September 23, 2025 – Authenticity is Cool Again!

Coming to you this time from the actual lush and lavish studios of MWS Media, I muse on the “new” trend toward authenticity and unpolished transparency in online media, why it’s always been a good idea, and why it’s good news for writers, authors, and other creators that it’s apparently back in vogue. Also, an update on my own creative life, including some time alone, some computer woes, and things I’ve been developing and working on. This episode was recorded on September 23, 2025. Watch the Episode (No video? Click to watch on YouTube.) Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode My creative services for authors and podcasters. Can I help you? Book a free discovery call and let’s find out. My fiction and non-fiction. The phrase, “we’re all just bozos on this bus” originated thanks to the brilliant album by the comedy troupe The Firesign Theater, I Think We’re All Bozos on This Bus, or possibly with the entertainer and activist Wavy Gravy. In this context, it means, “we’re all equally ordinary, equally flawed, equally human here.” What is Blender? What is Unreal Engine? This episode was recorded (audio and video) using my Insta360 webcam via OBS Studio. Support the show with a one-time donation, with my thanks! Thanks to the Patron Members of the Multiversalists Community Thank you to J.C. Hutchins, thank you to Jim Lewinson, thank you Amelia Bowen, thank you Ted Leonhardt, thank you to Charles Eugene Anderson, thank you to Scott Roche, thank you to Harold Johnson, thank you to David Mackler, and thank you to Sam Cherubin. ~ Did you listen to this and decide you like the cut of my jib? Are you interested in directly benefiting from my quarter century of online indie publishing experience? Click to learn more about my services for writers, authors, and other creators! Never miss an episode! Join the Multiversalists community of readers, writers, friends, and fans at the free level. You’ll also get your choice of one of three of my e-books!  Or (and!), find this podcast anywhere you get your podcasts, or subscribe manually by copying https://www.mattselznick.com/feed/podcast/sonitotum into your favorite podcast app. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.