Sidewalk Confessionals

Continuing the theme from last week, Caleb is interviewing me about my childhood traumas and the things that’ve stuck with me. I talk about early memories, broken relationships, and my struggle with depression. Small trigger warning, I talk about suicide at the end so if that’s uncomfortable for you, stop listening after Caleb accepts not being able to make me cry. As always, happy listening and have a nice day.

As a follow up to last week’s episode, Caleb decided that it’d be helpful to share his personal experiences being emotional abused as a kid. We talk about his earlier family life, childhood traumas, and how those experiences have affected him today. Caleb really had to be vulnerable to answer these questions on the podcast, because this isn’t a topic he enjoys talking about. So as a way to show some solidarity and demonstrate how seemingly insignificant events (at least, relative to what Caleb experienced) can cause lasting traumas, Caleb will be putting me in the same, very uncomfortable position next week.

In response to some recent and frankly fucked up events in my and Caleb’s lives, we’re talking about gaslighting. This is not strictly a mental health episode, but gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse. But, if that isn’t quite your thing and you would rather hear me make a fool of myself, skip to 25:00 minutes in.

This is a bit of a strange story that i wrote. As the title implies, it has a plot twist at the end, so…spoiler alert. Also, let me know if you want episodes 1-13 posted of youtube as blank video with the podcast audio over them by commenting on episode 22. Thanks for listening, and have a nice day.

In lieu of rushing to finish a short story in time for this episode, I decided to give you guys an update on the progress of the new studio. I also talk a little bit about building my own audio equipment and how to get started with electronics. I trash talk Arduino a little bit, as well. And a short rand about an external hard drive I bought to backup my data.

This week we decided not to talk about mental health directly, but instead discuss medical marijuana since it’s so popular as a treatment for mental heath issues. We aren’t here to discuss politics, or tell you to go light one up, only to offer some talking points on the subject. I will post an accompanying article on the website at some point this year.

This week we had a plan to talk about the apps, software, websites, and devices we use on a daily basis, but as you’ll find out, Caleb doesn’t do much of anything in the way of digital media. As we were talking before we hit record, however, we decided to make an episode detailing Yahoo’s new CEO’s decision to ban all explicit content from Tumblr.

This week on Sidewalk Confessionals, Caleb and I are talking to a very special guest, Psychotherapist Cat Madec. She holds multiple licenses and degrees, and offers not only expertise and experience with mental disorders, but also unique perspectives on controversial and often stigmatized subjects in the media (or not). A warning before you listen, Kat is extremely fun to listen to and you may get addicted. Happy listening.

Once again I’m alone, but I tried my best to make this episode short and to the point. This is my review of the Behringer Uphoria UMC-404HD audio interface, which i use to record this podcast, and as a way to get sound into and out of my computer, in general. It’s a fantastic little interface, and for the price, easily one of the best choices on the market for professional sounding audio on a budget. No, I’m not sponsored by Behringer, I just love this product.

wherein Caleb and I talk about our favourite parts of thanksgiving. This episode is short, but the last part is pretty funny, so it’s worth listening all the way to the end.

Caleb and I talk about our trip to Denali National Park all the time, and when i had the idea to turn that into a podcast episode, it was a no brainer. That trip was truly amazing, and I won’t soon forget the sense of surrealism it instilled within me. Denali, and Alaska in general, is a wonderful place to visit, and I hope that everyone gets the chance to experience the shear beauty we experienced in Denali.

This one’s kinda quick and dirty, gonna be honest. It’s a list of things I think everyone should know about, or how to do. Please don’t forget to hop over to Youtube and add your suggestions to the comments section; I’d love to hear what y’all have to contribute.

Hunter and Dylan are two of my oldest and closest friends, and some of the only people i know who share my eclectic collection of interests. Hunter is an excellent Dungeon Master, and his interests and hobbies range from animal husbandry to diving and war strategy. Dylan is an aspiring vegetable farmer and a certified bee keeper, who’s hobbies include costume making, brewing mead, and gaming.

Today we’re joined by my brother Ryen to talk about a skill that we believe everyone should know: hot to cook, or more specifically, how to cook an egg. Yes, the humble egg, who’s protein rich white and fatty yolk make it a perfect option for adding viscosity to soups and salad dressings, giving body to cakes and cookies, and pair perfectly with breadcrumbs to bind grandma’s meatloaf into, well, a loaf. But it can be, and often is, enjoyed solitarily, needing nothing more that some butter, a pan, and a bit of patience to yield a delicious meal.

In this confession, we’re taking a trip down memory lane, and recalling 20 things that make each of us nostalgic. Caleb talks a bit about his strict religious upbringing, and I reveal a truth about my love interests. This is also the first tine we’ve recorded outside the studio, so please forgive the noise from the highway.

Hey guys, thanks for waiting patiently for part two pf this week’s confession (even though you didn’t really have a choice). We’re picking back up right where er left off last week, so if you haven’t listened to last week’s part…well, at least you’re in the right place. I mean, honestly, how listens to “part two” before “part one” of anything; anyway, as always we hope you enjoy. Happy listening.

We kinda over-did it for our 10th confession, but I think you’ll learn to forgive us. This week we’re talking Dungeons and Dragons; the fantasy roll-playing game created in the 80’s that’s still capturing the imaginations of nerds like us today. We discuss the basics of the game, and sone of the meanings of terminology, but mostly we tell anecdotes of fantastical proportion. This is part one, and part two will be posted on Friday. I really hope you guys enjoy.

I’m super excited about this confession! It’s the first chapter of a book I’ve been working on for about four years. Yea, yea, I know. That’s a long time for a single chapter, but, as you’ll hear, there’s a reason. Also, I apologies for the intermittent clicking; it’s from screen-capture software running in the background.

In this confession, I read a story that I wrote about four years ago, and confess the origins of the characters therein. The narrative of this story is driven primarily by dialogue, and the reader (or listener, in this case) is left wondering why the characters were put in the described situations, in the first place.

In this Confession, Caleb and I talk about Writing. No, not like your boring high school stream of consciousness writing assignments. Proper writing; inspirational works, types of writing we like and dislike, and our personal writing styles. Also, sorry about the clicking in the background; It’s a camera shooting a time lapse.

n this interview type confession, Caleb, Ryen and I talk about Music; How it’s influenced and inspired us, what kinds of music we like and would like to make, and recommend some great songs. Also, all the music referenced in this confession will be linked on my website, jeremycruzphotovideo.com

This episode pretty all over the place. Our conversation evolves from the basics of Astrology, to the greater implications of personal identity, to the philosophical meaning or reality and perception. Feel free to skip around throughout this episode, have a laugh here and there, and prepare to start thinking.

Wherein Jeremy talks about getting started climbing, Caleb delivers an exciting anecdote, and both give some good advice and have some good laughs.