"Human Being Human" is a podcast that digs into the gripping history of humankind, as told through hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling. From our ancient savanna roots long ago, to our interwoven global culture of today, we'll traverse the vast historical landscape of…
Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  This is the third and final episode in the fourth season of this podcast, entitled, “Great Plain Bands.” In this episode, we'll explore the rich history of polka music in my home state, Nebraska. Nearly two centuries ago, the genre became a community staple for newly arrived immigrants as they sought the “good life” on the American Great Plains. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling  / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show
Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  This is the second episode in the fourth season of this podcast series, entitled, “The Bohemian Invasion.” In this episode, listeners will learn about polka's contagious effect as it travels around the planet, including the United States. As this new nation found its identity, polka music embedded itself in the American fabric of life. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling  / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show
Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  This is the season four premier in this podcast series, entitled, “A Peasant Surprise.” In this season and episode, we'll explore the deep and vibrant history of polka music, a genre deeply rooted in the story of my family's musical and cultural legacy. From its humble village origins to the heights of international acclaim, the story of polka is more epic than listeners would have ever imagined.  / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling  / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the fifteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my Human Beings. In this episode, I talked shop with my good friend Taylor Bryant, who is a Lincoln, Nebraska native, fellow musician, and life-long drummer. We first met in 2010 when we enrolled in Audio Engineering School. In this episode, Taylor and I discussed all sorts of topics, including our time attending audio school in Norfolk, Nebraska, our experience recording music projects, and our good times partying during Husker game-days. As requested by Taylor, we went into a deep dive on the topic of BigFoot, Spirits, and Aliens. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling Support the Show.
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the part two of the fourteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my Human Beings. In this episode, I chatted with one of my good friends Matthew Emerton, who is a small-town Nebraskan, international all-start athlete, and multi-instrumental musician. He and I first met in 2006, when we formed a band called Merle Buckley. In this episode, Matt and I talked about all sorts of topics, including our past growing up in rural Nebraska, our experience as die-hard Cornhusker football fans, and our many gigs playing together. Out of blue, Matt even brought up the subject of Bigfoot. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling Support the show
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the part one of the fourteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I chatted with one of my good friends Matthew Emerton, who is a fellow small-town Nebraskan, international all-start athlete, and multi-instrumental musician. He and I first met in 2006, when we formed a band called Merle Buckley. In this episode, Matt and I talked about all sorts of topics, including our past growing up in rural Nebraska, our experience as die-hard Cornhusker football fans, and our many gigs playing together. Out of blue, Matt even brought up the subject of Bigfoot. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling Support the show
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the thirteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I chatted with one of my good friends Cherie Jarosic, who is a fellow Nebraskan, musician and vocalist. She and I first met in 2014, when we joined a band called Battling Giants out of Omaha, Nebraska. In this episode, the two of us talked about our times playing shows together, growing up watching the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and strangely enough, even the subject of BigFoot. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling Support the show
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is Part Two of the twelfth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Ben Baker, who is an award-winning podcast producer, music producer of the band Baker Explosion, and fellow audio engineer. In this episode, Ben and I talked about playing in a band together, called Sweetness, playing shows and watching Husker football in the North Bottoms of Lincoln, Nebraska, and the nature of consciousness, human experience, and Bigfoot. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is Part One of the twelfth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Ben Baker, who is an award-winning podcast producer, music producer of the band Baker Explosion, and fellow audio engineer. In this episode, Ben and I talked about playing in a band together, called Sweetness, playing shows and watching Husker football in the North Bottoms of Lincoln, Nebraska, and the nature of consciousness, human experience, and Bigfoot. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the eleventh episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Caleb Hastings, who is a fellow musician, guitarist, and creative force behind the band Lincoln-based band Cuddlebone. In this episode, Caleb and I talked about growing up in small town Nebraska, playing at the infamous Comstock Rock Windmill Festival, and recording and performing music./ / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the tenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Nathan Rogers, who is a fellow Nebraskan, musician, and co-founder of the band Motion Trap . In this episode, Nathan and I chatted about living in small-town Nebraska, attending Cornhusker football games together, and what it was like to play music in front of 3,500 human beings. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)Support the show
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the ninth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I had a conversation with my good friend Alex Labrie, who is a professional guitar player. In this episode, Alex and I waxed nostalgic about all our memories creating music together, including our time spent at PowerChord Academy, as well as his trips to Nebraska playing gigs with us. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)Support the show
