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Sometimes funny, sometimes serious but always a different look on how to see the world around us. Listen to a unique and unfiltered POV from a middle America guy, with a real job and a real opinion. No topic is off limits, come see how real people see the world of politics, pop culture and happeni…

Johnny Dough


    • Jul 5, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Ep-106 Number 8 of the Top 10 Problems Facing Our World in 2022-Lack of a Historical Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 78:45


    Number 8 in this 10 part series of the Top 10 problems facing our world in 2022-"Lack of a Historical Perspective" is referencing how people might think they know the issue, but their knowledge is short sided, with little to no historical perspective or having a comprehensive knowledge of the root cause or even how they might be, inadvertently... part of the problem.

    Ep-105 Number 9-of the Top 10 Problems Facing Our World in 2022-Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 78:43


    All you have to do is Google "American Education System" and will see articles criticizing our education system, from the left and right. We all agree we need reformed, but what exactly needs reformation? In this episode I dive into some posable solutions to this ongoing problem in America. I also draw a line of commonality between Socrates, Galileo and Joe Rogan.

    Ep-104 Top 10 Problems Facing Our World in 2022-The "Anti-Work" Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 72:58


    The first episode of the 10 part series of the top 10 issues facing our world in 2022. The first episode is Number 10, lazy ass people, or better known as the "anti-work" movement. I offer up a brief history lesson of what work is, why we do it, and why we will continue to need workers. I also offer up a simple solution.

    Ep-103 A New Direction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 54:31


    I talk about the new direction of the podcast and the 10 part series that will begin soon. I also discuss Socrates Johnson debating Nancy Pelosi.

    Ep-102 A Phoenix Rises!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 51:34


    A Phoenix Rises, and it's name is Johnny Dough. Dough 2.0 has begun. Let us reboot this, and let's get back to what made this podcast great, thoughtful and introspective ideas and personal growth.

    A Cryptic Message

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 1:08


    I ain't dead…MTF

    Ep-100! (pt 2) 100th Episode Extravaganza, Podcast Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 63:16


    It's Ep-100 everyone! I look back at the beginning of the podcast and visit each episodes to talk about the highs and lows of the past 4 years. I also talk about what is to come in the next 100 episodes. Part 1 of 2 for this episode.

    Ep-100! (pt 1) 100th Episode Extravaganza, A Podcast Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 88:48


    It's Ep-100 everyone! I look back at the beginning of the podcast and visit each episodes to talk about the highs and lows of the past 4 years.

    Ep-99 The Purge Has Begun, Strap in Trump Supporters, You Have Been Warned.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 82:15


    If 2020 was not bad enough, here come 2020s drunkin uncle, 2021! If you support, or EVER have supported Trump, strap in...It's gonna be a bumpy ride, especially if you are on social media.

    Ep-98 Flat Earth and power Hungry Politicans

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 62:19


    In this episode I talk shit about Joe Rogan, again. Also, I talk about flat earth people and dirty, dirty politicians...which are 99% of them.

    Ep-97 Life Update, Planning for 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 56:17


    Personal growth has always been a focus of mine throughout my life. Most of the time, it takes the form of personal projects, challenges, achievements or education. This time, I am giving myself a professional growth challenge...it's about time.

    Ep-96 Censorship is Alive and Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 63:00


    Is censorship an issue in your life or America as a whole? The answer might surprise you. Censorship might have already affected your day to day life without you even knowing it

    Ep-95 Joe Rogan is WRONG about this...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 89:35


    Joe rogan has one of the most popular podcasts ever, so a lot of people listen to his opinions on certain topics. When the topic of student loan debt comes up, you might want to get your info somewhere else. In this episode, I explain the flaws in his thought process. I guess he needs more frontal lobe development! :)

    Ep-94 Election Results are in...and America is a Banana Republic!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 56:18


    No matter what happens in the election results, recounts or law suits, it's official...America 's elections are run like third world banana republics. How did we let this happen, a shameful display of democracy

    I want to Apologize...Just in Time for Election 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 98:08


    I start off with a heart felt apology, then things get heated...that's all the description you need for this one!

    Ep-92 What Real Diversity Looks Like

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 62:58


    There is always a lot of talk from people about diversity, but diversity is more than a color or a gender.

