Today’s guest and her team’s most recent book project is truly emotional and inspiring. As always, this episode is not sponsored, however I do want to disclose that I received an advance copy of the book and after experiencing it, I absolutely had to chat with our guest about the incredible technology, typography, and hope behind this project. In this conversation, you’ll hear from Rachel Arthur, Founder and Editor of boom saloon , “an independent publisher dedicated to democ

I read a book a few months ago called Making Time: A New Vision for Crafting a Life Beyond Productivity. It stirred something up inside of me in the best way possible. I felt like the author, Maria Bowler, was speaking directly to me.  So I reached out to Maria to see if she'd be interested in chatting about her book, and I was thrilled that she said yes. In this conversation, Maria and I dive deep into the world of problematic ideas around productivity, the ways in which the

A few months ago I received a lovely email from a listener. It was the kind of unexpected, heartfelt, and generous note that means the world when I spend hours making this podcast, talking into the void and not knowing how (and even if!) messages are being received. I’ve grabbed a few different bits from the email, but the email sounded something like this: I just wanted to reach out and say a huge THANK YOU for producing such a fantastic podcast!!!! I stumbled across it last

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Happy Friday and welcome to a thought-provoking and potentially paradigm-shifting conversation with James McCrae , author, poet, and...

Today we have the one, the only, Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. , an American printer and book artist who has been puttin’ ink on paper since...

Today is a great day! You’ll meet one of my best friends, Eden Kim (or you might already know her… I’m convinced that she’s the most...

I have a special treat for everyone today! I’m chatting with Olympian and author, Micha Powell , about the process for writing and...

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What do Pumpkin spice, coffins and leprechauns have in common? Johnny Cupcakes, of course! And I have the man himself with me today. Why...

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Inspiration is a mysterious, elusive and perhaps even divine interconnectedness between everyone and everything. Communication, both...

It was a really neat experience getting to speak at PodCamp 2023. I respect this small-in-size, large-in-stature, annual meeting of the...

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Stories connect us, they inspire us, they communicate our values to the world. Stories allow us to empathize with thoughts and actions...

Today is a special day. It’s not every day that you have the chance to sit down and chat with one of your professional idols. “Ellen...

Last year I read How to Break Up With Your Phone by award-winning writer and science journalist, Catherine Price and it was eye...

I have a little New Year’s Day tradition. Every New Year’s Day for the last four or five years I’ve done some goal setting and I don’t...