Best Nick Swartz Podcasts (2024)

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Episode Three-Hundred and Forty-Seven: Uncle Dave 1:07:45

3d ago1:07:45

1:07:45

If you've been listening for a while, you know our guest this time. It's the return of Uncle Dave. Nick sits down at Dave's place for an update on what he's got going on right now. It's not a long episode, but it's a great visit with a great man who has been a favorite many times on the show. Check it out and if you get a chance give the Hotline a …

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607 - Gone Squatchin' with Mateo Argüello 1:59:12

3d ago1:59:12

1:59:12

A few months ago, someone mentioned that a dude had walked to Crestone from Pueblo — which is a SERIOUS walk over some very rugged mountains — and that he was some kind of Sasquatch expert. I was intrigued, but I have to admit that I assumed the guy was a wild-eyed wayward soul who’d had a bit too much psilocybin and not enough common sense. Then I…

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606 - Jack McClure (Author: You Carry the Tent, I'll Carry the Baby: One Family's Journey on the Pacific Crest Trail) 1:01:45

8d ago1:01:45

1:01:45

Following the birth of their daughter, Jack McClure and his wife Alana decided to continue their life of adventure. They set their sights on thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Canada to Mexico as a family, beginning when their daughter was 9 months old. What followed was a 1,500 mile odyssey filled not only with primeval forests and sweeping …

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605 - ROMA 72 47:12

15d ago47:12

47:12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com * Can/should we slow down the development of AI? * Frans de Waal: “Because the role of sex in society is such a loaded and controversial issue, scientists have tended to downplay this side of bonobo behavior…. Sexual encounters of the bonobo kind are strikingly cas…

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Episode Three-Hundred and Forty-Six: Andrew Jake & Richie 2:00:58

17d ago2:00:58

2:00:58

Inspired by a recent call from one of the Hotline episodes, Nick gathers the crew together to discuss some of the tattoos that have stood out in everyone's memory over the years. Nick is joined by Alley Cat's very own Andrew Conner, Jake Hockman and Richie Stutler. It's a really fun walk down memory lane with a lot of discussions throughout about w…

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604 - Adam Kinney (Who Buys a Horse at a Yard Sale?) 1:24:06

21d ago1:24:06

1:24:06

Adam’s name comes up a lot in Crestone. He and his family have been around for a long time, he runs a local business, currently serves on the Town Board of Trustees, is running for County Commissioner, and seems to be admired and respected by pretty much everyone. This is my favorite kind of podcast to bring you, where I’m getting to know the guest…

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Episode Three-Hundred and Forty-Five: Molly Gotlib 2:05:59

1M ago2:05:59

2:05:59

Molly Gotlib comes full circle after a guest spot at Alley Cat Tattoo last year, travel across the country visiting a ton of killer shops, to coming back again to tattoo and talk shit with Nick. Jake Hockman and Chris Porter of Alley Cat join in along with podcast returning guest Sam Berenstain and it's a fuckin' good time all around. Molly tells u…

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603 - Michael Henry Dunn (Actor, Author, Activist) 1:45:18

1M ago1:45:18

1:45:18

Michael Henry Dunn is a guy who has been around the block a few times. He’s a classically trained actor, having studied at Juilliard. He’s a musician and an activist. He’s an author, journalist, Substacker and scholar who has delved deeply into the controversies around Shakespeare’s true identity, the Code of Chivalry and global human rights. And h…

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Episode Three-Hundred and Forty-Four: Ronnie Dell'Aquila 1:59:14

1M ago1:59:14

1:59:14

The third episode from the Philadelphia Tattoo Convention a few weeks back. This time Nick sits down with Ronnie Dell'Aquila from Ronnie's Tattooing in Strasburg, PA. Ronnie has been in the game for over fifty years and the stories you will hear on this episode show that. It's a tight two hours of legendary names and all kinds of the things you wan…

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602 - Liza Marron (Local Foods/Local Politics) 1:12:37

2M ago1:12:37

1:12:37

We’ve all heard the adage: “Think globally, act locally.” Liza embodies that perspective. She came to the San Luis valley about 30 years ago to work on a buffalo ranch with her husband. Since then, she’s lived a lot of life in this valley. Raising kids, horses, dogs, working as school board president and County Commissioner, and founding and runnin…

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601 - Elliot Swartz (Lab Meat) 1:19:49

2M ago1:19:49

1:19:49

Trained as a neuroscientist, Elliot is the Principle Scientist at a nonprofit called The Good Food Institute, which is focused on building an innovation ecosystem that will accelerate the development of alternatives to conventional/industrialized production of meat, eggs, and dairy. They believe that we can avoid or mitigate the many negative exter…

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Episode 343B: Hotline 20 26:28

2M ago26:28

26:28

It's another edition of the No Lies Just Bullshit Hotline where Nick takes your calls. But y'all gotta keep makin' those calls. This one is a bit short, but the calls are great, so we hope you enjoy hearing another few stories from listeners and what Nick has to say about 'em. Hell yeah.

