Field of Streams

Your brain is a machine. Does it sometimes feel like it's broken? Today we explore why the feeling of it being broken and producing sometimes imperfect things is a feature, not a bug.

The story that inspired this post was about the McFlurry machines always being broken at McDonalds. Here is the link

This is an audio reading of the post "Why is the Machine is Always Broken?" originally published on September 6, 2021. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/machine/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Ever feel like you’re invisible? In this episode, we dive into the frustration of being constantly overlooked even though you’re standing RIGHT THERE, and why it doesn’t matter – it’s the work that counts.

The Huffpost story: “Woman Wore Same Hawaiian Shirt To 264 Zoom Meetings — And No One Noticed”

This is an audio reading of the post "Aloha, Is It Me You’re Looking For?" originally published on August 30, 2021. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/aloha/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Ever get frustrated with your brain's ability to fix a creative problem, and the more you work at it the worse it gets? In this episode, I explore the value of mental resets—aka stepping away from a project—as a way of making a derelict mind house habitable once more.

The article mentioned in the episode was: “Photographer Accidentally Captures Amazing Shot of a Shooting Star Over an Erupting Volcano”

This is an audio reading of the post "Situation /ˈderəˌlikt/" first published on August 23, 2021. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/derlikt/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Have you ever stumbled upon a word you’ve never seen before, one that makes you think: “How do I not know this word?” You, a fully grown, long-ago educated adult who thinks their vocabulary is top-notch? In this episode, we explore what that’s like and why the unknown word is a great gift.

Lyz Lenz : Men Yell at Me (Dingus of the Week is in the nav)

This is an audio reading of the post "Derecho. The Perfect Word Storm” first published on August 16, 2021. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/derecho/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Have you ever heard of birds taking an ant bath? It’s called ‘anting’ and this week, we look at our willingness – or lack of willingness - to allow the ants of criticism to crawl and nibble at our work. Should we invite them in?  
 
Anting Story: “Photographer Captures Rare Sight of Crow Taking an Ant Bath”

This is an audio reading of the post "Anting: It’s Not Just for the Birds" originally published on August 9, 2021. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/anting/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Cats love boxes - it’s a fact. Brains love boxes too because they’re safe. This week, I bob around on the cerebral sea with my brain. What does it mean? Who knows, but it’s nice and short!

If I fits, I sits study at this article: “Scientists Have Studied the Mysterious Behavior of Cats Sitting on Squares”

This is an audio reading of the post "If I fits, I sits. Meow." originally published on August 2, 2021. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/meow/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Did you know there’s a piece of a supercontinent beneath New Zealand? Did you know there’s a supercontinent beneath you? Let’s talk about it.

Article about Zealandia “Chunk of Ancient Supercontinent Discovered Under New Zealand”

This is an audio reading of the post "Canary in an Idea Mine" originally published on July 26, 2021. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/canary/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Have you stopped listening to new music? Today’s episode was inspired by an article that stated we stop discovering new music past the age of 30. Not only do I object, I think we can do better. Listen to new music! Feed your brain for all your life!

Article: “We stop discovering new music at age 30”

This is an audio reading of the post "Song Snacks for Curious Brains" originally published on July 19, 2021. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/curious/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Is it an impulse to make art? Instinct maybe? And if you stop, do you stop being an artist? In this episode, I explore the idea of the artist’s DNA, so to speak, and come to the conclusion that just like fish, we cannot stop swimming.

It was inspired by this article: “DNA Test Fails to Find Any Tuna in Subway Tuna Sandwiches”

This is an audio reading of the post "All Swim, No Sink Found in Artist DNA" originally published on July 5, 2021. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/swim/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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What is legacy? Is it what you leave behind in the form of works and deeds? Or does sending your DNA to the moon make more sense? Let’s get into it.

Here is a link to the service that sends your DNA to the moon.

This is an audio reading of the post "Don’t Leave Your Legacy on the Moon", originally published on July 12, 2021. Additional creative inspirations and ephemera can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/legacy/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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