Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/wyd Come hang with the boys. This Old Thing? 4ca04864-f560-5be0-9d55-fb09842101f6 yes en Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:47:13 -0700 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:47:29 -0700 https://img.transistorcdn.com/5d8eu1UDZJZlVGPDkCkfRzdPpYJvKdWtTqLX69HmsP4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMDFl/YmNjMDg3ZjE5YWNm/ZmFjNzEyNDY1NDQx/NDFhOC5qcGc.jpg episodic Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Come hang with the boys. Come hang with the boys.. Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin ThisOldThing.network@gmail.com No Yes 38 38 Earth full 053f8a1d-a34d-41bc-a624-16e6ff3a0f91 https://share.transistor.fm/s/54daf3a4 That makes YOU the April Fool

]]> That makes YOU the April Fool

]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:47:11 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1626 That makes YOU the April Fool

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 37 37 Yard full ae03133f-ae94-4ba2-b188-c3a76f37f26c https://share.transistor.fm/s/5935fb17 "people get eaten by other people, but lets stay focused"

]]> "people get eaten by other people, but lets stay focused"

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:41:48 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1669 "people get eaten by other people, but lets stay focused"

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 36 36 Sizzler full 068dc856-14c3-4b89-97af-18f06cda7f89 https://share.transistor.fm/s/db47bb82 White Americana is actually just Latino Culture

]]> White Americana is actually just Latino Culture

]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:05:49 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1193 White Americana is actually just Latino Culture

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 35 35 Parking Structure full 2f16a72a-c00f-4f2d-96a2-bb89652b1d2f https://share.transistor.fm/s/ab8910dc Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:12:10 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1656 Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 34 34 Mall full c21f07cb-3810-4f42-95b2-beb7a1df3e55 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8e216bef  Once you enter the mall, you're in the same place everywhere in America. 

]]>  Once you enter the mall, you're in the same place everywhere in America. 

]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0800 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1683  Once you enter the mall, you're in the same place everywhere in America. 

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 33 33 Stories Books and Café (Part 2) full e471cccb-753a-45a1-94ef-90decaa6389f https://share.transistor.fm/s/a4f93bc1  Get him quiet is the easy part, once they’re listening, what are you going to say? 

]]>  Get him quiet is the easy part, once they’re listening, what are you going to say? 

]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:12:59 -0800 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1760  Get him quiet is the easy part, once they’re listening, what are you going to say? 

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 32 32 Stories Books and Café (Part 1) full 1664dcb1-17b1-406e-b686-9ffd51027309 https://share.transistor.fm/s/80990ba9 Todays limitations are tomorrows stylizations.

]]> Todays limitations are tomorrows stylizations.

]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:00:00 -0800 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1735 Todays limitations are tomorrows stylizations.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 31 31 China Town full 9d0eb70d-b525-4d58-abb8-11172ccfcd9a https://share.transistor.fm/s/f18dc5f8  I never regret doing it, but I always dread doing it.

]]>  I never regret doing it, but I always dread doing it.

]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:17:28 -0800 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1751  I never regret doing it, but I always dread doing it.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 30 30 Stadium Way full 88835e78-b49e-4970-82dd-5d25cce37eb8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/214a11cf We got cups getting cracked before gta6?!

]]> We got cups getting cracked before gta6?!

]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:24:35 -0800 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1465 We got cups getting cracked before gta6?!

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 29 29 Donut Man full 08fe19f5-7d80-404f-8d5c-bf7d4a1577e5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/527cd3fa You can dig all you want and you're not going to dig up a seven.

]]> You can dig all you want and you're not going to dig up a seven.

]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:00:24 -0800 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1470 You can dig all you want and you're not going to dig up a seven.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 28 28 The Alley full 5d8ebe27-6c3a-4895-8f72-0f2a24fe4dfa https://share.transistor.fm/s/add1aa0d  Put on some Chet Baker. 

]]>  Put on some Chet Baker. 

]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0800 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1591  Put on some Chet Baker. 

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 27 27 North-East full ef1ceb5a-d305-4456-a6a9-00ea3368d0ae https://share.transistor.fm/s/7f8622aa  If you have money, you can afford to break the rules, because you can pay to not deal with them. 

