The Good Rascals Podcast

The Good Rascals

Kevin Del Principe
The Good Rascals is a podcast about outsiders who care and dare to reimagine the world. Many people feel as though they don't fit in. Some take that feeling and turn it into passion and constructive change. Artists, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, as well as all sorts of outsider people where titles don't quite suit them, are interviewed by host Kevin Del Principe about why they identify as outsiders and how they have turned that energy into changing the world for the better.
Ep 9 Jon Hornyak - Finding Freedom and People to Show the Way
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews his friend and neighbor Jon Hornyak (musician, entrepreneur, Sr. Executive Director of the Memphis Chapter at the Recording Academy). Jon explains the importance of mentorship in his multi-faceted music career, and how the Recording Academy now has mentorship programs. He also shares how Memphis provided him creative freedom as well as people who showed him the way along his music and business journey.
Apr 19, 2021
38 min
Ep 8 Gerry Trentham - Body Awareness and the Benefit of Being Taken Down to Zero
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews his friend Gerry Trentham (dancer, choreographer, Artistic Director of pounds per square inch performance, teacher). Gerry shares how increasing body awareness allows for a greater sense of both pleasure and pain. He also chats about how certain questions can bring a person to zero, but at that place there is a hidden spine that can be discovered.
Apr 11, 2021
41 min
Ep 7 Ellen Rolfes - Adversity is a Gift: Being in It but Not of It
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews his friend and neighbor Ellen Rolfes (entrepreneur, storyteller, philanthropy strategist). Ellen shares how listening to her inner voice has guided her own story and allowed her to help others tell their stories too. Rather than perceived burdens, Ellen details how adversity and fears can be tremendous gifts that can lead to new possibilities.
Mar 28, 2021
45 min
Ep 6 Jim Thurston - Mutual Respect, Gratitude, and Being Good Not Knowing Everything
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe interviews his long-time friend Jim Thurston (carpenter, creative, co-owner of CWT Builders, farmer) about what qualities allow a friendship to endure. Jim and Kevin talk about their college days and discover a new gratitude for the difficulties they experienced and also those mentors who saw them through.
Mar 8, 2021
47 min
Ep 5 Derek Diamond - Reciprocity, Resiliency, and Relatability
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe chats with Derek Diamond (podcast host and filmmaker) about why Derek first created his podcast and how his rationale has evolved over time. Derek explains how sharing one's own stories about overcoming adversity can help others foster their own resiliency. Check out Derek's podcast for great film and TV content and interviews with industry creatives at The Derek Diamond Experience.
Mar 2, 2021
44 min
Ep 4 Keith Del Principe - Passion, Planting Seeds, and Passing the Torch
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe talks with his brother Keith Del Principe (artist, ecologist and animator) about how Keith developed a meditative practice to rewire his mind and better connect to his body in order to create art and pursue a "greatness" that he says is inside all of us. Along with his partner, bekky O'Neil, Keith is the owner of Cardboard Reality, a permaculture farm, boutique shop, and animation studio.
Feb 22, 2021
39 min
Ep 3 David Ngo - Living in a Sliver
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe chats with his good friend David Ngo (writer, filmmaker, college teacher, and podcast host of the Best Story I Never Told) about David feeling like an outsider growing up and how that feeling has continued even today. David shares about living in between multiple worlds/cultures, and how he has learned the importance of deep listening, communication, and creating space for people to share their stories through creating his podcast.
Jan 19, 2021
46 min
Ep 2 Jared Hernandez - Having Diverse Interests and a Little Bit of Grace
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe chats with Jared Hernandez (writer, musician, visual artist) about having diverse creative passions. Kevin also chats with Jared about his feeling a little on the outside of a church experience as a teenager and young man, and how it taught him to give people a little bit of grace.
Jan 5, 2021
40 min
Ep 1 Nikki Del Principe - Holding Tensions: Santa, No Santa, and Finding Poetic Spirituality
The Good Rascals host Kevin Del Principe chats with Nikki Del Principe (writer, producer, actor) about her experience feeling like an outsider growing up and how that has propelled her to reframe old institutions as well as create new institutions to foster constructive meaning for herself and others.
Dec 16, 2020
42 min