Sonder Union

We're rounding out 2023 with our 10th episode, something of an achievement for a podcast. Most don't make it this far, but my own dumb obstinance has Sonder Union rolling!

Episode Ten is something a bit different: there's no guest today, so you're stuck only with your humble host, who shares some reflections on where Sonder Union has been and where it hopes to go in 2024.

Please rate and review! Until next year!

Sonal Soveni missed having the type of creative community she felt at home in, so, like the badass she is, she just went ahead and decided to create it. In this episode of Sonder Union, we explore creativity, what happens when creativity is suppressed, how our families give context to our pursuits (even if we might not recognize it), and the importance of having creative spaces that make exploration and mistakes okay.

If you are in the northeast of the United States, you need to make your way to New Haven, Connecticut for some great pizza and a visit to Sonal's space that defies simple description, The Table & Gallery.

As always, here are the places you can find Sonal:

https://thetableandgallery.com/

https://www.aweinartfilms.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalsonal/

Several weeks ago, I felt an acute case of loneliness, a disconnect from the world that left me pretty floored. I nearly sat down and recorded a solo episode of Sonder Union exploring this theme, but decided that might be interesting, but it wasn't a Sonder Union episode.

Instead, I texted my guest for this episode, one of my oldest and best friends, Rob Lisy. Although the premise of the podcast is to get to know new people, I invited Rob on for a few reasons:

1. I like talking with him and missed him, and it's my podcast.


2. I thought it'd be unfair to spring this on some unsuspecting guest whom I'm speaking to for the first time.


3. The theme is, at heart, part of the drive that caused me to start Sonder Union in the first place: a yearning for connection.

So, you can find Rob at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-lisy-a4a9008/

All music copyright Owen McGrann 2023.

I'm so pleased to have Keith King on for this episode of Sonder Union. Keith is a fellow traveler on the path toward more fulfilling and creative work. We discuss music, creativity, resistance.

Keith and his wife, Laura, have an amazing podcast titled "In Residence" and I recommend it very, very highly. If you like our discussion about getting through creative blockages, doing The Thing whether or not you feel ready or comfortable, and developing the practice of shipping the work...just wait until he has somebody really smart to talk with instead of me!

You can find Keith at:

• makecreatebuild.com


• https://www.linkedin.com/in/kinglutherie/


• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-residence-with-keith-and-laura/id1705655406

And if you'd like to join us at Purple Space, you can find that here: https://www.purple.space

Music copyright © Owen McGrann 2023.

What a joy it was to sit down with Hassan Ali to tape this episode of Sonder Union. Hassan is a very smart real estate developer in Chicago. He's also written for The Onion & the A.V. Club, was the person behind the marketing voice of Potbelly Sandwiches, is standing up a marketing business focused on LinkedIn, and is generally one of the nicest guys I've had the pleasure of speaking with.

His face tattoos are wild.

You can find him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hassan-s-ali/

We're back with another episode of Sonder Union, where we explore people's stories just because people are fascinating. In this episode, we're joined by Chris Valdheims, who had a fantastic podcast of his own, Hypermemoir. Go find it right now on your podcast platform and hit subscribe.

Chris has been on a journey of self-discovery for most of his adult life. And, yes, all of us are on a journey of self-discovery, but Chris has a story you need to hear.

You can find Chris on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathantobin/

Music copyright © Owen McGrann 2023.

This episode's guest Does Epic S**t, from running successful companies to competing in iron man races to sipping ginger ale in large social settings. Oh, and there's the song parodies (https://perfectparody.com/).

I hope you enjoy my discussion with John Lindsey as much as I did. He's one of a kind, a fellow introvert comfortable on stage, a man who knows how to wear a wig.

You can find John here (and only here, as he is otherwise a digital ghost): https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-lindsey-0bb6a3212/

All music copyright © Owen McGrann, 2023.

Well, this is embarrassing. In this episode of Sonder Union, you get a peek behind the scenes into the lunacy that has been the creation of this podcast, as two-thirds of the conversation I have with Lenor Marquis Segal failed to record.

But the 25 minutes that I do have is pretty great! Lenor is one of my favorite writers on LinkedIn and is so good, she made me break one of my rules for Sonder Union in the third episode: no lawyers as guests.

You can find Lenor here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenormarquissegal/

You can find me with my head in my hands, frustrated that most of this conversation evaporated into the digital ether.

Louis Colombo joins us for the second episode of Sonder Union. Louis is a fellow traveler of mine in many ways: we have faced (and continue to face) serious illnesses, death, and Hegel. We have an unflinching discussion of some pretty tough topics, with the gallows humor that you have to develop to fight through.

This episode includes extensive discussion of serious illness, death, and suicide. So, if that's not your thing, you might want to skip this episode.

You can find Louis at https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-colombo-87a0721a3/

All music copyright © Owen McGrann, 2023.

Welcome to Sonder Union, a podcast whose sole purpose is to create the opportunity for human connection in a world so interested in projections of surface.

We are joined in our inaugural episode by Jerry Bui, creator, digital forensics expert, and all-around fascinating dude. You can find him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybui/

All music copyright © Owen McGrann, 2023.