Closure Optional Ep 68 – Justin Chatfield 2, Graphic Artist
Justin is a Graphic Artist and a Musician from New Zealand; he played in a punk band called Not OK for 10 years, and when that came to an end, he put himself through school to become a Graphic Designer. He, with the rest of his family, have taken...
Closure Optional, Ep. 44 – Recognition Addiction
In this episode I continue my discussion of some made up and some actual psychological theories on Human Motivation and this time I’m talking about Recognition – why do we sometimes desperately crave recognition from others, and at other times are purely happy on our own? I discuss why...
Closure Optional, Ep. 42 – Human Motivation and and Introduction to T.A.
In this episode I discuss some made up and some actual psychological theories on Human Motivation – why, the fuck, do we do what we do? What is this “dream” that the Social Media Influencers want us to pursue? What need is your dream actually fulfilling? And a sneak...
Closure Optional, Ep. 38 – Manuary and the Illusion of Self
In this episode I discuss my recent experiences as a virgin of online dating in the 21st century, and what it showed me about the nature of being a “self”. How do you sell your “self” to dudes on the internet when no one really knows what a “self”...
Closure Optional Ep. 35 – Kris Drummond, Writer
Kris is a writer, photographer, and philosopher, and one of my best friends though we’ve actually never met each other in real life. I met him in a writers group on Duncan Trussell’s podcast forum, and we’ve spent 5 years talking to each other through the internet… This is...
Closure Optional Ep. 32 – Jay Bainbridge and Matt Bartlem, Arroyo
Jay and Matt are musicians from the band (group?), Arroyo – I don’t know the difference between a band and a group, but these guys are fucking rad. This is a great conversation about music, art, the vulnerability of being someone with something to say, how commercialised art can...
Closure Optional Ep. 30 – Aidan Killian, Comedian
Aidan is an Irish Comedian living in Bangkok who used to be an Investment Banker but he quickly realised that God was going to punish him for being evil so he became a comedian and with a short detour into Buddhist Christianity while writing a comedy show about Jesus...
Closure Optional Ep. 26 – Kurt Chatfield (V2), Musician
Kurt has been a guest before, he’s a musician and philosopher, and a very good friend of mine; this is a great conversation about love and relationships, experiencing bullshit artists and trying to be less of an asshole when dealing with them, and even a little exploration of how...
Closure Optional, Ep. 24 – Cameron Reilly, Author
What are you, the thing that’s reading this? Are you the thing thinking about what you are, or are you the things that you think you are? Are you your mind, your body, or your memories? What if those things change, are you still you?! If that seems like...
Closure Optional, Ep. 19 – My Parents! (Artists)
Because, why not! My parents are Conceptual Artists, living and working out of Denver, Colorado. They’ve been in love with each other and making art (and periodically arguing about both of those things) for over 40 years, and this is a great conversation about Art and how to find...