Curious Joel

Welcome to a show about curiosity taking us deeper into the topics of people's passion and interesting conversation. I will be interviewing people with fascinating passions. Learning about what got them into it and what made them take it to the next level. I hope you enjoy listening! You can follow me on Twitter @JoelCirco, Twitter @CuriousJoelCast, or Email @CuriousJoelCast.

Curiosity and Podcasting with Joel Circo 11/24/2024

Curiosity and Podcasting with Joel Circo My guest today is none other than me! I talk about how I got started on my journey in podcasting, where my curiosity comes from, why I make this podcast, and so much more! If you like listening to this podcast, consider supporting me on my Patreon . You'll get exclusive content, like the Icebreaker questions and special mini-episodes. You can find me on Instagram Thank you all for listening and until next time, stay curious! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/34151885

Comics and Superheroes with Sean Mills 11/11/2024

Comics and Superheroes with Sean Mills Today I talk with Sean Mills about his love of comics and superheroes! We cover topics such as favorite comic brands, heroes, top superhero video games, and how he came to write his own comic! You can check out his comic here: This is my first time recording a remote interview, please let me know what you think. Should I do more like this? Also, thank you for your patience as I moved across the country and got settled. I have more interviews to set up. If you would like to support me and the podcast you can do so on Patreon. You'll hear episodes first, listen to the icebreaker questions I ask before the podcast, and hear my Patreon exclusive mini-episodes. You can find that all here: On Instagram Or Email Thank you so much for listening, till next time, stay curious! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/33887082

Web Design with Aaron Olszewski 06/24/2024

Web Design with Aaron Olszewski Today we talk to Aaron Olszewski! He is a Website Designer. We talk about vision casting with customers, finding the right design for each person and company, AI shortcuts, Art vs. Science, SEO, customer service, self-driving cars vs. AI customer service, and so much more! You can find Aaron at or and put Curious Joel or Joel Circo in the subject line. If you would like to support me, you can do so here: You can follow me on Twitter , Instagram , or . If you would like to check out Malana's work you can check it out here: or Instagram December Braden /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/31831782

Stargazing with Heather Olszewski 01/15/2024

Stargazing with Heather Olszewski Today we talk with Heather Olszewski. She is an optical engineer. We talk about the Hubble and the James Webb telescopes, how people are like planets, NASA and so much more! You can support me and this show at Follow me on Twitter or Insta or email Check out December's photography at or Insta Malana's graphic design or Insta /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/29487918

Wilderness Medicine With John Jacobs 12/12/2023

Wilderness Medicine With John Jacobs Today we talk with John Jacobs! He teaches wilderness medicine, the kind you need hiking and climbing, with his company Adventure Risk Management! We talk about what wilderness medicine is, how to use it, how he found teaching, why it is such a usefull skill in life, learning software, Snakebite Sucktion Devices Don't Remove Venom: They Just Suck, what a WFR is, make up and so much more! If you want to learn more about wilderness medicine you can here: If you want to support me and this podcast, you can do so at Check out Malana and Check out December and You can always find me on Twitter on Instagram and email Thank you all for listining! I'll catch you all in the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/29034138

Life Update 12/10/2023

Life Update Genaral life update and a quick look at whats ahead. /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/29036958

Storytelling with Brayden 10/30/2023

Storytelling with Brayden Today we talk with Brayden Schlenz ... agian! This time it's about his chosen career. Get ready to meet your next favorite director! We talk about Lord of the Rings, Chirstopher Nolan, Disney, Johnny Depp, Director Cuts, Ip's, Movie styles, Bad Ideas, and so much more! Go check out Brayden's YouTube Channel and Also check out Malana's graphic disign and Go see December's Photagraphy and You can always find me and and If you want to support this show you can do so As always, thank you for listining! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/28475078

Rose of the Rings 10/02/2023

Rose of the Rings Today we talk to Rose about Lord of the Rings, one of her favorite Fandoms! We talk about the Silmarillion, the Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings (all six books), what a Simaril is, who Tom Bombadil is and why he is so special, history and languages, and so much more! People you should check out December's Photography at Malana's Graphic Design at Brayden's YouTube at As always you can find me at or or email me and you can support the podcast at Thank you so much for listening! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/28208654

