Damn Dude Podcast

Damn Dude Podcast

California Cal is the charismatic host of The Damn Dude Podcast, widely praised for his authentic and down-to-earth conversations. Known for his unique perspective, Cal blends humor, wisdom, and raw honesty to create an engaging listening experience. He connects with his audience through relatable stories, life lessons, and thought-provoking insights. Cal embodies the laid-back yet driven vibe that people associate with California living. He has a talent for turning everyday experiences into deep reflections, making the podcast feel like a conversation with a good friend who’s unafraid to keep it real. Listeners often describe him as a master storyteller with a knack for blending humor and inspiration. Whether he’s diving into personal growth, sharing quirky anecdotes, or exploring deeper life themes, California Cal’s energy and authenticity shine through.

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June 27, 2026 57 mins

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!
This is Season 6, Episode 4!

- Land Cruiser for sale

- These topics, often trigger people...

- Submitting to your man

- Submitting to your woman

- The Silent and Unspoken "lets get out of here"

- Knowing your roll and Standing on it

- Kids being kids 

- Adults wanting kids to be quiet 

- Chef Fest

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Remember to say 3 things you're Grateful for every morning and every ni...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!

This is Season 6, Episode 3!

- Happy 9th Birthday to little Fordie!!

- Healing our relationship with our parents and letting them exist as they are.

- Putting the mirror of "well that's who/how they are" down to see who they really are, entirely outside of what they did or didn't do for us.

- Quit talking about what you're sick of....it's literally just free promotion of exactly that!

- M...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast! 

This is Season 6, Episode 2! 

- Adult Tantrums, Lets break this down!

- Experiencing "Ego Death"....what I learned about this, the positives and the negatives, and the missing pieces

- Tuning our Ego for optimum performance, people often try to kill it or get rid of it entirely, in my experience and observation, we still need it for certain things!

- One of my deepest lessons ...

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Welcome to the 6th Anniversary of the Damn Dude Podcast!

This is Season 6, Episode 1!

First episode of the brand new season....what have we got in store?

- First off, thank you guys for tuning in and making it this far with us along this journey! It's an honor to be with you all who listen from around the world!

- Happy 7th Birthday to my son, Royal!!

- Being able to recognize and acknowledge that the best we knew and we...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!

This is Season 5, Episode 6! (In the Episode I keep saying "Episode 7") 🙈

- I turned 40! its a miracle! 😁

- 6 episodes this whole season is pathetic, I need to do more!

- Life after completing 75 Hard

- I was a Guest on the Rosie Rose Podcast! Go check it out! 

Link to my interview on the Rosie Rose Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5eEvZeSTD1axkFsb86TNS9?si=avnGDR1QQ6CIkJt...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!

This is Season 5, Episode 5!

- #75Hard

- Relationship with Weed

-When things are too convenient and Convenience becomes King!

- When convenience is King, we miss out

- Engaging in Counter Practices

- Do you or have you ever practiced counter practices?

- No Doom and Gloom

- Don't let the BS, BS you!

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September 15, 2025 45 mins

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast, hosted by California Cal!

This is Season 5, Episode 4!

We've got a very very very special guest in the house today! 

In the midst of all the chaos in this country and world, we need a breath of fresh air and some wholesomeness! So we brought on my kiddo, 8 year old Fordie!!

Ford has such a kind and pure heart and message, everybody needs to let this one in.

While the country either ...

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Welcome to the Damn dude Podcast!

This is Season 5, Episode 3!

On this episode, we're talking about Boundaries!

- Lets define our boundaries.

- What is your relationship to your boundaries?

- How much flexibility is in your boundaries?

- Do your boundaries have layers?

- Who is "allowed" past certain boundaries?

- How can we create "Workability" in the midst of boundaries being utilized?

- Happy 8th Birthday Fordie!!

- Rest I...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!

This is Season 5, Episode 2, and this is a Very Special Dedication Episode!

- We've got Yamamoto Boss in the house, for a special dedication episode to his mother who just passed.

- This interview is as real and raw as it gets, anyone birthed from a woman, (so everybody) can appreciate this episode in many ways.

- What did/does your Mom mean to you?

- How do you put everything aside with...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast, it's a brand new season!

