The B&P Realm

I’ve been getting some requests to explain why I hold Pete Buttigieg, current Secretary of the Department of Transportation, in such low regard considering how well-spoken and thoughtful he appears in his various media appearances promoting to the Harris campaign over the past few weeks. This episode is my rundown of the details of how Mayor Pete rose up the ladder of the Democratic Party by playi...

This is quite the Mercury-in-the-final-degree of Pisces park bench rambler, folks, so good that, three hours after recording, I forgot all I said. I know it was about populism, the author Thomas Frank,questioning if it’s true that there’s nothing new under the sun, noticing echoes in history, and realizing that now that almost everyone has been labeled Right Wing, that soon we will be All Right an...

This is an audio reading of my annual "What the year taught me to post" for 2023. Of the past four years of doing this post, 2023 was, by far, the most impactful on my life, because I went through a difficult legal challenge, spending 45 days in a local Japanese jail, and then lost my father a few months later. However, as you'll hear in this article, going through these experiences...

What a year! Two major events in my life---a legal kerfuffle that put me in a Japanese jail for 45 days in spring, and the death of my father in the summer---plus four months in the furthest reaches of Beelzebub's buttcrack---otherwise known as summer in the hottest part of Japan---well, this year certainly didn't play all that nice with me. The good news is it's over but, even better, the past mo...

Having just come out of a Zoom call with my community on the Netflix movie, “Leave Then World Behind,” I got inspired to read the beginning of the novel the film is based upon, and there was an uncanny and clear difference in the two. Can you spot it? Let me know!

The Five of Pentacles in the Tarot shows two beggars in the snow, walking with their heads down past a well l-lit church. The meaning is: Help is here, if you reach out for it, but you have to notice it first. This means we’ve got to trust each other. There’s plenty of evidence showing how people rally in times of trouble. It’s our Culture that convinces us we are not trustworthy. Why not break th...

I drew the King of Wands today for my daily Tarot drawing where I ask “What should I focus on today?” So because the Wands is connected to Fire in the 4 Elements of Astrology and Fire is connected to Intuition (N) in the Meyers-Briggs (Personality) Type Indicator (MBTI) system, I decided to talk about intuition, and how, despite our cultural perspective of intuition being a “woman’s” (feminine) su...

This one was delivered with the intention of not only accepting the uniqueness of ourselves and others, but appreciating and loving it. I had fun sort of talking myself into a corner and then playfully excavating myself, which you can see in the tongue-in-cheek title, “In General, We’re All Unique.” Last, I shared some of the things that make me unique, including my friendship with the five stuffe...

How getting into Nature can balance us, on why being an ENFP means verbally brainstorming works really well, on being a winter baby and how that makes external winter like my summer, an imitation of astrologer Christopher Renstrom’s intro to his weekly podcast, a bit about a course I took with him, and advice to get out into Nature to maintain your heath–take it or leave it!

Day 5 of the Daily Bryan Experiment explores the concept of going deep into the roots of a moment, using an example from my day with some of my creative writing about a fun experience I had with some pals on a Zoom call. https://support.spotify.com/au/podcasters/article/sending-voice-messages/ Note: Using the "Podcasters (for Spotify)" App on my iPhone, I was unable to find a way to use...

Still in quick talkin’ mode (blame Mercury Retrograde on my natal Mercury!), I share about the wild way my mind wanders, improvisation and how it plays a big role in my life and being canceled from the future for what we say now, even when we are the Future Ones doing the cancelling!

Phew, I think it took me longer to thumb-type that title than it did to record the episode, ha ha. Today I’ll share more about how I’m experimenting with this “audio journal” with regards to how I choose each episode’s cover art, before heading into a quick-talkin’ take on the Colorado Supreme Court’s recent decision to keep Trump’s name off of their Super Tuesday primary ballot, where I’ll someti...

I’m a 24/7 teacher and learner, and I teach and learn via my relationships. This orientation may or may not work for you. No matter, I think it’s interesting and worth sharing.

