Junior Varsity

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A podcast by Sean Eriksen and friends., including "Conversations With Strangers" and various other shows.

Sean Eriksen


    • Dec 27, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 43 EPISODES


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    12.26.21 Orion Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 71:02


    Orion Black does off-grid permaculture consulting, runs a tree service company out of Graham, WA, stewards and lives on a five acre plot of land called The Sanctuary, and studies sustainable living skills in his free time.  OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (01:05) - Buying Land (09:23) - From 10 years old to homeless (13:16) - Prison Experience (28:33) - Post Prison reengagement  (38:23) - The Sanctuary (44:10) - Sustainable Communities (52:40) - Plans for building community (56:45) - The need for local economy (1:00:15) - Skills for successful sustainability (1:09:15) - Orion's contact info

    Improv w/ Harry

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 17:53


    Recorded in the front seats of a car. 

    Conversation at Endless Earth Ecovillage - Mountain Ranch, CA

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 91:19


    I did an interview/conversation with Sam, Keith, and Hilda at the ecovillage Sam and Keith are creating on a piece of land in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Sam and Keith met several years back and joined with a friend of theirs to begin this project, while Hilda and I have each been here for a few weeks as work-traders. Hilda is originally from Indonesia and has lived in the Denver area for many years now, working as a financial advisor.

    4.15.21 Minivan Audio Journal Ep. 2/2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 5:43


    Second episode of the drive from Idaho to Wyoming.

    4.15.21 Minivan Audio Journal Ep. 1/2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 14:00


    First of two episodes while driving from Idaho to Wyoming.

    4.8.21 Seattle Mariners vs. Minnesota Twins Commentary (feat. Harry)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 79:44


    Under the pseudonyms Dallas (Harry) and Puff (myself), we muted the Mariners game and did three innings of the radio commentary ourselves. 

    4.1.21 Conversations w/ Strangers (feat. Harry) - Market St. - Ballard, WA

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 53:19


    Joined by my friend, Harry, we set up next to the Matador restaurant and had four conversations with strangers. 

    3.23.21 Minivan Audio Journal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 7:00


    Sitting in the van in New Mexico next to the Rio Grande, passing gas. 

    3.22.21 Minivan Audio Journal Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 16:52


    I play a Sunday morning radio host and play for y'all some quality tunes. 

    3.22.21 Minivan Audio Journal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 28:50


    A lil' improv while driving through northwestern Texas. 

    3.19.21 Minivan Audio Journal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 16:18


    A voice recording on the road. 

    3.18.21 Conversation With Ben

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 178:51


    Had a 3 hour conversation over a crackling fire with a guy named Ben who recently arrived at the camp I'm at here in Austin. Ben is an incredibly articulate philosopher, a cook who used to work for Tom Douglas (S/O Seattle), an anarchist, a revolutionary, an ex-addict, a strong proponent of psychedelic mushroom use, a previous owner of goats which he used to graze/fertilize abandoned lots in New Orleans, and a critic of the fact I audibly farted during this podcast.

    3.10.21 Minivan Audio Journal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 17:01


    An audio journal recorded while I drove around Austin. Featuring Kanye West. 

    3.8.21 Conversations w/ Strangers - Barton Springs - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 32:08


    I stepped aside from the mic for this one. Two women sat down and talked to each other (in Spanish), then one handed off the mic to a new guy who then stayed and talked, and then the remaining woman passed the mic to another girl who joined that guy. A bilingual “chain” podcast if you will. 

    3.7.21 Conversations w/ Strangers - Bastrop & Zilker Park - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 64:56


    4 conversations - An oral surgeon who greatly enjoys his patients' confessions when they awake from anesthesia, a man with the strongest mustache I've ever seen in real life, a soon-to-be married man with a newfound passion for golf, and a guy my age with prosthetic legs and a girlfriend who he shares some pretty cool visions for the world with. 

    2.27.21 Conversations w/ Strangers - Rainey Street - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 105:42


    My cohost Jack and I set up shop on Rainey Street during a bustling Saturday night, and had a consistent flow of different people joining us for conversation. This was by far the most exuberant podcast yet.

    2.27.21 Conversations w/ Strangers - Barton Springs - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 85:30


    Joined by my cohost, Jack Hoffman, who I recently met while WWOOFing (check out his podcast - "People With Jack"). We were joined by multiple guests and had a great conversation on prominent topics ranging from the current state of our society to governmental weather manipulation. I really enjoyed this one and I think it'll be a good listen!

    2.26.21 Conversations w/ Strangers - Zilker Park - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 65:57


    Two separate conversations, the first with a 26 year old man from Chicago who described his experiences living in 6 different cities in the past year, smoking weed every day, recovering from cocaine addiction, and why he was wearing a shirt saying "Live Fast Eat Ass". In the second, I tried a new podcast style, allowing three guests to facilitate their own conversation using a list of questions from a famous New York Times Article called "36 Questions That Lead to Love". 

    2.7.21 Conversations w/ Strangers - Neighbors Kitchen & Yard - Bastrop, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 29:30


    Robbie lives in Bastrop, TX, but was raised in a rough area near Sacramento, CA. We discuss how he was recruited to the U.S. Coast Guard, where he took down many drug-carrying ships during the War on Drugs, as well as his many years working as a guard in the local prison, experiencing an entirely different side of society that very few people know about.

    1.29.21 Conversations w/ Strangers - Lady Bird Lake - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 102:24


    Deep ocean pumping, Elon Musk, abusive boyfriends, H-E-B, corrupt companies at the mall, kidnapping, space portal travel, etc. 

