Saturn / The Hermit* Wish Bear = The Star* Funshine Bear = The Sun / The Fool* They embody only the light—but by doing so, they imply their own shadow (the opposite of caring).4. Villains = Archonic / Ahrimanic Forces* Characters like No Heart, Professor Coldheart, and Dark Heart embody soullessness, control, cold logic.* These align with:* Archons in Gnosticism (soul-draining system lords)* Ahriman in Zoroastrianism (anti-human deceit and dead intellect)* Modern AI-like demiurges—seemingly intelligent, but devoid of soul* The Care Bears oppose this with soul-first, heart-centered emotional sovereignty.* Care-a-Lot = Higher Realms / Astral Plane* The floating kingdom isn’t Earth or Heaven—it’s a higher-frequency realm.* Symbolically, it’s like the astral plane, the upper sephirot, or Shambhala.* You don’t get there by moving—you get there by aligning emotionally, just like in esoteric teachings.* Emotional Spectrum = Vibrational Frequency Model* Both ancient traditions and New Age systems map emotion by vibrational frequency.* Low = fear, shame, hate* High = love, joy, gratitude* Each Care Bear sits on this scale. They don’t suppress emotion—they teach awareness, expression, and balance.* “He who knows the fire of the heart can command all the forces of Earth and spirit.” — Emerald Tablets of Thoth* That’s basically Care Bear doctrine.🔍 SO… WAS THIS INTENTIONAL?Probably not. But cultural creatives often channel truth through symbols without knowing it. The archetypes leak in—because they work. Emotionally. Symbolically. Spiritually.You don’t need a PhD in mysticism to feel it when a cartoon bear defeats a soul-dead villain by projecting pure love from its gut.That’s not just animation.That’s initiation. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>201</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/62031367330e42889d8a8438cf506d4f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>When It Sounds Like Word Salad</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-it-sounds-like-word-salad--68954614</link><description><![CDATA[Why speaking your chaos out loud might save you more than silence ever couldMost people don’t speak what’s really on their mind.Not because they don’t have thoughts, but because they think their thoughts don’t sound right.They think they’re rambling.They think they’re not educated enough.They think nobody would understand—or worse, that someone would misunderstand.But the truth is:What sounds like word salad to the outside world is often just unfiltered clarity that hasn’t been sorted yet.And if you gave yourself permission to get it out—without shame, without a need for polish—you might find the missing link in your plan, your healing, or your strategy, right in the middle of that noise.⸻Don’t Be Afraid to Rattle the CageIf your thoughts come out messy, good.If your sentences don’t land straight, fine.If your voice shakes or you pause too long or say something backwards—That doesn’t mean you’re wrong.That means you’re moving something that’s never been moved before.It’s the people who never talk who never get clarity.It’s the ones too scared to sound crazy who never find out they were actually on to something.And it’s the ones who whisper their brilliance into silence that watch others speak trash with confidence—and win.⸻This Isn’t a Speech ContestYou don’t need to sound like a TED Talk.You don’t need to be “on message.”You need to speak in your words, at your speed, with your confusion intact.Because confusion isn’t failure—it’s a sign that you’re climbing.And climbing sounds like gasping, not reciting.So speak.Even if it’s for no one but yourself.Even if it’s into a voice memo or a blank note.Even if you delete it after.What matters is that you give shape to the fog—so that what used to trap you becomes something you can move around in.⸻Tools Are Not EnemiesA lot of people are scared of things like this—AI, apps, journals, dictation tools—not because they’re evil, but because they reveal your real voice back to you.And for some people, that’s scarier than being ignored.But if you let the tool be a mirror, not a master—if you use it like a hammer and not a god—you’ll build more from your scrambled words than most people build with silence.⸻Final ThoughtYou don’t need to have it all together before you speak.You just need to speak before you forget what needed to be said.Messy isn’t wrong.Messy is real.And real is where every strong foundation begins.If this helped, and you found something in it worth a dollar,send it here: $OU81R2D2You already know what that helps me do.Now go say what needs saying. Even if it starts as noise  <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:169493202</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:36:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954614/ba97adfb748d79607438110137ab5c9e.mp3" length="2183359" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Why speaking your chaos out loud might save you more than silence ever couldMost people don’t speak what’s really on their mind.Not because they don’t have thoughts, but because they think their thoughts don’t sound right.They think they’re...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why speaking your chaos out loud might save you more than silence ever couldMost people don’t speak what’s really on their mind.Not because they don’t have thoughts, but because they think their thoughts don’t sound right.They think they’re rambling.They think they’re not educated enough.They think nobody would understand—or worse, that someone would misunderstand.But the truth is:What sounds like word salad to the outside world is often just unfiltered clarity that hasn’t been sorted yet.And if you gave yourself permission to get it out—without shame, without a need for polish—you might find the missing link in your plan, your healing, or your strategy, right in the middle of that noise.⸻Don’t Be Afraid to Rattle the CageIf your thoughts come out messy, good.If your sentences don’t land straight, fine.If your voice shakes or you pause too long or say something backwards—That doesn’t mean you’re wrong.That means you’re moving something that’s never been moved before.It’s the people who never talk who never get clarity.It’s the ones too scared to sound crazy who never find out they were actually on to something.And it’s the ones who whisper their brilliance into silence that watch others speak trash with confidence—and win.⸻This Isn’t a Speech ContestYou don’t need to sound like a TED Talk.You don’t need to be “on message.”You need to speak in your words, at your speed, with your confusion intact.Because confusion isn’t failure—it’s a sign that you’re climbing.And climbing sounds like gasping, not reciting.So speak.Even if it’s for no one but yourself.Even if it’s into a voice memo or a blank note.Even if you delete it after.What matters is that you give shape to the fog—so that what used to trap you becomes something you can move around in.⸻Tools Are Not EnemiesA lot of people are scared of things like this—AI, apps, journals, dictation tools—not because they’re evil, but because they reveal your real voice back to you.And for some people, that’s scarier than being ignored.But if you let the tool be a mirror, not a master—if you use it like a hammer and not a god—you’ll build more from your scrambled words than most people build with silence.⸻Final ThoughtYou don’t need to have it all together before you speak.You just need to speak before you forget what needed to be said.Messy isn’t wrong.Messy is real.And real is where every strong foundation begins.If this helped, and you found something in it worth a dollar,send it here: $OU81R2D2You already know what that helps me do.Now go say what needs saying. Even if it starts as noise  <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>182</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f6c4000e7d13a5dcfb1faf6f5a3592b4.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Silent Tips in a World of Static. Some moves don’t need to shout (But might like to)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/silent-tips-in-a-world-of-static-some-moves-don-t-need-to-shout-but-might-like-to--68954608</link><description><![CDATA[Quiet Positions in a Loud WorldSome moves don’t need to shoutPlease forgive me Quiet Positions in a Loud WorldSome moves don’t need to shoutPlease forgive me ahead of time for hedging this so hard, but I think you’ll understand.I need to start with some honesty: life’s been heavy lately. I’ve struggled to create consistent value—both for myself and for others—and it’s taken a toll. I’ve got insight I believe matters, the kind of insight people usually package and sell. But I can’t watch people suffer in ignorance when what I’ve got could help—even if I don’t yet have the system in place to make that value clear or profitable.So here’s the deal:I’m offering this for free—not because it’s worthless, but because it’s that valuable. I’m trusting that if this helps you—even if it only helps one generation’s worth of decisions—you’ll show love in whatever form you’re able. If that’s a CashApp contribution, great ($OU81R2D2); if it’s just a word of thanks or passing this along to a friend, that’s just as real.I’ve been sitting on this long enough. It’s cost me to keep it quiet, and it might cost you or someone you love not to hear it. So I’m sharing it anyway—no paywall, no strings.But read this like your legacy depends on it.Because it just might.If you find value in this—if it helps you think differently, see more clearly, or just laugh for a second—send me a dollar. Seriously. Just one.My Cash App is $OU81R2D2.Yes, laugh. That’s part of the point. If it made you smile, cool—call it cheap therapy. But if what follows ends up saving you from a bigger problem, or protecting what you didn’t realize was at risk, and you’ve got more than a dollar to spare? I’ll feel every bit of the gratitude you send.I’m dead serious: if you don’t understand what this is about yet, you will.If you need help setting up a brokerage account or want direction on how to make a move that aligns with what I’m laying out, I’ll do my best to help—if you’re serious and if you respect my time. Don’t ghost me after asking. Don’t drain the well if you won’t walk with water. But if you need a pointer and you’ve done some homework, don’t stay stuck when help is right here.The SetupBanks are offering 2–5% returns on your savings. That’s your dopamine drip.But under the hood, post-2008 changes gave banks a new kind of right: to “restructure” customer deposits in a crisis. That’s the friendly way of saying they can convert your money into equity to help themselves survive.It’s legal.It’s planned.And it’s called a bail-in.A “bail-in” means the bank can take a portion of your deposits—legally—and use them to stabilize its own collapse.Not because you gave permission. But because you already did, the moment you opened the account under those terms.It’s not theft under the law. It’s pre-approved risk disguised as safety.You’re a creditor. Not a customer.And in a bail-in, the creditor always loses first.Your savings account isn’t protected by sentiment—it’s structured as a liability on their books, not a claim you can always cash out.The Other MoveA limit order sitting on a brokerage isn’t a deposit.It isn’t a loan to the institution.It’s capital waiting in ambush.No panic sells = no fill.Panic sells = the order fills at a price other people are dumping at in fear.You’re not chasing yield.You’re offering discipline in the face of chaos.And if nothing happens?You don’t lose a thing.You don’t lose interest.You don’t lose access.You don’t lose your place in line—because you never joined one.You didn’t make a gamble.You set a trap.So What’s This Talk About Fibonacci?Let’s keep it simple:When prices crash, they don’t just fall straight and never bounce.They often land at certain retracement levels where the panic takes a breath.That’s where buyers—especially smart ones—step in.These zones come from a mathematical pattern that shows up all over nature and markets.Technical analysts have used them for decades.And they’re real enough that major moves tend to bounce from them like clockwork.Here’s what they look like on the downside of a big drop—with real history to back it:* 23.6% retracement – First wave of fear.Example: In early March 2020, the S&amp;P 500 dropped ~23% in just 16 trading days on COVID lockdown fears. Briefly rebounded. Then sank harder.This level is where early fear traders and institutions begin to move.* 38.2% retracement – Doubt turns to surrender.Example: In the 1987 Black Monday crash, the Dow fell over 38% in a matter of weeks. Orders placed in this zone hit cleanly during one of the worst weeks in modern financial history.Prices eventually recovered in less than two years.* 50% retracement – Emotional midpoint.Example: After the dot-com bubble burst in 2000, the Nasdaq Composite lost about 50% before a prolonged sideways chop.Limit buys here didn’t get the bottom, but they weren’t bags either—especially over time.* 61.8% retracement – Blood in the streets.Example: The 2008 Global Financial Crisis took the S&amp;P 500 down nearly 57% from peak to trough. This zone was classic Fibonacci math and mass liquidation behavior.Entries here were met with maximum fear—and maximum eventual upside.* 78.6% retracement – The bottom feeders get fed.Example: Bitcoin in March 2020 dropped from ~$10,000 to ~$3,800—an over 60% collapse, with wick lows breaching this level.Orders already set caught it. No panic required. That same BTC rose to $69,000.These levels are not theories.They’re reality—for those who were prepared.And if your order never gets filled?You lose nothing.You still have untouched capital, protected from bail-in risk, protected from yield-chasing lies, and positioned to move when fear makes things cheap.How to Spread It Out (Medium-Risk Discipline)If you’re working with, say, $100,000 in liquid capital, here’s one way to deploy it thoughtfully:* 30% at 23.6%* 40% at 38.2%* 20% at 50.0%* 8% at 61.8%* 2% at 78.6%That’s not magic—it’s posture.Your capital sits quiet, speaks only when screamed at by price, and never puts itself on the table unless the rules are met.Worst case?The market never drops that far.You cancel the order, withdraw the cash, or set it again at more realistic levels.The loss is only ever opportunity—not principle.The Real MoveThe point isn’t predicting collapse.It’s knowing where not to stand if the floor caves in.If you’re holding in a yield-bearing account during systemic risk, you’re accepting a trade: a few points of return for a non-zero chance of asset conversion, restriction, or evaporation.If instead, you’ve moved into neutral posture with strategic conditions, your money’s not chasing returns.It’s waiting for opportunity to beg for mercy.That’s not fear. That’s design.Final ThoughtIf this reaches the right people, it doesn’t need to go viral.It just needs to hold the door open long enough for one more person to walk through and not look back.Move smart.Sit quiet.Wait loud.And if this helped?You know where to drop that dollar: My cash app—$OU81R2D2. