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The Blue Collar Philosophers Podcast

English, Comedy, 1 season, 135 episodes, 1 day, 19 hours, 24 minutes
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A conversational podcast that approaches a wide range of topics from a blue collar perspective: faith, philosophy, culture, music and most importantly, motorcycles. We’re good guys, we swear. No, really, we actually swear. Don’t let your kids listen. But we are good guys.
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Categorisation of faith

How should we function in our work place with faith? Do we suppress our faith subconsciously so we don't make others uncomfortable? Is there a time and place to engage directly with faith?
10/19/20241 hour, 45 minutes, 8 seconds
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Mediating Darwin(warning labels)

In a world surrounded with risk of death and injury, we've found a simple way to keep more people alive and safer, warning labels! Is that a good thing nerf the world around us and enable stupid people to survive through poor choices and sometimes reward them?
10/10/20241 hour, 33 minutes, 41 seconds
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The death of etiquette. feat Mark Mainse

Has etiquette died? Is it a good or bad thing? What have we lost and what was its cause? How do we bring it back or should we? This episode features Mark Mainse, friend of podcast and topic contributor. 
10/2/20241 hour, 57 minutes, 44 seconds
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How thick should your skin be in any given work place

We had a bit of technical difficulty on this last one. we started recording and ran out of storage and time, restarted and brought Devin in. Here's the topic, How thick should your skin be in any given work place? Do you have to conform to your work place or have it conform to you? Is this the first time you've had to deal with men and they're not as nice as they could be? Should they have to be nicer cause of a females presents in the work environment? 
9/25/20241 hour, 55 minutes, 37 seconds
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Can altruism work in a vacuum?

Now who needs therapy?bit of a recap with Devin's take. Can altruism work when only no one benifets, or just nature. how little needs to gain before nothing really matters. Is there ways that we think that just pass one another? What is the impact you make in this world?  
9/20/20241 hour, 43 minutes, 23 seconds
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Where does government overreach begin?

Musk's rockets get grounded by a government that can't compete, he's doing it better and cheaper. Gotta stop him. gotta bring up the subs that went down a couple years back as well. 
9/12/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 56 seconds
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Who needs therapy?

Mike, Justin and Travis work out who they think needs therapy, we all came to the conclusion that everyone and no one at the same time. if you don't actually want to listen, but you're already this far you should go ahead and listen.    
9/4/20241 hour, 53 minutes, 17 seconds
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Are the greek gods real? How should we wrestle with God?

More new and exciting topics to tackle! We suck at hot takes! Summer is over and we are back.
8/23/20241 hour, 47 minutes, 24 seconds
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Do bureaucrats create hell?

Do bureaucrats create hell? Communication(or the lack there of)has created figurative hell on earth as people watch everything they've built burn to the ground. Taking one of the most beautiful places on earth and letting it burn. What will be your last memory as what will now be known as "Old Jasper"? Has Devin become the hated man at the BCP studio?
7/31/20242 hours, 7 minutes, 53 seconds
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So much going on in the world today.

How do you not talk about the elephant in the room that is American politics? Catch up with Bam as he comes back from vacation and we talk about all the worlds happenings.
7/23/20241 hour, 10 minutes, 23 seconds
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Origins Re-Release.

Do you know where we came from? This is a re-release episode, BCP Origins, we really have come a long way. We will be back after our little vacation.
7/11/20241 hour, 43 minutes, 14 seconds
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How should we feel about Canada Day?

Mike gets triggered, not sure how to feel about Canada Day and is mike going crazy or just getting old?
7/2/20241 hour, 28 minutes, 18 seconds
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Is Amanda a trad wife? Should Trump go to prison?

I'm gonna say it, Trump should go to prison, so should Hunter and Amanda might be more than cool but a domestic goddess.
6/18/20243 hours, 11 minutes, 42 seconds
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The Tattoos & Principles Feat: Todd Morrow

Former Principle, Teacher, Basketball camp director and all around interesting guy Todd joins the BCP for a very interesting Conversation. The entrepreneurial spirit has served this man well as he seeks and finds opportunities and ways to serve every community he finds himself in. Looking forward to continuing our conversation and having Todd Back on. Check out his new Youtube channel https://youtu.be/aHJExYOq_zU?si=LvICDUurxWTEHaP8
5/29/20241 hour, 32 minutes
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Oh to the superfan.

Do we have super fans out there? Well, maybe one and we cant wait to have him on, just not today. Today we talk shit. Can someone come back from "full retard"?
5/22/20241 hour, 17 minutes, 47 seconds
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Doing it all wrong for the right reasons. Feat; Amanda

Sitting down with Amanda and catching you all up with whats going on. A little bit of hidden brilliance, things to come and here's a thought. Is how you do something more important then why you do it?
5/16/20241 hour, 16 minutes, 59 seconds
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Fixing post secondary education, one whiskey at a time.

That's right, we do our best to our best to fix the post secondary education system, including the student debt. Much like the educational system, we fail miserably.
5/1/20241 hour, 47 minutes, 23 seconds
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Time well wasted.

We had a theme, it kinda got thrown out the window. it started wanting to talk about the churches failure to call people to action... then we started talking about shitty movies and strip clubs. You've been warned, unless you don't read the description.
4/25/20241 hour, 32 minutes, 4 seconds
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A higher way of thinking.

Join us for a great conversation as you get to be a fly on the wall as we just hang out, this is really how we be. Learn a bit and do your best to enjoy the ride.
4/17/20241 hour, 40 minutes, 2 seconds
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When does a hobby turn "nerdy"?

