The Crosses We Bare: Recent Episodes
Travis
Come with us on a journey through Middle America as we interview every day people about significant events in their lives, find out where they are now, where they plan to go, lessons learned and the crosses they "bared" along the way. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crosseswebare/support
Teaser Trailer to episode series entitled "Abyss Rising" a podcast series outlining a mother of threes' journing battling addiction, poverty and generational abuse.
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"Can love bloom even on a battlefield? Find out the answer to this question and more as I interview Blake about his passion for airsoft and how rediscovering the hobby saved his life. He speaks further on loosing a fellow airsoft player to a tragic car accident. Loosing his brother to suicide and how that affected him. Living out of a vehicle with his son during a spout of homelessness. He explores his protective nature with me and his distain for the life's bullies. We explore how faith breeds power, and discuss in length our favorite video game series Metal Gear Solid and its main protagonist and how the character influenced us in life. We talk about the family court system and all it's failings and explore the short comings of being a giving person and struggling with helping the wrong person or helping others in the wrong way. Through out the episode we share our journeys in fatherhood and release the episode on Father's Day.
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On todays episode I interview Jeremy about gaming, his weaknesses and strengths, what his friends think of him. His main goal in life (being happy) and how he feels like he hasn't reached that goal yet. Being raised by Fundamentalist's Christians and having to battle daily with anxiety and the ways he feels it holds him back in life. After sharing my techniques with fighting back against anxiety we share our experiences with the paranormal. Before the episodes end Jeremy sings for us and leaves us with general life advice for the modern age.
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On todays episode Jeremy speaks about his enrollment in Cannabis College and his passion for the plant having never smoked it due to an early diagnosis of asthma. Trying his hand in semi-truck driving. Struggling to find the career that is right for him, his passion for people, singing and entertaining others. His deep love for history and dreams of becoming a history teacher. The "near death" experience he had trying cannabis for the first time three days ago (as of the airing of this episode.) His distain for Big Pharma and his belief in the plant as a medicine. He closes the episode talking about his passion for video game streaming and gives us a shout out to his Twitch account. [This episode is highly edited due to recording and signal issues as such the conversation within may sound chopped and screwed in places]
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After intermission I talk with Sean about a demon approaching him, his choice to turn away and what took place after as a result of his decision. He speaks further about listening to his instinct when the voice in your head tells you to help someone. The little "coincidences" in life that are impossible to dismiss as such. He dives further into his music writing process, his ability to predict the future in his lyrics and more.
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On today's episode I talk with Sean (Canales) about his passion for making music, the power of faith, who and what inspired him. The difference in independent artist and underground artist. His dreams to perform on Broadway. His formula on how to truly not judge others. Our favorite wines. Our personal goals to stop utilizing cuss words when speaking and how we feel about the use of "GD." We explore such topics as the metaphysical and spiritually versus organized religion before ending the segment for an intersession.
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On today's episode I speak with Blake & his wife McKenna about his bubbling career in physical therapy. His mission to Las Vegas where he was tasked with learning to speak Spanish. Warehousing as a first time job and the importance of having a caring and passionate for people boss in the workplace. Their faith and family in the Latter Day Saints church. Where we dive in on debunking common myths about the sect. I speak to his wife McKenna about becoming Mrs. Arkansas International and the platform for positive social change winning the title it has provided her. We discuss hot button topics such as abortion, loosing faith, the Harry Potter novel series and much more!
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On todays episode I talk with Joshua about being stationed in Korea, his 14 year career with the U.S. Army and his journey to becoming an Intelligence Officer. Meeting Bill Clinton, the Upward Bound and Solider for Life programs. We discuss the obstacles The U.S. Army's faces in it's bid to become more culturally inclusive. The significance of a voluntary fighting force. We share some of our favorite quotes to live by, suggested listening, reading, and must watch films. We discuss the pro life vs. pro choice debate, abortion vs adoption, law based in scripture and its short comings, living a life lead by faith and a one on one relationship with God as opposed to a life led by organized religion. We reach out to the suicidal and and those affected by it and offer hope. We begin to close the episode as Josh shares his childhood experience growing up in extreme poverty and poverty as a motivator. He speaks of his raising three siblings and living with drug addicted parents. Finding forgiveness and not giving up. Josh closes the episode with general advice and a motivational message.
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On today's episode I talk with Sam about growing up poor in a single parent home. Developing a early passion for hunting, everything 2nd Amendment & raising reptiles. Falling away from religion. Star Wars and George Lucas' artistic genius. The current state of U.S. democracy. (i.e. Requiem for the American Dream) Later in the episode we discuss psychedelics, Jimi Hendrix's music & the esoteric. Including such topics as Alister Crowley's influence on modern day Satanism & self worship. We later dive into such topics as his collection of WWII German War memorabilia letters, the Holocaust & Nazi Germany. To end the episode Samuel discussed with me his childhood trauma of being falsely accused and tried for being a domestic terrorist at 15 years old and where he is in life currently.
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On todays episode I talk with Jessica a mother of two children about her faith, 7th Day Adventist, dooms day gardening, being raised in a single parent home, alcoholism, battling generational demons. Her youngest child's early diagnosis of a brain eating disorder. Receiving a life changing inheritance, the growing public distrust in the modern education, medical, financial and political systems, homeschooling, remarrying, and the reason behind her families decision to become anti-vax. We end the episode with some general life advice, and a message of hope to our listeners.
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