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Sky King's Mental PlaygroundAuthor: Sky King
This is the free portion of Sky King's Mental Playground, where we start the fun and welcome you into the playground.To listen to all podcasts of Sky King's Mental Playground, sign up at skmp.supercast.comPropaganda, Art, Health, Regenerative Systems, Great Food, Economic Incentives, and building companies in an increasingly digital world. These concepts own my mind. This podcast is an opportunity to explore these ideas with world leaders, entrepreneurs, my homies, and people who generally excite or entertain me. It is called a playground for a reason. This podcast will be as fun as it is informative; we are tackling society's most pervasive issues, but in a way that we are undoubtedly going to fuck up, scribble on, and get hurt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Language: en Genres: Society & Culture, Technology Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Rage Against The Dying Of The Light with Michael Ridley
Thursday, 19 February, 2026
Listen to the full podcast: https://bit.ly/SKMPRIDLEYIn this episode, I sit down with Austin comedian Michael Ridley to talk about what it really means to bet on yourself in a culture that feels like it’s collapsing into content and chaos. We get into everything — modern warfare as entertainment, prediction markets vs. AI, gambling ads and moral tradeoffs in podcasting, corporate influence behind the scenes, and why so many young men feel stuck between nihilism and virality but at its core, this conversation is about asking better questions and choosing long-term growth over short-term clout. Michael opens up about his journey from addiction and instability to building a life anchored in comedy, marriage, and radical self-belief, and we unpack what it took to move to Austin with no guarantees, grind through multiple jobs while chasing stage time, get banned and level up anyway, and listen to “the whispers” that intuitive pull toward who you’re meant to become. This one is about loyalty, resilience, faith, and playing the 20-year game in art and in life.Follow Michael:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ridleysweatyX: https://x.com/ridleysweatyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelRidleyComedy00:00 Introduction04:27 Nothing Better Than a Free Civic07:10 Why There Are No Original Movies Right Now12:21 What Happened to Movie Boobs?14:20 Being Nihilistic Is Gay22:55 Don’t Even Think About Selling Weed26:13 Temu Twitter27:24 Raised by Hot Pockets and Cartoon Network29:56 The DMZ of Mental Disability32:01 Making Yourself Useful in Jail35:22 Michael’s Superpowers42:33 Healing People with Beyblades46:24 Skank Walking to Six Flags50:16 The Last Time Michael Was in a Tatami Room56:02 Clockwork Orange Out of Context58:54 How “They” Control the Housing Market01:04:46 The January 6th No One Talks About01:08:20 The Government Has Microwave Guns01:17:15 MJ, Kanye, and Industry Power Plays01:26:00 ConclusionListen to the complete episodes of Sky King's Mental Playground, sign up at skmp.supercast.comFollow Sky on XSubscribe on YouTubeFollow Sky on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
