TBOO: "Life of Detours"

In this episode, I sit down with my boy Mike Wilson whom I met in our employ at TGI Friday's in Conway. He's a long-time friend and is now co-host of The Fans Edge podcast. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Mike grew up and learned just how rough the world could be and what people were capable of. His move to Arkansas, where I met him, was a much-needed change of pace in his life. He kept the teachings of...

Welcome to Granny’s Gayrage! In this episode, Rachel, Shay, and I sit down just like we used to back at GMA’s house and just decompress. We talk about funny stories, deep cuts from the past, the stresses of life, and podcasting.

The Awareness Project is an amazing nonprofit that does its best to bring awareness to some of the issues that affect (and will do so more in the future) us and our planet while also just supporting the community and the people. They have such a beautiful message and they have put in a huge amount of hard work and time to make sure they and their company live by the message they are trying to send...

In this episode, I sit down with my buddy Eric Spence. Eric grew up a military kid bouncing around the south as his parent's stations changed and they eventually split up. Eric attended private schools for the majority of his education. When Eric graduated high school he was living with his dad who was stationed in England. Being on a student visa, he only had two options: go to school or take the...

In this episode, I sit down with an old friend, Mr. Nathan Brown. He starts out with some information on his professional life before we bring it back to his childhood growing up and going to the Bethel Christian school in the middle of the woods of Acorn, Arkansas. Nathan joined us at Mena High School in our 11th-grade year and it was as if he'd been there all along. He went on to college at UAFS...

In this episode, I sit down and give you guys a rundown of everything going on. I talk for a bit about my own personal life before giving a full run-through of podcast information by checking all the analytics available to me. Later, I talk about the book and the direction I'm taking with that. I then go through my website and where to find things there. I do give out contact information and ask f...

In this episode, my good friend Benji Sager and I dive into some issues on the back end of our original "Life of Detours" podcast. We bust out a few different issues in this wild drunken convo. We cover Texas weed laws, Benji's B and B to be, chicken foot, and technology before going down one hell of a rabbit hole with the whole Lia Thomas controversy. From technology to sexuality, this episode ha...

In this episode, I sit down with my very good friend Mr. Benji Sager. He's a hell of an interesting guy with such a diverse background it's hard to put a label on him, but that's how he likes it. Benji is currently a bartender in Deep Ellum in Dallas but has a background in multiple facets of artistic expression. After hearing his story in this podcast I have even more respect for Benji and am loo...

In this episode, my good friends Nick Rose and Dylan Deramus make the trip to DFW to spend the day with me. We went on a psychedelic adventure along the trails of Arlington before sitting down to talk to you all. This episode is the epitome of the "Life of Detours". We covered an array of topics from mental health to education. Dylan gives us a rundown of his time in college working hard to get hi...

In this episode, I call my badass friend Mr. Nick Rose and we go on a full-blown BS session. We talk about high school fights, puppy dogs, legal drugs, and good times. Later on in the podcast, my boy Mr. Dylan Deramus hops in to bullshit with us. All this fun is just a little preview of what next week's full podcast with Nick and Dyl will be!

In this episode, I sit down with a very good friend and ex/recurring boss of mine, Mr. Jeff Groth. Jeff has been in the service industry for over 25 years and has more than enough stories to tell about that. Jeff was born in Cleveland (which led to him being a Browns fan) and moved around a good bit as his father worked on various theme parks around the country before they landed in California. Je...

In this episode, I sit down with my long-time friend and total badass, Mr. Jackson Riley. We got ourselves a nice little bottle of Proper Twelve and took it down in style while we shot the shit. Among many other things, Jack chronicles his four years in prison and how it impacted his life. As the "Life of Detours" suggests, we go through a number of other topics from our time in soccer, to politic...

In this episode, I sit down with my good friend Mr. James Martone. James and I have worked together for a good while now, but he is constantly surprising me with his stories. We talk about his upbringing and his transition into a hoodrat kid trying to do hoodrat things with his hoodrat friends. With the help of a thirty pack of stones, I peel back some of the layers of James and get a ton of good...

In this episode, my gorgeous girlfriend Lady Kristen and I try to tell a bit of the story of how we came to be the cute couple we are now. We attempt to tell the story of how we had been around each other through my best friend and her cousin Logan and had some very... we'll call them interesting interactions before we finally figured out that there was a special connection between us. I say we at...

In this episode, I sit down with my brother in law Mr. Traven Bayne. He's a badass bearded brewer from Polk County in Arkansas. He tells some of his story leading through school, his time as an EMT, and into his time in Africa with the military. He's currently working on the new brewery attached to The Ouachita's brand. The brewery is still in the beginning stages, but he's got the drive and will...

In this episode, I hit a few things about my life at present and explain parts of my book and website. I later add my sister Rachel and her friend Shay in to talk about their podcast which drops TOMORROW called "Decomp". It's a true-crime podcast to start and will eventually work into all things spooky, so keep an eye out for "Decomp" on Spotify very soon!

In this episode, I go back over my time after moving to Dallas. I chronicle how going from job to job and finding my lady love set me up for surviving quarantine and taking on the amazing adventure that is The Book of Osten . With this being where I currently live, everyone is now caught up to the present day. You now know as much about me as I could tell you in this medium. I leave off with some...

In this episode, I sit down with my buddy Nick Carroll (owner and operator of Nash Entertainment, LLC). We talk about his life leading to his venture to Texas and what lead him to pursue a career in videography. Nick is working on the "'Primrose Path' The Book of Osten: HEIST PASSAGE" docuseries based on a story from The Book of Osten series. We sit down and have a few beers and talk about what le...

In this episode, I tell the story of dealing with the fallout of "The Heist" situation and moving off to college. While in Conway, I meet my best friend Mr. Logan, go through a few different jobs, a crazy ass ex-girlfriend, and cycle through living situations before making my big move to Dallas with Logan.

In this episode, I pick up from last week where I left off with the loss of my dad in high school. I go on to tell the story of “The Heist” and some of the repercussions of it that left a black mark on the end of my high school career.

In this episode, I give you the very beginning of my story. Where I come from and leading into how I ended up sitting here in this chair in this particular time and place. I quickly go through some of my childhood and partway into my life in high school. Poetically enough, I had to end this episode with the story of losing my father when I was in high school. All of these events that I outline her...