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CANAAN PONDERS is a thought-full podcast with the inquisitions of an introvert living in an extroverted world. Canaan John will discuss a wide range of topics on society & culture, some entertainment and human existence on earth. This podcast is 1/3 introspective, 1/3 scattered thoughts and 1/3 ran…

Canaan John


    • Feb 17, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 81 EPISODES


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    Season-less Episode: "The Cause and Effect of Life."

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 57:18


    In this season-less episode I ponder how all of our lives are made up of effects from decisions we've made or someone we may or may not know has made leading to this concoction of existence we are all experiencing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    Season-less Episode: "The Great White Awakening"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 33:21


    In this season-less episode I ponder what it's like working and communicating with the majority race during the great white awakening. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    Season-less Episode: "The Renaissance of Alternative Blackness"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 23:14


    In this season-less episode I ponder about this new era of black expression that's upon us. Things have been and still are hostile towards alternative blackness in whatever form that looks like. Actors, artist and alike are challenging perpetuated narratives. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    Season-less Episode: "Please Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself..."

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 46:29


    In this season-less* episode I re-introduce myself to you under my new stage name with a somewhat rogue explanation on how I got there, how many times a week I get tested for COVID for work and how I'm trying to brand my hot-messiness. I'm sorry to anyone I may have offended in this episode; these are my regurgitated thoughts. *same day recording and release. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 FINALE: "I'm Proud, Black &... Scared."

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 43:56


    In this episode, Canaan ponders the mental trip that comes along with being proud within skin while pursuing aspirations in a world with a troubling racial past and still maintain the pursuit of happiness, in spite of. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 30: "The Pursuit of Style and Decoding Your Soul."

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 35:40


    In this episode, Canaan ponders how we decode our soul through a lifetime of experiences and risk taking that often reflects in our outer world appearance or lifestyle aesthetics and how our choice of dress/style can translate a specific message to the world about who we are and how we see ourself. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 29: "The Post COVID Haze."

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 31:58


    In this episode, Canaan ponders the somewhat lasting affects of post COVID life, how our routines may have permanently changed, the growing pains of those changes, acting career thoughts and what the future has in store for us. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 28: "The Power and Destruction of Blatant and Latent Misogyny"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 31:45


    In this episode, Canaan ponders how deeply rooted misogyny is within himself, culture, religion and most social conditioning around the world. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 27: "To be, or not to be (Openly Gay in Hollywood), that is the question."

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 36:50


    In this episode, Canaan ponders how open an actor can be about sexual orientation within the aspirations of success in Hollywood. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 26: "The Californian Bubble and My Teenage Angst."

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 31:38


    In this episode, canaan ponders life in California and how it feels like we live in our own world, the American wealth gap and his teenage identity crisis and angst revisited. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 25: "Should Sex Work be Legal?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 25:35


    In this episode, Canaan ponders what the world might be like if more of us embraced sex positivity and allowed humans to be human.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 24: "Friday Night Chat" (w/ Lolita Lovekill)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 98:39


    In this episode of “Friday Night Chat" with Lolita Lovekill, Canaan ponders exposing TMI on social media, using fashion as a way to show ones self worth, how the people we spend time with most makes a difference in our life and a reason why men are so hostile towards women through history. Lolita Lovekill shares her perspective and ponders on varied topics with host Canaan John Dewey in this new bi-weekly series "Friday Night Chat". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 23: "Life, Grief and The Loss of Dad."

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 39:35


    In this episode, Canaan ponders his life experience so far, the affects of grief and the reality of mortality that each of us face in our lifetime here on Earth. There's a memorial page for my Dad: www.JohnAlexRobinson.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 22: "The Fear Of Success"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 27:02


    In this episode, Canaan ponders how a fear of 'SUCCESS' can paralyze us from even making our first attempt and what we can do to overcome that fear and have a more fulfilling creative experience on Earth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 21: "Trigger Moments and The Creative Endeavor"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 38:57


    In this episode, Canaan ponders how triggering moments can influence the creative process and how the creative process can help us deal with our deep emotions and have less triggering moments in life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 20: "The Challenge of Bias Micro-aggressions and The ISMs of Society."

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 31:28


    In this episode, Canaan ponders how the isms of society are ingrained within certain cultures and how some may not realize their contribution to the overall problem until they are called on it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 19: "12 Inches from Stardom."

