Episodes
Friday Sep 30, 2016
Friday Sep 30, 2016
In this episode, after shout outs for Alex and Elizabeth’s wedding and Reginald/Ryan’s ordination this weekend, Andrew looks at two instances of investigation crowdsourced via social media and non-profit shenanigans from both Trump and Clinton. Then, he turns a story of providence that showed up his shop this morning regarding a woman who missed the train that crashed in NJ and the nature of perspective. Finally, he gets more abstract and personal and muses on some insights around self-knowledge, our actions, and the nature and strength our desire- basically a 12 minute vague journal entry.
Wednesday Sep 28, 2016
Wednesday Sep 28, 2016
In this episode Andrew, drunk on sushi from lunch, gushes over Chipotle adding chorizo to their menu, spends a whole segment trying to sound smart while basically being weirded out by a three parent baby, explores the world view implications of Neil Degrasse Tyson watching David Blane put an ice pick through his hand, and finally, wonders whether believing we are in a simulation is Elon Musk’s strategic innovation advantage.
Tuesday Sep 27, 2016
Tuesday Sep 27, 2016
In this episode, after an unplanned excursion into how bad he is with technology, Andrew tells of being encouraged to “party” by two different random guys at karaoke last weekend. Then, he attempts to find some interesting insights and distinctions from the horrible experience that was watching the Trump/Clinton debate. Finally, Andrew corrects the headlines from “Transgender man gives birth to his OWN baby in world’s first!” to what actually happened- “Man and Woman Have a Baby!”.
Friday Sep 23, 2016
Friday Sep 23, 2016
In this episode: Tech mea culpas, baseball voodoo, semi-apology to Xena, Mile High Maggie, baby snuggles, Calix blowing up, getting Clear, coffee connection, Should Andrew vote?, a change in prediction, that documentary Idiocracy back in theaters, Clinton between two ferns, Tim Ferris, cold and heat, gelatin, history as our design, “My people”, Charlotte, race and tribe, the glory of humanity, smallness and being made, contingency as worth, gratitude, and the return to the big picture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrkPe-9rM1Q
https://www.facebook.com/kenn.cramer/videos/10153768365947117/
Wednesday Sep 21, 2016
Wednesday Sep 21, 2016
In this episode, after a shout out to Rosalie Contrite, jubilation over finding 2 roommates in time, jokingly implicating himself in the Brangelina break up, and excitement over a Cardinals game taking place in Rockies Stadium, Andrew tells the story of meeting Brad Pitt and muses on the nature of memory and story. Then, he reluctantly wades into the dangerous territory of race, police, the use of deadly force, system, training, history, and culture.
Monday Sep 19, 2016
Monday Sep 19, 2016
In this episode, after the obligatory weekend recap, a tired, unsettled, and flustered Andrew recaps the process of looking at the vision for his project Calix from the outside and with all causality, strategy, and himself removed to get a real feel for what the desired outcome isa and the deep difficultly of removing ego from a closely held vision. Then, he muses on how this latest terrorist bombing in NYC feels different, since it happened on a block he has stayed in and spent time in, how perception is linked to the psychological effect of terrorism, and how weirdly personal it can feel. Finally, he goes on a bit of a political rant about one side having their head in the sand and the other having bad ideas and reactions to real problems.
Monday Sep 19, 2016
Monday Sep 19, 2016
In this episode, after the obligatory weekend recap, a tired, unsettled, and flustered Andrew recaps the process of looking at the vision for his project Calix from the outside and with all causality, strategy, and himself removed to get a real feel for what the desired outcome isa and the deep difficultly of removing ego from a closely held vision. Then, he muses on how this latest terrorist bombing in NYC feels different, since it happened on a block he has stayed in and spent time in, how perception is linked to the psychological effect of terrorism, and how weirdly personal it can feel. Finally, he goes on a bit of a political rant about one side having their head in the sand and the other having bad ideas and reactions to real problems.
