Episode 22: Being One with Chris Ballew
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"Life isn't something to be won, it's something to be one with." Singer and songwriter behind Caspar Babypants and former rock and roll frontman of The Presidents of the United States of America Chris Ballew joins Strangers and Friends. We talked about making kids music, meditation, finding your true creative self, advice from Madonna, enlightened babies, and a whole friggin' lot more! Check out Caspar Babypants and Chris Ballew at Follow on Twitter Donate at
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Episode 21: Much Less
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Andrew is joined by Elijah and Matt, a couple of the radical dudes from the band Much Less out of Tulsa. The band's new EP "Unreliable" is coming out April 20th. We talk about the new music, making friends, and even let the listeners in on a couple new songs. Check out Much Less at You can donate to Strangers and Friends by going to We get a small benefit every time you shop through our Amazon Portal (). Bookmark the page so you can help out the podcast next time you need to discretely order some body lube.
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Episode 20: Teach your kids to count! With Lucas Miller
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Andrew has a little announcement to start the show. After that we get right into the interview with Professor Lucas Miller of Haskell Indian Nations University. We talk about math, education, and the creative aspects of math and science. Follow Andrew on Twitter: Don't forget to give us a rating on iTunes You can donate to this podcast at or shop through our Amazon portal (), they'll send us a small commission.
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Episode 19: Michael Fisher is Mr. Mobile
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It's hard work wading through all the mobile technology this world has to offer. Don't you wish you had a technologically inclined friend to help you understand it all? Enter Michael Fisher, AKA Mr. Mobile. He's a tech reviewer who showcases the latest and greatest technology out there in his fantastically made and so nice to listen to videos. Michael and I talk about his job as a tech journalist, travel, minimalism, exciting new tech on the horizon, and the stuff that keeps us up at night, just to name a few. Check out Mr. Mobile's YouTube channel Follow Michael Fisher Twitter: @TheMrMobile...
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Episode 18: Good Vibrations with Brendan Lynch
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Journalist and lecturer Brendan Lynch joins the podcast. We cover a wide range of topics from seltzer water and activism to fake news and music, just to name a few. This episode has something for everyone and is radiating with love and good vibrations. Bonus: there's a special music debut at the end of the episode! Share this podcast with your friends and family, they'll love it! Check out Brendan's opinion piece in the Chicago Tribune: Won't you please do your Amazon shopping through our link and help support this podcast: Follow Andrew on Twitter and like our page at
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Episode 17: Liberty Lampoon (Oops... we're hippies)
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This week is a special swapcast episode of Strangers and Friends featuring Aaron from Liberty Lampoon. We talk about endless war, psychedelics, and everything that comes along with the two. Check out to find all their episodes. it's a great podcast, you won't regret it!
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Episode 16: The Tulpamancers
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Did you ever have an imaginary friend? What about one that talked back? No, like, really talked back? A tulpa is a sentient thoughtform created by their host, the tulpamancer. On this episode of Strangers and Friends, Andrew talks to four such tulpamancers to learn more about what they are, and where they come from. on Twitter Help out this podcast by clicking this and bookmarking it. That way every time you shop at a small portion of what you spend will go to keep this podcast going. Thank you so much! -Andrew
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Episode 15: Carlos Zambrana
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Carlos joins the podcast from Lawrence, Kansas, where he is working towards his Ph.D. in Economics. Carlos is from Nicaragua, and we talk about that, economics, running and drinking, and of course KU basketball. Check it out! Don't forget to use our Amazon portal for your Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping: http://amzn.to/2fXo7fW
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Episode 14: Kris Payne of Black Mesa Records
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Founder of Black Mesa Records Kris Payne joins the podcast this week. We talk about giving back to art, the life energy trapped in vinyl records, and a little advice on getting into vinyl. That of course only scratches the surface. Kris is inadvertently the poster child of why you should just do that crazy thing you always wanted to do. Check out or follow on Instagram and on Twitter at And for the photography fans out there, check out for a glimpse into Kris's past life as a professional photographer. Support the podcast by shopping through our Amazon Portal at
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Episode 13: Keith Walker is Chemosabe
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Strangers and Friends is back from vacation, and this week Andrew is joined by actor and director Keith Walker. We talk about the cultural diversity of America, the show turns briefly into a Buffy the Vampire Slayer podcast, and it's not long before we get back to discussing his battle with cancer and being black in America. This show has a little bit of everything. Follow Keith on Twitter and check out his work on Vimeo at Don't forget to help the podcast by doing your holiday shopping through our Amazon portal! just go to
info_outlineMy friend Sean from my days at KU joins the podcast from Denver Colorado. We talk about living in the mountains, what going back to school as the teacher is like, and Sean flips the script and interviews me. Stay tuned for a bonus episode announcement at the end of the episode.
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