Just Dumb Enough Podcast

Spiritual Consulting with Edina Mauvana

It's been a while since we've dipped our toe into the metaphysical pool. So today we're testing the waters of spiritual healing and the unseen threats which may worsen your already stressful life.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Edina Mauvana. Edina is a spirituality consultant, helping people from all walks of life find the right guidance to push through their darkest times to find the light. She's also an author and podcaster on top of that! We'll cover negative energies and the beings like Djinn that might be behind your most recent mental health slump. It's informative on multiple religions and philosophies while staying pretty neutral.
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Let's step into the light.
Metaphysical interviews are always entertaining for me if nothing else. Even when I think I'm prepared, I rarely find them going how I imagined, and the people who speak on the topics are always so nice as well.
I can't believe it's already February. Someone, I'm begging you, slow it all way down. Until that happens, new rankings keep happening:
1. The United States, led by New York, North Carolina, and Oregon.2. Canada, with Quebec racing out front this month.3. England of The United Kingdom.4. Germany, led by Sachsen. Welcome back to the top, Deutschland!5. India. Good to see you back here India.
That's it for this week! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here next week for another new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!

Obesity is in Your Head? with Dr. Chet Stringham

What January would be complete without a topic addressing the extra weight we all seem to have? But this isn't exercise, it's not a diet, and it definitely isn't an expensive medication.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Dr. Chet Stringham. Chet has been in practice for almost 3 decades now, and has come across a discovery that both makes sense and challenges general practices: Obesity is largely caused by stress. Don't lose hope, I know stress can seem impossible to get rid of, but it is possible to reverse that. And none of us are in it alone. 70% of Americans are overweight, not obese, but still overweight. That's a really high number, because it means only 1 in 4 is maybe healthy. And the data he shares is pretty extreme in some cases.
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Let's lose stress and weight!
I'm not a doctor, not do I play one in a radio show, but I would still advise working out and a semi-decent diet alongside the life changes we've discussed today. Both are good for your long term mental and physical health aside from just the loss of weight.
The top country rankings are the exact same as last week, so no update needed. I'll put it in the show notes if anyone cares to look:
1. The United States, still led by New York, Oregon, and Illinois.2. England of The United Kingdom.3. Australia, with Western Australia now taking over.4. Canada, with British Columbia staying at the top.5. New Zealand.
That's it for this month! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here for another new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!

Kratom with Cynthia Girman

If you go down to the local gas station or smoke shop, you'll likely see a large and brightly colored sign advertising the availability of a product with an strange name. An herbal supplement promising to not only take away your pain, but also get you high. And, in most places, you could buy it without any form of ID.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Cynthia Girman. Cynthia has been an epidemiologist and biostatistician for decades, which makes it all the more unusual that one day her son overdosed on a substance that she'd barely heard of before: Kratom. There's no easy or punchy way for me to summarize the multitude of failures we discuss in this interview, but it runs the gamut from simple greed to complete government failings.I get a lot more personally involved in this topic, and tell a story about my personal life, which is usually something I steer clear of. Let me know if it actually improves the show for you, or if you'd rather I stayed the enigma that I am. But, while I'm talking about personal experiences: you should all really consider getting blue-free lights and/or changing you light habits. I noticed a difference when I made the shift after last week's episode spooked me. 
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Let's please, for the love of all mankind, not do kratom!
I don't know what more we could say to convince you. I sincerely hope you aren't planning to use Kratom in any form until it has enough safety and regulation.
The top country rankings have shuffled a little bit:
1. The United States, still led by New York, Oregon, and Illinois. Although I do see California and Florida creeping up from behind.2. England of The United Kingdom.3. Australia, with Western Australia now taking over.4. Canada, with British Columbia staying at the top.5. New Zealand, now beating Ireland.
That's it for this week! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here for another new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!

Deadly Lightbulbs with Dr. Martin Moore-Ede

Would you believe me if I told you that the screen of the computer or phone you are viewing this episode from is making you fatter? What if I were to inform you that the overhead lights in your home and workplace were increasing your risk of breast cancer and depression? Unfortunately, both of those are true statements, plus many more shocking facts as we'll learn with my guest today.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Dr. Martin Moore-Ede. The good doctor was previously a professor of Harvard Medical School before he left academia in search of a solution to the problem he was seeing: The devastating effects of our current LED lights on the human body. After 250 separate scientists confirmed Dr. Moore-Ede's theory, he set out to invent a new lightbulb that won't harm you... and he succeeded.It's a fascinating interview about a thing we really take for granted, and I know I learned a lot just listening to him.A little heads up that the guest side of this conversation is not necessarily the audio quality you may be used to, but I've done what I can to help and you'll adapt pretty quickly with that wonderful brain you've got.
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Let's light it up!
I'm personally picking up a couple of these blue-free LED lights because I'm usually up quite late working on this show, and I'd like to not develop diabetes or cancer because I like to see in the dark.
The top country rankings have updated a bit:
1. The United States, still led by New York, Oregon, and Illinois.2. The United Kingdom, with England way out front.3. Canada, with British Columbia taking the lead from the normal powerhouse province.4. Australia, with New South Wales holding it's spot.5. Ireland tied with New Zealand.
That's it for this week! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here for another new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!

