Episodes

  • Do, or Do Not, There Is No Try

    Do, or Do Not, There Is No Try
    Aug 5 2026
    Stop "giving it the good ol' college try." This episode is about accountability, beating procrastination, and silencing the imposter syndrome that keeps you playing small. Host and author Paul David Stanko goes off-script on why we self-sabotage — choosing belonging over growth, blaming "the devil," anxiety, or Mercury in retrograde instead of owning our power. From The Boxcar Children and a Gen X latchkey childhood to Yoda's "do or do not," he connects ancient scapegoat myths (yes, the actual origin in Leviticus), Kabbalistic ideas of brokenness, and the Japanese art of kintsugi — filling our cracks with gold instead of hiding them behind a filter. Real talk on perfectionism, the 90/10 project "iceberg" that stalls every creative dream, and Tim Urban's life-calendar wake-up call: you have fewer weeks than you think. If you've ever left a project unfinished because "unfinished can never fail," this one's for you. A raw, funny, no-BS take on faith, free will, creativity, and showing up unfiltered — the stories behind the stories from the book 42 Stories of Life, the Universe, …Everything! Forgiveness Unity Courage & Kindness Podcast Purchase 42 Stories of Life, the Universe...Everything! HERE Website: https://pauldavidmusic.net/podcasts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forgivenessunitypodcast/ Email: ForgivenessUnityPodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forgivnessunitypodcast/ This is a Redd Rock Music Podcast IG: @reddrockmusic www.reddrockmusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • I’m Pickin’ Up Good Vibrations

    I’m Pickin’ Up Good Vibrations
    Jul 29 2026
    Ever wonder why a stranger's smile is contagious, or why one bad mood can hijack an entire room? It's not magic. It's vibration. In Chapter 7 of 42 Stories of Life, the Universe…Everything!, host Paul David Stanko unpacks the science and the spirituality of energy, frequency, and vibration — from John Cage's silent masterpiece 4'33" to Masaru Emoto's water crystal experiments to the eerie YouTube clip of 32 metronomes falling into perfect sync. That phenomenon is called entrainment, and once you see it, you can't unsee how it runs your relationships, your moods, and your luck. This episode connects the dots between source energy, holy ground, the Tarot Magician, and the law of attraction — then hands you practical tools to consciously raise your vibration and change how your day shows up. No wishful thinking. No lying to a universe that's smarter than you are. Just real talk about resonance, intention, and choosing which energies you pick up and which you leave on the nightstand. Vibrations aren't good or evil. They're just vibes. And vibes gonna vibe. Warning: F-bombs will be dropped. Forgiveness Unity Courage & Kindness Podcast Purchase 42 Stories of Life, the Universe...Everything! HERE Website: https://pauldavidmusic.net/podcasts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forgivenessunitypodcast/ Email: ForgivenessUnityPodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forgivnessunitypodcast/ This is a Redd Rock Music Podcast IG: @reddrockmusic www.reddrockmusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • Enjoy the Contrast

    Enjoy the Contrast
    Jul 22 2026
    What if your worst seasons are just side quests leveling you up? In Episode 6 of Forgiveness, Unity, Courage & Kindness, author and tarot reader/channeler Paul David Stanko gets real about contrast — the highs, lows, breakups, career pivots, grief, and weird jobs that give your life its shape. No toxic positivity here. Just the radical truth that you get to choose how you respond to all of it — and that's where your power lives. From a 13-piece praise band and a purple Mohawk to grapefruit, tacos, and a kid trapped listening to Wham! for six hours straight, Paul David makes the case that pleasure without contrast goes numb — and that life is supposed to be a rollercoaster, not a train. Pull up for honest spirituality, conscious creation, manifestation, shadow work, and personal growth talk that actually hits. Forgiveness Unity Courage & Kindness Podcast Purchase 42 Stories of Life, the Universe...Everything! HERE Website: https://pauldavidmusic.net/podcasts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forgivenessunitypodcast/ Email: ForgivenessUnityPodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forgivnessunitypodcast/ This is a Redd Rock Music Podcast IG: @reddrockmusic www.reddrockmusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • The Spiritual Thrift Store

