*Apologies for the breathy intro & outro. Lesson learned to not hold mic too close 😊
“We obsess over being right that we forget how to learn.” — Tim Steckler
Welcome to Outrageously Human. A podcast hosted by me, El Chen, and with people whom I find outrageously human.
My guest for this inaugural episode is Tim Steckler (@timsteckler on Instagram). Tim is the person without whom this podcast wouldn’t exist. An applied theatre facilitator and educator, Tim “works across the world to bridge cultural divides, promote civic engagement, and explore issues facing communities in innovative ways.” (timsteckler.com) Tim and his sister, Abigail, co-host the 2033 podcast, in which you’ll find my first recorded conversation with Tim and Abigail.
Through Tim, I got to sit and share food, theatre, music, and dialogue with an ensemble made up of New York City civilian residents and NYPD officers once a week for 10 weeks. That experience blew me away. It showed me possibility of communication and real understanding – by being outrageously human - that I had previously deemed impossible.
In this conversation, Tim and I dig into how we see labels, how we learn, relationships, grief and much more. The last 30 minutes of the episode – packed to the brim with gems - is deliberately left unedited. A main theme I want to convey through this podcast is the murkiness that often comes with exploring new territories.
It is important for me to leave in vocal ticks, stretched out pauses, and hesitations that can be easily deemed as inconvenient and yet was a big part of the process of getting to somewhere worth going, somewhere unincumbered by known patterns. This podcast is not as much about where we get to or what might we find as it is about the chances we take, the risk we take on, and the process we choose to live.
Enjoy!
LINKS MENTIONED FROM THE EPISODE
Connect with Tim
Instagram @timsteckler
Website: Timsteckler.com
Connect with El
Instagram @hope.elchen
Website: linktr.ee/elchen
Email: [email protected]
The 2033 Podcast
Episode featuring Tim, Abigail, and yours truly
To Protect, Serve, and Understand (TPSU), the NYC theatre project bringing together civilians and police officers.
Recording of TPSU performance mentioned in this episode.
Charles Eisenstein's Conversation with Dr. Edith Ubuntu Chan
Opening and closing music by Magnetic Trailer from Pixabay
Podcast cover design by El Chen
More about El: elchen.net, IG @ hope.elchen