There are things that we do that we think are cool and manly, then it turns on us. It started with motorcycles and it turned into artistic expression and understanding. We have a relationship with art and poetry that we do not think past the songs we're singing. Dr. Jordan B, Peterson says "We don't have ideas, ideas have us." How do we cope with that and What makes a passionate hobby into obsessive nerd like behavior?
4/10/20241 hour, 34 minutes, 59 seconds
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Sin & Game Theory

Are we living by the same rules as those who play a different game of life? Do we have more grace for understanding why people disagree with us? Can The BCP's inspire you to do better and start a podcast?
4/3/20241 hour, 16 minutes, 55 seconds
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Conceptions of salvation and dealing with pharisees

What does it mean to be saved? Salvation is a word that we through around a ton and i think we need to work out what we think it means and what it looks like. Pharisees, what they say matters but why they're sometimes wrong and how should we deal with them.
3/27/20241 hour, 29 minutes, 2 seconds
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Happy St Patrick's Day Feat; Travis

Special release. We have Travis 'the Nomad' back and we have a great time talking about St. Patrick and all the things that make us laugh and think. If you were aged out to go to war would you lie?
3/17/20241 hour, 26 minutes, 8 seconds
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Announcements, sexual ethics, digital overload, political games and more.

Big Announcements for the BCP family. We get into it hard and discover terms and ideas that will affect every person in the world and it might be very scary to think about, you're gonna wanna share this one. I know we've said it before but this might be one of our best.
3/13/20242 hours, 6 minutes, 27 seconds
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Finding respect in a world of keyboard warriors world.

Justin talks a bit about his experience with crazy drivers and people disrespecting one another. do people act differently in a car or truck protected from the world around them?
3/7/20241 hour, 27 minutes, 29 seconds
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How do we Consider the god of AA?

What is there to be said about a god of your own understanding? When you feel like you no longer matter enough to justify our own well being you need to turn to an idea bigger than yourself, amazing but still understandable. Does it give you a strong foundation or set you up for failure? Is the net good worth the identity shortfalls? so many questions.
2/28/20241 hour, 49 minutes, 23 seconds
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Crime without punishment and but death.

Times are tough and the government isn't helping in the way they're trying to. "Do you know what FSJ needs? More homeless" so they ship up 300 from the lower mainland thinking that they will take advantage of the economic success that we've seen up here. Some do, most don't but many die. Many resort to breaking the law to get by or  get a fix. It's not just lack of opportunity or mental health, some don't want to be helped.
2/21/20242 hours, 3 minutes, 16 seconds
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Liars, Tyrants and Nazi's! Oh my!

In the last year the Canadian government brought an actual Nazi soldier to the floor of the Canadian parliament and got a standing O, and the world forgot. Tuckers most recent interview brought it back into the lime light. History is so much messier than we would desire it to be. Maybe humility is the key.
2/14/20241 hour, 10 minutes, 59 seconds
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OH MAN!!!! A talking snake!?!? Feat: Amanda

Amanda joins us to discuss a strange part of the Adam and Eve story, the talking snake. Isn't it insane that nowhere in the text does it say that other animals could speak but except this snake and it was never said to be odd. Unfortunately, it takes a long time to get to that part of the conversation. before that we talk about fasting, what does it mean to worship, why Amanda is a bad story teller and  so much more.
2/7/20243 hours, 13 minutes, 25 seconds
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Direct Democracy? Feat: Justin Butts

Direct Democracy: a form of government in which policies and laws are decided by a majority of all those eligible rather than by a body of elected representatives Could this ever be a thing? good idea? bad idea? pipe dream or just another crack pot idea thought up by idealists to create a perfect utopia. Oh the dreamers they must be. And of course it wouldn't be complete without Mikes crazy thoughts on "Safety Meeting" I guess. He doesn't have to say everything that pops into his head.
1/30/20241 hour, 15 minutes, 31 seconds
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Going 'Unscripted' Feat: Kevin Willeboordse

Great conversation Featuring Kevin Willeboordse of the 'Kevin Unscripted' podcast We take time and speak about micro-dosing, the perfect circle of friends to hang out with, why he started his podcast and what keeps him going.
1/24/20242 hours, 9 minutes, 43 seconds
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2 Years Since the Trucker Convoy, What Now? Feat: Bern Bueckert

Truckers from across Canada convened on Parliament Hill in Ottawa during the height of the pandemic. They travelled far, protested, got arrested, and came home. Now, what is the aftermath? Take a plea deal or fight for what feels like our last freedoms? Local trucker, Bern Bueckert, shares some of his story with us as he waits for his case to conclude and answers our question: What now? For a further in-depth look at the Convoy check out the documentary: Unacceptable?
1/17/20242 hours, 34 minutes, 27 seconds
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The Will & Dave Show feat.The BCPs and Justin Butts

Agree to disagree or not? This week we sit in with The Will & Dave show. This was a very fun conversation with Dave and our very good Friend Will Smith. How should we disagree and is everything Dave's fault?
1/10/20241 hour, 24 minutes, 40 seconds
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HappyNew Year! 2024! New year, new and improved BCP!

Happy new year from the BCP, we  talk about so much. New Years resolutions and spending too much time with friends and family. Is there such thing as too much family? Mike might be the bad guy but he's doing his best.
1/5/20241 hour, 22 minutes, 56 seconds
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Justin and Will go to war!!!Where’s the fighting?

This one is definitely being removed from YouTube. On this Episode, we sit down with Will Smith and Justin Butts Sit Down to discuss their disagreements and end up ganging up on BikerMic. This one was one that we've been wanting to do but uncertain if it was gonna be taking advantage of a friendly disagreement.
12/21/20231 hour, 46 minutes, 32 seconds
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Guns, Pride Flags, The Temple Mound and the ”N” word

Things are not just things! What dangerous precedent are you setting when your property becomes an arbitrarily general good? How did we find a way to blend all these topics into an absolutely amazing podcast? You'll have to listen to find out (you just gotta get past the brotherly banter)!
12/13/20231 hour, 24 minutes, 32 seconds
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100th Episode!!! Part 3 Feat: Brian and Amanda

Part 3 of our 100th episode extravaganza, the final word. First we have Brian Norder, this is one of our favorite guests. We're trying to convince Brian to start his podcast, we shoot some names and just generally have a great time. Finally we have Amanda, she asks the hard questions. What does the next 100 look like? Only time will tell. Thanks everyone for sharing and all your support.
12/1/20231 hour, 36 minutes, 52 seconds
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100th Episode!!! Part 2 Feat: Travis, Andy and Will

