Why CAN'T We Talk About That?

S4E3 - Sometimes If You Want The Reward, You've Gotta Take The Risk: A Conversation With Lara McDonald

Topics discussed in this episode include: Sweating Standing Still, Sleep Token, Tribal Casinos, Memorable Concerts, Inkcarceration, Socialism, Healthcare, Identity Politics, White Privilege, Playing The Victim Card, The Nuclear Family, Abortion, Mortuary Science, D.E.I., Church Attendance, Homosexuality, The Afterlife, Trusting The Bible, Ghosts, & Aliens. PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE: Aerosmith – Dream On (1973) Aerosmith – Sweet Emotion (1975) Alice In Chains – No Excuses (1994) Alice In Chains – Nutshell (1994) Alice In Chains – Would? (1994) Avenged Sevenfold – Afterlife (2007) Avenged Sevenfold – Hail To The King (2013) The Avett Brothers – Ain't No Man (2016) The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You (2009) The Avett Brothers – Laundry Room (2009) The Avett Brothers – No Hard Feelings (2016) Bad Omens – Dethrone (2019) Bad Omens – Specter (2025) Bush – Comedown (1994) Bush – Glycerine (1994) Candlebox – Cover Me (1993) Candlebox – Far Behind (1993) Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son (1969) Creedence Clearwater Revival – Travelin' Band (1970) David Bowie – Let's Dance (1983) David Bowie – Space Oddity (1969) Disturbed – Darkness (2002) Disturbed – Ten Thousand Fists (2005) The Eagles – Desperado (1973) The Eagles – Hotel California (1976) Falling In Reverse – Popular Monster (2019) Falling In Reverse – Ronald (2024) Falling In Reverse – Watch The World Burn (2024) Five Finger Death Punch – The Bleeding (2007) Five Finger Death Punch – Wrong Side Of Heaven (2013) Fleetwood Mac – The Chain (1977) Fleetwood Mac – Landslide (1975) Garth Brooks – The Dance (1989) Garth Brooks – The Thunder Rolls (1990) Ghost – Call Me Little Sunshine (2022) Ghost – Cirice (2015) Ghost – He Is (2015) Gloria Estefan – Get On Your Feet (1989) Gloria Estefan – Si Voy A Perderte (1989) Hoobastank – Crawling In The Dark (2001) Hoobastank – Running Away (2001) Korn – Alone I Break (2002) Korn – Blind (1994) Led Zeppelin – Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (1969) Led Zeppelin – Black Dog (1971) Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song (1970) Led Zeppelin – Ramble On (1969) Led Zeppelin – Rock And Roll (1971) Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven (1971) Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love (1969) Limp Bizkit – Break Stuff (1999) Limp Bizkit – My Generation (2000) Miami Sound Machine – Conga (1985) Motley Crue – Dr. Feelgood (1989) Motley Crue – Home Sweet Home (1985) Nine Inch Nails – Head Like A Hole (1989) Nine Inch Nails – Hurt (1994) No Doubt – Don't Speak (1995) No Doubt – Just A Girl (1995) The Offspring – Gone Away (1997) The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (1998) Pearl Jam – Alive (1991) Pearl Jam – Black (1991) Pearl Jam – Daughter (1993) Pearl Jam – Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town (1993) Pearl Jam – Even Flow (1991) Pearl Jam – Jeremy (1991) Pennywise – Revolution (2012) Pennywise – Society (1997) Phish – Free (1996) Phish – Tweezer (1992) Pierce The Veil – Hold On Till May (2012) Pierce The Veil – King For A Day (2012) Queen – Another One Bites The Dust (1980) Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (1975) Queen – Under Pressure (1981) Queen – Who Wants To Live Forever (1986) Rancid – Ruby Soho (1995) Rancid – Time Bomb (1995) Slaughter To Prevail – Demolisher (2021) Slaughter To Prevail – Viking (2025) Sleep Token – Alkaline (2021) Sleep Token – Chokehold (2023) Sleep Token – Damocles (2025) Sleep Token – Even In Arcadia (2025) Sleep Token – Provider (2025) Smashing Pumpkins – Disarm (1993) Smashing Pumpkins – I Am One (1991) Sonic Youth – Bull In The Heather (1994) Sonic Youth – Dirty Boots (1990) Staind – It's Been Awhile (2001) Staind – Outside (2001) Tom Petty – Free Falling (1989) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Mary Jane's Last Dance (1993) Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (1996) Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Requiem (The Fifth) (2000) Twenty One Pilots – Heathens (2016) Twenty One Pilots – Levitate (2018)

S4E2 - Laden With Semantic Blockage: A Conversation With Ben Calvert

Topics Discussed In This Episode Include: Plant Medicines, Les Claypool, Mushrooms, Weed, 2Pac, Social Engineering, Josh Garrels, Conspiracy Theories, The MAGA Right, Gender, Chem Trails, The Rapture, A.I., Styrofoam, Having A Crisis Of Faith At Age 7, Sleep Paralysis, Discerning Scripture, & Near Death Experiences. PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE Astral Flowers – Aguila (2020) Astral Flowers – Caminhar O Labirinto (2018) Ayahuasca Icaros – I Will Purify (2016) Ayahuasca Icaros – Tonight I Will Heal, I Heal (2016) Band Of Gypsies – Machine Gun (1970) Band Of Gypsies – Message To Love (1970) Band Of Gypsies – Power To Love (1970) Bwiti – Non Ngongo (2018) Bwiti – Ye We Ya (2018) Cephalic Carnage – Lucid Interval (2002) Cephalic Carnage – Wraith (2005) Chris Rice – Deep Enough To Dream (1997) Chris Rice – Smell The Color Nine (2000) Christafari – Gratitude (2024) Christafari – Holy Forever (2024) Christafari – Valley Of Decision (1996) Curawaka – Noku Mana (2018) Curawaka – Solo Dios Sabe Se Vuelvo (2021) DC Talk – Jesus Freak (1995) DC Talk – What If I Stumble? (1995) The Fancy Band – Filipino Ray (2007) The Fancy Band – Rumble Of The Diesel (2007) Frog Brigade – Cosmic Highway (2002) Frog Brigade – Whamola (2002) Iron Maiden – Aces High (1984) Iron Maiden – Run To The Hills (1982) John Cougar Mellencamp – Jack & Diane (1982) John Cougar Mellencamp – Pink Houses (1983) John Cougar Mellencamp – Small Town (1985) Josh Garrels – Answered (2002) Josh Garrels – The Arrow (2015) Josh Garrels – Children's Song (2004) Josh Garrels – Creation Song (2006) Josh Garrels – Freedom (2003) Josh Garrels – Train Song (2006) Josh Garrels – White Owl (2011) Nevermore – The River Dragon Has Come (2000) Nevermore – The Seven Tongues Of God (1996) Newsboys – Breakfast (1996) Newsboys – Shine (1994) Nile – Annihilation Of The Wicked (2005) Nile – Unas Slayer Of The Gods (2002) Nuclear Rabbit – My Girl's Got Guts (1998) Nuclear Rabbit – 5th Grade Alchemy (1998) The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (1998) The Offspring – Why Don't You Get A Job? (1998) P.O.D. – Southtown (1999) Primus – Jerry Was A Racecar Driver (1991) Primus – My Name Is Mud (1993) Rage Against The Machine – Ashes In The Fall (1999) Rage Against The Machine – Mic Check (1999) Shai Linne – High Priest (2008) Shai Linne – Jesus Is Alive (2008) Shai Linne – Our God Is In The Heavens (2011)