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 37:53


    In this episode, Canaan ponders the not so glamorous life of being an extra in Hollywood and its affect on personal ambition. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 18: "The Anxiety of Overcoming Self-Doubt."

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 24:42


    In this episode, Canaan ponders how self-doubt continues to hinder our lives and action steps we can all take to overcome self-doubt and have the life we truly deserve. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 17: "Vaccines vs. The American Diet: Are Both Trial & Error?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 25:07


    In this episode, Canaan ponders the affects of the American diet and science of vaccines and prescription drugs. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 16: "Science Vs. Spirituality."

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 33:54


    In this episode, Canaan ponders the role the religion plays within society and if one should lean more onto science or abide by religious practice to enjoy a fulfilling life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 15: "The American Prison System: Is it a Criminal Factory?" (w/ Lolita Lovekill)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 77:59


    In this episode, Canaan ponders whether the american prison system is rehabilitating or creating criminals. Many have called for the reforming of the entire system. Canaan has a talk with artist Lolita Lovekill (moniker), who is also former private prison employee and is finishing her Masters Degree about what happens on the inside and what needs to change. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 14: "Will Freedom-of-Speech Unite or Divide Us?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 30:55


    In this episode, Canaan ponders how freedom of speech can continue to unite the USA as a nation but also divide us at the same time because fringe personal beliefs. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 13: "The People's Wallet/$GME vs. The Suits"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 37:34


    In this episode, Canaan ponders the future of money and wealth in America since the value of the dollar seems to be decreasing yearly. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 12: "The Sensuality, Vulnerability & Sexuality of Black Manhood"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 86:06


    In this episode, Canaan ponders manhood and the affects American life can have on self-worth and self-image as a gay person of color and the positive advantages of embracing ones natural beauty through naturism/nudism and recreational cannabis with special guest, International Naked Yoga + Tantra Coach Brandon Anthony of Los Angeles, CA. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 11: "Is There a Cultural Anxiety Towards Nudity?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 26:16


    In this episode, Canaan ponders how society's shame on the nude body led to the discriminations we sometimes feel about ourselves. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 10: "My Redneck Romance Era."

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 31:36


    In this episode, Canaan ponders if many of us choose partners of a different race based on the sexualization or fetishization of other cultures and races. Does sexual desire play a part in interracial couplings or is it a modern cultural conditioning? or... is it just genuine attraction? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 9: "The Man-Child Manifesto." (Sponsored by My Mild Mid-Life Crisis)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 29:32


    In this episode, Canaan ponders what it's like being a man, almost the age of 40, still conducting life as if he never grew up from High School/College years. Is it a mid-life crisis or is it the new conditioning of the American man? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 8: "Drugs, Conspiracy Theories, Fake News & Mental Health." (w/ Lolita Lovekill)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 79:08


    In this episode, Canaan ponders the affects that drug usage, conspiracy theories and misinformation has on our society in America with special guest Lolita Lovekill. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 7: "A Theory on Why People Cheat."

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 29:30


    In this episode, Canaan ponders what makes men (or anyone really) want to cheat on their spouse. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 6: "Another Shameful Redux."

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 28:59


    In this episode, Canaan ponders the effects of sexual shame from being gay and the many areas of life it can harm or sometime ‘enhance'. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 5: "Birth Chart Reading from Star Path Astrology" (w/ Erika Merriweather)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 87:21


    In this episode, Canaan ponders how affective astrology can be with helping us navigate our life and if there's any science behind it all. You'll hear an interview followed by birth chart reading for Canaan, read by Star Path Astrology reader Erika Merriweather, Actor and Astrologer based in Southern California. www.StarPathAstrology.com and @StarPathAstrology on social media, --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 4: "Am I Black Enough... Yet?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 24:38


    In this episode, Canaan ponders 'blackness' and its affects on identity and living as a black man living in America. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 3: "The Death to Mental Peace."

