01:48 – Robo Brogan kicks off the podcast, they talk about GCP staying remote for now, and give props to Union Club. Justin talks about AOL chat rooms back in the day, the variety of available chat rooms, and their discord rules. He talks about the different Discord channels GCP has, the special Patrons channel, and when the next Unleashed at the Stadium Bowl is happening. He shares information about the Help Save The Peace Bus GoFundMe, the great things Kwabi had done for the community, and they discuss plans for future guests.

19:40 – Justin talks of plans for enjoying food from Southern Kitchen in Tacoma, they make plans to have another podcast with Billy, and Justin talks about using CBD for his back pain. Scott talks about the rules of working in an open office, Justin expresses his want to work from home, and his ability to listen to two different things at once. Justin talks about how his wife has helped him understand how he interacts with humans, his membership to Urban Float, and the benefits of doing the sauna before the float.

36:15 – Scott talks about owning a float center, they talk about the mugs each bought to support Cosmic Bottles, and they jump into Scott Topics. They talk about the first pig-to-human heart transplant that has been done, the controversy over the person that the scientists chose for the transplant, and discuss if they would prefer that over a mechanical heart. They talk about the first time drones were used in the military, the recent sunny day in Tacoma, and Justin talks about his recent hike.

58:18 – Justin talks about seeing Fort Nisqually at Point Defiance, Scott encourages him to volunteer there, and they talk about the history of Never Never Land at Point Defiance back in the day. They look through old pictures of Never Never Land, Justin talks about the amount of money that was spent when items from there were auctioned off, and new t-shirts they have for the Patrons.

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Links:

• Fundraiser by Sophia Baye : Help Save The Peace Bus — The engine of The Peace Bus took a turn for the worst today. Sadly, it seems the engine is beyond repair.
• Southern Kitchen — Hello Southern Kitchen Family! We hope you are all doing well. We are now open at full capacity.
• BJolly Lotion — At BJolly Lotion we make custom CBD ointment for help with aches and pains to get people feeling jolly. I
• First pig-to-human heart transplant: what can scientists learn? — Researchers hope that a person who has so far lived for a week with a genetically modified pig heart will provide a trove of data on the possibilities of xenotransplantation.

01:28 – Justin thanks listeners for tuning in, gives information on how they can tune in while GCP records, and Brogan talks about his hot dog adventures. He shares that hot dogs are exempt for all forms of food control in Washington State, they ponder on why that is, and the hiccups that have come up in serving food since Convid. Justin suggests types of hot dogs Brogan should make, Brogan mentions that the open date for the bottle shop are still on track for November/December, and Justin shares where he is at with the garage makeover.

20:40 – Justin shares his new love of fixing up his house, they dive into their reviews of the Garfield Halloween Special, and Jeff comments on how watching Garfield that played the classic commercials gave him a chance to reflect on yesteryear. Brogan talks about his old business, Wizards Keep Games, getting broken into, and Jeff gives his analysis of the show. Scott talks about riding a ferry for the first time since living in the PNW, sites of the ride, and they give a shout out to their listener that recently visited the PNW.

42:53 – They talk about good Halloween movies to watch, Jeff shares his favorite Halloween cartoons, and Scott talks about his love of Zombie movies. They pick the movie to watch and review on next weeks show, other things they have been watching on Netflix, and plans to go ax throwing. Jeff talks about ninja star throwing as a kid in the 80’s, Brogan talks about his dad buying ninja stars for him, and Scott shares learning nunchakus in his 30’s. The talk about one of Streetbeefs latest fights, future BBQ plans, and they talk some smack about Justin as he steps away to check his BBQ.

60:00 – Brogan searched for places to float in Renton, reads customers reviews of the newest location there, and dives into the “Old Man’s Problems” hour. The guys try and convince Brogan to float, Justin talks about playing Whirlyball, and they talk about Flatsticks’ plans to open in Tacoma. Brogan talks about the side effects of his blood pressure medicine, Justin suggests he learns Yoga, and they close out this episode opening the conversation up to the Peanut Gallery.

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• Wizards Keep Games
• Garfield's Halloween Adventure
• Axe Kickers Seattle
• The Grit City Podcast: Streetball Supe
• What is Whirlyball? — Whirlyball is a team sport that combines elements of basketball and jai alai with players riding Whirlybugs, small electric vehicles similar to bumper cars.
• Pretty Gritty Tours - Chris Staudinger on GCP

01:57 – Justin welcomes listeners to the episode, recommends listeners catch the Gremlins episode if they haven’t yet, and Scott talks about the YouTube Channel Stop a Douchebag located in Russia. Justin introduces Deane from Summit Hypnosis Northwest and Jessie from Urban Float, and Deane explains what services Summit Hypnosis provides. Jessie talks about what got him into floating, Scott also talks about what got him into floating, and Jessie explains the floating experience itself.

12:19 – Michelle talks about her tank experience, what it was like to have Deane present during the float to help her reset, and Jessie explains how him and Deane came together to combine hypnotism and floating. Deane explains that hypnosis is really always self-hypnosis, how they ended up doing the hypnosis during the float, and Deane shares what providing hypnosis was like during the floats. Michelle further explains the process of the float and hypnosis experience, what it was like to go through the visualization of the seasons, and Jessie shares that Deane will soon be providing Urban Float with visualization tracks that floaters can use during their float.

26:29 – Jessie shares what a float tank is and what is inside of it, Justin tells listeners where people can find each of them on social media, and Michelle talks about the benefit of having a place to relax post float. Justin talks about how great it has been to see the new businesses come up in University Place, they recommend people to eat post floating vs before, and the different sounds from your body that has been heard while in the tank. Michelle talks about the trigger points in the bodies muscles, Justin shares the other participants’ review of the hypnosis float, and Deane talks about how great it is to help people get out of their mind and focus on the moment.

42:46 – Justin talks on the importance of getting his daily early morning resets, Jessie shares what they are doing with athletic teams, and Scott explains how floating is great for recovery. Jessie comments on famous teams and athletes that float, Justin talks on how the tank could help with his personal anxiety, and Jessie talks about the benefits floating has also for people that have PTSD. Scott shares on the Float for Fibromyalgia Day, how the spine can stretch up to an inch in the tank, and Justin closes out with how listeners can find Deane and Jessie online.

Thank you to both Deane and Jessie for coming in to talk about this new cutting edge idea of hypno floating!

Special Guests: Deane Benninghoven and Jessie Puryear.

Sponsored By:

• The Union Club: The Union Club is a coworking space contributing to Tacoma's growing artistic and entrepreneurial communities. It combines a maker studio, event hall, and office coworking space, in a 15,000 square foot historic building in downtown Tacoma, Washington.

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Links:

• Summit Hypnosis
• Float Therapy for Fibromyalgia, “A Miracle”
• Urban Float - University Place — Urban Float University Place is located in the heart of University Place on the south end of Tacoma, WA.
• Urban Float on Facebook