Wild Geese

Wild Geese

By Anna Howard | Podcast Strategist

Welcome to Wild Geese! Think of this as your little plot in the woods where you can lay down a picnic blanket, gather with your friends, and gab! I’m your host, Anna Corinne - a NYC based podcast strategist and actress.

Every other Tuesday, I’m doing deep dives on creativity, community organizing, activism, and more. I want listening to Wild Geese to feel like night in a fluffy chair, cat purring at your feet, warm light creating a glow, and all of your friends in one room together.
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52. When I Accept Myself Just As I Am, I Change

Wild GeeseMay 26, 2026
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51. become the creative director of your career
May 07, 202633:04
50. Your Obvious Idea Is Your Best Idea

50. Your Obvious Idea Is Your Best Idea

We all need to collectively decide to stop stopping ourselves from making things because they've been made before!! Also, stop sh*tting on people for making things that have been made before!


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TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 the pressure to create original ideas 02:09 Living the questions - Rilke 04:05 art as a container for your questions 04:38 don't be afraid to do the obvious08:44 sometimes, i'm in over my head10:30 giving myself what I need through my creations11:41 do we need new ideas, or better influencers? 12:52 social reproductive labor14:58 the discomfort of care17:00 social reproductive labor & influencers18:40 complexities of sharing your work online 19:53 wondering about what already exists 21:30 ideas are not private property22:30 the problem of pain C.S Lewis23:00 your lived experience already IS original 25:00 digital gardening25:30 when i accept myself just as I am , I change 26:00 accept your ideas like you would accept a loved one To inquire about potential collaborations, please email hello@annacorinneproductions.com

Apr 21, 202627:19
49. I Changed My Mind About Intimacy

49. I Changed My Mind About Intimacy

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Apr 08, 202625:28
48. What Carried Me Through The Confusion of My Early Twenties

48. What Carried Me Through The Confusion of My Early Twenties

RESOURCES MENTIONED


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Mar 25, 202625:33
47. Become Your Own Muse
Mar 10, 202630:12
46. Let It Linger: Ritualized Note-Taking To Take Your Attention Back
Feb 24, 202629:53
45. Forget about being lovable. Love will find you anyway.
Feb 10, 202625:20
44. The World Is Re-Enchanted When We Pay Attention To Trees

44. The World Is Re-Enchanted When We Pay Attention To Trees

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

- AID FOR ⁠MINNEAPOLIS⁠

- ⁠The Conscious Universe⁠ by Joe Zadeh

- Kristianna Smith's ⁠Tiktok⁠

- ⁠The Light Eaters⁠ by Zoe Schlanger

- ⁠Consciousness⁠

- Alex Hanna's ⁠Tiktok⁠

- ⁠Silicon Valley’s Obsession With AI Looks a Lot Like Religion⁠

- Animism ⁠Essay

-⁠ Well Being Economy Alliance


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⛅ Wild Geese ⁠Instagram⁠ 💌 Anna's Podcast ⁠Production Services ⁠To inquire about potential collaborations, please email hello@annacorinneproductions.comTIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 02:49 Rosetta Stone Sponsorship04:13 Anthropomorphism 07:00 The debate about plant intelligence 07:46 Coping with "unnatural" systems 09:35 Choosing an advocacy 11:13 The Unique Survival mechanisms of plants 12:52 Plant behavior fun facts! 16:31 What is the role of metaphor in science communication? 17:52 What is consciousness? 19:18 Bridging the gap between art and science 21:50 Artificial Intelligence is a misnomer23:20 People are worshipping AI? 25:00 Animism27:00 Well being economies

Jan 21, 202628:38
43. 2026 creative impulsivity challenge: making art out of curiosity, not fear

43. 2026 creative impulsivity challenge: making art out of curiosity, not fear

What will happen when we stop hoarding our ideas from ourselves?


RESOURCES MENTIONED:

- Diabolical Lies

- Madeleine Voge’s Reel

- The Writing Life by Annie Dillard

- Zoe’s TikTok

- The Hand by Annabelle Dinda

- Literally Just Do Things by Erifili Gounari

- Analyzing “The Hand” by Annabelle Dinda

- The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

- JB’s Tiktok

- Francina Simone's Tiktok


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Jan 06, 202632:51
42. The BEST books and essays I Read in 2025!

42. The BEST books and essays I Read in 2025!

Books Mentioned: - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd- The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston- Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut - Martyr by Kaveh Akbar- Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin- The Book Thief by Markus ZusakEssays Mentioned: - In defense of pretension by Ayan Artan- Fake Fairness is Killing Our Relationships - And It's Everywhere by Jamila Bradley- Erotic Decisions by Museguided- On Agency by Henrik Karlsson- The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser- No One Told Me About Proust by Celine Nguyen- Democracy was founded on the legal suppression of grief, and why politics without art is death by Ellie Robins- Write for Your Life by Emily Rapp Black


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Dec 23, 202531:20
41. Self-Led learning Ceremonies: Your Best Defense Against Brain Rot

41. Self-Led learning Ceremonies: Your Best Defense Against Brain Rot

  • If you've seen the "personal curriculum," trend online but didn't feel like you could implement it in your own life, here's my take on it! It doesn't need to be a direct mirror of school!


