Where is Middle C a podcast about my journey to writing a A Better Something a musical from someone who has no business writing a musical .

Fun with AI

AI accidentally sounded like a swear. It’s hilarious.

Podcast Series: Expectations

New episodes every Tuesday for five weeks

What do we expect—from ourselves, from others, from the world we’re trying to shape or survive? Expectations is a five-part audio journey into the tension between hope and reality, grit and grace, longing and letting go. Each chapter explores a different facet of expectation—personal, cultural, spiritual, and creative—through storytelling, reflection, and original music that’s as raw and cinematic as the emotions it evokes.

Whether you’re a parent navigating the quiet ache of change, a creator wrestling with the weight of vision, or simply someone trying to make sense of what’s next, this series invites you to listen deeply and reflect honestly.

🎶 Want to hear the music behind the series?

Check out the full soundtrack, Head on Snapshots & Stereos by Chip Voyager—a gritty, emotionally charged blend of folk textures, cinematic swells, and spiritual undercurrents that score the soul of this project.

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🛣️ Craving something playful and full of heart?

Join Ethan and Oliver on their Great American Road Trip—a whimsical, poignant side series filled with wonder, roadside wisdom, and unexpected joy.

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The story of a encounter with a father husband and grandfather that helped put my life in perspective of what really matters

Special episode, dedicated to my father

Friendships and life lessons

In this electrifying episode of Snapshots and Stereos, the desert night calls as I hit the trail with my trusty buddy, our flashlights cutting through the velvet dark. A sudden rustle freezes us Bigfoot? We sprint, pulses pounding, only to find a baby rattlesnake, quivering in our path. With steady hands, we guide it to safety, its faint rattle fading into the night. The journey takes a poignant turn as I join my son to wander an old Gold Rush cemetery, where weathered headstones whisper of dreamers who chased fleeting fortunes. As the sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky in fiery hues, my son and I settle among the graves, diving into life’s big picture—mortality, purpose, and the legacies we leave behind. This episode weaves heart-pounding thrills, tender moments, and profound father-son reflections, wrapped in the warm crackle of vinyl and the vivid colors of a world alive with stories.

A potpourri of topics, including my children’s fascination with throwing rocks, weird street signs and movies from the 1980s

Silly story about moving my hundred pound tortoise in the mud.