The Digital Spirit Broadcast

S01E02 Have You Been Drinking Diesel Fuel

This is an episode of stories. I hope you like them.
That’s all.
Just kidding. Did you really think I could resist rambling on even just a little bit? Could I pass up this opportunity to draw attention to myself? No, no, and a third no for good measure.
If you want some foreshadowing about what stories this contains, then just listen to the intro at the beginning of the episode. They’ve all got one, so dive in. No, here I am going to tell you what makes this episode special. My guests make this episode special. I am blessed to have my older sister, with whom I could not disagree with more politically, and whom I could not love more without it being a little weird. See folks, you can have differing opinions and still love each other. That’s a golden truth our bat-nuts-crazy society has convinced us is false. The “tolerant” people in society have become anything but, and the rest have decided to remain silent because they want people to like them. Sad, sad and disgraceful. I hope that in some small way I can make a change in this. Listen to episode three. You’ll get what I mean.
But the thing that really makes this episode special is that my greatest ally in the world, my wife YoYo joins us for the beginning of this one. YoYo is my only constant. The one thing I could trust and believe in if everyone else in my life disowned me and they turned to ash. YoYo and I have spent many lifetimes together, and that’s not just conjecture. I know it for a fact. If you listen to this whole season right on through to the last two episodes you’ll learn all about that.
This is appropriate for anyone you might want to listen with. There might be a curse word or two, but nothing serious. And the stories, although shocking in many ways, I don’t believe are offensive. Even to the “tolerant” people who might be listening.
Listen long and listen hard.
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S01E01 He Was Doing This

Here We Go Ladies and Gents
Like any good deranged person this is very hard for me. I’m writing a description of this episode. 
What if I get it wrong?!! What if it’s not the perfect description?! Nobody will listen if I don’t get this perfectly right.
And it’s my first episode! What if I chose the wrong episode to go first? Oh heavens, I’m going to ruin everything!
That’s just how my head chews on me. You? If you were doing the thing that matters most in this world to you besides your family. Something you are indeed doing for your family’s future, how would you deal with the fear of failure?
“If you are ever going to succeed at anything, you must always be willing to fail.” That’s how Arnold has apparently dealt with this all too human emotion. So here I go. This is me being willing to not get this right, so that I can finally give this episode to you. Trust me, it’s been a long time coming.
This episode is a conversation with my very good friend who shall be known as Lunchbox. Lunchbox has been in the emergency medical field for close to 20 years. As an EMT, as a firefighter, as a paramedic and as an educator. But more importantly than his astounding resume is the fact that I would trust this mother-of-pearl with the lives of my family. If they were in a traumatic accident, he’s who I would pray shows up on scene. Through and through he’s a badass, and more importantly for you folks, he’s entertaining as all the curse words in the book.
This is not an episode for children, merely because there are some curse words, and there are some war stories that are very graphic. I’m talking a human being disemboweling himself kind of graphic. If you’re listening companions can handle all that plus the occasional sexual comment then make it a party.
Have fun!
The Digital Spirit loves you.