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  • Organic

    Organic

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    Arranged soliloquies offered up deranged estranged pedantic pleas, So please don’t beam across the scene like I’m some means to mean what it gleans. I don’t know how to flow, Like two stones without a home. Crack my back for harder prose. I’ll get back to your stack of bones, But until then strap those…

  • NARRATIVES

    NARRATIVES

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    (And lying to ourselves) The human mind is a storyteller, constantly weaving narratives in every moment of our existence. From the moment we wake up to the time we drift into dreams, our minds are tirelessly constructing stories about ourselves, the world around us, and the people we encounter. At the core of this narrative…

  • CONTINUITY

    CONTINUITY

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    (This isn’t about movies) Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed philosophers and curious minds, allow me to present a provocative argument that challenges the very foundations of our understanding. The continuity of self suggests that the self, as we commonly conceive it, is but an illusion! Consider the river of time as it flows through the landscapes…

  • COMING TO AN END

    COMING TO AN END

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    Summer’s End, Relationships, Jobs, Loved Ones, Suicide, and Pets Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed guests, and friends, today, we gather to reflect upon a universal truth that binds the tapestry of our lives together—the unflinching of time toward endings. My motivation to make this thoughts piece came from the bittersweet childhood experience of summer’s end leading…

  • ACCUMULATION

    ACCUMULATION

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    (An Inventory Story) On humanity’s path to understanding the cosmos we find ourselves in, we didn’t start at zero. Our predecessors wrote a story through our DNA that spans 4 billion years of survival. While we will never know the trials and experiences of these great countless who came before, they gave us starting blocks…

  • The True Volition Hexalogy

    The True Volition Hexalogy

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    The True Volition hexalogy is a saga comprised of six novels, like a double trilogy! Four are currently finished and available on Amazon. Right now, DEVIANCE as an eBook is free on Smashwords! TRUE VOLITION for Smashwords TRUE VOLITION for Amazon PART I: Deviance DEVIANCE revolves around a tormented high school runaway with increasing ESP as…

  • SP 71: Where is Brendan Roy?!

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    Joe Van’s Secret Podcast Ep.71 we pick the minds of George Clooney and Lincoln. Enjoy!

  • Monkes as Pets

    Monkes as Pets

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    We don’t want to be alone in this world. The feeling of loneliness is a terrible thing, worse still when you’re with people but feel alone. Even the most introverted person, who might claim that’s all they want, still require interactions, just through television, gaming, or some other form. In the movie I am Legend,…

  • Tales Within

    Tales Within

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    Joseph Van Landschoot’s Tales Within is a book comprised of six short stories: Space Maze, Paradise in Trouble, Honey Trapped, The People’s, The Devil You Thought You Knew, and Z o n e s. It can be found on Amazon and Anywhere you find Ebooks! From Barnes & Noble, to Rakuten kobo, Apple Books, tolino,…

  • Monkes in Art

    Monkes in Art

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    What is art? We know the why, to express oneself, others, nature, emotions, and ideas. We know the how, being the application of creativity; imitations of life in the form of paint, all the way to sound. We know the when, starting concretely 45, 500 years ago all the way to present. We know the…

  • Monkes in Space

    Monkes in Space

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    Human beings do not hold dominion over this Earth. We don’t. We’ve acted like we do, at least the powerful have throughout all of history and still to this day, but it’s obviously not the case. Though, in our very recent past as a species through agriculture and religion we have separated ourselves very much…

  • I AM NOT

    I AM NOT

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    My name is Joe Van, and I am filled with absences, though that statement doesn’t track grammatically. Instead, I will simply say that I AM NOT most things. This line of thought is nothing new to me, nor is it new in general, nonetheless, as a kid I remember asking myself what would happen if…

  • SP 69: Crashin’ & Dancin’

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    On number 69 of Joe Van’s Secret Podcast I interview a new guest about hobbies, near-death experiences, spooks, and manifesting reality. Enjoy! PODCAST LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716

  • AGI

    AGI

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    In #60 of Thoughts I dive into three specific thought experiments relating to Artificial General Intelligence. I weigh the ideas and validity in the concept of AGI and the hold it has on our future. Enjoy!

  • Nope Review

    Nope Review

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    Here is my film review of Nope, by Jordan Peele. https://letterboxd.com/joevan/film/nope/

  • Thoughts: Choice

    Thoughts: Choice

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    Welcome to #53 of Thoughts. In today’s episode I go over the topic of: choice, while tying in free will, causality, and determinism. Enjoy! THOUGHTS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW0IXUsqiMV1g7qYcuJxhqxpIszT-o-k REVIEWS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW0IXUsqiMXvgFCWmE9IikMvSXs35HJL Z O N E S: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW0IXUsqiMVXwdSqC9X7L1UDDapgcyxT MONKE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW0IXUsqiMX_doqCZdBtnAttTVzQVlxH TIER LISTS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW0IXUsqiMXr-y5V5quN5w-K3-xVPT4U PRIMATE NATION: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW0IXUsqiMWM_8uM9jsS-VyxDPEJ8p_V PATREON: https://youtu.be/a_bLwZJzJno SECRET PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716 UNPLUGGED PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChBigRAO1r1s5hlS57jiP8g TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoevandotcom?lang=en

  • Impossible Places

    Impossible Places

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    Impossible places. It’s a vague title, I know, but I didn’t know what to officially call this one. Today, I want to go over the concept of impossible places, but ones you desire deeply to go to. Kind of like the inverse to liminal spaces. Where one gives an eerie sense of familiarity, one that…