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the eighth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. In this episode, I had a conversation with my close friend Vince Ruhl. In this episode, the two of us In today's episode, Vince and I discussed a variety of topics, including drumming, audio engineering, streaming and recording music, as well as Vince's work running “The Coffee Roaster” in Lincoln, Nebraska. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the fifth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. In this episode, I had a conversation with my close friend Tom Valasek, The two of us chatted about our childhood memories of Cornhusker football, our shared Czech background and Bohemian traditions, and playing in our first band together. Spontaneously out of nowhere, we even dove into the topics of Bigfoot, ghosts, aliens, and other spooky subjects. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is Part 2 of the sixth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. In this episode, I sat down and chatted with one of my good friends, Dave is a Nebraska native who grew up in Lincoln, and he's the co-host and creator of the podcast, “The Boroughs of Lincoln.” In this episode, we talked about growing up in our home state, playing music together, Nebraska football, and working on our projects and podcasts. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is Part 1 of the sixth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. In this episode, I sat down and chatted with one of my good friends, Dave is a Nebraska native who grew up in Lincoln, and he's the co-host and creator of the podcast, “The Boroughs of Lincoln.” In this episode, we talked about growing up in our home state, playing music together, Nebraska football, and working on our projects and podcasts. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the fifth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. In this episode, I had a conversation with my close friend Joel Bish, who I've been playing music with since 8th grade. During this episode, we talked about a variety of topics close to the two of us: our shared history of playing in bands together, Joel's current musical endeavors, and our love of Husker football. Somehow, even the topic of BigFoot came up. This conversation was definitely a good time. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is Part 2 of the fourth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. In this episode, I had quite the conversation with my close friend Jimmy Weber, who is a musician, content creator, and artist. We talked about a host of topics; growing up in small town Nebraska, playing gigs together throughout the years, working as a musician during a global pandemic, as well as aliens, consciousness, and BigFoot./ / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is Part 1 of the fourth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. In this episode, I had quite the conversation with my close friend Jimmy Weber, who is a musician, content creator, and artist. We talked about a host of topics; growing up in small town Nebraska, playing gigs together throughout the years, working as a musician during a global pandemic, as well as aliens, consciousness, and BigFoot./ / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is Part 2 of the second episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. In this episode, I had a chat with my close friend Alexander James MacAlpine, who is an actor, filmmaker, and musician. We talked about a variety of topics, including growing up and making movies about small-town Nebraska, creating music and playing shows together, as well as some out-there discussion ranging from Friedrich Nietzsche to Bigfoot and beyond./ / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is Part 1 of the second episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. In this episode, I had a chat with my close friend Alexander James MacAlpine, who is an actor, filmmaker, and musician. We talked about a variety of topics, including growing up and making movies about small-town Nebraska, creating music and playing shows together, as well as some out-there discussion ranging from Friedrich Nietzsche to Bigfoot and beyond./ / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is Part 2 of the second episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. In this episode, I had a chat with my good friend Cameron MacAlpine, who is one of my oldest and closest friends. We talked about growing up in small town Nebraska, creating music and working on films, our earliest Husker football memories, and weird and strange experiences we’ve both encountered./ / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is Part 1 of the second episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. In this episode, I had a chat with my good friend Cameron MacAlpine, who is one of my oldest and closest friends. We talked about growing up in small town Nebraska, making music and working on films, our earliest Husker football memories, and weird and strange experiences we’ve both encountered./ / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is Part 2 of the first episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. In this episode, I sat down and chatted with my good friend Brant Bechtold, who is literally the voice of the "Human Being Human" podcast. We talked about living in our hometown of Ord, watching Husker football growing up, playing in bands together, and even the possibility of BigFoot living in Nebraska./ / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the first episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. For this episode, I sat down and chatted with my good friend Brant Bechtold, who is literally the voice of the "Human Being Human" podcast. We talked about living in our hometown of Ord, watching Husker football growing up, playing in bands together, and even the possibility of BigFoot living in Nebraska. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the sixth episode in this podcast series, entitled "Kiss From a Rose Bowl" and is the final of the season. In this episode, we'll tackle the pioneering history of American football and the story of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. As we wrap up this season, we'll understand why this sport is the heart and soul of the Cornhusker State. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the fifth episode in this podcast series, entitled "Background Czech". In this episode, we'll get a taste of America's "Melting Pot" as we familiarize ourselves with the earliest immigrant communities of Nebraska. We'll also “Czech” out my own family history and background, as we explore the Bohemian roots of the Cornhusker State. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the fourth episode in this podcast series, entitled "Extraordinarily Ordinary" In this episode, we'll get to know the first pioneers and settlers that planted the earliest family roots in my home of Valley County, Nebraska and plowed their way into history. Like all of our homes and we places we grew up, my hometown is Extraordinarily Ordinary. