AVOIDANCE ISSUES

There's a reason this podcast was a daily podcast. There's just too much to talk and think about since the last episode. I hope y'all have been questioning the system, fighting inequity, and trying to create a better future. Enjoy this extra long catch-up episode :-)

Long time no see, y'all!! I recorded this back on Juneteenth, and originally didn't release it because I thought I was too upset and too vulnerable when recording. Well you know what... Here it is: Episode 31

WHOOOO-Doggy y'all! This is one gets a little wild when Cousin JED (from ep. 14) interrupts the podcast yelling "all lives matter!" Laugh along with the hypocrisies of Cousin JED in this celebratory 30th Episode.

Acknowledging that black people have been discriminated against DOES NOT INVALIDATE YOUR STRUGGLES AS A WHITE PERSON. It simply means that we are talking about extra struggles that people of color have dealt with because of systemic racism.

If you feel uncomfortable and sick right now, GOOD. I'm glad you're listening and empathetic. Fellow white folk... Call out injustice. Challenge racist viewpoints. Have difficult conversations with friends, family, and neighbors. This is how you can help daily. #BlackLivesMatter #SayItAnyway

I'm sad, worried, empathetic, and upset. I encourage my white friends to listen to this episode as a way of understanding a little more about why we use the phrase "Black Lives Matter" instead of "all lives matter" .... Join me in being an ally. #BlackLivesMatter

When was the last time you looked back at what life truly looked like in middle school or high school? It's so normal to have thousands of photos and videos of every week, day, moment... but not back in 2002!

Enjoy this actual brand new episode of Avoidance Issues where we speculate what life will be like for my 1-year-old nephew in 2037 when he's 18.

Too often do people get used for their love, attention, time, money, and effort. It gets to the point where people believe they are not valuable, but that's simply not true. Y'all deserve to feel valuable!

BUUUUULLLLLSSSS!!! There's no growing up in Chicagoland in the 90's without the Bulls. It's interesting how much basketball and that team shaped me. Do y'all think we put too much emphasis on the importance sports?

Listen, y'all... sometimes you don't know what to say, but you're just in a better mood. This episode is a palate cleanser from the last one. Thanks for sticking with me!

This is another heavy one, y'all! If you're looking to get into worries of self-worth, imposter syndrome, and facing the fact that it's hard to take your own advice, then please by all means enjoy this episode!

Listen... there is no rule saying that I have to be happy when recording a podcast for you, but knowing you're listening does make me happy... so thank you! lol Get ready for an honest one, y'all!

Cash rules everything around me! C.R.E.A.M. Think about just how often money has determined how you lived, ate, felt, and behaved. Yes, we need something to strive for, but we don't need to fear our own well-being and safety in order to try. Enjoy my money rant, y'all!

You ever think we have too much time to think?

Hey y'all! You caught me in a good mood during this recording. Notice how you can hear it in my voice, but at the same time I try to fight it!

It's hard to hold back sometimes, y'all. This weather and quarantine is getting to me. I hope you can relate... but also hope that you don't and everything is just fine and dandy :-)

The sheer amount of talking, connecting, entertainment, and perspective I need to get through a day is astounding. Human beings are the most complicated of the animals... and that's including the Platypus & Aardvark. Be calm and listen on! Enjoy

WHOOOO DOGGY! This episode is a wild one! Cousin JED (Joshua Edward Daniel) shows up unannounced to talk about the government, wearin' masks, and his new jug band. Take a listen, Y'all!

Happy Taco Titty Tuesday everyone!

Our lives revolve around screens... Seeing people and hearing things that are not actually with us. My airpods let me cancel out the sounds of my environment, so I don't have to even know where I truly am. I wonder how this affects our brains

Listen up, y'all... This one is a bit off the rails. On the advice of friends and professionals, Adam tries to do something new and just have fun with it. I hope you enjoy copyright infringement as Adam's brain inaccurately rips off voices of characters. He's totally embarrASSed by this one y'all!

Awwww yeah!!! The tenth ever episode of Avoidance Issues is here and guess who finally begins addressing the root of their avoidance issues! How do you create/complete/follow through on something if you may never have it acknowledged or matter to others?

This is why we don't record at night.... Please enjoy my efforts to hold my mind together while philosophizing on the futility of trying to be heard by many daily. Enjoy

Listen to Episode 6 if you want a funny one, y'all. This episode has an obviously heavy undertone. I contemplate whether or not I should be down on myself for not having done more in terms of getting exposure and posting content. #sayitanyway

This is a good one, y'all! It contains helpful advice and perspective that I need to remind myself of more often. Hopefully, you'll be a little nicer to yourself by the end :-)

Awww yeah, bro! On the sixth ever episode of Avoidance Issues, Adam starts a new tradition: Sharing OLD JOKE NOTES! Laugh and scoff along with this half-thought-out extravaganza.

DO NOT let the intro fool you, this 5th episode rolls down a free flow philosophical tract... grab your inner tube and lazy river your way to short-term enlightenment :-)

"EVERYTHING'S MADE UP AND THE POINTS DON'T MATTER!" I don't know about you, but I am sick of worrying about status, money, rank, level, standings, and scores! ...but I don't see that ending anytime soon, do you??

Hi-diddly- ho Neighborino! This episode of Avoidance Issues covers some fun SAY IT ANYWAY talk, but most importantly, you learn about my jacked neighbor who yells too much :-)

I didn't think it would happen, but it did! I successfully made excuses, avoided recording the second ever episode, and had to record it the following day! I think that puts us at 1 in the win column for getting it done, and 1 in the avoidance column for putting it off. IT'S ALL TIED UP Y'ALL!

This is the start of something beautiful... or rather, the rebirth! AVOIDANCE ISSUES, with host comedian Adam Grabowski, is 5 years in the making ...because it took me that long to actually upload an episode! The first, never-released series began in 2015 with guests from the entertainment world. Then again in 2016, dozens of unpublished daily recordings were created to keep myself out of my own head! This podcast follows two mantras: SAY IT ANYWAY & First Thought, Best Thought. These core beliefs keep the podcast genuine, raw, and unscripted. Let's get into it!