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Becoming Creature
by Nick
Interviewing beautiful minds. becomingcreature.substack.com
Episodes
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#30 Processing Vibecamp Out Loud with Critter
Vibecamp ended yesterday afternoon and in this episode I try to process my experience out loud. I wanted to get this out quickly, and I’m still feeling a bit emotional so my voice might be shaky in spots and to save time the episode isn’t perfectly edited. I know a lot of us attendees are working...
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#29 Becoming Creature, Stories from My Life
Hello Dears, Today I publish a rare solo episode. In this episode I share stories from my life and tell you a bit about how I became the creature I am now. I share some of my thoughts about my podcast and the current state of affairs. I hope you enjoy -Nick Get full access to Becoming Creature at...
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#28 River Kenna on the Power of Your Inner Wilds
Today I am joined by River Kenna the Somatic-Imaginal guide aka The Wilderless. River uses learning from Jungian Psychology, Esoteric Buddhism, and Body-Mind Integration to help people get out of their head and into their life. River’s Somatic Resonance course can be found here: In this…
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#27 @Embryosophy on the Spirit of New York, Embryology, Yoga, and Grief. Please donate.
Welcome back Today I am joined by Buddhi. She and her husband Hap recently lost their home in a wildfire. Please donate at their GoFundMe. As Buddhi explains in the show, the tragedy did not reach the amount of monetary damage required for assistance from the state of California, or from FEMA....
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#26 Brooke Bowman talks Vibecamp: A Victory of Vision
I am joined once again by Brooke Bowman. We spoke on episode 11 about drugs, homelessness, and maintaining a positive outlook. Today we discuss how Brooke leveraged that positivity into achieving her vision of a large meetup that exploded into a huge 400-person multiple-day partyfest known as...
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#25 @Malcolm_Ocean on Self-Coercion, Systems Thinking, and The Divided Brain
In this information-packed episode Malcolm Ocean and I dissect The Divided Brain. We discuss the interplay between communication, self-coercion, and the roles of the left and right hemispheres. Malcolm answers questions like: * What is at the core of good conversation? * Is pursuit of…
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#24 @TSZZL Roon, Apex Shape Rotator
🎧 Episode #24! I am joined by the Gen-Z programmer, shape rotator, shitpoaster, and memelord known as ‘Roon’. You can follow him @TSZZL on twitter dot com. Listen as we discuss the scarcity mindset, anonymous posting, wretched Economics, machine learning, bitcoin, billionaires, and much more.…
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#23 @Visakanv on Accessibility & Playing the Right Game
🎧 Episode #23! 🔥 On this inspiring episode, blogger, youtuber, and author of ‘Friendly Ambitious Nerd’ Visakanv discusses his ideas on how to leverage twitter’s accessibility, how to be a better friend, and how to play the right games. 🤔 He answers questions like: * How should we think about...
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#22 PARTY EPISODE with @Maybegray, @Teddyraccovelt, & @Lithros
WHOO BOY! In this episode I talk to @Maybegray, @Teddyraccovelt, & @Lithros about * Why @Myceliummage sucks * How to fight * How to tell your dad he's not your dad * When YOU should have kids * What teddy thinks about sex positivity * Waiting for marriage to have sexual intercourse! * Pornography…
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#21 @Eggprophet on Touching Grass, Whimsy, and How to Unfold
Eggprophet arrives and reveals the long-awaited story behind the name! We discuss being a hot girl, the dimensions of whimsy twitter, what’s up with the typos?, choosing happiness, epistemology, farming, morality, and much more. We hope you enjoy, Nick People mentioned in this episode include...
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#20 @Goblinodds on Having Fun and Stuff
Goddess of oblins @Goblinodds does a reversal on me, spending half the episode asking ME questions! We play 36 Questions to Love, talk about bedpanning toward enlightenment, do a series of movie reviews, discuss psychedelics, pychotherapy, ingroup sociology, Borderers, and how we are probably…
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#19 Tasshin Fogleman on Awareness, Sex, and Buddhism
In my first-ever uncut, unedited, unaltered episode I pursue the present with Tasshin Fogleman. You can follow Tasshin on twitter @tasshinfogleman and read his writing on his website Tasshin.com This is the first episode I’ve ever done with no notes or preparation. I challenged James Stuber to do…
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#18 @Lithros on Family, Law, and Ethics
Scott ‘Lithros’ Hansen does a deep dive on family and fantasy, ethics and ethos, morality and moloch. He answers questions like: * What is a Lithros? * Is it horrible to start a family? * Is it good that parents are miserable? * What is the problem with law school? * Why should anyone learn about...
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#17 @TeddyRaccovelt on Ideology, Worship, and The Human Condition
Theodore ‘Teddy’ Raccovelt aka @TeddyRaccovelt, writer of The Bully Pulpit, joins me to shoot the shit while talking about every important topic there is. We discuss! * Satire * America’s demented Congress * The purpose of suffering * Why being High IQ is problematic * Why imperialism is good *…
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#16 @Generativist on Polarization, Twitter, and Computational Social Science
Johnny ‘@Generativist’ Nelson joins me on this wonderful episode. We do a deep dive into how beliefs and trust shape individuals and relationships, especially through the lens of social networks. Johnny builds virtual things to simulate concrete ones. You can find his writing on his website...
