Best Unconformed Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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Don't Dream. Do. 10:22

2h ago10:22

10:22

Have you been wanting to do something a little wild and out-of-your-comfort-zone but were afraid to take the first step? When it comes to dreams, don't let them become a broken record of something you'll do "someday." In this episode, Blissful shares three reasons why we fail to act and keep our dreams to ourselves – rules fear shame Take your drea…

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The Fear Factor 6:20

2M ago6:20

6:20

Blissful feels plenty of fear and anxiety before a thru-hike, but she manages her fears by asking, “If the worst happens, then what?” The answers to those questions helps us think more rationally rather than being paralyzed by anxiety, and thus live a more zesty and adventurous life. All of us feel fear at least some of the time that can hold us ba…

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Who Are You Saving: Child or Partner? 8:25

3M ago8:25

8:25

God abeg ooo, may it not happen to us. But if you were in a situation where you had to save either your child or your partner, who will you save? Listen to me try and navigate the answer to this question in this episode.

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Cooking To Keep A Man 15:06

4M ago15:06

15:06

Twitter NG is a very strange place and every day a hot new topic is trending, with someone being dragged by some people. Early this year, it was about a woman who get's up at 4am to cook for her husband so some over zealous female colleague doesn't snatch him. What do I think? Well, listen to this episode to find out.…

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Angry Feminist 14:39

5M ago14:39

14:39

Please tell me why the year just started and someone thought to call me an angry feminist? Lol... I'm not even angry but here's the story of what really happened.

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Breast Cancer Trail: You're done! 7:58

6M ago7:58

7:58

Blissful is given the "all clear" by her surgeon and gets ready to step into the rest of her life. Surgery for breast cancer has completely changed Blissful's body, but has given her a new power of bravery and knowing herself better. One friend calls her a "sur-thriver" facing down the situation directly, and trying to do what St. Paul said, to "re…

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Island Babe 20:03

6M ago20:03

20:03

The first step to achieving the year's theme of "softer life" is moving from Lagos Mainland to the Island... And boy! did I get the culture shock of my life. Listen to all the juicy detail in this episode

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cancer thriver 12:32

6M ago12:32

12:32

Blissful takes her first hike on a trail after surgery for breast cancer and decides she prefers to be described as a "thriver" – or even "aliver" – rather than survivor. It's a hot, humid summer day at Lebanon Hills, a region carved by glaciers with kettles and eskers, plus the singing of numerous birds. Blissful's surgeon tells her it's time to p…

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Inhabiting the Vulnerable Space 8:36

7M ago8:36

8:36

As Blissful heals from a bilateral mastectomy due to breast cancer, she reflects on the person she wants to be going forward. Blissful is incredibly lucky in only having to undergo a radical surgery to rid her body of cancer. Step by step walking through her neighborhood, she slowly recovers back to her hiker self. The American writer Joyce Carol O…

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Good Luck, Bad Luck 11:54

7M ago11:54

11:54

When Blissful is diagnosed with breast cancer, she undergoes a bilateral mastectomy to save her life and secure her future. A friend tells Blissful she has it easy because she has a partner in her husband Richard. Indeed, she is incredibly grateful to be part of a team because it's helped her navigate some very tough times in her life. Blissful's v…

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Breast Cancer Trail: Bye, Bye Boobs 12:54

7M ago12:54

12:54

Blissful begins her cancer journey looking back at her life as a woman. Blissful spends the days before a bilateral mastectomy gathering together a team of supportive women who have been through the procedure. She also walks, hikes, bikes, swims, kayaks all in an effort to calm herself – or running away from panic. In looking forward to being flat-…

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2024: The Year of Soft Life 14:08

7M ago14:08

14:08

Following the success of last year's vision boarding and achieving almost everything I set out to achieve, I this episode I share my goals for 2024 and my strategies to towards achieving them.

