On My Drive Home

After the better part of 5 months, I am finally releasing another episode of On My Drive Home. And the funny thing is, I actually recorded this one in early June, so it still took me 2+ months to release it.

Join me in this episode as I talk about reigniting creativity and what it might take to find that original spark that inspired me so much last year.

Great news everyone! Our style is back!

Yes, rolling the cuffs of your denim jeans is once again cool. And I have seen it in the wild by native 20-somethings.

I can't help talking about this fun blast from the fashion past.

In this episode I fondly recall the now seemingly arduous process us teenagers of the 80s had to employ just to find our friends in the pre-GPS cell phone era.

In the fall of 1995, an entire room full of college students may have left class that day surprised, confused and a bit creeped out by what someone said about me and, by association, my family.

Unfortunately, I don't think that the young woman was listening very carefully after all, because...

That's NOT what I said!!

Tune into this episode for a funny story that harkens back to my last semester at UW-Stout.

Episode webpage: https://onmydrivehome.com/thats-not-what-i-said/

Podcast website: https://onmydrivehome.com

In this episode, my son Cole and I have a brief discussion about our shared feelings regarding flavored seltzer water. Originally recorded, December 23rd, 2019.

The new "On My Drive Home" podcast is LIVE!! This is a copy of an episode I released on my old Getting Started Podcast feed to let listeners know that the podcast is moving here. So, if you are already subscribed to On MY Drive Home, you are already in the know!

It's time for this On The Drive Home experiment to grow-up and move to it's own place on the web. However, there is already another podcast out there with the same name. DOH!!!

So, I'm changing the name of this podcast from On The Drive Home to On MY Drive Home. Small change, but it all works out.

In this episode, I talk give a bit more detail into mildly arduous process of choosing a podcast name.

The website for On My Drive Home is up and running here: https://onmydrivehome.com/

But I am still waiting approval from Apple, so you won't find it in the podcast app, yet. I'll provide an update and share another episode when it's available.

Finally! A podcast player that will allow me to create HearMarks – clips, bookmarks, notes, whatever you want to call them. In this On the Drive Home episode, I talk about my new fondness for RadioPublic podcast player app.

For quite some time, I have been frustrated by the fact that the Apple Podcasts app does not allow me to simply mark a clip like in the Audible app. I love being able to go back to things that I found interesting or valuable in the audio books I consume, and I have wanted the same features on my podcast player for years!

Two days ago, I discovered the RadioPublic podcast app, and it provides that feature plus more! I am loving it, so far. Though, admittedly, I'm only a couple of days in. We'll see how it holds out over the long term.

You can learn more about RadioPublic at their website here: https://radiopublic.com/

And the app is available for iOS and Android.

RadioPublic also provides a host of tools, learning guides, and marketing plans for podcasters.

If you're like me and want a better podcast app, this might be the ticket for you!

This is the first episode in a short series I want to do revisiting some of the concepts that inspired me from Chase Jarvis' book "Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life"

This episode focuses specifically on suggestion to create before consuming.

All too often, I find myself consuming the content of other creators before I do any of my own creative work. I tell myself that it's all about inspiration and encouragement, but it is usually just a distraction.

Even worse, I find that I can get discouraged which really derails my progress.

The answer? Create BEFORE I consume.

In this episode, I talk about the "Creative Gap" – a concept that Chase Jarvis briefly mentions in his new book "Creative Calling".

In addition, I try out a different microphone setup which does a decent job, but I think I'll stick with my prior methods going forward.

Also mentioned in this episode:

The Zoom H5 Handy Recorder Rode smartLav+ Willy Porter (This guy is awesome!)

Enjoy!