Last season was about me exorcising some personal demons. Now we get back to something raw for a while. Some of you will not like this, and that's OK. Welcome back to the show.

Hey, freaks. Wanted to tell you about a new podcast starting on 9/6/2021 called The Mid-Life Creative. It's a podcast for those of us who have set a new course after half a life at a career that didn't fulfill our need to Be. The first season is an adaptation of the Podcast Guide I created a few weeks ago, and all 21 chapters will drop on 9/6. Before that, I wanted to give you something else. This is called "The Rise Of The Mid-Life Creative." I hope you enjoy it. BUT!!!! All 21 chapters are available NOW for Patreon Subscribers. Go to http://patreon.com/krisroley to subscribe and get early access.

The story behind This Pirate.The origin of the character.What has happened in the last 12 weeksWhere we go from here. 

The simple fact of the matter is we're all pirates deep down

From a very early age, we are gently coaxed into being part of a system, and it's a system of success based on criteria written in a time long gone and irrelevant to the world we live in today. 

This pirate would like to talk to you for a moment about mental health. I've been noticing a lot of people reclaiming parts of their lives in the preservation of their mental health, and I'd like to tell you...I think that's fantastic. 

This pirate thinks there are two kinds of people in this world. I've done extensive research on this. 

Our reality is what we construct it to be. We build it. Whether it's concrete and steel, or salt and spray and wood and sails

Content is king, but it's the kind that wants to burn us all, and this pirate would love to know if there's a Kingslayer handy.

It's a tricky business, cutting people, but sometimes it has to be done.

This pirate is a midday pirate who's good after breakfast and wanes after dinner, and this pirate is here to tell you that this is a perfectly acceptable way to live your life.

Straight ahead is where the work is. Up and Down are only distractions.

Let me dissuade you of the idea that I didn't get anything out of the experience. I most certainly did. It kind of reminded me of being a cabin boy aboard a ship.

When you get right down to the bone, it's just a question of motivation, isn't it?

Let this be the beginning of a new set of Articles of Agreement. The drawing up of a unique code on how this ship--my ship--is to be run.

Kris is now on attempt No. 3427 of ignoring the pink elephant, as Matt calls it. Today's major philosophical point. It's not ok to be a dick, but sometimes is it ok to be dick-adjacent?

Kris Updates us on his existential dread, and we talk about humanity's final philosophy: Zen Pirate Stoic Asshole.

Edmund Winchell guides us on the proper care and feeding of your Apple Fanboi during Apple Special Event Day. How did we find this guy anyway?We join the defense closing arguments of the Derek Chauvin Trial already going off the rail...I mean already in progress. A thank you to those that showed up for the live IGTV taping last night, and a bit about getting back on the creative horse.

Seventeen-year-old Scott Meecham comes on the program to talk about Travis Barker, Kourtney Kardashian, and the Circle of Hog. Al wants one of those Satan Sneakers from Lil Nas X, but after seeing his beef with Kaitlyn Bennett, he's thinking of turning conservative because she's 'kinda hot'. Roley is worried that this week is going to go sideways if we're not careful.