The David Soto Jr. Podcast

Two things really got me thinking about this topic lately. One, I went and did a reading at a place called Book Bar in Denver. Now, I thought, and have even been told, that I am a good public speaker. I thought I was going to be a natural in front of the mic. I'm a podcaster for Christ's sake! Well, I got nervous and my voice trembled a bit. Overall, I did pretty well but it was not a flawless per...

Good question! For the longest time, I thought Mexican was a race and that people who were prejudice against Mexicans were racist. It turns out; I was wrong. That led me to wonder what do I mark when I fill out forms and applications that ask my race? I was reminded of this when someone posted a question on youtube in response to Episode 5 "Proud to be Mexican-American." In this episode, I answer...

Before I discovered I was meant to be a storyteller I wanted to be a health and wellness guru. Someone in the field, someone I looked up to, gave me some really bad advice one day. I followed this advice for several years and was unhappy. Then I noticed so was the person that gave me the advice. In this episode, I get into the specifics of this example. It has to do with writing and being an autho...

Nobody wants your god damn guns. They want children to stop getting murdered. I never really thought I would be talking about such touchy political subjects but I can't not speak about it. We have people attacking children for voicing their opinion, propaganda all over youtube, a housewife from Arnold, Missouri seeking out fame by brainwashing Americans, and here is the biggest thing, SOME OF US A...

The truth is it's hard! Someone recently commented on FB that I had "this perfect life." I was like, Dude you have no idea how far from perfect it is. These past two years on the road have been hard. In this episode, I talk about why vanlife is a lot harder than pictures on Instagram show. The biggest contributor? Isolation. And it's not necessarily because of loneliness. I actually like being alo...

I am a grown ass man and I recently had one of those experiences where I woke up and felt like I had to apologize. Even as a young man I thought that one's drinking is out of hand if he or she has to apologize for his actions the next day. I've woke up like that a few times in the past year, and I got to say, it's not ok. In this episode, I talk about why I shouldn't be drinking in the first place...

With recent events blowing up the internet, I have been asking myself, What EXACTLY is the NRA? I asked on twitter and facebook and got zero responses. Does anybody really know? I took to their website and found some answers. So... the NRA is a gun safety and training school? That's not a bad thing I guess, but I can't help but wonder why a school is so influential on our government? Also, what do...

Is everything we know about relationships from TV and the movies? I'm not sure where I heard it, but it was very recent. Someone was insinuating that how we view relationships is entirely based on pop culture. This is something I had been thinking on for a while. What have I been basing the potential of long quality relationships on? It also reminded me of a story in where I actually gave relation...

I said this the other day, and it resonated with me. Then I posted it online with a picture, and it blew up. People loved it. I guess it resonated with a lot of other people as well. There are a lot of us out there that are moving forward with our dreams and goals regardless whether it's perfect or not. We are just doing it. Then there are the others, the ones that aren't doing anything out of fea...

My worst week of #vanlife. I have been plagued with breakdowns since the beginning of this year. This particularly sucks during my first winter in Colorado because if the engine doesn't run, I don't have heat. The biggest issue I have, I guess, is MONEY. Living off my savings, putting my van in the shop stresses me out. That being said, in November I paid $500 for admission to a writer's summit in...

Why women shouldn't fake their orgasms. Wrong! I am not going to tell anybody, especially women, what to do with their body. But it's a cool title for a podcast, no? I am, however, going to share a story told to me by a close friend on how she realized what an impact faking her orgasms had on her and her relationship. Then I am going to relay how the lesson learned can be applied to every one of u...

I believe it was Lee Greenwood who said it best, "I am proud to be a Mexican-American." Or was that Cheech Marin? In this episode, I talk about how I recently realized how much I love being Chicano or, more commonly known as, Mexican-American. I struggled for so many years trying to pick a side—trying to pick a culture. Mexicans encouraged me to be more Mexican. Americans encouraged me to be less...

Let's talk about goals. Goal setting has started to get a bad wrap here in the past couple years. Minimalists have gone so far in giving up things that they have given up goals. Some people have just changed the name of goals to "intentions." Whatever! As much I want to be a cool minimalist, I can't bring myself to give up goal setting. The biggest reason for this is IT WORKS. In this episode, I t...

Today I talk about how Action Kills Fear! I go into detail of my recent #vanlife problems, specifically breakdowns. I have had a lot. I let them get to me, but I handle it. How? I took action. If action kills fear, what kills all the other stuff we battle within our heads. Depression, anger, jealousy, hate, and everything else. I cover it in this episode of the David Soto Jr. Podcast.

I stammer through this episode. The flow I usually have isn’t there. The topics feel a little forced but they are good ones. Today I talk about two things that have come to mind lately. -Everyone is hurting in someway Everyone! I have taken this as my mantra and it causing me to feel something I lack, empathy. -Nobody gives a shit about you I have heard this a million times but it didn't sink in u...

Welcome to the first episode of The David Soto Jr podcast. Today I talk about: -What happened to The Struggle, the name I was going to uses for my podcast -I am not an expert, I am not here to give advice -Giving without expectation, I saw this happen and was reminded of something I heard a long time ago -Adversity and the something my dad told me a long time ago, “This is just part of your story....