  • Neophobia

    Neophobia

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    It’s late at night, and you’re home alone. You’re young and this is the first time it’s happened. You were excited at first but as the sun’s light faded beyond the horizon and darkness covered the outside world, you were compelled to turn on every light in the house. An urging sense of fear overtook…

  • Halo Infinite

    Halo Infinite

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    Halo Infinite is the latest mainline instalment to the Halo video game franchise. It has come to us six years after the last main instalment which had most fans feeling like the new developers, 343 industries, missed the point of its story and thus lost the spirit of the original Halo games. For most, including…

  • Carapace

    Carapace

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    I was born into a opened, burning world. Its wrath is old, tenable, and ceaseless. My fingers coil and brow furrows. I struggle to rise. The air weighs heavy on me. I pain to see through muddied light, but it seems, sadly, only the same sits staring on the horizon. Yet something stirs. Now change…

  • AUTHORITY Scene Review

    AUTHORITY Scene Review

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    Here’s the first video of 2022! Welcome back, and to kick things off we’re going to start with this little micro review of the novel Authority, from the Southern Reach Trilogy. Here we will go over one single scene in the novel and break down how it nails everything a scene can and should be.…

  • Scary Stories

    Scary Stories

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    Evening ghouls and ghosts, and welcome to another special Halloween episode from me, ya boy, Joe Van! This year we shall dive into three chilling scary stories that were told to me in my youth. Enjoy! And let me know if any of them got to you 👻 PLAYLISTS- SPEECHES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW0IXUsqiMVngmiBwHfhWFwLgfLcfRWU MONKE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW0IXUsqiMX_doqCZdBtnAttTVzQVlxH MOVIE TALK:…

  • Tech, Ghosts, and Couch Guy – Unplugged #39

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    Welcome everyone to episode #39 of The JAD: Unplugged! Joe, Aidan, and Derron are here with special guest Michael to give you insight on the topics covered in today’s episode: -Technology -Ghosts -Couch Guy PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716 JOE VAN: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwmAfQyH-NmPbOsDesbyksg DERRON G: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDerronG MOVIE MOTEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCToUfgtdZ2WgEcuXflVg6Ug #Canada #Podcast #Unplugged #Toronto #JoeVan #DerronG #MovieMotel

  • Kanzi 太

    Kanzi 太

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    Hola Primate Nation! Welcome to another addition of Monke in Review, where we go over monkes both big and small across history! Today I present: Kanzi the bonobo! Kanzi is known to this day as the world’s smartest bonobo. Let me know below if you’ve already heard about this monke or just learned today! PLAYLISTS-…

  • Pigs

    Pigs

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    So, what the heck are pigs, I hear you ask. A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the even-toed ungulate family Suidae. Pigs include domestic pigs (Sus domesticus) and their ancestor, the common Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa), along with other species. Pigs, like all suids, are native to the Eurasian and African continents, ranging from Europe to the Pacific islands. Juvenile pigs…

  • SP 68: A Relationship with Yourself

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    Welcome back to episode 68 of Joe Van’s Secret Podcast, where I have on another new guest. We talk about the simulation, relationships, multiple best friends, enjoying just yourself, dealing with realities of life, narratives bad actors with good intentions have, and the supernatural! Enjoy. PODCAST LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716 YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwmAfQyH-NmPbOsDesbyksg

  • Georgie Boy

    Georgie Boy

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    Hola Primate Nation! Welcome to another addition of Monke in Review, where we go over monkes both big and small across history! Today I present: Georgie Boy the capuchin monkey! Georgie Boy found incredible fame on TikTok during the 2020 lockdowns by opening presents, and by he himself just being a present to be around.…

  • Détente

    Détente

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    Searing combustions bombard my insides in a fit from two things that don’t mix having to share the same space. I hold them inside me in an unstable alliance that neither wish to hold. One part of me wishes to rip my skin off and be free, smoke, drink, fuck, and spew out any words…

  • Shoes – Unplugged #34

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    Welcome everyone to episode #34 of The JD: Unplugged! We re-welcome Aidan A.K.A. Movie Motel, as well as a new guest, Sydney, to give us insight on the topics we cover in today’s episode: -Teaching -Shoes -MLK in Fortnight -Scammers -Vacation PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716 JOE VAN: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwmAfQyH-NmPbOsDesbyksg DERRON G: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDerronG MOVIE MOTEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCToUfgtdZ2WgEcuXflVg6Ug #Canada #Podcast #Unplugged…

  • Jolt, Black Box, and Reunited! – Unplugged #33

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    Welcome everyone to episode #33 of The JD: Unplugged! We re-welcome Aidan A.K.A. Movie Motel to spit more reviews on movies. The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Reunited at long last! -Jolt Review -The way of the world by narratives (A PSA by Joe Van) -Black Box Review PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716 JOE VAN: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwmAfQyH-NmPbOsDesbyksg…

  • Monke’s Revenge

    Monke’s Revenge

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    There is a old tale long told of a thief, and a boy; or: a tale of two gibbons. Now that the mysterious, wise traveler has been wronged, there’s a price to pay. It’s judgment day.

  • 2000’s Movies Tier List: PART I

    2000’s Movies Tier List: PART I

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    Welcome one and all to the 2000’s MOVIES TIER LIST! Met with special guest host Samantha, we dive deep into our decade of young movie fun! Enjoy.

