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Meandering on Men's Mental Health



I see the question asked "is therapy a waste for men?"



After spending a 48 year span on the couch I feel qualified to answer that question - well, yes but sometimes no.



Join me here for some meandering on men's mental health where I jabber about how the approaches to and people in the field have changed over time.



This meander is far from exhaustive on the subject of mental health and it is also a touch comedic, so don't bunch up your panties.



Here's some X links to the male therapists I mentioned in the podcast -



@AdamLaneSmith - Adam Lane Smith | The Attachment specialist 10+ years helping you build fulfilling romantic relationships.

https://x.com/AdamLaneSmith



@ironshrink - Shawn T. Smith, Licensed psychologist. I help men make wise relationship choices. Tactical Guide to Women: http://amzn.to/3qlGmF6 | Gatekeeper: http://amzn.to/3Oyd1PF



https://x.com/ironshrink



Paul Elam - the XYCrew Men building Men



@RealPaulElam


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On Allen Ginsberg - interview with biographer Michael Schumacher



Hello, and welcome to Dzetaland.
This week I’m welcoming back author, writer, and raconteur Michael Schumacher.



In this interview, Michael responds to questions about Beat writer Allen Ginsberg. Michael is uniquely qualified to answer these questions as he was Ginsberg’s biographer and wrote the book Dharma Lion.



Beat and Buddhism, the influence of William Blake, who was “King of the Beats” and why Ginsberg joined NAMBLA/was Ginsberg a pedophile? are all questions covered here.


As is traditional, there were some technical issues, in this case recording outside and dealing with the park noises and mic levels. While my words are weak Michael’s come in loud and clear, so no worries there.


The interview is a touch over an hour long, so grab a drink, a snack, or maybe your copy of HOWL and settle in for the long haul.


Next week’s scheduled interview is with a woman who discusses building a life and finding fulfillment outside of the fabled corporate world. And if she and I have any scheduling issues, count on me having some ridiculous story to pass the time.
Anyhow, as always remember – I tell you so today, so I can say I told you so tomorrow.

See you next Tuesday!
Dzetaland Out.


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Trailer Park Tales #6 - shrooms, man, shrooms



Everyone is stupid in different ways - here's mine -



If 1 gram of mushrooms is good then 14 grams has to be really good, right? Well, sort of.



Next week I should be able to land the interview that was supposed to be this week's show - a Q&A with prior guest, author Michael Schumacher, about Beat Poet Allen Ginsberg.



I requested that a Facebook Beat Poets group send me some questions for Michael. On this Wednesday I'll be putting those questions to Mike and uploading our conversation here for 6/11's show.


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I had a great role model in my Uncle Fred, a early 1960's man with a full wood working shop - and more skills than he needed to use it - in his garage.



I was also blessed to know a hyperactive teenager who showed me the joys of tinkering and toodling with FOSS - Free Open Source (creative) Software. He gave me something I could enjoy - and afford - doing now in my 60's.



So let me tell you about Jimmy, Fred, and what talking across the generations taught me.



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Hello, and welcome to Dzetaland.
Today’s guest has been a friend for quite a while now. Jeff Moody, aka Jeff Noise, aka the man behind Stripwax fascinates me.



Jeff has straddled the working and creative worlds for decades. His day jobs have often been on the
technical side of Blue Collar, but at night and during his free times Jeff has indulged and developed his creative side.
Whether he was drawing a music review 4 panel comic strip, taking photos be they real or surreal, or creating and performing music, Jeff has not let the physical and mental rigors of Blue Collar life stop him from
creating and fulfilling his artistic side.



And as a man who has worked warehouses and factories I find this most remarkable.
This is a longer interview, around an hour. We discuss Jeff’s day jobs and his night’s creative history. In small part, his advice is to harness the technology you have to make the creations you want, realize the limits you face but use the options you have at hand, and, maybe above all, don’t get discouraged – you’re ultimately doing this to express yourself, so just keep doing that.
Now
here’s this week’s interview with artist, musician and former Blue Collar guy, Jeff Moody


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Don Franks - a brief history of Franks Diner, Kenosha


There’s a good chance that a lot of you out there are fans of or at least familiar with Guy Fieri and his show Diners Drive-Ins and Dives.

And if you’re a long time viewer then there’s also a good
chance that you’re familiar with Franks Diner in Kenosha,
Wisconsin.
Franks was featured on the show in its first
season, fifth episode back in 2006. Long a home town hang out, Triple D introduced the diner to a national audience. 18 years down the line and the show has proved to be a real boon to the business.
Today’s interview is one from the archives – back in 2010 we interviewed Don Franks, the last member of the Franks family to own the diner, about hisover 80 year association with it.

He talked to us about the diner, some of its famous patrons, and some of the messy history that the city opted to not write down.
Quick note – while I do show up in the interview its important to know I was not the one leading it. The interviewer is incredibly shy and asked to not be identified. I will honor her wish.
And now, Don Franks.
Thanks a lot for joining me this evening. I hope you enjoyed Don Franks and his brief first hand look at Franks Diners first 83 years.



I hope you join us next week for Jeff Noise, a blue collar man turned music artist.



Until then just remember that I tell you so today so that I
can say I told you so tomorrow.
See you next Tuesday and Dzetaland out!


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