Relationships and Communication with Paul 08/21/2023

Relationships and Communication with Paul Today we talk with Paul Circo (yes his is another sibling)! We talk about the reasons people go to college, peer pressure and tag, aerodynamics, how to grow family bonds by thowing things, the 22 year gap between siblings, and so much more! People to check out: December's photogaphy at or Malana's graphic design at or Brayden's YouTube at You can find me at or or email me at Thank you all for listining! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/27808428

Funny Conversation about Serious Depression with Jackie and Rose Part 2 08/08/2023

Funny Conversation about Serious Depression with Jackie and Rose Part 2 Today we finish our coversation with Jackie and Rose to talk about depression. Where we take the conversastion suriously but we don't take ourselfs too suriosly. If you want to follow my guests you can find them here: Jackie on Instagram Rose on FaceBook or Linkedin Go check out out these cool people: Malana's graphic disign of on Insta December's photography or Insta Brayden's YouTube You can find me on Insta or Twitter or email Thank you all for listining! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/27695097

Funny conversation about serious Depression with Jackie and Rose Part 1 07/31/2023

Funny conversation about serious Depression with Jackie and Rose Part 1 Today we sit down with Jackie Bender and Rose Circo to talk about depression! We take the subject seriously but we don't take ourselves to serious. If you want to follow my guests you can find them here: Jackie on Instagram , Rose on FaceBook or on Linkedin Go check out these cool people: Malana's Graphic Disign or Insta December's Photography Insta Brayden's YouTube You can find me on Insta or Twitter or Thank you all for listining! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/27608073

Cooking with Zach Sutterfield Remastered 07/09/2023

Cooking with Zach Sutterfield Remastered Today is episode 2 remastered! We sit down with with Cook Zach Sutterfield. We talk about the new space race, top ramen, fast food, space exploration, how important it is to know the basics of cooking, mopping, bland food, alien restaurants, and so much more! Let me know what you think of these remastered episodes on Twitter on Instagram or email me Check out Malana's Graphic design on her site or Instagram Go see December's photos at or Instagram Check out Brayden's Youtube channel Please share this epidsode and this show with someone you think would enjoy it and take a moment to rate the show! Thank you all for listining! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/27409053

Balloon Twister with Ben Circo Remastered 05/15/2023

Balloon Twister with Ben Circo Remastered Today is a remastered audio from episode 1! It's an interview with Balloon Twister Ben Circo. We talk about balloons worst enemy, how little 7000 balloons actually is, farmers markets, what gigs are, the difference between twisters and Decore artist, and so much more! Let me know what you thought of the episode on Twitter on Instagram or Email You can find Ben on his website on Instagram on Youtube or Email or Call at (951)-483-3829 Check out Malana's art at or on Instagram Go look at December's photos at or on Instagram Go watch Brayden's Youtube channel Please take a moment to rate my show and share it with someone who you'll think would enjoy it! Thank you all for listining! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/26845770

Vacationing with Zach, Kari, and December 04/30/2023

Vacationing with Zach, Kari, and December Today we are talking about what vacation means to us! We talk about what makes a vacation and what breaks it, workaholics and adrenalin junkies, manicures and darts, cutting the crust off, and how your vacation should be like vegetables, SpaceX, San Diago, Mars, and the Artic! And that's just the beginning! Check out Malana Dodd's website or Instagram Check out December Noel's website or Check out Brayden Schlenz's You can reach me on Twitter on Instagram or email at Please share and review Thank you all for listening! I'll catch you all on the next epidsode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/26702565

The Art Dept with Marla Sparks 04/02/2023

The Art Dept with Marla Sparks Today we sit down with Marla Sparks! She owns the Art Dept and is herself an artist. We talk about what makes an artist, ADHD, learning how to deal with people, shoplifting, how adorable tiny art supplies are, In-N-Out burgers, and so much more! You can check out the Art Dept at or on Instagram Malana Dodd's Graphic design, and on Instagram December Noel Photography, , and on Instagram Brayden Schlenz, You can find me on Twitter on Instagram or email me at Thank you all for listening! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/26407194

A Lesson in Teaching History with John Circo part 2 03/17/2023

A Lesson in Teaching History with John Circo part 2 Today we finishing our conversation with John Circo! We talk about a slice of Teacher life, the big ups and downs of teaching, exactly when teaching gets easier, and so much more! A big thank you to Malana Dodd for my beautiful cover art! Check out more of her amazing work over at Keep an eye out for more videos from Brayden Schlenz over at on YouTube! If you are looking for your Graduation photos or family pictures check out and check out her Instagram You can find me on Twitter on Instagram or Email Thank you all for listening! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/26258199

