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Curious Karl

Author: Karl Gronwall

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Meet Karl, a man of boundless curiosity. In his quest to understand the ways of the world, Karl has done many things and gone many places. Having gone from globetrotting rocker to (former) middle school English teacher, he now lives a docile life of domestication. Listen, and join Karl, as he continues to explore the world vicariously through others. Experience Karl's child-like wonder as he listens to people share their life stories, their expertise and their passions.
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Goodbye Curious Karl

Goodbye Curious Karl

2022-06-2802:11

Karl offers a heartfelt goodbye and thank you to "Curious Karl," a podcast that has left him inspired and driven to uncover even more stories in the world. If you would like to follow Karl's new podcast, you can find him at "Tell Karl Something," available everywhere you can find podcasts. Thank you to my guests and listeners!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show
Back after a week off, Karl interviews Ray, a combat veteran, war games enthusiast, and VA Claims Assistant to discuss philosophy and force protection.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show
John The Filmmaker

John The Filmmaker

2022-05-2201:10:32

In this special episode of Curious Karl, Karl travels to Texas to discuss filmmaking with John. Drinks and love all around.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show
Andy the Inventor

Andy the Inventor

2022-05-1401:04:51

This week on the podcast, Karl connects with an old classmate - Andy. Andy is a musician and (one time) inventor. Karl and Andy catch up on their lives since high school, discuss privileged youth, and explore the dark side of inventing. You can learn more about Andy and his music at:https://andyulseth.bandcamp.comWant to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show
This week on the podcast, Karl speaks to his old friend Eric. Eric is a current stay at home parent who used to work in Environmental Remediation and Law. Karl and Eric discuss the state of the COVID pandemic, the struggles of raising children in a pandemic world and the overall state of the environmental health of the earth.Want to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show
Henry the Traveler

Henry the Traveler

2022-04-3055:43

This week on the podcast, Karl is hosting the show all by himself as Producer Derek is away! He welcomes on his old friend, Henry - formerly known as Benner. Henry shares with Karl the story of his time in Ecuador as a foreign exchange student, or what he can remember of it at least...Want to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
Nate the Educator

Nate the Educator

2022-04-2357:36

This week on the podcast, Karl gets a huge surprise when Nate, his high school English teacher, stops by! Nate, like Karl, has gotten out of education but now owns a consulting firm that works with educational institutions to help create a better environment for teachers. After a bit of catching up, Karl and Nate get into the dark times that drove Karl out of education and their hopes for the future.Want to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
This week's episode is a follow up to April 2nd's 'The Soon To Be and the Used To Be'. Hear producer Derek's side of the conversation and his thoughts and takeaways from the episode.Want to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
Liz the Yoga Lady

Liz the Yoga Lady

2022-04-0957:53

This week on the podcast, Karl reconnects with Liz, another old friend. Liz is a mother and yoga teacher who specializes in baby yoga. Karl and Liz discuss parenthood, health and religion. Liz shares her experiences in birth, Karl learns what baby yoga is and the two discuss growing up in - and growing apart from - church.Visit https://www.blooma.com to learn more about baby yoga and liz's work.https://www.rootsbirthcenter.com | Outdoor yoga at Lake HarrietWant to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
This week on the podcast, we welcome two guests for the first time! Karl speaks to Jen - Producer Derek's Fiancé, and Tina - Derek's Ex-Wife. The two ladies share with Karl what it's like to be in a cooperative coparenting relationship, the difficulties of a current and former partner maintaining a relationship, and why it's important for healthier children and healthier families that divorce doesn't have to mean disdain.Karl really dives deep and explores this unique family situation and relationship.Want to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
Kierstin the Advocate

Kierstin the Advocate

2022-03-2648:44

This week on the podcast, we welcome on Kierstin! Kierstin is a stay at home mother of four, advocate for affordable housing and healthcare access, and current candidate for County Supervisor on the Dane County, WI Board. Kiersting shares with Karl her experience with the struggles of finding affordable housing, access to social services and the difficulties of overcoming and changing our current systems.Follow and support Kierstin's campaign on her website https://www.kierstinfordane.comWant to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
Amanda the Bodybuilder

Amanda the Bodybuilder

2022-03-1950:27

This week on the podcast, Karl speaks to his old friend Amanda! Amanda has a day job in the corporate world but fills her time outside of that competing in bodybuilding. Karl and Amanda discuss what it takes being a competitive bodybuilder, the amazing power of healing that passion like this can have on a person, and what it's like being a woman both competing and working in a male dominated field.Follow Amanda's journey on her instagram @amanda_c_meyersWant to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
Reflections

Reflections

2022-03-1253:44

This week on the podcast, we're doing something a little different. Derek and Karl are sharing their thoughts and reflections on what they're taken away from the podcast and it's guests so far. Want to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
Zach the Economist

Zach the Economist

2022-03-0552:40

This week on the podcast, Karl speaks to Zach the Economist! Zach is a specialist in Austrian economics and has been involved in American politics and civil liberties for many years. He joins us to discuss the current impact of COVID on the world economy, the direction he believes the world is headed and what measures individuals can do to create a more sustainable model.Want to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
Jamie the HR Manager

Jamie the HR Manager

2022-02-2652:47

Hey everyone! Unfortunately, due to scheduling and COVID concerns, we haven't been able to get into the studio for a couple of weeks so Karl has had to improvise. We'll be back in studio soon, so thanks for bearing with us through these complications.This week, Karl speaks to Jamie (his wife) who is an HR manager. She shares her experience of working her way up the business world, corporate culture and the real truth about Human Resources.Want to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
The show had to take a week off due to Derek, the producer, being sick. Instead of a new episode, we are releasing Derek's appearance on the very last episode of Tell Karl Something. This was the appearance that started Derek and Karl on the journey of Curious Karl.Listen in as Karl learns all about the parts of the US Postal Service and mail delivery that people don't talk about.Want to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
Coriene the Empath

Coriene the Empath

2022-02-1248:01

This week on the podcast, Karl speaks to our first in studio guest! Coriene is a certified reiki therapist and co-owner of Healing House Energy Spa located in Plymouth, MN. Coriene joins Karl to discuss the problems in the current healthcare mentality, the importance of spiritual healing for humans, and the unspoken of causes of some of the issues that many of us face in modern times.To find out more about Coriene and her business - Healing House Energy Spa - visit them at their website https://healinghouseenergy.com or follow them on TikTok @hhenergyspaWant to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
Mimi The Writer

Mimi The Writer

2022-02-0547:13

This week on the podcast, Karl reconnects with an old friend, Mimi. Mimi is a creative writer turned software engineer turned technical writer. Karl and Mimi explore the world of writing, discuss the importance of storytelling to the world, and the curiosity that drives humans.Want to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
Tony the TV Guy

Tony the TV Guy

2022-01-2947:54

This week on the podcast, Karl speaks to Tony from Colorado. Tony works as a freelancer in TV production support for major sporting events. Karl learns the less glamorous side of television and gains a new respect for what it takes to make it happen.Want to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
Jake the Gamer

Jake the Gamer

2022-01-2243:57

This week on Curious Karl, we talk to Jake - owner of Tektite Games and creator of the Tactical Tech board game. Jake shares the experience of inventing a board game, entrepreneurship and the affect it can have on personal relationships.Learn more about Jake's game at his website get your own copy on Amazon today!Want to be a guest on Curious Karl? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form or email guest@curiouskarl.com and we'll work on getting you on the show. Everyone has a story, and Karl wants to hear yours.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/curiouskarl)
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