    Ep-91 Understanding the "Why"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 80:24


    Understanding the "why" behind people beliefs, ideas and thoughts is very important. It is also something that might help you understand your own beliefs and ideas about your own choices in life.

    Ep-90 This too shall pass

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 62:31


    2020 has been tough, but we all need to bring it back and take responsibility for the direction we want our own personal lives to go in. Life has it's challenges, it's best to hit them head on.

    Ep-89 Trump's Relationship w/ Veterans, the truth behind the story

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 58:05


    Trump has had a complicated relationship with some Veterans. Recently the "left" found an angle to attempt to exploit that and feed the public the narrative that "Trump hates Veterans". Here is my thought5s on his words about my community, his policies that help or hurt Vets and what the left is attempting to do.

    Ep-88 The Reason I do this Podcast!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 45:03


    Why do I bother do this podcast? I do it for the everyday working people of this world. We are the silent majority that keeps your family safe and feed, we keep the lights on and the world spinning. Even though we get taken advantage of and disrespected from the Hollywood elites and Washington insiders, we will NOT go quietly in the night. We are not as dumb as they like to think and we will not allow the celebrity types to speak for us anymore!

    Ep-87 F**K the Police, The Truth about Cops in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 67:27


    Recent police shooting have sparked some serious outrage about law enforcement and how we police in America. Have we truly identified the problem, or are we barking up the wrong tree?

    Ep-85 The First DogCat w/ a Personal Growth Twist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 85:55


    I always look to challenge myself with different things that force me out of my comfort zone, I call them "Personal Growth Challenges". Some are bog, some are small, the one I am currently involved in is one of the biggest in my life...literaly! Come listen and you'll understand.

    Ep-84 Wisdom: An Increasingly Rare Commodity in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 90:18


    With new problems arising almost daily in the land of the free, home of the brave, it seems to we have no idea how to deal with a range of issues. In this episode I break down what I think is an ever growing problem in America, lack of a "real" education, understanding history, and leaders with the balls to actually lead from the front.

    Ep-83 Wearing a Mask and why it has turned into a political statement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 75:43


    Wearing a mask is something you SHOULD do if YOU want to, but why has it gotten so political? Johnny dives into why you should, and maybe why you don't have to.

    Ep-82 What Winds Your Clock?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 65:07


    What are you excited to do...what are you passionate about? Instead of rioting, pillaging, raping and looting maybe find your happy place. If more people focused on what winds their clock, maybe they would have some true happiness. Let's explore why it's better to fight for something, then to just fight against everything.

    Ep-81 Why I stopped Podcasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 49:00


    I took a break from the podcast for almost 7 months...but why? Well, in this episode, i try to explain why I left, and why i'm back for good.

    Ep-80 America, never go FULL Retard!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 71:05


    Like Joe Biden, America is suffering from a cognitive decline. It's possible we feel and hit our head, but never-the-less, we have gone full retard. Can we come back to a time of sanity, or is that racist to ever look backwards?

    Ep-79 Cops, Drunks and Cleaning your Fucking Room!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 74:09


    To solve the countries issues you first must solve your own. Let's dive in to some talk about a little something I like to call, "Personal Responsibility" .

    Ep-78 George Floyd, BLM and our Broken Country

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 78:00


    There is so much to unpack with the recent murder of George Floyd and the BLM protests/riots. We need to really look hard at the real issues, not just the symptoms of the problems.

    Ep-77 I'm Back! Just in time for the pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 56:02


    COVID-19 has changed things like social norms, work, school life, and opened our eyes to have fragile our econemy is. Person freedom has taken a sideline to pubic health. How should we feel about this?

    Ep-76 Amazon is slave labor and Colin Kaepernick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2019 67:39


    Apparently, Amazon hires slave labor. According to John Oliver, people are "forced" to work under horrendous conditions with no bathroom breaks. Imagine, while Colin Kaepernick is pulling shoes off the shelves because of a flag that represents slavery from 1776, right under his nose there is actual slavery in Amazon.

    Ep-75 Mission Completed: Personal Growth Challenge Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 83:02


    Mission Completed: Personal Growth Challenge Finale. I completed the 32 mile Big Horn Trail Run June 15, 2019, and here is my story of what it was like to challenge myself, victories, defeats, success and some failures too.

