217 Saturday morn on the Androscoggin River, Turner, Maine. "God's country"

217 Saturday morn on the Androscoggin River, Turner, Maine. "God's country"

Taking a walk to see the Androscoggin River in rural Turner, Maine, north of Lewiston, while my wife is running the Riverlands 100 mile ultra-weekend. Just a casual chat. A break from the politics. Apologies for the pixelization. I was far any town. from Live 5/2/2026. 0:00 – Walking down to the Androscoggin River 5:36 – River & street view (no talk) 6:34 – Dairy farm & Susan Collins area of Maine 7:12 – River & street view (minimal talk) 10:07 – Scene of Riverlands marathon, the first 100 mile marathon in Maine now in its 9th & final year 11:01 – River view (minimal talk) 12:06 – River & street view (minimal talk) 13:49 – River view (no talk) 14:40 – Discussing Dysarts truck stop in Herman, Maine | Bangor vs Portland | truckers restaurants & life (Note: the news I saw was that Dysarts was no longer going to be open 24 hours) 19:49 – River view (minimal talk) This podcast was a 2025 People's Choice Podcast Award nominee. On Apple Podcasts it's been the #1 most listened to show in the Philippines, and in the top 20 in France, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Israel, Switzerland and Australia. REGULAR LIVE SHOW for independent thinkers who’ve outgrown spiritual, cultural and political fluff. Unfiltered commentary on politics, culture, music, religion, and society from a rational, historical and politically conservative perspective. I’m Aaron Joy in Portland, Maine, USA (also known in spiritual circles as Premanand Das Bhagat). I'm a writer, musician, ultra-runner, and former thespian. Visit my website for my books. I'm also trained as an Integral Vedic Counselor, Certified Spiritual Life Coach and Ayurveda Specialist, and follow the spiritual path of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma). This channel formerly known as Practical Spirituality: Hinduism & Current Events with Premanand Das Bhagat Email: aronmatyas@hotmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aaronmjoy Live show available on YouTube, Bitchute, Rumble, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, Apple Podcasts, iHeart, allfeeds.ai, Audacy, ca.radio.net, Castbox, Chromecast, Everend, fyyd.de, Goodpods, Listen Notes, Panoply Podcast Network, People Ai, Pocket Casts, Podbay, Podcast Addict, Podcast Ranking, Podcast Republic, Podcastai, Podcast.app, Podchaser, Poddtoppen, Podscan.fm, Podtail, Rephonic, Zeno.FM

216 Leaving MAGA? Who is MAGA? Responding to haters in comments.

If you're wanting to leave MAGA you don't have to go to the Left. Who is MAGA? Responding to comments that take a negative personal attack on me. Live 5/2/2026. 0:00 – Warning to those leaving the Right or ex-MAGA as they are unhappy with Trump | intro to today's show 2:46 – Leftists are saying ex-MAGA is leaving to the Left 4:28 – Ex-MAGA do not have to go Left because conservatism has lots of diverse views, ex-MAGA can just be conservative | Right has become more diverse while Left has become less intolerant to diversity 9:50 – Left propaganda is pushing Left vs Right binary ignoring gray area of society | Left does not understand the Right | Left doesn't like gray area as they might not vote Democrat 13:10 – Why would ex-MAGA now support liberal policies they have hated? 16:33 – What is MAGA? Who is MAGA? | story of becoming MAGA by not hating Trump 20:23 – Will MAGA continue past Trump or is it like Ross Perot's Reform Party? 20:55 – Definition of MAGA can impact what media reports | always asking questions 23:37 – Talking about potential merch 24:43 – Responding to comments: Right & Left are no longer 2 sides of the same coin, no overlap seems to exist anymore as Right goes extreme, examples of trans rights & women rights | Left is only about hating Trump | misc comments 31:19 – Responding to comments: Politics is an IQ test | thoughts on Bernie Sanders 31:46 – Thoughts on Bernie Sanders holding beliefs until selling soul to Hillary in election | is now rolled out to get Bernie supporters vote | Susan Collins is the female pawn 33:33 – Responding to comments: Do politicians think Americans have low IQ? 35:24 – Responding to comments: High IQ is often meaningless | what does one do with their IQ matters more | Mensa member Aunt obsessed with aliens 38:17 – Responding to comments: Trump is not a policy person but about action, like Tony Soprano 40:50 – Responding to comments: Always voting against Democrats | ex-MAGA who are former Leftists 41:45 – Responding to comments: No one in the world important enough to hate 43:03 – Responding to comments: Most folks in middle | media pushes people extremes to get votes 44:31 – Responding to negative comment about ignoring "best" comments 45:21 – Responding to comments: Assumption on abortion views 46:43 – Responding to comments: Discussing irrelevant topics 48:59 – Responding to comments: Loving & supporting Christians | misc comments 52:07 – Responding to comments: Trump protecting pedophiles & Epstein files | misc comments 53:33 – Responding to comments: Getting the covid shot due to fear of losing job 55:11 – Responding to negative comment about looking dumb for not keeping track of chat room 57:19 – Responding to comments: Being a former Freemason 58:10 – Responding to negative comment about being narcissist for responding to comments directed at others This podcast was a 2025 People's Choice Podcast Award nominee. On Apple Podcasts it's been the #1 most listened to show in the Philippines, and in the top 20 in France, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Israel, Switzerland and Australia. REGULAR LIVE SHOW for independent thinkers who’ve outgrown spiritual, cultural and political fluff. Unfiltered commentary on politics, culture, music, religion, and society from a rational, historical and politically conservative perspective. I’m Aaron Joy in Portland, Maine, USA (also known in spiritual circles as Premanand Das Bhagat). I'm a writer, musician, ultra-runner, and former thespian. Visit my website for my books. This channel formerly known as Practical Spirituality: Hinduism & Current Events with Premanand Das Bhagat Email: aronmatyas@hotmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aaronmjoy

