YO AHORA

"YO AHORA" by SPENCER OG

Edible Roulette + Journal 03/19/2026

Birthday 03/12/2026

A3 | Brujo vs Gringo? 03/11/2026

A2 | Vomitivo & Ayahuasca 03/11/2026

A1 | Garbage Babe, Grit & Peru 03/11/2026

PUA4 03/11/2026

PUA3 02/19/2026

PUA2 02/02/2026

PUA1 02/02/2026

PUA1 In this episode, I give an intro to "pickup artistry" from the POV of a rogue anthropologist & observer of the niche. This stuff was a HUGE special interest for me at a really critical time of my life, and so much of my brain was evolving in conjunction with my fascination for PUA. My own relationship to the industry is definitely one of an "original experience" and so I'm keen to share this multiple-part story time! I've been wanting to have some form of a "tell-all" on my experience learning "attraction" from the PUAs (pick up artists) and then later how I started working with them. The chance to work with them totally shaped my existence, since it gave me access to marketing+operations experience. So it changed the entire plot of what became available to me. It's been years since I've been associated with that entity and I'm beyond it now. However, my own brand title "Social Dynamics Nerd" is piggybacking off of company names from the PUA industry. This is intentional on my end... I am a romantic, and I think it is actually adorably precious of me to STEAL the legacy associated to some of my initial role models. Especially because my own role models had stolen from their mentors, while also building a business around my age... This is the gift that keeps on giving. The difference is: I'm looking to build an entity around "social skills", not just "cold approach" or "pickup". This lore is very SPENCER, and these stories have to be told so that I can lean into all future YO AHORA conversations as absolutely "SPENCER" as can be. You know?! Before we get into my own personal involvement, this episode is really focused on world-building PUA for those who have no clue what it is or how big it was. So this is all a "101" type of intro on the whole matter... Here's what this episode covers: Opening up the conversation around the industry How I stumbled upon the material (unintentionally) How the material hooked my curiosity and why How PUA started getting big (from the 90s into the early 2000s) Who were the significant thought-leaders in these years And then I wrap up the episode covering this: Things from PUA that I didn't like but found to be valuable Things that I DEFINITELY do not like (non negotiable no's) Things I liked from PUA that I STILL like (attraction principles) Then in "PUA2", the following episode, we will start to move the story along and how I actually got very closely involved in my late teens/early 20s, and why/how this happened... In "PUA3" we go further, and "PUA4" even further into lore... There WILL be a "PUA5". It has not been recorded and it won't come any time too soon. For the sake of my own reputation and safety, I'm just gonna sit on that final instalment and test the temperature as these initial episodes release. For any uninvolved listener, this is all hullabaloo, but for me... I just wanna be smart. Some people from the industry are shady. And the "PUA5" instalment will be the most critical, and so I wanna be the most mindful when the time comes. Thank you for listening! Join the list: /episode/index/show/035749a1-28c3-4385-8823-bca2f1004f92/id/39965275

TBD 02/01/2026

TBD In this episode, I want to let it out. Look, it's a teensy bit chaotic and explosive at times. I can explain why I do this: 1. I'm a vocal show off lol. I like a chance to engage with the variance... 2. It's also to illustrate how seamless I could weave through those different volumes and paces 3. Nothing else to say, I'm just recognizing that bullet point lists look better in 3's This episode is my processing buffer along the yellow brick road of YO AHORA. In fact, it's the episode when I finally declare the actual name of the podcast, the intention for the episodes, and a rough timeline for its existence in my life. Quite literally making this up as I go, this project has so far been an outlet for me to be exactly who I am: including in its own conception + execution. A lot of freestyle, plenty of intuition, vulnerability, willingness, self-amusement, curiosity, etc, etc, etc. This episode is definitely a good pulse check for gate keeping, because I feel like its probably my sharper ends of self on display. Some personas I typically keep between me and my irl communities, where I can gauge social feedback and unfolding optics. At this point, I've visualized the YO AHORA of it all like this: Episode 1 is a pure freestyle yap with one point of inspo Episode 2 was exploring a practical self-reflection too (NYE/EOY thoughts) Episode 3 is getting into the practical of Vipassana (+ a lot of lore from my 20s) Episode 4 *this one* is an intermission for the podcast to reflect on "itself" Anyway, you get it. Moving forward, the following episodes are exploring my years working with the "pickup artists", and then my experience working with Ayahuasca in Peru, and then probably pivot to more advice-based reflections throughout the weeks going into Spring. I personally associate springtime with a time when love is in the air So it will be a great time to bring the sprinkle of long-format social dynamics nerd rants into the pod. Join the list: /episode/index/show/035749a1-28c3-4385-8823-bca2f1004f92/id/39952590

EVERYTHING 01/31/2026

EVERYTHING In this episode, I want hiring managers to cancel me. This episode explores every mostly relevant plot point from my entire 20s: The decision to drop out of college by 20 years old The process of working dirty, gritty jobs (and why) The magic of getting my "dream job" (at the time) The evolution into an even "better job" Getting hit by a car at the age of 26 during the peak of my "good life" Finding many of my own "values" shifting in the aftermath of that accident Losing the attachments to my "status" Overcoming the mental trap of being a "hustler" Taking a hiatus to focus on mental and physical rehabillitation Vipassana Meditation through the 10 day silent retreat model Starting over And voila, now I'm 30. Happened so fast! This 3rd instalment is my most important episode of YO AHORA so far. It's fluid, the yapping is mostly on point, it's vulnerable, and MORE IMPORTANTLY: it will discuss VIPASSANA MEDITATION thoroughly (especially starting at the 0h57m mark) If you want to stay in the loop for upcoming SOCIAL DYNAMICS projects, click over to my site and opt into the email list. My email-marketing-persona will take over from there. Enjoy this third instalment from Episode #3 "EVERYTHING" and enjoy the nature of being a baddiebadmotherfker with a soul-based game and nothing to lose. =========== It's super key for me to run this final "call-to-action" toward Vipassana's meditation technique and the retreats offered to learn this technique. I've been so grateful to the practice and I have not YET donated (discussed in this episode). So I'm using my evergreen email sequence on to serve as my "first" donation. The donation of promotion & pitching! Which could possibly pack a greater punch than just a few measley bucks. Yes... I'll be donating $$$$ too. But in the meantime, this episode is my offering of gratitude back to the practice of Vipassana and however it could possibly serve you + the world. Thank you for listening! This is where you can explore Vipassana for yourself: /episode/index/show/035749a1-28c3-4385-8823-bca2f1004f92/id/39946120

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