Part 2 of our 100 extravaganza kicks off with Travis Lussier, hes here to fight and make Devin pay for his comments about him looking like Franklin the turtle. Next we talk with Andy about his time at the trucker protest in Ottawa and what brought him to wanna ride a motorcycle. We close out this episode with Vanilla Will Smith, he and Mike fight about a woman place in the force and how men to be more then one thing. Stay tuned for part 3
11/30/20231 hour, 27 minutes, 37 seconds
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100th episode!!! Part 1 Feat: Justin, Scott and Coyne

Don't be looking for deep thoughts and structure on this one. This is a look back at our first 100 episodes and the friends we've had on along the way. We start off with Justin in-studio, followed with Scott on zoom and Coyne to close out Part 1. We speak on some interesting topics like: do we actually believe what we say we do , what's it like to be small town famous, and what kind of men came out of the old school oilfield days. Enjoy the ride friends.
11/29/20231 hour, 20 minutes, 39 seconds
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Building Brotherhood feat: The Crete

This is an episode we've been looking forward to recording as long as we've been doing this. We sit down with one of our brothers in theology and philosophy; and talk about where we all fall short in humility and understanding. Please listen responsibly.
11/22/20232 hours, 16 minutes, 2 seconds
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Apologetics:The Morality short Feat; Will Smith

Apologetics: Morality, where does the argument fall flat or does it? Will Smith joins us for a great hang and a great discussion.
11/15/20231 hour, 50 minutes, 38 seconds
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Hanging with Justin and talking safe injections.

Hanging out with Justin Butts and making content, we talk about many things including his disappointment with the new LowriderST. What about safe injection sites, how safe should they be?  
11/8/20231 hour, 29 minutes, 2 seconds
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Early Release!!! Why you scared bro? Feat Dustin

What does it take to make you feel uneasy and scared? We talk pop culture, video games and so many movies. Where did Halloween come from and why do we love being scared. Just a great hang with a great friend.
10/31/20231 hour, 9 minutes, 28 seconds
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Building Brotherhood Feat: Nobody

Another great hang with BikerMic and Kickstand. We Decide to get back to the way we roll. We talk about our week and dive into the absolute terror that is the unintended consequences of neuralink. You know there is a perfectly logical way they could brain wash you and its not like you think. Don't do it.
10/25/20231 hour, 29 minutes, 36 seconds
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Isreal: Rachel weeps

Jeremiah 31:15 (NASB)This is what the Lord says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, Lamenting and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; She refuses to be comforted for her children, Because they are no more.”   This was by far our most somber episodes, not much for jokes but we wanted to share where we were at. Stay tuned, next week will make it up to you, but for now, reflect and pray.
10/18/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 52 seconds
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Things we found funny and music Feat: Scott Wilks

This was a great hang with an old friend. I've known Scott for 16 years and he was free for a call and we needed content. We also talked about music, music is so weird to me. Learn a bit more about biker mike and where he comes from.
10/11/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 55 seconds
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Welcome newcomers, becoming like children.

Welcome newcomers from the Shaun Newman Podcast listeners. This week we look at what the Bible intended to say about becoming like children. Matthew 18:1-5 We find ourselves down a rabbit trail but rest assured we catch a rabbit.
10/4/202359 minutes, 29 seconds
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Ecumenical Thinking, take 2

Lets try this again. Ecumenicism, What is it? Is it a good thing? should it be pursued or rejected completely? We answer all these questions, including, should Joe Rogan be permitted to play a midget on film due to his height?
9/26/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 33 seconds
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The long awaited return of Kickstand, he might be loosing his touch.

Kickstand is back and we talk about dwindling intellectual thought when you're not being challenged. Bit of a catch up on what's going on in the summer.
9/13/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 21 seconds
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Everything I meant to say about marriage and Travis

Travis got married and there was so much left unsaid that we needed to make a episode about it. What is marriage about for Travis and what changes over the years? Most of all, this is just a great hang and you all got to come along for the ride.
8/30/20232 hours, 38 seconds
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Beyond Good and Evil Feat: Vanilla Will Smith

Will and Mike sit down and talk about their read on Friedrich Nietzsche's book Beyond Good and Evil. What were their takeaways and how do you cope with the generational gap between his read on culture and the read we have today? We also talk about things going on in our society and calling out our own sides. Another great sit down with a great brother, look forward to having him on again.
8/15/20231 hour, 14 minutes, 11 seconds
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Building Brotherhood Feat: Travis and Justin

This was just a great hang and I hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed doing it.
8/9/20232 hours, 14 minutes, 29 seconds
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Why protest and is it worth it? Feat: Brian Norder

How`s this world going and what can we do about it? We can protest, but is it doing anything? Brian sits in for Devin for a great conversation and some great laughs. Listen for details on our giveaway.
7/26/202357 minutes, 31 seconds
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The tragic and inevitable death of tradition. feat: Coyne Pomeroy

"Conservatism retains the ossified forms of the past, estranged from life while tradition, having life and experiencing it, conveys it in forms of the present." Kickstand On this episode we talk about some great traditions that have come and gone, sometimes tragically.  This episode also features a new face to all of you and we look forward to having Coyne back on soon.  
7/19/202356 minutes, 37 seconds
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What does it mean to become Orthodox?

What does it mean to become Orthodox? Well Devin knows everything in be rest assured he will tell everything in this tell all episode. lol enjoy
7/12/20231 hour, 35 minutes, 3 seconds
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Oh to the patriots.

Patriotism, nationalism and the pride of a nation. Why are we patriotic? Is it good to be patriotic? If not, what's the alternative? If the government goes against your values, how can you remain patriotic? All this and more. 
7/5/202351 minutes, 18 seconds
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Is Devin being replaced by Will Smith over Subs?