    1.22.21 Conversations w/ Strangers - Zilker Park - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 64:25


    Strippers, biological father kidnapping, Crossfit, sci-fi romance, incest, mushrooms, etc.

    1.17.21 Conversations w/ Strangers - The Strand - Galveston, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 46:11


    Strippers, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ribbon fish, Minnesota, Daddy, sex five times in one day, RVs and corporate jobs, strawberry ice cream, etc. 

    1.14.21 Conversations w/ Strangers - Main Street - Bastrop, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 34:56


    Bike brakes, second grade, jumping up hills, principal, cigarettes, right wing conservative, capitol rally, masks, laundry, 7/11, gold, etc. Joined by Ancel, my WWOOF host. 

    1.7.21 Conversations w/ Strangers - Zilker Park - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 48:52


    1.5.21 Conversations w/ Strangers - Zilker Park - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 75:14


    4 total convos, in the second the recording stopped unexpectedly midway thru. 

    1.3.21 Conversations w/ Strangers - Zilker Park - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 50:20


    Two conversations with two duos. 

    12.26.20 Conversations w/ Strangers - Green Lake - Seattle, WA (feat. Harry Shaw)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 80:16


    Joined by Harry Shaw. We had three separate conversations. with strangers. 

    12.25.20 Conversations w/ Strangers - Green Lake - Seattle, WA (feat. Harry Shaw)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 91:01


    Joined by my buddy, Harry (last name anonymous). Spoke with two people on this episode before our limbs froze off and we had to leave. 

    12.18.20 Conversations w/ Strangers - Old Town Bar - Bastrop, TX (feat. Ancel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 24:20


    Cohosted this episode with my WWOOF host, 11 year-old Ancel, and we spoke to two young sisters who were close to his age. 

    12.14.20 Conversations w/ Strangers - Riverside Trail - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 54:58


    2 guests for this episode. Featuring new sponsor, Alchemy's Apothecary. 

    12.7.20 Conversations w/ Strangers - Riverside Trail - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 15:58


    This is a shorter episode, with just one guest, due to unfortunate audio difficulties with the other conversations. Enjoy!

    12.5.20 Conversations w/ Strangers - Riverside Trail - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 47:31


    Two conversations in this episode, the first with two people simultaneously and the second with one person. Enjoy!

    11.26.20 Conversations w/ Strangers - Riverside Trail - Austin,TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 56:51


    Guest 1 - 1:32, Guest 2 - 16:51, Guest 3 - 27:43.

    11.22.20 Conversations w/ Strangers - Zilker Park - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 60:35


    Sign read "Conversations with Strangers (A podcast - feel free to join). Spoke with two people, the second being towards the end. 

    11.21.20 Conversations w/ Strangers - Republic Square - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 65:46


    Spoke with two homeless men in Republic Park in Downtown Austin. 

    11.17.20 Conversations w/ Strangers - Pedestrian Bridge - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 47:55


    Message on sign was: "Conversations with Strangers (A Podcast - feel free to join)"

    11.16.20 Conversations w/ Strangers - Zilker Park - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 29:27


    Sign read: "Be Interviewed for a Podcast".

    11.15.20 Conversations w/ Strangers - Lady Bird Lake - Austin, TX

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 29:19


    Message on the sign was: "Be Interviewed for a Podcast".

    Interview with Miles Trieger (feat. DJB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 71:12


    Recorded in 2019, this interview is with a friend of mine since birth, Miles Trieger, who at the time was attending USC majoring in music with a jazz focus. If that wasn't unique enough, Miles has been successful in a variety of fields in his just 21 years of life so far. With the help of DJB, we asked Miles about his upbringing around music, from the family karaokes to the "Broadway Bound" teenage musical troupe. Miles recently graduated, and is now pursuing a professional music career in Los Angeles, so this will be a fascinating conversation to listen back to as his life progresses. 

    Interview with Imani Bender

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 122:32


    Recorded in 2019, Imani and I discussed her experience growing up as a Black person in a predominantly white neighborhood of Seattle, and she shared some of her passion for literature and specific authors. It turns out that Imani has intentions of writing a book one day, so I'm thinking we'll need a follow-up podcast years from now. Although I've known Imani since elementary school, I was struck by how wise and mindful she is, and hopefully you'll be able to recognize that while listening. Enjoy!

    Interview with Dani Hobbs (feat. DJB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 119:09


    Recorded in 2019, this was an interview with Dani, who I met while we were both sales reps at PayScale, a tech company in Seattle. Dani describes in great detail the challenging events they experienced growing up and how those formed who they are. We also discussed Dani's acting and performing history and what it's like to be a professional performer in the pacific northwest. DJB joined as the co-host for this episode, with excellent contributions as always. 

    Interview with Oscar P. and Sarah K.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 114:54


    Recorded in early 2019, I interviewed my friend since birth, Oscar, and his partner at the time, Sarah. They met while staying in a mental health residential clinic in Wisconsin, and they shared some of their experiences there. 

    Interview with Christa Theilen (feat. DJB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 111:33


    Recorded in 2019, this was an interview with fellow Seattleite, Christa Theilen, who I met in an acting class in Ballard. Her history includes a unique relationship with singing, odd jobs, a deep interest in spirituality, and a desire to poke fun at me. DJB (whose real name will never be shared) makes a nice addition with excellent co-hosting.

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