James Bryan's Podcast

Papa’s Quest: Strummin’ Through the Heart of Evil

The Verdaran night was a fevered vision, its twin moons spilling green light like God’s own tears over jungles that throbbed like a living wound, t…

A cover, of course.  The original (as far as I know) was by Jamie Cullum.  My version is with a gang of gifted friends on Kompoz.com.  I'll update with more deets on the Kompoz mob (these guys are fa…

Swift Coyote’s Warpath: Drumming Through the Bloodlands

The Comanchería night was a howling void, the plains reeking of dust and blood, the stars above sharp as arrowheads. Swift Coyote, a Comanche b…

Lenin’s Descent: The Bloody Forge of Utopia

The Petrograd night was a frozen abattoir, the air thick with coal smoke and the metallic tang of blood, the city’s streets a jagged scar of war and star…

Papa’s Tale: Strummin’ Through the Cartel Slaughterhouse

The Sinaloa night was a festering wound, the air choked with diesel, sweat, and the sour stink of fear, a shantytown sprawl that’d make a hy…

Juan’s Tale: Strummin’ Through the Woke Word Minefield

The sun was fryin’ the desert like a cheap taco, castin’ shadows like lies across the cracked streets of Woketown, a town so warped it made my s…

Buck’s Tale: Howlin’ Through the Minefield of the Way Things Are

The sun was clawin’ its way up the sky, spillin’ gold across the farm’s rollin’ fields, and I, Buck, stood proud on the hill, a Germ…

Papa’s Tale: Strummin’ Through the Minefield

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The sun was bleedin’ red over the jagged hills, castin’ shadows like scars across the dusty trail. Papa trudged forward, his boots crunchin’ o…

“Raisin’ Superheroes—Discipline, Chivalry, and Why Superman’s the GOAT”

Papa’s strummin’ his ol’ six-string while flippin’ a parenting manual into a campfire and cacklin’ at a woke nanny’s time-out …

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“The Pill, Feminism, and Why Some Ladies Ain’t Lovin’ the Lads”

Papa’s strummin’ his ol’ six-string while chuckin’ a feminist zine into a cam…

“Islam’s Wrecking Ball and the St. George’s Flag’s Last Stand”

Papa’s strummin’ his ol’ six-string while torchin’ a woke pamphlet in a Birmingham alley and cacklin’ at a diversity officer’s meltdown

“Words, God, Parents, and Respectin’ the Role, Not Just the Soul”

Papa’s pluckin’ his ol’ six-string while tossin’ a woke thesaurus into a black hole and cacklin’ at a philosopher’s beard

Alright…

“Colonizers, Indigenous, and Who Owns What—Let’s Get Real”

Papa’s pluckin’ his ol’ six-string while burnin’ a woke history textbook and spittin’ on a dumbass “land acknowledgement” sign, while sobbi…

“Smithsonian’s Woke Wrecking Ball—Trump Says Enough!”

Papa’s pluckin’ his ol’ six-string while torchin’ a woke curator’s playbook and laughin’ at a DEI seminar’s PowerPoint

Alright, men, it’s Papa…

“Cracker Barrel’s Woke Wipeout—R.I.P. to Meat and Potatoes Magic”

Papa’s pluckin’ his ol’ six-string while chuggin’ an orange cream soda and chuckin’ a rainbow rocker into a dumpster

What’s good, …

“Be a Better You, Not a cheap Knockoff of an Expert”

Papa’s strummin’ his busted six-string while splittin’ a cord of wood and snortin’ at a cable news “expert” flappin’ their gums, 

What’s goo…

 “Pick Quality Bros—Your Crew for Crushin’ It” Papa’s strummin’ his busted six-string while high-fivin’ a solid bro and snortin’ at a wannabe’s TikTok life hack

What’s good, my boys?  Papa, 4 Da …

 “When Your Identity’s the Problem—Smash It and Start Over” Papa’s strummin’ his busted six-string while dodgin’ a pride parade and cacklin’ at a TikTok life coach

What’s good, boys? It’s Papa, bac…

 “Quit Chasin’ Grails—Be a Man, Let the Good Stuff Rain” Imagine Papa’s strummin’ his busted six-string while dodgin’ a knight’s lance and cacklin’ at a self-help guru’s TED Talk.

What’s good, my b…

“Treating Ourselves Right: Locke, God, and Not Screwing Up the Masterpiece--You”

Yo, what’s good, my boys? Welcome back to 4 Da Boys, the podcast where we wrestle with big ideas, dodge life’s curveba…