BipolarDad

Mental health adice and information from a man who has been Bipolar-2 for life. The senior years onset of ADHD has made reitrement very interesting.

Twice 40 and living the DREAM 04/21/2026

Twice 40 and living the DREAM Three retirements after 68 jobs. Now 12 jobs into my 70s. Getting ready for an audition in Nashville. Finishing my 9th book. Volunteering at th Homeless Shelter/ Living the dream. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/40957495

The very wicked ALS. 03/25/2026

The very wicked ALS. The very wicked ALS. It is one thing to hear about it, quite another to read about someone famous being stuck down by "Lou Gehrig's Disease". I was not prepared for visiting my sister-in-law in Stage 2 ALS. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/40621935

If you are happy, clap your hands. 03/13/2026

If you are happy, clap your hands. MakeitOK.org/Iowa Google: Bipolar Dad /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/40446620

Another retirement 03/07/2026

Another retirement Finally, after officially being diagnosed as Bipolar-2, I am retiring from my fourth career to concentrate on podcasting and writing my 9th book. I will now be known as "Bipolar Dad" and the new book is "Orbits". /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/40352250

Um-Ya-Ya-Um-Ya-Ya 03/05/2026

Um-Ya-Ya-Um-Ya-Ya So much chatter and so much attention diversion. Makes this ADHD-Dad dizzy. Add a lifelong struggle with Bipolar Disorder and you can find many thoughts are TOO many. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/40331420

Four Bipolar Symptoms 03/04/2026

Four Bipolar Symptoms Since my fourth retirement, I am focusing on three podcasts and Substack. I am also finishing up my 9th book, "Orbits" (Amazon). This is all made possible because I am a lifelong Bipolar-2 and my racing thoughts need to go somewhere. 1.) Bipolar Dad (Libsyn) 2.) Bipolar Dad (Podbean) 3.) Bus Biz (Libsyn) I have also started on SUBSTACK...(JamesStordahl955980.substack.com) /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/40314835

Avoid the awkward silence 03/03/2026

Avoid the awkward silence When the discussions about mental health develop, the volume decreases. Kind of like it is a secret. We need to jump the stigma hurdle and talk, talk, talk about this. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/40300415

How old is your bus driver? 03/02/2026

How old is your bus driver? Forget those Golden Years stories. 50% of retirees are heading back to work. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/40286270

Somber music leading into somber message 03/01/2026

Somber music leading into somber message Retired for the third time in my life. Ready for new adventures and addotional motivational speaking gigs. www.jamesstordahl.com /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/40272030

Send my mail to the end of the Trail 02/26/2026

Send my mail to the end of the Trail As I try to make sense of the recent State of the Union Address, and unwrap all the spin that comes with it, here comes a podcast introducing my latetst book. Selfpublished on Amazon, "Send my mail to the end of the trail". /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/40244975

Randum thoughts from Bipolar Dad 02/23/2026

Randum thoughts from Bipolar Dad Now retired for the third time in my life. Twelve years as school bus driver and my back and mental health can take no more. Add to that the VA has inally found me to be OFFICIALLY Bipolar-2. Now am working on my 9th book (Orbits) and lining up mental health speakin engagements in ND, SD, MN and Kansas City. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/40203865

Black ice 02/09/2026

Black ice Black Ice is scary. It is the sheer glaze on freshly snowed on roads. Here, in Iowa i means lots of cars in the ditch. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/40050000

Banning books in Iowa? 02/06/2026

Banning books in Iowa? Banning books? Burning books? Bipolar Dad digs in. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/40021610

Covid is back, lock down's are everywhere, and Minneapolis is scary. 02/03/2026

Covid is back, lock down's are everywhere, and Minneapolis is scary. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39982240

Opiods in Minnesota 02/02/2026

Opiods in Minnesota The current ICE tragedy in Minneapolis will take a long time to fix. The trauma induced by the current dministation is scary. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39967605

Minneapolis murder 01/27/2026

Minneapolis murder Bad news out of Minnesota, again. DHS officers, wearing ICE uniforms gunned down a 37yearold ICU nurse. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39899925

