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In my final talk with Antara and James, we discussed one of my favorite, but most sensitive and controversial, topics: How do people with different theological beliefs come to similar moral conclusions?I think this topic can easily upset a lot of people the second they hear a differing theological opinion on an idea. Still, my hope with doing multiple seasons of this podcast is to demonstrate to people how it can be possible to sit down with others who have different “labels” and see how we can find common friendship and shared conclusions about being kind to one another. All while using the foundation of treating others as we wish to be treated.This conversation really culminates why I love these two so much and what I wanted this podcast to illustrate. Over the six-year span of this project, I wanted to show the diverse range of friendships I had developed and the diverse backgrounds they all came from. With that, I wanted to show how I used Bahá'í principles to find common ground with all of them, regardless of labels.Support the show
On October 6, 2025, my very beloved friend James passed away. This recording took place sometime in 2022. This recording is truly chaotic. It is full of inconsistent breaks, bad edits, and complete vibe changes. I came to dislike my own podcast because of my inability to keep things more cohesive, but this episode captures what my relationship with James truly was. This is just how we spoke, and this is why I love James.Support the show
This episode was intended to be the first episode of Season 7, but given that it took me nearly half a decade to publish Season 6, I do not know when Season 7 will ever come.There is no deeper philosophical meaning in this episode, unlike Dakota's and my typical conversations, just two nerds talking about what we love.Support the show
This episode took place during a major transitional shift in my life. The path that led to this podcast was ending, and I was about to start a new path with new goals shortly after this episode was recorded. The path Angie helped guide me toward has now reached its end and served its purpose. I have Angie to thank for helping inspire me to take that journey.Angie will be a major part of my life until the day I die. She will always be the woman I point my children toward as someone to look up to and as an inspiration for what a truly brave woman looks like.Support the show
This recording was from four years ago, and I just had the honor of driving across the country to be Paige's wedding photographer in November 2025. This all stemmed from taking the chance to talk with a stranger at the gym. Just imagine how many beloved people we could have in our lives if we all had the enthusiasm of a Labrador when meeting new people.Support the show
It is wonderful to go back and listen to this episode after all these years. I had only known Paige for a brief time at the time of this recording, but I knew we would become lifelong friends. How many people have the pleasure of having one of the earliest conversations with one of their best friends recorded?Support the show
This conversation is the quintessential episode I will always refer to as the reason I love the Bahá'í Faith and why it inspired me to do this project. This conversation shows how two people with such different belief systems could come together in unity. Glenn lives in another city, and the only reason we met was through a mutual Bahá'í friend who introduced us. I then invited Glenn to come visit and stay with me.It is extremely common in the Bahá'í Faith to visit another city or even another country, go to a complete stranger's house, and be welcomed for no other reason than that you are both Bahá'ís. I have never seen anything else in my life capable of bringing people together in such a harmonious way. This podcast was always meant to be a way for me to show how, through Bahá'í principles, I could bring quite literally anyone into my home and have a friendly conversation.Support the show
Dakota has since moved out of state, but I find this a fitting end to the many wonderful conversations we had over the years. Dakota always understood that this kind of dialogue is not about getting a point across, but instead is an opportunity to find common ground and unity.Support the show
My friendship with Dakota culminated at the same time I was building this podcast. The conversations we had were a major inspiration behind my desire to share positive conversations and interactions as a way to promote unity in the world. I find it fitting that the final season of this podcast, for the foreseeable future, features my favorite conversation I have ever had with him.Support the show
This episode was recorded nearly half a decade ago from the time I am posting it. I went through some major life events, and as time went on, I found a lot of these episodes to be reminders of a past version of myself that I did not recognize anymore. I put off editing for years.This podcast represented a major transition in my life: coming into the Bahá'í Faith. It has been difficult to find it within myself to go back and listen to conversations with a past version of me. A secondary goal within this podcast was to become better at the ebb and flow of when to talk, when to listen, and when to cut myself off. Listening back to these episodes, I realize I never quite got it right, but I pray a day comes when I can say, “Wow, look how far I have come.”Support the show