Thursday Sep 15, 2016
Thursday Sep 15, 2016
In this episode, after various musings about traffic, faith and road construction, the weather shift, and gratitude of not having to show up early to defend a cubicle job, Andrew talks about a friend’s ordination, a trip to St. Louis, and his love of Fall in MO. Then, he looks at the role of reason and our ability to know reality in light of Pope Benedict’s Regensburg Address, Bank of America analysts taking a cue from Elon Musk and saying there is a 20%-30% chance we live in a simulation, and the exposure of a payoff in the 1950s that led to a journal article that let sugar off the hook and implicated saturated fat in relation to heart disease.
Wednesday Sep 14, 2016
Wednesday Sep 14, 2016
In this episode Andrew recounts hanging with Michael Miley of Rival Sons and the strangeness of having friends who are amazing public performers. Then Andrew talks about a stressful meeting for Calix, the apostolate he’s launching, and the fear of moving something that has lived inside you into the world where others can act on it or question it. After that he moves on to a story about Brown University putting tampons in the men’s room because “Both Sexes Menstruate”, rants a bit about Hillary, her sickness, and her seeming continued misunderstanding of the word “public” in the phrase “public servant”, plugs The Patrick Coffin Show which launched a crowdfunding campaign yesterday, and finally muses on some ideas from a Simcha Fischer article on the difference between the Nude and the Naked in art, based on his own experience in Life Drawing Class.
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/09/08/brown-university-provide-tampons-mens-bathrooms/
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-patrick-coffin-show-already-podcast#/
http://aleteia.org/blogs/simchafisher/naked-vs-nude-do-you-have-issues-with-espns-body-issue
Friday Sep 09, 2016
Friday Sep 09, 2016
In this episode Andrew gets super excited about playing Michael Miley’s pro drum kit on Saturdayduring sound check, then inspired by an interview with British rapper MIA, he looks at our current racial tension and possible answers to it by looking at two clothing brands, United Colors of Benetton and FUBU. Finally, coming off a pre-show conversation with Zach Candler about the Benedict Option, Andrew muses over what is a reactionary presence vs. an original presence in light of the desire to strengthen and rebuild Catholic culture.
Tuesday Sep 06, 2016
Episode 215 - The Beachisode, Numero Dos!
Tuesday Sep 06, 2016
Tuesday Sep 06, 2016
In this episode, back in his old stomping grounds of Ventura, CA, Andrew escapes the wind noise by retreating to his rental car to record, gripes about LA traffic, muses on Bar Nine Collective’s decision to cut tips, raise prices, and pay a living wage, rejoices over the fact that Mercy smiled at him, and basically does the travelogue that is the Beachisode.
Wednesday Aug 31, 2016
Wednesday Aug 31, 2016
In this episode Andrew rants about having to fly into LAX vs. Santa Barbara when he goes to Ventura County, talks about the three aspects of his life that, though a fairly traditional Catholic, he practices voodoo, karma, and communism, then looks at the state of the Church before Vatican II and our current situation in light of a video of psychology experiment in a waiting room.
Tuesday Aug 30, 2016
Tuesday Aug 30, 2016
In this episode Andrew reflects on his experience on retreat over the weekend, including the role of fear in keeping us from acting on our calling, the inspiration of the courage of others in carrying their cross, and the power of affirmation. Then, he turns to seeng his friend Kenny play with his band The Head and The Heart to a sold out Red Rocks Amphitheater, the ability of longing communicated to point to the object of our longing, the creation of beauty as inevitable path to the True and Good, and a revisiting of the rock show as liturgy for the masses.
Friday Aug 26, 2016
#TheCounterPosition Episode 212 - Kenn Cramer of St. Paul Mission
Friday Aug 26, 2016
Friday Aug 26, 2016
In this episode Andrew sits down with his old friend Kenn Cramer, founder of St. Raphael Counseling, and current Director of Parish Life for St. Paul Mission on the Ft. Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana. Hear how Andrew’s man crush on Kenn turned into a friendship, how Kenn used his head to win his wife, the structure and history of the reservation in America, life and ministry on the reservation, and finally, they open a can of worms about the married priesthood and ministry in the modern world, that they don't have time to wrap up.