    RESOURCES MENTIONED:  


  • Dec 09, 202533:07
    40. How to Discover What You Want & Actually Ask For It

    40. How to Discover What You Want & Actually Ask For It

    I believe desire is a map & we can start using it to actually improve our relationships with others WHILE seeing our dream life come into our physical reality!!


    RESOURCES MENTIONED:

    • A Woman's Guide to Power Unbound: https://www.kasiaurbaniak.com/unbound-book
    • Little Weirds by Jenny Slate: https://www.thejennyslate.com/little-weirds
    • Pleasure Activism: https://adriennemareebrown.net/book/pleasure-activism/


    RELATED EPISODES:

    • Watch this if you're ready to rethink romantic relationships: https://youtu.be/olzuQmLQlSQ?si=T6BJ_SX340AQK9uV
    • How to be a better villager: https://youtu.be/-cNpV9SL6OQ?si=Ib-dv2Y-s3PaQEBg


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    00:00 intro 01:00 Book of the Month Sponsorship 02:54 How are Desires Different than Goals? 04:54 How can we be ready to answer the question "What do you want?" 05:11 the low maintenance, chill persona is a myth06:25 the most radical thing a woman can do is want07:33 desires about being desired 08:16 You don't choose your desires, your desires choose you08:32 How do we even know what we want?12:51 A prompt to translate desires into asks15:00 Making your asks more specific17:50 Asking for the wrong thing is just information18:11 Satisfying your desires is a highly personal process18:46 Redefining what it means to ask for help 19:53 Maladaptive behaviors we might use to avoid asking for what we want20:22 Yearning can feel like a humiliation ritual21:09 Having conviction in your desires 23:10 How rejection can actually lead to a better outcome24:30 Why I reject wantlessness25:35 How desire can be an empowering community builder27:35 What is pleasure activism? 28:48 Why we all need to talk about what we desire more

    Nov 26, 202528:05
    39. How to Bring Joy & Whimsy Back Into Your Life
    Nov 11, 202527:21
    38. Creating in the Age of Distraction & A.I Slop

    38. Creating in the Age of Distraction & A.I Slop

    I experimented with a media consumption break & it had my reflecting our relationship to art. TLDR: everyone's freaking out about AI stealing our creativity. I think humans are more resilient than that. RESOURCES: - Art as Necessity: Rethinking the Fundamentals of Human Survival

    - The Book Thief- Behind the WallRELATED EPISODES: - How Life Changes When You Realize the Rules are Made Up- The Lost Art of Sensuality📓 Anna's Substack Newsletter - https://annacorinne.substack.com/⛅ Wild Geese Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wildgeesepod/#💌 Anna's Podcast Production Services - https://www.annacorinneproductions.com/productionTo inquire about potential collaborations, please email hello@annacorinneproductions.com

    Oct 28, 202528:08
    37. The Critical Thinking Crisis: Choosing Curiosity Over Certainty
    Oct 14, 202532:45
    36. how language shapes the way we think

    36. how language shapes the way we think

    Does language shape the way we perceive reality? Can Indigenous wisdom shine a light on a different way forward??! RESOURCES MENTIONED: - Lingthusiasm- The Hatred of Metaphor- Briana Ní Loingsigh's Substack- WordsatWork Tiktok- The Balkanization and Babelification of the Internet- Babaylan, Bye Bye Lang- Hopi Time Controversy- Our Language, Our World- Braiding Sweetgrass


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    TIME STAMPS: 00:00 Intro 01:23 Craftsy Sponsorship 02:23 Learning Spanish 04:44 Comparative Historical Linguistics vs linguistic relativity 05:33 Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis06:55 Conceptual metaphors in the english language08:47 The Irish language understanding of time and emotions09:55 How language changes our sense of morality 11:18 the etymology of the word 'culture'12:20 Internet sub-cultures fracturing language14:08 dog whistles 14:54 the grammar of animacy19:20 does language actually change the way we perceive reality?22:35 the somatics of language 25:20 embodying the grammar of animacy

    Sep 30, 202526:16
    35. Your Life Is Not An Optimization Problem | Q&A

    35. Your Life Is Not An Optimization Problem | Q&A

    little Q&A moment today!


    The first 500 people to use my link in the description or scan the QR code will receive a one month free trial of Skillshare! Get started today! https://skl.sh/annahoward09251


    Favorites mentioned:

    Books:

    - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    - Hunger Games (lol) by Suzanne Collins

    - Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

    Musicians:

    - Muna

    - Yana

    - Abba

    - The Weepies

    - Samia

    - Devon Again

    Substacks:

    - Rayne Fisher Quann

    - Ayan Artan

    - Jamila Bradley

    - Henrik Karlson

    - Heather Havrilesky

    Podcast:

    -Binchtopia

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    - Sublime.app:

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    One month free trial using this link: https://capacities.io/?via=anna

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    Sep 16, 202537:39
    34. A Writing Practice to Help You Meet Yourself

    34. A Writing Practice to Help You Meet Yourself

    I've found real magic in thinking on the page in the last year. I'd love for more people to experience this with me.


