Michael L. Craver Presents

Episode 84 - Man vs Nature, Artificial Intelligence, Relationship Compatibility & Qualifications, Growing up out-of-order / "Troubadour" - George Strait © 2009 MCA Nashville | "A Near-Life Experience" - Fight Club © 1999 20th Century Fox | "Loneliness and Whiskey" Andrew Chappell © 2021 Andrew Chappell Music

Episode 83 - Cost is No Issue? How styles divide people; Sugar > Savior; Wining at ALL Costs,  / "Metal Health" (Bang Your Head) - Quiet Riot © 1983 Epic Records | "We're Not Gonna Take It" - Twisted Sister © 1984 Atlantic Records | "Cult of Personality" 2023 Remastered - Living Colour © 2023 Epic Records

Episode 82 - Now Streaming on iHATEradio?, Is it 104 or 180 Days Off?, The Magic of Boundaries, Reid Technique, Distractions, Loneliness, 86 the Fun!, Training men like Dogs, Spotify Premium is $100 for the year with a gift card, Cheat Days. / "No Boundaries"- Adam Lambert © Sony Music 2010 | "Gremlin Rag" - Michael Sembello, Jerry Goldsmith © 1984 Geffen Records | "Love is Hell" - Theory of a Deadman © 2011 RoadRunner Records

Topics: Being mortal, Morgan Wallen, FSU!, When your body depreciates, Fight songs. / Musical Credits: "Mind Your Manners" - "The Devil Inside" Jared Palomar, Daniel Ryan Murphy, Anthony Sanudo, Eric Serna © Extreme Music 2017 | "Something Better (Acoustic)" Broken View © 2022 Self Release | "Chain Breaker" - Deitrick & Vou Haddon © 2006 Tyscot Records 

Cat in the Hat Anger, Fan Mail, What Percentage is Real, Empty Dating, Sacrifice, and Partnerships / Musical Credits: "Mind Your Manners" - Chiddy Bang feat. Icona Pop © 2011 EMI Records | "Welcome to LA" WWE & def rebel © 2023 WWE, Inc | "Live Forever" - Oasis © 1994 Creation Records | 

Topics: Why DND is the best option, Movies are my Sunday School, An inaccurate review?, Self-Centered is Balanced / Musical Credits: "Hey Jealousy" - Gin Blossoms © 1992 A& M Records | "Dead to the World" - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds © 2023 Sour Mash Records

Topics: Bad Singing?; ENTJ Personality; Body Counts; No Reward great enough to Risk? / Musical Credits: "I Need to Wake Up" - Melissa Etheridge © 2006 Island Records | "Wild Thing" - X © 1984 Elektra Records | "A Couple of Regular Fellows" - Heat © 1995 Warner Bros.

Topics: My Big Dilemma; Triggersome; The Sound of Success; Emotional Emergencies; Call This Home; The best medicine?... / Musical Credits: "The Lost Cause" - Tom Morello ft. Manchester Orchestra © 2021 BMG Records | "Don't Drink The Water (Live at Radio City Music Hall)" - Dave Matthews Band © 2007 RCA Records

Topics: A few stories about my Father, but first: the Miles to Personality Ratio of a partner, tales of my favorite places, and Conversational Degrees. Music: "Hall of Fame" (Piano Instrumental) by Will.i.am

Topics: Point of No Return a.k.a. Unconditional Friendship, The Warranty of Love, Relationship Terrorists, Influencers are just salesman, Wearing two different shoes, and When to find play the dating lottery... / Musical Credits: "I Get Off" - Halestorm © 2009 Atlantic Records | "The Ghost of Tom Joad" - Bruce Springsteen © 2009 | Clip Credits: "WWE Smackdown" - FOX SPORTS © 2023

Topics: My work as a Social Scientist, Asperger's, Do I Really Care?, The Poverty Line Story, The Loan I said No To... and The Culture of Accountability / Musical Credits: "We Can Make the World Stop" - The Glitch Mob, Glass Air Records © 2021 | "Blinding Lights (Piano)" - SAVICKY © 2021 | Clip Credits: "Storm of the Century" - Greengrass Productions © 1999

