Social Rantings Podcast

In this episode we chat with Summer Smith from Yama Yoga Studio and Wellness Center. Summer was a joy to talk with and we had a great time discussing everything from social media, news, politics and of course Yoga.  You will be able to tell immediately that Summer has a very authentic and genuine spirit. Listen and let us know what you think!  You can find Summer at Yama Yoga Studio and Wellness Center. You can also check out her documentary called Yogi in the Bible Belt on her website.  Yama Yoga Studio & Wellness Center 29957 State HW 64 Canton, TX 75103 (903) 802 - 8599 yamayogastudio@outlook.com   © Social Ranting Podcast    

"I find myself trying to unlearn things that don’t serve any purpose in my life any more…" In this episode we are joined by Darren Jenkins (DJ).  Darren is a Peer Coach Recovery Counselor and is also in the process of getting his degreen in Substance Abuse and Mental Disorder Counseling. Darren shares his story of growing up in the South Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, drinking for the first time and what it meant to him as a teenager. We also talk about his theatre career after graduating from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, alcoholism and his journey to sobriety. Lastly we talk about his plans to use his education and life lessons to help others. What a great conversation! I’m sure you’ll be hearing more from DJ in the future. There are plenty of gems to get from this show. Let us know what you think after listening!    Intro 00:05:08 Booker T Washington Performing Arts High School 00:09:36 Working in Theatre 00:18:54 Marriage and Divorce 00:25:40 Starting AA 00:27:54 Delirium Tremens withdrawals 00:31:27 Dealing with alcoholism in the family and drinking as a teen 00:36:22 Drinking as an alcoholic 00:39:02 Path to helping others 00:42:43 Are alcoholics the same as violent felons? 00:50:28 Navigating the legal system 00:53:44 Whats next?  00:56:38 12 steps 01:04:54 Triggers 01:08:43 Wrap up

In this episode, we continue our discussion on the covid virus, going back to work, wearing masks and all the crazy news items. In the second half of the show we get into some talk about what is reality, the universe, religion, god, and life in general. Very woo woo!  Let us know what you think!    Show links: Woman who was arrested for opening hair salon early!  Video shows man shoving park ranger into lake Instagram getting rid of likes? Rabbit hole podcast  Gangster Capitalism Podcast Elon Musk on Joe Rogens Podcast Memory Schrodinger's cat      

This is a bonus episode where James and Derrick shoot the breeze after being stuck in the house for weeks. We discuss Covid 19, ways to keep your sanity while social distancing and much more.  Thanks for checking us out and let us know some of the things you are doing to keep your sanity!  Social Rantings Podcast Instagram   Show Notes:  'Girl' used to find pedophiles online' Dark Net "Sweetie" LA without pollution The billing dollar disinformation campaign to re-elect the president The billing dollar disinformation campaign to re-elect the president The conspiracy linking 5G to covid 19  

This is a fun episode featuring friend of the show Bone Doggie and also Rache Ann from RadioFreeDenton.com.  On this episode when have fun going down the JFK conspiracy rabbit hole. We talk about the two Oswalds, the magic bullet, the Warren Commission and a lot more that you probably haven’t heard before. As a bonus, we also get a little into the 9/11 conspiracy theories.  This is a long one guys so get ready! To hear more of Bone Doggie and Rache Ann, go to http://radiofreedenton.com   From the Website:  Radio Free Denton is a podcast that takes place in the semi-mythical town of Denton Texas.  It chronicles the lives and shenanigans of Bone Doggie, Rache Ann, Ken Weiner, Polly Manard, Cerak Coleman, Cat Brunet, and whoever else we can sucker...  I mean, get to help out as they try to enter the world of podcasting. 

This is part 2 of the episode "Romanticizing Bad People" that we did with Alexandra Tayara. In this episide we dig deeper into the conversations and toward the end she performs some of her music. Enjoy and let us know what you think! INTRO - PART 2 LOVE LANGUAGES INTROVERT/EXTROVERT SOCIAL MEDIA ALEX LATES ALBUM BOOKING GIGS PLAYING GIGS REMEMBERING SONGS IMPOSTER SYNDROM PLAYING COVERS VS ORIGINALS ALEX PERFORMS SOME NEW MUSIC! ALEX PERFORMS LISTEN KRISTEN NO BODY WANTS TO SEE YOU IN THE NUDE WRAP UP OUTTAKES   Alexandra Tayara Music Alex Tayara on Instagram   Podcast Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud © Social Rantings Podcast 2019

We have a special guest and friend of the show back for another one for the holidays. Alex Tayara dropped in and as always, we ended up talking about a little of everything. It went so long, we had to break it up into two parts. This is part 1!   Casual Hookups Dating Goals Selfish Dating The Office Movie - JoJo Rabbitt Romanticizing bad people Dallas vs. Fort Worth Music Scene Dallas traffic Who’s Grace Jones? Record Players Recent quote found by James Good vs. Bad Learning from the part Choosing the right people in your life Letting go of unhealthy relationships More about…. dating your friends ex. Enjoy!  Alexandra Tayara Music Alex Tayara on Instagram   Podcast Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud © Social Rantings Podcast 2019

What an amazing conversation! This is a rebroadcast of our first guest on the Social Rantings Podcast. Take a listen and let us know what you think!  According to his Myspace bio, Bone Doggie is a white boy that plays Delta Blues with a whiskey voice, lightening fingers, and a strong lover of the nostalgia and all on an Irish Bouzouki.  