This weeks co-host is Will Smith and we talk about a ton of cultural issues and the problem with submersibles (not submersion) we talk about so many things but we have a ton of content for everyone on every side. We disagree on so much but we have such a good time that we don't care. Thanks again Will for coming on and we look forward to having you back on.
6/28/20232 hours, 37 minutes, 28 seconds
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Harley-Davidson test ride and review

Devin and Mike go to Mighty Peace Harley-Davidson and test ride all the bikes that tickle our fancy. This one starts very sad and than we review the bikes and than we rip on Harley owners. This was a great episode for everyone thinking about buying a new bike and want an outsiders opinion.
6/21/20232 hours, 2 minutes, 12 seconds
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The reckoning or redemtion of ”The Travising”

Kanya is back!!! lol just kidding, Travis fills in for Devin to Co host this weeks episode. He attempts to clear up some misunderstandings from last time we were together on the show and have a great conversation. Travis tells some stories from his past that gives insight into what makes him the man that he is.
6/14/20232 hours, 6 minutes, 23 seconds
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Debrief of Zambia interview on ACP Feat: Amanda

We sit down to process an interview a couple friends that came back from a missions trip to Zambia that we recorded for the Amateur Christian Podcast. I did not feel the interview suited what we are doing here but perhaps the debrief does. We did a sit down interview with a couple Friends that just came back from  Zambia and saw some extraordinary things, demonic warfare, healing and genuine God encounters, Now we talk about it. Amanda joins to hopefully keep us on track and ask some questions that we may not have thought of.   Listen to that interview in the links below or wherever you get your podcasts https://open.spotify.com/episode/7dixD8i5V4Lm9ZTdccfNkn?si=RfVz0THuQrGnxolggYrtUg https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-dg644-142a381
6/7/20231 hour, 43 minutes, 31 seconds
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BCP short. We’re gonna be famous one day.

This is part 1 of a conversation we had to talk about an interview we had with a couple brothers that went to Zambia. We just never quite got around to releasing it yet but it's coming. there is some great stuff, stay tuned for a great interview about our interview.
5/31/202328 minutes, 54 seconds
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Everything is burning! Everyone panic! oow look....bourbon.

As we endure a very warm spring and abnormally dry winter and legislative banning of planned burns we look at the consequences of many missteps. The fire felt like it was on our doorstep and everyone realizes how unprepared we all are. What brings us to panic when we all know better, logic takes a back seat to social contagion.
5/24/202354 minutes, 13 seconds
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Prison Rules. Feat. Nigel Drapeau Top 5

This is one of the best we've done, in my humble opinion. We sit down and talk with Nigel Drapeau, long time friend and brother from another mother. He's got a past that he is willing and open to share  with people, not to brag about his past but to show the transforming power of God in his life. Nigel has walked where I have never walked and lived in a way I have never lived but has a remarkable change that nearly has no explanation. Come hear his story and enjoy our banter.
5/17/20232 hours, 58 minutes, 8 seconds
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Mike goes solo.

Devin is out on this one and podcasting is hard, I really don't know how some people do it. What bike is best for a big guy to learn on and what are some of mikes favorite guns and why. What does mike see as the best way to live life. You know, the easy stuff.
5/11/20231 hour, 41 seconds
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Is Joe Rogan a cockhold?

"We're just asking questions." -Jesse Ventura On this weeks episode, we do a little catch up on all things going on in the BCP brothers lives. We allow our conversation to go where it goes and it ends up taking a very introspective understandings of Mikes short comings and an opportunity to better himself. We also take on a atheistic argument against religion and the pursuit of truth. Last but not least, What is a Cockhold and is Joe Rogan one. not gonna answer that one here, you gotta listen for the answer.
5/3/20232 hours, 4 minutes, 7 seconds
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Bourbon and Outrage Culture Feat; Nathan V

On this episode of the BCP we do a Bourbon taste comparison with a couple of our favorite Bourbons and a wild card. After that's done we do take on the idea of outrage culture, who does it better and is it worth your energy and attention. This episode also features one of my top four brother-in-laws, Nathan V.
4/26/20231 hour, 42 minutes, 54 seconds
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BONUS Episode. The BCP brings you a taste of the Amateur Christian Podcast: Bike Blessings

This is a great podcast that everyone who rides a motorcycle should listen to. Share it with everyone you know who rides.   Every spring Bikers gather for Christians to pray over and bless their motorcycles.  Whats the deal with that and why are we so excited for it?!?
4/26/202323 minutes, 40 seconds
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It’s the little things. Topics too small for a full show.

Devin and Mike take a bunch of suggestion topics that have been sent if from our tens of fans and we put them in hat. We put them all in a hat and answer them one at a time. Here are a few of the topics:Favorite beers, Angelic Numbers, What does it mean to be woke? Can Guys and girls be just friends? Sexual preferences, What does it mean to be a man? Judge not...   If you wanna support and help make us better, here's a link to our wishlist on amazon https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/W75WBCPJO12V?ref_=wl_share
4/19/20231 hour, 25 minutes, 33 seconds
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So many prophets, not enough stones.

Prophets... the fortune tellers of  religious circles. They have predicted the end of the world, future world leaders and who I was supposed to be. What do we do when they are wrong and how do we address their failures? I have great respect for the legit prophets that are out there, but, there are a ton of people out there saying they speak on behalf of God who take it a little to lightly.
4/12/20231 hour, 46 minutes, 37 seconds
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Marriage Counseling feat; Amanda

After the release of "Getting to know Mike" Amanda learned a few things and had some questions and we really felt like we could make some good content. Really we could call this one "Getting to know mike Better" but this was decided early.
4/5/20232 hours, 23 minutes, 46 seconds
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Getting to know Mike and making a case for Martha

Getting to know a little bit about where Biker Mike comes from, both geographically and spiritually. Mike has some views that seem to be a little off but when you let him make his case, he seems a little less crazy, still crazy but at least you know how he got there. At one point in the conversation he defends Martha, who Jesus rebuked, pointing out that too many Christian use this as an excuse to be task lazy and spiritually pretentious. It really is quite the little conversation. Please excuse the glitch 2/3rds into the episode.
3/29/20231 hour, 29 minutes, 50 seconds
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Where does Metal music fall in the heirarchy of art? feat; Dustin Lemois

As fans of metal music, we've found ourselves under a certain level of disregard and at time ridiculed for our choice of musical preference. But, where does Metal music fall in the hierarchy of art? Some people say it takes no talent, like abstract art, upon further study, there is far more to it than it's initial impression. So we break it down and make a case for metal.
3/22/20231 hour, 41 minutes, 36 seconds
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SportsBall!