  • Hubris: The Gorilla

    Hubris: The Gorilla

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    There is another tale to be told by our wise, mysterious ape traveler. This one is about the dangers of flying too close to the sun: The Tale of Hubris the Gorilla. Enjoy!

  • Another Ape was Made

    Another Ape was Made

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    Forged in secret, on the savannas of Africa, mutations saw fit to make another primate; one more powerful and cunning than the rest. In this ape, evolution poured its brutality, it malice, and its will to dominate all life! WEBSITE: https://thejoevan.com/ PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716 BOOKS: https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/38534 KONG IS BEST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4JYmM-86PE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwmAfQyH-NmPbOsDesbyksg

  • Primate Nation

    Primate Nation

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    I come to you, a mere Diddy Kong among kings, to present: Primate Nation! Home to King Kong, big foot, IKEA monkey and more! Come with me, fellow primates, to the promised land! Return to monke, and welcome, to thejoevandotcom! WEBSITE: https://thejoevan.com/ PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716 BOOKS: https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/38534 KONG IS BEST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4JYmM-86PE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwmAfQyH-NmPbOsDesbyksg

  • Z o n e s: 4

    Z o n e s: 4

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    June 16th 2134 It’s time… time I told someone else about the tunnel. Or maybe not- I- I don’t know… No, no, I do. It’s been days now and I haven’t been able to make any head way as far as identifying the soldier that talked to me. I need help. Out of anyone I…

  • Individual vs En Masse & the Digital World – Unplugged #19

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    Welcome everyone to episode #19 of The JD: Unplugged! Today we have on another new guest while one of the co-hosts digitizes themselves! The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Our location situations -Our guest’s experiences with movies -Gender stereotypes -Guest’s life speed round -Multiple personality order PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716

  • SP 67: Social Conventions

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    Welcome back to episode 67 of Joe Van’s Secret Podcast, where I have on another new guest. We, new occupants of the Toronto life, talk about moving in, the earliest memory anyone has ever had, aggression, depression, being a realist, and living in the world we know. Enjoy! PODCAST LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716 YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwmAfQyH-NmPbOsDesbyksg

  • David Dobrik’s Apology, H3 Policeman, and Justice League Snyder Cut – Unplugged #18

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    Welcome everyone to episode #18 of The JD: Unplugged! The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -David Dobrik’s downfall -H3’s role in the previously mentioned downfall -Justice League OG and the Zach Snyder cut -The dance of life PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716

  • H3 on David Dobrik, Frenemies, & Mental Health – Unplugged #17

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    Welcome everyone to episode #17 of The JD: Unplugged! The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Taking time to understand ourselves -Dealing with anxiety and forgiveness -Location situation -Our histories watching H3 -Double standards and exhaustion PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716

  • Z o n e s 3

    Z o n e s 3

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    Welcome again to Z o n e s. Follow our protagonist between worlds, before and after ‘the war’. His journey continues from zone to zone, while life in the city changes. A new mysterious figure haunts his dreams, and new love is sparked. Enjoy!

  • SP 66: A Multitude of Drops

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    Welcome back to episode 66 of Joe Van’s Secret Podcast, where I have on another new guest. We, new occupants of the Toronto life, talk about moving in, the earliest memory anyone has ever had, aggression, depression, being a realist, and living in the world we know. Enjoy! PODCAST LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716 YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwmAfQyH-NmPbOsDesbyksg

  • The JD: Unplugged #16

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    Welcome everyone to episode #16 of The JD: Unplugged! Today we have on a new guest from somewhere close by. The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Our location situations -Our guest’s experience moving in -Parental acceptance -Caring for others -Passions and hobbies.

  • SP 65: Cause and Effect

    SP 65: Cause and Effect

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    Welcome back to episode 65 of Joe Van’s Secret Podcast, where I have on a new guest. Having known each other years until late, we talk about work, early memories, philosophy, the impact we have on others through cause and effect, and the impact that ideas have. Enjoy. PODCAST LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716 YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwmAfQyH-NmPbOsDesbyksg

  • Thoughts: Experiences

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    In this anniversary edition of Thoughts I go over the many concepts related to experiential existence, also known as just experience. Panpychism, dreams, and mindfulness are all fair game in this crazy thing we call life. Enjoy! ARTICLE LINK: https://thejoevan.com/2021/02/22/experiences/ PANPYCHISM: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/panpsychism/

  • The JD: Uplugged #15

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    Welcome everyone to episode #12 of The JD: Unplugged! Today we have on a new guest with a wide array of work experience, both inside the film industry and out. The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -MOVIES! Snyder’s cut, eXistenZ, Strange Days -Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit -Xbox Game Pass -Halo Infinite -Endless…

  • The JD: Unplugged #14

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    Welcome everyone to episode #14 of The JD: Unplugged! Today we have on double the dose of guests, both NEW, to talk about their lives. The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Location situations -The last three years for our first guest -Ever-changing work life -Trekking in deep snow -Neanderthals -British Columbia -Travel issues…

  • Experiences

    Experiences

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    Chilling, tingling, hot sensations of bubbly, proud, shocking but sad, boring, scratchy, pungent, exhausting happiness. EXPERIENCES are the tether with which we can all find common ground. It doesn’t matter what beliefs you have. If you’re shy, confident, sadistic, depressed, or think this reality is a simulation, we are all still existing through experiences. It’s…

