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The Mediocre Observer (Podcast)

The Mediocre Observer (Podcast)

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 Joshua Stewart, author and writer for The Mediocre Observer, talks with interesting folks about interesting topics. Whether it's current events, the state of the nation, spiritual fitness, or emotional and mental wellbeing, we find ways to connect meaningfully. Join us as we laugh, cry, learn, grow, and ultimately die. ***ADULT LANGUAGE NOTICE*** The Mediocre Observer (Podcast) curates a relaxed, honest environment where our guests can speak freely. This will at times include flowery language. Please enjoy our shows.The Mediocre Observer Philosophy Social Sciences
Episodes
  • DON'T SHOOT! We're just talking... (The essentiality of speech in a democracy) - Intelligence Analyst Jon Molik talks TikTok, escalatorgate, troop deployment in US cities, Charlie Kirk, and protests

    DON'T SHOOT! We're just talking... (The essentiality of speech in a democracy) - Intelligence Analyst Jon Molik talks TikTok, escalatorgate, troop deployment in US cities, Charlie Kirk, and protests
    Sep 28 2025

    Friend of the Pod, Chief Warrant Officer Jon Molik, All-Source Intelligence Analyst for the Army National Guard, former All-Source Intelligence Technician for the National Guard, former Counterdrug Criminal Analyst for the DEA, former Director of Intelligence and Security for the National Guard, former Organized Crime Investigator for the New York State Attorney General’s Organized Crime division, and current host of the podcast Headlines and History with Jon Molik, stops by to explain why we should care about who controls TikTok, Charlie Kirk, US troop presence in US cities, free speech, peaceable assembly, SCOTUS, domestic extremism, foreign terrorists, government overreach, and more! HEADLINES AND HISTORY: THE TIKTOK THREAT

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • YOU'RE BREATHING WRONG (and other useful observations) - Melissa Chereau talks about finding serenity in a challenging political climate without disengaging!

    YOU'RE BREATHING WRONG (and other useful observations) - Melissa Chereau talks about finding serenity in a challenging political climate without disengaging!
    Feb 25 2025

    Our friend, Melissa Chureau, former state prosecutor, purpose and mindset coach, mindfulness teacher, practicing lawyer, and the host of The Fully Mindful podcast brings her 25 years of personal mindfulness practice, her J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law, and her a B.A. in English Literature from U.C. Berkeley to explain that we aren't great at breathing. *She's not wrong* We talk about staying sane in a challenging political climate. And, how to maintain health and serenity, while remaining engaged and politically active.


    THE FULLY MINDFUL PODCAST

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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • TRANSference (Transphobia and the Scapegoating of Trans People) - Alyssa Ann Beall Talks Transitioning and Navigating a Hateful, Transphobic Climate

    TRANSference (Transphobia and the Scapegoating of Trans People) - Alyssa Ann Beall Talks Transitioning and Navigating a Hateful, Transphobic Climate
    Nov 5 2024

    Friend of the pod, Alyssa Ann Beall, co-founder of the People Too Alliance, and out trans woman, talks about her experience coming to her age of awareness, transitioning, and some of the barriers and hate she's encountered.


    PEOPLE TOO ALIANCE

    TRANSGENDER RESOURCES

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    1 hr and 7 mins
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