What is it about sports that people love so much? Not just the Big 4(MLB,NHL,NFL&NBA) but all sports. There is a strong bond between geographical unity and sport. The Olympics is one of the greatest examples of tribalism, we may hate everything about the athlete themself, but if they represent out country, we cheer as though it may help. If our team win, we win, if our team lost, they lost.
3/15/20231 hour, 20 minutes, 19 seconds
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Angels? Where do they fit in the world of Philosophy?

Biker Mike doesn't like angels, they confuse him and make him angry and uncomfortable with his materialistic understanding of the world. That does not take them out of the Biblical accounts and the human experiences of those that encounter them. Where do they fit and how can we accept that they are part of our liturgy? If they are really, what would be their understanding of God and do they have free will? These are frustrating questions for Mike.
3/8/20232 hours, 38 seconds
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Being Good or at the least doing our best with Brian Norder

What does it mean when we try to be "good"? What is good? What is acceptable and unacceptable language and action? We also enjoy some great conversation with our good friend Brian who is always a hoot.
3/1/20231 hour, 35 minutes, 49 seconds
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One year of BCP and a foursome is the best way to celebrate!

The BCP podcast makes it one full year and over 52 episodes. We really knock this one out of the park. We bring on 2 great guests and Devin does the one chip challenge(look that one up if you've never heard of it) and mike pitches a super TV show that could totally be great. Somehow we kick this one off with severely juvenile d*ck jokes and it kinda just goes down hill from there. I know I've said it before but this really is one of the best episodes we've ever done. Thank Mike and Brian for coming on and thank you all for listening, some people say "we couldn't do this without you" that doesn't apply here, we do it without you all the time.
2/22/20232 hours, 28 minutes, 42 seconds
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Becoming a MAiD man... Feat: Ben

With the rise in Medical Assistance in Death, the bar is getting lower and lower to qualify and now being recommended to people not even seeking it out. Our friend Ben comes on because its something he really cares about and he shares his story and maybe a better way. For help, reach out https://talksuicide.ca/ or 18334564566
2/15/20231 hour, 36 minutes, 21 seconds
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ACAB?

(ACAB) All Cops Are Bastards! or are they? This was an interesting conversation to have. In light of recent events we talk about our own experiences with the police within the MC life. We try not to do a 'hot' topic and wait for there to be no external social influence, but if we waited for cops to stop assaulting people, it would never get recorded or released. Not sure we came to any conclusion on this one but we will tell you one thing for certain: COPS LIE and that you can take to the bank. Curious? take a listen.
2/8/20231 hour, 46 minutes, 21 seconds
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Special Annoucement

Special announcement. We are very excited to introduce to you a new podcast made by Devin Braun. Amateur Christian podcast. This is going to be a podcast that you can listen to and not worry about your kids hearing "bad words" or dirty jokes or Travis screaming across the room at Mike. We very much look forward to its release in early March.
2/4/202333 minutes, 16 seconds
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Building Brotherhood Feat: Bam...Again

We have on our very good friend Bam. We talk about what we've been up to, things we grew with that made us what we are and we hope you all enjoy it.
2/1/20232 hours, 25 minutes, 50 seconds
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Is Will Smith an atheist and why?

We had people requesting that we have an atheist on and I didn't know if I knew one that would come on and be interesting. Little did i know, our reoccurring guest Vanilla Will went through a an apostasy and may be considered an agnostic if you pushed him but its easier to just say atheist. We discuss movies, apostasy and philosophy. Again, Will is a great guest and these are always very fun.
1/25/20233 hours, 23 minutes, 39 seconds
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The Travising Part 2: Going in Hard

"Guns and Military service for all!"-Travis (I'm paraphrasing a little) This one gets heated and goes a little crazy. Don't worry, no punches were thrown even though it sounds like it might go that way if you didn't know us. This was the closest I felt to being Alex Jones.
1/18/20232 hours, 46 minutes, 44 seconds
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Kanya West, Justin Beiber and Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, 2 claim to be Christians, but which one is? Christian celebraty worship.

This is by far the most click bait title we've ever done but we made you look, why not give us a listen. On this installment of the BCP podcast we do a sacred slaughterhouse, Celebrity Christians, they're not you but we claim them as our own without question. There seems to be an interesting level of celebrity worship within Christian circles. It lacks discretion that should go along with new Christians and puts these people on a pedestal that they really should not be on. What is the solution to helping these people grow and curb their charismatic personality type.
1/11/202345 minutes, 54 seconds
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New Years Resolutions and Moral Dilemmas.

Happy 2023 Everyone! Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. Back to work, yes, for all of us. On this episode we talk about our time with family and friends, foods and gifts.  We can never just stop there, we take on the concept of holidays and how ridiculous and essential to social unity. Is there such thing as moral dilemmas? Or is there just right and wrong? Whats happened so far and whats next for us at the blue collar philosophers podcast. Happy new year and God bless.
1/4/20231 hour, 27 minutes, 58 seconds
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Amanda is back and apparently she has friends.

