Podcast Episodes

If Your Heart Beats Like a Hammer, Find a Nail

Today I read a piece of my writing triggered by Justin Hawkins, frontman of The Darkness, describing a certain type of drummer as a "shed builder." I…

6 months, 1 week ago

The Taste of Yuck: An Incomplete Oral History

Komodo dragons have an 'iron' coating on their teeth, protecting them and keeping 'em sharp. In today's episode, I make a connection between the idea…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Take a hike

In a time of doomscrolling and constant distraction via the rectangles in our hands and the insanity of the churning of content butter it is ever mor…

7 months, 1 week ago

Prime time in the time of Primus

On a warm night in Santa Cruz, California, I entered the Quarry Amphitheater at UCSC to watch one of my favorite bands, Primus, play as part of the “…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Book of Hurt, Now Available at your Local Library

Do the things that hurt us shape us? Should we try to forget or rewrite the hurt found in our personal histories so that it doesn’t continue to hurt …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

"Hello, You Have Reached the Plug and Play Connection Hotline"

Can we be taught how to connect with art, be it a painting, music, writing, or whatever? Let’s talk about it. 

LA Story “looking at art” scene: 
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8 months, 1 week ago

Resurrect Yourself Before you Wreck Yourself

Every day is a new day. An opportunity to hit the reset button on ourselves and be different than we were the day before. Let's talk about it!

Bonus l…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Appetite for Disruption

When things aren't sticking - when you're not breaking through - it can be tempting to try what others are doing. No! Don't be same same. Be you you.…

9 months ago

The bird who must be aubade

An aubade is a parting song, often sung at dawn as lovers farewell. This idea of singing our loves away was the inspiration for this episode, where t…

9 months, 1 week ago

The Steps in Between

Just like the 400 meter hurdles, you cannot complete a creative project without completing the steps in between. 

The Intelligencier article I referen…

9 months, 2 weeks ago