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16 conversations across 2 seasons. Each one has show notes, timestamped topics and the full transcript. Search finds what was said, not just the titles.
16 episodes
S2 · E13Taylor Ri'chard · 1:07:40
Making Movies for Legacy, Leaving Corporate & Cultural Influence
Recorded remotely a few weeks before the release of his second feature, Hallowed Be Thy Name, this conversation with Taylor Ri'chard starts with the title's roots in the Lord's Prayer, the story of a...
S2 · E12Jason Patrick Gallit · 2:15:54
Geek Culture, Podcast Foundations & Constructive Criticism
Jason Patrick Gallit, who goes by JPG, calls himself a pop culture critic and geek educator, a label that grew out of student teaching, where he used comic books and Dungeons and Dragons dice...
S2 · E11Matt Rasamoto aka DRPUNCHMAN · 2:30:14
AR, Ownership Mentality & How BOTS Rule the Internet
Recorded live at 5 a.m., this long conversation opens with Matt Rasamoto's augmented reality work: image recognition in the style of Blippar, a face-reactive TV concept he worked on for DirecTV, and...
S2 · E10Liberty V Justice · 1:10:29
Fear Is Home To Poverty, Living In The Moment & Owning Your Life
Liberty V Justice joins ZADAN on a clock, with a bus to catch, and spends the time making the case that action beats belief. She talks openly about three and a half years without a home, why she...
S2 · E9Reinhardt Kenneth · 1:30:34
Traveling Photography, Gypsy Lifestyle & Embracing Your Journey
Reinhardt Kenneth explains how a teenage crisis over whether to be an artist, plus hours on Tumblr, led him to photography at 14 and to Vogue Italia's website a year later. He and ZADAN talk about...
S2 · E8
Episode removed at the guest's request
S2 · E7Mason Greer · 1:28:39
Making Films (On & Off Camera) and The Laws of Attraction
Mason Greer had just returned from assistant directing Fear Farm, a horror comedy shot in 10 days with no prep around Davis and Sacramento, when he sat down with ZADAN. He describes the cold, wet...
S2 · E6Anirhudha Agnihotry · 1:37:15
Helping People Smile, Moving Countries & Digital Distribution
Anirhudha Agnihotry, who goes by Anir, opens by explaining why he lets people try his full name. ZADAN then describes crashing his Boosted board when two cyclists stopped to fight on the sidewalk in...
S2 · E5Nicholas Lehman · 2:03:29
Where Do We Come From, Religion in Society & Spiritual Enlightenment
Nicholas Lehman and ZADAN start with remote work and where transportation is heading, from Elon Musk's tunnels to a Tesla that drives for Uber while its owner is at the office. That turns into origin...
S2 · E4Molly Trotter · 2:04:33
The Power of Social Media, Network Marketing, and Living For You
Molly Trotter spent about five years as a TV news reporter and anchor before leaving to become what she calls a problem solver, offering nutrition and fitness plans, social media branding, life...
S2 · E3Alex Shields · 1:47:36
Overwatch, Live-Stream Gaming, and Life On The Spectrum
Alex Shields streams Overwatch on YouTube as Wining777, which is where he and ZADAN first met, and this conversation runs live on his stream. A D.Va main stuck in Bronze, he blames smurf accounts,...
S2 · E2Kristin Leeson · 1:48:54
Growing Your Passion From Page to Product
Kristin Leeson runs industrial embroidery machines at a small uniform store and designs fashion on the side, selling stickers through her Etsy shop, KIL Designs, and a Redbubble store. She walks...
S2 · E1Jenna Monaco · 2:31:16
Sparking Your Intentions, and Creating Messy Action
Jenna Monaco, the Bay Area creator behind the Spark Intentions podcast and the Messy Bun, Messy Action brand, sits down with ZADAN in Los Angeles. The first half is a long talk about purpose: why...
S1 · E4Wisith Jiengwattana · 1:53:06
Maintaining Your Daily Physical & Mental Health
Wisith Jiengwattana, a distributor for an all-natural mental wellness products company a friend started in Orange County, explains how he got there. He moved from Thailand to Los Angeles with his...
S1 · E3Alex Ellsworth · 2:02:16
Composing Music for VR Experiences & Music as a Support System
Alex Ellsworth, a Los Angeles composer, sits down with ZADAN to talk about writing music for VR, film and games. Alex explains how meeting a motion capture technician on the networking app Shapr...
S1 · E2Steven Lopez · 1:40:34
Gentrification in Real Estate
Steven Lopez, a realtor working in Highland Park and the rest of Northeast Los Angeles where he grew up, describes how the area went from boarded-up storefronts to bars, galleries and a restored...
S1 · E1Jace Galloway · 2:49:58
Decentralization of Information & Technological Advances
Jace Galloway traces his Library of Consciousness project back to his own schooling: No Child Left Behind, a top-down learning style, and three years of high school in which he says he attended about...
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