Kerouacs Cruising | Where Off-Grid Living Meets Soulful Awakening

Off-grid life. Spiritual growth. Honest stories from the road.Join international best-selling authors James & Cara Kerouac as they travel the U.S. with their dogs, sharing raw conversations about healing, presence, self-worth, and freedom.Through real talk, off-grid adventures, and soul-expanding interviews, Kerouacs Cruising invites you to wander freely, heal deeply, and live awake.✨ Off-grid living tips✨ Spiritual & emotional growth✨ Stories of awakening + aligned living✨ Guests who challenge the norm and break the moldNew episodes weekly—wherever the road takes us.

Kerouacs Cruising | Where Off-Grid Living Meets Soulful Awakening is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 119 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Kerouacs Cruising | Where Off-Grid Living Meets Soulful Awakening, a society show with 119 episodes published.

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  Episode #14

  Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks | Neuroplasticity and Epigenetics

  Aug 11, 202635 minS3

  We kick off a short series on the mindset shifts we've spent the last three years actually trying to live, starting with two ideas that quietly rewired how we think about ourselves: your brain isn't done changing at 25, and your genes aren't the fixed hand you were dealt. We also get into two more fringe ideas we've found genuinely compelling: a DNA experiment involving photons and a water crystal study. Along the way: a gratitude practice that actually works, and how Cara talks herself out of a body-image spiral. What You'll Hear in This Episode: Why "your brain is fully developed by 25" turned out to be wrong, and what neuroplasticity actually means The mouse study that changed how scientists think about genes: it's not just what you inherit, it's what gets switched on Why beating yourself up for falling off a new habit undoes more progress than the slip itself Two fringe science ideas we find genuinely compelling: a DNA-photon experiment and a water crystal study The placebo effect, and a real surgery study where sham operations worked as well as the real thing A simple gratitude practice, and why "realists" might just be pessimists with better branding How to start rewriting the story you tell yourself about your own body Resources and Mentions: Adult neuroplasticity / hippocampal neurogenesis: Eriksson et al., "Neurogenesis in the adult human hippocampus," Nature Medicine , 1998. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9809557/ The maternal care and gene expression study: Weaver et al., "Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior," Nature Neuroscience , 2004. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15220929/ The placebo surgery study: Moseley et al., "A Controlled Trial of Arthroscopic Surgery for Osteoarthritis of the Knee," New England Journal of Medicine , 2002. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa013259 The DNA phantom effect: Gariaev & Poponin's original writeup. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281411802_Investigation_of_the_fluctuation_dynamics_of_DNA_solutions_by_laser_correlation_spectroscopy The water crystal study: Masaru Emoto background. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335909571_The_experiments_of_Masaru_Emoto_with_emotional_imprinting_of_water Limitless by Jim Kwik (book recommendation) An open Invitation: This whole series exists because knowing this stuff is the easy part. Living like you believe it, every day, while plenty of the world still runs on the old story, is the actual work. That's the whole premise of The Reinvention Project. If any of this landed, come find us. https://thereinventionproject.podia.com/the-quiet-reinvention-workshop You're always welcome at our campfire. Find the blog , the video , socials , Ko-fi , and how to reach us , all linked

