Ordinary Chaos

Ordinary Chaos

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Ordinary Chaos episodes

  • E12: Rocket Kid Hosts Cat Girl

    0:37 What’s your favorite thing about hanging out with your friends?

    0:51 How did you come up with your podname?

    1:33 Did you have any podnames that you didn’t like or use?

    3:47 Is there a great book you’ve read lately?

    6:07 What if the world was made of chickpeas?

    7:24 Is there a question you would like me to ask the next guest?

    7:52 Do you have a joke for us?

    10:54 Do you have a random fact for us?

    12:00 If you were an animal, what animal would you be and why?

    14:19 They try to tease out how long they’ve known each other.

    17 min
  • E11: Heat and Rocket Kid on Saguaro National Park and more

    1:27 How has it been being in online school?

    2:39 There are some benefits to being online…

    6:40 A tip for listeners who are parents of fourth graders

    7:58 Rocket Kid asks Heat to tell the origin story of Heat

    10:54 Pondering a new Rocket Kid-only podcast…

    11:57 Rocket Kid shares an invention idea

     

    16 min
  • E10: Chris on Big Fish in Small Ponds

    0:48 Chris loves his iPad

    2:23 What would your younger self be surprised about your current self?

    4:51 Has there been feedback you were given that forever changed your view of yourself?

    9:23 How did you move from advertising to sales?

    10:30 Was there advice you were given that you’re glad you didn’t follow?

    13:44 If you had to be famous for something, what would it be?

    15:52 What’s one thing you wish people knew about you?

    18:22 Do you have a question you’d like me to ask the next guest?

    19:22 What’s the fastest way to find out what someone’s makeup is?

    21:05 The conversation takes a tangent into kids’ sports

    30 min
  • E9: Keith on music, improvising, and life

    1:03 Intro to Keith

    1:51 Was it hard to shift when live performances ended?

    4:30 What kind of stuff have you been putting out?

    7:53 How does what you’re doing compare to playing live gigs?

    10:20 How does this experience influence how you teach?

    13:00 How did you get started in music?

    18:02 How do you keep it from stagnating?

    27:18 What’s your biggest frustration?

    28:38 Does not commuting change how you change hats?

    31:02 Of all the music you’ve created, do you have a favorite?

    32:47 Is there anything you wish people understood about your work or your path?

    34:49 On the inner critic

    Noted links can be found at OrdinaryChaosPodcast.com

    46 min
  • E8: Rocket Kid hosts Star Gazer

    0:38 What’s your favorite thing about dancing?

    1:00 How did you come up with your pod name?

    1:20 Did you have any other pod names?

    2:09 What’s a great book you read lately?

    8:10 The conversation turns from books to quotes

    12:50 What if the world was made of chickpeas?

    14:40 Do you have a random fact?

    17:00 Do you have a joke for us?

    19:01 If you had to be an animal, what would you be?

    22 min
  • E7: Heat and Rocket Kid discuss Blue Origin's launch

    1:05 Did the people on the Blue Origin rocket go to space? Or not quite?

    3:52 Were the people on that rocket astronauts or space tourists?

    11:39 Would you like a portable bathtub?

    14:40 Rocket Kid recounts a meme

    15:43 Rocket Kid gives his opinion on the name of the Herberger Theatre

    16:35 Brain coolant

    17:40 Rocket Kid sings the house song for the dogs

    20 min
  • E6: Laura on pie, taboo subjects, and bicycling

    0:53 Laura loves pie … or some very specific pie

    2:22 What would your younger self be surprised about your present self?

    6:00 Have you received bad advice that you’re glad you didn’t take?

    13:00 Did you get feedback from anyone/anywhere that forever changed your self-perception?

    17:12 What superpower have you developed?

    19:30 What’s one thing you wish people knew about you?

    24:18 Is there a question you want me to ask the next guest?

    27:05 What was one of your forks in the road?

    32 min
  • E5: Erik writes music and musicals

     

     

     

    0:46 Erik writes music when he needs music for teaching or church. How did that get started?

    5:35 How did your published music and musicals come to be published?

    10:20 Your musicals don’t have stars.

    16:33 Do you have a favorite of the things you’ve written?

    17:56 Did you create during pandemic?

    24:10 What is your biggest frustration in any part of this process (in normal times)?

    36:06 Is there anything you wish people at large knew about your work in publishing?

    38:34 Where can we find your work?

     

     

    41 min

About Ordinary Chaos

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You don’t have to be famous to be interesting. Everyone is interesting. Everyone has a story. I want to draw out the stories of ordinary people to highlight that fame isn’t what makes a person interesting—life is.