Topics: The 25yr Dinner, Why my shoes don't match, Changing your Constitution?, The many flavors of expression, A new written work for MLCraver.com on dancing with depression, and more.../ Musical Credits: "For My Sake" - Shinedown, Roadrunner Records © 2012 | "Song #3 (Acoustic)" - Stone Sour, Roadrunner Records © 2017 | Clip Credits: "Good Will Hunting" - Miramax © 1997

Topics: The Girlfriend Application 2.0?, Replacing Quality with Company, No more Strangers, Depriving people of Rage, Selfishness Stories / Musical Credits: "Jessie" - Joshua Kaddison, SBK Records © 1993 | "Capital Karma" - Manchester Orchestra, Loma Vista Records © 2023 | Clip Credits: "Good Will Hunting" - Miramax © 1997

Topics: New folks should not have to climb old walls; The pitfalls of awkward responses; Using your gifts; Something bigger than yourself; Purpose over person; The dexterity of treating folks as an individual; The insecurity of innocence / Musical Credits: "Line in the Sand" - Motorhead, Sony Music © 2004 | Clip Credits: "Good Will Hunting" - Miramax © 1997

Topics: Competition & Capitalism; The Human Race, nothing less; Why I refuse to divide people into categories; Oppression vs Economics; Steroids?; Opportunity; The Hypocrisy of using Stereotypes; Depriving people of Individuality; Why I believe the truth-> When everybody wins... The World is Better / Musical Credits: "Long Tall Woman in a Black Dress" - The Hollies, Parlophone Records © 1971 | Clip Credits: "The Guardian" - Buena Vista © 2006 | Clip Credits: "Predator" - 20th Century Fox © 1987

Unfiltered thoughts about providing for a partner (creating a prisoner?), Hard work + family = Unmatched quality?, The gamble of deleting a dating profile, A second dating application?, Several other tales about why getting into relationships can destroy our independence... and finding hope in a world against the odds. / Musical Credits: "Song #3 (Acoustic)" - Stone Sour, Roadrunner Records © 2017 | Musical Credits: "The Gold" - Manchester Orchestra, Favorite Gentleman Records © 2017

An episode about some joys and difficulties that occur when conversations experience unexpected moments. Are people who practice trial and error making "mistakes" or trying to figure things out organically? Are they wrong for trying to do things outside the box and do their own experiments in a constantly changing world... and what does all this mean - for loneliness, intolerance, and preventing those rare social scientists from making connections... / Musical Credits: "Miss Misery" - Elliot Smith, Capitol Records © 1997 | Musical Credits: "Under Your Scars" - Godsmack, BMG © 2018

Topics: Adventures w Dad; Thanksgiving; Ascension to God; The Real Housewives of F-U; From Spending Less Than You Make to Emotions... and other Reasons an Analytical Person Cannot Find a Partner / Musical Credits: "Maybe Its Time (Artists for Recovery Version)" - Eleven Seven Music © 2020

Topics: Physical history, Winter jackets, Dishonesty in relationships, holding onto the past, Reckless spending, Chemical burns, when you earn a promotion, and living within your means / Musical Credits: "Something Better (Acoustic)" - THE BROKEN VIEW © 2021 -> thebrokenview.com

Topics: Friends of the Program - The story of my backyard from Duke University's Wallace Wade football stadium, Doing acid tricks with my Dad, Getting lost in any community, Passing on the burden, and why so few people ever make it back home again... / Musical Credits: "When I'm With You" - SHERIFF © 1983 Capitol Records

Topics:  Bad Medical Choices; Budget Infatuation; And - My answers to the infamous [Girlfriend] Application... ( Available on MLCraver.com ) / Musical Credits: "The Lucky Ones" - BRENDAN JAMES © 2010 Decca Records

Topics: The Monster Maul, Compatibility; Why I am single; These are my questions: about abortion... / Musical Credits: "Ophelia" - THE LUMINEERS © 2017 Dualtone Records

Topics: Ownership, Being a "Mother," Disassociation, The Open Door, Dishonesty, Reading People, Taking Chances / Musical Credits: "House on a Hill" - THE PRETTY RECKLESS © 2014 Razor & Tie

Topics: Dating, Monkeys on the Bed, Brokeback Mountain, Time Management, The Shortened Life of Sitting Down... and much more / Musical Credits: "I Know How to Speak" - MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA © 2018 Loma Vista Recordings

Topics: Schoolboard Moms vs SERVANTS? - So, Who pays the salary of Public Officials? / Vaccine Payment Penalties / Uniforms / Afghanistan / Church Chicken / Writing Solves Problems / The Right Brothers 31 Questions-> prove they're wrong / OASIS Documentary / Musical Credits: "Midnight Rider" - Cize © 2012 Cize Rock

Topics: Another in a back-to-Vax episode about numerical logic; The election results are in and turns out Government can regulate; Wresting returns; How not to talk to Cops; The Field of Dreams; Are Teachers the real heroes?; Why restaurants can stop the shenanigans of PPE and Health Scores; Also- Software boosters, or updates... / Musical Credits: "Remember to Forget" - Passenger © 2020 Black Crow Records

Topics: About Afghanistan (recorded 8-11-21) before all of the current events; also covering Vaccines, Cost analysis, and economic collateral damage. A new angle on responsibility. / Musical Credits: "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)" - Alice Cooper © 1986 MCA Records

Topics: Going Broke on Vacation, Coast to Coast, Live For the Moment, Stephen King's "Storm of the Century," Virtual Reality, and Daydreams you will Regret... / Musical Credits: "Start a Fire" - Passenger © 2014 Sony Music

Topics: Photosynthesis for the Soul, Compromising Communication, Living in a Bubble, Surviving Today and Starving Tomorrow, Get Harder / Musical Credits: "Back Around" - Olly Murs © 2016 Sony Music

Topics: The Music of My Youth; Diversity; One Man is Better Than Another? a.k.a. Father Time vs Sav1or; Bloodlines; Shape Wear; Forgiving Someone for Murder; Costumes vs Cosmetics vs Character; Settling For Less; The Real Daddy / Musical Credits: "Deer" - Manchester Orchestra © 2011 Columbia Records

Topics: Luke 15:11-32; Celebrations; Humility; Conversations outside your Relationship; Racism; War; The Greatest Speaker of All-Time?; Ben Shapiro; Winston Churchill; Hitler; Rewards; Am I back?- 'Yes I am' / Musical Credits: "Prodigal Son" - Kid Rock © 2000 Atlantic Records

Topics: Electrical Consequences; Convoluted Food Names; The Woman in Control!; Team Service; Paying College Athletes; Dodgeball / Musical Credits: "Trouble with a Capital T" - Horslips © 1976 Horslips Records

Topics:  Conversational Consequences; Sharing the infrastructure of my therapy from the inside out; The Apology Formula? Trust = Time + Consistency; Dance tips; The Great Writers of Our Time?  / Musical Credits: "We're on Our Way" - Gavin DeGraw © 2004 J Records

Topics: Eliminate the Positives; Vaccine Analogies and Consistency; Midlife Crisis vs Financial Timing; Housing and Vehicle Cost Analysis; Noel Gallagher's new song... about saying goodbye.  / Musical Credits: "We're on Our Way" - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds © 2021 Sour Mash Records 