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600 - Charles Duhigg (Author of Supercommunicators) 1:21:12

2M ago1:21:12

1:21:12

CHARLES DUHIGG is a Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and the author of The Power of Habit, which spent over three years on New York Times bestseller lists. His second book, Smarter Faster Better, was also a New York Times bestseller. His latest book, Supercommunicators, is out now. Charles currently writes for The New Yorker magazine. Intro music “B…

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Episode Three-Hundred and Thirty-Three: Angelo Scotto 3:08:02

2M ago3:08:02

3:08:02

The weekend of the Philly Tattoo Convention, once again Nick's hotel room across the way is where the stories get told in order to preserve the words of another industry great. This time it's Angelo Scotto, come down from Champion Tattoo in the Bronx to bullshit with Nick for a few hours. Big George joins in the conversation and the tales told from…

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599 - "Jordi" 1:02:12

2M ago1:02:12

1:02:12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com “Jordi” has one of the most unusual life stories I’ve ever come across — built around a man’s very pure, very unusual love. We talk about being a child of mixed cultures (Spanish and Basque, in his case). What makes someone a “parent” and what constitutes “a family…

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Episode 342B: Hotline 19 48:16

2M ago48:16

48:16

It's another Hotline. Nick answers questions and expounds upon all of the bullshit y'all call in again. And we love it. This is a great one with six different calls and some fun and cool stories to pass the time until we talk with more legends. Hell yeah.

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598 - Wes Atkinson (Sacred Wyld) 1:05:45

2M ago1:05:45

1:05:45

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Wes Atkinson grew up kinda wild and largely unsupervised in a very remote part of Colorado. Nature was his sanctuary. As an adult, Wes ran a thriving outfitting business where he guided hunters all over the world. But then a quiet voice suggested it might be time t…

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Episode Three-Hundred and Forty-Two: Timmy Tats 2:57:07

2M ago2:57:07

2:57:07

Nick's hotel room across from the Philly Convention is where we recorded with three legends recently. The first guest is Timmy Tats from just up the road in State College, PA at King Cobra Tattoo which has been around for almost thirty years. It's another great record of tattoo history recorded so the stories don't get lost as time goes on. It's a …

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597 - Amanda Knox (Labyrinths Podcast) 47:54

2M ago47:54

47:54

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Amanda Knox is an exoneree, journalist, public speaker, and author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, Waiting to Be Heard. She spent nearly four years in an Italian prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn’t commit.…

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Episode 341B: Hotline 18 32:32

3M ago32:32

32:32

Just back from a trip to Philadelphia to record with some legends during the tattoo convention, Nick is back to bring you an off-week episode of call-ins and they are great. We've got some good, quick stories that lead to some great topic discussions for this Hotline episode, so check it out and don't hesitate to give us a call and join in the talk…

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596 - Ian MacKenzie (The Village of Lovers) 1:06:59

3M ago1:06:59

1:06:59

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Ian is a writer, podcaster (The Mythic Masculine), and filmmaker who is especially interested in exploring a regenerative future and how to get there. We talk primarily about his recent film, “The Village of Lovers.”…

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Episode Three-Hundred and Forty-One: Dave Boisineau 2:53:58

3M ago2:53:58

2:53:58

If you've been listening for a while, you've probably heard an episode with this week's guest, Dave Boisineau. He's got a few. Well, he came down from Maryland to hang with Nick for a while and get caught up on what's been going on with him. It's a great episode that gets into some more history of Richmond tattooing and some other places that have …

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595 - ROMA 71 22:29

3M ago22:29

22:29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com A few of the issues I discuss in this one: Snoring and sleep apnea. Is doubt an expression of humility? Are all emotions, at base, an expression of love? Is deepfake porn an invasion of privacy or a protection of privacy? My picks for the NFL playoffs. Music: “Brig…

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Episode 340B: Hotline 17 26:04

3M ago26:04

26:04

It's time once again to hear your calls, for those who took the time to hit up Nick on the ol' Hotline. It's a great one even though there's only a few. You're gonna wanna hear what all Nick has to say. Annette returns to the show after not having been on in a while. There's also a surprise live caller this time. Just a really fun way to fill in th…

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Episode Three-Hundred and Forty: Old Heavy Hands 2:01:27

3M ago2:01:27

2:01:27

It's been a little while since the last time they were on the show, but Old Heavy Hands returns to talk about their new album coming out this month called Small Fires. Nick travelled down to Roanoke where they were performing a show at Martin's bar and grill and talked to the boys at Flying Panther Skate Shop where they hung out for a while and pla…