S4E1 - No Master Is Above His Teacher: A Conversation With Tommy Moreno

Topics Discussed Include: Mental Illness, Michael Jackson, Learning To Play Guitar, Klockwyze, 2Pac, Face Tats, Highschool Sports, ADU's, Playing Poker, The War In Iran, Judaism, Marshall Law, ICE, False News, Abortion, The Apostolic Church, Speaking In Tongues, Catholic Doctrine, Why Does God Allow Suffering?, Absolute Truth, Elon's Portal, Incest In Scripture, Club Cannabis, He-Man, Avatar, & Forrest Gump. PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE: Blind Melon – No Rain (1992) Bob Marley – Caution (1971) Bob Marley – No Woman, No Cry (Live) (1975) Bob Marley – So Much Trouble In The World (1979) Bob Marley – Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) (1974) Bob Marley – Waiting In Vain (1977) Digital Underground – The Humpty Dance (1990) Digital Underground – Same Song (1991) Eek-A-Mouse – Anarexol (1984) Eek-A-Mouse – Noah's Ark (1981) Eek-A-Mouse – Star, Daily News & Gleanor (1984) Green Day – Basket Case (1994) Green Day – Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (2004) Green Day – Longview (1994) Green Day – Wake Me Up When September Ends (2004) Green Day – When I Come Around (1994) Guns N' Roses – Civil War (1991) Guns N' Roses – Don't Cry (1991) Guns N' Roses – Estranged (1991) Guns N' Roses – Knockin' On Heavens Door (1991) Guns N' Roses – November Rain (1991) Guns N' Roses – Patience (1988) Guns N' Roses – Since I Don't Have You (1993) Guns N' Roses – Sweet Child O' Mine (1987) Guns N' Roses – Welcome To The Jungle (1987) HIRIE – Sensi Boy (1993) HIRIE – Youniverse (2025) Kendrick Lamar – Luther (2024) Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us (2024) Kendrick Lamar – Squabble Up (2024) Klockwyze – Funk Driver (2012) Metallica – Nothing Else Matters (1991) Metallica – Screaming Suicide (2023) Metallica – 72 Seasons (2023) Michael Jackson – Beat It (1982) Michael Jackson – Heal The World (1991) Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982) Nirvana – Come As You Are (1991) Nirvana – Dumb (1993) Nirvana – In Bloom (1991) Nirvana – Lithium (1991) Nirvana – Polly (1991) Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991) Rebelution – Places Unknown (2021) Rebelution – Pretty Lady (2016) Rebelution – 2020 Vision (2021) Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magic (1991) Red Hot Chili Peppers – Breaking The Girl (1991) Red Hot Chili Peppers – Give It Away (1991) Red Hot Chili Peppers – Sir Psycho Sexy (1991) Red Hot Chili Peppers – Soul To Squeeze (1993) Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under The Bridge (1991) Santana – Black Magic Woman (1970) Santana – Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) (1976) Santana – Oye Como Va (1970) Santana – Put Your Lights On (1999) Santana – Samba Pa Ti (1970) Santana – Smooth (1999) Sublime – Garden Grove (1996) Weezer – Hash Pipe (2001) Weezer – Say It Ain't So (1994) 2Pac – All Eyez On Me (1996) 2Pac – Brenda's Got A Baby (1991) 2Pac – Happy Home (2001) 2Pac – I Ain't Mad At Cha (1996) 2Pac – Pain (1994) 2Pac – 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted (1996)

S3B12 - Even If It's Terrible, It's Rare: A Discussion About Blink-182 With Chris & Alli Lambert