  • SP 64: Cults and Isolation

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    Welcome back to episode 64 of Joe Van’s Secret Podcast, where I have on our new guest from last episode to continue the question train! We talk about our earliest memories, his second-hand experience with cults, a stable outlook on being alone, instinctual fear, and aliens! Enjoy. PODCAST LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716 YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwmAfQyH-NmPbOsDesbyksg

  • The JD: Unplugged #13

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    Welcome everyone to episode #13 of The JD: Unplugged! Today we have on double the dose of guests, both returning, to talk shop. The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Our Valentines’ -Location situations -Talking shop: the creative process -Research -Aidan being an extra -Keeping a grip on I.P.s by any means -Evil Disney…

  • Movie Speed Round

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    Welcome to the sequel and spiritual reboot of Speed Round! This time I, Joe Van, talk about recent movies I’ve watched. Enjoy! You can find me on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/JoeVan/ Link to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716 Check out my site! https://thejoevan.com/ Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwmAfQyH-NmPbOsDesbyksg

  • SP 63: The following program contains mature subject matter. Listener discretion is advised.

    SP 63: The following program contains mature subject matter. Listener discretion is advised.

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    Welcome to episode 62 of Joe Van’s Secret Podcast! In this episode I talk to a new secret guest about their work, rebellious adventures online, the power of optimism, finding peace in the randomness of our seemingly endless multiverse, and understanding human nature as natural. Enjoy! PODCAST LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jd-streams/id1541025716

  • The JD: Unplugged #12

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    Welcome everyone to episode #12 of The JD: Unplugged! Today we have on a new guest with a wide array of work experience, both inside the film industry and out. The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Location situations -Nicknames -Work situations -Derron’s lost tooth -Tiff, working out, and work space -Joe’s journey to…

  • Cessation

    Cessation

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    Hostilities come and go, competitions rein for a time. People fall in love, a criminal causes crime. Children grow up, and mothers grow old. The air ever blows, yet our lives eventually unfold. Cessation.

  • The JD: Unplugged #11

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    Welcome everyone to episode #11 of The JD: Unplugged! The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Location situations -Wisdom teeth -Cleaning Dave & Busters -Savage gifts -Game stonks -Foodies -Female hygiene products overpriced! -Reopening for the virus -Breaking into NASA #Canada #Podcast #Unplugged

  • The JD: Unplugged #9

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    Welcome everyone to episode #9 of The JD: Unplugged! Today we have a guest: Kelechi Ofoha, creator and host of Kelechi TV. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs22C2JFVLnyuPaaeukFVHw The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Location situations -Business independence -Politicians failing -Finding work -Helping others -Onlyfans -Sound of Metal and finding stillness -Karma -Visual information #Canada #Podcast #Unplugged

  • The JD: Unplugged #8

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    Welcome everyone to episode #7 of The JD: Unplugged! The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Location situations -Festival food (raised without crans) -Politicians going on vacation -New Year -A 15-year-long dream -Daylight savings -Vaccines -Overthinking -YouTube doc and Sorry to Bother You -Lifetime of work -Art and business #Canada #Podcast #Unplugged

  • A Journey Through Z o n e s

    A Journey Through Z o n e s

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    Allow me the pleasure of taking you on a narrative journey; a journey through different zones. Enjoy!

  • The JD: Unplugged #7

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    Welcome everyone to episode #7 of The JD: Unplugged! The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Location situations -Edgy horror movies -The Wilds, peak boredom -What constitutes true struggles -Moral dilemmas

  • The JD: Unplugged #6

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    Welcome everyone to episode #6 of The JD: Unplugged. Today we welcome back episode #1’s third man to the scene! The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Our locations -Cyberpunk 2077 -Minecraft -History -Scale

  • Halo 5: Guardians: Retold: Part 2

    Halo 5: Guardians: Retold: Part 2

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  • The JD: Unplugged #5

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    Welcome everyone to episode #3 of The JD: Unplugged. Today we welcome a creative savant to the conversation! The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Our locations -‘Rona vaccines -Eras -Aliens -Space -Neighbours -Bidets -Wiping -Parting words of wisdom

  • Halo 5: Guardians: Retold: Part 1

    Halo 5: Guardians: Retold: Part 1

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  • The JD: Unplugged #4

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    Welcome everyone to episode #4 of The JD: Unplugged! The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Our locations -Auditory hallucinations -Food Poisoning -The Paranormal and unknown -Destiny giving Joe an Xbox -Murmuring

  • The JD: Unplugged #3

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    Welcome everyone to episode #3 of The JD: Unplugged. Today we welcome Joe Van’s sister to the conversation! The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Our locations -Protest -Lockdown -Businesses and taxes -Toilet paper rolls -Sundays or Mondays -Gendered roles -Mini worlds and babies -Dumb names -Scissors -Mandelbrots

  • The JD: Unplugged #2

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    Welcome everyone to episode #2 of The JD: Unplugged! The topics we cover in today’s episode are: -Our locations -Books -Afterlives -Antz and A Bug’s Life -Bruhs during COVID-19 -Dad jokes -No Regrets -Our friendship!

  • AA EH 18

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    Welcome back everyone to the EE EH, also known as the Triple A podcast! Where we talk everything AA from alcoholism to recovery. In today’s episode we talk about the American election and what it means to not drink even when it seems like the right time. Enjoy!