In this B side we truly rant about everything. We discuss introverts vs extroverts, social media, Marfa Texas and more. We also answer some comments made about one of our previous episodes. Enjoy!  This weeks stories Catching up Work Introverts and Extroverts Friends Derricks Annual Trip to Michigan Architecture in New vs Old Cities Texas Guadalupe Peak Marfa, TX  Offending People Social Media and attention grabbers instagram influencers Instagram Duck Face Cheap Friends  Revising History - Continuing the discussion from Season 2, B-side episode 3 (clarifications)     Episode links:  https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/the-old-praetorian-building-downtown-may-be-coming-down-as-part-of-joule-expansion-7112408 https://www.nps.gov/gumo/planyourvisit/trails.htm https://www.vogue.com/article/city-dwellers-guide-to-marfa-texas?verso=true https://jalopnik.com/how-playboy-pissed-off-an-artsy-west-texas-town-1167416685 https://twitter.com/TitaniaMcGrath?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.newsweek.com/aaron-schock-gay-mexico-1446549 https://medium.com/swlh/the-downfall-of-the-instagram-influencer-d69a9ea8ef09 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pdominguez/jawline-hulu-documentary-social-media-star-influencer   https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/hbos-michael-jackson-documentary-leaving-neverland-is-damningbut-flawed/   Podcast Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud © Social Rantings Podcast 2019 

Check out this recent podcast featuring Jason Rochester  and Carrek Coleman of the band Diesel Beast.  In this episode we get all kinds of interesting and weird conversations. This was another fun one.    https://www.dieselbeastband.com Diesel Beast Band Video SocialRantingsPodcast.com Social Rantings Podcast on Instagram  

In this B side episode, we reflect on the prior podcast with Priyali Rajagopal  and also catch up on some recent documentaries we've watch. This is a fun episode so check it out and let us know what you think!    Podcast Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud          

Priyali is an Associate professor of marketing at the University of North Texas. We discuss her research on implanted memories as it relates to marketing amongst other things.  This is a great show so don't miss it!  Priyali Rajagopal - Associate Professor of Marketing Motivated Reconstruction: The effect of brand commitment on false memories Research Spotlight: Real ads, false memories I Imagine, I Experience, I Like: The False Experience Effect    Podcast Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud    

On this episode we catch up after being out of pocket for a couple of months. We discuss what we’ve been up to, some recent Netflix documentaries, politics and what’s coming for 2019.  Show Run Down Catching up Anderson Valley California Trip Netflix Documentaries Murder Mountain Documentary on Netflix Abducted in Plain Sight Documentary on Netflix Ted Bundy Documentary Netflix Fyre Festival Documentary  Getting caught up in politics (trying not to say the T word)  Whats Alex Tayara been up to?  Implanted Memories (upcoming episode) Facebook and Online Privacy and being connected Self help practice Wrap up Links mentioned  Anderson Valley California The Wandering Oenophile Murder Mountain Documentary Abducted in Plain Sight The Ted Bundy Tapes Documentary Fyre Festival Documentary Podcast Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud  

On this weeks episode we sit down with Alex Tayara once again. This would be Alex second time on our show and this one is even better than the first time! We talk about everything from relationships to how to communicate over text messages. Alex also has a new album out and she performs one of her original songs on the show. This was a great episode and we appreciate Alex joining us on the show one more time.   Show Notes:  00:50 Intro 02:00 Pets 08:55 Sobriety 20:30 Old Relationships 27:00 Upcoming events for Alex 34:50 Communication 41:11  New Relationships 43:30 Sex in Movies 52:00 Would you rather!  *NSFW* 01:03 Blind Faith 01:20 miscommunication with text messages 01:36 Alex New Album 01:40 Alex on Guitar warming up with song 01:43 Alex performs song “Side Chick” from her new album.  01:47 Alex performs song “Closer”  01:51 Show wrap up Alex social links below:  https://alexandratayara.com https://www.facebook.com/alextayaramusic https://alexandratayara.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/alexandra-tayara https://www.instagram.com/alexandratayara/ http://socialrantingspodcast.com    

Derrick and James sit down with DJ Joe Castillo on this weeks podcast.  Joe has been in the game since 1978, getting his start spinning records as a Hobby in San Antonio, Texas. After getting a job offer to move to the DFW metroplex, Joe went on the play as some of the most well known house music clubs around town. Although Joe is a carpenter by trade, he still DJs on a regular basis around Dallas.  Be sure to follow Joe on social media to find out more.  Mixcloud.com/DJJoeCastillo Facebook.com/JoeCastillo84        

