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Tales From The Dumpster Fire

38 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Small towns, big minds! Two friends from very rural Southern Indiana exploring the many asinine ways we inefficiently interact with our world and each other and having a little fun doing it.

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Episodes

Are we lost? Kind of feels like we're lost!

March 24, 2023 03:53 - 1 hour - 83.4 MB

What a time to be alive! Finally sitting down and catching up after the whirlwind end of 2022 and start of 2023. Tonight we will discuss how the slow apocalypse seems to be speeding up, how a rock star got caught up in an international scandal and just may be the one to deliver complete disclosure of UAPs or as we all know them UFOs!

The Slow Apocalypse!

July 25, 2022 03:09 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

We're back, new, improved, refreshed, weird, and ready to share our take on the strange times we live in.  

Season 2 Opener!

April 06, 2022 03:03 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB

Welcome to the Dumpster Fire Season 2 style.  There's nothing new under the sun, so lets turn over some rocks and see what we can find.  Year in Review and some new bourbon taste testing are on deck. 

Lions and Tigers and WW3

March 08, 2022 03:42 - 1 hour - 74.3 MB

Conflict in Ukraine, super bowl winners, and what we think are some of the underlying issues leading us to this peculiar time we live in.  Let's enjoy some bourbon, and discuss how we move forward in the strange time we live in.

Outliers

January 30, 2022 23:36 - 1 hour - 64.9 MB

Deviations from the norm.  People who are pioneers, oddities, and stand outs in society.  Tonight we discuss outliers.  Those who are just a little different and move society forward!

Follow Up Free Dive

January 17, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 73.2 MB

Justin and I talking about some updates on past topics, and exploring some ideas for new topics.  Thanks everyone for listening, we are close to the number of episodes we need to have a full season worth of content!

Happy New Years! First Free Dive of 2022!

January 02, 2022 02:54 - 1 hour - 85.6 MB

Justin, Moneypenny, The Viking, and Brian free diving future concepts for deep dives.  

History Rhymes

December 29, 2021 01:56 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB

A three man deep dive into the coincidences and similarities that continually pop up throughout history.  Enjoy everyone!

Holiday Spirit!

December 20, 2021 01:22 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

The origins of the holidays, the importance of tradition and sharing information with our elders!  Happy Holiday's Throw Away Kids!

November Free Dive!!! Drugs, Money, and Guns!

November 29, 2021 02:09 - 1 hour - 83 MB

Stag free dive into the unknown.  We discuss drugs, guns, and life in general.  Join us for some wonderful bourbon and conversation!

Conservation and stories from the Woods.

November 23, 2021 02:03 - 1 hour - 80.2 MB

The Viking's experience for conservation and our personal experiences are discussed here along with some side bars on pets, hunting, and invasive species. 

Halloween Special!

November 01, 2021 02:55 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB

The history of Halloween across several different religions and some scary stories round out this Halloween night special.

Ode to the Veterans!

October 25, 2021 01:37 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB

An adults only talk about Veterans, with a Veteran!  Military stories from our lives, and from history.  

Ode the Veterans!

October 25, 2021 01:37 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB

An adults only talk about Veterans, with a Veteran!  Military stories from our lives, and from history.  

Spooky Season! Haunted Prisons, Libraries, Homes, and other locations.

October 18, 2021 22:33 - 1 hour - 74.5 MB

A free dive into several haunted locations and a discussion about the location's bearing on these.  We also experience some very strange technical difficulties during this recording!  Let us know if you notice anything else. 

Battles and Warriors

October 04, 2021 00:32 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MB

A discussion on significant battles in history both serious and humorous.  We also discuss wild men of the past who fought these battles.  Join us for a deep dive into this and welcome our guest The Viking Clint!  

Impossible Artifacts

September 20, 2021 00:19 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

Ancient batteries, drill bits in solid coal, Greek computers, cryptic manuscripts, ancient swords, and 2.8 billion year old nuclear power.  We discuss OOPArts or out of place artifacts.  Are they all hoaxes?  Maybe dimensional slip ups?  You decide. 

Outliers, intelligent animals and the future of research

September 13, 2021 02:16 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

A bit of a ramble this evening, we welcome a guest to help fact check us and keep on top of our research.  Outliers of intelligence in animal research and the animal kingdom are our topic of the day, followed up with some discussion of how the human behavior isn't always the most logical. 

Conspiracy Theories, War Crimes, and the Human Condition

September 06, 2021 01:29 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB

We dive into the classic "conspiracy theories" some of which have been proven to no longer be "conspiracy".  We also have a long discussion on how these programs came to fruition and why they were so common around the world. 