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  Episode #13

  Breaking Into Our Own Camper | Wildfire Smoke, a Lost Key, and Life in Idaho

  Aug 4, 202628 minS3

  We watched a wildfire grow from an airport parking lot. That was the calm part of the week. The truck is back with a brand new engine and 500 miles on it, and the drive to pick Cara up from the airport turned into watching a wildfire explode near Spokane in real time. Cara spent a week in Florida with cousins she hadn't really known since she was ten, and came home with a strange discovery about sleeping alone after years of never doing it. Two unrelated, unsolicited pieces of recognition landed back-to-back: a review from Tal Gur that brought Cara to tears, and a top-five ranking from Million Podcasts. And back in Idaho, a lost camper key turned into a full break-in operation, complete with a very confused security guard. What You'll Hear in This Episode: The truck's home with a brand new engine, and a shoutout to the mechanic who earned it Watching a wildfire grow from a Spokane airport parking lot, and the 600 structures and 50,000 evacuations that followed Cara's week in Florida with cousins she hasn't spent real time with since she was ten, and what she learned about herself sleeping alone Two unsolicited wins landing back to back: Tal Gur's review and the Million Podcasts top-five ranking James's week alone: elk hunt training, a hurt dog, and 42 miles of hiking Losing the only key to the camper's front door, and breaking back in with a screw gun while a security guard tried to make conversation The plan to start a mobile handyman business for the season, and why it beats relying on DoorDash alone Staying present when money gets tight, instead of spiraling into what the future might hold Resources and Mentions: High Caliber Automotive, Hayden, Idaho Spokane, Washington (wildfire) Kennedy Space Center, Florida Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho Tal Gur's review: https://elevatesociety.com/kerouacs-cruising-podcast-review/ Million Podcasts ranking: https://www.millionpodcasts.com/couple-travel-podcasts/ An open door: The stress of an unknown future is what actually steals today's joy, not the hard thing itself. That's not a one-time lesson; it's a practice, and it's the same practice The Reinvention Project is built around: staying present and regulated when the ground is genuinely uncertain, rather than white-knuckling through it. If any of this (the imposter feeling even with a glowing review in hand, the financial stress, wanting to stay present instead of spiraling) is landing with you, come find us. https://thereinventionproject.podia.com/the-quiet-reinvention-workshop However you found your way here, we're glad you did. The blog , the video, our socials , and how to reach us are all linked.

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  Episode #12

  The Engine Died, Dogs and All | Our Ram 2500's $14,000 Engine Replacement

  Jul 28, 202646 minS3

  The engine seized up in a stranger's parking lot. The dogs were still in the truck. Cara spent her 40th birthday week in Dallas with two friends she's had since school, Meow Wolf, paddleboarding, bungee fitness, and a concert full of the music that used to be theirs. Back in Idaho, James's quiet week alone with the dogs turned into a truck breakdown, a stranded afternoon, and a U-Haul rental. Then a wrong-address DoorDash order left them holding $200+ in groceries nobody asked for. This episode is the real-time proof of the mindset work they've been doing: not that hard things stop happening, but that the recovery gets faster. What You'll Hear in This Episode: Cara's 40th birthday girls' trip to Dallas James's truck dying mid-drive with the dogs inside Getting back into DoorDash to cover the gap Turning 40 with the family at Iron Pizza, and the baby going missing Learning to accept a generous gift without the guilt attached The breathing practice that got James through four hours of roadside crisis Resources and Mentions: Meow Wolf, Dallas, Texas The Fort Worth Stockyards Iron Pizza, Athol, Idaho The Reinvention Project is what they call their heart project, taking what they're actually living, in real time, and helping you build the confidence to live a life that's true to you too. This episode is that project in motion, not talked about but lived: a truck dying, a gift accepted instead of deflected, a breath taken instead of a spiral. If any part of this is landing, that's the invitation. We're glad you're here, however you found your way to us. The blog , the video , our socials , and how to reach us are all linked.

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  Episode #11

  Grow Out of Fun, Grow Old | Idaho Summer, Rock Climbing & Baby News

  Jul 21, 202629 minS3

  We gently told a friend that we didn't care what she thought about the water slide. We meant it. We're two and a half weeks into our Idaho summer, and it's already full. The paddleboards we bought back in Iowa finally got wet, we started rock climbing on a bolted route behind our son's house, and we watched our grandson fall completely in love with a battery-powered Little Blue Truck. But the thread that actually runs through this whole episode is permission. Somewhere between the water slides and the rock climbing, we landed on the same idea we keep landing on: most of us quietly stop having fun the second someone implies we're too old for it, and we're done doing that. We also crack the door open on something new: a mindset-shift series we've been sitting on for months. What You'll Hear in This Episode: Why we finally got to use the paddleboards we bought in Iowa, and the permit and life jacket rules nobody warns you about Sharpening our skills: rock climbing, and belaying on a bolted route behind our son's house, mossy holds and all Fourth of July, the 250th birthday of the United States, and watching fireworks with our grandson from the Overlook The mechanical marathon of repairing James's son's Toyota Sequoia, one sensor at a time Watching a two-year-old fall in love with a battery-powered Little Blue Truck and a camo rubber duck from Wall Drug Why we think most adults quietly give up on fun, and what we said to the friend who wouldn't go down the water slide What's coming this summer: solo trips for both of us, a 40th birthday in Dallas, Red Lodge, and grandbaby number two due in August A first look at the mindset-shift series we've been sitting on, and why the science behind it deserves more attention than it's getting Resources and Mentions: Kaniksu National Forest, Idaho (current camp) Lightning Creek, Idaho (favorite spot, reportedly flooded out over the winter) Beartooth Pass / Beartooth Mountains, Montana (original paddleboard destination) Sawtooth Mountains, near Ketchum, Idaho (possible scouting trip) Own the Day by Aubrey Marcus The Little Blue Truck book series Wall Drug, South Dakota Everything in this one keeps pointing back to the same idea: you can't build a different life with the same patterns of thinking that got you here. That's the whole premise behind The Reinvention Project. If the water slide thing, or the mindset thing, or just wanting more play in your own life is landing somewhere in you, come find us when you're ready. https://thereinventionproject.podia.com/the-quiet-reinvention-workshop However you found your way here, we're glad you did. The blog , the YouTube video , our socials , and how to reach us are all linked.