215 DON'T FIRE Jimmy Kimmel for "widow" joke after "staged" assassination attempt on Trump

After the Correspondents dinner assassination attempt on Trump in April 2026, Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about Melania Trump being a "widow". Trump and conservatives are calling him to be fired. That is not a good look for conservatives, as it is just the censorship that they hate. Plus how liberals are now anti-science as they now say all the assassination attempts were staged. Live 4/28/2026. 0:00 – Liberals are brainwashed & mentally ill, believing they must kill Trump 0:45 - Assassination attempts called "staged" by liberals to help Trump's popularity | tell the Left their events are staged from now on | liberals believe in science yet believe impossible conspiracy theories (also, I said "friend on the Right" but I meant your "friend on the Left") 2:11 - Jimmy Kimmel should not be fired for poorly timed joke saying Melania had the "glow" of an "expectant widow" as it leads to censorship which conservatives are against | punishing the Left makes the Right just like the Left, becoming pro-censorship This podcast was a 2025 People's Choice Podcast Award nominee. On Apple Podcasts it's been the #1 most listened to show in the Philippines, and in the top 20 in France, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Israel, Switzerland and Australia. REGULAR LIVE SHOW for independent thinkers who’ve outgrown spiritual, cultural and political fluff. Unfiltered commentary on politics, culture, music, religion, and society from a rational, historical and politically conservative perspective. I’m Aaron Joy in Portland, Maine, USA (also known in spiritual circles as Premanand Das Bhagat). I'm a writer, musician, ultra-runner, and former thespian. Visit my website for my books. I'm also trained as an Integral Vedic Counselor, Certified Spiritual Life Coach and Ayurveda Specialist, and follow the spiritual path of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma). This channel formerly known as Practical Spirituality: Hinduism & Current Events with Premanand Das Bhagat Email: aronmatyas@hotmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aaronmjoy Live show available on YouTube, Bitchute, Rumble, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, Apple Podcasts, iHeart, allfeeds.ai, Audacy, ca.radio.net, Castbox, Chromecast, Everend, fyyd.de, Goodpods, Listen Notes, Panoply Podcast Network, People Ai, Pocket Casts, Podbay, Podcast Addict, Podcast Ranking, Podcast Republic, Podcastai, Podcast.app, Podchaser, Poddtoppen, Podscan.fm, Podtail, Rephonic, Zeno.FM

