Building From the Bullet Hole

Podcast of author and historian JDK Wyneken

Leveling Up 07/01/2020

Leveling Up I've worked hard to remember and learn from my past, and I've also had to grow beyond it. The same is true, I've found, in how history shapes and affects current events; we have to remember the past while not being shackled by it. All of these have collided together for me recently - in a painful but illuminating experience in my personal life, in the ongoing COVID crisis, and in the protests, violence, and national reckoning about race that has swept America after the killing of George Floyd. /episode/index/show/buildingfromthebullethole/id/15016145

Everyone Has A Story Worth Telling 06/18/2020

Everyone Has A Story Worth Telling Whether in a written story, the annals of history, or in life, the smallest of developments can produce immense consequences. How we respond to them often then tells the story of who we each are. In this episode, I talk with Julia Cannell, the Executive Director of Airway Sciences for Kids, a nonprofit dedicated to helping underserved children and teens discover and tell their own stories through aviation and aerospace. /episode/index/show/buildingfromthebullethole/id/14870822

Thunderstruck 06/03/2020

Thunderstruck In this episode, my great friend Cyra Sadowl stops in to discuss her own life rebuild from the wound of her late husband - and my close friend - Matt's sudden death. Cyra was also my chief creative consultant and initial editor on Krelle's Inferno, so our respective rebuilds wove in and around that story. /episode/index/show/buildingfromthebullethole/id/14677268

Grilled! 05/20/2020

Grilled! Take a listen as JDK answers questions about the book from Stacy Heller, his friend and a connector-extraordinaire. /episode/index/show/buildingfromthebullethole/id/14503217

Open to Page One - A Reading From Krelle's Inferno 05/06/2020

Open to Page One - A Reading From Krelle's Inferno Hey there, all you cool cats and kittens! Grab a snack, a beverage of your choice, get comfy, and settle in to listen to the first chapter of my novel. It's like an old-time radio show, but without the campy studio-manufactured background noises and cheesy accents. Instead, it's me in my campy, ramshackle blanket-fort reading my own words! I’m so excited for you to finally meet Geren Krelle, get a sense of his character, the dilemma he faces, and the world he must confront. /episode/index/show/buildingfromthebullethole/id/14315297

Based on Real Events. . .If They Went to Hell 04/22/2020

Based on Real Events. . .If They Went to Hell Finally! With JDK's personal backstory established, it's time to kick of the podcast season's second half with the history behind his novel, Krelle's Inferno. /episode/index/show/buildingfromthebullethole/id/14092427

We Are[n't] Our Wounds 04/08/2020

We Are[n't] Our Wounds Join JDK for an intimate and fun conversation with Steven Crozier - musician, writer, and Incredible Human Being - about the roots of creativity and expression, not as products of inherent "genius," but from (and through) the wounds we all have. Steven and JDK will talk about how their creative outlets proved to be both sources and outcomes of healing from their past mistakes, and Steven will read the poem that gave this podcast its name. /episode/index/show/buildingfromthebullethole/id/13907660

My Brooklyn Bridge 03/25/2020

My Brooklyn Bridge Join JDK for a wide-ranging conversation with his "smokejumper", Jay Parker, founder of the No More Secrets recovery program. Brooklyn-born Jay tells his own epic rebuilding story, then he and JDK compare notes on the roles played in their respective rebuilds by letting go of secrets, confronting the shame of their pasts, and developing personal spirituality. It's a deep dive into JDK the human being and author from the perspective of one of the people who knows him best. /episode/index/show/buildingfromthebullethole/id/13690436

Voice Lessons 03/11/2020

Voice Lessons A conversation with emotional intelligence and addiction expert Dr. Hilarie Cash, LMHC, Ph.D. Learn how she helped JDK find the inner strength - his "Voice" - to move beyond his past and begin the growth that led to his writing of Krelle's Inferno. /episode/index/show/buildingfromthebullethole/id/13503944

Voice Lessons 03/11/2020

Fireball Ain't Just a Drink 02/21/2020

Fireball Ain't Just a Drink On previous episodes I’ve spent a lot of time speaking about Geren Krelle’s story from my book, Krelle’s Inferno. In this episode, I talk about mine. More specifically, I give you background on the emotional challenges I faced growing up and into adulthood that brought me to a crisis point where I blew up my life. /episode/index/show/buildingfromthebullethole/id/13245443

An Accidental Autobiography 02/21/2020

An Accidental Autobiography It’s a truism that author’s write what they know, and Geren Krelle - the main character in my novel – is well known to me after all, I created him. It wasn’t until after the writing process was complete, though, that I came to realize WHY I knew him so well. In many ways (most, if I’m being honest), he is the me of my past. /episode/index/show/buildingfromthebullethole/id/13245437

[re]Building a Life in Real Time 02/21/2020

[re]Building a Life in Real Time In this first episode, I talk about what it means – and what it’s like – to be a “man in the middle.” In the middle of rebuilding and redirecting my life after blowing up my old one spectacularly about a decade ago. Emotional growth has been the driving force behind the rebuild and it turns out, writing of my alternate history fiction novel, Krelle’s Inferno has been a key part of the redirection as well. /episode/index/show/buildingfromthebullethole/id/13245425

Prologue - Building From the Bullet Hole 02/13/2020

Prologue - Building From the Bullet Hole This episode is a quick overview of the WHY and WHAT (to expect) during the first season. I’m thrilled that you’re willing to come on this new journey as I lay the foundation of how Krelle’s Inferno ultimately ended up being an accidental autobiography. /episode/index/show/buildingfromthebullethole/id/13146230

Building From the Bullet Hole

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