    "When I sit down to write, the meadow is still engulfed in darkness under a sky where satellites pass by, one after the other. My thoughts are flighty and shapeless, like dreams; they morph as I approach them. But when I open my notebook and write, it is as if I pin my thoughts to the table. I can examine them." - Henrik Karlson


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    Resources Mentioned:

    - Why I Write by Joan Didion

    - On Abandoning Capitalistic Achievement to Seek the Freedom of Play

    - 28 Slightly Rude Notes on Writing

    - A Life in Constant Potential

    - the one about ai

    - don't get it f*cked up fr

    - Why You Should Build Your Raft of Art in the Sea of Slop

    - Advice for a Friend Who Wants to Start a Blog

    - If You Have Writer's Block, Maybe You Should Stop Lying

    - Henrik Karlson: One of the World's Most Under-Rated Writers| How I Write

    - Writing as Autonomy

    - Writing Hack: Write it Just Like That

    - Squibler.io Dangerous Writing Prompt

    - In Her Own Words: Toni Morrison on Writing, Editing, and Teaching


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    TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Writing as Thinking02:40 Capacities Sponsorship04:03 Joan Didion 05:19 Communicating when you're NOT a verbal processor07:10 Childhood hints that you're a writer08:43 Writing Holds Your Questions 10:06 Spotting Intrinsic Artistic Mediums 10:49 Addressing AI Slop Writing14:02 Writing as Pathological Caring 16:16 Writing is about Power 17:32 Writing in a Memoir Style20:55 Writing Essays23:30 Being willing to be stupid in public25:39 Calling out Conflicting Thoughts 26:59 Approach "I Write to Know What I'm Thinking" With Caution28:28 The Value in the Rewriting Process

    Sep 02, 202534:39
    33. How to Manage Multiple Interests & Actually CREATE Something

    33. How to Manage Multiple Interests & Actually CREATE Something

    To try everything Sublime has to offer, visit https://sublime.app/?ref=anna & use code: wildgeese for 20% off at checkout! Sublime is the tool I use everyday to help make more interesting connections between one idea to the next. If you're stuck in distracting algorithms & having a hard time falling down the rabbit hole, this episode is for you :) RESOURCES: - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert- How to Research Niche Ideas on Literature and Philosophy- Your digital gardening should be communal! (anna howard, artistic isolation, and wilding the web)- The Science of Mind Mapping: A Visual Way to Make Sense of the World - Follow the White Hot Fire Inside of You- Slaughterhouse FiveTIMESTAMPS: 00:00 intro 00:55 From research to creation02:14 Sublime Sponsorship 03:11 How my digital gardening process has changed 04:55 How to fall down the rabbit hole without distraction 05:35 The 3 states of attention 06:36 Addressing the inability to focus 07:22 How to store inspiration & ideas in one place 08:29 Creating collections 09:24 public vs. private 09:52 finding related cards (sources) 11:14 How to let your curiosity lead the ship instead of someone else's algorithm 13:35 How to research niche ideas in literature and philosophy 14:08 How to research in a way that expands YOUR writing 16:05 turn your digital garden into a community garden 18:28 turning your rabbit hole into a project 20:00 BTS of creating a canvas for a new project27:30 BTS of a canvas I made for a past episode 28:55 having a visual of your curiosity 29:19 ways this process can be helpful for non-writing projects This episode is sponsored by Sublime.app🫶 Join my newsletter⛅ Wild Geese Instagram 📓 Anna's Substack 💌 Anna's Podcast Production Services To inquire about potential collaborations, please email hello@annacorinneproductions.com

    Aug 19, 202530:41
    32. How Life Changes When You Realize the Rules are Made Up

    32. How Life Changes When You Realize the Rules are Made Up

    For ourselves and for our neighbors, let's build up our sense of agency, shall we?


    Please note, while this episode does touch on political topics, that is NOT an invitation to argue about politics in my comment section or DMs. Engaging in that behavior will get you blocked.


    Donate:

    - Amal for Palestine: https://amal4palestine.org/

    - The Sameer Project: https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaeBmkekTb6T5myMZL76q9wI1ZKbPi_nMm-OgBBrKJzXHBhVnmGbE7UFvIutmw_aem_NnVYIwFqxRv0jGGyrNgs1g

    - Gaza Soup Kitchen: https://gazasoupkitchen.com/


    Resources Mentioned:

    - On Agency by Henrik Karlsson: https://substack.com/home/post/p-167633827

    - Untamed by Glennon Doyle: https://untamedbook.com/

    - Maybe You're Not Actually Trying by Cate Hall: https://usefulfictions.substack.com/p/maybe-youre-not-actually-trying

    - The Flinch by Julien Smith: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23786061-the-flinch

    - Relationships are Co-Evolutionary Loops by Henrik Karlsson: https://substack.com/@henrikkarlsson/p-137775492