KMA-We will never be the same! 01/16/2026

KMA-We will never be the same! Reading from my book, The KMA Syndrome... Baby Boomer expressing sadness about the weakening of our society. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39761435

Life is good after 75 01/14/2026

Life is good after 75 What a thrill! Being contacted by a local writer. Being featured in a full page article about my life after retirement. Twelve part-time gigs keeping me busy. And on-camera!! /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39731135

Minnesota Memories 01/10/2026

Minnesota Memories The Minnesota Fishing Season Opener My memories of getting ready and getting out on the lake for face-to-face chats with my Dad. The shared joy of stories from the past. An upbeat force in a life that needed a boost. The Ojibwa Tribe calls it "Living the Good Life!" This drops at the same time of the tragedy in Minneapolis, so I am suggesting that this 2022 memory is what is needed right now. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39683370

COVID IS BACK! 01/09/2026

COVID IS BACK! Covid is back...super flu is back...ne strains...surgery being cancelled because hospitals are full. have you had your vaccinaions??????? /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39677990

Groove to the music in '26 01/03/2026

Groove to the music in '26 Happy New Year...Saturday...cold 20 degrees in Iowa...I am hoping my new homeless buddies at Central Iowa Shelter are OK...we have 795 homeless in Polk County...2,200 in the state of Iowa...750,000 nationwide! This podcast talks about how music helps us be human...and then there is a bug negative that did not hit the news...the suicide national hotline...988...the new administration has cut that line for LGBTQ folks! WTH!!! /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39600035

Happy New Year 2026 01/02/2026

Happy New Year 2026 After an ugly 2025, the new year looks brighter. After a very close call with hip replacement surgery I have been resurrected by a local chiropractor. Hip injections, physical therapy and two doctor's opinions, I was scheduled for total left hip replacement on Nov. 17th. Really good insurance helps move that right along! A trip to a recommended chiropractor has me standing tall and feeling great. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39593480

Sex Abuse in the Catholic Church 01/02/2026

Sex Abuse in the Catholic Church The stories of sex abuse in the Catholic Church have been whispered about for years. There was an award winning movie about it, with an all-star cast. This narration is a reading of an Op-Ed in the Washington Post by Mark Thiessen. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39592675

Bipolar Dad auditions 12/31/2025

Bipolar Dad auditions Since becoming 80% disabled (according to the VA), I am going to resurrect my podcasting career. Two efforts. Bipolar Dad and BUS BIZ. I also have selfpublished 8 books on Amazon /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39578360

Aging issues NOW 12/31/2025

Aging issues NOW Reading from a Des Moines Register Op-Ed about aging issues. Article written by Terri and John Hale. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39578080

James Stordahl voiceover audition 12/27/2025

James Stordahl voiceover audition As a late blooming actor, I have launched a couple efforts and renewed others. As an actor I have been on stage at various times, starting with community theater. This past year I was in three commercials, two national filmed in Minneapolis and Kansas City, and a regional online presence for more than a year. I have now written 8 books. Mini-memoirs of a bipolar grandfather. Lots of interesting twists and turns. Available on Amazon. Just punch in James Stordahl to find them. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39542685

Stew Hanson car commercial 12/16/2025

Stew Hanson car commercial When you get into the pool of potentials candidates, you never know what you will be doing when the casting agent calls. This was with three other actors and we spent the day pretending to buy cars. The girl is from Minneapolis and she is active worldwide with nymber of agents. I now have four agents: The Peak Agency, Des Moines; Wehmann in Minneapolis; Talent Unlimited in Kansas City and Actors Etc. in Omaha. Great fun for an old guy! /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39427505

Introduction from #Jimthebusdriver 12/15/2025

Introduction from #Jimthebusdriver Iowa grandfather, who has been bipolar-2 for life is getting into the podcasting business. He has self-published 8 books on Amazon. Seven books are mini-memoirs with mny adventures. One book (Bus Biz) is about his 10 years as a school bus driver and tour bus driver. /episode/index/show/5abe4666-0032-427b-9c07-9a165876db84/id/39414340

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