That Old Trope with Nathaniel Kressen

That Old Trope with Nathaniel Kressen

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That Old Trope with Nathaniel Kressen episodes

  • Why Not Now?

    There's an allure to the unfinished symphony: one can spend the entire day flirting with infinite outcomes, each one wearing a nicer dress than the last. And yet, there comes a time when the possibilities have narrowed into one unassailable course of action, when enough of the incremental steps are done that there's little room for excuse, when a conclusion is, at last, in sight. One can continue on flirting with those foreign symphonies while the true heartsong waits on the wings. One can search for further notes beyond the inevitable, but why? There's a fatigue that comes with delaying what one knows to be true. But how do we surrender to the unknown? How do we let ourselves finish something that genuinely might carry care and vulnerability? It won't be without fear, but we can find courage. When is the time to start caring? When is the time to start living fully? Why not now?

    Mentioned in this episode:

    The Artist-Led Podcast

    What if artists weren’t just shaping culture—but helping redesign the systems that shape our lives?

    Artist-Led introduces a new class of creative practitioners working at the intersection of community, capital, and systems change.
    Some are embedded within communities—listening deeply, surfacing shared values, and helping translate them into action. Others are working at the structural level, rethinking how community development is funded and who gets to lead.
    Rooted in the work of CultureBanq, the series follows three place-based projects as proof of concept—offering a ground-level look at how artist-led enterprises can drive meaningful social outcomes while modeling new approaches to community investment.
    Both intimate and expansive, Artist-Led makes the case for artists not as afterthoughts, but as essential collaborators in building more responsive, human-centered systems.

    35 min
  • The Feeling of Floating

    Examining the dual myths of "perfect" and "good enough," finding the magic in what is, and freeing ourselves from the prison of becoming.

    .::..::..::..::..::.. That Old Trope is hosted by Jackanoid Paralope's Founder-CEO Nathaniel Kressen – an author, actor, musician, fine artist, and public speaker. This weekly show blends radically honest personal storytelling with practical insights on artist-entrepreneurship, creative leadership, and building community from the ground up. .|. Theme song "Old Man's Custard" by Growl Honey. Company website: Jackanoid Paralope.

    44 min
  • Kill Conrad: Volume 1

    A stormy day brings a new friend ._.~._.~._. That Old Trope is the living, breathing voice of a mission-driven media company in the making: the wins, the blind spots, the ego checks, and the quiet persistence it takes to keep going. Hosted by Jackanoid Paralope's Founder-CEO Nathaniel Kressen – an author, actor, musician, fine artist, and public speaker – this weekly show blends radically honest personal storytelling with practical insights on artist-entrepreneurship, creative leadership, and building community from the ground up. .|. Theme song "Old Man's Custard" by Growl Honey. Company website: Jackanoid Paralope. Join our Substack community

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Jackanoid Paralope

    Learn more about our podcasts at jackanoidparalope.com

    1 hr 23 min
  • Ten of Pentacles

    Draw (((*))) That Old Trope is the living, breathing voice of a mission-driven media company in the making: the wins, the blind spots, the ego checks, and the quiet persistence it takes to keep going. Hosted by Jackanoid Paralope's Founder-CEO Nathaniel Kressen – an author, actor, musician, fine artist, and public speaker – this weekly show blends radically honest personal storytelling with practical insights on artist-entrepreneurship, creative leadership, and building community from the ground up. .|. Theme song "Old Man's Custard" by Growl Honey. Company website: Jackanoid Paralope. Join our Substack community

    Mentioned in this episode:

    The Artist-Led Podcast

    What if artists weren’t just shaping culture—but helping redesign the systems that shape our lives?

    Artist-Led introduces a new class of creative practitioners working at the intersection of community, capital, and systems change.
    Some are embedded within communities—listening deeply, surfacing shared values, and helping translate them into action. Others are working at the structural level, rethinking how community development is funded and who gets to lead.
    Rooted in the work of CultureBanq, the series follows three place-based projects as proof of concept—offering a ground-level look at how artist-led enterprises can drive meaningful social outcomes while modeling new approaches to community investment.
    Both intimate and expansive, Artist-Led makes the case for artists not as afterthoughts, but as essential collaborators in building more responsive, human-centered systems.

