The Road Less Traveled

This episode focuses on storytelling as an artform, something that I believe in and also pride myself in. I always had my imagination fostered as a child (in addition to literally being a foster kid). I've come to love storytelling in various artforms and chose to study film and writing in college. I'm excited to share that my friend has tapped me for my expertise as a writer and assistant directo...

I've been reading the book Atomic Habits by James Clear and have been slowly incorporating it into my daily life. After I got out of prison I focused on paying off my financial and legal debts and took a break from reading books. (I had read over 600 books during my time inside so I felt okay with that decision... at the time.) I've realized that I need to get back to some of the routines that I h...

On this episode of The Road Less Traveled I give a few updates and reintroduce myself and the purpose of this podcast moving forward. It will always first and foremost be an audio diary of my experiences of my five years in prison, but it will also tangentially be related since those years are a part of me and inseparable at this point. As always, thank you for listening and being respectful. -db

Freedom of Speech is only true in the sense that you are absolutely free to say whatever you want... and then deal with the consequences afterwards. As always, thank you for being respectful and for listening. -db

I'm clearly upset with things, so just know I go on a rollercoaster rant. (I enjoyed the vent, but I hate the situation.) As always, thank you for listening and being respectful. Hope everyone's doing well out there. -db

We live in a time period where people seem to confuse their belief's and strongly held convictions to be the same if not better than facts. I grew up with a passion for storytelling and went to college to study it as an artform. It blows my mind these days that people continually follow a false narrative or spread misinformation as if it were gospel. Independent thinking is at an all time low and...

All the insecurities, fears, self-doubt, self-hatred, and whatever negative thought you could have about yourself run through my mind like a bullet turned to shrapnel. I hate sharing those feelings with my girlfriend because in times like those it seems to hurt the most when someone is trying to be positive, tell you how much they mean to them, how important you are, the most important person in t...

I had what I firmly believe was a mild heart attack a couple days ago. I could go on and on about regrets and feeling sorry for myself, etc., but the biggest thing will always be that I'm sorry for my actions that led to me drinking and driving back in 2016 and killing my victim. I don't regret prison, the loss of opportunities for myself, or how difficult and depressing life has become lately. I...

Okay, okay, I'm sorry that it took a topical/political turn but I did try to relate it to my experience in jail/prison. I recorded this episode on time and meant to upload to keep my regularly scheduled programming... but as you might notice in episode 74, that didn't happen, and then things got worse. I'm hanging in there, but it's been more downs than ups lately. -db

I've mentioned on multiple episodes that I work at a restaurant... Well, the secret is out apparently. I wanted to do this episode over a year ago when all these changes started trickling down from corporate but I was also trying to balance and maitain my anonymity with respect to the place that employs me. Please note that I overall have nothing against PF Changs/The Company as you will hopefully...

On this weeks episode I talk about Olympians, DUI's, the hero complex, and a need for patience and understanding that just doesn't seem to be there these days. As always, thank you for listening and being respectful. -db

This week's episode is dedicated to Music! (Yes, with a capital M.) It's funny, I think I only mention a couple random bands since the episode's conversation is mostly about how significant music was to me in jail/prison, its influence on me creatively and emotionally, etc. etc. so when I mention that I was having "a music day" I was listening to 70's/80's hits. The energy in songs from those deca...

I recorded this episode on Wednesday and then got sidetracked and forgot to upload it. I know, I'm operating at an average 4 or 5 for personality type 3's. Understand what I'm talking about? Don't feel bad if you don't, I barely do. This week's episode is dedicated to the Enneagram, otherwise known as the Riso Hudson personality test. There's way more to it than I had time to talk about in the epi...

Sorry that I've been absent the last couple weeks, been going through a touch of depression. Turns out Mother's Day isn't my favorite. Not an excuse though, just shedding light on my current state. Hanging in there though, so until next time, thank you for listening and being respectful. -db

On this week's episode I talk about my experience going into Parole and Probation for the last time. Spoiler alert: I'm getting my honorable discharge granted.

Tune in or tune out, this episode of The Road Less Traveled is an hour long of free form comedic discussion. After episode 65 I was feeling like I needed to recenter myself and get in my sarcastic form of therapy. Welcome to an hour of hopefully funny jokes mixed with life stories and venting. As always, thank you for listening and being respectful. -db    #art #podcast #trlt #prison

Greetings! Anxious about the world? Scared of things you have no control over? Welcome to today's episode! I'm about three months away from my parole ending and rather than seeing the light at the end of the tunnel I'm starting to get more stressed, more anxious, and more fearful of what that looks like. On today's episode I try to analyze myself and why I think these stressors and fears are manif...

Ever feel like people don't know what they're talking about? Me too. I'm usually the first to say I have no idea what I'm saying, but a lot of people operate from a position of arrogance confused with confidence. This episode is a smattering of examples on why I'm losing my mind. Enjoy! -db #podcast #trlt #prison #words

Greetings! Ever feel caught in a loop? It's not groundhog day, or the movie Looper, but it could be addiction or avoidance. Today's episode is an update as well as light exploration of some of my biological family's addictions and habits and why being aware of the generational loop is important. As always, thank you for listening and being respectful. -db

Everyone's talking about politics these days.... Don't worry! This episode is focused on the micro-politics that go on in jail and prison, not the macro-politics that apply to our nation our world (although I do try to tie the two together in my own meandering way). As always thank you for being respectful and listening. Enjoy!   -db

Today's episode covers a very heavy topic, although my approach is more of an open discussion on the importance of providing not only context and transparency when reporting statistics, but also the responsibility people reporting these facts have on how they are relayed to us. You only get one chance to make a first impression, let it not be a misleading one. -db   #podcast #theroadlesstraveled #...

On this episode of the Road Less Traveled I talk about the years since my incarceration and how comparatively different everything is; I also open up about my relationship, fears for the future, regrets on the past, and a few hopeful tidbits. As always, thank you for tuning in and being respectful. Catch you on the road less traveled. -db   #podcast #trlt #roadlesstraveled #truecrime

On this episode I add a few additional thoughts and context to my previous episode. Consider this the third part to a three part story arc. As always, thank you for tuning in and being respectful. - db

On this special episode of The Road Less Traveled I finally open up about one of the most traumatic experiences I had while incarcerated... and it wasn't even inside prison. After so many events over the last few years, I thought I would revist the topic of PTSD, especially due to incredibly recent events. As always, thank you for tuning in and being respectful. - db

Welcome back listeners! This episode is dedicated to my newfound motivation to improve not only this podcast, but myself in general. I'm finally to the point that I've been out of prison for a few years and can now start effectively planning week to week rather than just trying to make it day to day. (This isn't to say I wasn't planning for things down the road, but there's only so much you can re...