    - Eliza Day's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elizadaylight/video/7529648599647538462?_r=1&_t=ZT-8yPW4bjEauk

    - Do What You Can't by Tommy Dixon: https://www.tommydixon.ca/p/do-what-you-cant

    - Deyonna's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@deyawnuh/video/7519137264933424415

    - The Happy Urbanist's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jonjon.jpeg/video/7335171695277264170?_r=1&_t=ZT-8ySqYZ6sUC7


    Related Episodes:

    - #8 with Lexi Merritt: https://open.spotify.com/episode/48k2ya4UQVtQUE1YMVCHd9?si=b08f5b1f13a94206

    - #15 with Eliza Day: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZZv2z3tmXuA5Dzlspid99?si=aa8e494ad1d44961

    - The Life Design Process that Changed my Art: https://youtu.be/pV59nzzwNWI?si=nMiUkKCoNGJ3mwZe


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    Aug 05, 202529:53
    31. Reclaiming the Lost Art of Sensuality

    31. Reclaiming the Lost Art of Sensuality

    After poet Andrea Gibson passed away this week, I realized that poetry and sensuality are deeply intertwined. Both require "masterful sensitivity" and the courage to feel everything, including pain. I believe most people don't realize they're poets, and by tuning into all nine of our senses (not just the basic five,) we can live more sensually and honor the brief, beautiful time we have in these bodies ⚠️Content Warning: Death/Mortality Discussion, Grief/Loss, Mental Health, Body Image Resources Mentioned: - Etymology of Sensuality

    - Royal Heart by Andrea Gibson

    - SENSUALISM: Being Sensual is a Lifestyle

    - How Many Senses Do We Have

    - Andrea's Instagram

    - How Cancer Transformed My Crushing Anxiety Into Boundless Bliss | Andrea Gibson | What’s Underneath

    - “I will not fight:” Viral poet says accepting cancer gave them more life

    - Tincture by Andrea Gibson

    - Poetry Watching by *me*

    - Carlitos Tiktok

    - Charlie's Tiktok🫶 Join my newsletter ⛅ Wild Geese Instagram 📓 Anna's Substack 💌 Anna's Podcast Production Services TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 intro 01:48 Craftsy Sponsorship 02:50 Sensuality and Sexuality are NOT the same thing 05:55 Royal Heart by Andrea Gibson 07:09 Choosing Poetry over Self-Help 09:30 We have more than 5 senses!10:30 Pain is a sense 10:55 5 counterintuitive mental health tips 12:50 it's about letting go, not adding more 14:15 Poetry watching 19:31 we're drowing our senses20:21 sensuality requires you to come in contact with your shame 23:48 exercises to get in touch with your sensuality 26:00 savoring the time we have 26:50 Tincture by Andrea Gibson29:58 lightening the mood lol

    Jul 22, 202529:32
    30. Facing Your Fear of Being Misunderstood IS the Creative Process
    Jul 08, 202525:60
    29. What We Can Learn From 3000 Years of Love

    29. What We Can Learn From 3000 Years of Love

    Why is love SO intertwined with ownership? Let's cut that sh*t out! Resources mentioned: - All About Love by Bell Hooks- what the self help industry has wrong about...everything by Jamila Bradley- Love is Not Enough by Museguided- Fake Fairness is Killing Our Relationships -- And It's Everywhere- George Akolade Coker's Relationship Anarchy SmorgasbordTimestamps: 00:00 - intro 00:53 - Brilliant Sponsorship 02:03 - The flaws in our language around romantic relationships03:30 - pathologizing desire 06:10 - extracting ownership from love 11:20 - Why we're all afraid of commitment14:11 - A brief and incomplete history of love & marriage 17:00 - How to introduce equity to romantic relationships 22:00 - Relationship Anarchy 24:25 - Relationship Anarchy Smorgasbord


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    Jun 24, 202526:44
    28. for those who need a gateway to radical imagination

    28. for those who need a gateway to radical imagination

    Reading is the powerful tool we have to unlock our imaginations. And right now, I believe it's time to use our imaginations to see a new world. Maybe one that's not dominated by "obsessive technologies," as Ursula K Le Guin so aptly put. 


    Resources Mentioned: 

    - American Library Association

    - Full Speech: Ursula K. Le Guin’s Passionate Defense of Art over Profits

     - Celine Nguyen's "No One Told Me About Proust"

    - Carl Hendrick's Ultra-Processed Minds: The End of Deep Reading and What It Costs Us

    - Rayne Fisher-Quann's Poser Ethics

    -Museguided's Freedom’s Fragility, Democracy’s Decline

    - Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Marie Brown


    Timestamps: 

    00:00 intro

    02:33 everyone is using chatgpt to cheat? 

    03:39 it's easier now than ever to seen as smart and interesting

    05:45 Ursula K Le Guin's art versus profit motive 

    09:10 Literacy IS quality of life 

    11:17 Stop blaming students - this is a systemic issue 

    12:29 taste is formed through love 

    15:09 reading as resistance 

    20:45 public libraries are being defunded. Here's what we can do about it!

