Barking @ Butterflies Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/barking-butterflies Barking at Butterflies speaks to the way we sometimes chase, question, or react to the small moments in life that carry a bigger meaning. The butterfly represents change, growth, and transformation, while barking suggests the noise, confusion, and strong reactions we bring to situations we don’t always understand. This podcast is about slowing down long enough to listen and learn. It’s built around sensible conversations about life strategies, personal choices, and the lessons learned along the way. Through honest discussions with moms, dads, friends, seniors, prison inmates, and everyday people, each episode explores the pitfalls of life, the hurdles we face, and the strategies we use to make the right call. From honest stories and different perspectives, the podcast offers practical wisdom for how to navigate life through incrementalism. © 2026 Steven Clements e0f79f4b-a2ea-5f91-b779-3c9d96bdc82b yes en Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:00:23 -0700 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:02:12 -0700 https://barking-at-butterflies.transistor.fm https://img.transistorcdn.com/XH5EyDRL78qBXBHmst6VU3SGyRZi4Q7_d_NWZ9hmTTg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xN2Y2/Y2Q0YmE1YTk3NmEw/ZjI3OTM2MTY0ZmU0/ZDQzMy5qcGc.jpg Barking @ Butterflies https://barking-at-butterflies.transistor.fm episodic Steven Clements Barking at Butterflies speaks to the way we sometimes chase, question, or react to the small moments in life that carry a bigger meaning. The butterfly represents change, growth, and transformation, while barking suggests the noise, confusion, and strong reactions we bring to situations we don’t always understand. This podcast is about slowing down long enough to listen and learn. It’s built around sensible conversations about life strategies, personal choices, and the lessons learned along the way. Through honest discussions with moms, dads, friends, seniors, prison inmates, and everyday people, each episode explores the pitfalls of life, the hurdles we face, and the strategies we use to make the right call. From honest stories and different perspectives, the podcast offers practical wisdom for how to navigate life through incrementalism. Barking at Butterflies speaks to the way we sometimes chase, question, or react to the small moments in life that carry a bigger meaning. listening, learning, incrementalism, conversations, life strategies, personal choices Steven Clements sclements00@yahoo.com No Yes At The Crossroads 6 6 At The Crossroads full 315203a5-4c3c-4f17-afde-93bbc2509019 https://share.transistor.fm/s/168a87d5 At the Crossroads explores the realities of growing older as a man and reframes the familiar idea of a midlife crisis as a more meaningful turning point. Through an honest conversation about judgment, choices, and identity, the episode asks whether sharing these experiences can help younger men approach their own crossroads with greater clarity, stability, and intention.

Most Poignant Moment: 5mins – 9mins; Most Enlightening Moment: 21mins – 27mins

]]> At the Crossroads explores the realities of growing older as a man and reframes the familiar idea of a midlife crisis as a more meaningful turning point. Through an honest conversation about judgment, choices, and identity, the episode asks whether sharing these experiences can help younger men approach their own crossroads with greater clarity, stability, and intention.

Most Poignant Moment: 5mins – 9mins; Most Enlightening Moment: 21mins – 27mins

]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0700 Steven Clements Steven Clements 3315 At the Crossroads explores the realities of growing older as a man and reframes the familiar idea of a midlife crisis as a more meaningful turning point. Through an honest conversation about judgment, choices, and identity, the episode asks whether sharing these experiences can help younger men approach their own crossroads with greater clarity, stability, and intention.

Most Poignant Moment: 5mins – 9mins; Most Enlightening Moment: 21mins – 27mins

]]> judgment, choices, identity, clarity, stability, and intention No Word Catchers! 4 4 Word Catchers! full b387900d-5f84-463a-9298-732491934835 https://share.transistor.fm/s/04e25095 Words Matter! explores the strange, funny, and ever-changing power of language. Why do familiar words become hilarious when they’re pulled out of context? How do expressions develop multiple meanings, enter our everyday vernacular, and eventually become jokes or punchlines? Through stories and conversation, this episode traces the way words shift over time—moving from awkward or silly to clever, useful, and funny—and we talk out the shared language we create along the way.

Most Applicable Moment: 11mins – 14mins; Most Practical Moment: 17mins – 23mins 

]]> Words Matter! explores the strange, funny, and ever-changing power of language. Why do familiar words become hilarious when they’re pulled out of context? How do expressions develop multiple meanings, enter our everyday vernacular, and eventually become jokes or punchlines? Through stories and conversation, this episode traces the way words shift over time—moving from awkward or silly to clever, useful, and funny—and we talk out the shared language we create along the way.

Most Applicable Moment: 11mins – 14mins; Most Practical Moment: 17mins – 23mins 

]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0700 Steven Clements Steven Clements 3134 Words Matter! explores the strange, funny, and ever-changing power of language. Why do familiar words become hilarious when they’re pulled out of context? How do expressions develop multiple meanings, enter our everyday vernacular, and eventually become jokes or punchlines? Through stories and conversation, this episode traces the way words shift over time—moving from awkward or silly to clever, useful, and funny—and we talk out the shared language we create along the way.

