The Depths

Dear listeners. Today we get into what I like to call the nitty-gritty. The disastrous moments and relationships that have brought us to our knees and nearly broken us. Or sometimes, that’s just family. I invite to the podcast my dear friend and fellow searcher Grace Hitchcock, and I couldn’t be more proud of the results. Music includes "Houdini" by Foster the People. All audio was obtained through a creative commons license and the Free Music Archive.

Dear friends, welcome back to The Depths. In today’s episode, I talk with my dear friend Elena Vinton about some of the focal points of why I started The Depths in the first place - narratives of transformation, hurt, and acceptance through the story arches of our past years of life. Even though it might not be fun in the moment, rock bottom, we explain, is sometimes the best place to be, and it can teach us all sorts of things. Music includes "Turning of the Century" by Dr. Dog. All audio was obtained through a creative commons license and the Free Music Archive.

Dear listeners. This is the fourth episode of The Depths - and it marks a transition for me. I’m leaving, finally. Months after I came back home expecting two weeks my ticket is booked, and I’m finally seeing a path to my future. It’s right in front of me. But now I’m grieving. All of the trees and the beauty and the friends and the moments, those little transformative moments that have helped me realize my inner strength and beauty during this time. I hope I can keep them close. Even if they hurt the most. I talk with my friends Sophie Rotival and Elena Zytnicki about their pandemic experience and maybe an anecdote or two along the way. Music includes "Sleep My Darling" by Star Anna. All audio was obtained through a creative commons license and the Free Music Archive.

Dear listeners, thanks again for returning to The Depths. Today I'm going to be discussing the life-changing power of love, how it feels when it's there, and the chasms it creates upon scarcity of it - a love famine. People live entire existences dedicated - known or unknown - to the pursuit of love, and all of its abstractions can create beautiful, or dangerous things. I'm also excited to announce my first guest to the podcast, my dear friend, and fellow love-contemplator Anna Greenstein for a deep dive into both of our pasts and the beautiful yet oftentimes obscured journey of self-love and the pursuit of self-determination. I think you'll like it. Music includes "Vireo's Eye" by Future Islands and a rendition of Exile by Taylor Swift on my Piano at home. All audio was obtained through a creative commons license and the Free Music Archive.

Welcome back, listeners, to The Depths. Today I'm diving into the abstract concept of [capital-M] Magic and thinking about the ways I've seen that concept materialize, both in my childhood and in my present quasi-quarantined state. Science and Nature provide the impetus for today's self-reflection... but don't expect that I have all of the answers either way. The smallest leaf, the roar of existence, all of it is capable of making us tremble. Today’s music is “Hang Loose" by Alabama Shakes, obtained via the Free Music Archive and creative commons license and science fact-checking through schoolobservatory.org. Enjoy.

Welcome, listeners, to a seat at the table of my mind. Over the course of the show, I'm going to highlight some of the most transformative moments, individuals, and decisions I've made in my life in the context of an omnipresent, or rather an omni-un-present force in my life, that being the force of absence and vacancy. These holes, man-made or borne by nature, are some of the most important factors hidden behind our egos and personal lives, yet hidden and obfuscated, they hide some of the most important secrets known to man. Come dive in with me. Who knows what we'll find.