Thursday Aug 25, 2016
Thursday Aug 25, 2016
In this episode, after mea culpas about an iTunes mix up, Andrew shares his latest internet shenanigans including his creation of a new form of positive trolling called ‘gnoming’ and his dark satire of the 7 Day Love Your Spouse Challenge. Then, inspired by a quote in an interview with Fr. Carron in an Italian paper, he explores what might be the difference between living as an “original presence” vs. merely living as a “reactive presence”. Along the way he inserts sidebars about the earthquake in Norcia, Italy and announces his upcoming trip to CA.
Wednesday Aug 24, 2016
#TheCounterPosition Episode 210
Wednesday Aug 24, 2016
Wednesday Aug 24, 2016
#TheCounterPosition Episode 210 - Miley’s Birthday/The Mystery of Prayer, Eric Clapton Hits Puberty on a Desert Island in Rehab, and The Purge Continues In this episode Andrew uses the birthday of Michael Miley and the surprise of their friendship to talk about the mystery of prayer, then talks about a spiritual autobiographical anecdote from Eric Clapton in rehab and compares it to the parable Giussani tells about a toddler washed up on a desert island in relation to the Religious Sense, and finally, continues his rant about the sanitization of Catholic media that started with the firing of Mark Shea continuing with the subsequent firing of Simcha Fischer
In this episode Andrew uses the birthday of Michael Miley and the surprise of their friendship to talk about the mystery of prayer, then talks about a spiritual autobiographical anecdote from Eric Clapton in rehab and compares it to the parable Giussani tells about a toddler washed up on a desert island in relation to the Religious Sense, and finally, continues his rant about the sanitization of Catholic media that started with the firing of Mark Shea continuing with the subsequent firing of Simcha Fischer.
Monday Aug 22, 2016
Monday Aug 22, 2016
In this episode Andrew explores the amazing new Netflix series that explores the origins of Hip Hop Music in 1977 called “The Get Down”, wonders at the fact that NPR and others seemingly have never thought about the issue of “young invincibles” and Obamacare though this issue was one of the main criticisms from the Right when it was being debated and passed, then he turns to a defense of Mark Shea, who was recently let go from the National Catholic Register, the importance of a myriad of orthodox voices, and finally explores how the Incarnation, the nature of our being, and the nature of our union with God all add up to the necessity of Catholic Social Doctrine.
Thursday Aug 18, 2016
Thursday Aug 18, 2016
In this episode, Andrew continues being scattered and random this week with a long rabbit trail on storms in his life, ruminates on the look on a face of a priest about to be executed in a picture from the Spanish Civil War, and briefly comments on a new article from Fr. Dwight Longnecker on Ratzinger and the future of the Church.
https://www.facebook.com/pgbochanski/posts/10153812387111716?pnref=story
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/standingonmyhead/pope-benedict-and-the-coming-catholic-realignment
Wednesday Aug 17, 2016
#TheCounterPosition Episode 207 - Super Random, But He Warned You
Wednesday Aug 17, 2016
Wednesday Aug 17, 2016
In this episode- one of the most stream of consciousness episodes ever- Andrew starts by analyzing how he seems to be experiencing both deep existential dread and intense worry, while at the same time a deep optimism bordering on Hope. In the process he explores pictures of dead kids on FB, Jane’s Addiction, video games, Sally Struthers and African kids with flies on their faces, Plato’s Cave, Gay pastors in coffeehouses, the Conservative/Progressive dichotomy, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Trump lovers in a focus group, Mexicans at Home Depot, Port-o-potties, bling covered shock collars, gun dispensers in bathrooms, Moon suits vs. Earth suits, Pentecostal anthropology, Caitlyn Jenner, Arias getting punched by Santa Claus, St. Athanasius, C.S. Lewis, Francis Bacon, and so so much more.
Monday Aug 15, 2016
Monday Aug 15, 2016
In this fairly scattered episode, after a weekend recap containing bbq, interviews, brain candy science fiction TV, a soiree in a cool kitchen, a beer brunch with monks, and a whole lot of Fr. Michael O’Loughlin, Andrew dives into what it means for the Blessed Virgin Mary to be taken up body and soul in Heaven, how that might change how we view ourselves, our work, our worship, our making, our work, and even our lovemaking. #MatterMatters #NoGnosis #FleshIsGoodMkay?