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The Paul Ald Pod

Paul Ald, in typical fashion, makes a snazzy podcast talking about life at 37, the Chicago mindset, happenings and goings-on, and random stuff.

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24:05

S2E18: I Got Blasted

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2024/08/06

In this episode, Paul Ald recounts this weekend's adventures, a recent city walk, the Prius situation sucking, having an amazing Jersey Mike's sub, drinking and eating too much, and a potential new life hack.

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9:21

depressed pod

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2024/08/01

don't listen

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18:53

Night Walk

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2024/06/26

Recorded this episode on my phone while I did my daily walk. Deal with it!

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20:37

S2E15: NYC

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2024/06/24

In this episode, I go over the Manhattan trip and all that happened. This one's a bit rough.

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16:36

S2E14: Dealershit

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2024/06/05

In this episde, the Ald talks all about the upcoming Manhattan trip, his new hammock, the Denver altitude, the latest car dealership fuck up and the plan for getting a new vehicle, waking up super early, Home Depot's shitty delivery options, Russian black metal and RSC.

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24:51

S2E13: Will I ever actually buy a car?

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2024/05/28

In this ep we talk about rentable houses in other cities, gaming updates, cars, cookouts, and amazing soup. Outro music is a Russian black metal song I found on YouTube, album (or artist?) is called Elderwind. I've been enjoying this type of music lately.

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16:51

S2E12: Cleansing the Vocals

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2024/05/15

In this episode, Paul Ald discusses his Sunday night, what he's been doing, and then launches into a disability where he can't say anything without the word 'like'.

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14:28

S2 E11: Jedi Academy Player Tries to Be Social

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2024/05/01

In this episode, I talk about what I did in the last week, including getting back into Jedi Academy, going to bars to try to be social, and things I almost watched. No outro music because I'm lazy.

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5:25

S2E10: Long Days

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2024/04/24

In this episode, zzzzz.... I literally fall asleep.There is no beer.There is no outro music.Low-effort cover art.

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15:39

S2E9: Horseshoes & Kanye

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2024/04/17

In this episode, we return to the original format (recording at my desktop with Audacity) and discuss clothes shopping, getting taxes done, the need to buy a new suit, the fact that I can't stop listening to Kanye's earlier stuff, this past weekend where I played horseshoes and did some BBQ, recent games played (including The Evil Within), potentially getting a new car soon, and the weeds. Today's beer was a rerun - Easy Street wheat ale by Odell, and the outro music is Deep End by The National.

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14:07

S2E8: Work sucks

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2024/04/10

ANOTHER episode? Who saw it coming? P.S.: I hope to make these as polished as the older ones were sometime soon.

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14:13

S2E7: Wow, y'all remember me?

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2024/04/03

I finally did a podcast. I am speechless. Well, except for the part where I talk.

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19:42

S2E6: Cookie Maker & Basement Cleaner

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2023/12/20

In this episode, I discuss what's been going on - some recent reads, cooking and baking things, the cats, the weather, a basement cleanup project, some gaming stuff, and that's about it. No beer today, outro music was the beginning of My Friend Of Misery by Metallica.

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26:50

S2E5: Veggie Burgers and Landscaping

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2023/11/08

In this episode, Paul Ald talks about a recent veggie burger he made, some small wins in the landscaping of the backyard, his new haircut, the current book he is reading, and other topics. Today's beer was the Hazer Tag by Odell Brewing, the intro music was Let Your Boys Be Country by Jason Aldean, and the outro music is Pretty Little Poison by Warren Zeiders

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45:42

S2E4: Angry man talks about European vacation

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2023/11/01

In this episode, Paul Ald discusses why this episode is so delayed, progress on the weeds, a retrospective on the gaming hiatus, the Germany trip, sleep addiction, recent reads, Halloween decorations, pet projects, the Packers sucking, and the fact that winter is here. My chair chimes in in this episode a lot, I'll work on fixing that. Today's beer was the Maple Nut Brown Ale from Tommy Knocker brewery and the outro music is Bruder Im Geiste by Tanzwut (music found in a cool German bar)!

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44:37

S2E3: The Bears Still Suck

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2023/09/13

In this episode, I'm wired on caffeine and go into some existential conversations about video games, but mostly cover progress on the weeds, the man cave, running, video games being in the past, Germany planning, a no added sugar stint, alcohol tolerance, the weekend, the return of football (and a Packers win), Aaron Rodgers, and book progress. Today's beer was the Oktoberfest by Westbound & Down, and the outro music is Cadence of Her Last Breath by Nightwish.

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18:59

S2E2: Game of Meh

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2023/08/30

In this episode, Paul discusses Game of Thrones, being tired, Splinter Cell, online dating, the knee injury, and updates on the man cave. This week's beer is Fruited Sour (Peach Dream) by Tommy Knocker Brewery, and the outro music is Relax My Eyes by ANOTR & Abel Balder.

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56:36

SEASON 2! I'M BACK BABY!!!

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2023/08/16

In this Season 2 pilot, Paul Ald tells you all about what has happened since the end of the last season and discusses various topics such as house work, the new man cave, the video game hiatus, TV series binges, grilling out too much, recent takeout, a sports injury, and the upcoming Germany trip. Today's beer was The True Blonde by Ska Brewing, and the outro music is Collar Full by Panic! at the Disco.

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1:30

Season 1 Outro

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2023/04/27

Life has been busy and I have been slightly less interested in doing these, so I'm taking a break - could be weeks, could be months. Next time we'll start Season 2 and I'll catch you up on what has transpired since Episode 50. Have a good one!

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26:30

Episode 50: One Year of Paul Ald

The Paul Ald Pod ·

2023/04/13

In this episode, the Ald celebrates the 50th episode and the 1-year anniversary of the pod, and discusses recent world news, his cats, proper working from home attire, The Last of Us show (no spoilers), 90s anime, TLOU2, old 90s RPGs, dating apps, exercise goals, and an awesome new kombucha he found. This week’s local beer is the Peach Juicy Banger IPA by Station 26 Brewing, and the outro music is Son of a Vagabond by Stratovarius.

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