Tiny Couch Productions is based in Denton, Texas, a town rich in music and the arts. We are a popup recording effort that was launched to promote local musicians and songwriters within the community. Armed with a Canon 70D camera, a Sony PCM-D50 two track recorder, an Alesis 8 track mixer, and a sack full of cables, we stalk musicians in the many venues around town and capture their performances. This summer we set up an in-home studio for a more personal feel. Please check back throughout the summer as we produce more videos of these amazing musicians and their music.   Tiny Couch Productions Youtube Tiny Couch Productions on Facebook Tiny Couch Productions on Instagram Tiny Couch Productions - North Texas Daily      

In this podcast we spend a lot of time talking about artists, musicians and music, 90’s clubs, and more. After a few drinks this is what happens. If you like Lady Gaga, you might not want to listen!  Intro - We discuss the previous Alexandra Tayara podcast 02:00:00 The tragedy of being an artist  Joan Rivers Documentary 13:16:00  Starck Club   Starck Club Documentary 15:55:00 Music, clubs and the 90s Josh Wink - Higher State of Consciousness French Kiss House Music Terrance Trent D’Arby Prince  Garth Brooks Joaquin Phoenix Jimi Hendrix  Taylor Swift 34:30:00 Listening to Albums (remember reading the liner notes, shopping at the record stores, and spending hours in the record stores).  37:10:00 How to piss off Lady Gaga Fans Lady Gaga Documentary 5ft 2 45:01:00 Pink is better than Gaga Hired Guns Documentary 46:23:00 Miley Cirus Stunts 48:24:00 Bob Saget and other comedians you didn’t know where dirty before seeing them live.  The Aristocrats Documentary (Bob Saget) 52:20:00 We remember it was Robin Thicke not Bob Saget 52:30:00 Artist ripping off songs  54:15:00 Vanilla Ice Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby 57:50:00 Parachute Pants, Skinny Jeans, Juicy Jeans  01:00 Closing Out!   

Is this episode we have an amazing conversation with singer, songwriter Alexandra Tayara.  We talked about everything from A - Z and a big bonus is that she performed one of her original songs on the podcast. Please take a listen and let us know what you think!    00:00:00  General conversation  about gigs 00:02:49  Playing cover songs in venues 00:04:35 Playing your own music and someone else playing your music 00:07:10 Living in Seattle vs Dallas 00:10:02 Mezzo Sopranos!  00:11:48 Smoking Cigarettes, Cloves and Cigars!  00:19:30 Therapist and therapy!  00:30:00 Cognitive vs Dialectical Behavioral therapy 00:40:50 Meditation 00:44:18 Reality TV 00:51:00 Alexandria’s New Album 00:58:02 Alex performs her new song “Listen kristen” 01:01:45 Being an artist/musician 01:12:48 Wrap Up and Beyonce!    Total Time 01:13:56   You can follow Alexandra on social media:  https://alexandratayara.com Instagram.com/alexandratayara/ alexandratayara.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/alexandra-tayara https://www.facebook.com/alextayaramusic

Today we are introducing one of our podcast segments that we like to call the "B-sides". This is where we get to rant about whatever might be on our minds at the time. Sometimes these might be short but sometimes these might go long. It just depends on what we are ranting about at the time. On this episode we are mostly chatting about the first interview on our podcast with Bone Doggie, a musician out of Denton, TX. If you haven’t listened to it, please go check it out. It is a fascinating conversation. Its worth it just to hear him play the Irish Bouzouki on the podcast!  As always, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Store and Spotify. While you are at it please leave us a rating and let us know what you think about the show. For more information you can also follow us on Instagram @socialrantingspodcast. Thanks for listening! 

Derrick and James welcome musician Bone Doggie from Denton TX as the first guest on our podcast. Bone Doggie is an amazing musician  and according to his Myspace bio, Bone Doggie is a white boy that plays Delta Blues with a whiskey voice, lightning fingers, and a strong love of the nostalgic and all on an Irish Bouzouki.  In addition Bone Doggie hosts Open Mic for musicians at LSA Burger which has become a huge part the Denton music scene. He also hosts his  own radio show called Bone Doggie's Radio Free Denton.  We had a lot of fun recording this episode. Enjoy!  Facebook Page for Bone Doggie Facebook Page LSA Denton Open Mic       

On this inaugural episode, Derrick and James talk about the genesis of the Social Rantings Podcast some of the upcoming episodes.   00:24 - Who are Derrick and James 01:45 - How the podcast idea started 06:05 - Where did the name come from?  07:34 - Teaser for the next podcast 08:30 - B_Sides Show Ideas 09:40 - Potential new guests 13:10 - Wrap Up