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Radical Joy with James Bullard

James E. Bullard

James Bullard is a dynamic storyteller, acclaimed performer, and visionary creator dedicated to inspiring individuals and organizations through his writing, public speaking, and the transformative podcast Radical Joy. Leveraging the power of right-brain thinking and innovative problem-solving, James empowers others to unlock their full potential and reimagine what’s possible. With a commanding stage presence and a unique ability to connect deeply with audiences, he masterfully blends humor,

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All Episodes

40:25

Still Standing Isn’t the Same with Jocelyn Thompson —...

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2026/01/07

What if the bravest thing you could do wasn’t pushing through… but calling the pause before everything breaks?A conversation about theater, care, and the quiet power of choosing people over performance.Take a breath.You’re allowed to sit down here.Nothing needs to be proven.🌿 The conductor you never see — what it really means to hold the rhythm of a room together.🎭 Creativity behind the clipboard — why stage management is an art form, not a side note.🩸 The night the show stopped — when “the show

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34:51

Let’s Go! Season Four—Rooted and Rising One Step at a...

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2026/01/03

What if this year isn’t about pushing harder—but about paying attention, choosing better, and letting yourself be supported for once?Season Four of Radical Joy opens with a real, unpolished, heart-forward conversation about growth, boundaries, community, and the quiet moments that change everything.No hustle talk.No toxic optimism.Just honest reflection and a deep exhale.Here’s what this episode dances around:✨ Four years in, jazz hands fully deployed — celebrating Season 4 while telling the truth

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59:15

Loving Loud, Arizona Tea, Ultimatums, and Parenting...

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/12/27

Ever wonder what it looks like when parenting is actually a team sport?Mike Brown and Jocelyn Thompson don’t just co-parent—they co-everything. From Shakespeare to shipping breast milk across the country, this episode is full of heart, humor, and real talk about raising kids, loving loud, and managing chaos with grace.✨ What’s inside:🎭 Not your typical meet-cute: Arizona Tea, Shakespeare, a stage manager who broke the stereotype.💍 “Either you marry me or give me a baby”—Jocelyn’s cruise

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32:49

Radical Joy: Finding Time to Tarry

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/12/19

Ever feel like you're doing all the things — and still not getting better?What if the missing piece isn’t more effort... but making space to slow down?In this episode, we talk about the lost art of tarrying — and why pressing pause might be exactly what your growth needs.🌀 Tarry, don’t hustle — reclaiming an old church word as your new go-to for mental health🔊 Why the gym told me to chill — and why I’m actually grateful🍰 Cheese cake diplomacy — how talking kunefe at Tal Cafe helped me connect in

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70:55

Choosing Connection in a World That Divides

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/12/12

Feel like the world’s on fire and love isn’t enough?This episode gets real about fear, connection, and the messy work of choosing joy anyway.What it's about:Two old friends get vulnerable about what it actually takes to lead with love—even when everything around you says don’t bother.You’ll hear about:🌱 Why Ben says it all comes down to “love vs. fear”😳 The wild idea that “you can’t hate something unless you fear it first”🔥 What a self-immolating monk has to do with unshakable inner peace🥊 A

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32:59

Don’t Be Stingy with the Good Stuff

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/12/05

Ever seen something beautiful on someone… and said nothing? This episode is your nudge (and permission) to speak the compliment, even if it’s awkward, weird, or wildly unexpected. 😏 What if your throwaway “nice shoes” is actually a life raft in disguise?🔥 The neon-orange pedicure that turned an elevator into a joy grenade🧹 A secret trick to know exactly what someone wants you to notice👀 The quiet epidemic of compliment stinginess—and why we’re all catching it🎭 The compliment ambush: when

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32:58

Take a Break Before You Break: Why Rest Is Your...

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/12/01

Feeling fried, frazzled, or full-on fed up—even before the holidays hit? You might just need a break (and no, that’s not laziness—it’s strategy).This week on Radical Joy, James unpacks the sacred (and sometimes scandalous) art of stepping away—from workouts, language apps, news cycles, and soul-sapping conversations—and why taking a break before the holiday chaos sets in might be the boldest act of self-care you can commit to.✨ In this episode:Workout wipeout 🏋️‍♂️ — “I’m walking like I’m 187,” and

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63:50

Hot Takes & Humble Truths: Nik Walker’s Rules for...

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/11/21

Ever felt like you had to earn your right to rest or be heard or that asking for help is harder than hitting a Broadway high note?This week on Radical Joy, we’re rolling out the red carpet for Nik Walker—a dynamo of stage, screen, and sincere self-reflection. From Hamilton to handling hard feelings, Nik gets real about mental health, humility, and the radical magic of admitting you don’t have it all figured out. (Spoiler: nobody does.)🎭 Come for the Broadway cred, stay for the cartoon-deep wisdom

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32:52

From Heavy to Holy Sh*t: Your Joy Gets to Be Loud

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/11/15

Are you stuck in self-doubt, playing small while secretly craving something wildly more freeing?This week on Radical Joy, James invites us to try on something better—emotionally, mentally, even sartorially—by shedding the heavy sweaters of self-sabotage and donning the wings of self-trust. ✨Top Takeaways:🔁 “Put yourself outside the circle every day”—a mantra for ditching doubt👕 That old belief? Just a too-tight sweater—time to donate it🧠 Obstacle or outfit? Why your inner critic might just be bad

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73:48

Pumpkin Rituals, Sage-Scented Sanity & Vanquishing...