Racecar beds, Tom Cruise, aliens, the Holodeck, and Tom Cruise. Support the show
Dakota tells us we don't need drugs to be happy, only God, and Jack tells us the way to God is through Tom Cruise. Support the show
The trilogy of the trilogySupport the show
I don't have a witty or clever description for this episode. This is just one of the best and most important episodes I have ever done. Support the show
Dakota^2 use words to get closer to somethingSupport the show
Robert plans a barbecueSupport the show
What things matter most to you to find out on a first date? **EDITOR'S NOTE** (I left my XLR cables in Havasu during a trip to record in Phoenix so this episode had to be recorded with onboard mic)Support the show
What components comprise a fulfilling life? **EDITOR'S NOTE** (I left my XLR cables in Havasu during a trip to record in Phoenix so this episode had to be recorded with onboard mic)Support the show
Is reality just a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ? Jack says no. Dakota says Support the show
"O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under my decree and patience under my trials. - O SON OF JUSTICE! Whither can a lover go but to the land of his beloved? and what seeker findeth rest away from his heart's desire? To the true lover reunion is life, and separation is death. His breast is void of patience and his heart hath no peace. A myriad lives he would forsake to hasten to the abode of his beloved." -Baháʼu'lláhSupport the show
Do you know what the people around you actually believe? Do you have meaningful conversations with them and ask them what they think? Support the show
Does solving the world's problems begin with making your bed? Support the show
When one road ends do we know a new one is beginning? Why are fish so hard to catch? Support the show
How much does the generation we come from dictate our views on the world? What do the village people and Halo have in common? Support the show
Are the struggles we go through meant to send us in another direction? Support the show
How does the career we take mold our approach to life? Support the show
Would you be friends with you? Support the show
Is a true friend someone you can wake up at 2:00 A.M. without hating you?Support the show
Marcy makes a compelling case for her nomination to take Dr. Phil's job.Support the show
Why are the people you look up to the people you look up to?Support the show
Can Dakota convince Jessica that everyone is mean? (Spoiler alert, no).Support the show
Have you ever been thinking about someone for the first time in a long time and then you see them again? Support the show
Were the decisions we made in life actually mistakes if they created something greater out of them? Support the show
Maybe changing who you are for someone else is not always a bad thing. Support the show
You can never assume you know what someone has been through, you can also never assume someone wants a caramel frappe and not a java chip frappe.Support the show
When unexpected things cross our path, perhaps these things are put into our life to aide us and not inconvenience us.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theferrymanproductions)
Dakota meets his future wife.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theferrymanproductions)
Is there enough time in the day to find peace? Should we all quit our jobs and join a monastery? Or should we just work for Subway? Will Dakota ever remember what Blink 182 song he was talking about?Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theferrymanproductions)
How do you set the tone for bettering your day? Does it have something to do with the color blue?Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theferrymanproductions)
What do we gain through loss? Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theferrymanproductions)
What is success? Is it black and white? Measured by wealth? Or is it simply buying an ice cream truck? Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theferrymanproductions)
Perhaps the best relationships find us naturally, and are not something we force to happen. Perhaps it also helps to get their last name correct for Facebook stalking purposes Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theferrymanproductions)
Jon blesses us all with his gorgeous voice to share a story of changing heart.Support the show
Ben and Dakota eat Indian food to hear a story of love and look for a lost dog. *EDITORS NOTE* This was the first episode ever recorded that started this all. It was done on an Iphone in a spur of the moment decision and the audio quality pays the price. Please enjoy it for what it is and what it represents. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theferrymanproductions)
Dakota sits down to have a difficult conversation.Support the show
Dakota pretends Chris and everyone else wants to hear about his fitness. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theferrymanproductions)
What is a good person? Does Robert know? Does Dakota know? The only thing they do know is that nipples are something you should be proud of. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theferrymanproductions)
What does it mean to know someone for many years without actually knowing someone. Support the show
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