Most Applicable Moment: 11mins – 14mins; Most Practical Moment: 17mins – 23mins 

]]> awkward, silly, clever, useful, funny, vernacular, strange No BrowieGate 3 3 BrowieGate full e5864805-8f91-4a59-b21d-4c1164bc9cca https://share.transistor.fm/s/89671db7 BrownieGate is a playful yet cautionary anecdotal episode about the first time we made and ate edibles back in the days when they were not readily available. What started as a silly idea quickly turned into a lesson in not knowing what we were doing, and the unexpected consequences that followed. It’ s funny, messy, and a little ridiculous—but underneath the laughter is a serious reminder that some choices are only funny after everyone makes it out alive.

Funniest & Biggest Aha Moment: 8mins – 15mins

]]> BrownieGate is a playful yet cautionary anecdotal episode about the first time we made and ate edibles back in the days when they were not readily available. What started as a silly idea quickly turned into a lesson in not knowing what we were doing, and the unexpected consequences that followed. It’ s funny, messy, and a little ridiculous—but underneath the laughter is a serious reminder that some choices are only funny after everyone makes it out alive.

Funniest & Biggest Aha Moment: 8mins – 15mins

]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0700 Steven Clements Steven Clements 1458 BrownieGate is a playful yet cautionary anecdotal episode about the first time we made and ate edibles back in the days when they were not readily available. What started as a silly idea quickly turned into a lesson in not knowing what we were doing, and the unexpected consequences that followed. It’ s funny, messy, and a little ridiculous—but underneath the laughter is a serious reminder that some choices are only funny after everyone makes it out alive.

Funniest & Biggest Aha Moment: 8mins – 15mins

]]> playful, cautionary, anecdotal, funny, messy, little ridiculous, funny Yes Adapt or Die! 2 2 Adapt or Die! full f80b509c-9bfe-41a5-b941-93fab77b643a https://share.transistor.fm/s/4861065c Adapt or Die! is an honest conversation with a father about the realities his two sons face today. From buying a home to building a career, this episode looks at the hurdles young adults face in a changing world—and whether those challenges are truly new or simply a new version of the same struggle. Together, we explore generational perspective, personal responsibility, and the life strategies needed to adapt, grow, and make the right call.

Most Applicable Moment: 6mins – 12mins; Most Practical Moment: 24mins – 30mins

]]> Adapt or Die! is an honest conversation with a father about the realities his two sons face today. From buying a home to building a career, this episode looks at the hurdles young adults face in a changing world—and whether those challenges are truly new or simply a new version of the same struggle. Together, we explore generational perspective, personal responsibility, and the life strategies needed to adapt, grow, and make the right call.

Most Applicable Moment: 6mins – 12mins; Most Practical Moment: 24mins – 30mins

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0700 Steven Clements Steven Clements 3152 Adapt or Die! is an honest conversation with a father about the realities his two sons face today. From buying a home to building a career, this episode looks at the hurdles young adults face in a changing world—and whether those challenges are truly new or simply a new version of the same struggle. Together, we explore generational perspective, personal responsibility, and the life strategies needed to adapt, grow, and make the right call.

Most Applicable Moment: 6mins – 12mins; Most Practical Moment: 24mins – 30mins

]]> generational perspective, personal responsibility, life strategies, adapt, growth, making the right call Yes Unrequited Love 1 1 Unrequited Love full e2e90ee7-39dd-40b9-8ad5-fe1004bed26a https://share.transistor.fm/s/d5849c40 Unrequited Love is a difficult and heartbreaking conversation about the confusion, sadness, and quiet grief that comes with loving someone who continues to destroy their own life. This episode asks a hard question: what do you do when someone you love has become toxic, dangerous, and impossible to help? We explore the painful steps of creating distance, setting boundaries, and accepting that sometimes breaking away from someone you love is not an act of cruelty, but an act of bravery.
Most Poignant Moment: 9mins – 14mins; Most Enlightening Moment: 21mins – 26mins

]]> Unrequited Love is a difficult and heartbreaking conversation about the confusion, sadness, and quiet grief that comes with loving someone who continues to destroy their own life. This episode asks a hard question: what do you do when someone you love has become toxic, dangerous, and impossible to help? We explore the painful steps of creating distance, setting boundaries, and accepting that sometimes breaking away from someone you love is not an act of cruelty, but an act of bravery.
Most Poignant Moment: 9mins – 14mins; Most Enlightening Moment: 21mins – 26mins

]]> Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:41:05 -0700 Steven Clements Steven Clements 3754 Unrequited Love is a difficult and heartbreaking conversation about the confusion, sadness, and quiet grief that comes with loving someone who continues to destroy their own life. This episode asks a hard question: what do you do when someone you love has become toxic, dangerous, and impossible to help? We explore the painful steps of creating distance, setting boundaries, and accepting that sometimes breaking away from someone you love is not an act of cruelty, but an act of bravery.
Most Poignant Moment: 9mins – 14mins; Most Enlightening Moment: 21mins – 26mins

]]> heartbreaking conversation, confusion, sadness, quiet grief, loving someone, destroy their own life Yes