Brittany Howard is back with an incredible feeling, sounding, and thought-provoking record, What Now. She’s been going through some stuff since she started working on this in 2020. The title track and video will get you moving, thinking, and feeling (I’ll post it below), but the song “Samson” is the one I’ve been most gripped … Continue reading Sunday Music: Brittany Howard’s “Samson”
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Podcast Of The Week: Outputs > Outcomes (Chris Distefano Edition)
Mike Birbiglia asked a comedy club manager for an example of a comedian who wasn’t funny at all when they started, but now is famous for being funny. She answered quickly and without hesitation, “Chris Distefano.” She said he wasn’t funny at all when he started, but now is funny “times a million.” When he … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Outputs > Outcomes (Chris Distefano Edition)
What A $5 Shake Can Teach You About Coaching
Empathy is asking “What’s going on beneath the surface with this person?” Not answering it. Just asking it. Being open to finding the answer. Letting that be the starting point. In Pulp Fiction, when Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) pull up to to Jack Rabbit Slims, it’s on the grounds that … Continue reading What A $5 Shake Can Teach You About Coaching
My Favorite Movie Quote (A Gut Reaction That Surprised Me)
I was doing an interview that had a set of rapid-fire questions at the end. I had a list of questions to prepare with. I just didn’t realize they were examples and not the real questions. Oops. Nothing like panic-pressure in the moment to unlock the deepest recesses of your brain. Amidst “favorite food” and … Continue reading My Favorite Movie Quote (A Gut Reaction That Surprised Me)
The Time Joey Ramone And His Mom Went On Geraldo
I should save this for Mother’s Day, but I just can’t. In a segment titled “Heavy Metal Moms” (I know, I know, just sigh it out and keep going), Geraldo asks questions to Charlotte Lesher, Joey Ramone’s mom, about songs like “Beat On The Brat.” Pause for a second and ask yourself - what do … Continue reading The Time Joey Ramone And His Mom Went On Geraldo
How To Be A Team Player: Stevie Wonder Edition
Stevie Wonder’s role in Netflix’s The Greatest Night in Pop documentary is as a secondary artist. He didn’t write the song. Yes, he’s a featured soloist, but a relatively minor one. And for all I knew before and after watching the documentary the first time, he’s just another pop star who was “there.” But then … Continue reading How To Be A Team Player: Stevie Wonder Edition
Sunday Music: Rationalizing Glitterer’s “Rationale” (While Absolutely Loving This Record)
Seeing Glitterer live in the leadup to this release - I’ve been really excited for it. You know when you can see growth, as an iteration on the past without reiterating the past? That was the vibe. There’s no Title Fight rehashing here, but there is a band again, and most importantly - there’s the … Continue reading Sunday Music: Rationalizing Glitterer’s “Rationale” (While Absolutely Loving This Record)
Best Self Vs. Favorite Self
There’s a difference between your best self and your favorite self. (Hold back the vomit - I want to puke even typing these words, but the points below were pretty profound to me, so if I can do it, so can you) Your “best self” is a social construct. It’s your best life by society’s … Continue reading Best Self Vs. Favorite Self
Perform In Front Of Your Peers
Netflix’s The Greatest Night in Pop documentary tells a story I’ve been amazed (obsessed? utterly fascinated with?!) for years. On a single night in 1985, the biggest pop artists in the world - from Michael Jackson to Bob Dylan to Cyndi Lauper + MORE, recorded the hit song, “We Are the World.” The documentary tells … Continue reading Perform In Front Of Your Peers
How Emotions Are Made
You have an emotion factory in your head. Emotions aren’t the raw material. They’re not even the end product. But they are manufactured along the way. Once you know they’re just one stop in a workflow, you can start to appreciate all of the mini-connections and feedback loops concurrently networking. All within your factory. (That … Continue reading How Emotions Are Made