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  Episode #10

  I Didn't Want to See It | Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills

  Jul 14, 202646 minS3

  James handed Cara the keys. She hadn't driven in months. The tunnel was 8.9 feet wide. The truck with mirrors out is 8 feet. You can probably guess what happened next. (To watch the video version of this episode, go here: https://youtu.be/ds8J93h1c5E) This is our whirlwind recap of the last leg of the trip: from our two days in the Black Hills, through Mount Rushmore, across Montana, and into Idaho. We drive Needles Highway through Custer State Park (Cara drives, James films, nobody comes out of the tunnel unscathed), we end up at Mount Rushmore for the lighting ceremony we didn't know existed, we get called out at a day-use-only campsite in Montana, and we find one of the best $18 campsites of the whole trip completely by accident. Plus: the honest truth about what it felt like to actually stand in front of Mount Rushmore when we weren't sure we wanted to be there at all. What You'll Hear in This Episode: What actually happened in that 8.9-foot tunnel on Needles Highway, and what "holy bejeezus" sounds like when it's not planned Custer State Park: bison, deer, wildflowers, spire rock formations, and one of the most beautiful drives we've done The honest truth about Mount Rushmore: why we almost skipped it, what we actually felt standing there, and the reframe that changed how we saw it The nightly lighting ceremony we had no idea existed, and almost missed Montana: headwind, three miles per gallon, a motorcyclist who confirmed we weren't imagining it Thompson Falls State Park: $18, right on the Clark Fork River, one of the quiet wins of the whole trip The Missoula pizza vs mango addiction debate (both parties believe they are innocent) Resources and Mentions: Needles Highway, Custer State Park, South Dakota Bogus Jim Road dispersed camping, Black Hills (not to be confused with Real Jim Road 😅) Dockside Grill — beautiful location, great food, does not seat after 7:00 PM regardless of posted hours Mount Rushmore National Memorial — $10 to park, lighting ceremony every night, park open 24 hours Wind Cave National Park — book way in advance, tours from easy to crawling on hands and knees Hot Springs, South Dakota — mineral springs resort, on the list for next time Devil's Tower National Monument, northeastern Wyoming Sturgis, South Dakota — yes, that Sturgis Firehouse Brewery, Rapid City, South Dakota Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota Deadwood, South Dakota Homestake Lake Pass dispersed camping, between Bozeman and Butte, Montana — free, up to 14 days Thompson Falls State Park, Montana — $18, on the Clark Fork River Munson Creek trailhead rest area, Montana — day use only, sunrise to sunset, do not overnight Pie Hole Pizza, Missoula, Montana — 19-inch pizzas only, right downtown, worth the roundabout Natural Grocers, Missoula — for the mangoes Love's RV Park — easy pull-in, utilities, Wi-Fi, laundry, exactly what we needed This episode was recorded from our camp spot in Idaho. The video footage overlaying the audio on YouTube was captured throughout the Black Hills, Needles Highway, and Mount Rushmore portions of the trip. There's something about standing in front of something you've already decided how to feel about, and then feeling something completely different. That happened to us at Mount Rushmore. If that kind of honest reckoning with your own assumptions is something you're doing right now, in your own life and your own story, The Reinvention Project is where we go deeper. Come find us when you're ready. https://thereinventionproject.podia.com/the-quiet-reinvention-workshop You're always welcome at our campfire. The blog , the YouTube show , social , Ko-fi , and how to reach us are all linked. However you choose to be here, thank you. 💚🩷

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