stream of consciousWes

Wes Carlson
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welcome to stream of consciousWes! This is my internet collage of thoughts, musings, conversations, freestyle rap songs, stories, and thoughts about what I’m going through. I hope you can find some insights and enjoyment in these many episodes. I encourage you to scroll back through the catalog and find a random episode to listen to. And I hope this podcast will accompany you along lifes many tasks, outings, roadtrips and late nights. Love you 3

  1. 07/16/2025

    186. storytelling changes lives

    thanks for listening

    1h 9m

  2. 07/11/2025

    185. inspiration trap

    thanks for listening

    39 min

  3. 04/30/2025

    184. Amp

    This is a conversation I had with my grandfather, Amp, my mother's father. I recorded us on a whim after a family gathering to celebrate my return to Iowa after a year-long road trip back in 2021. 4 years later and a lot has changed in my life and in Amp's life. I moved back to Iowa in October 24' to be closer to him and to the rest of my family. I was able to be a caregiver for him several times a week for about 6 months before he moved into a memory-care unit in mid March 25'. He has had some rapid decline in his ability to walk and balance, he has also become regularly confused and forgetful. He passed away on April 27th, 2025. I was able to be there in the hospital with Nani for about a day as he slowly and without pain passed away. I had no idea the way things would unfold when we recorded this conversation years ago. He sounds so incredibly full of life and I am absolutely filled with gratitude that I have this recording of his stories and his personality. I have discovered an interest and calling to work in end-of-life care. This conversation is very meaningful to me because it feels like I captured a part of Amp's essence, his personality, his charm. He is who he is, and I love every bit of him. Thanks for listening and finding some beauty in these stories from my grandfather.

    40 min

  4. 04/24/2025

    183. if stagnant wealth disappeared over time, how might we all move differently?

    thanks for slowing down, taking some deep breaths, and listening to this episode about money, society, desire, community, and just like life. :)

    1h 7m

  5. 03/24/2025

    182. do not compare yourself to a version of you that doesn't exist

    it's okay to start something and not finish it. to do a workout one time. to paint a painting and not want to paint again for years. to read a few pages of a book. to make a healthy meal and not want to make it again. to go to a yoga class and not go back. to post a video and not want to create a content schedule to post more. to follow your intuition and your interests as they are TODAY. tomorrow is not the time to become your best self, today is the time to live with intention.

    43 min

  6. 03/06/2025

    181. get big or go broke - a capitalism shallow dive

    You believe that your future holds so much potential and then it becomes the present and you have to act on your ideas of who you want to be and what you want to accomplish. This can become an experience that leads to a lack of trust in yourself. Providing evidence over and over again that you fail at becoming what you have the potential to become. Go easier on yourself. Break everything down into smaller pieces. Do one thing today that will feel good to have done when you look at it tomorrow. Start with little wins. 00:00 Managing Time 11:22 Internet Spaces and Communities 15:42 Local communities 22:16 Big media and advertising 31:07 capitalism & gambling 50:42 sports betting as faux investing 54:50 hoards of money are stagnant 01:02:00 TLDR 01:04:46 Outro

    1h 6m

  7. 02/28/2025

    180. starving artist vs marketing executive: the two-pronged path of creativity under capitalism

    are our creative efforts our own under capitalism? must we transform our individual artistic efforts into a business plan to survive? this is a common predicament humans find themselves in these days. lets discuss :)

    51 min

  8. 02/17/2025

    179. social life

    keeping up with and forming friendships these days feels incredibly difficult to manage. our lives have become more and more isolated as going out becomes more expensive and we become more familiar with a lifestyle and routine of staying in our homes and our little bubbles.

    41 min
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welcome to stream of consciousWes! This is my internet collage of thoughts, musings, conversations, freestyle rap songs, stories, and thoughts about what I’m going through. I hope you can find some insights and enjoyment in these many episodes. I encourage you to scroll back through the catalog and find a random episode to listen to. And I hope this podcast will accompany you along lifes many tasks, outings, roadtrips and late nights. Love you 3

Information

  • Creator
    Wes Carlson
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    185
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Wes Carlson
  • Show Website
    stream of consciousWes