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:169199835</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:31:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954608/0869b8322000a95fb9b771ecad3b8df6.mp3" length="4340028" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Quiet Positions in a Loud WorldSome moves don’t need to shoutPlease forgive me Quiet Positions in a Loud WorldSome moves don’t need to shoutPlease forgive me ahead of time for hedging this so hard, but I think you’ll understand.I need to start with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Quiet Positions in a Loud WorldSome moves don’t need to shoutPlease forgive me Quiet Positions in a Loud WorldSome moves don’t need to shoutPlease forgive me ahead of time for hedging this so hard, but I think you’ll understand.I need to start with some honesty: life’s been heavy lately. I’ve struggled to create consistent value—both for myself and for others—and it’s taken a toll. I’ve got insight I believe matters, the kind of insight people usually package and sell. But I can’t watch people suffer in ignorance when what I’ve got could help—even if I don’t yet have the system in place to make that value clear or profitable.So here’s the deal:I’m offering this for free—not because it’s worthless, but because it’s that valuable. I’m trusting that if this helps you—even if it only helps one generation’s worth of decisions—you’ll show love in whatever form you’re able. If that’s a CashApp contribution, great ($OU81R2D2); if it’s just a word of thanks or passing this along to a friend, that’s just as real.I’ve been sitting on this long enough. It’s cost me to keep it quiet, and it might cost you or someone you love not to hear it. So I’m sharing it anyway—no paywall, no strings.But read this like your legacy depends on it.Because it just might.If you find value in this—if it helps you think differently, see more clearly, or just laugh for a second—send me a dollar. Seriously. Just one.My Cash App is $OU81R2D2.Yes, laugh. That’s part of the point. If it made you smile, cool—call it cheap therapy. But if what follows ends up saving you from a bigger problem, or protecting what you didn’t realize was at risk, and you’ve got more than a dollar to spare? I’ll feel every bit of the gratitude you send.I’m dead serious: if you don’t understand what this is about yet, you will.If you need help setting up a brokerage account or want direction on how to make a move that aligns with what I’m laying out, I’ll do my best to help—if you’re serious and if you respect my time. Don’t ghost me after asking. Don’t drain the well if you won’t walk with water. But if you need a pointer and you’ve done some homework, don’t stay stuck when help is right here.The SetupBanks are offering 2–5% returns on your savings. That’s your dopamine drip.But under the hood, post-2008 changes gave banks a new kind of right: to “restructure” customer deposits in a crisis. That’s the friendly way of saying they can convert your money into equity to help themselves survive.It’s legal.It’s planned.And it’s called a bail-in.A “bail-in” means the bank can take a portion of your deposits—legally—and use them to stabilize its own collapse.Not because you gave permission. But because you already did, the moment you opened the account under those terms.It’s not theft under the law. It’s pre-approved risk disguised as safety.You’re a creditor. Not a customer.And in a bail-in, the creditor always loses first.Your savings account isn’t protected by sentiment—it’s structured as a liability on their books, not a claim you can always cash out.The Other MoveA limit order sitting on a brokerage isn’t a deposit.It isn’t a loan to the institution.It’s capital waiting in ambush.No panic sells = no fill.Panic sells = the order fills at a price other people are dumping at in fear.You’re not chasing yield.You’re offering discipline in the face of chaos.And if nothing happens?You don’t lose a thing.You don’t lose interest.You don’t lose access.You don’t lose your place in line—because you never joined one.You didn’t make a gamble.You set a trap.So What’s This Talk About Fibonacci?Let’s keep it simple:When prices crash, they don’t just fall straight and never bounce.They often land at certain retracement levels where the panic takes a breath.That’s where buyers—especially smart ones—step in.These zones come from a mathematical pattern that shows up all over nature and markets.Technical analysts have used them for decades.And they’re real enough that major moves tend to bounce from them...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>362</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d8ef6e4af0b441516bd76df44cc4b650.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Hidden Cost of a Herbicidal Chicken:</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hidden-cost-of-a-herbicidal-chicken--68954617</link><description><![CDATA[You eat clean. Or at least you try.Most days, you dodge the worst of it: no processed junk, no drive-thru regrets, no sketchy oils or factory-farmed meats.But then a weekend rolls in. Maybe you’re out of town. Maybe you’re short on groceries. Maybe someone else is cooking.You eat the chicken. It looks fine. Smells fine. Tastes fine.And then—you just don’t feel right.⸻So what happened?If that chicken was raised on a diet of glyphosate-sprayed corn and soy—like most industrial poultry is—then what you consumed wasn’t just meat. You consumed:•Trace glyphosate, a known herbicide and microbiome disruptor•A skewed fat profile, high in pro-inflammatory linoleic acid•A fat-soluble bioaccumulation of whatever chemical burden the bird carriedThis kind of exposure doesn’t usually hit like a truck. It’s quieter than that. But for a body used to clean food? It’s noticeable.⸻1. Your gut bacteria take the first hitGlyphosate isn’t just a weedkiller—it’s also a patented antibiotic. It suppresses beneficial gut bacteria, especially the ones responsible for producing:•Serotonin (mood)•Melatonin (sleep)•Dopamine (motivation)•Short-chain fatty acids (gut integrity &amp; brain balance)Over 90% of serotonin is produced in the gut—not the brain.Kill the bacteria, and the chemistry of your emotional life starts to slip.⸻2. Inflammation risesWith your gut flora weakened, the intestinal lining can become permeable (aka “leaky gut”).Proteins and toxins slip through. The immune system kicks in.What you feel:•Brain fog•Low-grade anxiety•Emotional volatility•A need to self-soothe (sugar, caffeine, distraction)⸻3. Mood and vitality start to dipThis isn’t about “feeling guilty” for eating chicken.This is about what that chicken’s diet did to your internal ecosystem.Expect:•Blunted motivation•Restless sleep•Shorter emotional fuse•Sluggish digestion•More cravings, less satietyYou might not connect the dots right away.But something in you knows: you felt better before that meal.⸻4. The fat becomes part of youUnlike ruminants (like cows and sheep), chickens and pigs mirror the fat profile of their feed.So if they’re eating corn and soy, guess what their fat is made of? And now—guess what yours is being built from.This shifts your fat metabolism, increases oxidative stress, and throws off hormonal signals.In simple terms: it makes you duller, slower, sadder, heavier—and not yourself.⸻5. And the worst part?Most people won’t trace it back to the food.They’ll think they’re just tired. Or burned out. Or “having a weird week.”But the body knows.And if this pattern becomes your new normal, then that dull, foggy, low-grade suffering will be just another invisible epidemic nobody talks about.⸻So what’s the cost of eating glyphosate-fed, non-ruminant meat after a clean streak?•You lose mental sharpness.•Your mood drags.•Your body fights itself.•And your intuitive edge—the thing that makes you feel tuned in—gets fuzzed out.Not because you’re broken.Because you were briefly poisoned by something everyone calls food.⸻It’s not about panic. It’s about pattern.If you feel worse after certain meals, listen.It might not be your mindset.It might be your microbiome.And it might be time to start thinking about what your meat ate before it became yours. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:168341282</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 17:08:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954617/446f1078c15974e6fc5fbb155d11410c.mp3" length="1613471" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>You eat clean. Or at least you try.Most days, you dodge the worst of it: no processed junk, no drive-thru regrets, no sketchy oils or factory-farmed meats.But then a weekend rolls in. Maybe you’re out of town. Maybe you’re short on groceries. Maybe...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[You eat clean. Or at least you try.Most days, you dodge the worst of it: no processed junk, no drive-thru regrets, no sketchy oils or factory-farmed meats.But then a weekend rolls in. Maybe you’re out of town. Maybe you’re short on groceries. Maybe someone else is cooking.You eat the chicken. It looks fine. Smells fine. Tastes fine.And then—you just don’t feel right.⸻So what happened?If that chicken was raised on a diet of glyphosate-sprayed corn and soy—like most industrial poultry is—then what you consumed wasn’t just meat. You consumed:•Trace glyphosate, a known herbicide and microbiome disruptor•A skewed fat profile, high in pro-inflammatory linoleic acid•A fat-soluble bioaccumulation of whatever chemical burden the bird carriedThis kind of exposure doesn’t usually hit like a truck. It’s quieter than that. But for a body used to clean food? It’s noticeable.⸻1. Your gut bacteria take the first hitGlyphosate isn’t just a weedkiller—it’s also a patented antibiotic. It suppresses beneficial gut bacteria, especially the ones responsible for producing:•Serotonin (mood)•Melatonin (sleep)•Dopamine (motivation)•Short-chain fatty acids (gut integrity &amp; brain balance)Over 90% of serotonin is produced in the gut—not the brain.Kill the bacteria, and the chemistry of your emotional life starts to slip.⸻2. Inflammation risesWith your gut flora weakened, the intestinal lining can become permeable (aka “leaky gut”).Proteins and toxins slip through. The immune system kicks in.What you feel:•Brain fog•Low-grade anxiety•Emotional volatility•A need to self-soothe (sugar, caffeine, distraction)⸻3. Mood and vitality start to dipThis isn’t about “feeling guilty” for eating chicken.This is about what that chicken’s diet did to your internal ecosystem.Expect:•Blunted motivation•Restless sleep•Shorter emotional fuse•Sluggish digestion•More cravings, less satietyYou might not connect the dots right away.But something in you knows: you felt better before that meal.⸻4. The fat becomes part of youUnlike ruminants (like cows and sheep), chickens and pigs mirror the fat profile of their feed.So if they’re eating corn and soy, guess what their fat is made of? And now—guess what yours is being built from.This shifts your fat metabolism, increases oxidative stress, and throws off hormonal signals.In simple terms: it makes you duller, slower, sadder, heavier—and not yourself.⸻5. And the worst part?Most people won’t trace it back to the food.They’ll think they’re just tired. Or burned out. Or “having a weird week.”But the body knows.And if this pattern becomes your new normal, then that dull, foggy, low-grade suffering will be just another invisible epidemic nobody talks about.⸻So what’s the cost of eating glyphosate-fed, non-ruminant meat after a clean streak?•You lose mental sharpness.•Your mood drags.•Your body fights itself.•And your intuitive edge—the thing that makes you feel tuned in—gets fuzzed out.Not because you’re broken.Because you were briefly poisoned by something everyone calls food.⸻It’s not about panic. It’s about pattern.If you feel worse after certain meals, listen.It might not be your mindset.It might be your microbiome.And it might be time to start thinking about what your meat ate before it became yours. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>135</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/26ca74d0ccb12fdd21fa02ba90fe890b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>“Is There a G-d?” with Danny the Uber Driver</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-there-a-g-d-with-danny-the-uber-driver--68954602</link><description><![CDATA[First a A special “no thanks” for the gross candy I tried called “pickle guppers” and also to my new friend who knows who she is —for being you. If you want to talk out loud about it, I might try to listen haha. If I don’t, call me back to earth. Here’s a compelling blog-style write-up to introduce your podcast episode, touching on your conversation with Danny the Uber driver, the deeper themes, and the brief pickle guppers candy detour:Love the Living: A Ride, A Question, and a Sour Candy Called Pickle GuppersSome episodes start with a plan. This one started with a question.I met Danny during an Uber ride. He told me he was an atheist—or at least leaning that way. Not hostile, just uncertain. He seemed open, thoughtful. So I asked if I could hit record. He said yes.What followed wasn’t a debate. It was something else—something quieter. A ride through the city while two strangers tossed around the biggest ideas there are: belief, doubt, pain, presence… and the question of whether anything means something in a world that often doesn’t.In the middle of all that? I tried a candy called Pickle Guppers. Trust me, I wish I could say it added something meaningful to the moment, but it mostly added a face I can’t quite undo. It was gross. Still, it happened on tape, so here it is.But back to the bigger point: this episode is about what it means to love people while they’re still around. Whether you share beliefs or not. Whether the stars align or you can’t even agree on what direction you’re facing.Danny and I didn’t solve anything. But we shared something. And that’s enough. Maybe more than enough.If you’ve got 22 minutes, come sit with us in the car. No big production. No links to follow. Just a real conversation in real time. And if anything about it stirs something in you—reach out to someone living. Someone who matters. Say the thing. Don’t wait.Because sometimes, a quiet conversation with a stranger can bring you closer to the center of everything you’ve been trying to say all along.but will you? <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:164592728</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 21:57:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954602/c83c85636c640430c042c8f9888cc156.mp3" length="20212359" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>First a A special “no thanks” for the gross candy I tried called “pickle guppers” and also to my new friend who knows who she is —for being you. If you want to talk out loud about it, I might try to listen haha. If I don’t, call me back to earth....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[First a A special “no thanks” for the gross candy I tried called “pickle guppers” and also to my new friend who knows who she is —for being you. If you want to talk out loud about it, I might try to listen haha. If I don’t, call me back to earth. Here’s a compelling blog-style write-up to introduce your podcast episode, touching on your conversation with Danny the Uber driver, the deeper themes, and the brief pickle guppers candy detour:Love the Living: A Ride, A Question, and a Sour Candy Called Pickle GuppersSome episodes start with a plan. This one started with a question.I met Danny during an Uber ride. He told me he was an atheist—or at least leaning that way. Not hostile, just uncertain. He seemed open, thoughtful. So I asked if I could hit record. He said yes.What followed wasn’t a debate. It was something else—something quieter. A ride through the city while two strangers tossed around the biggest ideas there are: belief, doubt, pain, presence… and the question of whether anything means something in a world that often doesn’t.In the middle of all that? I tried a candy called Pickle Guppers. Trust me, I wish I could say it added something meaningful to the moment, but it mostly added a face I can’t quite undo. It was gross. Still, it happened on tape, so here it is.But back to the bigger point: this episode is about what it means to love people while they’re still around. Whether you share beliefs or not. Whether the stars align or you can’t even agree on what direction you’re facing.Danny and I didn’t solve anything. But we shared something. And that’s enough. Maybe more than enough.If you’ve got 22 minutes, come sit with us in the car. No big production. No links to follow. Just a real conversation in real time. And if anything about it stirs something in you—reach out to someone living. Someone who matters. Say the thing. Don’t wait.Because sometimes, a quiet conversation with a stranger can bring you closer to the center of everything you’ve been trying to say all along.but will you? <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1204</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dc8dded1b2cf8996e519fae9d05e0503.