    Ep-74 T Minus 3 days until the race, Personal Growth Challenge update.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 43:24


    With the race just around the corner, I update everyone on my training completion, what to look forward to and the challenges lying in wait for me as I compete in my first ultra race/trail run.

    Ep-73 An Ode to Kevin and F**k You Microsoft!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 73:03


    I talk about the shitty quality of today's products are, personal growth and my pal Kevin.

    Ep-72 Taking the "L" and life with a puppy.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2019 62:12


    Some times life gives you a "L", but sometimes you give it to yourself. Everyone takes a loss from time to time, just make sure you don't except a loss as anything more than an opportunity to learn. Also, Johnny talks about being prepared for life and the struggles of owning a very young puppy.

    Ep-71-The Truth about Transgender in the Military

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 103:42


    Privilege is a common topic now-a-days, and this is the reason the transgender community feels entitled to military service. I'm here to educate the people on why it's all BS.

    Ep-70 Left vs. Right and Job Entitlement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 77:04


    Identity politics are starting to take a toll on how we express our political alignment. Just because you have a great job does not mean you will have it forever. It's up to you to make sure you have security and a future, not the corporation you work for.

    Ep-69 Mark from Ireland/College admissions scam

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 69:55


    Received an email from a listener that put some things into perspective and I talk about the recent college admission scam perpetrated by two affluent Hollywood bitches.

    Ep-68 Personal Growth Challenge update and Boogie 2988

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 86:09


    About 1 month into the Personal Growth Challenge 2019, here is how it's going so far. Also, I recently discovered a YouTuber named Boogie2988, and this is why I don't want you to be like him. Warning, I throw some shade.

    Ep-67 Why Trump Won, An Idiots Guide to Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2019 107:27


    Ever wonder why Trump got so many votes from people who also voted for Obama? Not everyone is up on politics, but everyone should have an opinion on what issues our country is facing, and how to solve them. Here is a guide to better understand the left and the right from my perpective.

    Ep-66 Your Kids are Stupid, Surprise!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 63:28


    Some kids are smart, others are ignorant, but yours...yours are STUPID! Want proof, listen up and see what the hell I'm on about.

    Ep-65 Personal Growth, Go Big or Go Home!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 45:34


    In this episode I talk about the origin on my personal growth challenge, and updates on the current challenge, running my first 50K ultra marathon.

    Ep-64 Social injustice Warriors and my White Male Privilege

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2019 92:48


    Is white privilege a real thing, is toxic masculinity a social construct or do we just have a lot of pussies in the world? I think you know the answer.

    Ep-63 Opie and his Dopey's and the Personal Growth Challenge update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2019 59:37


    "Opie" was a famous radio guy back when radio was a thing, now he's a podcaster who does not like someone pointing out that he thought podcasting was beneath him, I was kind enough to remind him. He tweeted me back and it started a small back and forth. In this episode, I chronicled my thoughts on this interaction. I also update you guys on my personal growth challenge, and let's just say...the shit just got real!

    Ep-62 The Year in Review 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019 55:24


    2019 is here! This is a review of the success and failures of 2018. Let make some new goals for this year.

    Ep-61 Merry Christmas Sara-Bear-A

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2018 25:13


    Bah, Humbug! Well, not this year. This year, I will attempt to get into the Christmas spirit for the woman I love. If that's not a good reason, I don't know what is! Merry Christmas everyone!

    Ep-60 Earn your ink

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 58:54


    Everyone has a tattoo now-a-days, but most people have forgotten to have a story associated with that ink. A tattoo should be more than body art, it should be a symbol of a like lived.

    Ep-59 I'm not dead!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2018 50:00


    I’m back…how’s that for a note.

    Ep-58 Gays and Music, (and gay music).

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2018 96:06


    A listener asked my opinion on gay people...so i gave it, and Johnny talks about the connection between music and our memories.

    Ep-57 Your Ego is the Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2018 93:09


    What is the problem that causes your distress...your ego!

    E-56 My Beef with Dave Ramsey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2018 67:19


    Dave Ramsey has a huge radio show and is an epic dick. On the other hand, I have a epic podcast huge dick...any questions?

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