Amanda comes back on and this time we let her talk. There is no real agenda for this one, no topic and Amanda makes fun of us as we make fun of ourselves. We do drop in what makes a good gift and a bad gift. Hope you had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year.
12/28/20221 hour, 50 minutes, 1 second
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The Santa Dilemma

What is the Santa Dilemma? Does lying to your kids make you a bad parent? Yes, unless you're talking about a fat mythical person that takes credit for giving your kids gifts that you paid for and committing a BnE to boot. not even to mention spying on your kids and forcing them to be paranoid about being good so they can get gifts at Christmas if they're good. What if they're little shits? Gifts anyways? Affirming that they obviously haven't been bad enough so they can push the limit of how bad they can be and still get gifts. Maybe, just maybe giving them the back drop of spiritual insecurity to question their faith in God. Maybe its not that simple?
12/21/20222 hours, 6 minutes, 49 seconds
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Behind the Music Feat. Kirk ”The Riffer” Wells

The man behind The Blue Collar Philosophers Podcast Intro Music, Kirk "The Riffer" Wells of Liquid State Audio, Guitarist, producer and mixing engineer. This one goes a full Rogan(3.5hrs) We talk about nearly everything and Dig into Kirks past and his journey through and out of addiction. What does it mean to sell out.
12/14/20223 hours, 31 minutes, 11 seconds
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Leaving Legalism Feat: Jesse Braun

An inside look into a hyper conservative northern home that allowed biblical legalism to get out of hand, at least in our view. We sit down with a good friend and listener Jesse, he listened to our cults episode and saw some correlation between our stories and his own. What did getting out of this life do to Jesse? How did he engage with family after choosing to walk away from their ideals? Take a listen to his story and hopefully learn something new.
12/7/20222 hours, 7 minutes, 35 seconds
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Holy Shit!!!(literally?)

It's been a while but its back to just Devin and Mike shooting the shit. On this episode we talk about the "Erfurt Latrine Disaster" What went wrong and what went right? are they bad people or forward thinking geniuses that live in misunderstood history books. Doesn't matter what we write here,  because no one reads this far.
11/30/20221 hour, 41 minutes, 15 seconds
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Building Brotherhood Feat. Nigel and Steven

This episode features brothers of both Mike &Devin, they are Steven and Nigel. we love these guys, really enjoyed hanging with them and talking about everything we could on here and we hope you enjoy it as well. you may recognize one of the voices from an earlier our first building brotherhood show. Enjoy responsibly.
11/23/20222 hours, 20 minutes, 32 seconds
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Building Brotherhood Feat. Bam

This week we sit down with one of our long time brothers Bam. This guy has some unbelievable stories that should get you to laugh at least a little. Enjoy the show. https://www.facebook.com/saltyhammersmithing
11/16/20222 hours, 9 minutes, 54 seconds
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Special Remembrance Day

Special Remembrance Day episode featuring our close brother Grant. We talk about what remembrance day means to us, the cultural shifts away from honoring it and movies/TV that got things right and got things wrong. This is just the best we knew to honor those who served our counrty. God bless
11/11/20221 hour, 15 minutes, 42 seconds
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Album Review: Demon Hunter; Exile

This was a very fun experiment in reviewing an album of a band we really like. Please check them out and check out some of their other albums. We also had on our friend Dustin Limoges join us as someone who's never listened to Demon Hunter.
11/9/20222 hours, 21 seconds
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What the hell? Feat. : Chris Date

Here it is: we talk about hell with someone much smarter than us. Chris Date ,author of Rethinking Hell, and host of the Rethinking Hell Podcast, has also been featured on the debate stage against many well read theologians. He sits down with a couple blue collar guys to share his work and answer a few questions we might have. This was a great conversation and a ton of fun, please check out his work and support him any way you can. https://rethinkinghell.com/
11/2/20222 hours, 12 minutes, 39 seconds
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In the words of my father. Baptism and what does it mean to be Religious?

In this episode we have a sit down with Biker Mikes father Rev. Levis. After enjoying the baptism of his oldest grandchild, we take time and talk about what baptism is and so much more. This is a family safe episode so feel free to share.
10/26/20221 hour, 23 minutes, 4 seconds
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Special Guest Announcement: Chris Date

Special Guest Announcement: Chris Date. Chris Date is Adjunct Professor of Bible and Theology at Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary and co-editor of Rethinking Hell: Readings in Evangelical Conditionalism and A Consuming Passion . A full-time software engineer, Chris believes theology and apologetics are for every average joe in the pews, and not just for pastors, philosophers, PhD’s and the erudite in ivory towers. Formerly a traditionalist, he became convinced of the biblical view of final punishment over the course of a process which began when he interviewed Edward Fudge, and he has since defended the view in several debates and on Justin Brierley's Unbelievable? radio program on Premier Christian Radio UK. Chris is also a steward of the Rethinking Hell project. Yeah, that's off his website. We look forward to releasing it.
10/21/20222 minutes, 7 seconds
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Devin is back from his vacation

Devin is back and all he wants to do is brag about what a great time he had in the land of the free.
10/19/20221 hour, 9 minutes, 42 seconds
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Building Brotherhood feat: Travis Lussier

On this episode we feature long time friend of Mike and Devin. Travis Lussier, Former MMA champion, biker, Oilfield everything, father and so many other thinks that we really cant mention them all. We do a ton of MMA talk in this one, Enjoy.
10/12/20221 hour, 14 minutes, 41 seconds
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Art and its perceived value.

How does art become valuable? What makes it worth anything at all and what does it take to make bad art?  
10/5/20221 hour, 12 seconds
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Building Brotherhood Feat. Dustin Limoges

This episode features Devin and Dustin talking about metal and we take on the idea of false pride.
9/28/20221 hour, 50 minutes, 44 seconds
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Amanda comes on the podcast.

