Real Talk. with John Rudnicki

For someone who is looking to start their own podcast, this episode is for you.  This week, the tables have turned, literally. Ryan Glenn, a friend of mine from my hometown in San Clemente, California puts me in the Hot Seat and asks away about why I started the podcast, how to get started in the podcasting world, and other passions outside of podcasting.  Ryan aspires to start a podcast of his ow...

Hi everyone! For this week, I have one of my good friends from the University of Washington on the podcast to talk about risk-taking, confidence, and the overwhelming pressures that come with being in your 20s.  Through storytelling, we share different moments of getting out of our comfort zone that turned into magical moments and opportunities to learn from. It's the opportunity and risk tha...

Hi everyone! This is a special episode to all of those who have suffered or continue to suffer from severe food allergies. For this week, I have on one of my friends from back home and who I also go to school with at the University of Washington, Sean Guevarra.  It is definitely encouraging to see the improvements schools continue to make in spreading food allergy awareness so that kids like mysel...

Hi everyone! It's a new week and another banger of an episode!! This week, I have two of my closest hometown friends, Connor Stoll and Ethan Grush, on the podcast, in which we deep dive into the butterfly effect and in result, all of the ways in which our stories intertwine and have affected one another.  It's the first podcast roundtable that I have experienced and it definitely exceede...

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Season 1 Finale!!! I am deciding to make separate seasons for time to reset while being able to balance school work and just time with friends. So this summer's set of episodes count towards Season 1, while the next set of episodes will make up Season 2 and so on and so forth.  For this week, I bring on Tyler Oakson, a collegiate soccer player at Concordia Universi...

Hi everyone! It's another week and another very special episode. This week, Tony Stark (not the fictional character unfortunately) joins me from Austin, Texas.  Tony is one of the first people I met and grew close with in my first year at UW. He showed me the reigns of podcast hosting and editing, making this a full circle moment having him on in which he opens up about his life experiences....

For this episode, I have one of the biggest influences in my life and one of the most spectacular people I know, my older sister Chloe. A term that we felt fell directly within the realm of our own experiences and struggles is the "imposter syndrome". By simple definition, it is feelings of incompetence and undeserving success and happiness in all contexts. It is feelings of being an imp...

Hi everyone! It's another Friday, and another amazing conversation with one of my closest friends at the University of Washington, Andoni Telonidis. From Utah, Andoni came down to Southern California to stop by JUST to get an episode in for you all. I know, I know...how nice of him.  Specifically, we discuss the notion of success and address our personal experiences through high school and ho...

Hi everyone! This week, I have Kristin Gabriel with me, one of my old high school friends who I now have the pleasure to work with at The Ecology Center.  This episode, we discuss a concept that isn't talked about often but is very common: codependency. The simple definition of codependency is complete emotional and psychological reliance on a partner in a variety of settings, resulting in th...

Hi everyone! For this week's episode, we dive deep into the life of Sam Perez, one of my oldest friends and truly one of the most genuine people I know.  Like everyone, he has a story, a truly inspirational one that I believe everyone is deserving of listening to. On this episode, we unravel the challenges he's overcome throughout his unique upbringing while also showcasing the ways he&a...

On this week's episode, I bring on one of my newly reconnected friends, Ethan Grush, in which we address introspection as a whole and his own experiences with it.  In particular, we talk about "lighting your own torch" and how it is your job and nobody else's to begin processing experiences, insecurities, failures, and successes in a more self aware way.  I'm sure all of y...

For the first episode ever, I am so excited to introduce myself and one of my dearest friends, Sam Smith from the University of Washington.  When it comes to a bad relationship, a friend that doesn't serve you anymore, a difficult experience like missing the game winning shot of a game or not getting into your dream school, letting go is what everyone tells you to do. They expect you to have...