

People Pleaser with Austin Archer
People Pleaser with Austin Archer
Austin Archer invites friends into his blanket fort recording studio in his North Hollywood apartment to discuss a new topic each week.
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Feb 3, 2023 • 1h 22min
145: EMOTIONAL REALITY with Louize Carroll
Musician and psychologist Louize Carroll discusses the importance of the aspects of our lives which can not and should not be understood through an intellectual lens, and should rather be experienced simply through an emotional one.

Jan 27, 2023 • 1h 52min
144: MINDFULNESS with Niall "Bressie" Breslin
Niall Breslin is a lot of things. A former professional rugby player, a professional songwriter and musician and television host, but over the last ten or so years he's turned his focus toward talking and teaching about mindfulness.

Jan 20, 2023 • 1h 13min
143: MINISODE #40: the tried and true magic of a simple to-do list
Exploring how to get things moving again when depression has you stuck in the mud.

Jan 13, 2023 • 1h 22min
142: MINISODE #39: How to Grow
Meghan Murphy is on the bad take brigade, and we break down the fundamentals of how to experience personal growth.

Dec 30, 2022 • 1h 31min
141: RESOLUTIONS with Colin Stanley aka @littlevictorianboy
Comedic actor/writer Colin Stanley steps into the blanket fort to discuss the ritual of new year's resolutions.

Dec 23, 2022 • 1h 27min
140: MINISODE #38 the (totally imaginary) WAR ON CHRISTMAS!!!
Exploring the time honored annual tradition of christian conservatives pretending there is a war on Christmas because some people say the phrase "Happy Holidays" sometimes.

Dec 15, 2022 • 1h 54min
139: ATHEISM with Forrest Valkai
What is atheism? Why is atheism? How... is... atheism?? Forrest Valkai the renegade science teacher pops into the fort to discuss!

Dec 8, 2022 • 1h 33min
138: MINISODE #37 How Fascist Regimes Rise to Power and Why You Absolutely MUST Watch Andor
Discussing the feedback to the previous episode and digging into the best piece of content to ever come out of the Star Wars cinematic universe, and what it has to teach us about the situation we currently find ourselves in.

Nov 25, 2022 • 1h 13min
137: MINISODE #36 why you're probably wrong about transgender athletes
Somehow feeling unsure of whether it's right for trans people to compete in sports that align with their gender has become a meeting place for people on both sides of the political spectrum. I'm here to challenge your thoughts on the issue and to argue for why this kind of rhetoric is as harmful as any other transphobic talking point.

Nov 19, 2022 • 1h 38min
136: KANYE with @jwilliamj
Social media phenom JJ or @jwilliamj cruises in to the fort to talk about the Kanye of it all, the Kyrie and Candace Owens of it all, and to some extent even the Dave Chappelle of it all. How does white supremacy manage to ensnare even those it seeks to suppress the most?