Topics:  My 20 point scale from The Worst to #DaBest; Addiction; Leverage; Can you ever rebuild a reputation?, Meeting people halfway (vs) Unforgiven, Having power over people; Giving credit... Code words. / Musical Credits: "Savior (Ghost Note Symphonies)" - Rise Against © 2008 DGC Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics:  Breaking down resources and results. The privileges of: Asians, Immigrants, Heterosexuals... Musical outlaws? Christians should hate Indiana Jones? Selective activism. / Musical Credits: "They Don't Own Me" - Richard Ashcroft © 2016 Righteous Phonograph / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics:  Observing a trend? Step back and give a new direction a chance... Seeing things with a microscope vs a telescope; How people willfully neglect factual information; Living in a TV world; How two things trend simultaneously; Arguing over the value of crumbs?; Why people who make a comeback deserve great praise. / Musical Credits: "Big Time" - Peter Gabriel © 1987 Geffen Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics:  Like riding a bike, our memories turn the wheels. My look at the healthy choices and ugly ties that bind us together. A few written pieces along with some wrestling and movie clips provide a colorful soundtrack on this episode's journey to why I keep the faith... and I hope you do to. #Hope / Musical Credits: "Deutschland" - Rammstein © 2018 Universal Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics: Sidebar on the ENABLING series to share some useful, and mischievous, tricks for conversations. Improve your verbal judo with nuances. Do you hear them? See them?  They're happening all around you... Use some astrology and connect the dots. / Musical Credits: "Freedom" - Rage Against The Machine © 1991 Epic Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics:  Our Enabling series continues. Here's a few steps of Acceptance: Rationalizing; Coping; Discovery; Direction. These apply when something is valid... Something I also try to help you qualify. / Musical Credits: "Different" - Acceptance © 2005 Columbia Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics:  How Christian camps are dangerous?; Choosing community first; Avoid the self-destruction of working backwards; The Two E's!; Many ways of enabling... through resources / Musical Credits: "Rain King" - Counting Crows © 1998 Geffen Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics:  Next up in my Enabling series... Procreation: A discussion about preparation, penetration, consequences, and climate. Also, recommended content. / Musical Credits: "F*'n In The Bushes" - Oasis © 2000 Big Brother Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics:  Consumption and Exercise mean gains and sometimes loses. Garbage in-Garbage out; Abusing the system; Digesting food language, and more... / Musical Credits: "Regulate" - Riz Ortolani ©1979 Coffin Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics:  Selling things to children; Profanity; Playing the fool; and why... Innocence has a higher volume / Musical Credits: "Regulate" - Warren G (Feat. Nate Dogg) ©1994 Violator Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics: How low-balling wages scrapes the undercarriage of America; The US of AMEX?; Understanding Health Care payouts vs your bills; Free college? and more... / Musical Credit: "Friends in Low Places" - Garth Brooks © 1990 Capitol Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics:  The safety net of borrowing money; How cheap items devalue the people and world around you; Losing our commitment; James Bond, Lewis Black; Jerry Seinfeld; Poor ingredients / Musical Credits: "Five Steps" - Morgan Taylor Reid © 2013 Island Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics:  Leaving your decisions in Google's hands; Expirations Dates are B.S....?; Punishing your kids; Abusing children;  How children perceive behaviors; Children; Looney Tunes; / Musical Credits: "Fade Away" - Oasis © 1998 Epic Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics:  Are you trying to control yourself? The world around you? The world...? -- How your preferences effect the potential of what happens around you. And... if you're the problem with climate change / Musical Credits: "Don't Damn Me" - Guns N' Roses © 1991 Geffen Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics:  What makes a good question?; How do you figure timing?; Quality of Ingredients; How your values can ruin the truth... / Musical Credits: "Silver, Blue & Gold" - Bad Company © 1976 Island Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics:  Why qualifications matter; Google Math?; Craftsman vs Developers; Pack your own parachute?! / Musical Credits: "Sophisticated Bitch" - Public Enemy © 1987 Dej Jam Recordings, Columbia Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com

Topics:  How to get engaged?; Climbing and conditioning; Where are you in the chain of custody?; Craftsman vs Developer?; The Ultimate Warrior; 'Cause and Deflect... / Musical Credits: "Land of Hope and Dreams" - Bruce Springsteen © 2012 Columbia Records / MLC on the web: www.mlcraver.com