    31 min
  • Incomplete and Beautiful

    It's not about the unfinished symphony .:':. .:':. .:':. That Old Trope is the living, breathing voice of a mission-driven media company in the making: the wins, the blind spots, the ego checks, and the quiet persistence it takes to keep going. Hosted by Jackanoid Paralope's Founder-CEO Nathaniel Kressen – an author, actor, musician, fine artist, and public speaker – this weekly show blends radically honest personal storytelling with practical insights on artist-entrepreneurship, creative leadership, and building community from the ground up. .|. Theme song "Old Man's Custard" by Growl Honey. Company website: Jackanoid Paralope. Join our Substack community

    34 min
  • There's a reason we are drawn to gazing at the ocean. It is said the ocean provides a closer reflection of who we are than any mirror.
    "When we share our works and our ideas, they are replenished. If we block the flow by holding them all inside, the river cannot run and new ideas are slow to appear." – Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

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    That Old Trope is the living, breathing voice of a mission-driven media company in the making: the wins, the blind spots, the ego checks, and the quiet persistence it takes to keep going. Hosted by Jackanoid Paralope's Founder-CEO Nathaniel Kressen – an author, actor, musician, fine artist, and public speaker – this weekly show blends radically honest personal storytelling with practical insights on artist-entrepreneurship, creative leadership, and building community from the ground up. .|. Theme song "Old Man's Custard" by Growl Honey. Company website: Jackanoid Paralope. Join our Substack community

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Jackanoid Paralope

    Learn more about our podcasts at jackanoidparalope.com

    The Artist-Led Podcast

    What if artists weren’t just shaping culture—but helping redesign the systems that shape our lives?

    Artist-Led introduces a new class of creative practitioners working at the intersection of community, capital, and systems change.
    Some are embedded within communities—listening deeply, surfacing shared values, and helping translate them into action. Others are working at the structural level, rethinking how community development is funded and who gets to lead.
    Rooted in the work of CultureBanq, the series follows three place-based projects as proof of concept—offering a ground-level look at how artist-led enterprises can drive meaningful social outcomes while modeling new approaches to community investment.
    Both intimate and expansive, Artist-Led makes the case for artists not as afterthoughts, but as essential collaborators in building more responsive, human-centered systems.

    20 min
  • Dispatch from the Land of Nod

    'Twither will we go? asked the Moon. Swimming, she said. 'Midst cliffs and waterfalls and wonder. ~`~`~ That Old Trope is the living, breathing voice of a mission-driven media company in the making: the wins, the blind spots, the ego checks, and the quiet persistence it takes to keep going. Hosted by Jackanoid Paralope's Founder-CEO Nathaniel Kressen – an author, actor, musician, fine artist, and public speaker – this weekly show blends radically honest personal storytelling with practical insights on artist-entrepreneurship, creative leadership, and building community from the ground up. .|. Theme song "Old Man's Custard" by Growl Honey. Company website: Jackanoid Paralope. Join our Substack community

    27 min
  • The Butterfly Necklace

    It's pronounced FLUH-ter-by :::::::::::::::::::::::::*{[|]}* That Old Trope is the living, breathing voice of a mission-driven media company in the making: the wins, the blind spots, the ego checks, and the quiet persistence it takes to keep going. Hosted by Jackanoid Paralope's Founder-CEO Nathaniel Kressen – an author, actor, musician, fine artist, and public speaker – this weekly show blends radically honest personal storytelling with practical insights on artist-entrepreneurship, creative leadership, and building community from the ground up. .|. Theme song "Old Man's Custard" by Growl Honey. Company website: Jackanoid Paralope. Join our Substack community

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Jackanoid Paralope

    Learn more about our podcasts at jackanoidparalope.com

    55 min

About That Old Trope with Nathaniel Kressen

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