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Appalachian Trail: going home 15:30

7M ago15:30

15:30

Blissful wraps up her hike of the Appalachian Trail in Maine to head home for cancer treatment. The two days between Monson and Caratunk are rain-free and magical with a winter wren, hermit thrush, northern parula plus warty frogs and a curious snake. It's two big mountains with views including Moxie Bald and Pleasant Pond with glorious views of hu…

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Appalachian Trail: Magic at Moxie Bald Pond 15:16

7M ago15:16

15:16

Blissful makes it out of the 100 Mile Wilderness and receives a call from her doctor calling her home to have a bilateral mastectomy. It's wet and muddy but mostly road out to Monson, Maine, the first town in ten days. She has to go home, but not immediately, and can head back on trail for at least a few more days. And it's perfect timing in sunny …

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Appalachian Trail: gratitude for hiker and creature alike 12:33

8M ago12:33

12:33

The trail is hard in rain, mud and cold, but Blissful gets the boost she needs from hiker and creature. It's mountainous now in the 100-mile Wilderness, revealing only misty views of distant lakes enveloped in thick forest. The "Sibs", two thru-hikers also from Minnesota, plus "Shoes," a barefoot hiker, meet her and offer encouragement. As does Fou…

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Appalachian Trail: White Cap Mountain 14:05

8M ago14:05

14:05

Blissful crosses a high, exposed peak in fog and rain then discovers she needs to go further than she thought. Hiking south on the Appalachian Trail, it's the first high mountains since Katahdin, but the weather is manageable. And there are small surprises like twisted and stunted "krumholz" trees, wildly fluorescent fungus and wildflowers heavily …

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Artist-in-Residence | Porcupine Mountains Wilderness 11:37

8M ago11:37

11:37

Blissful creates an audio narrative as an Artist-in-Residence at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Upper Peninsula, Michigan. During her artistic residency, she immersed herself in the vividly sonorous landscape , collecting sound as she hiked. Birds, falls and the wind spoke to her about spring’s message – a message of renewal and rebir…

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Appalachian Trail: A River Runs Through It 12:29

8M ago12:29

12:29

Blissful makes her first dangerous ford over a swollen and dangerous river in flood from the non-stop rain. For a SOBO – or southbounder – on the Appalachian Trail, it's often wise to pay for delivery of a cache of food to break up the 10-day hike of the 100 Mile Wilderness. Right after the cache, the trail gets harder, steeply uphill into real mou…

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Appalachian Trail: you're only passing through 12:11

9M ago12:11

12:11

When seeing two Pileated Woodpecker parents up close, Blissful learns that she is only passing through and to savor the moment while it lasts. It's an easy enough day on the Appalachian Trail (AT) though rainy without any views. Blissful stops at a lovely campground on the banks of Lower Jo-Mary Lake surrounded by pink Lady Slippers, as delicate as…

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Appalachian Trail: do the next right thing 12:17

9M ago12:17

12:17

In constant rain and cold, Blissful learns the power in facing her negative feelings and using them to spur her to action rather than resignation. The trail has yet to get hard on the Appalachian Trail (AT) but the rain is drenching. Blissful can't stop in the cold and swarms of mosquitos even to eat, and is full of frustration but fellow hiker Ing…

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Appalachian Trail: one fine day 9:07

9M ago9:07

9:07

Blissful is ill-prepared for the constant damp, but discovering an inner fierceness to solve her problems and keep moving ahead. The summer of 2023 on the Appalachian Trail (AT) is the wettest in memory. But this one day in Northern Maine is thankfully dry with big wind off Rainbow Lake where Blissful is able to dry out her gear. It's all easy trai…

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Lent and Lies 11:41

9M ago11:41

11:41

What happens when a liar decides to give up lies for lent? Well, listen to this episode to find out

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Emiefele 101: How To Buy Money with Money 13:19

9M ago13:19

13:19

With every passing day and every new stunt by the leaders, I believe more and more that Nigeria is one big movie and we're all fictional characters. This year's stunt? Emefiele, the estranged former CBN governer woke up one day and thought, "What if we made Nigerians buy money with money?" And then he went ahead to redesign the naira notes, causing…

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Is My Name Still Toby? 10:48

9M ago10:48

10:48

How difficult can it be to spell and pronounce Toby? With variations like Tobe, Tobi, Tobey, Tobie, Too-too e.t.c., I've decided I'm tired of fighting and correcting people on what my name is. Anything you call me, I'll answer

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My Mom Made Me Take Down A Podcast Episode 9:38

9M ago9:38

9:38

When does content creation become an evasion of privacy? How do you share personal experiences without including other people who you may have shared these experiences with? What do you do when your good intentions yield not-so-good results? These were the difficult questions I had to answer when my mom made me take down a podcast episode because I…

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Not An Unconformity 9:09

9M ago9:09

9:09

After what seems like forever, Toby resumes her podcast with PODMAS- a challenge to put out episodes for 25 days in December. Listen now to the first episode and anticipate others.

