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Mad One Media

by "Creativity as Practice for Mental Health"

A platform for a variety of different shows, incorporating the arts, and mental health. Current shows include Hip Hop Haggadah and The Power of Music. madone.substack.com

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Episodes

  1. 4:20- 4 Dr. Dre

    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  2. One More Hat

    Where to Shop For Your Hats This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  3. Man in the Park

    I went on a stroll in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and asked, "What do you do for your mental health?” It’s the revival of a series I did called Mental Health Minute where everyone interviewed is the teacher of their wellness tools. I’ll be doing this in different areas as location-based...

  4. The Josh Healey 40th Roast

    June. 8th was Oakland Filmmaker and comrade Josh Healey’s 40th Birthday (another ‘84 baby). He had a roast in his living room that brought The Ruckus. I went up first, and roasted him as the first act, just as I did as the first toaster at his wedding in 2011. After 40 years of life and 20 years…

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  5. Man of the Mission

    Man of the Mission The Mission District (Spanish: Distrito de la Misión),[4] commonly known as the Mission (Spanish: La Misión),[5] is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. One of the oldest neighborhoods in San Francisco, the Mission District's name is derived from Mission San Francisco…

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  6. Language

    “Where do I go to rap?” -JW “They don’t want you.” -DW We’ll see. Just My Thoughts. All up in my Feels. I attempt an additional improvised FLOW offering for subscribers to ye’ old Substack. An additional once-a-week contribution from the poetic state of mind. In rhyming, I’m not saying anything…

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  7. Open Wide

    I think, therefore I rap, In trying the next moment of releasing what is new, I’m returning to the old. This is a sample of what subscribers get, an additional piece on Thursdays THRUST. More musical and all completely improvisational material. I’ve been in a creative flow recently, recording all...

  8. What to do for Sadness

    First, let me say thank you to our esteemed subscribers. Your contributions enable this work to continue. Become a subscriber today to support: “Creativity as Practice for Mental Health” (Press Play for the Audio version/Pic: Miriam’s Garden. Flower Collage) A five-year-old just asked me, “What…

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  9. Downtown

    First, Thank You to my readers and subscribers. This work continues with your support of Creativity as Practice for Mental Health. This is an offering for all, Consider Subscribing below. Coming Back to San Francisco for my residency with Intersection for the Arts, I had a daily writing practice....

  10. How to go from Jesus to Buddha in 10 Days

    Thank You to my esteemed subscribers. You are receiving this as a free member, your contributions make this work possible. Subscribe here to support Mad One Media. This week’s piece is from 2012 when I was on a speaking tour in Canada. I’m still returning to these moments, revisiting and piecing...

  11. The Soft Sweets of Moss Streets

    Hosting Friends with Families who have come to visit me in Moss Beach. I made it down the steps to show a couple of young nephs the tide pools. Sharing my parents with the families that have me as an honorary Uncle to their children is a sweet appreciation for all the love I’ve received and the...

  12. Hello...Win 2 Tickets

    Thank you to the Supporters of Mad One. Your subscriptions enable this work to continue. If you haven’t yet subscribed, here is your motivation: Today’s poem was written in 2017, 7 years ago when I was homeless. There were a few recitals of this poem to strangers at the West Oakland Bart Station...

  13. Purple Rain

    Single Man hits the town in San Francisco for a late night meet up with a young woman who he meets spilling out of the bar in North Beach. A romantic moment in time, where they find her record collection as a source of inspiration. This tale has theme of Music, Sex and Psychology that any Dirty…

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  14. "Just My Thoughts" -Sammy Obeid

    We are celebrating Sammy Obeid today, turning 40 years young, as all of us born in 1984 are destined to achieve this year. To highlight him we went back to the vaults and chopped together some hidden files from our interview in May, that turned into a freestyle/music collaboration. On the…

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  15. End of the World

    Civil War….World War…there’s a lot of reasons to burry your head in the sand. For me the practice of taking in the small moments and focusing on the little things that bring me joy is about all I can do these days. Maybe it’s all I’ve every been able to accomplish to get through. Today’s piece…

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  16. Voices to Arches

    Part of doing a weekly creative content offering, is getting to dig through the files from the past, and bring out some rare and unreleased material. 2015 I was on tour in the US, working on a piece that never made it to Edinburgh when I was in Europe. To put it mildly it was quite a wild year,...

  17. Breath, Beats & Balance

    Thank You for Reading MAD ONE. Today I am offering a breathwork workshop that includes the art of beatbox. Founding Members are invited to join the group on Feb. 5. (Meditative Music, Oud Playing by Om Ben Avraham) You will go through hard times. When all you have is your BREATH. It may be the…

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  18. Invisible Disability

    “The Darkest Days Come Right Before the Light” -Aceyaolone My journey of being a disabled man on one leg took a turn into the dark abysses of traumatic pain, where the only way out of it was to rap hard before the heavy drugs kicked in. I’m still spinning the moment of falling with humor and...

  19. When the Sound Man Dances

    When The Sound Man Dances. There is a man behind the curtain that you can't see. Out of the way and unrecognized, he is a silent supporter of sound. The man is on the dials, who controls the mic level, adjusting for feedback, pivotal to the process. Out of the way, he's seen everything. Your...