  • The JD: Unplugged #1

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    Welcome everyone to Derron and Joe’s newest podcast series titled: The JD: Unplugged! For episode one we have on friend of the show Aidan from Movie Motel, to talk all things current in our crazy world. We had a blast opening this first chapter and we hope you all enjoy!

  • Thoughts 50: The Final Frontier

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    In this milestone episode of Thoughts, episode fifty, I go over the concept of the final frontier and what it could be. Are we destined to greatness, or destruction? Time will tell. Enjoy!

  • AA EH 17

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    Welcome back everyone to the AA EH, also known as the Triple A podcast! Where we talk everything AA from alcoholism to recovery. On today’s podcast, we go over the changing seasons and how that affects people in Canada and abroad. Enjoy!

  • AA EH 16

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    Welcome back everyone to the AA EH, also known as the Triple A podcast! Where we talk everything AA from alcoholism to recovery. On this episode we review the sequel to The Shining: Doctor Sleep, and discuss our takes on its portrayal of alcoholism. Enjoy! #AAEH #Alcoholism #DoctorSleep

  • AA EH 14

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    Welcome back everyone to the AA EH, also known as the triple A podcast! Where we talk everything AA from alcoholism to recovery. Today’s episode is special in that we have our very first guest on to talk with us! You’ll soon find that he comes from quite the distance away but it does nothing…

  • Thoughts 48: Work and Happiness

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    In episode forty-eight of Thoughts, I go over my opinions about work, the workplace, work life, and general happiness with it all. Enjoy!

  • Halloween

    Halloween

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    I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey.(The Rocky Horror Picture Show) Be afraid… Be very afraid.(The Fly) It’s Halloween, everyone’s entitled to one good scare.(Halloween) Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble!(Macbeth) The ghosts are bad but the one that’s cursed, is the headless horseman; he’s…

  • Thoughts 47: Life in 100 Years

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    In episode forty-seven of Thoughts, I ask you to join me in a thought experiment! We ponder the question: What will life look like in one-hundred years? We go over governments and infrastructure, to human lifespans and potential events. I hope to hear from y’all. Enjoy!

  • Thoughts 46: Where Did We Come From? Part Two

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    In episode forty-six of Thoughts, I continue our journey through the deep history of our species. What did we create on our own and what came instilled in us? How long did we wonder, and what traces of our ancestors can be seen in us today? I hope you all enjoy this take! It was…

  • Work and Happiness

    Work and Happiness

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    Welcome back everyone to another thought piece by me, ya boy, Joe Van. Today we will be covering work life, and general daily happiness. I first named this piece ‘Work’, but considering most peoples’ work takes up a majority of their life, I had to include happiness. Imagine if humans had the same sleeping cycle…

  • Life in One-Hundred Years

    Life in One-Hundred Years

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    Hello everyone and welcome back to another thought piece by me, ya boy, Joe Van! Today… well, today we will be doing a thought experiment. It’s one that has been done a million times before by a million people, ad infinitum, and it’s one I want to encourage all of you to do with me!…

  • AA EH 13

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    Welcome back to the AA EH, also known as the triple A podcast! Where we talk everything from alcoholism to recovery. Today’s episode we dive into the Kubrick classic: The Shining. We review the film under our alcoholism lens to dissect how possession is played out in the movie for Jack Nicholson’s character. It’s a…

  • SP 62: Shadows of Simulations

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    Welcome to episode 62 of Joe Van’s Secret Podcast! In this episode I talk again, for the third time, with our first new guest post-COVID! This time we go over whether or not all of reality is simulated. We also talk about ideas, emotions, the concept of the 4th physical dimension, and personal beliefs. Enjoy!

  • Where Did We Come From? Part Two

    Where Did We Come From? Part Two

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    What Is It Like to Be a Bat? is a paper that was written by American philosopher Thomas Nagel, first published in 1974. It was the public’s introduction to the idea of, not only, ‘I think; therefore I am,’ but, ‘there must be ways in which it is like to be something, other than our…

  • AA EH 12

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    Welcome back the AA EH, also known as the triple A podcast! Where we talk everything from alcoholism to recovery. Today’s episode we do a movie review of the film: Flight, starring Denzel Washington. It a harrowing film of the effects alcoholism has over those suffering. While Denzel’s character is a high-functioning alcoholic, it still…

  • SP 61: Physiotherapy

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    Welcome to episode 61 of Joe Van’s Secret Podcast! In this episode I interview a newly acquainted gentleman and professional who specializes in the therapy of the body. In his words, he ‘beats people up until they’re better’. I couldn’t have put it better myself. Enjoy!

  • AA EH 11

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    Welcome back everyone to the AA EH! Also known as the triple A podcast, where we talk everything from alcoholism to recovery. In this episode we go over societal norms around drinking and how smoking has changed. As well as the potential inclusions of parties for the future. Enjoy!

  • AA EH 10: Introduction To This Pod

    AA EH 10: Introduction To This Pod

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    Everyone welcome the 3rd and newest series to this RSS feed! The AA EH, also known as the triple A podcast! Where we talk everything AA from alcoholism to recovery. Co-hosted by Joe Van and Derron G. In our 10th episode, we catch everyone up to speed with the two of us and how we’ve…

  • S2 E11: Human Connection

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    Joe Van’s Secret Podcast #36. I talk to a delightful new mystery guest about mythologies, human nature, A.G.I., and how we connect.