    21:07 why you should care about libraries 

    22:11 All organizing is science fiction 


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    Jun 10, 202523:36
    27. growing a digital garden to end my doomscrolling (part 2)

    27. growing a digital garden to end my doomscrolling (part 2)

    I'm back for part 2 of the digital gardening episode! You wanted to see more of my garden, soI'll give you some behind the scenes today, plus tips on how to turn your notes into art.

    Join my newsletter!


    Timestamps:

    00:00 - coming up

    03:24 - these things AREN'T digital gardens

    07:40 - platforms you can digital garden with

    11:04 - answering your Qs about the process of digital gardening

    24:32 - why this process is for you, even if you're not a writer

    26:04 - how to turn notes into something new

    29:10 - how to find great sources for your garden

    30:34 - my personal takeaways from digital gardening

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    May 27, 202531:17
    26. the life design process that changed my art (& actually, changed everything)

    26. the life design process that changed my art (& actually, changed everything)

    We all need to understand what our greater values are & why we're pursuing what we're pursuing in order to get through the muck of ✨ the process✨. So let's chat about the plan I've been using for the past 4 quarters to change my life and my art! Resources mentioned: - Big Paper Planning Day- The Anatomy of a 'Why' by Museguided- Novelty Wanes, Then What? by Lexi Merritt- Oblique Strategies for Starting a New Project by Celine Nguyen- Are You Bored Enough to be Successful by Layla ShaikleyTIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Coming up 01:00 - Join Craftsy for $1.4902:03 - rethinking our the creative process 03:45 - Big paper planning day 05:04 - Finding your "why" 10:12 - creating action menus 12:24 - giving yourself credit 13:13 - finding your next project 14:55 - strategies for starting, continuing and finishing 16:35 - obstacles that come up in the creative process 23:01 - finishing is a skill 💌 Podcast Management Website Wild Geese Instagram

    May 20, 202524:49
    25. How to Be An Artist Without Selling Your Soul on the Internet

    25. How to Be An Artist Without Selling Your Soul on the Internet

    Let's talk about public vs. private narratives and the pressure put on women to exploit their personal lives!! Yay! Resources Mentioned: - In and Against the Personal Essay by Kate Bugos- Be on your own side by Sophia Theories- Standing on the Shoulders of Complex Female Characters by Rayne Fisher-Quann- Why My Podcast is Called Wild Geese

    Timestamps: 00:00 - coming up 01:17 - what makes a good artist? 01:45 - where is the line between vulnerability and exploitation? 02:55 - my personal writing on Substack 04:11 - the benefits of confessional writing06:00 - the risks in sharing personal stories 07:05 - what society values in women's art 09:00 - the dangers in parasocial relationships 10:30 - are you on your own side? 11:15 - standing on the shoulders of complex female characters 12:59 - performing your own life 14:37 - the joy of knowing who to turn to - beyond the algorithms suggestions 15:05 - building expertise through your parasocial besties 18:00 - how i'm finding the line between vulnerability and exploitation for myself 20:00 - Art should be for YOU, not an audience21:45 - How to ground yourself, even if you're performing for the audience in your head 23:30 - Why i'm not interested in "stop consuming, start creating" Connect with me:

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    May 06, 202526:01
    24. how to fall down a curiosity rabbit hole & reconnect to your creativity

    24. how to fall down a curiosity rabbit hole & reconnect to your creativity

    "creativity is just connecting things," & how living a project based life will save you from the robot-ization of society!


    Reading mentioned:

    - ⁠Be More Confusing, Actually⁠

    - ⁠A Project of One's Own⁠- ⁠Research as a leisure activity⁠

    - ⁠What does it mean to study independently in 2025?⁠


    Websites:

    -⁠Are.na⁠

    -⁠ pudding.cool ⁠

    - https://friendola.com/

    - https://ita.toys/scans/milkbar/milkbar2

    - https://cloudhiker.net/


    Bonus websites:

    - ⁠Make music??⁠

    -⁠ Play Ispy⁠

    - ⁠Write fiction⁠

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    Timestamps:

    00:00 - introo

    01:18 - why do we want to fall down rabbit holes?

    02:42 - personal branding & niching down

    05:21 - how to be so interesting you beat AI

    08:11 - living a project based life

    12:15 - projects as a curiosity incubator

    13:05 - how I fall down rabbit holes

    15:42 - research as a leisure activity

    21:48 - work/life balance

    25:57 - resources to spark curiosity

    Apr 23, 202531:60
    23. why are we afraid of LOVE? 🥀reflecting on creativity + eros 🌹

