Topics IncludeSlowing down, maybePedantic inaccuracies Strong writing and strong podcastingMaking a personal podcastThe hallway trackAround The WebYou can also find me on my site, Twitter, and Twitch

S1:E10 - What Was I Talking About?

Dec 29th, 2021 11m 49s

Topics IncludeMemory issuesGetting source materialTalking in tangentsLow grade fear Getting started with the mechanical partsCreative momentum after then mechanical startGetting the figures movingAround The WebYou can also find me on my site, T

S1:E9 (Aftershow)

Dec 29th, 2021 8m 46s

Topics Include:Cutting the likesLike and Loath vs Love and HateSelf-discovery through podcastingCompounding guilt about not doing a thingStop saying "stop feeling guilty"Available mental modelsLooking for languageAround The Web:You can also fin

S1:E9 Umms In The Audio

Dec 29th, 2021 7m 14s

Topics IncludeAudio Audio vs Video AudioThe daunting tower of existing workAnne Lamott's Bird By Bird (pdf)Looking for the parts instead of the wholeCommitting to the creative work when the energy is thereDoing the non-creative work to make th

S1:E8 (Aftershow)

Nov 23rd, 2021 2m 2s

Topics IncludePondering the difference between the episode and the aftershowConversation vs pontificationI was going to say something else, but....Wow, this one was short, but that's just fineAround The Web:You can also find me on my site, Twit

S1:E8 I'm A Tic Toker Now

Nov 23rd, 2021 6m 2s

Topics IncludeDoing the first oneGetting stuck over-thinking the first oneConsidering the energy to do creative worksKeeping it simple and actually doing the first oneThe visible barriers to getting startedThe invisible barrier to getting start

S1:E7 (Aftershow)

Nov 19th, 2021 11m

Topics Include:1-800-273-8255 - The National Suicide Prevention LifelineContinuing the story of the music that saved my lifeBreaking down and going into the hospital for a second timeThe door to the psych wardThinking I was going to be curedSli

S1:E7 - The Songs That Saved My Life

Nov 19th, 2021 19m 15s

Topics IncludeTrigger/Content warning for suicidal ideation, planning, and attemptA surprise announcementMy Uplifting (Suicide Prevention) PlaylistTrying (and failing) to describe depressionMy downward spiralMy suicidal planningRationalizing aw

S1:E6 (Aftershow)

Nov 17th, 2021 7m 25s

Topics Include: You're in or you're outThe Work In Public and The Work In ProgressWe should review the old ideasDoing creative work without fear of being eaten by a bearDecisive language and commitmentKind of an abrupt end to this one. I'll tal

S1:E6 - Meta Editing

Nov 17th, 2021 10m 6s

Topics Include:Removing the ummsEvolving into editingPutting in the work after the workScared as a component of braveryWork in progress as a shieldAround The Web:You can also find me on my site, Twitter, and Twitch

S1:E5 (Aftershow)

Nov 15th, 2021 8m 40s

Topics Include:Procrastination is new to me, maybe?Learning to live without manic energyExperimental poking at the brainEarbuds in a dark roomThe invisible weight of stressAround The Web:You can also find me on my site, Twitter, and Twitch

S1:E5 - In Which I Almost Lose My House

Nov 15th, 2021 10m 3s

Topics Include:Vulnerability in general and in public How I almost lost my houseThe memory hole of depressionThe uncomfortable parts of artAround The Web:You can also find me on my site, Twitter, and Twitch

S1:E4 (Aftershow)

Nov 13th, 2021 3m 25s

Topics Include:Pushing to make a podcast as part of the practiceHosting the podcast myself to maintain controlDead page for Cory Doctorow's My Blog, My Outboard BrainLive page for Cory Doctorow's My Blog, My Outboard BrainAround The Web:You can

S1:E4 - Practice In Isolation

Nov 13th, 2021 13m 59s

Topics Include:Perfect is the enemy of doneI only read the synopsis and haven't listened to it yet, but this is the Gary Vee podcast episode Why You Need to STOP Judging Your Content so MuchPutting in the practiceOn Writing: A Memoir of the Cra

S1:E3 (Aftershow)

Nov 11th, 2021 3m 26s

Short aftershow on this one. Topics Include:General Content/Trigger Warning - occasionally, there will be talk of suicide and suicidal ideationRepetition is a thingMeta-Repetition is a thingThe Ryan Reynolds Will Ferrell TikTokAround The Web:Yo

S1:E3 - My Three Brains

Nov 11th, 2021 19m 27s

Topics Include:Having a Tweet go viralThe tweet itself: I'm "still afraid to use spaces in file names" years oldI try to explain the joke to non-technical folks... Not sure I did a great job of thatThe three different versions of me (and my bra

S1:E2 (Aftershow)

Nov 8th, 2021 6m 28s

Topics Include:Our relationshipTime traveling through contentDisinterest in monetizationAround The Web:You can also find me on my site, Twitter, and Twitch

S1:E2 - Changing The Intro

Nov 8th, 2021 19m 57s

Topics Include:The history of the intro and changing it upWorking in publicA brief mention of Digital GardensThe Workshop and The WoodshedCleaning the blogConsidering an audio bumper intro (which retroactively ended up being music queues)Consid

S1:E1 (Aftershow)

Nov 7th, 2021 8m 57s

Welcome to the show after the show!After I finished an episode I usually leave the mic on and keep going for a while. A kind of reset and review and wind down and maybe some context. This is the first one of those. Offered for your entertainmen

S1:E1 - Obligatory Intro Meta Talk

Nov 7th, 2021 8m 51s

Hello, hello! I'm Alan and this is the kick off episode of my podcast... kinda. I've actually been recording for years, but never posted anything. Those episodes will make an appearance eventually, but for now, we're starting fresh. Today's Top

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