The Wyrd Ones

Last episode I hit pause on a movie because it was mirroring my own nervous system back at me and I couldn't take it. This episode I finish it, and I finish the thought. Like Stars on Earth follows a dyslexic kid getting punished by a system that has no room for how his mind actually works. Sound familiar. I talk about what happened when I sat back down to watch the ending: a new teacher walks in,...

Watched Like Stars on Earth (Taare Zameen Par) tonight. A kid getting punished for being wired different. Had to stop halfway through. Started crying, and it wasn’t really about the kid. It was about me at that age, the version of me that got good at performing instead of falling apart. High achiever. Competent. No one had to yell at me because I’d already learned how to make myself acceptable. Ta...

Standing on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, surrounded by obelisks, monuments, and an unfinished Parthenon, I didn't see a park. I saw a circuit board. In this audio I walk through what Calton Hill actually is, what it was before the Enlightenment got hold of it, and what was deliberately overwritten when they planted monuments to rational philosophy, military victory, and imperial science on top of an...

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thewyrdones.substack.com

I recorded something real today. Then it disappeared. I shifted from frustration to trust. It showed up at 2:33am. Turns out that's the whole model. Listen to find out what I mean, and why I'm building something for people who are done forcing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thewyrdones.substack.com

I n 2020 I was introduced to urine therapy. Since then, most mornings, I drink at least some of my own urine. I know. This episode is not here to convince you of anything. It is here to give you two honest voices in genuine dialogue so you can think for yourself. I recently started aging urine again after nearly two years of traveling made it impossible to maintain the practice. While lying in the...

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This isn’t just a podcast. It’s a transmission. A remembering. If you’ve ever felt like the clown in the office, the misfit in the family, the one whose nervous system just couldn’t take the lies—this is for you. In this episode, I explore: * The nuclear initiation of Earth’s awakening * The deep pain and sacred purpose of not fitting in * Why the system was never built for people like us—and why...

After a mountaintop vision quest, I chose not to push... but to slow down. In this audio from the Pyrenees, I reflect on: Breaking the habit of constant doing Listening to nature’s rhythm A quiet moment of clarity about my father’s biggest regret Sometimes the deepest transformation comes when we stop trying so hard . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribe...

This came through raw after a powerful breathwork session. We live in a world that conditions us to abandon our childlike wonder—to toughen up, shut down, and perform. But the truth is… that part of you never left. It’s still there, waiting. This is a vulnerable share about the cost of growing up—and the invitation to come back home to yourself. 🎥 Watch the video above. 👉 Ready to reclaim your I...

As I wandered through the misty streets of Bilbao, I felt something stirring in my bones — not just admiration for the Basque people and their enduring sense of identity, but a deep yearning of my own. The Basque fight to preserve their language, culture, and independence ignited something in me that I didn’t quite have a name for… until now. This episode isn’t just about Spain. It’s about identit...