Coffee And A Car Ride

Have you ever wondered what it’s like inside the head of someone with ADHD? Have you ever looked at someone with the disorder and wondered what makes them tick? That person with the attention span of a golden retriever. That one person who is great in a crisis but is easily distracted by shiny things. Have you ever wanted to know what it is like to have ADHD? Well in this episode we will be discus...

For this episode of Coffee And A Car Ride, I figured we needed a little levity, so this one features dad jokes—dad jokes that are corny, stupid, idiotic, and just plain bad but somehow always funny. So enjoy. Coffee And A Car Ride info: Twitter: @CoffeeAndACarR1 email: carcoffee8@gmail.com Apple podcast: https:/podcasts.apple.com/ us podcast/ coffee-and-a-car-ride/id1532064488 Spotify: https://ope...

Trauma changes you permanently. It affects you and forever alters how you interact and engage with the world. While that is terrible, there is good news, like a fresh cup of coffee after a good night's sleep good. You can heal. The damage to your brain, which trauma does cause, can be healed. There are many ways to mend, such as with medicine or therapy. There is one area that I think we need to l...

Have you ever felt an emotion so deeply that you couldn’t explain it with words? Well, on this episode of Coffee And A Car Ride, I am going to be talking to my daughter about one of hardest things she has ever had to try to explain to us, anxiety. An emotion we all know too well and yet somehow find it so hard to articulate. A newer perspective on this episode of Coffee And A Car Ride. Coffee And...

That’s right my friends, after some time away the car ride and the coffee is back for another discussion. This time around we are going to be discussing an important topic, one that affects us all, but is avoided at all costs. That topic is loneliness. And joining me for this informative talk is someone who has made it her mission to make people feel like they belong. Her name is Lela Roy. This is...

Just a warning, on this episode of Coffee And A Car Ride we are talking about Suicide. If that is a trigger for you don’t listen. For this episode, I am joined by my friend the Stoic Stoner as we discuss suicide, loss, grief, and how to heal from trauma. It is a heartbreaking, hilariously hopeful conversation about the ups and downs of life—a talk you won’t want to miss. So join us. National Suici...

Hi, and welcome back to another episode of Coffee And A Car Ride. I know it’s been a while, but I had to take some time to think about the direction of the podcast. After careful consideration, though I love politics, I decided I wanted to cover something that I feel is truly important: mental health. So for a little, the podcast will be laying off the controversy and focusing on mental health. In...

I know I said that we were going to be moving on from the topic of “What America Means to Me.” However, someone recently sent me a recording and, due to its compellingly honest message, I thought that it needed to be heard. So here is one more perspective on the idea that created a nation. Coffee And A Car Ride info: Twitter: @CoffeeAndACarR1 email: carcoffee8@gmail.com Apple podcast: https:/podca...

A big announcement! The next episode is going to be about two very important issues, loneliness and anxiety. So, start panicking and feeling alone. Just kidding. Be on the lookout for it.

On this episode of Coffee And A Car Ride we continue to exploration of the question of “What America means to me?”. I asked dozens of people that question and got both surprising yet somehow familiar answers. After hearing those perspectives, I was left wondering if what America means is really factual.

Hey, Lou here, and just an update. Due to the fact that I am the one doing all the work on this awesomely entertaining and informative show, I have decided that it will be published monthly. That will give me the time to edit, record, research and produce episodes that you will, I hope,find satisfying. So, to all my like 10 listeners out there, I’m sorry. But this will allow me to produce fantasti...

On this episode I want to go a little deeper into our exploration of America as a republic or a democracy, and what that means. With how divided our nation still is and a presidential election coming, the likelihood of electing an autocrat seems to be looming in our future. I want to understand whether the reality that our nation isn’t a true democracy, but a republic, affects anyone’s perception...

Very recently the argument has been made that democracy in our nation is not at risk because America is not a democracy, but a constitutional republic. Because of this, only certain portions of the population have full rights, like white, Christian men. But is this true? In this informative episode we discuss this precarious topic. Coffee And A Car Ride info: Twitter: @CoffeeAndACarR1 email: carco...

