Shoeless in South Dakota

David talks about the dreadful thought "what if all this pain and suffering was for nothing?" If you like this segments, check out the whole catalouge on YouTube by searching "David Icenogle No Chaser" or just following this link: https://youtube.com/@davidnochaser?si=byA95LT5ZeCVGUw_  

David discusses dealing with shameful memories that still sting. If you like these segments, check out my YouTube channel by searching "No Chaser David Icenogle" or following this link: https://youtube.com/@davidnochaser?si=K05Eq7DOIEkvkMIf  

The boys try and fail to do a police interogation bit, and get meta wit it. Then Dave asks Breht what the shape of the universe is, leading to an extended conversation about cosmology, including whether the universe is infinite or finite, what leading scientists deduce from the curvature of space time, the size of the observable universe, the speed of light, and whether or not our entire universe...

David asks the grim but very real question about what to do with the alcoholic or addict in your life that is helpless. If you like these clips, check out my channel on YouTube by searching "David Icenogle No Chaser" or following this link: https://youtube.com/@davidnochaser?si=fNqkkcdO8bdUHnDI  

The boys have a letter-writing campaign during the American Revolutionary War against the British... Then they talk about their dreams, their superpowers, and the NBA finals, before launching into an analysis of what is and isnt considered "The Midwest". Then Breht explains cosmology to Dave, and together they wrestle with the Fermi Paradox and a number of possible solutions to it.   outro music p...

David talks about how delusions of the future keeps you addicted today. If you like these segments feel free to check out the YouTube channel by searching "No Chaser David Icenogle" or following this link: https://youtube.com/@davidnochaser?si=ZPCzjXSGBqm_hVQ7  

David talks about the mentally and emotionally arduous task of forgiving oneself. If you like these clips, feel free to check and subscribe to the No Chaser YouTube channel. You can just search "David Icenogle No Chaser" or use this link: https://youtube.com/@davidnochaser?si=HfcFrlvDjI7GAduG  

Grab your edibles, we're talking about the Matrix.

David discusses the misconceptions of "hitting rock bottom". If you enjoyed this content, check out my channel on YouTube. You can just search "David Icenogle No Chaser" or use this link https://youtube.com/@davidnochaser?si=D9Z8HSvbujBtGU_u  

In the inaugural episode of the 'Best of No Chaser' series, David talks about the difficulty for addicts and alcoholics to adopt a normal life. If you enjoyed this segment, feel free to check out and subscribe to the No Chaser channel under this link or just search "David Icenogle No Chaser" on YouTube  https://youtube.com/@davidnochaser?si=iX723MIN-g_Hd-yC    

The Boys accidentally time-travel to fuedal Europe where they meet some peasants and save a witch from burning at the stake (kinda). Then they catch up with Dave's recent experiences in a shelter-rehab, in which he tore his ACL going up for a rebound in a recreational basketball game. After that, they talk NBA playoffs, their deepest physical insecurities, the insane vissitudes and challenges of a...

Dave's sober but his life remains weird.

In an episode for a new mini-sode series, DIY Psychoanalysis, David argues that it isn't possible to actually lie to oneself. Although he may just be lying to himself...

David argues for a way life should be that is impossible and therefore pointless to argue. Nonetheless he persisted. 

An asteroid screams towards Earth as the boys gather remotely to discuss trivialities: times they were spooked, internet/phone addiction, the morals of meat in Dave's mouth, and the stupidity of going to NYC to watch the ball drop and fill your adult diaper to the absolute brim on New Years Eve. Then they take your emails and give you life advice about monogamous marriage, losing the love of your...

In this fifth edition of our All Too Human interview series , Breht and Dave welcome Joey into the Shoeless Shed to have an honest conversation about his struggles with personal tragedy, repressed grief, and subsequent alcoholism. With these All Too Human interviews, we aim to highlight and destigmatize the mental health and addiction struggles of regular working class people in hopes that we can...

Breht listens to, reflects on, and critically engages with a public lecture by the late philosopher  Michael Sugrue entitled "Nietzsche and the Death of God" . He discusses the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, the politics of modern day Nietzscheans, the death of god and consumer capitalism as a form a nihilism, the ongoing nature of human civilizational and spiritual evolution, the biography of...

David talks about the hardest he's tried to find laughter in the darkness.

Dave is out of rehab, so the boys get together to talk about his wild experiences over the holiday in which he haunted the streets of Omaha and Lincoln bouncing between rehabs, psych wards, Walgreens medicine aisles, and respite centers. Thankfully, at the end of the chaos, he felt a deep internal shift that many in recovery refer to as " being sick and tired of being sick and tired ", and it gave...

(This is an unlocked patreon episode from November - for more episodes like this and to support the show, you can join here: patreon.com/ShoelessinSouthDakota ) The boys read poems, fight for Free Speech, ponder BLASTING GEAR, and Sacrifice EVERYTHING for your freedoms. Then they talk about Abe Lincoln's hardcore depression, Breht's book idea (he won't write it), why you should read more books, re...

A message from Dave full of Holiday cheer!

Breht dies and has a near-death experience, Dave struggles with derealization (and busting), then the boys talk politics and reflect on the election. After that, they discuss types of people they'd like to purge the planet of and different types of human intelligence, then Breht's son joins the show to reveal the TRUE Breht, and it ain't pretty... After that, the boys stare death in the face and a...

The Boys are Back in Town (they never left)! Dave gets a new job trafficking people (or helping people who have been trafficked? I'm not sure), Breht talks about his multiple, severe traumatic head injuries (it's not good, folks), and Julian sits in the corner of the Shoeless Shed and shakes his perfectly healthy head disapprovingly for three hours straight... Also, the boys answer your emails and...

A book of poetry dedicated to the human experience of the working class poor in the American Midwest... Buy and/or review  At Least the Pain is Cheap HERE Get a free copy at: atleastthepainischeap@gmail.com

In this fourth edition of our  All Too Human interview series , Breht and Dave welcome their old friend from high school, Christian, into the Shoeless Shed to have an honest conversation about his struggles with alcoholism, methamphetamine, and incarceration. This is the first time Breht and Christian have seen eachother in 15 years! With these All Too Human interviews, we aim to highlight and des...