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 28:41


    In this episode, Canaan ponders the effect of accumulating likes and the approval of others on one's mental stability. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 2: “The Blatancy of Misinformation on The Internet.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 25:51


    In this episode, Canaan ponders the effect of misinformation in social media and the ‘war' on science and education. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S3 Ep 1: “Rebirth of a Nation?”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 24:51


    In this episode, Canaan ponders the current state of America and what is possibly the re-rebirth of a nation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    Special Episode: "The 2020 Layover"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 27:07


    In this one episode, season 2 of 2020, Canaan ponders the craziness of 2020, the layover year to 2021. Season 3 begins January 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    The Phantom Season - Ep 9: "The Unicorn Negro/American History and The Tulsa Race Riot"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 40:03


    The Phantom Season is made up of episodes recorded from in November and December 2019. These were originally meant for season 2. These are Pre-Covid episodes. These episodes have been blindly released; they have not been fully re-listened to prior to release. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    The Phantom Season - Ep 8: "Plastic is King and The Earth is Flat"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2019 29:11


    The Phantom Season is made up of episodes recorded from in November and December 2019. These were originally meant for season 2. These are Pre-Covid episodes. These episodes have been blindly released; they have not been fully re-listened to prior to release. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    The Phantom Season - Ep 7: "The Quest for Stardom"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 24:51


    The Phantom Season is made up of episodes recorded from in November and December 2019. These were originally meant for season 2. These are Pre-Covid episodes. These episodes have been blindly released; they have not been fully re-listened to prior to release. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    The Phantom Season - Ep 6: "The Moderation of Drugs"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 23:33


    The Phantom Season is made up of episodes recorded from in November and December 2019. These were originally meant for season 2. These are Pre-Covid episodes. These episodes have been blindly released; they have not been fully re-listened to prior to release. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    The Phantom Season - Ep 5: "The King of Narcissists/The Season of the Introvert"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 38:11


    The Phantom Season is made up of episodes recorded between November and December 2019. These were originally meant for season 2. These are Pre-Covid episodes. These episodes have been blindly released; they have not been fully re-listened to prior to release. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    The Phantom Season - Ep 4: "The Inferiority of My Imposter Syndrome"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 33:35


    The Phantom Season is made up of episodes recorded between November and December 2019. These were originally meant for season 2. These are Pre-Covid episodes. These episodes have been blindly released; they have not been fully re-listened to prior to release. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    The Phantom Season - Ep 3: "My Existential Angst"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 29:59


    The Phantom Season is made up of episodes recorded between November and December 2019. These were originally meant for season 2. These are Pre-Covid episodes. These episodes have been blindly released; they have not been fully re-listened to prior to release. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    The Phantom Season - Ep 2: "The Courage of Your Conviction"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 21:27


    The Phantom Season is made up of episodes recorded between November and December 2019. These were originally meant for season 2. These are Pre-Covid episodes. These episodes have been blindly released; they have not been fully re-listened to prior to release. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    The Phantom Season - Ep 1: "Black Boy Charm"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2019 24:21


    The Phantom Season is made up of episodes recorded from in November and December 2019. These were originally meant for season 2. These are Pre-Covid episodes. These episodes have been blindly released and have not been fully re-listened to add a proper description. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S1 FINALE: "The Pressure of Excellence" w/ Antonius Da Great a.k.a Anthony Ryan Grant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 77:32


    S1 FINALE: "The Pressure of Excellence" w/ Antonius Da Great a.k.a Anthony Ryan Grant by Canaan John --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S1 Ep 34: "Identity and Body Image." (w/ Dylan Thomas Cotter)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 59:30


    In this episode, Canaan ponders identity and body image and how it affects our mental stability with special guest Artist, Entrepreneur, Brand Ambassador and Transgender Activist Dylan Thomas Cotter (www.DylanThomasCotter.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S1 Ep 33: "A Life of Discovery." w/ Krystal Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2019 84:42


    In this episode, Canaan ponders the wonders and impact that travel has on life and ambition with Special Guest Krystal Hall, Owner & Founder of LA Discovery Shop (IG: @ladiscoveryshop_candles) Order from LA Discovery Shop at www.ladiscoveryshop.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S1 Ep 32: "The Lost Episodes."

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 82:55


    In this episode, there are 6 lost episodes that didn't make the cut as a single "Canaan Ponders Podcast" episode. Only 2 new episodes for season 1. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S1 Ep 31: "Making Adult Friends."

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2019 33:41


    In this episode, Canaan ponders adults friendships and how we can build them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

    S1 Ep 30: "American Culture & The Influence of Film" w/ Kevin Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2019 217:56


    In this episode, Canaan ponders the influence of American culture and the influence film has on society with Kevin Williams, actor, writer, filmmaker, comedian, and director of "Beautifully.Love.Dark" & "Last Tonight". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/canaan-ponders/support

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