The Blue Collar Buddha Podcast
The Blue Collar Buddha Podcast
Podcast Description
This podcast wasn’t created to inspire, not in the ways that you’re accustomed to. It was created to stay sane. There’s no fake “rah-rah”, “the world is all rainbows and unicorns” or “affirm your way to happiness” chit-chat; this is real talk for the real world.
I’m Chase Murphy. I didn’t launch this to coach, teach, or trend or tell you what you want to hear—I turned on the mic because, what I saw around me, was a bunch of people talking a lot and yet, not talking about the world that I and so many others contend with on a day-to-day basis. And that noise is what inspired me to speak up and out.
I am, in no way, for everyone. I don’t do “soft touch” or ”oh gee, I burned the muffins”. This is adult-talk, about adult life and all the stuff that goes with it.
You’ll hear about death. About life. About identity, marriage, cancer, doubt, rage, hope, shame, grief, lust, aging, and the everyday battles that people try to spiritualize, monetize, or just flat-out lie about. I don’t do that.
I don’t have all the answers and I don’t act like I do.
This isn’t therapy. It’s not coaching. And it sure as hell isn’t “personal development.”
It’s all about the raw self-concept, survival storytelling, and full-spectrum expression—with nothing held back.
Expect strong language. Unapologetic opinions. Moments of brutal honesty.
If you’re looking for a safe space, a morning mantra, or a 10-step feels-good-in-tummy plan, keep walking. This ain’t that place.
But if you’re tired of being lied to, and many even a tad tired of lying to yourself…
If you’re trying to find your voice under the crap that everyone else says is “truth”…
If you want something that’s grounded, grown, and brutally present…
You’re in the right place.
This is The Blue Collar Buddha.
And it’s the conversation you didn’t know you needed—but were already having anyway.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast discusses heavy topics related to real life, including death, identity, marriage, shame, grief, and the struggles that come with everyday existence. Episodes like The Moments After delve into post-intimacy emotions, and Off-Script addresses toxic self-talk, offering listeners a space where truth prevails over typical coaching rhetoric.
I didn’t start this to coach, teach, trend, or tell you what you want to hear. I turned on the mic because I was surrounded by people talking… but nobody was actually saying anything real about the life I—and a lot of others—were, are, living.
You’ll notice two names for the podcast as you listen to the episodes in due time. The Real Empowered Self came first. The Blue Collar Buddha was born during Sharon’s cancer treatments. Both are me. Both are real. The story of why explains itself if you listen long enough.
So this is that conversation.
No “rah-rah.”
No “everything happens for a reason.”
No affirm-your-way-out-of-reality bullshit.
This is adult talk about adult life.
Death.
Marriage.
Cancer.
Identity.
Rage.
Grief.
Shame.
Hope.
Lust.
Aging.
The quiet shit people feel but don’t say (at least, not out loud).
I don’t have all the answers—and I don’t pretend to.
This isn’t therapy.
It’s not coaching.
And it’s sure as hell not “personal development.”
This is raw “self-concept.”
Real-time honesty.
Figuring shit out by actually saying it the fuck out loud.
Out. Loud.
Expect strong language.
Unfiltered opinions.
Moments that might hit harder than you expected.
If you want comfort, mantras, or a 10-step plan to feel better—keep walking.
But if you’re tired of being lied to…
and maybe a little tired of lying to yourself…
If you’re trying to hear your own voice underneath all the noise…
You’re in the right place.
This is The Blue Collar Buddha.
It’s the conversation you didn’t know you needed—but were already having anyway.
If you’ve been through the books, the teachers, the affirmations, and you’re still asking yourself “what’s wrong with me”—this episode is where we start.
No resume.
No polished intro.
Just me telling you who I am, what I believe, and the one thing every episode will circle back to: you are the source of your world. Not some “woo-woo” shit wherein you “manifest” your perfect world, rather, this is real talk about accountability and a willingness to not blow smoke up your own ass.
If that pisses you off or sounds like more guru bullshit talk, I get it.
But if something in you just leaned forward, I’ve got a free workbook that picks up where this episode leaves off.
No email required.
No catch.
Go to our website, read what’s there, and grab it.
If it doesn’t land, close it and move on.
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