Brother Jack’s Soapbox

This is the last episode in our second Getting Started series. During this series I talked about all of the limitations that I encounter when I am starting a new project. I made this series to help m…

This episode is another installment of our Brother Jack Can’t Shut Up series. In this episode, I go on and on and on about leftovers. The current global crisis has caused me to be more aware of the f…

I made a song called the Sacrament of Coffee. It was recorded on a pump organ. I love the sound of a pump organ. This episode chronicles my adventure to acquire a pump organ. Mrs Brother Jack is sti…

This one is a Malarkey story. It’s about a confrontation between Mr Malarkey and the legendary Saint Patrick. I’m talking about the honest to goodness, religious superhero. Saint Patrick brought Chri…

I am a stay at home dad. I love the perfect cup of coffee. My kids have dedicated themselves to destroying everything I love. They come up with new ideas everyday to distract me from my Sacrament of …

The word malarkey means nonsense or meaningless talk. I resemble that. I think we all have alter egos or personas that we embody to help us accomplish certain things. Mr Malarkey helps me be a better…

We all have fears. They can be paralyzing. If we allow it, they will consume us and take over. The only way to conquer the fear is to start moving. Stop thinking about it and start moving. Just keep …

This is another installment of our Brother Jack Can’t Shut Up series. Listen, as I go on and on and on about my inability to quit. It’s not a noble character. It’s not genius, boldness, or braveness.…

This episode is from our series where I pick a topic and talk on and on and on about that topic. We call it Brother Jack Can’t Shut Up. It seems like an appropriate title. This installment is all abo…

Training should never be a barrier to entry at this point in history. It’s not hard to learn something new. Although, is it nessecary to become an expert at your new skill? I think it’s more benefici…

Does anybody ever get to the end of the road and complain about having too much time? Does anybody ever say, “I wish my life had been shorter?” Is anybody ever satisfied with the number of seconds th…

I started this series to address all of the limitations I encounter when I am starting something new. Today we are talking about money. It doesn’t matter how much you plan ahead and prepare, there is…

This is the first episode in our new Getting Started series. It's all about the limitations that I encounter when I am starting something new. The first issue we tackle is the paralyzing abundance of…

This episode is from our “Brother Jack Can’t Shut Up” series. I go on and on about picking songs. This episode is also part of the exclusive content that we put together for the Weird Folk album laun…

Everything that I attempt to do always begins with a failure. Sometimes they are more epic than others. Sometimes it requires many approaches before I figure it out. If it is worth doing, I figure it…

Pick a holiday, any holiday. It’s a gamble, brothers and sisters. This whole time of year involves taking some chances. Pick your favorite tradition and see how it turns out. The only guarantee is th…

This episode is another installment in our “Brother Jack Can’t Shut Up” series. I love doing these videos. It’s probably because I can’t shut up. I was watching our Thanksgiving installment and notic…

Every lifelong tradition starts with the first time. This is the first year you listened to Brother Jack’s Thanksgiving special. I am sure we will tweak it over the years and it will change and adapt…

My oldest daughter and I recently worked on a project together. We both lived through it. She folded some origami and we set it to a song from the latest record, Weird Folk. It was unbelievable makin…

This is another installment from our series where I can’t stop talking about a topic. It’s appropriately titled, Brother Jack Can’t Shut Up. The topic that I ramble on and on about this time is the l…