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A man and two teenage girls seen from behind, holding hands while walking outdoors under a bright sun and a clear blue sky.

Damped Oscillations: Musings in Rediscovering Equilibrium at 54

Three months after being fired, the "damped oscillations" of my nervous system are finally coming to a standstill. I am rediscovering a ground-level joy that corporate language could never capture.

Elsie Escobar looking off to the side, wearing braids. T-shirt is slate gray with Snoopy sticking out his tongue. Words on the t-shirt say "I hate being stared at"

On Voice, Ownership, and What I Won’t Give Away Again

Podcasting asks for your body and presence. But what happens when you pour that intimacy into an asset you don’t own? I’m unpacking the cost of corporate IP and why "voice is not neutral labor," inspired by my conversation on Into The Podverse.

Definitions Don’t Feed People

Definitions Don’t Feed People

While the industry debates definitions, creators are struggling to survive. It’s time to stop arguing over what counts as a podcast and start building the support systems independent creators actually need to pay the bills.