What's Goin' On? with Dapper Don

This week, What's Goin' On asks you to empathize... And nerd out a little bit. Our guest this week is a survivor of a very traumatic brain injury. He had to essentially relearn everything one night after a terrible motorcycle crash. But, as he clung to life and clawed his way back from the brink, he found his guiding lights... Street Fighter and Dungeons and Dragons!

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This week, we're going to back to classic nerd shit! I've been in the background of the power scaling community and various anime fandoms for a while now, and I've been looking for someone to dive into their absurdities with me. I found that person in Maison Collawn, host of the MC Anime Podcast!

So, if you're someone who's genuinely curious about if SpongeBob beats Goku, firstly... Indeed is a wonderful and totally free application...

Get ready for the ultimate showdown in the dark fantasy vs. light fantasy debate! We've had the dark side, now it's time for the light side to shine. Introducing Michelle Miles, the mastermind behind the Enchanted Realms series, where love and happiness conquer all.

If we said something that swayed you over to the light side, you know what to do: like, comment, and subscribe!

Michelle's website: michellemiles.net

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This week on What's Goin' On? with Dapper Don, I have the pleasure of hosting an interview with Dr. Josh Caraballo, a highly respected industrial psychologist and author of the critically acclaimed memoir "I'm Not Dead... Yet". His life's journey has been marked by significant adversity, including surviving as a gay minority in the 80s, battling a cancer diagnosis, struggling with drug addiction, and serving a prison sentence. Desp...

This week, we're sitting down with one of the most dedicated young people I've ever seen! Having published 40 full-length novels at just age 18, author Shanti Hershenson has taken her passion, her nerdiness, and her struggles with bullying in school, and did what most her age would find impossible... She monetized it! And, here on What's Goin' On? we respect a good hustle! So, join us as we dive into the mind of someone who HAS to ...

This week on What's Goin' On? with Dapper Don, I wanna ask you some questions: How much do you have to save others in order to be worthy of being saved yourself? Why is it that you can pour your entire being into someone, but they can't even spare a drop for you? Who helps the hero? These are the questions asked by dark fantasy author Justin Anderson, creator of the Vaelorinverse--a unique set of stories revolving around trauma, gr...

Could we have done it? Is this app the solution to the loneliness epidemic that has ravaged us ever since COVID? We're gonna find out this week on What's Goin' On? with Dapper Don as I sit down with the developer of the Friending App, Gabor Kadas, and figure out what sets it apart from all the other apps that claim to build real connections! This will be a great conversation with a lot of curveball questions from yours truly. You d...

Get ready for a refreshingly honest conversation with author Richard Spegal on What's Goin' On? with Dapper Don. This Sunday, Richard will share his unvarnished opinions on modern fantasy, including his disappointment with popular franchises like Harry Potter and the MCU, and his own efforts to create more nuanced, realistic stories with his Eternal Nights series and the Wolves and Ravens trilogy. You don't wanna miss this, because...

This week, What's Goin' On? with Dapper Don presents another thought-provoking discussion on self-discovery. Our guest, author Sarah Marshall, has spent 20 years attending Burning Man in Nevada and will share her knowledge on identity, transformation, and community, as explored in her book, Playa Dust in My Soul. If you're on a journey of self-discovery, this episode is not to be missed!

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What does it take to rebuild and be confident in your identity? We're gonna find out with TikToker and musician Mista Miss(zazenmoon), who had to not only do this for himself, but do it in spite of a lot of people around him being... less than supportive! Be sure to like, comment, and follow if we said anything today that positively impacted YOUR journey.

Guest: Mista Miss/Zen or zazenmoon on TikTok

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The week on What's Goin' On? with Dapper Don: The "Proud" Narcissist? You know, we so often will villainize people before we hear their stories. As soon as we hear terms like "BPD", "antisocial", and especially "narcissistic", we immediately jump to trying to make them the bad guy without hearing word one of what they went through and how they got to where they are. So, I thought I'd bring on fellow podcaster Zzen Mode, host of The...

This week on What's Goin' On? with Dapper Don: It's Hammertime Again!! That's right, it's election time at the University of Indianapolis and I'm eager to pick the brains of some of the candidates! Expect me to go deep just like last time and truly dive into what drives these two to keep pushing, win or lose. It's gonna be a revealing episode that you don't wanna miss, so join me and candidates Chris Hammer and Jose Chesire as we u...

This week on What's Goin' On? with Dapper Don: Dark Comic Alternate Universes!! Ever wonder what would happen if everyone in Marvel died and resurrected as zombies? What about if everyone in DC became vampires? What if Spider-Man was tortured... For the 50th time? Well, we're lucky that we have devilishly talented artists who can answer those questions! Join me and my co-host Comic AKA comicgamingnerd on Twitch and Letterbox'd for ...

This week on What's Goin' On? with Dapper Don: The Pitfalls of Poppy Playtime! Wow, just wow. Just when I thought FNAF and its mess was the worst an indie game could do, here's a franchise that makes FNAF look like a Stephen King novel in comparison. Through a combination of greed, inexperience, and arrogance, Poppy Playtime has grown from a burgeoning fresh take on mascot horror to an example of why people say mascot horror doesn'...

This week on What's Goin' On? with Dapper Don: Invasion of the Robots! There's a lot of argumentation surrounding AI and its use in... Just about every facet of our daily lives now. And, by that, I mean a bunch of people are screaming "AI ART BAD, AI ART PEOPLE EVIL" and a bunch of other people screaming "FUCK YOU I CAN'T LEARN HOW TO DRAW!!" Boooring. That's why together, me and Joshua Myers AKA Mobankiki are gonna dive right in a...

This week on What's Goin' On? with Dapper Don: Horrifically Bad Creepypasta! Oh, to be young and on the internet again... "Hyperrealistic" eyes, creepy smiles, and stories so bad they border on parody. Still, we really thought these stories were scary. That's why we're gonna go back and see just what the hell we were thinking! So, join us as we take a journey back to the internet's darkest age. If this episode made you cringe or la...

This week on What's Goin' On? with Dapper Don: Mysterious Girlfriend X and Limerence! There comes a time in every entertainer's life where he has to do something he will regret... Severely. This is one of those times. We're looking at the infamous "drool anime" and trying to figure out how it connects to and how accurately it portrays the maddening condition known as limerence. This one's gonna be a doozy, but I think it does the t...

This week on What's Goin' On with Dapper Don: we're dissecting a story that many have praised for its complexity, intrigue, and mystery, but that I think is just wannabe ARG bullshit. And, we're gonna use one of the primary sources of understanding this story to do it. We'll laugh, we'll cry, we'll get angry, more angry than we've ever been, oh dear God we'll be angry.

Co-host: Sydney Rhode

Audio Editor: Gabe Bynoe

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Get ready for a wild ride on What's Goin' On? with Dapper Don, because we're in danger! This week, we're tackling the Brony fandom, those passionate fans of My Little Pony who turned a kids show into a global phenomenon. We'll examine the show's impact, the fandom's growth, and some notable figures - the good, the bad, and the bewildering. And, because I never learn, we'll be reading more fanfiction - yes, it's as cringey and enter...