A Lesson in teaching History with John Circo 03/05/2023

A Lesson in teaching History with John Circo Today we talk with John Circo about his life as a teacher! We talk about King Tuts sarcophagus, Indiana Jones, Math for fun, How he helped half a class pass, 50 page papers, public speaking and so much more! And this is just the first part of the interview. Thank you to Malana Dodd for my cover art! Check out her webite Check out Brayden Schlenz' YouTube channel Check out December Circo's Photography on her website SHe is also posting a photo a day on her Instagram Let me know what you think on on Instagram or Email at Thank you all for listening! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/26133306

Woman Period. With Kari and December 02/26/2023

Woman Period. With Kari and December Today we talk with Kari and December about what life is like as a 20-something woman in today's world. We talk about periods, mansplaining, frustrations with men, and some with women, society's "normal" body type, the long-lasting effects of stereotypes of women, and so much more! A big thank you to Malana Dodd for her wonderful art, check out her other work here: ! Check out from Brayden Schlenz. Go check out for amazing photography! If you have any stories you would like to share, you can send them to me on Twitter on Instagram or email . Thank you all for listening! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/26068734

CJ Ep 32 Music with Merwin 02/05/2023

CJ Ep 32 Music with Merwin Today we talk about music with Merwin! We talk about the impact music has on our everyday lives, Country rap, Dragonball Evolution, cringy music, violin vs. flute, the intricacies of Jazz, and so much more. Check out Malanas work at Brayden just released the 0 Credits and Counting episode that I'm on. You can find it here If you make music send it my way on Twitter on Instagram or Email Thank you all for listening! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/25832397

CJ Ep 31 Camp Ambassador John Aufhammer 01/22/2023

CJ Ep 31 Camp Ambassador John Aufhammer Today we sit down with John Aufhammer! We talk about what a camp ambassador is, who is got into the business of education, why he likes people so much. We also talk about the philosophy of sales and friendships. If you would like to find out more about John you can find him at Thank you so much to Malana Dodd for my beautiful cover art! Find more of her work at Brayden is dropping a new episode of 0 Credits and Counting you can follow his YouTube Channel here Reach out to me on Twitter on Instagram or email Thank you all for listening! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/25688760

CJ 30 ADHD Merwin Barrios 01/08/2023

CJ 30 ADHD Merwin Barrios Today we sit down with Merwin Barrios to talk about ADHD. He has a diagnosis, I am working on getting a diagnosis. We talk about how ADHD shows up in our lives and how it can in others' lives. We also go over the pros and cons of having ADHD, how music, people's names, time emotions, and emergencies all are changed with it. If you want to learn more you can read one of the articles I mentioned here: This is the person how first showed me that I have ADHD Thank you to for my wonderful cover art, check out her other work at Check out Brayden's Coaster Gnome If you have ADHD stories to share, send them my way on Twitter on Instagram or Email me at Thank you all for listening! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/25542132

CJ Ep 29 Murder in the Speakeasy Escape the Crate 12/26/2022

CJ Ep 29 Murder in the Speakeasy Escape the Crate Today we are playing a game with my family! This is quite a bit different from any other episode I've done to date. We are playing an escape room in a box. It's called "Escape the Crate: Murder in the Speakeasy"! We played one of their other boxes before and it was just hilarious. We had a blast with this one! If you would like to find a box like this you can find them at . I do apologize for the audio quality, this is my first time trying to record anything like this before. If you all like it I will invest in better equipment to continue doing this, if you liked it please let me know at the usual places. /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/25430271

CJ EP 28 Giving Thanks 12/02/2022

CJ EP 28 Giving Thanks Today we talk about what Thanksgiving means and dive a little deeper into what we are thankful for. I talked with a few different people about both of those things. I hope this helps you all to have more thankful hearts and minds. I would loving hearing from you! What are you thankful for this year? I am thankful for Malanas amazing cover art that she did for me. She is a fantastic graphic designer! You can check out her work on Instagram or check out her website . If you have any questions, comments, or people you think I should interview. Please let me know on Twitter on Instagram or Email Thank you all so much for listening! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/25196814

