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Blind Buy, Fragrance Roulette, L’Eau Revee | 👃🏻 Scents & Sensibility

Ever fallen down a fragrance review rabbit hole and ended up… with a full bottle at your door? Same. In this video, I share my scent story about blind buying Leau Revel by d’hubert after reading rave reviews on Fragrantica. Why? Because many said it reminded them of Geranium Pour Monsieur by Frederic Malle—a scent I’ve sampled, swooned over, …

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When Your Religious Family Calls Abandonment ‘Love’ | 🍬 Soul Snack

What happens when you finally start telling the truth—and the people who claimed to unconditionally love you suddenly disappear? In this raw and unfiltered episode, Paul Cram shares his deeply personal story of family estrangement, the quiet grief of being unseen, and the heartbreak of showing up for people who never bothered to know him …

What to Do With Life’s Lemons? | 🌀 Timeline Cleansers

Every era gets its lemons. What matters is what we make out of them—art, rest, rebellion, or really good cocktails. Make lemonade. Make something. Just don’t go to seed. 🍹 https://paulcramactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/lemons.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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The Leg Infection I Ignored to Be ‘Easy to Work With’ on a Horror Movie | 🎥 Behind-The-Scenes

A cautionary tale of people-pleasing, pride, and a very bad leg. ⚠️ TW: Medical gore / surgical ickiness ahead.🎥 Film: The Soviet Sleep Experiment🩵 Starring: One very committed actor and his full-leg bruise Method Acting or Medical Malpractice? You Decide.Actors do dumb things in the name of “the craft.” Exhibit A: Me. While filming The Soviet Sleep Experiment, I had …

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How ‘Silly’ Questions Made Space for Sacred Queer Joy | 🍬 Soul Snack

In this first episode of Soft Weird, Paul Cram’s fifth season of podcasting, Paul kicks things off with a splash — literally. Set at a backyard “Pride in July” party complete with three inflatable pools, rainbow decor, and a bonfire, Paul reflects on how joining queer sports leagues like Stonewall Dodgeball and Kickball has led …

Pet Peeve: People Asking “What Are You Doing?” Without Saying They Want Something First

“What are you doing right now?” is one of the questions that Paul Cram seems get really irked about. Listen and watch as he talks about this as well as marketing that doesn’t match the product in the Minnesota author’s book “Starvation” and the film “Contract Killers” https://paulcramactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IPC-001.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

A Pet Peeve When People Ask “What Are You Doing?” – Related to Saying “No”

“What are you doing right now?” is one of the questions that Paul Cram seems get really irked about. Listen and watch as he talks about this as well as marketing that doesn’t match the product in the Minnesota author’s book “Starvation” and the film “Contract Killers” https://paulcramactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IPC-001.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

“Blood and Water” Heartbreaking Coming-of-Age Love Story Between 2 Young Men

Magical Realism, Coming-of-Age. Runtime 42 minutes. Free. When two friends find that one of them has a very unique ability, they grapple with what they both mean to each other and struggle with the outcome. https://paulcramactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/blood-and-water-289.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Harvester Dreams

Sure, civilization has learned to cast off a lot of what living on Earth meant, but political infighting sure wasn’t something we left behind… and the machines seem to know something about it… Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash https://paulcramactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/harvester-dreams.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download