RDQLUS RADIO: Recent Episodes
RDQLUS (aka Stevie G)
When someone tells you “you don’t know what I’ve been through,” know that they are right, and then listen to truly understand why. Don’t jump to compare your struggle to theirs.
I don’t care what you profess, if you’re going to hide it and act a completely opposite way in actuality. Even if it’s a mask, you are what you most often show.
Is it plain or is it “classic?” Is thee something wrong with my growing desire for high-end but simple?
No matter where we go, no matter what we’ve been through, the confidence, the swagger, the confidence is a byproduct of having survived it all.
No Sleep Til Finland! I find myself in Tampere, Finland, experiencing the midsummer phenomenon of the sun never fully setting. This blows my mind and puts me on another path of thoughts about experiencing the wider world.
It’s the return! After a tough year off, the fellas pick up right back where we started. Let’s go!
The unthinkable happens... in more ways than you might think! A new favorite gets taken, while an old favorite comes back.
A lost episode, more relevant now than ever; A thought-provoking convo about beliefs, social justice, and the often unwitting, underlying theme of dominance. What someone else believes does not (and should never) negate what you believe; that’s admittedly difficult for many of us to understand. But open your mind and try for just a few minutes with us.
Back at it after a long hiatus for a nasty global bug, racial inequities and tensions, we just needed to talk… lets fire up the chatter from quarantine!
A bit of nostalgia for the footwear lovers, talking about the lineup and the hunt, and how things have shifted.
We’re back after a long hiatus, and the normal shenanigans ensue. Talking music, why J-Lo is overrated and why you might want a new flip phone.
Motivation is just a conversation, had with self, about what you want and how—if at all—you’re going to try to go get it.
A sobering thought; there is truly a different version of you in the mind of every person you have encountered
Part two of the 2019 year end wrap-up morphed into a classic convo with the crew. Ending the year on a high note!
“Ay... J, say somethin’!” // struggling through technical difficulties to have yet another great and hilarious episode!
Our ramblings on tech & style took a left turn and sent us back in the day, hilariously.
Steve G (RDQLUS, Creative Mornings OMA) speaking briefly on effective storytelling to open Culxr House’s “New Culxr Fest.”
The combination of passion and holding fast to your own particular position is fundamental exposes a fundamental flaw in the current human condition, with consideration to real and true communication and the understanding of others. Yet, it’s hard to resist going deep down that well because passion for our positions is hardwired into being human.
Deep cuts... we get from Kanye’s “Star Wars” housing for low income, to Marcus Garvey’s industrialist background that history doesn’t tell you about. Let’s go!
There’s nothing more hurtful to me that having someone try to think/speak for me in a conversation I should have been a part of.
I refuse to blame inanimate objects & things under my from trip for my struggles with self-control.
We all grow, and change, and hopefully do better with time and wisdom. However, if you paved over my garden early on, making me into a rose that had to grow through concrete, I’d probably appreciate the miracle too! I’m not saying I’m mad now—not at all… but treat me like you remember how it all went down too. Kna’mean?!
We are the result of the residue that we receive AND leave. What residue has shaped you? And what residue have you left on others to shape them?
The squad is back for v.003, talking more tech, style, music and lifestyle from our unique perspectives.
Ticket to Ride; the dilemma of having an opinion. To have a true and valued opinion, I must participate—though I don’t want lend my voice or momentum to hype culture.
Coming off of one holiday and rolling toward another. The gap between is full of retail exploits.
Talking sneaker tech for proper fit, with a little shrewd biz game thrown in for good measure.
The gents talking style & fashion from a sourcing and brand theory perspective. It's more than just logos on tees.
Are we (style-conscious 40-50yr olds) aging out of this current lane of style & fashion?
Discussing the current state of Apple, as super-users and fans of the once hyped experience.
Talking extreme wanderlust for Citizens of the Globe, and sipping on hype juice. (Apolgies for the old school "echoplex," as we are still figuring out the best way to bring you a group chat by way of our homebase, Anchor.FM)
Drop the martyrdom'ass! Spare yourself and everyone else your self-imposed oppression… reach goals, quit bragging on the suffering, bruh.
If you are truly a giver, your effort will never be matched or reciprocated… stop expecting they will be.
"If we have spent a few purposeful moments together, I have a cherished memory of you."
Chatting with G. Ballard of the Midwest Fashion Journal about the releasing of new tech, R&D and hype in footwear.
Ripping Off Yourself? // Say You Can't Afford It! // Beautiful Assymetry // What Is A Diversity Leader?!
"Fold Up or Figure Shit Out"; at the core of all struggles is a binary choice—do or don't. You got this! 👍🏾