The Fixerpunk Podcast

This is a messy, unplanned Fixing the Fixerpunk episode: - Update on the pro surfer job - Figuring out the stuff that distracts me - Minor fitness progress and my new metric “How close am I to looking like Nick Jackson of The Young Bucks?” - Incremental progress overall and finding those times when I can make a big change - TIkTok progress - Extreme Independence as the Core Philosophy of Punk - No...

This is more of a current events episode covering the soon to end eviction moratoriums, problems with eviction processes, how to restructure the process of eviction to be more sane, disparate impacts of court processes like virtual hearings on the elderly and disabled, the need for more public and cooperatively owned housing, the myth of the “worker shortage,” and the ways upper middle class peopl...

This was supposed to be a Fixing the Fixerpunk episode, but it’s pretty heavy on practical lessons. Topics covered: - Prioritizing Your Life and Activities when advocating for yourself - A Key Fixerpunk Principle: Be A Pitcher, Not A Thrower as applied to personal advocacy - Prioritizing Deadlines and Statute of Limitations - Appropriate length of letters and communications with legislators - Cons...

The second part of my Learning from an Anxious Millennial Cowboy episode about Adam “Hangman” Page of All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and how I have found him to be a highly relatable inspiration for my own life and an example for the new frontiers of activism. He is a very strong yet emotionally vulnerable and relatable individual whose story shows how to claim one’s potential. His intelligence is pai...

Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors has come under fire for purchasing a $1.4 million dollar home in Los Angeles among other real estate investments. The organization has also been criticized for not directly assisting Black people adequately, including the families of victims of police brutality. As a former organization board member who has a degree in Political Science, I explain how...

After screwing up an episode about the activism lessons of the “cowboy” and “punk” social archetypes and the subtle cultural shifts in these populations, I just needed to rant for a little bit. I also speak about how pro wrestler Adam Page’s children’s book “Adam and The Golden Horseshoe” has helped me find new motivation to push forward even though I may not feel I’m not “good enough” to perform.

This show does not provide professional advice of any sort. You should consult with a qualified professional regarding your personal circumstances before deciding on any course of action. This trending idea isn’t just for social welfare. Treating the ideas of everyone involved as equal instead of having a power dynamic between recipients and givers of help can create unexpected breakthroughs in yo...

You have probably heard a million times that socialism will make everyone lazy and not move society forward in terms of innovation and delivering the things we need. However, a well-known motto of socialism directly contradicts this and in fact creates the ideal conditions for peak performance, even as compared to a more late-stage capitalistic perspective. It makes so much sense that even in your...

Welcome to anyone coming here from Street Fight Radio. This is the original intro episode to the podcast under its old name: "DIY Tactics, Gnarly Civics, and Reality" where I make fun of Dave Ramsey at some point. It also gives some insight on the thought processes that lead me to where I am today. Notes: https://podcast.greysonpeltier.com/wp/2018/08/07/welcome-intro-episode/

There sometimes can be a benefit to negative emotions and anxiety, and you may not immediately need to suppress them, but only if you know what to do and how to do it right. Athletes, like surfers, often find peace and have their most meaningful experiences when they are most scared. Using your emotions as a resource for energy and action is a necessary and helpful skill. I call this process “manu...

So much of self-help is focused on doing a bunch of big things based on goals the authors create, which is to say they promote conformity, and that can conflict with your own innate goals and attitudes, not to mention overwhelming you. My approach to personal development in my own life is focusing on smaller things that can impact mindset across many areas, leveraging my past goals and using them...

The audio from a video on my YouTube channel. Search Greyson Peltier on YouTube to subscribe Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots was ill-advised to make his “Platforms” joke, but did not act maliciously and was likely frustrated with implementing appropriate discourse. Communicating about political and social issues in a way that is relevant, appropriate, and in line with the creative tone and voice...

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This episode is kinda rough and kinda another “hate to say I told you so” episode but the timeline held up from the lockdowns episode. Within a week of April 15th, protests ensued in Michigan and California. Churches defied on Easter and a Pastor was arrested. The measures may be needed, but they carry non-zero risks of their own. An approach that allows true freedom and flexibility, allowing heal...

They are responding to feedback from systems designed to make them act that way and operating on limited information, which results in their primal instincts filling in the gap. This is expected because they are at risk of losing their lives too. This manifests as a lack of intellect and nuance, more force and control, and worse pathologies. They give occurrences, force people to pee in water bott...

The coronavirus has caused political and social changes that just a few months ago were written off as impossible. Learn how you can use crisis to take actions in activism and your personal life to create change.