  20. Parliament Funkadelic-

    I thought that this week I would actually do more of a concert review something that I did at the start of my journalistic career in school going to shows and writing reviews about the music that I saw and I saw some living legends on Saturday. I went back to the Fox Theater in Oakland and saw...

  21. Birthday Show- "I was just letting it flow"

    My Birthday was this week, and I did what I like to do most on my b. day, perform. I have a long list of birthday shows including The Bach Dynamite and Dancing Society in HMB, Ashkenaz in Berkeley, and this year at a House Concert in the Oakland Hills. Birthday crowds are special, they are…

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  22. At.It.Again

    I returned to the stage. I have given myself a goal to perform a new hour in one year and have it professionally recorded. I have to work on baby steps to get there. For bigger audiences, I’m out of practice, but I have a routine of going to open mics or smaller venues the week before to “test…

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  23. Doorman Don't Dance

    In building a solid hour of material is it important to go back to the skillsets of years past, and take things one piece at a time. In my MANologues, CarRaps, spazzing out in other voices, an endless narrative where the only one listening is the microphone; I am reminded of poetry. Where a one…

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  24. Sabatico (demo)

    If you had a year to travel the world, where would you go? Bay Area Musian and Teacher Adam Coopersmith took a year long sabbatical and traveled 5 Continets from the Himalayas to the Galapagos, to the Amazon. He Studied permaculture, Yoga, and searched for epic waves to surf. He learned about the...

  25. MANafesto - w/ "so...Smoothie"

    I wear many hats as an artist. In selecting my piece this week I have been going over poetry, music, comedy, and rarefied gems that have been seldom heard. Maybe there is a way to do all the things, while still having a niche that’s successful. “Having a Niche, means others outside of your...

  26. 3 Seconds of Bulletproof

    Trying All the Things in a Secondary Preliminary Posting. This is going to be audio transcribed to the written word so that you can see and hear at the same time. To see the transcription highlighted while hearing the audio, go to the podcast tab and click “transcription” on the Mad One Media...

  27. “Buc Fiddy” -BN50 from Strictly 4 My Neuberg

    Bryan Neuberg turns 50 today. And we celebrate this man with the track “Buc Fiddy” in the up coming EP Strictly 4 My Neuberg. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  28. ALIVE for LOVE in this TIME

    When asked the writing prompt: “What is one thing you know for sure? and two things you know for certain?” -Here is the response. By Joshua Walters This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  29. Say/Sing

    Recorded 6/30/23 -Cabo This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  30. ASOM: Sammy Obeid

    Artist State of Mind presents Comedian Sammy Obeid of KO Comedy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  31. ASOM: Ashanti Branch

    Artist State of Mind presents Ashanti Branch of the Ever Forward Club. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  32. L.I.F.E. (Lick it for Eternity)

    L.I.F.E. Poem by Joshua Walters This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  33. When I Send an Email…

    “When I Send an Email” by Joshua Walters This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  34. Syz/Mo/Jaw “Fairfax Freestyle”

    Syz/Mo/Jaw “Fairfax Freestyle” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  35. JW LIVE @ KQED

    Recorded live at KQED, April 4, 2023 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  36. Daddy’s Home

    Daddy’s Home This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  37. Break it on Down

    Break it on Down, 100% vocal by Joshua Walters This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  38. Xmas Eve & Hanukkah Nights (Syzygy & J.dub)

    Xmas Eve & Hanukkah Nights (Syzygy & J.dub) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  39. 4SP-001-Piedmont Ave./Oakland

    Accordion/Espresso Machine/Truck Lift/Water Fountain. Piedmont Ave./Oakland This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  40. Hip Hop Haggadah '22

    Just as a traditional Haggadah has the same overarching story, in the Hip Hop Haggadah there is a re-mix of storytelling from a multicultural point of view. This year's guest: Rabbiah Morningstar shares about her multicultural family and growing up on both coasts. This is a public episode. If…

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  41. Power of Music: "Sweetest Taboo"

    MXKA is an Afro-Mexican singer based in the Bay Area. Her debut release is SADE tribute of "Sweetest Taboo" out now on Succo Sounds. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4nLdZ0ohtx0T20E82Gq6UO?si=Xkn3YK1jRsOivjsDQDerbQ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other...

  42. 2/22/22

    February 22, 2022 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit madone.substack.com/subscribe

  43. Power of Music - “Dear Anxiety”

    For our pilot episode today, we get to hear from BB Brown, a wellness educator that teaches how musical expression can bring us out of turmoil and serve as a wellness tool. She brings us back to the moment of creating her first original song and how it served in a moment of no escape. BB Brown on...

  44. Hip-Hop Haggadah

    An audio storybook highlighting the story of Passover told with Hip Hop. Just as a traditional Haggadah has the same overarching story, in the Hip Hop Haggadah there is a re-mix of storytelling from a multicultural point of view. Guest Tiffany Harris of Moishe House will add her own experience...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A platform for a variety of different shows, incorporating the arts, and mental health. Current shows include Hip Hop Haggadah and The Power of Music.

madone.substack.com

HOSTED BY

"Creativity as Practice for Mental Health"

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