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / /Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the third episode of the 2nd Season in this podcast series, entitled "You're Tearing Me Apart, Fort Lisa." In this episode, we'll dig down into the "Golden Age" of America, as the Old World and New World collide for the first time. We'll wade waist deep into history and come into contact with the first explores, conquerors, and pioneers that tore through the land of Nebraska. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / / Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the second episode of the 2nd Season in this podcast series, entitled "Plain Speaking Folks." In this episode, we'll introduce the earliest Nebraskans that lived on the Great Plains over 10,000 years ago. We'll see how the first Human Beings weathered these oceans of grass, as we dig deep into the history of the earliest folks that occupied The Cornhusker State. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / / Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Series Premiere of the Human Being Human Podcast This is the first episode of the Second Season in this podcast series, entitled "Honestly, It's For Everybody." In this debut episode, we'll take a deep dive into this land of Flat Water, as we become more familiar with my home state of Nebraska. We’ll travel through lava, rocks, and volcanoes, across primordial oceans and seas, and into the earliest days of the Great Plains./ / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / / Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the twelfth episode of the series, entitled "End of the Rope." In this week's episode, we'll tie-up our Human Being narrative by examining the past, present, and future of our storied species. Human Beings are on the verge of a new Paradigm Shift, and the next thirty years of activity will determine the course of history for the next millennium and beyond. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the eleventh episode of the series, entitled "The State of Planet Earth." In this week's episode, we have a two-part matchup between the ancient heavyweights of the world, "The State vs. The Barbarians" and "The Old World vs. The New World." In these global showdowns, we'll see Great Empires redrawing the atlases of the world, and their new discoveries and knowledge will forever change how we see the past, present, and future of Human Beings./ / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the tenth episode of the series, entitled "Whole Grain Truth." In this week's episode, we'll visit the earliest and most ancient Megalithic sites our ancestors constructed, and we'll learn how Human Beings came together to feast under the skies and stars and form Mega Clans and Tribal Chiefdoms. This is the full story behind the Agricultural Revolution, a time that had an astronomical impact on our course of human history. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the ninth episode of the series, entitled "The Amazing Human Race." In this week's episode, we'll travel back 75,000 years ago to a time of shifting climates, changing skies, and ancient encounters between our mysterious archaic relatives. This world truly was a Planet of the Apes, and we'll discover how Homo Sapiens came out as the victors in this Amazing Human Race. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the eighth episode of the series, entitled "Family Tree Knocking." In this week's episode, we'll unravel and unweave the tangled foliage of the Human Family Tree. From the Neanderthals and Denisovans found in our own genetic code to the mystery Hobbit Men and Red Deer Cave People of our ancestral past, we'll get to know all the family characters in our Human Story. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the seventh episode of the series, entitled "Feast Of Friends." In this week's episode, we've entered into the "Light Anthropocene" and Human Beings are using fire to transform their clan members and reshape their world. And just as a flame to a tinder box, we're beginning to spread out across the ancient land and come together in new and novel ways. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the sixth episode of the series, entitled "Running Joke." In this week's episode, we'll learn how our human ancestors evolved into the world's greatest endurance runners and truly became the first hunters & gatherers. As our tribes became successful and more complex, we learned how to laugh with each other, laugh at one another, and laugh together. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the fifth episode of the series, entitled "I Eat, Therefore I Am." In this week's episode, we'll get a taste of the ever-changing palates and diets of our earliest hominin relatives and ancestors. Exploring the exposed African savannas together put human beings at the bottom of the food chain, and it took collective will power and curious observation to not only find our next meal but not become the next meal as well./ / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the fourth episode of the series, entitled "The Social Butterfly Effect." In this week's episode, we'll journey far back to the humble beginnings of our collective human story. As we traverse this ancient landscape, we'll discover how a small group of savvy animals banded together and forever changed who we are and the planet we inhabit. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast This is the third episode of the series, entitled "The Great Health." In this week's episode, we'll ask ourselves the fundamental question: Why does it feel like to be alive? To help answer this mystery, we'll explore the stories of two exemplary human beings: author Friedrich Nietzsche and artist Maynard James Keenan. As we get to know each other, we'll begin to paint a picture of what it means to be a human being human. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the next installment of the Human Being Human Podcast This is the second episode of the podcast, entitled "Kind Human." In this episode, we'll begin to examine the fundamental relationships that shape and mold our human story. As the discussion moves along, we'll also get to know the layout of the podcast series a bit more, and I'll share more stories and conversations about who I am, Karrington Cooper, and who we are, Human Beings. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)
/ / Welcome to the Series Premiere of the Human Being Human Podcast This is the opening episode of this podcast series, entitled "Human Kind." In this debut episode, we'll begin to explore and contemplate the experience and meaning of being a human being. We'll also get to know more about myself, Karrington Cooper, and how I can best relate my story to our story. By the end, all of us will get to know more about who we truly are: Human Beings. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human being / / Support the show (http://patreon.com/HBeingHPodcast)