  • S2 E10: Breathing with Meaning

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    On season two, episode ten, Joe Van’s Secret Podcast #35, I talk with two amazing people at the end of my first LSD experience. We discuss shows we were raised with, outdated metro-sexuality, taking advantage of the social market, magic mushrooms, k-holes, Macbeth, LOVE, women’s rights, and my own little book plug.

  • S2 E9: Dreaming of Free Animals

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    On season two, episode nine, Joe Van’s Secret Podcast #34, I talk to a designer at an architecture firm about early life, after life, dreams, animals’ rights, and the importance of not hurting others. She was a guest to have back eagerly.

  • S2 E8: The Great Canadian Debate Finale

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    Part FOUR and finale of the great Canadian debate… and episode #33 of Joe Van’s Secret Podcast, I talk again with Bobby Rose and Big L on the topics of climate change action, mandatory military, females in combat, the death penalty, euthanasia, abortion, the burka and feminism. We finish things by agreeing to disagree, and…

  • S2 E7: Gucci Gang

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    In episode #32 of Joe Van’s Secret Podcast, I bring back two amazing guests to talk about past trends, what the future could hold, where we came from and our perspectives of the Raptors at the start of June 2019.

  • S2 E6: The Great Canadian Debate P3

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    In podcast #31, Mr.Rose, Big L and I talk gay marriage rights, LGBTQ+ adoption, immigrant assimilation, vetting Muslims, sactuary cities, candidate transparency, criminal voting rights and mandatory military.

  • S2 E5: A Body of Fears

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    Here with episode #30 of the Secret Podcast. Today I speak to a lived gentleman about science, work, tattoos and horror movies!

  • S2 E4: The Great Canadian Debate P2

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    Welcome back! In this podcast #29 I bring back Big L and Bobby Rose to debate worker strikes, net neutrality, the minimum wage, universal basic income, mental health funding, native funding, university tuition and flag burning.

  • S2 E3: Finding Good

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    For podcast #28 I interview an artistic woman that has inspired me more than once. We talk about her journey into the art world, working with children, finding good in everyone and what might lie beyond.

  • S2 E2: The Great Canadian Debate P1

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    In the Secret Podcast #27, I bring in two boys to talk politics. We hit the topics of commercial drones, legal cannabis, nationalism, globalism, and gun freedom.

  • Periphery

    Periphery

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    The walls of my vision split like an atom, bursting a billion stars like plastered plastic barbies reduced to pellets. Gaseous particles bomb the dark for their friends to see, in the cold of an endless night for a tiny fleeting light. My hearing shatters at the point of heart break, falling deaf on the…

  • S2 E1: Responding First

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    In Joe Van’s Secret Podcast #26, I talk to an old friend about close calls, the flat Earth, addictions, the uncanny valley, video games, roasts, and family.

  • Back

    Back

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    Allow me to take you on a retrospective journey… thinking back to who I was at the turn of my second decade. God, I’m still so stupid. No, I shouldn’t use that word. I’m learning and will learn for the rest of my life, there’s nothing wrong with that. I was just so lazy and…

  • Life In

    Life In

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    Leaves rustle with the wind, and we are blown. Nature breathes in, we are exhaled. Oceans churn, and we are born. Life out is life in. One side of a coin does not exist without the other.

  • People

    People

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    Clambering for some kind of resolve negates the point. Will you forgive me? Cracking down often does the opposite. It’s not a fad! Knowing for certain shuts off your brain. Whatever helps you sleep at night.

  • Ghosts Go

    Ghosts Go

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    Feeling a fleeting, fringe, fraction of fire ignite your soul is reason enough to chase a ghost for the rest of your life. Freeing frantic midnight fights from your soul is reason enough… enough to let a ghost go.

  • Vistas

    Vistas

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    Seeing the sky with new eyes means shedding the old, the pain is searing but what comes post revealing, are vistas oh bold.

  • Reading Alone

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    Ep.4 of Joe Van reads Wiki. Here I read about solipsism, or is it really just you?

  • How Hollywood Moves Ideas

    How Hollywood Moves Ideas

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    Culture: Reflected and Shaped by Movies Joseph Van Landschoot               The Matrix changed how mainstream audiences thought about reality. Through Star Wars, a fan community formed where people made life-long friendships and even families. Us now holds the record for highest grossing original horror film on opening weekend, (Box Office Mojo,) ushering in new…

  • Why Care About The Movies You See?

    Why Care About The Movies You See?

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    How the Average Moviegoer Votes with Their Wallet Over 48% of the U.S./Canadian yearly box office income is from moviegoers that frequent the theatres one or more times in a month, (source: M.P.A.A. theatre market statistics 2016,) so it’s safe to say that the rest of the money made comes from blockbusters. The top five…

  • The Gravity of Reading

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    Ep.3 of Joe Van Reads Wiki: reading about science and gravity.

  • Determined Reading Again

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    Episode Two of Joe Van Reads Wikipedia!

  • Movies with [BLANK]

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    Famously my most boring post! For those who have the time, grab a pen and paper! See if you recognize the movies I talk about.

  • Mic Test with Secrets

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    Here’s my voice to listen to on a lonely night.

  • Lyrics

    Lyrics

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    Yeah I’m here and we’re here and we’re seemin’ okay but we don’t know what we’re doin. No we don’t know what we’re doin. No we don’t no we don’t no we don’t no we don’t. And we find ourselves in our town in our time and we’re workin with what we’ve got. And we…

  • Turning and Churning

    Turning and Churning

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    Folding and pelting, greasing and gassing, holding and passing. Letting up a tad to see it spin out, grabbing on tight and trying not to shout. Bingeing on the hard stuff, dying just to last. Crying with cuffed hands now, hell has come and passed.