Season 5 is Live!!!!! This is Episode 1 of the new Season!

- 2025 Introduction, Who is California Cal? 

Parenting:

  • Lend them a helping hand? Or, Let them learn the Hard way
  • Pay Me Back, vs I Got You!
  • You need help again!? vs I'm happy to help you out!

The Life Scale is back! Lets measure! 

-100 to 0 to +100

- February Happy Birthdays!!

- Wishing mor...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!
This is the last episode of Season 4! This is Episode 24! AKA: E.310!

- Happy Birthday to my little brother Alrik (31), and Son Royal (6)!
- We can Be Authentic, or we can Belong
- Can you ever be Truly Happy if you're not being Authentic?
- Spiritual Narcissism
- Crazy Talk
- Picking up the Emotional and Energetic Slack for your Partner During and After an...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!
This is Season 4, Episode 23, aka: Episode 309

- Getting Authentic with Life and with Death
- Getting Structured
- LA Fires
- 5 Year #DDP Anniversary coming up!
- Podcasting on a regular schedule!
- Purpose, how do we unearth it, and hone in on it?
- What do we stand for? Why?
- What are our boundaries?
- The plan for 2025!!!!
- Own it, claim it...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!
This is Season 4, Episode 22!

Ooooooh Boy do we have a hell'of'a special episode for you guys today!!

Many people around the world hire Sebastian Hernandez of Ignite The Spark Within for their own personal coach/mentor.
- Sebastian is a World Class Coach, Business man, and Mentors.
- Because Sebastian is a personal friend/brother of mine, I kind of have a spec...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!
This is Season 4, Episode 21

Welcome back everyone!!!!!
Holy sh*t dude, where do we even start!? Since the last episode, it's been absolute HELL and absolute HEAVEN all in the same season!
- Being attacked Mentally, Physically, Spiritually
- My reputation fully attacked
- The status with my kid and current legal standing
- Feeling deep, authentic happiness f...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!
This is Season 4, Episode 20!

- My kid got kidnapped
- How I kept my cool and worked from a place of Love, Gratitude, and Doing the right thing
- What I did and the steps I took
- False Accusations made against me
- Cops at my doorstep AGAIN
- All cases so far have been beat and dropped via stone cold evidence
- CPS/CWS called on me multiple times for abs...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!
This is Season 4, Episode 19!

- Why am I patiently waiting for the cops to show up at my house....AGAIN?
- Current stressful situation.....Catching up on the last few weeks
- Always tell THE Truth, not A truth.
- Acting in the face of danger.....makes you more useful and attractive
- How can we exhibit more authenticity?
- Joshua Tree
- Atascadero, Steffi...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!
This is Season 4, Episode 18, aka Episode 304

- Seeking Harmony rather than Balance
- I was a guest on Ignite The Spark Within Podcast talking: Conscious Sexuality
- Thank you for having me @IgniteSelfMastery
- As humans we can only "balance and spin so many plates", eventually they will come crashing down
- I built a world of "spinning plates" for myself, and ...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!
This is Season 4, Episode 17!

- Growing a "Spiritual Ego"
- Inflating our Source of Ego or our Source of Appreciation
- The Healed version of us, also has to shape the Ego, It's never fully gone.
- My school application was rejected again!
- Approaching life with Depth vs Face Value
- Manifesting often requires a lot more Creativity and slowing down to obse...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!
This is Season 4, Episode 16!! AKA Episode 302!

- What its REALLY like working for Amazon doing Deliveries
- @Yamamoto_Boss album release party for new album: Summer Time Boss
- Nate & his band @NoGrayTape, absolutely ROCKED THE HOUSE!
- OB Street fair
- Raw Authenticity
- Airing out my whole past with my GF for the sake of more depth, strengthening mys...

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Welcome to the Damn Dude Podcast!
This is Season 4, Episode 15!

- Bitch you aint safe quiet playin with a Gangsta
- Stay Dangerous
- Woman almost gets attacked by a full grown man at our kids soccer game
- I was the only man to stand up and do anything
- Not a single man stood up to protect the kids and this poor woman
 - 2 Chumps almost got absolutely slept in front of a whole crowd of...

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