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594 - Lama Thupten Dorje Gyaltsen Rinpoche 1:23:15

3M ago1:23:15

1:23:15

Teacher, seeker, musician, traveler, visionary, professor, husband, father, scholar…. Lama Thupten is all these and more. I was lucky enough to hang out with him a bit recently here in Crestone, where he was visiting the Yeshe Khorlo retreat center. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonu…

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593 - Nick Chisari (Nine Seasons in Antarctica) 1:28:47

3M ago1:28:47

1:28:47

Nick has spent a good chunk of his adult life on an island off the coast of Antarctica at McMurdo Station. He’s a cool guy who is living an extraordinary life in a humble, low-key way. I’m really glad to have met him and, with any luck, we’ll be neighbors before too long! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscriber…

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Episode Three-Hundred and Thirty-Nine: Chris Porter 2:30:44

4M ago2:30:44

2:30:44

This episode of the No Lies Just Bullshit podcast will wrap up another killer year of guests and stories by hanging out back at the base with Alley Cat's own Chris Porter. Nick chats with the Tatter about all kinds of things you'd expect and a bunch more. Fellow crew member Jake Hockman steps in around the halfway point and pontificates upon some s…

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Episode 338B: Hotline 16 32:15

4M ago32:15

32:15

It's that time again, the ol' off-week and that means a call-in episode. Thanks to everyone who hit Nick up with some stories and questions. They're all over the place this time, but they're great. So check out the Hotline this week and we'll see you next time with another guest.

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592 - "The Break-upisode," with Kyle Thiermann 1:54:52

4M ago1:54:52

1:54:52

Kyle Thiermann first made headlines as a teenager when he released a YouTube video detailing how Bank of America was one of the largest financiers of dirty energy worldwide. This video garnered international media attention, landed him on the stage at TEDx, and caused people to move significant sums of money out of B of A and into local banks aroun…

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Episode Three-Hundred and Thirty-Eight: Frank Ball 1:19:55

4M ago1:19:55

1:19:55

Nick recently attended the 20th Anniversary party for Tattoo Paradise in nearby Washington D.C. and had the pleasure of sitting down with yet another legend from the tattoo industry; none other than Frank Ball himself who traveled from All Saint's Tattoo in Austin, TX. It's a great conversation spanning from a time long gone and a million names you…

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591 - ROMA 70 32:06

4M ago32:06

32:06

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com American Beauty, Love Has Won, Down By Law, Stranger Than Paradise, and The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber. Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range. “Narrative Song,” from Lowland Tribes of Ecuador, recorded by David Blair Stiffler; “Harlem 2 …

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Episode 337B: HOTLINE 15 31:06

5M ago31:06

31:06

It's another exciting release on the off-week for No Lies Just Bullshit. Nick answers the questions, so of course you're here to hear what he has to say, but let's thank the folks who actually took the time to call in too! It could be you next time. What are you waiting for?

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590 - Kyle Thiermann (Part 1) 1:25:34

5M ago1:25:34

1:25:34

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com You know this guy. Big wave surfer, environmental activist, co-creator of the Motherfucker Awards, world traveler, standup comic, beet taco pusher, driveway squatter and as close to a son as I’ll ever get … the one and only Kyle Barrett Thiermann. This is the first…

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Episode Three-Hundred and Thirty-Seven: Shahn Anderson 2:39:48

5M ago2:39:48

2:39:48

From the beginning of NLJBS, Nick has known that he wanted to get Shahn Anderson on the show to talk about his tattooing story and this year at the Richmond Convention it finally happened. Coming from Great White North of Hopkins, Minnesota Mr. Shahn Anderson owns Dragonland Tattoo out there which will celebrate its thirtieth year in business next …

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589 - Matt & Pete (Owner Builders Unite on YouTube) 1:39:31

5M ago1:39:31

1:39:31

Matt Evers and Pete Van Horn both moved to Crestone in pursuit of freedom, independence, and community. If those concepts strike you as being in opposition to each other, you may learn something important in this conversation. We talk about the challenges and joys of building your own house, what DIY DOESN’T mean, the tension between being self-rel…

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588 - ROMA 69 43:34

5M ago43:34

43:34

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com I talk about some fascinating documentaries I’ve seen lately: * Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (Amazon Prime) * 28 Up (Amazon Prime) * Love Has Won (HBO/Max) How/when/why do our “gods” become our human sacrifices? When does a potential mass murderer qualify as a…

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587 - Daniele Bolelli 1:39:42

5M ago1:39:42

1:39:42

Daniele is one of the deepest, kindest, most thoughtful guys around. He’s an author of several books, a university professor, and the host of the History on Fire podcast, where he unpacks historical figures and events, both known and obscure, with his unique insight and narrative skills. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with …

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Episode Three-Hundred and Thirty-Six: Good Time Charlie 2:31:38

5M ago2:31:38

2:31:38

The man needs no introduction. It's the one and only Good Time Charlie. Nick sat down with Charlie at the Richmond Tattoo Convention and what results is an informative couple of hours that you will not want to miss.

