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Eric Robinson from Preacher to Breacher, Ex-Pastor’s Irreverent FBI Adventures S2-EP21

Join Havok and LX on the Space Tomatoes Podcast for a hilariously funny chat with retired FBI Special Agent Eric Robinson. After 12 years as a Baptist pastor complete with stress headaches from carrying every congregant’s drama, Uno scandals, and a debut sermon on circumcision. Eric traded sermons for search warrants and became a fed anyway. He spills the beans on everything, botched SWAT breaches (couch blocked doors and eight swings of pure chaos), interrogation mind games that make Hollywood look ridiculous, drug ops, public corruption cases, and why pastors might just make the perfect feds. They roast Criminal Minds, debate the moral fine print on lying to bad guys, and preview Eric’s upcoming book Irreverent: From Saving Souls to Chasing Sinners in the FBI. Faith, firepower, poop filled basements (yuck), and non-stop banter this episode is pure gold.

Cathy Nesbitt - Worms in the Kitchen, Laughter Yoga, and Educational Silliness S2-EP20

LX and Havok welcome the unstoppable Cathy Nesbitt founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composter (24 years selling worms by the pound!), Cathy’s Sprouts, and Cathy’s Laughter Club to the Space Tomatoes Podcast. What started as a “Toronto landfill just exploded and we’re shipping garbage to Michigan in a thousand trucks a week” panic became the ultimate indoor composting empire. Cathy reveals how red wiggler worms (yep, five hearts each) turn your kitchen scraps into “black gold” in a Rubbermaid bin even if you live in a condo. Hear the legendary school workshop tales: over 100,000 kids, squealing worm hugs, one brave (or peer-pressured) student who actually ate a worm on a countdown, and the time the boys tried sticking worms to the bathroom ceiling like spaghetti. Plus: why sprouts are your countertop superfood secret, how laughter yoga floods you with happy hormones (and why it feels super awkward the first time), and why Cathy once considered starting a dating site for “you got worms, I got worms” singles. Practical, hilarious, and weirdly inspiring this episode proves sustainability can be fun, regenerative, and done from your apartment. If you’ve ever said “eww, worms in the house,” Cathy’s got your number (and a comeback). Drop a comment: Would YOU let worms move in? Find Cathy & join her free Tuesday 9:30 a.m. ET Global Giggle Gang: https://www.cathyscomposters.com/ [https://www.cathyscomposters.com/] • https://www.cathyssprouters.com/ [https://www.cathyssprouters.com/] • Cathysclub.com [http://Cathysclub.com] #PodMatch Want to be a guest on Space Tomatoes? Send us a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1767024435775999c3b686d39 [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1767024435775999c3b686d39]

Russell Van Brocklen Returns - Dyslexia Prof’s 3X Productivity Hacks while swimming S2-EP19

LX and Havok welcome back repeat guest Russell Van Brocklen the dyslexia professor chilling in Albany, NY (definitely not the crazy downstate chaos). It kicks off with epic hotel horror stories: $113 steal one year, $429 nightmare the next, plus a Times Square shoebox room where the bed touches the wardrobe doors. Then Russell drops his no BS playbook for turning AI into a tireless teammate using ChatGPT 5.4 extended thinking + Claude Opus Coworker. Learn the exact 10 moves the top 1% use to double or triple their output while still swimming at the YMCA and living life. Meet 10-year-old Grayson (99th percentile math/science) who’s already gunning for a NASA Mars-terraforming PhD, plus why Russell won’t let kids touch AI until 9th/10th grade (hello, Craft of Research). He breaks down custom memory workflows, reusable prompts, beating hallucinations, and why humans still own empathy, creativity, and final calls. We also geek out on the wild future of jobs, robotics, and why the right AI skills could mean three offers for every qualified human. Russell shouts out his life changing professor and teases his upcoming book If You Can Write, You Can Read. Funny, practical, and zero robot apocalypse doom just real talk on using AI to work smarter, not harder. If you’re into productivity, dyslexia wins, or just love watching smart people geek out, smash that like button, subscribe for more Space Tomatoes chaos, and drop a comment: What’s the wildest AI win (or epic fail) you’ve had? PODMATCH Want to be a guest on Space Tomatoes? Send us a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1767024435775999c3b686d39 [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1767024435775999c3b686d39] Russell's Skool Project: https://www.skool.com/dyslexia-classes-2483/about [https://www.skool.com/dyslexia-classes-2483/about] Chapters: 0:43 - Welcoming repeat guest Russell Van Brocklen 2:15 - Albany lake life vs. NYC stimulus overload 4:30 - Wild NYC hotel stories ($113 steal → $429 nightmare + shoebox rooms) 7:00 - Meet 10yo Grayson: future NASA Mars terraformer 11:20 - Russell’s AI evolution (ChatGPT Pro → Claude Opus Coworker) 16:00 - Top 10 AI practices of the 1% (treat it like a team member!) 28:00 - Building custom memory, reusable prompts & workflows 37:15 - Handling hallucinations, human review & shipping 85-90% perfect 44:30 - Why kids shouldn’t touch AI yet — enter the Craft of Research 52:00 - Jobs, robots, autonomous cars & the AI future (optimistic edition) 1:02:00 - Life-changing professor shoutout & Russell’s story 1:06:30 - New book “If You Can Write, You Can Read” + dyslexiaclasses.com [http://dyslexiaclasses.com] 1:10:00 - Outro, thanks & where to find us