On this show we have a very special guest, my (Mike's) beautiful wife, Amanda. We talk about our recent trip down south on the motorcycle, what it's like to take a trip like that together and be married to a man that rides. We touch on self-censorship and the guys' plan to do the One Chip Challenge.
9/21/20221 hour, 27 minutes, 26 seconds
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Tourniquet: Riff in Peace Ted Kirkpatrick

This our first tribute episode. Today we will be talking about the great Ted Kirkpatick, drummer, song writer and the brain behind one of the greatest bands that Devin and Mike both admire. We hope we can make you aware of how much this man did for Christian music and animal rights. Much love and respect to Ted Kirkpatrick as we mourn and celebrate the death of a great man who did so much good, you will be missed.
9/14/202247 minutes, 7 seconds
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Time travel

 "Time and space heal themselves up around them and people simply remember a version of events which makes as much sense as they require it to make." – Douglas Adams. Time travel, where would you go? What would you see? What may be some of the unintended Consequences of it? This is a thought experiment, not a scientific discussion. This was fun but completely unnecessary, still learned more about ourselves and one another, more than we thought we would.
9/7/202253 minutes, 30 seconds
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Can you help the BCP podcast?

We are reaching out to you to get a little bit of content, if you are not to shay and open to sharing, please reach out. We want to hear your stories about times that people in your life have said "I'm not angry, I'm disappointed" funny stories, serious stories and maybe life changing stories. email us at [email protected] or on our facebook page
9/1/20225 minutes, 39 seconds
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Abigail Thorn, Dr. Jordan B Peterson, transgenderism and so much more. Feat: (vanilla)Will Smith

I know sometimes it feels like we are trying to get cancelled but we're not. Abigail Thorn is a Youtube content creator with a show called Philosophy Tube. we did our best to watch and respond the a video she did about Dr. JBP's latest book and where he fell short according to them. Mike is quite the JBP apologist and will go to great length to defend him. With that, we found ourselves diving into the pool of the transgender discussion. This episode features our dear liberal friend 'Vanilla' Will smith and it was a great conversation that I am proud to share with you. https://youtu.be/m81q-ZkfBm0
8/31/20222 hours, 26 minutes, 23 seconds
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It’s the end of the world!!!

How do you think the world is going to end? Natural disasters? Decease? Nuclear war? Alien invasion? Climate change? There are so many things that could take us out. Find out the list of things that we think could actually take us out.
8/24/20221 hour, 47 minutes, 25 seconds
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CULTS!!!!

Grab your Kool-Aid and get ready to dive into who what why of cults and don't forget the "WTF?"s. Who are you in a cults? What are some of the signs that you might be in one? Why do people join cults? WTF? How did things go so crazy, so insane and the members not realize what was happening when shit went crazy? This was a very fun discussion and if anyone tells you not to listen, that's a very good sign that you should.
8/17/20221 hour, 48 minutes, 57 seconds
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Lets Go Camping!!!

What is it about camping that we love so much? There's bugs, bears, no pluming, bad food and did I mention bears? We rate camping on a scale of 1 to 10, where are you gonna land on the chart?
8/10/202256 minutes, 37 seconds
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Depressed? Try Jesus!!! lol

The Philosophers talk about the detrimental affects of assuming that if you are depressed all you need is more Jesus. Is there ground under this idea or is it bull shit?
8/2/202236 minutes, 10 seconds
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Meta Attack; Cain and Abel’s sacrifice

We break down our week and then we discuss Cain and Abel, their sacrifice, murder and what sacrifice takes, more than action but also the heart. I still cant believe how much there is to such a short story that more often than not gets skimmed over.
7/28/20221 hour, 9 minutes, 43 seconds
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How not to learn.

The boys hop on the mic just to shoot the shit and talk about our week. Devin tries to help someone pass their skills test and recognizes, this dudes not gonna pass. What are the mental triggers that make us decide that we know more the the person who does know and is trying to help us? Stay humble Friends.
7/20/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 38 seconds
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Breaking down the meta or going deeper?

Devin listened and now he has something to say about Mike's meta breakdown of Gen 3. Did mike go deep enough or just completely miss the mark. Take listen and see what comes.
7/13/20221 hour, 18 minutes, 14 seconds
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The Boys are Back in Town

WARNING: THIS EPISODE MAY GIVE YOU A STRONG DESIRE TO BUY A MOTORCYCLE OR GO ON A ROAD TRIP IF YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE. This one was a bit more of a catch up episode. We talk a lot of motorcycles and life. I intentionally went out of my way not to talk to Devin about his trip so we could all enjoy this together and I could share it with you, I hope you all appreciate that. please Enjoy this conversation because ext eek e tears down my meta analysis of Gen 3.
7/6/202258 minutes, 33 seconds
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Moral Ambiguity. Where’s your line in the sand?

Moral ambiguity Where is your line? What brought you to that conclusion and do you stand by it? On this one we talk movies, music, culture, sin and religious conviction.
6/29/202245 minutes, 15 seconds
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Why you runnin? A meta analysis on Genesis 3:8-13

Biker Mike takes a meta approach to Genesis 3 and tries to figure out if there is a deeper metaphorical way to tackle it as you may have never heard before. Was Adam running from God or his own contentiousness? Enjoy.
6/27/202219 minutes, 4 seconds
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Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth or...maybe...STFU

There is abbreviation to the Bible as stated in the title. We really don't feel as it is appropriate description for the most Holy inspired hyper linked book ever created. Why do Christians continue push the idea that the Bible is a Basic book? Anyways, take a listen and share with a Friend... maybe stop calling the Bible basic.
6/22/202234 minutes, 37 seconds
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No security in chaos, but there is freedom. The free will debate Pt. 2

So this is a continuation to the 3 hr one we just released last week. We really did have more to say because we had more to think. We are also well aware that this discussion may never be over. This one dives a bit more into the pro free will argument, faith and how we(BCP) understand God. please enjoy and share with a friend.
6/15/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 14 seconds
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The Free Will Debate. Pt. 1

We discuss free will. Do we have it? Can we prove that we do or do not? How does the concept of free will play into the how we frame our lives and who we are? Have you ever thought to consider that Free Will was a lie we tell ourselves so that we have control of our destiny? This was a long one so buckle up.
6/8/20223 hours, 9 minutes, 27 seconds
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Building Brotherhood Feat. Nigel Drapeau

Welcome, one and all, to a new segment we are doing, building brotherhood. These installments might be very bike heavy but will still feature everything you love and have come to expect from the BCP. This installment features our good friend, Nigel Drapeau, this man has plenty of life experience and is always fun to talk to, that's why we had him on. We talk about regrettable kitchen tattoos, horrible motorcycles experiences and something called "Christian Anarchy" I still don't completely understand it but it was fun to discuss in part. Please enjoy and God Bless, Don't Be a Dick.
6/1/20222 hours, 14 minutes, 30 seconds
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As a straight white male...

