Cool Hand Dross

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Cool Hand Dross is a candid podcast about mental health, books, and the stories we carry—especially the ones we avoid until life forces us to listen. The show blends raw monologues, personal storytelling, and cultural reflections to explore anxiety, recovery, identity, creativity, and the pursuit of a more genuine life. Each episode weaves together:📚 Books & Writing🧠 Mental Health🫙 True Tales from the Mason Jar🎭 Culture Call OutsThis podcast is for readers, writers, and deep thinkers who feel restless, reflective, or slightly out of step with the current world—and still believe stories hea...

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My Dad Chewbacca, Saving Totally Todd’s Life, and Invictus [06] 13.01.2026 34:54

Welcome back to Cool Hand Dross — a candid, comical, and compassionate podcast about mental health, books, culture, and the stories we carry. In Episode 6, host Scott Drosselmeier weaves together panic attacks at 3:37am, Star Wars, Andor’s quiet rebellion, the poem Invictus , and a true childhood story about saving his brother’s life. For nearly two years, Scott lived with daily anxiety and predaw...

Reading is Now an Act of Rebellion, Samsara [05] 06.01.2026 32:22

In this episode of Cool Hand Dross , reading is no longer a hobby—it’s an act of rebellion. CHD explores what deep reading means in a world wired for scrolling, speed, and distraction. Using Flannery O’Connor , modern attention science, and the Eastern concept of samsara, this episode examines the loops of craving, repetition, and digital noise that keep us stuck. We talk about burnout, fractured...

Compound Fracture Act III [4.5] 01.01.2026 36:24

Happy New Years. Today Scott has a treat with the finale of the Compound Fracture Story

Paradise and Compound Fracture Act II [04] 30.12.2025 50:43

Scott talks Ketamine Flipside, Bloody Rivers, Toni Morrison's "Paradise" and Compound Fracture Act II

Be the Ocean, Tribe and Compound Fracture Act I - [03] 20.12.2025 56:52

Scott Discusses The Four Noble Truths, being the ocean not the waves, Sebastian Junger's "Tribe", and Compound Fracture - Act I - The Break Hosted by Scott

Beers, Bikinis, and Buddhism [02] 13.12.2025 56:23

Scott discusses "Beer, Bikinis, Black Messiah and Buddhism" and "All The Pretty Horses" by Cormac McCarthy. Hosted by Scott Edited by Riley B. Rowland Intro Song: Devil's Pie by D'Angelo

PREMIERE EPISODE : Live Dress Rehearsal [01] 06.12.2025 46:15

Scott talks about Toni Morrison's "Home", Ketamine, and The Poo Bandit (a true crime story)