  • Clock

    Clock

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    Tick-tock goes the clock for all but the dead. It goes up and down, fast and slow but never stops. Craters fill, mountains fall and I feel so small. Could causality be the only thing to cause anxiety? If ever the clock went back, only for a day or two, how neat would it be…

  • Imagine

    Imagine

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    Imagine that every person had inside them a blob. This blob would move about throughout their larger life-force, dark and destructive. It would give them sensations to run, or to fight. It would make them see red, or give them tunnel vision. The blob would do its best to create downward spirals. It was all…

  • A Slice of Land of Ene: Birth of A King

    A Slice of Land of Ene: Birth of A King

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    This is a little something from the beginning of the book to let all know what kind of story the third chapter of the True Volition Hexalogy will be. I hope you enjoy!   Light from the night sky shown on an abandoned shack that sat by itself in a flat grassy plain just south…

  • Twelve Certainties and Suggestions

    Twelve Certainties and Suggestions

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    The twelve things of life: You were born of a consequence of programming, not of divine intention. Just because nature has instilled instincts in you, does not mean those instincts are rightful. Moderation in all affairs is not only the key to longevity, but healthy prosperity. Letting go and moving forward is the only way…

  • Strange

    Strange

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    Strange it always comes in the night, where all my mind that eyes can’t hide reveal the side thought sterilized; a doctor and a mister. Two sides to a coin, once believed one eloign, but nevermore, lest delusion be reborn. They live inside me, fazed to a non-existent centre, inside which I might find peace…

  • Thank You All – 2018

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  • Secret Pod 25

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    This episode I speak to a young, passionate man in regards to plant care.

  • Secret Pod 24

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    I talk with guest 23 about an american life, reincarnation and what science doesn’t know.

  • Secret Podcast 23

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    This episode, I talk to an old guest: 5, about life goals, human nature and piecing things together.

  • Secret Podcast 22

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    In this episode we talk about weed and the life of guest 22.

  • Secret Podcast 19

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    This episode features a scholar who works in HVAC, and energy systems in general.

  • Snitches Get Stitches

    Snitches Get Stitches

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    The common phrase, ‘snitches get stitches and end up in ditches,’ is currently used in schoolyards, though it originally came from urban communities regarding illegal activities. They would say it to someone they considered potential police informants, as a form of intimidation for their own self-serving reasons. Since then it has been used in jails,…

  • It’s Worth It!

    It’s Worth It!

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    Damn does life throw curve balls sometimes. I’m not a sportsman, no more specifically a follower of the baseball, but meanings mean some things. Fighting is so often something we all try to avoid, and for good reason, because it does nothing but hurt. Though, in many situations, we fight because we need to, to…

  • Secret Podcast 18

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    Halloween is fast approaching! Sam and Xerxes return to talk about it.

  • Secret Podcast 17

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    In this episode I talk with a newly engaged millennial working in photography.

  • Secret Podcast 16

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    In this episode I speak with an employee/owner who cares about his city.

  • Secret Podcast 15

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    In this episode I interview the CEO of a startup company.

  • Joe Van’s Secret Podcast 14

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    Episode 14! Here I talk to a pearl of wisdom.

  • Joe Van’s Secret Podcast 13

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    Episode 13 of the secret podcast! In this episode I interview a once wild kid.

  • Joe Van’s Secret Podcast 12

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    Episode 12 of the secret podcast! Here I interview guest five and nine again, together. A side note worth mentioning, for more than a minute I suffer from hiccups due to hot candied jalapenos.

  • Joe Van’s Secret Podcast 11

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    Enjoy episode eleven of the secret podcast! In this interview I talk to the youngest guest yet.

  • Joe Van’s Secret Podcast 10

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    Enjoy episode ten of the secret podcast! In this episode I interview an American for the first time.

  • Joe Van’s Secret Podcast 09

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    Enjoy episode nine of the secret podcast! She is short spoken, but always passionate.

  • Joe Van’s Secret Podcast 08

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    Enjoy episode eight of the secret podcast! I interview a man, a legend, a dream. Enough said.

  • Joe Van’s Secret Podcast 07

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    Enjoy episode seven of the secret podcast! In this episode I interview the woman that saved me from a spongy death.

  • Joe Van’s Secret Podcast 06

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    Enjoy episode six of the secret podcast! Here I interview a woman I haven’t known as long as the others but holds just as much weight in her character.

  • Joe Van’s Secret Podcast 05

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    Enjoy episode five of the secret podcast! In this episode I interview the first guy.

  • Joe Van’s Secret Podcast 04

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    Enjoy episode four of the secret podcast! In this episode I interview two guests at once.

  • Joe Van’s Secret Podcast 03

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    Enjoy episode three of the secret podcast! This woman needs no introduction. She may be short in her approach but she is a force to be reckoned with.

  • Joe Van’s Secret Podcast 02

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    Enjoy episode two of the secret podcast! Here I interview a lady I’ve know for almost my whole life.

  • To Tides

    To Tides

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    Like mirrors in every way, they hold up ourselves. Crashing or calm, to low or high. We are life, so they. Be.