August 29th return free dive

August 30, 2021 01:33 - 58 minutes - 54.2 MB

Just Justin and I getting back in the saddle and bringing you an open discussion on what has been happening the past two weeks and what to look forward to in the future.  Plus some media reviews and recommendations.  

Rites of Passage

August 14, 2021 19:38 - 1 hour - 77.4 MB

It's with a very heavy heart I post this episode.  Queen of the Dumpster Fire Ella is no longer with us.  This was the last recording we were able to do with her.  We cover rites of passage in society and religion and how these effect becoming adults and quality people.  

Scary Stories part deux! Special Guest Morticia At-ems

August 06, 2021 01:24 - 1 hour - 80.2 MB

Special guest witchy woman and roller derby badass Morticia At-ems joins us to follow up on our last episode for her opinions on the supernatural and various stories we have told in the past.  Enjoy this extra long special episode!

Scary Stories!

July 30, 2021 00:56 - 1 hour - 65.6 MB

Haunted houses, Bigfoot, sexist social conditioning and bullying.  Enjoy this deep dive into some scary stories!

Forgotten History Volume 1

July 23, 2021 08:11 - 58 minutes - 54 MB

Deep dive time, let's discuss historical events in recent and in deep time that are rarely spoken of in the media or in history books.  We discuss how people have an odd relationship with time and how some past events are closer than they appear.  

July Free Dive!

July 20, 2021 00:33 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

Free diving in the dumpster.  Several points are brought up and we discuss what we are looking forward to in future deep dives. 

Weird Science Biology Edition

July 09, 2021 20:46 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB

We explore some of the strange and more obscure things we have learned about animals past and present.  Leaning towards our future conversation about where science is heading and what the future may hold for us. 

Food episode 2 more Hail for the Goddess Catalina!

July 04, 2021 00:29 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MB

A little more in depth discussion about food scarcity and our emotional relationship to food. 

Metal Moments

June 25, 2021 14:57 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MB

Stories from concerts and life in general that we feel are pretty awesome, and some that are not so great.  We talk about some of the best and worst concerts we have attended, and Justin tells the tale of North Vernon's small town wrestling adventure.  

BOOK IT! The food episode, more Hail Catalina.

June 18, 2021 21:48 - 1 hour - 78.8 MB

Let's have a chat about food and literature with a Goddess, and a Queen. Who remembers Book It?

What Dreams May Come?

June 10, 2021 23:01 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

Do you dream in color?  Can you control yourself in your dreams?  Do you consider yourself a lucid dreamer, would you be surprised to learn there is training you can do to lucid dream?  Dreams, night terrors, and future visions are the topics for this episode. 

Hail Catalina! Intelligence, Lonliness, and Alpha Attitudes

June 05, 2021 02:55 - 1 hour - 85.6 MB

An episode with our first guest appearance the Goddess Catalina.  We have a long talk about different types of intelligence, delving into how we interact, alpha posturing, and different types of communication.

Biohacking 2 The short sequel

May 28, 2021 18:42 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB

Just a quick run down of the biohacking episode, Justin and I talk about some more detailed, provide some book references, and discuss what we have planned for the future.  

Body Autonomy and Biohacking!

May 27, 2021 20:53 - 1 hour - 62 MB

Welcome to the first listener requested topic!  Health, longevity, weight loss, the endocrine system, and what will the future hold for us when our bodies give out.  

Animal Intelligence, Octopuses or Octopi? Bonobos, Chimps, Elephants, Dogs and Dolphins.

May 21, 2021 17:42 - 59 minutes - 55.2 MB

Are we really the smartest species on the planet?  Overall brain mass says yes, but how are we measuring other animals.  

Vacations of the body and mind

May 15, 2021 00:01 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MB

Interesting trips we have taken to varied locations, some physical, some not so easily accessible.  

Why we dumpster dive? Concerts? Hauntings? Aliens?

May 09, 2021 22:11 - 1 hour - 120 MB

A little more in depth introduction on what our mission is with this podcast.  Of course we keep the conversation rolling with concert stories, and personal beliefs and experiences with haunted things, and aliens. 

Near Death Experiences!

May 04, 2021 01:27 - 59 minutes - 112 MB

Whiskey and stories on a Monday night!

Our first brainstorming session with Ella, Justin, Brian and Richard.

April 22, 2021 02:49 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

What happens when intellectuals trapped in a small town meet up and engage, watch and see. This is a freestyle discussion which will scan over many of our upcoming subjects!