    23. why are we afraid of LOVE? 🥀reflecting on creativity + eros 🌹

    you can transmute romantic preoccupation into an artistic vision that can literally change your life. resources mentioned: - Audre Lorde's Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power- Rue Yi's Tiktok- Rozie Ramata's Tiktok- Vanessa | LifeisArt Tiktok- "Love, Love, Love, and Everything In Between" By Still Yearning- Attachment Theory is White Supremacy in a Lab Coat💌 Podcast Management Website Wild Geese Instagram Timestamps: 00:00 - coming up 00:32 - What is Eros? 01:00 - Dating & Crushing! 04:52 - Creative Satisfaction from a crush 06:25 - Building a creative practice 07:04 - What is Limerence? 08:37 - limerence is about art11:20 - Why attachment theory kind of sucks 14:39 - Creative projects give you something to obsess over 16:35 - not all love stories are romances 18:35 - How to love without abandoning yourself 20:42 - You don't have to invent, you can just see 25:07 - use it as creative fuel #creativity #makingart #selfexpression

    Apr 08, 202526:03
    22. how to be a better villager

    22. how to be a better villager

    The sentiment "everybody wants a village but no one is willing to be a better villager" is going around the internet right now (if you know the OG source, lmk. Right now, it's lost in the internet sauce for me). I'm talking community organizing, beyond friendships. If you have great friends, that's amazing. But we should all be focused on cultivating a wider sense of community and care right now. So, how do we actually do that? Let's talk about it...Resources Mentioned: - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer- Elise Granata's "Becoming a High Agency Person"-Elise Granata's "7 Ideas to Jumpstart Community Practice"- Weenus_Maximus Tiktok💌 Podcast Management Website ⛅ Wild Geese Instagram 🐻 Personal Instagram TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Coming up 02:24 Robin Wall Kimmerer on Reciprocity03:30 The Three Sisters 07:25 Finding Your Unique Role in the Village 08:19 Why Urgency Doesn't Bring Community Closer 09:42 Building Up a Sense of Agency 11:06 UN-Branding Community12:58 How to Feel a Sense of Agency in Community 16:45 a Gift Economy17:40 the inevitability of conflict and inconvenience 18:03 starting on a small scale19:42 you can't bypass small talk21:33 the shared calendar

    Mar 25, 202522:57
    21. You are the Altar. Not the Sacrifice.

    21. You are the Altar. Not the Sacrifice.

    Men gain sacredness and transcendence through a loss of ego and self. Women gain sacredness and transcendence when they claim themselves and gain an ego.


    Resources mentioned:

    - The Divine Feminine: Elizabeth (Liz) Gilbert at Archangel Summit in Toronto, Canada

    - Jamila Bradley's "What the Self-Help Industry Has Wrong About...Everything"

    - Bell Hooks "Women Artists: The Creative Process"

    - The Book of Longings


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    Timestamps:

    00:00 - new music incoming??

    01:25 - why do women need to approach spirituality differently?

    03:54 - discernment disclaimer05:56 - conspirituality

    07:42 - why is "selfless" the ultimate compliment for women?

    08:05 - MY experience

    09:49 - Liz Gilbert's Divine Feminine Speech

    10:40 - The Code of Hammurabi

    11:18 - The Axial Age

    12:35 - Why spiritual advice from hit the same way for women

    17:40 - Drawing a circle of sacredness around yourself

    20:40 - personal essay

    23:14 - why "i don't care" is empowering

    23:59 - Bell Hooks wisdom

    27:26 - The Book of Longings


    Mar 11, 202528:14
    20. Convenience Culture is Killing Our Creative Impulses

    20. Convenience Culture is Killing Our Creative Impulses

    Sometimes the thing you desire is actually an obstacle to your flourishing (watch the full episode on youtube).


    Reaching for convenience is understanding and often necessary. It often satiates our desire for answers and quick solutions. But it's becoming an obstacle to all of our flourishing.


    Today, we have to talk about how an addiction to convenience is killing our creative impulses. The algorithm is constantly serving up answers and interests on a silver platter. It's convenient. And it's eroding our ability to exercise autonomy, surprise ourselves, and live in the tension of creation.


    Tune in for a little exercise I'm going to be doing in the coming days to combat this issue. And join me if you feel so inclined!


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    Feb 25, 202526:05
    19. creating a digital garden to end my doomscrolling
    Feb 11, 202528:56
    18. How to Decenter Men *BUT Still Enjoy Dating Men* | Stop Worshipping the Male Gaze
    Jan 28, 202538:56
    17. The Mom That Shows Up

    17. The Mom That Shows Up

    Today, I'm sitting down for a completely off the cuff conversation with my mom❤️‍🔥 If you've never met my mom, you'll definitely be obsessed with her by the end of this conversation.

    After literally 3 days of trying to upload the video to Spotify with nothing but "failure to load" messages, I'm opting for audio only for this episode. Womp womp. Please go check out the Youtube video if you want to see all of the family photos and memes I've included love bugs.

    Last year for Christmas, I gifted my mom a Storyworth subscription that was meant to turn her stories into a book for my baby niece. But I decided, since my mom is one of the funniest, most insightful people I know, I might as well turn it into a little radio show for her as well. So while a lot of this episode may feel totally random to you if you're a stranger, it's incredibly meaningful to me. I hope you enjoy it :)


    CONTENT WARNING: Please take care of yourself, this episode does contain a short discussion about mental illness and suicide. If these topics are potentially triggering, consider switching to a different episode!


