Life Unraveled Podcast

This is Ryan's third appearnce on the show. Ryan and Brian are two long time friends and attended undergraduate school together. It has been about a year since Ryan has been on the show. It was great catching up and we will be looking forward to your return!

Thurman recently completed the defense of his master thesis titled - In Search of Veritas: The Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy Theories and the Emergence of An American Culture of Suspicion, 1963-1993.   Thurman truly makes some of the most interesting and thought provoking arguments about how we as a society can study and deal with the Kennedy assassination. This was one of the most interesting...

John and Brian sit down to build legos, eat food from Austria and watch a documentary.  Tune in to this episode for our commentary and review of "Blood into Wine." 

Thank you to Natal for coming to the studio to talk about his music and upcoming solo album. Natal is a long time musician from right here in the Arkansas River Valley and has been a part of local and regional music scene as well as playing in 48 different states across the US. With his band, From Day One, he has headlined tours as well as opened for bands like Slipknot, Korn and too many others t...

Recently promoted black belt and native of Virginia sits down for a conversation about life and jiu-jitsu! Jos currently trains at Inferno Mixed Martial Arts in Bentonville, AR and is a lifelong martial arts practitioner.

It was a pleasure to sit down and talk with a fellow entrepreneur and podcaster in Rob Hefley. Check out his podcast Forged by Fire and listen to him tell the story of his journey so far.

We are happy to have Jason Ryan on the show to share his experiences on the mat training jiu jitsu as well as at the recent ADCC championships in Anaheim!

Brian and sits down with Josh Wilson for a talk about the navigating the evolution of the digital world, his recent book and work as an author as well as writing strategies, parenting, photography, censorship and politics.  This was an excellent cast and this was Josh's second appearance on the show.  It is always a pleasure, sir and we look forward to having you back on.

Brian and multi-time guest John Warren sit down to review the latest TOOL album, Fear Inocolum.

We have been looking forward to sitting down with Mr. Reeder for quite some time now.  Billy Reeder is a journalism professor at Arkansas Tech University and recently sat down in the studio for a discussion about his recent sabbatical and his observations of the Mexican-American border situation in Texas.  Reeder talks about immigration policy and issues, drug cartels and goes into detail on sever...

Brian sits down with a long time and old friend in Jeremy Barlow.  Jeremy and Brian riff on the new Tool album, music in general, politics and much more in this episode.   Stay tuned for a future episode where Brian and many time guest John Warren review "Fear Inoculum" on the Podcast.

Brian sits down with Dr. Chris Housenick for an episode filled with twists and turns.  We start off with a light hearted discussion about entertainment and how terrible game of thrones was and quickly shift to state, local and national politics with a long talk over the Arkansas Casino issues.  Chris Housenick is a Political Scientist at Arkansas Tech University and a guru on all things politics....

In this episode Brian and Drew sit down for a discussion mostly concerning local politics related to the Casino Amendment and recent selection of the LEGENDS casino for Pope County. Drew hits on a lot of the issues and perceptions held by many of the constituents in our local community as well as impact and divisions that has been created in the community due to those moralistically opposed.  A bi...

Dr. Thomason is a licensed counselor running a full-time practice and a recently retired professor of psychology, philosophy and world religions.  Dr. Thomason and LU host, Brian Wilson sit down for a conversation about the spirit of the times on a Sunday afternoon. Recorded 8/12/19 at Life Unraveled Studios.

Album Review of Tool's obscure demo, 72826, which allegedly spells Satan on a telephone keypad.

Two Brians and Kolby sit down for a discussion about cannabis in Arkansas in comparison to states where it is either medicinally or fully legal.  Also a small discussion included on issues related to state and federal legality in relation to gun control.  We finish up with a healthy talk about jiu-jitsu and other martial things.  Thanks for listening.  

Brian and Cody sit in the studio and riff on music, Christianity, politics, health and wellness and all things life in this episode.  Thank you for listening.

Why are we still arguing over styles?  Study them all, extract what is useful and discard what is not.  Simple.  Look for a few follow-ups on this topics like: "Eastern Boxing versus Western Boxing", "Boxing for MMA" and "What is Mixed Martial Arts"

Jason is a digital content creator and digital guru of sorts.  He sits down to riff on a variety of topics from consciousness, AI, deep fakes and much more.  We are looking very forward to sitting down with Jason again in the near future!