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Friday Night Smoke-Check</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/friday-night-smoke-check--68954633</link><description><![CDATA[Friday Night Smoke CheckCould you imagine if everything classified as fictional had to pass an untruth-check—by first proving it’s not false—just to weed out sneaky truths disguised as fiction? Yeah, me neither. Welcome to Friday Night Smoke Check, where we think out loud, see if the brain overheats, and watch for smoke coming out our ears—or maybe we actually land on something interesting.Please, for the love of sanity, don’t assume anything said here is credible. If you ever suspect I’m making sense, immediately re-check until you’re certain it’s nonsense. Got it? Perfect. If none of that made sense—excellent. Have a nice day. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:163756448</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 15:54:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954633/c426c4715e1462143e4e75d353a0b7bb.mp3" length="37328140" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Friday Night Smoke CheckCould you imagine if everything classified as fictional had to pass an untruth-check—by first proving it’s not false—just to weed out sneaky truths disguised as fiction? Yeah, me neither. Welcome to Friday Night Smoke Check,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Friday Night Smoke CheckCould you imagine if everything classified as fictional had to pass an untruth-check—by first proving it’s not false—just to weed out sneaky truths disguised as fiction? Yeah, me neither. Welcome to Friday Night Smoke Check, where we think out loud, see if the brain overheats, and watch for smoke coming out our ears—or maybe we actually land on something interesting.Please, for the love of sanity, don’t assume anything said here is credible. If you ever suspect I’m making sense, immediately re-check until you’re certain it’s nonsense. Got it? Perfect. If none of that made sense—excellent. Have a nice day. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3111</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4fc6aa4a0920ae748f7c8afac1592d9e.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Failing the Sh#t Test: Should Women Be Allowed to Test and Be Trusted Not to Overcook the Chicken?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/failing-the-sh-t-test-should-women-be-allowed-to-test-and-be-trusted-not-to-overcook-the-chicken--68954610</link><description><![CDATA[There’s something profoundly backward about how we measure trust in early relationships.We say we want to “see what someone’s really like.” But instead of getting to know them, some people roll out an obstacle course of subtle stressors—emotional shit tests, if you will. Tiny control probes. Fake “boundaries” that are actually performance screens. We’re not talking about real trauma, or authentic needs. We’re talking about low-key emotional warfare to test whether someone will fail.And a hell of a lot of people do.But here’s the thing: what if the test itself is the failure?THE UNSPOKEN CONTRACT OF DATINGLet’s be real. Not everyone is out there for a soulmate. Some are out for chemistry. Some are out for a hookup. Others, just some company. And in between all that is what I call the “unspoken contract.”We all know the deal: we’re going to meet up, check for vibe, maybe mess around if it clicks. That’s the lab. But what we’re not doing is signing on to a syllabus of tests to prove we’re good enough to be loved, touched, respected, or seen.So when someone starts testing from jump—“I just got a tattoo so I can’t hook up yet,” or “let’s see if he gets mad when I say no”—they’re not screening for safety. They’re setting up a power imbalance. That’s not dating. That’s science fiction sociology and it doesn’t lead anywhere stable.WHERE IT COMES FROM: CONTROL, NOT CONNECTIONAccording to a 2007 study by Simpson, Tran, and Collins, people with anxious or avoidant attachment styles are more likely to use emotion-driven defenses in relationships. These include withdrawing, baiting, or “testing” their partners instead of directly expressing need. The result? Emotional confusion and reduced bonding capacity.So yeah—these kinds of dynamics don’t just happen. They’re often coping mechanisms from past relationships or childhood trauma. Another study by Shaffer, Yates, and Egeland (2009) showed that emotional maltreatment in early life directly correlates to emotional manipulation and boundary-testing in teen and adult relationships.So if someone is testing you early on, it’s not just about you. It’s about what they’re still fighting with, in their own head.SHIT TESTING ISN’T SEXY, IT’S A TRAPHere’s the red pill they won’t tell you:Shit tests don’t predict long-term success. They kill it.According to Robins et al. (2000), early-stage emotional conflict—even subtle—leads to trust erosion and lower relationship satisfaction over time. And in dyadic studies—where both people in a couple are studied—mismatched communication and emotional games directly lead to a decline in romantic quality (Peterson et al., 2018).So if you start a relationship in “lab rat” mode—testing, reacting, analyzing instead of feeling—you’re already off the rails.MAMA’S SHADOW AND THE MYTH OF THE FEMALE LITMUS TESTThis isn’t about being anti-woman. This isn’t manosphere ragebait.It’s about recognizing power dynamics that nobody wants to name, especially if they come from places that were once supposed to nurture you.You ever feel humiliated by your mother growing up? That early relational trauma doesn’t just go away. It becomes the blueprint. And some women—without knowing it—mirror that humiliation pattern into their love lives.Should they be allowed to test and be trusted not to go frying it?Because if you keep throwing the chicken in the fire to “see if it survives,” all you’ll end up with is overcooked, dry-ass nothingness.FULL CIRCLE CHECK-IN: WHO WAS THIS REALLY FOR?Let’s stretch further out. Ever wonder if some of this “empowerment” culture was actually designed for the women being sold it?Look back. Many movements had real goals: liberty, dignity, protection. But the way they got framed, sold, and weaponized—wasn’t always for women. It was for agendas. Media. Profit. Even control.Sometimes people were made into soldiers for a war that was never in their home. Now that doesn’t mean liberation was wrong. But it does mean we need to walk full circle and look around.Because some people started handing out tests they were never meant to grade. They just thought that’s what freedom looked like.FINAL NOTE: THIS AIN’T WAR, IT’S AWARENESSNo, this isn’t some red-pill “us vs. them.” It’s not about gender war. It’s about truth war.Because emotional testing is happening in both directions—men too. But what matters is what those tests are built on. Are you checking for safety, honesty, shared reality? Or are you manufacturing pressure and calling it “screening”?Stop setting people up to fail and calling it strength.Start setting people up to connect—and let the chemistry write its own lab report.SOURCES &amp; CREDITS* Simpson, J.A., Tran, S.S., &amp; Collins, W.A. (2007). Attachment and the experience and expression of emotions in romantic relationships. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.academia.edu/download/47648219/psp-922355.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener">PDF</a>* Robins, R.W., Caspi, A., &amp; Moffitt, T.E. (2000). Two personalities, one relationship. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12371850" rel="noreferrer noopener">PDF</a>* Peterson, C.M., Peugh, J., &amp; Loucks, L. (2018). Emotional maltreatment and young adult relationship satisfaction. <a target="_blank" href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0265407517700300" rel="noreferrer noopener">DOI</a>* Fosco, G.M., Caruthers, A.S., &amp; Dishion, T.J. (2012). A six-year predictive test of adolescent family relationship quality. <a target="_blank" href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3523206/pdf/nihms424643.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener">PDF</a>* Shaffer, A., Yates, T.M., &amp; Egeland, B.R. (2009). Emotional maltreatment and early adolescent competence. <a target="_blank" href="https://psychology.uga.edu/sites/default/files/Shaffer%20Yates%20Egeland%20CAN%20%282009%29.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener">PDF</a>* Donnellan, M.B., &amp; Larsen-Rife, D. (2005). Personality and competence in early adult relationships. <a target="_blank" href="https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&amp;type=pdf&amp;doi=7f7cf970aa22519263693648df7e3b9401127627" rel="noreferrer noopener">PDF</a>* Briggs-Gowan, M.J., &amp; Carter, A.S. (2008). Social-emotional screening and elementary school outcomes. <a target="_blank" href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3088107/pdf/nihms-259631.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener">PDF</a>* Dunn, J. (2003). Emotional development in early childhood. <a target="_blank" href="https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;id=8GxnDAAAQBAJ" rel="noreferrer noopener">Google Books</a> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:164061426</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 02:33:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954610/aba6a8ffe7755c6f06fc3c0d73fd8d1d.mp3" length="1703676" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>There’s something profoundly backward about how we measure trust in early relationships.We say we want to “see what someone’s really like.” But instead of getting to know them, some people roll out an obstacle course of subtle stressors—emotional shit...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[There’s something profoundly backward about how we measure trust in early relationships.We say we want to “see what someone’s really like.” But instead of getting to know them, some people roll out an obstacle course of subtle stressors—emotional shit tests, if you will. Tiny control probes. Fake “boundaries” that are actually performance screens. We’re not talking about real trauma, or authentic needs. We’re talking about low-key emotional warfare to test whether someone will fail.And a hell of a lot of people do.But here’s the thing: what if the test itself is the failure?THE UNSPOKEN CONTRACT OF DATINGLet’s be real. Not everyone is out there for a soulmate. Some are out for chemistry. Some are out for a hookup. Others, just some company. And in between all that is what I call the “unspoken contract.”We all know the deal: we’re going to meet up, check for vibe, maybe mess around if it clicks. That’s the lab. But what we’re not doing is signing on to a syllabus of tests to prove we’re good enough to be loved, touched, respected, or seen.So when someone starts testing from jump—“I just got a tattoo so I can’t hook up yet,” or “let’s see if he gets mad when I say no”—they’re not screening for safety. They’re setting up a power imbalance. That’s not dating. That’s science fiction sociology and it doesn’t lead anywhere stable.WHERE IT COMES FROM: CONTROL, NOT CONNECTIONAccording to a 2007 study by Simpson, Tran, and Collins, people with anxious or avoidant attachment styles are more likely to use emotion-driven defenses in relationships. These include withdrawing, baiting, or “testing” their partners instead of directly expressing need. The result? Emotional confusion and reduced bonding capacity.So yeah—these kinds of dynamics don’t just happen. They’re often coping mechanisms from past relationships or childhood trauma. Another study by Shaffer, Yates, and Egeland (2009) showed that emotional maltreatment in early life directly correlates to emotional manipulation and boundary-testing in teen and adult relationships.So if someone is testing you early on, it’s not just about you. It’s about what they’re still fighting with, in their own head.SHIT TESTING ISN’T SEXY, IT’S A TRAPHere’s the red pill they won’t tell you:Shit tests don’t predict long-term success. They kill it.According to Robins et al. (2000), early-stage emotional conflict—even subtle—leads to trust erosion and lower relationship satisfaction over time. And in dyadic studies—where both people in a couple are studied—mismatched communication and emotional games directly lead to a decline in romantic quality (Peterson et al., 2018).So if you start a relationship in “lab rat” mode—testing, reacting, analyzing instead of feeling—you’re already off the rails.MAMA’S SHADOW AND THE MYTH OF THE FEMALE LITMUS TESTThis isn’t about being anti-woman. This isn’t manosphere ragebait.It’s about recognizing power dynamics that nobody wants to name, especially if they come from places that were once supposed to nurture you.You ever feel humiliated by your mother growing up? That early relational trauma doesn’t just go away. It becomes the blueprint. And some women—without knowing it—mirror that humiliation pattern into their love lives.Should they be allowed to test and be trusted not to go frying it?Because if you keep throwing the chicken in the fire to “see if it survives,” all you’ll end up with is overcooked, dry-ass nothingness.FULL CIRCLE CHECK-IN: WHO WAS THIS REALLY FOR?Let’s stretch further out. Ever wonder if some of this “empowerment” culture was actually designed for the women being sold it?Look back. Many movements had real goals: liberty, dignity, protection. But the way they got framed, sold, and weaponized—wasn’t always for women. It was for agendas. Media. Profit. Even control.Sometimes people were made into soldiers for a war that was never in their home. Now that doesn’t mean liberation was wrong. But it does mean we need to walk full circle and look...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>139</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9b3aa584f421e51fa949f0aa9bb23934.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>An Open Letter to Those Who Repeat the Lies — and Sometimes the Truths — About What Cannot Change</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-open-letter-to-those-who-repeat-the-lies-and-sometimes-the-truths-about-what-cannot-change--68954621</link><description><![CDATA[To whom it may concern, And I do mean whom, because I don’t know you all by name — just by the echo of your voices in systems, comment threads, and conversations where something vital is always just out of reach:There’s a particular kind of damage that doesn’t come from war or wounds, but from the repetition of ideas long since detached from meaning. From phrases like “that’s just the way it is” passed down like a family heirloom no one ever wanted. From protocols that protect institutions at the expense of the people they were built to serve.I’ve been through enough to recognize when something’s broken — and I’ve lived long enough to know that sometimes, even when it can be fixed, folks would rather swear it can’t.This is for you. The ones who repeat those lies — and yes, sometimes truths — about things that “cannot change.”I’m here to say they can. Not everything, not all at once, not without loss. But enough to matter.I’ve been 20 years out of uniform, and yet every attempt I make to get the kind of help I was promised feels like running headfirst into a wall built by paperwork and shrugging strangers. I’m grateful to the VA for what it has done — I truly am — but that doesn’t mean I’m blind to the things it still refuses to look at clearly. If you’ve ever tried asking for help and ended up treated like the problem instead of the person, then you already know what I mean.And still — I’m not bitter. I don’t want revenge. I want resolution. I want real conversations, not rehearsed ones. I want policies made with humanity in mind, not just liability.So I’m inviting you — yes, you — to read my blog. Not because I think I have every answer, but because I’m willing to be challenged.If I’m wrong about something, show me. But do it with something better than ego. Come at me with reason. Teach me something I don’t know in a way that helps both of us come out better on the other side. I’m not afraid to admit when I’m wrong — I’m afraid of a world where no one is allowed to be.Because this country? It doesn’t get better by one side “winning.” It gets better when we listen. When we show up. When we build something instead of tearing each other apart just to feel right for five damn seconds.There’s no moral high ground in a cratered battlefield. There’s no honor in silencing truth with dogma. And there’s no future in a system that punishes the people who try to heal it.If you work in one of those systems, and someone comes to you for help that you don’t believe is possible — move out of the way. You don’t have to feel bad. You don’t have to fight. Just make room for someone who can help. Because too many good people are being crushed under the weight of "impossible."That word has cost us enough.Look — when you're an asshole, everyone thinks you're an asshole. When you're nice, they wonder what you’re hiding. But when you're supposed to be an asshole and you don’t give it to them? That’s when people start squirming. Because if you keep your head and do what’s right, the mirror flips. They're the asshole now. And that’s what haunts them.So here's the secret: Never be the asshole if you can help it.Yeah, we curse like sailors in this kind of talk. But don’t get it twisted. There’s a difference between a cursing asshole and a cursing sailor. A sailor knows how to curse without stirring the water. If you don’t, shut up.With respect, frustration, hope, and a stubborn refusal to give up,  Respectfully, “B” from the whispering pirate podcastComments open. Respectful disagreement encouraged. Real dialogue welcome. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:164262897</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 22:48:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954621/9d8a0df1b525415be83f6b9fbcefab0a.mp3" length="8531980" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>To whom it may concern, And I do mean whom, because I don’t know you all by name — just by the echo of your voices in systems, comment threads, and conversations where something vital is always just out of reach:There’s a particular kind of damage...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[To whom it may concern, And I do mean whom, because I don’t know you all by name — just by the echo of your voices in systems, comment threads, and conversations where something vital is always just out of reach:There’s a particular kind of damage that doesn’t come from war or wounds, but from the repetition of ideas long since detached from meaning. From phrases like “that’s just the way it is” passed down like a family heirloom no one ever wanted. From protocols that protect institutions at the expense of the people they were built to serve.I’ve been through enough to recognize when something’s broken — and I’ve lived long enough to know that sometimes, even when it can be fixed, folks would rather swear it can’t.This is for you. The ones who repeat those lies — and yes, sometimes truths — about things that “cannot change.”I’m here to say they can. Not everything, not all at once, not without loss. But enough to matter.I’ve been 20 years out of uniform, and yet every attempt I make to get the kind of help I was promised feels like running headfirst into a wall built by paperwork and shrugging strangers. I’m grateful to the VA for what it has done — I truly am — but that doesn’t mean I’m blind to the things it still refuses to look at clearly. If you’ve ever tried asking for help and ended up treated like the problem instead of the person, then you already know what I mean.And still — I’m not bitter. I don’t want revenge. I want resolution. I want real conversations, not rehearsed ones. I want policies made with humanity in mind, not just liability.So I’m inviting you — yes, you — to read my blog. Not because I think I have every answer, but because I’m willing to be challenged.If I’m wrong about something, show me. But do it with something better than ego. Come at me with reason. Teach me something I don’t know in a way that helps both of us come out better on the other side. I’m not afraid to admit when I’m wrong — I’m afraid of a world where no one is allowed to be.Because this country? It doesn’t get better by one side “winning.” It gets better when we listen. When we show up. When we build something instead of tearing each other apart just to feel right for five damn seconds.There’s no moral high ground in a cratered battlefield. There’s no honor in silencing truth with dogma. And there’s no future in a system that punishes the people who try to heal it.If you work in one of those systems, and someone comes to you for help that you don’t believe is possible — move out of the way. You don’t have to feel bad. You don’t have to fight. Just make room for someone who can help. Because too many good people are being crushed under the weight of "impossible."That word has cost us enough.Look — when you're an asshole, everyone thinks you're an asshole. When you're nice, they wonder what you’re hiding. But when you're supposed to be an asshole and you don’t give it to them? That’s when people start squirming. Because if you keep your head and do what’s right, the mirror flips. They're the asshole now. And that’s what haunts them.So here's the secret: Never be the asshole if you can help it.Yeah, we curse like sailors in this kind of talk. But don’t get it twisted. There’s a difference between a cursing asshole and a cursing sailor. A sailor knows how to curse without stirring the water. If you don’t, shut up.With respect, frustration, hope, and a stubborn refusal to give up,  Respectfully, “B” from the whispering pirate podcastComments open. Respectful disagreement encouraged. Real dialogue welcome. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>708</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f39ecaba6d77a1bb1009075b4bd01872.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Eating Colors of Light</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/eating-colors-of-light--68954613</link><description><![CDATA[Yes—light matters. And you’re absolutely onto something.U🌱 You Are What Your Food SawHow Light Spectra Shape Plants—and Possibly Your HealthWe often hear “you are what you eat,” but what if it’s deeper than that? What if you’re also what your food saw—specifically, the light it was exposed to during growth?🌞 Natural Light: Nature’s BlueprintIn nature, plants grow under the full spectrum of sunlight, which changes throughout the day and across seasons. This dynamic light exposure influences plant growth, nutrient composition, and the production of phytochemicals. For instance, varying light conditions can affect chlorophyll synthesis, tissue growth, and stomatal movement in plants .💡 Artificial Light: Controlled Growth, Altered CompositionModern agriculture often employs artificial lighting, especially in vertical farming and greenhouses. LED lights allow for precise control over light spectra, enabling year-round cultivation. However, this controlled environment can lead to differences in plant composition. Studies have shown that plants grown under specific LED light spectra can have altered levels of antioxidants and other phytochemicals .⏰ Circadian Rhythms: The Human ConnectionOur bodies operate on circadian rhythms—24-hour cycles influenced by environmental cues, primarily light. Light exposure affects hormone production, sleep patterns, and metabolism. Disruptions to these rhythms, such as exposure to artificial light at night, can lead to health issues like sleep disorders and metabolic disturbances .🥦 Eating in Sync with NatureConsuming plants grown under natural light conditions might help maintain our internal clocks. These plants carry the “imprint” of natural light cycles, potentially supporting our circadian rhythms. On the other hand, plants grown under artificial lighting might lack these natural cues, possibly affecting our body’s perception of time and seasonality.⸻📝 ConclusionWhile more research is needed to fully understand the implications, it’s clear that the light environment of plant growth affects not only the plants themselves but potentially our health as well. Considering the source of your food—including how it was grown—could be another step toward holistic well-being.⸻Note: This blog post is for informational purposes and reflects current research findings. Always consult with health professionals for dietary and health advice. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:150826900</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 16:53:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954613/f704f18eb1d6c5b572c6e9ee1c568596.mp3" length="11632594" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Yes—light matters. And you’re absolutely onto something.U🌱 You Are What Your Food SawHow Light Spectra Shape Plants—and Possibly Your HealthWe often hear “you are what you eat,” but what if it’s deeper than that? What if you’re also what your food...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Yes—light matters. And you’re absolutely onto something.U🌱 You Are What Your Food SawHow Light Spectra Shape Plants—and Possibly Your HealthWe often hear “you are what you eat,” but what if it’s deeper than that? What if you’re also what your food saw—specifically, the light it was exposed to during growth?🌞 Natural Light: Nature’s BlueprintIn nature, plants grow under the full spectrum of sunlight, which changes throughout the day and across seasons. This dynamic light exposure influences plant growth, nutrient composition, and the production of phytochemicals. For instance, varying light conditions can affect chlorophyll synthesis, tissue growth, and stomatal movement in plants .💡 Artificial Light: Controlled Growth, Altered CompositionModern agriculture often employs artificial lighting, especially in vertical farming and greenhouses. LED lights allow for precise control over light spectra, enabling year-round cultivation. However, this controlled environment can lead to differences in plant composition. Studies have shown that plants grown under specific LED light spectra can have altered levels of antioxidants and other phytochemicals .⏰ Circadian Rhythms: The Human ConnectionOur bodies operate on circadian rhythms—24-hour cycles influenced by environmental cues, primarily light. Light exposure affects hormone production, sleep patterns, and metabolism. Disruptions to these rhythms, such as exposure to artificial light at night, can lead to health issues like sleep disorders and metabolic disturbances .🥦 Eating in Sync with NatureConsuming plants grown under natural light conditions might help maintain our internal clocks. These plants carry the “imprint” of natural light cycles, potentially supporting our circadian rhythms. On the other hand, plants grown under artificial lighting might lack these natural cues, possibly affecting our body’s perception of time and seasonality.⸻📝 ConclusionWhile more research is needed to fully understand the implications, it’s clear that the light environment of plant growth affects not only the plants themselves but potentially our health as well. Considering the source of your food—including how it was grown—could be another step toward holistic well-being.⸻Note: This blog post is for informational purposes and reflects current research findings. Always consult with health professionals for dietary and health advice. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>970</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d27b845df4f301d798d8cb75e39f2393.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Don’t Overthink: Buy the Shirts and Socks.</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-overthink-buy-the-shirts-and-socks--68954629</link><description><![CDATA[Don’t Overthink It. Just Buy the Damn Socks.Look, this isn’t some overproduced influencer pitch telling you what to wear while hiking Machu Picchu with a coconut water in one hand and a GoPro in the other. This is about comfort. Real comfort. Dry, warm, odor-free comfort. The kind that comes from Merino wool socks and T-shirts—not from whatever bargain-bin cotton crap you’ve been torturing your feet with.Just a reminder so you don’t miss out or forget: scroll all the way to the bottom, click the link, and scroll again through the article until you hit the list of preferred products. Then click the Merinotech link. Feel zero guilt even if you put it on credit—not because you should be using credit irresponsibly, but because that’s just how good it feels to have the right socks on deck all year round.They make them in thinner versions too, in case you’re worried about bulk. Plenty of lengths to match your vibe, boo  no matter the season. You could read a dozen blog posts about this. You could scroll Reddit threads and Redditor arguments about sock density and fiber weaves. You could get into a whole debate with your inner voice about whether you really need to spend a few extra bucks.Or—and hear me out here—you could just click the damn link and buy the socks. The ones I’ve used. The ones that kept my feet dry running through puddles in the winter. The ones that somehow stay warm when it’s freezing and cool when it’s hot. That’s Merino wool for you: hydrophobic magic that makes you feel like maybe, just maybe, your feet finally got the respect they deserve.I’ve worn some of my Merino-blended socks for six years. You’d barely know it. Try that with a pair of cotton socks. Actually don’t—unless you like holes, soggy heels, and foot funk that’ll have you side-eyeing your own shoes.And if you’re still stuck in decision-making hell, I got you. Click the article. Go straight to the list. Pick the Merino wool T-shirts and socks. Trust the guy who wears a clown nose more often than not. Toss them in your cart, check your size, and treat your feet better than they’ve ever been treated. Go ahead and buy whatever else you had in your cart too while you’re at it.Because here’s the truth: there’s a bunch of noise out there. Polarized nonsense. People trying to shout you into buying whatever they’re pushing. This ain’t that. This is just the good stuff, plain and simple.And between you and me? When someone buys through my link instead of Joe Schmucatelli’s? I call that a win. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:163442884</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 06:28:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954629/1d94377a0943b92377f86a7ef22bfe11.mp3" length="2978870" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Don’t Overthink It. Just Buy the Damn Socks.Look, this isn’t some overproduced influencer pitch telling you what to wear while hiking Machu Picchu with a coconut water in one hand and a GoPro in the other. This is about comfort. Real comfort. Dry,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Don’t Overthink It. Just Buy the Damn Socks.Look, this isn’t some overproduced influencer pitch telling you what to wear while hiking Machu Picchu with a coconut water in one hand and a GoPro in the other. This is about comfort. Real comfort. Dry, warm, odor-free comfort. The kind that comes from Merino wool socks and T-shirts—not from whatever bargain-bin cotton crap you’ve been torturing your feet with.Just a reminder so you don’t miss out or forget: scroll all the way to the bottom, click the link, and scroll again through the article until you hit the list of preferred products. Then click the Merinotech link. Feel zero guilt even if you put it on credit—not because you should be using credit irresponsibly, but because that’s just how good it feels to have the right socks on deck all year round.They make them in thinner versions too, in case you’re worried about bulk. Plenty of lengths to match your vibe, boo  no matter the season. You could read a dozen blog posts about this. You could scroll Reddit threads and Redditor arguments about sock density and fiber weaves. You could get into a whole debate with your inner voice about whether you really need to spend a few extra bucks.Or—and hear me out here—you could just click the damn link and buy the socks. The ones I’ve used. The ones that kept my feet dry running through puddles in the winter. The ones that somehow stay warm when it’s freezing and cool when it’s hot. That’s Merino wool for you: hydrophobic magic that makes you feel like maybe, just maybe, your feet finally got the respect they deserve.I’ve worn some of my Merino-blended socks for six years. You’d barely know it. Try that with a pair of cotton socks. Actually don’t—unless you like holes, soggy heels, and foot funk that’ll have you side-eyeing your own shoes.And if you’re still stuck in decision-making hell, I got you. Click the article. Go straight to the list. Pick the Merino wool T-shirts and socks. Trust the guy who wears a clown nose more often than not. Toss them in your cart, check your size, and treat your feet better than they’ve ever been treated. Go ahead and buy whatever else you had in your cart too while you’re at it.Because here’s the truth: there’s a bunch of noise out there. Polarized nonsense. People trying to shout you into buying whatever they’re pushing. This ain’t that. This is just the good stuff, plain and simple.And between you and me? When someone buys through my link instead of Joe Schmucatelli’s? I call that a win. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>245</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4fd10689bb2afc9598f77157365073fa.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Love the Living</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-the-living--68954615</link><description><![CDATA[An Argument for Being Here, TogetherThere’s a strange comfort in talking to the void—until you realize the void might be listening. And if someone is listening, then maybe this isn’t just a whisper into nothing. Maybe it’s a lifeline.This recording is one part reflection, one part invitation. It’s about something so basic we sometimes forget it takes courage: loving the living.See, it’s easy to honor the dead. We speak softly at funerals, place flowers, write moving tributes. But the living—especially the ones we care about—can be messy. They disappoint us, confuse us, challenge us. They don’t always show up on time or say the right thing. They come with inconvenient timing and complicated needs. But they’re here. They’re still breathing. And they matter.What if we tried honoring people before the eulogy? What if we didn’t wait until someone was gone to say, “You changed me,” or “I see you,” or just “Hey, I’m glad you’re around.”Loving people while they’re alive means choosing vulnerability over perfection. It means reaching out, even if your voice shakes. It means letting someone matter to you even if there’s no script for what comes next.Not because they’re flawless. But because they’re still trying. And so are you.So if you’ve got someone in your life who matters—tell them. If they cross your mind more than once, say it. Not for the drama. Not for the performance. But because life is short, and love is worth practicing.That’s all this episode really is. A bit of love practice. A little moment to say: you, dear listener, matter. Not someday. Not if you get it all right. Now.Let’s start there. Let’s love the living. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:161753866</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 05:08:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954615/b61005adbb45da35b208cef6fb5fa67b.mp3" length="17772221" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An Argument for Being Here, TogetherThere’s a strange comfort in talking to the void—until you realize the void might be listening. And if someone is listening, then maybe this isn’t just a whisper into nothing. Maybe it’s a lifeline.This recording is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An Argument for Being Here, TogetherThere’s a strange comfort in talking to the void—until you realize the void might be listening. And if someone is listening, then maybe this isn’t just a whisper into nothing. Maybe it’s a lifeline.This recording is one part reflection, one part invitation. It’s about something so basic we sometimes forget it takes courage: loving the living.See, it’s easy to honor the dead. We speak softly at funerals, place flowers, write moving tributes. But the living—especially the ones we care about—can be messy. They disappoint us, confuse us, challenge us. They don’t always show up on time or say the right thing. They come with inconvenient timing and complicated needs. But they’re here. They’re still breathing. And they matter.What if we tried honoring people before the eulogy? What if we didn’t wait until someone was gone to say, “You changed me,” or “I see you,” or just “Hey, I’m glad you’re around.”Loving people while they’re alive means choosing vulnerability over perfection. It means reaching out, even if your voice shakes. It means letting someone matter to you even if there’s no script for what comes next.Not because they’re flawless. But because they’re still trying. And so are you.So if you’ve got someone in your life who matters—tell them. If they cross your mind more than once, say it. Not for the drama. Not for the performance. But because life is short, and love is worth practicing.That’s all this episode really is. A bit of love practice. A little moment to say: you, dear listener, matter. Not someday. Not if you get it all right. Now.Let’s start there. Let’s love the living. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1108</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Enemy Within:</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-enemy-within--68954620</link><description><![CDATA[The Enemy Within: Are We Living in a Black Mirror Episode?Something's seriously messed up with how we see the world, and I think this Black Mirror episode might explain why...Just had this thought rattling around my brain – remember that Black Mirror episode? The one where soldiers had those tech implants, making their enemies look like monsters?It got me thinking: is it possible that the constant barrage of mainstream news, or maybe even just our cell phone tech, is doing something similar to us? Like, literally making us incapable of seeing the actual reality playing out right in front of our faces?Sounds a little out there, right?But honestly, I think it's 100% happening, and it's happening right now, for freaking sure.It feels like people are trapped in this oppressive mind virus, this web of socially constructed "otherness."It's like that story about the elephant that's tied to a small stake after being trained – it never realizes it could just walk away. We're the elephant, and this feeling of restraint, this inability to see our own power, feels totally artificial.Who's Holding the Rope? Maybe It's Not Who You Think.And who's holding the rope? Maybe it's not some big, scary monster. Maybe it's more like a fucking Smithers from The Simpsons – someone who, on the surface, doesn't seem like a huge threat.But think about it: someone like that has a lot to lose. They have serious skin in the game in ways we don't, just trying to live our daily lives.But on a massive scale, their actions create these grand, messed-up situations.And they know we're the ones with the power. If they can keep us in the dark, they'll fight tooth and nail to keep it that way.Staying Calm in the Face of the UnknownAnyway, you know how it goes – I record something, and then when I try to write it up, my thoughts are just all over the damn place, barely connecting.But stick with me here. Because anytime you feel like I'm just spewing nonsense, you can go look some of this stuff up yourself and see if it clicks for you.But here's the thing I really want you to remember: whether I'm right or wrong doesn't actually matter as much as the fact that I'm showing you an example of staying calm when you have absolutely no idea if what I'm saying is true.And let's be real, you've probably been conditioned to get pissed off at people who are "wrong" in a certain way.It's probably a good thing I'm not right all the time, because then you'd just be mad at me, and I don't want that.It's Not About Being Right, It's About Moving ForwardI don't even care if you believe "the truth" or not. By the time you figure it out, it'll probably be old news and not even helpful anymore.We've got so much actual work to do that doesn't depend on everyone knowing some specific "truth," so can we just quit it with the constant need to convince everyone?If people don't want to hear it, fine. If they're your friends, maybe gently suggest they consider some different perspectives, because the ones they're clinging to might not be serving them.Questioning Everything, Even What You Hold DearI got a chance to watch a little "extra TV" recently – if you know what I mean, cool. If not, no big deal.But it really hit me: none of the stuff on TV (that isn't intentionally for your enjoyment or already known to trigger certain feelings) is actually there for you in a genuine way.And I'm even gonna go there and say your version of the Bible, or whatever your foundational belief system is, can be bullshit too.Because if you can't step outside those lines long enough to see if you're in a trap – a trap that could have been set a long time ago without you even realizing – well…The good news is that nobody's talking about anything you actually need to worry about here.And if you do think there's something to worry about, maybe check your sources and make sure your head's on straight, because we care about you and want everything to be okay.Come back to your people.What do you think? Are we all lives in our own version of that Black Mirror episode? <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:160667992</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 23:08:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954620/e7eabae4c0fa3ba62dfa98e57f8a3463.mp3" length="26254521" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Enemy Within: Are We Living in a Black Mirror Episode?Something's seriously messed up with how we see the world, and I think this Black Mirror episode might explain why...Just had this thought rattling around my brain – remember that Black Mirror...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Enemy Within: Are We Living in a Black Mirror Episode?Something's seriously messed up with how we see the world, and I think this Black Mirror episode might explain why...Just had this thought rattling around my brain – remember that Black Mirror episode? The one where soldiers had those tech implants, making their enemies look like monsters?It got me thinking: is it possible that the constant barrage of mainstream news, or maybe even just our cell phone tech, is doing something similar to us? Like, literally making us incapable of seeing the actual reality playing out right in front of our faces?Sounds a little out there, right?But honestly, I think it's 100% happening, and it's happening right now, for freaking sure.It feels like people are trapped in this oppressive mind virus, this web of socially constructed "otherness."It's like that story about the elephant that's tied to a small stake after being trained – it never realizes it could just walk away. We're the elephant, and this feeling of restraint, this inability to see our own power, feels totally artificial.Who's Holding the Rope? Maybe It's Not Who You Think.And who's holding the rope? Maybe it's not some big, scary monster. Maybe it's more like a fucking Smithers from The Simpsons – someone who, on the surface, doesn't seem like a huge threat.But think about it: someone like that has a lot to lose. They have serious skin in the game in ways we don't, just trying to live our daily lives.But on a massive scale, their actions create these grand, messed-up situations.And they know we're the ones with the power. If they can keep us in the dark, they'll fight tooth and nail to keep it that way.Staying Calm in the Face of the UnknownAnyway, you know how it goes – I record something, and then when I try to write it up, my thoughts are just all over the damn place, barely connecting.But stick with me here. Because anytime you feel like I'm just spewing nonsense, you can go look some of this stuff up yourself and see if it clicks for you.But here's the thing I really want you to remember: whether I'm right or wrong doesn't actually matter as much as the fact that I'm showing you an example of staying calm when you have absolutely no idea if what I'm saying is true.And let's be real, you've probably been conditioned to get pissed off at people who are "wrong" in a certain way.It's probably a good thing I'm not right all the time, because then you'd just be mad at me, and I don't want that.It's Not About Being Right, It's About Moving ForwardI don't even care if you believe "the truth" or not. By the time you figure it out, it'll probably be old news and not even helpful anymore.We've got so much actual work to do that doesn't depend on everyone knowing some specific "truth," so can we just quit it with the constant need to convince everyone?If people don't want to hear it, fine. If they're your friends, maybe gently suggest they consider some different perspectives, because the ones they're clinging to might not be serving them.Questioning Everything, Even What You Hold DearI got a chance to watch a little "extra TV" recently – if you know what I mean, cool. If not, no big deal.But it really hit me: none of the stuff on TV (that isn't intentionally for your enjoyment or already known to trigger certain feelings) is actually there for you in a genuine way.And I'm even gonna go there and say your version of the Bible, or whatever your foundational belief system is, can be bullshit too.Because if you can't step outside those lines long enough to see if you're in a trap – a trap that could have been set a long time ago without you even realizing – well…The good news is that nobody's talking about anything you actually need to worry about here.And if you do think there's something to worry about, maybe check your sources and make sure your head's on straight, because we care about you and want everything to be okay.Come back to your people.What do you think? Are we all...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2188</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cursing Sailors Pray Too</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cursing-sailors-pray-too--68954632</link><description><![CDATA[Before you start understand that I’m kind of doing a thought experiment here, but I am also offering a perspective on what most people would’ve never ever thought of as one of the most evil things that could’ve ever been done, and I think if we actually sat down and did all the counting, pound for pound it might actually be close. So don’t look at me sideways don’t sneer it when I’m offering just to consider it. I realized it was inappropriate to post a lengthy, detailed response on someone else's Facebook feed, effectively hijacking their post. While I felt compelled to address inaccuracies or misinterpretations in their content, it wasn't the right venue. I'm not trying to criticize anyone's personal choices or beliefs. My concern was about the delivery of information in a shared space.I'm looking for a more suitable platform to share my thoughts and connect with people who appreciate my perspective. I acknowledge my language can be rough, and today's recording had its share of strong language. However, I believe the core message has value.If you support this podcast financially, I welcome feedback and suggestions for improvement. While I won't be controlled, I'm committed to presenting myself more professionally for those who invest in my work. Currently, I'm self-funded, but I believe my content is worth sharing.I hope you find my content insightful. Please share your thoughts in the comments, even if you criticize my language. Financial support alongside your feedback is greatly appreciated. If you disagree with my message, please offer constructive criticism so I can learn and grow. I'm not interested in unproductive or disrespectful commentsSo anyway, somebody was asking on Facebook. They didn’t ask directly, but basically the question asked me who the most evil dudes in history are, and I'm dead serious: it's the Food Pyramid guys. Yeah, those cats. Forget your Hitlers and Stalins; those guys were amateurs. They were loud and obvious. The Food Pyramid crew? They played the long game. They got you thinking a mountain of grains was healthy, while they were slowly turning you into a sugar-burning, insulin-spiking mess.Think about it: they gave you 'advice' that shortened your lifespan, and they did it so