CJ Ep 27 Kevin Relyea 11/11/2022

CJ Ep 27 Kevin Relyea Today we talk with Kevin Relyea. He was the CEO of an international company! We talk about Jack-in-the-Box, the price of gas, 9/11, frog salad, Lee Iacocca, summer camp, who's the boss, what a born leader, and so much more! If you would like to follow Kevin, you can find him on LinkedIn at or find him at . A big thank you to for the amazing cover art! Check out more of her work at I'd love you hear from you! You can find me on Twitter on Instagram or Email Thank you all for listening! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/24977148

CJ Ep 26 Idyllwild Icecream and Jerky with 10/30/2022

CJ Ep 26 Idyllwild Icecream and Jerky with Today we sit down with the owners of the Idyllwild Icecream and Jerky story! We talk about $.10 gas, burgers and custard, Wisconsin, dairy farms, pie, Bob Ross, soup cans, quality products, and so much more. If you want to test some of their amazing ice creams, you can find them up at or check out their Instagram Go check out the amazing Graphic Design artist that made my cover art over on Instagram at or her website Go check out Brayden Schlenz's latest episode of 0 Credits and Counting with Garrett Ventura on YouTube I'd love to hear from all of you! Come chat with me on Twitter or Instagram or Email me at Thank you all so much for listening! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/24842733

Curious Joel Ep 25 Robert Hoffstot 10/16/2022

Curious Joel Ep 25 Robert Hoffstot Today Before we get into the episode, I wanted to give a quick content warning. We are talking to someone who had a violent past that lead to prison time. We will be talking about some sensitive topics. Such as prison time, murder, racism, and substance abuse. If you would like to skip the majority of that you can skip to 31:41 in the episode. Today we talk with Robert Hoffstot! He is an Author. We talk about the vastness of California, GTA vs Minecraft, how prison movies are wrong, and so much more! To check out Roberts's book click here Check out his Youtube channel here A BIG shout-out to Malana Dodd for my cover art! Go check out her Instagram You can follow me on Instagram and on Twitter or Email me at Thank you all for listining! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/24703773

Curious Joel Ep 24 Jensen Ventura 10/02/2022

Curious Joel Ep 24 Jensen Ventura Today's guest Is Jensen Ventura and he is a Pilot! We talk about transformers and helicopters, donating blood and the PRNDL, Raynaud's and eye workouts! We also do acually talk about what it takes to become a pilot! If you would like to Follow Jensen and his passion you can find him at the links below. On Instagram On Facebook On TIkTok Brayden Schlenz is still working on releasing new episodes of "Zero Credits and Counting" I big shoutout to Malana Dodd for making my cover art! Go check her out on Instagrame If you have any questions, comments, or people I should interview please let me know on Twitter or Instagram or Email me Thank you all for listening! I'll Catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/24564168

Curious Joel Fairway Fire 09/18/2022

Curious Joel Fairway Fire My sincere apologies everyone! I was not able to record an interview these last two weeks due to the Fairway Fire. But I will be back in with more fun interviews so stay tuned! To all the fire crews that did or are working on the fire, THANK YOU SO MUCH! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/24410700

Curious Joel Ep 23 Rose Circo 09/04/2022

Curious Joel Ep 23 Rose Circo Today we talk to Rose Circo! She is a Marketing Manager We talk about windowing, fads, annoying breathing, editing, quotes, choreographers, scriptographer, and a marketing factory. If you would like to follow Rose and her passion you can follow her work on Linkedin On Youtube or on their website A big shout-out to Malana Dodd for the awesome cover art! You can check out her work out Bradon Schlenz update! His show has its first episode out! If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please hit me up on Twitter on Instagram or email me at If you could share this episode with someone, that would be fantastic! Thank you all so much for listening! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/24266685

Curious Joel Ep 22 Monica Caldon 08/20/2022

Curious Joel Ep 22 Monica Caldon Today we sit down with Monica Calden! She is an EMT! We talk about what it's like to drive an ambulance and the Good Samaritan Act! We also talk about Batman's Shark Repellent, and the difference between an EMT and a Paramedic, with a few stories. Update from Brayden Schlenz: Roller-coaster Enthusiast! He just drop his new show on YouTube. It's called Zero Credits and Counting. Check it out! A big shout out to Malana Dodd for making me such amazing cover art! Go check out her Instagram If you have any comments, questions or suggestions let me know on Twitter On Instagram , Or Email me at If you could take a moment to rate and review my show wherever you listening to it, that would be fantastic. Also, please share this show with you someone you think would enjoy it! Thank you all so much for listening! I'll catch you all on the next episode! /episode/index/show/curiousjoel/id/24116103

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