Shooting the Breeze Podcast

A short episode dedicated to my mom.

Taylor is joined by his sister Paige as they interview their parents delving into some juicy topics such as relationship advice, their first kiss, and why they called off their first engagement.

The Boys are all back together unexpectedly sooner than anticipated but only for a moment or two. They sit down with a long time friend and shoot the breeze, learning new things about one another.

Taylor sits down with Karen, a high school friend and talks about camping, hiking, COVID-19, marketing, and social etiquette.

Everybody is growing up and having to make those adult decisions which ultimately separate close friends. The Boys reminisce about some of the good times they have had together and even share an audio clip they thought would never reach the auditory canals of anyone besides themselves.

Dix and Taylor shoot the breeze during an overnight backpacking trip from a bat-infested cave.

We talk about the divisive political culture with a long-time mentor and friend.

In this long awaited episode the Boys get back at it and are shooting the breeze, referencing some other podcasts and how our minds our constantly being fought over by multiple industries. These include but are not limited to social media, consumerism, and even drugs and pornography. They talk about what can be done to combat this "hacking" of the mind and why it is increasingly more important that we take back control of our minds. Other podcasts and discourses referenced: Art of Manliness Episode with Cal Newport: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6H0gcZY6Bvee6QPoMelvT0?si=HavgijvSSi-Thn4g1wsTFQ The Upgrade Podcast on how our minds are being hacked: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5d9cFIy5QX6AFJfVl5xC14?si=0Egd768mRYWuvJ-YV4PKWg Elder David A Bednar BYU Devotional: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/david-a-bednar_things-really/

This one gets pretty dark as we explore human nature during depressive and suicidal thoughts with someone who has lived through it, Nick Buntin. However, we also discuss how the smallest gesture saved his life and how we can help those passing through depression and suicidal tendencies.

The Boys talk about their best date ideas and future date ideas as well as introducing the newest dude to the crew.

Shooting the Breeze Podcast welcomes their first female guest, Emma Mecham. Emma and Taylor discuss her podcast, The Chat, how they got started with podcasts, and dating.

Michael Hofeling is an ecclesiastical leader in our congregation and teaches young adults the doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Taylor sits down with his grandpa to hear his stories from his mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Guatemala and El Salvador involving the language, numerous experiences from flying single engine airplanes in the Southwestern United States and Mexico, and the most important piece of advice Elliot has been given.

Todd discusses his time as a missionary in the Philippines during civil war, getting sick and coming home early. He then shares how he "wooed" his now wife to marry him and what it is like to be a bishop of a Latter-Day Saint Congregation. Todd is the owner of Cederstrom Financial Group which is a retirement financial planning group.

We sit down with Steve Webb who is a father, small business owner, ecclesiastical leader, and a millennial. We talk about the most influential piece of advice he has received, the book "Leadership and Self-Deception", Amazon and their business model and how Steve is a millennial with gray hair.

Brayden explains what the Head, Hearts, and Hormones dichotomy is and we discuss why its relevant.

Taylor shoots the breeze by himself and talks about the effects of (anti) social media.

In this episode, Matt Watson, a licensed clinical social worker, shares what it's like to counsel with people, and we dive into some psychology stuff.

In this episode Brayden and Taylor shoot the breeze with childhood friend Jaren Hofeling discussing financial poverty, living in a foreign country, and marriage. Jaren offers a fresh perspective to these topics seeing that he was just married 3 months ago. We are grateful for the insights his wife offered as well.

In this episode, Chicken Nutz, aka Hunter, joins us to discuss the role of religion and morality in the American society.

In episode 4, an influential figure in Taylor and Brayden's lives, Lee Steele, opens up on his accident where he hit and killed a man on the freeway. He talks about his battle with PTSD and what he does to cope with it.