    The Spiritual Thrift Store
    Jul 15 2026
    oin author and host Paul David Stanko for Chapter Five of the podcast behind the book "42 Stories of Life, the Universe, …Everything!" In this candid, funny, and deeply spiritual episode, Paul uses a misadventure with a pair of baggy Levi's 501 jeans on a trip to California to introduce the idea of the "spiritual thrift store" — the practice of trying on beliefs, keeping what fits, and returning what no longer serves you. He explores breaking free from inherited religious "tapes," reconciling a Presbyterian upbringing with Jehovah's Witness guilt and Pentecostal emotion, the tarot's Hierophant card, channeling and mediumship, LGBTQ faith, and the Swedish concept of döstädning (death cleaning) applied to your spiritual life. An empowering, irreverent reminder that you are the savior you're looking for and that your truth is your truth. Forgiveness Unity Courage & Kindness Podcast Purchase 42 Stories of Life, the Universe...Everything! HERE Website: https://pauldavidmusic.net/podcasts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forgivenessunitypodcast/ Email: ForgivenessUnityPodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forgivnessunitypodcast/ This is a Redd Rock Music Podcast IG: @reddrockmusic www.reddrockmusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • The Signs are All Around You.

    The Signs are All Around You.
    Jul 8 2026
    You weren't born with an instruction manual — and that's the point. In Episode 4 of Forgiveness, Unity, Courage & Kindness, host and author Paul David Stanko breaks down free will, source energy, and how to read signs from the universe using intuition and kinesiology. You are a piece of source energy — the creator of your own world. Learn why we forget past lives, why life is a video game you're leveling up, and why there are no wrong choices, only preferred and non-preferred experiences. Forgiveness Unity Courage & Kindness Podcast Purchase 42 Stories of Life, the Universe...Everything! HERE Website: https://pauldavidmusic.net/podcasts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forgivenessunitypodcast/ Email: ForgivenessUnityPodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forgivnessunitypodcast/ This is a Redd Rock Music Podcast IG: @reddrockmusic www.reddrockmusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • Chapter 3: The Spiritual Gym

    Chapter 3: The Spiritual Gym
    Jul 1 2026
    Ever ignored a gut feeling and paid for it? In Episode 3, Paul David Stanko traces intuition from Elijah's "still, small voice" to a Star Wars ride to hard-won personal stories — and lands on one truth: that inner knowing is real, and you've been talked out of trusting it. Paul David introduces the Spiritual Gym — a practical framework for strengthening your intuitive gifts through repetition, gratitude, and getting your ego out of the way. Learn to tell the difference between your ego voice and spirit's voice, and start hearing what your soul has been trying to tell you all along. No fluff. No spiritual bypassing. Just the roadmap. Forgivness Unity Courage & Kindness Podcast Purchase 42 Stories of Life, the Universe...Everything! HERE Website: https://pauldavidmusic.net/podcasts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forgivenessunitypodcast/ This is a Redd Rock Music Podcast IG: @reddrockmusic www.reddrockmusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • Chapter 2: Karma and Newton's Third Law of Motion

    Chapter 2: Karma and Newton's Third Law of Motion
    Jun 24 2026
    Karma, conscious creation, spiritual growth, and everyday magic in one episode. Join author Paul David Stanko as he breaks down karma, vibration, and the law of attraction in simple, no‑fluff language so you can actually change your energy—and your life—right now. Forgivness Unity Courage & Kindness Podcast Purchase 42 Stories of Life, the Universe...Everything! HERE Website: https://pauldavidmusic.net/podcasts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forgivenessunitypodcast/ This is a Redd Rock Music Podcast IG: @reddrockmusic www.reddrockmusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Chapter 1: For Such a Time as This

    Chapter 1: For Such a Time as This
    Jun 17 2026
    In this bold and thought-provoking kickoff, “For Such a Time as This” challenges everything you think you know about why you’re here. What if you chose this life—this exact moment in history—with all its chaos, uncertainty, and intensity? Blending spirituality, humor, and pop culture references, this episode explores the idea of the soul as the true self and the ego as the in-game character navigating the human experience. If life feels overwhelming or absurd, this perspective might just flip the script and remind you that you’re not just surviving—you’re playing. Forgivness Unity Courage & Kindness Podcast Purchase 42 Stories of Life, the Universe...Everything! HERE Website: https://pauldavidmusic.net/podcasts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forgivenessunitypodcast/ Email: ForgivenessUnityPodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forgivnessunitypodcast/ This is a Redd Rock Music Podcast IG: @reddrockmusic www.reddrockmusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins