Mystical/Cynical
Hosted by Daren Magee and Jaymee Carpenter, this podcast is a humorous, sincere, and rare exhibition of male vulnerability and heart-warming friendship, attempting to establish harmonious connections between cynicism and optimism, and the potential of an atheist/agnostic to recognize the mystical qualities within everyday life. Also, fart sounds.
Episodes
90 episodes
Ep. 30 - "Say Khruangbin"
Let's call this episode out for what it is... pretentious Sam Harris level vocabulary exhibitionism, reminiscent of a Father John Misty tune, which in a way is like going out of your way to pronounce Khruangbin, who most certainly are the "Topo...
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Episode 30
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Ep. 29 - "Emma John Misty"
Daren fails to soft launch a negative campaign against Trader Joes, and Jaymee shares about cultivating artistic integrity beyond analytics. For more Jaymee: www.loveistheauthor.comFor more Daren: www.realfunwow.com...
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Episode 29
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1:11:24
Ep. 28 - LabBlabbinCalifornia
Daren catches up with Jaymee in the music studio to sample Jaymee's newest beats and to record another conversation about nothing.For more Jaymee: www.loveistheauthor.comFor more Daren: www.realfunwow.comedit/...
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Episode 28
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1:35:05
Ep. 27 - "Irony Is Violence"
Daren comes face to face with a supposed extraterrestrial at a recent party at Jaymee's home and has plenty of notes. Jaymee releases 3 songs on Spotify and Apple Music under the artist name "JJ RAM" and shares about an exciting new development...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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Ep. 26 - "Karmuppins"
Jaymee returns to making music in a big way, Daren gets ready to fill a "Liver King" shaped hole in the Zeitgeist, Lacee goes on assignment for Rick Rubin and the boys receive a gift in the mail from the one and only "Da Snake Mon" (featured in...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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Ep. 25 - "Emotional Blueballs"
Daren gets disappointed with AI for trying to hard to relate with him and Jaymee shares how he survived a crisis of faith by embracing the unknown. The momentous journey into/out of the magical void continues.www.loveistheauthor.com
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Episode 25
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Ep. 24 - "God's Pimp"
God bless Kevin and the Mutual Benefit Society ("MSB"). A plethora of reframes, visualization practices, and psychospiritual parenting advice await the listener. Also, a real time Daren pee break recorded live and a smattering of farts.<...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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Ep. 23 - "Zyn Buddhism"
Who am I if I can't post about it? Plus: Daren and Jaymee catch you up on their recent experience spending the day together attending a Buddhist puja at the home of Devendra Banhart. MYSTICAL/CYNICAL production / edit / openi...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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1:42:22
Ep. 22 - "An Asshole With A Heart Of Gold"
Daren shares about going to church this past weekend and Jaymee demos homemade recordings of his farts... can someone tell me what the hell is going on around here?Edit/production and opening music: J. CarpenterClosing mu...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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1:18:35
Ep. 21 - "Fire Of Love"
Last week, Jaymee was on the scene with his father to witness his parents Altadena home and all their possessions burn to the ground in the Eaton Fire. In this episode, Jaymee shares the details with Daren of how he and his brother Benjamin bec...
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Episode 21
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Ep. 20 - "My Codependency Cancels Out My Narcissism"
Jaymee and Daren discuss hyper-identifying with medical diagnosis, parenting confident children, the trappings of being a "micro-celebrity" and how to attract fashion compliments from "macro-celebrities".Recorded/edited/music by J. C...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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1:21:58
Ep. 19 - "Name Drop Soup"
The boys solve imaginary problems, perform on air miracles, dive deep into the artistic intuition with a smattering of name dropping for the first hour, then spend the last half hour calling fans of the show to learn about them for a frickin' c...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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1:23:40
Ep. 18 - "Hotline Bling Ring"
Daren and Jaymee kill it for 75 minutes with another banger of hilarity and emotional depth, and spend the last chunk of time calling listeners they've never met to connect on air and spread some love. Feel good episode of the year alert!...
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Episode 18
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1:41:22
Ep. 17 - "Season Three Jaymee"
In this episode, Jaymee questions mother natures motivation and shares how he attunes himself to love when dealing with adversity. Daren shares his tips on how to trick your family into being vulnerable and learns (on air) what a circle jerk is...
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Ep. 16 - "Boomerfinger"
Your trusted resource for post election analysis from people who don't matter the most! Recorded/edited and music by J. CarpenterHelp support the show at: www.patreon.com/mysticalcynical For all things Jaym...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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Ep. 15 - "You're Just A Glitch, Bitch"
Daren feels this episode is a return to the energy and enthusiasm of Season One. TRANSLATION: Jaymee shares heartfelt information about how he deals with criticism, forgiveness and maintaining previously unfathomable levels of non-attachment in...
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Episode 15
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Ep. 14 - "The Neverlands"
Daren and Jaymee have an honest to goodness exploration of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, art and parenting. Opening and closing music by Jaymee Carpenter*Help support the show at: www.patreon.com/mysticalcynical
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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Ep. 13 - "We Are Framily"
This episode is a landmark in the shows history. It features Daren and Jaymee breaking through old emotional barriers that have previously led to the demise of the show. Find out why they now consider themselves "FRAMILY", and how the show must...
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Ep. 12 - "Hacking God"
Jaymee and Daren have one of their deepest conversations about family, artistic integrity, breaking generational habits, and how to go from "smoking cigarettes while taking drugs" to "working with tobacco while in sacred ceremony". Open...
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Ep. 11 - "Art Prostitution"
This one is really, really good... not by our standards, but by our projection of your standards, 100% guaranteed.Opening music by Jaymee CarpenterClosing song "Meds" by Rob Giles, p...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:01:21
Ep. 10 - "I Don't Want To Hear From Anybody Unless They're Dead"
This one had a plethora of titles to choose from. In Memoriam, here are the titles that didn't make it: "Rick Rubin's Bathwater At Erewhon", "Buffalo made the cocaine more beautiful than the waterfall", "Fake grass at the Gucci store", "A great...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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Ep. 9 - "Thoughts Are Farts Of The MInd"
The future lives inside us, it's not somewhere else.*Help support the show at: www.patreon.com/mysticalcynical *Opening and closing music by J. Carpenter*WANT TO BE MENTORED BY JAYMEE IN WEEKLY SESSIONS? CO...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:27:54
Ep. 8 - "A Box Of Fireworks In The Sun"
Everything is a projection. *Help support the show at: www.patreon.com/mysticalcynical *Opening and closing music by J. Carpenter*BOOK ONE ON ONE MENTORSHIP SESSIONS w/ JAYMEE: jaymee@loveistheauthor.com...
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Ep. 7 - "Duncan Trussell Kerfuffle"
Love Serve Remember Foundation is a non-profit organization who for over 50 years has preserved the legacy and teachings of iconic spiritual teacher Ram Dass and his guru "Maharaj-ji" through best selling spiritual classics like "Be Here Now", ...
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Episode 7
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