Happy Hoodlums Podcast

Luis Ocasio is a co-founder to the Oregon record label "Gorge Mouth Records". In this episode Luis and the Hoodlums talk about the music industry and the different things that have influenced Luis in making music. Success and culturally how it's measured and how it should be measured. And finally they talk about the universe and its never ending line of questions, thoughts, ideas, and mysteries it...

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Curtis is a long time friend of Kempers having met each other in high school and went on to live with each out for some time. In this episode the Hoodlums talk about fighting, philosophy, miniature animals, religion and asked "What is a soul and where does it come from?"

In this episode the Hoodlums talk about head trauma and how it is effecting one of the Hoodlums. Mens mental health and how its important for men to not only talk about their feelings but to be able to identify why they feel the way they do. And personal growth being the focus of the Happy Hoodlums.

Angelo De Leso was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2013, and as a result of that he started to take his nutrition and gut health very seriously. Angelo joined the Hoodlums to talk about Gut Health and how we can work to improve that for ourselves, Trauma resulting from health problems, and Growing Old and how he has learned to take his health more seriously to improve quality of life. Angelo has h...

Squad Up! is when the Hoodlums bring on more than 1 guest to talk on the podcast. In this episode we have 3 guests, Josh Taylor, Damarco, and Tristan and today we talked about 3D Printed Houses, Monkey Pox, and School Lunch. Lots of jokes, laughs, and mind melting ideas!

Dee is a long time friend of Kempers and has been a guide for chill for many people. In this episode the Hoodlums talk about appreciating life, motivation, career changes, and chewm!

The main topic if this episode is Divine Intervention. Whether you think it's God, the Universe, or something else there seems to be a perfect timing or a force that corrects us and changes life's direction. The Hoodlums also talk about charisma and social skills, what real life is.... and how close is too close. And maybe some of the usual self love and energy talk.

in this mind melter episode the Hoodlums talk about their ideas on religion, psychedelics, and the finding of truth. Perspective is a regular topic of the podcast and perspective is very important to learning more about life.

Josh Taylor is a videographer from South Carolina who was a band kid growing up. Josh Taylor is the longest standing member of the Happy Hoodlums, making his 5th appearance. In this episode the Hoodlums talk about anxiety and different ways to look at at it, self motivation, and love of all kinds.

Chris Rivera is Kempers cousin who moved in with Kempers family when he was 14 years old, moving from the east coast to live in Oregon. Chris is a father, rapper, and recovered addict 9 months strong!

Josh Zito is a Portland based Hip-Hop artist that has become more than just his songs by jumping into acting and more. In this episode the Hoodlums talk Portland Rap Culture, Family, DJ Khaleds Orbiiit contest, and more!

With the passing of Kempers father we decided to have an episode dedicated to him where Colby (Kempers Brother) joins us to talk and share stories about their dad and the lessons he taught them. This episode is dedicated to Kirt Lewis Woodruff.

Jknight is a Bay Area Music Producer originally from Portland. Growing up Kemper, Jesse, and many of their friends would spend time running around being hoodlums and creating music. Jknights signature tool was a mini keyboard that he'd bust out anywhere and start making something.

DWills is a music producer based in the Bay Area, originally from Portland. In this episode the hoodlums talk about music, music history, philosophy, and more.

In this episode the hoodlums talk about how people translate words in their own heads to interpret what other people means and with kind of an abrupt switch the hoodlums get into a conversation about buisness.

In this episode the Hoodlums shoot the shit with each other. Talking about guns, food, anxiety, introspectiveness, and how life is going. This episode is full of laughs and questions.

Josh is a long time friend of Kemper. Josh inspired Kemper to go into film which lead him to where he is now. After a time in the kitchen of fast food and upper class restaurants he found his  passion for art and creative expression in the form writing. Josh is now a law student at UC Berkely where he has joined several writing groups from poetry to creative writing as well as started his own...

Benita is an amazing woman and mother to Kemper. She holds a special part in peoples hearts for being a person of healing energy and amazing food. On Kempers birthday the Hoodlums talk to Benita about her life experiences and lessons.

Alex Mikula is a creator with a passion about human stories, having lived in an orphanage in Russia Alex developed an affinity for unique stories. Alex has a YouTube channel "One on One w/ Alex Mikula" where he interviews and takes deep dives into the real stories of people with extraordinary lives. Alex was the first partner of Wonderful Entertainment and together we have kept each others dreams...

Joseph is a childhood friend of Kempers and in this episode the Hoodlums shoot the shit and have a good time as usual! We talk music, philosophy, and talk walks down memory lanes.

Film director Gabriel Isaac Lakey is a Portland based filmmaker who has worked on projects from surgical procedures, music videos, short film and feature films. His latest film was co-created by Gab and his partner Ian Fowler called “Punched After The Fact”. Gab and team of creators is also starting a live concert project called “Wreckroom” which can be found on YouTube.  “Punched After The F...

Timmy is a childhood friend of Kempers and they met in elementary school. Growing up Timmy had a passion for video games that he shared with his brothers. As a kid Timmy and his older brothers got into making YouTube videos of dubbed tv shows and video games and since then Timmy has taken his passion into to adulthood becoming a game test/quality assurance tester and a streamer on Twitch.

This weeks shorter than usual episode covers topics from the way history is taught in schools, how school isn't built for everyone, and other thought provoking topics. This episode is short due to technical difficulties while recording.

Elizabeth is a small business owner who is double majoring in Philosophy and Education. Liz has hopes of evolving the education of students with learning disabilities to promote success of all students despite their struggles. She runs her small business from her college apartment where she makes her own custom stickers that she sells online and at various conventions, and she makes candles that a...