Welcome to the soul forge....a place of silent mystery, quiet contemplation,
and outright mayhem! Join your host, Shawn Vanderloo, as he guides you through
the adventures of living! Together, we’ll talk about life and love, sex and dating, joy
and heartache, memories and loss, and so much more! Don’t worry, it’s not nearly as pretentious as
it sounds...get ready for life, the universe, and everything!
My ex-fiance gives me some insight and advice while I stand here at the crossroads. Trish and I were together for 9 years. She has seen me go through quite the transformation over the years. There is…
Yup, it's time for a change. When things become stale, old or boring, we must look for a fresh perspective. We cannot continue to live by our old patterns. Like a snake that sheds its skin, we too mu…
DragonCon 2019 is over, but it was an amazing experience. On this episode, Shawn talks about all the adventures experienced, incredible people met, the panels attended, and so much more. DragonCon is…
Geek roots run deep.
What is the fake eyeball sneeze story and how does it provide the jump into this episode? You can thank Chantale for this....
Shawn has always been into the worlds of science fic…
In conversation with Jarman, the skeptical atheist and co-host of A Play On Nerds Podcast.
Friend of the show, Jarman, whom you all know at the voice of the opening narration of this very podcast, si…
It's time to move along home. This week on the Soul Forge Podcast we are talking about moving. We mainly focus on what it is like to move as a child when you have no choice in the matter. Of course, …
With this experiement of an episode, the Soul Forge Podcast presents something wholly new. Whether we call them tactical minis or quick shots, each segment brings you on a journey. While most podcast…
What is faith and magical thinking? On this episode of the Soul Forge Podcast we take a deep dive into the world of the unknown. Faith is something that you just have, or have not. And we are not tal…
The Cheryl saga started about 4 years ago. Although we had known each other for about a decade longer, the actual start of anything resembling intimacy began in August of 2015. As most things do, thi…
It's drunken fun with Shawn and Stephanie. And Karen. And Jason. This is the fifth of the 5 episodes in the Stephanie cycle. At the end of February, my old pal Stephanie came for a visit and we recor…
What do booze, babies, and motorbikes all have in common? They fill out the background of this very special episode. Our friend Whit returns for his third time on the Soul Forge. He's already talked …
Grade 8 graduation and entering high school is a major milestone in a young person's life. On this week's Soul Forge I sit with my son Bishop to get his take on this life changing time. We do this ep…
On episode 107, Shawn has a chat with Lisa Beere. She is a children's author, song writer, poet, and a brain injury survivor.
On Writing: the challenge of longer stories vs stories meant for children…
Get ready for the weirdest guest the Soul Forge Podcast has ever had!
Following up on the recent existential crisis episode, our guest this week touches on 3 emotions that everyone is familiar with.…
What if you could send your mind through history and witness a slice of time? Where would you go? What would you see?
On this episode of the Soul Forge, Shawn and Stephanie use this thought experimen…
If you wanna start a podcast, there are some things you gotta know!
Okay, so, here it is; I'm going to tell you the basic outline on how to start a podcast of your very own. I'll be going over some o…
Shawn is back from all the road trips and has stories to tell. Enter the Soul Forge for all the details.
You'll hear what it is like on a road trip in an old RV with fathers and sons. Listen in for t…
The Happiness Ninja visits the Soul Forge Podcast!
Meet Lisa Wilson. She wears many hats as a successful life coach. She is known as a transformation champion, the happiness ninja, and a communicatio…
It's time for an existential crisis! We were all just about due for one anyway. Just like clock work, here is a nice big one for you all to digest.
This week on the Soul Forge Podcast, I will be goin…
Sex for your birthday is a wonderful experience. It is even more spectacular when you are losing your virginity. So what better way to celebrate the one hundredth (100th) episode of The Soul Forge Po…