MY CHARITY PARTNER LET ME INTERVIEW THEIR CEO! I'm SO happy and excited to bring you this video. It shows how the work that Guild does is SUSTAINABLE and how they have a plan to continue to deliver their mental health, employment, AND housing services through this really terrible economy. The wholistic nature of their services is why I LOVE Guild and wanted to form a connection and partnership with them, so I hope that it just makes you understand the WHY of all of what I'm doing. Trish is such an AMAZING person and an executive that I absolutely RESPECT, (which is rare)! THANK YOU to Guild and thank you to all my Patreon supporters who are roundaboutly supporting the work that Guild does for people!

Enjoy y'all!

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:00:40) Part One

(00:22:09) Sponsored by Guild

(00:24:01) Part Two

I met Pierce some years ago through the video game music scene and we've been friends for a while. He is a member of my Patreon community and is just a wonderful human being. Like seriously, I wish more people were like him and then the world would be a better place haha. Anyways, he read my book and developed a myriad of notes around chapter five, which talks about Yusuke Kitagawa from Persona 5 and how he was an artist exploited by someone in power, Madarame. We have an amazing discussion about power, changing systems, and late-stage capitalism. 

Our discussion went so long that i put it into two parts, and this is part two of that discussion. For Part One, see the previous episode.

Enjoy!

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:21:53) Sponsored by Guild

(00:23:45) Part Two

I met Pierce some years ago through the video game music scene and we've been friends for a while. He is a member of my Patreon community and is just a wonderful human being. Like seriously, I wish more people were like him and then the world would be a better place haha. Anyways, he read my book and developed a myriad of notes around chapter five, which talks about Yusuke Kitagawa from Persona 5 and how he was an artist exploited by someone in power, Madarame. We have an amazing discussion about power, changing systems, and late-stage capitalism. 

Our discussion went so long that i put it into two parts, so you'll have to catch the second half next month! Enjoy for now!

(00:00:00) Sponsored by Guild

(00:01:38) Part One

(00:23:07) Part Two

In this episode, I talk with Rachel Silberman, the mastermind behind Fables and Flames, a romantasy (book) convention based here in Minneapolis, MN. We talk about her journey through bi-polar, the fact that she taught herself how to have empathy (a lost skill in this day and age) and how anyone can change. There are some deep topics in here that might be disturbing to some listeners (suicide and death), so discretion is advised!

(00:00:00) Guild

(00:01:38) Intro - Living through Manic Episodes

(00:31:47) Part Two - UFO's and How to Level Up in Life

This one was all over the place but SO fun. It was really interesting to get a glimpse into the mind of my good friend David, AKA Pika, AKA DJ Tonedeaf who has Bipolar and once in a while, a manic episode. This conversation was as fun as it was informative and I'm so grateful to have chatted in this manner with Pika! We also have a discussion about UFOs, chemicals of various varieties (Pika has ingested a loooot of them hahaha) and how to gain the most EXP in the video game that is life.

PS I don't know what happened with the microphone I was using, but some of the audio came out wierd, something I only realized in post, so please bear with me! I got a new mic literally the day after, so this shouldn't be an issue ever again.

(00:00:00) Sponsored by Guild

(00:01:37) Part One

(00:24:40) Part Two

Oh I know uncomfortability isn't a word.

But just bear with us. I promise this misuse of a word describes what we are talking about perfectly.

Nate is back again as we dive into why it's okay to be uncomfortable sometimes. Life is unpredictable and having resilience during uncomfortable times is key!

Enjoy!

00:00 - Intro / Introducing Uncomfortability
7:15 - Why Should we be okay with it? / The Nuances of Uncomfortability

In this episode I’m pleased to announce that NATE IS BACK… or Extra Breakfast as he’s known nowdays haha!   Is balance achievable? Listen to Nathan and myself argue about this and then talk about moments in life when you SHOULD quit… I thought this point, which I made in my Tetris video, should be expanded on, and Nathan was the perfect person to do it with.

Enjoy! 

00:00 - Intro and Balance. Is it Achievable?
14:54 - More thoughts on knowing when to quit.

In this episode, Legion, a photographer I met at Ground Zero earlier this January and reconnected with at 2D Con in August, talks to me about Final Fantasy XIV and why I should play it. We touch on everything from themes of loss and the community’s support to gaining confidence and becoming a leader through the art of being a tank.

Will Legion convince me to play Final Fantasy XIV? Listen and find out today on The Quest Within!

In this Episode, I sit down with Mayra Holguin, a friend of mine that I met at 2D Con who is JUST AS LOUD AS ME! We discuss how video game music heals, the doors and connections it has opened up for us, and mentally how it helps us.

This is a topic I am SUPER passionate about and I am so glad when I find others who are JUST AS passionate, yet on the consumer side of things (something we talk about really early on in the episode). This conversation goes in many lovely directions, so check it out!