  • Open

    Open

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    She opens me up like the warmth of spring to a tulip. It had taken a long time to start crying again; since almost dying in the snow. I melt. It feels so good when it happens, and we make love. We sweat and squeeze. Taste each other. Feel the other’s curves with our hands…

  • Importance

    Importance

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    This will be a hot button topic unlike any of the other topics I’ve written about so far, I feel. What people find important or not important vary radically depending on the individual. Some people find many-a-thing important and therefore sensitive or sacred, while others care so little they couldn’t be bothered to know it…

  • Longevity

    Longevity

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    What would you say is the deepest sensation? An orgasm? True happiness? Peace? You might say ‘sleep’ sarcastically, but no. It is purpose. It is the absolute and ultimate drive of intelligent life. It is what lies behind our every action and reaction. Every want, every need is predicated by our life purpose. It is…

  • Melancholy Flower Infinite

    Melancholy Flower Infinite

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    Paradox. Abstraction. Imperceivable. Impossible. Grandiosity. The raw beyond. These concepts that will never be answered. They lay on those that seek. Is there intention in existence? If there was, how did such to intend come to be? It was intentioned as well, well, what about that which gave it? If not, then why it in…

  • A Slice of Deviance

    A Slice of Deviance

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    Here is an excerpt from my first novel: Deviance. You can find a link to its Amazon page ‘Here’. * V took a seat. She looked a little bewildered. “You feeling anything?” asked Nathan. “I don’t know… maybe? I think I feel something.” He took a seat next to her. “It’ll probably take a while…

  • Perspective

    Perspective

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         Perspective is in my opinion one of the most incredible assets any person can have. It gives the ability to fully actualize yourself in whatever way you see fit. And the thing about this claim, is that having perspective gives you your way of seeing. So you can’t even be in a situation…

  • Links!

    Links!

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    Where do they go? Who knows? Don’t worry, none of them are troll links. Each one sends you to an interesting place on the internet. Some are profound. Others are silly. What will you find? Take a gander!

  • Being Alone

    Being Alone

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    I have to start this by making sure everyone knows as a basic fact that we are all alone, at every moment, inside our heads. Now, with that being said I will begin with a question. When you imagine being alone, are you sad? Or are you relieved? As an evolutionary fact we humans are…

  • Hidden Magic

    Hidden Magic

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    There’s a hidden magic in people. It comes out like fire as a child. Like a smile on an old face, or the fury in a friend seeing you get beat up as they come to help. There need not be any enemies. A kid can make friends with a rock but two old friends…

  • If We Could Live Forever

    If We Could Live Forever

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    We all know there are certainties about the human race. We were built to survive. To know the enemy, and strike them down. We yearn to live not only in the short term, but honestly to the majority of people, forever. Religions give so many people the hope. But in that context however, many troubles…

  • Circle K Rounded Up Mac’s Milk!

    Circle K Rounded Up Mac’s Milk!

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    Vancouver is a nice place I hear. I’ve never been, is what I’m inferring. Though I’ve lived in this country of Canada for 25 years now, I’ve never traveled west of Ontario. However, there is a connection Vancouver now has with the city I was born and raised in: Burlington, and it is for what…

  • Duality

    Duality

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    There are always two sides to things. There is this and that. There is me and them. There is will and won’t, is and isn’t. Here and there. Right and wrong. Will they, won’t they. How and haven’t. Why and why not. Two extremes; light and dark. Dimorphism. Males and females split things rather cohesively,…

  • Budding Romance

    Budding Romance

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    I spend nights alone. I spend days with friends, only sometimes. Days pass. Nights crawl. My hobbies lie, and parents spy. Who’s that? A face. A name. A friend. She’s cute, but no way, taken. Her name is Hope, Forsaken. I see trouble, no, prosperity from lonely. We develop, like film. Feel the screen. Hear…

  • Intentions

    Intentions

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    There was once a naive wish that was lost. The wish, was that we lived in a world where it was easier for everyone to express themselves without fear of holding back, instead of the world we live in now where we tow the line. The social psychology of humanity today is the same as…

  • Grandeur

    Grandeur

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    A small child watches the sun set. They feel amazing, alive; filled with a visceral sense of awe. In that moment, everything is beautiful. The outline of the sun becomes visible in its dying descent. It is a waving sphere of burning glory, stretching across the universe and back. The child looks on for as…

  • Fine! I Don’t Know

    Fine! I Don’t Know

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    I can’t sleep! In my mind I have no distractions, and I feel everything. Since I was born I could feel everything. The whole world opened up to me and it was too much to bear. Growing up I imagined myself fearless, but I’m grown now, and I know so much more. How can any…

  • The Deer Peace

    The Deer Peace

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    Sparks let out light in the dark. Dear the coming summer, please bring me peace. Shine on me joy; something of my childhood, when everything was so big, and new, and endless. I can remember the feeling, but I can’t FEEL it anymore. Winters have made me bitter and lame: a cruel indignation; a three…

  • Transient Thoughts

    Transient Thoughts

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    Everybody at my work has a duty to wake up earlier than what would feel natural, to get production going. I can’t speak for all of them but I am what many would say is the farthest thing from a morning person. I spend many-a-nights contemplating existence. Not my existence personally but the existence of…

  • Retrospect

    Retrospect

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    We humans came from such deep seeded life… We came from single-celled organisms, to multi-cellular. From that, to plant and animal life. We evolved from aquatic, to insect, reptile and mammal life. Mammals evolved from rodents to primates. There they continued, to complex structuring; being thumbs, and using tools, to shedding of fur. Culture out…