This is a two-part episode: (1) a hard and raw update of the state of my life right now, and (2) a conversation with Leela Sinha, who persistently believes there are ways to make the world a better place event when I'm whimpering in a corner.Guest: Leela Sinha, https://intensivesinstitute.com/....................Art: Laura EccottMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)

Health, and the lack thereof, have not been kind to the podcast.

When you have a lifetime's worth of experience in the criminal justice and military, you've accumulated some stories. Some are never to be told, due to privacy or intensity or just the inability to speak the words. Others are shifted into fiction, to give space to say what you need to say without quite as many roadblocks...Guest: Gary Edgington, https://garyedgingtonauthor.com/....................Promo: OctoberPod Christmas Ghost Story (drops 25 December 2023)Disclaimer: AliciaMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

Just an update on where I've been and expressing my fervent hopes that I'll be able to return to some version of normal within the foreseeable future...

Lots of us went through school thinking of history as just a series of facts to memorize for the test... but it actually matters on a greater scale, and kids are fully able to understand that.Guest: Barbara Ann MojicaBooks: Amazon page....................Promo: Madison on the AirDisclaimer: Kennedy PhillipsMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

Being a producer -- one who creates, brings about, makes available -- could mean any number of things, even within the slice of life called podcasting and pop culture.Guest: Reena Friedman Watts, Better Call Daddy podcast....................Promo: Blood Rose Island (novel) by Amy KotoDisclaimer: Bex, Tu Tía BrujaArt: Kim ErwinMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

Every life has defining before/after moments; things that that change everything. What's yours, and how do you place meaning on it?Guest: Nicole Angelique Kerr, author of You Are Deathless....................Promo: The Compulsive StorytellerDisclaimer: Colin, The Podcast HostMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

What do you do when your child (or your self) is sick but the doctors are getting it wrong?Guest: Elizabeth Harris, whatswrongwithmychild.com....................Promo: And Then SuddenlyDisclaimer: Jason MyersArt: JuliaMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

How do you know who you are, or aren't? How do you know what you're good at? What is "typical," anyway?Guest: Joel Bouchard, From Nowhere to Nothing podcastSpotify: Joel Bouchard....................Promo: OmenDisclaimer: Mike GagneArt: Kim ErwinMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

How vulnerable are you to giving away personal or corporate secrets? How likely are you to try and gather that information from others?Guest: Robert KerbeckBook: https://www.robertkerbeck.com/book/ruse/....................Promo: Our True Crime PodcastDisclaimer: Kristen, Murder She ToldMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

Connection and belonging are tremendously important, as are the knowledge of your own value and a sense of awareness of your space in the world. So... how do you get those things?Guest: Catherine Bell, The Awakened CompanyThe Enneagram Institute Type Descriptions: https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions....................Promo: Witches Talking TarotDisclaimer: Audrey Art: MinnaMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

How much do you really know about your family history? And how would you handle it if you learned something big after it was too late to ask more questions?Guest: Shirley B NovackBook: The Story Of.......................Promo: Fellowship of the GeeksDisclaimer: Chris, Play ComicsMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

How much do you trust the medical system, especially when they've gotten things wrong more than once? And how do you move on, once you're no longer defined by an illness?Guest: Edward MiskieBook: Cancer, Musical Theater & Other Chronic Illnesses....................Promo: Western Standard TimeDisclaimer: Rachel, All Bad ThingsMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

Sometimes the things we think will be the easiest -- relationships, communication, empathy -- actually take a lot of work.Guest: Figs O'Sullivan, empathi.com....................Promo: Don't Wreck YourselfDisclaimer: E.T.Art: JuliaMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

While you're busy with picnics or fireworks or side-eyeing Americans, stop and think: does the 4th of July actually hold historical significance? And if it doesn't, what else are we getting wrong?Guest: David Fleming, author of Who's Your Founding Father?....................Promo: Beyond 6 SecondsDisclaimer: Sarah Rhea WernerMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

Here's your chance to find out what happens when the blind lead the deaf... and how you can be a better human without even trying.Guest: Kevin Lowe, Grit, Grace and Inspiration....................Promo: Discover MoreDisclaimer: Adam, Snyder's ReturnArt: Erin SchwartzMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

How do you own the status of podcaster? Where is the right balance of tension and drama, online or off? And when is it time to hit "publish?"Guest: Adam Powell, Snyder's Return podcast....................Promo: CHAIKADisclaimer: Arthur T.Art: Troy LarsonMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/....................Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

Creativity can be a solo act, or it can be a room full of friends. What matters is the joy in the process, the pride in the outcome, and exactly who ends up with Adrian at the end.Guest: The cast of The Rise of King Asilas and other projectsPromo: OctoberPod's Guide to FishingDisclaimer: Jennifer, Haunted HappenstanceArt: Troy LarsonMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

Are there ways that movies can help improve the world? Even horror movies? Of course there are...Guest: Josh Burkey, victimsandvillains.netDISCOUNT CODE FOR ENTRANTS: Bliss24 for 15% off submissions for 2024's Horrific Hope Film Festival—-----------------Promo: Doomsday: History's Most Dangerous PodcastDisclaimer: Josh Harrison, Earthdawn Survival Guide podcastArt: Troy LarsonMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/—-----------------Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)Sponsor: Horrific Hope Film Festival 2024 (code bliss24 for 15% off submission)

How can writing, ancient history and modern forensic psychology interact? Let me count the ways...Guest: Avanti Centrae—-----------------Promo: Curious CatDisclaimer: Gemma HarrisMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/—-----------------Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 25% off)Sponsor: Komuso Design (code bliss15 for 15% off)