Shoeless in South Dakota

After a tense stand-off in which spurs were rattled, spittoons were filled, and guns were cocked, the boys go into the shed and Breht pretends to be a therapist while it becomes clear that Dave could benefit from a real one... But then: a breakthrough occurs! All while Julian watches on in Silence and waits patiently for his colonoscopy appointment.  -----------------------------------------------...

This interview originally aired on Rev Left Radio in Feb. of 2021. We are uploading it onto the Shoeless feed because the content dovetails well with things we often discuss on Shoeless! Breht is joined by Dr. Daniel M. Ingram, author of "Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha", to discuss what Enlightenment is in the Buddhist tradition, what it feels like from the inside, what it can and cann...

Originally aired on Rev Left Radio in August of 2021. We are uploading it to the Shoeless feed because the content dovetails well with things we often discuss on Shoeless! Lauritz Marquardt (aka Conscious Development on YT) joins Breht to discuss the spiritual path toward awakening and his experiences on the path. Topics include: Buddhist philosophy, Lauritz's awakening experiences, the illusion o...

An audio excerpt from "No Chaser" recorded in treatment, David talks about losing yourself in addiction and discovering yourself in recovery.

Dave gets abducted by aliens and converses with them before being probed, then the boys laugh and cry together. Dave talks about his short stint in rehab and his recent relapse, Breht discusses the relationship between addiction and compulsions, then they talk about jackhammering rocks, why you are not a rock, and why fireworks f****** ROCK! Finally, they read a listener's heartfelt email about an...

We recorded this episode a few weeks back, and we didnt have an ending. We planned on coming back in and recording a proper ending before releasing it, but things kinda fell apart. Dave has checked himself into an inpatient rehab facility and will be MIA for a few weeks. The moment he gets out, we will record an episode catching you all up on everything! Until then, hopefully this can suffice!  Al...

This is a rough one. The shoeless boys are going through it. Dave opens up about his recent abuse of DXM, and Breht is in the midst of a bewildering sensorimotor OCD episode. They suffer out loud together and explore the dark depths of addiction, withdrawl, and mental illness. All while Julian sits silently in the corner and listens... Learn more the show HERE Join The Shoeless Sangha HERE

Breht introduces "The Shoeless Sangha", where shoeless listeners can gather once a month with Breht to discuss Buddhism and spiritual practice and meditate together.  To join The Shoeless Sangha (and support the show), click HERE Check out the first reading which we will discuss together during our first Sangha HERE Find ALL Sangha Dates and Times for the rest of 2024 HERE  

The boys return to The Shed to discuss lying, addiction, and why honesty is so important for healthy relationships and self-respect, Breht reflects on his first Passover Seder and argues for the importance of tradition and ritual, and then they have a conversation about what it would be like to exist as a 4th dimensional being... Afterwards, they read your emails, answer your questions, and offer...

Originally aired on Rev Left Radio - May 2021 Dr. Judith Grisel, former addict and current behavioral neuroscientist, joins Breht to discuss her life experiences and her fascinating book  "Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction". We discuss how addiction works at the level of the brain and how it feels at the level of experience. We also discuss multiple substances specifically...

In this third edition of our All Too Human interview series, Breht and Dave welcome Niko into the Shoeless Shed to have an honest conversation about his struggles with 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 provide insight into this type of human suffering...

The boys have a lot of fun discussing their fant-ta-ta-sies , jobs that make them want to delete themselves, apprehending romantic relationships through the analytical lens of dialectics, and wrestling with the age-old question of "Are Cigarettes Cool?"... until, unfortunately, the boys get into a huge fight on air and it ends in tragedy.  ----------------------------------------------------------...

Dave vibrates violently and gets rushed to the hospital, Breht drinks Jack Daniels and gets a brutal hangover (which might actually be worse than what Dave went through tbh), and then they talk about alcoholism, depression, meditation, and death (all the Shoeless classics). Also Shoenice makes an appearance? ------------------------------------------------------------ Are YOU a concerned citizen o...

What else is there to say ? I dont even know if this episode is good or what you folks expected, but  #GoBills! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.shoelessinsouthdakota.com/

Your favorite midwestern dirt bags are back! This time they talk about Dave's experimental Ketamine therapy for depression, give advice to listeners who wrote in about existential crises and bad relationships, discuss Breht's "indictments", and then they absolutely go  off the rails while spending time in the shallow end of the pool... --------------------------------------------------------------...

The Boys get thrown into a reeducation camp by the Poly Mafia, and are issued two high level reeducators from the Ministry of Knowledge , Daniel and Karen, to systematically deprogram them. Together, they disabuse the boys of various misconceptions they have about polyamory, correct them on a wide number of points, and ultimately have an incredibly fascinating and beautifully human conversation ab...

David reads a short story he revised years ago that is semi-autobiographical. TRIGGER WARNING it contains heavy subject matter, involving suicide, but not in graphic detail. If you want to follow along with the story text, head over the the Shoeless Patreon where a transcript will be available. 

The Bois are back at it again, this time they discuss times when they had to "play it straight", past struggles with infidelity,  polyamory and monogamy, crazy stories from the boys' turbulent adolescence, and a bunch of other shit.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.shoelessinsouthdakota.com/  

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The Boys are back in town... Together, they talk about how Dave ruined Breht's wedding, wade into the murky depths of Breht's subconscious , explore the nuances of Kantian epistemology and metaphysics, discuss the hellish prison that immortality would be, speculate on the relevance or irrelevance of one's childhood in relation to their adult issues, and much more... -------------------------------...

Breht reflects on death, the afterlife, Spinoza's God, and what it means to be a self-aware sentient being in the blooming, buzzing cosmos...

After recent personal events, Dave revisits and reads an essay he wrote years ago about death and the afterlife.

The Barefoot Bois discuss their shared experiences with magic mushrooms , update listeners on Dave's progress, read your emails, give you life advice (you are welcome), celebrate the musical brilliance of the Kottonmouth Kings, completely deconstruct the illusion of free will, and finally settle the question of whether or not the US invaded the British on Chesapeake Bay...

In this inaugural episode of Breht's solo miniseries "Breht on Fire", he explores how hip hop is used by the oppressed (including by a teenager in Gaza) as a medium of expression, talks about anger and rage as repressed heartbreak, discusses the obsessive compulsive disorder he struggled with as a child before speculating on its underlying causes, and much more. 

In this inaugural episode of our new solo Dave mini-series here on Shoeless, David talks about growing up with religion, finding Jesus in a forest, and seeing the dead on his way to church...