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Current Mood

by jacqueline mari

Current Mood is an interview series exploring self-care in a digital world. Pulling in experiences from creative thinkers across music, technology, and culture, Current Mood conversations dig into the core patterns and frameworks propelling our experiences to offer up new mental models, perspective-taking tools, and maybe a joke or two. currentmood.substack.com

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Episodes

  1. Finding Your Voice With Sidney Madden

    Music journalist Sidney Madden (@sid_madden) from NPR Music and I dive deep into her background in the storytelling industry in this episode. We talk about navigating new spaces and personal boundaries, establishing self-confidence through mantras, managing your mental health in a corporate...

  2. Understanding Health Anxiety With First Responder Rachelle Chua

    In the first episode of Season 2, I catch up with Rachelle Chua – a Physician's Assistant who has been on the frontlines of COVID in NYC. With a calm demeanor, excellent taste in music, and medical training with some of the best in New York, Rachelle and I talk about the structural side of...

  3. Tending To Your Loving Relationships With Steven "Sweatpants" Irby

    In this last episode of Season 1 of Current Mood, I had the honor of speaking with New York-based photographer and Co-Creator of Street Dreams Magazine (@streetdreamsmag), Steve "Sweatpants" Irby (@stevesweatpants). As a pioneer of the Instagram street photography movement, complete with his own...

  4. Finding Your Identity Outside Of Work With Sara Auster

    In this episode, sound therapist Sara Auster (@saraauster) and I talk about the harm in catering to categories other people want to put you in. In a landscape of increasingly shifting professions for remote and creative workers, we often associate our identities with our work which negates our...

  5. When Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy With Ashley Outrageous

    In this episode, I sat down with digital native Ashley Outrageous to talk about mental health during the era of Instagram. Ashley is a creative consultant, artist manager, and event producer who has been working at the intersection of music and technology since before MySpace was a thing. Her…

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  6. Representation & Access with Sahra Nguyen of Nguyen Coffee Supply

    In this episode, I had the honor of speaking to Sahra Nguyen (@oneouncegold), Founder of lifestyle coffee brand Nguyen Coffee Supply (@nguyencoffeesupply). We covered so many important topics like immigration history of Asian Americans (that s**t they don’t teach you in school), specifically from…

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  7. The Internet and Overconsumption with Shawna-X

    In this episode, artist and visual director Shawna-X (@shawnax) and I talk about trusting yourself and your work, the transitional path from 9-5 to full-time artist, motherhood and work – and how we're affected by the amount of content we're constantly overloaded with. Music: Abjo (@abjonian) –...

  8. Staying Connected To What You Love With Julian Alexander

    In this episode, artist, designer, and creative/art director, Julian Alexander (@slanginc) and I talk about the importance of staying connected to what you truly love. With 20 years of experience as an art director in music and culture, Julian shares insights on building a sustainable career…

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  9. Imposter Syndrome with Bobby Lyle (2 of 2)

    In part 2 of episode 4 of Current Mood, I dig into imposter syndrome with a leadership coach and global facilitator Bobby Lyle (@nsightout). Imposter Syndrome is that feeling that you're somehow not good enough or skilled in the thing that you actually are – a story that is often perpetuated or...

  10. Being Intentional with Bobby Lyle (1 of 2)

    In this episode, leadership coach and facilitator Bobby Lyle (@nsightout) drops so many gems that you better bring your notebook with. We talk about our relationship to our thoughts, how to see and create an ideal scenario, working with self-doubt, recognizing triggers, and how child-like…

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  11. How To Do 'Self-Care' At The Rave With Nigel Rubirosa

    In Episode 3 of Current Mood, Nigel (@nastynigel.jpg) and I nerd out on music and he teaches me about the evolution of DJ and rave culture through a NYC lens. We talk about social etiquette in the club, drugs, and bad stuff we did as teenagers. Sorry, mom. Music: Nigel Rubirosa – "No Watermelon…

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  12. The Art of Collaboration With Jarell Perry And Hollis Wong-Wear

    In this episode, I sit down with singer/songwriter Hollis Wong-Wear @wongweezy and singer/songwriter/producer Jarell Perry @stillmindco to talk about how to have productive collaborations in 2019. The three of us talk about establishing a baseline level of trust as a core tenant of collaboration,...

  13. Showing Up For Yourself With Anthony Demby

    In the first episode of Current Mood, I sat down with Anthony Demby, Co-Founder of Humbleriot to talk about what showing up for yourself looks like. Key concepts we cover in this episode: self-care and why it's actually cool, redefining masculinity, checking your ego, meditation, how slowing down...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Current Mood is an interview series exploring self-care in a digital world. Pulling in experiences from creative thinkers across music, technology, and culture, Current Mood conversations dig into the core patterns and frameworks propelling our experiences to offer up new mental models, perspective-taking tools, and maybe a joke or two.

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HOSTED BY

jacqueline mari

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Current Mood currently has 13 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

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Current Mood is an interview series exploring self-care in a digital world. Pulling in experiences from creative thinkers across music, technology, and culture, Current Mood conversations dig into the core patterns and frameworks propelling our experiences to offer up new mental models,...

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Current Mood has 13 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Current Mood is created and hosted by jacqueline mari.
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