According to the CDC, 150 people die every day from fentanyl-related overdoses. Annually, this is the equivalent of a 737 commercial airplane crashing every day. Yet despite this horrific reality, it has become something that has been swept under the rug, or used by politicians as a way of fear-mongering to win votes. The idea, the inkling of a real conversation, is fiercely debated, and now tosse...

Recently everyone has been blabbing about how Trump is a wannabe dictator. All the sewing circles are analyzing the comments and speeches that Trump has made exclaiming his petty policy ideas. The question of Trump being a dictator is scary but what is scary is the kind of Dictator. A Stoogish one, whose tyranny will be one of cruel hypocritical ironic idiocy. That is what we have to be concerned...

It is said that you should be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. Recently that is exactly what happened with the GOP and the Freedom Caucus when Hunter Biden responded to their subpoena by offering to testify publicly in Congress. When that occurred Republicans got scared, and they rejected it. Their big chance to humiliate and prove the corruption of the Biden’s and Republic...

What is the easiest thing in the world to do? So easy, that even a scumbag would consider it to be disgraceful? It’s taking candy from a baby. Now while Republicans aren’t doing exactly that, they are taking away everything else from kids. And they are continuing this quest now by changing child labor laws, effectively making it easier for kids, especially migrant kids, to be exploited. They are d...

After the political equivalent of a drunken barroom brawl, the GOP has picked their new speaker. He is a perfect MAGA puppet, a homophobic Christian National who truly is a Trumpet through and through. Now without further a delay, enjoy the MAGA Mike Puppet Show. Coffee And A Car Ride info: Twitter: @CoffeeAndACarR1 email: carcoffee8@gmail.com Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/...

While the world burns, Trump has recently made the dangerous claim that the U.S. has a national religion, the right religion that if foreigners can't love then they can't come. That was his rambling solution to immigration as he made a speech that somehow seemed to have the depth and intelligence of a rejected monologue for a puppet from a children's show.

On this Rant-A-Bout we talk about the good news, the leaders of the Proud Boys are going away for a long time. The sad part is there is no shortage of people like them who are trying to change the course of our history. Coffee And A Car Ride info: Twitter: @CoffeeAndACarR1 email: carcoffee8@gmail.com Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-a-car-ride/id1532064488 Spotify: h...

Conservatives will look for any excuse to try to impeach Joe Biden. Hunter Biden does something and Joe has got to go. If the family dog dry humps a Secret Service Agent then oh snap! Poppa Joe has got to go. Hell, if a squirrel out on the White House lawn drops a half eaten acorn on the grass, then Poppa Joe has got to go. Any redonkulous reason they can come up with, they will use. And they have...

Republicans are fatalistic snowflakes. They are; we can be honest about that. They scold Democrats, and say they are too sensitive and politically correct. But the smallest thing, a tiny change, and they lose their marbles. Take, for instance, gas stoves. Just the mere mention of the idea of updating regulations and replacing those appliances and the entire GOP fell to the floor in fits of rageful...

If the economy is doing so well, then why does everyone need a side hustle? If the economy is doing well, then why am I eating cardboard to prevent my stomach from shriveling up to the size of a pea? That’s what this Coffee And A Car Ride series, “Extra Duty” is about. On this episode I wanted to know how a nation like the good old U. S. of A should deal with a labor shortage that has partly been...

So, some great news: the Texas GOP has impeached one of their own! YIPPEE! Yup, that is right the party that has been all about Trump, and supports all those who are Donny Boy’s bootlickers -no matter what, is starting to fall apart. And we can see this now as they attempt to take out the far-right Trump supporter, the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton. So, just for a moment, close your your eyes...

If you are a fan of old classic TV, like MASH or China Beach, then I’ve got a treat for you. Texas is enacting new legislation that would require kids to be taught battlefield trauma care at school. That is right; kids in Texas will soon be just like Hawkeye Pierce, like 4th grade, baby-faced Hawkeye Pierces, who will be trained to perform meatball surgery on all those people who are being gunned...