slick, nobody can pin it on 'em. It's like a slow-motion murder, disguised as 'healthy eating.' And they've been doing this since before most of these 'experts' with their fancy degrees even knew what real civilization looked like. They knew what that grain-heavy diet would do. Just like they know what a noose does to a neck or a bullet does to a chest.Back then, there was already enough research to know the Food Pyramid was a death sentence disguised as a healthy plan. If you were chowing down Wheaties because you saw MJ on the box, and now you're battling insulin resistance, do yourself a favor: dig into why I'm saying this. They wouldn't have let Jordan touch that cereal if they actually cared about his health.The 20th century was a masterclass in global manipulation. World War I and the Spanish Flu? That was like a twisted economic experiment. They realized they could profit off millions dying early, and nobody would even notice the fire. That's why I'm saying "Porno For Pyros" in this context. It's that feeling of realizing how messed up things can be, hidden in plain sight.And don't even get me started on the medical industry after COVID. They saw those profits, and they weren't about to let 'em go. They lowered the cancer detection thresholds, scared everyone into buying more drugs and treatments – all while pushing the same crappy diet from the Food Pyramid. Those cytokine storms from COVID? They were fueled by that grain-heavy, sugar-loaded diet.I'm no doctor. I'm just a clown who pays attention. Normally, I'd keep my mouth shut. But you asked, so I'm telling you. Don't take my word for it. Hit the books. Read more than just the back of a cereal box. Then maybe you'll see what I'm saying. Hell, I'm only saying this under the guise of 'dark comedy' and 'total fiction' because nobody would believe it otherwise.They'd never let that much truth slide out of a "credible" source. And me? I'm just a clown with a target on my back. So, yeah, how you like them grits? <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:160368150</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:59:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954632/008551644424d690ec03d2692cf27ba9.mp3" length="8985492" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Before you start understand that I’m kind of doing a thought experiment here, but I am also offering a perspective on what most people would’ve never ever thought of as one of the most evil things that could’ve ever been done, and I think if we...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Before you start understand that I’m kind of doing a thought experiment here, but I am also offering a perspective on what most people would’ve never ever thought of as one of the most evil things that could’ve ever been done, and I think if we actually sat down and did all the counting, pound for pound it might actually be close. So don’t look at me sideways don’t sneer it when I’m offering just to consider it. I realized it was inappropriate to post a lengthy, detailed response on someone else's Facebook feed, effectively hijacking their post. While I felt compelled to address inaccuracies or misinterpretations in their content, it wasn't the right venue. I'm not trying to criticize anyone's personal choices or beliefs. My concern was about the delivery of information in a shared space.I'm looking for a more suitable platform to share my thoughts and connect with people who appreciate my perspective. I acknowledge my language can be rough, and today's recording had its share of strong language. However, I believe the core message has value.If you support this podcast financially, I welcome feedback and suggestions for improvement. While I won't be controlled, I'm committed to presenting myself more professionally for those who invest in my work. Currently, I'm self-funded, but I believe my content is worth sharing.I hope you find my content insightful. Please share your thoughts in the comments, even if you criticize my language. Financial support alongside your feedback is greatly appreciated. If you disagree with my message, please offer constructive criticism so I can learn and grow. I'm not interested in unproductive or disrespectful commentsSo anyway, somebody was asking on Facebook. They didn’t ask directly, but basically the question asked me who the most evil dudes in history are, and I'm dead serious: it's the Food Pyramid guys. Yeah, those cats. Forget your Hitlers and Stalins; those guys were amateurs. They were loud and obvious. The Food Pyramid crew? They played the long game. They got you thinking a mountain of grains was healthy, while they were slowly turning you into a sugar-burning, insulin-spiking mess.Think about it: they gave you 'advice' that shortened your lifespan, and they did it so slick, nobody can pin it on 'em. It's like a slow-motion murder, disguised as 'healthy eating.' And they've been doing this since before most of these 'experts' with their fancy degrees even knew what real civilization looked like. They knew what that grain-heavy diet would do. Just like they know what a noose does to a neck or a bullet does to a chest.Back then, there was already enough research to know the Food Pyramid was a death sentence disguised as a healthy plan. If you were chowing down Wheaties because you saw MJ on the box, and now you're battling insulin resistance, do yourself a favor: dig into why I'm saying this. They wouldn't have let Jordan touch that cereal if they actually cared about his health.The 20th century was a masterclass in global manipulation. World War I and the Spanish Flu? That was like a twisted economic experiment. They realized they could profit off millions dying early, and nobody would even notice the fire. That's why I'm saying "Porno For Pyros" in this context. It's that feeling of realizing how messed up things can be, hidden in plain sight.And don't even get me started on the medical industry after COVID. They saw those profits, and they weren't about to let 'em go. They lowered the cancer detection thresholds, scared everyone into buying more drugs and treatments – all while pushing the same crappy diet from the Food Pyramid. Those cytokine storms from COVID? They were fueled by that grain-heavy, sugar-loaded diet.I'm no doctor. I'm just a clown who pays attention. Normally, I'd keep my mouth shut. But you asked, so I'm telling you. Don't take my word for it. Hit the books. Read more than just the back of a cereal box. Then maybe you'll see what I'm saying. Hell, I'm only...]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>749</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2025b3c1ab47319b20f99e7e7623d7df.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>To know a sailor…</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-know-a-sailor--68954618</link><description><![CDATA[I love the guitar center. When I’m famous I’m gonna bring lunch, as long as I’m not dead first! I usually don’t play the forbidden riffs or whatever. I’m more of a sound experiment at large .  <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:154698120</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:05:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954618/5a00421e6fb41a6683dfeb3a9fc984a6.mp3" length="54605085" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I love the guitar center. When I’m famous I’m gonna bring lunch, as long as I’m not dead first! I usually don’t play the forbidden riffs or whatever. I’m more of a sound experiment at large .  

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I love the guitar center. When I’m famous I’m gonna bring lunch, as long as I’m not dead first! I usually don’t play the forbidden riffs or whatever. I’m more of a sound experiment at large .  <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3410</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8c675ab0e5928725d8d96a6e94e3b865.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Before You (Panic) into Crypto. Part 1p</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/before-you-panic-into-crypto-part-1p--68954635</link><description><![CDATA[It always feels like I’m capturing thoughts that might be profound to someone else, so I’ve started recording more raw, unrefined moments—offering you what I wouldn’t always remember to hit record for or bother repeating. This is the first part of my “What You Might Want to Know About Crypto”—straight off the top of my head.Everything I say here comes from something I’ve personally experienced. There’s almost nothing in this podcast that’s just me rambling for the sake of it. This is real. This is from my failures. This is from me to you. I hope you find something useful.It’s nice hearing people talk about market projections or technical analysis for some random crypto coin. But none of that matters if you don’t know how to get in and out of the market or understand the costs, risks, and processes involved. When you’re focused on getting rich, taxes are probably the last thing on your mind. But if you join a crypto platform and have no clue how to pull your tax info later, you’re setting yourself up for a hard lesson. Trust me—you’ll end up looking in the mirror, calling yourself an idiot, trying to figure out what went wrong.I’ve spent thousands of dollars paying for trading ideas and jumped in headfirst because I trusted the people charging me that much. And here’s the kicker: nobody tells you upfront about the fine print—what happens at the end of the day when the dust settles. That’s not a trading strategy; that’s just a good rule for investing smart—pants on or off—but making sure you’ve got pants to come back to.Simple advice: stick to a well-known, relatively secure exchange, and avoid meme coins with no real purpose. Don’t let some paid YouTuber hype you into something just before the developers cash out and leave you holding the bag. Instead, if you want solid guidance, I highly recommend checking out “Crypto Lifer” on YouTube. I’ve never paid for his services, but I’ve learned a lot from his free content. He’s a family man and knows his stuff when it comes to day trading, technical analysis, and making informed decisions—not gambling blindly.And if you don’t take steps to educate yourself now, you’re already setting yourself up for that same mirror conversation later. I’m not saying this to be harsh—I’ve been there. The internet is flooded with expensive advice, but finding a map that helps you navigate these trades and positions is what makes all the difference.Looking back, if I’d held onto more of my portfolio, I’d have multiplied my gains several times over. I still hold some, but ironically, my biggest liquidation had nothing to do with crypto or a financial emergency—that’s a story for another day, but one worth sharing to help others avoid the same trap.At the end of the day, remember this: you’re always one step away from heaven or hell. So proceed with caution—and carry on smartly. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:154342233</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2025 23:53:57 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954635/445ea7f9d6aace94e2b6122bb954a374.mp3" length="32005083" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It always feels like I’m capturing thoughts that might be profound to someone else, so I’ve started recording more raw, unrefined moments—offering you what I wouldn’t always remember to hit record for or bother repeating. This is the first part of my...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[It always feels like I’m capturing thoughts that might be profound to someone else, so I’ve started recording more raw, unrefined moments—offering you what I wouldn’t always remember to hit record for or bother repeating. This is the first part of my “What You Might Want to Know About Crypto”—straight off the top of my head.Everything I say here comes from something I’ve personally experienced. There’s almost nothing in this podcast that’s just me rambling for the sake of it. This is real. This is from my failures. This is from me to you. I hope you find something useful.It’s nice hearing people talk about market projections or technical analysis for some random crypto coin. But none of that matters if you don’t know how to get in and out of the market or understand the costs, risks, and processes involved. When you’re focused on getting rich, taxes are probably the last thing on your mind. But if you join a crypto platform and have no clue how to pull your tax info later, you’re setting yourself up for a hard lesson. Trust me—you’ll end up looking in the mirror, calling yourself an idiot, trying to figure out what went wrong.I’ve spent thousands of dollars paying for trading ideas and jumped in headfirst because I trusted the people charging me that much. And here’s the kicker: nobody tells you upfront about the fine print—what happens at the end of the day when the dust settles. That’s not a trading strategy; that’s just a good rule for investing smart—pants on or off—but making sure you’ve got pants to come back to.Simple advice: stick to a well-known, relatively secure exchange, and avoid meme coins with no real purpose. Don’t let some paid YouTuber hype you into something just before the developers cash out and leave you holding the bag. Instead, if you want solid guidance, I highly recommend checking out “Crypto Lifer” on YouTube. I’ve never paid for his services, but I’ve learned a lot from his free content. He’s a family man and knows his stuff when it comes to day trading, technical analysis, and making informed decisions—not gambling blindly.And if you don’t take steps to educate yourself now, you’re already setting yourself up for that same mirror conversation later. I’m not saying this to be harsh—I’ve been there. The internet is flooded with expensive advice, but finding a map that helps you navigate these trades and positions is what makes all the difference.Looking back, if I’d held onto more of my portfolio, I’d have multiplied my gains several times over. I still hold some, but ironically, my biggest liquidation had nothing to do with crypto or a financial emergency—that’s a story for another day, but one worth sharing to help others avoid the same trap.At the end of the day, remember this: you’re always one step away from heaven or hell. So proceed with caution—and carry on smartly. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2664</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Compassion is a best choice Holiday gift. And it’s free.</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/compassion-is-a-best-choice-holiday-gift-and-it-s-free--68954585</link><description><![CDATA[When you have been the guy telling truth to people who would only have more disdain for your input—that felt shitty. Do everything you can to not be that guy or even trade roles this thanksgiving. There is a darkness in this world that gains strength every time you give more energy to what  might be thought of as anything outside of the spectrum of true unadulterated love. Not that bullshit ass “this is going to hurt me more than it hurts” you kinda love, which may serve as a good teacher at times. When you pass real love to another, there’s no instance of that ever doing anything but lifting a person up. If you can’t say something nice this thanksgiving, then pass out hugs and shut the fuck up.With much love and all due respect,Happy Holidays Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas  to all my Whispering Pirates. I am wishing for you and your loved ones the best holiday ever. From Brian the creator of the Whispering Pirate Podcast. Thank you for listening.  <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:152208388</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:30:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954585/3eb89abc62318cc4dd22ed87ff517060.mp3" length="3323264" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>When you have been the guy telling truth to people who would only have more disdain for your input—that felt shitty. Do everything you can to not be that guy or even trade roles this thanksgiving. There is a darkness in this world that gains strength...