I’m thinking about publishing a daily “audio journal” every day of 2024. This episode is both an intro to why and an experiment with actually doing it. The experiment will run for 10 more days as we finish 2023. I’ll then decide whether to go forward with this project. After my intro, you’ll hear ten minutes of a reflection on Time and my relationship to it. As a guy who always loved a good time t...

Yup, this is just me sitting on my balcony here in central Japan taking in the Total Lunar Eclipse of November 8, 2022 and sharing my experience of it, yakking a bit about astrology, current events, ya know, the usual stuff you get from this crazy show! A few laughs, too, I think. At least I remember laughing! Bark at the moon..... Note: Normally, I spend a lot of time putting together my podcasts...

Yes, the topic is the archetype of Aries, the first sign in the Zodiac, and the purpose is not only to elaborate on this archetype, but to fire you up. Thus, not only will you get my distillation into the archetype, you’ll get a personal pep talk about why we are all bad asses, music from two bands that fire me up, Jane’s Addiction and the Disco Biscuits, some media about the Information War that...

Some of the topics I cover in this episode include, but aren’t limited to: My Friday, March 11, 2011 story relating to Japan’s Great Tohoku earthquake where I talk about tedious Japanese public junior high school graduations and how the way I handled that tedium led me to an amazing experience that gives me a foundation for questioning scientific materialism’s position on consciousness; the implic...

This is strictly the reading of my astrological short story, "A Love Story For These Treacherous Times." It's also included near the end of episode 35, "Pondering the Paradox of Pisces Season." In addition, you may read the story on my Medium blog here . If you want to connect with me, find me at: Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/bryan.winchell2/ https://www.facebook.com/TheBandPRealmPodc...

This episode covers: the basics of the astrological sign Pisces, including keywords; why one of those keywords is paradox and how it expresses itself in Pisces, how Pisces relates to disillusionment yet how the other side of disillusionment is new understanding, Pisces and its connection to addictions of all types; why 2022 is a big year for Pisces energy but why you should be used to it by now; t...

Yes, he’s still finding ways to zap himself to our park bench here in Japan, probably to avoid the overcrowding of his ranch because of his virile chickens, but whatever the reason, The Godfather of Grunge and the Mistress of Soul, Canada’s own Neil Tortilla Young, is back and this time he’s for freedom, and he’s even writing a song about it! Yup, you’ll get a brief preview of this outstanding num...

Long-time guest of the B&P Realm, the Godfather of Grunge Neil Young, has gotten himself into a kerfuffle with Spotify over what he labels vaccine misinformation being promoted by Joe Rogan. Fortunately, Neil was gracious enough to give us an exclusive interview where he discusses why he's so pro-vaccine and the answer is going to surprise you, it may delight you, or perhaps it will frighten y...

Yes, this is the episode where we talk about all things Aquarius! Among the topics covered are: the basics of Aquarius; differentiating between the Air signs; why the Air of Aquarius is outer space “air”; the eccentricity of Aquarius; why Aquarians like forming groups; how Aquarian Truth can hurt; the Aquarian shadow side; how Aquarius represents technology and science and how the Internet is a ha...

This episode consists of two separate riverside ramblers with a similar topic: Where have we been as a collective, where are we now and where are we going. The first clip starts with the present, life here in Japan during COVID-19, the moronic response to COVID before broadening out to a discussion of the author Daniel Pinchbeck and his question: did 2012 happen? I then speak about the many cycles...

This bonus episode is my--SPOILER HEAVY--instant reaction recorded, umm, instantly after I watched the new Netflix movie "Don't Look Up." Nothing more needs to be said, except, yes, this is FULL ON SPOILERS episode so you've been warned. I do recommend this fascinating movie as I think it's not only entertaining but can be great fuel for all sorts of discussions about the times we are living in. H...

Recorded as I road slowly north on a beautiful winter day here at the start of January 2022 in Japan, this one is just me yakking about all sorts of stuff. Now, there are some sounds of wind into the mic, but folks, it's a bonus episode, which means I don't spend all that much time in post-production! Mostly, I just want to share this with you because I was in a jovial mode now that Jupiter has en...