You are the character we are talking about. The What A Character Podcast is a deep dive into the human experience, emotional intelligence, & the beautiful journey of personal growth. Join John Carlos as he breaks down how we navigate our own stories, build resilience, & evolve.
Remember when MySpace let us rank our favorite people? Real life doesn’t quite work that way. In this episode, we explore what it feels like to understand where you actually stand in someone’s life, the expectations we place on relationships, and why not being someone’s #1 doesn’t mean you don’t matter.
Sometimes people don’t leave your life, their role in it simply changes.
In this episode, we talk about reevaluating trust, changing boundaries, grieving the relationship you thought you had, and learning that loving someone doesn’t mean giving them the same access forever.
Because sometimes the person is still there… but the seat has changed.
Inspired by the show, Love Island, USA.
This episode isn't about reality TV, it's about us.
Why do we keep choosing someone's potential over their patterns? And what happens when hope becomes louder than reality?
In this episode, we're unpacking the psychology behind "one more chance," emotional safety, and why healing begins the moment we stop falling in love with who someone could be and start seeing who they consiste...
In this episode, we're talking about the often overlooked A in LGBTQIA, our allies. The people who create safe spaces, hold space, and remind us that authenticity can only grow where acceptance exists.
Because sometimes the greatest act of Pride, is simply making someone feel like they belong. Happy Pride!
In this episode, we start Pride month talking about the mental health realities of being LGBTQIA+, the exhaustion of constantly having to explain yourself, and the freedom that comes when you stop shrinking to make others comfortable.
In this episode, we talk about what happens when life forces you into uncomfortable seasons you can’t control. The endings, the uncertainty, the emotional weight of feeling lost, & why not being okay doesn’t mean you’re failing, it means you’re human.
In this episode, we unpack what happens when you ignore your emotions for too long. From emotional awareness and mental health to the physical effects of stress and unprocessed trauma, we explore how survival mode shapes the way we think, feel, react, and move through life.
What happens when your first bullies are your parents?
In this episode, we unpack the reality of having your parents as your first bullies.
The experience of being silenced, dismissed, or criticized, and how that shapes the way you communicate, react, and navigate relationships later in life.
We explore what happens when you grow up feeling misunderstood, and what it takes to rebuild your voice and trust in yourself.
If yo...
In this episode, we unpack the guilt that shows up the moment you slow down.
The anxiety of doing nothing, the pressure to always be “on,” and the deeper truth behind why rest can feel so uncomfortable.
In this episode, we explore what happens when your identity is built on being productive, and what it takes to unlearn the belief that your worth has to be earned.
If you’ve ever struggled to sit still without feelin...
In this deeply personal episode, I share with you all what it feels like when life forces you into the unknown, triggers old survival wounds, and asks you to trust something bigger than your fear.
This is a story about nervous system trauma, faith, identity, and the uncomfortable truth that sometimes what gets taken from you is exactly what makes room for what you deserve.
It’s not falling apart. It’s falling into place...
There comes a moment when you realize you’ve been waiting, over explaining, adjusting, and hoping. All for nothing to actually change.
This episode explores the emotional exhaustion of staying too long, the psychology behind patience that turns into self-betrayal, and the clarity that comes when you finally stop romanticizing potential.
This isn’t about anger.
It’s about awareness.
If you’ve ever stayed beca...
Love doesn’t fall apart, communication does.
This episode dives into the quiet misunderstandings, emotional shutdowns, and unspoken needs that slowly create distance between people who care deeply.
Press play if you’ve ever felt too much…or not enough.
Ever feel like life should’ve given you a medal by now? This episode is for the hustlers, the over-thinkers, the ones who finally realize, maybe it wasn’t delay…Maybe it was becoming. We break down acceptance, nervous system healing, star alignment, and how your timeline was always yours…You just had to catch up. Press play and exhale with us.
This episode is for anyone who was tested, exhausted, and still kept going. We talk about what survival actually does to you, why timing matters more than you think, and how the years that nearly broke you are often the ones shaping what comes next, even when you couldn’t see it yet.