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[When you have been the guy telling truth to people who would only have more disdain for your input—that felt shitty. Do everything you can to not be that guy or even trade roles this thanksgiving. There is a darkness in this world that gains strength every time you give more energy to what  might be thought of as anything outside of the spectrum of true unadulterated love. Not that bullshit ass “this is going to hurt me more than it hurts” you kinda love, which may serve as a good teacher at times. When you pass real love to another, there’s no instance of that ever doing anything but lifting a person up. If you can’t say something nice this thanksgiving, then pass out hugs and shut the fuck up.With much love and all due respect,Happy Holidays Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas  to all my Whispering Pirates. I am wishing for you and your loved ones the best holiday ever. From Brian the creator of the Whispering Pirate Podcast. Thank you for listening.  <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>273</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Be A Happy Warrior In The 5th Generation Information War For Our Country by Brian Cates (read aloud by a whispering pirate)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-a-happy-warrior-in-the-5th-generation-information-war-for-our-country-by-brian-cates-read-aloud-by-a-whispering-pirate--68954593</link><description><![CDATA[Today a special segment of my half assed at best (production wise) Clown led Pirate Radio Podcast is born. Happy birthday to Cool Minds Salty Fucks and whatever else is vibing today. Are you actually gonna believe this guy? You better not until you at least check his work. Geez Bro. Settle Down guy.Cool Minds and Salty Fucks: Reading from the works of Others. This piece being read today was written by a substacker name Brian Cates. If I have read your work aloud and you would like to discuss your thoughts on my podcast—I’m not saying it will be a sure thing but at least subscribe to my Only F—wait no. If you wanna show some lovin’ Subscribe to my 1.11 per month golden whispering Pirate podcast subscription. And if you want to be called righteous every time you come in the room, by all whispering pirates, at least the ones around here, hit my cashapp https://cash.app/$Ou81R2D2 with at least one zero after the first number and don’t get mad if someone loves you more for actually listening to me. enjoy this new raw candid and unfiltered reading and stay tuned for more.  <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:153137735</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 23:25:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954593/a28c6a7cd1fb73312a1d1af15a6235f5.mp3" length="9377005" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Today a special segment of my half assed at best (production wise) Clown led Pirate Radio Podcast is born. Happy birthday to Cool Minds Salty Fucks and whatever else is vibing today. Are you actually gonna believe this guy? You better not until you at...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today a special segment of my half assed at best (production wise) Clown led Pirate Radio Podcast is born. Happy birthday to Cool Minds Salty Fucks and whatever else is vibing today. Are you actually gonna believe this guy? You better not until you at least check his work. Geez Bro. Settle Down guy.Cool Minds and Salty Fucks: Reading from the works of Others. This piece being read today was written by a substacker name Brian Cates. If I have read your work aloud and you would like to discuss your thoughts on my podcast—I’m not saying it will be a sure thing but at least subscribe to my Only F—wait no. If you wanna show some lovin’ Subscribe to my 1.11 per month golden whispering Pirate podcast subscription. And if you want to be called righteous every time you come in the room, by all whispering pirates, at least the ones around here, hit my cashapp https://cash.app/$Ou81R2D2 with at least one zero after the first number and don’t get mad if someone loves you more for actually listening to me. enjoy this new raw candid and unfiltered reading and stay tuned for more.  <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>734</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d1965827f2f6ee200ffa5af0a3cf0f2a.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Random Thoughts</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/random-thoughts--68954626</link><description><![CDATA[Just a “clown nose on” in another messy stream of consciousness. Let me know when your “knows” lights up. None of this is real. Hardly even the things you can touch. Don’t make assumptions unless you take to plan no action, or will you act outside of understanding? When understanding is not reciprocal, Taking is Haste. Haste-s=hate.Hate is born in fear, outside of understanding. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:151007912</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 10:33:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954626/7e24225202c2d64b70cba5bda9ea146b.mp3" length="22220361" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Just a “clown nose on” in another messy stream of consciousness. Let me know when your “knows” lights up. None of this is real. Hardly even the things you can touch. Don’t make assumptions unless you take to plan no action, or will you act outside of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Just a “clown nose on” in another messy stream of consciousness. Let me know when your “knows” lights up. None of this is real. Hardly even the things you can touch. Don’t make assumptions unless you take to plan no action, or will you act outside of understanding? When understanding is not reciprocal, Taking is Haste. Haste-s=hate.Hate is born in fear, outside of understanding. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1386</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Poshmark Seller Update!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/poshmark-seller-update--68954624</link><description><![CDATA[Just verified this good info!  That is like an early Holiday gift. On behalf of all Poshmark sellers, and myself I’d like to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude. Thank you Manish! While other platforms have demotivated some of the  most gung-ho resellers, you have not let us down. Not to mention the buyer and seller protection on poshmark in some of the most compassionate and reasonable one that I know. Please before I share these thoughts, they are not to complain, but to make suggestions on ways to further strengthen the seller community on poshmark. Off the top of my head, I can  think of a number of things that would make Poshmark even more of a perfect selling platform while I know it is the best in my book already. Here are a few off the top of my head: Partner with a cryptocurrency exchange such as crypto.com, one of the largest and most secure cryptocurrency exchanges to accept cryptocurrency for paymentsaccept cashapp payments directly without the use of a debit card. Negotiate Group Rate for Sellers to opt into a la carte  health care, dental and vision insurance coverage Seller flex spending accounts that % of sales could be allocated to pre-tax for health related medical expenses including all of the above. Negotiate Group discount rates for car and truck rentals for the serious resellers regardless if moving inventory, traveling to a poshmark convention, or a private engagement. Wholesale Seller supplies such as labels, tape, poly mailers, boxes, etc, bought through poshmark and drop shipped by respective supplier.  <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:149732386</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:57:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954624/8e5e7c070cc8e1275152af2de520ca4b.mp3" length="3776436" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Just verified this good info!  That is like an early Holiday gift. On behalf of all Poshmark sellers, and myself I’d like to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude. Thank you Manish! While other platforms have demotivated some of the  most...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Just verified this good info!  That is like an early Holiday gift. On behalf of all Poshmark sellers, and myself I’d like to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude. Thank you Manish! While other platforms have demotivated some of the  most gung-ho resellers, you have not let us down. Not to mention the buyer and seller protection on poshmark in some of the most compassionate and reasonable one that I know. Please before I share these thoughts, they are not to complain, but to make suggestions on ways to further strengthen the seller community on poshmark. Off the top of my head, I can  think of a number of things that would make Poshmark even more of a perfect selling platform while I know it is the best in my book already. Here are a few off the top of my head: Partner with a cryptocurrency exchange such as crypto.com, one of the largest and most secure cryptocurrency exchanges to accept cryptocurrency for paymentsaccept cashapp payments directly without the use of a debit card. Negotiate Group Rate for Sellers to opt into a la carte  health care, dental and vision insurance coverage Seller flex spending accounts that % of sales could be allocated to pre-tax for health related medical expenses including all of the above. Negotiate Group discount rates for car and truck rentals for the serious resellers regardless if moving inventory, traveling to a poshmark convention, or a private engagement. Wholesale Seller supplies such as labels, tape, poly mailers, boxes, etc, bought through poshmark and drop shipped by respective supplier.  <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>187</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Casualties of a silent war</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/casualties-of-a-silent-war--68954592</link><description><![CDATA[Hi folks. Thank you for listening! Whether you’re a subscriber or brand new, you’re in the right place. This is Brian of The Whispering Pirate Podcast. Recently, I’ve been recording candid conversations during my Uber rides, and this is the second of those recordings that I’m excited to share with you. There’s definitely more to come, and I hope you’ll share this episode with friends or anyone who might enjoy or be entertained by these ongoing conversations—just a couple of normal guys, no official papers on the wall.I believe that conversations like these make podcasting one of the most valuable advancements since the printing press—though I don’t own a press and probably never will! But I’m not here to push information to provoke or sway you with emotional tactics. My goal is to guide you through some discoveries, even the hard ones that aren’t always easy to sit with afterward. And to be 100% real with you, I have some advice: if you have a family to support or just want to live peacefully, and you’re not sure you can handle the truth, maybe don’t go looking for it—whether it’s about your history, someone else’s, or even your relationship.If you’re not ready for the truth, you may want to focus on building yourself up first. But here’s the catch: you often don’t know where your soft spots are until you confront some raw truth that knocks the wind out of you. If you've been emotionally crippled by painful truths before, it might be more productive to prepare yourself to face them again, rather than seek them out blindly. It sounds obvious, but you never know how hard that liberty bell rings until it’s rung.If you have ever been accused of ruining dinner because of the puzzles you’re putting together at a birds-eye-view…This is Brian, and if I’m not back soon with another episode of The Whispering Pirate Podcast, check the older material for golden nuggets until I make it back. I’ve been wrestling with my own truths and how I cope with them—it isn’t always easy but for sure it’s always real. Just be sure you know, I am not about to give up on doing what I can do to elevate the conversation. No matter what kinds of truth we think we hold and what kinds of truth that we seek, we are still just high functioning monkeys on this big life boat in space…not everyone is going to digest what’s real in the same ways. As much as it might make you want to throw up in your mouth, do what you can to be compassionate to those who have no friggin’ clue or how to get one if they need it. Someday they may be going through the grieving processes that you have made it through to get here now. Someday they may be only other ants you have to band together and take that scorpion down. Until another Right here Right now, be well and have a blessed day. This is Brian of the Whispering Pirate Podcast Signing off.  <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:149409518</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 23:13:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954592/43a35a778ea300d99876680fe3592c41.mp3" length="24463348" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hi folks. Thank you for listening! Whether you’re a subscriber or brand new, you’re in the right place. This is Brian of The Whispering Pirate Podcast. Recently, I’ve been recording candid conversations during my Uber rides, and this is the second of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hi folks. Thank you for listening! Whether you’re a subscriber or brand new, you’re in the right place. This is Brian of The Whispering Pirate Podcast. Recently, I’ve been recording candid conversations during my Uber rides, and this is the second of those recordings that I’m excited to share with you. There’s definitely more to come, and I hope you’ll share this episode with friends or anyone who might enjoy or be entertained by these ongoing conversations—just a couple of normal guys, no official papers on the wall.I believe that conversations like these make podcasting one of the most valuable advancements since the printing press—though I don’t own a press and probably never will! But I’m not here to push information to provoke or sway you with emotional tactics. My goal is to guide you through some discoveries, even the hard ones that aren’t always easy to sit with afterward. And to be 100% real with you, I have some advice: if you have a family to support or just want to live peacefully, and you’re not sure you can handle the truth, maybe don’t go looking for it—whether it’s about your history, someone else’s, or even your relationship.If you’re not ready for the truth, you may want to focus on building yourself up first. But here’s the catch: you often don’t know where your soft spots are until you confront some raw truth that knocks the wind out of you. If you've been emotionally crippled by painful truths before, it might be more productive to prepare yourself to face them again, rather than seek them out blindly. It sounds obvious, but you never know how hard that liberty bell rings until it’s rung.If you have ever been accused of ruining dinner because of the puzzles you’re putting together at a birds-eye-view…This is Brian, and if I’m not back soon with another episode of The Whispering Pirate Podcast, check the older material for golden nuggets until I make it back. I’ve been wrestling with my own truths and how I cope with them—it isn’t always easy but for sure it’s always real. Just be sure you know, I am not about to give up on doing what I can do to elevate the conversation. No matter what kinds of truth we think we hold and what kinds of truth that we seek, we are still just high functioning monkeys on this big life boat in space…not everyone is going to digest what’s real in the same ways. As much as it might make you want to throw up in your mouth, do what you can to be compassionate to those who have no friggin’ clue or how to get one if they need it. Someday they may be going through the grieving processes that you have made it through to get here now. Someday they may be only other ants you have to band together and take that scorpion down. Until another Right here Right now, be well and have a blessed day. This is Brian of the Whispering Pirate Podcast Signing off.  <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2035</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fbe05bda5b1f72b65d41c2304091073f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>What are your thoughts about the sicknesss thing a couple few years back yonder?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-are-your-thoughts-about-the-sicknesss-thing-a-couple-few-years-back-yonder--68954609</link><description><![CDATA[Hey there! It’s Brian and I’ve still got my clown nose on. If you’re curious to get to know this clown or what the clown talk is about…first step is gonna be subscribe to The Whispering Pirate Podcast. Please feel free to leave any thoughtful comments if you’re so inclined. Thanks for checking it out!This edition of the podcast wouldn’t be possible without Brandon, one of my most recent Uber drivers. And yes, I unapologetically apologize for the sound quality—I’m working on a better solution for recording on the fly so suck it up Richard. And remember if you’re gonna say something unique, never do it without putting your clown nose on. They can’t hurt you without letting them control the pieces of paper. Let’s not get into it now. Stay tuned!Peace. Be well and have a blessed day, Brian. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:149186250</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:56:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954609/c317c144b3ac7d2068ccc6190726cdee.mp3" length="16640216" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Hey there! It’s Brian and I’ve still got my clown nose on. If you’re curious to get to know this clown or what the clown talk is about…first step is gonna be subscribe to The Whispering Pirate Podcast. Please feel free to leave any thoughtful comments...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hey there! It’s Brian and I’ve still got my clown nose on. If you’re curious to get to know this clown or what the clown talk is about…first step is gonna be subscribe to The Whispering Pirate Podcast. Please feel free to leave any thoughtful comments if you’re so inclined. Thanks for checking it out!This edition of the podcast wouldn’t be possible without Brandon, one of my most recent Uber drivers. And yes, I unapologetically apologize for the sound quality—I’m working on a better solution for recording on the fly so suck it up Richard. And remember if you’re gonna say something unique, never do it without putting your clown nose on. They can’t hurt you without letting them control the pieces of paper. Let’s not get into it now. Stay tuned!Peace. Be well and have a blessed day, Brian. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1017</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f511b8fa479290227d7c2db7e549e673.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Unexpected Wisdom: Michael’s Story of Struggle and Hope</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/unexpected-wisdom-michael-s-story-of-struggle-and-hope--68954597</link><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the true first episode of The Whispering Pirate Podcast. This recording came about on a whim after a chance encounter in the Walmart parking lot in Janesville, Wisconsin. I had just finished picking up a vintage black merino wool cardigan sweater when I noticed a man parked in his wagon-style vehicle with a small trailer attached. He was lying down, reading, and after a bit of curiosity got the better of me, I struck up a conversation.His name is Michael, and when I asked if he’d be open to an immediate interview, he said ‘yes.’ What followed was a raw, candid conversation about his struggles with addiction and the work he does with the homeless. Michael didn’t want to share too many personal details, wishing only to be remembered as ‘Michael.’ But what he did share was powerful, and I think you’ll find it just as compelling as I did.Though my microphone failed during the recording, thanks to Michael Winter (a different Michael), we managed to restore the audio, and I’m grateful for that. If you know Michael and would like to hear more from him in a future episode, please let him know, as I’d be more than happy to talk with him again. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:148786423</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2024 10:33:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954597/2842032a32569537f7e3d482f587fe5c.mp3" length="51279820" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Welcome to the true first episode of The Whispering Pirate Podcast. This recording came about on a whim after a chance encounter in the Walmart parking lot in Janesville, Wisconsin. I had just finished picking up a vintage black merino wool cardigan...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to the true first episode of The Whispering Pirate Podcast. This recording came about on a whim after a chance encounter in the Walmart parking lot in Janesville, Wisconsin. I had just finished picking up a vintage black merino wool cardigan sweater when I noticed a man parked in his wagon-style vehicle with a small trailer attached. He was lying down, reading, and after a bit of curiosity got the better of me, I struck up a conversation.His name is Michael, and when I asked if he’d be open to an immediate interview, he said ‘yes.’ What followed was a raw, candid conversation about his struggles with addiction and the work he does with the homeless. Michael didn’t want to share too many personal details, wishing only to be remembered as ‘Michael.’ But what he did share was powerful, and I think you’ll find it just as compelling as I did.Though my microphone failed during the recording, thanks to Michael Winter (a different Michael), we managed to restore the audio, and I’m grateful for that. If you know Michael and would like to hear more from him in a future episode, please let him know, as I’d be more than happy to talk with him again. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3203</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/eed324117529a474a876f10dba524287.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Thanks for blowing it yesterday b.</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/thanks-for-blowing-it-yesterday-b--68954619</link><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to The Whispering Pirate Podcast. If you saw how much of a fool I made of myself earlier and you’re still here—get a life! Haha. My rookie mistake with the sound turned that recording into a nearly impossible-to-understand mess. So, before I call it a night, I wanted to come back and revisit what was on my mind this morning.I’m revisiting this because what I was talking about runs deep for me—my experience of moral injury after participating in two wars, first as a Navy petty officer and then as a sergeant in the Wisconsin Army National Guard. I’ve touched on this before, but I feel it’s important to look at this part of my journey with fresh eyes. The weight of these experiences is something I continue to reflect on and try to make sense of.For many veterans, myself included, the battles don’t end when we come home. This episode is a re-do, a continuation of the conversation, exploring how my choices to join and the consequences of war left scars I never anticipated. It’s personal, but I hope it offers some insight—and maybe even a little peace—to those who’ve been walking a similar path.Thanks for joining me again as I guide you through some of the thoughts surrounding this challenging but necessary conversation. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:148779030</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:25:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954619/5d34d370a0d60dd3771e2a7ac5001510.mp3" length="37204486" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Welcome back to The Whispering Pirate Podcast. If you saw how much of a fool I made of myself earlier and you’re still here—get a life! Haha. My rookie mistake with the sound turned that recording into a nearly impossible-to-understand mess. So,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome back to The Whispering Pirate Podcast. If you saw how much of a fool I made of myself earlier and you’re still here—get a life! Haha. My rookie mistake with the sound turned that recording into a nearly impossible-to-understand mess. So, before I call it a night, I wanted to come back and revisit what was on my mind this morning.I’m revisiting this because what I was talking about runs deep for me—my experience of moral injury after participating in two wars, first as a Navy petty officer and then as a sergeant in the Wisconsin Army National Guard. I’ve touched on this before, but I feel it’s important to look at this part of my journey with fresh eyes. The weight of these experiences is something I continue to reflect on and try to make sense of.For many veterans, myself included, the battles don’t end when we come home. This episode is a re-do, a continuation of the conversation, exploring how my choices to join and the consequences of war left scars I never anticipated. It’s personal, but I hope it offers some insight—and maybe even a little peace—to those who’ve been walking a similar path.Thanks for joining me again as I guide you through some of the thoughts surrounding this challenging but necessary conversation. <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3101</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8c675ab0e5928725d8d96a6e94e3b865.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The 11th of September</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-11th-of-september--68954604</link><description><![CDATA[I need to break the silence about some things when it comes to being Brian right now. This isn’t about me as much as it is about trying to make myself better understood, to help others who may be at their wit’s end trying to understand and develop compassion for their loved ones and the world around them. Please forgive my audio. I will be coming back to re record and share some of these things again. Sometimes capturing the moment isn’t perfect, and is best done with all 5 senses.Guys, I haven’t been doing my best. For a long time, I struggled to find my true purpose in life, and I looked to reselling as a way to buy myself some room to figure it out. That journey has led me to some very cool people and places. But the value I seem to give the most of, I haven’t been able to ask money for. So now, I’m going to ask for it anyway, and see if anyone wants to support me in realizing my purpose. If you’re down with that and want to support my journey, you can find my Cash App link below.I now know that part of my life’s purpose is doing exactly what I’m starting here. And to those who have already contributed time, energy, or money to my success—thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I wouldn’t have made it this far, with my life force so securely attached to my body, without you.This is also for all those who’ve carried the weight of truths that, as Tracy Chapman might have said in her song ‘Change,’ cannot be soothed.Through a miraculous sequence of events, here I am again, sitting before you, in awe that it’s even possible. Today, I’m sharing part of my journey that’s shaped who I am now. As a Navy petty officer and a sergeant in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, I went to war twice. But it wasn’t the battles overseas that left the deepest scars—honestly, I never even heard a gunshot—it was the moral injury that cut deeper than anything else.Right now, I’ve only been granted 10% military disability for the ringing in my ears. But let me tell you, I’m grateful to be here. There’s no doubt in my mind that a force greater than us put in a lot of energy to make sure I’m sitting here, writing to you now.I’ll admit my delivery might be a little scattered at times, so bear with me. If you have questions, I’d be happy to answer them, or maybe your thoughts will guide us into future conversations, dictations, or interviews.Please share this podcast on Substack, Subscribe and Stay tuned for more more and less refined recordings such as this.If you would like to donate to my doing more of this type of work:https://cash.app/$Ou81R2D2 <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:148780272</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 22:47:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68954604/2f5b489d4d2c1883ff5e86cd5b8a6141.mp3" length="2263170" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian H.</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I need to break the silence about some things when it comes to being Brian right now. This isn’t about me as much as it is about trying to make myself better understood, to help others who may be at their wit’s end trying to understand and develop...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I need to break the silence about some things when it comes to being Brian right now. This isn’t about me as much as it is about trying to make myself better understood, to help others who may be at their wit’s end trying to understand and develop compassion for their loved ones and the world around them. Please forgive my audio. I will be coming back to re record and share some of these things again. Sometimes capturing the moment isn’t perfect, and is best done with all 5 senses.Guys, I haven’t been doing my best. For a long time, I struggled to find my true purpose in life, and I looked to reselling as a way to buy myself some room to figure it out. That journey has led me to some very cool people and places. But the value I seem to give the most of, I haven’t been able to ask money for. So now, I’m going to ask for it anyway, and see if anyone wants to support me in realizing my purpose. If you’re down with that and want to support my journey, you can find my Cash App link below.I now know that part of my life’s purpose is doing exactly what I’m starting here. And to those who have already contributed time, energy, or money to my success—thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I wouldn’t have made it this far, with my life force so securely attached to my body, without you.This is also for all those who’ve carried the weight of truths that, as Tracy Chapman might have said in her song ‘Change,’ cannot be soothed.Through a miraculous sequence of events, here I am again, sitting before you, in awe that it’s even possible. Today, I’m sharing part of my journey that’s shaped who I am now. As a Navy petty officer and a sergeant in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, I went to war twice. But it wasn’t the battles overseas that left the deepest scars—honestly, I never even heard a gunshot—it was the moral injury that cut deeper than anything else.Right now, I’ve only been granted 10% military disability for the ringing in my ears. But let me tell you, I’m grateful to be here. There’s no doubt in my mind that a force greater than us put in a lot of energy to make sure I’m sitting here, writing to you now.I’ll admit my delivery might be a little scattered at times, so bear with me. If you have questions, I’d be happy to answer them, or maybe your thoughts will guide us into future conversations, dictations, or interviews.Please share this podcast on Substack, Subscribe and Stay tuned for more more and less refined recordings such as this.If you would like to donate to my doing more of this type of work:https://cash.app/$Ou81R2D2 <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">whisperingpiratepodcast.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>189</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b925fb3091c4d53be1a1b6e20c2c67da.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Adding Value</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/adding-value--68954630</link><description><![CDATA[There was a time when I failed to see what I had been trained to do as a wanna-be Kirby vacuum salesman. The name of the game is adding value.  <br /><br />This is a public episode. 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