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Appalachian Trail: nature could care less 14:19

9M ago14:19

14:19

Blissful leaves Baxter State Park to enter the 100-mile Wilderness, learning that "everything changes" including the weather. Blissful is waiting a pathology report from breast surgery, unsure if she will get the all-clear or have to manage a cancer diagnosis. Her surgeon encourages just to start hiking while she waits and here she is. Lured into t…

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Appalachian Trail: Mount Katahdin 13:13

10M ago13:13

13:13

Blissful decides to put her feet on the Appalachian Trail, beginning from the north on Mount Katahdin in Maine. Those in the know will laugh when the Appalachian Trail (AT) is described as a "footpath" as it's more a rock climbing challenge. And it's tough to get to the start, 100 miles from any airport, then a 4,000-foot climb in five miles up to …

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Set Your Sights Low 6:30

1+ y ago6:30

6:30

Blissful shares insights about setting flexible goals. "Summit Fever" is one of the consequences of setting one single big goal and can cause us to fail every day, sometimes with tragic consequences. Rather than goals, setting systems can work in our favor because they are bite-sized goals more easily achieved. Systems allow us to succeed more ofte…

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Porcupine Mountains Wilderness Part 2 17:39

1+ y ago17:39

17:39

Blissful Hiker is honored to have been named an "Artist in Residence" by the Friends of the Porkies and will live in a remote cabin this spring to create audio narrative essays in Upper Peninsula Michigan in the Porcupine Mountains. In this episode, she revisits her fall backpack trip when she fell in love with the "Porkies." Awakening to a spectac…

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Porcupine Mountains Wilderness Part 1 13:46

1+ y ago13:46

13:46

Blissful Hiker is honored to have been named an "Artist in Residence" by the Friends of the Porkies and will live in a remote cabin this spring to create audio narrative essays in Upper Peninsula Michigan in the Porcupine Mountains. In this episode, she revisits her fall backpack trip when she fell in love with the "Porkies." In this episode: Bliss…

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Ten Things I Learned While Long Distance Backpacking Vol. 3 8:40

1+ y ago8:40

8:40

This week, Blissful Hiker completes the list of ten lessons from the trail that are helping her now. In this episode: 7) :38 Everything changes “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” 8) 1:50 You will never pass this way again "Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arri…

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Ten Things I Learned While Long Distance Backpacking Vol. 2 11:26

1+ y ago11:26

11:26

This week, Blissful Hiker shares some lessons from the trail that are helping her now. In this episode: :38 Let the day unfold “I think that’s what I love about my life. There’s no maniacal master plan. It’s just unfolding before me.” 3:02 Trail Angels exist "That’s what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if i…

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Ten Things I Learned While Long Distance Backpacking Vol. 1 9:41

1+ y ago9:41

9:41

This week, Blissful Hiker shares some lessons from the trail that are helping her now. In this episode: 1:30 Take Risks “The most hopeful thing you are doing is taking these months to repair your body for the next hikes.” 3:42 Stay in the Present Moment Experience fully what each day brings, the surprises and tiny victories. 6:12 Practice Patience …

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injury stops forward motion but not joy 9:27

1+ y ago9:27

9:27

One year ago Blissful Hiker set her feet on the Arizona Trail and planned to return to walk the final 100 miles, but an injury interrupted the trip. In this episode: This time of year is called "Lent" and is all about waiting and preparing, as well as contemplating the brevity of our lives. An injury is like that, a close up look at vulnerability. …

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yes, regrets! 10:03

1+ y ago10:03

10:03

Regret can actually act as the motivating fuel to push us towards our goals. Phrases like "no regrets!" are helpful in keeping us focussed on the future and not on mistakes from the past. And yet, looking with openness at what we regret from the past can help us build up the courage we need in our present to take risks. And then we are better able …

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why do I hike alone? 7:42

1+ y ago7:42

7:42

Blissful Hiker shares the reasons she hikes alone, to get grounded, to engage more deeply with the world around me and to do so at my own pace. Being alone in nature has been practiced by all civilizations to build self-reliance and connect with the spirit. As Emily Dickinson said, "The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic e…

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Ask Me Anything! Volume 1 18:35

1+ y ago18:35

18:35

Blissful answers burning backpacking questions in the first round of "Ask Me Anything." In this episode: 1:26 – How do you secure your bag when checking it at the airport? 3:06 – Do you pack hiking poles on international trips or buy when you get there? 6:20 – How do you choose when to use rubber tips on your trekking poles? 8:36 – How do you take …

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101. Tyre Nichols: We Still Processing w/ Bartholomew Jones, Dr. Justin Dodson, Dr. Charles McKinney, and Brennan Steele 1:04:32