Sculpting Monuments with Mike Major

We've all seen statues in our lives. Be it small enough for your home garden or big enough for Madison Square Garden, someone was hired to make them. And today, I've got the man responsible for many of the country's greatest bronze sculptures.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Mike Major. Mike is an artist of many mediums with decades to back up each brush stroke and chisel. He even has 14 published art books if you can believe it! But by far his works which impress me the most are his sculpture. Standing leagues above the average person, these giant figures give me pause whenever I see them. I've wondered for so long just how something that colossal could be made, and today I got my answers!We also discuss just how hard it can be to make art full time, and the things Mike has done to make it a whole lot easier on himself.
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Let's shape history!
And thank you all for listening! I hope everyone's new year is going well, despite the things I see in the news. 
The top country rankings continue marching onward:
1. The United States, led by Oregon, New York, and Illinois.2. The United Kingdom, led by England.3. Australia, with New South Wales barely in the lead.4. New Zealand. I have no further data on where, but if a listener emails me I'll include their home town or wherever as the place.5. Canada, with Ontario out front.
That's it for this week! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here for another new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!

Trauma Informed Yoga with Nicole Byars

There's no version of me that want's to be in a hot, sweaty room with strangers telling me what I'm doing wrong.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Nicole Byars. Nicole owns a yoga studio where she specializes in teaching trauma informed yoga. It's much more about getting back in touch with all of the parts of you that you have numbed over the years, with none of the unpleasant sweat box environments or physical contact with others. I actually think I'm going to try it a bit after having done this interview, because I think we all sort of fall out of sync with ourselves overtime, even if it's just a tiny bit per week, month, or year.
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If you can't hear it, I'm sick again! This time with RSV. So I hit the respiratory triad just in time to see 2023 ride into the sunset. I also figured you want to hear as little of this voice as possible, so I'm doing a regular episode and I'll do the wrap up on 2023 after the interview is over if any hardcore fans actually want to hear that.Let's get back in touch with our bodies!
This is the first episode of the new year. Hopefully it's the the tip of the inspiration iceberg for those of you planning to better yourself this year!
As promised: The 2023 Just Dumb Enough rankings:
Top 10 Episodes/Topics:1. Near Death Experiences2. An Afterlife3. Refreaming Discrimination4. Psychedelic Medicine5. Dieting Correctly6. Working Dogs7. Modern Caveman Brains8. Life in a Cult9. Pole Dancing10. The JFK AssassinationWhat a list of glowing recommendations from your fellow audience members if you haven't checked any of those out!
Top 10 Countries:1. The United States, still under half my total audience, with the champions being Oregon, Texas, New York, California, and Illinois in that order.2. The United Kingdom, led by England and Scotland.3. Australia, with Victoria and New South Wales easily taking top spots.4. Canada, with Ontario and British Columbia dominating the others.5. Germany, with Bayern and Hessen narrowly claiming victory.6. Sweden, with Stockholm and Skane out front.7. New Zealand.8. India.9. Iran.10. Ireland.Congrats to 2023's big winners! I hope I get to see all of these places and their cool people some day!
That's it for this week! Have a great first week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here for another new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!

Sports Recruiting with Jeff Howell

I think my brain still lives in the days when I went to school: where scouts and recruiters showed up to see a high school game and assess talent with their own eyes. But that hasn't been the case for many years, and the fact is that you or your kids might never meet face to face with a scout even in they're invited to an excellent program.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Jeff Howell. Jeff is a man of many hats, and one of those is Athletic Recruiting; specifically at the college level. The information is still valid at all levels, but his bread and butter is working with student athletes attempting to get athletic scholarships.We also break down how to build a highlight reel with no experience and minimal equipment, plus the different NCAA divisions and what that means for a person looking for a school that fits their needs.
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Let's get scouted!
This is the last episode of the year. I can't believe we're already here. My brain is so unprepared I'm even rhyming apparently. Anyway, the next episode will have a 2023 retrospective including looking back at the last year as a whole. If you want that and another episode: let me know with a quick email to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com since I know it's probably not everyone's cup of tea. 
The final-ish December rankings are:1. The United States, still led by New York, Oregon, and South Carolina.2. The United Kingdom, led by England but followed closely by Scotland.3. Germany, dropping down a spot but held up by Berlin.4. Canada, with Ontario dominating the other provinces.5. New Zealand, beating Australia in a total upset right at the end.
That's it for this week, this month, and this year! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here next year for a new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!

Vietnam Veteran with Robin Bartlett

The Vietnam War is one of those things in history that I think we all have a general idea about. But, even having family members who served, I still had a lot of misconceptions coming into this expert interview.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Robin Bartlett. Robin was a Lieutenant in the 1st Cav and completed over 50 helicopter based assaults. He shares not only his extreme experiences in combat, but also the changes in life going to Vietnam and coming back from it to a world that wasn't necessarily happy to see the troops return. He's got an excellent book out now if you're interested in more.You might notice also my extra gravely voice in this interview, I was still very sick when we recorded.
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Let's welcome these soldiers home!
I know war topics aren't the cheeriest topics, but it's an important reminder to reach out to the people in your life who might otherwise have a very hard time feeling like they can reach out for help.
We're halfway through the last month, so here are the updated rankings:1. The United States, still led by New York, Oregon, and South Carolina.2. Germany. losing ground, but holding the spot.3. Canada, rocketing up the chart thanks to all of the wonderful Ontario listeners.4. The United Kingdom, led by England.5. Australia, with New South Wales responsible for them staying on the list at all.
That's it for this week! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here for the next episode!Until the next episode, please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!