Épisodes

  • "Expat Evolution"
    Apr 27 2026
    "Expat Evolution"Dave explains his very human and natural choice to emigrate to a better life.
    • Host: David A Thomas Jr.
    • Guest: Eric Nash, Music Director/Composer

    Instruments: Guitar and songs with full band by Eric Nash

    Ancient nomads were the first expats, focused on what they needed from the earth and not the lines in the sand – 350,000 years ago when continents separated people, not countries. Dave talks about human evolution, science, nature and money, and shares his vision of a better world.

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    10 min
  • "Expat Power"
    Apr 13 2026
    "Expat Power"Dave talks about his experiences in therapy, and how he healed from trauma.
    • Host: David A Thomas Jr.
    • Guest: Eric Nash, Music Director/Composer

    Instruments: Guitar and songs with full band by Eric Nash

    Dave discusses the biology of trauma and shares that when he was younger, he had no concept of what it meant to feel good. Once he was stabilized in PTSD therapy, he was able to reframe his negative perspectives about himself and start manifesting a successful, happy and relatively stress-free life. Now in his retirement years, Dave’s resilience and positive attitude have led him to a place where can keep living the good life on his own terms: Portugal.

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    9 min
  • "Expat Escape"
    Mar 29 2026
    "Expat Escape"Dave survived predators in his childhood, so as an adult he wasn’t keen on staying in a country that’s run by them.
    • Host: David A Thomas Jr.
    • Guest: Eric Nash, Music Director/Composer

    Instruments: Guitar and songs with full band by Eric Nash

    Dave talks about his childhood trauma and the feeling of not being safe in the world. He explains how abuse made him hypervigilant – then reveals his process for making the trauma work for him. He talks about his time in the entertainment industry and how it led him to create Pansophical Podcast in Yosemite, California, then he details the trauma-triggering events that led to him packing it all up and heading to Europe.

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    12 min
  • "Man Up Part 3"
    Mar 8 2026
    "Man Up Part 3"Dave talks about evolution, collaboration and the differences between men and women.
    1. Host: David A Thomas Jr.
    2. Guest: Eric Nash, Music Director/Composer

    Instruments: Guitar and songs with full band by Eric Nash

    Dave explores the benefits of working with women and learning how women think. He then expounds on the male ego, and why it needs a leash and collar. He continues discussing his theme of evolution, noting that evolution in the big picture sees more than we’ll ever know in our one lifetime.

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    8 min
  • "Man Up Part 2"
    Feb 22 2026
    "Man Up Part 2"Man Up is a three-part series that calls men to action and challenges them to see women differently. Men will only evolve if they pump the brakes.
    1. Host: David A Thomas Jr.
    2. Guest: Eric Nash, Music Director/Composer

    Instruments: Guitar and songs with full band by Eric Nash

    Dave talks about how scary learning can be and how important it is to listen closely. He shares what he feels are the differences between women and men, and points out that Nascar F1 racing uses women strategists because they’re better at it than men. Dave urges men not to be fooled by the allure of money and power.

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    13 min
  • "Man Up Part 1"
    Feb 11 2026
    "Man Up Part 1"Man Up is a call to action for all men to wake up and smell the difference between right and wrong. There’s a downside to running faster than the speed of life. It doesn’t have to be this way.
    1. Host: David A Thomas Jr.
    2. Guest: Eric Nash, Music Director/Composer

    Guitar and songs with full band by Eric Nash

    Dave shares some of his 70 years of experience, and gives us a picture of what the world looked like before nanoplastics and large-scale pollution. He also drops the dime on money (hint: it doesn’t have any evolutionary benefits). Dave concludes by talking about primary and secondary genders and emphasizes the need for collaboration between all genders.

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    14 min
  • "Last Radio Show"
    Jan 18 2026
    "Last Radio Show"During the broadcast of this show, Dave was threatened by white supremacists who said they could see him “sitting at his desk.” He plans another escape…
    • Host: David A Thomas Jr.

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    1 h
  • "The Upside Down Apocalypse"
    Dec 21 2025
    "The Upside Down Apocalypse"Musings on late-stage capitalism, mega-wealth, climate change and the terraforming of our planet. Interview with print artist Karen Fiorito.
    • Host: David A Thomas Jr.
    • Guest: Karen Fiorito

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    1 h