Red flags weren’t subtle. They were flashing in 4K, loud enough to wake up a city. Still, the hope kept showing up, the excuses kept stacking, and the chaos felt familiar enough to tolerate. Until the moment it didn’t.
This episode is a reminder that walking away isn’t failure. It’s survival. It’s choosing yourself, your clarity, and the kind of peace no one else can give you.
We’re talking real gratitude. The kind that hits differently when life is messy, loud, or just straight-up trying your patience.
This episode dives into noticing your blessings, shifting your energy, and receiving the good without guilt.
Because, even if life feels ghetto, your spirit can still glow.
You can stay, or you can leave, but the betrayal stays with you.
We always talk about moving on, but no one talks about the chaos left behind when trust shatters.
The shock is ugly, the grief is heavy, and the rage is real… but it’s also where your power begins to rise. And when the dust settles, the fire leaves something behind: clarity, power, and the first spark of your comeback.
34 almost took me out. But, it broke me out of survival mode & turned off autopilot. I stopped living for deadlines & started living for moments. For family, for deep laughs, slow mornings, & real love. I earned this peace. I earned this calm.
The theme for 35 is, presence. Nothing more, nothing less.
This episode is a reminder to slow down, breathe deeper, and actually live.
Not for validation. Not for someday. But for r...
Ever feel like you’re running behind in life? Like everyone’s out there buying homes, having babies, getting engaged…and you’re just trying to make it through the week?
This episode is your reminder that you’re not behind.
This moment, this messy in-between, this quiet season, it still counts.
When the baby arrives, it’s not just a new life being born, it’s a new you. In this episode, we go behind the happy social media photos and into the raw, beautiful tension of motherhood; The faith reclaimed, the body changed, the love reconfigured. This is for every woman learning to hold both grief and joy, fear and fierce tenderness. This is, The Birth of You, Too!
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.
Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by Audiochuck Media Company.
DISGRACELAND is an award-winning music and true crime podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly. Jerry Lee Lewis's 5th wife? Dead. Sid and Nancy? Both dead. Why? Because musicians are insane, and insane things happen to them. Why did we lose Amy Winehouse at 27? Was Debbie Harry really abducted by Ted Bundy as she claims? Is Patti Smith not just the "Godmother of Punk", but also the "Original True Crime Girl"? What really happened the night of the Jay Z nightclub stabbing? What do the Diddy indictments truly reveal? All these stories and more, on artists from every genre and their true crimes, in our massive 260-plus story archive. The Dead, the Stones, Johnny, Willie, Frank, Kurt, Courtney, Gaga, Lana, Taylor, and too many to name. DISGRACELAND is music history come to life through audio storytelling as you've never heard it before, with revealing facts: yes, assassins are the real reason the Beatles quit touring—reclaimed myths: no, Mama Cass didn't die from choking on a ham sandwich––and constant reckoning between art and artist––all told through the lens of true crime. This is the podcast for the self-proclaimed "Disgos", the musically obsessed and the true crime heads; the outsiders, the independent thinkers who know that the best history is the history that gets buried. DISGRACELAND is where host Jake Brennan tells the stories they didn't want told. The kind you'll end up telling someone else. Get ready to uncover hidden truths and buckle up for truly edge-of-your-seat storytelling. New, fully scripted, sound-designed episodes are released every Tuesday. Bonus chat-style episodes where Jake responds to voicemails, texts, and emails from Disgos hit on Thursdays, and "Rewind" episodes from our archive drop on Sundays. DISGRACELAND is not a journalistic podcast. It's an entertainment podcast inspired by true events. Certain dialogue and scenes are dramatized, as is common in scripted entertainment based on real stories. Sources and credits for each episode are available at www.disgracelandpod.com. To unlock ad-free listening, exclusive content, and connect with your fellow Disgos, go to www.disgracelandpod.com to become an All Access member. Rocka Rolla.