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/10/31

Returning guest Spooky Melanin Magic is back with cozy chaos, full-moon rituals, and the unapologetic art of protecting your peace.Totally tapped out but still trying to feel festive this fall?Same. Let’s fix that.This week, nurse practitioner and paranormal investigator Bianca Pierre Louis (aka Spooky Melanin Magic) returns to talk all things ghosts, gourds, and grounding. From Halloween film cameos to candlelit rituals, she’s bringing spooky season magic—and some serious self-care reminders.Big

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63:39

Boo-tox & Boundaries: Surviving Spooky Season with...

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/10/26

Is the scariest part of your week the news… or your group chat? When life’s a haunted house, joy is your flashlight. This episode dives into ghosts, girlhood, and getting older—with filmmaker and spooky sisterhood sage Melanie Moses—and it’s way more treat than trick. 🎧 This Episode Has It All (No Ouija Board Required):🎃 Monster timing, bad manners – Melanie’s hot take on what horror movies get dead wrong⚡ The ADHD audio hack – Why speeding things up might slow your brain down (in the best

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32:22

The Sweet Spot of Struggle: Where Hard Meets Heart

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/10/18

Growth lives in the grit. 💪🌱 Life is hard. Staying stuck is hard. Chasing dreams is hard. So… which hard are you gonna pick? This week on Radical Joy, we’re diving into the sweet spot of struggle—the place where the hard stuff doesn’t just test you, it transforms you. From French cheese to Dutch drama, this episode is about choosing the hard that actually grows you. Here’s what we get into:🌍 Culture shock with a French twist🧀 Brie-lliant lessons from a $12 cheese block😅 Fail fast, fumble

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84:17

Cobblestones, Croissants & Choosing Joy After Curtain...

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/10/10

Because sometimes the bravest move is trading hustle for happiness.💛🌍What happens when you trade curtain calls for cobblestones—and let croissants, healthcare, and joy rewrite your life story?This week on Radical Joy, I sit down with Rob and Jill Reynolds, who swapped stage lights and American hustle for a new chapter in France. From spreadsheets to street cafés, this is their unfiltered story of choosing joy, even when it meant choosing a different kind of hard.Here’s what we savor in this

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28:00

Day One: The Sky Is The Limit

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/10/03

Y'all, we here at Radical Joy looked at a calendar yesterday. Next week will be our 4 year anniversary! Thank you gor being with us. And get ready for yet another season with great guests and radically joyful reflection. Thanks for sticking with us dont forget! LOVE Y'ALL ❤️ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radical-joy-with-james-bullard--5644728/support.🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔ ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and

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33:33

Flashback Friday: The Movie Moments of Our Lives

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/09/27

Its been a tough couple weeks, heck year. We here at Radical Joy think this episode rings more true than ever. So take a trip down memory lane with us. Let's all take a minute to find those movie moments while were living; things that make you over-the-moon happy, the place you want to be when the world seems darker than you love.Freeze a snapshot from your life in a perfect cup of coffee, laughter with your favorite person, that stunning sunrise to instill those permanent moments that will shine a

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80:58

Masculinity, Mindset & the Messy Magic of Men w/...

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/09/19

What if the hardest work a man can do isn’t lifting weights—but laying down his walls? In the conclusion to this mini series of Radical Joy, James and longtime friend Christopher Daniels dive deep into the tender, tangled terrain of men’s mental health, vulnerability, and the radical strength found in being seen.🧡 Brothers, breakthroughs, and the bravery of being bare-hearted💥 Shame scripts swapped for self-compassion🧙 Weakness re-written as wisdom and worth🌱 Neural pathways, wheat fields, and

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52:57

Masculinity, Mindset & the Messy Magic of Men w/...

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/09/13

What if the hardest work a man can do isn’t lifting weights—but laying down his walls? In this mini series of Radical Joy, James and longtime friend Christopher Daniels dive deep into the tender, tangled terrain of men’s mental health, vulnerability, and the radical strength found in being seen.🧡 Brothers, breakthroughs, and the bravery of being bare-hearted💥 Shame scripts swapped for self-compassion🧙 Weakness re-written as wisdom and worth🌱 Neural pathways, wheat fields, and planting new

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33:00

Radical Joy & Radiant Self-Care: Fueling Your Flame...

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/09/10

Do you ever feel like you give so much to others that your own to-do list starts gathering dust?This week on Radical Joy, James reminds us that self-care isn’t selfish—it’s the spark that keeps our light bright enough to share.✨ Listen, don’t lecture—why silence speaks volumes🪞 Mirror moments—how friends’ struggles reflect your own💡 Quiet cues—the surprising strength of saying less🎭 Support staff status—why you don’t need center stage🌱 Stitches & self-care—embroidery as an empathy lesson🤝

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34:37

Making Progress, One Awkward Coffee Date at a Time

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/08/22

😔 Feeling stuck somewhere between “I’m trying” and “I’m over it”? This week, James unpacks the beautiful, maddening art of patience—how to keep showing up, even when progress is slow, the path feels fuzzy, and your lizard brain is screaming for shortcuts. 🧠 Dutch and determined: bumbling through verbs with caffeine and courage💪 Gym grumbles and gains: when muscles moan but you show up anyway📉 Sluggish steps and spirals: how slow growth can still sting🐴 Sage advice from a runaway horse brain:

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34:21

Put Down the Pitchfork, Pick Up the Parmesan

Radical Joy with James Bullard ·

2025/08/15

✨ Are you armed with joy, or just exhausted by the noise? James is back with a solo scorcher—equal parts pep talk, poetry slam, and perspective check—inviting us to pick up love, laughter, and leg day as our daily defense. 🍵 Coffee becomes communion—shared sips, deep memories, and one unforgettable Italian skater🍽️ Food isn’t just fuel—it’s fellowship, ritual, and garlic-laced gospel from Moncton🏋️‍♂️ The gym is church now—where sweat drowns the static and trauma gets transformed📓 Gratitude

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