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586 - Anya Kaats (Podcast: A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World) 1:26:14

5M ago1:26:14

1:26:14

Anya has produced and hosted her podcast for precisely five years, and she recently decided that was enough. We talk about the experience of letting go of a project that has brought so many wonderful people, so much intrigue and intelligence into one’s life. We talk about the natural trajectory from big ideas to small gestures, from global thinking…

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Episode Three-Hundred and Thirty-Five: Jason Tyler Grace 3:52:53

6M ago3:52:53

3:52:53

Flying over to join us on the East Coast from Smile Tattoo over there in Oregon, it's Jason Tyler Grace. His story will take you places you are not expecting to go, but in the end he's got the killer travels and shop experience you expect to hear about on NLJBS. Nick shares a ton of family stories on this one too, most you've heard, some you haven'…

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Episode 334B: Hotline 14 37:29

6M ago37:29

37:29

It's time to hear some phone calls from artists, listeners and friends - usually all three! It's another great edition of the NLJBS Hotline where you call Nick and leave him a message relaying a story or some wizened bit of important knowledge. Tell a joke or ask a question. This has become a fun way to interact with some additional content now tha…

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585 - "Aaron" (Mentorship Series #4) 48:12

6M ago48:12

48:12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com In this episode, I chat with a guy we’re calling “Aaron,” about some of the challenges of life and how I’ve approached them, for better or worse. He’s a thoughtful dude, and I really enjoyed our conversation.By Chris Ryan

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Episode Three-Hundred and Thirty-Four: Ben Proudman 2:29:47

6M ago2:29:47

2:29:47

Back again on the NLJBS podcast, we've got great friend of the show Mr. Ben Proudman hanging out and talkin' shit with Nick. Ben comes down to Alley Cat Tattoo in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley from Frederick, MD and Black Label Tattoo. It's a wild and varied volley of conversation between these two that goes all over the place, so there's sure…

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584 - ROMA 68 31:59

6M ago31:59

31:59

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com If you saw your friend standing naked on a spire, would you cheer or boo? Have you held bear shit in your hands? How can we measure injustice? Is there any way to stop the wheels of cruelty from turning, generation after generation? Why weren’t we invited to Hanna’…

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583 - Simon King (Dark Comedy Legend to Be) 1:50:42

7M ago1:50:42

1:50:42

Simon is a Canadian comic with a particular talent for going places that scare the shit out of most of us. He looks into the shadows and finds the humor. From my perspective, that’s the kind of mind that deserves our respect, admiration, and gratitude. Sometimes, laughter is the only antidote to despair, so I consider Simon to be something like a h…

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Episode Three-Hundred and Thirty-Three: Angelo Miller 1:43:13

7M ago1:43:13

1:43:13

It's time once again for Nick to sit down with his good friend and industry veteran, Mr. Angelo Miller while attending the 2023 Pagoda City Tattoo Festival in PA. It's a great discussion of many parts of Angelo's history in tattooing covering many of the places he's worked and all of the people you expect to hear about throughout his career. You wi…

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Episode 332B: Hotline 13 20:29

7M ago20:29

20:29

It's time for your favorite call-in, question and answer, hit up ya boy, tell it like it is, off-week podcast episode of No Lies Just Bullshit where you - the listener - the bullshit artists - call up Nick and talk some shit, tell him a story, ask him a question or - in the case of this episode - make some weird fuckin' noises and that's it. But if…

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582 - Joshua Wright (Documentarian: "Eden's Last Chance") 1:34:05

7M ago1:34:05

1:34:05

Joshua Wright grew up living in Africa and Asia. While still a kid, he became an environmentalist watching the timber industry clear-cut around his family home in Washington State. Recognizing the urgency of what was happening around him, he dropped out of high school at 14 years old to make Eden's Last Chance. This is a public episode. If you’d li…

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Episode Three-Hundred and Thirty-Two: Henbo 3:18:01

7M ago3:18:01

3:18:01

Whilst attending the Pagoda City Tattoo Festival up in PA, Nick got a chance to have a long conversation with an excellent English gentleman tattooer, the one and only Henbo. What's with the name? Where in England, Tattoos? You'll hear all of these things discussed and more. Along for the ride is friend of the show Mike Boyd with a slightly differe…

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