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  • HTG Podcast #23: Little pep talk to myself
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I push the red button and make noises with my mouth.

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    13 min
  • HTG Podcast #22: Summer reboot
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I ramble about rebooting my website and professional life, make some podcast recommendations, and pay tribute to the inimitable musician Brian Hall.

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    35 min
  • HTG Podcast #21: Time Well Spent
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I share my thoughts on Tristan Harris, his Time Well Spent movement, and the struggle for ownership of my attention in this age of digital distraction.

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    37 min
  • HTG Podcast #20: Brain dump
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I scramble to get back on the podcasting horse. Again.

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    20 min
  • HTG Podcast #19: Farts, walls, shovels and rope
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I search in vain for a novel perspective on butt-trumpeting, run into walls of creative resistance, and perform a cover of a Shovels & Rope song.

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    16 min
  • HTG Podcast #18: Aller Retour
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I notice that the path upon which I’ve been traveling for the past twenty years or so just might be a loop. Maybe I’ll pay better attention this time around. Stuff referenced in this podcast: Barbara Kraft Interviews Henry Miller (via the Anais Nin Podcast): http://skybluepress.com/podcasts/podcast17.mp3

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    12 min
  • HTG Podcast #17: The grind
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I find a spare moment to whine about not having enough spare moments.

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    17 min
  • HTG Podcast #16: Job hunting, illiberalism, and the Wachowski sisters
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I babble about job hunting, the ascent of illiberalism in progressive circles, the Wachowski brothers — er, I mean, sisters –, and the latest from the Las Cruces indie/singer-songwriter scene. dth=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/J4DbSodhKLI” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen>

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    36 min
  • HTG Podcast #15: Graduation Day
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I metamorphose from graduate student to societal leech.

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    21 min
  • HTG Podcast #14: Warts and all
    In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I try to get back on the creative horse after getting kicked around a bit by, I don’t know, another horse? Half-marathons, job interviews, and mindfulness meditation all get mentioned at some point.

    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit headthegong.substack.com
    19 min

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This podcast was conceived as an uncensored meditation on the everyday struggles of an ordinary person trying to live a creative and meaningful life; a place to express personal, philosophical, and…