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    Jan 17, 202544:55
    16. How We're Ritualizing Everything and Turning Our Lives Into Art in 2025

    16. How We're Ritualizing Everything and Turning Our Lives Into Art in 2025

    You can't be yourself until you know yourself and you can't know yourself if you're constantly abandoning yourself in pursuit of other people. You can watch the full episode video on Spotify and ⁠Youtube⁠ (the memes really add to the experience if I do say so myself)!


    That's the heart of today's episode wrapped up in a sentence. Going into 2025, I hope we can all find the space to be a bit selfish.


    I've been thinking a lot about how I can toggle back and forth between fixer mode and victim mode. In 2025, I want to take a playful approach to being my own parent, ritualizing everything I do so that it's more fun and more beautiful to me, and getting to know myself intentionally.


    It doesn't have to all be intense goal setting in the New Year. It can be a process of slowmaxxing into the version of you that knows what you need and stops asking permission. We're talking about self-expression, self-exploration and devotion to the self today.


    If you enjoy the ep, talk to me! Leave a comment, DM me, follow the show, you know what to do my loves!


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    Dec 31, 202423:37
    15. Grounded Spirituality, Releasing Dogmas and Finding Home with Eliza Day
    Jul 18, 202446:15
    14. What Your Dreams Are Telling You With Jared Ray Gilmore
    Jul 11, 202452:57
    13. Girlhood, Shame, and Self-Optimization with Hailey Noecker
    Jul 04, 202438:40
    12. How to Talk to Strangers, Soft Animal Series #2: The Summer Challenge
    Jun 27, 202416:44
    11. Dancing in Public for Somatic Relief and Strengthening our Spiritual Discernment with Anna AKA The Fake Guru

    11. Dancing in Public for Somatic Relief and Strengthening our Spiritual Discernment with Anna AKA The Fake Guru

    What if you started living your life like you begged God to send you back so you could feel again? That's certaintly what today's guest, Anna Lee, is doing.


    Anna is a documentary film maker and co-host of The Entreprequeers Podcast. But it doesn't feel right to try to conform her identity to a set of job descriptions. She takes on the French philosophy of "I work to live, I don't live to work." And you can frequently find her dancing unapologetically in public parks.


    We're talking about apocalypse magic and the year of the cockroach. If you don't know what those words mean, you should probably tune into the episode and find out.


    In this episode, we're chatting about:

    • Working seasonally and f*cking off the rest of the time
    • What is apocalypse magic?
    • The new age to alt-right pipeline
    • The dance challenge that's grounding Anna and her community
    • The year of the cockroach

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    Jun 20, 202454:54
    10. Networking Online WITHOUT the Ick with Anastasiya, Online Business Manager and Founder of The Sunshine Revolution
    Jun 13, 202457:31
    9. The Ecological Self: Creating a Reciprocal Relationship with Nature with Chloe Parsons

    9. The Ecological Self: Creating a Reciprocal Relationship with Nature with Chloe Parsons

    What if life for the sake of life was enough? What if we were operating off of a state of abundance, instead of scarcity? What if every human being really understood how closely linked (in-extractable) we are to other living beings? Would brutal and consistent resource extraction slow down?


    In this episode, I'm sitting down with Chloe Parsons to dive deep into our interconnectedness with nature. She's a watercolor and floral collage artist who creates art for the eco-sensual.


    If you're not sure what that means, tune in. It's fascinating and will probably inspire you to go on a little mushroom foraging trip after listening to this episode.


    For all of the resources mentioned in this episode + the spotify playlist click HERE


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    Jun 06, 202447:48
    8. How to Achieve Your Goals Through Design Thinking with Lexi Merritt, Founder of The Pretty Decent Internet Café
    May 30, 202447:50
    7. Healing Your Inner Child (Choir Kid) with The Founder of Gaia Music Collective, Matt Goldstein

    7. Healing Your Inner Child (Choir Kid) with The Founder of Gaia Music Collective, Matt Goldstein

    You know that feeling when you're sitting around a campfire singing with friends and you think to yourself "why don't humans do this more often?" The feeling of singing with other people is electric.


    Maybe you only ever experienced that at sleep away camp. Or maybe you're like me and you're a tried and true choir kid. Even if you don't sing, if you've allowed yourself to experience a collective song, you know what I'm talking about.


    Well thanks to the work of Matt Goldstein, we don't have to fully join a choir to sing with strangers. Gaia Music Collective started with a few friends in a Bushwick apartment. Since then, they've grown to gathering hundreds of strangers every single week with the express purpose of bringing people together to sing.


    They've got events like One-Day Choirs that don't require any sort of audition or prior experience. And if you're more into the campfire, chill vibe, Candlelight Circlesings would be perfect for you.


    I really enjoyed this conversation with Matt for a little bit of behind the scenes into a collective that I've had my eyes on for months! I'll be attending Gaia Music Collective's events throughout the Summer because it's the perfect way to meet new people and indulge my little singer heart. Join me!