Two previous guests, and myself, spend the entire episode discussing the band Blink-182. PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE: Angels & Airwaves – The Adventure (2006) Angels & Airwaves – Euphoria (2021) Backstreet Boys – Larger Than Life (1999) Blink-182 - Adam's Song (1999) (Ryan #3) Blink-182 - After Midnight (2011) (Alli #12) Blink-182 - Alien's Exist (1999) (Alli #4) Blink-182 - All The Small Things (1999) (Alli #5) Blink-182 – Always (2003) (Alli #6, Chris #18, Ryan #25) Blink-182 – Anthem (1999) (Alli #17) Blink-182 - Anthem Part 2 (2001) (Alli #11) Blink-182 - Anthem Part 3 (2023) (Alli #19) Blink-182 - Apple Shampoo (1997) (Chris #16) Blink-182 – Asthenia (2003) (Chris #19) Blink-182 - Ben Wah Balls (1995) Blink-182 - Better Days (1993) Blink-182 - Blame In On My Youth (2019) Blink-182 - Blink Wave (2023) (Alli #13) Blink-182 - Bored To Death (2016) Blink-182 - Built This Pool (2016) Blink-182 – California (2016) (Ryan #16) Blink-182 – Carousel (1995) (Ryan #6) Blink-182 - Carousel (Buddha Version) (1994) (Chris #1) Blink-182 – Childhood (2023) Blink-182 – Cynical (2016) (Alli #26) Blink-182 – Dammit (1997) (Alli #10, Chris #21, Ryan #2) Blink-182 - Dammit (Live) (2000) Blink-182 - Dance With Me (2023) (Alli #8) Blink-182 - Dancing With Myself (1997) Blink-182 - Dead Man's Curve (1999) Blink-182 – Depends (1995) Blink-182 - Dick Lips (1997) (Ryan #22) Blink-182 - Dogs Eating Dogs (2012) (Alli #14) Blink-182 - Don't (1994) (Chris #24) Blink-182 - Don't Leave Me (1999) (Ryan #10) Blink-182 - Don't Tell Me It's Over (2001) (Chris #15) Blink-182 – Down (2003) Blink-182 – Dumpweed (1999) (Ryan #20) Blink-182 - Dysentery Gary (1999) (Alli #2, Chris #6) Blink-182 – Edging (2023) (Alli #24) Blink-182 – Emo (1997) (Chris #13) Blink-182 - Even If She Falls (2011) (Alli #3) Blink-182 – Every Time I Look For You (2001) (Alli #9, Chris #11, Ryan #15) Blink-182 - Feeling This (2003) (Alli #1, Chris #14) Blink-182 - Fighting The Gravity (2011) Blink-182 - First Date (2001) Blink-182 - Freak Scene (1993) Blink-182 - Ghost On The Dance Floor (2011) (Alli #7) Blink-182 - The Girl Next Door (1994) Blink-182 - Give Me One Good Reason (2001) (Alli #22) Blink-182 – Go (2003) Blink-182 - Going Away To College (1999) (Chris #9, Ryan #21) Blink-182 - Here's Your Letter (2003) Blink-182 - I Miss You (2003) Blink-182 - I Won't Be Home For Christmas (1998) Blink-182 – Josie (1997) (Ryan #5) Blink-182 – Kaleidoscope (2011) (Chris #20) Blink-182 – Lemmings (1997) Blink-182 - Life's So Boring (1998) Blink-182 - The Longest Line (1993) Blink-182 - Los Angeles (2016) (Ryan #8) Blink-182 – Lunch (1993) Blink-182 - M+M's (1995) (Ryan #4) Blink-182 - Man Overboard (1999) (Chris #10, Ryan #23) Blink-182 - Marlboro Man (1993) Blink-182 - MH 4.18.2011 (2011) Blink-182 – Mutt (1999) Blink-182 - A New Hope (1997) (Ryan #14) Blink-182 - Nipples Of Fury (1993) Blink-182 - Not Now (2005) (Chris #4) Blink-182 – Obvious (2003) (Alli #23) Blink-182 - One More Time (2023) (Alli #20, Ryan #7) Blink-182 – Other Side (2023) (Alli #21) Blink-182 – Pathetic (1997) (Ryan #1) Blink-182 - Peggy Sue (1995) Blink-182 - Please Take Me Home (2001) (Chris #25) Blink-182 - Pretty Little Girl (2012) Blink-182 - Red Skies (1993) Blink-182 - Remember To Forget Me (2019) Blink-182 - The Rock Show (2001) (Ryan #19) Blink-182 - Roller Coaster (2001) (Ryan #17) Blink-182 - San Diego (2016) Blink-182 – Sometimes (1995) Blink-182 - Stay Together For The Kids (2001) (Chris #22, Ryan #13) Blink-182 - Stockholm Syndrome (2003) (Chris #17) Blink-182 – Strings (1995) (Ryan #18) Blink-182 - Time To Break Up (2001) (Chris #2) Blink-182 - Touchdown Boy (1995) Blink-182 – Turpentine (2023) (Alli #18) Blink-182 – TV (1995) Blink-182 - Up All Night (2011) (Alli #16, Ryan #24) Blink-182 – Waggy (1997) (Chris #8) Blink-182 - Wasting Time (1995) (Ryan #12) Blink-182 - Wendy Clear (1999) (Alli #15, Chris #23) Blink-182 - What Went Wrong (2001) (Chris #3) Blink-182 - What's My Age Again? (1999) (Ryan #11) Blink-182 - When I Was Young (2012) (Alli #25) Blink-182 - When We Were Young (2023) (Ryan #9) Blink-182 - Wrecked Him (1996) (Chris #7) Blink-182 - You Don't Know What You've Got (2023) Blink-182 – Zulu (1996) (Chris #12) Blink-182 - 21 Days (1994) (Chris #5) Bob Carlisle – Butterfly Kisses (1997) Box Car Racer – All Systems Go (2002) Box Car Racer – Elevator (2002) Box Car Racer – I Feel So (2002) Box Car Racer – My First Punk Song (2002) Box Car Racer – There Is (2002) Britney Spears – (You Drive Me) Crazy (1999) Children 18:3 – The Cruel One (2010) Children 18:3 – You Know We're All So Fond Of Dying (2008) Chris Lambert – Insane (2008) Counting Crows – Mr. Jones (1993) Counting Crows – Omaha (1993) Counting Crows – Round Here (1993) The Cure – Push (1985) Descendents – Christmas Vacation (1985) Descendents – Silly Girl (1985) Fleetwood Mac – Silver Springs (1977) Fleetwood Mac – Songbird (1977) Lagwagon – Rifle (1995) LeAnn Womack – I Hope You Dance (2000) Metallica – Some Kind Of Monster (2003) Modern English – I Melt With You (1982) NOFX – The Longest Line (1992) Outahand – Outahand (1998) Owl City – Dementia (2012) Rancid – Lock, Step & Gone (1995) Sublime – Until The Sun Explodes (2026) +44 – Baby Come On (2006) +44 – No, It Isn't (2006)

S3E55 - It's Much Easier & Safer To Punch People In The Face Than To Get Into Politics: A Conversation With Travis Christensen

Items Discussed In This Episode Include: Flogging Molly, Meeting His Wife, Teaching Martial Arts, Living With Type 1 Diabetes, Flip-Flopping Politicians, Socialism, Capitalism, Trust-Fund Babies, Sex & Gender, The Only Way, Heaven & Hell, Clowns, Scary Movies, & Universal Morality. PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE: AFI – Fall Children (1999) AFI – He Who Laughs Last (1996) AFI – Totalimmortal (1999) Alex Warren – Carry You Home (2025) Alex Warren – Ordinary (2025) Bad Religion – American Jesus (1993) Bad Religion – Infected (1994) Bad Religion – Sorrow (2002) Bad Religion – 21st Century Digital Boy (1994) The Beach Boys – California Girls (1965) The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations (1966) The Beach Boys – Surfin' Safari (1962) Bob Marley – Is This Love (1978) Bob Marley – Jamming (1977) Bob Marley – No Woman, No Cry (1975) Brooks & Dunn – Neon Moon (1991) Deftones – Bored (1995) Deftones – 7 Words (1995) Dirty Heads – Celebrate (2017) Dirty Heads – Gold To Me (2013) Dirty Heads – My Sweet Summer (2014) Dirty Heads – Vacation (2017) Dr. Dre – Big Ego's (1999) Dr. Dre – Forgot About Dre (1999) Dr. Dre – Nuthin' But A G Thang (1992) The Drifters – Save The Last Dance For Me (1960) The Drifters – This Magic Moment (1960) The Drifters – Under The Boardwalk (1964) Dropkick Murphys – The Dirty Glass (2003) Dropkick Murphys – Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya (2007) Dropkick Murphys – State Of Massachusetts (2007) Flogging Molly – Black Friday Rule (2000) Flogging Molly – Devil's Dance Floor (2000) Flogging Molly – Selfish Man (2000) Garth Brooks – Friends In Low Places (1990) Garth Brooks – The Thunder Rolls (1990) George Strait – Love Without End, Amen (1990) Good Riddance – Last Believer (1996) Good Riddance – Mother Superior (1995) Good Riddance – Waste (1998) Green Day – Basket Case (1994) Green Day – Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (2004) Green Day – Longview (1994) Green Day – She (1994) Guns N' Roses – Civil War (1991) Guns N' Roses – November Rain (1991) Guns N' Roses – Sweet Child O' Mine (1987) Johnny Cash – A Boy Named Sue (1969) Johnny Cash – Delia's Gone (1962) Johnny Cash – God's Gonna Cut You Down (2006) Johnny Cash – Hurt (2002) Korn – Alone I Break (2002) Korn – Blind (1994) Korn – Freak On A Leash (1998) Korn – Shoots And Ladders (1994) Korn – Trash (1999) Korn – Wicked (1996) Limp Bizkit – Break Stuff (1999) Limp Bizkit – Faith (1997) Limp Bizkit – Getcha Groove On (2000) Limp Bizkit – N 2 Gether Now (1999) Limp Bizkit – The One (2000) Limp Bizkit – Pollution (1997) Limp Bizkit – Rollin' (2000) Limp Bizkit – Stuck (1997) Mad Caddies – Coyote (2007) Mad Caddies – Drinking For 11 (2003) Mad Caddies – Jean Is Dead (2018) Mad Caddies - …And We Thought Nation States Were A Bad Idea (2018) Mad Caddies – She (2018) Mad Caddies – Sleep Long (2018) Mad Caddies – Sorrow (2018) Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People (1996) Marilyn Manson – Sweet Dreams (1995) Megadeth – Sweating Bullets (1992) Megadeth – Symphony Of Destruction (1992) Metallica – Enter Sandman (1991) Metallica – Nothing Else Matters (1991) Metallica – One (1988) Mine+Us – Anti Love Song (2006) Mine+Us – Shoot Me (To Space) (2006) Nas – Book Of Rhymes (2002) Nas – Hate Me Now (1999) Nas – Heaven (2002) Nas – I Can (2002) Nas – Made You Look (2002) Nas – One Mic (2001) Nas – Rewind (2001) Nine Inch Nails – Hurt (1994) Nine Inch Nails – The Perfect Drug (1997) Nirvana – All Apologies (1994) Nirvana – Lake Of Fire (1994) Nirvana – The Man Who Sold The World (1994) Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991) The Offspring – Bad Habit (1994) The Offspring – Come Out And Play (1994) The Offspring – Gone Away (1997) The Offspring – Nitro (1994) The Offspring – Original Prankster (2000) The Offspring – Pretty Fly For A White Guy (1998) The Offspring – Self Esteem (1994) The Offspring – Staring At The Sun (1998) Pennywise – Bro Hymn (1991) Pennywise – Fight Til You Die (1997) Pennywise – Society (1997) Pennywise – Stand By Me (1989) Rebelution – Bright Side Of Life (2009) Rebelution – De-Stress (2014) Rebelution – Lazy Afternoon (2009) Smashing Pumpkins – Bullet With Butterfly Wings (1995) Smashing Pumpkins – Zero (1995) Snoop Dogg – Gin And Juice (1993) Snoop Dogg – Murder Was The Case (1993) Sublime – Garden Grove (1996) Sublime – Waiting For My Ruca (1992) Sublime – What I Got (1996) The Temptations – I Heard It Through The Grapevine (1969) The Temptations – Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (1971) The Temptations – My Girl (1965) Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M. (1993) Wu-Tang Clan – Triumph (1997) 2Pac – Changes (1998) 2Pac – Dear Mama (1995) 2Pac – Me And My Girlfriend (1996) 2Pac – Only God Can Judge Me (1996)