214 Epstein Files release? The conversation is just a distraction & waste of time

Discussing how there is no sense in continuing to ask for the Epstein Files. the conversation us dead. Its a distraction and a smear campaign on Trump. The files will never be seen. Live 4/23/2026. 0:00 – Iran War is called a distraction from Epstein Files, while folks calls for their release, but I think there are no files to be released | some released files might be fake 1:06 – Files are destroyed or won't be released | no big deal for criminals to destroy files 3:15 – Democrats will never release files 4:01 – Trump probably has no access to files | Dems use Files as a way to manipulate people's opinion of Trump 5:34 – Iran War is not a cover-up to protect Trump 6:20 – Trump not powerful enough in government 7:07 – Bill Gates & Prince Philip are untouchable fall guys like Al Franken (Apologies: I meant to say Prince Andrew) 10:22 – Epstein is a distraction from other things playing us This podcast was a 2025 People's Choice Podcast Award nominee. On Apple Podcasts it's been the #1 most listened to show in the Philippines, and in the top 20 in France, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Israel, Switzerland and Australia. REGULAR LIVE SHOW for independent thinkers who’ve outgrown spiritual, cultural and political fluff. Unfiltered commentary on politics, culture, music, religion, and society from a rational, historical and politically conservative perspective. I’m Aaron Joy in Portland, Maine, USA (also known in spiritual circles as Premanand Das Bhagat). I'm a writer, musician, ultra-runner, and former thespian. Visit my website for my books. I'm also trained as an Integral Vedic Counselor, Certified Spiritual Life Coach and Ayurveda Specialist, and follow the spiritual path of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma). This channel formerly known as Practical Spirituality: Hinduism & Current Events with Premanand Das Bhagat Email: aronmatyas@hotmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aaronmjoy Live show available on YouTube, Bitchute, Rumble, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, Apple Podcasts, iHeart, allfeeds.ai, Audacy, ca.radio.net, Castbox, Chromecast, Everend, fyyd.de, Goodpods, Listen Notes, Panoply Podcast Network, People Ai, Pocket Casts, Podbay, Podcast Addict, Podcast Ranking, Podcast Republic, Podcastai, Podcast.app, Podchaser, Poddtoppen, Podscan.fm, Podtail, Rephonic, Zeno.FM

213 DOGE outcome & legacy? Don't bail on Trump! Time to re-evaluate the past.

A year ago DOGE, led by Elon Musk, was the biggest thing out there and revolutionizing government, but then it all fell apart. Many of us see it as a failure. Yet, is it time to change our perspective and see the bigger picture, and how it didn't fail? Live 4/22/2026. 0:00 – What is the legacy of Elon Musk's ground-breaking DOGE a year later? Was it a failed revolution? 2:12 – Should we change our view of how we see DOGE's failure? Where DOGE failed materially, is its legacy revealing the corruption? Has the game changed? 7:49 – The Left says the Right is bailing on Trump due to disappointment, so lets change our minds instead of proving the Left is right Referenced book: "With God On Our Side: The Rise Of The Religious Right in America" by William Martin This podcast was a 2025 People's Choice Podcast Award nominee. On Apple Podcasts it's been the #1 most listened to show in the Philippines, and in the top 20 in France, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Israel, Switzerland and Australia. REGULAR LIVE SHOW for independent thinkers who’ve outgrown spiritual, cultural and political fluff. Unfiltered commentary on politics, culture, music, religion, and society from a rational, historical and politically conservative perspective. I’m Aaron Joy in Portland, Maine, USA (also known in spiritual circles as Premanand Das Bhagat). I'm a writer, musician, ultra-runner, and former thespian. Visit my website for my books. I'm also trained as an Integral Vedic Counselor, Certified Spiritual Life Coach and Ayurveda Specialist, and follow the spiritual path of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma). This channel formerly known as Practical Spirituality: Hinduism & Current Events with Premanand Das Bhagat Email: aronmatyas@hotmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aaronmjoy Live show available on YouTube, Bitchute, Rumble, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, Apple Podcasts, iHeart, allfeeds.ai, Audacy, ca.radio.net, Castbox, Chromecast, Everend, fyyd.de, Goodpods, Listen Notes, Panoply Podcast Network, People Ai, Pocket Casts, Podbay, Podcast Addict, Podcast Ranking, Podcast Republic, Podcastai, Podcast.app, Podchaser, Poddtoppen, Podscan.fm, Podtail, Rephonic, Zeno.FM