    To access the Spotify playlist and more resources, click HERE!


    In this episode, we're chatting about:

    • How Gaia Music Collective got started
    • How Matt regulates his energy when leading large groups night after night
    • How going viral on Tiktok changed things for Gaia
    • Matt's new venture: Flow Labs


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    May 23, 202438:13
    6. How to Build a Time Machine with Adrianne Lenker’s Music, Soft Animal Series #1

    6. How to Build a Time Machine with Adrianne Lenker’s Music, Soft Animal Series #1

    It's a little bit ironic that the words "I don't wanna talk about anything" have been circling around my head for weeks, right as I launch this podcast. But don't worry, I'm not saying I want to quit yapping in your ears (I know you were worried). Quite the opposite!

    Those are lyrics from Adrianne Lenker's song "Anything." The title of this episode is just a line pulled straight from the song. Because...are you kidding? It's too good not to highlight and then circle and then doodle a little heart next to it. So today marks the very first iteration of the soft animal series!

    I hope you like it :)

    You can find links to all of the mentioned songs and articles HERE queens.

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    May 16, 202414:30
    5. You Are What You Want: Untangling Compulsory Heterosexuality and Finding New Hobbies with Madeline Qi

    5. You Are What You Want: Untangling Compulsory Heterosexuality and Finding New Hobbies with Madeline Qi

    Are you friends with your desires? Or do they scare the hell out of you?


    If they do, that's okay! You're normal babe, I promise. But today's guest might light a little fire under your drive to follow those North Star needs.


    Today I'm chatting with Madeline Qi, host of Over & Out, Tiktoker and Youtuber. We'll be diving into her story, from coming out and leaving a long term relationship to checking herself into an ED recovery center.


    This episode is all about addressing those parts of our lives that are compulsive. What are we accepting because we've been told that we should and not because we actually want to? My That's So Raven vision just showed big realizations coming your way after listening to the ep!


    Content warning: eating disorders, narcissistic parents (take care of yourself love)


    For access to more resources (including the Spotify playlist), go HERE!


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    May 09, 202446:31
    4. How to Create Community and Learn How to PLAY Again with Tali Dee, Ph.D.

    4. How to Create Community and Learn How to PLAY Again with Tali Dee, Ph.D.

    Are you comfortable making BAD art? It might be the antidote to burnout! Today I’m chatting with Tali Dee, a former therapist who went from helping clients through creative burnout, to experiencing it herself.


    After burnout manifested in physical symptoms that sent her to the hospital, Tali knew it was time to take a leave of absence. And in that time away, she’s realized the absolute necessity of centering creativity in our lives.


    And we’re not just talking about “I’ll get to that creative practice once I’m in a better place” but actually using that creative practice as the bridge to that better place. We’re also diving deep into community. If you feel like it’s been hard to create a sense of community ever since the pandemic began, you’re not alone.


    So what does it take? Does adulthood mean that we’re always going to have to deal with a paywall to meet new people? Or can we take matters into our own hands?


    I hope this episodes leaves you feeling inspired to go pick up that blank canvas that’s been sitting in the corner for months. You deserve it! And if you’re in the throes of burnout, check out the resources Tali has to offer HERE.


    In this episode, we’re chatting about:

    • Tali’s experience with burnout
    • Why you should de-prioritize external values when moving through burnout
    • How you can get reconnected with your inner child
    • The personal responsibility that comes with creating a sense of community
    • What is a Creative Friday?
    • How can we get more comfortable being beginners?

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    May 02, 202443:51
    3. Navigating Grief Through Body Liberation with José San Miguel, Founder of Playground Movement

    3. Navigating Grief Through Body Liberation with José San Miguel, Founder of Playground Movement

    If you wish the wellness industry was a bit less puritanical, this episode is for you. I'm talking - you don't need to forbid yourself from going out dancing at the night club to feel good in your body. In fact, that sweaty, exhilarating feeling you get at a nightclub could be the key to body liberation.


    I'm sitting down with José San Miguel, Founder of Playground Movement, for a conversation that will leave you dancing through the street like Nicole Kidman after she divorced Tom Cruise!


    After going through tremendous loss, José came out on the other side with such a beautiful perspective of the world. I originally reached out to them because of this sentiment: we should assume that everyone is grieving.


    They put a video on their tiktok about this philosophy and the wind was sucked out of me. How can we show up for each other in grief? And how can we show up for ourselves? This is more than a conversation about fitness. Essentially, it's two people sitting down to reflect on what it is to move through darkness and alchemize grief.


    In this episode, we're chatting about:

    • Personal style
    • Queer expression
    • Alchemizing grief to bring a new idea into the world
    • What's next for Playground Movement
    • The third degree dinner party


    We mention a few juicy resources that you don't want to miss out on so grab those HERE! You can also find the Spotify playlist that will continue the Wild Geese experience into your music loving lives.


    If you felt moved by this episode, leave a review with a very long personal story about you alchemized grief. I'm just kidding, you don't have to do that (but I would read it if you did and I would give you a little virtual forehead kiss).


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