This was a bit of a reactionary Mini BCP. We stumbled across a social media post that kinda triggered us in a very funny way that might get us cancelled. We talked about religion, slavery and everyone's favorite topic, racism. Since this was such a short one, we really didn't go into the depth that we normally do, but, it was still a good conversation to open up further conversations.
5/28/202229 minutes, 12 seconds
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Language & Understanding + Whiskey

On this installment of the BCP podcast we talk about the evolution of language and regional understanding of speech. We rip on words and phrases that adopt new meaning based on who says it and its intended audience. This one was a ton of fun and we hope you enjoy it. Again, don't listen with your kids.
5/25/20221 hour, 21 minutes, 15 seconds
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Viewing a stolen soul through a digital lense.

The title is a little pretentious, I know. We were gonna Call it 'Sacrificing the soul for a selfie' but I thought this was a little better. Regardless. On this episode we take on the old superstitious view of having your picture taken steals your soul(or at least part of it). We know this is silly but maybe its not. Is there some truth to this idea or is it all bull shit? Is there some long lost wisdom that we neglected ignorantly? Maybe, just maybe, it's time to put down the phone and open your eyes. Enjoy
5/18/20221 hour, 1 minute, 2 seconds
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Is Christianity Metal?

WARNING! STRONG LANGUAGE!(yeah, we set a record with this one) The BCP take on the age old question: Is Christianity Metal? What does it mean to be metal? How many times can we say the F' word and metal in one Podcast? All these questions and more, answered on this episode of the Blue Collar Philosophers Podcast.
5/11/20221 hour, 8 minutes, 55 seconds
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Is this a Christian podcast?

Is this a Christian podcast? I guess we should have done this one sooner. With all the interesting conversations to be had, it really wasn't at the front of our minds. We hope you enjoy the conversation as we work out what we are doing here.
5/4/202247 minutes, 51 seconds
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Free speech and the Elon affect with Will Smith.

Shortly after releasing one of our Episodes, Will Smith reached out to us and wanted to talk. We brought up the slap briefly but more than anything he just wanted to come on the show and challenge some of our thoughts, not to fight but just to talk. He is as liberal as you would imagine. We talked about free speech, echo chambers and we learned just a little bit more about him as a person.
4/29/20221 hour, 57 minutes, 25 seconds
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Is Pascal’s Wager worth the bet?

We tackle a nearly 400 Year old philosophical argument. Is it worth it? Does it hold up to BCP as we build it up and tear it down just to build it back up again.
4/28/202232 minutes, 7 seconds
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Straight talk.

Mike and Devin just sit and have a conversation, no agenda, no topic and no plan. This is just us having a couple drinks and enjoying each others company, nothing else. We talk about life events, motorcycles and the books we're reading/listening to.
4/21/20221 hour, 39 minutes, 40 seconds
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Forgive Yourself LOL

On this mini we take on a commonly held belief, forgiveness of self.
4/17/202230 minutes, 33 seconds
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So you wanna ride a motorcycle?

This is a conversation Devin and I have had a dozen times with many people and they share similar outlines. This time we recorded it. We are having a conversation with a friend who is looking at getting into the drug we call motorcycles. What kind of riding do you wanna do? Whats your budget? What kind of gear do you need? What are the risks associated? Music by Kirk 'The Riffer' Wells at Liquid State Audio Guitarist Producer Mixing Engineer.
4/9/20221 hour, 50 minutes, 51 seconds
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The slap everyone is talking about...

Yeah, we're gonna talk about it too. Mike and Devin address the unspoken contract between the kings court and the jester, why the kings should never execute the jesters. Music by Kirk 'The Riffer' Wells at Liquid State Audio
4/2/202230 minutes, 2 seconds
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Deconstruction: All the cool kids are doing it.

On this episode we talk about Devin's unintentional deconstruction of faith and his crawl back to something that resembles a faith filled world view. You wanna Hear Devin almost cry? This is the one you wanna listen to. This truly feels like Faith in a world of deconstruction. This really is a heart felt approach to something that most Christian and Secularist misunderstand and we hope it can help you rethink it and grow as you listen to it.
3/29/20222 hours, 26 minutes, 58 seconds
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BCP goes mini

Quick talk on new ideas, promos and ideas to help us engage with you the listeners. We hope you like them and look forward to getting more shows out to you guys.
3/25/202215 minutes, 5 seconds
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When Compassion Turns Evil

Can compassion go too far? The Philosophers discuss the the inevitable result of unchecked compassion, when we allow it to dictate every aspect of thought and contentious. 
3/17/20221 hour, 41 minutes, 5 seconds
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The Blue Collar Philosophers-Origins

Here we go; This is our first official cast. On this episode we talk about where it all began with us, how we became friends and how our friendship helped to make us who we are today. Mike speaks a little on his experience in Ukraine and the people there, Devin talks about his time as a radio producer at a Christian radio station. We do our best to recap the changes that we have seen in Canada and the world since our last show. We also teased future subjects that we are very much look forward to recording.
3/3/20221 hour, 41 minutes, 27 seconds
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The Blue Collar Philosophers talk truckers

Welcome to the un-official first episode of the Blue Collar Philosophers Podcast. Co-hosted by Michael Gordon and Devin Braun, featuring our good friend Mike Friesen. We get our feet under us in front of the mics, we talk Canadian politics, freedom, the rubber glove treatment at airports and tip back a few drinks. We hope you have as much fun listening as we did creating this one.
2/20/20222 hours, 7 minutes, 2 seconds