Staring at the Sun

IG: @eddie_allegretti @staringatthesunpodcast Tune your radio station. Chapter II awaits.

ALL CHARACTERS AND EVENTS IN THIS PODCAST -- EVEN THOSE BASED ON REAL PEOPLE -- ARE ENTIRELY FICTIONAL. EVERY PERSON'S VOICE IS RECORDED -- POORLY. THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM CONTAINS COARSE LANGUAGE AND DUE TO ITS CONTENT SHOULD NOT BE LISTENED TO BY ANYONE12/20/2020

ALL CHARACTERS AND EVENTS IN THIS PODCAST -- EVEN THOSE BASED ON REAL PEOPLE -- ARE ENTIRELY FICTIONAL. EVERY PARTICIPANT'S VOICE IS RECORDED -- POORLY. THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM CONTAINS COARSE LANGUAGE AND DUE TO ITS CONTENT SHOULD NOT BE LISTENED TO BY ANYONE12/18/2020

00:00 -- Update/Introduction03:40 -- Self-expression + Perceptions of fashion + Sapiens wearing clothes15:41 -- Made a friend during quarantine18:40 -- It all amounted to this; evolution + human standards for "proof"24:50 -- Aliens are real + The Galactic Federation + have they visited us? ALIENS!42:32 -- Pandemic Life; being present + mental health48:09 -- Cheerleaders talk cheerleading 54:55 -- Two best friends + Astrology 1:02:15 -- Human relations in college + Male/female interfacing 1:10:00 -- What constitutes a "friend" + The fear of dying alone 1:14:10 -- Interpreting human intention + Social media + Our phones control us 1:27:15 -- The human ego is a gift and curse 1:30:20 -- Western Religions make no sense + White Jesus + Weed usage/addiction1:34:50 -- Drugs + marijuana + social integration + laws VS morals 1:41:03 -- Aliens go to college + Neuralink + JUICE WRLD + Mac Miller01:51:02 -- Everything dies + Closing words

A wise man once said:"No cap and gown I ain't go to classI rather die before I come in lastI ain't felt like this in a long timeI ain't felt like this in a long timeI ain't had shit in a long timeJust to feel like this it took a long time, yeahJust to feel like this it took a long time, yeahJust to look like this it took a long time, yeahJust to look like this it took a long time, yeah."

Just a raw 3 hours of sincere, vulnerable honesty with two infamous UIUC characters, as we reflect on events of the past year and our overall college experiences full of personal life lessons, mistakes, enlightenments, degeneracy, and everything in between. WARNING: EXPLICIT MATERIAL

With 2020 coming to a close, we aim to reflect on the musical landscape in America during one of the most unprecedented times in history. Featuring Artists: @nodotmad@ryanj848@storybooksfromthedarkroom12/19/2020

Love - 3:04AM - 11/1/2020 - Chicago ------------ Quite possibly the greatest intellectual exchange ever conceived by man, featuring sounds from Kenny Beats and Zack Fox, vibes from special K, and guidance from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Are atoms just tiny solar systems? According to modern science, not quite. But, by a courageous stretch of the imagination, we can entertain some pretty mind-bending philosophies inspired by real similarities between the microscopic and macroscopic planes of our universe. // Where does love come from? Why does it exist? Could it be an artifact from a higher dimension, transcending time and space to tie everything together? Am I just high? Let's go for a journey!

Infinity is... big? And here we are in the thick of it all. Everything is happening for a reason though, right... RIGHT?? Right. Upward, downward, inward or outward, everything is connected. Flow on!

P.S. Don't be an actual wook. Yucky >:P ------ Here I'm joined by electronic music DJ & producer JUULS VERNE, as we enjoy sounds, share stories, and discuss elements surrounding the EDM scene, the infinite nature of music, and the pursuit of building a career around your passions. ------ JUULS VERNE will be performing at Summer Camp Music Festival scheduled for May 28th - 30th, 2021 ----- Artist Soundcloud: JUULS VERNE

The “Flow” is eternal energy; the continuous present moment that exists even when there is no conscious life to perceive it or experience it. You, on the other hand, have been summoned into existence by the flow, and now have the opportunity to perceive time and live life as a human on Planet Earth. Being human means continually channeling your self-awareness and the ability to CHOOSE how you wish to conduct your life within this world that we've created for ourselves. Thus, instead of challenging and resisting the natural flow with our actions and choices, let's SURF the flow; let's ACCEPT the flow; let's BE the flow... and make our life choices in accordance WITH the flow. I love you all; thanks for kickin' it with me :)

"You are something that the WHOLE universe is doing, in the same way that a wave is something that the whole ocean is doing." - Alan Watts ---- Can't get your mind to chill out sometimes? Same! And I wanna talk about it. Why can it be so hard to get out of our heads, yet so easy to be anxious? Is it the constant stimulation from our phones, the internet and social media? Is it our addictive consumerist society? Maybe it's just the pressures and expectations of being human, or a million other things! No matter what it is, it's never too late to get out of our minds and into the "flow", by acquainting ourselves with the constant, steady, river-like flow of reality, and fulfilling our ONE inherent obligation as inhabitants of this universe: To Be.

With only 45 minutes before a Friday Happy Hour shift, two University of Illinois bartenders kick back in spontaneous fashion to reflect on campus bar life, the influence of COVID, and the profound impact that work has had on their lives. Also - Doing magic mushrooms while quarantined, and how society just doesn’t make sense sometimes... when you’re on mushrooms. Love & Gratitude! 09/04/2020 (raw video available on YouTube; just search "Sats Archive")

There are approximately 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 planets in our observable universe. This is plenty to make an emotional earthling feel small, lonely and insignificant, BUT - thanks to our neurochemical programming - we can still feel the transcendent power of love! While evidence wants to suggest that we are far from alone in this vast physical universe, Mother Earth herself is home to many emotionally intelligent creatures; dogs, chimps, dolphins, you and me... So, how will aliens match up? Tune in for a fun, short and sweet reflection on ET life, survival, love, and meaning by Scottie Semko.

Being human means being mortal. This truth may be tough to swallow, but it doesn’t have to be. Does conscious experience continue after we die? How can confronting our mortality lead us to live happier, more purposeful lives on planet earth? Can we combine science with spirituality and religion to help us in understanding the big questions? And much, much more. We’re gonna die anyway so ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Humanity is the anomaly of outer space... as far as we humans can tell. In this introductory episode, Scottie and Chris concentrate on the essence of human experience, discussing the nature of reality and the groundbreaking miracle of life on planet earth, while also providing an inaugural overview of what to expect in future episodes of Staring at the Sun. Here's to being human!