The Time Is Now

Hello friends,

please enjoy this podcast episode with Nibras.

Nibras and I got to know each other in a residency in Berlin. Nibras is an excellent interviewer and a conversation artist, and passing the mic is a bit of a sport for us. We also share an inevitable draw towards content creation, so it’s good to talk on tape together. The topic we end up converging on is “the lowering of the armor” and the way of supple surrender, instead of the harsh drive to overcome.

I first met Nibras on Twitter, and she has been regularly tweeting bangers, check em out. https://twitter.com/heynibras

You can listen to the audio of the podcast here.

My links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/simon_ohlerSubstack: https://nowsimon.substack.comYouTube: https://youtube.com/nowSimon

Timestamps

0:00 Head tilt hello2:56 Nibras’ Travels16:28 Nibras, other people and self regulation27:31 Simon on Community, TPOT and the magic of internet people36:10 Life is a movie42:28 All people are portals to other worlds, make up reasons to be with them53:21 People are flowering, Guards are lowering58:52 Nibras alters the nature of her cat with a tweet1:02:21 Passing the mic and navigating the impossibility of a conversation1:04:44 Softness, Boundaries, Navigation of the World1:33:24 Rick Rubin Roulette / Doing things from scratch / Love & Goodbye1:46:55 Behind the scenes

Hello friends,

please enjoy this podcast episode with Tasshin Fogleman.

In this conversation we get to know each other — we’ve never spoken before in person. We talk about our lives’ work, Twitter and TPOT, our journeys through the internet, and of course I find out lots of other things about how Tasshin thinks and sees the world. Tasshin also shares an intensely difficult personal story of grief towards the end of our conversation, and I’m grateful for his trust and vulnerability. This is how I want podcasts to be.

Tasshin’s life is devoted to Love and his conviction is crystal clear. Follow and meet him on Twitter. https://twitter.com/tasshinfogleman

You can listen to the audio of the podcast here.

My links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/simon_ohlerSubstack: https://nowsimon.substack.comYouTube: https://youtube.com/nowSimon

Timestamps

0:00 Brotherly and friendly hellos2:59 About TPOT11:53 Tweets that stay with you and become part of you20:50 Tasshin’s & Simon’s Twitter Journeys36:18 Why and how did you become a monk? How did you go on the Artist's journey?45:25 Tasshin on his vow and Tasshin Inc53:20 Simon’s Devotion1:00:39 How to find your purpose / Glasses Metaphor1:06:20 Money1:16:23 Choose your own adventure1:19:46 Trees and all beings1:36:10 Tasshin pushing boundaries1:46:55 Tasshin’s dark voice1:53:04 Tasshin’s loss and grief2:09:21 Appreciations and goodbye

Hello friends,

please enjoy this podcast episode with Anansi aka. s0uldirect0r aka. Matthew.

We talk about our lives, God, faith, agency and magic. If that sounds a bit far out there, I can assure you that we are doing our best to get it across in very pragmatic real-world stories and examples.

Anansi is living a very cool and courageous life and I suggest you keep up with his art and adventures on Twitter. https://twitter.com/s0ulDirect0r

You can listen to the audio of the podcast here.

My links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/simon_ohlerSubstack: https://nowsimon.substack.comYouTube: https://youtube.com/nowSimon

Timestamps

0:00 Intro1:57 Edgerunner10:27 Creative energy and aliveness15:25 God and faith21:38 Stepping into the current33:32 How did you grow up?45:34 Finding spirituality and encounters with darkness54:29 Anansis year of art1:04:29 Agency and magic1:09:05 Magic beyond agency1:30:28 How does God hold you?1:40:28 The pragmatic side of faith1:53:51 Shoutouts and goodbye