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#15 @Visakanv on Language, Relationships, and Attention
I am joined by the incredible @Visakanv, author of Friendly Ambitious Nerd, blogger, youtuber, infovore, and an absolutely prolific writer. This one is a MUST-listen. It was such a pleasure to see Visa’s gears turning as I threw wave after wave of questions at him. * How do you get an audience…
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#14 @Liminal_Warmth on Woo, Women, and Warcraft
This week listen to my interview with the wonderful @liminal_warmth! We talk about * Limm’s Podcast, Chaotic Thinking * How should we think about Magic? * Why isn’t Magic taken very seriously? * The dangers of pursuing both Enlightenment and Magic * Transitioning and Limm’s post-transition lived...
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#13 @Eigenrobot on Everything
I am back with my interview with @eigenrobot. Eigen has his own podcast which you should definitely check out! We talk about * Eigen’s life growing up * How he met his wife * Some of his thoughts on parenting * How to decide who to follow on twitter * Bluechecks and journalism * The problem with...
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#12 @KarmaCustodian on Learning, Health, and Buddhism
This week I have the incredible @karmacustodian! He just oozes positivity, check it out! We discuss: * Running a business * Learning better * Improving how we approach health * Buddhism * Samsara * Cutting through spiritual materialism * Honesty and lying * Marie Kondo and much more We hope you...
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#11 @gptBr00ke on Drugs, and Homelessness, and Positivity
After a week Hiatus I am back and looking fresh thanks to new art from past guest @forshaper! Listen to my interview with him here. This week I have the very bubbly @gptBrooke on the show. We discuss: * Commercial fishing in Alaska * Drug use * Domestic abuse * Homelessness * Recovery * Making…
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#10 @Virtual1instinct on Lived Experience, Social Media, and The Future
Nick has a laid-back conversation with @Virtual1nstinct about: * Music and audio * The self and relationships * Phenomenology and experience * Depression * Salience and association * The future of social media and much more We hope you enjoy! —Nick Mentioned in this episode: A null model for...
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#9 @MaybeGray on Law, Sexuality, and Emotions
Nick talks to @MaybeGray about sexuality, relationships, sex positivity, the legal system, and what it was like going to clown school. Don’t miss Maybe at the InterIntellect Salon on January 17th! We cover * Being a Clown * Canadian Law * Emotions * Relationships * Eroticism and Intimacy * Sex...
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#8 @M_Ashcroft on Health, Awareness, and Innovation (Happy New Year!)
Happy New Year! In this special episode of A Becoming Creature, Nick talks to Michael Ashcroft (@M_Ashcroft) about: * Keto * Herbal remedies and Pine Needle Tea * David Perell and Tiago Forte’s course, Write of Passage * Building a Second Brain * Finding your niche * Long-term perspectives *…
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#7 @KendricTonn on The Artistic Process, How to See, and Taking Big Risks
On this episode of A Becoming Creature, Nick talks to oil painter Kendric Tonn (@kendrictonn) about: * The life of an artist * The process of creation * How to see like an artist * Taking big life risks * Developing the habit of doing * and so much more Mentioned in this episode: Kendric’s...
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#6 @MichaelCurzi on The Psychic War, Phenomenology, and Natural Action (Happy Holidays!)
Happy holidays! In this special Holiday episode of A Becoming Creature, Nick talks to Michael Curzi (@michaelcurzi) about: * The Psychic War * The Moustache * Self Sacrifice * Phenomenology * Meditation * Disassociation * Separation * Splintered Minds * Michael GRILLS ME and much more We hope you...
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#5 @HarveyKrishna_ on Dance, Psychedelics, and Healing
In this episode of A Becoming Creature, Nick talks to Harvey (@HarveyKrishna_) about * Psychedelics * Spiritual healing * Slowing down * Cultivating wonder * Dance * Non-attachment * Pursuit of joy * The metatribe * Nature and travel Thank you for listening! —Nick Have feedback? Mail me at...
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#4 @Kehwho on Culture, Nature, and Embodiment
In this episode of A Becoming Creature, Nick talks to Kay (@kehwho) aka Jimmy Buckets about SO MUCH. We talk about * the difficulties of acclimation after immigration * developing embodiment * appreciating your ancestors * developing a relationship with nature * returning to small intimate...
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#3 @ForShaper on Developing Trust and Accessing Love
In this episode of A Becoming Creature, Nick talks to Ray (@forshaper) about his non-profit Foretrek. We talk about comfort play, egregores, and the relationships between violence, intimacy, and rhythm. We also discuss God as a romantic experience, Sufism, global love, and so much more. To…
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#2 with @Childermass4
New Intro! My show is now available in all of your favorite podcast apps. In this episode, Nick talks to @Childermass4 about the value of magical thinking, the importance of emotional connection during covid19, the meaning of love, how to empathize better, the dangers of philosophy, how...
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#1: With @PrinceVogel
In this episode, Nick interviews @PrinceVogel on wandering the smoky mountains, how to approach joy and misery, how to live life simply, the benefits of isolation, how to appreciate life, and a bit about keto. We discuss @PrinceVogel's deconversion and its fallout, and his journey to reconnect…
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Interviewing beautiful minds.
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