Duncan Cary Palmer - Pixelated Privacy Wizard - Bitcoin, Nostr, Tacos & More S2-EP18

Grab your sats and a side of street tacos this episode of the Space Tomatoes Podcast is pure decentralized chaos in the best way! Hosts Havok and LX welcome the delightfully pixelated Duncan Cary Palmer (Bitcoin OG, Nostr daily driver, inventor, writer, and proud thorn in the side of certain agencies). Duncan spills the beans on his “checkered past,” why he rocks the wizard look on Nostr, and how Bitcoin + Nostr are the ultimate middle finger to the powers that shouldn’t be. Expect zero BS talk on self-custody (“not your keys, not your coins”), peer-to-peer freedom, Mt. Gox lessons learned the hard way, mesh networks, Reticulum, Bitcoin meetups, and why using sats as actual money beats HODLing forever. Plus: colloidal silver machines that actually work, spontaneity vs. planning (surfing wins), epic taco rants, and a heartfelt shoutout to the real King. Whether you’re Nostr curious or just here for the wizard vibes and taco wisdom, this one’s a riot. Hit play, stack some sats, and join the rebellion!

Robert Mahoney on Humanizing Violence Prevention S2-EP17

Hosts Havok and LX welcome Robert Mahoney, founder and CEO of TVT Solutions (Targeted Violence & Terrorism Prevention) for a fresh take on why calling violence “random” is total nonsense. Instead of more cameras, battle-rattle cops, and fortress vibes, Robert makes the witty, human-first case for real prevention: spotting behavioral clues early, building multidisciplinary “care teams” in schools, libraries, FedEx routes, and beyond, and understanding how radicalization actually works (hint: it’s all about filling those identity, purpose, and community buckets). From reframing radicalization and why feelings drive behavior (not logic) to the pitfalls of hyper specialized systems, AI overkill, and reviving the spirit of true community care without stomping on civil liberties this one flips the security script from fear-based to empathy-powered. Thought provoking, practical, and way less dystopian than you’d expect. Tune in and discover how spotting struggles beats waiting for the boom every single time! Chapters: 00:00 – Welcome to the Space Tomatoes Podcast 00:30 – Introducing Robert Mahoney & TVT Solutions 01:25 – Prevention vs Protection & the “Random Acts” Myth 03:08 – Training Formats: Seminars, Half-Days & Bespoke Sessions 04:35 – We Don’t Take Individual Cases 05:27 – Training People to Spot Signs Without Paranoia 09:10 – Who They Work With: Schools, Libraries, FedEx, Houses of Worship 11:45 – Is This Privatized Community Policing? 13:40 – Self-Funded, Hand-offs to Law Enforcement & Risk Management 15:20 – Why Feelings Drive Behavior (The Electric Car Study) 18:25 – Layton’s Error, Hyper-Specialization & Over-Valued Protection 25:00 – Security Narratives: SROs vs Students + The Scary Liquor Store 29:30 – The Quiet Kid vs Death Spiral of Isolation 32:22 – Who Defines “Extremist”? Bias & Civil Liberties Concerns 33:58 – Radicalization: Identity, Purpose & Community Buckets 40:20 – Intervention vs Intercession – Why Top-Down Fails 43:22 – Protecting Individual Liberty & Personality Types 47:38 – Why Call Them “Care Teams” Instead of Threat Assessment 50:09 – Real Wins: Bus Drivers, Substance Abuse & Family Help 52:47 – Data, ROI Challenges & Why AI Can’t Replace Human Judgment 57:30 – Contextual Intelligence, Empathy & Civil Liberties 1:07:00 – Wrapping Up: A Human-First Approach 1:08:07 – Blue Light Towers & Security Paradoxes 1:11:57 – Lessons from DHS/CP3 1:15:43 – Guest Shout-Outs: Luntz, Lakoff & Sutherland 1:18:06 – Where to Find Robert & TVT Solutions Want to be a guest on Space Tomatoes? Send us a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1767024435775999c3b686d39 [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1767024435775999c3b686d39]