1+ y ago1:04:32

1:04:32

For this bonus episode Darius is joined by a panel of Black men who currently live in Memphis to openly process Tyre Nichols's murder. Darius is joined by: Cxffee Black's Bartholomew Jones, Navigating Courage's Dr. Dodson, Rhodes College's Africana Studies Chair Dr. Charles McKinney, and Breathe Brotha's Brennan Steele. Dr. McKinney's Recommendatio…

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100. Contentment in Singleness w/ Jada Bates 34:39

1+ y ago34:39

34:39

Darius and Ryon open the episode celebrating and reflecting on 100 podcast episodes! They are then joined by Jada Bates to have an intentional conversation on being content in singleness and ways that language towards single people could potentially be presumptuous. SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrlv... For All Things Uncon…

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99. Memphis Kulture w/ Le Marquee La Flora 43:30

1+ y ago43:30

43:30

Memphis Kulture founder, Le Marquee La Flora, joins the pod to talk about his clothing line as well as his nonprofit. He also talks about music, adoption, his life and so much more. Buy Memphis Kulture merch here: https://memphiskulture.myshopify.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO THE POD ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrlvTVI85LFiU0XU_en26rg For All …

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98. Is It Harmful To Not Attend Church? 36:17

1+ y ago36:17

36:17

Darius & Ryon discuss if it’s harmful to not attend church. SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrlvTVI85LFiU0XU_en26rg For All Things Unconformed Podcast: https://www.linktr.ee/UnconformedPodcast

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Deconstruct Everything Feature: When I Deconstructed From White Evangelistic Culture 58:02

1+ y ago58:02

58:02

Darius converses with Deconstruct Everythinghost, Carlos Fernandez, about his deconstruction journey. Carlos is someone who’s deconstruction journey led him outside of the faith which makes for an intriguing convo. Song at the end of the episode: Deconstruction by Lecrae To listen to the Unconformed Podcast episode on deconstruction: https://anchor…

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97. Gaslighting, Elon's Twitter, Kyrie, Brittney Griner, and Lecrae: EOY Reflections 49:56

1+ y ago49:56

49:56

As we head into a new year Darius and Ryon discuss their annual top observations of the year. They discuss the word gaslighting, Elon and Twitter, Kyrie Irving, Brittany Griner, the Black vote, Lecrae, and MORE. SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrlvTVI85LFiU0XU_en26rgFor All Things Unconformed Podcast: https://www.linktr.ee/Un…

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Christmas Morning Chit-chat | How My Birthday Really Went | Trust, Work & Friendships 2:06:04

1+ y ago2:06:04

2:06:04

Merry Christmas fam! Let's talk, laugh and play music 😁

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96: Is Deion Sanders A Sellout?: Entitled or Justified 43:57

1+ y ago43:57

43:57

Darius and Ryon discuss the topic of Deion Sanders leaving Jackson State University for Colorado. They discuss the question of whether the anger/validation is justified or a sense of entitlement.SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrlvTVI85LFiU0XU_en26rgFor All Things Unconformed Podcast: https://www.linktr.ee/UnconformedPodcast…

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A Birthday Girl's Gotta Dream 36:28

1+ y ago36:28

36:28

Have you ever imagined what a perfect birthday would be like? Well, Toby has, and in this episode she takes us on a ride through her perfect Tobyversary 2.4 fantasy... Listen and laugh as much as you want 😁

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E Don Cast... Last Last, Na Everybody Go Chop Breakfast 😩 24:13

1+ y ago24:13

24:13

Life is an entire school and relationship is its own department. Everyday I learn new things from this adventure. In this episode, I share the ultimate lesson I've learned from my relationship.

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95. Wakanda Forever 49:26

1+ y ago49:26

49:26

Darius and Ryon reflect on, rate, and talk about themes in Black Panther II: Wakanda Forver. This episode was recorded November 17, 2022. SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrlvTVI85LFiU0XU_en26rg For All Things Unconformed Podcast: https://www.linktr.ee/UnconformedPodcast

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94. Justin Giboney: Law & Order vs Criminal Justice Reform & Midterm Elections 32:52

2y ago32:52

32:52

AND Campaign founder and Church Politics Cohost, Justin Giboney, joins the podcast on how Christians should respond to the idea of law & order vs criminal justice reform as well as sharing his thoughts on the midterm elections. To find out more about the and campaign, visit https://andcampaign.org SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/chann…

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