]]>  If you have money, you can afford to break the rules, because you can pay to not deal with them. 

]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1720  If you have money, you can afford to break the rules, because you can pay to not deal with them. 

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 26 26 Sunset Lounge full 458e15ca-5af0-4e60-92a4-937d1d447c7b https://share.transistor.fm/s/57b4f061 When things smell how other things taste, the world feels inside out.

]]> When things smell how other things taste, the world feels inside out.

]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1561 When things smell how other things taste, the world feels inside out.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 25 25 Lookout Drive full 42da00c0-8127-4789-841e-9ff4ff943aae https://share.transistor.fm/s/22ff5c1d You just don't know, you just don't know, you know.

]]> You just don't know, you just don't know, you know.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:46:40 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1606 You just don't know, you just don't know, you know.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 24 24 Lagoon full 226efed6-311c-4123-a21f-b550851d9ba3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/08b4e1b6 Fire as like a savior, like, you know, it's like God itself, you know?

]]> Fire as like a savior, like, you know, it's like God itself, you know?

]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:56:27 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1419 Fire as like a savior, like, you know, it's like God itself, you know?

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 23 23 Angelos full f9c9b774-9f88-402b-84b8-3648253139ff https://share.transistor.fm/s/415212cf Part of the beauty of the world is that things die and things go away.

]]> Part of the beauty of the world is that things die and things go away.

]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 3382 Part of the beauty of the world is that things die and things go away.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 22 22 Bugs full 58dc891d-d1d9-45a4-b874-5392f4513164 https://share.transistor.fm/s/acb56cfa An Apocalyptic Horde 

]]> An Apocalyptic Horde 

]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1500 An Apocalyptic Horde 

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 21 21 Citrus Ave full a5a7aad7-7f7f-4845-b7ed-6921dedcb816 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d2f40527 The ingredients came from everywhere else and put together this thing.

]]> The ingredients came from everywhere else and put together this thing.

]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1660 The ingredients came from everywhere else and put together this thing.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 20 20 Field full be4ffcd9-041a-4b88-b6f9-e018c8a7998b https://share.transistor.fm/s/59b33791  A sea of bones, thousands deep. 

]]>  A sea of bones, thousands deep. 

]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1609  A sea of bones, thousands deep. 

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 19 19 Bench full 056495b2-1ff4-43d0-974d-bd004efba66c https://share.transistor.fm/s/8e81ed41  I am experiencing hunger; I am not hungry. 

]]>  I am experiencing hunger; I am not hungry. 

]]> Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 2746  I am experiencing hunger; I am not hungry. 

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 18 18 Fourth Street full d2ab5af3-99fd-479f-8bca-3714e1d76769 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9507e75e  The harder you work, the closer you are with God. 

]]>  The harder you work, the closer you are with God. 

]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1700  The harder you work, the closer you are with God. 

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 17 17 Smoke Stack full 8a692c18-17a8-43bc-896f-15d89d8aa067 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a7f5132a Just because your room’s clean doesn’t mean the house isn’t dirty. 

]]> Just because your room’s clean doesn’t mean the house isn’t dirty. 

]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 02:24:05 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1697 Just because your room’s clean doesn’t mean the house isn’t dirty. 

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 16 16 Church full e2944b6e-2fa5-4e51-87f8-ce39669f3875 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b91e2606  Architecture is solidified sound.

]]>  Architecture is solidified sound.

]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2025 05:55:38 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1231  Architecture is solidified sound.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 15 15 Mission Inn Hotel full 86d204be-3966-4162-8e88-b1b787ec269c https://share.transistor.fm/s/2b96e628  Everything is a sacrifice. 

]]>  Everything is a sacrifice. 

]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:00:07 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1518  Everything is a sacrifice. 

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 14 14 Cemetery full d1f088f2-49c1-4d53-b10f-4b668e1fe5d9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/86290d22 You can hear it thinking.

]]> You can hear it thinking.

]]> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1393 You can hear it thinking.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 13 13 Warehouse full 1b20fc2c-1e68-4616-b2a5-c738882670f8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/efeab60e  There’s only a bunch of nows happening.

]]>  There’s only a bunch of nows happening.

]]> Wed, 02 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1617  There’s only a bunch of nows happening.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 12 12 Henderson Ave full 5f3fb075-9d89-447a-8e6c-595a0e0b5ef1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/36bca560 I built an empire out of cardboard and belief.

]]> I built an empire out of cardboard and belief.

]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1416 I built an empire out of cardboard and belief.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 11 11 Cocktail Lounge full 99139fe1-7501-47ac-994d-6f871f31fadd https://share.transistor.fm/s/7044c717 I don’t think anything could happen to me that I don’t deserve. 

]]> I don’t think anything could happen to me that I don’t deserve. 

]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:56:24 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1504 I don’t think anything could happen to me that I don’t deserve. 

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 10 10 Chatterbox full f71984b5-586c-4a91-8a30-a3ef00caf7fe https://share.transistor.fm/s/6b076d50  Maybe the gorilla I’m trying to kill is my masculine tendencies.

]]>  Maybe the gorilla I’m trying to kill is my masculine tendencies.

]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1575  Maybe the gorilla I’m trying to kill is my masculine tendencies.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 9 9 Table full 873a6bde-c110-424b-96be-a441b6df95d2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6462fe1c  We're the perfect specimen… but then I’m all, like, fat and gross. 

]]>  We're the perfect specimen… but then I’m all, like, fat and gross. 

]]> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 876  We're the perfect specimen… but then I’m all, like, fat and gross. 

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 8 8 Trails full 40116bad-ec56-44b4-b85c-043d77d91754 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e5af6218 The beach is beautiful because it doesn’t care. 

]]> The beach is beautiful because it doesn’t care. 

]]> Wed, 28 May 2025 04:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1713 The beach is beautiful because it doesn’t care. 

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 7 7 Idiot Alley Part 2 full 5f17b44a-0a06-4257-adbd-de80e6b7a2ec https://share.transistor.fm/s/5d86548d We’re perfect the way we are.

]]> We’re perfect the way we are.

]]> Thu, 22 May 2025 03:28:14 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1789 We’re perfect the way we are.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 6 6 Park full e60a9c7f-2711-4101-bf3e-7edeb465f013 https://share.transistor.fm/s/95b48cd5 Just remember, you’re floating.

]]> Just remember, you’re floating.

]]> Wed, 14 May 2025 04:00:00 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1659 Just remember, you’re floating.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 5 5 Coffee Shop full 50191751-e3c4-451e-97f9-683134f271ae https://share.transistor.fm/s/f54a95b0 This is a crime of the soul.

]]> This is a crime of the soul.

]]> Wed, 07 May 2025 03:19:36 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1639 This is a crime of the soul.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 4 4 Idiots Alley part 1 full 57a3355d-d716-48f5-9336-8cbca8a81cdc https://share.transistor.fm/s/d59178af Most of life is suffering and work… and then the few moments of beauty.

]]> Most of life is suffering and work… and then the few moments of beauty.

]]> Wed, 07 May 2025 03:18:36 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1581 Most of life is suffering and work… and then the few moments of beauty.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 3 3 Route 66 full 166b50d8-cd07-433b-838f-a0081b1b188e https://share.transistor.fm/s/0dee2421 We’re building our universe.

]]> We’re building our universe.

]]> Wed, 07 May 2025 03:11:34 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1586 We’re building our universe.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 2 2 Sano full 2f3d154d-cf41-4faf-b833-dddcde8dc080 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fa55857c It’s a wave of consequence.

]]> It’s a wave of consequence.

]]> Wed, 07 May 2025 03:09:18 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 2423 It’s a wave of consequence.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language No 1 1 Trailer Park full a0abe9d1-9354-457a-9541-cc3cd23ff002 https://youtu.be/sQ7fyW344ws All there is is words.

]]> All there is is words.

]]> Wed, 07 May 2025 03:00:15 -0700 Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin Mario Rodriguez, Joshua Benjamin 1625 All there is is words.

]]> Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality, Comedy, Psychedelics, Alternative Beliefs, Consciousness, Ancient History, Religion, Language Yes